Hello again!
I haven't posted in a while, and I realize I am in danger of losing my readership, so here's a little update.
Short term: Patrick and I went back to Cali for cousin Keri's wedding. Our first wedding as a married couple! It was fun--but not as much fun as ours. They probably have the same feeling, but in reverse. I didn't know Keri was such a party girl. At Auntie Di's instigation, we tried to yell when they came to our table as loudly as the UCSD table had. We gave it a good effort, but I don't think we succeeded. Maybe if I could've gotten Josh to drink a little more. That champagne sure was sweet.
Also, on Friday we had an epic meal at Mayflower. 2 orders of yee mein (my mom says the name of it is short for yee fu mein, after Yee Fu who invented it) and FIFTY ONE plates of dim sum. For 9 people. Obviously, we didn't finish it.
We also watched the first presidential debate. I am so, like, "Whatever, John McCain." Apparently Obama scored major points by convincing many undecided Americans that he is competent and experienced enough to be Commander-in-Chief. Other than that, my only remark it that it is a real shame that John McCain feels it necessary to go around lying about his record as well as Obama's. When Obama cited McCain's record during the debate, voting the vast majority of the time against renewable energy, McCain claimed to have consistently supported solar power; afterward, the PBS pundits called that statement "a howler." That's nothing next to his lying ads about Obama supporting sex ed for kindergarteners (he actually supported legislation to educate kids about avoiding sexual predators). For someone whose cornerstone is supposed to be integrity, this is just crap. (It would be crap from someone whose cornerstone is supposed to be crap, too, just to be clear.)
I signed up to make phone calls for Obama. I don't feel like it's even necessary at this point (and it's hard; the nicest of the people I've talked to so far couldn't really talk because he was in the middle of having an ear infection!). But it would be so great if lots and lots of people really supported an administration, any administration, instead of being so divided.
How about that Sarah Palin? She just doesn't know anything, does she! And she still manages to be offensive and divisive. This reflects rather poorly on McCain's judgment, I have to say. Did he talk to her at all before he made that decision? I imagine an interview that had three questions: 1) Do you have executive experience? 2) Are you really a woman? 3) Have you ever seen Russia and/or killed a moose? (That last one was the clincher, since she's done both!!)
On the plus side, this whole campaign has reawakened my interest in TV news, which I had previously given up on as chock full of really bad news, weak analysis, and sappy, meaningless good news. I have newfound respect for Katie Couric. I think she is at least as qualified to be VP as Governor Palin.
How about our financial crisis? I just hope this means I can afford to own a home in California one day.
Speaking of California, I'm applying to grad school this year. It's kind of stressful. Mostly, my eyes get tired from staring at the computer screen for so many hours of GRE prep, researching programs online, and filling out my name AGAIN. Couldn't they create some kind of Common Application, for at least the basics? It's been interesting to note, also, the way the different schools break down their solicitation of demographic information. Vanderbilt wants to know if I'm Asian. All the California schools give me the choice of Chinese American. One of them, I think it was Stanford, let me pick two (or would have, if I'd had two to pick).
Well I guess you're probably really reading this so you can see some more wedding photos. Go to collage.net. The username is Iber and the password is the day of my birthday (without the month) times 214 plus 17. That should deter those creepy strangers! If you still can't figure it out, email me and I'll forward the link to you.
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So glad you're back! I've missed your posts, but you packed a lot of great observations here. What a strange situation the states are in now which of course affects the world. Last time I visited my mother, I talked with a friend of hers who is in her 90s. I asked if she remembered the depression. She said of course she did. When I asked how it was, she said that life went on pretty much as usual; everyone was in the same boat and you just kept going. Not that I'm hoping for or expecting a depression, but it was reassuring to know that life goes on. And California will welcome you back at some point soon. I love your password description, but not as much as I love the pictures. Love, Mary
I've missed hearing from you, but it's good to hear you're back. I'm also thrilled to hear your making calls for Obama. Do *not* decide it doesn't matter -- this is a classic Democratic flub-up to lose energy just when things start to look positive. On the other hand, watch fivethirtyeight.com for some really interesting and mathematically sophisticated analysis of the polls.
Yeah, 538! Patrick goes around talking about Nate Silver, his "statistics guru." This histogram just looks better and better.
Thanks for prodding me to keep up with the calls, Dustin. You're right.
It feels odd to be in the middle of a huge financial crisis but be going about everything just the same as always.
I picked up The Audacity of Hope in the bookstore. Literally. I put it down again, but not before flipping to a random page and discovering that I substantially agree with Obama's ideas about education. I mean, Linda Darling-Hammond, the queen of the Stanford School of Education and school reform everywhere, is his education adviser. There's supposed to be a debate between her and McCain's education adviser later this week. Check it out on edweek.org.
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