Monthly Archives: February 2006

an open letter

I know I focus on individual events in my life, but at that moment they’re important to me. Maybe in the whole scheme of things they’re relatively small events, but they are not inconsequential to me. The things I experience make up my reality.
Maybe you don’t see how these individual events could be related or [...]

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nonverbal issues

So, I had my HFS interview today. My very first portfolio based job interview. I was so nervous going in and even afterwards. I felt like I went through my stuff too fast and/or didn’t bring enough to show. And I was terrible at explaining the projects & concepts. Even on my Genetics book covers, [...]

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more name madness

So, for about 15 years (I don’t think I knew my last name before I was 5) when people ask me how to say my last name I’ve broken it down into the thing my mom told me to tell my friends: v-d-cha-learn. Although when she tells anyone she usually says v-d-CHA CHA CHA!-learn, cause [...]

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Great Gerbils

While walking home today I decided my gerbals needed more impressive and regal full names. Sam & Max are good short names, but I feel bad they don’t have full propper names. So from now on their full names are Samuel L. Jackson, and Magnus Maximus, respectively.

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the future!

I am always thinking about the future. Planning and worrying and getting excited about things that don’t exist yet and neglecting the tasks I have at hand. I wish I wasn’t so future oriented. it probably has to do with the fact that I’m such an idealist & romantic. The future is full of [...]

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