chinese tourette's

he's a time traveler!

context: irvin's power supply in his computer died last week, and a new one is in transit
(4:11:08 PM) Irvin Pham: so yeah... the case and psu will come tomorrow
(4:11:13 PM) Irvin Pham: hopefully that'll fix everything
(4:11:19 PM) Irvin Pham: and i can return to the 21st century

if you ever needed a crash course on preston 101

(8:57:30 PM) Preston Chang: i'm an introvert, but i love being with people and learning about people
(8:57:36 PM) Preston Chang: and learning about their personality, like i said
(8:57:48 PM) Preston Chang: so i love playing board games with people, because it exercises my competitive side
(8:58:12 PM) Preston Chang: and a board game is a situation that has a common goal and set parameters, and it throws all the players into that microcosm
(8:58:25 PM) Preston Chang: and i love observing others and interacting with others through the game
(8:58:37 PM) Preston Chang: since, in a way, it breaks down our ways of thinking into those set parameters
(8:58:40 PM) Preston Chang: i LOVE board games.
(8:58:57 PM) Preston Chang: i like being skilled at things
(8:59:07 PM) Preston Chang: so my hobbies typically involve refining and honing my skill in a particular area
(8:59:36 PM) Preston Chang: i made a list of "stuff i've spent my time on"
(8:59:45 PM) Preston Chang: in high school, i yo-yoed
(8:59:53 PM) Preston Chang: including offstring (NOT chinese yo-yo, gosh)
(8:59:55 PM) Preston Chang: and that was neat
(9:00:06 PM) Preston Chang: but 1) i didn't have friends who shared my same desire to get better
(9:00:21 PM) Preston Chang: and 2) it took too much effort to get better
(9:00:27 PM) Preston Chang: (reason 1 also caused reason 2)
(9:00:33 PM) Preston Chang: i also solved the rubik's cuber
(9:00:34 PM) Preston Chang: cube
(9:00:47 PM) Preston Chang: that was a really fun and fascinating spatial exercise activity
(9:00:58 PM) Preston Chang: i loved learning how to solve it (through looking up online methods)
(9:01:04 PM) Preston Chang: and i highly recommend it to anyone
(9:01:10 PM) Preston Chang: it's not difficult, and it's NOT just memorizing stuff
(9:01:17 PM) Preston Chang: (but if you're going to, i would recommend you a certain method)
(9:01:29 PM) Preston Chang: going into it, i didn't want to just memorize stuff, 'cause i felt like that was lame
(9:01:42 PM) Preston Chang: so the method i found and learned and still use to this day is the lars petrus method
(9:01:48 PM) Preston Chang: and it solves 2/3 of the cube by pure logic alone
(9:01:58 PM) Preston Chang: it doesn't require memorizing algorithms until the final layer
(9:02:09 PM) Preston Chang: my favorite is the 2x2x2 cube, it's just so cute :)
(9:02:17 PM) Preston Chang: my fastest consistent time was 30 seconds on the regular 3x3x3
(9:02:27 PM) Preston Chang: i played tennis in high school
(9:02:30 PM) Preston Chang: badminton in college
(9:02:37 PM) Preston Chang: and now i'm back to tennis (because it's hard to find a place to play badminton)
(9:02:52 PM) Preston Chang: i played tetris in college (tetris arena on tetrisfriends.com)
(9:03:10 PM) Preston Chang: and typically, for all my hobbies, i would say i'm good at them, definitely "above average"
(9:03:24 PM) Preston Chang: since "above average"/"proficient" is the standard i usually set for myself
(9:03:35 PM) Preston Chang: good enough to dominate people with average skill level :p
(9:03:54 PM) Preston Chang: so in tetris i learned how to t-spin, and THAT was also a very fun intellectual exercise
(9:04:07 PM) Preston Chang: and i'm not a godly player, but i can hold my own against most people
(9:04:15 PM) Preston Chang: 65 TPM and 30 LPM when i'm on my game
(9:04:39 PM) Preston Chang: i played pool for a bit of time due to irvin's influence (since he's really into pool), 'cause he let me borrow one of his pool cues and i brought it to school
(9:04:46 PM) Preston Chang: and there are pool tables all over campus, so i got to play whenever i wanted :)
(9:05:00 PM) Preston Chang: i'm not great at pool, def better than average, but not good enough that i would say "i play pool" hahah
(9:05:15 PM) Preston Chang: for all of these things, i have/had like no friends to play with
(9:05:22 PM) Preston Chang: i'm always the passionate one and trying to get other people interested
(9:05:33 PM) Preston Chang: i love teaching, so i'd teach plenty of newbies (anyone who wanted to learn)
(9:05:43 PM) Preston Chang: but i was still missing opponents who were on my level
(9:05:51 PM) Preston Chang: i play tf2 (love team fortress) still to this day
(9:06:06 PM) Preston Chang: brawl - i'm not fantastic at it, but pretty good (all relative, of course)
(9:06:11 PM) Preston Chang: but i would say i can hold my own against most people
