Status Update
Tuesday May 13th at 22:06 via Twitter.

thinks its probably time to leave work now.
Status Update
Monday May 12th at 16:37 via Twitter.

Is done with the semester! Finished his last final in 15 minutes. Lawl.
Status Update
Monday May 12th at 00:04 via Twitter.

is glad tomorrow is his last day of finals, but a bit anxious because he hasn't studied for any of them.
Maté Ooops
Published Tuesday April 8th from OmniUpdate, Inc. HQ in Camarillo, CA. Listening to iTunes on shuffle, feeling sub-mediant.

Ran into this piece of information about my favourite morning drink/tea which I've been drinking every morning for about a year now:

"Yerba Mate is also regarded as one of nature’s weight loss secrets by speeding up the metabolism, curbing the appetite and helping the body to release excess calories rather than storing them as fat." matefactor.com

Haha. Ooops. Helps explain how I've managed to lose 5-10 lbs (that I didn't really have to lose in the first place.) Probably also explains why I'm usually never hungry at work until after 2pm after drinking 8 cups of maté in the morning at work.

I suppose I really shouldn't be boastful about this.

Status Update
Tuesday April 8th at 18:27 via Twitter.

has to work on Chromatic Harmony final project. Mhrr. Tertiary form secondary function borrowed chord imperfect authentic cadence your mom.
Status Update
Monday April 7th at 23:28 via Twitter.

If you're typing stuff into a form and Firefox crashes it remembers all the form values when you start it back up. Awesome! (IE sucks.)
Status Update
Monday April 7th at 16:34 via Twitter.

Last class: show up. See a substitute. See crappy vhs queued up on a screen. Promptly turn around and ditch.
My Tea Obsession
Published Thursday March 27th from OmniUpdate, Inc. HQ in Camarillo, CA. Listening to the low humming of the office AC, feeling meh but enjoying some tea.

Within the past year or two, I've slowly but assuredly become obsessed with tea. I started out drinking a cup of black tea (purchased from the local Trader Joes) every morning at work. With time, I began to brew multiple cups throughout the day. Eventually I ended up buying various teas online and found that there's much better tea out there than just your generic Black and Green teas. Last September/October I stopped drinking anything with corn syrup in it and incidentally all I now drink is tea. These days I drink anywhere from 8 to 16 cups of tea on any given day. I start my mornings with Maté, and usually brew up some Honeybush or Rooibos in the afternoon. Often times in the evening I'll throw together a custom blend of various herbs. Deliciousness. I love tea.

So.. Exhibited in the pictures on the right is my current tea collection (it changes quite quickly.) Here's my current inventory. All tea is loose leaf tea unless otherwise noted.

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Tea collection at work.
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Tea collection at home.
Guayaki
  • Traditional Yerba Maté tea bags
  • Maté and Rooibos blend tea bags
  • Dark Roast Java Maté
  • San Mateo Maté
  • Traditional Maté

Red Bush Tea Co. (don't buy from here)
  • Green Rooibos
  • Rooibos
  • Honeybush

Agape Teas/Tao of Tea
  • Lemon Myrtle
  • Lavender
  • Hibiscus
  • Ginkgo
  • Honeybush
  • Chimarrão Yerba Maté
  • Rose Melange
  • Malty Assam

Adagio Teas
  • Brown sugar crystals

Weeeeeeeee! Tea.

Posted by leighann @ 10:25, March 28, 2008
oooo i love wheat thin tea! don't you?
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Posted by Marco @ 16:36, March 28, 2008
Wheat thin tea? Never heard of it... what is it?
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Posted by Damon @ 11:37, March 30, 2008
How do you feel about coffee?
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Posted by Marco @ 14:07, March 30, 2008
Blek. Not a fan. :-P
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Posted by Norm @ 16:27, March 31, 2008
I have been thinking of switching to tea as a replacement for my insanely unhealthy addiction to Mountain Dew.
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Posted by No Name @ 13:41, April 08, 2008
Ever tried Mate Factor? Maybe I could send you some samples.

Asher
mailbox@matefactor.com
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Posted by Damon @ 00:15, May 05, 2008
your obsession has spread my friend
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Status Update
Wednesday March 26th at 01:34 via Twitter.

empty, devoid, dejected, lost, demoralized. Wishing he could stop thinking. Wishing he could fall asleep.
Posted by No Name @ 13:31, March 27, 2008
whhhhhaaaa? demoralized?! marco it's rachel!!!! callllll me
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Status Update
Monday March 24th at 18:14 via Twitter.

demoralized.
Status Update
Monday March 24th at 13:48 via Twitter.

