so how about that Dick Cheney, huh?  he won’t be getting his Boy Scout Badge for Marksmanship this year.  poor guy.  and this satirical article was sent to me a few minutes ago by a friend.  infernes, constructive suggestion sha.

am I glad to be back here.  can’t imagine dragging my ass, much less a heavy rolling suitcase, in 26.9 inches of New ( Read more... )

punyets, i didn't know that my last entry was still dated 2005. so, happy new year, everyone! (huh?!?!?) spent new year's having lunch and dinner with my relatives' neighbors and parish friends, in which the warmth and camaraderie was more the highlight of the night than watching Mariah Carey shake her ass in the Times Square New Year countdown ( Read more... )

It's way past Christmas, even past Kwanzaa and Boxing Day, and New Year is nearing.  I do apologize for not posting sooner, since I'm having a crazy-ass but fun holiday period, and I guess a lot has happened.  Right now I'm typing away using Harry, my laptop, back in Virginia, to the hum of power tools used by workmen who are making kitchen and ( Read more... )

four days ago, i had a harrowing chain of events that put things into some semblance of perspective.

1. i got robbed in Grand Central Station.  how, i don't know.  i put my money in a wallet that didn't really look like a wallet (more like a folded-up tubao with a secret zipper pocket), put it under my laptop, and put the two in a backpack that i ( Read more... )

happy belated Turkey Day to everyone!


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first interview done... i dont really know how i did, but the whole time felt, well, slightly painless.  the whole place where i went were full of nice doctors with yarmulkes, and a lovely elderly administrator who was like a grandpapa to us interviewees.

on the way there... went to a nearby church to gain center, got some "hey, how ya doooin's" ( Read more... )

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the Big Two is over, and the results arrived a few weeks ago. happy enough with what i got, but results not as optimal as i expected. but nevertheless, enough to get my foot in the door of institutions so i can beg them "give me a chance! PLEEEEASE give me a chance!". that in itself is a major miracle for me, and i shouldn't ask for more because ( Read more... )

so i just got over the Big Two. two days ago.  i was really aiming for some semblance of excellence this time around, so as to offset the mediocrity i inflicted at the Big One, but it seems that focus eluded me yet again.  ( mush slop warning here )