I left off my last entry describing my long weekend in Kaohsiung, a fun night out and a ride to the southern tree, ending in a rainstorm and bento ( Read more... )

I need to make an effort to push myself out of the door. And the thing is, it's not just a physical or mental effort. It's a financial one. Especially when it comes to travel ( Read more... )

Every weekend that i don't go out for a bike ride, i feel like perhaps i wasted the weekend ( Read more... )

Alas, we barely knew you, but those few short years we spent together were amongst the best of my life ( Read more... )

It seems i recovered from my depressive episode, got sick, recovered from being sick, and then got burnt out ( Read more... )

It's almost Pi Day, which is when my mom passed away, and i am remembering my mom as i start to write this entry because she was the first person who taught me the word astigmatism. Because she had it. And i didn't. The context was a question about why her contact lenses had a line on the bottom and mine did not. Apparently people with astigmatism ( Read more... )

I feel like a cyberpunk, except that feeling is much less cool than I once imagined it would be ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, folks. For the second time this week! 恭喜發財, get rich and all that ( Read more... )

The past couple weeks have been very busy at work, trying to finish up as much of our Q4 objectives as possible. I have zero interest in a raise or a promotion, but i still care about my team hitting our goals so the younger or more ambitious guys can get paid. Also, it's a nice feeling anyway when you finish something off by a deadline ( Read more... )

As if last week's crushing work stress wasn't enough, this week i had two - count 'em - social events lined up to sap every ounce of my mojo ( Read more... )