The pains

Aughh. Mi cabeza. I need to go take some pain relievers and lie down... I hope I don't end up like Michael Jackson. It's just so much easier to take some pills and have everything disappear. If only this could work with everything else in life. Peace out.

wake the neighbors & run away <3

Drama

The past couple of days I've been hiding in my room watching 微笑Pasta and laughing my head off. However, today I took the liberty to get dressed and go out to Daiso with my aunt (rather, I've turned into a chauffeur). I ended up buying a pastel blue colored bowl because it was too cute to pass up on. Even though they distinctly put up signs that say "warning these contain chemicals that could cause birth defects and whatnot" I still bought it. Hey, you only live once you know? And as dreadful as it sounds we're all going to die eventually, so eating a bit of lead won't significantly speed up the process. Besides, I refuse to have children so birth defects really aren't too big of an issue for me. I might have deformed eggs though... I'll let you guys know in the future if you're interested.

Why can't guys in real life be like the ones in dramas? And really, where do these people come up with these ridiculous depictions of guys. Are there any guys in our society that actually act like that? In that case, I'm pretty sure all dramas are written by women that wish men would treat them in that manner... I should probably start writing dramas. I'm still waiting on that day when it's raining outside, I don't have an umbrella, and I dropped my keys down the gutter when suddenly an attractive guy shows up in a BMW, retrieves my keys from the gutter, and gives me a ride home. However, knowing my luck, if by chance that actually happened, the guy would probably end up being a rapist serial killer and I would be dead.

Anyway, back to my show.

watch & learn <3

Discover illegal

Remember how I told you guys I bought the keyboard? Well, since it was such a large sum of money Chase decided to call me to ensure that it was actually me that was making this order. Yes, I live my life on the dark side, making suspicious withdraws and dangerous maneuvers (more on this later). Well, I got that cleared up and after I put down the phone, Discover called me about my credit card situation. They too asked me a bunch of questions to ensure that I am who I say I am. Man, what is this? Why am I so popular? Not really. If you look on my recent calls list they're all 800 numbers because I have no friends so I have to bribe telemarketers to call me so I can pretend to be popular. Yee!

Discover put me on hold during the call and when they asked if I could hold music started playing. The weird thing was, the music was strangely seductive. I felt kind of wrong as I sat there holding the phone up to my ear. Then when the lady spoke again, "Hello, thank you for holding" I was taken aback and was disoriented for a while.

I made my first illegal maneuver three days ago while I was driving my aunt and my two cousins (well, if you don't count speeding that is). My cousin was sitting in front distracting me with those teenage "booby" questions and if they will ever grow and whatnot. I told her that because she's skinny she will always have boobies the size of mosquito bites. Of course, realistically I said that they would grow eventually; however, if hers grow they will probably only become the size of bee stings-- that's when I ran a red light. I didn't know what to do: brake or go. I braked in the middle of the road, but then decided to step on it. Sigh. I was shaking when I turned into Albany.

drink cider & milk cows <3

Troubles boil

Sorry for the lack of a decent post for the past couple of days. I'll tell you guys what I've been up to... not much. Weekdays are pretty boring unless my aunt spontaneously decides that she wants to go to Sushi Boat and asks me if I want to tag along (of course I want to tag along, it's food).

Recently, I've been stalking out Guitar Center waiting for the price of my keyboard to magically decrease. I go and play a different song on all of their pianos, keyboards, and guitars daily (heh, I have no life). I was really tempted to touch the crazy $5000 drum set but it's loud and I hate being the center of attention so I chose not to. Well, I guess I waited too long for the price to decrease because they sold out. I mean, they sell them online as well, but they don't offer free shipping and as you all know, with the shipping price of a keyboard you could probably buy another (crappier) keyboard. That was pretty devastating seeing as how GC was selling the Yamaha YPG-635 for $100 dollars less than retail price. Anyway, after buying the keyboard, $1000 flew out of my account... but I figure if I don't have a piano next year I will probably go insane and murder someone, so in the long run it's worth it. Oh by the way, I finally figured out how I deal with stress: I play the piano. I'm so strange... while everyone binges I starve myself, go to the gym, and play piano. Am I an alien or something? I swear... I sometimes question my validity as a human being. Here's a picture if you guys are curious about this sexy beast. Over 300 reverb sounds, 16 polyphony capability?! Say what?? I can't wait until it gets here. I'm so excited I could cry.

