These lines randomly came to me while I was traipsing across the numerous puddles on campus, sans umbrella.
Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
Hallelujah, all my stains are washed away, washed away
Amazing Grace will probably always be on my top 3 favorites list. Old-school hymns ftw.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sunflower Seeds
First off, props to JGao on the new photo. Even though it took way longer than it should have.
During last finals week, I was up late studying and instead of energy drinks or coffee, I had a bag of salty sunflower seeds. They became addicting, and the salt somehow pruned my fingers, while my tongue shriveled up. Whether it was the sodium levels, or the mechanical flow of the crack, flick, and crunch, I didn't get tired at all staying up super late studying for boring topics.
- - -
Instead of life is like a box of chocolates... Girls are like a bag of sunflower seeds, you never know what you're going to get.
On the exterior, for the most part, all girls are the same. Decently friendly, dressed nice, incapable of farting. All the seeds are salty, crisp, and gray. But when you go a bit deeper...
- The plain jacked up
The few that are cracked with scarred holes in the shell, half the seed has disappeared, and you have no idea how a sunflower seed can even taste like this. Sometimes, they manage to be still normal tasting. Other times... well. Approach these at your own risk.
- The run of the mill
On the interior, the majority of the seeds are ok, about what you expect. Decently courteous, can hold conversation for awhile. Pleasant, nothing to object about.
- The naked
There are a few random ones without shells, and at first your eyes light up because hey, no work needs to be done. An easy treat. But then you realize the flavoring is a bit weird and its been over saturrated and exposed. I mean, anyone can just come along and eat these seeds without shells and not do any work for them. This is probably also why this variety is more expensive (by the bag).
- The blindsiding rotten.
The type that seems fine on the outside, just like your run of the mill sunflower seed, but on the inside is for some reason, rotten. These are the nastiest things ever. A sour taste takes over your mouth, and you wish you never would have even started eating these blasted unreliable excuses for snacks.
- The cream of the crop, diamond in the rough.
It tastes as if it has been slowly roasted and bursts with richness. The flavor to size ratio is out of this world. But there is absolutely nothing on the outside that gives away what lies inside.
(if you're reading this, you are probably in the last category :)
During last finals week, I was up late studying and instead of energy drinks or coffee, I had a bag of salty sunflower seeds. They became addicting, and the salt somehow pruned my fingers, while my tongue shriveled up. Whether it was the sodium levels, or the mechanical flow of the crack, flick, and crunch, I didn't get tired at all staying up super late studying for boring topics.
- - -
Instead of life is like a box of chocolates... Girls are like a bag of sunflower seeds, you never know what you're going to get.
On the exterior, for the most part, all girls are the same. Decently friendly, dressed nice, incapable of farting. All the seeds are salty, crisp, and gray. But when you go a bit deeper...
- The plain jacked up
The few that are cracked with scarred holes in the shell, half the seed has disappeared, and you have no idea how a sunflower seed can even taste like this. Sometimes, they manage to be still normal tasting. Other times... well. Approach these at your own risk.
- The run of the mill
On the interior, the majority of the seeds are ok, about what you expect. Decently courteous, can hold conversation for awhile. Pleasant, nothing to object about.
- The naked
There are a few random ones without shells, and at first your eyes light up because hey, no work needs to be done. An easy treat. But then you realize the flavoring is a bit weird and its been over saturrated and exposed. I mean, anyone can just come along and eat these seeds without shells and not do any work for them. This is probably also why this variety is more expensive (by the bag).
- The blindsiding rotten.
The type that seems fine on the outside, just like your run of the mill sunflower seed, but on the inside is for some reason, rotten. These are the nastiest things ever. A sour taste takes over your mouth, and you wish you never would have even started eating these blasted unreliable excuses for snacks.
- The cream of the crop, diamond in the rough.
It tastes as if it has been slowly roasted and bursts with richness. The flavor to size ratio is out of this world. But there is absolutely nothing on the outside that gives away what lies inside.
(if you're reading this, you are probably in the last category :)
Friday, January 1, 2010
What a Decade...
