tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55402842011-10-18T11:44:53.600-07:00two hours late seven minutes aheaddanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.comBlogger2561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-13210293935409430632011-10-18T11:35:00.001-07:002011-10-18T11:44:53.677-07:00i'm surrounded by beauty.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-4533020506113479962011-08-20T10:48:00.000-07:002011-08-20T11:17:14.105-07:00the ship has set sail.
i fear i'm an unpleasant person to be around nowadays. my head is elsewhere most of the time. i sink into the uncharted territories and crevices of my mind. i trudge along, dragging an anchor that pathetically budges with every painstaking step i take in any direction. i feel no logic. years of learning provides no map out of here. years of meaning paralyze me. i've danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-39713343415683820892011-07-19T16:22:00.000-07:002011-07-19T16:25:55.910-07:00asian girls like white guys. blogspot is dead to me. i guess its good for writing shit since no one really reads this anyway. damn this shit is old.i'm on the tumblr trip.http://end-this.tumblr.comhttp://g4n.tumblr.comdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-89352241154585795442011-03-16T16:25:00.000-07:002011-03-16T16:31:03.338-07:00(long sigh)danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-554433468468409122011-02-14T12:30:00.000-08:002011-02-14T13:55:30.096-08:00valentine's day bummer.it's raining and i'm cold.bummerNote:It's not so bad... I'll get some climbing in, eat alone, and then watch a movie. have i forgotten what cuddling feels like?danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-63525522826688336322011-02-01T15:48:00.000-08:002011-02-01T15:50:02.304-08:00"...A solitude ten thousand fathoms deepSustains the bed on which we lie, my dear;Although I love you, you will have to leap;Our dream of safety has to disappear."W.H. Auden; "Look before you leap"danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-10307895417449415702010-12-31T03:03:00.000-08:002010-12-31T03:09:57.941-08:00my half birthday was a few nights ago, whichever the 29th was.yayydanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-82495837333885142172010-12-22T00:51:00.000-08:002010-12-22T00:56:14.654-08:00this is what i get to listen to at work. old people rule. my old people anyway.it took me about an hour to find this song because i couldn't wait til tomorrow to just go into the store and look at the cd. danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-85618361388536287412010-12-16T15:42:00.000-08:002010-12-16T15:43:09.868-08:00maybe i need this more than i want to admit.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-72634483958329912022010-12-16T12:35:00.000-08:002010-12-16T13:12:34.324-08:00another day, i wonder how i'll get through it. my brother is visiting me and he couldn't help but notice that i haven't really been myself. we laugh and joke but i thank god he's around right now. you gotta be positive, he says. don't stay stationary, be around friends. i know these things will make me feel better, but i haven't felt like this in a long time. i want to confront it, i want danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-10020254638035121722010-12-14T01:18:00.000-08:002010-12-14T01:37:29.410-08:00my thoughts are short and fleeting.i mustn't look back now.need to pick myself back up.and move on.the future is what i make it.be strong because many wont understand.be persistent because there'll be many failures.i'll feel alone and it'll be hard but i gotta stay positive.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-6125181435786669842010-12-13T01:45:00.000-08:002010-12-13T01:45:20.394-08:00tomorrow will be better.cursive - target groupdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-51061161564806654032010-12-07T16:11:00.000-08:002010-12-07T16:14:56.107-08:00http://endbmx.blogspot.coma new blog im starting. more for photo dumps, weird findings on the internet, and random shit. there wont be as much writing or as personal as here.d'accord?danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-15908070419921624852010-11-25T23:18:00.000-08:002010-11-25T23:48:33.637-08:00can't forget old photographs.captured smiles and blurry hugs.streaks of lightsflash of emotionmakes me look forward to future ones.happy tgivesdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-38826225970338671992010-11-21T12:32:00.000-08:002010-11-25T03:20:20.190-08:00that story from the previous post was a dream. i don't feel like writing it anymore.too soon?danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-22309933379061887692010-11-11T09:27:00.001-08:002010-11-11T23:11:48.294-08:00I stopped at a corner market with both of my bikes with me. There was a lot of commotion out on the street. there were artificial lights, millions of black serpentine cables everywhere, and so much more noise than i was used to on this corner. seems like they were filming something in the bakery across the street. maybe i'll see someone famous. or someone smoking hot. either would make the danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-56927392332954858232010-11-05T14:18:00.000-07:002010-11-05T14:50:32.016-07:00in less than 24 hours, my life has seemingly turned to shit.another ticket for a grand total of $110 i do not have the luxury of wasting.alonealonealonemoney i don't havemoney money moneypay these bills. i gotta get rid of that credit card.god i dont want to move home. but what if that's just what needs to happen?it is also apparent that i do not understand people. maybe i'm selfish. maybe thisdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-63633480719755774072010-09-28T19:00:00.000-07:002010-09-28T19:01:16.666-07:00sacrifice.for the better.not for oneself.