Tuesday, August 09, 2005
who wants to join our reading club? to entice you in, we're reading jhumpa lahiri's "interpreter of maladies," one of my all-time favorite books. you should really read it, and what better excuse than a bookclub xanga? we'll read the book, then post on the blog. comment here if you want in.
Sunday, August 07, 2005
i was bit by a big dog when i was about 5 years old. the dog my auntie was dog-sitting seemed gigantic at the time, but in reality, it might have been just a mid-size (compact?) dog. it had been friendly to me until that point, but having not grown up around pets (like many of you, it seems), i didn't know some key rules about interacting with domesticated animals. the foremost being do not bother something while it is eating.
it was eating something from its dish, and i was petting it gently. unfortunately, i started petting it on its head, perhaps a little too close to its face. it snapped at me and put a three-inch gash in the meaty part of my left hand. my mom had a hissy because she feared i had contracted rabies and made several worried phone calls to my dad back in sf (we were in seattle at the time) to consult the time-worn children's illnesses reference book. i'm sure my mom tried to explain to me why the dog had bitten me, but i didn't fully understand the lesson until years later, when, as i tried to annoy her while she was tiredly eating dinner, she too snapped at me. "stop it! didn't you learn when you got bit by the dog? people don't like to be bothered when they're eating!"
since then, eating meals has been a sort of sacred event, where i understood all too well the delicate equilibrium between calm and chaos. the ultimate sacrilege was disturbing the peace of a meal by any kind of bad news or argument. arguing over a meal can literally ruin the meal - it makes the food taste horrible. you cannot physically enjoy the taste. after the past few weeks, i've made it my new mission to spread the word of my new gospel - don't bring up bad news or anything that might provoke an argument over a meal. please, for me. i have such a bad relationship with food that i really don't need another thing to put me off eating.
in related news, i've decided to go on a health kick (my sister says "diet" is too severe). i'm going to start eating right and exercising more. the reason is that i've seen a bunch of DC folks in the past few weeks, and they've all either experienced extreme weight loss or maintained their 2003 weight. i, on the other hand, "look healthier," according to cherry, who assures me it's a good thing. apparently round faces are out. :( do not try to talk me out of it. i will not be dissuaded. i went running the past two days AND have been eating salad (and enjoying it!).
anyways. my scene for my playwriting class is due this week. god, help me write fast and not suck.
it was eating something from its dish, and i was petting it gently. unfortunately, i started petting it on its head, perhaps a little too close to its face. it snapped at me and put a three-inch gash in the meaty part of my left hand. my mom had a hissy because she feared i had contracted rabies and made several worried phone calls to my dad back in sf (we were in seattle at the time) to consult the time-worn children's illnesses reference book. i'm sure my mom tried to explain to me why the dog had bitten me, but i didn't fully understand the lesson until years later, when, as i tried to annoy her while she was tiredly eating dinner, she too snapped at me. "stop it! didn't you learn when you got bit by the dog? people don't like to be bothered when they're eating!"
since then, eating meals has been a sort of sacred event, where i understood all too well the delicate equilibrium between calm and chaos. the ultimate sacrilege was disturbing the peace of a meal by any kind of bad news or argument. arguing over a meal can literally ruin the meal - it makes the food taste horrible. you cannot physically enjoy the taste. after the past few weeks, i've made it my new mission to spread the word of my new gospel - don't bring up bad news or anything that might provoke an argument over a meal. please, for me. i have such a bad relationship with food that i really don't need another thing to put me off eating.
in related news, i've decided to go on a health kick (my sister says "diet" is too severe). i'm going to start eating right and exercising more. the reason is that i've seen a bunch of DC folks in the past few weeks, and they've all either experienced extreme weight loss or maintained their 2003 weight. i, on the other hand, "look healthier," according to cherry, who assures me it's a good thing. apparently round faces are out. :( do not try to talk me out of it. i will not be dissuaded. i went running the past two days AND have been eating salad (and enjoying it!).
anyways. my scene for my playwriting class is due this week. god, help me write fast and not suck.
Friday, August 05, 2005
i vaguely remember a period of life when i was obsessed with turning collars up while drunk. can anyone out there verify this?
Thursday, August 04, 2005
S-O-U-N-D-S
i've been getting into this podcasting thing, but only because now you can get KCRW's morning becomes eclectic through iTunes. i actually don't like most of the songs they play on a daily basis, but the in-studio band sets are pretty rockin'. one of the more recent podcasts featured a SF-based band (no, not a typo there) called every move a picture. i dig em! they are dance-y. whoo!
related: if you have nexis, there was a recent ny times magazine piece on morning becomes eclectic.
i've been getting into this podcasting thing, but only because now you can get KCRW's morning becomes eclectic through iTunes. i actually don't like most of the songs they play on a daily basis, but the in-studio band sets are pretty rockin'. one of the more recent podcasts featured a SF-based band (no, not a typo there) called every move a picture. i dig em! they are dance-y. whoo!
related: if you have nexis, there was a recent ny times magazine piece on morning becomes eclectic.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
blue suede shoes
omg someone take away my credit card. i bought a pair of shoes on my lunch break - dkny blue suede wedges for $40 (60% off!). these are the perils of working across from loehmann's.
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i watched a little bit of blow on usa last night - man, i love that movie. i cried the first time i saw it (on my flight to study abroad in england), and ever since, it has always moved me to tears. don't know why exactly. something to do with the daughter-father relationship. one of my journ. school profs first wrote that story. new life goal: to write a story that becomes a johnny deppy movie.
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maruchan vs. ichiban - discuss.
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since watching jules et jim, i've been totally obsessed with the song "le tourbillon" for the past few days. it's a really pretty song, even though i don't know french.
omg someone take away my credit card. i bought a pair of shoes on my lunch break - dkny blue suede wedges for $40 (60% off!). these are the perils of working across from loehmann's.
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i watched a little bit of blow on usa last night - man, i love that movie. i cried the first time i saw it (on my flight to study abroad in england), and ever since, it has always moved me to tears. don't know why exactly. something to do with the daughter-father relationship. one of my journ. school profs first wrote that story. new life goal: to write a story that becomes a johnny deppy movie.
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maruchan vs. ichiban - discuss.
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since watching jules et jim, i've been totally obsessed with the song "le tourbillon" for the past few days. it's a really pretty song, even though i don't know french.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
well when you put it that way...
i haven't traveled anywhere!
visited 11 countries-
Create your own world map
i haven't traveled anywhere!
My personal world map
visited 11 countries-Create your own world map
Monday, August 01, 2005
a photo tribute to the birthday boy:
u street house, 2003
lin's ass
and my all-time favorite lin pic:
happy birthday lin!
u street house, 2003
lin's assand my all-time favorite lin pic:
happy birthday lin!
