so...the Apple presentation went well! the new senior manager said it was great and looks forward to working with me later this year, when i transfer over to the Cupertino office. (peperima, we can finally go on real dates. you should be warned that i will attempt to keep the both of us inebriated at all times. because that is the fast-track to true love ( Read more... )

spent a drizzly weekend in Hong Kong with my grandma and great-uncle, who are presently on a pan-Asian tour via cruise. they were terribly excited when i told them i decided to take the job in Santa Clara, since they live in Cupertino. well, grandma was excited. great-uncle kind of wears the same facial expression always, so there was some ( Read more... )

uh, so i've never really made a batch of icons before. i do not possess any graphics talent (i can hardly use a computer), but i think i'm a decent photographer. took a bunch of my aerial and Asia photos (plus one of Napa Valley), and made them into teeny-tiny icons. if they're actually likable and you want to snag one or two, you know the drill: ( Read more... )

so there is a pic meme going around (and by that, i mean on lemniciate's journal). but as most of my things are back in the States, all you'd really get are photos of the white-plastered walls in my expat dorm. if you are really into plaster, this is your lucky day ( Read more... )

oh fuck, i'm watching CNN right now and they just showed footage of a massive tsunami-caused slide just wiping out...everything in its way in Sendai. oh god, they're replaying it. jesus fuck. i can't even ( Read more... )

in my ongoing quest to convert the world to my preferences, i not only want to make all of you a black/white/grey monochromatic wonderland, but i also want you to move to where i am ( Read more... )

warning: rambling and egoism ahead. :O (one day, i will stop inundating your friends page, i swear ( Read more... )

ah, i've been posting incessantly as of late (which may or may not be my way of coping with the fact that i haven't posted fic in over a month. hello, massive writer's block). but bear with me, yes? because this is an amazing community that's supporting Christchurch and all other affected areas of New Zealand. so far, there's a lightning round set ( Read more... )

ahhh, my km prompt was filled by a the fantastic, wonderful anon tomato_greens! i've only ever prompted a total of two times, so this is such a glorious surprise for me. thank you so much! *flails* ♥

prompt: One of them keeps dreaming about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, eventually becoming convinced that they're real. Dark and terrifying, please.

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"China's North Korea Trade Best Birthday Gift For Kim"
bahahahahaha, Bloomberg. you are the best.

on a more serious note, a neat post about Dodd-Frank's Conflict Minerals Provision. (oh Fast Company, you and your playful font.) it's relevant to the industry my company is involved in, so there's that. i kind of wish Apple - who is one of our ( Read more... )