it's bizarre being back in palo alto. i got back yesterday afternoon.. so far i've been spending all my time driving around with jamie, drinking coffee, reading national geographic, playing with my cat, goofing around on the piano, trying to figure out what to do with myself. bizarre. nice to be back though. please call me.

Today was really noormal ( Read more... )

everything you might have heard about ireland being bright green and full of sheep and old men in wool sweaters driving tractors is true. but it is also full of cats and small children. and it's BEAUTIFUL. i feel like an advertisement. visit ireland ( Read more... )

-jack and i went to see robert plant (ex-led zeppelin frontman/singer) in oakland last night. it was awesome--his voice sounds exactly the same, despite 30+ years of that insane wailing thing he does. i'm surprised he even has a voice left. they did a few led zeppelin songs (black dog, when the levee breaks, no quarter, some others), which i had ( Read more... )

i finally have a license! despite olga the crazy russian

i vacuumed my room, and for some reason our stupid vacuum cleaner imparts this unpleasant tobaccoey smell wherever we use it. now i can't be in my room ( Read more... )

can anyone recommend any good books?

did anyone else think today was kind of bizarre? the weather was really spastic, and everyone seemed (seems) detached and out-of-it. including me. i was trying to do my homework at 5pm and i fell asleep. so did jack, and my dad. even mr. hanmer seemed really depressed/disoriented. what is going on? my theory is that something creepy is being ( Read more... )

LAUREN BACALL is going to be at kepler's (at a book-signing for her memoir) on monday night at 7.30. lauren bacall!!!!

just in case, this is her.... :

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You Know You're Indian When....

Your dad is some sort of engineer or doctor.

Your grandparents say, "Don't forget your heritage."

You know what's going to happen in every Hindi movie before it happens

You're father and grandfathers have hair on their earsAn Asian woman comes on campus and people ask: "Is that your mother? Well then, is it ( Read more... )