Friday, November 07, 2008
The Blue is leading the NW
Rossi concedes, congratulates Gregoire...take that, ROSSI! WA, this is a good periwinkle story. Senate(2), Governor, Lt. Governor, State Treasurer and Land Commissioner are blue! Secretary of State and Attorney General are red!
Smith says goodbye to U.S. Senate. A very periwinkle state...Senate(2), Governor, House reps (6 out of 7), Labor & Industries Commissioner, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Secretary of State are all flaming Moderately BLUE!
Oregonian had enought of U!; Obama Transition Team Limits Lobbyists' Roles
Goldmark defeats Sutherland in lands commissioner race... this will definitely impact my line of work: forestry
Smith says goodbye to U.S. Senate. A very periwinkle state...Senate(2), Governor, House reps (6 out of 7), Labor & Industries Commissioner, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Secretary of State are all flaming Moderately BLUE!
Oregonian had enought of U!; Obama Transition Team Limits Lobbyists' Roles
Goldmark defeats Sutherland in lands commissioner race... this will definitely impact my line of work: forestry
Obama for Obama
Obama, Japan Celebrates Barack Obama’s Election as President
Asian-Americans eye posts in Obama administration, that would be exciting!
Election a win for multitouch inventor
How Some Industries May Fare Under Obama
Obama Campaign Names Transition Team
Obama's choice of Emanuel shows switch in tone
Obama receives congratulations from world leaders
Asian-Americans eye posts in Obama administration, that would be exciting!
Election a win for multitouch inventor
How Some Industries May Fare Under Obama
Obama Campaign Names Transition Team
Obama's choice of Emanuel shows switch in tone
Obama receives congratulations from world leaders
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Black Coffee
The Irresistible Bean
Details coffee's origins in Ethiopia, its spread over the world and its role in historical events.
Gold In Your Cup
Coffee's stranglehold on 19th century Brazil and North America's coffeehouse culture in the 1960s.
The Perfect Cup
Focuses on the appeal of the cafe atmosphere and the rise of mega-chains and Fair Trade practices.
Details coffee's origins in Ethiopia, its spread over the world and its role in historical events.
Gold In Your Cup
Coffee's stranglehold on 19th century Brazil and North America's coffeehouse culture in the 1960s.
The Perfect Cup
Focuses on the appeal of the cafe atmosphere and the rise of mega-chains and Fair Trade practices.
First Dog
What Type Of Puppy Will The Obama Girls Pick?
Presidential Pup
The winner is: Poodle
I would say "Huskies"; "Australian Cattle Dog", "Boxer-PitBull mix" or "Shepherd-Rottweiler mix"!
Presidential Pup
The winner is: Poodle
I would say "Huskies"; "Australian Cattle Dog", "Boxer-PitBull mix" or "Shepherd-Rottweiler mix"!
Forgot to watch OR ART BEAT for UKE at 8 PM on OPB!
Don't worry! Here it is! Link.
You can also check out Marc Acito, the author of How I Paid for College
You can also check out Marc Acito, the author of How I Paid for College
Very sad, WY employee fatality
An employee fatality had occurred in a Idabel, Oklahoma facility this week. He was only 30 years young! I could not find any posting of the tragedy in TV/newspaper/internet.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
From the ONION: Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job, GO OBAMA!
Online sales of Obama's books surge after win, do you have a copy?
Obama turns to building a presidency...DR. MLK: I have a dream!
Obama victory sparks cheers around the globe
McCain faces uncertain future after election rout
Asia offers Obama a warm welcome
Europe leaders hail Obama victory
Online sales of Obama's books surge after win, do you have a copy?
Obama turns to building a presidency...DR. MLK: I have a dream!
Obama victory sparks cheers around the globe
McCain faces uncertain future after election rout
Asia offers Obama a warm welcome
Europe leaders hail Obama victory
Say NO to Palin, that's God's Plan and America need U to carry out the mission!
Palin for Prez? We don't want to move to Russia!
Bill Maher talked about Sarah Palin
Bill Maher on The View Mocking Sarah Palin
Real Time host Bill Maher talked about Sarah Palin and the Alaskan Secessionists 9/5/08.
Bill Maher's monologue from the 9-26-08 Real Time McCain Palin and the EconomyReal Time with Bill Maher. 9/26/08.
Real Time with Bill Maher. 10/10/08.
Bill Maher New Rules Sarah Palin
Bill Maher said Sarah Palin is a 'Category 5' Moron and she knows YES YES YES and all american is the Maverick
Just how religious is Sarah Palin Part 1
Bill Maher talked about Sarah Palin
Bill Maher on The View Mocking Sarah Palin
Real Time host Bill Maher talked about Sarah Palin and the Alaskan Secessionists 9/5/08.
