apologies to the readers for the recent ebb of entries.. the past weeks have seen a great high and a sorrowful low; such that compose the reality of living, and teach you to uphold your strength and still embrace your vulnerability.
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things in the bay have been well. i now work two part-time jobs like one full-time job;. they are both quite different and across the city from each other, so i get a nice little bike ride in between them during lunchtime.
i've met my fund-raising goal for the tour de cure i'll be riding in may. training rides have gone well. riding in general is great and i'm feeling stronger every day.
carrying my camera more often means shooting more photos, so check out my flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatkidnate/ and there might be something new.
that's about it for now.
be well.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
life passing
and i don't have words for it
because for life's passing
language is meaningless
in itself it is simply a part of the cycle
yet its repercussions are felt through every branch of the tree
we will hurt, then pull together and draw strength from each other
in the least, i will remember his strength and spirit that always will be
because for life's passing
language is meaningless
in itself it is simply a part of the cycle
yet its repercussions are felt through every branch of the tree
we will hurt, then pull together and draw strength from each other
in the least, i will remember his strength and spirit that always will be
Sunday, February 24, 2008
new life
this photo is for my brother and his wife and their first daughter.
she was born on february 20th, 2008.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
developments
all right i guess it's time for another update!
time's been ambling along at its own pace and i'm doing my best to keep in a good rhythym.
first thing's first; i fixed my bike!
i had finally got around to proper (high) seat heights, tall skinny wheels and drop bars that it would get to this at some point or another. having been a street singlespeeder for so many years i wasn't about to get more complicated with gears... anyways, i love it it's great fun! it also makes sense since i'm training for that long ride in may: my friend dan had brought up the notion that, since i was already going to ride it singlespeed, i should consider fixing it as it's better for longer rides because your legs don't have a chance to build up lactic acid and cramp. good call. i tell you what i've been riding miles and miles everyday with some new friends and i'm certainly getting my spin on and beginning to understand cadence much better.
unbikerelated? not too much.
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
GONG HAY FAT CHOY!
the new year in the bay was pretty understated. i can't really complain because i came from one of the best chinatowns in the world; chinatown nyc represent for all my days. haha. but yeah i took thursday off and went to chinatown. relaxed and spent some time during the weekend with the family out here. not too bad. but not new york, where my homies danced as lions and sold chinese new year tees. and i'm sure all my immediate family got together and ate REAL well, and spent some good times yelling together and at each other. ah new york. i'll be home soon.
oh i've been shooting photos more.
you can wet your toes (maybe) in what little photostream i have on flickr that i will attempt to deepen as the year goes on. you can view it at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatkidnate/
anyways i hope your mid-february is giving you positive feeling toward the rest of the year. that's all i got.
time's been ambling along at its own pace and i'm doing my best to keep in a good rhythym.
first thing's first; i fixed my bike!
i had finally got around to proper (high) seat heights, tall skinny wheels and drop bars that it would get to this at some point or another. having been a street singlespeeder for so many years i wasn't about to get more complicated with gears... anyways, i love it it's great fun! it also makes sense since i'm training for that long ride in may: my friend dan had brought up the notion that, since i was already going to ride it singlespeed, i should consider fixing it as it's better for longer rides because your legs don't have a chance to build up lactic acid and cramp. good call. i tell you what i've been riding miles and miles everyday with some new friends and i'm certainly getting my spin on and beginning to understand cadence much better.
unbikerelated? not too much.
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
GONG HAY FAT CHOY!
the new year in the bay was pretty understated. i can't really complain because i came from one of the best chinatowns in the world; chinatown nyc represent for all my days. haha. but yeah i took thursday off and went to chinatown. relaxed and spent some time during the weekend with the family out here. not too bad. but not new york, where my homies danced as lions and sold chinese new year tees. and i'm sure all my immediate family got together and ate REAL well, and spent some good times yelling together and at each other. ah new york. i'll be home soon.
oh i've been shooting photos more.
you can wet your toes (maybe) in what little photostream i have on flickr that i will attempt to deepen as the year goes on. you can view it at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thatkidnate/
anyways i hope your mid-february is giving you positive feeling toward the rest of the year. that's all i got.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
a month already?
i guess it has been.
how quickly it passed.
yet how long it seemed..
unknowingly, i had quite an eventful month!
i moved on the first to a new room in a cool apartment in north oakland/temescal. i'm right by a bike shop, a pizza spot i frequented even before the move, and tons of korean restaurants. not to mention quick riding distance from downtown oakland, berkeley, and the macarthur BART station and bike shuttle. my life definitely got a lot easier.
an interesting note on the move though: i shared the room for the first week with ellie, the girl who previously rented it. she hadn't a new place yet and i couldn't possibly put anyone out, especially someone who seemed (and proved to be) pretty cool and nice. so we hung out a bunch and got to know each other. she eventually found a place in berkeley and seems to be doing well. the funny thing is, we met legitimately in the evening of january first, having already had an exchange earlier that day when my cousins (who helped me move) and i went for pizza at the aforementioned spot where it turns out she works.
i went to a gun show with a bunch of friends. we were among the few minorities in the place, sticking out like so many sore thumbs. they had old guns and new guns and knives and antiques and swords and really just all sorts of junk. it was pretty neat. especially how the NRA was at the entrance proposing to buy our ticket if we signed up with them. to do what? i'm not quite sure. i was impressed they even approached us, a chinese guy, five latins, and one half black half japanese fellow.