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-81980583130479551482010-07-12T21:52:00.000-07:002010-07-12T22:03:48.719-07:00a day.finally able to move into my new oakland spot yesterday and still spent the night in studio.5 am. four hours into sleep, startled and awoken by fellow classmates leaving studio.6 am. fire alarm drill for half an hour. "may i have your attention please. may i have your attention please. a fire has been reported in the building. please make your way to the nearest exit." loud annoying buzzingdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-18344113278878632102010-05-24T11:16:00.000-07:002010-05-24T11:28:35.983-07:00well, shit.is it all over already? am i finally waking up from this dream i was born into? school ended and the "college life" is over. per se.a job? puh leez. a job in architecture? fuhget about it. i say life and living is the real deal.what is the black monolith?what is the white monolith?we are born into slavery. i live for the moments when my world is shattered. everything i've ever danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-21574003713206869192010-04-15T15:52:00.000-07:002010-04-15T16:21:42.632-07:00things have been happening. thinking is in full effect. the end of the dream is coming. some cool stuff i found on the "interwebs, world wide."first up, we got Die Antwoord, http://www.dieantwoord.com/. An internet meme? I'd say so and I barely have a grasp on the word ( but who doesn't do that anyway?) South African hip-hop. He calls himself, Ninja. Some consider it a guilty pleasure. It danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-73583894594205145902010-02-24T18:47:00.001-08:002010-02-24T19:17:40.592-08:00Complete. frame: trek t1, aluminum, 52 fork: bontrager carbonstem: 15 degree flipped, 90mm, genericbars: fly racinggrips: all citycranks: pake 165, 1/8", 46tpedals: fly bmx ruben graphitemisc: handmade pedal strapswheels: eighth inch tessa wheelset (formula+dp18)cog: soma, 15tlockring: dura ace tires: vittoria randonneurseat: sella italia turbo seat, veganpost: wtbi think i'm in love all overdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-88069398744188542922010-01-27T23:26:00.000-08:002010-01-28T01:47:31.126-08:00IN PROCESSguess what came in.2010 Trek T1 track frame+fork.drove all the way down to SJ just to pick it up. guys at the shop said i might be one of the first anywhere to have one. STOKED. shit is looking MEAN.it's in the works. thanks to brandon for letting borrow some parts to see what it could look like.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-11943494303978914822009-11-12T02:30:00.000-08:002009-11-12T02:47:37.180-08:00a lot of exciting things happening. i can't even wrap my mind around it. everyday i'm reminded that technology is coming whether i like it or not, so I should probably prepare myself or just embrace it. Jet packs, integrated biomechanics, and nanotech. The universe keeps expanding as everything gets smaller.I'm definitely on my way to becoming cyclically mobile: new wheel parts are ordered danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-53791481077763446722009-10-15T17:31:00.000-07:002009-10-16T15:40:39.904-07:00what a week.at least today has been painless.+ new built to spill rec.+ gogol bordello/apostle of hustle+ temper trap- driving+ fun- arch 110danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-22101643806969123072009-10-09T09:45:00.000-07:002009-10-09T10:12:29.448-07:00i've lost my way home.what does home mean to me? there's my parent's house in SJ and there's my place here in berkeley. but what is home? is it just shelter; some place to fall asleep after a night of drinking? what makes a home a home? maybe it's the sense of security. somewhere to sleep at night and rest easily knowing that tomorrow i'll be in the same place, unharmed. i lose track of my danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-42939841114834932582009-10-07T20:45:00.001-07:002009-10-07T21:23:16.878-07:00only pre-1998 bmx-ers will understand, appreciate, and not get pissed off at this.in other news,life is treating me very well. i am able to do things I love: create art, ride my bike, and listen/make/see music. These things are worth spending money on. Money is a whole different issue // where's my job? My printmaking class rules, hands down.3D with Joe is entertaining and awesome as funk.ARCHdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-19614969528459243782009-09-06T14:02:00.000-07:002009-09-06T14:06:08.048-07:00pathetic. childish. inconsiderate. selfish.pathetic pathetic patheticdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-83078308546497018012009-08-04T22:38:00.001-07:002009-08-04T22:38:59.354-07:00and i haven't had an honest conversation in weeks.