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new project

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:24:15 GMT

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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Wed, 10 May 2006 16:34:56 GMT

it's been there since 1913. there to honor fallen US soldiers from the Korean War. should it be taken down? why?

San Diego's Mt. Soledad Cross is in danger of being taken down. you can help.

learn more.

the number '9'

Tue, 02 May 2006 17:29:51 GMT

so ever since i can remember, the number '9' has always been my favorite number. i forget why, but i vaguely remember i was number '9' on some classroom roster in my 2nd grade class (in hk). i think i also got 9th place in some track race in 3rd grade (yah, doesn't say much about my running).

anyway, so my first time waiting to be a prospective jury duty today, and i get assigned a panel number. my panel number was "panel 9". after about an hour's worth of waiting in the juror's assembly room, they started to call panels into courtrooms. panel 2-3... panel 4, 5, 6... i kinda zoned out and did my own thing for a while.

then they called "panel 12"... which was caught my attention, because '9' comes before '12'. fifteen minutes later, they call "panel 10", and then another fifteen minutes later, they call "panel 11". you can tell who are the panel 9's in the room because they were the ones with the irritated/confused look.

finally, after about two hours of waiting, the lady called panel 9 through the loudspeaker, but instead of telling us which courtroom to go... she explains the case was settled and that we were free to go! :) by the excitement of the panel 9's, you can tell no one wanted to be there. haha.

number '9', you did good. you are my favorite number.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Tue, 02 May 2006 15:06:33 GMT

first time having to attend prospective jury duty... not so fun.

juror facts: get paid $15 a day and .34/mile for one way from home to the court.

whoop-di-do.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:03:14 GMT

we received photo IDs for work... along with my picture, it says "employee 433". kinda weird to be labeled with a number.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:14:28 GMT

future partner-in-crime...

Friday, February 17, 2006

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:20:01 GMT

quarter of a century and an uncle. God is good.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:14:59 GMT

life is a gift. i appreciate it more today.

Monday, January 23, 2006

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:16:28 GMT

that's just ridiculous...

...still thinking about how much fun new york was.

Friday, January 20, 2006

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:18:32 GMT

thanks amanda, perry, wendy for showing us a good time! nyc is awesome.

good friends, good food, good times!

..it's the people.