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Today was an okay day. Most things went well, but a few things did not go so well. First I woke up...

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:19:00 -0400

Today was an okay day. Most things went well, but a few things did not go so well.

First I woke up and took the Human Geo test. Actually first I woke up at like 4 and my throat was on fire so I forced myself to drink some water and go back sleep. Then I woke up again and unfortunately my throat was still on fire and I still hadn’t learned anything about humans or about geography. So as I went through my morning routine sans shower I learned some stuff.

Then I hurriedly grabbed my pencils and pen and pictures and book and Sogo’s bakery and ran out the door. Actually I probably walked. Anyways I took the test and it ended up being pretty hard. However free response was ridiculously easy and I am fairly confident I still did well overall.

Afterwards Bryan and I accompanied Zizi to N9 where she talked to Cohen about Smoke Signal stuff. It was funny because Tammy came to the door thinking that Zizi was taking her econ book back. Throughout the day I would learn that many people have been returning AP books to Zizi lately as if she is some sort of library. While she was talking Bryan and I were looking at the L1 tiles.

Then we went out to lunch. Unfortunately Zizi ditched us for Ishan and Kristina was too busy saying goodbye to Brandon to return our texts so we ditched her. We drove to Country Way, along the way managing to get a little bit lost. I am not so good at navigation (hence the Human Geography struggles). But Country Way was very delicious. In fact I still have some that I am looking forward to eating tomorrow morning.

After lunch we decided to ditch fourth period because we were excused anyways so we went to my house where I downloaded League. We also watched an episode of How I Met Your Mother. Bryan scrutinized my baby pictures.

Finally we returned to school. I gave the pictures back to Kelsey and we watched Forrest Gump in Evans which was awesome. Unfortunately it’s like people don’t know how to shut up during a good movie. In Geers we read some more Crucible. People try way too hard. This stuff was funny in seventh grade. Source: I did the funny accent stuff in seventh grade and it was funny. It’s not funny anymore. Just read the stupid play.

After school I came home and League was still patching. So I watched some How I Met Your Mother while waiting for it to finish. Then I played League for the first time in about eight months. The first game was bad, second game good, third game good, fourth game disastrous. It was fun times. I am glad to be back. It’s weird to admit this but everyone is like omg Ethalkynn is back which makes me feel good because usually people do not really care what I do or pay close attention. But when I reinstall League all my friends I used to play with are happy.

Then my Facebook status. So I had to dress really fast and I looked like a slob. My shirt and pants were both not ironed. It looked terrible. But I managed to make it to the Marriot just about twenty minutes late. Upon arrival I realized that people were just standing around looking at baskets! Man I would have had time to iron my clothes. The salad was terrible. The bread was also subpar. Fortunately the steak was good. Also the mashed potatoes were good. And the desert was delicious.

Following dinner I learned how to dance because Kristina forced me to so she taught me. Needless to say I am not a very good dancer. In fact I’m pretty terrible. But she was really patient and it was pretty fun. Now I’m feeling tired which is why this post is so drab and I need to go to sleep. Good night friends.

edit: had to add this, can’t believe I forgot about it

Before dinner started this guy at my table Sagar went around the room complimenting everybody. His were generally pretty superficial so I decided to try complimenting everybody as well. Unfortunately I didn’t know everybody that well, like Sagar and Austin whom I had just met, but I still tried to say something like nice eyes or your tie looks really nice with your shirt. With the others I knew them ranging from yeah we’ve talked like three times to you are super awesome and I like you I tried to give really heartfelt compliments and it felt super good. I highly recommend it. Like a lot of the times when I see people put in more effort into appearance or whatever it might be I try to take notice because it’s nice to see people smile. But I hardly ever say things like you are legitimately the nicest person ever or your bravery and dedication to what you enjoy seriously inspires me, those things are different. It’s deeper. It’s character. People like it. And afterwards a couple of the people at the table who I’m a little closer to said some nice things to me which made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Like okay it sounds like a circlejerk but it wasn’t. I didn’t say all those things because I had to. I mean to me it originally started out as a campfire thing where you just go around and do stuff for fun but I started with Jocelyn and okay yeah she is seriously the nicest person ever. She genuinely cares about everybody and her sweet exterior is not fake. So I started saying that and I realized holy crap these people are all cool in their own way. So I just said it. And they felt good. It made people happy.

