Category Archives: Life

July 09

How I am feeling today

The word geek is a slang term for odd or non mainstream people, with different connotations ranging from “a computer expert or enthusiast” to “a person heavily interested in a hobby.”

July 06

Do You Fall into This Happiness Trap? The False Choice.

via The Happiness Project. It’s very easy to fall into the happiness trap of false choices–of thinking you can either do X or Y, and that’s the choice you have to make. False choices are tempting for a couple of reasons. First, instead of facing a bewildering array of options, you limit yourself to a […]

July 02

Hilarious Resolutions for the Back Half of 2013

I will not tell the same story at every get together. I will not bore my boss by with the same excuse for taking leaves. I will think of some more excuses. I will do less laundry and use more deodorant. I will spend less than one hour a day on the Internet. This, of […]

July 01

Two Truths and a Lie

1) I love chocolate chip pancakes 2) I have flown in a hot air balloon 3) I have lived overseas for 3 years of my life

June 29

Classic SF SOMA

June 27

Thoughts from James Dean

James Dean’s words of wisdom.

June 24

A Birthday Message from My Best Friend

A birthday message from my best friend, Kurt Vonnegut. (Remember I don’t use real names in this blog.) He is as eloquent as he is vulgar. This professional writer has a way with words. “Happy birthday to you, the twink slayer of West Hollywood, the blonde boy banger of The Castro, the heir-apparent A-Gay of […]

June 23

Seven Roles Your Friends Play in Your Life

A Meaningful Existence. I’ve been thinking a lot about my friends and the people that I attract into my life. I don’t know about you, but when one friend leaves my life invariably someone else will take their place that will remind me of the older friend. I think it’s pretty important to have close […]

June 23

Birthday Musings

Two words: drunken gratitude. Thank you for the birthday wishes via SMS, Facebook, Twitter, etc. What is a birthday anyways? Well it means 30 some odd years ago on this date I was born. It also means 9 months before that… well we don’t need to go into that. Here’s to another year of complete […]

June 16

Dinner for 12 Strangers

For 45 years, from Beijing to Paris, UCLA Bruins have held and participated in Dinner for 12 Strangers. Hosts open their homes to students, faculty, and alumni for great food, conversation, and uniting a community of Bruins worldwide. As a host for the last two years, I have loved this annual tradition. Few can put […]