"The Lack Of Money..."

"...is the root of all evil" says George Bernard Shaw, my all-time-favorite GP paper quotable cynic.

Many people are often caught up with the rat race and end up chasing money among other glamorous, glorious things... Fortunately, I don't think I've become one of these people yet. I only seem to really really want money, when I really really want to do something else which requires money. Otherwise I'm happy living with zero bank account balances and unpaid credit card debt, which I guess isn't something to be terribly proud of. Nevertheless, as I was saying.. actually I forgot what I wanted to say.. hrm.. hold on. Oh yes. So I gave up this big money-making opportunity last semester ( i.e. to continue working this semester), because it seemed to me that at that time I didn't need the money and would just prefer the free time instead. Now, however, I do need the money to do something, and suddenly I've become rather enthusiastic about finding some make-money opportunity, which of course doesn't exist. Anywayz, even though I'm in sorta a money-greedy mood now, I don't feel to bad about myself since it's for a greater good, a higher purpose (ref: my previous entries about my being self-deluded and narcissistic ).

So, the bottom line is (red), if you would like to contribute to my greater good of having a bang of a time in Japan, please drop me a line, and also a check.

Fear

I fear that I will not do the things that I want to, but those that I have to. 

Upscale Living

Cuisine: Vegetables stored in refrigerator is wrapped in Wall Street
Journal instead of Lianhezaobao.

Back in Berkeley.

I won't say more. LA driving was crazy.. we tried to pull some crazy swap-our-car-with-rental-car-plus-park-at-airport-parking maneuveur that was just slightly too sophisticated for two directionless idiots.. Anyhowz, hurrah, our springs didn't break, although our rental car suffered a mysterious case of radio-coma during most of our trip.... all in all, the desert was great.. death valley was.. much too cold for me to lay any impressive claims... (darn, should've went in summer).

I'm trying not to think about the day after tomorrow. (which coincidentally is both 3rd April and the first day of school.)