August 2011
16 posts
“Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population,...”
– David Attenborough, The Life of Mammals (2002)
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Moby Dick
“Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee.” These are the words of Herman Melville that should have been coming out of my mouth to fully appreciate the moment: driving towards whale spouts in the distant horizon with the boat’s steering wheel in my hand the ocean spray in my face.
Finding ourselves a mile offshore west of...
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“I come here this evening because of my deep interest and affection for a land...”
– Robert F. Kennedy, address to the University of Cape Town, South Africa, June 6, 1966, during the regime of Apartheid.
Language.
“If bilingual means you can speak two languages, and trilingual means you can speak three languages, what is the term for someone who can speak only one language?” “American.”
Yay for instilling a passion for science to young... →
Flash Forward
Today I saw a glimpse of what my life could be in the next couple years. It happened while the graduate student I work with at SIO - UCSD was talking to me about population genetics and PCR, and I got really excited about it. I caught a glimpse of a future project I would do as part of my Ph. D. His population genetics project is also really cool because it was something that would take as much...
“I no longer love her, that’s certain, but how I loved her.
My voice tried...”
– Pablo Neruda
“Oh these times are hard. They’re making us crazy, don’t give up on...”
– The Script
What has Jordan Arce been up to lately?
In summary: chasing sharks and hanging out.
Not metaphorically. Actual sharks. I work with Andy Nosal - a graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography - UCSD who is doing research on leopard sharks and their aggregation at La Jolla Shores.
i’ve gotten really good at netting up the shark while it’s hooked on a line in the water
doing diet studies. it looks harmful,...
May 2011
1 post
"The Hardest Part" 5/2/11 12:13PM
She’s over and she’s gone. 3:42 am. That was the time it read on the oven clock. It’s been a while since I stayed up this late thinking about her. She’s probably doing just fine. 3:47 am. But I’m still hurting. How did I get in this kitchen? Why did I get out of bed? 4:15 am. She’s probably still sleeping like a baby, holding onto the stuffed penguin I gave her. 4:44 am. What am I talking about?...
April 2011
5 posts
What I've Been Trained To Do. 7:30pm 4/27/11
“Why did you bring me here?” she asked me. I looked over my shoulder to my find my poor friend spraying Raid around her face at the bumblebees flying past her. She was up to her knees in dirt from the hiking we have been doing for the past thirty minutes. Her face was glistening with sweat and her hat was disheveled on her head. I walked over to her and slowly...
a snapshot of my life after college. 9:22pm...
I wake up at the usual time of 6:13am. The sun fills the ceiling, only obscured by the shades of palm just outside my window. I don’t need to look at the clock by now, and it’s been all but a month since I stopped setting the alarm. I open the window, letting the sun warm my face, and the dampness of the air stick to my shirt. The travelling aroma of French vanilla coffee tells me that it’s still...
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Did You Read My Love Letter? Rimac Annex, UCSD...
“Love Letter” by R. Kelly.
It plays on my iTouch as I look out the window. The sky is black, only silhouetting the outlines of the buildings and lights hiding the beach. Just a few hours ago, I saw it. The ocean that spans the horizon. The largest source of that precious element in all of planet Earth, the Pacific.
Did you get my card? Did you read my love letter? R. Kelly asks his...
A Description of Library Walk, UCSD. 4/6/11,...
The drops of drizzle are dampening the notebook I write on. Crowds of jacket-bearing umbrella carrying visitors are led by a campus tour guide like a bunch of ducklings following their mother hoping for rain cover. Another group has stationed right next to me, miserably looking at the sky as the tour guide tries to paint the campus in a bright comfortable and inviting picture, trying to mask the...
March 2011
2 posts
Daddy's funny sometimes...
Dad: Soo… any girl you’re with?
Me: No… no..
Dad: … A MAN HAS NEEDS SON!-
ME: I KNOOOOOW!!!
Dad: Yes you are correct, son. The difference between a permanent resident and a citizen is that a permanent resident can’t vote.
Me: Ohh okay, huh that kinda sucks.
Dad: But I mean- I’ve been a citizen since I was 18 years old and I still haven’t...
Thank you everyone for coming out to APSA talent show!!!! Especially my last one as an undergrad at least. It’s been a great four years at that show, could really see the evolution of my musical styles over the years.
By the way if you haven’t noticed, this is my first blog in years….
Jordan
movies!
The Hurt Locker: At first, I didn’t like it that much. very unconventionally made. No real concentration on one subject. Goes from the dangers of disarming IEDs to its effects on disillusioned soldiers to the fear of being a soldier in the most unwelcoming environment, to the addictions of war. I was mad at Kathryn Bigelow for making me feel confused and slightly bored, and challenged. But...
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What would your dream job look like?
It would look like me on a director’s chair directing a movie while conserving endangered species on the side and publishing papers in Science.
Ask me anything
What's going on in this world...
Haiti. 7.0 earthquake. thousands injured, dead, homeless. Chile. 8.8 earthquake. The death toll as of now is in the 800s. Hate on this campus. Not joking around, not for fun, hate. Much is going on in this world that is causing the suffering of those who have been suffering and whose voices have been silenced longer than we can imagine. Yet I type on this laptop in fine clothes with the gift of...
