vacation complete

1. thanksgiving trip to ny was filled with awesome company and good food. pictures here

2. one thing i miss about home is waking up to the sounds of chirping cockatiels and my parents' voices

3. one thing i DON'T miss about home is the arguments

4. my desire to spend money has not stopped... rut rohs

5. current sketchbook progress: 27/80 pages

6. since going on vacation, I have gained 4 lbs. weee foooood

7. the right wrist is acting up again... my body needs some good paying attention to in the coming weeks

8. life is full of surprises and what ifs and intriguing interactions

9. decemeber is practically here already. feels so quick

10. somewhere in there i got a sore throat and am now officially sick. boohoo

it's time for linkies and videos!

keep couch surfing and lookit some of the amusing things i found.

recent tsa policy from the other perspective

anime openings showing off the generic imagery. intrigued me at least

new yellow shoes not so classy

the crying frog has now replaced the human seal (see #10 from 9/13 post)

tools for the kitchen. engage!

gobble gobble.

threadless hoodie

my threadless hoodie has received many comments while wandering nyc, from "i like your shirt" to "signs of the bad economy, huh?" to "i love it! she looks sweet and innocent but her shirt says she's a gangster!"

(link to the design)

latest 10 thoughts

1. current sketchbook progress: 17/80 pages. admittedly some spreads are kind of lame though

2. this is the first time going to NYC that i'm more excited about the people i'm hanging out with than exploring the city itself

3. going home is always mixed blessing because i enjoy seeing the 'rents, but their age is catching up to them

4. my general knowledge seems to be diminishing rapidly. why does the brain fail to retain useful information?

5. getting interviewed by the local news for a DCHS fundraiser was a bit odd and nerve racking. no i can't find the video online

6. temperatures changed outside, and yes i am already cold

7. trying to live out life instead of worrying about the details has changed my perspective a lot

8. madison drivers need to learn to drive. ramps to a highway mean you accelerate to match traffic, not slow down and hope to catch a gap

9. madison construction workers also need to choose their cone placement better. a 1min stretch turned into 40min one night because they blocked off all but one lane... and for nothing that i could see

10. apparently, i lack enthusiasm

small spattering of links

game design evolution visualization sounds about right

enjoy your chocolate now

the cliche family from commercials of the early years

nice MS paint drawing

today's average is 10

11-09-10. average is 10. ten? 10 thoughts.

1. i am participating in the sketchbook project as funyun. see it on tour! my theme is 'lines and grids' since it would be the easiest for me to draw...

2. i need to spend some time to reevaluate my current lifestyle, future career plans, and why i suck at starcraft 2 so much

3. lately i've been craving all food ever that's out there. it's like i want the world to be my buffet and an infinite stomach to hold it all

4. posted some recent photos finally. of note, my halloween costume (nerd herd from chuck)

5. my desktop is so finnicky. ram broke down and forced the computer into a looping blue screen of death. at least the new ram has finally shipped

6. so i finally finished warioware on wii... uhh, good for me

7. started kirby epic yarn and am quite amused

8. sleeping hours have not been so great. 1am bedtimes need to go down to 12am.

9. anytime i use my down throw, i seem to fall asleep on my bed. there must be some magic sleeping powder laced in it... or just the beauty of warmth

10. speaking of warm... it's still 60 degrees in november! i like it :)

the latest links

new set of odds and ends

snow white remix for fun

post-it note of to do's per day to simplify your life

doggie wear for the fancy dog

cupcake on a cupcake - i'll just even take the mini one, thanks =)

for those who need downtime, read on.

and posted on my twitter, break dancing i can't stop laughing at...

stuffs and around

i have been incredibly lazy lately. and staying up late needlessly.

random links:

bookman's book dominos ad

a map of europe... in legos!

unpopular science - introducing physics to the real world

and to celebrate halloween - house lights to 'thriller'

onwards to less laziness!... we hope

--one late addition - an exploration of burnout and how to deal

newish links

conglomerated some favorites over the past week.

no no mario - a web comic

not the biggest eva fan, but these chopsticks are pretty sweet

tiger curry - awww

one page per day - an interesting concept

dino necklace - pretty neat

improvised darth vader theme in beethoven style

doo di doo di doo

1. my computers are all dying! what is going on??? =(

2. holiday travel is officially set: new york 11/20-11/27, and san francisco 12/23-12/29

3. need to stretch more and strengthen muscles. yoga today was more painful than usual

4. someday while working this contract, i will pocket some savings. someday... not this month though, not after two plane tickets, tuition, multiple insurance payments, and living costs...

5. i got 2nd place at poker night! and i thoroughly suck at head-to-head play

6. currently into beats antique and kalafina music

7. somewhere my head got wired to automatically refute anything nice said about me. hooray low self-esteem!... sigh

8. rewatching code geass as a group... aaah the anime that combines mech fights, god-complexes, high school drama, and clamp styles, all into one. good stuff

9. i feel the sleepiness at 2am, but i don't push myself to go to bed. hah, self discipline, hah

10. must... pick out... halloween... costume... somewhere...