Sometimes mosquito bites aren't the most irritating developments on a gorgeous summer day ( Read more... )

People come and go, but like themes in a book, they always come back as someone different but familiar.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
- Mark Twain

( Justin )

sleepy

alla breve,
because i like it short and choppy,
octava rima, sonnets of a Petrarchan nature...
i prefer my free verse.
sforzando, allegretto, fermata...
hold it... don't force anything.
shrimp, like scampi, all buttery,
skimpy little critters, them...
omerta, keep it quiet.

A side benefit of Panasonic Academic Challenge/team maryland (it's like it's academic) is that one of the coaches, Mr. Kravitz, can whistle. It's not just Twinkle twinkle little star or the alphabet song. This guy Kravitz whistles classical music themes, like Moonlight Sonata(Beethoven), Rhapsody Espanola(Ravel), and Flight of the Bumblebees( ( Read more... )

Nothing like landing on hard dirt, on your butt, from four feet up, to make you humble.

I want a trampoline, and new ankles. At Dr. Li's place, where I tutor, there are two big trampolines in the backyard, and all the little kids (2nd-7th graders) run out and jump on them (after they're done with their homework, of course.) I could dominate most of the kids with sheer size alone, but I don't want to hurt them, so I usually fall ( Read more... )

It's not everyday that ( Read more... )

For the summer I'm hopefully picking up a part-time tutoring job over @ Dr. Li's for the rest of the year. I mean, it beats learning a new trade (read: waitering, service, hamburgers) or doing research - little kids are always fun. Other than that, catching up is the order of the summer. With friends, and with myself ( Read more... )