sci-fi dream

so my dream last night was really weird, i should totally write it up as a sci-fi short story.

the aliens invaded, but we actually couldn't see what they looked like, b/c they molded themselves into human form (which looked suspiciously like ewan mcgregor). the quality of life was much better cuz the aliens had far more advanced technology. we were genetically engineered to fly, infrastructure was improved on many levels (roads, trains, electricity etc.), and "pleasure palaces" were erected in each neighbourhood, resembling the mughal indian marble palaces and gardens, where we could lounge around, swim, etc. for food, we were given a little birdie (something like a furry yellow duck) which we could skin alive and get all kinds of meat (poultry, beef, pork etc.) off it, but the meat would always grow back, so that we just needed that one birdie to supply all our meat. i can't quite remember what they did for veggies, tho.

i know, this is really weird.

white xmas

merry christmas everyone! i'm off to bed for another fun-packed boxing day, but will write more later...

[update]
so yes, xmas day was basically spent at the stenbergs', opening presents, stuffing myself with food, watching the kids, playing games, and of course, pavarotti. i got some more books, just what i need! more shelf space must be cleared to accomodate them. we all felt sorry for charlotte who was in some mormon town in alberta w/ ryan, deprived of coffee. but she'll be back soon.

today we went to patty's and watched 80s music videos on mtv, and i got to see sacha! she's full grown now, the last time i saw her she was still a puppy! will see her again at the johnstons' new years open house. they're a really nice family, altho the mom can be alittle eccentric at times (in a good way).

well i should start my lsat studying sometime soon. the ubc libraries are closed till the 1st, which is annoying. oh well. should try the public library, i guess.

juno

went to see a free screening of "juno" last night. was hilarious! i saw ellen page before in "tracey fragments", and she's good in this movie, as well.

mission accomplished

i'm doooooooooone! yay :)

olympic mascots

is it just me, or do they look really hello kitty-ish? too bad they're not making plush toys of Mukmuk.

waiting for the winter solstice

skipped class today. bad me. oh well.

still working on papers. i'm writing my 3rd one, which is almost(?) done, then i have one more left. luckily the prof gave out extensions.

can't wait till the end of exams! 3 more weeks to go...

papering.

so november means i have a heap of papers to write. i have a fantasy plan that i will turn in all 4 papers earlier than the deadline. i'm actually half way thru my first one, which is due on the 16th, so i'm making progress. problem is i still have some kind of cold, and not feeling so well. (haven't been to the gym for a week... uh-oh!)

tigger jack-o-lantern :)

IMG_0080, originally uploaded by eveningfaces.

remembering

it was a cold rainy day
when we were together
near a rocky desolate beach
with seagulls circling among the gray clouds

but none of that mattered
all i know
is that i was in your arms
the safest place i will ever be

a visit to the dentist

i went to the dentist today for the first time in like 3-4 years. i got the usual brushing/flossing lecture, was pointed out 5+ cavities, and apparently i need my last remaining wisdom tooth pulled. (for some odd reason i only had 3 of them removed.) need to make a few more trips to the dentist to get everything done. at least the ubc plan covers most of it. (harvard didnt have an inclusive dental plan, i think you needed to apply separately)

party and stuff

so yesterday we celebrated my/josh's b-day at josh's place. it was also a housewarming party for josh and warabe. most of the ppl there were josh's friends so lots of ppl i didn't know. all in all it was a fun party - went thru the alcohol pretty fast.

today is my actual b-day, but unfortunately must study for midterms. don't feel quite 26 yet.

birthday

thank you, facebook.

mid-midterms

3 down, 2 more to go. didn't do very well on the last 2, including the one today. oh well.

b-day is coming up, so will take a break from studying.

midterm season

an influx of midterms starting this week. trying hard to ride the waves.

my new laptop has been in repair for 3 weeks now and i'm frustrated. (typing this on my 4-yr-old laptop, which is dog-slow and i can't get any work done on it.)

wishlist part 2

my b-day is less than a month away!

jo malone white jasmine & mint perfume :)

rome season 2 box set

gift certificate to bloom's

life sucks.

bleh. so tired for some reason. maybe cuz i signed up for a gym membership and started going. and also not getting enough sleep. more drugs for me.

classes are boring. i'm sick of art history now. i hate school. summer's over and it's getting colder. need to get more warm clothes.

all we have left are a bunch of boneheads

Japanese PM: Possible Candidates

2nd week of school and i already feel burned out

life has been hectic since i had to change 3 of my classes, which results in returning books and buying more books. one of my classes is in the anso building which means lots of walking. trying to do other stuff in between. volunteering at this gala soiree thing on friday night, hosted by the art history dept jointly w. the theatre dept. there'll be food and drinks. naturally, i go for the free food.

