http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:57:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A lot has changed since the last post.  Back then, I hated my job, I'd never been to Costa Rica and I spent almost all of my time outside of work sitting at a desk.All that has changed.As my last post made fairly clear, the early part of February 2010 ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=313 Contrary to what most asian parents think, the worst thing that a child can tell his parents about his future isn't that he wants to be an actor or writer.  The worst thing that a child can tell his parents about his future is that he wants to be a ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=312 I've missed a lot of events on this blog and I'll have to summarize retroactively.  But in a nutshell:- I went to Hong Kong and Taiwan and felt even more comfortable there than ever before.- I got a pedicure.- I can now say for sure that a wedding emcee's nightmare ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=311 Life can be tough when you’re a detail-oriented guy.  You see things that other people don’t see.  You’re bothered by things that most people never notice.  You spend time on details that no one would ever think of spending time on.    Last month, I embarked on a month-long ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=307 - We celebrated our one year anniversary!  In a display of determination, I picked up our one-year anniversary cake from the bakery (after dealing with their inept workers), drove it home in its non-fitting box, then hand-carried it on my walk to the airport and hand-carried it on the plane ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=306 Time for a recap/meandering blog entry.I picked cherries a few weeks ago for the first time.  I think picking fruit is weird because it’s one of those things that is a job (for a day laborer), or a necessity (for a farmer/hunter gatherer) and a recreational activity (for a city-dweller).Picking ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=305 This has been, and will probably continue to be, the most difficult NBA playoffs of my memory.  What makes it tough is that my hometown team is going up against a series of teams that all have at least one player that I like.  I can't remember a time when ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=302 When my boss goes out of town, two things happen at work.  We declare a casual Friday where everyone wears jeans to work.  Then we start bringing in an inordinate amount of junk food, usually doughnuts.  Why casual Friday?  My boss doesn't like casual clothes, even though there is no ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=301 A few days ago, I admitted to co-workers that I'm a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast (the movie) and the soundtrack.  I admitted that I'm such a fan that I even own the soundtrack on CD.  I was ridiculed, with some co-workers even mockingly singing "Be..our..Guest!"I came home ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=299 Reason number 1,525,142 that my job is stupid:  It is almost impossible for bad things to happen to my boss without somehow trickling down to us.  Today my boss got his work clothes stolen out of his locker at his super fancy gym during his lunchtime session with his trainer ... http://www.theadventuresofchris.com/Wordpress/?p=297