(9:06:19 PM) Preston Chang: i love cycling
(9:06:24 PM) Preston Chang: don't have a community to cycle with though :(
(9:06:28 PM) Preston Chang: (i know cccnc has one :D)
(9:06:31 PM) Preston Chang: i love snowboarding
(9:06:43 PM) Preston Chang: don't have regular snowboarding buddies, though, but i like to go each season
(9:06:52 PM) Preston Chang: i'm going to stratton for a 3-day trip this winter yayyyy
(9:07:06 PM) Preston Chang: i go off jumps and stuff, no spins or rails, though
(9:07:14 PM) Preston Chang: still getting comfortable being in the air and stuff
(9:07:22 PM) Preston Chang: i've gotten hurt three times over six seasons hahaha
(9:07:26 PM) Preston Chang: but i still love it
(9:07:36 PM) Preston Chang: i'm an audiophile, so i love me a good set of headphones
(9:07:58 PM) Preston Chang: i have the hifiman he-400 open headphones (planar magnetic technology!) with the jds labs o2 headphone amp
(9:08:06 PM) Preston Chang: it's a $500 audio setup
(9:08:10 PM) Preston Chang: and i love it :)
(9:08:26 PM) Preston Chang: my audio journey started in my sophomore year of college (09-10)
(9:08:36 PM) Preston Chang: with a $99 pair of headphones
(9:08:46 PM) Preston Chang: and my current one is my third pair of headphones that i've owned
(9:08:52 PM) Preston Chang: (i sold or gave away the previous ones)
(9:09:07 PM) Preston Chang: and i don't see myself upgrading for a while
(9:10:07 PM) Christine Liang: and it seems like when you get interested in something you strive for greatness in it, is that like a self-acheivement thing or like a competitive thing?
(9:10:53 PM) Preston Chang: i take pride in what i do, and my philosophy is that if i'm going to spend time on a particular hobby, i want to be good at it!  so it goes hand-in-hand with my competitive nature
(9:11:03 PM) Preston Chang: being skilled at things is fun
(9:11:07 PM) Preston Chang: being mediocre at things is not
(9:11:18 PM) Preston Chang: more time invested (/practiced) = more fun!
(9:11:39 PM) Preston Chang: basically, i like things that involve people
(9:11:50 PM) Preston Chang: and things that involve mental analyzation
(9:11:58 PM) Preston Chang: because i find both to be incredibly fun
(9:12:03 PM) Preston Chang: physics is my favorite science
(9:12:21 PM) Preston Chang: i love puzzles (rubik's cube, indie puzzler games, LOGIC PUZZLES)
(9:12:28 PM) Preston Chang: not things like crosswords or sudoku haha
(9:12:49 PM) Preston Chang: it's just not really my thing
(9:12:54 PM) Preston Chang: but i've probably heard every logic puzzle out there so..
(9:13:01 PM) Preston Chang: oh yeah LOL
(9:13:09 PM) Preston Chang: i love webcomics, too
(9:13:10 PM) Preston Chang: like xkcd
(9:13:13 PM) Christine Liang: ??
(9:13:14 PM) Preston Chang: BUTTERSAFE is probably my favorite
(9:13:15 PM) Christine Liang: eh?
(9:13:18 PM) Preston Chang: dude what
(9:13:22 PM) Christine Liang: it's like you're speaking a different language
(9:13:26 PM) Preston Chang: WEB-COMICS
(9:13:29 PM) Preston Chang: comics on the web
(9:13:35 PM) Christine Liang: buttersafe?
(9:13:37 PM) Christine Liang: xkcd?
(9:13:43 PM) Preston Chang: http://buttersafe.com/2007/05/01/jk-bird/
(9:13:47 PM) Preston Chang: buttersafe is a webcomic
(9:13:48 PM) Preston Chang: and it is adorable
(9:13:56 PM) Preston Chang: http://buttersafe.com/2008/09/11/shark-rider/
(9:14:05 PM) Preston Chang: http://buttersafe.com/2009/02/05/fire-and-water/
(9:14:13 PM) Preston Chang: http://buttersafe.com/2011/03/01/robot-cat/
(9:14:15 PM) Preston Chang: http://buttersafe.com/2011/04/26/more-robot-cat/
(9:14:19 PM) Preston Chang: http://buttersafe.com/2011/05/19/even-more-robot-cat/
(9:14:20 PM) Preston Chang: I LOVE CATS
(9:14:25 PM) Preston Chang: SO I LOVE ROBOT CAT from buttersafe
(9:14:57 PM) Preston Chang: http://www.xkcd.com/
(9:15:05 PM) Preston Chang: xkcd is a math/physics/geeky webcomic
(9:15:10 PM) Preston Chang: it's been going on for a looooooong time
(9:15:22 PM) Preston Chang: and i feel like i have a connection with randall (the writer/drawer)
(9:15:30 PM) Preston Chang: through his comics, through the forums, through his BLOG
(9:15:32 PM) Christine Liang: lolllll
(9:15:42 PM) Preston Chang: i love stuffed animals
(9:15:49 PM) Preston Chang: i'm a huge sucker for stuffed animals :|
(9:15:58 PM) Preston Chang: i love some tv shows and some anime!
(9:16:08 PM) Preston Chang: LIE TO ME and MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
(9:16:10 PM) Preston Chang: all-time favorites
(9:16:17 PM) Preston Chang: i'm still watching the walking dead right now, it's phenomenal
(9:16:25 PM) Preston Chang: and i just started attack on titan today and it is IMMENSELY AWESOME
(9:16:33 PM) Preston Chang: i haven't really watched anime since high school
(9:16:35 PM) Preston Chang: so, this is great
