It's a nice change of weather.

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Change your thoughts and you change your world.

- Norman Vincent Peale

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"If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my child.

If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for their prescription and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandparent.

If there's an Arab-American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties.

It is that fundamental belief -- it is that fundamental belief -- I am my brother's keeper, I am my sisters' keeper -- that makes this country work."

- Barack Obama

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Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever.
There is no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist.
Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.
Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
The quickest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris' fist.
In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself.
Chuck Norris once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell him there was a stripper in it.
When Chuck Norris runs with scissors, other people get hurt.
Chuck Norris invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink.

Google "Chuck Norris Facts" to find more.

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"I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible. And how it can actually ache in places you didn't know you had inside you. And it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends... you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. And how in the hell for that brief moment you could think that you were that happy. And sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door. And after all that, however long all that may be, you'll go somewhere new. And you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again. And little pieces of your soul will finally come back. And all that fuzzy stuff, those years of your life that you wasted, that will eventually begin to fade."

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The sky was a little gloomy all week but the weekend brought beautiful crisp fall weather. It was the perfect opportunity to spend a day at the Getty and snack at its amazing cafe (the Getty burger and garlic fries are a delicious YES, but the funky, non-food-tasting onion rings are a big HELL NO, despite what that crackhead on Yelp was raving about). We also frolicked and took 80 bajillion pictures in the amazing garden, before finally perusing the photography exhibits. The whole day essentially had a photographic overtone since Scott brought his SLR and I am in the midst of preparing to purchase my own. We thus spent the day making mental tallies of how many museum-goers had Canons v. Nikons. It seemed that the general trend is that everyone and their mom has a Canon except for aZn guys, who have Nikons.
Yukai also had a Thanksgiving dinner/joint bday party for the Ishi/Ichi-kawas last weekend. Turkey, stuffing (with the critical apples and onions), yams, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and the best ham I've ever had (and I have had a lot of ham in my life), which turned out to be from Costco. Watched the kids play Beer Pong afterwards - who knew Beer Pong had such intricate rules? Or that Ryan could make accurate shots 50% of the time by backing up 3 steps and shooting the ping pong ball like a basketball? Learn something new everyday.

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Forgot how much I love these.

"If you're ever stuck in some thick undergrowth, in your underwear, don't stop and start thinking of what other words have "under" in them, because that's probably the first sign of jungle madness."

"You know what would make a good story? Something about a clown who makes people happy, but inside he's real sad. Also, he has severe diarrhea."

"I can still recall old Mister Barnslow getting out every morning and nailing a fresh load of tadpoles to that old board of his. Then he'd spin it round and round, like a wheel of fortune, and no matter where it stopped he'd yell out, "Tadpoles! Tadpoles is a winner!" We all thought he was crazy. But then we had some growing up to do."

"It makes me mad when people say I turned and ran like a scared rabbit. Maybe it was like an angry rabbit, who was running to go fight in another fight, away from the first fight."

"If you want to be the popular one at a party, here's a good thing to do: Go up to some people who are talking and laughing and say, "Well, technically that's illegal." It might fit in with what somebody just said. And even if it doesn't, so what, I hate this stupid party."

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