Snowed in...
Only today did all the neighbors come out and start clearing the snow beyond their driveways. It's nice to see group effort like that, how something like a snow storm can bring people together. I just watched from the safety of my window. LoL. Nah, but it's cool to see the neighborhood dynamic. The suburbs aren't like they used to be. It's no longer a tight-knit community as it once was. Well, at least not in my experience. I don't know if that made sense. I mean that I never experienced the closeness. Back in the day, people used to know their neighbors. I barely even see mine. I don't know any of their names, really. Anyway...
Damn the man! My university is open tomorrow. Granted, it's liberal leave, but I feel obligated to go. Plus, I did skip last week and these classes are only held once a week. But I dunno how I'm gonna get there. Don't know who can take me or when or how the roads are where I am. Oh, well. I guess I'll just find out...
You know, I think I used to think, as a child, that we, as humans, hibernated. hehe... I have this memory from around the first grade, I suppose, of waking up while we were receiving snow. No one else in my house was awake and it was already daylight, so I figured, oh, we must be hibernating now. So I went back to sleep. D'oh! Haha... anyways...
Mind off the snow - Spring Break is comin' up. And you know what that means! Yep - I'm takin' my ass the hell away from my daily surroundings. No plans are in effect as of yet, but there is a chance I will be making my way across the Atlantic again. Since nothing's definite, I will keep hush on the possible location. I realized that everytime I talk too much about something that has to do with the immediate future, it never works out in the end. Don't wanna jinx myself too badly. :-P
Well, guess I'm gonna go watch some TV with my mom, practice knitting a couple rows, and maybe do some homework, which has been sitting in my bookbag since I dropped it on my bedroom floor Friday evening. :-P
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Monday, February 17, 2003
Let it snow...
The mid-Atlantic region is covered in snow. The governor even told the people to stay off state roads until 4am. The cars on my street are all buried. My mom wants me to wipe off her car. Ha. Nope. I ain't goin' out there. Hehe... Besides - it's Presidents' Day. My day off. Hey - are we celebrating the birthdays of men who owned slaves? Amerikkka would do some f*cked up shit like that. :-P
So, last weekend when Tara and I hit up the bookstore, I ended up purchasing three CDs and three magazines. What was I thinking? The grand total was a lot higher than I had expected, even with the $20 worth of coupons I had. I bought three magazines (Latina, Elle, and Blender) cuz my girl, Shakira, is on the cover of all three. And the CDs I bought are all in different languages. I bought a Spanish one by Rosana. A Brazilian one by Antonio Carlos Jobim. And I purchased an album in Hebrew. I kinda didn't wanna buy it 'cause I was thinkin' I would some how be supporting the Israeli economy if I did so. But I also like all kinds of music and want something that could potentially help me learn the language, so, I freakin' bought it.
I'm trying to learn how to knit. Just tryna get the basic stuff down-pack, like how to start off and do the basic stitch. But there are so many complicated things about it to learn. I wish I could do like my mom. She taught herself to knit and crochet just by merely looking at the pictures and I bet she can crochet and knit better than anybody. Heh. I can't do that... We'll see how long I stick with this. 'Cause everytime I set out to do something, I never finish. It's always so short-lived.
Anyway, I think I'll go practice right now and see if I can find anything to watch on TV...
The mid-Atlantic region is covered in snow. The governor even told the people to stay off state roads until 4am. The cars on my street are all buried. My mom wants me to wipe off her car. Ha. Nope. I ain't goin' out there. Hehe... Besides - it's Presidents' Day. My day off. Hey - are we celebrating the birthdays of men who owned slaves? Amerikkka would do some f*cked up shit like that. :-P
So, last weekend when Tara and I hit up the bookstore, I ended up purchasing three CDs and three magazines. What was I thinking? The grand total was a lot higher than I had expected, even with the $20 worth of coupons I had. I bought three magazines (Latina, Elle, and Blender) cuz my girl, Shakira, is on the cover of all three. And the CDs I bought are all in different languages. I bought a Spanish one by Rosana. A Brazilian one by Antonio Carlos Jobim. And I purchased an album in Hebrew. I kinda didn't wanna buy it 'cause I was thinkin' I would some how be supporting the Israeli economy if I did so. But I also like all kinds of music and want something that could potentially help me learn the language, so, I freakin' bought it.