(9:16:48 PM) Preston Chang: i also have a ps3 and i love video games (the right kinds, of course)
(9:16:57 PM) Preston Chang: oh and i play piano <3 p="">(9:17:05 PM) Preston Chang: and i listen to music
(9:17:13 PM) Preston Chang: but if you want to ask me about what kind of music i like and listen to
(9:17:18 PM) Preston Chang: i am too tired to explain all that LOL
(9:17:36 PM) Preston Chang: i enjoy life's experiences
(9:17:37 PM) Preston Chang: i love eating
(9:17:46 PM) Preston Chang: i'm not a foodie
(9:17:55 PM) Preston Chang: but when i like a particular food, i LOVE it
(9:17:58 PM) Preston Chang: french fries and popcorn come to mind
(9:18:10 PM) Preston Chang: i love smells (i smell everything)
(9:18:16 PM) Preston Chang: i love the way things feel, too
(9:18:24 PM) Preston Chang: things with nice texture, soft - fuzzy - smooth - interesting
(9:18:33 PM) Preston Chang: and i love gadgets (like computer peripherals)
(9:18:41 PM) Preston Chang: so i have a mechanical keyboard which has a very nice sound and an even better feel
(9:18:51 PM) Preston Chang: and a nice mouse (excellent feel)
(9:18:57 PM) Preston Chang: mousepad, etc.
(9:19:26 PM) Preston Chang: sometimes i just pick up my ps3 controller and play with the joysticks for a few minutes because i love how they feel
(9:19:35 PM) Preston Chang: did i mention i love cats?
(9:19:36 PM) Preston Chang: and hamsters
(9:19:48 PM) Preston Chang: i could get a hamster now, actually, so i was considering it
(9:19:48 PM) Christine Liang: preston i am learning a lot about you
(9:19:53 PM) Preston Chang: when i had to go to the pet store with a friend recently
(9:19:59 PM) Christine Liang: do you usually have this much energy?
(9:20:03 PM) Preston Chang: yes, always
(9:20:04 PM) Christine Liang: haha yes
(9:20:16 PM) Christine Liang: i'm just impressed
(9:20:24 PM) Preston Chang: i'm a night owl but i like to wake up early to make the most of my day
(9:20:25 PM) Christine Liang: in how in depth you go
(9:20:28 PM) Preston Chang: i love typing
(9:20:30 PM) Christine Liang: loll idk why
(9:20:35 PM) Preston Chang: i love going in-depth with things
(9:20:36 PM) Christine Liang: waking up early*
(9:20:39 PM) Preston Chang: everything i do!
(9:20:45 PM) Preston Chang: relationships
(9:20:47 PM) Preston Chang: conversations
(9:20:49 PM) Preston Chang: hobbies
(9:20:53 PM) Preston Chang: analyzing things
(9:20:58 PM) Preston Chang: understanding things
(9:21:14 PM) Preston Chang: i believe there is always more than what meets the eye
(9:21:22 PM) Preston Chang: and i also believe that digging that out is always worth the effort
(9:21:47 PM) Preston Chang: everything i spend time on, i've thought it out and considered its implications and its benefits
(9:21:58 PM) Preston Chang: i'm a thinker
(9:22:14 PM) Preston Chang: i love to talk if you ask the right questions
(9:22:56 PM) Preston Chang: i also love nerdy / geeky things
(9:23:02 PM) Preston Chang: and sci-fi things
(9:23:03 PM) Preston Chang: techie things
(9:23:04 PM) Preston Chang: cute things
(9:23:32 PM) Preston Chang: but i love movies, too!
(9:23:41 PM) Preston Chang: esp the ones that involve dramatic thinking
(9:24:39 PM) Preston Chang: if i had to pick one favorite movie of all time
(9:24:44 PM) Preston Chang: first that comes to mind is the matrix
(9:24:51 PM) Christine Liang: why
(9:24:53 PM) Preston Chang: because it is fascinating
(9:25:01 PM) Preston Chang: and basically the POINT of the movie is to get us to ask questions
(9:25:05 PM) Preston Chang: and it poses really, really good questions
(9:25:18 PM) Preston Chang: i'm sure the effect of watching it now is very different than in 1999
(9:25:21 PM) Preston Chang: but it still holds its own
(9:25:27 PM) Preston Chang: yeah movies that make me think
(9:25:28 PM) Preston Chang: love 'em
(9:26:07 PM) Preston Chang: I LOVE TOM CRUISE
(9:26:09 PM) Preston Chang: HOW COULD I FORGET
(9:26:10 PM) Preston Chang: I LOVE HIM
(9:26:13 PM) Preston Chang: favorite actor ever
(9:27:23 PM) Preston Chang: I LOVE HIS SMILE
(9:27:23 PM) Preston Chang: AND HIS HAIR
(9:27:25 PM) Preston Chang: AND HIS SMILE
(9:26:20 PM) Preston Chang: i don't want to hear anything about him being short
(9:26:23 PM) Preston Chang: i've heard it all
(9:26:33 PM) Preston Chang: i also love the fast and the furious series
(9:26:40 PM) Preston Chang: vin diesel and paul walker <3 p="">(9:26:45 PM) Preston Chang: and cars are cool
(9:27:31 PM) Christine Liang: lol you're such a fan girl
(9:27:34 PM) Preston Chang: I AM A FAN GIRL
(9:27:36 PM) Preston Chang: FOR TOM CRUISE
(9:27:37 PM) Christine Liang: HAHAHHAA
(9:27:52 PM) Christine Liang: this is gold
(9:27:57 PM) Preston Chang: this is my life
(9:32:03 PM) Preston Chang: i'm tired
(9:32:05 PM) Preston Chang: from explaining all that

