How to ask your friend who works at that cool company for a favor

Hi hi.

I'm on vacation.

Well, my half-brand of vacation, anyways. My parents are coming over from the Americas (from San Diego) and I'm popping down to Vienna to hang out with them for a week.

But I'm 85% sure I'm not bringing my laptop... so there!

It's gonna be an excellent way to kick off the autumn vibes, and shift into that back-to-school gear that kicks in no matter how old you are.

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Here they come, here come the Irish

Hey friend.

I am ravenous with creative lust today.

Having one of those afternoons where I just want to go lock myself in a studio and record music and only music and and I just want to make music and that's all I want to do and I'm leaving all things office life behind me from here on out and goodbye forever.

Sigh.

I hardly even want to write this email. (Okay, that's actually not true at all. You fools are great.)

But really... I. just. want. to. sing.

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You can only drink so much coffee (and then you have to go make a decision).

Hi Angel.

How's tricks?

Just realized I'm writing you for the second week in a row with a plate of sushi in front of me, glass of Sauvignon Blanc by my side. I wish I could articulate the excessive regalness I feel when ordering sushi in German. You don't just say seaweed salad, you get to say zee-tang zahl-aht. What a brilliant way to order your superfoods.

I'm feeling my momentum pick up with September on the horizon (and by horizon I mean tomorrow). Basically means 2017 is here. Oh, to return to the days when the end of August meant the first day of school--and when winter break felt like it was a billion miles away.

Anyway. Onwards. My personal reaction to this back-to-school burst of energy is to start zooming out a little, to try and see three steps ahead of myself. Attempt to make a long-term plan or five.

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Get it in writing

 Hi gorgeous.

Feeling like a powerful woman today.

Currently grabbing a quick sushi lunch at the German version of Bloomingdale's before racing off to the immigration office to meet my lawyer and make sure I stay good n' legal here in Berlin.

And speaking of paperwork--I'm reminded to share a quick moral imperative for all of you today. And that imperative is this:

Darling, get it in writing.

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