Today I was walking along Granville and an older man dressed in running gear stopped me.
“Hey!! how’s it going?” he asked.
I kinda figured it was someone from my new job even though I couldn’t remember him.
“Oh! Going great, just on my way to get lunch.”
“How’s work going?” he asked.
“Oh it’s great. Busy, you know,” I [...]
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I’m finally at this brilliant point where I’m starting to understand what people say to me. It’s a fabulous feeling, even if I can’t say much back at the moment besides a whole host of random words and phrases (such as “sir, can I have 10 dumplings?” which is very useful I’ll have you [...]
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A “level 3″ stare…
Fine, fine, it’s not a game. I couldn’t come up with a title. I’m lame.
At any rate, I do want to talk about staring. Now, I am stared at here. Is this a surprise? Not really, considering my height and the way I look. I’m stared at here on a level that [...]
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