with extended windows to the outside world.

perhaps, to watch airplanes land as few as 20 to 120 seconds apart.

yet instead of arranging african violets, peace lilies or cactus plants along your windowsill,

tacky, ceramic vases, bobble headed figurines and plastic pots filled with fake dirt and wannabe mums flatten the appearance of the exterior.

peering in the next window, a plastic fern sits as a center piece on your dining room table.

you’re right.

your house isn’t perfect.

it’s still missing one more arched window for good feng shui.

• Microsoft Outlook – work email
• Word 2007 and Excel 2007 – Pivot Tables, Filters, keyboard shortcuts
• Mousing left-handed (Logitech VX Nano)
• Old school Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard
• Utilizing 4-port and 7-port USB hubs attached to a Kensington notebook stand.
• Cavalry 500gb External HDD and 80gb external
• Sennheiser headphones for work laptop and ipod Touch: HD-280 pro and PX-100

Non-Tech

• Yelping every business from restaurants to Optometrists and Dentists.
• Eating out everyday (Korean, Cuban, Indian, Greek, Italian, and Japanese).  I’m tired of eating and I love food.
• Getting fat from not exercising.
• Caring less about making an appearance and getting over missing out on things quicker.
• Anti-materialism.  But I end up buying shit — saying to myself, “Maybe it will make me happy,” even though I know it won’t.  I know it doesn’t make any sense!)
• Work from home, SVO, SFO, client site, and anywhere else that is convenient…like Netflix!
• Wearing my dad’s jewelry and feeling a noticeable difference.  Used to never work.
• Wearing business suits, collared dress shirts, knee-highs, and flats or high heels.
• I’m plain.  Sunblock, MAC studio fix, and chapstick.  No eye-shadows or eyeliner.
• I take off my sports watch every morning and put it back on every night. 
• I take time to watch TiVo’d episodes of Prison Break, Smallville, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, The Office, Heroes, and soon-to-be other shows added.
• I bring my Sigg mug to work and drink Jasmine Green Tea everyday.
• I eat bananas, peanuts, peaches, plums, and cliff bars for snacking.
• Listen to classical and spanish music when I’m driving.
• Working in a flat hierarchical structure. “Manage your manager.”

…and lastly, I complain so much I’m irritating to myself.  -_-

• Traveled and explored many places.
• Suffered from severe claustrophobia.
• Experienced the hardest physical challenge in my entire life.
• Hung out with Chico friends.
• Re-established contact with a number of high school friends.
• Spent quite a bit of time with the family.
• Eaten out for the past two weeks, everyday.
• Shopped at REI more times than I can count.
• Flipped various perspectives on life, 180 degrees.
• Grown apart from people who cannot accept my changes, nor see eye-to-eye with.
• Searched all of Craigslist > Gigs categories out of boredom and anxiety.
• Scheduled to volunteer for at least 13 events until the end of this year.

Getting to see my closest friends, cruisin’ in the NSX and listening to Daft Punk with WM, a little tipsy, and fucking graduating today! What more could I possibly want?

I’m on a natural high that I haven’t felt in a long time.

It’s only when these folks get together that I feel giddy.

I get excited and start hitting everyone. It’s a bad habit, what can I say?

Then there’s Mandaline and I communicating on a frequency that the boys can’t hear.

I start to giggle…and I can’t stop giggling!

I love my friends.

It’s been a great weekend.

I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight.

Going to Joe’s @ 6am… starting the drinking before the ceremony.

Life is good.

Everything is moving, even though I’m standing still. So out of it. Feels like I’m still drunk. Driving with sea legs for 3 and a half hours, was not a good idea, but had to be done.

Activities

• Drinking 24/5
• Soaking in the hot tub
• Sliding down the slide
• Werewolf! (fun as hell. Mob style.)
• Tichu
• Hearts
• Pit
• Formal night
• Karaoke

Excursions

• Snorkeling in Cabo
• Parasailing in Cabo

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Photo links

Nick’s photos

Mer’s photos

Alys’ photos

Ben’s photos

Dach’s photos

Gabe’s photos

Conclusions

• Cruises aren’t for me.
• There aren’t enough “active” activities to do.
• The only right way to cruise is with a big group of friends.
• Drinking for 5 consecutive days multiple wines, beers, and mixed drinks — requires tolerance and a detox week.
• Had my first “I-can’t-remember-what-happened” night.
• Everyone must try Parasailing at least once in their lives. It must be over the right location though.
• Haggling is necessary so that you don’t get ripped off. Don’t look at me like I’m crazy.
• Werewolf is by far, one of the best games to play for 17 people.
• Tichu is a combination of many different card games that utilizes uber-strategy with partners. Love it!