My first loan paid back

This is Rut Castillo Cardenas, Regina Rodriguez De Ipeña, and Norma Esperanza Leon. I lent them money through Kiva.org and today they are the first loan I have made that has been fully paid back.  You can find out more about these ladies and their lives by clicking here. My …

Not what I had anticipated…

So last night night Zuimei and I went to Lee. For those who haven’t heard it is chef Susur Lee’s other signature restaurant – the cheaper one. I wanted to take Zuimei out for a fancy dinner before he left back for China and so I asked around the office. …

I am a bitter old man.

I was just looking at other people’s profiles in Kiva, to see what other sorts of people donate, and their personal websites are all happy with photos of children and penguins (don’t ask) and sunsets and kittens.  Mine is about bitching about the government.  Man, I gotta get happy.

Zuimei is coming home…

Zuimei is on his way home right now.  He should be asleep in a hotel in Japan on a layover.  I will see him in less than 24 hours.  This long-distance shit is….shit. Anyway, how many people have a photo from the first time they met their lover. I do.

TigerDirect FAIL

My experience with TD has experienced further FAIL when the mailing label they had on their website had the wrong postal code.  I can’t help but wonder if it was intentional.  I ordered the Powersupply on the 8th, takes 2 weeks to arrive, doesn’t work, try to mail back, take …