Saturday, January 28, 2006
literature
recent books completed:
Bright Lights, Big City
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Pyongyang (graphic novel)
Interpreter of Maladies
Siddhartha
currently reading:
A Wild Sheep Chase
the speed with which i zip through books is evidence of my spending more of my life on the subway than anywhere else these days. reviews to come if i find the time. sadly, the life of a student doesn't offer that luxury.
Bright Lights, Big City
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Pyongyang (graphic novel)
Interpreter of Maladies
Siddhartha
currently reading:
A Wild Sheep Chase
the speed with which i zip through books is evidence of my spending more of my life on the subway than anywhere else these days. reviews to come if i find the time. sadly, the life of a student doesn't offer that luxury.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
disheartened
lately it seems like new york is throwing me disappointment after disappointment. it makes me want to sing out in defiance,
"i can see clearly now the rain has gone.
i can see all the obstacles in my way.
gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.
it's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright), SUNSHINE-Y DAY!"
but yeah... a little too bummed to do that just yet =/
i can see all the obstacles in my way.
gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.
it's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright), SUNSHINE-Y DAY!"
but yeah... a little too bummed to do that just yet =/
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
no black AMEX for me
tuition for the semester: $16,815
required textbooks: $610.50
optional textbooks: $215.70
2 sets of scrubs: $66.28
1 pair of hideous nursing shoes: $46.95
name pin: $10
nursing essentials bag: $100
other odds & ends: ~$50
GRAND TOTAL: $17,914.43
learning is expensive.
all of this dinero spent within one week of returning to ny, in addition to my regular unforgiving living costs is causing ever-increasing stress manifested in emotional outbursts and ulcer symptoms. i wish i could move to a society that performs all its transactions with coconuts and nice gestures.
required textbooks: $610.50
optional textbooks: $215.70
2 sets of scrubs: $66.28
1 pair of hideous nursing shoes: $46.95
name pin: $10
nursing essentials bag: $100
other odds & ends: ~$50
GRAND TOTAL: $17,914.43
learning is expensive.
all of this dinero spent within one week of returning to ny, in addition to my regular unforgiving living costs is causing ever-increasing stress manifested in emotional outbursts and ulcer symptoms. i wish i could move to a society that performs all its transactions with coconuts and nice gestures.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
courtesy of jay leno
Sunday, January 15, 2006
central park charm
just when we thought winter was over...
snow!
my own thomas kinkade-esque image
snow-capped branches, city backdrop
one day that'll be me and my prince charming in those carriages
stanford folk in nyc!
snow!
my own thomas kinkade-esque image
snow-capped branches, city backdrop
one day that'll be me and my prince charming in those carriages
stanford folk in nyc!Monday, January 09, 2006
haphazard media night
critics choice award
boo. how dare you cut off the excited asian man's acceptance speech! go ang lee. at least he got a second moment of glory immediately after.
and my goodness, jake gyllenhaal looked scrumptious. he's definitely my kind of wonderful.
the bachelor
IN PARIS!!!! my second home... ah, nostalgia.
his bio: travis, a hunky 6'4" 33-year-old ER doctor who is completing his residency at vanderbilt medical center in nashville. graduated magna cum laude from duke and earned his MD from uva. impressive. never mind his poor french accent.
quotations of the night goes to Allie G, 33:
"i'm a doctor, he's a doctor... i'm a shoe-in. i need someone like him because my eggs are rotting!" and later, "i'm ready to move on, you know, to the reproductive phase so if that meets your goals, then i'm here." and when she wasn't picked, "why didn't you choose me? be straight up. you're not attracted to me, i'm too short, i have small boobs, what??"
it's obvious from her subsequent interrogation of him, the other women, and the host that this is a very jaded woman.
addendum: why are the majority of girls 23-24 yrs old?! i thought the marriage/engagement surge was a weird bug of '05 but maybe i'm just getting to that ripe age! how terrifying.
boo. how dare you cut off the excited asian man's acceptance speech! go ang lee. at least he got a second moment of glory immediately after.
and my goodness, jake gyllenhaal looked scrumptious. he's definitely my kind of wonderful.
the bachelor
IN PARIS!!!! my second home... ah, nostalgia.
his bio: travis, a hunky 6'4" 33-year-old ER doctor who is completing his residency at vanderbilt medical center in nashville. graduated magna cum laude from duke and earned his MD from uva. impressive. never mind his poor french accent.
quotations of the night goes to Allie G, 33:
"i'm a doctor, he's a doctor... i'm a shoe-in. i need someone like him because my eggs are rotting!" and later, "i'm ready to move on, you know, to the reproductive phase so if that meets your goals, then i'm here." and when she wasn't picked, "why didn't you choose me? be straight up. you're not attracted to me, i'm too short, i have small boobs, what??"
it's obvious from her subsequent interrogation of him, the other women, and the host that this is a very jaded woman.
addendum: why are the majority of girls 23-24 yrs old?! i thought the marriage/engagement surge was a weird bug of '05 but maybe i'm just getting to that ripe age! how terrifying.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
beauty and the geek
a preview of season dos
Q: What part would you take to reduce pollution?
A: uh... eat less gaseous foods?
genius.
Q: What part would you take to reduce pollution?
A: uh... eat less gaseous foods?
genius.
Friday, January 06, 2006
2005
a year in review
friends
birthday celebrations
camping trips
catalina
another puppy
berkeley revisited
disneyland with the soon-to-be love birds
mini high school reunions
softball battle wounds
vbs
new york and philly
my big move to the big apple
my make-up artistry on christine
all in a day's work
thanksgiving with the fam
christmas in ny
new year's eve with the girls
to do in '06
read, among others:
heartbreaking work of staggering genius (finish)
interpreter of maladies
chronicles of narnia
guns, germs, and steel
the brothers karamazov
the count of monte cristo
watch (recent picks):
brokeback mountain
the squid and the whale
closer
chronicles of narnia
king kong
attend:
kanye west, usher, and incubus concerts
friends
birthday celebrations
camping trips
catalina
another puppy
berkeley revisited
disneyland with the soon-to-be love birds
mini high school reunions
softball battle wounds
vbs
new york and philly
my big move to the big apple
my make-up artistry on christine
all in a day's work
thanksgiving with the fam
christmas in ny
new year's eve with the girls
to do in '06
read, among others:
heartbreaking work of staggering genius (finish)
interpreter of maladies
chronicles of narnia
guns, germs, and steel
the brothers karamazov
the count of monte cristo
watch (recent picks):
brokeback mountain
the squid and the whale
closer
chronicles of narnia
king kong
attend:
kanye west, usher, and incubus concerts