Bill Maher's monologue from the 9-26-08 Real Time McCain Palin and the EconomyReal Time with Bill Maher. 9/26/08.
Real Time with Bill Maher. 10/10/08.
Bill Maher New Rules Sarah Palin
Bill Maher said Sarah Palin is a 'Category 5' Moron and she knows YES YES YES and all american is the Maverick
Just how religious is Sarah Palin Part 1
I.O.U.S.A
"I.O.U.S.A.: One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt," by Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera.
I.O.U.S.A. (2008) movie trailer
In 'I.O.U.S.A.,' A Deficit of Originality
I.O.U.S.A. (2008) movie trailer
In 'I.O.U.S.A.,' A Deficit of Originality
Your Principles Or Your Obsequiousness: Which Would 'Stephen Colbert' Choose?
Stephen Colbert Interviews Sarah Palin
Stephen Colbert Announces Future Presidential Bid
Stephen Colbert comments on Obama's campaign
Stephen Colbert's 2008 Princeton Class Day Speech: Don't Follow Jesus, Follow Me
Stephen Colbert Interviews Sarah Palin
Stephen Colbert Announces Future Presidential Bid
Stephen Colbert comments on Obama's campaign
Stephen Colbert's 2008 Princeton Class Day Speech: Don't Follow Jesus, Follow Me
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
SNL 2008 Presidential Bash
SNL Elections 08
BORING Gov. Palin delivers a message
Sen. Obama and Chris Matthews stop by the Presidential Bash
Sen. Clinton stops by the Presidential Bash
BORING Gov. Palin delivers a message
Sen. Obama and Chris Matthews stop by the Presidential Bash
Sen. Clinton stops by the Presidential Bash
Monday, November 03, 2008
Election hot topics
U.S. Economy Contracts, Signaling Recession
Could Public Works Perk Up The Economy?
A Continued Decline Likely For The GDP
On Fears Of Obama's Stand, Gun Sales Spike
Hot-Button Issues On Ballots Color Election 2008
Cynthia Gorney: Parsing The Politics Of Abortion
Missouri Farming Couple Worries About The Future
Could Public Works Perk Up The Economy?
A Continued Decline Likely For The GDP
On Fears Of Obama's Stand, Gun Sales Spike
Hot-Button Issues On Ballots Color Election 2008
Cynthia Gorney: Parsing The Politics Of Abortion
Missouri Farming Couple Worries About The Future
Important news frm Ukeland
Thursday, November 6, OPB Oregon Art Beat runs a feature on our own
Lyle Ritz, check it out at 8 p.m.
Lyle Ritz, check it out at 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 02, 2008
A few more days...Quantum of Solace
BCC news in Jan 08
One of the many British Interview
007 Quantum Of Solace - Official Theatrical Trailer [HD]
Alicia Keys & Jack White - Another Way To Die [Official Video]
007: Quantum of Solace; Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko
One of the many British Interview
007 Quantum Of Solace - Official Theatrical Trailer [HD]
Alicia Keys & Jack White - Another Way To Die [Official Video]
007: Quantum of Solace; Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko
Is Washington State the worst Pac-10 team ever?
Forget Washington D.C., bailout package needed in state of Washington By Chris Fowler ESPN.com
Bailout Package
Can the Pac-10 construct a Wall Street-style bailout package for the group that needs it most in these troubled times? That would be Washington. The state, that is.
The Washington State Cougars, a once-proud program, has sunk into desperate times. The Cougars have surrendered 60-plus points four times, a first in major college football. In retrospect, it seems miraculous that Wazzu held Oklahoma State's mighty offense to a mere 39 points in the opener.
Stanford's struggling offense seems unlikely to hit the 6-oh Saturday, but you never know against WSU.
I'm not mean-spirited. I know college athletes don't want to be pitied. But I do feel sorry for the players and for rookie coach Paul Wulff and his staff. He inherited a mess from Bill Doba.
It's not that the cupboard is bare at Wazzu. There is no cupboard. There may be some lumber around to build one, but it hasn't been found.
Washington State's level of talent and level of play is so low that it has become a serious embarrassment to the conference. Throw in the winless year over in Seattle that cost Tyrone Willingham his job at Washington, and I am not sure if worse college football has been played in one state since 1987's Sunflower State classic, when Kansas State tied Kansas, 17-17, with the 'Cats finishing the year 0-10-1 and the Jayhawks 1-9-1.
So here's the bailout plan:
1. Expand the scholarship limit for the Cougs and Huskies from 85 back to 95.
2. Offer generous tax incentives for families of the blue-chip players who want to stay in-state and support their local programs, instead of shipping out south of the (state) border.
3. Redistribute the wealth in the Pac-10 by taxing the rich and forcing other schools to ship some of their players north to help the disadvantaged Washington programs. The super-rich (USC) would have to send three freaks-in-waiting to each team. At least one skill player would have to be part of the bailout package. Heck, Pete wouldn't even miss them.
