1.31.05
Favorite Songs of the Moment:

American Analog Set - Hard to Find
Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)
Hot Hot Heat - Middle Of Nowhere
Mogwai - I Know You Are But What Am I?

1.29.05

I had lunch with my sisters and mom at Thai House in Berkeley. My mom has never tried pad thai, silly. I'm making an extra effort to indulge my parents who never ever seem to treat themselves. I bought Evita tickets for them because it was the only Broadway show they saw when they were living in New York City 25 years ago.

Afterwards, we watched Cirque Eloize's performance of Rain. Cirque Eloize is a nouveau circus with origins in Quebec. The show had a childish, reminiscent, story book quality to it, especially the part where one of the acrobats was laughing with glee and bouncing on this swing that flung her three stories high. They actually made it rain on the Zellerbach stage at the end of the show with all the performers slipping and sliding and splashing in water. Heehee, don't you love running around in rain? Rain was similar to Nomade, which I saw two years ago. Anyway, I always enjoy watching the comedy, the acrobats, and carefully planned artistic concepts.

1.26.05
For those who care about great produce, Berkeley Bowl is trying to expand and open a second store about a mile away.

1.22.05

Willow tree in Hayward (notice the old school power lines in the background)

1.21.05
If you're interested in the production of chocolate . . . mmm. I often use Guittard chocolate chips when I make cookies. Bon appetit!

1.20.05
All along Addison Street in Berkeley are poems engraved in panels on the sidewalk. It's known as the Addison Street Poetry Walk. I like discovering these random finds.

1.19.05
I saw this awhile back ago but it always makes me laugh. You'll only get it if you work for a software company.

1.18.05
Favorite Songs of the Moment:

Arcade Fire - Rebellion
Bravery - Honest Mistake
Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have to Love
Kasabian - LSF

1.17.05
I really like songs that have a piano accompaniment in the background, especially if the song is in a minor key. There's just something really alluring and haunting with that. Some examples are Straylight Run's Existentialism On Prom Night or Evanescence's Hello. Actually, any song with a piano accompaniment suits me fine, like KC and JoJo's All My Life (which I'm learning to play on the piano right now).

1.16.05
Mmm, I addicted to my little container of solid perfume from Fragonard. Lune de Miel. Why is my perfume called honeymoon? Weird. Anyway, it smells a little bit like baby powder. I'm gonna try to buy some other fragrances off EBay because due to the pathetic exchange rates right now I don't see myself visiting France anytime soon.

1.15.05
Favorite Songs of the Moment:

Bravery - Unconditional
Keane - We Might As Well be Strangers
Straylight Run - Existentialism On Prom Night
Thirteen Senses - Into the Fire

1.14.05
I like the pretty blue Nalgene bottle I stole from my sister. Now I'm guaranteed to get my daily requirement of eight cups of water.

1.13.05
Pretty chocolates, much too pretty to devour.

1.12.05
Man, people I know are starting to get engaged. Bleh, meanwhile I remain single. I shall start hunting for guys after school ends.

1.11.05
I don't mind waking up at 5:30 am to get to work at 7:00 am, thought it's a bit disconcerting that it's still dark outside when I walk into work. Anyway, the commute to work is a lot faster in the mornings. I hate crowds; boo to crowds.

1.10.05
I had to give up on black and white photography this semester. It was either that or sleep. I'll just have to wait patiently for August to come around.

1.09.05
Do you ever wonder what stores look for when you sell back old clothing?

1.08.05
Oooh, Cody's is opening another store in San Francisco in Union Square across the street from the Apple store.

1.07.05
Rain rain rain go away come another day.

1.06.05
I've resorted to using my ATM card to scrap frost off my windshield. It actually works pretty well.

1.05.05
Those small bite sized Lindt chocolate truffles are the most addicting things ever! Bleh.

1.04.05
LOL. Having short hair gives me crazy bed hair in the mornings. Thank goodness for bobby pins.

1.03.05
Ten weeks and counting.

1.02.05

Gama-Go, is a SF-based company that designs clothing, toys, and accessories and the Chronicle recently wrote about them. I really like clean and simple designs that are unique. They also have an anime vibe to their designs. Anyway, I like the ninja kitty and the tiger lilly characters. You can find their products in the Haight and in Japantown.

1.01.05
No resolutions. Well, maybe stop being so neurotic.