let us not be afraid of living.
1978 - 1992 formative years. fish walk onto land. continents shift.
1992 - 1996 JT's Inferno. aka High School.
1997-2000 the age of PEACE and relationship bliss
2001 - 2004 the not-so-great DEPRESSION (pre-JT era)
2005 the rise of JT and the GRAND ODYSSEY
2006 the year of BITTERSWEET love and journeys
2007? emergence from the chrysalis. Transfer to SFSU.
2006 in Review
- lived with parents after the Grand Odyssey of 2005
- Work at Xanh begins. $$ increases.
- moved to apartment in San Francisco!
- EX-semi-gf Lynda becomes roommate.
- Mel visits. Pillows concert!
- Shiny Toy Guns concert! Met Carah Faye! Met Jeremy!
- Ladytron concert! with Cansei De Ser Sexy Met Rueben Wu!
- OKGO! concert!
- Download Festival! Beck, Muse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
- Adrian visits from Michigan.
- Grandmother passes away. I attend my first funeral.
- Deathcab concert in Berkeley.
- Car window is broken!
- work at Bodhi. tips blow. Quit Bodhi.
- Make many new friends in SF.
- Hit on girls at SF hipster bars.
- Endless Revelry in the Mission District.
- Many near romances and wild dates.
- Make out with married girl. Decide it is wrong to go further.
- New York trip with Char and Ben! EPIC adventure
- Met James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins at Misshapes!
- Met Nick Zinner of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs! at same club!
- visit girl in Philadelphia for brief romance
- Chico to Portland to Seattle mini-road trip! LEGENDARY.
- Attended High School for a day in Chico!
- Make friends with the smartest girl I have ever met.
- Began work at Bambinos. $$$ and spaghetti ensues.
- purchase bike.
- fall off bike during the rain. pain ensues.
- Brazilian co-workers dub me Chi-chi (cannot pronounce: JT)
- Work 60 hour weeks. recover from some of my debt.
- GPA increased to 3.6. Nearing transfer status. 15 Units left.
- Acquainted with Caltrain, Bart, Muni, and getting around SF
- Lost a lot of flab. In the best shape I've ever been in.
- Increased Fiber intake
- Wardrobe becoming respectable.
- Having a merry christmas for the first time in years.
- Throwing a new years eve blowout in roommate's room.
- read:
the crucible, miller
the scarlet letter, hawthorne
the great gatsby, fitzgerald
a farewell to arms, hemingway
heart of darkness, conrad
the dante club, pearl
the neverending story, ende
foundation, asimov
master and commander, o'brien
a wilde ride through the night, moers
the amorous adventures of a gentleman of quality, kolney
princess of mars, burroughs
gods of mars, burroughs
war of the worlds, wells
picture of dorian gray, wilde
catcher in the rye, salinger
brave new world, huxley
knight of swords, moorcock
queen of swords, moorcock
king of swords, moorcock
the time traveller's wife, niffenegger
from the earth to the moon, verne
living in a good apartment in downtown San Francisco
paying dirt cheap rent, earning good pay at 2 fun jobs
made lots of new friends, got a great roommate/best friend.
doing well in school, partying a lot, having romances and adventure.
healthy and in great shape, aging gracefully, nearing 30.
life has been good to me. i am grateful
hey, 2007. JT is coming. BITCH.
1992 - 1996 JT's Inferno. aka High School.
1997-2000 the age of PEACE and relationship bliss
2001 - 2004 the not-so-great DEPRESSION (pre-JT era)
2005 the rise of JT and the GRAND ODYSSEY
2006 the year of BITTERSWEET love and journeys
2007? emergence from the chrysalis. Transfer to SFSU.
2006 in Review
- lived with parents after the Grand Odyssey of 2005
- Work at Xanh begins. $$ increases.
- moved to apartment in San Francisco!
- EX-semi-gf Lynda becomes roommate.
- Mel visits. Pillows concert!
- Shiny Toy Guns concert! Met Carah Faye! Met Jeremy!
- Ladytron concert! with Cansei De Ser Sexy Met Rueben Wu!
- OKGO! concert!
- Download Festival! Beck, Muse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
- Adrian visits from Michigan.
- Grandmother passes away. I attend my first funeral.
- Deathcab concert in Berkeley.
- Car window is broken!
- work at Bodhi. tips blow. Quit Bodhi.
- Make many new friends in SF.
- Hit on girls at SF hipster bars.
- Endless Revelry in the Mission District.
- Many near romances and wild dates.
- Make out with married girl. Decide it is wrong to go further.
- New York trip with Char and Ben! EPIC adventure
- Met James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins at Misshapes!
- Met Nick Zinner of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs! at same club!
- visit girl in Philadelphia for brief romance
- Chico to Portland to Seattle mini-road trip! LEGENDARY.
- Attended High School for a day in Chico!
- Make friends with the smartest girl I have ever met.
- Began work at Bambinos. $$$ and spaghetti ensues.
- purchase bike.
- fall off bike during the rain. pain ensues.
- Brazilian co-workers dub me Chi-chi (cannot pronounce: JT)
- Work 60 hour weeks. recover from some of my debt.
- GPA increased to 3.6. Nearing transfer status. 15 Units left.
- Acquainted with Caltrain, Bart, Muni, and getting around SF
- Lost a lot of flab. In the best shape I've ever been in.
- Increased Fiber intake
- Wardrobe becoming respectable.
- Having a merry christmas for the first time in years.
- Throwing a new years eve blowout in roommate's room.
- read:
the crucible, miller
the scarlet letter, hawthorne
the great gatsby, fitzgerald
a farewell to arms, hemingway
heart of darkness, conrad
the dante club, pearl
the neverending story, ende
foundation, asimov
master and commander, o'brien
a wilde ride through the night, moers
the amorous adventures of a gentleman of quality, kolney
princess of mars, burroughs
gods of mars, burroughs
war of the worlds, wells
picture of dorian gray, wilde
catcher in the rye, salinger
brave new world, huxley
knight of swords, moorcock
queen of swords, moorcock
king of swords, moorcock
the time traveller's wife, niffenegger
from the earth to the moon, verne
living in a good apartment in downtown San Francisco
paying dirt cheap rent, earning good pay at 2 fun jobs
made lots of new friends, got a great roommate/best friend.
doing well in school, partying a lot, having romances and adventure.
healthy and in great shape, aging gracefully, nearing 30.
life has been good to me. i am grateful
hey, 2007. JT is coming. BITCH.