http://www.charmainelimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/yamaha-ypg635.jpg

I don't know if you guys like hearing about my aunt or not, but I think she's hilarious (even though she doesn't try to be) so I like telling you guys these stories. The other day my aunt and I were discussing my relationship to my parents versus my sister's relationship to my parents (polar opposites if you ask me). My aunt, trying to improve her English spoke, "Yes, yes, she is very boil." I had no idea what she was talking about so I stared at her with the "eh?" expression. After a moment she said (in Mandarin), "wait, no no, boil is to cook an egg right?" Of course now I'm dying of laughter as she asks me to tell her the correct word. Spoil. Then she says, "Ohhhh so I was only missing the 'ssss.' "It's P," I say. "What? Whose P?" (my unintentional pun, 'P' when stated in mandarin means butt/fart). I don't know if anyone understood what I just said. Maybe I'm the only one laughing, but that's okay because we've already established the fact that I'm an alien (weird because I refuse to watch sci-fi).

I'm not too sure how much longer I can stay here without going insane. In a strange way, I want to go back to school because I need to get away from here. Besides, school is probably the one thing in my life that I know how to handle. At the same time I don't want school to start because that will mean that I'm going to have to deal with bothersome situations. Ah, the problems of life. If only there was some sort of balance.

Let me just wrap this up by saying that I can't stand it when people get mad over small things. A bag of chips? Seriously? Come on guys. Are we not mature enough to put things behind us? How long can people hold a grudge? It's ridiculous. Let it go guys, let it go. You guys are not five anymore. Hug it out, I say. Seriously, a bag of chips is almost as bad as... well, let's not dig up past cumbersome issues, shall we?

be free & air dust <3

Musica

I wish I could just isolate myself in a room and play piano all day.

share & tear <3

Roar

I SWEAR. The ONLY people that can make me THIS frustrated. I don't even want to talk about this. Wow.

anger & passion <3

Despicable

Yesterday, I watched Despicable Me with the home girls. I think my expectations were too high because I thought it was just alright. It couldn't compare to Toy Story 3; in fact, nothing can. It was cute though, I love the minions I want one. Before we went to the theaters we went to eat Chipotle and Pinkberry. The two best inventions on the face of the planet.

On the way back from the Bart station (after I dropped off this fool) there was a butt load of traffic which didn't make much sense to me seeing as how it was Saturday and 5:00pm. I was tempted to exit at Montague and go to Great Mall but I resisted temptation and kept driving. I would be proud of myself if it weren't for the fact that when I got home I subsequently bought a load of crap online. Ah, well. This is what we work for right?

I can't wait to get my keyboard. I've been stalking Yamaha for a few months now and I found one that I really like. I went to Guitar Center to try it out and it's amazing. It really feels like a grand. I'm so happy I could die, but when I went to the Yamaha website again the other day, it turns out they have a new product. It's even more beautiful than the one I want but it's $40 dollars more and doesn't come with a bench. I'm trying to debate whether or not I should get the new or old version (piano benches by themselves cost $50). Decisions decisions.

