Thursday, March 4, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
sunday funday!
i'm back on the genealogy wagon. not sure if that's good or bad, but i'll find out soon enough. can i go to school for genealogy? besides psychology, it's the only thing that gets my blood pumping. i could probably incorporate the two, no? there is that whole "DNA psychology" flapping around out there. either way, it keeps me busy (aka - refraining from spending money), the brain exercised (i've learned more about 'american'-i have yet to updgrade to a world membership- history than i ever did in school), and i've met some helpful/interesting people along the way. one in particular has done quite a bit of research in my absence which means - UPDATE. towards the end of september i stopped frequenting forums and the like in hopes to save a few bucks and focus on the preparations for the cross country move. getting settled took longer than expected so i didn't have much time to spend hanging on the internet.. and i moved to an awesome city with lots to do, therefore not neeeeding to lose myself to the firefox. but, since it's raining and raining makes me lazy, and i got my lower body annihilated at a fitness class yesterday (call me hobbles), i figure it's a perfect day to play researcher once again.
i'm stoked to have my membership back but looking at my info and all the updates that need to be done is pretty daunting. yay! fun sunday!
oh, and those who have cable (not i!); ancestry.com and NBC have a show premiering on march 5th called "Who Do You Think You Are?". i enjoyed Faces Of America. i'm sure it's similar.
i'm stoked to have my membership back but looking at my info and all the updates that need to be done is pretty daunting. yay! fun sunday!
oh, and those who have cable (not i!); ancestry.com and NBC have a show premiering on march 5th called "Who Do You Think You Are?". i enjoyed Faces Of America. i'm sure it's similar.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
27
at 5:05 this morning i turned 27. eek. since i was born in santa rosa on pacific time, i celebrated my true birthday time. hardly celebrated. i woke up at 5:06 am and thought "it's my birthday" and snuggled back to sleep for an extra 20 minutes. it's raining but it's much warmer today than it has been in two months. being a january baby and hating the cold makes for not so fun birthdays. especially when your birthday parties regularly get canceled due to snow.
somewhere in sonoma county, circa 1983
this is my second birthday in san francisco, but my third (?) in california. my mom brought me to SF in 2005 for my 22nd birthday and drove me up to sonoma county to show me where i was born, where we lived, etc. i wasn't too impressed with santa rosa as a city, but the surrounding areas like bodega bay and the winding, rocky coastline took my breath away. on my actual birthday my mom had arranged a private tour of chinatown.. i was really into asian culture around that time and had been trying to get into a study abroad program in kyoto. i was on "winter break" in 2005 but never returned to school therefore never going to kyoto. now, i practically live in asia, so it worked out. i've lost my borderline obsession with asian culture over the years, but it is funny to think back to that day, walking through all these buildings and pharmacies (i was totally into chinese herbal remedies), fortune cookie factories, secret alleyways, antique shops, dress shops etc. and not being aware that in five years i'd be celebrating yet another birthday in my new home, the same city.
i had a brief moment of forgetfulness while washing my face thinking about how many years went by and so quickly. i said out loud, "i can't believe i'm 25". i had to pause, raise my eyebrow and do the math. i'm already forgetting my age. not a good sign.
there is something neat about having a birthday so close to the "new year". for me, every year, twelve days after the 1st, is literally a "new year" for me. i have an entire numbered year to be a certain age and 12 extra days in the new upcoming year. neat? kinda.
my work coincidentally found out about my birthday yesterday. a co-worker turned 25 a few days ago and i started to warn her (as my "older" friends did when i turned 25) that it's all "down hill from here". it's true. sorry, ladies. i didn't believe the few people who told me since i had one of those "that will never happen to me" attitudes. welp, not anymore. things are a'changing..and growing..and losing their oompf. my boss said something that i KNOW, but rarely say to myself (i'll say to everyone else).."it's not about getting OLD, it's about being happy". it doesn't make sense written like that, but basically she was alluding to and further discussed the implications of stress, negative thoughts/feelings, etc. which i understand and know with all my heart, except for that itty bitty piece somewhere in there that seems to overpower the rest. that's a work in progress and another story entirely.
now it's off to catch the bus, use my 'free cup of coffee on your birthday, love starbucks' postcard, then plug away at work.
