I haven't updated since I got here, because I have been busy running around town, meeting friends and catching up on all the things that happened while I was away ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in a while, because I have been way too busy with work and other things, but here's a quick update:

- meerkat is coming on Friday for the weekend!! This makes me *very* happy and I've been planning things for both of us to do over the weekend! (as well as frantically cleaning up my place)
- wao is coming in December for a month! This is ( Read more... )

I arrived in San Francisco on Thursday night, and met testing4l for dinner at, not surprisingly, Pizza Chicago, where we had, again unsurprisingly, a large John Dillinger (which is one of the best vegetarian pizzas I have ever had). After that, we retired to play some NHL '09 in which I kept losing the puck on faceoffs, and going offside a lot, and so on, ( Read more... )

A brief rundown of what I've been up to over the past few weeks, in no particular order:

- Saw Ahmed Jamal perform at Jazz Alley live, which was definitely worth the money (though maybe next time I should try and go with someone :P)
- Attended the CoX meet & greet at PAX, where I met naeko and wolfieboy, among other people ( Read more... )

the wonderful wizard of Oz!

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Okay, so it's totally in the wrong state and all, but I'm flying to Nashville tonight to meet saraphina_marie and the inhabitants of the cottage caravanserai and spend a weekend learning about geishas and other cool things. ^_^ It should be very much fun ( Read more... )

I've never been to one before ^^;;; But a friend of mine who lives near San Francisco, and who I've known for about 4 years, mentioned it to me a few weeks ago, and I didn't think twice before going. Yes, I know it's New Year this Sunday, but frankly no one booked my time with anything, and it's not like I can't meet up with them any other time. I' ( Read more... )

I sang White Rabbit tonight (after being primed with some drinks and food ^^;;;; ) at our monthly Karaoke @ Microsoft social event (it was at a dive bar in Kirkland this time :P) and it actually went off pretty well - the original was sung in a female voice, so I obviously couldn't match it, but I tried my best and it was pretty good. I don't have ( Read more... )

I had a short stay in Singapore, and didn't manage to get some things done that I wanted to, but overall it was really enjoyable. ^_ ( Read more... )

My last trip of 2007 was to Michigan, to visit my cousin and her daughter there. It was a trip that was planned entirely a week before I left, since I didn't know until the last minute whether I could actually go there (I had been asked to work over the period of December 26th - December 31st). However, my manager was nice enough to let me take the ( Read more... )

Started posting this from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport in Ohio (though what's international about it, I don't really know...) and continuing from Grand Rapids, MI, and then eventually at my cousin's house. What a long post. ^^;;

( Skiing at Whistler Blackcomb )