January 2011
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2010 blessings
In 2007, I was a freshman in college and I thought to myself, “Whatever, 2011 is FOREVER away.”
…shit.
On a lighter note, I hope everyone is having a happy New Year’s Eve. As my friends are attending/hosting voluntary/involuntary parties, I am snuggly in my pajamas w/a hot cup of green tea and keeping Lucy and Ma company. Viet kids, did you know that there is Paris By...
December 2010
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Bonus blog - nostalgia
Yes, it is 2:38 AM and I am wide awake because I am so excited about all these things I found in my room while I was cleaning. I went under my bed and into my closet - the most dangerous zones to clean. I figured since I was being thorough, I might as well look through everything. I found all these keepsakes from high school, middle school, and elementary school. It was pretty freaking awesome...
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Cap'n Crunch Berries on my donuts
-Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” comes on the radio-
Sissy: “It’s so easy for girls to do music and become famous these days. All Katy Perry needs is a lot of *unce unce unce* and she yells a bunch of words. Actually, girls don’t even need to yell. Trashy McTrashface just talks really annoyingly during a bunch of *unce unce unce*. Oh right, Kesha.”
...
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Nachos reunions
You would think two college students would manage to navigate to Oakland just fine… but it turns out that when it comes to CV and me, it’s just twice the confusion and twice the shouting. On the bright side, we made it to our dear Q in one piece!
And yeah, Black Swan was some CRAZY ASS SHIT.
Matching hamsters!!
Very cool gratitude journals
CV also gasping in the theater so I...
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Power walks through the mall
Today was Lezzie’s and my last hangout before she leaves for VN. It poured like mad, but that didn’t stop us from venturing outside and shopping!
Learning more about SMU
Andrew Bird on Pandora
Chatting w/Violin Boy
Racist Asian jokes
Hanging out w/Lezzie before her dentist appointment
Excellent runs at the gym
Shopping efficiently
My new stripey clothes
Mom’s spinach...
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Quality time w/my mother
Dating White Boys, Round 3:
~At Left Bank Brasserie~
Má: “I like three things: 1. He’s hiền, 2. He’s good in school, and 3. He’s Asian.”
Me: -Drops forehead onto table-
Má: “If he has all three qualities, he gets an A. If he’s missing one, then he gets a B. If he’s missing two, then he gets a C. If he’s missing all three, he...
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Flat rate boxes
I can’t believe Christmas is already over!
Showers
Spending time w/Ma and Sissy
Not stabbing myself in the face while they shopped at the colossal Macy’s
Not passing out
Sweet potato fries
Running errands w/Sissy
Arranging care packages
Silly stationery
Being warm
Rest.
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Time with my loved ones
Merry Christmas, everyone :)
Ba coming to church w/Ma and me
Rejoicing the birth of Christ
Very thoughtful/funny gifts from my family
A webcam for Skyping w/Violin Boy from Sissy :)
“So I take it that she doesn’t hate white people…”
A book of Simon’s Cat!!
Watching Valentine’s Day on Christmas w/Lezzie & Sissy
Cousins & Aunt coming over for...
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Christmas cards in the mailbox
Dating White Boys, Round 2:
~At dim sum~
Má: “See, if you date an Asian, then you can enjoy the same food.”
Me: “White people eat dim sum, too.”
Má: “Yeah, but they don’t understand what’s going on. They don’t speak the language.”
Me: “He speaks Chinese, Mom.” AHA!
Má: “Really?”
Me: “Yeah, he spent last summer...
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Christmas in the Park w/Lezzie
Packing chả lụa sandwiches for lunch w/Lezzie
Watching random crap on T.V. w/her
Enjoying good ol’ rom coms
Free movies
The smell of real Christmas trees
Walking around downtown w/Lezzie
Recalling old memories from high school
Seeing parents spend time w/their kids
“It’s so hard being Asian!”
Camera advice from a non-Amish Violin Boy
Only Californians would...
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Sandwiches w/B
I got to see my B again today. We talked, had lunch, and I showed him a couple of my new songs. And of course, he ripped them apart. It’s only to make my music better.
And dear lawd, I told him about Violin Boy and B just put all these horrible ideas into my head. “He’s young and he’s going to meet another girl over there named Heidi Goosenburger!”
“WHY ARE...
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Songs that speak for me
So Má called me down to the kitchen while she was deveining shrimp to “have a talk.” I realllyyy didn’t like the sound of that.
Má: “Are you dating someone right now?”
Me: “What - why would you ask me that? Why are you suddenly wondering?”
Má: “I saw a picture of you and a boy on your laptop when I was in the hallway.”
Me:...
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Now I remember why I don’t record that...
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Writing songs w/multiple parts
Can’t wait to record. I’ve been planning to, but I had a sore throat the first few days of break, then I started work, then got super sick… but now I feel better and tomorrow I’ll be as good as new. I’M SO EXCITED because I wrote a new song with different guitar parts and harmony for the vocals!
Fortunately, Tumblr has some function where I can upload audio. Look...
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Phở
Man, yesterday I was sooo excited to go to the gym this morning. I was going to run and bike and work out my abs and all sorts of things!
[Morning] -Wakes up feeling like crap- “Hm… I’ll go to the gym in a couple hours when I feel better.”
[Couple hours later] -Worsening of symptoms- “Crapdammit.”
My mother put me on house arrest because it was raining...
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Sandwiches w/sprouts
Another great day at the clinic… I saw my old coworkers again and we were pretty happy to see each other :D I share a locker with one of them like we’re in high school. OH and there is a new volunteer… and he’s also a senior in college, so I’m finally not the youngest one there! Aha! I felt pretty cool showing him around the clinic and teaching him different...
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Being back at the clinic!