Sunday, July 31, 2005
easy like sunday morning
the 6 am flight from vegas this morning was the worst flight of my life. still drunk from leaving the club only two hours before, i had some coffee to sober up and stay awake. big mistake - i passed out on the flight, but woke up in oakland feeling like shit - tired, dehydrated, yucky. went home and proceeded to throw up coffee before passing out (anyone remember when i did that in dc, too?). disgusting. i heard lionel in the airport as i boarded the plane and thought of how much i love and miss my stoner boyfriend.
highlights of the weekend:
-half of little bottles of alch. on the plane with bot thursday night
-smothered cheese fries @ denny's
-chippendale's steve butter-popcorn-chicken marinade
-two-hour brunch buffet @ bally's
-chilean sea bass @ the bellagio
-santori time, rj
-getting felt up by a red m&m in the creepy m&m exhibit!!
-pictures of julia's boobs
-obsession with steph chang
-awesome awesome new board!! the best we've had yet
"i lost 25 cents at the penny slots today. BUT i won 50 cents yesterday." - chance
here are some pics. can people send me their pics from this weekend too?
the best part about vegas is the subtle patriotism.
cute japanese woman who was probably thinking "what the fuck is this place?"
the bot, being the bot.
i don't really like this picture of me, but it's something. i kept bitching about how fake the eiffel tower looks, as if authenticity is what vegas is really concerned with.
yay new board!!!! they are way more rad than i.
donuts getting glazed.
a self-explanatory picture.
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"us," regina spektor
the 6 am flight from vegas this morning was the worst flight of my life. still drunk from leaving the club only two hours before, i had some coffee to sober up and stay awake. big mistake - i passed out on the flight, but woke up in oakland feeling like shit - tired, dehydrated, yucky. went home and proceeded to throw up coffee before passing out (anyone remember when i did that in dc, too?). disgusting. i heard lionel in the airport as i boarded the plane and thought of how much i love and miss my stoner boyfriend.
highlights of the weekend:
-half of little bottles of alch. on the plane with bot thursday night
-smothered cheese fries @ denny's
-chippendale's steve butter-popcorn-chicken marinade
-two-hour brunch buffet @ bally's
-chilean sea bass @ the bellagio
-santori time, rj
-getting felt up by a red m&m in the creepy m&m exhibit!!
-pictures of julia's boobs
-obsession with steph chang
-awesome awesome new board!! the best we've had yet
"i lost 25 cents at the penny slots today. BUT i won 50 cents yesterday." - chance
here are some pics. can people send me their pics from this weekend too?
the best part about vegas is the subtle patriotism.
cute japanese woman who was probably thinking "what the fuck is this place?"
the bot, being the bot.
i don't really like this picture of me, but it's something. i kept bitching about how fake the eiffel tower looks, as if authenticity is what vegas is really concerned with.
yay new board!!!! they are way more rad than i.
donuts getting glazed.
a self-explanatory picture.
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"us," regina spektor
Thursday, July 28, 2005
best first line of gawker stalker ever:
Spied Elijah Wood spied at the “baggins” claim at JFK, arriving from Long Beach.
Spied Elijah Wood spied at the “baggins” claim at JFK, arriving from Long Beach.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Monday, July 25, 2005
what is up with bot and red-heads?
seattle was a nice weekend trip. i haven't been there in four years (almost exactly), but the weather was gorgeous, and the conference left me feeling really excited and inspired. meeting people through the org. has always been easy and fun, and i met lots of cool people i look forward to keeping in touch with!
getting to the conference itself (at UW) was kind of a hassle. my family's apt. is in north seattle, and it took me about an hour and two buses to get there. the one night i stayed in the apt., i was really creeped out by the quietness and the empty rooms and the covered furniture. i slept with the light on. the next night, i decided to just stay with felicia in her gorgeous apt. in downtown seattle. felicia is all about feng shui, and seeing her tastefully ikea-ed out apt made me consider it as well. she said that as soon as she put a fountain in the northern corner of the apt, she got three job callbacks. felicia also gave me some sweet samples to try after showering the next morning. what a great hostess. she is working for cranium (yes the game), and her boyfriend works at a company that makes wine bags (bags for wine bottles).
the highlight of seattle (besides the food at the conference - it's true what someone there said: "when women run conferences, the food is better!") was swimming and laying out in the sun at the condo. i used to play in that pool all time when we went there on vacations when i was a kid, and i have many many fond memories.
one funny thing about the conference is that it made me realize how women really have to put aside their BS with other women. there were a few women there who i knew or knew of, and, let's say, had a distaste for, based on either shallow or dumb reasons. but once i really talked to them and got to know them better, i saw that my pre-conceptions were wrong. luckily, from previous experiences, i have learned to give people the benefit of the doubt and not let my prejudices prevent me from being open to them. so lesson learned this weekend is: get beyond petty (usually male-created) bullshit with other women. it really is just a tactic used by men to separate us and take away our power.
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this kept the all interns occupied for much of today. i had to do something exactly like this for columbia's entrance exam, but it was for asia. i got 64% right, while my fellow interns got from 71 to 89 percent right. "europe is overrated," in owen's immortal words.
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i was looking through my archives, and i found this. CFW: see #9. reminded me of fire-crotch. also, bot: remember HOT FAX?
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antony and the johnsons, i am a bird now
seattle was a nice weekend trip. i haven't been there in four years (almost exactly), but the weather was gorgeous, and the conference left me feeling really excited and inspired. meeting people through the org. has always been easy and fun, and i met lots of cool people i look forward to keeping in touch with!
getting to the conference itself (at UW) was kind of a hassle. my family's apt. is in north seattle, and it took me about an hour and two buses to get there. the one night i stayed in the apt., i was really creeped out by the quietness and the empty rooms and the covered furniture. i slept with the light on. the next night, i decided to just stay with felicia in her gorgeous apt. in downtown seattle. felicia is all about feng shui, and seeing her tastefully ikea-ed out apt made me consider it as well. she said that as soon as she put a fountain in the northern corner of the apt, she got three job callbacks. felicia also gave me some sweet samples to try after showering the next morning. what a great hostess. she is working for cranium (yes the game), and her boyfriend works at a company that makes wine bags (bags for wine bottles).
the highlight of seattle (besides the food at the conference - it's true what someone there said: "when women run conferences, the food is better!") was swimming and laying out in the sun at the condo. i used to play in that pool all time when we went there on vacations when i was a kid, and i have many many fond memories.
one funny thing about the conference is that it made me realize how women really have to put aside their BS with other women. there were a few women there who i knew or knew of, and, let's say, had a distaste for, based on either shallow or dumb reasons. but once i really talked to them and got to know them better, i saw that my pre-conceptions were wrong. luckily, from previous experiences, i have learned to give people the benefit of the doubt and not let my prejudices prevent me from being open to them. so lesson learned this weekend is: get beyond petty (usually male-created) bullshit with other women. it really is just a tactic used by men to separate us and take away our power.