I regret to say that my last few minutes of the decade were spent asleep somewhere in the middle of no where, past Barstow but not quite into civilization yet.
However. I would just like to say that the decade largely defining my childhood was largely, un-freakin-believable. I have been incredibly blessed in so many aspects, graced in so many ways, and the health of my family has been kept so in tact... thank God so, so much, for all this. His greatness really cannot be expressed in these mere putterings.
Without further ado, the bests of 2009, because the entire decade would take too long (and since it would pretty much be 85% of the best of my entire life).
Music Added/Discovered - for the memories and for the musical goodness
- Africa, Straight No Chaser
- Phil Wickham Album (Self-Titled)
- On the Wing, Owl City
- Hosanna, Hillsong
- It's So Hard to Say Goodbye, Boyz II Men
- Come on Eileen, Dexys Midnight Riders
- Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond
- Brick, Ben Folds
- The Crane Wife Album, The Decemberists
- The Fray Album (Self-Titled)
- Sing, Sing, Sing - Chris Tomlin
- (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You to To, Weezer
- For Good, Wicked
- Magic Perfume, Charlyne Yi
- Burndt Jamb, Weezer
- Forget and Not Slow Down Album, Relient K
- Heaven & Earth Album, Phil Wickham
- She Drives Me Crazy, Fine Young Cannibals
- Hello Hurricane Album, Switchfoot
- Amazing Grace, Sufjan Stevens
Sports, for the epicness and the memories
10. The greatness that was Pujols, Carpenter, and Wainwright
9. NLDS Game 2... The Holliday drop game
8. John Smoltz debuts with Cards by striking out 7 straight Pads
7. UCI Baseball 5, UCLA 4 (10 Innings)
6. UCI 84, LMU 78 @ LMU with EJ and Pappy
5. Mizzou Elite 8 Appearance
4. UCI Men's Volleyball National Champs
3. Hoai's Game saving catch in summer softball
2. Welcome Week Dodgeball Champs
1. Spring Softball, 0-4 reg season, 4-0 Playoff Champs
The People I have gotten to known better. And to prove that I don't like drinks more than eating.
- Ms. Black tea with milk and 12 pumps of classic & panda express
- Mr. 85 degrees milk tea & Watermelon
- Ms. Gingerbread latte & Ice chips
- Mr. Wine & Carrot Quesadillas
- Ms. Bottled thai tea & Massive pot of chili
- Mr. Ju hua cha & Bao Ze
- Ms. Candy Cane Hot Cocoa & Chicken Pesto Pasta
- Mr. Apple Juice Chugger & Buttered Chicken
- Ms. Bon Epi Tea & Crazy Homemade Cakes
- Mr. Arizona Ice Tea & Weinerschnitz chili cheese burgers
- Ms. Coffee Bean & BJ's alcoholic drinks
- Mr. Hawaiian Punch & Minato sushi
However. I would just like to say that the decade largely defining my childhood was largely, un-freakin-believable. I have been incredibly blessed in so many aspects, graced in so many ways, and the health of my family has been kept so in tact... thank God so, so much, for all this. His greatness really cannot be expressed in these mere putterings.
Without further ado, the bests of 2009, because the entire decade would take too long (and since it would pretty much be 85% of the best of my entire life).
Music Added/Discovered - for the memories and for the musical goodness
- Africa, Straight No Chaser
- Phil Wickham Album (Self-Titled)
- On the Wing, Owl City
- Hosanna, Hillsong
- It's So Hard to Say Goodbye, Boyz II Men
- Come on Eileen, Dexys Midnight Riders
- Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond
- Brick, Ben Folds
- The Crane Wife Album, The Decemberists
- The Fray Album (Self-Titled)
- Sing, Sing, Sing - Chris Tomlin
- (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You to To, Weezer
- For Good, Wicked
- Magic Perfume, Charlyne Yi
- Burndt Jamb, Weezer
- Forget and Not Slow Down Album, Relient K
- Heaven & Earth Album, Phil Wickham
- She Drives Me Crazy, Fine Young Cannibals
- Hello Hurricane Album, Switchfoot
- Amazing Grace, Sufjan Stevens
Sports, for the epicness and the memories
10. The greatness that was Pujols, Carpenter, and Wainwright
9. NLDS Game 2... The Holliday drop game
8. John Smoltz debuts with Cards by striking out 7 straight Pads
7. UCI Baseball 5, UCLA 4 (10 Innings)
6. UCI 84, LMU 78 @ LMU with EJ and Pappy
5. Mizzou Elite 8 Appearance
4. UCI Men's Volleyball National Champs
3. Hoai's Game saving catch in summer softball
2. Welcome Week Dodgeball Champs
1. Spring Softball, 0-4 reg season, 4-0 Playoff Champs
The People I have gotten to known better. And to prove that I don't like drinks more than eating.
