i nearly got shoved into an oncoming subway train today. the trains approaching, and im passing this big dude on the narrow pathways next to the stairways (jah kno?). and as i was passing him, he reaches out or something…almost shoving me onto the tracks b4 he grabs me and goes, “damn…sorry!” so i nearly got smacked into pudding by a train…and it was interesting, b/c i was thinking id get the obligatory flashing life in front of my eyes. playing in the dirt piles of texas….punching and kicking my sis when we were kids….my first girlfriend in first grade (natalie….*sigh*) but nope…none of that. instead…the thing that did pop in my mind was not to swear as i cried, “holy……cow?” cow. ok then. not shit. or even crap. but cow? that wouldve been prolly the crappiest…i mean, shittiest way to die. thinking abt childrens ears when im abt to die. *earmuffs*
boredom
sunday 1:20pm EST
i woke abt an hour ago. sunday. woo. i hooked up my webcam, so everybody can now see how bored i currently am.
sunday 11:20pm EST
…10 hrs later. havent moved far, have i? notice tho, my elbow has shifted…
alices bday
yesterday was my friends birthday…so a group of us had din at chez josephines. mmm…frenchy. it was all good, except being surrounded by giant paintings of naked parisian strippers. ok, jk…that wasnt a bad thing. jk again…that was jus a take-off to go on a tangent. on purpose this time. b/c i was thinking during this dinner, “gosh…something to write about on xanga tomorrow.” which led me to think….shite, this is what a web journal is. mining moments from ur life and writing about ur trivial daily rhetoric. as if writing something (anything) on a daily basis substantiates ur existence. *ponders…*
hmm….so yea, i had the filet mignon au poivre. i think i need to reconsider the content of this web journal….
valentines
so i was contemplating writing a bit about the history of valentines…as fascinating as it is. then i decided not to, b/c its boring. instead, ill write abt nothing. b/c really, this is jus another day. i did get a nice box of those candy hearts this morning…which is always a nice thing. other than that, and the couples examining each others tongues with theirs on the subway ride over, i couldnt even tell it was valentines. no really.
anyhoo…i had a nice din with my high school friend fonz last nite. we shot the shit, discussed life-altering matters such as old-school metroid and mortal kombat. very coo. in 10 years time, the cycle will have completed and every game ever made will have been remade. its inevitable. well…almost every game. we should never have to see another e.t. the extraterrestrial game ever again. but hey…who doesnt want to see a 3d kid icarus? eggplant wizards….*shiver*
valentines blech
m3ntal contraband.feb.onezero.zerothree
here comes valentines week. rock! or as i like to call it, the “24th anniversary of rockin’ it single.” now given my generally cynical nature, u see where this is going. yea…its one of those rants about the glorified commercialization of this hallmark-sponsored bastard-child holiday. or would that be too contrived? yea…it is, isnt it? fine…no rant. what to discuss then on this glorious week? u kno…ill be honest with u, im one of those sunshine idealists. i have romantic thoughts only when its goin’ my way. and it has…dont get me wrong. in the end tho, a big fat bag of poo always gets thrown into the gears…jammin’ up the goodness and then leaving a foul odor. my favorite is the perennial “ur too good of a friend.” …..*thinking abt the last time* hehe….that is a good line, isnt it? i think if i were a girl, id use it too.
gong xi fa chai
so…where’s this been eh? oh yes, the moving in thingy. thats been done. ive been living in my new apartment for…2 days! woo. quite exciting. still need to pay a visit to ikea, but thats forthcoming…ill post pics as soon as its presentable. anyhoo…a friend and i ate at sushi samba last nite. jus for shits and giggles. i dunno why, but ive always wanted to try it out. the whole latin/asian fusion thing sounds all exotic and all. thats why i brought my friend marisol…she’s a chexican! she was meant to eat there. so aside from the big spanking to my wallet, the food was pretty coo. we had some sushi, sashimi, and this one roll that was pretty latin-flavored. woo. and a round of caipirinhas to wash it down.
oh yea…happy new year!
horse year
ugh….so stuffed. nothing like pigging on lots of japanese appetizers to fatten one up. makes you sleepy too….*snooze* im about to go to bed early…well, relatively early. must pack tomorrow. im moving to my new apartment on sunday! woo! a nice start to a new chinese lunar year. first order of business is of course…to hit the bars! woo! my friend marisols gonna attempt to co-pilot for me again…which should be interesting. particularly after last weeks little snafu which we will not discuss here since its pathetically embarrassing and such embarassment will not be publicized on the web. *ahem*
so the horse year is over…thank freakin’ god. all i gotta say is that the last lunar year was bumpy as hell. didnt kno what the fuck was going on. but now the year of the sheep is here. ah…gentle sheep. *pet pet* i can already feel my fortunes improving. my hair seems to style better…i dont seem to type with as much engrish anymore…wow, everything jus seems so much more clear. ok, so mebbe its all psychological. but whatever…all that matters is that i feel better.
waking up at 5:45am must be the most painful thing in the world. u get up, the suns not out. u catch the bus, the suns not out. u get to the subway…..and guess what? the suns still not out. thats jus sick and wrong. ok, so im here in the office for a meeting that we were supposed to show up for oh….say, half an hour ago. and it still hasnt started. this is when i would normally get in! this is not right.
small world
sometimes the world feels too big, like you’re not able to see the ppl you want to see more often. and sometimes the world decides to shrinky-dink itself to a compact size where you have a one-in-three chance of running into someone you kno (for better or for worse). nyc sometimes feels like a small box too, but this time around it wasnt me, but 2 of my friends.
my friend margie jetted off to ireland to romp around and do her thang. so who does she happen to run into? one of our friends from college who happens to live in dublin. sure we knew she was living in dublin. but shit, does dublin consist of 3 streets and a hooters? well…interesting nonetheless. then my friend jess happened to msg me yesterday saying that she met someone that knew me from high school. yea. high school. after mentioning she met him thru her friend that went to princeton…it pretty much narrowed it down to….the rosen-ator (ator…ator….ator…..) so the world felt a hell of alot smaller yesterday right after i just had to say goodbye to my friend heading back to china. hmm…i dunno where this is going. im trying to come up with some profound significance in all this. but um…nope. brain fart. pooooo……
internet shy
marisol. ur paranoid. haha….=)
first entry
this has been a pretty good weekend, i have to say. it was all about getting in touch with people i hadnt seen in a while. one of which i hadnt seen in over 4 years.
so i got to chill with my friend jane saturday. we hadnt seen each other since we graduated college almost 2 years ago. i spent the better part of the day doing girl things with her. hair salon, manicure. i really connected with my feminine side. i really did. really. all capped with a nice round of soju and takoyaki and okonomiyaki for dinner. she’s out in connecticut, where they do fun things like…breathe air, and eat food. (jk!) well, the point was she’s far enough away to make the whole hanging out thing an effort. but then we got reminded how fun it was to hang out with each other, so we’ll hopefully hang out more now. woo.
and the second friend. well. ags. my ags. we hadnt seen each other in over 4 years. but we’ve been doing the email/aim thing since, and we’ve always been tight b/c of that. i mean, its still a pretty impersonal form of communication, but we always sound more eloquent in text anyway. and as long as the text backs up the last impression you had of that person, then it’s easier to pretend that that person is right there with you. so after all these years, she came to nyc (from china) for business, and we got to hang out. albeit an abbreviated “hanging out”, but at least i dont have to say anymore that we last saw each other 4 years ago. my ags is all grown up now! and coo as ever. but she’s going back to china now, and its back to aim and email. so now i have to start saving my pennies for those flight tix.
