random thoughts

a text I received today from my mom, who is looking for an apartment on craigslist.com: "What does 420-friendly mean?".

my fortune from my chinese lunch cookie: "You enjoy playing in competitive sports". can i have another fortune, please?

i wonder what would happen if in San Diego, like Beijing, cars were restricted in downtown for a month. would i have to elbow-shove more bicyclists on my way to work?

my thesis survey just came down, and I'm looking at people's descriptions of San Diego neighborhoods. one guy described Miramar Ranch (an incredibly wealthy area) as: "walls, cars, horrible, heinous, false, disgusting, sick people, fire is good, burn it down, gag, hatred", and another described nearby Via De La Valle as: "lonely, fear, white people".

if someone who you think had a major crush on you at some point starts dating someone who looks exactly like you, is this sometimes more than coincidence?

tim hecker obviously believes in god, because he makes music that sounds as if some enormous deity is descending through the clouds bringing thunderous redemptive white light. listen to his cd.

and three updates: bought 2 tickets to russia for this november. better start buying scarves. second, i'll supposedly hear from the job conclusively tomorrow. and third, i'm taking the gre again september 6th. wish me luck!