I got tagged yesterday by the fine folks over at blinkdagger.

So, without further ado, 7 things about me you’d not likely guess:

1. I was a lucky recipient of Dan’s game console charity for both the Xbox 360 and Wii.
2. I think Gmail is good but overrated. As of this writing, its standards support is poor — like worse-than-Hotmail-and-on-par-with-Outlook poor.
3. I used to be a big sports fan: in high school, I was able to name all the starters for most teams in the NBA and MLB (for some, it was the entire roster), and watched a lot of football. Favorite teams? Oakland Athletics, San Francisco 49ers, and the Golden State Warriors. I don’t know why they were all Bay Area teams.
4. I’m a casual classic Jazz fan. Coleman Hawkins is one of my favorites.
5. I worked as a research assistant after college, killing rats and harvesting their brains for research.
6. I put up my first webpage in 1996 on the student server at Pomona College. Students were each given a whopping 5 MB of web space.
7. I suppose this is a gimme: I’m a big Battlestar Galactica fan. I think the series is underrated because of genre bias. If the series were set in our world, or better yet, in a hospital (wink wink, ER and Grey’s Anatomy fans) it’ll be a different story. Er…no pun intended.

I tag Zach, Steve, and Marni.

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So it’s been over a month since my last post. Life has been busy with setting the new apartment, cousin’s wedding, parents visiting, and now we’re heading off to Taiwan for 2.5 weeks. It’s been over 7 years since my last visit, so I’m sure a lot has changed. Hopefully I’ll be able to update from over there. In the meantime, some stuff seen on the web recently:

• The Interpreter: An ex-missionary/Christian discovers an Amazonian tribe whose language does not have words for abstract term. Fascinating read, both about language and missionary work.

• Flat Earth Society: I wonder if this was started as a prank. Either way, seems like there are people who believe in this. It’s interesting to see some of the parallels between how we view Flat-Earthers and how atheists view Christians.

• The iPhone is here: But I didn’t get one. In wait-and-see mode.

• Life at Google: Interesting perspective on working there.

• Diabolo videos: Best video tutorial I’ve seen. This one’s pretty good too.

• Video Tutorial: How to give a man-hug: Funny.

• Albatross18: Elliot told me about this. Basically, anime characters playing online golf. Awakens my inner FOB.

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The other night I dreamed that it was the end of the semester, and I found out that I missed an important exam that took place weeks ago. As a result, I would not be able to complete my degree. This was another variation of the same recurring dream where I realize that I’ve missed an exam, a paper, or simply forgotten that I’m signed up for the class. And usually the realization comes way too late in the semester, and as the sense of dread washes over me, I wake up.

The other night was no different. I woke up, and tried to remember if there was anything I’ve missed. As usual, there was nothing. I reminded myself that I’ve already graduated college, as the dream is usually about failing a college course — usually some econ class. Weird, considering I’ve only taken Macroeconomics for one semester and did quite well.

Apparently, I’m not the only one who has these kinds of dreams. Both Dan and Chanlee have similar kinds of dreams, too. It’s interesting how these dreams involve failures, actual or fictional, from the past. I know little about dream interpretation, so I’d rather not play pop psychologist.

If you have recurring dreams (similar to mine or not), please, do share.

Filed under: General, Killing Time, Life