atarashii hi o matsu
March 12, 2010
a wild goosechase
soundclick.com
nostalgia
a haunting voice
an unmistakable vibrato
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hmm
March 12, 2010
Things Derek Morgan excels at:
1. Kicking down doors
2. Flirting with Garcia
3. Pretty much anything and everything, really.
Things I excel at:
1.Sending people “Titantic” when they leave their netflix queue open on public computers.
2. Getting lost.
3. Perfecting the timing of “your mom” jokes.
the little things
March 9, 2010
Thank goodness for:
1. Understanding parents (of course, they’re only understanding since I’m gone most of the year)
2. Libraries with free wifi.
3. Some semblance of self-discipline so I’ve gone through about half of all the readings I need for CITIES.
4. Indescribably beautiful weather. Goodbye Seasonal Affective Disorder!
5. Sleep.
My parents are getting a little concerned since [...]
understatement: disappointments suck
March 8, 2010
1. I didn’t get the internship I wanted so I’m not going to Nanjing to teach English this summer. This means, I need to start applying for other internships… now. FML.
2. I watched Hachiko: A Dog’s Tale which is an excellent movie, but a complete tearjerker. I was anticipating that since I knew the story [...]
netbook lust
March 7, 2010
I’ve been wanting a netbook for over a year now.
My Macbook is too clunky and has too many scratches/dents from me hauling it to class.
A netbook, on the other hand, is tiny and portable which means it won’t threaten to split my bag when I lug it to class for note-taking.
The main thing that deters [...]
在家
March 7, 2010
My mom has been teaching my fourteen year old sister Chinese (Mandarin) with Jay Chou songs.
Now if that’s not hilarious by itself, I’ve discovered that my mom has accidentally taught Tiffany the wrong lyrics because Jay Chou mumbles.
I love my family.
小胖
March 6, 2010
I’m home!
And stuffed with Chinese food. :D
Apparently since I’ve been gone, my family has acquired a “pet rabbit”. It lives under the shed in our frigid wasteland of a backyard. My mom is still traumatized from finding the frozen carcass of a baby bunny from the Winter of 2008, so she’s determined to keep this [...]
hong kong is within sight!
March 4, 2010
So after cramming a 150 years of Chinese history into my brain and late night study sessions with Andrea and Kelsey for what turned out to be the easiest midterm ever, and finding out that I’ve been approved to study abroad (Hong Kong is within sight! yes!)… my body decided that it would conk out [...]
zombie apocalypse playlist [just in time for midterms]
March 2, 2010
Basically, I watched Zombieland last week and have had zombies on the brain (ahaha, terrible yet entirely unintentional pun) ever since. Because zombie movies= instant hilarity and lots of blood and gore. What’s not to love?
So naturally, I’ve complied a playlist because I don’t already have enough to do during midterms week. (Fun fact: this [...]
the weather today…
March 1, 2010
makes me wish that I could move to some place sunny so I wouldn’t have to deal with seasonal affective disorder.
Sun, slight breeze, incredible blue skies.
All I’m asking.
(Oh, and wifi. I think I just ruined it.)
a moment, a love a dream, a laugh a kiss, a cry our rights, our wrongs
February 27, 2010
I bumped into Liz and Inez at Starbucks. :D
I should not be allowed to go into drugstores alone. Or at least, I shouldn’t be allowed to go into them with my debit card because I always walk out $30 poorer.
I watched Zombieland (finally!) with Melody and it’s quite possibly my new favorite movie. I know [...]
snow day!
February 26, 2010
Snow day!
So I’m now inclined to believe that there is a god and I’ve been sacrificing virgins or baby cows to this wondrous deity in my sleep or something. There are no words to describe how much I needed this snow day, despite finishing my paper proposal at freaking 4 AM in the morning.
I do [...]
i’ve had daft punk stuck in my head for the past ten hours
February 25, 2010
So it’s “holy shit midterms and tests and everything is due” week. I’ve skipped a couple of classes and meals and have become an insomniac. I also managed to lose my voice for a couple of days (by ‘losing’ I mean that my voice alternated between sounding like that of a pixie fairy and that [...]
dashboard confessionals; hands down
February 24, 2010
Guilty pleasure song.