I don't wish for extravagant days or days that require loads of money, rather just for days where I can spend time with amazing people. If only these days could last forever~

kill the neighbors & steal their dog <3

Resting

I'm exhausted. I finally posted pictures up on Facebook so that should give you all more details of what I've been up to this summer. I'll give you guys a better description of what I did today tomorrow. As for now... time to sleep.

turn on the fan & open windows <3

Half-baked

I am so brown. On top of that, I am so burnt. But it was so fun. Today I went with my Spanish class amigas to the beach. We went to Half Moon Bay to poke at the sea anemone. Unfortunately, there weren't any sea anemone. Does anyone know where the tide pools are? I really want to poke at some sea anemone. It has been my dream since my third grade field trip. We ended up going to Francis Beach because it was the closest beach to the highway 92 exit. Thank goodness for Verizon and the 3G network or else we would have been lost and beach-less. The strange thing about Half Moon Bay was the fact that everything around it was bright, sunny, and hot; however, the beach itself was dark, gloomy, and cold. Weird right? Yet, I still managed to burn. Freak my life. When I got back I went to see my aunt and when I walked in the door she asked, "Why are you so dark?!" The pains of tanning too fast. I am doomed to forever carry the title of a baked potato. However, this is still much better than what I used to look like during tennis season when my aunt mistook my sock tan as an actual sock.

As a side note, I must emphasize how much I hate seagulls and how malicious they are. I swear those birds make plans to steal your food. Oh sure, they seem peaceful as they call out to each other and wobble around the beach, but this is not so. They annoy you so you shoo them away, but the moment you leave to take jumping pictures or step into the water they congregate around your picnic area, attack anything edible, steal your food, and mark the territory with their droppings. We spent a large amount of time today chasing birds away.

Anyway, that was probably the most fun I've had this whole summer. Pictures shall be posted via Facebook soon... probably after tomorrow because I've been trying to fill up my memory card before I transfer pictures or post anything. Super lazy status. Regardless, thanks guys for a great day.

paint toes & wash hair <3

A-okay

So I had another dentist appointment today. I think I'm famous there. V.I.P. status. I walk into the room wearing sunglasses and looking like my usual creeper self and the doctor exclaims, "Joanna!" my aunt looks at me and she laughs, "wow your teeth are so bad that he knows you by name." I think it's kind of nice though, having a doctor know you by name. He even listens to all of my ex-roommate problems. He says that having someone like that as a roommate could be good for me because then I won't do what she does. I agree. Maybe you have to live with people you don't like in order to remind yourself about what you don't want to become. Then again, doing so would make one a masochist. Anyway, even though everyone has private health care, doctor-patient relationships aren't very strong, which I think is sad. I hope to change that in the future (that is assuming I don't fail at life). Okay, sorry I went off in a tangent again.

My teacher told us not to go to the beach this weekend, we should study instead. He said that if we went to the beach we had to take our books and study there. He wanted us to bring back sand in our books as proof. Well I'll show him... haha, I just thought it was kind of funny that the one weekend he tells us not to go to the beach we decide to go. Oh, and I forgot to mention I'm going with my Spanish class homies. Haven't seen that one white girl in ages.

I painted my toenails pink the other day and I'm really not liking them.

watch sunsets & catch fireflies <3

The point?

There are several things that bewilder me, and several things I don't understand and probably never will. Among those things include specific accessories. Mainly, hats and sunglasses. So the purpose of hats and sunglasses is to protect you from the sun and UV radiation. However, I don't see how things like this

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and this

http://fluxuryb.com/uploads/2008/12/kim-jones-archive-see-through-cap-1.jpg

can possibly protect you from the sun. In fact, in the first scenario, it will probably leave you with a strange tan. The people stupid enough to wear something like that are most likely all followers of Kanye West. Along with that you can wear the hat that is equally useless. The point in wearing hats is to cover your face, so why on Earth would you take out the part that actually covers your face and replace it with a gaping hole? People are so strange. If it were up to me everyone would walk around wearing this

http://breakfast.totalkiss.com/wp-content/gallery/wewannawin-week-21/21_kelli-doughty.jpg

now that, is useful. A neck exercise as well as protection from UV radiation. And did you know some guy made a hat out of meat? I'm so disgusted.