I'm trying to learn how to knit. Just tryna get the basic stuff down-pack, like how to start off and do the basic stitch. But there are so many complicated things about it to learn. I wish I could do like my mom. She taught herself to knit and crochet just by merely looking at the pictures and I bet she can crochet and knit better than anybody. Heh. I can't do that... We'll see how long I stick with this. 'Cause everytime I set out to do something, I never finish. It's always so short-lived.
Anyway, I think I'll go practice right now and see if I can find anything to watch on TV...
Friday, February 14, 2003
Valentine's, Schmalentines :-P
So it's Valentine's Day. So what? Fuck a Valentine's... LoL. Just kidding. I'm not bitter or anything. No, seriously; I'm not. :) I'm not mad that I'm not celebrating just another capitalistic holiday. Besides, I have a Valentine's. In fact, I have two! 'Cause my mommy and my sis sent me cards. :-P
Remember the Simpsons episode where Lisa gives Ralph a pity Valentine? And Ralph goes: it says i choo-choose you and there's a picture of a train on it. :)
Currently listening to: my "Aladdin" soundtrack. Dang - I can't believe that movie came out over ten years ago! We're so old... I should go watch that movie later. I think I'll look at it differently now that I know more about Arab culture. And the fact that I'm taking a course on the Arabian Nights, although we won't be reading the story about Aladdin.
Anyway... I need to buckle down in school. I'm still the number one slacker. I waited last minute to start this 5-page brief for my class. I ended up skipping my most busiest day of classes because I was still tryna write the damn paper. I ended up handing the paper in the next morning. Wonder if or how I'll be penalized. The professor had sent out an e-mail with the subject "absences." He said something about us reviewing the syllabus on the policy on unexcused absences. Oops! One of my other friends was also in the same situation as me. That is, not done writing the paper and skipping class. But she, being Muslim, could use the excuse of her holiday. Anyway... We'll see what happens.
I'm gonna try to watch 20/20 tonight. I think it's the Christina Aguilera interview. I'm no longer a fan of hers, but I'm interested in seeing what she has to say. I will no longer support her financially. Nope. But I did acquire her latest CD. Bootleg. :) It's actually quite hot. It's a confessional and it demonstrates her talent. She gets props for it. I think she has a great voice, but I don't particularly care for it when she belts out tunes. I don't like the way her voice sounds. You know, if you listen to some of her songs when she was under the control of her rec execs, you can hear how her voice resembles Leann Rimes. Yup. Just listen to the two sometime. But, yeah, I like when she sings ballads and stuff. The album consists of a mix of styles. She's even got a couple songs that are more like alternative-sounding or punk rock or whatever the hell you'd call it.
The songs I have taken a liking to are "Walk Away" (kinda jazzy/soulful), "Infatuation" (Latin-infused), and "Loving Me 4 Me" (R&B-ish?). And of course you've probably heard "Beautiful" on the radio. And I believe "Impossible" is out, too. (I dunno since I don't listen to the radio.) "The Voice Within" is also nice. Sometimes Christina sounds like she's coppin' Mariah Carey's style. Oh, speakin' of Mariah, I remember I was a fan, then I stopped liking her (not her music) around the time she got with old-ass Tommy. Then I think I like her again. I cried when I saw her "Through the Rain" video. Like every time I saw it. :-P Back to Christina - I also really like her song called "I'm OK." I also cried when I heard this. I think, like, each time I listened to it. Yeah, I'm a crybaby. But it's so sad. In it, she's speaking to her father. It's about how her father used to beat her mom when she (Chris) was little. :( And the fact that she's actually sorta crying on the track as she's singing, that adds to the effect.
