instead of writing for class 25 April, 2007

I didn’t get a migraine today. I also slept in til 1:30. I don’t know what the relationship is between the two events, if any.
Monday, I woke up at 7, ran errands/ate breakfast/went to class and then completely blew off the day after about noon. I’m getting a better sense of how much recuperative downtime [...]

of late 22 April, 2007

The big thing this week that was a one-time deal (hopefully) was my History Senior Comprehensive, the three-hour essay test on “everything you were supposed to have learned about Asia since freshman year.” I think it turned out ok, though like most academic work I know I could have done a little better. In addition [...]

sometimes I just get so angry… 21 April, 2007

Stephanie and I talked recently about how we both tend to channel negative emotions (fear, despair, disgust, etc) into anger. I don’t know that this is inherently good or bad–everyone responds to bad stuff in different ways, and being angry about things doesn’t seem a lot more or less productive than locking yourself in and [...]

a promise kept 17 April, 2007

When I was younger, my family took road trips across the country to visit relatives for vacations. I have only the barest recollection of the sandy-colored Volvo four-door we drove during my formative years. In 1992, it was blindsided by a car turning left against a red light and subsequently retired. Then we drove a [...]

putting the car back in gear (non-literally) 13 April, 2007

Thesis is over, so now I can confidently say that I will get this shit started again. Life event summary (large-scale): I got a Fulbright to teach english in Hong Kong, I had a birthday and am still not accustomed to reporting my age as 22, I ate a lot of pho and was happy.
I’m [...]