Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Two broke bitches in love
We got to NC tonight around 11p. It's a bit hot and sticky here but sitting outside just now I was able to cool down a bit. My room was too hot so I've moved into another room with the nice ocean breeze. I've kinda intruded in another's room, but there are two beds here and I'm too hot to care much.
So far it's been great. Lots of activity and walking around was done in dc. All very interesting and fun, but I'm ready to just kick it for a few days. If the weather persists like this, I'll most likely be living out of my bathing suit for the rest of the trip. I'm sweaty and sticky and my hair...goodness my hair. Ive put the bangs away in this weather, but the rest of the hair is doing it's own thing. I'm trying to live by my own rules of: if I can't see it, it doesn't exist, but once in a while I'll catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and shake my head in shame. The beach life ain't glamourous, but hell, it'll be beachy!!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
I'm here!
picked up, and before my phone dies!
Outside, it is 113. Ai papi! I got a taste of it walking off the
plane. And then was greeted with blasting ac.
The people here in the airport are interesting so far. Lots of waspy
looking families. Is waspy a bad word? (as I ask my all white
readers). East coast boys with their short shorts. Makes me smile.
Blonde put together ladies with a sweater tied around their necks, and
they're not even being ironic about it!
I know, I know. This is the world, people are different in diff
areas. I really need to get out of my bubble more.
Landing was a bit rough. I need something to calm my stomach.
Stomach, be still! Be still I say.
I went to the bathroom to take off my pants in preparation of walking
outside. I don't know how the suits do it, I really don't.
Stay tuned.
Back in action.
more from me on this trip than the past two weeks! I seem to have a
lot of thoughts on trips.
I'm sitting here looking out the window watching this guy transport
luggage on to the plane- one piece at a time. Oy vey. This can't be
how it's done. Oh! I just looked up and he has disappeared.
This morning as I was brushing my hair, I had the thought that I
looked a lot like Ramona. Of Ramona and Beezus. In that I have this
baby dress on and the haircut of a five year old. Nevermind that I
just turned 29, no. From far away I could be mistaken for a tall five
year old.
The birthday went well this year. Tried all day to not talk about it
at work but I've since found that friends get offended when they find
out you haven't told them it's your birthday. So in an attempt to not
offend anyone, I started casually telling people and dropping it into
the conversation.
"It's my birthday today and yes I'll have that cut by 4pm"
Ok not really.
So there was a cake at 430pm and an attempt at a surprise in the
conference room, along with coworker Dan, whose bday was a few days
before mine. And I say attempt because You kinda always know when
someone unexpectedly wants to see you about "something".
In any case, it was nice and I had this feeling of embarrasemnet, as
did D, but mine was more of, wow all of you are taking the time to
sing and have cake with lil o me?
Also in the attempt to not offend, I decided that morning to have some
drinks with people, because C was so adament about getting drinks for
my birthday and I couldn't bear to let her down. So then I invited
some people. And if I invite this person then I have to invite that
person, and it turned into an affair. The very same affair I tried to
avoid.
It actually turned out quite nice though, I got to spent some time
with everyone that showed up, and had myself a good time. And some
tacos. Along with mojito!
Time to fly, bbl.
Friday, July 23, 2010
So awkward
I had to go ask the front house to take my mail in for me while I'm gone for the week. And normally I wouldn't have, because I don't get THAT much mail, but B's mail is getting fwded here while HE's on vacation so it's double the mail for me. And I didn't want the mail clogging up the one box we share.
So when I got home just now, they weren't home. Kind of a bummer, so I write up this note. And by the time I'm done writing and take it back outside to put on their door, they were home. Thing is, when I pass by their windows, I can see them through the sheer curtains they have. And of course, they could probably see me too. And rather than knock on the kitchen back door, which is closer to my door, which is where I see them and where they probably saw me, I thought it'd be more polite to go to the front. So I knock on their front door, not wanting to ring the door bell and wake up the kid. And, also, I could see from my walk-by that the guy didn't have his shirt on, like always. So I give it some time after my knock, knowing that he'd probably be putting a shirt on. Or the girl would be wanting to put something more appropriate on, since she looked like she was in her pjs as well. But I waited a long time and nothing. So I had to knock again. And this time he came to the door with a shirt on, so he WAS putting on his shirt. So I give him the whole schpiel from my now useless note, he's ok sure ok-ing me. And, its all fine and good.
But just kinda awkward.
All this pretense. All this formality. All for 2 minutes of information.
