news

1. dumbledore is gay
2. japan is crazy

living a baroque life

first of all, i'd just like to say i have a really great playlist going. right now i am listening to "the way i are" by timbaland... and damn, i love this song (grammatical errors and all). it gets me so pumped up.

so, i pretty much just bought two identical pairs of boots online. ah! i wish i could just TAKE MY BID BACK! this major mistake is directly blamed on my lack of eBay experience. to be exact, this is only the second time in my life that i've ever visited eBay. earlier tonight, i found the perfect pair of boots, fell in love with them, and way over-bid on them to secure myself as the winner! however, two hours later... i find a pair of even MORE perfect boots and secure a (more than likely) winning bid on those as well. the more i reflect back on my last few hours of online browsing, even though i'll have to go through the return hassle- it was worth it. if you saw the boots (either pair), you'd understand. and hey, now i have choices! still, i do not think i should not be allowed to use eBay for the first time in a couple years without some sort of practice purchases first.

eBay is one of those new-fangled internet operations that i usually forget about, simply because i only use it in desperate situations (i.e. to find cute parisian boots). scott just got me netflix for my birthday, which was the best present ever, but it is surprisingly difficult to get used to incorporating an internet site (outside of e-mail) into everyday routines (despite the fact that it IS just more movie-renting). in addition to netflix users, the many people who keep up photo sharing sites, display their book recommendations on goodreads, or keep daily blogs amaze me! one of my friends consistently does all of the above, which makes me worship her because she is so connected, up-to-date, and involved.

this week i began my internship. it was fun, funny, great. i cannot express how much i enjoy the people, the work, and the ability to be an intern and get excited about a "real job" before actually becoming tainted by the corporate world of inevitable politics. during each work day, i remember feeling myself slowly enter the post-graduate real world and stray away from my academic center-of-the-universe. it was completely refreshing. this is a good start.

wow, i just realized i never documented anything at all about china. even if it is unproductive, i might record tidbits here just so i can remember what it felt like to live within a communist country and how i would not travel there again for any other reason than to consume dumplings all the live long day.

keep me underneath the mistletoe

lately things have been going my way! i think.

this morning at 10:30am i had an interview for an internship at my dream architectural firm. by 11:00am, i had the job! then, i proceeded to spend the rest of the day gushing about it. now comes the worrying stage and re-vamping (more like creation) of my business casual wardrobe, but i'm still excited! this firm is the kind of place that i've envisioned myself working at for a while now. the building is located in an old brick factory (previously used as a photography gallery) with an open space plan, rustic wooden beams, and minimalistic red doors and white partition walls. the firm is woman-owned, consisting of only six staff, half of which i assumed were gay- just all around very attractive, good humored, intelligent people. so YES! EXCITING! i celebrated tonight by doing a half-assed job on my statistics homework. again, YES! EXCITING!

due to my own little terrifying universe of class and work and clubs, i am sad to report that i have completely lost track of any sort of current events, new music/books/movies, and lots of friends. it's just sad, so sad, that the only new music i know is from television commercials (jcpenney, the cube-y ipod, old navy, etc.). i miss you, oh precious precious free time. actually! my roommate's boyfriend's band (sara, matt, saint radar) has a new CD out, which is pretty much what i've been listening to for the past week. yay go buy! or befriend him like scott and get it for free.

as much as i'm fitting into this current life of organized schedules and pats on the back, i am holding on like hell to each moment of spontaneity and my refusal to join the blackberry brigade (please no). i am so confused (and at the same time, excited) about choosing a good way of life in regards to the upcoming years. the future is scary for many reasons having to do with change, but what scares me the most about "growing up" is the end of growth- you stop growing physically and almost mentally, like not adding any more words into your vocabulary (i know vocabulary isn't my strong suit, but today some kid said the verb "gander" to me, wha?! do people really say that in everyday sentences?). i really really hope to keep growing after graduation and well passed my 100th birthday with hobbies and travel and everything... into an enormously tall and well-spoken person. OK- it's time for bed.

GOOD NIGHT!