Stolen from Krissy!

A - Act your age – Is this a question or a command? 27
B - Breast size – 34D
C - Chore you hate – laundry
D - Dad's name - Myung
E - Essential make up item – lipstick
F - Favorite singer – David Gahan
G - Gold or silver - Silver
H - Hometown – Palos Verdes Estates, CA
I - Instruments you play – Used to play piano, oboe, and flute
J - Job title – Assistant Informatics Research Scientist II
K - Kids – Eventually
L - Living arrangements – I live with China, we're domestic partners.
M - Mom's name - Kathy
N - Number of people you've fallen in love with - 3
O - Overnight hospital stays – 2
P - Phobia – needles
Q - Quote you like – "Ignorance is bliss"
R - Religious affiliation – Agnostic
S - Siblings – Lizette and Mark
T - Time you wake up – 6 friggin o'clock
U - Underwear of choice – Express undies. I don't think they sell 'em anymore.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat – Eggplant (ass)
W - Worst habit – burping loudly in public
X - X-rays you've had – teeth, wrist, ankle
Y - Yummy foods you make – kickass banana bread
Z - Zodiac Sign – Aquarius

I feel I should write something.

I haven't had my tidal wave nightmare and it came again last night. I was on the beach with mom and Lizette. We were looking at the surfers riding the waves, and the waves gradually started getting larger and larger until they were hundreds of feet tall. I remember seeing huge columns of water waiting to crash down onto the sand. I knew we were in danger, so I grabbed both of them and began running upwards on the beach but there was no time. In messed up dream logic, people began burying themselves in the sand to escape the emminant waves.. they would create holes in the sand which would create a quicksand like environment where they'd paddle until the waves passed. Some of them drowned. I think I'm a bit stressed because of this ex-landlord issue which prompted the dream. I won't elaborate here for legal reasons, but most likely I'll be in court next month. Mean people SUCK!!

I was looking through my pictures and thought I'd share this one with you. Love ya, Mark.



Today Isabella and I almost got run over by hundreds of cows and a 4x4 filled with teenage boys. I stayed on. I'm glad we're moving.

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That is the message I have in my new gmail account. I have way too many email accounts as it is, but most of them are just spam-collectors anyway, so I figured what's one more? Besides, it's google!

I've read several articles opposing the concept behind tracing individuals to their search cookies, individualizing the advertising to the content of their emails. I have to admit, this has the potential to go horribly horribly wrong. What if you were discussing how hard it is to diet and curb your cravings, and were receiving advertisements for cheesecake and brownies? But for the most part I'm apathetic about the whole concept. I really don't care if they can track what I read/write about. I don't carry any secrets, BRING IT AWWWWN, beyotch.

Yesterday I did the usual Tilden loop, although nowadays I've been trying to run a lot more than usual. I can't run worth crap, but I do what I can.. walk the uphills, jog the straightaways, and jog slowly on the downhill grades. Because I'm flatfooted, my arches KILL whenever I do a lot of pushing off (ie, the uphills), even wearing arch supports. Other than that, I accept no excuses for myself and make sure to jog any time I don't feel my feet killing me. You know those 80 year old men you see jogging in slow motion down the street? With their head/bodies barely moving and their feet kind of going through the jogging motions? That's me. I have a lot of fun though.. I love running through shady trails with China. She has a blast running around and she has a tendency to run up in front of me and fart, which I think is pretty amusing (I make sure to hold my breath).

Merima used the picture I drew of her for a craigslist post. I can't look at that picture and not laugh.. it's so friggin funny.

Friday evening I went out with the guys to the Elbo Room in the city. We had a pretty good time and afterwards we ate at a cute little diner which proclaimed they had the 'Best Hotcakes Evarrr'. They weren't bad, but Ole's Waffle House in Alameda has the best pancakes by far.. better than IHOP even!

