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Quitting Coffee
I quit coffee last week and caved for a cup last night. Of course I couldn't sleep at all ( Read more... ) -
"Think Globally, Live Locally" (another long post)
The old mantra is usually "Think Global, act local." I think it's a good one, but, like for many people, there are too many associations with radicalism, liberalism, etc. etc., to be so easily swallowed. Even though being environmentally conscious is becoming mainstream (despite it not even being on the political radar in this presidential race), ( Read more... ) -
What the election means in economic terms
A lot of people tend not to realize how closely tied the economy is to the elections. For the majority of voters, most people are already decided about the party they are going to vote for. But when it comes down to the bottom line, Dems and Republicans, much of the voting is done not by social issues, but by people trying to protect themselves ( Read more... ) -
Another reason the past semester has been very significant
I left Montreal and arrived in Boston on the 20th. After 10 days being away it seems like so much longer. The 3rd day back I had already met scores of new people, saw my old friends, and redefined how I live in my old house. Since Thanksgiving Boston has felt different. Less and less it feels like home, and seems much more a place I visit. I stay ( Read more... ) -
Small slice of the past semester
I have been pushing myself hard in a lot of ways this semester, or at least harder than I used to. This also includes going to the gym and not only pushing myself to greater physical limits, but also having tangible results in gaining weight. I never really used to run that much before, but I started to this semester and as I was running on the ( Read more... ) -
Combining personal environmentalism and thrift: GO TEAM TAKEO
This semester college has had a major undercurrent running through it: a full-on attempt to streamline everything that I do and make both more cost-effective and results-effective. Part of the goal behind it is to reduce all of my costs of living as much as I realistically can as I am, like many of my peer, a "poor college student." There is also, ( Read more... ) -
1/2 and 1/2
I am half French and half japanese. I would love to learn about my French genealogy. I think everyone expects that I would be more culturally inclined to embrace my "Japanese-ness" or w/e because it's the half of me that the world can't get over. It's the half of me that makes me most different, and so it's the half that people associate me the ( Read more... ) -
WORLD SERIES CHAMPS
This post has nothing to do w/ the sox, though ( Read more... ) -
Living by the sea
I don't think I could ever live somewhere totally land-locked. Living near the ocean has been one of the small things that plays almost no role in my daily life but has always been important. I think it may just be a latent subconscious feeling but when I recognize it I realize how important it is. There's no particular reason why it should be ( Read more... )
