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God, the little kids are so cute. The kindergarteners were like, "hey Sushu, didn't you have glasses?" And so I'm like "yeah, I broke them" and they're like "whoa! can you see me?" "I'm wearing contacts. :)" "Huh? What are contacts?" :D

But yes, currently contacted, which makes my face look like a mooncake or something round, flat, oily, and over-exposed.

also have cold, and worried about stomach flu.

Some of my favorite "you know you live in Silicon Valley when..." --

You go to an industrial-heavy-metal bar and see two guys get into a fight over what flavor of UNIX is better.

You know that I-280 North runs west, and I-680 North runs East.

Your home computer contains mostly hardware & software that is not on the consumer market yet.

You think anything slower than DSL is barbaric

You think that American food includes sushi, naan, pho and pad thai.

Even though you work 80 hours per week on a computer, for relaxation you read your email and peruse eBay.

You have worked at the same job for a year and people call you an "old-timer".

The T-shirts you value most were for products that never made it to market.

You can name four different programming languages and you are not a programmer.

You remember the names of the three closest cheap sushi joints, the location of all the Fry's in the area and which companies your friends work for that are going public in the next year, but don't know the name of the mayor.

Winter is when your lawn grows too fast and summer is when it dies.

You cringe when you see people in suits at your office, wondering if someone in management will make you stop wearing bunny slippers.

You could walk to the market in 45 minutes, but taking public transit adds another three hours and you still have to walk 45 minutes.

You could sell your home and live like a king in 99% of the rest of the world, but don't because it would be difficult to move back.

Know vast differences between Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Cantonese, Filipino, and Korean food.

You see nothing but expensive cars parked on the side of the street

Gas cost 75 cents per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.

You think that "I'm going to Fry's Electronics" is an acceptable excuse to leave the office for a while. And your boss does too.

You know it's Christmas Day because the parking lots at the electronics companies are only half full.

You have to think twice before you realize that "beta blocker" is a medical term, not some new exotic software.

You entice prospective employees to join your company by bragging about the speed of your internet connection.

You pack shorts and a T-shirt for skiing in the snow, and a sweater and a wetsuit for the beach.

You think Steve Jobs is a "hunk."

You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach.

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Even though you work 80 hours per week on a computer, for relaxation you read your email and peruse eBay.

So true and scary.

You think anything slower than DSL is barbaric

You think that American food includes sushi, naan, pho and pad thai.

So true!! Thanks, this was a fun read!

:)

Maybe added should be "you know the proper pronounciation of pho"