i worked a shift at a bingo parlor. my friend frank works there one evening a week and last week they were shorthanded, so i came through. oh my goodness was this an experience. selling tickets to all these intense gamblers of all races, backgrounds, and generations with all their good luck buddhas and teddy bears.. what a sight. within a few hours i had the splittingest headache, and i can't remember the last time i'd gotten a headache. i doubt i'll ever do that again.
donut shop robbers were apprehended a block away from my house!! okay this story is nutters. so late last week a couple guys robbed a donut shop about half a mile from here. they were tailed back to a house where they holed up, but the police showed up, shut down eight square blocks and were able to get him out. my housemate daniel and i were talking about the situation and heard the POP POP shots that we later found out were the bean bag rounds they used to subdue the guy. oh oakland, you make a brooklyn boy feel right at home.
i joined a team for the tour de cure, a bike ride fundraiser to fight diabetes. this is going to be cool! it's a ride through napa valley in may. i'm doing the 50 mile route, unless i man up by then and push for the century. we'll see how long rides on my ss cx bike go in the next months. you can donate/sponsor me here: http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TDC557228030?pg=personal&fr_id=5065&fr_id=5065&px=4027477 i'm on team lanesplitter! (the lanesplitter is the pizza spot mentioned twice already. daniel my housemate also works there and is captain of the team. woah!) i'm gonna rock a lanesplitter jersey! sweet! but i'm still doing the ride in baggy shorts.
for my job i am beginning to do work at other sites, and feeling like a real construction management rep. with my own master key and everything. i also applied to another job at a fabrication studio. but i don't want to jinx anything so i won't say more.
and lastly, for my art i am shooting more, and working on images more, and i picked up a printer so i can hopefully print some good images for a portfolio or something of that nature.
okay i'm hitting the mental wall now, and i feel like i've said enough anyways. like my life is really that interesting? the most important thing is having the right attitude and spending your time well. that is the purpose. if i can be so convicted..
how quickly it passed.
yet how long it seemed..
unknowingly, i had quite an eventful month!
i moved on the first to a new room in a cool apartment in north oakland/temescal. i'm right by a bike shop, a pizza spot i frequented even before the move, and tons of korean restaurants. not to mention quick riding distance from downtown oakland, berkeley, and the macarthur BART station and bike shuttle. my life definitely got a lot easier.
an interesting note on the move though: i shared the room for the first week with ellie, the girl who previously rented it. she hadn't a new place yet and i couldn't possibly put anyone out, especially someone who seemed (and proved to be) pretty cool and nice. so we hung out a bunch and got to know each other. she eventually found a place in berkeley and seems to be doing well. the funny thing is, we met legitimately in the evening of january first, having already had an exchange earlier that day when my cousins (who helped me move) and i went for pizza at the aforementioned spot where it turns out she works.
i went to a gun show with a bunch of friends. we were among the few minorities in the place, sticking out like so many sore thumbs. they had old guns and new guns and knives and antiques and swords and really just all sorts of junk. it was pretty neat. especially how the NRA was at the entrance proposing to buy our ticket if we signed up with them. to do what? i'm not quite sure. i was impressed they even approached us, a chinese guy, five latins, and one half black half japanese fellow.
i worked a shift at a bingo parlor. my friend frank works there one evening a week and last week they were shorthanded, so i came through. oh my goodness was this an experience. selling tickets to all these intense gamblers of all races, backgrounds, and generations with all their good luck buddhas and teddy bears.. what a sight. within a few hours i had the splittingest headache, and i can't remember the last time i'd gotten a headache. i doubt i'll ever do that again.
donut shop robbers were apprehended a block away from my house!! okay this story is nutters. so late last week a couple guys robbed a donut shop about half a mile from here. they were tailed back to a house where they holed up, but the police showed up, shut down eight square blocks and were able to get him out. my housemate daniel and i were talking about the situation and heard the POP POP shots that we later found out were the bean bag rounds they used to subdue the guy. oh oakland, you make a brooklyn boy feel right at home.
i joined a team for the tour de cure, a bike ride fundraiser to fight diabetes. this is going to be cool! it's a ride through napa valley in may. i'm doing the 50 mile route, unless i man up by then and push for the century. we'll see how long rides on my ss cx bike go in the next months. you can donate/sponsor me here: http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/TDC557228030?pg=personal&fr_id=5065&fr_id=5065&px=4027477 i'm on team lanesplitter! (the lanesplitter is the pizza spot mentioned twice already. daniel my housemate also works there and is captain of the team. woah!) i'm gonna rock a lanesplitter jersey! sweet! but i'm still doing the ride in baggy shorts.
for my job i am beginning to do work at other sites, and feeling like a real construction management rep. with my own master key and everything. i also applied to another job at a fabrication studio. but i don't want to jinx anything so i won't say more.
and lastly, for my art i am shooting more, and working on images more, and i picked up a printer so i can hopefully print some good images for a portfolio or something of that nature.
okay i'm hitting the mental wall now, and i feel like i've said enough anyways. like my life is really that interesting? the most important thing is having the right attitude and spending your time well. that is the purpose. if i can be so convicted..
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