And finally, before I go plop myself in front of the TV - about the song "Walk Away." I like the first verse: "I was naïve/Your love was like candy/Artificially sweet/I was deceived by the wrapping." And I especially like the breakdown part. It starts with "Everytime I try to grasp for air" and right up to the part where she goes "Begging, pleading no more," then she kinda screams or something. I love it. Check it out!
Anyhoo, it's time to watch 20/20. And screw you and your Valentines. :)
So it's Valentine's Day. So what? Fuck a Valentine's... LoL. Just kidding. I'm not bitter or anything. No, seriously; I'm not. :) I'm not mad that I'm not celebrating just another capitalistic holiday. Besides, I have a Valentine's. In fact, I have two! 'Cause my mommy and my sis sent me cards. :-P
Remember the Simpsons episode where Lisa gives Ralph a pity Valentine? And Ralph goes: it says i choo-choose you and there's a picture of a train on it. :)
Currently listening to: my "Aladdin" soundtrack. Dang - I can't believe that movie came out over ten years ago! We're so old... I should go watch that movie later. I think I'll look at it differently now that I know more about Arab culture. And the fact that I'm taking a course on the Arabian Nights, although we won't be reading the story about Aladdin.
Anyway... I need to buckle down in school. I'm still the number one slacker. I waited last minute to start this 5-page brief for my class. I ended up skipping my most busiest day of classes because I was still tryna write the damn paper. I ended up handing the paper in the next morning. Wonder if or how I'll be penalized. The professor had sent out an e-mail with the subject "absences." He said something about us reviewing the syllabus on the policy on unexcused absences. Oops! One of my other friends was also in the same situation as me. That is, not done writing the paper and skipping class. But she, being Muslim, could use the excuse of her holiday. Anyway... We'll see what happens.
I'm gonna try to watch 20/20 tonight. I think it's the Christina Aguilera interview. I'm no longer a fan of hers, but I'm interested in seeing what she has to say. I will no longer support her financially. Nope. But I did acquire her latest CD. Bootleg. :) It's actually quite hot. It's a confessional and it demonstrates her talent. She gets props for it. I think she has a great voice, but I don't particularly care for it when she belts out tunes. I don't like the way her voice sounds. You know, if you listen to some of her songs when she was under the control of her rec execs, you can hear how her voice resembles Leann Rimes. Yup. Just listen to the two sometime. But, yeah, I like when she sings ballads and stuff. The album consists of a mix of styles. She's even got a couple songs that are more like alternative-sounding or punk rock or whatever the hell you'd call it.
The songs I have taken a liking to are "Walk Away" (kinda jazzy/soulful), "Infatuation" (Latin-infused), and "Loving Me 4 Me" (R&B-ish?). And of course you've probably heard "Beautiful" on the radio. And I believe "Impossible" is out, too. (I dunno since I don't listen to the radio.) "The Voice Within" is also nice. Sometimes Christina sounds like she's coppin' Mariah Carey's style. Oh, speakin' of Mariah, I remember I was a fan, then I stopped liking her (not her music) around the time she got with old-ass Tommy. Then I think I like her again. I cried when I saw her "Through the Rain" video. Like every time I saw it. :-P Back to Christina - I also really like her song called "I'm OK." I also cried when I heard this. I think, like, each time I listened to it. Yeah, I'm a crybaby. But it's so sad. In it, she's speaking to her father. It's about how her father used to beat her mom when she (Chris) was little. :( And the fact that she's actually sorta crying on the track as she's singing, that adds to the effect.
And finally, before I go plop myself in front of the TV - about the song "Walk Away." I like the first verse: "I was naïve/Your love was like candy/Artificially sweet/I was deceived by the wrapping." And I especially like the breakdown part. It starts with "Everytime I try to grasp for air" and right up to the part where she goes "Begging, pleading no more," then she kinda screams or something. I love it. Check it out!