Anyways, I'm procrastinating and I need a hat so I thought I would waste some time looking into that; however, it's probably best if I start being productive.

drink water & be healthy <3

Midterm

You know, the point in calling a midterm a midterm is that it's supposed to be in the middle of a term. In that case it's a lie if you have more than one midterm because it's pragmatically impossible to have two middles in one term. Stupid school systems.

eat pinkberry mini & don't wear shoes <3

Cocodile

While I want school to start, I also don't want school to start. Being back here is creating several... problems to say the least. If I could force my aunt to live near my apartment next year then I really wouldn't mind going to school. Speaking of apartment I got a letter from the apartment today and after reading through it once I decided that it was too complicated so I put it on my desk and I'll deal with it in a few days. Everything is so bothersome. Ah, the burdens of life. I think I must transform from being Joanna the nerd to Joanna the bounty hunter. Does that mean I have to play "bad cop?" Everyone always hates the person that asks them for money. I'm kind of sad. I hope everyone pays me on time.

I kind of went off in a tangent. Well what else is new right? I'm neglecting to do lab... again. I'll just do it tomorrow morning. I find that when I need to do bothersome things it's easier to force myself into an adrenaline rush. When you're on an adrenaline "high" it's easier to get things done and you feel like you have a lot of time to do them. Maybe that's why so many people procrastinate. Well, it's better than doing drugs that's for sure.

Oh and one last thing. I was on the phone with my aunt again today because she wanted to know if I wanted a sandwich for lunch. After the conversation ended I said "Okay, see you later" (in Mandarin, of course) and to my surprise she responded in English, "Bye bye alligator cocodile." I couldn't help but burst out laughing; no, that's not a typo she said cocodile. You guys know the saying right? "See you later alligator" and the person responds, "In a while crocodile." Oh man. Maybe I have a lame sense of humor and I'm the only one that thinks this is funny, but you should hear her say spaghetti. I love my aunt.

pick cotton & trim hair <3

Cut 'em

I smell like barbecue, but it was so worth it. I don't know if any of you have been to Hot Pot City in Milpitas... anyway, I went for dinner today and it was freaking amazing. So delicious. Hot pot and barbecue at the same time? Genius. I would definitely go again so if there are any of you food lovers out there that want to go I'll take you there just text me and we'll plan. Drool. This weekend has been so surreal. I wonder if people with functioning families have this much fun all of the time.

The other day I was standing in line at Safeway and there were these old people in front of me. Generally, I like old people, but these old people were just ridiculous. They stood there dishing out coupons and when the cashier informed them that they were already expired they acted offended, shocked, and appalled, as the line grew longer and longer. I only had milk so I darted to the next register right behind a mom with a screaming child. Great. Annoying children and old people with coupons, my two most favorite things. I guess old people can't really help it. They sit at home and have nothing better to do than cut along the dotted line. I suppose we'll let them slide for now.

tip generously & play wii <3

Play all day

Oh man. My cousins, my aunt and I have been out the whole day. Times like these are so rare that we decided to take the opportunity to cherish it. When we woke up we decided to go to the Japanese Friendship Garden downtown to feed the koi that they have there. Of course we chose the hottest time of day because we're ridiculous. Regardless I got a couple of awesome pictures that I'll eventually get around to posting on Facebook. Anyway, we went to Sushi Boat for lunch and then went to Golfland where I saw David (he works there now what the heck).

You know the 19th hole? Where if you make it in the plastic tube you get a free round of golf? Well guess what. Joanna Lo, (who never wins anything) won a free round of golf. Heck yes. I feel so satisfied.

Movie time.

read & tip cows <3

Party time

Finally, the parentals have left. That means it's party time. Yeah, the party's here. Not really. I don't want to get your hopes up and have you come to my house and then realize that I'm in my pajamas watching a Korean drama sitting next to a box of tissues. I kid. But it's kind of nice when they leave though. I feel liberated. They went down to San Diego or something. The details remain unclear because in all honesty, I don't really care. I'm just glad they're gone.

