Anniversary Issue

Recently, we at the Kartika Review celebrated our first anniversary publication of our Winter Issue.  You should check it out, especially since there aren't any other national journals out there that are committed to publish Asian and Asian Diasporic related works.  This is a great issue to get started, if you haven't already.  My personal favorites are Shome Dasgupta's "Anklet," and Julie Wan's "Deconstructing Babel."

http://kartikareview.com/?portfolio=issue-04-winter-2008

LA Land

I have to say, the weather's not bad and it's really comfortable right now in Long Beach, but I really do need to find friends in this area and get out of the house!

So much work to do over break, it must be nice to have finals done before going home.

Free Bird(s)

The best times for blogging sincerely must be between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. in the morning, when hardly anyone else is up and there's nothing going on except the plethora of thoughts and memories running through your head.  Good music going through iTunes too :-), I must add (thanks Lynyrd.)  

What a year this year has been.  I'm working on the editorial for Kartika, and I can't seem to get the reflective and excited tones right, although only I know how hard I've been trying :-).  Well, perhaps now you do too.

But, it's crazy to me how much stuff has gone on this year, on a personal and global scale.  I'm really astounded by the experience that 2008 has offered us: hope, inspiration, tragedy, community, challenge, memories.  

As 2008 winds down to a close, I hope you will reflect with me what has happened.  I would be really sad if I didn't let myself soak in what's happened, good and bad.

We are, at once, free birds and wandering souls.  

I'm Back! (On the Market)

Took my first dip in the stock market since spring.  I'm excited, and pretty bullish too.

Cheers!