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tadaima!
While I was up at Oregon for the past 2.5 weeks (Tashi Choling), I did a lot of reading:- FINALLY finished The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)~ wow, subtext much?
- Memoir/humor/childhood satires:
- David Sedaris's Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
- Running with Scissors - Augusten Burroughs
- Haruki Murakami (recommended by Enrico Cassarosa):
- FINALLY finished The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)~ wow, subtext much?
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sent in my SIR tonight to UCLA...by george, is this really happening? *quakes in boots* -
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brother: dude
i wonder if we just had an earthquake
actually i think my neighbor is running around like a crazy person
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brother: wow, a 5.0 earthquake in the last week in socal
a 6.0 in nevada
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revelation: chocolate, laughter, and a bit of perspective are very effective in preventing one from drowning in self-pity.
also recommended: sympathetic yet practical friends who feed you.
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i haven't even sent out these christmas cards i made for my relatives yet...mom says they can be doubled as Chinese New Year greetings, but i'm not too convinced. it's become increasingly apparent that procrastination is well on its way to ruining my life. yabai!!!
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Engraved on the wall beside the entrance to the San Jose Tech Museum is something akin to:
If everything that you do works, you're not trying hard enough.
i love these little delights in life where something completely random suddenly resonates with you so much that you can't help but smile.
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i've been in a frenzy these past few weeks applying to grad schools and writing (and rewriting) my personal statements. then of course, there's the dreaded GRE studying. how do people DO this while juggling school and/or work? you guys are amazing. just pure amazing.
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My mom and I were browsing around a Japanese dollar store earlier tonight, when a woman approached us and engaged in the following exchange:
woman: Could i ask you a question?
me: Oh sure, but we're not employed here
woman: Oh it's okay that you are not employees, but you guys are Japanese, so I figured...
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