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-3430008053207268992009-07-26T14:05:00.000-07:002009-07-26T14:16:01.388-07:00I walk through the darkest rooms full of gloom and minds like mazes,and rejoice because I'll be the voice of your failure fucking generation.Still don't belong to anyone, this is a life of hesitation.And we'd all trade one night to remember for the years we've carelessly wasted.Big dreams and half full drinks,a few pills in your gut so now it's easy to think and breathe,and true love was just a danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-46271282254936275672009-06-19T19:27:00.001-07:002009-06-19T19:29:28.544-07:00_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Le cadavre / exquis / boira / le vin / nouveaudanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-65692269939311683802009-05-17T20:23:00.000-07:002009-05-18T02:02:45.847-07:00I've allowed myself an hour to eat and participate in activities unrelated to school and studying.So why wouldn't I post up on my blog? I keep saying I'd keep up with this, but always end up leaving it untouched for months. This won't be any different.The school year is coming to an end, and with that a chapter of my life. My first year at berkeley. Reflecting on it, a lot of shit has danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-52678775874065385072009-03-13T13:29:00.000-07:002009-03-13T14:14:07.552-07:00I don't know if it's because I'm able to go outside in a t-shirt lately, but I've been a lot happier lately. Contrary to the song, yes; there's an explanation for that. School doesn't seem to stress me out too much anymore (don't know if that's a good thing), I've been getting annoyed a lot less, and more importantly I've been doing more. I think it's because I'm doing more that I'm happier. danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-64119321420581727992009-02-10T01:22:00.000-08:002009-02-11T00:57:15.718-08:00I'm sitting here finding it really ironic how I wanted to write about social interaction while sitting behind a computer screen.The world can be a scary place. I spent this past weekend in the company of others, reminding me that there is also good and comfort when shit hits the fan.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-16338338254368016232009-01-09T13:51:00.000-08:002009-01-12T22:51:24.372-08:00Ah... a new year. Do I have any hopes? Do I believe that this year, I'll change things? That things will be different? It's weird that a lot of people I meet, over the past few years now, see the new year as a chance to change themselves. What was wrong with you to begin with? Also, if something was wrong, why not change it then? This isn't supposed to be bashing anyone or ridiculing danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-14486739043411803582008-12-15T15:18:00.000-08:002008-12-15T15:22:10.997-08:00Oh the high school kids they're all fucked upTouching each other, oh my godYeah and forty ounces was never enoughWe want to pass out in your yardWe want to pass outDressing in drag your best friend's clothesWhile boys kissed boys in hotel roomsOh and just when we thought we were no longer lostThey kicked us out into the dirty streets of AtlantaSo it's Friday night down on North AvenueWhere gas danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-76766621512435665182008-12-10T09:59:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:32:32.592-08:00the internet is really a fascinating thing. we don't read 'zines anymore. we don't network by contributing to said zines. we blog, we network through websites, email. it's way more accessible, i know. but i grew up during the rise of the internet. i'm not technologically literate, not like many of my peers. i did read zines. i used to write to bands/record labels. i used to call mailorder danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-75025823794791449872008-12-03T23:05:00.000-08:002008-12-03T23:07:54.169-08:00Just thought I'd post this. Let's just say, BIG part of my early teens.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-77672910941063829462008-12-03T12:01:00.000-08:002008-12-03T14:47:24.340-08:00Thanksgiving 2008. What a weekend/break. The break started early for me too; last Tuesday (11/25) until Monday. I had freakin' 6 days to myself. The moment I turned my in 10-page banger, I was coasting the rest of the day (partially because I didn't sleep the night before). Then I spent the rest of the week in San Jose. Honestly, it was extremely refreshing to get out of Berkeley, out of danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-62940521686258908112008-11-29T14:27:00.000-08:002008-11-29T16:21:47.305-08:00I spent all morning on organizing photos. It made me smile; I'm a sentimental guy. I take photos for memories. What does that say about me? You can analyze all you want, but I just want to able to remember.