While we were at the Elbo Room, this guy started chatting with me and the conversation ended with a sleeaezy pickup line. He had asked if the guy friends I came with lived in the east bay also.. to which I said yes, and then he went on to offer a place to stay for the evening so I didn't have to drive back. Nice. I've gotten the most unique pickup lines at the Elbo Room in the past. Once, a guy proclaimed very loudly, "Hey didn't we meet last weekend in Pebble Beach? You know.. the room with the ocean view, it was great - don't you remember??" I guess you have to get your 'in' somehow.

We ended the evening pretty early because all of us had things to do in the morning. I went for a long, pleasant ride on Isabella then had to rush back because out on the trail I recieved a phone call that Lizette and Mom were in Berkeley! I didn't even know they were coming up.. so the rest of the afternoon/evening was spent helping Mark move and clean his old apartment. Despite the work, it was good to hang out with the family.

Mark's building has this ancient elevator which fits no more than 6 people at most. During some of the rides up and down, we'd turn off the lights for fun, leaving everyone in the pitch dark. At one point Lizette began making smooching noises and I say, "ooooo...! Kissy kisssyyy!" which throughly disgusted Mom. She says to Mark(in the dark still), "Can you believe these are your sisters??" and he answers, "Yeah. This is why Julienne gets so many hits on her site for 'brother sister butt sex'". The next time we were all on the elevator and we turned off the lights, I went and grabbed Mark's boobs, to which he responded by trying to grab for everyone's butt (including Mom's). I got credit-carded by Lizette before the elevator doors opened and we headed to his new apartment.

Yesterday was the Himalayan Festival - bought a $5 skirt (hooray) and that evening had a great time with Amit and Merima at Pasta Pomodoro. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.. hopefully Merima will post the portrait I drew of her.

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I totally need to join this site. Seriously. I have major pee anxiety - I can't even explain it! When there's someone in there with me in the bathroom it usually takes me a loooong time to start, and then I get thinking omg, they're thinking I'm taking a crap! How embarassing!! And then it takes me even longer to start.. GAH. I'm glad there's support out there for people like me.

This is friggin hilarious. SATAN LOVES YOU!!! Smite the wicked! Stolen from their site..

I just got back from a quick 1 hour hike at Tilden Park. I have to ask, why the heck don't people say hello anymore? Hello. It's easy enough to say. When you're hiking along, miles away from civilization, the least you can do is make eye contact and acknowledge the other person's existance in your peaceful world. When I ride Isabella or hike with China, I always look people in the eye and either smile or say hello. You can make someone feel good inside by just doing those two things..

The facilitator at the week-long training session I'm attending is English. Every time he messed up, he exclaims, "MUPPET!!" Finally today I asked him what that terminology meant.. because he says it with such emphasis like he's saying something horrible like, "FUCKER!!" He explained that it means something along the lines of "Doh, I'm an idiot!" because, well.. muppets aren't very bright. Hence, the association.

Yesterday I was riding Isabella bareback and this woman came running up behind us with her horse as I was opening a gate. Isabella, understandingly freaked out because these creatures were ascending upon us quickly and I smashed my right calf into the metal part of the gate that sticks out. I have a loverly fat bruise now protruding from my shin. You'd think another horse person would know better than to behave like that.. What a muppet.

Merima and I are going to market a new kind of toy for Christmas this year. The first is a new kind of Pokemon, Choke-a-ho. The second is a breakfast cereal, Smuggleberries (or smuggleplums, 2 different kinds).

At training in Emeryville this week.. yay, no commute to SSF for 5 days! woohooo! Free lunch, woohoo!