My aunt decided that because they're going to be gone for this whole weekend, we should take the opportunity to celebrate and whatnot. Thus, today for dinner, we went to Red Lobster. I know right? Finally. I've been wanting crab legs for so long... I'm completely satisfied right now. D to the licious. You know what else I want? I want some more tiramisu. I just can't decide if I want to go to La Patissiere or Paris Baguette. All this talk about food makes me want to make a bruschetta with tomatoes, olive oil, onion, and maybe some basil. Mmm.

nom nom & chomp chomp <3

Emergency

Sorry guys, this is an emergency. I can't find my tweezers and my eyebrows look like a growing Amazon forest. I'm going to go make a emergency trip to Safeway. Did you guys know they stopped selling nail polish there? What the heck man.

pick & pluck <3

Buzz

I fell asleep sitting on the ground and just woke up. Blink blink. Today I realized that I got bitten by a bee yesterday. My friend and I were casually lounging by the pool and this bee decides to start buzzing around me. Of course knowing me, I think it's a fly and try to shoo it away. Later, I realize that it was a bee and it bit me. I looked on my leg today and there was a tiny little red mark, evidence of being bitten! The question is... why would a bee decide to bite me? As a side note, I've never gotten stung by a bee before. My friend told me that it was probably because it mistook me for a flower. Yes... probably because I'm just so... brown... like a flower.

The world feels like it's spinning. I'm about ready to pop a Tylenol and go back to sleep.

Pinkberry & Blockbuster <3

Mango spell

So as you all know, my senses are ridiculous. I'm extremely sensitive to everything, smell, taste, sound, and while you might think this is a good thing it really isn't. It becomes a hassle when you really want to sleep but you're unable to do so. But that's not what I want to talk about today.

I thought I was going to die this morning. The girl next to me was wearing Love Spell (body spray from Victoria's Secret), and she was wearing a lot of it. I don't understand why she doesn't just shower like normal people, but then again my stupid roommate last year put on nasty old lady perfume right after she showered. Anyway that's not my point, I was sitting in class and trying not to breathe in the fumes, but it was impossible. I felt really dizzy throughout the whole 2 hours and 45 minutes and I felt really tempted to punch the girl. I seem to have violent tendencies when I'm sleep deprived. I really wanted to punch the guy sitting on the other side of me as well because he's one of those people that never shut up in class.

What I'm saying here is, I thought that everyone already outgrew the whole "drench yourself in Mango Mandarin and Love Spell" phase from middle school, but I guess I'm wrong. Oy vey.

shower & eat <3

Confusion says

I've been too lazy to do laundry. Actually, I haven't done laundry in a month and I'm finally almost out of clothes. I've started pulling out the clothes that I never wear. I don't think I would be out of clothes if I were a normal person, but I refuse to wear anything that I've worn before. If I wear something once, it must be washed. It doesn't even matter if it was only worn for five minutes, I don't care. This is probably part of my borderline obsessive compulsive disorder.

Anyway, after I finished class I went to see the aunt, but before that I changed because my teacher cannot control his saliva. I was wearing my ten year old Big Basin t-shirt (I know... but come on, you all know how lame I am) and surprisingly it used to be tighter on me. Regardless, I looked like an idiot. I was walking around and my aunt read the back of my shirt. "Don't find me" and she said, "What do you mean don't find you? Aren't you here already? What a stupid shirt." I thought that was hilarious and I told her to read the front before she read the back. The front said "Lost at Big Basin." She then asked me how people were supposed to know that you read the front of a shirt before the back. Ahh, my aunt. Classic.

Well, I haven't done any homework yet and lab is due tomorrow so I should probably get to it. Peace out.

skate & take pictures <3

Yawn

I went to buy dumbbells today because I'm tired of being ghetto and using Perrier bottles as weights. Who knew dumbbells were so expensive? What the heck. $15.00 each? Ridiculous.