Maybe this is what being neighborly is. Maybe I'm just not used to it. I just wish it wasn't so awkward with them. But how do I get to know them when we barely see each other outside? I know when they're home, I smell the food they're cooking, I know he walks around without a shirt on, heck they don't have curtains in their bedroom. I feel like they're somewhat in my life, but on the very very very peripheral edge.
Maybe I should bring some baked goods over?
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
16 candles
I'm not one to bring up birthdays, and my family is not one to remember them most of the time, so tonight was a rather rare occasion in which a fuss (dinner and cake) was made. My sister and grandparents also happened to be in town, which made the fuss a little louder. My sister took us to all you can eat shabu shabu, which I realized after our food came, that I've never had before. I always thought shabu shabu was the same as a hot pot but they're a bit different, and I felt a bit silly when the food came and I had no idea what to do with it. I felt like I dropped the Asian ball (which I seem to do a lot but that's what happens when you grow up here). Everyone loved the food, we stuffed ourselves silly, and then came back to my place to have cake. I'm not that used to being center of attention but tonight it wasn't bad. I've been feeling like some of my friends could care less about me lately (present company excluded), so a little attention was actually quite nice. I had myself a really good time. But things like this always make me dread the idea of a wedding, where I'd be the center of attention for a WHOLE day, which is maybe why I can never picture what my wedding would look like or whether I would even get married.
But I digress, I had myself a good time tonight and will just focus on that. No need to stress over nonexistent future events right?
I wouldn't mind being 24 again, for some reason that sticks out as a good year to me. Oh if I had know the things then that I do now!
Do you guys remember a particularly good year? Can you?
Friday, July 16, 2010
Bedblogs
know people lived without ac for thousands of years, so I should be
able to do it too, but alas, I cannot. I heard that with the advent
of the ac, there's been less socializing within communities.
Apparently people used to sit out on porches and balconies and hang
out with each other to catch the evening breeze? Next they're going
to tell me that kids used to play outside and ride bikes! Ridiculous.
It's so hard to sit at work all day and then come home and sit at a
desk to work some more. Willy wonka once said, "if god had intended
for us to walk, he wouldn't have invented rollerskates". Well if god
had intended for us to sit all day, he wouldn't have created office
butt. You know, that thing that jiggles behind you when all you do
all day is sit, and then go home and sit some more. And, if god had
intended for us to sit all day, he wouldn't have created legs to walk
with, thus setting off the advent of rollerskates. Therefore, in
conclusion, three dotted triangle, we as people were made to skate all
day instead of sit. (In mathelogical terms, that was a very
complicated logic equation I just made easier for y'all to
understand. So you're welcome.)
A tuna melt sounds good right now.
Goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bedblogs bite....you on the ass!!!
Btw SW, great job with the ASS name. What a great way to asskickoff
the book club.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
TEN
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
TGWTDT: The Beginning.
How girly I am:
Specifically, dresses. I'm half serious when I say that I think I have an addiction. Well, ok maybe not, because I'm not hurting anyone...yet. And I haven't gone crazy. And it's not even like I'm buying anything. I'm merely just looking. And scrolling. Through dress upon dress. Dresses I'd like to wear, dresses I'll never be able to wear anywhere because I just don't go to those kinds of places, long dresses, short dresses...I like dresses. The odd thing is that I don't even wear dresses THAT much. Actually, that's starting to change, as I'm finding that putting on a dress is so much easier than figuring out what to wear. But I digress...
There's something about an overwhelming internet page of pretty that must somehow release endorphins into my brain or increases my serotonin levels or something. SOMETHING. Because I can really feel my mood change when I see a pretty dress.
I've been kind of stressed out at work lately. Not because of work overload or anything, more like...dealing with people and dealing with how I react to people and...basically I think I'm just bored. I can get into a whole post about it but I think Sarah pretty much summed it up.
So needless to say, there's been a lot of oogling when I have free time at work. God bless a pretty dress.
Face.

Monday, July 12, 2010
Ole!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Hip hip, hooray!
Fresh Idear
Friday, July 09, 2010
zomg.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
KBBQ
Monday, July 05, 2010
Weakness
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Pulsations.
Friday, July 02, 2010
Again and Again
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Notes on a scandal
-My cousin is getting married. What am "I" doing about my "situation."
-It's July 1, I'm turning 29 soon, after 30, my **list goes down. (But she didn't exactly say list, it's a word in chinese meaning "what you bring to the table", specifically, to the opposite sex. I'm sure there's a word for it in english, I just can't think of it right now. Appeal?)
-Whatever I'm doing "obviously" isn't working since I'm still single.
-If I had started looking years ago, like she told me to, I wouldn't be single right now. (Right, because all these years I've been saying no to all the Mr. Rights)
Thanks Mom!!