(hopefully this will be in a different vein from yesterday's post ( Read more... )

I have a lot of thoughts on why I wax and wane in livejournal activity. I have many thoughts to write down rather than too few. Probably that has something to do with the problem, as the anxiety over the mounting list of things to write about makes me avoid it even more, and yes I do realize the irony as I don't "have" to write about anything. ( Read more... )

If I start doing quotes a lot, it's not a sign that I've run out of things. On the contrary I usually experience the "I have so many things I want to talk about, I don't know which one to do first." However given the date I thought it fitting.

"Who are the thousand-that is to say, who are 'the country?' In a monarchy, the king and his family ( Read more... )

About a week ago I took a taxi to Santa Barbara Airport from the Lucky Cab taxi company, whose fleet consists purely of Toyota Priuses. It was a pleasant trip, as the cab was new, the trip was quick and pretty inexpensive, and the driver was friendly and fun to talk to. We chatted about such things as his world travels and past careers as a ( Read more... )

My LJ has lain fallow for some time now, though certainly not for lack of things to write about. I've formed a nasty habit of starting but not finishing entries lately, for one reason or another. Perhaps this will break the mold ( Read more... )

After spending some time studying both mandarin and cantonese concurrently (well not quite, rather I'll take a class or study one for a couple of months, and then focus on another for another couple of months), I have come to the conclusion that I am confused ( Read more... )

If two guys greet each other with anything stronger than a handshake, they're clearly gay!

If a girl greets anyone with anything weaker than a hug, she's clearly a lesbian!

(sarcasm tag is on full)

I've almost exclusively held jobs where the standard dress code is "jeans and t-shirts", which is pretty fortunate, I suppose. I've met only a few people who actually enjoy dressing up and wearing suits and ties. However, this leaves me somewhat screwed when encountering situations where the expected attire is somewhat stricter. I have two ( Read more... )

I used to have a really good memory, especially when it came to numbers. It didn't matter if it was license plates, phone numbers, or credit cards, but it would usually take me no more than several attempts to memorize it, and sometimes I'd get it after my first try ( Read more... )

I've spent over 20% of my life on the west coast now ( Read more... )