Anyway, the other day I was at my friend's house waiting for her to come back with groceries because she demanded that I cook for her. While I was waiting I started experimenting with the makeup that happened to be on the counter (when she came back and saw me she kept laughing for some reason...). I think that's when it started. Later that day, I went out to buy something and I bought eyeliner and mascara. Just to experiment with, I thought. Then the next day I went out and I bought another eyeliner. Do you guys see where this is going? So now I look on my table and within three days I've accumulated five different eye liners and three different mascaras. What the heck is wrong me me? I need to get shot. I must stop this madness. I knew I would get addicted. I knew it and yet my boredom drove me to this insanity. I deserve to sit on a tall stool in a secluded corner for a time out. Hopefully I'll be able to snap out of this by the end of the week.

Why do people yawn? Because they're tired? Because they're bored? Well, when you're bored or tired you don't breathe like you normally would. Your breathing slows down and because that happens, you take in less oxygen. Yawning allows you to take in more oxygen to maintain homeostasis in the body. This is the most reasonable theory. The other one is that it flexes the lung muscles, creates faster blood circulation, and consequently makes you feel more awake. They're both valid theories; however, I happen to like the first explanation better. Choose what you like. But... why is yawning so contagious? The answer isn't extremely clear yet, but it has something to do with the fact that subconsciously, peoples' brain activity mimics those around them. Yawning can be a prime example of that. Unfortunately, this is all speculation so there really is no correct answer... yet that is.

Only one day left of the diet. I do not have a six-pack, I did not lose 10-20 pounds, and I am not confident enough to wear a bikini "anywhere, anytime" so Jillian Michaels, unless a six-pack magically appears after dinner tomorrow, I am going to write you an angry letter.

jump & touch a star <3

Save the drama

Hello my people. So I'm on my friend's computer right now because I left my laptop at work. Unfortunately, she wants to watch her lame Korean drama so I must wrap up this post asap (honestly, the story line is the same in every single episode I don't understand why people are so addicted to this... with the exception of kim sam soon of course). Anyway, I apologize for my lack of writing anything interesting lately, but tomorrow's post will be back to normal. Later~

sing songs & roast marshmallows <3

Tina rocks

I'm watching 30Rock. I love Tina Fey. I'll update you guys tomorrow, this is way too funny.

laugh & fall down <3

Nausea, indigestion...

I think it's funny when people have QWERTY keyboards on their phones because when they're texting they text furiously and with two hands. It's quite entertaining actually. They look so concentrated that they're unaware of their surroundings, it's kind of like they're in their own universe. What tops the cake is when you see them smiling or laughing to themselves while squinting at the tiny screen on their phone. Today as I was walking to the parking lot from the S buildings I saw two people texting furiously. The best part was they were walking towards each other. I knew what was coming and I probably could have prevented it but I chose not to because I had just finished a midterm and I thought that I deserved some entertainment. Of course they crashed into each other and it was awesome. I think everyone should start texting like that it'll make the world a better place.

My cousin has had stomach problems these past few days and is taking Pepto Bismol. The one thing that I've always wondered is why is it pink? Then of course after watching those Target commercials online you start to wonder (because while they tell you to ask their pharmacists, I'm pretty sure they don't want to answer such stupid questions). You never see medicine in different colors unless 1. it's those nasty liquid Tylenol kids medications or 2. you're high and everything has a different color. Well, Pepto Bismol is pink partly because of a chemical known as Bismuth Subsalicylate. This chemical compound (in its raw form) contains a light pink color. I guess as a marketing strategy, the Pepto Bismol company decided to enhance the pink color by adding red dye in order to make the color stand out, hence Pepto Bismol has been bright pink ever since. It worked. Everyone knows that Pepto Bismol is pink. They have some smart people working at those companies... In that case, I should invent the first rainbow colored aspirin tablet.

draw on walls & clean windows <3

P!nk

My back hurts like crazy. I think I over exercised again. Damn. Also I think there's a midterm tomorrow. Double damn. Whatever, life is good. My MCAT books came in the mail yesterday (and my clothes today! whoot whoot). Why does it cost so much money to prepare for a stupid five hour test? So the MCAT has five sections which means that you spend one hour on each section. The weird thing is, instead of selling all of the sections together in one big fatty book, they decided to divide up the sections, sell each book individually, and charge $49.99 for each book. I hate money. I mean, I'd love to have more of it, but I hate how it controls our actions.

