Just got out of a brainstorm workshop. Felt a bit awkward being apparently the most introverted, least adjusted, at the table. I hope we’re not graded on external displays of participation; insta-fail, me. Much of my contribution was listening and processing, which I’m told can be misinterpreted as reticence in extrovert company. I wonder if…
Konnichiwa~ Pictures from our Japan trip are now in my flickr. I’ve been home a week now and it feels great. Except for the cold that followed me. I’ve been coughing like an old smoker ever since. :( Eating plenty of chilli, vitamin C, adzuki beans and other warming foods to boost my immune system….
A while back, I chatted to a friend about photography, who told me I had an eye for taking photos with a lot of feeling. Because it was MSN and we haven’t hung out in awhile, I wasn’t sure whether to read him as being heartfelt or just polite. But his words made me feel…
I had a nice time at training last night. Unlike usual, my head didn’t run its anxious post-mortem of things I said or did that might be totally stupid. I’m getting comfortable with saying and doing stupid things; I mean silly little things, not like property damage or endangering other people. That’s beyond stupid. Today…
Chinese New Year is this Sunday. Usually, we have noodles, meat & rice, low hai and sometimes shark’s fin soup. But my family are umming and ahhing this year because of the sad, sad shark video we saw today. Not gory, but – wow – how difficult to watch. Even if you try not to think…
I played like crap tonight. Two weeks off for Christmas and my football skills have worn down to a nub. Ow, and my callouses have become tender, ow ow ow. For football – competition in general – I’ve decided I don’t mind losing, so long as the game was good. By good, I mean good…
One Christmas, I gave my friends wooly socks and toothbrush kits from my favourite airline. They told me off for giving them ‘freebie’ presents and said my new nickname should be ‘cheapie’. That hurt. It was my first Christmas in Australia. I was thirteen. British Airways made lovely quality kits back then and those in…
I am too tired for gaming tonight. Can you believe? I can’t believe. It’s really nice to just lay in bed and think – think of my watermelon vine, daydream of herbs and fruit. Lately, it’s been difficult to write. Can one be inspired yet filled with ennui? There are many things I wish to…
I laugh at the phenomenon on sites like Twitter and Facebook where people have nothing of value to say, but will say something anyway. Of course, I won’t criticise too loudly because I sometimes do it too. There’s a sense of validity that comes from expressing a thought in a tangible way. It doesn’t have…
This was possibly the first Saturday in ages where I’ve gotten up before noon. Came home early last night to set up my greenhouse and play League of Legends. I’m worried i’ve become boring; not been up for long haul drinking lately, and its nice to have something constructive to obsess over constructively.