I have no idea why my subconscious has decided to torture me this week.
First the fossil hominid dreams (which, okay, in retrospect? Kinda hilarious) but now… this.
This morning, I decided that what I desperately need in my life is a ringtone for whenever my mom calls. Currently, it’s set to my standard ringtone (OLIVIA’s A Little Pain). Throughout junior year when my mom and I were arguing about SATs it was set to The Imperial March (my dad was so, so [...]
I wish my life had an accompanying soundtrack of epic theme music.
Seriously, copying Chinese characters while listening to The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack (including “What’s This?” in Japanese) ? Awesome.
Although listening to The Dark Knight1 soundtrack while doing Chinese isn’t shabby either.
Note to self: TDK is also worth a re-watch, if not just for the [...]
Waiting for Life to Begin
I’m the first to know,
my dearest friends,
even if your hope has burned with time,
anything that’s dead shall be re-grown,
and your vicious pain, your warning sign,
you will be fine
Angel & Airwaves–”The Adventure”
You have a crick in your neck from spending the night in your office chair. It’s no one’s fault but your [...]
I need someone who makes me laugh.
I’m too stressed out and tense this semester for my own good. Being this neurotic is so very out of character of me.
My problems! Let me tell you them.
1. Study Abroad
I want to go to HKU (University of Hong Kong) for study abroad next year and I have no idea if it’ll get approved. HKU doesn’t have an Anthropology department but it has Comp.Lit courses that are pretty much cultural anthropology courses and I’m still not sure [...]
1. I look like death today.
2. Taylor Swift music is not supposed to make me sad.
3. I am not at all prepared for my quiz in Chinese drills today nor am I prepared for for my appointment with my Anthro prof.
4. I still don’t know what to major/minor if my ideal plan for study abroad+ [...]
Forget about a mental health day, I need a mental health week.
I think my brain has decided that blogging and writing medicore original fiction are to be outlets for my ~personal feelings~ which is probably a nice way of saying ‘I am stressed and have lots of work to do, blogging/writing is a form of [...]
So, she thinks she just might be a little bit attracted to him.
Just a little.
She likes his laugh, his sly comments, and his gray-green eyes. She likes his sense of humor and the weight of his arm around her shoulders.
She thinks yeah, maybe she could be a little bit attracted to him.
But then she notices [...]
Dear subconscious,
I would much rather have dreams about shirtless Taye Diggs or even being BFFs with Chris Colfer than dream about identifying Early Homo skulls.
Stop it with the fossil hominid dreams, really.
No love,
Stacy
Ethan and Kay have nothing in common aside from Terrence and tennis. This is why they resorted to getting completely smashed. Only– they need to procure the alcohol first.
A Thin Line Between Drunken Teenage Passes and Hate
“He has plastic bags for shoes,” Kay said, in tones of utmost horror. “I cannot speak to that man.”
Ethan [...]
I’ve been in love with G.E.M. Tang’s new single, “All About U” (I’m even willing to forgive the title– I hate it when ‘you’ turns into ‘u’ in song titles).
G.E.M. has a fantastic voice– it’s so much richer than most of her peers in the Hong Kong music scene.In addition to being able to sing [...]
On Facebook, I was invited to an event called Ladies for Themselves Day. The creator told us the story behind the event:
Just about everyday I hear a friend, family member, classmate, or even a random girl in the bathroom, put themselves down. Well I think i’ve just about heard enough! We’re all guilty, it just [...]
I find it somewhat distressing/hilarious that my midterm is over and I’m still dreaming about fossil hominins1.
No, really.
My subconscious has decided its a riot and the best way for me to declare a major in Anthropology (at Bryn Mawr) is reverse psychology. I’m now leaning towards East Asian Studies, thanks.
At least they’re not the skullcap [...]
Last minute cramming.
I’m looking over my notes in class and felt this overwhelming urge to bang my head against the nearest hard surface.
Let me copy and paste my notes for your viewing pleasure/horror.
Differences between Early Homo and Homo Sapiens
1) we have chins!
2) our bipedality is better than their bipedality
3) we have flaring pelvises!
4) we have [...]
So, let’s review how I already know today’s going to suck.
1. I have this stuck in my head. I’m trying to timeline all the hominins for my midterm and all I can think is “There are klingons off the starboard bow! Starboard bow! Starboard bow!”(Cut me some slack, I learned over the summer that my [...]
