Credits to Justin for leading me to this:
18 October 2011
13 October 2011
nature and majik
Trees. I had my Board of Law Examiners' Character Committee Interview the other day in Westminster, which is more or less west of Baltimore, and rural. Very rural. Well, not as rural as super west Maryland, but the land is untouched enough to enjoy the beauty of the trees in Autumn.
I work in Baltimore City so it's easy to get caught up in the concrete jungle - lost in crude human inventions. I'm for the 'burbs, so I've always felt more comfortable right outside the city. As an aside, that's why I like Kyoto more than I do somewhere like Tokyo, because the former is city-esque, but surrounded by mountains and forests. It provides you the best of both worlds.
So anyway, I was took right turn off of rt. 70 somewhere and the landscape was just beautiful. So much so that I had to stop my car and just take it all in. I don't know why I didn't take any pictures except for the one below, but I wish I had.
I'm not really sure why I even took this picture, but my phone's camera does some injustice to the beauty of the landscape. If you squint your eyes, you'll see the oranges and yellows in the back, far beyond the houses. The scenery helped me relax a little.
Finally, I'm really looking forward to this new Monkey Majik song: Headlights. The single is supposed to release on October 26th. The PV shows scenes of people helping out in Japan after the Tohoku quake earlier this year. The song is about lighting the way for others. Enjoy the anticipation!
I work in Baltimore City so it's easy to get caught up in the concrete jungle - lost in crude human inventions. I'm for the 'burbs, so I've always felt more comfortable right outside the city. As an aside, that's why I like Kyoto more than I do somewhere like Tokyo, because the former is city-esque, but surrounded by mountains and forests. It provides you the best of both worlds.
So anyway, I was took right turn off of rt. 70 somewhere and the landscape was just beautiful. So much so that I had to stop my car and just take it all in. I don't know why I didn't take any pictures except for the one below, but I wish I had.
I'm not really sure why I even took this picture, but my phone's camera does some injustice to the beauty of the landscape. If you squint your eyes, you'll see the oranges and yellows in the back, far beyond the houses. The scenery helped me relax a little.
Finally, I'm really looking forward to this new Monkey Majik song: Headlights. The single is supposed to release on October 26th. The PV shows scenes of people helping out in Japan after the Tohoku quake earlier this year. The song is about lighting the way for others. Enjoy the anticipation!
08 October 2011
sign
Today was an SGI-filled day. It's so refreshing to be in the company of joyful and happy people. This morning, I participated in my second Gajokai shift at the D.C. Culture Center with Franco, a relatively new member. I was so inspired to hear his struggles and victories and just listening to him talk about his life. I also spoke to the Byakuren on shift, Elisa, who is a big star in the classical theatre scene in D.C. She actually played one of the lead roles with the Shakespeare Theatre group just last week.
I was intending to help out with the SGI booth at the korean festival as I do every year, but I was so exhausted by the time I got home from D.C. that I ended up falling asleep. I try not to take naps because it just throws off my sleep patterns, but I think it was a much needed break.
In the evening, I helped prepare members of the deaf group for the introductory exam that is taking place this month again. I was soooo happy to see Chris, a childhood friend of mine. I got to practice my sign language again, and it miraculously started to come back (I took two sign language classes two summers ago). It really brought back memories of my of how I was originally inspired to practice Buddhism with some level of seriousness and why I decided to attend SUA. It was such an awesome meeting! I'm doing the same thing next Tuesday :)
As for other things going on my life, I've been bothered by the fact that some of my past employers have not responded to the requests of the State Law Examiners. It's particularly important because my bar application will not be complete without their responses. I have my character committee interview on Tuesday and I know that my employers' responses are due soon after.
The good news is that I learned that Shane passed the Colorado Bar!!!!! Congratulations, Shane! You've inspired me so much. Now onward to our dream of building our law firm!
I was intending to help out with the SGI booth at the korean festival as I do every year, but I was so exhausted by the time I got home from D.C. that I ended up falling asleep. I try not to take naps because it just throws off my sleep patterns, but I think it was a much needed break.
In the evening, I helped prepare members of the deaf group for the introductory exam that is taking place this month again. I was soooo happy to see Chris, a childhood friend of mine. I got to practice my sign language again, and it miraculously started to come back (I took two sign language classes two summers ago). It really brought back memories of my of how I was originally inspired to practice Buddhism with some level of seriousness and why I decided to attend SUA. It was such an awesome meeting! I'm doing the same thing next Tuesday :)
As for other things going on my life, I've been bothered by the fact that some of my past employers have not responded to the requests of the State Law Examiners. It's particularly important because my bar application will not be complete without their responses. I have my character committee interview on Tuesday and I know that my employers' responses are due soon after.
The good news is that I learned that Shane passed the Colorado Bar!!!!! Congratulations, Shane! You've inspired me so much. Now onward to our dream of building our law firm!
07 October 2011
03 October 2011
素直になれなくて
is the name of the song that I'm hooked on right now. Actually, I think it's the PV gets me - the lights and dramatic angled shots and all. The song has that winter-y feel, which is still my favorite season. It also reminds me of highschool for some reason, when I was free from the shackles of reality - it makes me feel "free and easy."
This weekend was pretty interesting. I was in DC half of the day for SGI meetings, then back to Baltimore to bring a YMD back, back home to Ellicott City, then back to Baltimore to hang out with Mika. We unintentionally visited the Fells Point festival, a small matsuri-like event. It was nice and peaceful until we ended up near the water, where the bars are. People used the festival as an excuse to get drunk and act belligerent.
On Sunday, some youth and I presented some stuff at kofu gongyo, then later on, I had dinner with some other youth members in Baltimore. Good times :)
This weekend was pretty interesting. I was in DC half of the day for SGI meetings, then back to Baltimore to bring a YMD back, back home to Ellicott City, then back to Baltimore to hang out with Mika. We unintentionally visited the Fells Point festival, a small matsuri-like event. It was nice and peaceful until we ended up near the water, where the bars are. People used the festival as an excuse to get drunk and act belligerent.
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