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this kept the all interns occupied for much of today. i had to do something exactly like this for columbia's entrance exam, but it was for asia. i got 64% right, while my fellow interns got from 71 to 89 percent right. "europe is overrated," in owen's immortal words.
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i was looking through my archives, and i found this. CFW: see #9. reminded me of fire-crotch. also, bot: remember HOT FAX?
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antony and the johnsons, i am a bird now
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
check out humble blurb redux in this week's bay guardian (second listing) - see you at the show tonight!
Monday, July 18, 2005
this is so sad. less becuase she was an ivy league student, more because she was trying to stand up to and educate men who called her and her girlfriends "bitches."
Sunday, July 17, 2005
what is there to say?
trying to be patient and loving and giving as best i can. trying to make myself happy for a change. trying to keep busy but still have time for myself. trying to occupy my time (short-term and longer-term) into manageable bits so as to not be engulfed by too much wallowing time. trying to tell myself good things, such as "still got my health," "still doing what i love," "still got great friends all over the country who care about me," "still living rent-free," and of course "still got nice legs." also: "24 is still really young" (that one's direct from laurie's mouth). must keep repeating that last one especially to stay sane.
etc. etc.
trying to be patient and loving and giving as best i can. trying to make myself happy for a change. trying to keep busy but still have time for myself. trying to occupy my time (short-term and longer-term) into manageable bits so as to not be engulfed by too much wallowing time. trying to tell myself good things, such as "still got my health," "still doing what i love," "still got great friends all over the country who care about me," "still living rent-free," and of course "still got nice legs." also: "24 is still really young" (that one's direct from laurie's mouth). must keep repeating that last one especially to stay sane.
etc. etc.
Friday, July 15, 2005
i finally broke down and registered for page six online. had to read that goddamn zach braff/mandy moore tidbit. apocalypse near. but in the meantime, send me page six stuff to read (minnay).
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mama needs a new pair of shoes
oh, yes she do.
vegas, july 28 to 31.
looking forward to lots of little bottles of liquor while sitting next to the bot on the flight.
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mama needs a new pair of shoes
oh, yes she do.
vegas, july 28 to 31.
looking forward to lots of little bottles of liquor while sitting next to the bot on the flight.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
the new magma
if you hear me mumble something (bot?) about "putting that in my play," it's because i'm taking an asian am. playwriting workshop for the next 8 weeks. i thought it might be a good and productive use of my time, not to mention pick up a sorely needed creative skill. the first class was last week, and it was really neato. so thanks in advance for giving me great characters to write about.
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rad new band: art brut (esp. "good weekend" and "my little brother")
"the diamond sea," sonic youth: oh, how i've missed you.
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this is possibly the funniest thing i've read in months.
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also, i think i may have topped the best chaser ever (gum after 151 shot) - a spoon of sorbet after a vodka shot.
if you hear me mumble something (bot?) about "putting that in my play," it's because i'm taking an asian am. playwriting workshop for the next 8 weeks. i thought it might be a good and productive use of my time, not to mention pick up a sorely needed creative skill. the first class was last week, and it was really neato. so thanks in advance for giving me great characters to write about.
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rad new band: art brut (esp. "good weekend" and "my little brother")
"the diamond sea," sonic youth: oh, how i've missed you.
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this is possibly the funniest thing i've read in months.
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also, i think i may have topped the best chaser ever (gum after 151 shot) - a spoon of sorbet after a vodka shot.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Monday, July 11, 2005
Best voice message since I started work
From a Washington DC gossip columnist: (bright voice, British accent)
"Hi, this is D---- M-------, returning your call. I'm so sorry I
missed your call, but I was at a luncheon. Feel free to call me at
home, but I have to warn you I'm about to make myself a stiff drink,
so it may be better to try me tomorrow morning. Take care!"
I can imagine her with her martini in hand, reclining (legs up) on her
divan couch in her Chanel suit.
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here are some pics from the past few weeks:
my mom made boston baked beans. yum.
here is the yummy pizza i made, per rachel's recipe, from minnay.
finally, my mom's been cleaning out her papers, and she found this envelope. it's an old worn envelope that reads "Lisa's garage sale." we haven't had a garage sale in at least 15 years. the envelope is sealed, but from the sound of it, there is only change inside. maybe 80 cents. i'm going to keep it closed, for a really rainy day.
From a Washington DC gossip columnist: (bright voice, British accent)
"Hi, this is D---- M-------, returning your call. I'm so sorry I
missed your call, but I was at a luncheon. Feel free to call me at
home, but I have to warn you I'm about to make myself a stiff drink,
so it may be better to try me tomorrow morning. Take care!"
I can imagine her with her martini in hand, reclining (legs up) on her
divan couch in her Chanel suit.
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here are some pics from the past few weeks:
my mom made boston baked beans. yum.
here is the yummy pizza i made, per rachel's recipe, from minnay.
finally, my mom's been cleaning out her papers, and she found this envelope. it's an old worn envelope that reads "Lisa's garage sale." we haven't had a garage sale in at least 15 years. the envelope is sealed, but from the sound of it, there is only change inside. maybe 80 cents. i'm going to keep it closed, for a really rainy day.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Saturday, July 09, 2005
am i the only sad soul watching live 8 on mtv today? did anyone see the jay-z and linkin park performance? that guy from linkin park couldn't stop jockin hova. it was so obv. how much he wanted to do him. chris cornell is a sad substitute for zach de la rocha on "bulls on parade."
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
i'm going to seattle july 21-23 for this conference! just found out they're giving me some monies to go. AND i'm gonna stay at our apt. in seattle that i've never stayed at alone. whoo! anyone want to keep me company?
funny thing at the office today: our kiwi managing editor is introducing a new copy editor to the interns. he says, "this is L, J, and A." then spotting michael around the corner, he says totally deadpan: "and over there is michael...who is wearing a dashiki of some kind." i had to hold in the LOLs. m, a white-ass white boy, really does wear these funky ethnic shirts all the time. too funny.
funny thing at the office today: our kiwi managing editor is introducing a new copy editor to the interns. he says, "this is L, J, and A." then spotting michael around the corner, he says totally deadpan: "and over there is michael...who is wearing a dashiki of some kind." i had to hold in the LOLs. m, a white-ass white boy, really does wear these funky ethnic shirts all the time. too funny.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Monday, July 04, 2005
where are you on the political compass?
here's mine:
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.05
here's mine:
Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.05
has anyone read "the art of war"? is it worth reading?
more importantly, how cool is it to be called a "viciously sarcastic Mod"?
