You have no idea how much I'm looking forward to going back to Los Angeles for Christmas. Even if It's above 50 degrees and raining, I'll still be a happy camper!
It would have been cool to experience my first White Christmas, but I'll save it for another year. :)
DTW > LAX on Thursday 12/20/07. Arrive ~ 7:30pm, weather permitting.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Random Food Combination
I just had 'Golden Brown Sugar' Quaker Oatmeal with Organic Vanilla Soy Milk. It says to use water... but I thought I would be different.
It was a phenomenal decision. Super scrumptious. :)
It was a phenomenal decision. Super scrumptious. :)
Saturday, December 08, 2007
It's nice not to travel for a change
I really need this weekend for recovery. I feel like I've been traveling so much lately. I'm usually in an airport, car or train station on the weekend it seems.
Yesterday was the Ann Arbor version of Google's Holiday party. I had a blast. It was nice to be in a small venue at St. John's Inn and know almost everyone. Part of me wanted to be in Mountain View, but I'm going to be in Ann Arbor and live it up, dammit! It was fairly depressing because everyone brought their significant others, but I still have fun with the singles.
It was nice to hang out with Ray, Heather and Ariel -- who came in this week from Mountain View for the Holiday Party as well. I have pictures that I'll upload later.
I booked a room with John as a crash pad so we didn't have to drive home after the party. It was one of the nicest hotel rooms I've stayed in in a long time. :)
After we woke up, I thought about buying Spice Girls tickets, but I'm still unsure if I want to go in Detroit, Chicago or DC. I'm leaning toward DC.
After we got back, John and I stopped by Ann Arbor's world-renowned Deli, Zingerman's. It was amazing. Read my review on Yelp!
Yesterday was the Ann Arbor version of Google's Holiday party. I had a blast. It was nice to be in a small venue at St. John's Inn and know almost everyone. Part of me wanted to be in Mountain View, but I'm going to be in Ann Arbor and live it up, dammit! It was fairly depressing because everyone brought their significant others, but I still have fun with the singles.
It was nice to hang out with Ray, Heather and Ariel -- who came in this week from Mountain View for the Holiday Party as well. I have pictures that I'll upload later.
I booked a room with John as a crash pad so we didn't have to drive home after the party. It was one of the nicest hotel rooms I've stayed in in a long time. :)
After we woke up, I thought about buying Spice Girls tickets, but I'm still unsure if I want to go in Detroit, Chicago or DC. I'm leaning toward DC.
After we got back, John and I stopped by Ann Arbor's world-renowned Deli, Zingerman's. It was amazing. Read my review on Yelp!
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Possible Missed Connection on Craigslist
I always love reading "missed connections" on Craigslist. I've always wanted to be one. Lol. It's like getting to read someones mind.
Anywho, I was just passing through the Chicago version of the site because I was there this past weekend. The "missed connection" below sounds like it could be me, because, I was in fact standing on the left side of the stage by myself standing next to two guys for a little while at Roscoe's. Although, I think I'd be an egomaniac if I responded...
Reply to: pers-496597447@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-12-02, 5:08PM CST
You were standing at the roscoes dance floor on the left side of the stage on the ledge standing area. You were alone and looking very hot.
I was with my friend and we were standing next to you. I was hoping you'd come talk to me but you left suddenly.
Hope you read this.
PostingID: 496597447
Anywho, I was just passing through the Chicago version of the site because I was there this past weekend. The "missed connection" below sounds like it could be me, because, I was in fact standing on the left side of the stage by myself standing next to two guys for a little while at Roscoe's. Although, I think I'd be an egomaniac if I responded...
Saturday night. guy at roscoes dancefloor - m4m - 25
Reply to: pers-496597447@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-12-02, 5:08PM CST
You were standing at the roscoes dance floor on the left side of the stage on the ledge standing area. You were alone and looking very hot.
I was with my friend and we were standing next to you. I was hoping you'd come talk to me but you left suddenly.
Hope you read this.
- Location: Lakeview
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 496597447
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Personal Goals
I feel like 2007 was a year of a single goal of mine: Weight Loss. I've achieved that, but now I want to become well-rounded again. I feel like I've lost interest in my passions and don't have hobbies. I used to be on top of my game in entertainment, hollywood, politics, technology, etc. Now I feel like I don't keep track of any of them.
In the next couple of weeks, I will be setting my personal OKRs for 2008. An OKR is an Objective and Key Result. Basically, it's setting a benchmark and later evaluating how you held up against those benchmarks. It's often times used in the workplace, but can be used in life as well. People also refer to these personal goals as New Years Resolutions.
The key to these goals are making them metrics based. For example, a sample OKR could be:
Then in 2009, you build upon your 2008 OKRs. So I could for example run a half marathon in 2009 to stretch my 2008 goal, etc.
What's important to remember is that you often times set goals that you can't necessarily achieve but can get darn near close. That way you stretch yourself.
Some of my personal OKRs will be silly but some will be super serious. I think i'll be adding to the 'list' frequently until 2008... but my mind has been running on overload with goals I want to achieve.
In the next couple of weeks, I will be setting my personal OKRs for 2008. An OKR is an Objective and Key Result. Basically, it's setting a benchmark and later evaluating how you held up against those benchmarks. It's often times used in the workplace, but can be used in life as well. People also refer to these personal goals as New Years Resolutions.
The key to these goals are making them metrics based. For example, a sample OKR could be:
Running and completing two 5K races.What makes this an OKR is that (1) It has an action [running in a 5K] and (2) has a metric associated with it [2].
Then in 2009, you build upon your 2008 OKRs. So I could for example run a half marathon in 2009 to stretch my 2008 goal, etc.
What's important to remember is that you often times set goals that you can't necessarily achieve but can get darn near close. That way you stretch yourself.
Some of my personal OKRs will be silly but some will be super serious. I think i'll be adding to the 'list' frequently until 2008... but my mind has been running on overload with goals I want to achieve.
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