Liberation: something to dance to

There are some things that lead up to this.
1. I will be moving out of San Jose in 2-3 months and need the one less bill as things like transportation cost increases.
2. Ever since WaMu went bankrupt and got bought out by Chase, I realized that all my money is going to this damn corporation. DAMN YOU taking all my money. I would like to put a stop to that in the future.
3.The justification came when I randomly hung out with Andrew (btw, who is the honorable miser and lives life as simply-minimal as possible), and got great advice about the various debts one can accrue. learned: school debt is forgivable (and tax deductible!), cc debt is something to poo on.

Follow Andrew's daily hobo happenings here.

Semester 2 Week 11: so boring

It's about 47 degrees and we just bought 2 quarts of ice cream at the *new* safeway

...do you know how it feels to not have finished a damn thing in weeks?


Current reads:







Okay that's not all I'm reading, but to keep consistency with my other posts I won't talk about it until I actually finish it. (as of today I'm on page 265 of 568)... yea on top of papers about library collections and reference interviews..

I think I'm getting used to this... like reading about all the bad things that happen to these kids and then realizing that it will all be okay. I used the word 'protagonist' in a party convo yesterday, and it was probably from this book. I can't believe that suicide was a part of this, then it wasn't, but Count Olaf killed her off anyway. What an evil bastard!

Due in three days and I can't finish it

edit: I never finished this... I barely got halfway. Kickin' it to the curb...well more like returned to the libr. Hopefully the next person will enjoy it more/ read it faster I did.



I am/was really determined to finish this.. I made it to more than halfway and I can't renew that damn thing. So it's supposed to be a laugh out loud book... hrm. I guess my giggly-ness didn't kick in here. Maybe because this is the same story I've grown up reading, and even with all the profanity and concubines... eh. I really dig the premise and how Biff is brought back by an angel and is given the gift of tongues to write the story about Jesus that wasn't included in the Bible, and all the excerpts before each chapter about his day to day musings in the present times. I think I would have rather read 400 pages of that business, than the 350+ pages about Jesus or Joseph as a kid. I like how they incorporate prophets from every religion. I think there is a lot of subtle truths to the plot, but shit- this isn't that funny. Jesus' character doesn't say or do enough.... I think this was written for white people with white people jokes... you know the ones that laugh to things like the rapping grandma or bulldogs in bumble bee fits.

At least it was almost halfway happy, instead of thoroughly depressing like the first. I liked the explanations on dramatic irony and the phrase "Back at the Ranch". I feel so bad for these kids, even though they're fictional and I hate the stupidity of the "good" adults, even though they are fictional too. This book makes my heart beat with anger. yea it's good, but too much for my lil' endocrine system.

Can I achieve this?

30 ways to do things which are just outside your comfort zone to increase your mental capacity:

1. When someone asks you to do something, make your default answer “yes” (but don’t forget to say “no” when appropriate).
2. In a gathering (class, conference, etc.), sit next to someone you do not know.
3. Visit a place you normally wouldn’t (museum, monument, national park, etc.).
4. Eat at a new place.
5. Try a new kind of food.
6. Go to a conference or seminar in a topic you are not familiar with.
7. Email or call an old friend you haven’t met for a long time.
8. Initiate conversation with someone you don’t know.
9. Find the most unpleasant task in your to-do list and do it first.
10. Email or message someone you don’t know to initiate a friendship.
11. Learn a new hobby.
12. Learn a foreign language.
13. Join a new club and interact with the people there.
14. Practice an art you normally wouldn’t (painting, music, etc.).
15. Learn a new musical instrument.
16. Be dare to ask. This is to familiarize yourself with rejection.
17. Read fiction if you normally read non-fiction, and vice versa.
18. Read a new author.
19. Read an old book.
20. Visit a new genre of blogs.
21. Find friends from a new country (i.e. a country from which you haven’t had any friend before).
22. Find friends from different professions.
23. Volunteer for activities conducted by your social or business group.
24. Do your groceries at a different store.
25. Take a different route to work.
26. Attend an art festival.
27. Listen to a new genre of music.
28. In a bookstore or library, browse books in a section you wouldn’t normally visit.
29. Watch a new genre of movies.
30. Read history more than news.

Source: http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2007/08/02/30-ways-to-increase-your-mental-capacity/

my facebook update I never posted

"ohh scrabble and tecate and friends are a fine saturday night. (I was about to say other things about titties at the love fest, or free beer at octoberfest, or vegas, but f*** it i wasn't there)."

I hate facebook now and will again.