Why do flamingos stand on one leg? I remember my cousins asked me this question a few years back when we went to San Diego Zoo. I didn't have an answer for them. Guess what? No one knows for sure. Scientists have done studies (seriously they have too much time on their hands because who cares? they can stand on whatever foot they want to) and they infer that the reason why flamingos stand on one leg is because they need to regulate their body temperature. Let me explain this differently. Sometimes when people are cold, they stick their hands inside their sweatshirts to stay warm. It's kind of like that. The whole surface area to volume ratio is going on, but I'd rather not go into those details. Some people say that when they lift their leg it drys it or if they lift their leg they look more like a tree so they can catch fish more easily. While that could be true, the most important reason is temperature regulation.

rock 30 & catch butterflies <3

Aiiyah!

I cut my hair two days ago. It's shoulder length and layered as usual. Nothing really changed it's just shorter that's all. Well, my aunt looked at me today and said, "Aiiyah! Now that your hair is shorter I can see your face. It's so ugly! It's too skeleton-like and pointy! I liked it better when it was round!" Thanks aunt, thanks. For once my cousins backed me up and said "We don't think so!" Wow, being useful for once guys. Round of applause.

What's with this Chinese round face obsession though? Ever since I was a young'n there were these old ladies constantly grabbing at my ears and face telling me that I would one day be rich because I had fat earlobes. Yeah, I don't know about that old ladies, I think that just means I need liposuction on my head (unlike normal people). I never understood (nor will I ever understand) the art of face reading. I think it's ridiculous. I mean what if a skinny person decides that they believe in Chinese face reading? Will they stuff themselves until they're about to die to make their face round in order to yield a prosperous future? (in case anyone was curious a thin face means poverty and starvation in the future) And you know what else is ridiculous? They tell you what type of person you are based on where your mole is located on your face. Apparently I have low self esteem, (okay, can't argue with that one) lack of assets (can't really argue with this one either), and am prone to accidents with water. See? Am I prone to accidents with water? No. Okay, well maybe that one time with the hot water boiler. And also those times I nearly drowned. So... maybe there is some truth to this after all. But you know what? I'm sure everyone is prone to accidents with water. And honestly, who isn't 'lacking in assets' nowadays. Damn recession.

pay taxes & buy picks <3

Grill

Doesn't really feel like July 5th. No BBQ. How disappointing. Also last night I was trying to watch the fireworks but a large tree was blocking everything. We should barbecue! What comes before Part B? PART A!! Ha. I'm so lame. I should just go now.

eat drumsticks & play Mario Galaxy 2 <3

Fendi

I really need to wash my car. It's quite dirty. But I've been lazy lately because I feel like some stupid bird will decide to poop on it again right after I wash it. I swear they know these things. Right after you wash your car they talk to their fellow bird friends, "Hey that one looks clean!" and before you know it, you have a giant mass of turd splattered on your windshield.

Well rather than washing my car I wasted my time on instyle and I came across this top. It's so cute. I want it. Yet, I'm not stupid enough to spend 1000 dollars on a top.

http://obsessed.instyle.com/obsessed/photos/clothing/results.html?No=22&pageAdd=2

But the thing is, I don't wear yellow. I mean, I like yellow but I can't wear yellow. I think it's because I'm Asian. When I tried wearing yellow in the past, I end up looking jaundiced. Some people can pull it off though. Most of the time it's the stick skinny people (they seem to be able to pull anything off). I think that's why most of them turn into models. I'm pretty sure they could wear potato sacks and still look good.