(by the way, if you don't want to have to watch the sal0n commercials, just type in: http://www.salon.com/news/cookie.html, and it'll put the cookie in your browser.)
more importantly, how cool is it to be called a "viciously sarcastic Mod"?
(by the way, if you don't want to have to watch the sal0n commercials, just type in: http://www.salon.com/news/cookie.html, and it'll put the cookie in your browser.)
this shit is real! it's like "which marginalized group appeals most to white people?" model minority olympics.
also, i enjoy how the writer thinks Andrea Wong should have been disturbed that the Asian family was the first eliminated because she is Asian Am.
also, i enjoy how the writer thinks Andrea Wong should have been disturbed that the Asian family was the first eliminated because she is Asian Am.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Friday, July 01, 2005
t.g.i.f., bart edition
bart moment of the day: older chinese woman with frizzy curly hair (you know the type) hocking up loogies on the train and spitting them into a kleenex. i threw up in my mouth a little.
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first thing my dad says to me when he picks me up from the station: "loo-ter died."
me: "what? who's loo-ter?"
him: "loo-ter. loo-ter vandross."
bart moment of the day: older chinese woman with frizzy curly hair (you know the type) hocking up loogies on the train and spitting them into a kleenex. i threw up in my mouth a little.
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first thing my dad says to me when he picks me up from the station: "loo-ter died."
me: "what? who's loo-ter?"
him: "loo-ter. loo-ter vandross."
Thursday, June 30, 2005
and you thought smoothies were something californians drank for lunch.
i heart blow out!
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minnay - i listened to da vinci code in nyc but finished the last five chapters in the book version.
bot - make me deviled eggs!
i heart blow out!
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minnay - i listened to da vinci code in nyc but finished the last five chapters in the book version.
bot - make me deviled eggs!
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
social anxiety disorder
breaking out of the home-work paradigm, and it's good. went to a bar last week, and i was the only one who forgot to pre-party! wtf. not to be all "new york," but we don't do that there. drinking is part of being social, not the means to an end. we also went to that old throwback el rio last night, got way more drunk than expected on cheap liquor, but what a way to go on a drizzly monday night. the night ended in breakfast and that's always a good sign.
today i bought some limited edition spam with cheese. when i told the CFW, they both screamed, "EW!" i also made minnie's pizza. had a small diva moment when i couldn't find the sun-dried tomatoes in safeway (oh my lord, who am i??). but it was good. even macpainter liked it! apparently we have a pizza stone, which i'll have to use next time.
finished the da vinci code this weekend, about five years after everyone else. currently listening to "my life," narrated by bill clinton. it's pretty good so far! currently (really) reading "blink." thin-slice this, beeyatch!
i got a new cell phone, but i'm gonna return it. i fear technological change.
i'm trying to get to the gym but keep getting stymied by work and fatigue. BUT i am eating 10 vitamins a day - 2 vitamin c and 3 echinacea (for my sore throat/cough); 4 calcium (for PMS symptoms); and one one-a-day (for good measure). man read this paragraph again. i'm so fucking "cali." or as minnie would say, i have to go eat my salad and drink my blended fruit drink. fuck.
breaking out of the home-work paradigm, and it's good. went to a bar last week, and i was the only one who forgot to pre-party! wtf. not to be all "new york," but we don't do that there. drinking is part of being social, not the means to an end. we also went to that old throwback el rio last night, got way more drunk than expected on cheap liquor, but what a way to go on a drizzly monday night. the night ended in breakfast and that's always a good sign.
today i bought some limited edition spam with cheese. when i told the CFW, they both screamed, "EW!" i also made minnie's pizza. had a small diva moment when i couldn't find the sun-dried tomatoes in safeway (oh my lord, who am i??). but it was good. even macpainter liked it! apparently we have a pizza stone, which i'll have to use next time.
finished the da vinci code this weekend, about five years after everyone else. currently listening to "my life," narrated by bill clinton. it's pretty good so far! currently (really) reading "blink." thin-slice this, beeyatch!
i got a new cell phone, but i'm gonna return it. i fear technological change.
i'm trying to get to the gym but keep getting stymied by work and fatigue. BUT i am eating 10 vitamins a day - 2 vitamin c and 3 echinacea (for my sore throat/cough); 4 calcium (for PMS symptoms); and one one-a-day (for good measure). man read this paragraph again. i'm so fucking "cali." or as minnie would say, i have to go eat my salad and drink my blended fruit drink. fuck.
Sunday, June 26, 2005
does anyone else read slate and get totally mesmerized by that ad for the swimming tread machine?
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i have broken down and checked out some rilo kiley. le sigh, in the words of botmackdaddy.
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long-lost love: pirate cat radio, 87.9 FM (listen live through the site)
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new challenge: deviled eggs!
ps minnay- i will try your pizza recipe this week.
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i have broken down and checked out some rilo kiley. le sigh, in the words of botmackdaddy.
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long-lost love: pirate cat radio, 87.9 FM (listen live through the site)
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new challenge: deviled eggs!
ps minnay- i will try your pizza recipe this week.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
hipsters with asian fet.
the article (link above) is actually the type of article i would write, if i were ever a music writer. annoying sexist indie rockers must be mocked, mercilessly.
No. 2: "[The album is] certainly not racist, I mean, if only mostly because everybody in the band has a thing for Asian and black girls."
the article (link above) is actually the type of article i would write, if i were ever a music writer. annoying sexist indie rockers must be mocked, mercilessly.
Friday, June 24, 2005
who wants to shop at american apparel now?
In his marketing, Charney has been adept at weaving his libertarian sexual attitude with his progressive labor practices. But it's another matter to make that attitude a bedrock principle of the workplace. In their sexual harassment suits, two of the women accuse Charney of exposing himself to them. One claims he invited her to masturbate with him and that he ran business meetings at his Los Angeles home wearing close to nothing. Another says he asked her to hire young women with whom he could have sex, Asians preferred. All describe him using foul language in their presence, much of it demeaning to women. Says Keith A. Fink, an attorney for one of the women suing: "The work environment there makes Animal House look like choir practice."
good article on the class series in NYT and WSJ. nothing that new (social mobility impossible, rich give money to other rich, etc), but some interesting facts.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
reporting live from somewhere
a friend of mine from columbia just sent this out about his experiences in alabama. it's rare to get a non-white, non-black, non-American (he is singaporean) view of the south, and his observations are interesting and telling.
a friend of mine from columbia just sent this out about his experiences in alabama. it's rare to get a non-white, non-black, non-American (he is singaporean) view of the south, and his observations are interesting and telling.
