http://www.barbariangroup.com/employees/lexy_apostolou.xml The latest posts by Lexy Apostolou on TheBarbarianGroup.com en-us <div class="t_block">I have spent all day away from my computer. It was painful. I just snuck away from decorating, cooking and wrapping presents to feed the addiction for a moment. Ahhh. Much better.</div> <div class="t_block">Have an awesome holiday to all the Christmas lovers out there!</div> Lexy Apostolou Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:22:50 -0500 http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/1504-merry_christmas_eve http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/1504-merry_christmas_eve <div class="t_block">I&#8217;m sitting here, listening to the Elf soundtrack, watching ridiculous amounts of snow fall outside of the New York office, and drinking chai tea. There also may or may not be a sequined, light up Santa hat on my head (read: there definitely IS a sequined, light up Santa hat on my head).</div> <div class="t_block">Besides the usual holiday cheer, this time of year has the ability to induce anxiety, stress, lack of funds, etc. from my normally calm self. I spent many a year running to the train station to buy tickets home, spending Christmas Eve pushing strollers out of my way to buy last minute presents, and experiencing a serious case of road rage while Bing Crosby is playing on the radio.</div> <div class="t_block">And then, my friends, there was the internet. The internet has saved Christmas! I had every Christmas gift bought and shipped directly to my family&#8217;s house by last week. Train ticket home is purchased with the confirmation sitting patiently on my desk. All is right with the world and my sanity is intact. Now, I did make one trip to the Bryant Park shops and to a lovely store close to work, but seriously, that&#8217;s it. Misery averted! Road rage averted! Angry glares at innocent children averted! Whew.</div> <div class="t_block">The internet is a Christmas miracle. It&#8217;s true. I hope the internet was able to make your holiday experience as pleasant as mine. And if not, remember this for next year. I promise it will be helpful. And that way, you can spend more time decorating a tree or making cookies or holiday partying like people are supposed to during this time of year.</div> <div class="t_block">Happy Holidays to you all, from me and the internet.</div> Lexy Apostolou Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:00:43 -0500 http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/1474-christmas_and_the_internet http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/1474-christmas_and_the_internet <div class="t_block">So I get to take the N train right from my house to the Barbarian group offices. This is very exciting news, especially because it runs express. It&#8217;s the little things.</div> Lexy Apostolou Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:47:07 -0400 http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/1096-the_n_train http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/1096-the_n_train