Archive for November 2006

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Thanksgiving in DC wasn’t that bad, after all. Sure, it could have been nice to be home and what not, but I got by. Last Sunday was a somewhat larger UCLA Alumni Thanksgiving in DC, but on Thursday, a smaller group of us met up and feasted. I’d especially like to thank Lauren for putting [...]

Arm Yourself Because No One Else Here Will Save You

Oh the Holidays. Part of me is excited that it’s all starting up again. Another part of me is “dealing” with the fact that I won’t be home for them. I won’t be home for Thanksgiving, and, once Christmas arrives, it’ll fly by since I will spend essentially all my time driving across the United [...]

Moving In Wasn't So Hard

It has been a few nights since moving into my new place in Ballston. Unfortunately, still no television or furniture, but I’m getting there. Pictures were posted on Facebook, one of which proved to be incredibly popular (an uninspiring image of my air mattress and the bedroom). However, moving in has been a positive experience, [...]

Not Just The Republicans Are Leaving DC

HAH! What a week. What an awesome week. Rumsfeld fired. 33 House Republicans fired. 6 Senate Republicans fired. Just when you lose faith in Democracy, and subsequently the American people, they come back and do something like this to make you love ‘em all over again. Thanks America for proving me wrong. And an even [...]

I Hope This Election is More Like "Return of the Jedi" Than "The Empire Strikes Back", Even Though 'Empire' is a Better Movie

First off, I am insanely proud of how nerdy of a reference I could think of to call this election edition of my blog. Second, I actually meant to mention about a week ago that I had an opportunity to vote early in Fresno County and did just that before leaving for Washington, however, perhaps [...]

Trapped in The Office

A parody of television, my life has become. I have realized, only after two days at work, that I have suddenly fell into that trap known as “The Office” where the most mundane things become highlights in your day and time moves quite slow. I became quite excited today when I learned that I got [...]

Reflections from the First Day of Work

As lame as it sounds, I feel as if a new chapter of my life has begun as my adventure in Washington, DC has now officially started. I started work today, back with the United States Conference of Mayors, this time taking the helm as “Desktop Manager”. My responsibilities are to essentially ensure that IT [...]