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-12125578237061427382008-11-21T10:17:00.000-08:002008-11-24T02:27:05.374-08:00awoo-woo woo!danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-88713392698332304362008-11-19T11:36:00.000-08:002008-11-19T11:52:56.784-08:00What do you know about this?Man what a week. It's only Wednesday and already I feel spent. My fingers are raw from sewing so much. A model was due for my structures class last night by 6pm. Brian and I started Monday at around 5. I say it was a good effort, and the result was something we didn't expect. First off, we did not expect to finish; but we didn't technically finish (a few of the danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-8200329726421599172008-11-05T09:56:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:57:24.780-08:00found.http://www.geocities.com/nerdcore05danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-54269908012368876992008-09-24T13:10:00.000-07:002008-09-24T13:20:16.531-07:00Man... Â I got sick.School is starting to pick up and I'm trying to catch up on readingz. I went to Treasure Island on Saturday and it was AMQZING. Â That was a different concert experience for sure. Â So much fun. Â Ay. Â I'm still trying to find a place and there are couple that I'm considering. Â I really hope the studio one pans out because I'd get to live on my own. Â Above a bike shop! Â SweetAs danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-53132047243906041602008-09-02T20:21:00.000-07:002008-09-02T20:30:20.366-07:00I'm going grocery shopping!Soon. In the meantime, I'm getting really good at Mario Kart Wii. Rahul and I made a pact. We're gonna start eating healthier. That's right; nutritional labels will be read, calories will be counted, and fruits will be eaten. Good bye fried potato chips. Good bye soda and juice. I brought my bike up, finally! I've been riding it the past couple of days and it's danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-76708243904895623102008-08-27T20:29:00.000-07:002008-08-27T20:45:34.484-07:00First Day of SchoolOh how unenthusiastic I was today. How I saw today; it marks the end of Summer. Still wasn't ready for school. The neat thing about today was that I only had one class and one discussion session I ditched. Why go to a discussion meeting when class hasn't even started yet? So I only went to campus once and that was for the studio class I'm waitlisted in. Pretty interesting danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-10927136384760022972008-08-26T17:25:00.000-07:002008-08-26T17:34:52.376-07:00First day in Berkeley.I guess it doesn't feel like I'm moving out because I'm not going to my own place. I'm staying at a friend's. Not my home. I'll start feeling better once I get my books up here. And my records. And my bike.School hasn't even started and I feel like a fuck-up already.School starts tomorrow. I guess it's kind of scary. I don't wanna go to school.I'm going to La Med danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-40156333771958387932008-08-03T12:09:00.000-07:002008-08-03T12:20:38.451-07:00I am an American.I've been home for a few days now, and I'm bored already. Getting shit ready with school, looking for a place to stay, and work hasn't started yet. In quite a liminal stage.Not gonna lie, sorta miss the trip. Many parts of the trip, I do not miss, but I enjoyed being bored in a different environment with people I got along with. Now I'm just bored at home. It's lonely, danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-13928075341349740862008-06-30T01:21:00.000-07:002008-06-30T01:24:31.613-07:00TIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHHHHHTTTTTTI'm in Vietnam. At this very moment, Vietnam is all around me. I am having a blast. I've got a written blog going with all the juicy shit. Stay tuned.Still alive and no diarrhea.Got about another week here and then i'm off to australia.Peace.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-60807436650196995982008-06-10T10:27:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:28:29.044-07:00i feel like complete shit. i can't be left alone right now.i don't know if i'm strong enough.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-46162003982585693622008-05-24T13:05:00.000-07:002008-05-24T13:06:32.964-07:00"i believe in something, but i don't know what it is. it's either the future or the end."danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-90613150831789275102008-05-13T19:17:00.000-07:002008-05-13T20:22:38.587-07:00more clueless than ever.i'd be lying if i said i wasn't scared right now. seriously though, i have two weeks to make a decision that will change the rest of my life; at the least the next four years of my life. ucb vs. sjsuarchitecture vs. industrial designbattle of the titans.game on.let me know what you think.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-65439762608892529652008-05-11T18:15:00.000-07:002008-05-11T18:16:17.381-07:00danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-49673059278774318372008-04-13T23:48:00.000-07:002008-04-13T23:51:51.695-07:00Pieces don't match up.The picture's distorted.I don't belong.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-92074594300109912702008-04-12T02:04:00.000-07:002008-04-12T02:18:23.960-07:00double espresso in me.ah... school ends in several weeks.i really don't have much to say. i can't describe what I really feel. probably one of those times where i just want to hit the road... for a long time. danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-33189647730610656902008-03-04T18:00:00.001-08:002008-03-04T18:00:49.131-08:00holyshit tom waits.