December 2011
30 posts
My left eye is twitching, and my right eye is red...
… I think this means I had too much fun at lesbian craft circle last night.
Follow up post no.2
Sister: can you help me with this
Hi Junot,
I feel like there's no way I could possibly thank you enough for everything you've done for me, but hopefully copious amounts of butter and sugar are a start! Thank you so much for the letter of recommendation for medical school - it means so much to me?
something???
me: uh
the first half of the first line is a little excessive
perhaps more sparing words?
Sister: Hi Junot,
Thank you so much for the letter of recommendation!
...
I really appreciate it!
...
me: sure, something like thank you for writing me the letters of recommendation to medical school. in exchange for helping me realize the career of my dreams, please ingest great amounts of butter and sugar in the form of these homemade cookies so someday I can return the favor and perform a cardiac bypass on you.
What's the difference between a cat and a comma?
A cat has claws at the end of its paws. A comma has a pause at the end of its clause.
Follow up post.
Today I helped my sister write a thank-you note to a Pulitzer Prize winning author. And for that I am very proud.
(It’s the little things, ok guys?! I tried to take a Caltrain to SF this morning and ended up taking the local which took 1 hour instead of 30 minutes, LOL I’m bad at Caltrain!!) (I’m also not very proud that I have started saying L-O-L in general conversation, like,...
“HOW DO YOU WRITE A THANK YOU CARD FOR A PULITZER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR”
– so asks my sister. I have no idea. Parp?
(junot diaz recommended her for every med school, ever, because wouldn’t you want your doctor to be a witty and heart-rending storyteller?)
Imagining 2076: Connect Your Brain to the Internet →
Here’s another fascinating crowd-sourced piece from the NYTimes. Readers were invited to submit predictions about technological advances, as well as adjust the dates when others’ predictions would become reality:
“Predictions about the far future — 2100 and beyond — took a broader view of changes that might affect all of humanity. Will we speak telepathically? Maybe by 2484,...
if anyone is curious why dating at Harvard was not... →
A Google document with 201 tips from anonymous Harvard students on how to have a successful relationship… gathered by one hapless Harvard student for a class called The Psychology of Close Relationships.
Some quick tips taken straight from the document, “The How To Guide for (Romantic) Relationships at Harvard”:
86. Shower together in champagne.
91. Look like J-Biebz
92. ....
Today I spoke at TEDx Bay Area for Words With... →
What a day. And week. And weeks. Finally, the dust is settling — or is it? Today was a really BIG day for our nascent company, Words With Bears. After hours of prep and feedback, and so many ups and downs and so many internal humbrations, it happened, and soon it will be online so I can share it with you. Until then, here’s a link to the list of speakers. I’m there :)
My group...