I have reached the point in my ’study for anthro midterm’ panic where if my crush, Wang Leehom, and Sam Seaborn1 all showed up at my door for naked fun time, I would say no, slam the door, and return to my notes on primate taxonomy.
(I’m going to choose sleep over all nighter soon.)
I know [...]
Sad realization: I’m turning into one of those people who chronicles their boring lives (and not even in a funny, witty manner).
I discovered iChat vidchat last night and spent four to five hours talking to my best guy friend Johnathan who’s at SUNY Buffalo. I went back to Merion early from Britt’s birthday party with [...]
The geology trip wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I bonded with Emily and Jamie, everyone in class probably wanted to shoot me for being so insanely bouncy while everyone was wet and tired. (It poured.)
Forge Historical Park is pretty– just not when it’s raining.
I went to Britt’s 20th birthday party [...]
Keep me closer
I’m a lazy dancer
When you move I move with you
He caught your eye on the first day of class and you instinctively smiled at him. He grinned back and you remember thinking, he has a nice smile, right before the instructor came in and started speaking.
While the dance instructor went over the syllabus, [...]
(Image credit: zemotion on Flickr)
So, you’ve liked this girl for while.
The two of you interact on a somewhat regular basis, you might even venture to say you’re friends, even. Except most friends usually hang out and she’s really busy, like, all the time. You’re kinda lucky if you catch a glimpse of her after your [...]
My body has a vendetta against me.
I woke up today with my eyes practically glued shut and I couldn’t stop coughing. So I decided, well, I may as well man up– but then I nearly cracked my skull open in the bathroom after my shower. (That would be one really pathetic way to go!)
… I [...]
I want to…
Go roller or ice skating sometime in the near future. I wonder if anyone’s interested in going with me.
Figure out what my major and minor’s going to be. (No, seriously. Anthro/Chinese? East Asian Studies/Anthro? SEND HELP PLEASE.)
Jump in giant leaf piles. I actually miss raking leaves.
Not fail my Anthro midterm on Monday.
Do cartwheels, [...]
Today is like the best day ever. :D No joke.
I’m done with my Chinese homework, I frolicked outside in the gorgeous weather, we did headstands and handstands in yoga (I miss gymnastics so hard right now) and I came back to my room to find tuna sushi from our fake!Japanese bar at Haffner. I love [...]
I am so chipper and enthusiastic about anything and everything today.
I managed to get to bed before 1 AM which meant I got six and a half hours of sleep! I’m sort of bowled over by how awake I can be without the aid of caffeine. One of my friends commented that she almost liked [...]
I’m on a Glee high right now. This happens every Wednesday night.
I feel somewhat silly being this invested in a TV show.
The only other show I follow is Psych and I’m really behind on the current season– I’m on episode two. Glee? Entirely different story. Every Wednesday, I’m sitting in the Merion Common Room by [...]
After spending almost three hours in geo lab (dear geologic mapping, you can go screw yourself), I am ready to nap like I’ve never napped before.
We were talking about majors in Chinese drills today.
I sometimes do wonder why I’m not majoring in East Asian Studies (dongyashi).
I was perfectly fine earlier tonight but life threw me a curve-ball and I realized that everything’s happening tomorrow.
Everything should be fine as long as I stick to a schedule (and I need to plan everything down to the damn minute) but it should be fine.
Two friends from high school visiting Bryn Mawr. One sitting [...]
Sometimes when your iPod’s on shuffle, you’ll rediscover songs you loved in the past.
Layla, you got me on my knees
Layla, I’m begging darling, please
Layla, darling, won’t you ease my worried mind?
Every time I listen to this song, I get weak in the knees. My brain stops; short circuits. I can focus on nothing else but [...]
I went on Facebook intent on only a) updating my status and b) replying to a few messages that have been sitting in my inbox.
The next thing I knew, almost an hour had gone by.
Epic fail.
Good decisions; I do not make.
You know what I did instead of packing or trying to catch up with my work?
I watched Glee reruns with Tiffany.
Was it worth it?
Yes.
Is it 2 AM right now?
Yes.
Do I still need to pack?
Yes.
Hopefully, this means I’ll spend most of my Greyhound ride tomorrow unconscious.
