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In chronological order: Japanese class started again, difficulty has been turned up Filipino food for dinner Gin cocktail with egg white and pomegranate bitters (actually tasted good) Awkwardness of a friend having to deal with the presence of an almost-girlfriend (now an ex-almost-girlfriend) Two new shirts and a super soft sweater from J. Crew ($150)…

Oh blogoblog, I’ve been afraid to stop by for a variety of reasons. None of them rational. But I did give you a fresh coat of paint, I hope you like it. I’ve been overdoing the going-out lately. Which is surprising because that is not something I have ever overdone. I’m a hermit, I’m resigned…

Lame weekend recap post. I cannot post inane rants about more intellectual things because life has been happening and I don’t have time to think about the world at large. That task will be left up to you, person who has spare time read blogs all day. Why not go volunteer or donate to charity?…

This blog has been empty as of late. It’s your fault. And I don’t mean the collective audience, the entire internet or even the known universe. I mean, specifically you. You there staring at the screen with your drying eyes with the dark circles. You who just shifted a little in your seat because one…

(Credit for the post title: The Onion Store. I am nothing if not unoriginal.) Last Friday night was not the best night to guzzle alcohol. That’s not to say it was bad, it was a very fun night. But the alcohol goddess was vengeful that night and I was all too easy seduced by her…

I can’t give anything away but tomorrow night is going to be good blog post fodder. All I can say right now is that this will probably be as stupid as the time I blogged about taking a dance lesson. I have a serious case of butterflies about tomorrow so there’s still a chance I…

NSFW links: I’ve linked Todger Talk a few times before in the sidebar, I found these guys via The Girl. I like Todger Talk because it’s an attempt at opening the dialogue up to men. The site is not without its faults and a few incorrect male assumptions but overall, its heart is in the…

I don’t usually recap my weekends because, let’s face it, nothing happens. I usually wallow in my own filth and play Xbox for 48 hours straight. I am serious bachelor material. However, this weekend was great! A perfect way to cap off 2007. Sure, there’s still New Year’s Eve to look forward to but I’d…

Welcome back from the weekend! (Australians: Welcome to Tuesday. Not as glamourous but I’m sure you’ll all rise to the occasion.) I went paintballing for the first time ever on Saturday morning. I had to wake up at 6-ish, catch a bus at 7-ish to meet a friend at 8-ish. Then he drove us to…

“I wouldn’t say you’re shy. You’re more… reserved.” I’ve been telling everyone that I’m shy. They’re all sort of incredulous about it, “You? Shy? Nah, you seem pretty friendly to me.” But here I am with the phone that never rings and a pessimistic outlook about forming any sort of meaningful friendships here. I beat…

So one thing I alluded to in my previous post about the buying a car or a laptop was the possibility of socializing with attractive people that live further away. Whether it be in North Seattle or on the East side where the overpaid programmers dwell. Seattle is so much more awesome than Bellevue or…

Seriously, I don’t know why you all start blogs that you are never going to keep anyway. Instead, you should sign up for Twitter and then add me to your friends list. For those of you that don’t keep up with the internet’s social technology, Twitter condenses the world of blogging into the size of…

Hanging out with David is fun. During his whirlwind 2 days in Seattle, we seemed to reach all sorts of conversational highs and lows. The highs because he’s doing a lot of study in the Web 2.0 stuff that I live and breathe and lows because he will not let any double entendre slip by…

Well blog, here’s what I have to say for today: the guy who writes my horoscope is a smug bastard. Today you might need to practice more patience, Jack. You’ve been working hard to make your social life come together. Things might be improving only very slowly, and you could feel a little frustrated. Try…

Fay cried the night before I left. We sat in the middle of the living room like every other night spent in front of my TV. It is one of the significant moments I remember about leaving Melbourne. She said that once I arrive in Seattle, I would be too busy to miss everyone. So…

I think that right now, at this very moment, I am getting a tinge of holiday blues. I am sitting around bored on the couch with my laptop. Everything is very comfortable. That thing you do There are no Scrabble tiles to play with. No Adeline around so that I can make light of her…

So I’m back from my vacation in Venus Bay (in Southern Victoria). After spending eight days just staring out at (what I assume to be) Bass Strait, I feel a little stronger. Like I now carry around a little more life experience. 22 Candles Thank you to all those that partook of my birthday muffin…

Off to Germany! Gyan’s off globe-trotting again and this time she gets to see awesome places like Germany and England and France. And yes, she speaks none of the native languages fluently. Not even English.