Looking at study abroad programs..
INTP
Published Friday March 7th from Camarillo, CA. Listening to Muse, feeling neutral.

Last night while doing some research on Monster.com I came across this personality type quiz. I took the quiz and it told me that my personality type was INTP or Introvert, Intuitive, Thinker, Perceiver. The site goes on to explain:

People of this type tend to be: quiet, independent, and private; logical and unemotional; creative, ingenious, and innovative, global thinkers; curious and driven to increase their competence; casual, and adaptive; nonconforming and unpredictable.

Here are just a few popular and often satisfying careers for people whose Personality Type is INTP.

  • Computer software designer/developer
  • Venture capitalist
  • Legal mediator
  • Financial analyst
  • Economist
  • College professor: philosophy, economics
  • Musician
  • Intellectual property attorney
  • Web site designer
  • Investigator
  • Strategic planner
  • Neurologist
  • Pharmaceutical researcher
  • Network integration specialist

Computer software designer/developer, Venture capitalist, College philosophy professor, Musician, Web site designer? I suppose it's nice to know that at least I'm on the right track with my interests. Not knowing what I'm doing with my future has been so debilitating lately..

Posted by Damon @ 10:15, March 08, 2008
go for neurologist
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Posted by Chris @ 14:57, March 16, 2008
I read about this type of psychology (something-ontics?) and it concerns me a little. I took a test last night and it gave me the INTP type, but then this morning I did it again and fell into a completely different type. Meh.

Marco marco marco. The new browser-side database HTML 5 is implemented in the webkit nightlies. Have you seen it? Also, do you use xslt at all/exclusively? Did you move completely onto being a rails guy?
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Posted by Marco @ 16:51, March 16, 2008
Most if not all psychology tests suffer from the same issue. Variables like how tired you are, how you feel, what emotional stress you're under can all change the outcome. It is psychology, after all..

I have not seen the browser-side db. I am familiar with and use/have used XSLT, yes. Not sure why you'd want to use it exclusively. Nor am I sure what relation it holds with rails. But no, I am not completely a rails guy.. Although, I do fancy rails.
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Status Update
Thursday March 6th at 12:33 via Twitter.

Is at Ali Baba's! Mmm
Status Update
Thursday March 6th at 01:53 via Twitter.

really doesn't want to deal with disk corruption on his server. Fsck.
Status Update
Wednesday March 5th at 18:42 via Twitter.

would like to remain unconscious for at least a week. kthnxbai.
Posted by No Name @ 13:47, March 06, 2008
unacceptable
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ps (a bear)
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Running
Published Wednesday February 20th from Camarillo, CA. Listening to blood rushing past my ear drums, feeling tortured.

Sometimes I think about running away. Not because school or work are difficult, but because neither make me truly happy.



i have all these thoughts
all on which i never act
in fact, i let them pass
they slip by and the equilibrium of my being
continues to unbalance
continues to unhinge

i have left the country
don't know where i'll be
don't know when i'll return
don't fret, though
for i'll be that
which i seek
sought
maybe
i'll see
adieu.
i ran away.
chicken, chicken
you'll never do it.
too responsible.
too generous.
not nearly bold enough.
barely spontaneous.
hah! useless.

I once wrote of a door through which I would step, but first I needed a key to unlock the entry way to the next chapter in my life. Since then I've long gone through that door of which I then spoke, but unfortunately the room to which the door lead was much smaller than I had hoped for.

The room is so small I am stuck.
I am stuck.
words.
I am stuck and cannot leave.
I need to get out.
words.






Posted by No Name @ 10:06, March 05, 2008
too generous?
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Status Update
Wednesday February 20th at 00:07 via Twitter.

torturing himself with music
Posted by No Name @ 18:52, March 13, 2008
music can never be used to torture, if anything it feels so wonderful, it hurts
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Status Update
Tuesday February 19th at 19:58 via Twitter.

wishing life were as easy to decipher as plaintext and as easy to follow as a map with built-in GPS. Please?
Status Update
Tuesday February 19th at 12:10 via Twitter.

wishing he were still on the slopes of a mountain covered in snow.