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I Voted!

2008-11-04T08:49:00.002-08:00

Go vote!

2008-11-04T08:49:00.001-08:00

Though, I'm sure Diana has more to do.

2008-10-28T12:03:00.001-07:00

I have too much to do before I leave for Chicago tomorrow night.

2008-10-28T12:02:00.000-07:00

My posting schedule is all off. Look for something later, after work-ish.

2008-10-27T15:09:00.001-07:00

I've blocked pro-prop 8 google ads from this blog now.

2008-10-18T21:56:00.000-07:00

Oh, and Jesus wouldn't have eaten a ham & cheese sandwich either.

2008-10-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

Vote NO on Prop 8.

2008-10-15T10:29:00.001-07:00

I worked out on my lunch break yesterday and today!

2008-10-14T16:02:00.001-07:00

Midnight train to Georgia is such a good song.

2008-10-14T10:34:00.001-07:00

I can't see the Angel Island fire because it's behind the BofA building.

2008-10-13T13:43:00.000-07:00

I need to find penguins.

2008-10-06T22:14:00.001-07:00

Where did the Cubs go, because that wasn't them.

2008-10-04T22:12:00.001-07:00

I think my socks are dead.

2008-10-03T14:14:00.001-07:00

Project Runway tonight was anticlimactic and stupid.

2008-10-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

I can see why people have life crises.

2008-09-30T14:47:00.000-07:00

Someday we'll go all the way.

2008-09-30T13:33:00.001-07:00

Next time definitely order the mini-size Chicken Katsu at L&L.

2008-09-25T12:16:00.001-07:00

I should change this to a twitter feed, but then I'd have to start twittering regularly.

2008-09-24T09:45:00.001-07:00

I need to start eating more salads.

2008-09-18T12:12:00.001-07:00

I am checking the news now.

2008-09-15T12:43:00.001-07:00

I am not checking the news. I am not checking the news. I am not checking the news.

2008-09-10T19:48:00.000-07:00

I should eat lunch, I suppose.

2008-09-10T12:11:00.001-07:00

Seems most of the work I've been doing today might not need to be done at all. Grr.

2008-09-09T13:41:00.001-07:00

They played Texas on 10-at-10!

2008-09-08T10:48:00.000-07:00

It's 1989 on 10-at-10 and they're playing Erasure!

2008-09-08T10:18:00.001-07:00

I can still taste the durian. That's not a bad thing necessarily.

2008-09-05T16:38:00.001-07:00

I had durian cheesecake for dessert at lunch. Look for a full blog post on Monday.

2008-09-05T16:37:00.000-07:00

I'm craving root beer for some reason.

2008-09-02T13:41:00.000-07:00

I'm missing a great game right now because I can't get my Flash plugins to work.

2008-08-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

I think I get more work done when I work from home.

2008-08-28T13:37:00.001-07:00

They're playing a lot of Journey on KFOG.

2008-08-26T08:55:00.001-07:00

Streaming NBC's Opening Ceremony Coverage. Wow does it suck.

2008-08-21T16:20:00.000-07:00

Maybe NBC doesn't suck quite so much, but it's only their online content that saves them.

2008-08-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

Boycott NBC

2008-08-12T21:10:00.003-07:00

NBC Sucks

2008-08-12T21:10:00.001-07:00

There are 5 million vending machines (jidohanbaiki) in Japan. That's one for every 25 people.

2008-08-11T15:45:00.000-07:00

The Japanese send upwards of 35 BILLION New Year cards (nengajou) every year.

2008-08-11T09:45:00.000-07:00

In an annual global survey of sexuality, Japan consistently ranks last in terms of the frequency of which people have sex.

2008-08-09T15:47:00.000-07:00

It is estimated that fully 40% of all the airborne dioxin in the world comes from Japan, with the prime culprit being Japan's waste incinerators.

2008-08-09T09:49:00.000-07:00

With a population of 26.5 million, more than 20% of all Japanese people live in greater Tokyo.

2008-08-08T15:43:00.000-07:00

Japan has the highest density of robots in the world.

2008-08-08T09:44:00.000-07:00

The uppermost portion of Mt. Fuji belongs to the Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha shrine, having been granted the title in perpetuity by the Shogun in 1609.

2008-08-07T15:39:00.000-07:00

The population of Japan is approximately 127 million.

2008-08-07T09:41:00.000-07:00

The most-visited amusement park in the world is Tokyo Disneyland. Opened in 1983, more than 17 million people visit it each year.

2008-08-06T15:37:00.000-07:00

Japan has the oldest surviving monarchy, which happens to be the oldest continuous hereditary in the world.

2008-08-06T09:35:00.000-07:00

Japan is 70% mountains

2008-08-05T15:02:00.000-07:00

I will now use this space to post interesting facts about Japan.

