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we need to talk. again.
Blog Entry #1:
I've seen several friendships fall apart because of expectations. Normally, I've been pretty good at avoiding drama because I have a pretty good handle on what I can and can't expect from each of my friends, and I don't expect anything more. Other people can't handle them or give up on them because they want more. To be a true ( Read more... ) -
Tastefully Challenged, Part II and III
We established in Part I: Pepsi vs. Coke that F can accurately identify Coke and Pepsi, whereas I can only tell that they are different, but not which is which ( Read more... ) -
Tastefully Challenged
Another by-product of reading Blink is an intense desire to repeat the Pepsi Challenge of the 1980s, famous for revealing that people preferred Pepsi over Coke in blind taste tests ( Read more... ) -
Before the Binge
i'm sad to say i didn't learn much of anything today.
the only thing worth reporting is what
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strange human tricks
now that I've encountered three people who practice neti, the practice of cleansing nasal passages with warm water from a teapot-looking thing, I've become fascinated by this entire dimension of yoga which has nothing to do with contorting your body on a sticky rectangular mat.
The six cleansing methods (shatkarmas or shatkriyas) detox various areas ( Read more... ) -
i'm Sue.
through the magic of books on CD, i'm plowing my way through Blink. i'm amazed - turns out, my weekly commute = 1 book.
one fascinating example he uses is a researcher from Seattle, John Gottman, who has analyzed married couples to a science. by observing just one hour of their conversation, he can predict with 95% accuracy whether or not they will ( Read more... ) -
single asian female
at first, it was annoying. i'd sort through my mail some days and mutter, "they can't even spell my name right!". other days, i'd roll my eyes because i'd get promotional mailers in duplicate.
after about a year and a half, i've finally figured it out. i'm getting someone else's mail. her name is one letter off from mine, but she is definitely ( Read more... ) -
rewind, please
i miss you! been spending a lot of time on "real life" (read: facebook). why don't many of us blog anymore? blogging has lost its thrill since it lost its anonymity. not necessarily this particular blog, but in general it was so much more exciting to share each others' quotidien minutiae four years ago when everything else out there was so ( Read more... ) -
saying goodbye...
I've been collecting business cards ever since 5th grade or so. Every time I walk by a business card holder (most often in restaurants and shops), I have to take one ( Read more... )