Oregon, Oregon State, Cal, and Arizona would have to send two guys to each team. Stanford, UCLA, and Arizona State would be taxed just one player for each program. The Sun Devils have clearly slipped in to this lower tax bracket by dropping off the top of Camelback Mountain lately. So, that's 14 live bodies each donated to the cause of rebuilding the Cougars and Huskies. It's a start.
Things have gone from bad to worse for Paul Wulff at Washington State.
Just like on Wall Street, other painful steps will have to be taken. Cuts must be made. Washington must be rescued from its naked ambition. Next season's date with LSU must be cancelled. Ditto for 2010's scheduled collisions with BYU and Nebraska. The Huskies have an enormous deficit of talent that would even make "W" blush. The next administration will inherit it. These cuts are necessary for the short term health and growth of the program.
Washington State has not been as guilty of taking on more foreign (nonconference) debt than it can possibly handle. But the planned junket to San Antonio next year to face Notre Dame is an earmark that has to be looked at. Isn't Portland State, a more prudent option, available?
An emergency measure could be to eliminate the Cougs' finale in Hawaii this season. It takes away some of the drama of the Apple Cup.
By the way, the final part of the bailout plan is to roll back the rules for the Apple Cup to the pre-overtime era. A fitting conclusion would be a 17-17 tie, just like that game 21 years ago in Manhattan, so that neither side has to face another loss.
I know what some of you are thinking: these "spread the wealth" measures are extreme and un-American. They will make the Pac-10 "socialist." In other words, a place where there is no upper crust, just a massive middle class content to get by on equally distributed wealth.
Yes, comrades. We are seeing a glimpse into the future. And it looks a lot like the ACC. Or the Big East.
You do realize the above is a goof, right? I assume so.
But I take no chances in the context-free, irony-free age of blogs and YouTube.
Forget Washington D.C., bailout package needed in state of Washington By Chris Fowler ESPN.com
Bailout Package
Can the Pac-10 construct a Wall Street-style bailout package for the group that needs it most in these troubled times? That would be Washington. The state, that is.
The Washington State Cougars, a once-proud program, has sunk into desperate times. The Cougars have surrendered 60-plus points four times, a first in major college football. In retrospect, it seems miraculous that Wazzu held Oklahoma State's mighty offense to a mere 39 points in the opener.
Stanford's struggling offense seems unlikely to hit the 6-oh Saturday, but you never know against WSU.
I'm not mean-spirited. I know college athletes don't want to be pitied. But I do feel sorry for the players and for rookie coach Paul Wulff and his staff. He inherited a mess from Bill Doba.
It's not that the cupboard is bare at Wazzu. There is no cupboard. There may be some lumber around to build one, but it hasn't been found.
Washington State's level of talent and level of play is so low that it has become a serious embarrassment to the conference. Throw in the winless year over in Seattle that cost Tyrone Willingham his job at Washington, and I am not sure if worse college football has been played in one state since 1987's Sunflower State classic, when Kansas State tied Kansas, 17-17, with the 'Cats finishing the year 0-10-1 and the Jayhawks 1-9-1.
So here's the bailout plan:
1. Expand the scholarship limit for the Cougs and Huskies from 85 back to 95.
2. Offer generous tax incentives for families of the blue-chip players who want to stay in-state and support their local programs, instead of shipping out south of the (state) border.
3. Redistribute the wealth in the Pac-10 by taxing the rich and forcing other schools to ship some of their players north to help the disadvantaged Washington programs. The super-rich (USC) would have to send three freaks-in-waiting to each team. At least one skill player would have to be part of the bailout package. Heck, Pete wouldn't even miss them.
Oregon, Oregon State, Cal, and Arizona would have to send two guys to each team. Stanford, UCLA, and Arizona State would be taxed just one player for each program. The Sun Devils have clearly slipped in to this lower tax bracket by dropping off the top of Camelback Mountain lately. So, that's 14 live bodies each donated to the cause of rebuilding the Cougars and Huskies. It's a start.
Things have gone from bad to worse for Paul Wulff at Washington State.
Just like on Wall Street, other painful steps will have to be taken. Cuts must be made. Washington must be rescued from its naked ambition. Next season's date with LSU must be cancelled. Ditto for 2010's scheduled collisions with BYU and Nebraska. The Huskies have an enormous deficit of talent that would even make "W" blush. The next administration will inherit it. These cuts are necessary for the short term health and growth of the program.
Washington State has not been as guilty of taking on more foreign (nonconference) debt than it can possibly handle. But the planned junket to San Antonio next year to face Notre Dame is an earmark that has to be looked at. Isn't Portland State, a more prudent option, available?
