July 2010
2 posts
Dating and Education
I spoke on the phone with my father yesterday afternoon. We discussed dating and education. Separately, that is. Although, majoring in love would be kind of cool if it existed.
He asked me what I looked for in a partner. Is it appearance? Values? Common interests? I told him appearance is important, for sure.
He agreed and admitted that appearance was his only criteria for a partner when...
Errands
I am listening to Janet Jackson.
Painfully aware of my recent levels of testosterone, I am channeling my inner R&B this cloudy Saturday morning.
Although I’m getting kind of sick of it as there’s only so much running man I can possibly take.
Need to run errands.
June 2010
9 posts
:)
I am in my 2nd week of summer vacation and the past 10 or so days have been splendid. The freedom to ease into the morning without having to teach an 8AM class full of 37 teenagers has made me more productive during the day.
6:45AM - Wake up.
6:55 AM - Coffee at the Farmers Market
7:00AM - 8:30AM - World Cup, Newspaper, Water, Cereal, Stretch
8:30AM - 10:00AM - Run/ Lift/ Shower/ Breakfast.
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world cup
The World Cup is easily my favorite global event. Much better than the Olympics (summer or winter), much better than World Baseball Classic, much better than witnessing the Milky Way pass through the sky (although I was too young to remember that).
It’s pretty cool to think that somebody 12,000 miles away has his eyes glued to the same televised match placing all his nationalistic pride on...
+/-
I went out with a 19 year old girl the other night who I met in class. Way cute, way smart (at least mathematically), and way nothing to talk about. We had studied a few times together this past week, and I thought, hey she’s cute…why not ask her out?
And she said yes. Walked around the promenade. Had dinner. I drank. She couldn’t. Because it would have been illegal, and...
Outs.
Yikes, one week without posting. Between NBA finals, world cup soccer, end of the year finals, a trip to the Griffith observatory, enrolling at SMC, looking for a job, and napping…how’s a dude supposed to tumbl?
So, what’s on my mind this Monday morning? Outs.
Outs, as in poker outs — unseen cards that will complete or improve your hand to make it the winning hand. ...
I worry about rap music, math, race, and kids. ...
May 2010
23 posts
I wrote this blog as an ode to Tom Tom...
Motivation/Uncoolness/Sacrifices
What motivates as you get older?
In my 20’s the motivation was to secure a place in the workforce, further my education, and expand my social networks. I was motivated by the nonsense that ensued with hanging with the homies, getting my drink on, and my own status of coolness. There was really no time for a relationship nor was there a desire for one. Females seemed like just another...
Legacy
There is a database of information for each individual student of mine. This information includes addresses, contact information, standardized test scores dating back 8 years, and the students’ letter grade for every class they are currently taking.
The most interesting information given out for the students’ profiles are their parents highest level of education. This range of...
Lunch Conversation:
Co - Worker: I went to the...
Sunday evening coming down
My weekend:
Korean BBQ on Friday night. German Brats, Italian Beer, Inter-Milan/Bayern Munchen UAEFA Finals on Saturday afternooon. Dinner at Terroni, Martinis at Lolas on Saturday night. Nancy Silverton Burgers, playoff basketball, and poker this afternoon. Good people. Good food. Good drinks.
Not too bad:)
Giving Thanks!
andycat and I’m ready to work it out. Giving thanks, love, and respect to the architects of my world.
To Tanner’s coffee, for supplying me with a free coffee for teacher appreciation week.
To ESPNLA/ ESPN Local, for providing an online sports sites for all the local sports.
To Jamey Carroll, for slowly making us forget about Furcalcohol.
To Fairfax cleaners, for making my threads...
Twinkie
My sister married a White guy. My other sister married a Dominican. Their kids? Absolutely lovely. Half-Asians babies are such a great mix. I’d be lying if I told you that I’ve never try to hit on a white girl at a bar by saying:
You know, with your fair skin and my slanty eyes, our offspring would produce some serious eye candy.
The reactions I’ve got from saying that has...
Here’s a checklist of qualities of my ex...
You know my steez
Romantic comedies have raised some serious propaganda in the attitudes that women have towards what they want from a partner. Online profiles of most women could have been a part written for Drew Barrymore as far as I’m concerned. Here’s an example of one from a girl whose screen name is Angel_Eyez:
I’m looking for a partner who is confident yet has humility. He is conscious...
KY in my satchel
This past school year has passed by fairly quickly much more so than the previous year. As I was trying to cope w/ my mother’s passing as well as breakup with the ex, last year felt like it was about 3.
Today is May 17th and the last day of school is June 18th. Surely, these next 4 weeks will pass by and summer will be upon us. I have enrolled at SMC with the intentions of taking...
Bud Light Lime
I met a girl online at 6PM on this past Friday evening. By 10:30, I was buying her a drink. And by 11:45, I was asleep in my bedroom.
Alone.
Don’t get too ahead of yourself now. I’m not the fly gentleman that used to run amok around the streets of LA circa 2002 making White girls get hot and bothered in silver paint on Halloween.
But those days? Well, those days are a...
40 Oz. to Freedom
Here is a checklist of things I want to accomplish when I get home from work this afternoon:
Do drycleaning.
Take nap.
Don’t eat.
Drink Guiness.
Go to sports bar.
Drink Bass.
Watch the worst coaching job in the history of a Round 2 in the NBA.
See Lebron’s last game ever as a Cav.
Talk 91 - 92 Lakers with the fellas, L & J.
Don’t eat.
Take shots of Don Julio.
Play...
Student has shown improvement
After a few months of meeting girls through dating websites, I’ve began to get used to the idea of the 2-dimensional courtship:
Hey…I like what you wrote on your profile!
So if you like what I wrote, do you like what you see?
Yep, you look nice.
Well, since we both like what we see, maybe we can see more of each other.
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!
It kinda weirded me out at first. Now,...
30 More Days
30 more school days left meaning 30 working days until I send in my application for unemployment. Or 30 more days until the district notifies me that, “Yay! We have money! Come back on Mr. Doan!”
Funny how things change. Just seven years ago, I was getting my Starbucks on and wondering, really? A bachelor’s degree and I’m asking customers, “would you like a...
Expectations
I really hope I can keep this blogging up. I mean, I have to live up to my own expectations. Not the expectations of my mom. Or Dad. Or students. Or department chair. My freakin own expectations.
I know I was once a creative blogger whose words truly ebbed and flowed from brain to finger to computer screen. I wonder in amazement (while reliving terrifying nostalgia) on my own body of work...
Hope that you get summ.
I can’t really say I’ve been successful with this whole online dating thing although I probably have to redefine what my definition of success is with regards to dating.
If going on 9 dates with 7 different girls determines success, then I am wildly successful.
Now, if hittin that with any one these girls was actually like getting a hit in baseball, then my batting average would be...
Grand Canyon
I enjoy KTLA morning news’s hiring policies. It compares to Abercrombie and Fitch’s as well as every single bar and restaurant in LA. Hire the best eye candy out there, make sure all visual angles of the person looks flattering in any type of lighting, and keep them coming.
Some people feel strongly against hiring somebody based solely on appearance and feel only the most qualified...
Cycling
I am nothing if not wholly elitist when I first begin dating girls. Turkey, avocado, and fresh mozzarella sandwiches at the Getty on date 1 (which I made freshly myself, thank you very much). Dinner at Moonshadows in Malibu tomorrow night for date 2. She does live in Thousand Oaks which makes for a comparable drive on both of our parts; hence the yuppity location of said date.
A few years...
So, I’m playing MLB ‘10 The Show on my PS3. ...