One of the hardest things about being a Sociology major is having to explain to your Chinese relatives just what Sociology is. Note that all conversations begin by asking (in statement form) if school is hard, if I’m a first year (no, grandma, I’m 19 already), and how long I’m back for, but that advertently, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘necessities’
proudly framed
Posted in blog, first step, tagged asian am, necessities on April 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
carolina
Posted in blog, revelation, tagged necessities on January 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes, I want to just sit down with someone and talk about my life, my worries, my issues, my insecurities, myself. And I want to hear about someone else’s life, worries, issues, insecurities. I want to feel mutually less confused or at least mutual. I miss you, Jessie. I miss our pseudo-psychoanalytical conversations. Now I [...]
dinos eat zipzip
Posted in blog, first step, tagged funsies, necessities, thrifty on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
After my first foray into the sweatshop industry, I was leftover with green dinosaur flannel fabric scraps. But I couldn’t stand to leave them well alone (read: was anal) so I decided to handsew together two rectangles to make the following…makeshift purse thing. BUT I am very proud of myself because it was my first [...]
one forty-three
Posted in find of the day, revelation, tagged childhood, necessities on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My (kind of shiny and new) work supervisor almost cried when I told her that Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” was “that song that they sang in Moulin Rouge…and used in Elite Beat Agents on the Nintendo DS.” It made our generation gap even more apparent, though we are only four years apart. But unlike kids [...]
containers
Posted in blog, revelation, tagged necessities on August 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
According to Merriam-Webster: Main Entry: non·com·mit·tal Function: adjective 1 : giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling <a noncommittal reply> 2 : having no clear or distinctive character Though I may still have commitment/doubt/anti-spontaneity issues, it is important that being noncommittal doesn’t fit my person description anymore. Even self-labels can change.
guinea pig
Posted in blog, first step, tagged mother, necessities on August 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, in a fit of stark raving madness inspiration, I decided to volunteer my sister for a haircut. Now the doubting sister (poor girl) made the mistake of asking my mother for her opinion and ended up (alas!) receiving blind encouragement. (This may be because I swept the floor in preparation for the arrival of [...]
teefs
Posted in blog, tagged mother, necessities, pain on August 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I feel FAT and SWOLLEN. I feel TIRED, WOOZY, and DISORIENTED. But most of all, I AM HUNGRY. Last night, I slept at almost 2 AM thanks to Ling Ling’s advice. I woke up at the ungodly hour of 7:30 AM to go to the Wisdom Teef Man’s office, which wasn’t too far away from [...]
