Monday, January 30, 2012
30. January 30, 2012
Despite how awesome I am and the fact that feminism rocks, both Amy and I are too weak to cut her stuck bike-lock with a bolt-cutter... Also too proud to ask any of our man-friends to help out... Oh, pride.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
29. January 29, 2012
Sailing is really fun! Lucky for me, Uncle Hal is willing to teach me how to sail for real :)
Saturday, January 28, 2012
27. January 27, 2012
According to TEDx, the annoying "human verifying" words that are written in all squiggly lines and even hard for humans to process--known as captchas--are now being used to help digitize old books that a computer scanner cannot recognize. Furthermore, this technology is now being developed to help translate different articles on the internet. The company that is launching this technology is called DuoLingo (www.duolingo.com) and is currently in Beta stages. This site will offer free foreign language education in exchange for the user's time in helping translate different words, sentences, and phrases, which will ultimately help translate articles to and from different languages.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
26. January 26, 2012
Once again I learned many things today... Here are selected few tidbits:
1. Antiquing is a hobby that began only after the French Revolution when the aristocrats had no money and had to sell their furniture and other belongings (under the table, of course) to the English in order to survive.
2. When requesting Google's help in reminding us how to say "cheers" in German, Amy and I came across a "Common German Phrase Book" link where one of the most common phrases translated is the legendary Monty Python's "my hovercraft is full of eels" from the Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook sketch... Oh, and in case you were curious, the interwebs reminded us that "prost" is the proper term for "cheers" in German.
1. Antiquing is a hobby that began only after the French Revolution when the aristocrats had no money and had to sell their furniture and other belongings (under the table, of course) to the English in order to survive.
2. When requesting Google's help in reminding us how to say "cheers" in German, Amy and I came across a "Common German Phrase Book" link where one of the most common phrases translated is the legendary Monty Python's "my hovercraft is full of eels" from the Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook sketch... Oh, and in case you were curious, the interwebs reminded us that "prost" is the proper term for "cheers" in German.
25. January 25, 2012
So today I learned very good things as well as not-so-good-yet-valuable things as well. We'll start with the good:
1. On average, a stagehand working backstage or work-calls will burn 265 calories per hour.
2. On average, dancing salsa for an hour straight will burn 442 calories.
Onto the less "good" but still valuable lesson I learned today (which is more advice, really):
As many of us already know, there is nothing less attractive than insecurities. But let's be honest, there's not one person out there who is 100% secure about everything they do or who they are. What I discovered about myself is that I really get turned off by overt insecurities that are written all over someone's face and expressed in how they carry themselves and in how they behave. It's ok to be insecure, really, in fact it's healthy and keeps you grounded and in check. The irritating part is when your insecurities are written all over your face and I don't even know you. People who don't know you and can tell you carry baggage will not want to get to know you and volunteer to be your therapist. So... don't impose it on people who aren't asking, whether purposely or not. Instead, it's ok to pretend you're confident until you start to believe it... Really believe, think, and know that you are confident and people will naturally start gravitating toward your positive energy and they'll then be happy to be your sounding board--your shoulder to cry on. It's really ok to be yourself... You don't have to try so hard to please everyone, or anyone.
1. On average, a stagehand working backstage or work-calls will burn 265 calories per hour.
2. On average, dancing salsa for an hour straight will burn 442 calories.
Onto the less "good" but still valuable lesson I learned today (which is more advice, really):
As many of us already know, there is nothing less attractive than insecurities. But let's be honest, there's not one person out there who is 100% secure about everything they do or who they are. What I discovered about myself is that I really get turned off by overt insecurities that are written all over someone's face and expressed in how they carry themselves and in how they behave. It's ok to be insecure, really, in fact it's healthy and keeps you grounded and in check. The irritating part is when your insecurities are written all over your face and I don't even know you. People who don't know you and can tell you carry baggage will not want to get to know you and volunteer to be your therapist. So... don't impose it on people who aren't asking, whether purposely or not. Instead, it's ok to pretend you're confident until you start to believe it... Really believe, think, and know that you are confident and people will naturally start gravitating toward your positive energy and they'll then be happy to be your sounding board--your shoulder to cry on. It's really ok to be yourself... You don't have to try so hard to please everyone, or anyone.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
24. January 24, 2012
According to my bestie (thanks Eran), cars are now starting to be manufactured with "auto pilot" as a standard function, just as cruise control is now a standard function in recent models. So soon enough, not only will our cars drive themselves, they'll steer themselves, decide for us where they want to go, and we'll be obsolete. Charming thought, ain't it?