Mini Chen: how come you like cats so much btw?

Mini Chen: how come you like cats so much btw?
Preston Chang: i don't know how to describe it.. i was trying to think about this yesterday
Preston Chang: as i saw cats
Preston Chang: cats just chill out
Preston Chang: and sleep and groom and lounge
Preston Chang: like, by tourist places
Preston Chang: SUPER CUTE
Preston Chang: i petted them :3
Preston Chang: i love the way their bodies are shaped
Preston Chang: it's like, cute and majestic and pretty
Preston Chang: the legs and feet and tails
Preston Chang: the tails are really elegant
Preston Chang: their mannerisms are cute, too
Preston Chang: the way they posture themselves for anything
Preston Chang: laying down, sleeping, tumbling
Preston Chang: they walk really smoothly
Preston Chang: i love that they're so well-balanced and coordinated
Preston Chang: jump crazy high
Preston Chang: it's like they're always stalking
Preston Chang: and if you've ever looked closely at a cat when it's standing still
Preston Chang: and it hears a noise far away
Preston Chang: sometimes just one of its ears rotates
Preston Chang: like it turns a few degrees
Preston Chang: outwards
Preston Chang: and it's SUPER cute
Preston Chang: and when their eyes close they look like they're smiling
Preston Chang: like when you put them on the head and their eyes close
Preston Chang: and the way they SWIPE at things is SO cute
Preston Chang: like strings or other dangly things
Preston Chang: or the way they use their paws to try and cover bugs on the ground
Preston Chang: they track with this cunning precision
Preston Chang: like their eyes are cameras scanning the environment and their brains are computers calculating jump distances and trajectories
Preston Chang: and then when they sleep it's just like super cute
Preston Chang: yesterday i pet this cat that was sleeping
Preston Chang: and it just didn't wake up, even when i poked it and pressed on its head multiple times
Preston Chang: and i love that
Preston Chang: that cats are always so engaged in whatever they're doin
Preston Chang: and yesterday we saw a cat that was grooming itself
Preston Chang: and the whole time i was watching it and talking to it and petting it, it just kept grooming itself
Preston Chang: like it didn't care at all that it was the center of attention of everyone walking down that street
Preston Chang: i like that cats have a mind of their own
Preston Chang: dogs are fun and stuff, and i like that they're SO attention-giving
Preston Chang: but they're kinda predictable
Preston Chang: throw a ball, it'll fetch it
Preston Chang: pat your thigh, it'll jump up
Preston Chang: rub its tummy, it'll roll over
Preston Chang: talk to it, it'll look back at you
Preston Chang: but CATS ...
Preston Chang: basically, do anything, and you'll have no idea what it'll do in response
Preston Chang: other than a few things
Preston Chang: like if you pet its head, it'll close its eyes
Preston Chang: and if you touch its tummy, it'll probably scratch you with its hind legs
Preston Chang: and i like how they slink around
Preston Chang: super stealthily
Preston Chang: like you're chilling on the couch
Preston Chang: and all of a sudden the cat is behind your head like
Preston Chang: HEYA
Preston Chang: but not really 'cause it doesn't care to interact with you
Preston Chang: their tails also have like a mind of their own
Preston Chang: the way they absentmindedly curl around
Preston Chang: and wiggle
Preston Chang: very elegantly
Preston Chang: it kind of reflects what the cat is thinking
Preston Chang: its curiosity in something
Preston Chang: and i like how cats are so CURIOUS
Preston Chang: they love watching things
Preston Chang: and looking at the outdoors
Preston Chang: and chasing little things on the gruond
Preston Chang: i like how they look when they're sitting up
Preston Chang: the front paws are always together
Preston Chang: it's very regal
Mini Chen:LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Mini Chen: OMGSH PRESTON
Mini Chen: YOU DESERVE A CAT
Preston Chang: okay can i have one
Preston Chang: thanks
Mini Chen: i will
Mini Chen: buy you a cat
Mini Chen: like you are probably
Mini Chen: the most deserving of a cat
Mini Chen: ever
Mini Chen: just take my cat
Mini Chen: whatever
Preston Chang: HAHAHAHHA
Mini Chen: i don't deserve him
Mini Chen: as much as you do
Mini Chen: LOL
Mini Chen: dude you could write a book after a cat
Preston Chang: no one's actually ever asked me before why i like cats
Mini Chen: that sounded like a love note
Mini Chen: to cat
Preston Chang: thanks for helping me let all that out
Mini Chen: no problem

