At the Catholic church in West Virginia where my mom's cousin's son got married
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Wednesday, July 07, 2004
notions
I've really been wanting to sew, but for some reason, I've gotten it in my head that it would be better to just pack up all my craftiness until we move to the new apartment. I would like to point out that that date is over a month away, and so i'm depriving myself of sewing fun for a good while.
i feel sick today
i hate waking up feeling sick. It makes so little sense to me. I feel like if I start to feel sick during the course of a day, it's due to a buildup of events and other factors. Waking up always signals a clean slate to me... a fresh start. So it always seems unfair to wake up and find I'm in some unhappy state already.
boo.
boo.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
4th bbq
turned out pretty well. Seanie and I drove up and down streets looking for a good park a couple days before. We settled on Red Morton Park.
I was worried that there would 1. be too many people and 2. there would be a great social divide between high school friends and stanford friends. But neither worry was warranted. Unfortunately, by the time all the meat was cooked and ready, everyone had filled up on chips and dip. I filled up on the guacamole made by jason, and I couldn't eat a thing afterwards. Also in attendance: vince, peter, adam, emily, nick chan (sort of), fuson, roxy, ervy, seanie, nate, and seyi.
Ice cream trucks continually rolled by playing the same irritating song over and over and over...
after the bbq, we packed up and headed to adam's place for some smash bros and crazy 8's. A group of us eventually went to see spiderman 2 which i was heavily dissappointed in. There was way too much cheese, and so at parts I felt like it dragged.
I was worried that there would 1. be too many people and 2. there would be a great social divide between high school friends and stanford friends. But neither worry was warranted. Unfortunately, by the time all the meat was cooked and ready, everyone had filled up on chips and dip. I filled up on the guacamole made by jason, and I couldn't eat a thing afterwards. Also in attendance: vince, peter, adam, emily, nick chan (sort of), fuson, roxy, ervy, seanie, nate, and seyi.
Ice cream trucks continually rolled by playing the same irritating song over and over and over...
after the bbq, we packed up and headed to adam's place for some smash bros and crazy 8's. A group of us eventually went to see spiderman 2 which i was heavily dissappointed in. There was way too much cheese, and so at parts I felt like it dragged.
i want a kitty i want a kitty i want a kitty
now that we've put a deposit down on the new apt, I really really have been wanting to get a kitty of my very own :). But we're not starting to move in to the new apartment until August 16th *sigh*. So I have to wait to get a kitty.
I am so kitty-oriented, that I had seanie & ervy take me to visit the Penninsula Humane Society just to look at and play with the kittties, even though we knew we couldn't take one home. Of course, we saw a kitty that we would have adopted if we could have right then. Her name was Portia and she was ~ 1.5 yrs. She was such a pretty kitty! (she was grey and white, but her grey was that beautiful silvery gray like on the Sheba kittty). And she was so affectionate and sweet. She had only been there for a day or so. Her past owner had given her up due to another pet.
Other notable kittes we saw included a polydactyl kitty named Ethan, and a little black kitten named Seth who really wanted to play attack-the-fingers-through-the-cage.
We wandered over to the doggie run which was frighteningly loud when the doggies decided to get really excited and bark. A couple doggies reminded me of buddie. I thought the red pit there was especially adorable!
The small animals were of course utterly cute. All the bunnies were so fuzzy. There was a young guinea pig boy that was all white with black ears that jumped into the air, made cute guinea pig noises, and came over to investigate my finger when I came near. I contemplated getting him as a friend for skeeter, but I figured we should wait to do that till we move and get settled as well. Anyway, I didn't bring skeeter with me, and it would be important to see if they get along.
I am so kitty-oriented, that I had seanie & ervy take me to visit the Penninsula Humane Society just to look at and play with the kittties, even though we knew we couldn't take one home. Of course, we saw a kitty that we would have adopted if we could have right then. Her name was Portia and she was ~ 1.5 yrs. She was such a pretty kitty! (she was grey and white, but her grey was that beautiful silvery gray like on the Sheba kittty). And she was so affectionate and sweet. She had only been there for a day or so. Her past owner had given her up due to another pet.
Other notable kittes we saw included a polydactyl kitty named Ethan, and a little black kitten named Seth who really wanted to play attack-the-fingers-through-the-cage.
We wandered over to the doggie run which was frighteningly loud when the doggies decided to get really excited and bark. A couple doggies reminded me of buddie. I thought the red pit there was especially adorable!