February 2010
2 posts
me and James part 3
Me: You’ve been at a loss of words lately… James: Yeah I know it’s very … … DAMN IT!
i'm back!
possible Lenten promise: give up Tumblr. —> Oh wait, I like never use Tumblr. possible Lenten promise: Use Tumblr. —> Spread His love through Tumblr?
October 2009
1 post
James and Me. Part II Reloaded
James is baking apple pie… Me: How do you know when it’s done? James: When the top of the pie starts “breathing”, going up and down… Me: Oh.. it’s like the apples are trying to escape… escape into my mouth. James: o.0 Me: *whispers escape into my mouth…
September 2009
1 post
James and Me. Part 1
James: So it’s google’s 11th birthday today. Me: ooohhhhhhh…. I don’t get it. James: … So when a mommma google and a poppa google are in love…. They …. Call the stork… and have you know … a baby google. Me: OOOHHHHHH… so is that called a googlet?
August 2009
1 post
Animal Humor!!!
mostly accurate.
Your view on yourself:
Other people find you very interesting, but you are really hiding your true self. Your friends love you because you are a good listener. They’ll probably still love you if you learn to be yourself with them.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You like serious, smart and determined people. You don’t judge a book by its cover, so good-looking...
July 2009
8 posts
Study Hardy
MUST STUDY!!!!! Been kind of a long day, and I started it off feeling bad about myself. Went to work, not much to do, messed around, didn’t feel that productive, but felt a little better, cuz I know I’m getting paid for that xD Went home, messed around, feeling worse about myself. Must Study >.< Final tomorrow!!!!!! Started cooking tinola, not because I was hungry, but to make...
Jeez Sam his jokes are so LAME...
So here goes, yay Sam with his omg stupid jokes. I can’t seem to beat him lately.
Oz: So for the summer our apartment name is JOSE (Jordan Oz Sam Earl) Sam: Like…Rizal? Me: -_- Oz: I like him, he’s pretty chill. Sam: Oh, is he cold? Me and Oz look at each other thinking, did he just say that? Sam: Mission Viejo is that down south? Earl: Orange county. Sam: Oh you look a little...
Another Really. Stupid. Joke.
Me singing to myself: “Relax! Don’t do it!” Sam: But you’re already doing it. Me and Earl: *cricket cricket
Really. Stupid. Jokes.
So me and sam are like on a role of really. stupid. jokes. Here’s a list of some of them, if i think of more I’ll post them: Adam: yeah my dad owns a UPS store. Me: Ohh.. “OOPS” store…get it? “OOPS?” like UPS?… Rizzie: … yeah that wasn’t funny. Sam: Want some crunch? *referring to the crunchy outside layer of his sushi roll Earl: Umm.....
"Thank you for being a friend" - Andrew Gold.
Some people say that it’s better to never get close to people so that way you’ll never get hurt… Today, well by that I mean Monday July 20, 2009, is one of those days that disproves that theory… Started the day off pretty heavy. Picked up a close friend to go visit another close friend, who happens to be leaving us for a good six months :( Why? Because that person is going...
Back on track?
Wow. Haven’t been in tumbler in a while. Nice to read up on updates on people’s lives. Which is what I seem to have trouble with… But things are looking up. Hung out with bunch of very good friends, close one, almost all day yesterday. Found out it’s good and healthy to be with people you love and that love you. Made me feel alive, like someone gives a damn about...
June 2009
4 posts
“I know that love is unconditional. love can be unexpected, unpredictable,...”
– “Stardust”, the movie.
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love, and to be loved in...”
– Moulin Rouge
disney love
if only… happily ever after…
BACK FROM HOME!
Aghhh what a relaxing groovy kind of weekend. Chillaxing with the family, reuiniting with my relatives. Just being happy I’m home. AND OH THAT HOME-COOKED FILIPINO FOOD!!!!!! Let’s list what I ate shall we? (i’m sure not spelling all these correctly) Diniguan Pancit Sago Gulaman Ginataan Hipon Other non-filipino foods: CAKE! KFC… lol this really good seafood-ey rice thing...
May 2009
3 posts
“If someone steals your coat, give him your shirt…Who cares? It’s all...”
– Father JP
The Climb
“I can almost see it. That dream I’m dreaming but There’s a voice inside my head sayin’, You’ll never reach it. Every step I’m taking, Every move I make feels Lost with no direction My faith is shakin but I Got to keep trying Got to keep my head held high… There’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna want to make it move Always...
April 2009
9 posts
Pens.
Pens. Pencils. Which one do I want? Which one represents ME? Glazing over the hundreds of writing utencil options on the wall of the PRICE CENTER Bookstore, I looked over to my right and there were 5 other people doing the exact same thing. They were looking. They were searching. They were frustrated. With what? The CHOICE. The CHOICE of which pen represents me? Which one fits MY lifestyle. And...
“If you continually do your best, the worst won’t happen.”
Late for life.
“Woke up. Fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across my head. Went downstairs and had a smoke. Somebody spoke and I went into a dream…” - A Day in the Life, The Beatles My life is a constant struggle to not be late. I’m always running. Always in a hurry. Class. Meetings. Appointments. Committments. Eating. Sleeping. All buses that lately I’ve been missing, and I...