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-66444060953584066212008-01-15T23:37:00.000-08:002008-01-15T23:48:42.893-08:00okay here we go.what has brought me back to this very blog? i guess one word really can describe it, but i'll let it linger. anyways, i'm still twenty and evidently still alive. still going to school. still struggling with school. just still. things have been okay, fall semester ended and i feel like i should be relieved but it's been so long since i've felt relief that i can't even tell if danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-3325778789422839132007-07-23T17:47:00.000-07:002007-07-23T17:49:51.907-07:00yoink.She was calling again. I sighed as I picked up the phone for what seemed like the 50th time. It was the same old sob story, full of "he loves me" and "he loves me not." I couldn't bare another minute of it, but I swallow my pride to make her happy. I answer quietly but am greeted with sounds of her breathing. I ask if she's okay. She sighs. I love you, why can't you see this? Why danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-75178837370749260262007-07-16T18:05:00.000-07:002007-07-16T18:25:21.629-07:00Life handed us a paycheck. We said, "we worked harder than this."I was never that big of a fan of that Modest Mouse album. Sure it was catchy but it just strayed too far from what I'm used to hearing from them. It wasn't as stimulating, I guess. Maybe I'm lame and am afraid of change. Maybe, maybe not. Well, I'm in Berkeley right now. I'm taking an architecture design class but have yet to danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-11594968867167370172007-06-29T11:55:00.000-07:002007-06-29T12:01:37.430-07:00It's my birthday. Booyyyyyeeeeeee!danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-32590570814788823442007-05-31T03:00:00.000-07:002007-05-31T03:16:22.223-07:00Give me a reason......to be in San Jose.I'll give you a couple. It seems as if downtown San Jose in the Summertime could be happenin'.Metro Music in the Park:2007 dates: July 12 The English Beat (ska revival/new wave) thebeatuk.comKFOG 104.5 San Francisco KFOG 97.7 San Josedanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-6436371322947091562007-05-11T21:55:00.000-07:002007-05-11T21:59:57.941-07:00steps to improve yourself:step 1: stop fucking shit up.step 2: stop feeling sorry for yourself.step 3: stop being late.step 4: be happy with what you have.step 5: get a life.good-bye.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-19369388042362899492007-03-15T01:56:00.000-07:002007-03-15T02:04:50.172-07:00Listen up and I'll tell a story about an artist growing old.I don't normally boast or am prideful of stuff, but I was really happy with how this paper turned out. My English class had to do a paper on a process, a "How To", basically. Well, we had some freedom in that we could write about a process that was made up. I made up a survival guide. I hope you enjoy it. Please keep in mind this isdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-67446888797889195472007-03-05T10:33:00.000-08:002007-03-05T10:50:23.709-08:00Well, my life has changed for the better. The joy I feel from everything that's happening, I never want it to disappear."What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey that's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary.""I'll take it. And then what?""Well, then you could swallow it and it'd all danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-63538655721095443762007-03-02T03:07:00.000-08:002007-03-02T03:11:29.828-08:00Okay. I'm nervous... Real nervous, but tonight is the night.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-71304355247446247222007-02-18T02:02:00.000-08:002007-02-18T02:13:37.905-08:00So fresh, so clean... yadidamean?Essentially; new simple layout for the minimalist side in me. Winter session passed and I escaped unscathed. I took away some of the most meaningful ideas from my philosophy course and now I know something about the world through my geography one. I just finished week two of Spring semester and so far only enjoy my anthropology class. This is a class that I danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1167276758541938002006-12-27T19:16:00.000-08:002007-02-16T16:41:16.003-08:00So this will be my post for the break. Not much to talk about. Christmas passed. I've stopped expecting much from Christmas, not that I've expected stuff. But you know, as little kids you'd always look forward to getting a BUNCH of gifts for Christmas. Nowadays, I've got to make ends meet. I kid, I want to be able to give back to my family, it feels good. My cousins are over and more are danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1165890740154609452006-12-11T18:28:00.000-08:002006-12-11T18:32:20.166-08:00Why is it that when I am at home, I procrastinate the most? You'd figure that since I'm at home, there wouldn't be any outside distraction. Seems like I just look for distraction when I'm at home. The comfort of home makes me feel