January 2012
18 posts
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Tanzania-bound in less than 24 hours.
royu:
This will be my blog while I’m abroad in Tanzania. Internet will probably be spotty, so when I do get a chance to re-connect with the developed world this will be my medium of choice. Feel free to follow to keep up with my adventures.
Believe it: Kobe Bryant still cares →
“Someday, he’ll feel too old. Maybe the wrist will hurt too much. Maybe the passion will wane. But not now. He’s too good. This is too much fun, not just the winning, but proving that No. 7 is insultingly low, too. Hell hath no fury like Kobe scorned. Damn, this is fun to watch.”
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Are smart people ugly? The Explainer's 2011... →
npr:
The idea that an ugly face might hide a subtle mind has attracted scientific inquiries for many years. At first, scientists wanted to know whether it was possible to read someone’s intelligence from the shape of his face. In 1918, a researcher in Ohio showed a dozen photographic portraits of well-dressed children to a group of physicians and teachers, and asked the adults to rank the ...
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses...”
– T.E. Lawrence
“Smoking a joint a week for up to seven years doesn’t hurt lung function,...”
– Study: A Joint May Be Easier On Lungs Than A Cigarette : Shots - Health Blog (via npr)
Potential
Here’s a word that I have a special affinity towards. Used negatively, it could certainly convey disappointment. To say that a person had so much potential and never fulfilled it is something that few would want to hear. Used positively, however, and the word potential becomes what I consider to be one of the greatest compliments. Potential means that who you are right now is not the best...
It is what it is.
Played more tennis in the past 2 weeks than I have...
royintanzania.tumblr.com →
This will be my blog while I’m abroad in Tanzania. Internet will probably be spotty, so when I do get a chance to re-connect with the developed world this will be my medium of choice. Feel free to follow to keep up with my adventures.
“The world is a great book, of which they that never stir from home read only a...”
– St. Augustine of Hippo
The XX - Heart Skipped A Beat
Heart skipped a...
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman (via light-essence)
(via oblivivious)
New year, same goals.
December 2011
32 posts
Mastering the Art of Living Meaningfully Well -... →
“In an era where the prosperity we once took for granted appears to be crumbling around us, when the plight of the present seems to be somewhere between facepalm, headdesk, and epic fail, when the great challenges of today are nothing less than rebuilding economy, polity, and society — here’s what I believe you’re going to have to get lethally serious about: your own human...
“I enjoy going against Melo because I always win.”
– Kobe Bryant, after The Lakers 99-82 win over the The Knicks
WatchEllie Goulding
Grey Goose Rising Icons Series Part 1: Artist Portrait
Looking back on 2011 and forward to 2012
Riddled with major setbacks and triumphant successes, it has been a tumultuous year indeed. Tearing my ACL and getting surgery was both a physical and mental challenge that I think I handled well given the circumstances. And the seemingly endless, stressful, and rejection filled internship search of the spring turned out to be a rewarding learning experience. It also finalized my decision to study...
“Enthusiasm…the sustaining power of all great action.”
– Samuel Smiles (via bitchville)
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So this is goodbye
To the source of the best memories I’ve made over the past 2 and a half years. To some of the most amazing people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with. And to one of the finest liberal arts institutions I’ve had the proud honor of attending.
It’s been a truly wonderful, incredible, and unforgettable journey. All I can say is that no matter where I...
WatchGretchen Carlson Dumbs Down.
I can’t believe I haven’t seen this until today. Jon Stewart is just too good.
From The Alchemist
Worth a reblog because it’s been so relevant the past few weeks.
royu:
storytellingbox:
“I’m the king of Salem,” the old man (Melchizedek) had said. “Why would a king be talking with a shepherd?” the boy asked, awed and embarrassed.
“For several reasons. But let’s say that the most important is that you have succeeded in discovering your Personal Legend.” The boy didn’t know what a...
“The TLC reality show All-American Muslim, which follows five families in...”
– All-American Muslim Meets an Un-American Advertising Pullout | Entertainment | TIME.com
The Florida Family Association criticizes the show because it “hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values.” The organization’s mission statement is to...
“So I am certainly urging my grandchildren – or anyone who else who might ask an...”
– David Klement (via NY Times)
“Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and...”
– - George R.R. Martin (via bad-w0lf)
“They’re professionals at this in Russia, so no matter how many Jell-O...”
– Anthony Bourdain, A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
“Ask Osama bin Laden … if I engage in appeasement.”
– President Obama • Gauntlet thrown. (via joshsternberg, nationaljournal)
In which a comment about non-appeasement appeases many.
(via shortformblog)
“The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off.”
– Gloria Steinem (via bitchville)
2012 Itinerary
January - May: Study Abroad; Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
May - August: Intuit Marketing Internship; Woodland Hills, CA
August - December: Columbia University
2012 is my year.
I solemnly swear to change my approach.