Monday, January 23, 2012
23. January 23, 2012
It is currently colder in sunny Southern California (43 degrees Fahrenheit) than it is in Boston, MA (50 degrees Fahrenheit). It is mid-to-late January people... This shouldn't happen, yet it just did.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
22. January 22, 2012
1. According to Facebook, the #4 song on the day I was born was "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard.
2. If anyone ever calls anyone a "pussy" I challenge them to a roller derby match as they have clearly never been privy to the ass kicking that goes on during one of those. We'll see who's the "pussy" then.
2. If anyone ever calls anyone a "pussy" I challenge them to a roller derby match as they have clearly never been privy to the ass kicking that goes on during one of those. We'll see who's the "pussy" then.
You Learn 1 New Thing Every Day
So it's been a while since I've posted anything on this blog, but let's be honest, I've been busy writing a thesis, so hopefully I'm off the hook. The purpose of this new experiment is for me to prove the theory that "you learn something new every day" either right or wrong. I'm personally under the impression that it is right, so I would like to put forth a small challenge for myself and note every day for one year at least one new thing I have learned each day.
Since we are 2/3 of the way done with January, I will try to recap the things I learned since the beginning of the year. These will be in a much shorter format (a.k.a. one to two sentences) but blogs starting what I learn today and all future blogs will hopefully also provide a deeper, more thought provoking explanation of what it is that I learned that day. The goal is to ultimately come up with a list of 365 new things I would have learned in 2012, before the Mayan prophecy comes true and we all get incinerated...
Here goes:
1. January 1, 2012
- Four-year-old boys can be players, not just adult males.
2. January 2, 2012
- Being sick is one of the worst things you can be. You feel useless and powerless. Also, when you're not sick you never think about how useless and powerless you were, are, and will be when you do catch something.
3. January 3, 2012
- You don't need a ton of drugs when you're sick. All you need is a little homeopathic boost, plain decongestants (no need for medicine if all you have are stuffed sinuses), and good television. Oh yea, some tea will always help!
4. January 4, 2012
- Being in bed for 3 days straight will make you go mad. This is why I will never understand lazy people.
5. January 5, 2012
- Despite everything you do correctly, bureaucracy in the health care system will always find a way to convince you that you are incompetent, but hanging out with a mentor and puppies will always erase such anger from your heart.
6. January 6, 2012
- A second cortisone shot hurts less than the first one for a few reasons: 1. You know what to expect, 2. You are (ideally) in less pain to begin with, and 3. The nurses pump your blood stream with sedatives. Oh yes, and your bum goes numb for a couple of hours which is altogether an interesting experience.
7. January 7, 2012
- Sleeping all day might prevent one from learning anything new. Although, I did learn just that today, so I guess I just contradicted myself.
8. January 8, 2012
- Playing solitaire on one's phone will distract from any television program that is on. Thank god for DVR...
9. January 9, 2012
- Despite saying that I will be going back to my apartment, squeezing one more night of being spoiled at home by mom and dad will always win (usually in form of Jewish guilt, but I'm ok with it).
10. January 10, 2012
- You can talk the talk but only when you walk the walk you realize that you not only have to do what you said you will, but that you can do it. It wasn't until I showed my choreography concept that I realized that I could actually pull it off.
11. January 11, 2012
- A doctor told me I would have lower back pain my entire life. I do not believe him, neither does my physical therapist.
12. January 12, 2012
- I can still dance without being in pain. I just have to insist on taking many breaks to allow my body to rest as it heals.
13. January 13, 2012
- Friday the 13th is nothing but a date in the calendar. Oh! Also, turns out it's possible for your eyes to change in different paces. Turns out my right eye has not changed in the past couple of years, but my left eye has.
14. January 14, 2012
- Background checks for employment can take unreasonably long to be processed.
15. January 15, 2012
- Walking on the beach is one of the most beautiful ways to exercise.
16. January 16, 2012
- Theatre is my calling. Not sure in what capacity, but it needs to be part of my life.
17. January 17, 2012
- Reading a play for the second time can be 800 times clearer than after reading it for the first time. I mean, I know that reading it for the second time clarifies many things, but such a significant clarity is rare. That's when you know your cast is talented, and your director knows what he's talking about.
18. January 18, 2012
- It is possible to both plan my entire food intake the night before and actually eat it all without being hungry during a 12-hour tech day, and remaining on the Weight Watchers plan is possible. It isn't easy, it requires much planning, but it is possible.
19. January 19, 2012
- Two extremely important things: 1. If you hold it for so long that if you don't go to the bathroom you think you'll actually start to cry, you will, and 2. That my theory that states that the truly talented actors are also good human beings and that bad actors make up for their lack of talent with attitude is correct. I had nothing but truly talented actors on a play and it was both refreshing and enlightening.