Apologies for the mass mail, but I said I'd send a proper update since school ended, and if I haven't mentioned it, I spent over a week in early June in Alabama reporting thanks to a grant. I managed to get out of the Deep South in one piece. I was in the thick of a white supremacist (the Council of Conservative Citizens a.k.a. the 'Uptown Klan') rally and protest against the Southern Poverty Law Center, where 50 marchers draped themselves in Confederate
flags and sang Dixie. All at the heart of where the Civil Rights
movement began, and barely an hour after I'd been to Dr. King's
barber.
I'd gone in search of a story on how some activists were working for a
moratorium on executions and the challenges they faced. The state bar
association wanted to publish a booklet on the pros and cons of a
moratorium on the death penalty, and the attorney-general's office
refused to write the section on cons so the project had to be dropped.
I spoke to a death row inmate, exonerees (one after 18 years),
families and attorneys, and it was plain shocking how capital cases
were still handled in this day and age - drunk and inexperienced
attorneys, prosecutors hiding evidence, forced confessions, the works.
Alabama is the state with the highest per capita rate of death
sentences handed down, and it's not over with the execution/s - Grace
Singleton, whose mentally retarded son Cornelius was executed in 1992,
still wants to right the record. Her son, IQ 57, confessed to murder
while his girlfriend was sitting on his lap. She was excited to read
about the trial of the men involved in Emmett Till's murder 50 years
before that she wanted to clear her son's name before she died. Oh,
she also wants to get on Oprah to help her case.
Two blocks down the avenue facing the state Capitol, a man was
painting the Ten Commandments on slabs of stone. I stop to chat, we
get round to the death penalty, and he wishes he'd brought along his
concordance as we spend a half hour flipping through the Bible looking
for passages that justify the death penalty.
But that Sunday, I was shocked to hear the pastor at Dr. King's old
church slam missionaries for having wreaked as much damage as military
force had, destroying whole cultures and civilizations. He criticized
congregants for not speaking out against this travesty, war included.
And watching the local (baseball) team, the Montgomery Biscuits, at
the ballpark, the cultural significance of "three strikes, you're out"
finally hit me.
A local talk radio host found me at an execution day vigil, and I went
on his talk radio show on Radio Montgomery for two hours, where
redneck "hang 'em all" legislators and flaming liberal "we're still in
the dark ages down here" pastors called in, and talk (I only had under
a minute to report what I'd discovered before being interrogated) went
from caning and flogging (like in Singapore) and hanging/lethal
injections to the Downing Street memo. Anyhow, 'Bama is an experience
I'd highly recommend if you get a lead or story or any excuse to
travel there.
Sunday, June 19, 2005
losing the taste
my whole family has started eating healthy - no more greasy, oily, or fried foods; not too many sweets; nothing overprocessed; nothing creamy; nothing with lots of carbs. we must be the only asian family that has completely replaced white rice with brown rice. the house is stocked with fruits and veggies and soy everything.
and accordingly, the food is really tasteless. low-fat mushroom sauce cannot replace cream of mushroom. steamed fish is nothing next to fried fish. my appetite has shrunken to nothing because i cannot bear to eat this bland food - my appetite is on strike. usually by the time i'm full, i'm also so depressed at having to eat this food that i can't bear to lift my fork or chopsticks anymore. i can only look forward to ice cream after dinner or my usual daily chocolate bar that i buy from the deli across the street from work.
obviously, my dissatisfaction with my cuisine is a metaphor for my life back at home and in san francisco. it's bland. it's boring. i only look forward to one or two exciting weekend events, the "dessert" to the days and nights that i wander through. it's only been two weeks, but my daily routine has already become a well-worn path. i can't enjoy anything that i used to love - the weather, the picturesque scenery of san francisco, the cozy architecture, the distinct neighborhoods. i hear myself criticizing everything and truly unable to find anything besides the glass half empty. most of the time, i'm simply too tired to leave the house. work gives me a good reason to get up in the morning, but only distracts me until 5 pm, when i run out to...what? nothing. another bland meal, another early night, another boring day.
my whole family has started eating healthy - no more greasy, oily, or fried foods; not too many sweets; nothing overprocessed; nothing creamy; nothing with lots of carbs. we must be the only asian family that has completely replaced white rice with brown rice. the house is stocked with fruits and veggies and soy everything.
and accordingly, the food is really tasteless. low-fat mushroom sauce cannot replace cream of mushroom. steamed fish is nothing next to fried fish. my appetite has shrunken to nothing because i cannot bear to eat this bland food - my appetite is on strike. usually by the time i'm full, i'm also so depressed at having to eat this food that i can't bear to lift my fork or chopsticks anymore. i can only look forward to ice cream after dinner or my usual daily chocolate bar that i buy from the deli across the street from work.
obviously, my dissatisfaction with my cuisine is a metaphor for my life back at home and in san francisco. it's bland. it's boring. i only look forward to one or two exciting weekend events, the "dessert" to the days and nights that i wander through. it's only been two weeks, but my daily routine has already become a well-worn path. i can't enjoy anything that i used to love - the weather, the picturesque scenery of san francisco, the cozy architecture, the distinct neighborhoods. i hear myself criticizing everything and truly unable to find anything besides the glass half empty. most of the time, i'm simply too tired to leave the house. work gives me a good reason to get up in the morning, but only distracts me until 5 pm, when i run out to...what? nothing. another bland meal, another early night, another boring day.
Saturday, June 18, 2005
it only took me two and a half weeks to unpack all ten boxes and six pieces of luggage, with surprisingly few casualties (one mug, two bowls - always ALWAYS use bubble wrap). missing in action: one bra (i suspect the airport baggage inspectors took it). the mcbsco house is busting at the gills, esp. since now macpainter, aka brown man, is back. and yet i still keep shopping...it's the curse of working downtown.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
so true, so true
You are Trisha.
Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
You are Trisha.
Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
currently corrupting my new laptop with:
the woods - sleater-kinney
be - common (esp. "the corner" and "they say")
gimme fiction - spoon
picaresque - the decemberists (esp. "the bagman's gambit," "the engine driver," and "the mariner's song" - if only i could tell stories such as these!)
"til kingdom come," coldplay (i'll not partake of the current coldplay-lash, but this is one of the only interesting songs i've heard on the new album - a johnny cash song)
"Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games," of montreal (try saying that when you're stoned, a la bot)
naturally - sharon jones and the dap kings (takin it back to 1960s r & b, smooth as a baby's ass)
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fyi, i've added a headlines feed from modelminority.com at the bottom of the page
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chinatown demands more than an apology from the niners
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now that i found this website, i don't have to go back to new york at all
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sadly, this is not a joke
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things i'm having problems with
-not being flaky
-not feeling sleepy at 9:30 pm
-not missing steve-o
-bonding with my co-interns
-feeling productive at work
-figuring out how to stay warm in the freezing office
-sneezing fits first thing after i wake up in the AM
-feeling like coming back to sf was a mistake
-feeling like i didn't work hard enough in grad school
-finding a parking space near the bart station
etc.
the woods - sleater-kinney
be - common (esp. "the corner" and "they say")
gimme fiction - spoon
picaresque - the decemberists (esp. "the bagman's gambit," "the engine driver," and "the mariner's song" - if only i could tell stories such as these!)