the birth of lawlkward

6/7/10
Tiffany Chen: and yes t prettyman is awesome
Preston Chang: yes yes :}
Tiffany Chen: weird face
Preston Chang: what do you think of it?
Tiffany Chen: about the face?
Tiffany Chen: idk how you'd smile liek that haha
Preston Chang: hahah
Preston Chang: yeah
Preston Chang: maybe that's why i like it
Preston Chang: :>
Tiffany Chen: AWKARD
Preston Chang: ^ LOL now THAT'S awkward
Tiffany Chen: AKWARD
Tiffany Chen: AWWKARD
Tiffany Chen: AKWWARD
Preston Chang: HAHA
Tiffany Chen: AKARD
Tiffany Chen: WAWKARD
Preston Chang: way awkward
Preston Chang: wawkward
Tiffany Chen: wawkward
Tiffany Chen: lawl
Preston Chang: lawlkward
Preston Chang: hahahh
Preston Chang: that is genius
Tiffany Chen: HAHAHAHAHAH
Tiffany Chen: I LIKE IT
Preston Chang: PERFECT
Tiffany Chen: HAHAHAHA
Preston Chang: an actual useful new word
Preston Chang: for funny awkward situations
Preston Chang: not JUST awkward
Preston Chang: but FUNNY
Preston Chang: LAWLKWARD
Tiffany Chen: HAHAHAHAHHA
Tiffany Chen: I REALLY LIKE IT
Tiffany Chen: genius

