Tag: Adventures
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Nicaraguan Retrospect: Part 1
Here starts the much-delayed short series of stories from Nicaragua. The Arrival We arrived in the evening, Kevin, Aubrey, and I. I was nervous about customs, because we had a total of six bins with us, filled with donations for the orphans. “Regalos para los orfantos,” I repeated to myself when it became my turn…
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2005 Year-in-Review
Here it is once again, in words by season and in photos by month; this is my 2005 Year-in-Review. Winter was my last quarter in Informatics, full of hours in MGH with Trevor and Rufino for our “Information Solutions for CIRGE” senior Capstone. It was 19 credits of hard work, followed by the infamous trip…
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Feliz Año Nuevo
Happy New Year! I spent New Year’s eve by the beach in San Jorge, lying in a hammock, followed by a great dinner (much appreciated after days of orphanage food), a beer (much needed after a week in the third world), and dancing under the starry starry sky of Central America. 2005 was a pretty…
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Last Day in Nicaragua
Today is our last day in Nicaragua and I have seen much. Sleeping on a mat on the floor in the orphan´s school, underneath the chalkboard where each night I pick the bugs out of my bed. Listening to the stories of men who participated in the revolution and fallout during the 80´s here. Sitting…
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A Long Awaited Weekend
Well this week was rather long, namely due to a series of events to attend and prepare for, coupled with an ear infection of all things. Gah. But alas, Friday afternoon came, and I was truly looking forward to the weekend. It’s the end of Atlas Holiday week at work, everyday at 4PM for a…
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Death Cab @ The Paramount
Friday was the Death Cab for Cutie concert at the Paramount. Met up with Stephen, Paul, and my co-worker Joe out front a little early to exchange tickets before heading over to the bar at the Cheesecake factory for drinks and appetizers. (Can you say mini-hamburgers?) After hanging out there for a bit we headed…
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Eventful Weekend
Friday Jules’ 24th birthday dinner @ Mission Saturday INFO crew gathering at Dan’s and more Hold ‘Em Sunday Alex’s Christening in Bremerton Not to mention a dinner at Azteca with Ryan, Dan, and Jessica; trip to a spa with Jules; and time with my parents in Port Orchard. Talk about a power-weekend. The end!
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Halloween & the Days that Preceded It
Today at work I made myself dizzy with Deskloops. Such a great idea, but I couldn’t toggle between an IM window and browser window without the whole loop rotating. I had a headache by 3 from watching my windows loop all day. Anyway, rewind to this weekend. Friday I went home for my Dad’s birthday.…
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First Hold ‘Em Party
Last night Ryan had a poker gathering at his place and I decided to be daring and partake. I say daring, because prior to it I had never played with people before, save the one instance a few weeks ago when he sat down and taught me how to play. But as I do like…
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Monday & New Digs
Today was our first day in the new office. So while I am sad that I am no longer in Chinatown, two blocks from Uwajimaya, I like our temporary Pioneer Square location. Today after work I was bumming around at home, repeatedly telling myself that today was the day I would get all the things…