Tuesday, October 28, 2008

jambo absinthedisco!

i'm kind of obsessed with my photostream



but more importantly, with kate's

my pictures aren't that good, i'm aware
but i really like some of them
especially from the Berlin set
i kind of think i should've brought my shitty point 'n' shoot to China
oh well

opportunity is not a lengthy visitor

so my mother informs me that i've been offered a position to teach English at Suzhou University (which they've spelled "Soochow," ew) for a year starting next summer.

...

um

!!!!!!


obviously, i haven't poured over the pros and cons and what have you, but at this point, i'm pretty sure i'm going to take it. especially considering that it's no walk in the park for recent grads to land decent jobs.

then again, not that i've been trying...

Friday, October 24, 2008

beautiful dirty rich

none of which actually describe me. which is fine.

i am enjoying Lady Gaga's debut album, "The Fame", even though it's totes not anywhere near "my type" of music. but then i tried to think what my type was and couldn't come up with anything. if you would like to synthesize some sort of folksy singer-songwritery gypsy-punk-cabarety dancy spanishy...yeah i'm just gonna leave it at that. the album is good. catchy pop for sure, but with a little extra pizzazz, i guess? i suck at writing about music, but here's a video to make up for it:






love this bish.

i just realized that i've been taking hayley duff and ashley tisdale to be the same person. whatever; i think their faces look similar enough, as do their careers-ish? dun care.

this guy is hilarious:


so i've been in china for a week. it's been nice...mainly just chillin' at my uncle's house, sitting at my computer 24/7. haha, so worth the 98148923-mile trip. but no, honestly, i'm enjoying spending time with family that i only get to see every couple of years. i think it's pretty unanimously agreed upon that i should visit more often, and i would like that myself. maybe i'll bring a coupla friends with me next summer or winter for christmas break. of course, then i'd have to go out and do touristy stuff. urgh.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Communist Bloc(k) Party

Ummm so am currently in the biggest Red State in the world. They've blocked Live Journal (haha, yes, I am still an emo middle schooler), and so I've had to resort to Blogger...um, no offense, I guess?

Well whatever. 'Tis my first foray into the colourful landscape of censorship. A strange sensation, but hell if they'll keep me from having fun :D

Hodge Podge Is Better:

- couldn't get wireless on the flight after all (Delta only offers wireless on domestic flights...starting in 2009), sooo have been spending the past few torturous days in the dark regarding international matches (well ok I know the England match result, but Corrine made me promise not to look up anything else...and i won't; i don't wanna be spoiled)

- lady across the aisle from us gets the Worst Parent To Ever Set Foot On An Aircraft award: two whiny, crying children whom she alternately neglected throughout the flight, and whose stinky diapers she insisted on changing right in their seats. yup. right there in the cabin. delicious.

- watched three movies: Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, In Bruges, and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. in a row. plus a few tv shows. yay inflight entertainment!

- got my first ever facial, which was cool, i guess. except some of the um cleansing moisturizing exfoliating minty fresh drippy magic elixir leaked into my eye, which was definitely NOT cool. but whatevs, my face feels better. oh, and the lady shaved my eyebrows. um, wtf?! ugh, i thought she would use wax or tweezers. but also, not a disaster (thank god).

- at the beauty parlour, they set my mum's eyes on fire. well ok, on top of a towel and another uhh pretty strong layer of something, obvi, but it was an eye treatment for her undereye bags. hee, it was actually pretty cool; wish i'd brought my camera.

- GOT AN ENGLAND SHIRT!!! :D :D :D umm, not sure where exactly it fits in the catalogue, since their home shirt is white and away is red. *shrug* who cares, it's awesome, i love it, i'm wearing it now, i love it i love it and did i mention i love it??!

- my uncle totes denied the whole scandal about that gymnast being underage at the lolympics. heh heh. well i don't even know the whole deal, but i'm pretty sure it was true. i really don't give a shit about the lolympics, but they sure made alotta merchandise!

- my cousin has class six days a week!! D: she had a test this morning (Saturday). and she said some of the more competitive schools make their students go a full seven days. unbelievable. hay remember when college was always 3-day weekends? that was the life.

- mosquitoes are eating me alive

Ok so I've actually found a way around the LJ block, but I thought it would be nice to post on here, since I rarely ever do anymore. "Rarely ever do anymore"? Does that sound right to you?

Friday, October 10, 2008

Interesting



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