I almost missed my flight coming back to LA. I apparently was full-contact texting and didn't hear them call Group C.

"The gate for Flight 2555 to Los Angeles is now CLOSED for boarding"I broke the sound barrier as I ran to the woman at the gate. In honor of the late Virginia Woolf, I launched into a stream-of-consciousness narrative that went ( Read more... )

I had to get my ass up and sit at my desktop computer to journal. Now I'm just lying in my cozy mothertrucking bed with one eye open squinting at my retina-immolating smartphone.

And then there's emoji. In 2004 could I effortlessly represent the full hand-stitched majesty of an authentic Japanese kimono 👘 or the subtle, yet striking elegance of a 3 ( Read more... )

It's 2015. I'm 30 years old. I'm updating my Livejournal. The Livejournal I started in my teens.

The Tumblrs, the WordPresses, the Bloggers have all but obliterated our little Livejournal. Yet here he resolutely stands; still keeping intact the stories told from many, many moons ago.It has been almost a decade since I last posted ( Read more... )

Mike (to Ron, his Boss): Hey man! How was your Father's Day!?
Ron: Really good, actually.
Mike: You know, I always say to myself, if I ever accidentally get a girl pregnant, at LEAST I'll have another day to get presents.
Ron: That's an interesting way to look at it.
Mike: Always a silver lining, man.

Haven't posted since...well, since I was in college. Sounds a bit weird to say. I'm going to make my re-entrance into this blogspot (that's frequented by no one, yet I keep posting) with a small yet meaningful post ( Read more... )

It taught me that you can’t please everyone. Even for an expert people-pleaser ( Read more... )

The internet is growing like an embryonic brain at a rate of 10% per month.

Anyway,

Here's a little snippet of one of the many deep conversations my roommate and I have...

Me: Hi Ben. I'm going to bed.
Ben: Dude, wanna go to Del Taco with me?
Me: No
Ben: Dude, wanna go to Del Taco with me?
Me: Ben, don't pull me into your fat zone ( Read more... )

...that you drink with the president of your university ( Read more... )

Professor Choi: Saturday my business partner called me, and at the time, I was at Chuck-E-Cheese--

Me: [interrupting] Letting some steam off?

Professor Choi: With my kids.

Me: Oh.

As you all probably know, I'm intending to start my own business in the next few months. I've done a TON of thinking, and although I THOUGHT I had a good idea, I think I have an even better one.

What is it? Action figures from the movie Rent.

What will they be like? They will be designed for kids 5 and under, and will be modeled after the ( Read more... )