rousseau once said that a reason why inequalities exist is because we find happiness in the misery of others, and we seek to continually oppress and make others miserable in order to secure our own happiness. it may be a human condition, but i am embarrassed and ashamed to say that it is true. rejoicing in the presence of others' sadness is ( Read more... )

i found the translation to my favorite boa song... :D *joy* here's a tidbit from the japanese version ( Read more... )

i wanna make you lose control...

my coworker is so cute, haha. ^^;; she is getting married on August 5th, she's 22, and lovely to boot. we're listening to wedding-related music at the moment (pachelbel, the wedding march, and some other songs she picked out for the ceremony) and it's having the odd effect of making me feel like getting married myself! ok, but only for a moment ( Read more... )

i long for the homeland

i yearn for the mountains of sichuan, the streets of shanghai, the majesty of beijing from faraway

i wish to melt into anonymity

and pleasure my ears with mothertongue, my mouth with spicy food

but even then...

even then i can only visit

because i would miss my friends

too much

even as i miss my family

too much.

if you ever go to bd's, you'll notice that under the vegetables sign, it'll say, "load'em up!" and under the meat sign, it says, "choose one." hahaha, don't listen...of course you can mix your meats and such. the waiter/waitress will say to you before you start, "we don't recommend mixing meats because they cook at different temperatures," but ( Read more... )

i had the weirdest dream last night. i was at a beautiful reception hall with huge cathedral ceilings. i know people have said that one does not dream in color, and i don't know if it's true, but i distinctly remember the whole scene being pink and golden and beautiful. i looked down at myself and i was wearing a lovely lavender dress...i knew then ( Read more... )

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today...i will let others speak. =) i don't know where i find these things, but i swear, i get giddy every time i read something worth reading twice...or more ( Read more... )

hey, this is a message to you, my dear reader ( Read more... )