my thoughts on things i think about

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Thoughts: Oral Hygiene

I recently found out I won't be having dental or optometry care for the upcoming year so I got really interested in taking care of my teeth.  Perhaps too interested?  This always happens when I become fixated on a new subject or video game or hobbie--how can you do it most efficiently and most effectively?

Should you floss before or after you brush your teeth?

Should you rinse after spitting out the excess paste in your mouth or let the tooth paste work its magic?

Are you brushing too vigorously and correctly?  (I've read that you should target a few teeth and rotate the brush in a 45 degree angle so the bristles don't damage the enamel and then brush in small circles)

Should I get these plaque disclosing tablets to see how dirty my mouth really is?

There's this Emmi dent Sonic Toothbrush that uses ultrasound waves to blast away your plaque and you need to use this special tooth paste with microbubbles that are 1000x smaller than regular tooth paste bubbles.  All of this for almost $200! Okay I'm going overboard on this.  I just wish I was into taking care of my teeth when I was little and that I never stopped wearing my retainers at night. 

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Yesterday

I had one of most jamb packed, goodfeels-filled days yesterday.  

It was my last physics lab (ever) and this quarter was the first time I actually befriended someone in a class.  We talked here and there and I've been convicted for the last month to go deeper and ask her what she believes in.  We both shared a little bit about our own beliefs and I was glad I got it out there.  I hope I can talk more about it in the future but lucky for her, she's done with school after this quarter.  

My indian drumming song that I wrote a paper on was actually interesting to listen to because it resembled a story with the rising action, climax, and errrthang.

I got awarded a certificate for giving the "best" speech in my CAT section (I say "best" because only 2/3 of the class went by the time our TA chose).  The speech was about being frugal in college and after college and how it can help you all the way to an early retirement.  The certificate is legitsauce though because it's got the Provost's approval and it says I have charisma.

I had a very friendly conversation with someone I met at the CAT reception, and I was kind of taken aback by my social skills.  Recently, I've been thinking my social skills have been sucking and it's nice to know I can keep up a conversation for ~hour with someone that's just as mildly interesting as I am.

Then I had one of the deepest talks about the existence of God and sin and other intense subjects with my cg.  I was so thankful for everyone that came out and participated in the discussion.  It really tested my faith, something that hasn't been checked in a while.  I'm encouraged by these kinds of talks and I'm looking forward to ones in the future.

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The current status of my surroundings (friends, church, family) requires of me furious prayer and love.  God is just continually dumping challenge after challenge to those around me, reality after reality, and I'm being forced to realize I can't keep living from my own efforts.  We need to anchor on to Him.

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A Memory of My Mother's Technological Illiteracy

I'm writing this 7 page paper for a sociology class about Marx and like any normal student, I look through a few different fonts to see which font gives me the most "bang for my buck" so to speak.  I selected all the text and pressed "c" on accident and for a split second my whole paper dwindled down to the letter "c."  There's not a moment of panic because I just press ctrl + z to get my paper back, but I do remember something similar happened to my mom when she was back in school for her registered nursing license.  She somehow erased everything and didn't know what happened, but to her greatest misfortune, she exited out of Microsoft Word, making it impossible to retrieve her hours of work.  I could only feel the greatest remorse after seeing her struggle to find the letters to type out each word.  I would never want her or anyone elderly and technologically illiterate to go through something like that.  

Oh, I miss the days when I used to read her papers to fix grammatical errors and punctuation, &c &c.

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Things I'm thankful for right now

Watching my dad, who's usually knocked out on the couch, and my mom watching tv in the living room.

Sitting up in my bed with laptop on my lap while I'm eating a freshly opened bag of Lays Kettle Cooked Jalepeño chips.

Cold, sliced apples after dinner.

Kerns Guava juice. UGHHHHH SO good.

Going to church at 10am and being finished at a decent hour with the rest of the day to do whatever I feel like.

Seeing friends that I haven't seen in a while and seamlessly starting where we left off.

Watching Wreck-It-Ralph with friends from back home.

YOKO (bomb donkatsu) with my siblings and brother-in-law.  Conversations about everything from church politics to movies to crazy stories from the past to ninja/kungfu movies.

Queen.

Savannah - Relient K.

