September 2010
27 posts
15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone... →
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August 2010
63 posts
"But o! But o!"
If I begin at the beginning, then I’ve always been lost. I have no sense of direction and no ability to root myself. I can’t wait in line, and I can’t sit still. I find it nearly impossible to do just one thing at once.
So is it because of this or despite this that I am so frequently overwhelmed and overstimulated? Is it part of growing up that finds me grasping for simplicity...
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“Mona has not started this deadly game, but now that she understands there can be...”
– Gish Jen, Mona in the Promised Land
Pederasty? More like peder-NASTY, amiright?
I woke up this morning. I was very tired. I ran out to catch the bus without breakfast.
Subsequently, I tried to get a strawberry danish. At the register, I looked through my purse for my wallet. Then I looked again. Then I looked a third time. No wallet, no bueno.
Might I add that I was scheduled for 8 hours and that my home is about 45 minutes away from my place of work? Ashley, however, was...
Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how...
January 2009
August 2010
In between, I lost one boyfriend and best friend, some innocence, naivety, patience, boundaries, modesty, one apartment, recipes, a TV, a car, clothes, shoes, books, a job, security, memories, photographs, letters, my middle name, hair, and common decency.
I gained a fantastic group of friends, knowledge, peace, a new school, new city, better tolerance for liquor,...
Surprising.
I keep being surprised.
First of all, I forget that I queued a bunch of posts for the month thing so I log on and am like “I didn’t write that…oh yes I did”.
Orientation day started off with this nice little surprise event:
Then it took me about 15 minutes to find my graduate campus. The problem is that it’s situated inside (apparently) what used to be an...
“Just for the record, the weather today is calm and sunny, but the air is full of...”
– Diary, Chuck Palahniuk (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Let’s be honest, no one starts an online blog and has followers to write purely private things.
Pfft. I am whoring out my memories and emotions on this thing. Shamelessly. I don’t care, obviously.
I think we all just want to believe that other people care about our thoughts, and in that way we can live forever.
Day 26- What you think about your friends
I really think I have some of the best friends in the world. I’m aware it’s not always easy to be my friend, and that actually, it isn’t as simple as most people think it is to be anyone’s friend.
There’s Katie, my oldest best friend. We’ve known each other for 11 years now. That is amazing and so special to me. Having moved so often, it’s been nearly...
Day 25- What I would find in your bag
I can tell you exactly what is in my bag.
One red leather wallet.
One turquoise camera, affectionately named Zoe.
A pair of cheap black sunglasses (the 4th pair this year).
A Clipper Card.
A bright green fold-up mirror and retractable hair brush.
Receipts: library, Beard Papa,
Social security card…wait, that isn’t supposed to be in there anymore.
$5 H&M giftcard, to...
“You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.”
– Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“To all your questions, I have no...
Day 24- A letter to your parents
Dear Mom and Dad,
When I was little, I hated you. I mean, despised you. You were the only thing I could count on to be miserable. You didn’t understand me, you were constantly (and reminded me that you were) disappointed in me, and made familial warmth look like an alien concept.
Now that I am older, I get it. You’ve had a hard life. Really hard. You did what you could to make my...
It's gonna be a bright, sunshiney day.
Glorious weather. I am talking straight up, if-I-had-a-reason-I’d-be-wearing-my-tank-top-and-short-shorts-oh-wait-I-do weather. I have really got to learn to stop typing the way I speak, because these formatting issues are getting more and more complex.
So meanwhile, I tried to watch Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels today but couldn’t seem to get through it. Same goes for Amadeus....
Day 23- Something you crave for a lot
Ha! You might as well call me a woman made of cravings. Here goes:
Pastries, cuddling, pumpkin spice lattes, baked ziti, tzatziki sauce, spicy tuna, sex, hot stone massages, strawberry banana smoothies, sparkly things, kisses all over my lower neck, deep belly laughter, a new dress, chapstick, wontons, New York Super Fudge Chunk, chai lattes, fresh cut flowers, the admiration of my peers,...
“I love you above all things, even pie.”
– Fool, Christopher Moore (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone...
If there’s one thing I ever learned, it’s that people are not snowflakes. I’m fairly sure there isn’t a single thing about me that someone else on Earth hasn’t also experienced. But there are some things about me that are a little interesting:
I am mainly Chinese, but I am about 1/16th Iranian.
I can read at a rate of 1000 words per minute.
I didn’t climb a...
