{"id":55,"date":"2008-09-14T22:41:41","date_gmt":"2008-09-14T22:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/?p=55"},"modified":"2017-03-15T10:05:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T10:05:44","slug":"salsa-sunshine-and-stanford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/?p=55","title":{"rendered":"Salsa, Sunshine, and Stanford"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started salsa lessons<\/A> earlier this week. \u00a0As expected, I’ve forgotten all my lessons from a few years ago. \u00a0My novice companion is completely\u00a0embarrassing\u00a0me on the dance floor. \u00a0She’s picking up the moves so fast, it’s ridiculous. <\/a> \u00a0It’s going to take a lot more work for me to do this. \u00a0AGAIN. \u00a0I couldn’t be more delighted. This is where my\u00a0perseverance intersects with my lack of shame. \u00a0This is me at my best.<\/p>\n

It’s still sunny in Seattle. \u00a0Usually the changing of the weather here has a huge impact on my mood. \u00a0Will this year be different? \u00a0I certainly hope so.<\/p>\n

It’s also the time of the year when I need to plan for the future. \u00a0Last year, I made the mistake of deciding on business school but only applying to Stanford. \u00a0I still think an MBA is in my future, but I will apply to more schools. \u00a0I do want to come back to the Gates Foundation when I’m finished.<\/p>\n

I watched a couple of movies this week: the critically acclaimed Pan’s\u00a0Labyrinth and the manic Mission Impossible 3. \u00a0I disliked both of them. \u00a0MI3 was a waste of time… an episode of Alias without likeable characters or an overarching story line. \u00a0Pan’s Labyrinth deserved its accolades. It is brilliantly written and well-acted. \u00a0It reminded me of Mystic River… never has a brilliant movie felt more abusive. \u00a0It’s advertised as a fairy tale but it was more of a historical piece mixed in with the delusions of a young girl in misery. \u00a0MI3 was easily forgettable. \u00a0Pan’s Labyrinth is not and I would not have seen it if I knew what I was in for.<\/p>\n

I’ve replaced my addiction to reading with a Netflix subscription. \u00a0That’s what a new 52″ HDTV will do to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I started salsa lessons earlier this week. \u00a0As expected, I’ve forgotten all my lessons from a few years ago. \u00a0My novice companion is completely\u00a0embarrassing\u00a0me on the dance floor. \u00a0She’s picking up the moves so fast, it’s ridiculous. \u00a0It’s going to take a lot more work for me to do this. \u00a0AGAIN. \u00a0I couldn’t be more … Continue reading Salsa, Sunshine, and Stanford<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hobbies","category-personal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":490,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions\/490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koorse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}