Yearly Archives: 2009

Public Service Announcement – Use the Archive Button! 7

Over the last forever, I’ve noticed that most people’s Gmail Inboxes look something like this: Can I submit that it would work better if it looked like this? Does your Inbox have a few thousand messages in it?  Ever find yourself thinking you’ll respond to an email later, only to forget about it?  Read on [...]

The Best Use of Time 5

I’ve been thinking a lot about this quote today: Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Friends move away, children grow up, loved ones pass on. It’s so easy to take others for granted, until that day when they’re gone from our lives and we are [...]

Acoustic Guitars and Happiness 4

I think I was born half musical instrument–sound fascinates me.  Some days I’ll lie on my bed, hitting different notes on my guitar and letting them ring out, just to listen to the sound slowly fade. I feel more at peace socially when I have a guitar in my hands.  I’m often nervous to meet [...]

The Awesomeness Thus Far 3

While this blog won’t be as thought out as most of mine, it will be quite full of awesome. The school year so far: Item the first – I bought a scooter! Neato. It’s a Rocketa (latin for “cheap chinese knockoff”), but it was cheap, it’s zippy (150cc), and it gets me where I need [...]

Ten Blogs in One 8

1. In my time here, I’ve decided that Houston is the slightly awkward but entertaining fat guy that you meet in the steamroom. He’s a fun guy to hang around, and easy to get to know. However, you spend the whole time there feeling really really hot and slightly awkward. Who knows the reason–maybe because [...]

Coldplay Is Amazing. 2

I took this picture at Coldplay’s concert in Woodlands, Texas yesterday.  Absolutely epic.  Freaking amazing.  Not the picture. The concert.

Mid-Mid-Life Crisis. 6

Is it possible to have a midlife crisis at 23?  Because if so… I think I’m having one.  Is the corporate world going to swallow me up for the next 40 years?  Aaah!  Therefore, to counterbalance my frustrations, I have decided to do the following:

The Post I Wrote, Published Accidentally, and Decided to Keep 7

To deal with inner frustration, I sometimes write blogs that I have no intention of publishing.  They’re like journal entries with an imaginary audience, but for the most part they are too personal to just post for reading.  Today, I wrote one of these posts.  And when a roommate distracted me for a moment, I [...]

Zen for the Day 2

I recently discovered the blog ZenHabits, a place where some gent makes suggestions for a more peaceful life. And I freaking love it. Why not stop on by, eh? My recent favorite post on ZenHabits

Awesome Story of the Day 1

So Merrill Lynch totally goofed up and invited me to a ritzy lunch for soon-to-be-retirees up in the Petroleum Club (Exxon-Mobil’s fancy members-only club on the top floor of our building).  It was AWESOME! I just sat and ate lunch and pretended to be engrossed in their retirement packages. Hopefully someone there thought I was [...]