Archive for 2008

So recently I went to a couple Broadway shows and a spoken word show. Here's the skinny: 13 Great show! It's about this hip New York teenager who moves to Appleton, Indiana due to his parents' divorce and the interactions he has with his peers in high...

October 20, 2008 | In: Humor, journal

Ok, I give up!

 This time (as opposed to last time) I actually spelled it out, letter by letter... H...A...N...I She decided to add an extra N and inflect an E to my name.  Whom am I to...

The flight from Minneapolis (where I had a one hour layover) to San Fransisco was full to the brim. I took my seat in 22E and watched in awe as the coach class inmate in the seat in front of me tried in vain to wedge a full-sized chello between the seat...

Last weekend I flew across the country from NYC to Berkeley, CA to participate in the Free Culture 2008 conference. Students for Free Culture was founded in 2004 by students at Swarthmore College, with its mission being to promote a bottom-up, more...

Ever feel like your brain is going on overload? By that I do not mean your garden-variety, generic onslaught of information we are mercilessly assaulted with from every direction on a daily basis. Your brain instinctively prioritizes and sorts through...

Seriously folks, how difficult can getting my name right be? During the three weeks I've been here, my name has been repeatedly modified, mispronounced, and played with at will. Its mention triggered random interesting but unsolicited inquisitiveness...

October 2, 2008 | In: journal

Duuude, I just met the the SG!

The SG stands for Secretary General (of the UN, that is). And yes, I have to use acronyms because I've been ODing on a gazillion of them over the past three weeks, half of which I either forgot or don't even know what they stand for yet, but nod...

September 30, 2008 | In: journal

NY random missive 01

Miguel d'Escoto's Inclusionasry Logic of Love: As world leaders continue to dish it out on hot global affairs during the 63rd session of the General Assembly, I found myself re-reading Miguel d'Escoto's statement upon assuming the Presidency of said...

September 26, 2008 | In: Random, journal

A haiku tribute to NYC subway

Picture source: http://flickr.com/­photos/inflite/­2419329769 A river of faces flows A swarm of hands hold on to a bar Headphones are your best...

September 25, 2008 | In: journal

New York, New York

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