"til kingdom come," coldplay (i'll not partake of the current coldplay-lash, but this is one of the only interesting songs i've heard on the new album - a johnny cash song)
"Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games," of montreal (try saying that when you're stoned, a la bot)
naturally - sharon jones and the dap kings (takin it back to 1960s r & b, smooth as a baby's ass)
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fyi, i've added a headlines feed from modelminority.com at the bottom of the page
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chinatown demands more than an apology from the niners
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now that i found this website, i don't have to go back to new york at all
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sadly, this is not a joke
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things i'm having problems with
-not being flaky
-not feeling sleepy at 9:30 pm
-not missing steve-o
-bonding with my co-interns
-feeling productive at work
-figuring out how to stay warm in the freezing office
-sneezing fits first thing after i wake up in the AM
-feeling like coming back to sf was a mistake
-feeling like i didn't work hard enough in grad school
-finding a parking space near the bart station
etc.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
post-it notes
lin: i'm so glad you're OK.
bot: congrats on your graduation!
minnay/kimora lee: i will post pics of the shoes later.
steve-o: hope you're enjoying yourself ("it's a celebration!") in houston, call me when you have a chance.
lin: i'm so glad you're OK.
bot: congrats on your graduation!
minnay/kimora lee: i will post pics of the shoes later.
steve-o: hope you're enjoying yourself ("it's a celebration!") in houston, call me when you have a chance.
Friday, June 10, 2005
minnie i got your package today! hella fast. this was my favorite part (besides the dylan part in your note):
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bougie interlude:
prada shoes, $30 at DSW (80% off)
if only i could save that much every day.
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pics from coney island
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bougie interlude:
prada shoes, $30 at DSW (80% off)
if only i could save that much every day.
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pics from coney island
Thursday, June 09, 2005
my favorite part from today's sfchron profile of a girl from my high school:
She had little interest in the boys at her school, saying most are "not much fun. They're the nerdy, booky guys or are the gamers who spend 24/7 on the Internet."
so true. so true.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
just wanted to post something interesting i learned about while working on a story last month - racist hate vs. racist love. here's the article by frank chin from modelminority.com.
yes, it was me with jared leto
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also, check out alice's cool pics from the brangelina premiere
Was walking in Soho near Prince St. yesterday (Saturday, 6/4) when who do I see but Jared Leto, shaved head and all. He gave a somewhat hobo-ish vibe, as he was nearly fully reclined on the steps next to that outdoor Adidas store. He was in the company of some punkish, hipstery brand of Asian girl who definitely thought she was too cool for school. He was still hot, though- I nearly melted from our brief moment of direct eye-contact.
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also, check out alice's cool pics from the brangelina premiere
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Monday, June 06, 2005
how did i miss heath?
Memorial Day I saw Heath Ledger walking down Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. Didn’t think too much about why he was in Greepoint because I was overrun with bravado thoughts that I could kick his ass…he’s just a little guy.
Memorial Day I saw Heath Ledger walking down Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. Didn’t think too much about why he was in Greepoint because I was overrun with bravado thoughts that I could kick his ass…he’s just a little guy.
the new fiona apple album "extraordinary machines" leaked on the internet. download it. love it.
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Friday, June 03, 2005
welcome back to sf
where each day is exactly like the last.
Today: Sunny. Patchy morning coastal low clouds and fog. Highs in the 60s along the coast to mid-80s inland. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night: Clear. Patchy late night coastal low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid-40s to mid-50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny. Patchy morning coastal low clouds and fog. Highs in the 60s along the coast to mid-80s inland. West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night: Clear. Patchy late night coastal low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid-40s to mid-50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny. Patchy morning coastal low clouds and fog. Highs in the 60s along the coast to lower 80s inland. Sunday night: Mostly clear. Patchy late night coastal low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid-40s to mid-50s.
where each day is exactly like the last.
Today: Sunny. Patchy morning coastal low clouds and fog. Highs in the 60s along the coast to mid-80s inland. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night: Clear. Patchy late night coastal low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid-40s to mid-50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny. Patchy morning coastal low clouds and fog. Highs in the 60s along the coast to mid-80s inland. West winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night: Clear. Patchy late night coastal low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid-40s to mid-50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday: Sunny. Patchy morning coastal low clouds and fog. Highs in the 60s along the coast to lower 80s inland. Sunday night: Mostly clear. Patchy late night coastal low clouds and fog. Lows in the mid-40s to mid-50s.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
heart attack of the day
i almost broke the copy machine on my 2nd day of work doing the only thing i've been assigned thus far. luckily, armed with a letter opener and my skinny fingers, i fished out the offending piece of paper before anyone noticed.
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my favorite part of the office so far: the shower in the faux-italian-villa-walled (complete with faux cracks in the orange walls) bathroom.
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overheard conversation by two co-workers yesterday:
her: "oh my god, i have to bring you to this great vietnamese place around the corner. it has the best pho [pronounced like 'foh']."
him: "man, i don't like vietnamese food. it's got too many tendons."
i almost broke the copy machine on my 2nd day of work doing the only thing i've been assigned thus far. luckily, armed with a letter opener and my skinny fingers, i fished out the offending piece of paper before anyone noticed.
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my favorite part of the office so far: the shower in the faux-italian-villa-walled (complete with faux cracks in the orange walls) bathroom.
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overheard conversation by two co-workers yesterday:
her: "oh my god, i have to bring you to this great vietnamese place around the corner. it has the best pho [pronounced like 'foh']."
him: "man, i don't like vietnamese food. it's got too many tendons."
two big things going on in sf right now related to the apa community:
- a 49ers in-house video features a bucktoothed caricature of a Chinese man
- Japantown community outraged over plan to build a Starbucks there
- a 49ers in-house video features a bucktoothed caricature of a Chinese man
- Japantown community outraged over plan to build a Starbucks there
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
the "saving face" post
OK, the "saving face" hype has to stop RIGHT NOW. the movie sucks. all of it. the plot, the acting, and the filmmaking. i guess it's decent for a first-time filmmaker, but this movie isn't breaking any rules or pushing any envelopes. if you want to see a well-made film about gay asian americans living with the stigma of LGBTS in the apa community, see "the wedding banquet" instead.