20. January 20, 2012
- So many things learned today:
1. Only the USC Department of Performance Venues can create a magical gnome dwelling forest over night.
2. I am loved and will be missed.
3. (potentially the best piece of knowledge I had acquired tonight) Brown with multicolored bracelets indicate "bear lovers" in the gay community. This was the most surprising piece of knowledge to me because I thought I was extremely familiar with the gay community. Turns out, you can always learn more.
21. January 21, 2012
- Even I can lose more than 1lb in a week. If I can, everyone can.
Since we are 2/3 of the way done with January, I will try to recap the things I learned since the beginning of the year. These will be in a much shorter format (a.k.a. one to two sentences) but blogs starting what I learn today and all future blogs will hopefully also provide a deeper, more thought provoking explanation of what it is that I learned that day. The goal is to ultimately come up with a list of 365 new things I would have learned in 2012, before the Mayan prophecy comes true and we all get incinerated...
Here goes:
1. January 1, 2012
- Four-year-old boys can be players, not just adult males.
2. January 2, 2012
- Being sick is one of the worst things you can be. You feel useless and powerless. Also, when you're not sick you never think about how useless and powerless you were, are, and will be when you do catch something.
3. January 3, 2012
- You don't need a ton of drugs when you're sick. All you need is a little homeopathic boost, plain decongestants (no need for medicine if all you have are stuffed sinuses), and good television. Oh yea, some tea will always help!
4. January 4, 2012
- Being in bed for 3 days straight will make you go mad. This is why I will never understand lazy people.
5. January 5, 2012
- Despite everything you do correctly, bureaucracy in the health care system will always find a way to convince you that you are incompetent, but hanging out with a mentor and puppies will always erase such anger from your heart.
6. January 6, 2012
- A second cortisone shot hurts less than the first one for a few reasons: 1. You know what to expect, 2. You are (ideally) in less pain to begin with, and 3. The nurses pump your blood stream with sedatives. Oh yes, and your bum goes numb for a couple of hours which is altogether an interesting experience.
7. January 7, 2012
- Sleeping all day might prevent one from learning anything new. Although, I did learn just that today, so I guess I just contradicted myself.
8. January 8, 2012
- Playing solitaire on one's phone will distract from any television program that is on. Thank god for DVR...
9. January 9, 2012
- Despite saying that I will be going back to my apartment, squeezing one more night of being spoiled at home by mom and dad will always win (usually in form of Jewish guilt, but I'm ok with it).
10. January 10, 2012
- You can talk the talk but only when you walk the walk you realize that you not only have to do what you said you will, but that you can do it. It wasn't until I showed my choreography concept that I realized that I could actually pull it off.
11. January 11, 2012
- A doctor told me I would have lower back pain my entire life. I do not believe him, neither does my physical therapist.
12. January 12, 2012
- I can still dance without being in pain. I just have to insist on taking many breaks to allow my body to rest as it heals.
13. January 13, 2012
- Friday the 13th is nothing but a date in the calendar. Oh! Also, turns out it's possible for your eyes to change in different paces. Turns out my right eye has not changed in the past couple of years, but my left eye has.
14. January 14, 2012
- Background checks for employment can take unreasonably long to be processed.
15. January 15, 2012
- Walking on the beach is one of the most beautiful ways to exercise.
16. January 16, 2012
- Theatre is my calling. Not sure in what capacity, but it needs to be part of my life.
17. January 17, 2012
- Reading a play for the second time can be 800 times clearer than after reading it for the first time. I mean, I know that reading it for the second time clarifies many things, but such a significant clarity is rare. That's when you know your cast is talented, and your director knows what he's talking about.
18. January 18, 2012
- It is possible to both plan my entire food intake the night before and actually eat it all without being hungry during a 12-hour tech day, and remaining on the Weight Watchers plan is possible. It isn't easy, it requires much planning, but it is possible.
19. January 19, 2012
- Two extremely important things: 1. If you hold it for so long that if you don't go to the bathroom you think you'll actually start to cry, you will, and 2. That my theory that states that the truly talented actors are also good human beings and that bad actors make up for their lack of talent with attitude is correct. I had nothing but truly talented actors on a play and it was both refreshing and enlightening.
20. January 20, 2012
- So many things learned today:
1. Only the USC Department of Performance Venues can create a magical gnome dwelling forest over night.
2. I am loved and will be missed.
3. (potentially the best piece of knowledge I had acquired tonight) Brown with multicolored bracelets indicate "bear lovers" in the gay community. This was the most surprising piece of knowledge to me because I thought I was extremely familiar with the gay community. Turns out, you can always learn more.
21. January 21, 2012
- Even I can lose more than 1lb in a week. If I can, everyone can.
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