Speaking of looking good, I think Taylor Lautner looks like a cave man. He has such a massive brow ridge. I don't understand why all of those Twilight fan girls are going insane over him. I really don't think he's attractive at all. In fact he's pretty ugly. However, if you cut off his face he's beautiful. Just thought I would get that out of the way.

tickle Elmo & boycott Wimbledon <3

Sunny days

What a good day. I guess what you would consider this morning (from 2:00am-5:00am) I caught up with an old friend. This time difference thing is a pain in the butt though. I suppose it's a good thing I don't sleep much. Then I tried calling my grandma but she didn't pick up. I think she was too busy buying vegetables and being social. The sad thing is, my grandma is more social than I am. How pathetic.

By the time I woke up it was around 9:30am, but I couldn't drag myself out of bed. I really wanted to watch something on my iPod but my arm wouldn't move so I just lay there for another two hours and finally escorted my fat body off the bed at 11:30. Hansol came down from Berkeley today so we all hung out again. Ah, the good old days. We pretty much just fooled around, took pictures and jumped everywhere. That's how we do.

sniff gel pens & buy elephant poo paper (hella nasty but it's real) <3

Eggcellent

What I really want to do right now is take a picture of myself and post it on here to show you guys how productive my summer is. I'm sitting here waiting for the mud pack on my face to dry as I'm typing this post. I'm pretty sure I look like an alien. I can never do this when there are people around me because I'll be tempted to laugh... I know I look ridiculous. My aunt always makes fun of me whenever I do this. She says, "If you would just sleep like a normal person you wouldn't have to drown your face in chemicals." I know, I know. But it's so hard to maintain a regular sleeping schedule when there's that one movie you haven't seen yet or that one person you haven't spoken with in a long time. I'm pretty sure you guys understand what I'm saying here right? It's so easy to mess up your sleeping routine, yet it's so hard to change it back to your regular pattern.

Someone asked me this question the other day and since I learned about it in Food Science, I thought I would share some of my knowledge. What is the difference between a white eggs and brown eggs? The majority of people prefer white eggs because it's what they're used to. When you think of an egg the immediate image is a white round thing. However, there really is no difference between white eggs and brown eggs. The only characteristic that differs is the color of the egg. The white eggs come from the white longhorn (the majority of them at least) and the brown eggs come from either the Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, or Plymouth Rock (weird names to name chickens with if you ask me but whatever). Some people think that brown eggs are organic. While some of them may be, it doesn't necessarily mean that they all are. And honestly, I really don't think organic eggs taste that much better than natural eggs; however, some may beg to differ.

drink water & wear goggles <3

Probability

I'm currently package stalking again. I love being able to go online and find out exactly where your package is. One moment it's in Georgia and the next morning it's in San Leandro, California. It's awesome. How do packages move so quickly? Ah, the beauty of the United States Postal Service. I love hearing the car as it approaches my house. I always dart outside to see if anything came (same goes for UPS of course). Then I realize that if I would stop online shopping I wouldn't act like such a little puppy.

Has anyone ever been told to not only put in 100% effort but to put in 110% effort? I think it's really annoying when people tell you to do this. They're saying 100% isn't enough you have to work even harder to achieve whatever it is that you're doing. Well, is 110% even possible? Let's take a look. I'm going to prove this to you guys right now. Percentages tell you the probability that something will or will not happen. Percentages can also be known as frequencies which can be depicted by some sort of ratio i.e. 1/5. When all frequencies of any given data set are added together, your total will be 1. Now, because you multiply the frequency by 100 to get the percentage that means that the highest number you can get is 100%. While mathematically it's possible to divide with a larger numerator than denominator, say 7/5, it's not possible to get this type of number for your outcomes. The denominator represents the total amount of outcomes while the numerator represents the number of times it happens. So it's not possible for something to happen 7 times if the maximum number it can occur is 5. Given that logic, 110% is unattainable. Therefore, next time someone tells you to give 110% say, "bullshi-" and tell them to kiss your arse (but don't do this if it's your boss because I don't want you to get fired).

pluck eyebrows & bury fish <3