Anyhoo, it's time to watch 20/20. And screw you and your Valentines. :)
Monday, February 03, 2003
We be clubbin'!
Went to the club Saturday night. Saw people I knew. Gave out my number. Baby-sat Tara. LoL - that girl was actin' the fool. Well, she does that anyway, but with some drinks in her and in a club setting - it's magnified! Damn, legs all up in the air, guys circlin' around her. And on top of that, she was screamin'! Sheesh. Can't take her no where! Haha. On top of that, she wanted to drive me home drunk. Whatta dumbass bitch. Oops. My bad. :-P
We had fun. But I didn't wanna dance with everybody. And why do guys hafta grope you as you walk by? I mean, I don't need you grabbin' my hands, arms, elbows, and ASS!! Shit.. I can do that myself! J/k... But seriously, if you're not cute, that kinda tactic doesn't work and you hafta go on just your presence and demeanor. Anyway...
I asked the guy sellin' roses in the club where he was from 'cause I've met a couple who were from Jordan. This guy was like, "guess." And I really didn't know what part of the world he was from, but I was just like, "the Middle East?" And yup - he was from Lebanon. So I bust out a ahlan wa-sahlan! on him and he smiles and gives me a hug. I was practicin' my Arabic on him and he said I was good at it. He asked me when I started to learn and I told him only about a year and a half ago and he was impressed. Go me! It's my birfday! (That one's for you, Tara. lol)
We went to IHOP afterwards. I had not been to one in ages. I don't even remember the last time I went. There were eleven of us and we all had to sit in separate places. But it was fun. Tara and I were sittin' at a table with our old friend Phillip and we had a good time jokin'.
I ate a lotta burritos this weekend... Mmm - 7-Layer Burritos from Taco Bell - minus the tomatoes. It's what I always get. I kinda want one now. I've been eating a lot lately. Eating's fun. I was thinkin' that I could never go on something like a Slim Fast diet where you drink a couple cans to substitute some meals. Yeah, right. I enjoy eating too much. Nope couldn't do that. But I don't need to go on a diet anyways. I don't have the best eating patterns, but I don't eat lotsa bad foods on the regular. I mostly need exercise. And so does the rest of fat ass America.
We've got such an unhealthy populace. I read an article on how Asian-Americans who came to this country like 20 years ago were heavier and had more health problems than new Asian immigrants. And then there are people in various industries that like to exploit on Americans' poor health and dietary habits. One of my old friends from undergrad is currently in med school in Lebanon (she's Italian, by the way, and very smart) and she sent some people this presentation she and a couple of her classmates did on the cruddiness of the pharmaceutical, tobacco, and food industries. Their presentation was entitled: HOW A FEW PEOPLE ARE GETTING RICHER WHILE THE REST OF US ARE GETTING SICKER. It was quite interesting...
Anyway, I need to go get something with my laptop fixed... Gotta go find the repair center.
Went to the club Saturday night. Saw people I knew. Gave out my number. Baby-sat Tara. LoL - that girl was actin' the fool. Well, she does that anyway, but with some drinks in her and in a club setting - it's magnified! Damn, legs all up in the air, guys circlin' around her. And on top of that, she was screamin'! Sheesh. Can't take her no where! Haha. On top of that, she wanted to drive me home drunk. Whatta dumbass bitch. Oops. My bad. :-P
We had fun. But I didn't wanna dance with everybody. And why do guys hafta grope you as you walk by? I mean, I don't need you grabbin' my hands, arms, elbows, and ASS!! Shit.. I can do that myself! J/k... But seriously, if you're not cute, that kinda tactic doesn't work and you hafta go on just your presence and demeanor. Anyway...
