Costa Rica Day 4
The tour today centered around Cano island. The weather was much calmer but butts were still sore and chaffed from the days prior. We had two snorkeling sessions amoung the reefs that surround the island. Supposedly, the under water sights are not as grand as at other locales in the…
Costa Rica Day 3
Today began at the ungodly hour of 5:30 after a full night of what one would expect a good rain forest storm to be like. We had only time to scarf some fruit and coffee before being rushed to the boat for the start of our tour. Over one hour…
Costa Rica Day 2
Our great travel agent Sarah had planned for us to travel all day today via car to our departure point for the rain forest. Aside from getting pulled over and the 2 hours of dirt roads, the majority of the 6 hours journey was uneventful. The last of three cars…
Costa Rica Day 1
The first day of our Costa Rica trip passed more or less uneventfully. There was some trepedation on my part because of the slight sickness I had acquired shortly before leaving. However, I am feeling spry enough now and we all are safely here. We met Shama after customs as…
Social Lull
I think the feeling of anti-social behaviour that comes with aging is merely a consequence of comparing one’s current life to college and slightly after college life. I think most people form deep ties with friends during the college years and the people you meet there-after may or may not…
Game Development
If articles like this are to be believed, my current profession is increasingly in demand. I suppose there will be more and more demand for game developers as our society embraces that form of entertainment more and more (thanks in no small part to the Wii). And I always thought…
Untitled
Given that most of my friends have displaced themselves there was little turn out for a cinco de mayo gathering some weeks ago. But, never fear. The excess tequila I purchased has been forming many weeks of margaritas. It continues to amaze me how well written and produced Battlestar Galactica…
Today I…
… once again witnessed the propensity of humans to lash out with anger instead of acknowledge their errors. A driver who clearly disregarded my presence on my bike flipped me the bird when I made it known with an “excuse me” and a wave that we almost collided. … learned…
Just Smile and Nod
I had the unfortunate experience – as many do – of being at the receiving end of a strangely enraged driver. The incident merely entailed an interchange of ideas: him with frantic arm gestures signaling his superiority and me with a peace sign and a smile. Yet, irrespective of fault,…
It’s an Anime World (アニメの世界だ)
I am in the process of watching an anime series with a typical plot: a 17 year-old girl is turned into an “ultimate weapon” (最終兵器) and thus must rectify the two worlds in which she lives all while trying to understand love. Neither this plot nor anime in general are…