i guess free sushi is always worth it

4th Fret::
Witness: Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Justin: Sax, Vocals, Humor
Eunice: Keys, Vocals, Evil-looks

   -dUnks

but it was funny anyways

How to get through to a man

(Oprah.com)
– If he bristles when you try to comfort him, tunes out when you want
him to do something, and refuses to admit when you’re right, use these
proven strategies for communicating with men.

“Let me get your power drill”

Suppose you want a man to do something for you, and you’ve asked him,
oh, a thousand times. He’s promised he would, which is what’s so
frustrating — if he flatly refused, at least you’d understand why he
isn’t taking action. He doesn’t want you to remind him about what he
needs to do, even though he keeps forgetting.

Don’t ask him to
do a specific task (“Fix the drip in the shower”) but to be in charge
of solving the problem (“The leak in the shower is driving me crazy”).
Offer to help him (“Tell me what tools you need, and I’ll go get them
for you”). Men love to show women their tools.

“Wanna dance?”

The best way to seduce a man the first time is to let him know you’re interested — but not easy — with the word maybe.

Maybe you should get together, maybe you’ll have a drink with him, maybe you’d like to see his place. There’s enough yes in maybe to keep a man from feeling rejected and enough no to keep him challenged.

If it’s a long-term relationship,
the approach is different, but you’ll do well if you still think of it
as a dance. Get him to snuggle, kiss, and play but once you are there,
let him take the lead. Whether it’s a date or your 30th anniversary, a
man likes to think it’s his idea.

“You’re 100 percent correct”

It doesn’t matter what you’re arguing about — he just wants to be
right. This is his weakness; you can use it like judo, turning his own
momentum against him.

Saying two little words, “You’re right,”
is the verbal equivalent of darting a raging elephant with animal
tranquilizers. It gives him what he wants, reducing tensions and
leaving the way open for you to get what you want. Try it: “You’re
right, but I still want to go to the party.”

Meet every
protest and argument he makes, no matter how ridiculously false, with
the observation that he is absolutely correct … but you still want
what you want. In boxing this is called rope-a-dope, and even if you
don’t know what the rope part means, the dope part sounds pretty
applicable. This is called win-win — except you did and he didn’t.

“What a manly sweater!”

Men like receiving compliments because they think it means that you are
going to have sex with them. This can make complimenting a man awkward,
no matter how straightforward you are about your intentions.

He’ll reach this same conclusion if you (a) say “good morning” to him,
(b) smile at him, or (c) ignore him, so you might as well go ahead and
compliment him if you want.

And maybe you are sleeping
with him or would consider it, so what are the best ways to get your
message of appreciation across? Simply put, we want to hear words that
sound masculine. Telling us you think our sweater is “handsome” is a
way of saying we’re manly, while a “cute” sweater sounds like something
worn by a female schnauzer. Giving a compliment is like giving a gift:
Don’t make it about what you would want, make it about what he wants.

TM & ? 2007 Harpo Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

it feels like i’m starting it all over from the beginning again;
and it’s ironically refreshing

catching up with old friends;
and making new friends.
reflecting on ministries back home;
and joining new ministries over here.
remembering God’s faithfulness;
and walking in His amazing grace for today.

refreshing

   -dUnks

random post

hehehe

   -dUnks

   -dUnks

this is what i call, a photo dump.

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okay, for all of you who wanted copies of the pictures- please hold. i’ll upload them on smugmug sometime this week- i just moved over to the macbook pro system and i’m running a new install of CS3 so i lost all of my batch processes that resize my pictures for smugmug

//endedit

   -dUnks

i headed over to downtown chicago for the afternoon with eunice to take some pictures- unfortunately, the weather wasn’t so cooperative;
weather sealing would have been nice

once again; my cell phone pictures make the debut

you can tell by this picture that my phone camera aperture is pretty small- i’m guessing it must have been around f/11 or something like that.

mm; one of my pictures won’t load up on smugmug

anyhow- will be in chambana for praise night =)
and to put my junx in storage. hahah

   -dUnks

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wikipedia.com
Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring rock, alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. Organized in 1991 by Perry Farrell, singer for the band Jane’s Addiction, Lollapalooza ran annually until 1997, and was revived in 2003. Many feel that the festival encapsulated American youth culture for the 1990s much as Woodstock did for the 1960s; Lollapalooza Generation is sometimes used as a synonym for Generation X

lollapalooza.com
Lollapalooza in Chicago is more than just a concert. It is a musical, cultural, community experience, and is the first of its kind in this beautiful space. Grant Park is a jewel that the citizens of Chicago hold dear, and takes center stage as the star of this colossal show. Come to enjoy the music, the food, the art, the park, and each other. Remember that this is your party Chicago, and you should be proud. And when Lollapalooza packs up on Monday, we hope that the park and the city are just a little better than they were before the show began.

//endedit

i’m going to lollapalooza!
=)

hopefully it’ll be a good opportunity to get some shots =D

   -dUnks

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mmm- themes; interesting. yes… very interesting

latest thoughts:
i’m thinking about discontinuing my smugmug account (if i can figure out a way to download all the images from there onto my HDD since i lost all of my backups in the HDD crash and these online images are all i have left. lol) and perhaps moving on towards using the free flickr accounts, showitweb galleries, and maybe even trying to subscribe to ssanga and prettying this place up a bit as a means of making the first steps towards a portfolio (though, the ironic thing is that i lost everything in that HDD crash. lol)

my only concern for the moment is the clash between work and personal material on this ssanga so trying to use this as a pseudo portfolio has a big hiccup already- i talk too much about random junk here , and yes- too much lens/camera lust

//endedit

so i went on a little treasure hunt this morning to look for a new monitor at the empty cubicles around the office since my monitor is tiring out my eyes big time.
well- the monitors are all 21″ CRT beasts- and i ended up pinching something in my back… and it hurts now- ow. i feel like an old man.

mmm- i hope this isn’t going to be permanent. sucksors

i seem to be getting slightly absent minded lately-
i left my batteries in my old camera that went out with the japan missions team
i left my blanket and phone charger in champaign
i lost my mini portable HDD cable
i lost my SLR battery charger

ugh. no good. no good at all
i need a charger, pronto- going to have a photoshoot sometime this week; mm, now that i think about it- that might justify a new tripod
mmmm…. lets see whats on catalogue

okay, off to bhphoto

   -dUnks