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Random Diatribes about the life of yours truly

Ladies and Gentlemen I now present to you…

10-Sep-06

Congrats to J & Nikki on their recent nuptials over Labor Day weekend! For those of you who hadn’t heard (or haven’t guessed from the accompanying picture); yours truly was given the honor of officiating the ceremony. How’d it go you ask? Well, despite pre-ceremony jitters my only real f-ups were having “You Nicole” sound [...]

My Favorite Time of the Year…

08-Aug-06

… college football season. I know I should start blogging about my new life here in NYC… and I will at some point… but all I gotta say is… “You know it… you tell the story… you tell the whole damn world this is BEAR TERRITORY!!!” Unfortunately I won’t be there in Memorial Stadium every [...]

So long San Francisco…

07-Aug-06

As most of you know I’ve moved to New York. I know that this is the right decision and I have no regrets about it… But in all my pondering over what to do with my life I’ve never thought about missing/being away from my friends. It’s not that I don’t love y’alls, but I’ve [...]

The Action of Inaction

24-May-06

I’ve come to yet another fork in the proverbial road of life; and this time I’m at a dead halt. Up until now I’ve been cruising down the highway, watching the mile markers, and planning my exit. Now that I’m finally here, I’m at a full stop in the divider, watching the other cars go [...]

Musicial Pi

22-Mar-06

I don’t know why… but I half expected Pi to sound like Beethoven… anyhow, here’s a site that’ll let you listen for yourself. http://www.avoision.com/experiments/pi10k/pi10k.html

Title Fight: Holly (M3) Vs. The Fire Hydrant

06-Feb-06

Final Score: Holly: 0 – Fire Hydrant: 1 Most of y’alls know what happened… if you don’t lets just say I had a confrontation with a fire hydrant that I didn’t see while backing up on a steep hill. My new personal mantra is… “it’s just a car…” “it’s just a car…” “it’s just a [...]

3 Degrees of Influence

03-Feb-06

My mom called me earlier this week to deliver the strangest of news. She had recently talked to a relative of my Dad’s who had asked if I was registered with SAAVY (South Asian American Voting Youth). My mom told her that she didn’t know but it was doubtful since I’ve been voting since I [...]

“You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt

21-Jan-06

This song came on as I was driving back home from dinner tonight. It seemed very appropo. You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful, it’s true. There must be an angel with a smile on her face, When she thought up that I should be with you. But it’s time to face the truth, I will [...]

A Corporate Quandary

20-Jan-06

Today I got a call from a woman who worked in the HR department of some tech. company. She informed me that I was listed as a reference by a contractor who had until recently worked for us. As she uttered his name I was greeted by feelings of surprise, elation, and guilt. The contractor [...]

“Mission Accomplished”

18-Jan-06

A few weeks ago I decided to rededicate myself to “Operation Car Stereo”. In preparation for my offensive I re-soldered all the connectors, remounted the harness, and strategically plotted every aspect of my plan. I decided that this time I would strike in the middle of the day when the sunlight would work to my [...]