I get so nostalgic about this song, ahahaha. I remember when I used to listen to this on repeat and sing along. Now I think I only liked it because it’s within my range– but I do like the first verse, especially the first two lines: “breathe in for luck/breathe in so deep”.
vienna teng is also a goddess
February 24, 2010
So today Andrea commented that I am terrible at taking care of myself, and I kinda have to agree. I stay up too late for no reason at all, am prone to getting sick, and will often forget/not eat unless I make lunch or dinner plans with friends1.
My head floods with thoughts and dizziness; the [...]
HAPPINESS IS…
February 23, 2010
Seeing characters you need to memorize in your mind’s eye (chill out, you’ve got this), not living in Communist China–let’s just leave it at that, feeling remarkably awake even after an all-nighter, terrible 80s music (~hit me with your best shot!~), even more terrible 90s bubblegum pop (~sometimes she’s wrong/sometimes I’m right/sometimes we talk about [...]
accidental naps are not my friends
February 22, 2010
Screw you, bed.
I definitely did not need a four hour nap today!
TO DO LIST:
Chinese homework/review of characters I still don’t know how to write (read: all).
Finish Wild Swans + paper.
Get at least 4 hrs of shelving done tomorrow, submit time sheet.
Prepare for my individual conference for tomorrow because I don’t know anything from this lesson.
Breaking [...]
music meme–livi’esque
February 22, 2010
Use lyrics from one artist or band to answer the questions:
1. Are you male or female?:
I’m a little good girl
I’m a little good girl
OLIVIA–Walk On By
2. Describe yourself:
Oh I, I might be small
but it doesn’t mean I can’t reach the sky
I, I might be weak
but it doesn’t mean you can knock me down
OLIVIA–Dress Me Up [...]
procrastinating, moi.
February 21, 2010
Things I Dislike:
1. Wearing socks/shoes/slippers inside a building… I like padding around bare-foot but I’ve learned that’s a bad idea in a dormitory setting. I stepped on a thumbtack earlier this year. :[
Things That Freak Me Out:
1. When my cell phone’s screen suddenly lights up for no reason whatsoever when I’m trying to [...]
taira vs minamoto
February 21, 2010
Jesus, I am actually drawing a flow chart/family tree for my Japanese Civ reading.
We’re covering the first book of The Tale of Heike and I can’t keep anyone’s names straight (and I’m usually decent with names) which is a major problem. Plus I have to do a write-up for this and I’m so not up [...]
the sky…
February 21, 2010
is getting lighter and I can see the sun peeping up over the hills.
I wish my brain would shut off at sane hours instead of slowing down when people are waking up.
I have to be up in a few hours for Plenary.
I’ll nap ’til then.
Then I’m going to find myself a tankard of caffeinated goodness. [...]
movies
February 21, 2010
New Moon was terrible as expected1 and LOVE*COM was weirdly charming and I may or may not have projected onto it.
Not to sound like an Avril Lavigne song, but seriously, I’m starting to wonder if there’s something wrong with me– if I’m a tad bit defective, and that’s why I can’t have a happy ending.
Or, [...]
please watch me closely and do check to see
February 20, 2010
1. What’s up with me losing everything today? This is so not on. I’m upset over losing my favorite earring, it took me ten minutes for me to locate my iPod this morning, and another five minutes to find my iPod USB cable. :[
2. Aikawa Nanase and Shiina Ringo are the Queens of Japanese Rock.
3. [...]
myriad of thoughts
February 18, 2010
1. I am currently crying on the inside because of my CITIES abstract. Not because it’s hard, but because I don’t want to do it. Siiiiigh.
2. I think I smell like chocolate. This really perplexes me.
3. Where did all my Shiina Ringo music go? I only have “La Salle de Bain”, “I Won’t Last a [...]
hell week; it’s a bryn mawr thing
February 18, 2010
So yesterday I was in an incredibly foul mood because the girls who live on either side of me set their alarms at insane hours of the morning. One of them set their clock for 4 AM and I had just finished some work and trying to succumb to sweet, blessed unconsciousness when her alarm [...]
tired.
