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I like working where I do. Except when the printers get hungry…

(Happy April Fool’s!)

It’s review time at work again!
We get graded somewhat on the basis of exceeding/meeting/falling short of expectations.
I would argue that really…meeting expectations is pretty much missing them.

It’s been a sad habit of mine to set artificially low bars for myself, that I could either hop, leap, or skip over with ease.
Take this morning, for instance. After waking up ridiculously early due to jet lag (I mean ridiculously,) I decided to go for a 6am swim with the local master’s swim group. Master’s swimming means that there’s a coach at the pool, giving you a workout, and different lanes with different speeds of swimmers. Now, it’s been a while since I’ve been swimming, so I decided to be conservative and jump into the 3rd fastest lane (of 7). Which turned out to be perfect, actually. Except that I eventually realized that I was really in the 3rd slowest lane. A small distinction, but it still made me sad, and feeling very very slow and out of shape.

Alas. Sad that I met the bar I set myself

I’ve been busy and completely off the grid for the past four days~! An amazing feat…my keyboard fingers fwere itching almost as much as my mosquito bites. All four of ‘em. I’ve actually doubled that number since arriving in Cape Town, but that’s what the malaria meds are for, right?

There’s a lot to say about Kruger - it was quite awe-inspiring to see serious African plains, complete with azure sky, golden brush, green trees, and skipping quadrupeds. We went on 4 game drives: two at sunrise, two during the day. The way Kruger Park is set up, these drives are are essentially people driving around in a safari vehicle, hoping for random encounters with wildlife. (Apparently in private game reserves, there’s actual tracking of animals offroad that’s permitted). To give you an idea of the diversity we saw, here are the animals we saw (or at least those whose names I remember).

impala zebra hippo elephant giraffe lion hyena warthog steenbok impala jennacat kudu crocodile wildebeest waterbuck buffalo rabbit leopardtortoise monitorlizard blacksnakeeagle weaverbird baboon vervetmonkey whitebackedvulture beeeaters beardedvulture hornbeak plover

Alas, no rhino/cheetah/leopard. TONS upon TONS of impala, zebra, elephant, giraffe, hyena though.
Enjoy the pics! I’ll write in more detail later.

Today I was thinking to write some emails that need writing.
Particularly, some “hey, I know I suck for not writing this sooner, but THANKS” kinda stuff.

But then I thought that an email was a bit too heavy seeming for that.
Naturally, I tabbed over to facebook for a facebook message. But then I thought of how THAT seemed kinda heavy too.
Everything about communication’s just so darned hard! It requires action and thought. Egads.

So now I’m at a loss.
Mebbe I busts out the notecards.
Probably not.

Laziness-imposed muteness.

Make videos.

I dunno how I’m voting, but the fact that there are people I respect (a lot of ‘em) sticking this all over their status messages, and the fact that it’s a pretty decent speech too (if largely meaningless) is kinda nice.

Clinton doesn’t have anything quite so cool.
I’m a stupid American, it’s true.
Just check out the results for “Clinton music video” (Bimbo #5) vs. “Obama music video.” (Yes We Can).

http://www.yeswecansong.com

Says to me, just by virtue of media and such, that as a gal in Silicon Valley, I should be voting for the candidate who knows how to reach people like me.

See so now - I’m going to go look stuff up and see what people actually stand for. Not bad, eh? Considering I’m Grade A 100% Apathetic Asian American.