in order to better align myself with the slew of non-technical skills i've had to ramp up on in the past 5 months, i've been reading a lot of business and econ orientated books. they really REALLY love using the phrase "the elephant/gorilla in the room". it reminds me of the obvious issue i've been ignoring for a while now on lj. :p ( Read more... )

is it a common saying that people and their bodies change/re-invent themselves every 7 years? when i heard it first from wes, he was refering to the body. when i heard it elsewhere, they were referring to the mind. whichever, i (the collective whole) incurred a lot of change in my 28th year of life and most of it in mindset, something i never ( Read more... )

the last two weeks have been welll.. busy as shit as per usual. :p i'm not very good at multitasking chores and hobbies. helping friends out with their life changing errands, 2-3 hour gym visits, and the animated release of the insanely popular japanese manga, nana have killed all the time i used to have for reading books and posting on lj. there' ( Read more... )

i'm determined to catch up with my posting. determined!! well ok, not determined to be caught up fully ever, but i'm getting there one weekend at a time ( Read more... )