sonoma coastline, circa 1983
somewhere in sonoma county, circa 1983
this is my second birthday in san francisco, but my third (?) in california. my mom brought me to SF in 2005 for my 22nd birthday and drove me up to sonoma county to show me where i was born, where we lived, etc. i wasn't too impressed with santa rosa as a city, but the surrounding areas like bodega bay and the winding, rocky coastline took my breath away. on my actual birthday my mom had arranged a private tour of chinatown.. i was really into asian culture around that time and had been trying to get into a study abroad program in kyoto. i was on "winter break" in 2005 but never returned to school therefore never going to kyoto. now, i practically live in asia, so it worked out. i've lost my borderline obsession with asian culture over the years, but it is funny to think back to that day, walking through all these buildings and pharmacies (i was totally into chinese herbal remedies), fortune cookie factories, secret alleyways, antique shops, dress shops etc. and not being aware that in five years i'd be celebrating yet another birthday in my new home, the same city.
i had a brief moment of forgetfulness while washing my face thinking about how many years went by and so quickly. i said out loud, "i can't believe i'm 25". i had to pause, raise my eyebrow and do the math. i'm already forgetting my age. not a good sign.
there is something neat about having a birthday so close to the "new year". for me, every year, twelve days after the 1st, is literally a "new year" for me. i have an entire numbered year to be a certain age and 12 extra days in the new upcoming year. neat? kinda.
my work coincidentally found out about my birthday yesterday. a co-worker turned 25 a few days ago and i started to warn her (as my "older" friends did when i turned 25) that it's all "down hill from here". it's true. sorry, ladies. i didn't believe the few people who told me since i had one of those "that will never happen to me" attitudes. welp, not anymore. things are a'changing..and growing..and losing their oompf. my boss said something that i KNOW, but rarely say to myself (i'll say to everyone else).."it's not about getting OLD, it's about being happy". it doesn't make sense written like that, but basically she was alluding to and further discussed the implications of stress, negative thoughts/feelings, etc. which i understand and know with all my heart, except for that itty bitty piece somewhere in there that seems to overpower the rest. that's a work in progress and another story entirely.
now it's off to catch the bus, use my 'free cup of coffee on your birthday, love starbucks' postcard, then plug away at work.
sonoma coastline, circa 1983
Thursday, January 7, 2010
earthshake!!
(via iphone)
I unknowingly experienced my first bay area earthquake at around 10:07am. My mom emailed me asking if I was ok with the subject titled "quake". I had no idea what she was talking about until I remembered feeling a rumble earlier thinking it was some large person stomping through the office. I even felt bad for thinking such a thing in the midst of thinking it!
According to report it was 4.1 out of san Jose. I don't know much about earthquakes, so that number has little importance to me. I guess I should get in the know.
I unknowingly experienced my first bay area earthquake at around 10:07am. My mom emailed me asking if I was ok with the subject titled "quake". I had no idea what she was talking about until I remembered feeling a rumble earlier thinking it was some large person stomping through the office. I even felt bad for thinking such a thing in the midst of thinking it!
According to report it was 4.1 out of san Jose. I don't know much about earthquakes, so that number has little importance to me. I guess I should get in the know.
oh hey, 2010.
It's 6:40am and I've been browsing the internets for the last 45 minutes completely disregarding the fact that I have to get ready and catch my bus for work at 7:15am. Luckily, I have a start-time window of 8-9 am, even though I rarely take advantage of that. I'm at the office at 8 am (sharp!) cursing my work ethic and wondering what I'm going to listen to for the next 8 hours. Fortunately, my boss understands how boring and silent the office is, besides the constant clicking of keyboards, so we're allowed to listen to our ipods or discmans. Discman. What kind of memories did that trigger for ya?
Oh right.. it's 2010. I forgot. I am most definitely getting older because the days, months, years are all blurring together. This whole holiday season was so strange. It truly seemed non-existent. I forgot to come up with resolutions! Not that I ever, ever stick to them. Promises and resolutions aside, I at least had a far better celebration than last year.
2008 into 2009:
me: reading mike: nerding jeff: watching (i think we all fell asleep before midnight)
2009 into 2010:
Formal dance party at Erik's in Oakland. FYI: Our attire cost us UNDER $45 TOTAL
I scored my obvious bridesmaid's dress for $16. $16! AND it fit me perfectly! That never happens. Everything I try on is either too big, too long, too tight, too loose.. especially stuff at Goodwill. I try to be thrifty but there just aren't many 5'0" ladies with short legs lacking a bit in the hip/shoulder department. And I'm picky, that doesn't help. I'm not a fan of this picture but, I did want to show off our Sunday's best.
A better view of the dress:
Me and Courtney.. who also hates getting her picture taken. I chose to hide behind my champagne filled keg cup.
on that note, i missed my bus so i'll be taking advantage of that hour window after all.