Merima's post inspired me to look through my old college essays and revisit the different courses I took. Most of my scientific writings are experimental analysis and aren't very exciting, however I wrote an article in a pretty interesting course, "Ethics in Science" which I thought I'd share:

Contrary to popular belief, the use of biochemical warfare has existed back to as far as history can be recorded. The Romans used dead animals to taint their enemy’s water supply. The Tartars threw human corpses afflicted with the bubonic plague over the walls of the city of Kaffa. A better known incident of biological warfare in history is the smallpox epidemic in the Native American population. This was caused by the British handing over blankets which were contaminated with the disease because they thought the Indians were siding with the French in the French-Indian War. Today the use of biochemical warfare is becoming a more publicized form of global weaponry. In particular, a spore-forming bacteria, Anthrax, (Bacillus anthracis) has become popular in the media surrounding terrorist reports worldwide as well as in the United States.

It is unclear whether the U.S. military is using Anthrax in their chemical arsenal. Currently the U.S. military states there are at least 10 countries working to develop Anthrax as a warfare agent. The U.S. military defense web site does not confirm or deny whether it is currently using this deadly bacteria. They use this safe route to avoid resoundingly bad publicity. The populace clearly voiced its disapproval of biochemical weapons after the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. Further negative publicity arose after the Gulf War when some people attributed Gulf War Syndrome to biological warfare. Recently, domestic terror has increased with threats of packaged Anthrax being mailed to government agencies, schools, and individuals.

The public’s opinion of Anthrax is justified. One billionth of a gram can kill a person and the disease spreads easily by inhalation of the bacteria, contact through mucus membranes, through the skin, eating infected meat, or even handling an animal dying of Anthrax infection. The symptoms of this deadly disease vary depending upon the way the bacterium is transmitted. The most lethal transmission, through inhalation, causes death in 1-2 days after exposure. Symptoms resemble the common cold then progress to severe breathing problems, shock and ultimately death. 99% of unvaccinated victims exposed to Anthrax will die unless given antibiotics to suppress the infection before onset of symptoms. The spores of the bacterium causing the disease can survive in soil for years. When the British military tested the spread of Anthrax through conventional bombs off the coast of Scotland, the spores remained by embedding themselves into the soil, although the military supposedly decontaminated the area by starting brush fires on the island.

The use of Anthrax by the military can be devastating because the bacterium spores can remain in an area for an indefinite amount of time. Because it is an airborne disease, it can easily spread over a large area. Anthrax is unpredictable and can inadvertently spread to civilians surrounding the targeted area. In addition, there is no way to ensure an area is completely clear of the deadly bacteria before entering the area or rebuilding on the affected site. In comparison, a bomb explodes at a targeted place at a specific time without further repercussions of further destruction.

Although most countries agree that the use of biological weapons is inhumane and should not be used, the use of Anthrax is becoming increasingly popular with less developed, terrorist countries such as Iraq and North Korea. It has become the bioweapon ‘of choice’ because it is extremely effective and very easy to develop. A basic knowledge of biology and inexpensive resources are all that are required to produce Anthrax in large amounts. It is colorless, odorless, and tasteless - an ideal way to penetrate enemy lines without being noticed. A weapon of mass destruction can be developed inexpensively in a short amount of time when compared to conventional weaponry. A development program of Anthrax is easy to hide from other countries. Nuclear weapons programs require vast resources to develop and maintain, whereas a small molecular biology laboratory researching and developing Anthrax can easily disguised as a medical research laboratory . The level of technology for this weapon is vastly lower when compared to the technology required for a nuclear weapons arsenal. An extensive number of precursors is not needed to develop the bacterium, only a single cell can generate a huge population of Anthrax. An expensive delivery system for this weapon is not required, as it can be packaged simply in an envelope and delivered. For example, to level a square kilometer of land and its inhabitants, it would cost approximately $2000 using conventional weapons, $800 using nuclear weapons, $600 using chemical weapons, and a mere $1 using biological weapons. The level of technology for this weapon is vastly lower when compared to the technology required for a nuclear weapons arsenal.

