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January 2009

Succumbing to Peer Pressure

Okay okay, it’s really more like I was encouraged to get off my butt, but whatever! The point is, I’ve finally finished uploading photos from last year. What? No pat on back? :p
I think it’s pretty representative of what we did. Lessee, there was a big Christmas Eve dinner with the [...]

birthday party

Actually, this all happened in December. I am slow and disorganized like that. And I still have photos from December to upload. I only recently finished uploading photos from Yan and Steve’s wedding … in October!
PictoBrowser requires Adobe Flash Player, but you can also see the misa’s birthday photos at flickr.
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Desperation

My office has one of those water machines — yay! Sadly there are currently no cups — boo! Or yay, in a way — I mean, less plastic cups lying around is a good thing. I’ve been meaning to bring a mug to work, but I keep forgetting. But I get [...]

Happy New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year — 恭喜發財 (gong xi fa cai)!
Not that I’m much of a traditionalist, but I’m wearing some red, and no black or white. And I won’t wash my hair tonight. And I had noodles for lunch (for longevity) and I’ll have an orange tonight (for good fortune); I’m also gonna [...]

Bush: A Statistical Retrospective

Harper’s Index: A Retrospective of the Bush Era [Daring Fireball]
Well… I really don’t see how Bush is gonna be vindicated by history. I hope not.
Portion of his presidency he has spent at or en route to vacation spots: 1/3

Still Bitter

We went to visit my family this December holiday, and besides cards and video games and not enough sleep, Kay brought Taboo, which was surprisingly fun.

EXCEPT! One of our games we played females vs males (chicks vs. dicks:p), and on my turn, my word was “dungeon.” I thought I was being so clever [...]

Are You Smarter Than a 1-Year-Old?

Okay, admit it, you didn’t even know all of these:p And you’re probably not as cute! (Or is it just me? :p) [kotaku]

Tea Latte

Had my first Starbucks tea latte finally, soy vanilla rooibos. Not bad! Not as good as the tea lattes at Coffee Bean, but pretty good.  It’s nice to have more options than just the chai tea latte that they had before.  (At the Coffee Bean, I’m partial to their English breakfast tea [...]

Wall Street Journal: Escape Your Car

The Wall Street Journal has an article about the possible money savings from not having a car.
In 2007, the most recent year that numbers are available, the American Automobile Association figured its members paid about $7,800 a year on average to own and maintain their cars. That figure dropped to about $6,200 for small-car owners.
Y’know, [...]

Anxiety Dreams

Have you ever had a dream where you’re being chased? Or maybe you’re naked somewhere where you should be clothed? Or how about you’re about to take a test and you have no idea for what class? Or maybe you have a presentation but you don’t know what for? Or your teeth [...]