today (monday, august 16, 2010), was a HARD DAY. i mean, while it was happening, in the middle of the afternoon, i told a friend on the phone that the only thing harder than today was telling a girl, “i don’t love you anymore.” and now that today is over, i think today won. when [...]
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Tue, August 17 2010 » general mundane shit, notables » No Comments
“before i sleep” is the name of a taiko piece that two of my ensemble-mates (david and josephine) wrote back when i was with stanford taiko. it’s an apropos name for this entry. i’m going to be brief, go upstairs, do my PT exercises, do my nightly routines in the bathroom and go to sleep. [...]
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Tue, August 10 2010 » general mundane shit, notables » 1 Comment
well, not that old. just over one month ago. remember A? the one who i visited in chicago and then broke my heart after i came back from taiwan? that was back in april/may. this week, she’s in california, and this morning, she drove to my place, and we spent the day together. this wasn’t [...]
Tags: dating, friends, girls, movies, relationships
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Thu, June 24 2010 » general mundane shit, notables » No Comments
i was a bit cloudy today this morning. part of it was bad sleep and a feeling of nausea. but separate from that, my brain was not right. i had thoughts again. after having lunch with alan and jay (which was great), i realized what it was on the drive back to work. relationships are [...]
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Thu, May 13 2010 » notables » 2 Comments
i’ll keep it short and simple today. the last two days have been a hell of a doozy. when i saw dr. kuo in taiwan, he said many things. he is very smart and insightful. albert einstein is his inspiration and role model. dr. kuo said, “for every question (Q), there needs to be an [...]
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Wed, May 12 2010 » notables » 1 Comment
love is a weird and powerful thing. it is a beast of sorts. sometimes, it is kind and wonderful, and other times it is gruesome and horrible. hope is also a powerful thing. with just a smidgeon of hope, one can do amazing things. but when it is taken away, it can be completely and [...]
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Tue, May 11 2010 » notables » No Comments
well, i have some big news. i’ll get to that in a minute. first off, i got a physical this morning. my old primary care physician, dr. P, retired 3 years ago, so i got a letter back then to call PAMF to obtain a new doctor. i did that this past monday, and i [...]
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Fri, February 5 2010 » general mundane shit, notables » 5 Comments
back when i was in my early college years, i was able to distill the three things i needed in a girl for me to start liking her. they were: 1) a cuteness/attractiveness 2) a nice smile 3) a bonding moment and that was it. if i got those, the ball would start rolling. simple, [...]
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Fri, January 29 2010 » general mundane shit, notables » No Comments