once, on vacation in some random caribbean location, my sister and i attempted a sea kayak excursion. with neither know-how nor upper-body strength, we ended up turning in slow-but-agitated circles along the lines the current drew for us. the distance between our kayak and those of our tour group became so achingly obvious that the passengers of ( Read more... )

sooooo, i'm going to ramble for a bit, yay ( Read more... )

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There's nothing quite like blithely handing over a $100 bill to pay for an absolutely frivolous experience (in this case, a seventy minute foot massage at midnight in the spa of your five star hotel with your friends).  Especially if it's actually a 100 RMB bill, only worth a bit less than $15 USD and you're getting 32 RMB back asw change.  Even ( Read more... )

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crunch time begins now.  in no particular order, this is what i need to accomplish ( Read more... )

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The GSAT
1. I own and wear t-shirts featuring the logos of computer/operating system manufacturers.
2. I am over the age of 22 and live with my parents.
3. I am, according to the medical definition, obese.
4. On an average day more of my human interaction happens on message boards or in blog comments than with actual other people.
5. I have ended real ( Read more... )

the title of this post indicates large amounts of time spent in the company of yi ( Read more... )

i can't shut my brain up sometimes (never at useful times, of course) so i end up on the internets at godawful times in the morning ( Read more... )