Are We Just Spoiled?

Nothing seems to taste good these days. We don't feel like cooking and we've exhausted all our usual restaurants.

In the spirit of work . . .

Alex and I went to the gym for our usual pilates class and it was raining fairly hard on the way there, but that didn't stop us from getting out of the house. Nothing was going to stop me from getting away...I mean taking a break from writing. It's crazy to see it getting dark before daylight saving's has ended and the temperature just dropped yesterday like 10 degrees! Currently on my list of to do shopping: artic parka! I will be prepared this year!

I swore I wouldn't procrastinate this time...part 2

Today I went to Union Square with Laura and Alex and just spent the whole day at Barnes and Noble. It was quite entertaining and productive. Now I feel like the best place for me to work is a coffee shop/bookstore/maybe library. I'm not allowed to lounge as I do at home every five minutes. Well we'll see how long this works for me...Laura and I did daydream about going to the amusement park though...I shall live vicariously through my avatar as you can see.

I swore I wouldn't procrastinate this time...

Having a blog is too much fun! Now I have something else, other than my usual online shopping/browsing, to distract me, and somehow I don't feel quite as guilty. Well now that I've said that, I better get back to work --- argh!

Have you seen my avatar?

If you have any more time to waste on the internet for pure vanity create an avatar.

Charlie Chan is Dead

Has anyone seen the Gremlins? Remember the old man who gives the white kids the mogwai? Does that strike anyone as similar to the ladies in the new Freaky Friday with Lindsay Lohan?

In a recent class, I was quite disappointed that a character was portrayed like none other than the kind of racial stereotype aforementioned. I guess I just had higher expectations. I had higher expectations of my classmates, my professor, my so called liberal arts college community. This experience was pathetic and heartbreaking.

My Midland Avenue

There are like twenty Midland Avenues around here. Ours happens to be special. For the past year, we've had our gripes about how it's not pedestrian friendly. It has no sidewalk or even a shoulder, in fact the shoulder is used for parking, so your choice is to walk the fine strip of road between the parked cars and traffic or to cross back and forth (which we'd have to do twice) and watch the traffic, because people drive like lunatics. Speaking of loonies, a crazy middle aged guy used to approach Alex and then just talk to him about his mother, but I digress.

In addition to non-pedestrian friendliness, our side of the street is just plain ghetto. Of course I don't mean that ghetto. Thing is, there's trash and a lot of it, always lying around. It's just all out there, from baby's diapers, to chicken scraps, to ironing boards. So there are always ungodly things lying around on that side of the street, and thus I make a big deal to avoid it.

Lo and behold, tonight as Alex and I are walking home, we get to the sidewalk part, when this young woman, from the opposite side, begins screaming and waving a serrated kitchen knife at a car. My mind suddenly flips to episodes of "Cheaters."

Yada yada yada -- I'm completely engrossed. And just as I'm witnessing all this before my eyes, I walk right onto some crap. The day I let down my guard and and what do you know? Lesson? Keep walking, call the police, don't rubberneck, and especially don't forget to mind the road! There's crap everywhere!

Constant Gardener

I saw Constant Gardener last night. The sad truth is it's not at all far from reality. :(

Why Avocado You Say

Yes -- I love avocadoes. They're so yummy and good for you. Imagine sushi without them. Well then you'd have authentic Japanese sushi, but I'm from California (in case everyone doesn't already know, so yeah.) I really like them on salad pizza or on the side of an omelette. I also really like them with chips and salsa, duh. I can eat them all on their own too, or with a bit of salt. Though, I don't know if I'd have them with a malt. But I can eat them on a boat or sitting next to a goat. Ok I really must stop now -- I'm having too much fun!

So long summer

Summer days are nearing an end. Actually, they're near done. I'm not sad. No I won't miss the humidity. I have to admit it's glorious weather in Westchester, NY -- somewhat like the kind of weather I'm used to and I'm lovin' it (no I'm not referring to a McDonald's meal, although I've still got a weak spot for fries and or a soft serve ice cream). What I've realized is that because it feels like summer's leaving, I don't want it to go, and especially when it just started to get nice. I guess I can't say I'm really in denial about the changing of seasons (in fact I'm egging winter on!) when I went on a shopping spree at Century 21 for winter gear: 2 pairs of long johns, (yes I'm aware that I'm about the only 24 year old girl in the state of NY who will admit to wearing them)(will anyone confirm whether it's only Californians who migrate here that do wear them, fearing the cold?), gloves, and a scarf! Darn, back at home, I can't get away with wearing a hat and not feel like a poser. Well I must embrace the only constant: the inconstancy of everything. In other words, suck it up.