misc updates

  • i will fly over 60,000 miles this year with Air Canada + Star Alliance
  • i will fly around 4,000 miles with british airways
  • plus 2 porter flights at around 250 miles each
  • crazy.

    on one hand i wish i blogged more about the adventures that i had this year, on the other it’s not stuff i want to be visible to google/public. if i make this site private, would anyone care to see it? or write just for myself? i may just do that. ping me if you are interested.

    rant on chargers

    i’m traveling lots now.
    so i have:
    – kindle
    – ipod
    – camera (nikon)
    – mac air
    – work laptop
    – blackberry
    – hair straightener

    and
    every
    bloody
    thing
    has
    its
    own
    charger

    w
    t
    f
    .

    now, let’s multiply that to at least 2 distinctive geographical zones (swiss and UK), ignoring any Canada chargers.

    let’s add 2 mice (both travel mice but somehow my bluetooth isn’t working with the work laptop, once i get that it’ll at least be cut down to 1)

    let’s add the work charger cables (which i will cull down this trip to just 1, from 3 – canada/uk/eu because i do need to work on the road and thus the canada cable). at least only 1 brick and 3 different “exit” cables!

    basically half my suitcase is electronics.

    and this means no ipad either.

    (ALSO I HAVE A MAC AIR AND ITS THE AWESOMEST)

    music highlights for march/april

    wiz califa – black and yellow
    dennis fever – hey hey
    lavive – no time for sleeping
    tinie tempah – written in the stars
    mr saxobeat
    whip your hair
    duck sauce – barbara streisand
    martin solvieg feat dragonette – hello
    parov stelar++
    jessie j – do it like a dude
    stromae – alors on danse
    kanye west feat rihanna – all of the lights

    don’t judge. each song now has a massive amount of associations and memories for a ridiculously diverse number of reasons.

    mackin’ on kate spade bracelets

    i’m day dreaming about some kate spade stuff.

    without going into too much detail in a public forum, i’m about to have some fairly massive changes in my life and thus am on hold in terms of big shopping decisions until these changes transpire. but i LOVE these bracelets. love their message too. i may break down and get one. or two.

    and i totally need a laptop bag. just probably not this one. ha!

    summary of 2010

    doing this in april may invalidate the results very strongly.

    1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
    Stood up for myself, several times over, pushed other people to change, pushed my own comfort limits to be a stronger person.

    2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?’
    2010’s was to have less stuff. I think I did do this.

    3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
    Lots of people.

    4. Did anyone close to you die?
    Close? No. 3 years..

    5. What countries did you visit?
    Las Vegas
    LA
    Spain
    Morocco
    UK (Gibraltar)

    6. What would you like to have in 2011 which you lacked in 2010?
    I wanted less stress, and I think I got more.
    In 2011… I’d like to find myself.

    7. What date from 2010 will remain etched in your memory, and why?
    Nov 15-Nov 22 2010.

    8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
    Doing photography professionally – family photos.

    9. What was your biggest failure?

    10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
    Nope

    11. What was the best thing you bought?
    Wow, I can’t remember for 2010. I guess I didn’t get much “stuff”. Camera?… 35mm lens? That was pretty awesome.
    I got an iPad as a present.

    12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
    Everyone’s.

    13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
    No one’s. People always do try their best.

    14. Where did most of your money go?
    Travel and a new kitchen

    15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
    New kitchen
    Spain

    16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
    GIRL TALK of which I learned of in November.

    17. Compared to this time last year, are you: Happier or sadder? Thinner or fatter?
    Sadder, same..ish? More gym would be nice but weight is same.

    18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Taking pictures.

    19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Internet-browsing.

    funny both are same from 2008, 2009.

    20. How will you be spending New Year’s?
    Can’t remember….

    21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
    Mom :) again.

    22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
    My parents, who’s support and love and care are indubitably the best.

    23. How many one night stands in this last year?
    N/A

    24. What was your favorite TV program?
    Hmmm, Castle and Mentalist probably take the cake.. HIMYM was good too.

    25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Nope. No hate, peace brother.
    26. What was the best book(s) you read?

    can’t recall

    27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
    girl talk!!!!

    28. What did you want and get?
    lenses, tiny chairs, OYSTERS, ipad.

    29. What did you want and not get?
    a new ipod. mine dies within 12 hours of music with careful use.

    30. What was your favorite film of this year? black swan

    31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old did you turn?
    turned 27, had oysters with tim, jeff, maha, tema, scarf. was awesome. <3

    32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
    Cant think of it.

    33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
    formal clean corporate with a lot of black.

    34. What kept you sane? Friends. Family. Sleep.

    35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Robert Downey Jr. (STILL)

    36. What political issue stirred you the most? US Healthcare.
    37. Whom did you miss? A lot of people. Netherlands.
    38. Who was the best new person you met? I feel like I’ve gotten to know some people far better; that is a good thing.
    39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
    Believe your gut.

    40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

    can’t think of one