one hundred.

When this blog first started back in July of 2009, I had lingering concerns about what kind of blog this was going to end up being. From the beginning, I had stated that there was going to be no theme, no direction, just random rants and stuff that tickled me at the moment. I had fears that this was going to turn into some “I had cocoa puffs for breakfast and am now looking forward to lunch” kind of blog…you know…stuff that nobody remotely cares about (that’s what gchat and facebook statuses are for). Even though I kept this concern in mind, I still had no clue what to write.

So I experimented. Social commentaries, humorous experiences, dramatic prose, movie reviews, rants, cooking fails. I figured as long as I kept it random, no real direction would emerge. And it did. I’ve come to discover that no direction is my direction.

The joy of having this blog is that sheer freedom to write whatever the hell (heck) I want without some Sarah Lawrence grad telling me I need to “find myself” in my writing. Thanks for indulging in my creative fancy :) .

On to the next hundred!

picketers, pinkeye, and purell

Since moving to my new cubicle overlooking the park, I've been able to bear witness to various events and protests going on in the park downstairs. Recently the most notable protest i've seen is the one to keep the Kings in Sac. Apparently 15 guys in purple take time off work to solicit donations, raising 40k so far in their $200m quest to build the Kings a new stadium. Even though i laugh at the ridiculousness of trying to get that much $$ in donations from standing around in a park, i do have to admire those that do show this much passion about their team. I wonder what they can accomplish if they actually applied that passion towards something else.

On a completely unrelated note, recently there's been an unprecedented run of pinkeye going around the office. I'm not sure exactly what's going on and why people are rubbing each other's eyes and what not, but I'm now on my 2nd bottle of purell in 2 months (heck i don't even know if purell works in fighting pinkeye...), dousing my hands and keyboard/mouse every so often. I wonder if i'm gonna be OCD when this is all over...

in 500 or less

"Please provide a brief statement of your faith in Jesus Christ"

That was the last question on the form...I was so close to finishing... I looked around the computer screen hoping to see a place where I could upload a word doc. Nope. All that stared back at me was a grey text box. Character limit: 500 characters. That's only 100 5-letter words. And what if i like to use big words? Like "believe"? Yep...this is going to be a real doozy...