Landed. Checked in. Wireless. Email. Email. Email...Nap.
Burrito with Nolans.
Email. Email. Email.
Asia de Cuba dinner w/Ockners (2+1!)
SLEEP.
Bart. Cal. Email. Bart. Burrito. Email. Email. Email. Sleep.
Breakfast. Email. Email. Email. CalTrain. Email. Email. Email. Stanford. Japanese homework. CalTrain. Email. Email. Email. Burrito. Sleep.
security theater
As I prepare to leave on my whirlwind traipse across the great expanse of the global, mainly the part called the USA, during which I will spend two hours getting to and through an airport only to fly in an airplane for half that time, I leave you with this most accurate assessment of the TSA in The Atlantic. I don't actually care all that much about the second amendment, or abortion rights, or the economy, or job security, taxes, education and science funding, the war in Iraq, Coal power, national highway budgets...but the TSA budget is SEVEN BILLION US DOLLARS and it is an utter, total, and complete waste of time and money. All of it. Every. Last. Cent.
acrobatics with P
acrobatics with P
Originally uploaded by renfield
Tonchan practicing her ninja evasion and tumbling techniques.
norcal
North Carolina that is. 36 hours in-country, just enough time to eat shrimp and grits, Krispy Kreme, and brunch, attend Papa's wedding and reception at Duke Gardens, and fly home.
onigiri @ the park
onigiri @ the park
Originally uploaded by renfield
Went to the park for a bit and Ton got hungry so we had an onigiri...and then another one. She ate all the nori off the first one, then all the nori plus all the salmon of the second. And half a bottle of Calpis.
no update
This is not an update.
Markets were insane.
Spent 36 hours in North Carolina.
Markets are still insane.
Markets were insane.
Spent 36 hours in North Carolina.
Markets are still insane.
absolute.carnage.
Nikkei has the biggest single-day fall since '87 and has the worst week ever. In history.
Not unrelated, so did I.
Volatility is just insane these days. The daily battle to manage delta and vega really is a Greek tragedy. It gets bloody, and there are victims. When things go negative, numbers are in red. Nice symbolism.
Not unrelated, so did I.
Volatility is just insane these days. The daily battle to manage delta and vega really is a Greek tragedy. It gets bloody, and there are victims. When things go negative, numbers are in red. Nice symbolism.
meat
Toddy-chan and I did some serious carnivorous damage at Gyukaku in a late-nite dinner bingefest of beef and pork.
I like the idea of being vegetarian, but, and I quote: "Meat tastes good. Porkchops taste good."
And as usual, plenty of late-nite smack talk to go with our fleshfeast.
I like the idea of being vegetarian, but, and I quote: "Meat tastes good. Porkchops taste good."
And as usual, plenty of late-nite smack talk to go with our fleshfeast.
"the usual"
"the usual"
Originally uploaded by renfield
Sunday morning with the Tonchabeast. Took her to the Robot Slide Park and after an hour of running and sliding(video here and here) and almost-2-years-old-ness, she needed sustenance. Started walking and as soon as we got near the 'bucks she points and goes "Ice. ICE. ICE!" Meaning she wants an ice soy chai latte. Up to the counter and she points to the chocolate scones frantically, signing for "eat" and give me the "give me this or I will hate you and grow up to marry a loser just to spite you" look.
She then proceeds to eat half the scone...and all the chocolate chips (video), artfully picking each one out of the encasing scone, crumbs flying everywhere. Every time I reached out to help she batted away my hand with a "No touching!" but then when she had picked all the chocolate out, she signed for more and politely asked "More please." So I'd crumble off a another piece of scone, revealing another vein of chocolate chips for her to mine.
Just as she got bored and was done eating, declaring "Sosama" (she can't quite say "Gochisosama") and trying to stand up out of the high chair, P arrived and I took off to the instructor's seminar.
bsg4. sniffling. in the rain.
Feeling a bit...Hemingwayish.
Still getting over my cold (thanks Tonchan, who is totally and completely fine thanks lovely).
Watched several episodes of BattleStar Galactica 4 until far too late after having a lovely pork chop dinner at Oak Door with TheManDan.
So got not enough sleep.
And it was raining.
Been raining.
Still raining.
Autumn is upon us so I am actually wearing my suits these days. Just cool enough to need to jacket but not cold enough to break out the winter wear. Actually completely lovely weather if it were not for. The. Rain.
Still getting over my cold (thanks Tonchan, who is totally and completely fine thanks lovely).
Watched several episodes of BattleStar Galactica 4 until far too late after having a lovely pork chop dinner at Oak Door with TheManDan.
So got not enough sleep.
And it was raining.
Been raining.
Still raining.
Autumn is upon us so I am actually wearing my suits these days. Just cool enough to need to jacket but not cold enough to break out the winter wear. Actually completely lovely weather if it were not for. The. Rain.
gyokufukai
gyokufukai
Originally uploaded by renfield
Celebrated Gosoke's "kanreki" aka 60th birthday, in proper style on the 7th floor of Mitsukoshi Department Store. Lotsa food, bad speeches (including mine), photos, and beverages.
Afterwards got dinner with Elvis and talked smack as we are wont.
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