I asked the guy sellin' roses in the club where he was from 'cause I've met a couple who were from Jordan. This guy was like, "guess." And I really didn't know what part of the world he was from, but I was just like, "the Middle East?" And yup - he was from Lebanon. So I bust out a ahlan wa-sahlan! on him and he smiles and gives me a hug. I was practicin' my Arabic on him and he said I was good at it. He asked me when I started to learn and I told him only about a year and a half ago and he was impressed. Go me! It's my birfday! (That one's for you, Tara. lol)
We went to IHOP afterwards. I had not been to one in ages. I don't even remember the last time I went. There were eleven of us and we all had to sit in separate places. But it was fun. Tara and I were sittin' at a table with our old friend Phillip and we had a good time jokin'.
I ate a lotta burritos this weekend... Mmm - 7-Layer Burritos from Taco Bell - minus the tomatoes. It's what I always get. I kinda want one now. I've been eating a lot lately. Eating's fun. I was thinkin' that I could never go on something like a Slim Fast diet where you drink a couple cans to substitute some meals. Yeah, right. I enjoy eating too much. Nope couldn't do that. But I don't need to go on a diet anyways. I don't have the best eating patterns, but I don't eat lotsa bad foods on the regular. I mostly need exercise. And so does the rest of fat ass America.
We've got such an unhealthy populace. I read an article on how Asian-Americans who came to this country like 20 years ago were heavier and had more health problems than new Asian immigrants. And then there are people in various industries that like to exploit on Americans' poor health and dietary habits. One of my old friends from undergrad is currently in med school in Lebanon (she's Italian, by the way, and very smart) and she sent some people this presentation she and a couple of her classmates did on the cruddiness of the pharmaceutical, tobacco, and food industries. Their presentation was entitled: HOW A FEW PEOPLE ARE GETTING RICHER WHILE THE REST OF US ARE GETTING SICKER. It was quite interesting...
Anyway, I need to go get something with my laptop fixed... Gotta go find the repair center.
Saturday, February 01, 2003
CHUC MUNG NAM MOI!!
Today marks the first day of the Lunar New Year for us Viets. (As well as Chinese, Koreans, and who knows who else.) I hear it's the Year of the Goat on the Vietnamese calendar, and Sheep on the Chinese one. Anyhoo...
I went out with some friends Wednesday night after my long day of classes. We went to this place that had salsa lessons and dancing in the downstairs. I don't think I'll never in my life master that shit. I can do the basic steps after you show me. But then you try to bring in all those complicated moves, then you've lost me. And I'll eventually forget the basic steps for the next time. But I'm not into all that anyways. I prefer the mainstream Latin music when I'm out dancing - like pop and rock and what-have-you. Whatever. At least I got enough rhythm that I don't look like a total fool as I step on my dance partner's feet. LoL.
Think I need to get me a Latin boyfriend who can teach me some moves. And to practice my español. But then I need me an Arab man so I can work on my Arabic. I'm workin' with so much Arabic this semester, my vocabulary will surely improve. But I wanna be able to start putting it to use. I need to hang around my friends at school, a good number of whom are Lebanese, so I can pick up a dialect. And then once I get good enough with the language, it'll help for when I lie to people as to what is my ethnicity. Hehe...
I need some advice. I don't like to lie, but I feel telling the truth is not always the best approach. What I'm referring to (and I think I mentioned it a coupla blogs ago) is when guys try to talk to you. Like the other day I'm walkin' home from campus and this guy that's standing nearby says something to me. I go, "Say what?" He asks me my age. And I tell him as I continue to walk. Then he asks me where's my man. I just smile and keep on going. Like, I know if I say I don't have one, which would be the truth, he would proceed to try to talk to me or something. If I say something, like, he's at home, that still doesn't guarantee that that would get the guy off my back. Believe me. I know. But I was thinking that the next time a guy asks me, "Where's your man at?" I'm gonna respond with, "Which one?" LoL... Heh... But I know that could spark even more shit. It's a Catch-22. One reaction I'm trying not to do so much anymore is to straight up ignore people. Although it can work. Act like I didn't hear. But then they sometimes still get mad and call names. Here's a funny story - I had this guy on the bus try to talk to me last year. Not cute at all. I was mindin' my own business, readin' a book. This guy was rude since he interrupted. I mean, he said, excuse me, or whatever. But can't you see I'm frickin' readin'?? I don't got time for your non-readin' ass! Haha... Anyway, back to the story... I look at him eventually and he's all like, do you speak English? I guess it was due to the way I didn't really respond to his scrubby self. So, when he asked me this, I just shook my head. Buwahaha! That got him to get off my nutz. teehee...