The small animals were of course utterly cute. All the bunnies were so fuzzy. There was a young guinea pig boy that was all white with black ears that jumped into the air, made cute guinea pig noises, and came over to investigate my finger when I came near. I contemplated getting him as a friend for skeeter, but I figured we should wait to do that till we move and get settled as well. Anyway, I didn't bring skeeter with me, and it would be important to see if they get along.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
ParryShen's Xanga Site - 6/30/2004 2:39:32 AM
So apparently if we go see spiderman 2, all the cantonese we'll hear is the voice of Parry Shen... and it all sounds like "Walla Walla..."
ParryShen's Xanga Site - 6/30/2004 2:39:32 AM
In other news
e's bro comes to visit 2nite. We also have plans to visit a 2 bedroom apt with a real garage underneath in a complex right near adam and paulie. It's all hardwood floors, which is apparently very off putting to e. I think we could get some area rugs or something. I'm more worried about caring for hardwood than anything else... Is it really easy to scratch? Anyway, I think if we get a cat, then we wouldn't have to worry about it tearing up the carpet or needing to shampoo the carpet when we left.
I was a little bummed because I called another apt to look at yesterday (we'd driven by the place and LOVED the neighborhood), but I was told they'd already found renters... DAMN!
ParryShen's Xanga Site - 6/30/2004 2:39:32 AM
In other news
e's bro comes to visit 2nite. We also have plans to visit a 2 bedroom apt with a real garage underneath in a complex right near adam and paulie. It's all hardwood floors, which is apparently very off putting to e. I think we could get some area rugs or something. I'm more worried about caring for hardwood than anything else... Is it really easy to scratch? Anyway, I think if we get a cat, then we wouldn't have to worry about it tearing up the carpet or needing to shampoo the carpet when we left.
I was a little bummed because I called another apt to look at yesterday (we'd driven by the place and LOVED the neighborhood), but I was told they'd already found renters... DAMN!
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
The weirdest apartment searching experience
We had the weirdest apartment searching experience ever when we visited 1810 San Carlos Ave.
Our apointment to view this 2 Bdr unit was at 4:30pm. Our arrival at 4:20pm found us inching our way through the parking lot which was narrow and terraced providing a bumpy and nervous ride (the whole complex was on a hill, and was named ___ terrace, so everything was terraced for stability i guess).
We tried to follow the signs to find the rental office. We got lost somewhere around the pool where current residents pointed us upstairs to an apartment which served as the office. We tapped on the sliding glass door of the apartment and this 10-12 yr old skinny kid comes to the door and slides it open.
e or me, (I can't remember): "Uh, we have an appointment at 4:30pm"
kid: "I didn't know that." shuts door. we watch as he runs to the phone. we watch him hang up and come back to us with a set of keys.
It was very odd, as he stepped out of the door, he started ringing off the apartment spiel that we heard at every other apartment complex. e and I could barely hide giggles and smiles as we went up and down stairs and around corners to some shitty ass apartments shown to us by this prepubescent child.
The whole experience was like a trip to another time and place separate from the rest of our day. It felt like this complex had been lifted up out of Nowhere, Nevada and plunked oddly into the California landscape. interesting experience...
Our apointment to view this 2 Bdr unit was at 4:30pm. Our arrival at 4:20pm found us inching our way through the parking lot which was narrow and terraced providing a bumpy and nervous ride (the whole complex was on a hill, and was named ___ terrace, so everything was terraced for stability i guess).
We tried to follow the signs to find the rental office. We got lost somewhere around the pool where current residents pointed us upstairs to an apartment which served as the office. We tapped on the sliding glass door of the apartment and this 10-12 yr old skinny kid comes to the door and slides it open.
e or me, (I can't remember): "Uh, we have an appointment at 4:30pm"
kid: "I didn't know that." shuts door. we watch as he runs to the phone. we watch him hang up and come back to us with a set of keys.
It was very odd, as he stepped out of the door, he started ringing off the apartment spiel that we heard at every other apartment complex. e and I could barely hide giggles and smiles as we went up and down stairs and around corners to some shitty ass apartments shown to us by this prepubescent child.
The whole experience was like a trip to another time and place separate from the rest of our day. It felt like this complex had been lifted up out of Nowhere, Nevada and plunked oddly into the California landscape. interesting experience...
the apartment search
e and i went apartment hunting all last weekend. We still haven't found a place that is perfect, there always seems to be at least one thing wrong.
There was this amazing place in menlo park on Ravenswood, 2Bdr, 1Ba for $1200/mo. They allowed cats, and the kitchen was great (new appliances and a nice gas stove!). The carpet was wonderful, the bedrooms and living space were nice and large. The drawbacks...
an itsy bitsy balcony incapable of holding my garden or allowing e to BBQ. Plus, there was only one parking spot, and since you can't park on Ravenswood, one of us would have to park on a side street further from the house. Damn!