all too familiar ..

(11:21:43 PM) Eric Chen: yo
(11:21:45 PM) Eric Chen: questino
(11:21:54 PM) Preston Chang: sups
(11:22:03 PM) Eric Chen: say you were walking to class
(11:22:12 PM) Eric Chen: and in the distance
(11:22:16 PM) Eric Chen: you saw someone you know
(11:22:23 PM) Eric Chen: walking towards you
(11:22:29 PM) Preston Chang: you didn't ask me this already?
(11:22:31 PM) Preston Chang: but keep going
(11:22:32 PM) Eric Chen: when do you say hi/wave?
(11:22:43 PM) Eric Chen: cause if you do it when ur really far away
(11:22:45 PM) Preston Chang: LOL
(11:22:46 PM) Eric Chen: what would you do
(11:22:53 PM) Eric Chen: when they were like right in front?
(11:22:53 PM) Preston Chang: WOW!
(11:22:56 PM) Preston Chang: i always have that dilemma too!
(11:22:56 PM) Eric Chen: do you say hi again?
(11:23:04 PM) Eric Chen: dude i'm freakin distraught
(11:23:07 PM) Preston Chang: alrihgt
(11:23:10 PM) Preston Chang: here's how you do it
(11:23:28 PM) Preston Chang: 1) you see them from far away
(11:23:41 PM) Preston Chang: if they don't see you yet
(11:23:45 PM) Preston Chang: avoid eye contact
(11:23:47 PM) Preston Chang: until you're closer
(11:23:50 PM) Preston Chang: and then pretend you just saw them
(11:23:54 PM) Eric Chen: OMG
(11:23:55 PM) Preston Chang: and be like, oh HEY!
(11:23:56 PM) Eric Chen: thats what i do
(11:23:59 PM) Preston Chang: SCORE
(11:24:04 PM) Preston Chang: if they see you too while you're still far away
(11:24:08 PM) Preston Chang: say hi
(11:24:09 PM) Preston Chang: and wave
(11:24:16 PM) Preston Chang: (because it'd be awkward now to in this case)
(11:24:16 PM) Eric Chen: yes of course
(11:24:20 PM) Preston Chang: and then make small talk when you get closer
(11:24:24 PM) Preston Chang: if you actually WANT to talk
(11:24:27 PM) Preston Chang: slow down or stop
(11:24:30 PM) Eric Chen: omg so much pressure
(11:24:30 PM) Preston Chang: otherwise keep walking
(11:24:34 PM) Eric Chen: thinking of small talk
(11:24:35 PM) Preston Chang: kind of "on an agenda" feeling
(11:24:35 PM) Eric Chen: topics
(11:24:40 PM) Preston Chang: not really
(11:24:41 PM) Preston Chang: go with easy ones
(11:24:45 PM) Eric Chen: like how are you
(11:24:47 PM) Preston Chang: where you going
(11:24:48 PM) Preston Chang: what class
(11:24:52 PM) Preston Chang: and they'll usually ask the same
(11:24:56 PM) Eric Chen: true
(11:24:58 PM) Preston Chang: and that's it!
(11:25:08 PM) Eric Chen: do you know what i did once?
(11:25:15 PM) Preston Chang: and if you keep walking then by then you won't even have time to talk about all that
(11:25:16 PM) Preston Chang: what?
(11:25:32 PM) Eric Chen: i said hi twice once
(11:25:34 PM) Eric Chen: it was hialr
(11:25:46 PM) Eric Chen: to someone
(11:25:48 PM) Preston Chang: YOU WOULD
(11:25:50 PM) Eric Chen: got mee
(11:25:57 PM) Eric Chen: this was freshman year
(11:26:12 PM) Preston Chang: how awkward was it, on a scale of 1-10?
(11:26:17 PM) Eric Chen: 7
(11:26:20 PM) Preston Chang: 10 being "oh my gosh i want to run away" awkward
(11:26:41 PM) Eric Chen: LOL
(11:26:43 PM) Eric Chen: oh yeah
(11:26:47 PM) Eric Chen: i found out who the girl was
(11:26:50 PM) Eric Chen: that i saw on the bus
(11:26:57 PM) Eric Chen: but didin't know if she knew me
(11:27:02 PM) Eric Chen: it was kimberly or something
(11:27:15 PM) Preston Chang: haha nice
(11:27:35 PM) Preston Chang: eric you ask the questions that everyone (including me) is thinking
(11:27:37 PM) Preston Chang: i like that
(11:27:43 PM) Preston Chang: like the one you asked before
(11:27:45 PM) Eric Chen: aw tnaks
(11:27:46 PM) Preston Chang: what was it?
(11:27:49 PM) Eric Chen: thanks*
(11:27:51 PM) Preston Chang: oh like the bus situation?
(11:28:18 PM) Preston Chang: if you're facing someone you know but don't know their name so you didn't say hi to them?
(11:28:31 PM) Eric Chen: omgosh!
(11:28:32 PM) Eric Chen: i hate that
(11:28:59 PM) Eric Chen: and i dont' know whether to do a head nod, wave, or just say hi
(11:29:07 PM) Eric Chen: if i see somone
(11:29:11 PM) Eric Chen: i usually stick with wave
(11:29:20 PM) Eric Chen: more obvious then head nod
(11:29:26 PM) Preston Chang: yep
(11:29:34 PM) Preston Chang: head nod i reserve for people i don't know that well
(11:29:43 PM) Preston Chang: or like, those people you always see in your classes but don't actually know their name
(11:29:52 PM) Eric Chen: LOL
(11:29:57 PM) Eric Chen: i ignore those ppl

