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About Me

I live life with self-confidence and optimism. I am interested in just about anything.I recently returned from a year-long adventure across the globe in Thailand. Upon leaving NOLA, I had no idea what I was in store for. I just knew that with an open mind, enthusiasm, and confidence that I'd have a great experience. Never in a million years would I have anticipated how awesome it was. It truly was...life-changing.Consider "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. That is, in essence, how I want to live my life. In one direction you have a path that appears "safe, recognizable, somewhat predictable." In the other direction, you have "risk, adventure, unpredictability, uncertainty." When I am older, looking back on my life, my decisions, I want to be able to say that I took those risks, I embarked on those adventures, I embraced those unpredictabilities and uncertainties. This IS me.I think the economic term "opportunity cost" is what gives me the most problems in life. "What will I forego in order to attain the other?" As a result, I find myself in a situation of practicality versus idealism. This is what causes me the most confusion in making many decisions. But I always revert back to this thought: the best experiences I have had in my life thus far have been those in which I took "The Road Not Taken."I often relfect on "moments," both past and present. I think about how those moments affect me, what they teach me. I truly aim to learn from these moments, and use them as buildings blocks in my life.I find people fascinating. Consider this theory: EVERY person you meet in life teaches you SOMETHING. I truly believe this; hence, I pay attention to people now more than ever.I love my family. There is no doubt in my mind that I would be nothing without them. They gave me blocks, and it's my time to build.I love sports, I love Seinfled. Trap me in a room with every Seinfeld episode, along with an endless supply of sports materials, I'm good to go. I used to sell hot dogs. I once sold my body to science for one month for 5K. I've been a basketball coach. I love my friends. I love food. I have developed a passion for playing tennis. I love movies. I love the beach. I love Google. I mean really, how cool is Google?
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I'd like to meet:

People who strive for the "experience." I'd like to meet Angelina Jolie (what guy wouldn't?), Abe Lincoln, the entire cast of "Seinfeld," Donald Trump, Jesus Christ

My Blog

Luster Not Lost

I think when you experience something so different, so drastic, so unrelated to anything you've ever been used to in life, the ways in which that experience can affect you can be life-changing. ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:16:00 GMT

The Mental Bridge

I've been back in New Orleans now for a little less than a month. I've run into many old friends, spent time with family, and met a bunch of new people. The common question I get asked is,...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:51:00 GMT

I pseudo-crashed a 1987 High School Reunion

In all honesty, I believe one of my biggest strengths is the ability to blend into virtually any given situation, no matter what the circumstance. Example Case-in-point: I was partying with 198...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:01:00 GMT

Thailand, Thank You

It's hard to imagine that I just spent a year across the world in the country of Thailand. I'm now back in the states, back in the NOLA, and I can look at the big picture of what I just experien...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:01:00 GMT

The Fried Ice Cream and Pet Shop

This is simply something I had to document. I had heard of this place in MorNor that served fried ice cream. So, I went with some of my students to check it out. Well, yes, the ice c...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:00:00 GMT

A few more interesting nuances

1) Thai people apply "whitening cream" on their skin 2) Kareoke is HUGE here 3) Thais use umbrellas in the sun...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:07:00 GMT

Thailand Open 2006

I went to my first professional tennis tournament in Bangkok last weekend. It was a blast! I got to see Marat Safin, James Blake, Paradorn Srichaparn, and Ivan Ljubicic. The event wa...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:06:00 GMT

The Flood

So the rainy season is just about over, but September was quite the rainy month. In mid-September, MorNor had a pretty big flood. It was raining steadily for three hours in the early morni...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:05:00 GMT

15 Doctors to the Rescue!

So I had this unusual swelling in my ankles a couple of weeks ago. I was not in pain or anything but was naturally concerned. I called my student, Nad the doctor, about the problem. ...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:05:00 GMT

The Thai Sense of Competition

So I play a lot of tennis here&ALOT. I play at least four times a week, two hours a day minimum. I have really enjoyed playing tennis here because of the Thais' attitudes toward competitio...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:02:00 GMT