While You Were Away

academia,back to school,family,friends,holidays,life,vacations,work 17 September 2009 | 1 Comment

Last post on this blog: May 12th I think it was about time I put down my virtual red pen, shoved aside the text books for a moment, and sat down to write something of my own. Summer drained me. A mere few weeks after my last entry, I plunged myself into the world of [...]

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Summer: To Job or Not to Job?

life,memories,vacations 14 June 2007 | 0 Comments

As I was exiting the gas station’s mini-market (one of the few breakfast havens I have adopted in the past few weeks), I crossed a young girl (probably college-aged) attired so: head covered in mini-braids held back in a loose, low ponytail, huge, shiny sunshades, light-colored shorts, non-fashion (that means “practical”) tennis shoes with thick [...]

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Little Notes #3: Moving Days & Cruel Summers

life,lists,vacations 5 June 2007 | 2 Comments

Summer’s here (to my brother’s chagrin, he’s convinced that summer is jinxed for him), and there are plans around, waiting for the right time, the right moment. There’s, for example, a group trip in the plans (for which I will furnish more details later). Closer still is our moving day. The date has been set [...]

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