2008-08-05T12:09:00.000-07:00

Konichiwa

2008-08-05T11:05:00.000-07:00

I never realized how tall I was.

2008-08-04T14:00:00.000-07:00

I just flew across the pacific and boy are my arms tired.

2008-08-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

Landed!

2008-08-03T23:55:00.000-07:00

Are we there yet?

2008-08-03T22:45:00.000-07:00

Excuse me, flight attendant? Can I have another cocktail?

2008-08-03T15:00:00.000-07:00

Take off!

2008-08-03T13:00:00.000-07:00

I should really stop buying peaches. I either buy bad ones or they go bad by the time I eat them.

2008-08-01T16:10:00.003-07:00

And then the Cubs lose to the Pirates. D'oh.

2008-08-01T14:41:00.001-07:00

The Cubs swept! Wow.

2008-08-01T09:32:00.003-07:00

I'm behind on my blog reading.

2008-08-01T09:32:00.001-07:00

One of my peaches is missing.

2008-07-31T11:03:00.000-07:00

The cupcakes were good. I may have another today.

2008-07-29T14:00:00.000-07:00

We found our cupcakes.

2008-07-28T13:20:00.000-07:00

Our cupcakes are missing.

2008-07-28T13:19:00.001-07:00

No bugs or mold on or in today's peach!

2008-07-25T16:49:00.001-07:00

I didn't have to report for jury duty at all! I'm off the hook for a year.

2008-07-24T16:43:00.000-07:00

EW!! My next peach had an earwig in it.

2008-07-24T15:36:00.000-07:00

My peach was moldy on the INSIDE. EW!

2008-07-24T09:12:00.000-07:00

What were you thinking, people? You knew this would happen.

2008-07-23T09:52:00.001-07:00

Why do I buy white peaches? They don't really taste like anything.

2008-07-22T14:56:00.001-07:00

Not only did I not have to report to jury duty today, but no groups were called.

2008-07-21T14:45:00.002-07:00

I have to start eating lunch outside.

2008-07-21T14:45:00.001-07:00

Off to Michigan for the weekend!

2008-07-16T17:37:00.001-07:00

It's 1968 on 10-at-10.

2008-07-16T10:23:00.001-07:00

Hunger can make you happy, according to Live Science (see shared items for link).

2008-07-15T12:21:00.001-07:00

Never try to put your heal back in your shoe a few weeks after hand surgery.

2008-07-15T12:20:00.001-07:00

It's 7/11: Free Slurpee Day!

2008-07-11T15:55:00.001-07:00

Ok, seriously, NO ONE else from my department is in right now.

2008-07-10T13:10:00.001-07:00

Everyone gives you different advice.

2008-07-10T09:57:00.000-07:00

I need to join Publisher's Marketplace

2008-07-10T09:39:00.001-07:00

Getting stitches out hurts!

2008-07-09T11:58:00.000-07:00

I got up earlier this morning and yet arrived at work at the same time as yesterday.

2008-07-09T09:53:00.001-07:00

I kind of miss my old eye doctor. I should've stayed with her.

2008-07-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

My glasses are so much more comfortable now.

2008-07-01T14:10:00.001-07:00

I smell fresh and clean... too fresh and clean.

2008-07-01T14:09:00.001-07:00

My watch was a full 5 minutes fast.

2008-06-30T17:10:00.001-07:00

It's so clear I can see details on the side of Mount Diablo.

2008-06-30T12:27:00.001-07:00

For some reason the office smell strongly of maple donuts.

2008-06-26T12:01:00.002-07:00

I wish I had a window at my desk.

2008-06-26T12:01:00.001-07:00

And by "tangerine" I mean "nectarine"

2008-06-25T11:52:00.001-07:00

My tangerine was over-ripe.

2008-06-24T14:06:00.001-07:00

Wow, I'm tired.

2008-06-23T12:51:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it's important to stop and realize that not everything is about you.

2008-06-18T16:38:00.001-07:00

Two pieces of chocolate birthday cake at lunch have made me really edgy.

2008-06-16T16:35:00.001-07:00

It's amazing how listening to the right music can help me focus.

2008-06-16T11:18:00.001-07:00

Wow, I'm barely using any of my cell phone minutes.

2008-06-13T09:03:00.001-07:00

Happy Friday

2008-06-13T08:30:00.001-07:00

Cubs Win! on a hit batsman in the 11th. What a game!

2008-06-12T15:02:00.001-07:00

I just ate a bagel, but I really wanted fruit.

2008-06-12T10:01:00.001-07:00

I ate lunch way to early today, but it was good!

2008-06-10T11:52:00.001-07:00

How can "The Incredible Hulk" possibly be any good?

2008-06-10T08:53:00.001-07:00