Everybody can just make people happy. It’s pretty awesome when you realize it.

edwardspoonhands: Happy Birthday to My Favorite Person.

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:41:59 -0400

edwardspoonhands:

Happy Birthday to My Favorite Person.

Ow it’s Owl ]: Ok I go do study now. Say goodbye to...

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:33:35 -0400

Ow it’s Owl ]:

Ok I go do study now. Say goodbye to dashboard spam.

Needed 15 to beat Rabbit. Got 15 to beat Rabbit. Beat Rabbit on...

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:26:53 -0400

Needed 15 to beat Rabbit.

Got 15 to beat Rabbit.

Beat Rabbit on my first try.

You suck Rabbit.

Get outta here Rabbit.

That moment when you hit 4 back-to-back’s on Kanga &...

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:21:52 -0400

That moment when you hit 4 back-to-back’s on Kanga & Roo.

Get outta here Kanga & Roo.

I finally beat Piglet. 11 home runs on Piglet. Get outta here...

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:22:27 -0400

I finally beat Piglet.

11 home runs on Piglet.

Get outta here Piglet.

quantumaniac: Amazing Everyday Objects Seen by a Scanning...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:45:00 -0400

quantumaniac:

Amazing Everyday Objects Seen by a Scanning Electron Microscope

These amazing images are from the book Microcosmos by Brandon Brill, in which a scanning electron microscope takes images of common everyday objects. Above, from left to right, we see:

An ant holding a microchip.

Eyelash hairs growing from skin.

The surface of a strawberry.

Velcro.

Household dust, including: cat fur, twisted synthetic and woolen fibers, serrated insect scales, a pollen grain, plant and insect remains.

A razor blade.

Rusty metal nail.

Mushroom spores.

edwardspoonhands: colchrishadfield: Clouds swoop in on Crimea,...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:45:52 -0400

edwardspoonhands:

colchrishadfield:

Clouds swoop in on Crimea, a white bird on the Black Sea.

DAMNIT CHRIS HADFIELD! STOP BEING SO DAMN INSPIRING AND POETIC!

MAY 15, 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:23:00 -0400

fuckinghomepage:

IT’S FUCKING WEDNESDAY. DID YOU KNOW THE GREAT PYRAMIDS USED TO BE COVERED IN POLISHED WHITE LIMESTONE?

LIFE PRO TIP OF THE FUCKING DAY:

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AT IT.

PERSON OF THE FUCKING DAY:

MOTHERFUCKER WAS MAKING COMEDIES BEFORE THEY WERE FUNNY. more»

EDUCATE YOUR IGNORANT ASS:

HOW BADLY WOULD A NUKE FUCK YOU UP? more»

FUCKING MIND-BLOWING BOOK OF THE DAY:

BE BRILLIANT AT A MOMENT’S FUCKING NOTICE. more»

USEFUL SHIT OF THE GODDAMN DAY:

TAKE PICTURES OF SHIT…UNDERWATER. more»

WEBSITE OF THE FUCKING DAY:

LEARN SOME SHIT FROM VIDEOS. more»

AWESOME-AS-SHIT VIDEO OF THE DAY:

TYPOGRAPHY KICKS ASS. more»

SWEET-ASS PICTURE OF THE DAY:

WILDFIRES IN FUCKING LA. more»

life pro tip: should have posted this before I signed up for six AP’s

sometimes I am amazed by my own cleverness h4 h4 h4

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:44:00 -0400

[10:36:04 PM] Bryan Yan: how ready are you for apush
[10:36:50 PM] Andy Lai: 0
[10:37:21 PM] Bryan Yan: LOL
[10:37:24 PM] Bryan Yan: how much did oyu go over?
[10:37:29 PM] Bryan Yan: how late you stayin up today
[10:37:39 PM] Andy Lai: idk
[10:37:44 PM] Andy Lai: however late it takes to read through
[10:37:45 PM] Andy Lai: crash course
[10:38:00 PM] Bryan Yan: how far are you
[10:38:02 PM] Andy Lai: at this rate approximately 6 million years give or take an epoch

katherlne: katherlne: I really wanna go buy a latte but it’s 7pm so I prob shouldn’t u did...

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:43:15 -0400

katherlne:

katherlne:

I really wanna go buy a latte but it’s 7pm so I prob shouldn’t

u did not

#CZSWAG

summonerscode: Exhibit 250 Sona [51:20]: im starting a new...

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:06:57 -0400

summonerscode:

Exhibit 250

Sona [51:20]: im starting a new religion: yistianity

Sona [51:34]: praise and glory to Master Yisus, our backdooring saviour who will die for our wins

(Thanks to Graze the Hazmat for the quote!)

Some thoughts Have you ever wondered about the way we become emotionally invested in people and...

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:03:00 -0400

Some thoughts

Have you ever wondered about the way we become emotionally invested in people and animals and objects?

It’s like that one scene in Community’s pilot episode where Jeff Winger is confronted about why he’s in the study group and he makes up this beautifully bullshitted speech and in the speech he takes a pencil and names it Steve I think can’t really remember the name and breaks the pencil and everybody gasps.

Now clearly this is exaggerated because it is after all a television show but just think about how this applies to your own life. It’s easy to become emotionally invested in animals and even inanimate objects. When I was a kid I spent countless hours with my sister and our stuffed animals. If you put them in front of me I could probably still tell you the vast majority of their names, their lineage, their personalities, their fabricated life stories. They matter to me. Not just the concrete toys, but the role they played in my life.

Why is it so easy to become attached to things that have no meaning, no feelings? We watch a movie and the movie lasts 150 minutes and at the end we are crying over the main characters dying. Or take for instance the movie Up. [spoiler alert] Mr. Frederickson and Ellie. Why do we care about them so much? Only one of them is a main character. They don’t have any lines together. I cried when she had a miscarriage. I don’t know who she is. I don’t know who the baby is. But I cried nonetheless.

So it’s so easy to form emotional connections with characters in film, characters in novel, some random puppy we glanced at for five seconds on our dashboards and then scrolled past. But it’s so much harder to become emotionally invested in other people.

That requires some kind of commitment on my part. On two levels. Or really more than two levels, but two major levels: people you personally know and people you don’t really know at all. If I look at a picture of a cute cat on Tumblr, I can scroll past it without it hurting my conscience at all. But if I scroll past a picture of a starving kid or whatever, I can’t do the same. If I take the time to invest in it emotionally, then I have to ask myself the question, what am I doing about it? And the people around us. And forming meaningful connections with the people around us requires a much more substantial investment. It’s hard work.

I’ve always wondered about this. Why I can watch Clannad and my face will be Niagara Falls in miniature when the important stuff happens but I turn around and treat my parents like crap or I don’t value family or whatever. It’s a good question to ask.

tl;dr be kind to one another

First practice test 67/120 AP bio … here I…...

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:26:00 -0400

First practice test 67/120

AP bio … here I… come??

edit: yeah guys I know the test changed okay this is Cliff Notes edition 2 from 2001 pls don’t hate I don’t have anything else

AP bio here I come!!

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:53:22 -0400

AP bio here I come!!

1,8,32,57,97 i just picked these numbers cause i liked them and good luck with your procrastination

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:41:23 -0400

1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?

Open, because I’m too lazy to open and close them every time I hang up stuff.