We saw some niceish places in San Mateo, including a couple town houses (2Bdr, 1.5 bath, 2 floors). But we've... I've... now decided San Mateo is out because it's too far north for me. On that note, e has decided Mountain View is too far south for him, so we can check off visiting the town houses down there.
There was this amazing place in menlo park on Ravenswood, 2Bdr, 1Ba for $1200/mo. They allowed cats, and the kitchen was great (new appliances and a nice gas stove!). The carpet was wonderful, the bedrooms and living space were nice and large. The drawbacks...
an itsy bitsy balcony incapable of holding my garden or allowing e to BBQ. Plus, there was only one parking spot, and since you can't park on Ravenswood, one of us would have to park on a side street further from the house. Damn!
We saw some niceish places in San Mateo, including a couple town houses (2Bdr, 1.5 bath, 2 floors). But we've... I've... now decided San Mateo is out because it's too far north for me. On that note, e has decided Mountain View is too far south for him, so we can check off visiting the town houses down there.
Thursday, June 24, 2004
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
pisser
i was in the middle of watching a charmed episode when the power went out for about 10 seconds. When everything came back on, and TiVo booted up, the episode had an error that made it impossible to watch the episode... grrr!!!!!
ofoto.com
i finally had some digital photos printed and sent to me from ofoto.com. It was 29 cents per print, and e reminded me that we do have our own photo printer.
However, since our photo printer hasn't been plugged in in a while, and I wanted around 45 pictures printed, it was simpler just to order it. Anyway, the pics came within a day or two right to my house which was a major plus.
However, since our photo printer hasn't been plugged in in a while, and I wanted around 45 pictures printed, it was simpler just to order it. Anyway, the pics came within a day or two right to my house which was a major plus.
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
ill
I feel ill today.
I accidently unplugged the TV and Tivo before I left for work today. I didn't notice that when a picture fell behind my dresser, it knocked the plug out of the wall. Think of the programming my TiVo missed!!
The family trip was better than expected. I even visited 4 states I've never been to before: 1. Colorado (a stop over in Denver), 2. Pennsylvania, 3. West Virginia, and 4. Ohio.
The wedding was actually in Wheeling, West Virginia. But the closest airport was an hour away in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Will also wanted to get a new gameboy game, and our hotel said the nearest place was Walmart (10 mins away from our hotel) which was located across the border in Ohio.
more about the trip and other stuff later.
I accidently unplugged the TV and Tivo before I left for work today. I didn't notice that when a picture fell behind my dresser, it knocked the plug out of the wall. Think of the programming my TiVo missed!!
The family trip was better than expected. I even visited 4 states I've never been to before: 1. Colorado (a stop over in Denver), 2. Pennsylvania, 3. West Virginia, and 4. Ohio.
The wedding was actually in Wheeling, West Virginia. But the closest airport was an hour away in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Will also wanted to get a new gameboy game, and our hotel said the nearest place was Walmart (10 mins away from our hotel) which was located across the border in Ohio.
more about the trip and other stuff later.
Friday, June 11, 2004
one of my friends
told me her reason she's never having kids which was both very interesting and very funny to me.
She has a phobia of parasites. So the idea of a child growing inside and off of her freaks her out. Those damn parasitic children :)
She has a phobia of parasites. So the idea of a child growing inside and off of her freaks her out. Those damn parasitic children :)
so cute!
If I ever got another rabbit. I would want one that looks like this
or this
they're called angora rabbits... they're adorable... and apparently you can harvest their wool to spin your own yarn (easier than raising sheep)...
they can also look much hairier like this:
hmm... i do miss my old bunny
or this
they're called angora rabbits... they're adorable... and apparently you can harvest their wool to spin your own yarn (easier than raising sheep)...
they can also look much hairier like this:
hmm... i do miss my old bunny
Thursday, June 10, 2004
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Blogger Help : Known Issues
Blogger Help : Known Issues: "Images uploaded with Hello appear broken when linked-to from domains associated with Blog*Spot Plus accounts. This will be fixed asap. "
so apparently my feed people cannot see the images. lame. i hope they fix it soon so people can see them via live journal.
if you're dying to see the pictures, just click on the link above the feed post
so apparently my feed people cannot see the images. lame. i hope they fix it soon so people can see them via live journal.
if you're dying to see the pictures, just click on the link above the feed post
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