Filed under: posts | Tags: art and lit, family, John Legend, Kanye West, music, Ronald Jenkees, Shanghai, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is coming up! From now until that time, I don’t really have any academic obligations! I’m so happy. Only my nuclear family is here in the U.S. so we tend to go to spend Thanksgiving with family friends. This year, like many years, we’re going to one of our family friend’s place in Fremont. We’ve known them forever. They used to live next to my Dad when he grew up in Shanghai and I’ve known their daughter since I was 6 or 7.
I haven’t seen these people since we went down to San Diego together last summer. It’ll be good to see old faces again. Also, my friend is getting married so it’s always fun to drink with her and her fiance and joke about how terrible their lives are going to be. 
There’s also this 8 year old girl named Bubbles whose family will also been there. She called me one day (like on a Friday) and asked if I could go over and play. Haha, I just told her I had to write a report of some kind – which confused the hell out of her 7 year old brain. Anyways, it’ll be nice to talk to her again as well. She’s really, really smart for a little kid. She understands complicated social cues already.
I won’t see the rest of my family until mid-December, but this time it’s going to be extra special as we induct new members into our family. And what a family we are – they have no idea what they are getting themselves into. I actually have two cousins getting married. One will be straight forward. 300 people. A banquet, done. The other is some small, but lavish 300,000 yuan affair on some island. This should be interesting, to say the least.
I started listening to the new Kanye album, 808s and Heartbreaks. I kinda like it. I like the beats and the background way more than the vocals. There’s something about autotuned voices that doesn’t fit right with me. Sometimes, the effect can really add something, but when it dominates the album, it gets old pretty quickly. In other musical news, “Greenlight” from John Legend’s new “Evolver” is quite excellent. I’m still waiting for someone to use Ronald Jenkee’s “disorganized fun” (see previous post).
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
‘Tis all.
Filed under: posts | Tags: Academy of Sciences, Cal, environmental, happiness, LEED, potluck, Ronald Jenkees, Shoei
I’m really happy!
Not everything has gone well. My job search has been quite fruitless recently and I’m getting a bit worried. My consulting projects are becoming more and more condensed and stressful as we approach our deadlines. I have a midterm on Thursday. I don’t care, life is good.
There are some things that make life pretty happy.
1. Ronald Jenkees. I dont’ care if he is an act or if he just swindled me for a good 10 dollars. Check it:
2. My Shoei RF-1000. I want to put a warpanda sticker on it. It just reminds me that I’m gonna get my bike soon. (When a good 250R owner finally pulls through to close the damn deal). Nonetheless, it is pretty exciting. Looking to pick up a Dainese Horizon jacket next.
3. I’m going to be heading down to the Cal-USC game. This means, watching us lose in style (probably) AND eating Korean food @ Tahoe Galbi in Koreatown. Oh man, have I missed that place so. Just because it has a strange name resembling a popular Lake resort area does not mean it will be one of the best meals I’ve had in a while. At the same time, I get to visit Chris and spend some time with friends. (Excluding Jaeman as I have abandoned him).
4. Potluck was a semi-success. For a half-organized, suddenly changed, word-of-mouth event, it turned out pretty fun. Buying PlayDoh may have felt strange, but scluptionary is quite the game. At Berkeley, this game gets INTENSE. C’mon, try sculpting “remind.” I dare you. Oh, and that 10 point Taboo round was really something to behold.
God, I forgot how easily Rum and Coke goes down – all warm and bubbly.
5. The freakin’ California Academy of Sciences. I’m finally gonna go soon! Half of my time @ Cal has involved environmental consulting and sustainability. This place is LEED Platinum. I’m a sucker for rainforests. Living rainforest dome. I grew up looking at those alligators. I remember the humid air, the sound of the water on the first Wednesday of the month when the place was free. I really loved that place. Now, they have an ALBINO ALIGATOR. Done.
Plus, there’s gonna be penguin feeding.
‘Tis all.
