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mocking birds are damn annoying.one calls the big japanese maple in our frontyard home. the annoying thing about them is that they sing on a reverse schedule; without fail, every morning starting at midnight and lasting …
i will never be a girly-girl. i mentioned earlier this week that my mom was lecturing me on how feminine women don't ride motorcycles. well, that was just one comment among at least 3 during her visit in which she said …
there's something funny about a grown man faintingesp when they're big, strong and sometimes even cute. the stanford blood mobile was at Q today. i hadn't donated in about 3 months, so i made an appt. when i walked in, t…
feels good to be back in the action.mike convinced me to play some poker at GC. good nights are where i start out with a win, and this was a good night. i think i only lost 1 hand all night where i stayed in until the ri…
cooking is a key part of my mom's social identity. much of her interactions with people occur as she entertains, which usually involves inviting friends over (sometimes with only a moment's notice) for full-blown chinese…
maybe i was switched at birth.my mom disapproves of me riding a motorcycle. she doesn't have a real problem with chris doing it, but with me, definitely. of course, my mom dislikes it b/c it's dangerous, but just as bad …
what's another 40?chris is letting me keep my 40G tank! actually, i'm setting it up to be a frag (only) tank, so we are planning to move it to the garage where no one will ever see it but me (and interested reefer friend…
chinese food and more chinese food.on sat, eunice, jay, my mom, chris and i went to lisa's wedding at the first unitarian universalist church of san francisco, followed by the reception at the new dynasty chinese seafood…
coming home to a stocked fridge.my mom flew in from maryland last night. she's in town for the wedding of one of euni's closest friends, who also happens to be a good friend of the family. of course, my mom was quite app…
it's kinda cool to have a roommie again.steve said he would think there's high pressure living with someone like me (i am a self-proclaimed her-royal-analness). it probably helps that i'm not as bad as i used to be. also…
montgomery leaving stanford? say it isn't so!what a waste.
i hate it when i forget people's names.i usually pride myself on my ability to remember these things. actually, i think it's ok to ask a person to repeat his or her name, but i also believe that the stupidity you feel in…
one down, one to go.sold my 30G setup yesterday. the guy who came to buy it has the bug big time. this will be his 3rd setup since starting the hobby last september. definitely a rookie at moving established setups tho (…
a definite sign that i'm out of practice.i stayed home from work yesterday b/c i have a cold and no one (incl me) wants to hear me sniffling all day. anyway, i decide to cook myself lunch since i don't want to leave the …
i'm not the type to flame.even tho i won't hesitate to defend a position in person, there is something about the anonymity of an online forum that makes me feel as if it's unfair to post something confrontational. i flam…
i have a real problem sitting still to watch tv.i usually prefer to be doing something else while listening to the television. fortunately, chris has gotten used to it to the point where he doesn't usually give me crap i…
as if i need proof.as i was leaving work, i saw doris and wen-chih in the parking lot staring at the back of doris' car. so i ask them in chinese, "what are you looking at?" doris tells me that someone hit the back of he…
so much for share and share alike.chris and i didn't get a chance to bring home the new car until monday since it just came off the truck and hadn't yet gone through formal inspection. to pick it up, chris left his bike …
testdrive with the androgynous car salesman.chris and i went to check out the subaru impreza wrx after deciding that we want to sell our silverado. for the longest time, chris and i couldn't figure out if our salesperson…
quality time with dear little sis.chris and i had dinner with eunice at sushi maru. eunice had just returned from phoenix (her current project) and was planning to hitch a ride from us to the caltrain station up to the c…
psssst, you want some corals?from time to time, i will sell pieces of corals from my tanks. i sell frags when a specific coral is growing fairly well, or because i was clumsy and broke off a piece by accident (happens mo…
the self-designated team busybody.always getting into everyone's business, trying to figure out what's going on, and giving advice. he's actually quite smart and provides good insight from time to time. the majority of o…
it's time for ergonomics training, again.did you know that it is actually required for companies in california? when the ergonomics woman walked in for our appt yesterday, i was sitting to one side with my butt on the fr…
one topic that came up the other night was the idea of ranking friends. like the orkut system of "acquaintance" to "best friend.". i personally think ranking friends is one of those evil things that can make peoples' fee…
definitely a quid pro quo relationship.being friends with russell really comes in handy sometimes. we give each other all sorts of useful stuff. i've provided him with water for topoff, newly mixed saltwater, zoo frags, …
beware a charming cindy.i'm at my nicest when i want something.
chris and i met up with eric, dardy, chester, adam, and rae for dinner at dasaprakash (southern indian) in santa clara. the occasion was eric's return to the bay area after a few month's hiatus (working) in NYC. of cours…