a mediocre dreamer

May 2002
the birth
mid-finals excursion to Treasure Island
Bible retreat
preparing for France

May 2003
afros and getups at senior banquet
sifting through dreams

May 2004
making memories, soaking in every last ounce of the bay area
lessons learned
University of California, Berkeley, c/o 2004
singing at the Palace of Fine Arts
moving back home

May 2005
beginnings and ends
Berkeley revisited

May 2006
life in the Big Apple

certainly still a work in progress.

had to take the bus from times square (of all places) to the middle of nowhere in search of the ups center. what's the point in having something delivered if you have to go hunt it down anyway? wound up standing next to a man with biceps the size of my enormous face. never a dull moment with new york public transportation.

note to self: the bf must make you feel petite.
warning: save for a small sliver of the population, asian boys are unlikely to qualify.

how unfortunate.

it's so hot in my apt that even the chocolate coated energy bars in my cupboard have melted.

my summer
16 hrs of class
16 hrs of clinical
3.5 hrs of korean
plus work

just call me miss masochist.

ailments
it feels like i spend more time in the health center than i do in class.

c/o 2006
didn't think i'd see a graduation this year but CONGRATS PAT!!! you reminded me of how lost i would have been had i not met you guys when i moved here. andrew, you're next. our graduation cupcakes await.

X-men 3
watched it twice in 24 hrs. cried both times like a child. degrees of acting skills are evident, even in such a predominantly action-based film. the big names are clearly superior.

scholarships
Please submit the attached Application Form along with a brief statement on why you are seeking consideration for Rudin Scholarship.

umm, cuz i need the money??? it sure as hell isn't because i enjoy writing these things.

humidity
strikes with a vengeance.

"Go find yourself a new prospect, someone who is more receptive."

damn.

Jennifer Appel began her professional career as a clinical psychologist. Though geared toward academics, the culinary arts were also in her blood. She fondly remembers her mother and grandmothers creating a variety of masterpieces in the family's kitchen. At the end of a long workday, Jennifer would come home and unwind by cooking, and by baking special desserts. Before long, her hobby became her passion. Intrigued by the food industry, Jennifer decided to switch careers and go full-time into the bakery business. In July 1996, she opened Magnolia Bakery in New York City's Greenwich Village, where she and her business partner sold cookies, pies, mini- cheesecakes and other delectable treats.

"Buttercup Bake Shop® is a place to walk into and feel deliciously overwhelmed by display cases filled with cupcakes in every color of the rainbow, counters crowded with classic American layer cakes, and 'just like Grandma’s' muffins, buns, cookies, bars and squares."

"Customers tell me they feel embraced by childhood memories of their neighborhood bake shop. These classic desserts are satisfying the midtown neighborhood folk as well as the most prestigious of clients."

"Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany’s, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Miramax Films, DreamWorks, the Late Show with David Letterman and many Broadway theaters, among others, have all been celebrating their special occasions with these delightfully delicious cakes and cupcakes."

"With information moving at the speed of light, Buttercup Bake Shop lets you slow down and wile away an afternoon sipping your favorite beverage and enjoying some delectable, nostalgic treats that spell comfort and love."

~ Jennifer Appel , from The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook

endearing sight of the day:

a grown man walking down the street carrying his baby in a baby pouch enjoying a vanilla ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles =)

it's really quite sad how sleep has been demoted to the "optional" portion of my TO-DO list.



in support of budding talent, check out
the artistic expressions of brian chen @ f.u.e.l gallery in philadelphia, pa.
opening may 5th for 3 months
click here for his website
he's my buddy of 16 years. that's right, 16! ah, 4th grade memories.

the musical stylings of miss vintage @ teabag in nyc (may 5th) & world cafe live in philadelphia (may 6th)
click here for the band's myspace
support their new label - spiral note records - managed by my buddy edward kim!
*tittering musically imperceptive groupie-types need not attend. well, except to fill the place with more bodies.

you know it's been a grueling night of studying when you walk out of the library to find the bus routes have restarted and the breakfast food carts are set up and ready for the morning rush.
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yet it's one of the most understated highlights of my day to entertain my most ponderous thoughts and envisage my elaborate dreams on that mile walk home from columbia's campus. and for a brief moment when i pause to watch the bakers silently at work behind the windows of Silver Moon Bakery on the corner of 105th and Broadway, one of those dreams roots itself just a bit deeper into my much too scattered vision for my future.