Reunion is awesome but also overwhelming. Good to see everyone but way too many people to really have the space for catching up without getting distracted by other events or whatnot. Also v tiring to be running around all day. Still, getting to hang out with Flo, Jane, and Cathy felt like old times. And having breakfast with aznhottie57 and Dan was really ( Read more... )

Omg the youth slam poetry competition. Was totally blown away by all the amazing poets tonight in Oakland. Lots of great social commentary by these folks. And so fricking young...! V energized to go do something now. So proud of the Bay Area right now ( Read more... )

This is how you lose her ( Read more... )

I think I am in friend-love with you, a comic by Yuki Sakugawa

Soooo adorable! I can think of a few friends that fit this category.

Obviously the stupid video embed code is not working, so I'm just gonna link it here

Cheesy but exactly what you need to hear. Thanks to Yi for sharing that and for the long Skype call.

Letters to Lost Friends & Imaginary Lovers
by ajodasso

When I think of you, which is often, snow falls ( Read more... )

1 - Friends of a Certain Age: why it is harder to make friends over the age of 30 (NY Times)

2 - Citation Needed by stephiepenguin about China and how it's not as suppressed as you think it is. Very good read, viewing China through the Western perspective is often one-sided and it takes someone who's lived there or read their news to know the real story.

100% Melbourne: I went to see this really awesome performance on Fri with reehamification called 100 Percent Melbourne. It's part theatrics, part reality performance, part game, and has everything to do with the population intersection. 100 random people were taken from Melbourne as representatives of the entire Melbourne population by statistics (so 4 people ( Read more... )

Tomato sauce and pasta making session today with the permaculture crew was AWESOME. I'm SO glad that I went. It was just a wonderful sunny day of community bonding, cooking, sharing stories, getting to know some new friends. Yes, that's exactly what life is all about and how things were done in the good old days. =D Met a new friend Elise who goes ( Read more... )

Yi sent me this article on effective leadership and humor. It makes a lot of sense to be more humorous or at least be able to laugh at yourself in serious situations. I've found that people who are funny or laugh or smile a lot are generally more happy and well liked AND I relax easier around them. So, my new goal is to smile/laugh 40x a day ( Read more... )