Oh right.. it's 2010. I forgot. I am most definitely getting older because the days, months, years are all blurring together. This whole holiday season was so strange. It truly seemed non-existent. I forgot to come up with resolutions! Not that I ever, ever stick to them. Promises and resolutions aside, I at least had a far better celebration than last year.
2008 into 2009:
me: reading mike: nerding jeff: watching (i think we all fell asleep before midnight)
2009 into 2010:
Formal dance party at Erik's in Oakland. FYI: Our attire cost us UNDER $45 TOTAL
I scored my obvious bridesmaid's dress for $16. $16! AND it fit me perfectly! That never happens. Everything I try on is either too big, too long, too tight, too loose.. especially stuff at Goodwill. I try to be thrifty but there just aren't many 5'0" ladies with short legs lacking a bit in the hip/shoulder department. And I'm picky, that doesn't help. I'm not a fan of this picture but, I did want to show off our Sunday's best.
A better view of the dress:
Me and Courtney.. who also hates getting her picture taken. I chose to hide behind my champagne filled keg cup.
on that note, i missed my bus so i'll be taking advantage of that hour window after all.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
merry belated chrismakwanzakkuh, happy soon-to-be new year
hope y'all had a nice christmas and have a swell new year's celebration! it was my first christmas away from home, but after thinking about it, i think i did skip christmas the year i rescued ember when she was still a secret. yep, she was a secret for a few months til a co-worker accidentally ratted me out on the phone to my mom when he told her i was 'out walking the dog'. i was trying to spare myself the whole 'responsibility' speech. i can't say christmas was exciting, it took all i had to constantly remind myself of the time of year. it was probably the lack of snow, lack of dough (as in money), and other non-christmassy factors that turned this holiday season into a fleeting thought and a completely stress free one at that. it was awesome. next year i'll get all domesticated and bake cookies, decorate, make gifts.. the uge.
i will say, these fellas, tom and jerry, got me in the holiday spirit for about 20 minutes or so. make sure if you're in the bay area around christmas to check out their house (or just pretend you were a part of it and check my flickr). it should not be missed. and that "tree" supposedly started as a houseplant.
so what did we do for this christmas? woke up late (8 am), watched zach galifianakis' stand up at the purple onion which turned into watching out cold, then drove down to half moon bay, of course.
my job surprised me 2.5 weeks ago that we would be closed from dec. 23 - jan. 4th, so i'm on a never before had vacation. ah, the non-retail life. i can't say it's been an exciting one but reading books and walking around the city aimlessly is pretty fun. every day i wake up and exclaim that i want to go shopping so we end up in some neighborhood, usually downtown, walk around for four or five hours, eat, and go home empty handed where i plop back down on the couch and stick my nose back in my book. i just read "the lovely bones" so we can go see the movie, but now i have to wait 'til mike reads it.
tonight we're going to see grass widow who i found on a comp in an old issue of "Yeti". i grabbed it for the vivian girls interview and the accompanying comp without realllly looking through issue. not til later when i noticed they were interviewing the old drummer did i realize i bought a back issue from last year. i wasn't totally disappointed since i am a fan of frankie rose and i found out about grass widow who is apparently from SF and playing the knockout in the mission tonight. i'm hoping i can talk mike into burritos before hand.
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i will say, these fellas, tom and jerry, got me in the holiday spirit for about 20 minutes or so. make sure if you're in the bay area around christmas to check out their house (or just pretend you were a part of it and check my flickr). it should not be missed. and that "tree" supposedly started as a houseplant.
so what did we do for this christmas? woke up late (8 am), watched zach galifianakis' stand up at the purple onion which turned into watching out cold, then drove down to half moon bay, of course.
my job surprised me 2.5 weeks ago that we would be closed from dec. 23 - jan. 4th, so i'm on a never before had vacation. ah, the non-retail life. i can't say it's been an exciting one but reading books and walking around the city aimlessly is pretty fun. every day i wake up and exclaim that i want to go shopping so we end up in some neighborhood, usually downtown, walk around for four or five hours, eat, and go home empty handed where i plop back down on the couch and stick my nose back in my book. i just read "the lovely bones" so we can go see the movie, but now i have to wait 'til mike reads it.
tonight we're going to see grass widow who i found on a comp in an old issue of "Yeti". i grabbed it for the vivian girls interview and the accompanying comp without realllly looking through issue. not til later when i noticed they were interviewing the old drummer did i realize i bought a back issue from last year. i wasn't totally disappointed since i am a fan of frankie rose and i found out about grass widow who is apparently from SF and playing the knockout in the mission tonight. i'm hoping i can talk mike into burritos before hand.
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
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