experienced analyst training, summer 2008

i missed round one last year but caught round two in boston this weekend. highlights:

• playing hooky with annie
• going on a silly scavenger hunt where we serenaded strangers, danced on bar counters, and asked red sox fans to let us take pictures of them.
• catching up and talking with johann at dinner; also on saturday night instead of partying; also on the airplane. we talked about: david beckham's ability to remake himself and various soccer clubs; american versus international sports; the roots of malay; the malaysian school system; religion and the legal system in malaysia; ethnic tension; dignity and the workplace; growing up in malaysia; our families; disciplining children; inner-city urban youth culture and issues that boys and girls face specifically; the bronx; living in east palo alto; legitimacy / credibility in non-profit work; travel; roommates; siblings.
• lunch and hanging out with katherine in her natural environment: paramount and the charles river, the public gardens and ice cream :). we talked about boys, lab work, friendship and flakiness, travel, and our siblings.

i was afraid that i would feel lonely because my closest cornerstone friends weren't with me: eugene, priscilla, whalen, terry, lauren, vinay and many many more. but really, i felt okay. it's good to be back, though.

battery-powered friends

i was curious about vibrator ownership and usage among women my age, so i took an unscientific survey of my friends via gchat, email, and telephone. results below:

i was surprised at the low rate of ownership, but maybe my sex-and-the-city-type impressions are incorrect.

keep left: st. john usvi, summer 2008

naureen posts a different reaction here, which made me feel a little sad. i don't know if we've worked it out. i guess we (meaning michael, matt, naureen, and i) are always working things out.

i feel like i've been talking with a lot with people, like really talking not just chatting. it's nice.

weekend update

matt, eating, work:  dolores park and monk's kettle; toast, work, yoga and my tofu house; made breakfeast, kite flying talking on the beach hike and sunset in pacifica, chow.

feeling good, iss.3, vol. iii

nice slower weekend, though i'd be happy to turn it down some more.

• cafe mums and sip to send off terry eugene
• shalimar cantina wii with matt a. and company
• universal cafe with brunch girls, union street fest with lauren, yoga