Jim Beam
Aaaaaand, yes. Been digging into that half gallon that Ben got me for my birthday. Whaz it… ehh? Who… You’re not the boss of me! *falls down*
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Bjork
A few days back, I came across a site that did an experiment that related to Bjork. I did some digging around for her site, and got fascinated with her music all over again. I had Debut on tape, but I figured it was high time I got some of her music on CD. Mainly,…
Names, v. 2.0
Another thing my mom and dad mentioned… was that sometimes, academics literally changed their names. When they became educated, oftentimes they completely changed their names so as to avoid their families being punished for their thoughts/writing. On top of that, journalists often used different names (not their real names) when writing articles. For most local…
Ann
Tonight, I spent a good deal of time on the phone with Ann, an ex-girlfriend of mine from a few years back. We got caught up on recent events, and had a good chat about what we’re both up to. It was really nice talking to her, and it sounds like graduate school is going…
Reminder
So, two days ago, my mom and dad explain to me that it’s customary, on one’s birthday, to perform an "act of kindness." In China, people (on their birthdays) would purchase turtles and set them free. This was considered a good thing since, othewise, the turtles would have been eaten. I looked around on Sunday,…
Wooha!
What a great birthday evening! I got to see Alex, Justin, Emma, Dave, Kent and Ben. On top of that, Liz and Steph came out and I hung out with them until about 1 AM, drinking. I had some fan-TASTIC pizza, got some killer gifts, and slugged down booze with people I respect and admire…
Chelsea
Talked with Chelsea for a good long while on the phone today. As I was driving back to Chicago, I thought of her and Liz and Steph. When I got home, lo and behold, Chelsea had sent me a little electronic "Happy Birthday" card through e-mail. I called, we talked, and though there were a…
Wei Tien
My real name is Felix. I made it a point to ask my parents how they decided on that, and there wasn’t any big surprise. They just watned a name that would be different than most. They didn’t want me to have an ordinary name. At the time, my dad explained to me, they weren’t…
Names Have Power
I first came across that phrase through Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series. And it’s stuck with me. I really do like it a great deal, and several things happened this weekend that brought that phrase back to mind. When we met with my grandmother, it was getting late into Friday night. We were in her bedroom,…
Making My Own Luck… With… Flavor Packets
Before I left home, my parents made sure to give me some packets of Ramen. It’s considered a lucky thing to eat noodles on your birthday, as it’s supposed to represent longevity. Exactly why, I’m not sure. The same thing goes for New Year’s. I just got back into town a few hours ago, and…
Happy Birthday to Me! Yeah!
I turn 29 today. That’s a bit scary, but we’ll blot that bit of fear out with some beer later on this evening. :) I’m off to meet some folks for dinner and some light drinking afterwards. And by the way, have I mentioned that my online friends are so cool…
Homeward
Nothing too much to report here. Woke up late and I need to hop in the shower. Yes yes. Compelling content. This is why you come back day after day. Shall I tell you what kind of shampoo I’ll be using? :D I’m off to Indianapolis briefly. My parents were talking of visiting and, after…
Happy Birthday Phil!
Around 7 PM, I headed over to meet Phil (whose alter ego at Q101 is Twitch) for his birthday bash. At Diversy Bowl! Woot! I was a bit nervous, as I didn’t really know all that many people there. But the whole bowling thing was a blast, and I had a great deal of fun….
Sick Day
I got to bed around 6 and woke up, late, around 9. Called Justin and caught him driving into work. When I told him I was going to be late and how I was up for a long while, he told me to go ahead and just call in sick. :) I guess it’s ok….
*yawn*
Got an IM from rypunked, asking me to look over some freelance stuff she was working on. Before long, a few hours had passed by and we ended up going back and forth through things for most of the late evening. The one thing about working with someone else’s code (and, really, anyone else’s code)……