no plans for the weekend, yet.

back to school

my life is bleh. classes are bleh.

i spilled a whole bottle of soup stock on the back seat of my car. it smells like fish and carpet cleaner.

bleh.

thinking of signing up for yoga classes. will force me to exercise.

wishlist

i would like a touch-screen ipod for my birthday, please. *smiles sweetly*

tired.

training for iPAC (international peer academic coaching) is very tiring. good group of ppl, tho. one more day, then i'm free!

in the rathole.

feeling alittle down these past few days. maybe it's the weather? actually, i think it's pms... i seem to go down in the dumps alot when i'm expecting my period. i hate doing this every month! maybe i'll ask my doctor for a non-habitual remedy that i can take when i'm pms-ing... i don't get much of the other typical symptoms, just a lower mood, and occasional headaches. of course, i shouldn't rely on medicine; maybe go out and exercise?

not looking forward to training for this peer coaching thing. maybe i shouldn't have signed up for it... i wonder if it's too late to back out?? :(

girls prefer pink

see, there's a reason why we like pink!

cleaning

in the process of cleaning out crap from my room. a lot of unnecessary stuff accumulated in the past year. trying to make more shelf space. need to bring my (non-text) books to the used bookstore to see if they will buy some of them. otherwise, they go to charity :)

my paper shredder keeps getting clogged. it's very annoying. the one we have at home almost never clogs. maybe i need to get a new one? but i don't want to spend so much money on a paper shredder.. hmm.

went to chapters today and got another book. (yes, this is how my bookshelf piles up.) i'm always looking for new stuff to read. and music, too, i'm in dire need of new stuff right now. listening to angela aki that i picked up at home, but need more stuff! (i get bored easily.) will take recommendations. ;)

hmm. dry.

jetlag is almost gone, altho, the sun sets really late here and that needs getting used to. also trying to get used to the lack of humidity. my face is drying up like crazy, so is my hair. i didn't really notice it b4 i went back home, but now i do. strange.

group interview for coaching program went well, very informal, discussed how we would tackle students. training next week. and the week after that, josh is back! and my mom is stopping by on her way back from NY.

back in vancouver

i'm baaaaaaaaaack! and loving the weather. nice and cool. altho, a bit chilly for miniskirts? which is a shame. that's all i wore at home.

got a new cell phone today. after seeing the super-advanced phones in japan, i couldn't stand looking at my junky phone i have here. so i went and got a new one. :P

josh is moving into his sister's old apartment, and i had to go help his parents move his stuff in. josh himself is not here, he's off being tourist-y in cambodia. i'm helping him now cuz we made a deal that i get to use his bathtub when he's back. (my dorm doesn't have a bathtub! *tear*)

update

a few more days and i'll finally be back in vancouver. it's freaking hot here in japan and i don't think i can stand it much longer.

finished the last harry potter book, the ending was kinda lame, but overall it was ok. at least it's over - no more speculation. i've decided not to see any more of the movies (i've only seen up to the 3rd one) so harry potter is over for me.

tanabata

@ my grandma's now, heading home tomorrow, then off to tokyo to see my sisters and meet up with the watermelon.

now, for trivia. (yes, i'm bored. but will go to bed soon. *yawn*)

things i stock up in japan
1. underwear. mostly panties, occasionally bras too.
2. random kitchenwear, like this one
3. blotting paper from kyoto, and other cosmetics stuff
4. food!
5. books and manga (if suitcase space permits)

things i stock up in us/canada
1. tampons!!! (the ones in japan are super-crappy)
2. shoes.
3. and clothes.
4. a care-free, laid-back atmosphere (which, unfortunately, runs out quickly once in this air-tight, stress-infested environment...)

blue moon

sorry for the lack of updates... not that i've been doing much, hanging out at home, playing with the dog, shopping. weather is hot and humid and becoming unbearable. it's just gonna get worse from here. mom is paranoid/control-freak and driving me crazy. heading to my grandma's this weekend so that's something to look forward to. blue moon this saturday, apparently.

sunday

got a haircut @ danielle's, got a new look. will post pics on facebook soon.

then went to check out the new and improved holt renfrew, which was nice but PACKED w/ so many people i thought it was a fish market or something. good sales, tho. i got a nice skirt, which, alas, was not on sale, but that's what dad's credit cards are for.

going home tuesday, lots to do before then.

almost done...

finished up my group project this morning (was due at 9am) and just woke up from a well-deserved nap.

final on friday, and after that i'm getting my nails done. then hair cut @ danielle's on sunday. :)

c-string

http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?p=11481

and i thought thongs were hideous...

things that irritate me.

