I have more to write, but today a moment hit me particularly strong and I wanted to share it. I was riding the subway with one of the students from NTUT, and we were talking about how ASL has changed over the years, following the principle of conservation of movement. In all my life, I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘memories’
HIowa!
So at last it can be told! I spent the weekend in Iowa! I couldn’t say anything before, because it was a surprise for gretchen_marie, concocted by at_the_stars. I had posted on gretchen_marie‘s Facebook invitation and said I couldn’t afford the flights, and at_the_stars contacted me privately and said “hey…can I help you come out [...]
80s Memory Lane
Just taking a trip down 80s memory lane through failed stores and businesses. This might be better if you’re from Maryland, especially Columbia. Montgomery Ward – can’t believe they were around as late as 2001, I don’t remember them that late. I recognize the 92-97 logo though. Service Merchandise – or in my family, Mervis [...]
Update on Kitten
Meet Mulatka! In 12 hours, this little kitten went from life on the streets to wearing a collar and sleeping in a warm bed. This was a real Christmas miracle, if you go for that sort of thing, which in this case even an atheist like me can do. My fears were completely unfounded, she [...]
Dolphin Swim
Woke up at 8:00 and did not want to get out of bed. I managed to get up because I wanted to get to Sea Life Park early for my Dolphin Royal Swim at 11:00. The bus ride was an hour through some random neighborhoods, and I did get there way too early. I sat [...]
Horrified and Humiliated
OH. MY. GOD. I have never been so humiliated in my LIFE. By MYSELF. For three weeks I’ve been without my debit card. This means no cash, of course, it’s an ATM card too. I looked everywhere. Every purse, my bedroom, my car, every pair of pants, even my lunchbox. I borrowed cash from friends. [...]
Memorial Service
Today was the memorial service for Robert Davis, an incredible figure in the leather community in Baltimore and surrounding areas. This man cared so much. He did work in Baltimore for homeless people and people living with HIV/AIDS. He had time for everybody, somehow his days had over 24 hours. He was so encouraging to [...]
Disneyland Day 1
Not much of an update, because even though I booked a hotel with free wireless internet…it’s not working. So a Sidekick update is all I can do. I wanted to upload today’s photos but that will have to wait! Today we woke up at 4:15am and took a cab to the airport. We were on [...]
10 Year Reunion
The reunion was great! I saw a lot of people I remembered. There were some people I recognized faces of but didn’t know their names. But I had a really fantastic time. :A: is driving home now, because I am pretty sloshed. Or whatever the word is. I didn’t really dance although I kind of [...]
Orientation Week
Now I can finally talk about my past week of orientation. It’s been going pretty well – I can’t believe how much has happened! In the space of five days, I went from a normal member of honors to a grouch to a demoted “bridge to honors” student and back to being a full honors [...]