October 11th, 2004 yoshers
Since Cal football lost to USC even though they were the dominant team, there is really not much to talk about in the sports realm (especially since the Dodgers also lost to the Cardinals).
However, I missed the anti-climax of the Cal-USC game as I was at the Northern California Renaissance Faire on Saturday with Shareena, Amber and Chris and it was quite a fun day. Though the start was not quite ideal as we attempted to purchase advance tickets for $2.50 less per person via the online website (which uses Paypal) and we followed the MapQuest directions to nowheresville, the rest of the day was filled with interesting comments, interesting costumes and interesting shows.
As most of you know, I am not really someone who normally enjoys these oddly out of placed events and certainly, when I think about it, it is really weird that people want to re-enact old times, but with the benefit of modern technology. I guess it is really about the spirit and having a good time.
So a good time we doth had, especially from the performances by Sound and Fury: Fakespeare Players, who are a vaudeville troupe of actors that presents loosely based Shakespeare works in a very funny and ribald manner. They are definitely something to be experienced and not explained, but with performances like this, audience participation is definitely the way to go.
So alas, missing the football game was not so bad given that I had a good time and Cal lost anyways. The moral of the story is…football is fun, but not when your team loses a game that they should have won; go do something else instead.
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October 1st, 2004 yoshers
So I have been talking a lot about my work lately and yes, obviously things at work have been exciting and challenging and so far so good. Today, I gave a quick overview of new things to come at our staff meeting and from all accounts, it was well received. I must admit, as I have taken on more and more responsibilities, it has reach a point where being organized actually takes effort and prioritizing tasks and projects will be required starting very soon (if not already…somewhere in my head). Nevertheless, this really is a good direction to be headed…as opposed to being completely bored at work.
Otherwise, there have not been much to write home about. I took last weekend off to drive down to Los Angeles to visit my Grandmother. Even though I can tell by my semi-weekly calls to see how she is doing that her health is deteriorating, it was still a bit sad to see that she does not have the strength to stand up or even to play Mah-jong (which she enjoyed quite a lot in my previous visits). I am not sure what I can really do as it is difficult to carry a conversation with my Grandmother due to her problems hearing and I am generally not good with casual chit-chat. So I will continue with my phone calls and to travel down to Los Angeles whenever I get a chance.
Lastly, I would like to take this time to thank Shareena for all that you have done for me. Your attempts at dressing me up and coerce me to look nice will rub off more and more…you just need some patience, dear. And yes, I am boring sometimes with just wanting to stay at home and watch TV and play video games, but I do try to get you to not go shopping all the time. Hiking in Tilden and at Point Reyes is fun, is it not?
Well, dear (zero? one?) reader(s). Now that my site is more dynamic, feel free to comment and hopefully, with an easier method to post new content, I will be updating this site with more thoughts and happenings in the future.
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October 1st, 2004 yoshers
- Be pithy in what you are talking about
- Stress important ideas and do not get bogged down in the details
- Have a plan and be flexible. Have notes, but do not just recite them.
- Follow up afterwards
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