OK, the "saving face" hype has to stop RIGHT NOW. the movie sucks. all of it. the plot, the acting, and the filmmaking. i guess it's decent for a first-time filmmaker, but this movie isn't breaking any rules or pushing any envelopes. if you want to see a well-made film about gay asian americans living with the stigma of LGBTS in the apa community, see "the wedding banquet" instead.
internship: day one
9 AM: i have to be in the office by 10 am. my mom's warnings echo in my ears: "DON'T BE LATE ON YOUR FIRST DAY!" since i'm taking the bus downtown, and i'm driving to the bus stop on san bruno, i leave about 45 minutes to get there.
9:15: i hop into my car, a little behind schedule, but i can make up the time.
9:16: my ole reliable civic makes a grinding noise when i turn the key. it's a pathetic little whirr that sounds far away. nothing happens.
9:17-9:20: more whirring, and i start to sweat and curse.
9:21: "motherfucker!" i scream at the car, and run down my hill, and the next EIGHT blocks to the bus station. in my business-casual-first-day-of-work outfit. luckily i was wearing flats.
10:00 sharp: i get to the building on market street right on time, thank the lord. hmm, that's strange, the entire front of the building is covered in scaffolding. i check the letter i got about the internship once more, and, yep, i'm in the right place. well i guess they're doing some renovating. i go up to the sixth floor, where i see the magazine's sign. but the entire office is dead silent and empty - no furniture, only walls and carpet, and a hefty construction worker looking at me strangely. man, i guess they are more low-budget than i thought. i briefly consider that the staff are pushed away into the back somewhere, but then i realize, no, it's not here. i call the number on the letterhead, and hold myself back from screaming at the receptionist, "WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU GUYS????" she says they're at sutter street, and the intern meeting has already started. i run the three blocks to the office, and arrive 10 minutes late, waving the letterhead with the old address at the intern coordinator.
the day couldn't have gotten any worse, and thank god, it didn't. the other three interns are nice. most of the people on staff are from berkeley's j-school, or are about to go there. the office is really big and nice, and everyone seems decently good-natured and relaxed. i already got my first assignment: photocopying.
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all hail audiobooks!
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from the onion:
9 AM: i have to be in the office by 10 am. my mom's warnings echo in my ears: "DON'T BE LATE ON YOUR FIRST DAY!" since i'm taking the bus downtown, and i'm driving to the bus stop on san bruno, i leave about 45 minutes to get there.
9:15: i hop into my car, a little behind schedule, but i can make up the time.
9:16: my ole reliable civic makes a grinding noise when i turn the key. it's a pathetic little whirr that sounds far away. nothing happens.
9:17-9:20: more whirring, and i start to sweat and curse.
9:21: "motherfucker!" i scream at the car, and run down my hill, and the next EIGHT blocks to the bus station. in my business-casual-first-day-of-work outfit. luckily i was wearing flats.
10:00 sharp: i get to the building on market street right on time, thank the lord. hmm, that's strange, the entire front of the building is covered in scaffolding. i check the letter i got about the internship once more, and, yep, i'm in the right place. well i guess they're doing some renovating. i go up to the sixth floor, where i see the magazine's sign. but the entire office is dead silent and empty - no furniture, only walls and carpet, and a hefty construction worker looking at me strangely. man, i guess they are more low-budget than i thought. i briefly consider that the staff are pushed away into the back somewhere, but then i realize, no, it's not here. i call the number on the letterhead, and hold myself back from screaming at the receptionist, "WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU GUYS????" she says they're at sutter street, and the intern meeting has already started. i run the three blocks to the office, and arrive 10 minutes late, waving the letterhead with the old address at the intern coordinator.
the day couldn't have gotten any worse, and thank god, it didn't. the other three interns are nice. most of the people on staff are from berkeley's j-school, or are about to go there. the office is really big and nice, and everyone seems decently good-natured and relaxed. i already got my first assignment: photocopying.
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all hail audiobooks!
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from the onion:
Entire Napoleon Dynamite Plot Pieced Together Through Friends'
Quotes
AUSTIN, TX—Although he has never seen the 2004 indie hit Napoleon
Dynamite, Michael Osman, 23, has cobbled together its entire plot
via his friends' endless quoting of the film. "Well, Napoleon's
brother said, 'Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with
babes all day,' and then got a visit from his Internet girlfriend,"
Osman said. "Then Napoleon told his Uncle Rico that he could make
120 bucks 'in like five seconds,' and went to work on a chicken
farm. Then Napoleon gave Trisha a drawing, said, 'It took me like
three hours to finish the shading on your upper lip,' and asked her
to the dance." Osman added that he has a pretty good idea what a
liger looks like.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Thursday, May 26, 2005
graduation pics!
full album here
here is me getting my diploma! (my sister says i look like a ghost)
minnie and bethany at the ceremony
steve with his fifth plate of food at the reception
laurie pigs out, too
champagne makes me happy...
but too much gouda makes me crazy!
can't...
stop...
eating!
me and steve in front of the journalism school
minnie, me, bethany
me and mom
me and frootz
the whole family (mom's still eating)
steve strikes a pose with his tote
my sister was obsessed with steve's tote bag (see mother grabbing her son away from scary tote-toting man!)
and his butt
she stalked him down the block (she was pretty drunk)
me and my XXX-rated softshell crab
full album here
here is me getting my diploma! (my sister says i look like a ghost)
minnie and bethany at the ceremony
steve with his fifth plate of food at the reception
laurie pigs out, too
champagne makes me happy...
but too much gouda makes me crazy!
can't...
stop...
eating!
me and steve in front of the journalism school
minnie, me, bethany
me and mom
me and frootz
the whole family (mom's still eating)
steve strikes a pose with his tote
my sister was obsessed with steve's tote bag (see mother grabbing her son away from scary tote-toting man!)
and his butt
she stalked him down the block (she was pretty drunk)
me and my XXX-rated softshell crab
IS WAYNE BRADY GONNA HAVE TO CHOKE A BITCH?
last night's menu at cafe 3B in greenpoint:
guest list: min-nayyy, dianne the crazy kitten lady, sharon the rhinestoning wonder, steve "tfa overtime crusader" chung, bethany
appetizer: wine (riesling), cheese (blue), cookies (samoas)
main dish: chicken curry with vegetables over sticky rice
dessert: cookie dough ice cream and brownies
entertainment: michel gondry videos and chappelle show season two (the wayne brady sketch is HILLAHHRIOUS - as chappelle's son would say in reference to nick cannon)
re: star wars - my favorite was darth chocolate.
i tried to like it. i forced myself to absorb slate's idiot's guide to star wars, and so i even understood what was going on. but it was just uninteresting. i wasn't even impressed by the special effects or whatever. i think dave sums it up best with his metaphor about a disappointed woman.
last night's menu at cafe 3B in greenpoint:
guest list: min-nayyy, dianne the crazy kitten lady, sharon the rhinestoning wonder, steve "tfa overtime crusader" chung, bethany
appetizer: wine (riesling), cheese (blue), cookies (samoas)
main dish: chicken curry with vegetables over sticky rice
dessert: cookie dough ice cream and brownies
entertainment: michel gondry videos and chappelle show season two (the wayne brady sketch is HILLAHHRIOUS - as chappelle's son would say in reference to nick cannon)
re: star wars - my favorite was darth chocolate.
i tried to like it. i forced myself to absorb slate's idiot's guide to star wars, and so i even understood what was going on. but it was just uninteresting. i wasn't even impressed by the special effects or whatever. i think dave sums it up best with his metaphor about a disappointed woman.
