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The Process of Giving a TEDx Talk

By drew tarvin / June 28, 2018

On December 9, 2016 at 18:31, an email hit my inbox that was both exciting and intimidating. It was an invite from TEDxTAMU asking if I was interested in applying to speak at their TEDx event in April 2017. I was excited because doing a TEDx talk is a thrilling experience and it has the […]

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The Walmart Sleeping Lot

By drew tarvin / May 11, 2015

11 May 2015. Somewhere outside of Portland, ME I awoke at 06:30 in the morning. It wasn’t the most restful sleep I’d ever had, but that’s somewhat expected when you are sleeping in a Walmart parking lot in a Ford Fiesta. I had done a standup show in Montpelier, VT the night before and had driven through state of New […]

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Night Court in NYC

By drew tarvin / March 20, 2011

I finally got a chance to do one of the weirder items on my list when I went to Night Court with some friends last night. As I understand it, people who are arrested must be arraigned within 24 hours, and given the shear volume of people in NYC, it means the courts are open […]

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My First Time Voting

By drew tarvin / November 4, 2008

Sadly, at 24 years of age, today was my first time voting in an election for the US government. I’ve voted for where our family should go for vacation, who should be Prom Queen,who should be #1 in the AP Preseason NCAA Football poll, and even who should be the Last Comic Standing, but I […]

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