Today was pretty freaking awesome. I worked at the clinic in the morning, walked Lucy and played piano in the afternoon, and started writing a new song on the guitar in the evening (and then KIND OF got distracted by some pad thai… I swear it’s almost done - the song, not pad thai; the pad thai is definitely done).
Seeing my supervising PT and the gang!
Seeing the first person I...
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Ferrets
Today I held a ferret for the first time and she licked her vitamin supplements from my finger. SO CUTE. I WANT A FERRET NOW. BUT VIOLIN BOY SAYS I SHOULDN’T. Maybe I’ll get a rat instead.
Baking gingerbread men
Making peppermint bark hearts
Packing boxes of goodies for cool people
Signing off messages with “love”
Excellent service at the post office
Visiting science teachers at high...
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Mai Ling boxes
My interview for UOP will be the day after my 22nd birthday next year. I know what I’ll be wishing for :)
On a more present note, I baked two batches of bliss cookies and two batches of snickerdoodles for my far-away loved ones as well as loved ones in my neighborhood :) Tomorrow morning I’ll make some gingerbread men and peppermint bark. This year I’m making variety treat...
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No homework; just eggrolls!
I’m home in San Jose, where people are less likely to steal my blinkers. Or windshield wipers. Yeah. On the bright side, the house is FILLED with Asian food. I nommed on eggrolls, shrimp crackers, fried rice, and this Vietnamese salad that I don’t quite know how to describe…
I feel like my mind is going to explode from all this freedom I have - so many possibilities this break!...
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Baking cookies during the holidays
Another late post because the internet wasn’t working last night :(
Early yesterday morning I heard a jingle-jangle scrambling on the floor next to my pull-out bed. Then a little wiener hopped onto the bed and burrowed under the covers. I slept with the warm little lump next to me ^_^
After everyone woke up, Roomie’s mom made antelope burgers and a massive bowl of fries. Excellent...
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Christmas w/Roomie's family
Late post.
The semester is officially over and I am in Chico with Roomie, her family, and Bear. We had a pretty sweet time last night; Roomie’s family had a Christmas hayride party and I experienced the best turkey of my entire life and my first hayride. Oh, the difference in smoking the turkey.
The night before was my last night with Violin Boy. It was totally worth it for one last...
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OMG PUMPKIN SEEDS.
Has my life hit a wall when I feel it is important to blog when I find pumpkin seeds on sale?
Finishing my last final
Tacos w/Boyfriend
Phone calls from the clinic (I start next week!)
Chatting on the phone w/Roomie
Christmas shopping for Sissy
Christmas shopping for Roomie’s family
Cute holiday greeting cards :)
FUCKING PUMPKIN SEEDS
Paychecks
My nice roommate understanding...
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Nice people
Fun fact: in my sophomore year of college, I had major/career ADD. Being the resourceful student that I am, I went to the Career Resource Center to ask for help/guidance.
I did the usual Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test and a Strong Interest Inventory test to see what would come up. I’ve taken similar, but more general tests in the past, and was always frustrated when I got the vague...
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Rain boots
Another late post.
I did it again… I’ve lost my ability to walk. It wasn’t lunges, this time, though - just the incessant running. I limped to Safeway this morning to buy cereal and soymilk, and this old man totally beat me down the aisle.
I’ve restored some more sanity by cleaning my room while looking for my gel pack. Now I’m waiting for it to become cold in my...
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Endorphins
Yesterday morning I walked down the stairs and saw that my roommates had put up stockings on the fireplace. There are four of us girls living in the house. There were five stockings. Two of them were for the cats.
And so the passive-aggressive wars began.
Just kidding; I may enjoy letting the phone ring or banging cabinet doors when I am up at 6 or 7 in the morning, but I really don’t...
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Hyperbole and a Half
Roomie and I have officially lost our marbles. Physics final tomorrow.
Meetings w/my adviser
Feeling cared for
“Naps”
Studying w/Roomie at our favorite coffee shop
Having someone w/whom I can lose my marbles
Tea
In-n-Out
Roomie feeding me fries in the car
“CAN WE GO TO THE PARP”
Slumber parties w/Roomie
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Festival of Lights
Yay, Tumblr is back up! So a shitton of things happened (only when my two friends on campus are gone for the weekend). I won’t get into the details, but I am happy to report that I am emotionally stable and I studied for physics. Also, the series of unfortunate events has stopped. For now.
Waking up feeling warm
Studying at my favorite coffee shop
Getting shit done!
Rain
...
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Not throwing chairs at people
I got another email and it’s official: the world is out to get me. In the words of a good friend, a certain someone can “SUCK ON MY LEFT NUT” [Insert stream of swear words here].
I’m blogging super early today because I’ve already been awake for 6 hours and feel like enough has happened to blog.
I’m pretty proud of my self restraint today. I didn’t...
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Not having my arms and legs ripped off by horses
I have officially gone crazy. I think I would be handling things better if not all of this crap were happening at once… but you know, things could be worse. CV tried showing me a movie (which she thought was about medieval zombies, but was NOT) to cheer me up and I have plenty of things to be thankful for…
Not having the Black Plague
Having both my arms and legs
Having all my...
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Pizza filling the void in my soul
Today sucked so bad that I’m in physical pain. I would like to thank Roomie from the bottom of my heart for treating me to pizza today. I am a different species of college student. When I am upset, I do not drink my sorrows away. I eat the entire world. With ranch.
It’s hard not to compare my self worth with my grades when the physics test I got back was the worst score I have ever...
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Not being robbed
Aw, man! I got a text from one of my housemates today saying that one of our neighbors got robbed. She was only gone for 30 minutes, so they think these people were totally staking out her house. They took a shitton of stuff :( They also suspect that the robbers live in our community… Guess these gates are useless!
To the five people who follow my blog:
Imagine you are in a bedroom on...