“I don’t understand you,” he admits, shoulders slumped. He was used to understanding people; to get under their skin, under all their layers and masks until he found their motives.
“That’s okay,” she replied, comfortingly, rising from her seat. “I understand too much of you.”
(Image credit: zemotion on Flickr)
I wish people would just get back to me.
I swear I sent out twenty emails/PMs this break.
Today is so gray and gloomy (and it snowed! It’s October!) which makes me listless.
This cheered me up though. I love, love Glee.
I keep falling in love with a new OLIVIA song every day.
Tell me you know what you’re doing sir
At least tell me you were thinking sir
I know you weren’t thinking of yourself sir
Right sir?
The way she croons sir kills me.
I shouldn’t read political blogs before going to bed. It only makes me angry.
Interracial couple denied marriage license in La.
NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the [...]
I don’t know why, but songs are always a million times hilarious in Japanese.
For proof, here’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (one of the very few soundtracks in CD-form I’ve bought!) and Rent.
For Rent, I think it’s because Japanese had too many syllables they tried to cram into the song. (Also, can I just say that [...]
And so I’m reaching out for the one
And so I’ve learned the meaning of the sun
And all this like a message comes
to shift my point of view
I’m watching through my own light
as it tints the shade of you
I just totally renamed our family network to “mooncake”.
Tiffany was annoyed because she hates mooncakes, until I told her that the network password is an HP reference.
My parents haven’t turned on the heating at home so I’m wearing enough layers to be mistaken for a homeless man. (It’s not working. I’m still resisting the urge to open the oven and crawl in.)
If Andrea were here, we would be clutching each other and crying about how cold we are.
But since Andy isn’t [...]
The worst part was that he had been kind.
If he had been a jerk when he rejected you, you would have written him off. It would have been easy to forget about his hazel eyes and crooked grin because you would have been better off– but no, he was nice when he turned you down– [...]
So one of the things I’ve been freaking out about is declaring my major at Bryn Mawr or at Haverford since Haverford is slightly better with cultural anthropology. If there’s one thing I’ve learned this semester, it’s that I honestly do not care much about human evolution. I’m now leaning towards majoring at Bryn Mawr [...]
I think there’s something about me that attracts crazies.
So, a man just asked me for directions to a sushi restaurant on the basis that I “looked Asian” and therefore “would know” which I take issues with. (This took place in the children’s section of my local library.)
… I gave him directions to Dunkin Donuts.
This reminds [...]
Monday morning started on a fabulous note when everyone overslept.
Maybe it’s just because I’m away at college and have forgotten, but wow. My mom must have been an army sergeant in a past life. A soprano army sergeant (”快點！快點！老大，你為什麼 怎麼慢？!” “… Aggggh.”) and I have this awesome mental image of her kicking ass and taking [...]
I’m now over-thinking everything.
…What if I’m wrong?
I have until the end of Fall break to figure things out.
It’s just– I was so certain that now that a sea of doubts has washed over me, I’m afraid I’ll take one step forward and then end up five steps back.
I’m being a tad bit melodramatic and ridiculous.
Every [...]
Every time I travel by Greyhound, I think “Well, it can’t be as bad as I think” and it is. (Long story short: Information Guy at Greyhound Station in NYC told me the wrong gate and I waited there for an hour and a half only to have to wait two hours and forty five [...]
Because darlingest Melissa said on Facebook she had to dedicate a song to me, this would be it.
This proves that:
1. Melissa knows me very well.
2. Melissa has excellent taste because OLIVIA is my favorite musical artist. There are not enough words in the English language to describe how much I love her music and her [...]
I never get tired of this clip. Finn’s spazzy dancing! Kurt’s intense rocker face! Harry Shum Jr being awesome as Mike Chang! I’m also a big fan of the song”It’s My Life” (hi, please don’t judge me).
Okay, the leather jackets also help a lot.
I usually take my hair for granted because it rarely acts up (and even when it does, it’s usually just my bangs giving me the finger and sticking up at odd angles).
…So I have no idea why my hair looks like a hot mess today.
I’m beginning to think that the culprit is my sisters’ shampoo [...]
so sick, so sick of being tired (and oh so tired of being sick)
When Nate IMed her and asked her how her break had been going, she lied and typed “GREAT” and listened to him talk about how great Edinburgh was, how many parties he went to, and the number of hot Scottish chicks asked [...]
