Jimmy Pan

What is the worst thing you would eat for a Shot at Love With Tila Tequila?

I might go as far as eating balut, but probably not a pig’s vagina.

For Sophia Bush though, maybe.

You may have noticed that I switched up the template a bit. I tire of things pretty quickly. I’ll be ditching this one in a few days to months.

I haven’t posted in a while because I was having a ridiculous quarter at school. I now, thankfully, have a little more time to post. I won’t talk too much about what I’ve done in the past few months though. Let’s look ahead into the near future.

Job: I’m coming out of my MPH program soon, so I’ve begun looking for some place to go. I’m trying to go far away, and see a little more of the world. Hopefully I’ll find a job that lets me work on health and intellectual property/technology access.

Blog: I’m going to try to write more, both about my life and about ideas. My goal is to refine my writing and learn what it takes to spread ideas in an internet-empowered world. I’m also going to try to find fora in which I can talk about global health and other interests.

LSATs: I’ve been thinking about law school for a while. While I probably won’t go for a while, I ought to take my LSATS while my synapses are still sparking. I’ve been reading some law books too so that I really know what I’m getting into.

Spanish: Gonna try to learn some espanol. Maybe I’ll share some tips. I’m pretty horible at languages though.

Soul: Gotta keep finding myself.

I’ve been losing sleep over the USAID Global Health Fellows summer internship applications. It would have been nice to have more than 2 days to work on them, but que sera sera. I’ve also been trying pretty hard to hold my life together when I’ve got a quadrillion things going on. I’m going to try my hardest to catch up on all my projects…cross fingers.

Also, I’ve decided that I’ll be updating my real site soon, so I’ll have a nice interface instead of just a giant mugshot of my face. I know you can’t wait. It’s going to be transcendant.

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/17052

A singer/songwriter like no other. With words as dangerous as her guitar playing, Ruth Theodore reminds us why songwriting is important in the first place. Refreshingly original and relentlessly imaginative. - River Rat Records

TIME WARPPPPPPPP

back to 2005,

when this TIME Article was published. I wonder if he’s still smug.

 ”Our intellectuals and Middle East “experts” have been telling us that Bush’s grand project to democratize the region is the fantasy of a historical illiterate. Faced with the stunning Iraqi election, they went to great lengths to attribute this inconvenient yet undeniable success to the courage of the Iraqi people.”

“India rose in the dollar billionaire rankings, though. From rank 8 in 2006 to number 4 in the Forbes list this year, but we slipped from 126 to 128 in human development.”

Article

are in order for Dinh & Izzy & Yohei & Kathy & Joey & Chadwick! I know you guys will do great things in life!

This has been somewhat of a strange week. A lot of bad feelings in the air. Why?  Not really sure. I think that a lot of people are feeling inadequate or unwanted. I don’t really know what to do about that. It appears to me that people are afraid of expressing how much they mean to each other. I have that problem. That’s part of why I make thank you posts; it’s a cheap way of showing people that they do matter to me.

I promised to write something about everyone at teahouse, so here goes:

Jane: Thanks for coming to hang out this weekend. I always have a good time with you, and you keep me sane. You’re awesome, I’m sure you realize that already though. I love you. I’m not even going to bother writing more good stuff about you.

Thu: You’re one of the nicest, most considerate people I know. You’re also one of the hottest girls I know. I’m extremely glad to know someone as empathetic as you. Thanks for always chatting with me. Also, you are the next scion of Halo owning.

Anthony: I was so proud of you for what you did this weekend. You are a great big bro, and Kim is extremely lucky to have you. It’s been great growing with you these past few years.

Kim: You are one of the coolest people in my line. You’re so talented and smart, and you make awesome wordpress posts. I’m not surprised that tons of guys are tripping over themselves trying to get to you. You’re pretty funny even when you’re emptying your innards.

Tamara: I don’t know you very well, but you seem pretty chill and funny. I hope to get to know you better soon. If you ever need someone to talk to, give me a ring!

Perriesha: I’m glad you decided to pledge Aphio. I hope you’re having a good time! You sound like a really busy and ambitious person.

Gloria: Hmm, not sure what to say. If you’re Dinh’s little bro you’re probably pretty awesome. I don’t know. Get to know me!

Dinh: I’m glad you decided to step down. It’s a very ballsy move, and it’s everything right with proper government. The world needs more leaders like you: responsible, intelligent, and compassionate. I hope you find what you want in life, because the sooner you do the sooner the world will be a better place.

Isaac: I’m a little torn on this. I’m very defensive about my little bros, at the same time I know you’re probably a pretty good guy. I find it hard to believe that you would ever hurt people intentionally. I also hope that you find your calling in life, because you’re clearly a very capable man. I’m sorry that things haven’t been working out too well for you, but I think everything will fall in place for you.

Rita: I’m very glad that you are my little bro. It’s strange to  think that I would have never met you if I decided to really not get a little bro this term. You’re so friendly and easy to get along with; I foresee a great friendship. I hope that if you have anything you need help with that you can trust me to lend a hand.

I hope you guys realize that you are important to people in your life, and you’re all awesome people. I may sound phony when I say things like this about people I hardly know; I guess I’m confident enough about you to make those sort of statements. I don’t know what to say beyond that. You matter. And you’re awesome.

Sometimes numbers just fail

“I talked to Freddy Mutanguha in a field of white crosses, near a half-finished monument to perhaps ***,*** victims of the Rwandan genocide. “My mom,” he recalled, “gave money to be killed by a bullet, because she saw the machetes and knew what they would do to her. But the bullet was too expensive.”

Thank you Aiza for helping me get the gross out of Monster House

Thanks Jane for spending a great Sunday with me and making turnip cakes

Thanks Dararith for hosting the BBQ,  Anders for letting us have it at your place, and Nga for the ride

Thanks Rita for calling me and preventing me from crashing

Thank you Jeff, for hanging around when the freezer starting going bonkers

2008 is the International Year of Sanitation. This is a big deal!