When Can I See You Again? - Owl City

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Visit Original Link

It's kind of an eerie thought but some of the lyrics in this song make it sound as if Sara is singing from the perspective of a person being evangelized to.  

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Dear Costa Verde,

I'm sorry for dropping my pack of adult beverage in the elevator due to the flimsiness of the built in handle. I'm sorry that it broke two glass bottles and now smells very intensely. I suppose the jack hammers are due payments for my faults; I accept willingly. 

P.S. pumpkin ale is aight..nothing more. :/

Love, Daniel 

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Breast Cancer

Witnessing women who have struggled with, fought, and conquered breast cancer at volunteer amazes me.  Currently learning a lot about lymphedema and I would not want to wish upon anyone chemotherapy and mastectomies and radiation treatments.  Take care of your bodies and treat people nicely!

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Everyone needs a Gary in their life

Someone who challenges you, keeps you in check every once in a while, and has a cheerleading squad.

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a list for this week

-Got burned on my right thigh with a fork

-Woke up with a huge, piercing migraine

-Reared into a parked car (sorry) but luckily there were no scratches

-Had my volunteer training and got my blood pressure taken because I was feeling nauseous (in fact, I threw up a little in my mouth)

-Threw up at the hospital after training and there was mucho blood

-Slept right when I got home, made food, ate it, and then threw it all up 30 minutes later

-And finally, slept 15+ hours, after which I felt much better.

Looks like the start of a great quarter!

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Missy Elliott

I remember some of my friends were reading Jane Eyre in another AP English class in high school and abhorred it.  After watching the movie (I know, you're supposed to read the book first and then watch the movie), I really would like to read this book.  What I would give to talk in old English diction and accents and to live in a humble, foresty home.  It's quite saddening that people back in the day spoke with such energy and colorfulness.  Now we have teenagers growing up with words and acronyms like swag, YOLO, OMG, lol, and the list goes on..

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Just bought these climbing shoes for $45 (originally $120 but they're factory seconds). Can't complain with <60% savings!! This is my first step of going granola. Ultimate frisbee will be next and then girlishly long hair and then Yoga and then walking around barefoot and then getting a beard and then becoming a level 5 Vegan and then walking on hot coals and then Hinduism recycling and then I'll become a changed man.  Totally righteous dude~

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If only...

A+'s actually did something to your gpa...

Yay for my first A+ in college!

edit: I think my first A+ ever.....luls

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Random summer thoughts

I have around 16 bug bites on my legs (at least 10 on just my right leg) from sitting half naked on the balcony of my apartment 4 nights ago.  The desire to scratch them is monstrous and even walking, because they are also on my ankles, irritates them.  

Changing topics--A lot of things pushed me to ponder what the meaning of life is and why are we here on this earth when everything is just going to fade away when we die (read up on ecclesiastes).  I played battlefield for probably 4 hours today and I felt disgusted with myself.  There's a lot of things that clutter up and distract us in our lives, namely technology.  Don't you just want to live a peaceful life, do good works, and enjoy what you've been blessed with?  It sounds so simple but we've all got our idols to deal with...

My legs are FREAKING ITCHY. asjdifoajsdfaklsdfjklas;dfjkl;sadjfklas;djfakls;

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Moving

Moving in and out of apartments sucks.  Having to do this twice in 6 months makes me bleh but cheers to new beginnings.

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Dat Salad Doe

Farm Stand Chicken Cobb salad at Urban Plates. 'Nuff said.

I had lunch there with some high school buddies and I believe it was my first time getting a salad in college. It was so amazing though and it inspired me to make and eat more salads in the future. One of my favorites is a Waldorf salad with sliced apples and candied walnuts, yum yum yummm. Fuhhh I'm in the process of grinding out a joint 20 page research paper and I don't want to write no more. Oh yeah, salad > chipotle because chipotle is SO filling that it'll make me fall asleep every single time I eat it. Salads are so healthy and they're light and they make you go poo good and there was turkey bacon in mine and they gave me the same amount of chicken you'd get on a plate meal so i was stoked AND i got a piece of bread. 

Also, here is a reminder for my future self: do not be scared to sit next to ladies during a meal. They probably will not finish all of their food and you will be there to help clean it up for them. Girls = moar food :3

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Guess what came in the mail today!!

Original price ($100) - Amazon discount ($33) - Amazon gift cards I got from Swagbucks ($45) = ~$22

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