An emergency measure could be to eliminate the Cougs' finale in Hawaii this season. It takes away some of the drama of the Apple Cup.
By the way, the final part of the bailout plan is to roll back the rules for the Apple Cup to the pre-overtime era. A fitting conclusion would be a 17-17 tie, just like that game 21 years ago in Manhattan, so that neither side has to face another loss.
I know what some of you are thinking: these "spread the wealth" measures are extreme and un-American. They will make the Pac-10 "socialist." In other words, a place where there is no upper crust, just a massive middle class content to get by on equally distributed wealth.
Yes, comrades. We are seeing a glimpse into the future. And it looks a lot like the ACC. Or the Big East.
You do realize the above is a goof, right? I assume so.
But I take no chances in the context-free, irony-free age of blogs and YouTube.
That's 114-0 on one day. Yikes.
I am sure that I will get a ear full from all those sour losers (Ducks, Huskies and Cougs) this week at work.. so thrilled!
Huskies: (P.S. I am withdrawling Mocha's application to be the team mascot!!) Trojans roll past Huskies 56-0
Cougars:
‘People give up,’ Coug says of mates; Stanford beats Washington St. 58-0
Make Saturday a Husky-Cougar Free Day
Huskies, Cougars lose by combined 114-0
Huskies: (P.S. I am withdrawling Mocha's application to be the team mascot!!) Trojans roll past Huskies 56-0
The school announced Monday that Tyrone Willingham had agreed to leave the team at the end of the season—basically resigning under pressure—but coaching the Huskies the rest of the way. UW is 11-32 under Willingham and 0-7 this season so the decision caught nobody by surprise. Link or see post
Cougars:
‘People give up,’ Coug says of mates; Stanford beats Washington St. 58-0
Make Saturday a Husky-Cougar Free Day
Huskies, Cougars lose by combined 114-0
Saturday, November 01, 2008
ASU Vs.OSU, Go Beavs!!
Canfield gets a shot, leads Beavers to win. a bowl game is a possibility..
Oregon State holds off Arizona State 27-25, does Ericson miss Corvallis?
Sidenote:
Change in Beavers' basketball program
How many wars are USA fighting?
1. Taliban in Afghanistan
2. Iraq
3. Pakistani troops fire on US helicopters at border
4. Fury sweeps Syria after US raid
and how many more?
2. Iraq
3. Pakistani troops fire on US helicopters at border
4. Fury sweeps Syria after US raid
and how many more?
Friday, October 31, 2008
Japan air force chief faces sack, can you believe he said what he said?
10 Questions for Wayne Wang
全球十大醜樣建築
Who Requested Sarah Palin's $150,000 Makeover?
Can new beers prevent trouble brewing?
Warm hands do make warm hearts
Gas for Under $2
First dates -- the good, the bad, the OMG
Parties chase Asia-Pacific vote
Hong Kong widens China food tests
China faces getting rich less quickly
Dalai Lama 'loses hope' for Tibet
A Light Take On The Gravity-Time Relationship
Why I Love 'Mad Men'
Anchorage Newspaper Endorses Obama
Krispy Kreme creditors to meet, seek HK liquidation; 冬甩連鎖店Krispy Kreme關閉部分分店
廢鐵價跌九成 廢紙價跌六成
全球面臨威脅景點 故宮榜上有名
Growing Asian-American vote sheds passive past
10 Questions for Wayne Wang
全球十大醜樣建築
Who Requested Sarah Palin's $150,000 Makeover?
Can new beers prevent trouble brewing?
Warm hands do make warm hearts
Gas for Under $2
First dates -- the good, the bad, the OMG
Parties chase Asia-Pacific vote
Hong Kong widens China food tests
China faces getting rich less quickly
Dalai Lama 'loses hope' for Tibet
A Light Take On The Gravity-Time Relationship
Why I Love 'Mad Men'
Anchorage Newspaper Endorses Obama
Krispy Kreme creditors to meet, seek HK liquidation; 冬甩連鎖店Krispy Kreme關閉部分分店
廢鐵價跌九成 廢紙價跌六成
全球面臨威脅景點 故宮榜上有名
Growing Asian-American vote sheds passive past
October was a very very very busy and fun month...
In the sea of reds, Beavs lost
Sears tower snap shot, where is the view?
Chicago with Sue, the T-rex. Isn't Sue cute?
I love those hawks!
I love my dryer cans hot! @ Ironwork
What was in the red bag? Guess? Cheese?
Who are they? I don't know. Cooler typcoon from Jersey, just a feeling?
The latest bump cap look, super dork hot off the press, 1 proud dork!
Sears tower snap shot, where is the view?
Chicago with Sue, the T-rex. Isn't Sue cute?
I love those hawks!
I love my dryer cans hot! @ Ironwork
What was in the red bag? Guess? Cheese?