like everything will be okay so I don't worry about school much. I feel as if time is not of utmost importance so I slack off. Like right now, I should be working danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1165552927517090312006-12-07T20:23:00.000-08:002006-12-07T20:42:07.530-08:00Dear hearts.I've had a rough start. I'm feeling the hurt right now. Let me break it down for you.Start off the weekend with having a girl break up with me.End the weekend with model making; sanding, drinking, and smoking. Yee.Start the week with missing calculus and working on my model all night. As in no sleep. Okay, one hour.Start the day with calculus class; a 92 on my test. Never got andanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1164012778476840512006-11-20T00:24:00.000-08:002006-11-20T00:54:37.530-08:00Whoop whoop.Thanksgiving Break is coming up and that gives me more time to attempt to relax. I tell myself such lies to give false hope. I will end up occupying myself with the company of others. Whom I thoroughly enjoy spending time with. Anyhoo, school is still sucking. Marty Tuttle of Berkeley's Architecture department informs me that I mus submit a portfolio of works I've done for danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1161767291296713702006-10-25T02:07:00.000-07:002006-10-25T02:08:11.310-07:00ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba bahdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1160977891557779102006-10-15T22:37:00.000-07:002006-10-15T22:52:43.860-07:00i'm not sad, i'm just depressed.i dont want to be here any more. i especially don't want to be in this fucking seat. but why can't i get myself out? i'm furious. "i want to destroy something beautiful" no words have rang more true. i can't stand this. people are starting to annoy me. i know they mean well, but i just want to be left alone. the fucked up thing is, at the very same time, idanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1160304155995096482006-10-08T03:17:00.000-07:002006-10-08T03:42:36.733-07:00I'm still just a noob.So I figured that I have been overdue for a post. By everybody's misinterpretation of the word "emo", my rant tonight might be considered "emo".Tonight was the first time I was afraid of my thoughts. My fears crept out of closets that I've tried to hide them in. I became the scared kid in bed, head covered by the sheets, curled into a ball. Except this time, the monstersdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1158645630653825632006-09-18T22:47:00.000-07:002006-09-18T23:00:30.666-07:00Woe is me.Well, again it has been months since I've updated this thing. Much has happened; I went on trip to the Midwest, Kairos 16, and school started. I don't want to get into much detail.Architecture. Ah, the one that got away. I'm going to be pursuing it again. I have dreams of transferring to UC Berkeley and then going on to graduate school, somewhere. If I have learned anything in my danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1154423657498106772006-08-01T01:33:00.000-07:002006-08-02T00:10:31.793-07:0048 hours, 800 miles away from home with only our backpacks and sleeping bags.Oh boy. My first day back from the most enjoyable forty-eight hours of my life so far. I had just spend a weekend in Seattle, Washington. For what? Well my friends, once there was a great rock 'n roll band called The Murder City Devils (MCD). See, they played what I call, "sleazy rock." Just very dirty and gritty danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1153552113644158962006-07-21T23:50:00.000-07:002006-07-22T00:27:25.123-07:00Simple is all relative.A wise man once told me that. Simple is relative.So today I wish to take you on a photo journal of my past couple of days. Forgive me for I do not have any images from my LA trip. So here's some stuff from Berkeley:This is Brian's apartment. His peephole is ridiculously interesting.Jon on the phone inside the architecture studio of UC Berkeley, which I am very attracteddanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1153470446842128892006-07-21T01:22:00.000-07:002006-07-21T01:27:26.853-07:00Note to self: No One CaresOh boy. The past five days have been unforgettable, amazing, and utterly ridiculous. I can barely believe I did this myself. Going to LA on the weekend and then staying up at Berkeley Monday and Tuesday. It was great. I don't know what else to say. I'm not in a talkative mood. Plus I'd much rather talk individually. What am I doing? Giving a lecture? No, let's danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1152167520830868842006-07-05T23:24:00.000-07:002006-07-05T23:32:00.840-07:00I do this thing where I think I'm real sick.So I'm not really sick. It's just my nose and sinuses. My birthday pretty much lasted throughout the weekend. It was awesome. Hanging out, visiting beaches and relaxing. Why don't I do this more often? Not much of a blog today. I read in one of the magazines at my shop that a man from Mariposa (sp?) commutes to San Jose five times a week, danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1151657360779409042006-06-30T01:27:00.000-07:002006-06-30T01:49:20.840-07:00I never felt like this before, I say that every hour.Happy Birthday, Danny. It