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An arbitrary mesh:
1. Today (9/15) is my brother's birthday! What a presence he has made...I will always feel blessed for everything he has given me and our family in these past 19 years.
2. I just finished a long game of Scrabble with the parents. It was interesting spending a night doing something together that didn't involve each of us being glued to a digital screen. I hope the future generation would still be able to cherish moments like this.
3. On a whim, I decided to reread a book I bought years ago but never finished. Surprisingly, I read the whole thing in less than 6 hours! Amazing how some things just make more sense when you're older-even by a couple of years. (This happened with another book too!)
4. Speaking of books, I feel like I can never call myself a true literary nerd because I can't, for the life of me, appreciate magical realism. Yes, I understand this omits One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera (which took me practically a year to finish, and was very proud of my feat, but now I can't remember a thing that happened...fail), The House of the Spirits (which I am stuck on page 254 and have no motivation to go further), and such from my favorites list. Maybe I'm just not mature enough to understand this genre? Maybe I will wait until I am properly retired so I will have nothing better to do than to draw diagrams, time lines, and flowcharts to keep my brain organized as I'm reading.
5. #2 just reminded me of how I feel like a fake while applying to a lot of jobs. Sometimes I wonder if everyone can just shut-it with technology and innovation. We don't need to be breathing pixels to be happy.
6. Ok, I hope NO FUTURE EMPLOYER will ever come across #5.
7. I've been having very random food cravings. Last week, I craved a fat juicy burger with American cheese melting in between. Then right after I fixed that hunger by going to Five Guys with my mom, I started to yearn for sushi. I should attempt to do my own version of a graduate art project that was exhibited at the Pratt Show...Instead of surrendering to my food-lust, I should draw whatever I'm craving each time I'm craving it, such that it becomes a mood analysis. Hmm.
8. I just thought to myself that there will always be things to envy about, but then again, there will also always be things to appreciate. I like that. I think I will sleep on that thought.
1. Today (9/15) is my brother's birthday! What a presence he has made...I will always feel blessed for everything he has given me and our family in these past 19 years.
2. I just finished a long game of Scrabble with the parents. It was interesting spending a night doing something together that didn't involve each of us being glued to a digital screen. I hope the future generation would still be able to cherish moments like this.
3. On a whim, I decided to reread a book I bought years ago but never finished. Surprisingly, I read the whole thing in less than 6 hours! Amazing how some things just make more sense when you're older-even by a couple of years. (This happened with another book too!)
4. Speaking of books, I feel like I can never call myself a true literary nerd because I can't, for the life of me, appreciate magical realism. Yes, I understand this omits One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera (which took me practically a year to finish, and was very proud of my feat, but now I can't remember a thing that happened...fail), The House of the Spirits (which I am stuck on page 254 and have no motivation to go further), and such from my favorites list. Maybe I'm just not mature enough to understand this genre? Maybe I will wait until I am properly retired so I will have nothing better to do than to draw diagrams, time lines, and flowcharts to keep my brain organized as I'm reading.
5. #2 just reminded me of how I feel like a fake while applying to a lot of jobs. Sometimes I wonder if everyone can just shut-it with technology and innovation. We don't need to be breathing pixels to be happy.
6. Ok, I hope NO FUTURE EMPLOYER will ever come across #5.
7. I've been having very random food cravings. Last week, I craved a fat juicy burger with American cheese melting in between. Then right after I fixed that hunger by going to Five Guys with my mom, I started to yearn for sushi. I should attempt to do my own version of a graduate art project that was exhibited at the Pratt Show...Instead of surrendering to my food-lust, I should draw whatever I'm craving each time I'm craving it, such that it becomes a mood analysis. Hmm.
8. I just thought to myself that there will always be things to envy about, but then again, there will also always be things to appreciate. I like that. I think I will sleep on that thought.