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bursting at the seams!
There's SO MUCH to post!
First, thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I had a wonderful birthday, and your words made it even happier :)
Second, there is so much to be thankful for! But I feel the need for a reprise -- I am thankful for my family, who show me what it means to love unconditionally; and I am thankful for my friends, who help me to ( Read more... ) -
happy birthday!
A very happy birthday to green_maia (aka merrymaia )! I am so glad to have met and gotten to know you. You have helped me to feel more deeply about fiction, nature, and life, and you have supported me through stormy times. May this coming year be as beautiful as you are. May changes be kind, and may all your loves flourish. -
to bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama
There are some comments on my last post that I will have to return in about a week's time because ( Read more... ) -
oops, i did it again? (and a rant)
I did some more writing (let that be the last we hear about that dread word, I prithee), and experienced more mood swings. Next thing I know I had a new shirt and four new pairs of pants. They're very nice. I'm very happy with them. I am also very, very bemused with my brain.
Another thing that amused and bemused me -- while I was at the mall's ( Read more... ) -
the day is dimming, but I'm not ready to let it go
I have now worn all four pairs of my new sandals out into the big bad world. They have acquitted themselves very well. I am pleased.
Thus, a few days ago, I finally took my old sandals -- they might be more properly called sandal-shreds -- and put them gently in the trash. I would have shed tears if I were the crying type. Those shoes carried a lot ( Read more... ) -
temporary insanity
My mood has been swinging like a revolving door. Um. Yeah. Or something.
Anyway, this all has to do with the fact that I've started to write again. Before you ask, don't ask. Seriously. Don't mention writing at all in the comments. It will push me over the edge into Wonderland. So no words at all whatsoever about the w word, please, okay?
Anyway -- ( Read more... ) -
萬家燈火
The title literally translates to "ten thousand households of lamps and hearths." It means that there are uncountably many people and families out there, and each one has a different story.
( Three cats went to the vet... ) -
whistle while you work, so hard, all day
Don't get me wrong -- I love my work. I just wish it were a little easier to get through ( Read more... ) -
a rose by any other name
Okay. Today I'm going to post something snarky and petty, just to get it off my chest. I'm going to start a new tag for it, "stranger in a familiar land." It's about living as an Asian, specifically Chinese-American, in America.
I cannot count the number of times I have had this exact conversation. I roughly estimate that it happens at least once a ( Read more... ) -
o motivation where art thou?
There are a couple of things I should do asap...but I have just decided to define asap as tomorrow morning instead of tonight.
While washing the dishes today, I suddenly began to hum "Greatest Love of All" -- I don't know why. It felt like it was everywhere when I was in late elementary, early junior high school. Back then I thought its lyrics were ( Read more... )