Who are they? I don't know. Cooler typcoon from Jersey, just a feeling?
The latest bump cap look, super dork hot off the press, 1 proud dork!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
A big hit to the local economy...
Business is really bad... LF has 5 operating machines... this is a SUPER big new to the region!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct30: Fibre announces it's halting most operations
Oct21: More Fibre layoffs coming next week
Oct30: Fibre announces it's halting most operations
Oct21: More Fibre layoffs coming next week
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
yellow apparel: when the coolie becomes cool
(part 1 of 3)yellow apparel: when the coolie becomes cool
(part 2 of 3)
(part 3 of 3)
(part 2 of 3)
(part 3 of 3)
Hunting....
A hunter, a chemist, a mechanic or a construction worker are ready-to-be Halloween costume idea...
Well, there were Bear Stern, Government Lends AIG $85 Billion and the infamous $700 Billion bailout.... now this? We are so ready to SAVE us and the world.. here we go socialism, state-run bank with state-run auto-maker.
Should The U.S. Auto Industry Be Rescued?
Automakers Seek Government Help Beyond Bailou
GM seeks $10 billion in aid for merger
Should The U.S. Auto Industry Be Rescued?
Automakers Seek Government Help Beyond Bailou
GM seeks $10 billion in aid for merger
Monday, October 27, 2008
I am following the cheese...
Dean and Ronnie are looking into jobs in the desert.. so maybe I can follow them into the world of softies...
Another tears jerker movie...
マリと子犬の物語, Mari to Koinu no Monogatari, A tale of Mari and three puppies, 柴 犬 奇 蹟 物 語
Jeannie 's Letter to the Man Who Yelled at Her
Letter to the Man Who Yelled at Me by Jeannie Choi 10-20-2008
Dear Sir,
I am writing you this letter after much internal debate to inform you of the many realizations that erupted within me after our very brief encounter yesterday. I am writing you this letter because there is a lot I have to say to you. I am writing you this letter because after a great deal of thought, I’ve decided that you might like to know what you did, what I should have done, and what I hope can happen between you and me in the future.
First, what you did. Yesterday, as I was walking down Columbia Road, you saw me from a distance. I did not see you, because I was on the phone. But you certainly saw me. You saw me in my summer dress, walking quickly because I was late for dinner with my cousins, chattering away on my cell phone, laughing at something my friend said. You saw me. You saw my black hair, my sloped forehead, brown eyes, and undoubtedly in your mind you thought something along the lines of chink, gook, oriental, Chinese chick who doesn’t speak English. And for some reason, for a reason that I can’t understand, you proceeded to get right in my face and yell at me. And if you can’t remember what it is you yelled—Well, I do and I probably will forever:“Ching chong ching chong f***ing CHINK!”
Maybe I should introduce myself. I was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1982. I have since lived in Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, and now Washington DC, where you also live. I studied English literature and professional writing in college. I have a graduate degree in church history. I am an editor at a magazine. I am not a good drinker and have been known to pass out after one midori sour. I like to play racquet sports. I have a younger sister. My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer when I was a freshman in college. My dad and I cried on the phone together for the first time when he told me granddad was gone, and I cry every time I think of him to this day, seven years later. I like to listen to Talib Kweli, Bon Iver, and Ella Fitzgerald. I love love love steak. I am miserable at mental math. I’m a dog person, though I live with seven cats. I believe there’s nothing more comforting than nestling a steaming cup of hazelnut dark roast between your clasped hands.
All of these things, I wish you knew. I wish you knew me. I wish we were friends. I wish I had turned around, instead of walking away, walking faster, tears of fury streaming down my face. I wish I had run and caught up with you so I could have introduced myself in person and told you my story, and heard your own. I wish we could have apologized to each other. For one, I am sorry that my people have cordoned ourselves off into a cushy upper-middle class existence. I am sorry not enough of us, my Asian brothers and sisters and me, care to interact with people from other backgrounds. I’m sorry that we stay in our safe, Asian American Christian fellowship groups on campuses. I’m sorry that we carry generations of racism in our bones. I’m sorry that once we enter professional life, we ignore the travails of those minorities not as fortunate as ourselves. I’m sorry that sometimes I forget that I am a minority. I’m sorry that our people have never really met or fellowshipped together. It’s a damn shame too, because I’m sure we could get along if we just stopped to say hello.
I’m sorry that in the year 2008, you still haven’t met me, and by me, I mean, the archetypal me. You have never met me, an Asian American who speaks English as her first language. As a result, you felt as though you could mock me and get away with it. And to a certain extent you did. But the truth is, I realized that it’s partly my fault that you had never met me because I kept myself in a safe bubble and stayed comfortable in my element. I am sorry for that. I’m so sorry.