February 17, 2010
whine and cheese; please ignore.
I am so tired right now. On the bright side, I managed to complete my hellee’s schedule and it’s only about eight freaking pages because I’m a little crazy. I finished my discussion question for Chinese Revolution, copied some notes from a class I missed, am currently thoroughly knackered.
However, I still [...]
inspiration…
February 16, 2010
Inspiration always strikes when I already have my plate full.
One of my short fiction pieces has been sitting in Google Docs, untouched, since winter break and now I suddenly have a dozen ideas and perfect turn-of-phrases.
Because of course, this is how life works.
i’m turning into my mother
February 16, 2010
I just realized that I’m crazy particular with carrels the same way my mom is crazy particular with parking spaces.
You see, whenever my mom goes anywhere– she is obsessed with finding the perfect parking space. It has to be near the entrance of the store and it has to be roomy (also preferably with neighbors [...]
saturday
February 14, 2010
I spent my Saturday afternoon catching up on readings for a couple of my classes (I’m still behind!) with Andy. Then we had a dogsitting job at Van’s.
I swear Andrea and I are the world’s boringest people.
At Van’s, we did even more homework/studying and we watched a History Channel documentary on Atlantis, Penelope, and two [...]
insomnia broods and spouts ambiguity
February 13, 2010
I wish I could just turn my brain off so I can stop remembering things I don’t need to remember–of individuals I’m better off simply forgetting.
I feel like I have tired melodies of heartbreak and missed opportunities crosshatched into my skin, the shape of the words–lyrics–bitter and dry in my mouth.
And it’s not like I [...]
things i like
February 13, 2010
More things I like: ordering way too much mediocre Chinese take-out (online! without having to be awkward on the phone), watching Zhang Yimou movies with Kelsey and Andrea, trolling youtube for Chinese music, knowing all the lines to all these embarrassing Taylor Swift songs, reminiscing about Chinese classics, getting phone calls from my parents (because [...]
more misc. things
February 12, 2010
1. Derek Morgan is hands down my favorite character on Criminal Minds.I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, Shemar Morgan is a beautiful human being. Even Andrea conceded that he wore stubble well. :P
2. I’m getting nostalgic about music I listened to in high school. Meaning, all the Japanese rock I’m currently missing. [...]
random thoughts
February 11, 2010
1. YouTube just recommended me a Gackt music video, one of BoA’s cringe-worthy American debut releases, something with John Hodgman, a clip from one of my favorite Taiwanese dramas, a video featuring adorable puppies, and an OLIVIA fanvid tribute. I’m not sure if I should be impressed, amused, or a little terrified that it knows [...]
my life is a defect
February 11, 2010
Have a terrible haiku:
snow day, knife in throat
blue forget-me-not skies
sulking in my room.
I wish we were allowed to return our bodies or demand a refund. Mine’s totally defective and I’m not sure if it’s because I was a preemie and therefore my health was severely compromised early on or if I’m just unlucky.
I’m asthmatic [...]
in other news
February 11, 2010
It’s a Metric kind of night and I’m a little wired. My throat is sore and aching, a sure sign that those delicious onion rings were probably a poor decision.
Have I been on your mind
What’s a voice without a song
Something in your head
You’ve been fighting all the long
Maybe I’ll finally finish one of my short [...]
how stacy spends a snow day
February 11, 2010
“SNOW DAY! NO CLASSES TOMORROW!”
That was what was being shrieked in the hallways of my dorm (Merion’s reputably “the quiet dorm”, pfft– dorm stereotypes can sometimes be very off) after dinner. I had just finished making hot chocolate and was planning on turning in early because I’m really a senior citizen at heart.
Also, the Snowpocalypse [...]
snow day!
February 10, 2010
I’m dizzy from lack of stress. It is a glorious feeling.
Snow days are fantastic. I could probably do with less apocalyptic thunder though.