Should the government use bioweapons, specifically Anthrax as a part of its weapons arsenal? Can the use of biological weapons be justified? If budgets were all that mattered, it would be an ideal project. Most bang for the buck, so to say. Unfortunately, the consequences of Anthrax and many other lethal bacteria last longer than traditional weaponry. There is also no useful target zone because it can spread unpredictably. These defects aren’t a concern for terrorist groups, making it a better terrorist weapon, than a military one. These problems should have been obvious to any biologist working on developing Anthrax as a weapon -- so why is Anthrax being developed by militaries for warfare? I suppose desperate times call for desperate measures.

References
Bioterrorism Special Report: All Fall Down by Robert Taylor

Anthrax (Bacillus Anthracis) Frequently Asked Questions

Bacteriology at UW-Madison 330 Lecture Topics: Anthrax

Dept. of Defense: Countering the Anthrax Threat

ABC News: The Invisible Weapon

I was running from my bedroom where I'm working to the living room to answer the phone and I totally fell on my ass! I haven't fallen like that in a long time - arms flailing, *thud*thud*thud*thud*. I answered the phone and I must've sounded pretty bad (a laughing/cringing "hellloo??") because Lizette was pretty alarmed. It was more funny than painful.. it's times like these when I wish a camera was following so I could watch that moment over and over again in life and laugh at myself until i pee in my pants.

I recieved 3 HUUUUUGE mosquito bites last night as I was riding Isabella. The first is on my upper left thigh, next to my tattoo. It looks like I'm sprouting a third leg. The second one is on my left bicep, making me look like I have a well developed bicep (but only on my left arm, like a left-handed guy who enjoys way too much self-lovin). The third is right smack dab on the middle of my right cheek. It's looks like a big round cherry was somehow glued on to my face. :(

Ahh! Crazy. Poor horse. But the picture is kinda funny.

I had to add this in from Krissy's journal. She did a search for images on google.. this is what she got. Friggin hilarious.

According to this site, I look like:

Maria Callas
Ali Landry
Patricia Arquette

Uhhhhh ok.

Haha, I did China, too.

I also had to do this picture.

Wooohoo! Internet connection at home. Only took me over half of American Idol to set up the router plus my wireless internet adaptor so now I can connect with my work laptop. Scoore.

I'm going to name my router hub "Sex For Free" so when people search for wireless internet connections they'll find "Sex For Free".

Blogger looks all cartoonish now. Wierd.

This weekend was pretty peaceful. I kept waking at ungodly hours thinking I'd sleep in (7am), then go back to sleep refusing to get up that early. I'd then wake up 30 minutes later, wide awake. ARGH. Damn getting-up-at-6am-Monday-through-Friday-work-schedule!

So, I'd get everything done and be in a billion places by 1pm in the afternoon when I'd sit on my couch, twidle my thumbs, thinking, 'ok, what now'. I'd watch TV for a few hours, fall asleep, eat dinner, then be set for the night.

So what did I do? Got up bright and early for Isabella's vaccination clinic, cleaned out the horse trailer by myself (hooked it up perfectly the first time), went grocery shopping at the Korean market, went to the Home Depot *and* Ace Hardware a billion times for washer/dryer parts, signed the lease at the new barn, took China to Pt. Isabel (where I got a gigantaur blister on the bottom of my foot), did 2 loads of laundry in the new machine, watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, watched the Survivor Finale, watched Van Helsing (which was horrid), played EXTREME GTA3 with Walt and Amit, and uh.. vegged out a lot.

This week's top searchwords that lead to my site:
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Milk, milk, lemonade - around the corner fudge is made!

I checked out the barn in the Oakland Hills last night. The stalls are very small.. and the doors are high. So it would be tough for Isabella to see what was going on outside of her stall. However, included in the board price is turnout everyday into these outdoor paddocks. So, the transition into the stall might not be so bad. It's not ideal.. because right now she has social interaction with other horses and a good amount of land to wander over during the day.. but at least I'll be able to see her more and she'll be able to get out. I'll probably get a sponsor to ride her a few days a week as well to keep her busy. The barn is right at the trailhead as well, and dogs are welcome at the barn so China can now accompany me on trailrides. Hooray! That'll be fun. I'll also be saving a ton in gas money by not having to drive to Walnut Creek.

