January 2012
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Wild Day
Yesterday was insane.
It was my day off, and I sure managed to fill it up with fun things to do.
I decided to use it to help BOH sell stuff. I brought along my econ book to read while selling, but that didn’t really happen. I read a bit, and during my break I got some more done.
Then I had pho with Lindsay, then I had to book it right to work. I planned on reading in the gaps, but there...
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Dinner With Julius →
Yesterday I had the pleasure of grabbing dinner with Julius Achon.
I love listening to people tell their stories, and Julius- he’s got a good one.
Recently, Runner’s World magazine did a feature on his life story, and it’s definitely deserving of the written word. It was, however, even greater also getting to hear this stuff first hand from him.
In the short version, Achon...
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The Job Continues
Tomorrow I start working with a new kid.
It’s a girl this time, which I guess will be pretty different.
The cool thing is, she speaks Spanish, so I get to put mine to use.
Also, she’s apparently very high functioning, to the point where she may not even be on the spectrum. That makes things easier… hopefully.
I’m really liking my job. I take more enjoyment out of it,...
Warm Air
Got to spend all of the morning selling beads for BOH on Pardall. I loved it, such a good day out.
Then I got pho with Lindsay, and now I’m waiting at work since the kid took a bathroom break.
Also, I’m apparently going to dinner with an Ugandan Olympian and former child soldier- Julius Achon. I’ve met him before, but din din should be fun.
Hopefully he actually accepts my...
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Long Wednesday
As all of them are.
I’m out of the house straight from 11am until up to 10pm. I sometime around 5, I rush home as fast as possible to get in my car so I can drive all the way down to Mission St. to get to work on time. I’m still figuring out a better route to avoid the awful left turn lanes of Mission St. I tried exiting Carrillo this time, but the seven blocks and traffic light risks...
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“If you start chasing a dream just to get applause, you’ll quit dreaming...”
– Jon Acuff
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Closer and Closer
Early warm winds And we’re on our feet Out of the house From nine to nine Golden hours taken All over the place And your smile isn’t lost Along with the time
You stop Zoom Look in to the person seated next to you Contemplating how he’s going to break the news Diagnosed Bruised throat Where’s hope? Coffee’s cold
And there’s another bus But if you miss it...
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WatchSleigh Bells: Comeback Kid
I cannot wait for more Sleigh Bells this year! Such a strange but awesome sound. Also, I find Alexis Krauss very interesting.
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Oscars
This is probably what remains of my former past as a film major, but I usually get intrigued by Oscars lists and who wins. Not necessarily the awards ceremony itself, but just the candidates and winners. Like watching Sportscenter instead of the games. This is probably because I like movies, and I like making lists. Especially “best of” lists.
Anyways, this year’s list is odd.
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Rice Pudding
Just got back from a Na’an Stop sesh with Travis and Ian, two guys I need to spend more time with.
But I gotta go to bed now, since I’m teaching in the morning.
Speaking of which, I would absolutely love to spend all of class teaching in character as Severus Snape.
I would have to do half the work, since I talk twice as slow. Very strategic.
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What do you want me to do for you?
Matthew 20:32.
It’s such a short phrase, and pretty open ended. But it’s brilliant.
What do you want me to do for you?
It acts on a few things.
You have needs and wants.
I am here to serve you.
It’s a question I want to ask people more often.
It’s also a question I try to answer for myself.
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“> I swear! I’ll get better! One day I’ll be normal.
> That...”
– Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
In The Moment
One of the things I got out of the random yoga class I happened to find myself in this weekend was that yoga peeps are all about being in the moment. At least during the yoga session, but that’s something I’ve been working on a lot lately. Taking in a breath while in a difficult position while being highly aware of the openness of your back, the depth of your armpits, or the limits of...
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Wins of the Week; 3
The week that just went by was a really good one. It was extremely busy, but not the kind of busy that plagued me last quarter. It was a different, lighter kind. The kind where I truly felt like every moment counted. Here’s a quick review of some things worth celebrating:
Initiating a big German-USA hangout at Brummi’s and getting some stellar German food while meeting the ever...
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Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2012) →
I don’t think I’ve ever been as nervous for a movie as I was for this one. Jonathan Safran Foer’s book holds such a special place as one of my three favourite fiction books of all time. After seeing the two others on that short list (The Kite Runner, Never Let Me Go) result in not-actually-bad movies that just didn’t do their books justice, I was worried that this would only cheapen the novel’s...
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Yoga Soup
I haven’t really done yoga in like, three years.
I went with my friend Anya this morning to Yoga Soup. We hadn’t really seen each other in nearly a year, and she decided to introduce me to this place. The class was on a donation basis anyways.
I really liked the ambience of the place. It reminded me of a really nice hostel lounge. Plus they had a free tea station and a free oatmeal...
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Startripping
Is a fun game that I played for the first time last night.
Basically, you get a big group to form a circle, and have someone get in the center, look up and spin around quickly for 15 seconds.
Apparently, after that, even after you’ve gotten a bit of orientation back, getting a flashlight shone in your face is enough to make your knees give and send you falling backwards.
It was really,...
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Loaded Week
This past week has been really crazy, but in the best way possible.
I’ve indeed been very busy, but I’ve also intentionally taken every effort to slow things down and make sure I insert a lot of quality time spent with people in the middle of all the things to get done.
It’s worked out really well, and I still feel pretty energized.
As my grading system gets smoother, this...
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Chris
I took Chris out on an adventure today. We got to swap ideas and just see how each other’s brain works a little bit more.
I can confidently say that Chris has had a serious positive influence on my life. We’re really different, just the way we go about and approach different situations. He challenges me, but in the good way, where he makes me double think my own communication style....
That's What Counts: "Let's Instagram everything... →
poptartsarecool:
This was a satirical quote from a friend from a couple nights back.
But it did get me to thinking.
Well, I already had been thinking about this for a while, but this just kind of reinforced it.
Do we like to make others jealous?
I guess.
Do we get some kick out of making it seem like were better than others?
Probably.
I was thinking about all this back when my friend...
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A Little Break
Took just a short break from here while catching up with life.
This week has been really eventful. Monday seems so long ago. The days in between then and now were wall-to-wall with activity.
I’ve been asking myself, though, if what I spent my time doing on each of those days was something that actually matters. I’m happy to say that this week that answer’s been a resounding...
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Kaiserschnitt
I now know the German word for caesarian section, thanks to Markus and Ben and Catchphrase.
My German vocab is so random. Maybe one day I’ll get the chance to actually attempt to study it. Until then, my German is limited to the numbers 1-10 (excluding four), die fledermaus (the bat), and a few of the more obvious things.
Kaiserschnitt is a cool word, though. Kaiser = Caesar, as in...
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The First Bi-Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Gift...
We were supposed to have Secret Santas at the Love Dungeon before Christmas, but then people got busy, and everyone ended up leaving before we really had a chance to do a proper gift exchange.
So we decided to do one when we got back.
It would be a Secret MLK gift exchange.
It was a success. Mike bought me the 1,000 Places to See Before You Die book. I got Derek Extremely Loud and Incredibly...