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December 2008 12 of 12

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6:13am – The weather outside had been crappy for the past few days.  Today was no exception.  Little did I know it was going to affect my day so much.

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6:47am – Since the weather had been so grey lately, I decided to dress brightly for the last day of classes.  All for naught, however…

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6:52am – The view from my car’s driver’s side window.  The water from all the rain had frozen into a sheet of ice.  Lovely conditions, really.

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7:20am – Driving HOME from school.  Yup, that’s right: driving HOME.  The severe weather had caused campus-wide power outages.  So much for the orange brightening my students’ day.  Note how the only lights in the picture are the headlights from oncoming traffic and the flash’s reflection in the windshield.

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9:58am – UML’s text about campus closing finally reaches me…three hours late!

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11:43am – Working in Finale, editing a portion of one of my finals I’m giving next week.  Mmm, part-writing.

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1:47 – While preparing my first-ever batch of homemade chicken noodle soup, I decide to put on a little John Mayer.  I haven’t to listened to this CD in a while: I was reminded of how good it is.

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2:58pm – My very first pot of chicken noodle soup.  It turned out pretty well.

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6:36pm – While cleaning up the kitchen and making a breakfast casserole for the weekend, I pop on the DVD of U2’s 2005 Vertigo tour from Chicago.  It was a pretty good show, although I like the Elevation tour DVD from 2001 a little better. 

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8:30pm – The breakfast casserole is ready to be put in the oven tomorrow morning.  Thanks for the idea, Mrs. Blessinger (I don’t mean Marty).

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1:01am – Mike and play a three-game series of NCAA ’09.  He tried a new team, Georgia Tech.  It was an ugly win: I managed to squeak out an overtime victory in game 3.

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3:12am – After a long chat with Marty and finally taking Oreo out, I crawl into bed and read a few pages of Eclipse before passing out.

30 of 30(‘s)

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I turned 30 on couple of days ago, and frankly, it was weird.  I’m not freaked out, like some people get when they reach this “milestone.”  It’s weird in that I’m starting another decade of life.  It’s weird how much older 30 seems than 29.  It’s weird because it doesn’t seem any different from age 29, except when I say out loud “I’m 30.”  I used to use the phrase “you’re only as old as you feel” when I worked retail.  I said that to men who would come into the store and hesitate to buy an item because they felt they were “too old for that.”  The way I see it, I certainly don’t feel too old for anything.  In fact, I don’t feel like I’m 30, which is contributing to the weirdness of the occasion.  I still make crude fart jokes, poke Marty incessantly when we’re together, dance around my apartment in a silly manner when I’m giddy, and get excited to play new video games.  Again, I don’t feel like I’m 30, but I am.  So…there it is.

In honor of my 30th birthday, I thought I’d make a list similar to the monthly 12 of 12 I try to post.  This time, however, the list is comprised of things I hope to see and/or do while in my 30’s.  I’ve got a decade to complete the list, so I think I’ve got a pretty good shot at checking off everything.  Here goes (in no particular order):

  1. Watch the Cubs win the World Series.
  2. Pay off my student loans.
  3. Go whitewater rafting in the Grand Canyon.
  4. Learn Chopin’s “Fantasie Impromptu.”
  5. Write and publish a book.
  6. Meet U2.
  7. Buy a house.
  8. Go to Wimbledon.
  9. Watch the Bears win another Super Bowl.
  10. Learn to write left-handed.
  11. Celebrate Oreo’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th birthdays.
  12. Get married.
  13. Add a different stamp to my passport.
  14. See my parents retire.
  15. Win a tennis tournament.
  16. Become fluent in Tagalog.
  17. Learn Spanish.
  18. Get tenure.
  19. Present at an international conference.
  20. Buy a new car.
  21. See a sunset on the beach at Boracay.
  22. Drive on the Autobahn.
  23. Skydive.
  24. Watch FSU win another NCAA college football national championship.
  25. Have a child.
  26. Swim with dolphins.
  27. Visit all 30 (ha!) MLB parks.
  28. See Niagra Falls.
  29. Learn to cook more Filipino food.
  30. ?
You’ll notice that #30 was left blank.  That’s where you, the reader, comes in.  I’d appreciate your suggestions.  They could be silly or sincere (I prefer sincere).  In any case, I look forward to reading what you think I should do in my thirties.

July 12 of 12 (belated)

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I was out of town on the 12th, but managed to take pictures of the day.  Here’s my July 12 of 12, however belated.

1:21pm – We ate a late lunch that consisted of my dad’s adobo and sinigang (not pictured).  Yum.

1:53pm – After lunch, my dad started making leche flan for the party later that night.  Again: Yum.

1:55pm – While my dad was making the flans, I helped iron his shirt.  I’m so my father’s son it’s ridiculous.  Notice the new 2008 FSU football “Unconquered” t-shirt.  Go Seminoles!

2:15pm – Marty and I chilled on my dad’s couch and perused The Secret.  This book is, in a word, amazing.  And not in the good way.

3:17pm – Had to check on the Cubbies.  I logged on just in time to witness Marmol blow a 5-run lead.  The Cubs managed to eek out an 8-7 victory and Rich Harden struck out 10 in his Cubs debut, so it was all good.

3:30pm – Marty and I decide to mess with our cameras.  We’re dumb.

6:29pm – I had no idea what to expect for my graduation party.  I should have known it was gonna be huge when I saw the catering van.

6:31pm – We walk into the parish hall and behold the spectacle that is the buffet table.  Holy crap, this is gonna be big.

7:02pm – Mmm, cake.  Congrats, me!

8:13pm – I manage to find a few minutes to eat.  Man, do I love eggrolls.

9:33pm – Oh yes, those are Filipinos line dancing, to Latin music nonetheless.  Apparently, it’s the thing to do.

10:05pm – The party’s winding down.  My mom planned a lot of it and worked really hard to make it a fun evening.  Thanks, mom!!