Since I will be dressing up as a flapper this halloween, i thought i would research the vocabulary they used back then.  I found a link that has a long list of slang from that age, and it's been hilarious reading through them.

did you know that "noodle juice" means tea?? and "tea" means marijuana!?
Also, a "face stretcher" is an old woman trying to ( Read more... )

I found the halloween costume I want today! It makes me excited about dressing up in a couple of weeks.  This year I'm dressing up as a flapper girl.  I love jazz and have always wanted to do the jazz hands (and dance), and earlier this week, I saw the Charleston dance featured on Dancing with the Stars, so I thought: Oh, I could dress up as a ( Read more... )

"Maybe it's the only child in me, but to really feel like myself, and to keep from killing anyone, I need an evening alone at the table every now and then. Food is, of course, a social thing, one of the most positive, primal ways of spending time with people, but eating alone is also an affirmation. It's a way of enjoying me." --A Homemade Life, by ( Read more... )

I visited Randy Pausch's site yesterday because I thought of him, and couldn't believe it's already been a year since he passed away.  I watched his commencement address at Carnegie Mellon on his website, and it made feel sad at the end, when he seemed like he was holding back tears and hugged his wife tightly, and then swept her off her feet and ( Read more... )

My bf came to visit me for a week.  We had a really good time...spending time with each other, visiting friends, and exploring places ( Read more... )

that i had my first pedicure yesterday!  I enjoyed the bubbly foot soak, the massage chair, and my first ever toe nail polish.  It didn't turn out to be my ideal color, but that's okay. It is some kind of metallic pink, and I guess it looked better inside the bottle than on my nails.  I'm glad there were not a lot of people when I was there, so the ( Read more... )

You are Deanna Troi
Deanna Troi
60%
Geordi LaForge
55%
Uhura
50%
Jean-Luc Picard
50%
Beverly Crusher
50%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)
50%
Chekov
45%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)
35%
Data
34%
Spock
32%
Mr. Scott
30%
Worf
30%
James T. Kirk (Captain)
20%
Mr. Sulu
20%
Will Riker
20%

You are a caring and loving individual.
You understand ( Read more... )

Sometimes when I'm reading a good book, I find myself stopping mid-way and admiring how a simple sentence captures a scene, a moment, a feeling.  I would be reading along, and then as if I caught a glimpse of something beautiful and walked by too quickly, I had to retract my steps, flip back, and search for the elusive sentences.  When I found them ( Read more... )

I am trying to find ways to preserve my energy, because I am swamped with proposals this month.  If they get funded, it will be cause for celebration ( Read more... )

I'll be visiting Hong Kong for 2 weeks. Won't be able to post, but will update when I come back.  Am excited and nervous to see some of my elementary school friends, whom I haven't seen for years!!  Wonder if my Chinese will sound really child-like compared to them and will need to resort back to English ( Read more... )