now comes to an end. I am at the point of my night where I feel like passing out. Birthday was fun; hung out with friends and eat a lot. Danny and Vicky got me a modern stock stereo. Now I can put that, the speakers they got me, and another of speakers I need to get for the front, into my car and not have cacklingdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1151555612447368622006-06-28T21:23:00.000-07:002006-06-28T21:34:41.570-07:00We are a positive hardcore band! We are ready to take a stand! We know the future's in all our hands! We are a positive hardcore band!Good evening.I'm in such a good mood. This past weekend was so rewarding. I participated in Agape and hopefully did not make it suck. I had so much fun. Meeting old friends, making new ones, and having fun. Most positive experience I've had in a while. Can't danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1149660157089182272006-06-06T23:02:00.000-07:002006-06-06T23:02:37.096-07:006.6.06How brutal this day is.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1149055924628475552006-05-30T23:01:00.000-07:002006-05-30T23:12:17.673-07:00Listening to Bread and WaterOkay. I know what frame I want and I'm not going to stop until I get it.Company is called Bomber Pro. Two brothers in Japan handbuild these frames. NJS approved so these are fuckin' badass. I have been searching for the past week straight. I have found one and am currently working out the details of it. It's going to be awesome.The frame/fork is going to look danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1148801714993745592006-05-28T00:27:00.000-07:002006-05-28T00:35:15.003-07:00Relief.Listening to Built to Spill right now.Super relief. I'm here now instead of in the clink. Life is better, air feels cleaner, sunshine feels warmer. Eighteen months is my goal. Fun is my real objective. Friends I want to hang out with. Roads I want to ride on. Movies I want to watch. Places I want to stay. Now I get to make purchases I've been pushing off for four months. Bigger danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1148582898232433572006-05-25T11:46:00.000-07:002006-05-25T11:48:18.243-07:00I have this incredible feeling in my stomach. Intense fear? Everytime I think about it, I tremble. I shouldn't be worrying too much about this. I hope everything works out today. Until my next post.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1148196683786436942006-05-20T23:54:00.000-07:002006-05-30T23:01:19.586-07:00That one was a close callDang. I just closed this window. I had written a few paragraphs. Now I get to start all over. I stopped editing this fiction piece for my creative writing portfolio. I couldn't think anymore. I'm tired. I had written much more, but it's lost now along with my motivation to continue on the subject.I want a track bike. I picked up my paycheck today and it was danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1148080931890865952006-05-19T16:15:00.000-07:002006-05-19T16:40:48.003-07:00Alright. You know those 06 06 06 billboards around town? I figured out what they are. Indeed they are for a movie, a remake of The Omen. Pretty intense. I remember the original freaking me out. image:www.joblo.comThere you go. I just wanted to share it. I also want to go watch The DaVinci Code tomorrow.But tonight, massive bike ride. GO GO GO.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1148023435253663132006-05-19T00:22:00.000-07:002006-05-19T00:23:55.263-07:00I'm losing things from my room. Most likely these items are misplaced, but I'm losing my head. I feel shackled. As much as I want to reach out, I'm bound by something I can't describe. I think I need to get away again. I don't think I can handle anything right now.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1147982015927035002006-05-18T12:42:00.000-07:002006-05-18T12:53:36.006-07:00I'm lostSchool ended Tuesday. I still have finals to take next Wednesday. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. So much that if I'm not physically engaged in an activity, I'm questioning my life. It's gotten so bad that even when I'm riding, this thinking infiltrates my mind. Stripped down, I feel very directionless, moreso than I usually am, now that the semester has ended. I spoke danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146809862964040402006-05-04T22:57:00.000-07:002006-05-04T23:19:11.136-07:00Our signal is breaking up.Fuck dude, I never know what's going on. I'm just really frustrated right now; imagining not being able to open a jar of your favorite jam or bottle of juice, and multiply that by 500. I want to sort things out, sort my life out, and get shit in order. Sort of like a mental Spring cleaning. Man, I'm frustrated and sad.I should cheer up because tomorrow is pay day. danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146772467450583472006-05-04T12:53:00.000-07:002006-05-04T12:54:27.460-07:00My creative writing class got out super early today, so I'm on the computer at the Student Union. Anyhoo, this class is having a trip to SF tomorrow. Does anyone want to join me? If so, please get back to me soon. Class again soon, bye.danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146725532672351282006-05-03T23:38:00.000-07:002006-05-03T23:52:12.700-07:00ed: