Keep Positive

 

"Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits.
Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny."
— Mahatma Gandhi

 

My mother sent me this quote today. With the start of medical school, I want to take it to heart and try to keep as positive as I can. . . . Though I will still be complaining to you guys every now and then. :P

the great prop 8 debate

This is officially my favorite comment thread on facebook right now :) Enjoy!

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  Zachary Noyce is pleasantly surprised by how quiet his Facebook news feed has been, re: Prop 8 case ruling.

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      Tanner Barker LOUD RIDICULOUS STATEMENT (SEVERAL REDUNDANT EXCLAMATION POINTS)

      21 hours ago · · 1 person
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      Robert Kelly Sad attempt to refudiate your cunning attempt at being funny. Bold statement that only makes me sound stupid.

      7 hours ago ·
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      Zachary Noyce Hypothetical flight of fancy attempting to demonstrate the fallacy of someone else's argument but which only makes me appear like an alarmist nutcase.

      7 hours ago ·
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      Tanner Barker Reaffirmation of inconsistent bias

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      Tanner Barker Reaffirmation of inconsistent bias

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      Zachary Noyce Prejudicial conclusion expressed in a tone of attempted reconciliation.

      7 hours ago ·
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      Anthony Campisi Heartfelt and personal anecdote without supporting evidence. Ad hominem attack on quality of your parentage!

      6 hours ago ·
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      Tanner Barker Girafolo or Beck quote with slight relevance to the topic

      6 hours ago ·
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      Zachary Noyce Internally and externally contradictory anecdote which I almost certainly made up on the spot but that vaguely resembles Anthony's. Conclusion with no logical connection to the content of my story.

      6 hours ago ·
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      Zachary Noyce Reminder that, hey: This is just Facebook. Can't we all just get along?

      6 hours ago ·
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      Anthony Campisi Biting retort to your attempt at peacemaking.

      6 hours ago ·
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      Robert Kelly anecdote to lighten the mood, with a biting undertone to state my side of the argument... add abbreviation simulating a laugh at my own joke.

      6 hours ago ·
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      Zachary Noyce Misrepresentation of constitution and framer's intent. Founding father quote so divorced from context as to offer no real insight but presented here as an unquestionable endorsement of my opinion. (Implicit assumption of unanimity among early American political thinkers.)

      6 hours ago ·
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      Tanner Barker Radical interpretation of the constitution, secondary source quote of Thomas Jefferson. Reaffirmation of inconsistent bias.

      6 hours ago ·
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      Tanner Barker Shock that zach and I posted nearly the same thing simultaneously

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      Zachary Noyce Ambiguous emoticon.

      6 hours ago ·
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      Matthew Barker Attempting a comment without "tion". Ope. Darn. Failed.

      6 hours ago ·
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      Robert Kelly Pointing out fallacies in spelling instead of in statement, attempting to make one sound stupid. Adding no real value to long string of comments by using too many words to explain my point of view. Ending with "that's all I am trying to say".

      6 hours ago ·
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      Zachary Noyce Assertion of my position's moral superiority along with a bible quotation.

      5 hours ago ·
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      Robert Kelly Misunderstanding your use of the bible and telling you that it has nothing to do with the subject at hand. Insulting your religious views even though they match my moral views.

      5 hours ago ·

ModCloth and Cake!

Here it is, the moment you've all been waiting for (ok, probably not)! I finally have the long-promised fashion show post! This is my entry for the ModCloth style short contest. I think I should win purely based on how long I spent changing in and out of outfits... it took FOREVER. While it can't quite equal the awesomeness of fire-fighter, hipster Esther, hopefully you will still enjoy :D

Please watch it a bajillion times so that I win! I already have all my clothes picked out ;) I will be ever so sad if I don't get any prize moneys...

1 Jackhammer of Sad

I know this blog is reserved for happy thoughts, but I would like to make an exception this one time for the noble reason that I want to complain and all of you are probably asleep. Why am I not also asleep, you might ask? Because there is a JACKHAMMER Truck doing it's thing right outside my house. 

At 7:45 in the morning!

By the way, a Jackhammer truck is my name for a truck with a jackhammer for a nose. There may or may not be an official name for this loud, horrible device. I would not be surprised if it was actually called "Sleep Destroyer" or "Really, really Annoying Truck"

Here it is.

Afterwards, they picked up all the rubble with a shovel truck and tossed it into a dump truck. 

That wasn't that quiet either.

If I was a 5 year old boy, this would have been the best day ever. : /

Fashion Show at Lunch!

Inspired by Iris' pics, I've put together my own pictorial offering. These are all photos that I've had lying around on my computer forever, so they aren't recent. Today's fashion show is brought to you by the letter "S".


Soooo Can't Afford This Esther: Snuck around trying out designer clothing while my mom and her sisters shopped in the scary expensive Tysons mall.



Steampunk Esther: Went to a gathering of like-minded fellows at the National Botanical Garden and had a jolly good time.



Shakespearean Esther: Birthday celebration for Shakespeare at the Folger Library. Involving costumes, birthday cake, arts, crafts, a really geeky brass quartet, and a fake Queen.




Sari Esther: Part of the DC Embassy Walking Tour, the Nepalese embassy taught me how to wrap a sari. About three seconds later, I promptly forgot how to unwrap myself.



Saving Lives Esther: Firefighter Day at the rec center where I volunteer on Saturdays. Last time I was in a fire truck was elementary school.

Summer happy times 10

Why do I love summer?

 In no particular order: 

1) Stilt walkers!

2) Puppy-dog Fire Hydrants (seen here with Miss Petunia)

3) Cute little girl crocs

4) Outdoor craft fairs

5) My bro&sister-in-law (aren't they just cuteness?!) in front of the house they'll start renting in August

6) Human statues having lunch and chatting

7) Fun coffee shop menus

"Cup of Somerville H2O (alias Tap Water + is quite OK actually) ------- (Small: Free) (Large: Still Free)"

8) Bubble children! Stand aside moon-bounce, there is a new awesome carnival-fun-thing in town!

9) My sister in law, pushing kids around :P

10) And, of course, BBQs with friends :-)

Why do you love summer? Pictures, please! :)

Summer Notes: Tickle Our Toes Edition

I promised Iris and Anica a summer-y mix of music. Just 'cause. So here's Side A of the Summer Notes mix, TOTes style. I compressed the file, so you'll have to get WinZip (you can download the evaluation version for free), then open the file with the WinZip program.

Just click to download and enjoy: Summer Notes

Side B is forthcoming.