and another giant swing

hectic weekends means life needs to make it more hectic. then any form of planning goes out the window. ugh.

getting overwhelmed

with my giant move coming up, i am starting to feel overwhelmed. today's 10 thoughts theme is, what is contributing to that? (with general latest intrigues)

1. heat exhaustion during jazz fest last weekend showed me that my body does not handle the southern heat anymore. still, i had a great time in new orleans! photos coming soon here.

2. you don't realize, until you are moving away from something, how much you really enjoyed that something.

3. from here on out there will be no more normalcy. i'm already missing all of the things that i've grown to like here

4. anime convention coming up and i am actually making a costume, despite my lack of time

5. i need to schedule a move date with some moving company

6. ...and then, figure out what apt i'm moving to

7. i have about 1 week free with which i want to plan some trip. haven't started planning yet...

8. emotional swings are getting stronger as time whirls by

9. i'd like to plan a last huzzah for friends here but haven't figured out what and where

10. i am already so tired of planning...

links to intrigues

adorable penguin - wait for the end...

sugar gliders and cool whip containers

the eyeballing game - i am at 4.12

holy balancing sticks act

for my future self, here's how to learn to juggle...

47 facts about yourself - kinda long, they also put user interface spins to it, but still interesting

and a giant swing

last saturday marked my 1 year anniversary of leaving my super stressful job.

today i got an offer for a new salaried FT job.

still hesitant on some moving and social aspects... but otherwise, hooray! =)

next month is going to be super busy.

variety of stuff

latest happenings and thoughts x10

1. new laptop! nice and light and thin and plays sc2 with no annoying flashy lines.

2. warmer weather wholly welcomed. until it got cold and snowed again

3. general laziness shows up around the waist quickly. it makes me sad

4. went to the mall of america recently. interestingly, my money went mostly to candy and meals than clothing

5. i baked mojito and grapefruit yogurt cupcakes for a bake sale. both quite delicious. and yes, that does fulfill some of my 30 before 30...

6. and on that note, i've added more photos for spring

7. the controversy surrounding JCrew's pink nail polish on a young boy is dumb and ridiculous

8. just wow

9. the internet tends to drain all my short attention span nowadays

10. i hate having to make a decision where, either way i go, i will be sad about something

four ones day

today is 4/11/11, and time for some link jots

toy photography - very inspirational! toys are fun

lego photography - inspirational

could use a few pointers on how to quit the internet

the classic extroverts versus introverts discussion

sign me up for tempest freerunning academy!

this internet revenge made me smile a bit

still an ISTJ, though when i first haphazardly took the test i was an ISFJ. (take test)

E/I score E = 0 I = 10

S/N score S = 14 N = 6

T/F score T = 11 F = 9

J/P score J = 14 P = 6

and on a random note... new laptop to play with!

30 before 30

i'm about to complete some items in my 30 before 30 list, so i figured i'd post them to make the list official.

1. start a 365 photos project

2. move to a new city

3. learn another foreign language

4. travel to europe

5. ride a hot air balloon

6. read 2-3 more books in the song of ice and fire series

7. visit austin

8. make mojito cupcakes

9. acquire a navy blue coat

10. acquire a touchscreen device (ex. tablet, smartphone...)

11. finish writing my list of 100 things to do before i die (currently at 77)

12. replace my dying dell laptop

13. create a new website/blog of some form

14. go sky diving

15. figure out my favorite kind of wine

16. buy a hat at sacred feather (one of madison's longest standing stores on state street)

17. acquire a new camera

18. bake for a bake sale

19. consolidate burned media into 1-3 TB hard drives

20. (related to above) organize my music files

21. sell some of my crafts

22. build a small board game collection

23. organize/display my vinyl toys

24. win money at a casino poker table

25. finish making 1000 cranes

26. attend an anime convention

27. finish epic mickey

28. pick up a new physical activity (ex. team sports, martial arts...)

29. memorize the chinese pinyin system

30. paint my ansem figurine

ready, set, go!

decisions

it's april now. i have some big decisions to make within the next few weeks. guess i've been putting them off for too too long. also i'm being super ambitious and too stubborn to concede to smaller goals. wish i had a clear path to go towards. i never know what i want.

late night linkies

just woke up from what is deemed my personal trap-warm blanket in the evening...

sunk cost fallacy explains our poor decision making skills

compilation of 10 awesome inventions, some way cooler than others

interesting perspective on how to build an emr, properly

tv settings-i've always wondered why newer tvs bother me

i'll take edible pens, though they probably won't last long

mmm mah na mah na... oh.

miscellaneous jots

10 seemed like too many, now 5 seems too few.

1. japan, stay strong

2. going to new orleans 5/6-5/10!

3. current book: the art of happiness by his holiness the dalai lama and cutler

4. current game: okamiden for ds

5. current new hobby: rock climbing

6. i still lack patience for things that are (and are not) happening

7. morning showers are cold, evening showers are half warm... this apt has such terrible water heating

8. ever since my massage, i have been more sensitive to my body's aches and pains. it's as if the massage now forces me to go back for more to alleviate the aches. argh!

9. thunder, lightning, and rain are surprisingly soothing

10. delicious ramen add-ins... mmmm my standard is egg and veggies (usually napa)