Finally, I write to make you a pledge. I pledge to introduce myself to you. I pledge to immerse myself in my community … in this neighborhood of Columbia Heights, where blacks, latinos, whites, and Asians run into one another on the streets, at the grocery store, in restaurants. What you did yesterday made me realize that the only way for you to know better is for you to know me. So I hope we meet. I hope we become friends. I look forward to it.
Sincerely yours,
Jeannie
Dear Sir,
I am writing you this letter after much internal debate to inform you of the many realizations that erupted within me after our very brief encounter yesterday. I am writing you this letter because there is a lot I have to say to you. I am writing you this letter because after a great deal of thought, I’ve decided that you might like to know what you did, what I should have done, and what I hope can happen between you and me in the future.
First, what you did. Yesterday, as I was walking down Columbia Road, you saw me from a distance. I did not see you, because I was on the phone. But you certainly saw me. You saw me in my summer dress, walking quickly because I was late for dinner with my cousins, chattering away on my cell phone, laughing at something my friend said. You saw me. You saw my black hair, my sloped forehead, brown eyes, and undoubtedly in your mind you thought something along the lines of chink, gook, oriental, Chinese chick who doesn’t speak English. And for some reason, for a reason that I can’t understand, you proceeded to get right in my face and yell at me. And if you can’t remember what it is you yelled—Well, I do and I probably will forever:“Ching chong ching chong f***ing CHINK!”
Maybe I should introduce myself. I was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1982. I have since lived in Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, and now Washington DC, where you also live. I studied English literature and professional writing in college. I have a graduate degree in church history. I am an editor at a magazine. I am not a good drinker and have been known to pass out after one midori sour. I like to play racquet sports. I have a younger sister. My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer when I was a freshman in college. My dad and I cried on the phone together for the first time when he told me granddad was gone, and I cry every time I think of him to this day, seven years later. I like to listen to Talib Kweli, Bon Iver, and Ella Fitzgerald. I love love love steak. I am miserable at mental math. I’m a dog person, though I live with seven cats. I believe there’s nothing more comforting than nestling a steaming cup of hazelnut dark roast between your clasped hands.
All of these things, I wish you knew. I wish you knew me. I wish we were friends. I wish I had turned around, instead of walking away, walking faster, tears of fury streaming down my face. I wish I had run and caught up with you so I could have introduced myself in person and told you my story, and heard your own. I wish we could have apologized to each other. For one, I am sorry that my people have cordoned ourselves off into a cushy upper-middle class existence. I am sorry not enough of us, my Asian brothers and sisters and me, care to interact with people from other backgrounds. I’m sorry that we stay in our safe, Asian American Christian fellowship groups on campuses. I’m sorry that we carry generations of racism in our bones. I’m sorry that once we enter professional life, we ignore the travails of those minorities not as fortunate as ourselves. I’m sorry that sometimes I forget that I am a minority. I’m sorry that our people have never really met or fellowshipped together. It’s a damn shame too, because I’m sure we could get along if we just stopped to say hello.
I’m sorry that in the year 2008, you still haven’t met me, and by me, I mean, the archetypal me. You have never met me, an Asian American who speaks English as her first language. As a result, you felt as though you could mock me and get away with it. And to a certain extent you did. But the truth is, I realized that it’s partly my fault that you had never met me because I kept myself in a safe bubble and stayed comfortable in my element. I am sorry for that. I’m so sorry.
Finally, I write to make you a pledge. I pledge to introduce myself to you. I pledge to immerse myself in my community … in this neighborhood of Columbia Heights, where blacks, latinos, whites, and Asians run into one another on the streets, at the grocery store, in restaurants. What you did yesterday made me realize that the only way for you to know better is for you to know me. So I hope we meet. I hope we become friends. I look forward to it.
Sincerely yours,
Jeannie
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Anthems For The Angry And Underpaid
1.5 Million Ways to Kill a C.E.O.
2.There Is Power in a Union
3.Gimme Some Money
4.Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More
5.Money (That's What I Want)
1.5 Million Ways to Kill a C.E.O.
2.There Is Power in a Union
3.Gimme Some Money
4.Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More
5.Money (That's What I Want)
Sunday, October 26, 2008
White Falcon, White Wolf: Surviving Winter on Ellesmere Island
Preview
White Wolves footage from BBC Nature and soundtrack of "Fear" from Sarah McLachlan
Next Episode : Monday, Oct 27 at 12:00 AM, The enormous falcons and Arctic wolves raise their families on Canada's remote Ellesmere Island.
Preview
White Wolves footage from BBC Nature and soundtrack of "Fear" from Sarah McLachlan
Next Episode : Monday, Oct 27 at 12:00 AM, The enormous falcons and Arctic wolves raise their families on Canada's remote Ellesmere Island.
Forward from another 9 to 5 Cube Monkey Warrior, I think it applies to us, the techno babies, no matter where you are.
