haha:) zhangjie already emailed me back about possibly meeting me at the airport when i go back to china. he says, "maybe if i have a rest time i meet you at airport." then, in a follow-up email, he reports how hot it is in beijing right now, and recommends i "can take on a singlet!" then he laughs:) now there's an under-used word in america. i ( Read more... )

inspired by patrick___'s post ( Read more... )

oh monkey frick. my anti-social ways are coming back to haunt me, now. i really want to go to a show in nashville friday night, but i'm SERIOUSLY unsure i'll be able to find anyone to go with me:) celinabot'll be away, which only leaves ciar's friend, who i was supposed to meet up with back in january. i've just passed my phone number on to her, so we'll ( Read more... )

last week was a great break. my drive ended up being ten hours each way, i had car problems and worried that i wouldn't make it at all, i felt old, and i didn't like a lot of the music. but it was still just what i needed ( Read more... )

oh my gosh. i win at life today.

Dear Helen ( Read more... )

( an article on why chinese is the hardest language for americans--or anyone in general--to learn )

heads up, everyone. national spelling bee on abc tomorrow.

have you ever seen a movie directed by pedro almodovar? cause you should. he has some awesome movies. his new movie, volver, is getting some buzz from cannes this year. i, for one, plan on seeing it as soon as i can. other movies of his include bad education (aka la mala educación), talk ( Read more... )

movies on the afi's list of the top 100 movies of the last century that i haven't seen yet: ( for my own records )

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i think travel is my favorite motif, for reading, for writing, for music, for anything. for some reason, i find traveling at night, in particular, very romantic. the quiet out a dark window never ceases to feel otherworldly to me ( Read more... )