every time i go to a bar event with a keynote speaker who's admired by hundreds of colleagues, i feel a little sad.

when they die, kings will come to their funerals.

i need to find a way to live that will allow friends to come to mine. but also kings. because dead people love crowns, you know.

As I told M yesterday, this piece (http://trueslant.com/claudiadeutsch/2010/05/31/gen-y-healthy-egotists-or-selfish-parasites/) has me ready to rage. For those who don't click through, in the article, the author argues that ( Read more... )

it is my intention to run through a self inventory at the end of this week.

it really feels like today is tuesday, and like this week is never going to end.

standard space ghetto disclaimer - DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS THAT SAY "SPACE_GHETTO" WHILE IN POLITE COMPANY

That said, http://www.spaceghetto.st/sgd/index.php?q=node/32604 is my new dream party. For, like, ever.

on thursday, my father informed me that when i was in undergrad, he wished i would become a rapper or a professor instead of an engineer ( Read more... )

as time goes on, it seems apparent that i know less and less compared to what i used to know.

i think i peaked at 9. i was perfect in fourth grade. pretty sure of it.

now i don't have to actually talk to that ex girlfriend from nine years ago to know that she's not married. i am kind of curious what happened about her master's degree, though.

[yes, i could have just used twitter for this]

welcome to my life
free drinks and bad advice

[it's not much but my money's on you]

i gave kids (all of whom were older than i was) advice about how to find jobs they might be interested in. i don't know if that makes me a hypocrite, liar, or just unsuccessful at using the techniques i described.

The worst thing that anyone has ever said to me has got to be “Are you sure ( Read more... )

when i get text messages, i read them outloud half the time, usually in a character voice having nothing to do with the person sending it.

I'm sometimes afraid to post crap to twitter for fear some stupid robot will add me based on something i type.

i really need to get motivated to be a better man.