Although I intended to catch up on work that I needed to do, I’m seriously contemplating going back to bed. I stayed up at late at Andrea’s– we were both tired, stressed, and [...]
weekend edition
February 8, 2010
THIS WEEKEND I….:
watched Stage Beauty, The Tin Man (rewatch), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (rewatch) with friends.
called my parents to let them know that I’m still alive.
managed to bruise my left thumb because I’m a first class idiot. I grabbed my closet doorknob thinking it was my door doorknob and smashed my thumb [...]
another lovefest post (forgive me if i repeat myself)
February 6, 2010
Things I love: the scent of pomegranate and green tea, people who don’t take life too seriously, crossdressing gender-bending situations, Coke with lemon, random compliments, professors who go the extra mile, having cereal for dinner (Fruity Pebbles!), Asian snack foods, illustrating my notes from class complete with ships and mini-temples, frolicking in the snow while [...]
so lonely inside so busy out there
February 4, 2010
TRUTHS
♥ Michelle Branch can’t even be classified as a guilty pleasure.
If I just breathe/fill the space between/I know everything is all right
(I wish that were true, but for now, I can pretend.)
♥ I don’t know why I’m so tired right now…?
♥ I am terrified of bombing my Chinese exam. I’ve been trying to study– but [...]
the f–, it–flame… flames… flames on the side of my face
February 4, 2010
I plan on bottling all my anger and rage into being productive– so I plan on studying my ass off (with breaks for food and my PE class) for my Chinese test tomorrow, starting now.
note to self
February 4, 2010
Do not fall asleep with wet hair.
I now resemble a very grumpy Troll doll.
It’s not even artfully disheveled bedhead, it’s “I am an idiot who takes showers at 2 AM and I don’t own a hairdryer” bedhead.
your heart is in your throat/and i’m speaking my mind
February 3, 2010
Sometimes you just have to crank up the music and study until your eyeballs fall out.
I still harbor total non-ironic love for Michelle Branch, even after all these years.
Michelle Branch–If Only She Knew
chinese children songs
February 2, 2010
I have Chinese children songs stuck in my head. Unless Chiang Laoshi is easily impressed by kid songs about frogs, I am so screwed for my oral test tomorrow.
complaints about life, i has them!
February 2, 2010
I’ve basically been a big ball of stress because I have so much shit to do between this week and next. Yesterday at around 11 PM, I was all “…screw this, I’m going to bed.” And I did and had wacky dreams because my subconscious likes to fuck with my mental health.
I woke up today [...]
lei si le
February 1, 2010
In my room, right next my floor lamp is my Blue Comfy Chair. As you can probably guess from the name, it’s blue and very very comfy.
So comfy, in fact, that I accidentally nodded off in it for a good hour or so. With blue highlighter in hand.
Good job, self.
not so lazy sunday
January 31, 2010
Claire, Emily, and I watched Kiki’s Delivery Service which is amazingly charming and sweet. I love Miyazaki films, they make my heart swell three times its normal size.
I think Miyazaki Movie Night (yes, with all caps!) will have to become a tradition. I hope we can watch Howl’s Moving Castle next– I have such a [...]
food for thought
January 30, 2010
I need to watch myself.
I know most of my faults very well and I keep track of them.
For example: I’m self-deprecating (and I’m working on that, thank you very much) and I’m afraid that I’ll self-deprecate myself to death one day. I’m unbearably self-conscious and always nervous (especially around people I want to impress). They’re [...]
walking-challenged
January 29, 2010
Okay.
You know those terrible Harlequin romance novels where the heroine gets so thoroughly ravished that she can’t walk the next day?
That’s how I feel right now.
… Fuckin’ lunges.
friday mornings rival monday mornings
January 29, 2010
My body is still displeased with me from my work out yesterday (note to self: work out more often!) so I’m currently walking like a bowl-legged cat. I’m sure it’s very attractive to those around me.
It’s also 19 degrees out and with windchill, it feels like it’s 6 degrees out.
Time to break out my leggings. [...]
my personal radio station