Well, tomorrow (which is really today) I guess I'll be going to the gym. And I need to try to squeeze some homework in there somewhere because before I know it, it'll be the night before classes - or the morning of - and I'll be panicking, trying to get shit done.
And I'd like to do a lil somethin' for New Year's. That's not likely, but I'ma try to hit up one of my Viet friends to see if she's gettin' into anything.
And then... I'll be going clubbing again. Wow. I'm getting out quite a bit lately. Let's see how much action I get. ;)
"Git ur freak on..."
Today marks the first day of the Lunar New Year for us Viets. (As well as Chinese, Koreans, and who knows who else.) I hear it's the Year of the Goat on the Vietnamese calendar, and Sheep on the Chinese one. Anyhoo...
I went out with some friends Wednesday night after my long day of classes. We went to this place that had salsa lessons and dancing in the downstairs. I don't think I'll never in my life master that shit. I can do the basic steps after you show me. But then you try to bring in all those complicated moves, then you've lost me. And I'll eventually forget the basic steps for the next time. But I'm not into all that anyways. I prefer the mainstream Latin music when I'm out dancing - like pop and rock and what-have-you. Whatever. At least I got enough rhythm that I don't look like a total fool as I step on my dance partner's feet. LoL.
Think I need to get me a Latin boyfriend who can teach me some moves. And to practice my español. But then I need me an Arab man so I can work on my Arabic. I'm workin' with so much Arabic this semester, my vocabulary will surely improve. But I wanna be able to start putting it to use. I need to hang around my friends at school, a good number of whom are Lebanese, so I can pick up a dialect. And then once I get good enough with the language, it'll help for when I lie to people as to what is my ethnicity. Hehe...
I need some advice. I don't like to lie, but I feel telling the truth is not always the best approach. What I'm referring to (and I think I mentioned it a coupla blogs ago) is when guys try to talk to you. Like the other day I'm walkin' home from campus and this guy that's standing nearby says something to me. I go, "Say what?" He asks me my age. And I tell him as I continue to walk. Then he asks me where's my man. I just smile and keep on going. Like, I know if I say I don't have one, which would be the truth, he would proceed to try to talk to me or something. If I say something, like, he's at home, that still doesn't guarantee that that would get the guy off my back. Believe me. I know. But I was thinking that the next time a guy asks me, "Where's your man at?" I'm gonna respond with, "Which one?" LoL... Heh... But I know that could spark even more shit. It's a Catch-22. One reaction I'm trying not to do so much anymore is to straight up ignore people. Although it can work. Act like I didn't hear. But then they sometimes still get mad and call names. Here's a funny story - I had this guy on the bus try to talk to me last year. Not cute at all. I was mindin' my own business, readin' a book. This guy was rude since he interrupted. I mean, he said, excuse me, or whatever. But can't you see I'm frickin' readin'?? I don't got time for your non-readin' ass! Haha... Anyway, back to the story... I look at him eventually and he's all like, do you speak English? I guess it was due to the way I didn't really respond to his scrubby self. So, when he asked me this, I just shook my head. Buwahaha! That got him to get off my nutz. teehee...
Well, tomorrow (which is really today) I guess I'll be going to the gym. And I need to try to squeeze some homework in there somewhere because before I know it, it'll be the night before classes - or the morning of - and I'll be panicking, trying to get shit done.
And I'd like to do a lil somethin' for New Year's. That's not likely, but I'ma try to hit up one of my Viet friends to see if she's gettin' into anything.
And then... I'll be going clubbing again. Wow. I'm getting out quite a bit lately. Let's see how much action I get. ;)
"Git ur freak on..."
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