The characters in parantheses signify verb, adjective and noun forms, respectively. Cantonese pronunciation is bracketed; mandarin pronunciation is not.  So Mike is a vibrating honor filled person? Or maybe he restores honor and glory? Hmmm.. what a bright and shiny name.

I tried the tablet in photoshop.

I bought a little Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet to play around on. It’s a little awkward to use right now, but I’m sure it will get more comfortable with time. And hopefully my drawing skills will improve as well. Time to get back to work!

This short video made me really nostalgic for Berkeley and the College of Natural Resources. This girl looks like she followed a similar routine as me. Class, work at the Botanical Garden, study, hang out. I even recognize the bus driver.

Ah memories.

I miss visiting Portland with Jules. Maybe we should take a trip soon.

I’ve pretty much played every position on the soccer field throughout my life so far. Every position except forward (and I guess keeper, but that doesn’t count :). I don’t really remember playing much up front. In high school I played defense and midfield. I’ve played on the sides and in the middle. I had pretty much settled in as center mid by the time I graduated. I felt comfortable in that position. I touched the ball enough and I felt I could control the game a little from that position.

And then along came the adult league I’m in. I’ve been playing in it for a few years now and while I started in the center mid spot, I’ve moved around a lot. This season I’ve played a lot of defense. Center back or sweeper. But for a few games I was able to play in one of the two striker positions. I didn’t think I would enjoy it so much but it’s really addicting. In two and a half games of play up front I’ve scored five goals. The most recent was the first goal in a 2-2 tie against the first place All Blacks. Unfortunately our sweeper was injured toward the beginning of the second half and I had to take his place in the back.

With him probably out for the rest of the season it looks like I’ll be rounding out the year as sweeper. I’m kinda bummed, but I’ll survive. I had my fun.

While both are good movies, i think they fall into highly divergent categories.

Oh, and what do I use it for? Mainly to crush pistachios to mix in with my vanilla ice cream. I guess I crush spices occasionally too. But mainly pistachios. It’s the best way to eat vanilla ice cream. Heavy on the pistachios please. Pre-m&p days, I would smash my pistachios on a cutting board with a hammer. Not so good for the neighbors, and with occasionally explosive results.

courtesy of Sigma Aldrich