Loes is display serif typeface designed by Dương Trần. Loes is still a work in progress; therefore, the price is only $35. I bought it to support a fellow Vietnamese type designer.

Vox Media is moving from proprietary to open-source CMS. In contrast, we will be moving from an open-source to proprietary. Oh well!

Twenty-four-year-old Anthony “Emory” Hernandez Valadez own $18 million in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. He claimed that the company’s talc-based baby powder caused him cancer. Unfortunately, he won’t live long enough to use his money. Isn’t life a fucking bitch? Even if you have all that money, you can’t use it. Enjoy life while you can or it will be too late. Life is too short to stress out.

In 12 years at George Mason, I am taking the shuttle to work for the first time. A few years ago, I discovered that Mason offered free shuttle service from Fairfax to Arlington, but I hadn’t had the motivation to take advantage of it. I wanted to take my car just so I could drive to the Powhaton Springs Skatepark on my lunch break. As much as I loved going to the skatepark, I felt guilty about paying for the parking, toll, and gas.

As my car is aging and in need of constant repairs, I need to just make the move. I don’t want to spend too much money fixing my car. I definitely don’t want to buy a new car either. So let’s get back to public transportation. The shuttle is provided by Mason; therefore, it is semi-private.

I woke up this morning and walked over to the main campus. The walk took 20 minutes. The shuttle stopped at Rappahannock River Lane at 8:20 am. The shuttle was big and comfortable. There were only five of us. Air conditioning was blasting and WiFi was available so I could start my work day right on my commute. I arrived at Scalia Law at 9:00 am.

I definitely can do this. I am going to cancel my parking permit and take the shuttle. It takes me 12 years, but better late than never.

Note to self: I will save $85 a month on parking fee.

Recorded in 1961, the sound quality was poor, but the performances were top-notch. Coltrane’s quintet featured McCoy Tyner on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, Elvin Jones on drums, and special guests Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and flute. Dolphy played an eccentric solo on “My Favorite Things” with his flute. Coltrane just blazed it. The rest of the album is filled with extended improvisations and experimentations. It is always a treat to revisit Coltrane.

Năm trước tôi định đọc quyển Truyện ngắn Lê Hà Ngân nhưng ngưng khi thấy sách quá nhiều lỗi. Không phải trong chính tả mà trong cách gõ chữ Việt. Chẳng hạn như chữ ơ thiếu dấu móc hoặc hai chữ gắn liền nhau. Giờ đọc lại thì thấy cách viết văn của Lê Hà Ngân hay. Những câu chuyện về tình cảm và xã hội ấn tượng. Trong “Một khoảng trời mây trắng”, tác giả đưa vào hai câu châm ngôn mà tôi chưa từng nghe qua: “Ừ lành thì làm gáo, vỡ thì làm muôi nhé!” và “Sông còn dò được khúc nông sâu mà lòng người không ai dò hết được”.

We haven’t done much to our driveway for more than 10 years. The other day, a contractor stopped by and give me a quote for $6,000 to redo the entire driveway. I politely declined. Why would I spend $6,000 on a driveway just to park my fucking cars? I decided to do it on my own via YouTube video. Even if I fuck it up, my cars will cover the surface anyway.

On Friday, I bought the materials. Unfortunately it had been raining. Late afternoon Sunday, the sun finally came out. I enlisted Đạo and Đán to help. We patched up the big holes and almost done filling in the cracks. The boys complained how hot it was working in the heat. They would rather sit in front of their devices and play video games. I wanted to experience what it is like to work hard so they can study hard instead.

Here’s the breakdown of what I had spent:

• 2 of 1-gallon crack fillers ($10 each): $20
• 3 of 2-gallon trowel patch ($22 each): $66
• 3 of 3.5-gallon super patch ($20 each): $60
• A steel tamper: $40

Total: $186

After filling and patching, we’ll seal it up.

Hôm qua Đạo hỏi tôi thích món comfort food nào nhất. Tôi trả lời hủ tiếu Mỹ Tho. Đã hơn sáu năm rồi tôi không được ăn món hủ tiếu tại quê nhà. Tôi vẫn thèm hương vị thơm ngon đậm đà của hủ tiếu. Nhớ đến hủ tiếu tôi không thể nào không bùi ngùi nhớ đến ba. Mỗi buổi sáng ba dắt tôi đi ăn một quán hủ tiếu. Có quán nằm trên con hẻm nhỏ chật chội nhưng lại rất ngon. Hủ tiếu Mỹ Tho đem lại cho tôi những ký ức về ba.

Vợ tôi muốn hè năm sau cả gia đình cùng bà ngoại về Việt Nam một chuyến. Tôi vẫn ngại ngùng một số vấn đề như tài chính, đường bay, và tiêu hóa của mấy đứa nhỏ. Nhưng một lý do cá nhân mà tôi không dám trở về quê nhà là giờ đây ba không còn nữa. Mỹ Tho trong tôi không còn như trước nữa vì nơi đó vắng đi hình bóng của ba.

Dù là thế, tôi phải về lại Việt Nam và về lại Mỹ Tho. Tôi vẫn còn anh chị và họ hàng ở quê nhà. Tôi vẫn phải ăn lại những tô hủ tiếu tràn đầy kỷ niệm.

I finally had a chance to watch this weird-ass film. The plot is both confusing and captivativing. The cast is just incredible. They definitely deserved the recognition. I’ll watch this one again in the near future.

I just wanted to watch some Chinese martial arts on Netflix; therefore, I chose this one. Sword of Destiny lacks the depth of Ang Lee’s masterpiece. The English dialogue turned me off. The only reason I tuned in is to see Ngô Thanh Vân.