'Wait... They don't love you like I love you.....'

Steph Shim... I <3 you for this dance:



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Anyways, back to the top 5 -

1. Lynne and I's workshop: (There are many other youtube vids of everyone.)




2. STATIC NOYZE on ABDC! For everyone who doesn't know, a few of our friends made it on ABDC! Everyone vote for them on Thursdays! Good luck guys!

3. I applied for my degree yesterday!... 16 weeks left... crazy. o_0... I also filed my taxes for the second time. :D

4. We have our first performance of the term this Saturday for Mocha and Donk at BU. It should be good.... I'm excited.

5. MIT IMPACT!


PS. Everyone come to the Mocha Show on Feb. 14-15th!

Best,
Jason

Blogs Galore...

So I recently was recruited as a blogger for the MIT Diversity site. As of now, my first entry just went up. However, I plan on doing many more creative things with the ones to follow. Or at least, I plan to solicit comments from more undergraduates I know on particular issues at MIT.

One question I have that I want more people to answer is:

1. What is the most effective step/initiative MIT faculty, staff, and/or students have made towards increasing and promoting diversity at MIT?

2. What work is still left to be done? -or- What potential problems prevent these steps/initiatives from being fully effective?

If any of you care about any of these issues, or have anything to comment on - definitely send some comments my way!

You can check out the blog here:
http://diversity.mit.edu/blog/index/339


If I site your comments, I'll definitely let you know when they are posted and give you credit if you'd like me to.

Best,
Jason

Solitude.

So I'm shut up in my room right now... avoiding everyone.

I just need a break from people... I've been super edgy for the past 24hrs and I don't even know why. Like, I've had to hold back from snapping at the littlest shit... even to my friends... or the kids I tutored this morning... literally everything/everyone.

I think I'm just tired.

Tired of putting so much of my time/effort into things I don't care anything about.

I just want a week to live for me.

Just one week... not thinking about what's in the interest of anyone else... or what I can do to help them...

....but that's just wishful thinking.

'My Hero' - The Foo Fighters

Sometimes, I wish life was as epic as RPG games. I think that's why I used to waste soo much time on the Final Fantasy series. (We're talking 100's of hours total.)

Anyways.

Update on my life.

1. I'm semi-failing my New Year's resolutions. Mostly due to dance taking up 4hrs+ a day, and even more on weekends. sigh.

2. IAP is counting down. It'll be sad to see it go. It's always the best month of the academic year for me, by far.

3. Dance is my life right now. I love it. I wish I had discovered it when I was young... so by now I could be like the sickest dancer... but w/evs... instead I played basketball for 14years... and still suck. lol.

4. My mom is in the states picking up Chyna to take her back to Turkey, and I didn't get a chance to fly down to meet her... cus it'd cost so much, and my schedule is ridiculous. :(

5. The MIT dance workshops have been the ish... (hopefully mine is on that level next week.)
















....and thats only a snippet of all the dancing over IAP... lol.. in fact... that's like only 1/8 of all the dancing we've been doing I'd say. lol.

But I <3 it.

I really <3 it.

2010... a decade of life changes.

The past 8 days of my life have been life-changing.

I love my friends.

I love my family.

I love dance.

I love life.

Chopstyx.

Chopstyx was found dead.

I haven't cried in a while, but I guess everyone cries sometimes.

I <3 u for always Choppy.

...for always.

'Let me be your supernovaaa..'

Well Mother,

Here's to our Winter Break Anthem:



In a few hours I'll be Boston-bound.

So weird how fast it all went by... and leave it to my mom to make leaving sad... (:P I know you're reading this.)

Well, it was awesome, and I'll miss being home. :-\

Thanks for an awesome winter vacation.



Love you,

Jason

This is My Resolution....

The first thing that came to mind when I typed the title of this blog was an old Nick Lachey song I used to listen to when I was all 'emo' back in the day...



...love that song.

Anyways... back to the task at hand.... My 2010 Resolutions...

I had a hard time coming up with resolutions this year. I generally try to make them very concise and ambitious, just so I can challenge myself and have a more quantitative means to judge my progress. However, this year I couldn't think of too many drastic changes that I'd want to add to my current lifestyle.

I do plan to do three things:

1. Run 5 times a week.
2. Drink only water with 2 of my daily meals.
3. Blog at least once a week... even if it's just a sentence or two.

Of course there are other things I need to do as I strive for the 'perfect' lifestyle, but this year has been a relatively good year. So it's hard for me to complain. Except I really need to get in shape. If I can do that by 2011, I'll be more than satisfied.

Chopstyx, I love you.

We Skyped the dogsitter to check up on the dogs today.

Chopstyx has been missing for three weeks. For my mom, that's like the babysitter telling you she can't find your child. Furthermore, as of a couple years ago, Choppy is epileptic, and now without his medicine.

My mom immediately started crying.

The sitter says she has posted fliers in mailboxes, shelters, and everywhere. She received some phone calls of people who thought they had seen him, but no luck.

Three weeks.

I'm not really sure how I feel right now. I miss him so much already, but as of now I am in denial that he is actually gone for good.

The rational side of me knows the chances of him showing up are slim. But I can't even imagine home without him... and poor Chyna. For 9 years, they were the dynamic duo.

I don't really even know what to say, except pray for a miracle.

I just want to sleep now.

Happy New Year.