- Ms. Black tea with milk and 12 pumps of classic & panda express
- Mr. 85 degrees milk tea & Watermelon
- Ms. Gingerbread latte & Ice chips
- Mr. Wine & Carrot Quesadillas
- Ms. Bottled thai tea & Massive pot of chili
- Mr. Ju hua cha & Bao Ze
- Ms. Candy Cane Hot Cocoa & Chicken Pesto Pasta
- Mr. Apple Juice Chugger & Buttered Chicken
- Ms. Bon Epi Tea & Crazy Homemade Cakes
- Mr. Arizona Ice Tea & Weinerschnitz chili cheese burgers
- Ms. Coffee Bean & BJ's alcoholic drinks
- Mr. Hawaiian Punch & Minato sushi
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
From Williams, Arizona
I've kept a travel journal since the 7th grade but they have always been rushed entries that barely resemble comprehensible sentences. This is because I usually start getting motion sickness from writing too long in the car or I'm too cramped to really write something of substance. But after reading Vikram Seth's "From Heaven Lake", I think it'd be cool to travel the world with your buddies and just write travel logs about them. They'd be titled "The Daring Travels of Dvdgao: (Place)" or something. Here are some excerpts if this ever actually happened.
1. The tap water in Williams is icy cold. Finger numbing cold. I never thought of Arizona as a cold place. I thought wrong.
2. Today at the Hoover Dam, I cupped some water in my hands and tried to toss it down the 1000+ feet into the Colorado River, but it just splashed onto the side of the dam. It looked like someone took a pee off the dam.
3. The Best Western we're staying at apparently provides full breakfast (not Continental!) and free wifi! Treasure Island which we were staying at earlier did not provide these amenities, but instead provided constant smokiness and room service that took two hours to get to our room. Best Western, truly the best in the west!
And that, ladies and gentlemen, was a homeless man's combination of Seth and Bill Simmons.
2009 Wrap-up Post to come.
1. The tap water in Williams is icy cold. Finger numbing cold. I never thought of Arizona as a cold place. I thought wrong.
2. Today at the Hoover Dam, I cupped some water in my hands and tried to toss it down the 1000+ feet into the Colorado River, but it just splashed onto the side of the dam. It looked like someone took a pee off the dam.
3. The Best Western we're staying at apparently provides full breakfast (not Continental!) and free wifi! Treasure Island which we were staying at earlier did not provide these amenities, but instead provided constant smokiness and room service that took two hours to get to our room. Best Western, truly the best in the west!
And that, ladies and gentlemen, was a homeless man's combination of Seth and Bill Simmons.
2009 Wrap-up Post to come.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
E100: Bane of My Existence
Dvdgao9 (5:10:46 PM): Vikram Seth > any of these guys
Dvdgao9 (5:10:48 PM): my goodness
TisforT1MMY (5:10:54 PM): haha
TisforT1MMY (5:11:16 PM): i'm not sure there are many authors who are not > any of these guys
Dvdgao9 (5:11:40 PM): well, me for one
TisforT1MMY (5:11:58 PM): you could definitely do what they do
TisforT1MMY (5:12:00 PM): make up random terms
TisforT1MMY (5:12:06 PM): make it sound legit
TisforT1MMY (5:12:22 PM): "yes, im going to call this.... SUPERPHILOSOPHY"
Dvdgao9 (5:12:57 PM): hahaha
TisforT1MMY (5:13:01 PM): "what is superphilosophy? it's philosophy without actually thinking. By excluding the thinking part, the philosophy is therefore purer in form"
TisforT1MMY (5:13:03 PM): etc etc
Dvdgao9 (5:13:09 PM): true.
