Here i am at Cafe Juptier seeking some divine wisdom before I start my day. What I think is so helpful about reading some scripture in the morning is the way God helps give me a better/higher perspective on life before I rush ignorantly into it, or get totally imobilized by it.

I think I'm prone to being indecisive to the point of missing out on opportunities - not for business, but to make some sort of impact in somebody's life, which no doubt will affect my own. Anyway, I need all the help I can get.

My big brother took me out to lunch today , so I chose chinese food. My 2 choices were greasy and fatty with rice and noodles - it was delicious, don't worry I made sure I ordered a diet pepsi.

Here is my big bro, the smartest engineer I know, at his finest - talking on one phone, texting on another. You can't see it in the picture, but he's also solving calculus problems with his feet.

To me the word "Vacant", means "come on in, nobody in here, you are free to enter this empty space." So when I went to crack open the single bathroom door of the coffee shop that I was in, I was surprised to find a middle aged Japanese lady in a situation that most people would desire privacy for. She blurted something out in japanese, which probably translated to, "shut the stinkin door!"

Fortunately for both us, we never saw each other's faces. So after shutting the door I ran back to my table, buried my face in my laptop and pretended like I was there the whole time working. I made sure not to make any eye contact with her as she walked passed me. (btw, the picture below is a re-enactment).

Da fellas treated me to some Island Burger at Ala Moana for my Bday. Good times. Nothing like a cold frothy beverage,some beef, and good friends to make a guy smile (or make a stupid face).

We get together every Monday night to knock sense into each other and to encourage each other. God calls it "iron sharpening iron", it doesn't always feel good but something about each one of us is being refined and chiseled. Unfortunately this has no effect on the shape of our physical bodies.

This is Chris, one of the partners of our company working at cafe Jupiter. He's the guy that brings in all the work. Let me tell you what this subtle look that he's giving me is saying: "stop screwing around and finish up your stinkin projects so we don't starve to death next week."

Either that or he's saying, "that's right, take my picture. Damn, I'm one handsome bugger."

A friend called together a lunch for us "cave dwellers". Basically a bunch of guys who don't work at a office but instead in the caves of their homes or coffee shop establishments. Here is a few of them: an architect, a contractor, a software rep/photogrpaher, a web developer, a search engine marketing consultant, and me - a guy who does random useless blogs from his iphone.

Here we are eating some pho at a Vietnamese restaurant.

Not feeling so good tonight, decided to stay in. Lynnette made some delicious salmon. It feels good to have no plans.

I used to hate the feeling of staying in on a Saturday night, I always felt like I was missing out on something. Now when I'm out on a sat night, I always feel like I'm missing out on sleep. That's how I know I'm getting old.

At the "Change Your World: Abolition" conference that focuses on stopping child trafficking / slavery that occurs in our world.
Great turnout! eventhough round tables intimidate me, I'm still excited to be here!

Started my morning hanging out with Justin and Philip at sbux having coffee. We talk about a lot of stuff, God, economy, jobs, health, politics, yogurtland - basically a bunch of stuff I don't seem to fully understand.

Lynnette and I were starving to death so we sneaked in a mcChicken, 10 piece mcnuggets, fries, a couple of angioplasties and a med drink for our 45min drive home in traffic.

Phew...thanks mcdonald's, for saving us.