However, I'll miss all of my barn friends. *cry* I've been at Creekside for 4 1/2 years.. and I totally adore Sandi, Andrea, Sharon.. and I'll be sad to leave them.

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With the help of my neighbor, we were able to lug the 150+ appliance up the flight of stairs to my place. I don't think I've ever owned or used such a nice appliance. There are still a few parts I need to pick up to use the washer/dryer, but I like just looking at it in my kitchen.. it's soo pretty, my precious.

Oh! Last night I came home to check the mail and had a card from Lizette saying she bought me a subscription to Martha Stewart's Living (from my amazon wish list) for a housewarming present. Awesome! I'm so excited - I must be one of the last people in the world to like Martha. She's mah bitch, yo.

And now for your reading enjoyment, please enjoy this dialogue between Walt and I. We were discussing the work I need to do to my rear patio. (Yep, Raj - you made a guest star appearance on my blog!)

Akasha1557: I bought caulk. you'd be happy to know
Akasha1557: and lube (WD-40) too
Walt: did you ask for it like that?
Walt: caulk n' lube
Akasha1557: did you know there's a decaulker for removing caulk?
Walt: yes! rajan used it!
Akasha1557: rajan had his caulk removed?
Walt: yes
Akasha1557: I wonder if paula helped at all
Walt: she was just getting her crack filled with caulk
Walt: rajan's caulk
Akasha1557: hehehehe!!
Walt: but he kept screwing up, so he had to use caulk remover
Walt: and then caulked her crack again
Akasha1557: i'm sure they used lube
Walt: he said he had to do it three times
Akasha1557: you have to when you caulk crack
Akasha1557: tight spots
Walt: yes
Walt: I caulk cracks, too
Akasha1557: i caulked the crack outside on sunday
Walt: it's one of my favorite things to do
Akasha1557: it was nice. fresh breeze while I caulked crack
Walt: caulk is best for crack
Akasha1557: i didn't even have to buy a caulk holdster. It's automatically caulks crack with air pressure
Akasha1557: just press on the tip
Akasha1557: but you have to clean it afterwards or it gets plugged up
Akasha1557: when you use the caulk next time
Walt: this has to be the stupidest exchange we've ever had

Hmm.. what's new. I've decided to move my horse from Walnut Creek to one of the stables in Oakland or Richmond. The commute to SSF then to Walnut Creek is killing me! I can't do it.. and I want to be able to ride more often. Moving her to one of the boarding stables in Oakland will also allow me to bring China along on long trail rides.. which would allow me to spend less money on the dogwalker. However, the boarding stables in the area are approximately $150 more expensive. ouch.

Tomorrow night my new washer/dryer arrives. This should be interesting.. Laquel has graciously offered to help me wheel it up to the second floor using Walt's dolly. This thing weighs about 150 pounds.. so I hope we're able to do it. If any of ya'll want to help, come by my place around 5:30 and I'll treat you to pizza. :)

My new apartment gets very very hot during the day. It gets a lot of sun exposure, and the place just heats up like an oven. I'm going to have to get better curtains to keep the place shadier.

That's all.

Cheerios cereal and I do not mix well in the early mornings. I somehow remember this the last time I bought Strawberry and Banana Cheerios, but I was reminded of this again on my commute this morning, suddenly feeling ill and nauseous on 101S. When I got to work I immediately went to the bathroom to get rid of my breakfast and it wasn't pretty.

Aside from cereal puking and waking up so early in the morning, I'm pretty happy. The move on Saturday went great with the help of Bob, Mark, Walt, Merima and Laquel (thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!). Hopefully the yummyYammy sushi we had afterwards was a small token of my appreciation for all that they did. I'm pretty much unpacked, aside from my VCR/Playstation 2, and all of my paintings are up on the walls.

Ugh, not feeling well at all. Damn you, Cheerios.