Boringfish: AMEN to tip 7,8,9, and 10! Amen to my friend Lam and his friend Eva.
Lam:Here's an interesting article about the unspoken truths that I wish they told us (millennials, et al) before we entered the real world. While it was intended for “techno-babies”, it is also a good read for other generations – to better understand this new workforce. As young professionals new to the American workplace, we’re poised to fill the shoes of our predecessors and will//have encounter many roadblocks, some of which are avoidable. This article refers to them as unspoken truths or generational stigmas, of which we will need to eventually overcome. The article presents them as first as issues then offers possible resolutions. The goal of which, will hopefully resolve them before they’re roadblocks and grant us a career we choose.
What prompted this e-mail/article was the impact these stigmas throughout our careers and how to avoid potential pitfalls. I hope this was useful for someone in either advancing the career or the understanding “techno-babies” goals and expectations.Please give it a read if you have the time – it makes some good points and offers some memorable pithy words of wisdom.
Just food for thought. Cheers!
CAREEREALISM: Yikes! Hey college students and young professionals - have you seen the lead story on CareerJournal today? Not to mention, their follow up punch to the gut - an excerpt from a book that refers to you as ‘trophy kids’ and discusses why your egos are going to get the best of you in the workplace.
External link: Can You Handle the Truth? 10 Tips About Career (That No One Ever Tells You!) Because EVERY Job is Temporary
TIP #1: You are the most educated generation to enter the workforce, but you are also viewed as the least prepared. Don’t be blind-sided by your generation’s professional reality.
TIP #2: The other generations in the workforce don’t have much compassion for your situation. You are being incorrectly perceived as lazy, entitled and arrogant. Don’t validate these beliefs by ignoring their concerns, instead, work to overcome them.
TIP #3: DON’T road trip, backpack or ‘take a year off’ without thinking about your career first. Those who delay to play, often pay!
TIP #4: More degrees don’t mean more money! If you aren’t sure what to do next, the LAST thing you should do is stay in school.
TIP #5: Don’t succumb to Cinderella Syndrome. The sooner you break your addiction to acceptance, praise, grades, rewards and other bribes, the sooner you’ll find personally satisfying work that is professionally rewarding.
TIP #6: Got a Career Story? If not, then plan on a longer, more stressful job search.
TIP #7: Spray-and-pray job searches are for people who are willing to settle for what’s available. Get active, create a network, and you’ll get access to the hot jobs nobody else knows about.
TIP #8: A great mentor is worth a lot more than a good job.
TIP #9: Want to quantum leap your career? Then learn to deal with the three C’s …now! Conflict, Criticism and Causing Disappointment.
TIP #10: Embrace the equation used by the most professionally satisfied people in the world. EXPERIENCE = LEARN = GROW.
Lam:Here's an interesting article about the unspoken truths that I wish they told us (millennials, et al) before we entered the real world. While it was intended for “techno-babies”, it is also a good read for other generations – to better understand this new workforce. As young professionals new to the American workplace, we’re poised to fill the shoes of our predecessors and will//have encounter many roadblocks, some of which are avoidable. This article refers to them as unspoken truths or generational stigmas, of which we will need to eventually overcome. The article presents them as first as issues then offers possible resolutions. The goal of which, will hopefully resolve them before they’re roadblocks and grant us a career we choose.
What prompted this e-mail/article was the impact these stigmas throughout our careers and how to avoid potential pitfalls. I hope this was useful for someone in either advancing the career or the understanding “techno-babies” goals and expectations.Please give it a read if you have the time – it makes some good points and offers some memorable pithy words of wisdom.
Just food for thought. Cheers!
CAREEREALISM: Yikes! Hey college students and young professionals - have you seen the lead story on CareerJournal today? Not to mention, their follow up punch to the gut - an excerpt from a book that refers to you as ‘trophy kids’ and discusses why your egos are going to get the best of you in the workplace.
External link: Can You Handle the Truth? 10 Tips About Career (That No One Ever Tells You!) Because EVERY Job is Temporary
TIP #1: You are the most educated generation to enter the workforce, but you are also viewed as the least prepared. Don’t be blind-sided by your generation’s professional reality.
TIP #2: The other generations in the workforce don’t have much compassion for your situation. You are being incorrectly perceived as lazy, entitled and arrogant. Don’t validate these beliefs by ignoring their concerns, instead, work to overcome them.
TIP #3: DON’T road trip, backpack or ‘take a year off’ without thinking about your career first. Those who delay to play, often pay!
TIP #4: More degrees don’t mean more money! If you aren’t sure what to do next, the LAST thing you should do is stay in school.
TIP #5: Don’t succumb to Cinderella Syndrome. The sooner you break your addiction to acceptance, praise, grades, rewards and other bribes, the sooner you’ll find personally satisfying work that is professionally rewarding.