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
"konnichiwa, bitches!"
chappelle show season two!!!
also, does everyone know that he has an asian wife?
chappelle show season two!!!
also, does everyone know that he has an asian wife?
Sunday, May 22, 2005
i graduated last wednesday, fyi! pics to come.
on friday i went to chelsea market, where i had yummy good thai food. highly recommend it, although it is out of the way. that's also where the food network offices are and emeril's show is taped there, AND i saw the host of double dare standing around. i also went to PS 1, which is a modern art museum in brooklyn that is in a converted primary school building. some of the art is pretty rad, some of it is not. after that, i went to see kings and queen at lincoln center. it was really good - hard to categorize and describe. you just have to see it, i guess. steve and i had overpriced burritos in the LES and then went home and watched 28 days later on dvd (it was great!).
temporary obsession: the da vinci code, illustrated version (i know, i finally succumbed to the da vinci hype)
saturday steve and i walked around union square area for a long ass time then made meatballs and spaghetti and bbq chicken pizza (frozen) at home. macabasco's meatballs strike again! around midnight we headed out to happy ending with bethany for a birthday party. happy ending is a bar in chinatown that is housed in a former massage parlor ("happy ending, get it?" - steve). the storefront is the same as when it was a "health club", and the tiled sauna rooms downstairs are still in tact. i liked that place, the crowd was really mixed. the music kind of sucked (who plays "we will rock you?"), but there were some hottie dudes of all races. uh huh!
i'm getting pretty down about leaving nyc in a little bit over a week, but i'm trying to console myself by saying that i will definitely come back in the future. i'm really gonna miss this place, as much as i hate it sometimes. :((((((((((
i am leaving new york may 31, and starting at MJ june 1. see you all in the bay!
on friday i went to chelsea market, where i had yummy good thai food. highly recommend it, although it is out of the way. that's also where the food network offices are and emeril's show is taped there, AND i saw the host of double dare standing around. i also went to PS 1, which is a modern art museum in brooklyn that is in a converted primary school building. some of the art is pretty rad, some of it is not. after that, i went to see kings and queen at lincoln center. it was really good - hard to categorize and describe. you just have to see it, i guess. steve and i had overpriced burritos in the LES and then went home and watched 28 days later on dvd (it was great!).
temporary obsession: the da vinci code, illustrated version (i know, i finally succumbed to the da vinci hype)
saturday steve and i walked around union square area for a long ass time then made meatballs and spaghetti and bbq chicken pizza (frozen) at home. macabasco's meatballs strike again! around midnight we headed out to happy ending with bethany for a birthday party. happy ending is a bar in chinatown that is housed in a former massage parlor ("happy ending, get it?" - steve). the storefront is the same as when it was a "health club", and the tiled sauna rooms downstairs are still in tact. i liked that place, the crowd was really mixed. the music kind of sucked (who plays "we will rock you?"), but there were some hottie dudes of all races. uh huh!
i'm getting pretty down about leaving nyc in a little bit over a week, but i'm trying to console myself by saying that i will definitely come back in the future. i'm really gonna miss this place, as much as i hate it sometimes. :((((((((((
i am leaving new york may 31, and starting at MJ june 1. see you all in the bay!
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
watching britney and kevin's reality show makes me
-nauseated because of all the close-ups and shaky camera action
-want to rip my eyes out of their sockets
-think britney acts like a 13-year-old girl
-wish i were watching 'newlyweds' instead because jessica simpson is way less annoying and almost endearing by contrast
-nauseated because of all the close-ups and shaky camera action
-want to rip my eyes out of their sockets
-think britney acts like a 13-year-old girl
-wish i were watching 'newlyweds' instead because jessica simpson is way less annoying and almost endearing by contrast
baghdad by the bay
check out this site that tranposes a map of bombings in baghdad over a map of san francisco ("baghdad by the bay"). click on "baghdad san francisco" on the map, then click on san francisco after the next map pops up. pretty interesting. here is more info:
check out this site that tranposes a map of bombings in baghdad over a map of san francisco ("baghdad by the bay"). click on "baghdad san francisco" on the map, then click on san francisco after the next map pops up. pretty interesting. here is more info:
Paula Levine's Baghdad <> San Francisco imagines the effects upon San Francisco, had the bombs which fell on Baghdad been destined rather for the American city. The project references GPS technology, physical spaces, associated histories and the Web.
A mapping of the first US attack on Baghdad, in March 2003, is superimposed upon San Francisco. The sound heard is from the same event. The longitude and latitude of each bombsite in SF is marked using a GPS device, the same technology used to target site in the Iraki town. These sites are mapped, chronicled and documented with photograph of what's currently at these locations.
Caches are also placed at each GPS location containing project information and the names of US soldiers who died in the war since May 1, 2003, the date President Bush declared: "Major combat operations in Baghdad have ended."
Baghdad <> San Francisco is the first project of the Shadows From Another Place series of hypothetical mappings which use GPS to imagine the impact of cultural and political changes that take place in one location upon another.
Part of the HTMLles festival in Montreal, May 18-21.
Monday, May 16, 2005
Friday, May 13, 2005
as much as i love gawker, they need to shut the hell up with their mocking of the journalism school. it's so uncreative and obviously out of jealousy. i mean, she actually went through her rejection letter line-by-line. have some dignity.
see their photo essay of the launch of one of the magazine workshops' publications. by the way, the blonde in the sixth photo really is that gorgeous. it's almost distracting. and you may see her tomorrow @ my party!...
see their photo essay of the launch of one of the magazine workshops' publications. by the way, the blonde in the sixth photo really is that gorgeous. it's almost distracting. and you may see her tomorrow @ my party!...
sunlight makes me paranoid
be not afraid! there is sunlight in my room for the first time since i've moved here.
meaty goodness:
see minnay's blog for details.
be not afraid! there is sunlight in my room for the first time since i've moved here.
meaty goodness:
see minnay's blog for details.
on a more sober note, see my website for the Filipinas story and other choice recent bits.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
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