8: Do you have freckles?

I have Asian freckles.

32: Ever gotten a speeding ticket?

Nope!

57: Do you believe in ghosts?

Nope.

97: Do you want kids?

Yeah

Prepping for bio, AMA including these questions!!

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:58:42 -0400

QUESTIONS NOT USUALLY ASKED: PLEASE!!!
1: Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
2: Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?
3: Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
4: Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
5: Do you like to use post-it notes?
6: Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?
7: Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?
8: Do you have freckles?
9: Do you always smile for pictures?
10: What is your biggest pet peeve?
11: Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
14: Do you ever dance even if theres no music playing?
15: Do you chew your pens and pencils?
16: How many people have you slept with this week?
17: What size is your bed?
18: What is your Song of the week?
19: Is it okay for guys to wear pink?
20: Do you still watch cartoons?
21: Whats your least favorite movie?
22: Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?
23: What do you drink with dinner?
24: What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
25: What is your favorite food?
26: What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
27: Last person you kissed/kissed you?
28: Were you ever a boy/girl scout?
29: Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
30: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
31: Can you change the oil on a car?
32: Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
33: Ever ran out of gas?
34: Favorite kind of sandwich?
35: Best thing to eat for breakfast?
36: What is your usual bedtime?
37: Are you lazy?
38: When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween?
39: What is your Chinese astrological sign?
40: How many languages can you speak?
41: Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
42: Which are better legos or lincoln logs?
43: Are you stubborn?
44: Who is better...Leno or Letterman?
45: Ever watch soap operas?
46: Are you afraid of heights?
47: Do you sing in the car?
48: Do you sing in the shower?
49: Do you dance in the car?
50: Ever used a gun?
51: Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?
52: Do you think musicals are cheesy?
53: Is Christmas stressful?
54: Ever eat a pierogi?
55: Favorite type of fruit pie?
56: Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
57: Do you believe in ghosts?
58: Ever have a Deja-vu feeling?
59: Take a vitamin daily?
60: Wear slippers?
61: Wear a bath robe?
62: What do you wear to bed?
63: First concert?
64: Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart?
65: Nike or Adidas?
66: Cheetos Or Fritos?
67: Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?
68: Ever hear of the group Tres Bien?
69: Ever take dance lessons?
70: Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?
71: Can you curl your tongue?
72: Ever won a spelling bee?
73: Have you ever cried because you were so happy?
74: Own any record albums?
75: Own a record player?
76: Regularly burn incense?
77: Ever been in love?
78: Who would you like to see in concert?
79: What was the last concert you saw?
80: Hot tea or cold tea?
81: Tea or coffee?
82: Sugar or snickerdoodles?
83: Can you swim well?
84: Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?
85: Are you patient?
86: DJ or band, at a wedding?
87: Ever won a contest?
88: Ever have plastic surgery?
89: Which are better black or green olives?
90: Can you knit or crochet?
91: Best room for a fireplace?
92: Do you want to get married?
93: If married, how long have you been married?
94: Who was your HS crush?
95: Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?
96: Do you have kids?
97: Do you want kids?
98: Whats your favorite color?
99: Do you miss anyone right now?

No credit due, I didn't make these up.

I’ve been sitting in front of my computer and eating...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:36:14 -0400

I’ve been sitting in front of my computer and eating pistachios.

The jar was completely full when I started. Unfortunately the angle doesn’t give the best perspective of how many I ate but as you can see I have amassed a small graveyard of shells in the bowl to the left.

I should not have eaten so many pistachios.

Track is finally over! Frustration, PR’s, sweat, miles, fun times at Sweet Tomatoes, making...

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:59:18 -0400

Track is finally over!

Frustration, PR’s, sweat, miles, fun times at Sweet Tomatoes, making new friends! It’s been a good season.

Running a PR and then being home alone and eating pizza in your boxers is one of the better...

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:06:42 -0400

Running a PR and then being home alone and eating pizza in your boxers is one of the better feelings.