about [a rocket to the moon - life of the party] -- i like this song. 'tis all. :]

[facts about me, 3]
-when i was younger, i used to go to the bathroom and love making myself pee until i got to a full stream, and then immediately stop as fast as i could, and then pee full stream, and then stop, and continue that cycle until i couldn't pee anymore. i loved that feeling of relief.
-in the same vein, i LOVE that feeling of falling asleep when i'm mad tired. so, when i was younger, i used to set my alarm clock for like, 4 in the morning on a weekend. this way, when it woke me up in the middle of the night, i would be able to turn it off and then feel that GLORIOUS feeling of falling asleep again. kind of like waking up to your alarm clock in the morning, except in this case, it's so much more awesome-feeling because you're allowed to fall back asleep.
-when i was younger, and i slept in a sleeping bag, my dad told me that if i ever put my head under the covers for an extended period of time, i would die. i believed him, and was deathly (no pun intended) afraid of putting my head under the covers. one time, i was crawling around in my [zipped up] sleeping bag and i lost my way out, and for those 20 seconds as i was looking for the opening, i thought i was going to die. that was mad scary.

take down this molotov of words

(10:48:01 PM) Matthew Chao: hey
(10:48:07 PM) Matthew Chao: what are you working on
(10:48:14 PM) Preston Chang: trig integrals(10:48:22 PM) Matthew Chao: omg
(10:48:22 PM) Preston Chang: go to 438(10:48:24 PM) Matthew Chao: those make me so hot
(10:48:26 PM) Matthew Chao: ok

this is why matthew is my study buddy. 'cause he'll osculate YOUR curves. (i don't know what that means.)

[r-r-r]
-when i was younger, like in middle school times, i used to wear shirts that were mad sizes larger than i was, like, they had to be at least XL. going into high school, i gradually shifted down to L. i only recently made the change, meaning like two years ago, to M.
-when i was younger, i wanted to be a fighter pilot. specifically, of an F-14. i think this was 95% due to seeing tom cruise be so awesome in top gun. YEAH. TOP GUN.
-when i was younger, i sold david yang a beedrill card for $20 on a friday night at church. when i told my parents, my mom was upset at this, but my dad said it was fine. heehee.
--mini-random fact: to be honest, the random facts are my second favorite part of each blog entry. my favorite part is all of the comments you guys have. :]