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Name: Richard
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Metro: Branchburg Somerville
Gender: Male
Interests: Technology Public Policy (more tech isn't always better, end of world oil), STS, hiking, camping, biking, public transit, travel
Expertise: social software, quarterlife crisis, EPA, environment, New Jersey, Washington DC, Pittsburgh
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Publishing
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AIM:  richardc020
ICQ:  50532674
Yahoo:  richardc020
MSN: richardc020@hotmail.com
Member Since:
4/20/2002
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| I've not blogged for a long time. Too much has happened to possible recap. It's time to just give the update from friends' dramas lately. Last weekend in DC provided tons of food for thought. For those who don't know, DC friends are close, deep ones who I see far far too little, but when we do get together, the talks are long and deeply meaningful and very personal. I really appreciate those talks. I miss them all, even one who gave me a hard time who I now miss.
Friends' dramas and testimonials lately make me glad to be me. I still enjoy sharing and caring, but it's been an unusually packed recent past with many friends having really major dramatic testimonials. I can name neither names nor stories, but suffice it to say that these stories are so great, if I were a writer, I'd be having a prolific period now.
Thankfully, I don't need to ventilate too badly after absorbing all these stories from friends. Whether living in NYC or jaded experiences or unresolved bitterness cause my growing pessimism about females, I notice that my care decreases as time desensitizes me. I remember how I was full of love and courage in HS. I'm heading towards bankrupcy in that area. Whether hope springs eternal is to be seen. It's been a trying recent past in this area. - Two Is Better Than One | | |
| Dragon*Con review time! Unlike in my past when I'd write exhausting entries about each day, I've become more laid back and will just give casual impressions.
I must say it was disappointing since I didn't get to meetup with 1 friend (my bad, since I slept so early nightly) and another friend because she fled with a fling, but I was insistent on sleeping early and not chasing friends which has worked out in my favor. In life, friends come and go.
As for the con itself, it's becoming very familiar, almost like a 2nd home. I attended 4 panel meetings about Hubble, ePrivacy, Obama administration's technology policies, and anti-forensic computing tactics. I attended no parties or concerts, but I did eat a lot. Places included 2 Mandarin House II visits, 1 Hong Kong Buffet, 1 sighting of a yet-to-open Asia Tin Drum Cafe, 1 late night Waffle House outing, daily breakfasts at Hyatt Place's great complimentary breakfast, Mary Mac's, and a few visits to the ConSuite for food, something I don't often do. I love food.
I guess the usual people-watching was also nice, but I walked a lot on the streets instead of through the hotels to avoid crowds. I enjoy walking every further from the venues each year to become more familiar with downtown Atlanta.
The hotel was awesome and the transit was perfect. It couldn't have been more perfect. I am thankful, yet not thankful enough for all that stressless experience.
Decompression this year, the period of great potential sadness afterwards due to the decline from the climax, | | |
| Flight Control is the ATC (air traffic control) game which almost, very briefly, got me to consider buying an iPod Touch (not the iPhone, as the iPod Touch is the cheaper phone-less version of the iPhone). I love civil aviation and thus games like that one totally get to me. Luckily, however, I'm very very good at resisting buying things and stretching out the analysis period for so long that I often realize I actually don't need it. Though I resist buying many items of pleasure that way, I spend so much on travel that my discretionary spending comes out about evenly with my peers.
I fear my short blog posts are a result of a micro-blogging/Twitter/status-oriented culture. | | |
| It's very late and I am a night owl. I've a classic perhaps bad habit of staying up rather late to tend to my many todo's on my semi-famous todo list. I also listen to good music on XM Satellite Radio while doing so at my comfort perch. I, however, wonder if this perch is too comfortable and prevents me from doing some other larger life works. I was talking with a friend earlier about worshiping idols (in a Christian sense) and whether they detract from our having the confidence to get greater works done. I've no answer now so I can only propose that thought for y'alls.
I now listen to an audio replay of tonight's earlier Ted Kenny tribute program which makes me thoughtful enough to blog. How noble the public service seems now as it gets a spotlight. I like my work, but appreciate other perhaps more noble jobs out there. A friend earlier noted her job is just something to earn money until she gets her Christian calling, and though she as a female gets the choice of not working and not having to earn income for the family, I'll be content to stick to mine. | | |
| I return to blogging! After a recent period of spiritual thanklessness, I've reflected and decided giving through blogging would partly help my steady desire for spiritual improvement. It's been nearly 7 years of having this blog though I never treated it seriously. Xanga's unpredictable popularity especially with young Asian-Americans and Asians helped my choosing here as did its continued lightweight UI, loads of friends who still blog here, highly customizable design permissions, and Xanga's generally not-seedy nature.
It's late and sadly, this hour is my most productive hour. This week's difficult week of work stresses and mounting overtime plus many social commitments have increased my need to deflate after hours and this blog does just that.
It's nice to be back. | | |
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