TisforT1MMY (5:13:16 PM): do i sound like i could belong in Norton's Anthology?
TisforT1MMY (5:13:36 PM): yeah. i rest my case!
Dvdgao9 (5:13:44 PM): "It is important to note that the beautiful transcends the imagination, superceding the natural tendency to transcribe the sublime"
Dvdgao9 (5:13:54 PM): eh? eh??
TisforT1MMY (5:15:06 PM): "yet, the ugly actually is superior to the beautiful because the shock factor forces our emotions out more efficaciously"
TisforT1MMY (5:15:20 PM): this is easy
TisforT1MMY (5:15:23 PM): lets write a book
Dvdgao9 (5:15:24 PM): hahaha
Dvdgao9 (5:15:25 PM): lets do it!
TisforT1MMY (5:15:26 PM): and make people take classes on us
TisforT1MMY (5:15:33 PM): and fail them just cause
TisforT1MMY (5:15:36 PM): we feel like it.
Dvdgao9 (5:15:41 PM): Horng: "On the Subject of Efficiency"
TisforT1MMY (5:15:46 PM): hahaha
Dvdgao9 (5:15:59 PM): Gao: "Essay on the Perplexing"
TisforT1MMY (5:16:38 PM): we'll get jenny and diane deanna carly to all chip in on this
TisforT1MMY (5:16:41 PM): and we'll have an anthology
TisforT1MMY (5:16:51 PM): we'll publish our own books
TisforT1MMY (5:16:54 PM): and mark up the prices
Dvdgao9 (5:17:00 PM): bible thin pages too?
TisforT1MMY (5:17:07 PM): yes, because they're cheap
TisforT1MMY (5:17:11 PM): and the students will HAVE to pay $200 for our book
Dvdgao9 (5:17:20 PM): hahah
Dvdgao9 (5:17:39 PM): we got to get some foreigners too with cool sounding names
Dvdgao9 (5:17:47 PM): de Berkenmuller
Dvdgao9 (5:17:57 PM): McAlifixander
Dvdgao9 (5:18:05 PM): Podsednik
TisforT1MMY (5:18:43 PM): LOL
TisforT1MMY (5:19:03 PM): and we need one name that is subtley perverse for comic relief
TisforT1MMY (5:19:18 PM): Deeck
Dvdgao9 (5:10:48 PM): my goodness
TisforT1MMY (5:10:54 PM): haha
TisforT1MMY (5:11:16 PM): i'm not sure there are many authors who are not > any of these guys
Dvdgao9 (5:11:40 PM): well, me for one
TisforT1MMY (5:11:58 PM): you could definitely do what they do
TisforT1MMY (5:12:00 PM): make up random terms
TisforT1MMY (5:12:06 PM): make it sound legit
TisforT1MMY (5:12:22 PM): "yes, im going to call this.... SUPERPHILOSOPHY"
Dvdgao9 (5:12:57 PM): hahaha
TisforT1MMY (5:13:01 PM): "what is superphilosophy? it's philosophy without actually thinking. By excluding the thinking part, the philosophy is therefore purer in form"
TisforT1MMY (5:13:03 PM): etc etc
Dvdgao9 (5:13:09 PM): true.
TisforT1MMY (5:13:16 PM): do i sound like i could belong in Norton's Anthology?
TisforT1MMY (5:13:36 PM): yeah. i rest my case!
Dvdgao9 (5:13:44 PM): "It is important to note that the beautiful transcends the imagination, superceding the natural tendency to transcribe the sublime"
Dvdgao9 (5:13:54 PM): eh? eh??
