MOE ARORA

My current desk setup.

No desktop. No laptop.

iPad only.

Let’s see how this little experiment of mine goes.

Spent 3 hours with a hair stylist going through different ideas for my newly grown hair.

The end result… I went back to a shaved head.

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4 months of hair growth. Time to try doing something with it now.

I call this look, The Koothrappali.

• Her: This is fake!
• Me: What is?
• Her: This thing we're watching. I don't believe it.
• Me: The story of Khufu and the Great Pyramid?
• Her: Look at that guy's hands. His nails are too manicured. It's a fake video.
• Me:
• Her:
• Me:
• Her: What??
• Me: The video is fake?
• Her: Yes!! Look at them! Their nails are manicured, their hair is perfectly groomed. It's a fake video! This whole thing is fake.
• Me: So, you're saying this video about ANCIENT EGYPT is fake? You don't believe the story because of the video? They staged this video? This video about 4000 years ago?
• Her: Yup. Believe it if you want, but I can't. I know this is a fake video. I notice details, you don't.
• Me:
• Her:
• Me:
• Her:
• Me: I want a divorce.
• Her: We're not married.
• Me: THIS IS WHY!!!!!!

There is something so incredibly awesome - and justifying - about seeing one of the wealthiest men in the world throw up the ROC.

Awesome!

superamit:

Many of you have asked, so here’s what’s going on with me.

WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

• 8/1979: Born. Grew up in CT, built a killer eraser collection, fell in love with computers.
• Left college to start a company. Fell hard. Fled to India for 3 months.
• Started 2nd company. Learned to be an adult. Fell in love with NYC.
• Moved to SF, discovered burritos & some of my fave people on Earth.
• 9/2011: Got diagnosed with Leukemia!
• Cried. Went through 3 cycles of chemo. Hurt. Thought hard about what I want out of life. Grew up a second time.

TODAY

… After over 100 drives organized by friends, family, and strangers, celebrity call-outs, a bazillion reblogs (7000+!), tweets, and Facebook posts, press, fundraising and international drives organized by tireless friends, and a couple painful false starts, I’ve got a 10/10 matched donor!

You all literally helped save my life. (And the lives of many others.)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Tomorrow, I’ll be admitted to Dana Farber in Boston for 4-5 weeks.

First I’ll get a second Hickman line to allow direct access to my heart (for meds and for nutrients if I’m not able to eat). Over the next week, the docs blast my body with a stiff chemo cocktail to try and eradicate all traces of cancer cells. In the process, the immune system I was born with, and my body’s ability to make blood, are destroyed.

Next Friday, I get my donor’s stem cells by IV. I start on immunosuppressants to prevent my body from rejecting them (I’ll be on them for 12-18 months). For these weeks I’ve no immune system, so I’m severely vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. My hospital room and hallway become my world.

Meanwhile, the stem cells make their way to my bone marrow and, with some luck, start producing platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells. At this point, my blood type changes to the blood type of my donor. And my blood will now have my donor’s DNA, not my own.

This is science fiction stuff. I can hardly believe it’s even possible, and there’s lots of chances for things to go wrong. It’s frightening.

AFTER THE TRANSPLANT

Recovery to a new state of “normal” takes about a year, but there’s a few storm clouds hovering:

• My immune system is new, like a baby’s. I’m prone to getting sick.
• Just as with any organ transplant, there’s a chance of rejection. Except in this case, it’s my blood that’s the foreign body, and it touches every organ. They call it graft-vs-host-disease and it can cause health issues and organ complications for the rest of my life.
• Successful transplant or not, Leukemia can relapse. Stubborn mofo.

Overall, 75% of AML transplant patients survive year one, 50% make it through year five. My odds are a little better since I’m young.

THE GREAT NEWS

I’ve got a long road ahead. But I’ve got a donor & amazing family & friends. A few months ago I didn’t have many options. Today I have a plan.

I am alive. I start tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Thank you.

My first attempt at a cinemagraph.

I’m sure I can make a more interesting one with an outdoor shot, but wasn’t really in the mood to face the wrath of Montreal’s cold, today.

The World’s Greatest

Montreal Sunrise

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The future is bright!

Eye See You

Young, Fly & Flashy.

How Committed Are You To Becoming Successful?

I watch and listen to this video at least 4-5 times a week.