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*points to title* i've been doing a lot of that lately. it's the worst cliche ever, but the ocean is like the end of the world for me. i see it and i feel at peace. like all the shit that builds up in my head is just gone. it's probably not the healthiest way to deal with things, but i've been practicing the fine art of avoiding like a motherfucker ( Read more... )

ever since reading in the latest Economist issue that -- on average -- 15% of people who take the Bar exam (without ever having gone to law school) pass, i kind of want to do it. i'm actually mediocre when it comes to standardized tests of any kind, but sometimes i like to set challenges for myself. (it's only when other people set them for me that ( Read more... )

so, as it turns out, my boss is quitting. by the end of this month, he'll be off and away. it almost makes me believe there's a Deity of Good Timing somewhere up in the clouds. :O will he get a replacement? or will i essentially be my own boss? who knows! *stares at phone and inboxalso, spent another Saturday with my friend up in San Francisco, ( Read more... )

first: dear Londonites, i hope you and your loved ones are all safe. ♥

(why, mob mentality, why...)

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second, i want to recommend two stories written by amazing writers you should already know:

Sworn to Lucidity by viva_gloria: Mal-centric with hints of past Dom/Mal. in which Dom's asleep and Mal no longer trusts. vivid and sparse with the pained ( Read more... )

oh, USA network, you win all the gold stars. seriously. ♥ i don't know what it is about you and your habit of putting out show after show starring two pretty men being D/s gay for each other, but hey. keep it coming.


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Cupertino is as sunny as ever. ♥ and crashing at my grandmother's while hunting around for an apartment is pretty amazing, i have to say. home-cooked za jiang mian? yes, please ( Read more... )

before i dive into this long-winded post, i just want to ask you guys: have any of you experienced sleep paralysis? but with, like, bonus ghostly activity? two nights ago was the first time i experienced either, and it was really fucking scary, okay. the logical side of me is claiming that it was all in my head, but it felt so real. i was sleeping ( Read more... )

finally back in the States for my sister's graduation, to be followed by a family trip to Tuscany/Florence. (if you want a postcard, PM me your address, yes? :D and to nahara & ilovetakahana: i'll see if i can add some small Tuscany/Florence things to your packages, so those will be shipped out as soon as i return!)

anyway, long-overdue: presents from several ( Read more... )

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... )