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Kauri Trees and the north coast
My sleeping schedule adjusted, finally. But I may regret that at vacations end. Although it was not that bad waking at 3 in the morning.
My first outing was to the north western coast of New Zealand's north island and the Kauri Trees (Agathis australis). It was only a 150km or so but the drive took most of the day. As
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In flight and abroad
Ok, I have not been traveling abroad for a while. I did not realize one had to call your credit card company ahead of time. One has to let them know you will be abroad for your card to work. I was having dinner with friends at a restaurant called The Orbit. It is located in a tall tower that looks like a hypodermic needle in downtown Auckland. The ( Read more... ) -
Promotions
I always feel a little odd updating my resume and writing that glowing letter about myself. It is hard to postulate my positives when all I can think about are my negatives. Well don't take my work for see the letter and resume ( here ) -
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I have been trying to cut down on coffee the last couple of days. Held myself to one cup in the morning, but found myself too muddle brained by mid-afternoon, asked the woman I was training if she would not mind taking a coffee break. Felt an immediate affect after a couple sips, so did not finish the cup. Put my head down at 5:30 for just a short ( Read more... ) -
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Turkey Day is done, and I managed to escape most of the preparation activities. I cleaned up the house the night before: mopping, cleaning down the counters, bringing out extra chairs. I figured I had done my part. I left early and caught part of a bike race going up Mt.Hamilton near my home. It was fun to be a part of it, my friend M was very ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Sunday Songs
Zero 7, particularly Destiny on these foggy, coastal mornings as I sip my coffee and read. Just a musical expression of my melancholy longings I suppose. -
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Pina Bausch was great. I have never seen such a fun, humorous dance performance as I did last night. The 2 hour 50 minute performance was a bit long with many of the sequences were echoed and repeated, but the many charming episodes were well worth it. The piece was called Ten Chi and originally commissioned by the Nippon Society. My companions and ( Read more... ) -
All in all, a good week
I have been rehearsing for a play in recent weeks, we performed last Friday in San Jose. It was called The Weaver's Grave, a single act, Irish play written somewhere around 1910. I played a gravedigger and had half a dozen lines. Before the night of performance I felt like a kid back in grammar school, a little awkward and strange. Then on the ( Read more... ) -
Friends don't let friends drink starbucks
I was fading at the office this afternoon, a friend offered to pick me up a cup of coffee. Sounded like a good idea at the time. So here I sit typing when I need to be up at 6 ( Read more... )