TisforT1MMY (5:15:06 PM): "yet, the ugly actually is superior to the beautiful because the shock factor forces our emotions out more efficaciously"
TisforT1MMY (5:15:20 PM): this is easy
TisforT1MMY (5:15:23 PM): lets write a book
Dvdgao9 (5:15:24 PM): hahaha
Dvdgao9 (5:15:25 PM): lets do it!
TisforT1MMY (5:15:26 PM): and make people take classes on us
TisforT1MMY (5:15:33 PM): and fail them just cause
TisforT1MMY (5:15:36 PM): we feel like it.
Dvdgao9 (5:15:41 PM): Horng: "On the Subject of Efficiency"
TisforT1MMY (5:15:46 PM): hahaha
Dvdgao9 (5:15:59 PM): Gao: "Essay on the Perplexing"
TisforT1MMY (5:16:38 PM): we'll get jenny and diane deanna carly to all chip in on this
TisforT1MMY (5:16:41 PM): and we'll have an anthology
TisforT1MMY (5:16:51 PM): we'll publish our own books
TisforT1MMY (5:16:54 PM): and mark up the prices
Dvdgao9 (5:17:00 PM): bible thin pages too?
TisforT1MMY (5:17:07 PM): yes, because they're cheap
TisforT1MMY (5:17:11 PM): and the students will HAVE to pay $200 for our book
Dvdgao9 (5:17:20 PM): hahah
Dvdgao9 (5:17:39 PM): we got to get some foreigners too with cool sounding names
Dvdgao9 (5:17:47 PM): de Berkenmuller
Dvdgao9 (5:17:57 PM): McAlifixander
Dvdgao9 (5:18:05 PM): Podsednik
TisforT1MMY (5:18:43 PM): LOL
TisforT1MMY (5:19:03 PM): and we need one name that is subtley perverse for comic relief
TisforT1MMY (5:19:18 PM): Deeck
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Skunk!
Today coming home from getting my breaks replaced on ole mounty (let it be stated and confirmed for the record on this date so that the next time they say i need to replace my breaks, i can check), I saw a skunk on the side of the highway off-ramp.
Due to my attentive and fast (but safe) driving, I could not tell if the skunk was dead or alive, but I made out the definitive black and white fur pattern. Weirdly enough, I didn't smell anything when I saw the little guy, until about 2 blocks later, when the smell hit me like a brick wall. This lovely aroma went on for another 1.5 blocks or so.
Skunk : Stinky Smell \\ Us : The impact of our love and care for others
Due to my attentive and fast (but safe) driving, I could not tell if the skunk was dead or alive, but I made out the definitive black and white fur pattern. Weirdly enough, I didn't smell anything when I saw the little guy, until about 2 blocks later, when the smell hit me like a brick wall. This lovely aroma went on for another 1.5 blocks or so.
Skunk : Stinky Smell \\ Us : The impact of our love and care for others
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Giving Thanks 2009
1. Proverbial Putts is 1 year old, today.
2. My mother served cranberry sauce today that expired last year. She calmly noted that she bought it last year for Thanksgiving, but that it was still perfectly fine and unspoiled. Thankfully, I had the other type of cranberry sauce on the table hahah... gotta love being back home for family meals. =]
3. I'm pretty sure my sister has an addiction to whipped cream. Not only did she ask to bring it out at the beginning of the meal, but she asked to use some more when she literally had the tiniest possible piece of pumpkin pie left.
I feel like this is an apt metaphor for what the holidays have become in America. Let's all remember to use the whipped cream as a bonus trimming, and not the reason why we're eating the pie in the first place.
2. My mother served cranberry sauce today that expired last year. She calmly noted that she bought it last year for Thanksgiving, but that it was still perfectly fine and unspoiled. Thankfully, I had the other type of cranberry sauce on the table hahah... gotta love being back home for family meals. =]
3. I'm pretty sure my sister has an addiction to whipped cream. Not only did she ask to bring it out at the beginning of the meal, but she asked to use some more when she literally had the tiniest possible piece of pumpkin pie left.
I feel like this is an apt metaphor for what the holidays have become in America. Let's all remember to use the whipped cream as a bonus trimming, and not the reason why we're eating the pie in the first place.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)