1. over paranoid roommate. she claims that she is woken up every morning by my loud banging of kitchen cupboards. (which is not even that loud.) and she says this at 10am on a WEEKDAY. if it was 7 or 8, or 10 on a weekend, i would understand. but freaking 10am on a weekday is considered time when most normal human beings are awake. it's not even that she's sick, or has a night job/class or something.... argh. maybe i should give her some earplugs. i use earplugs every night, cuz ppl use the kitchen at night and it's noisy. (the kitchen is right outside my very-thin door.) heck, it's a student dorm, we all have to adjust and live with it somehow.

2. fruitflies. yes, when the weather gets warmer, out they come. they're invading the entire apartment, even places where there's no food. i've set up a vinegar trap.

3. this transfer credit thing is gonna take longer than i had hoped.

4. traffic jams. vancouver is just too small for so many cars. also, people changing lanes without turning on the blinker.

you know you are living in 2007 when...

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 when...

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

8 Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

14. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list

AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.

the return of the miniskirt

the heels are my current fave.

happy june!

one of my lab partners is a hairdresser, and i've asked her to give me a haircut! :)

this is one thing i like about ubc: you're going to class w/ mature part-time students who actually make a living outside of school, as opposed to posh-private-school harvard, where pampered little kids made up most of the student body. and harvard calls itself "diverse".

i'm glad i'm not there anymore.

aaaaaaaaaaargh

i was running around campus from office to office today trying to figure out my transfer credits from harvard. apparently 2 of my art history courses are "missing", but i did take them at harvard, and i need them to review my transcript so they could give me credit. now my poor feet are all blistery from my sandals. it was a warm day, so i couldn't wear closed-toes. ouch :(

i hope this credit thing is solved soon... i already have to take alot of art history courses in the fall, and frankly, i'm sick of it.

getting busy

warmer weather means more skin. which inevitably means more waxing. argh.

letter from cners

i got a letter today from the classical studies dept congratulating me on my latin A+ grade. one problem: they spelled my name wrong! :(

i hate school

done with midterm. it was ok i guess. now we have to work on projects. bleh.

trying to figure out my course schedule for next year. so many courses, and so little time. need to squeeze in an easy elective somewhere.

thinking of applying for this peer coaching program. does take a little effort & time, but would look good on the resume. hehe :P

women in art

love bach's "unaccompanied cello suite" in the background.

lazy, lonely saturday

stayed @ home most of today, watching sex and the city dvd's. (i bought the box set, and now i'm hooked.) while watching satc, it gets me thinking, "these ladies are in their 30s and still fabulous, going out and enjoying life, what is a 20-something girl like me doing, being lazy @ home??" ok, well vancouver isn't exactly nyc, but still, i sometimes wish i could go out at nite. pretty soon i'll be stuck at home with the baby, and i want to enjoy my last years of single-ness, like random hookups and stuff, b4 i become monogamous. so far, that's not happening. i guess i'm too proud, i'm reluctant to sleep with someone who doesn't deserve me. is this weird?

tomorrow i guess i should study for the midterm on monday. not really looking forward to that. i think summer courses are just a waste of time. i can't stand being in the classroom on a nice day.

the last cato

just finished reading the last cato. sort of like the davinci code, with dante instead of leonardo. i think it was a little more well thought out than the davinci code though. reminded me of a video game, where you complete the quest and move on to the next level. good entertainment, but not good writing.

i wonder if there really is an "earthly paradise"? if so, where would it be??

bye-bye, visa

in other news, i withdrew from my visual arts course. waaaay too boring, and didn't do anything for me. as a result, i have tues/thurs free!

better off brainless??

i was taking with josh about the status of hollywood celebs with no brains but with lots of cash and fame, and we thought that maybe being dumb wouldn't be so bad, b/c then you don't have to worry about little things that ppl with brains worry about. it is true, intelligence comes with a price: we see things that others don't, and are troubled by them. i've often wondered if i would've been happier if i wasn't so smart. (i've never thought that i was smart, but i notice/understand things that ppl don't, most importantly, i understand people and their nature.) i don't know. i've decided to think that struggles and obstacles, no matter how brutal, will help me in my life, in the long run. that means, those with no troubles, or don't notice them, will have trouble recovering when the real storm comes.

igoogle weather

ack, i wanna be at home right now!

and so it begins... again.

moving back here again, i guess. need a place to post my crap. read at your own risk.

still recovering from a nasty cold/flu. i'm more than ready to go out and enjoy the weather, but not quite yet...