TIP #6: Got a Career Story? If not, then plan on a longer, more stressful job search.
TIP #7: Spray-and-pray job searches are for people who are willing to settle for what’s available. Get active, create a network, and you’ll get access to the hot jobs nobody else knows about.
TIP #8: A great mentor is worth a lot more than a good job.
TIP #9: Want to quantum leap your career? Then learn to deal with the three C’s …now! Conflict, Criticism and Causing Disappointment.
TIP #10: Embrace the equation used by the most professionally satisfied people in the world. EXPERIENCE = LEARN = GROW.
The day after my crash at work
Missing Hang's Noche de las Brujas to have a night with Warren Miller.
Here are some costume ideas from Hang:
I am not the only one going as the white shirt, red skirt uniform school girl in this halloween season (there will plenly of us out there), I willjust go as whatever I can find in my closet.
A great day with my friends; shopping (sexy toy and clothes), drinking (honey citrus ale), eating (dim sum) and partying (Warren Miller rocks), except the downer from the dude at Binyon's broke my rimless glasses. I am so disappointed and depressed!!
The things you own end up owning you... It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.-Palahniuk
Here are some costume ideas from Hang:
I am not the only one going as the white shirt, red skirt uniform school girl in this halloween season (there will plenly of us out there), I willjust go as whatever I can find in my closet.
A great day with my friends; shopping (sexy toy and clothes), drinking (honey citrus ale), eating (dim sum) and partying (Warren Miller rocks), except the downer from the dude at Binyon's broke my rimless glasses. I am so disappointed and depressed!!
The things you own end up owning you... It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.-Palahniuk
Saturday, October 25, 2008
ONCE: Falling Slowly
Glen Hansard - Falling Slowly Lyrics
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
Friday, October 24, 2008
WY is below 30
OMG, I will have to work till I am 85 now! or I will need to start buying Power ball, mark six!
聯國調查﹕港貧富懸殊亞洲之最
Local timber industry bracing for tough times
Polar bears dying out in Russian region
Here we go again, can he just go away? Ex-Judge Back in Court Over His Truant Trousers
They're Smurf a fortune
Chrysler to cut 25 percent of salaried work force
全球化都市港名列第五
10 things NOT to say on a first date
Hmmm... what can i say? Taiwanese attack Chinese envoy
Take your time to time your meal: Speed of eating 'key to obesity'
Sad, Dead Chinese dogs 'ate melamine'
I know this dude from the 'what if" place: Forestry Research Recognized by Wall Street Journal
Warning: Cruel Humor
S Korea's 'kimchi' feels the heat
Can divided Belgium hold together?
Local timber industry bracing for tough times
Polar bears dying out in Russian region
Here we go again, can he just go away? Ex-Judge Back in Court Over His Truant Trousers
They're Smurf a fortune
Chrysler to cut 25 percent of salaried work force
全球化都市港名列第五
10 things NOT to say on a first date
Hmmm... what can i say? Taiwanese attack Chinese envoy
Take your time to time your meal: Speed of eating 'key to obesity'
Sad, Dead Chinese dogs 'ate melamine'
I know this dude from the 'what if" place: Forestry Research Recognized by Wall Street Journal
Warning: Cruel Humor
S Korea's 'kimchi' feels the heat
Can divided Belgium hold together?
Thursday, October 23, 2008
I met Cheryl Chow and learned all about her mother, Ruby Chow
Ruby Chow, 1920-2008: City loses political, cultural trailblazer
Ruby Chow, 1920-2008: City loses political, cultural trailblazer
What is your exit strategy?
According to Bill, you can choose from:
Australia
Brazil
India, the comments from the readers are pretty nasty.
Australia
Brazil
India, the comments from the readers are pretty nasty.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Paper or plastic?
Albany cut jobs back in early October, well now that P3 is making medium with recycled fibers, thus the kraft pulping and chemical recovery are less critcal to the total site production and sustainability........I wonder what are "the new guy" up to next? What if I am still sailing on that ship with my beated-up Victorian house in Beavstown, what would life be liked to Boringfish?
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Mr. McCain is a screw up.
Senator John McCain finally visits the Late Show. Watch his entire interview with Dave.McCain hates gooks
Wayne Wang's feature film The Princess of Nebraska premieres tonight, Friday, October 17 at 9:00pm PST The Screen Room
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Dallas Ft. Worth, TX
Mike is lovely
Mike and his beer-can chicken at Bone Daddy's
Tom was modeling the "fashionable" style of wearing his orange bump cap
The group + Missing Monty
Mike and his beer-can chicken at Bone Daddy's
Tom was modeling the "fashionable" style of wearing his orange bump cap
The group + Missing Monty
Thinks big, lives large& don't forget RUSTY the bull.
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