I don’t know if I want to show you this, so I’ll give you a “view at your own risk warning.”  It’s a picture of the young Arnold and current Arnold, courtesy of latimes.com.  I say again, view at your own risk.

This is a bit of old news, but the show “The OC” is no more. I read this article by a Mexican from OC who makes some insightful comments. Here are some highlights:
[”The OC”] creator Josh Schwartz’s greatest sin was to transform my homeland into a synonym for avarice and vapidity — which […]

I wasn’t supposed to be watching the game, since I had (and still have) tons of work right now. But, I saw the second half and wow…it was incredible. I have loyalties to LA, Indiana and Cleveland sports teams in that order. It’s been a while since Indiana’s won anything. Ever […]

One of my cousin’s from NorCal posted an unfortunate story on his blog recently.
I was in the shower, and occasionally in the shower I like to just sit down at the bottom of the tub and just let the water pour down. I brush my teeth in the tub too, though. So I was brushing […]

So it was reported that Goldman Sachs, an I-bank, earned $9.34 billion this past year.  This is a record, and most people haven’t even heard of GS, so it may be a surprise.  Other i-banks are more high-profile, while GS just rakes in the money, as it’s always been the largest moneymaker in the world, […]

Finished.  Still have some other things to do, but I can rest and recharge my batteries.  I need to play basketball and lose some weight this break.

What’s wrong with me?  I hate Des Moines.
Anyway, I was thinking about the Lakers today after today’s game.  Walton, Evans and Farmar all had career highs today.  Sure, they’re not amazing numbers, but I realized that Mitch Kupchak hasn’t gotten much credit for recent transactions.  People only look at the Shaq situation, but that wasn’t […]

So today one of my students wanted me to play some Michael Jordan video clip on yootoob, cuz we had time to kill and I had my computer hooked up to the projector. Anyway, as we were watching it, it was your typical MJ highlight reel. The funny thing was, he and his […]

I’m a failure.  An absolute failure.

How is it possible that it is December?  For many, this is a fun time.  For a student, not necessarily so.  For me, definitely not.  This will be the weekend from H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks.
So, while I was supposed to be studying, I caught the second half of the lakers/jazz game.  I’m glad I didn’t miss that 3rd […]

It’s funny how people’s accomplishments can many times over inflate their egos.  They become showy and attempt to validate themselves by waving around their credentials.  Why does this happen?  I am often pressured into earning the PhD, but why are those people so adamant about it?  Or if I don’t work at a prestigious institution, […]

Here’s a little inspirational video for you all…

Suppose we have 2 groups of people: A and B.  A-people (people from A) complain about how B-people think they’re so much better than everyone else.  But, A-people complain simply because they think they’re better than B-people.   So, both A-people and B-people think they’re better than the other.  Certainly, A-people don’t think they’re equal to […]

Milton Friedman, economist, died.  As an Econ major, I knew very little about economics.  But, I had heard of this guy.  RIP.

happy 29th to the guy who was once one of the cleanest guys i know but now is one of the dirtiest ones I know.

Some were trying to needle me about OC on Saturday. I think people who complain about OC have only seen the really nice parts. It would be unfair for […]

I’ve been watching too much TV lately and I’ve got to stop…or at least cut down. Fortunately, “Lost” won’t be airing for the next few months, so I can get some work done on Wednesday nights. Still watching “Prison Break” just out of curiosity, not because I think it’s still good. I think […]

Monday: meet w/ prof. Read. Work on draft for Wednesday
Tuesday: Teach. Read. Work on draft for Wednesday (all nighter!)
Wednesday: Drive down to UCSD for class. Turn in draft. Meet w/ friend afterwards for dinner. Drive back up.
Thursday: Teach. Dinner with friend.
Friday: Attend guest speaker talk for a few hours. Drive north on Friday afternoon/evening traffic. […]

Things go bad, things go good.  Things go horrible, things go awesome.  I don’t know where I am right now, but I’m getting out of the horrible part.  Maybe it’ll hit awesome one day.

Talked to big Sung today about deaths in our families.  Day to day, you think they’re still around, even though they’re not.  There’s always a sense in which you think they’re still around and it’s only when a birthday or someone mentions it do you tell yourself again that things are not what you think […]

Life takes you for a major twist and you think the world’s collapsing around you.  You try to deal with it without looking back.  Then a glimmer of hope changes your entire outlook and you’re stuck in a place deciding whether to take the easy road or the tough one.
I’m crazy.