I really don't like shading.I didn't post last night because I was really sleepy, I wanted to draw, and because I came to terms that not many read this. It's cool though. Thank you, Charles, for reading. Not much excitement last night anyway. Oh wait, I just remembered, I take that back. After meeting with my group, I went to Francis' gallery reception, which was awesome. Her pieces aredanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146552210161840772006-05-01T23:29:00.000-07:002006-05-01T23:43:30.186-07:00No strings attachedI'm pretty sleepy right now. Not much going on. I saw the protest for immigrant workers. It was amazing. Some 50,000 people took to the streets of downtown San Jose. Most were wearing white shirts to signify unity? It was really nice to see people banding together against something. Again, I felt cultured today.School and other businesses have gotten me down today. Oh danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146468069369388512006-04-30T23:59:00.000-07:002006-05-01T00:23:18.003-07:00I'd rather not.Dude. It was blazing hot out today. So I decided to go on a bike ride. Just did a little tour of San Jose. First I went downtown to Good Karma, say hello to the folks there. Always a pleasure, always. Then I went to ArtistSupply to say hello to Jamaica (?). That was fun too, we're both excited about Summer. I don't know, I have a feeling something big is going to happen in danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146393302404183542006-04-29T23:59:00.000-07:002006-04-30T03:35:02.423-07:00So it's actually 2:58 am, Saturday night. I wanted this post to be with a Saturday heading. Today started off super hectic at work. Even though there were four or five guys handling customers, there were still people lining up. Hopefully the numbers reflect our efforts.The biggest event of the week. As pointed out by my mom and Becca, I go to shows every weekend. So what? I'm having fun danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146294805522287172006-04-28T11:59:00.000-07:002006-04-29T00:15:02.713-07:00I hung out with Phillip tonight. But I'm home early because I have work in the morning. It was fun. He's a good kid. I'm kind of really tired and kind of frustrated. Worked today and it wasn't so bad. Seems like someone has been trying to break in through the backdoor for the past three days. They're getting fucking close. Other than that, just bikes bikes bikes. I got worried again today about danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146207381874743902006-04-27T23:11:00.000-07:002006-04-28T00:24:06.683-07:00Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smartNo rushing today. Just a regular post. San Jose has been getting amazing weather lately. Today was SUPER hot. I was cleaning up my room and was working up a sweat. But I opened a window so things are good now. People, sun block, go ride a bike, then go swimming. Doesn't that sound nice? Doesn't that sound like Summer?Social Dance, danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146126338155614682006-04-26T23:54:00.000-07:002006-04-27T01:28:51.660-07:00This is your lifeI find myself rushing to blogger.com before the clock strikes midnight. See how adament I am about creating a post everyday? I don't want to lag. We'll see how long this lasts.So a bunch of my records came today. Namely my Small Brown Bike, Tragedy, and Reversal of Man records. I am on a freaking rampage. No more money spending. Must save for more important things. Duringdanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1146034902650057452006-04-25T22:35:00.000-07:002006-04-26T00:42:00.796-07:00Search all day for just a taste of cold, cold waterI believe one of the good things about today was the free ice cream from Ben and Jerry's. They were giving out free scoops today and it was amazing. Other than that, I got to see Jaymie before she left to Italy. I really miss hanging out with her. It'll be my point to see her more often once she returns. I have a tattoo. Totally bad-ass. Idanny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1145946322626712702006-04-24T23:19:00.000-07:002006-04-24T23:32:13.473-07:00You've got to sink to swimToday will go down as the scariest day in my life to date. My little "appointment" became a hellish nightmare. Things were suppose to go smoothly, but were quite the opposite. I have another "appointment" next month, which totally messes everything up. I can look at this many ways; go about living in fear, fighting this every step of the way, or I have a chance to danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540284.post-1145857782585736132006-04-23T22:37:00.000-07:002006-04-23T22:49:42.633-07:00I've got the scars to proveI just got home. I'm pretty tired; I was riding my bike most of the day including a dead sprint about seven or eight blocks to make the lightrail. I researched the hell out of Eichler homes and design. They are really interesting structures. It makes me want to be all artsy and live in one. Ah, if only I had a million dollars or good credit for that matter.GOOD danny tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851507878417845089noreply@blogger.com0