Second round of shots with a .22 from 7 yards at the Targetmasters range in Milpitas. My first round was actually better, with all shots less than 9 and two hits in the x. Beginners luck or maybe too many repeats on the Toy Story ride?
Quick as I could, I paid Rack N Road to install a Class III Curt hitch. What this means is I can get myself a motorcycle carrier if I so choose. I am happy I spent very little time agonizing.
Now I have a 30 day timeline in which to test my setup.
To the fundamental question belying model asian american career choices and how academics/expectations stifles self expression/desire, comedian (and certified M.D.) Ken Jeong answers:
"I don't think I was stifled, I think that I was worried that I would feel trapped, that I would lose my window of opportunity to do something I wanted to do. So I split the difference, I compromised. In the back of my mind, I always secretly wanted to be an actor. Once I got into residency, that changed my life. My residency director in New Orleans [Donald Irwin], said to me: 'I know you want to do comedy, but you have the potential to be a great physician. Have you ever thought of blending both? You can not only use your comedy to help your medicine... but you can also use your medicine to make you a better comedian. Have you ever thought of it that way? This experience would be good for you, and you would have a unique perspective in comedy that no one else in the world will ever have.' It's because of him I wasn't miserable as a physician. I found a way to love what I did. I found a way to enjoy it because of my comedy and because I had a director that actually nurtured and encouraged me to keep doing comedy while being a physician. It actually made me want to be a doctor even more." -- Koream, June 2011, Volume 22 Number 6
so-so caca
sophisti-caca
funky house
grime
hip hop
techno
all raved out
on New Years Eve 2010-11 with UK lineup - Ramadanman, Bok Bok and friends. Midnight Request Line at midnight no less! Nice party on the small Elbo Room dancefloor with happy drunken people and my Dubious Dear-u.
"It is quite natural that we should adopt a defensive and negative attitude towards every new opinion concerning something on which we have already an opinion of our own. For it forces its way as an enemy into the previously closed system of our own convictions, shatters the calm of mind we have attained through this system, demands renewed efforts of us and declares our former efforts to have been in vain." --Arthur Schopenhauer
"The traits of work that makes someone happy: 1. stretches a person without defeating him 2. provides clear goals 3. provides unambiguous feedback 4. provides a sense of control" --The Economist as cited by Penelope Trunk.
I finally betook myself to the allergist, a visit to which confirmed certain suspicions regarding my symptoms, mainly that all things green and growing, particularly grasses and elms, are nasal kryptonite along with the usual suspects such as mold, mildew, dust mites, etc. But there were also a few surprises in my bill of health, namely that I'm actively allergic to tobacco, and not, in fact, allergic to wheat, honeydew, or walnuts. Unfortunately, many types of nuts and grains are often manufactured in the same place, so cross contamination is a factor. Perhaps my aversion to honeydew was because kitchens often serve it with canteloupe? Furthermore, milk or wheat intolerance is a separate issue and those need to be diagnosed through a battery of blood tests. For now, it looks like I can still have my baked goods, made with eggs, milk, wheat and the like. However, being allergic to corn and soy is very troublesome. Corn syrup flavors countless products, soy lecithin is a common binder, and common baking powder is a mix of leavening and corn starch. Buying any bread, ice cream, snacks, and drinks were a task last night at the grocery market. Lucky me though, I now get to have organic apple juice and make food from scratch 24-7.
In the interest of health, a list of things I will be eliminating from my diet this next month.
Almond
Avocado
Barley
Bean, Lima
Black Bass
Blueberry
Brazil Nut
Broccoli
Buckwheat
Cantaloupe
Cashew
Catfish
Celery
Codfish
Corn
Flounder
Green Pea
Halibut
Hazelnut
Lobster
Mustard
Peanut
Pistachio Nut
Potato, Sweet
Pumpkin
Sesame
Shrimp
Soybean
In a search to understand and reduce my allergy symptoms, the doctor directed me to a local pollen count "weather" site. Won't cure a thing, but it will tell me how shitty my day is going to be.
