one life

so hot…gah. im stuck to my seat…in a bad way. so lets be honest, ill probably make this one post, then slax for the rest of the week…unless something super-interesting happens between now and the weekend. and even then itll still be 50/50 whether i exert enough willpower to make the post. so ill just load up this monday post with everything floating around my head and/or stuff from last week. its pragmatic, c’mon.

BBQ
we had a bbq on doras rooftop wednesday nite. grills and lawn chairs…i <3 rooftop bbqs because 1) theyre relaxing, 2) theyre fun, and 3) i like grilled hot dogs. we had two grills going…one for veggies and the other for meat produce. then we grilled s’mores with tree branches from the backyard. cub scout training in effect…word. ah, so nice and chill.

GAME ON
thursdays do-not-disturb gaming nite. and now you know. mm-hmm.

FRIDAY
i met up with di for dinner friday nite. they finally decided to let her out of work, so we got some french at l’express, then relaxed at 71 irving. shes still new to the city, so im starting with the staples of my usual hangouts. very chill. we were talking about random things from college, and it kinda frightens me how i cant even remember what i had for lunch, but i can remember specific projects and what people did for said projects in detail, as well as other really random memories here and there. stupid brain…work correctly.

SATURDAY
…was teeth-grinding agony at home. it was a combination of a belated mothers day and early fathers day lunch. which is fine and all, but it was blah blah blah wedding all during lunch. die die die! we had japanese at least, and then we roamed the cavernous willowbrook. oh, and more of my family from taiwan are coming to the wedding than originally anticipated. its something like aunts one, five, and six from my mothers side, and aunt number five(?) from my dads side, along with her entire family. have fun squeezing into our house guys…yep, good luck with that.

ZAHA HADID
in an unrelated note, zaha hadid has an exhibition at the guggenheim. woot! it runs from now to october 25th, and you’d better believe im gonna go see it. i <3 zaha hadid. her work anyhoo, not her herself. shes like an ogre…wearing a dress…who makes beautiful buildings.

NYAFF 2006
wooha the new york asian film festival is coming up! it runs from june 16th til july 1st…wait, holy shit…thats next weekend! bollocks. ive been fairly out of the asian cinema loop for a while now, so all the movies listed are new to me. i recognize like 2 movies from the entire list, and one i saw on the plane ride over to tokyo (shinobi). anyhoo, all those interested, make it known to me! ill be sending out emails to the usuals anyhoo this week. that is all.

(picture blatantly nicked from sean)