"Baby, your ship has come in...Baby, adventures will begin..." - Jem
Two new things i'm hooked on:
1. Carol, our pastor's new baby. I held her. It was scary but she's a cutie for a little newborn. She smells like baby - yum! I couldn't take my eyes off of her.
2. Listened to the Jem CD that minsoo has been raving about. She's like Dido, only happier.
5/31/2004
sitcoms on dvd
Since I don't have very many channels, I've been watching more TV series DVDs. Tonight I spent a solitary evening watching a marathon of Sex and The City. I was very resistant to watching this show, despite rave reviews from friends. It seemed too racy for my liking. However, my old roommate got me hooked, so I've watched almost all of the 5 1/2 seasons that have been released on DVD. It's definitely a "watch with your pals" sort of show, but unfortunately my circle of females is pathetically small in the bay area. I can't wait to have some good girl time in a few weeks at Shirley and Eric's wedding. Anyway, I think the show poses a lot of good questions about relationships and the way women look at themselves. It's refreshingly honest in many ways.
On another note, just watched season two of The Office, a British TV comedy. Funny stuff. All I have to say about this show is: You're simply the Best.
Since I don't have very many channels, I've been watching more TV series DVDs. Tonight I spent a solitary evening watching a marathon of Sex and The City. I was very resistant to watching this show, despite rave reviews from friends. It seemed too racy for my liking. However, my old roommate got me hooked, so I've watched almost all of the 5 1/2 seasons that have been released on DVD. It's definitely a "watch with your pals" sort of show, but unfortunately my circle of females is pathetically small in the bay area. I can't wait to have some good girl time in a few weeks at Shirley and Eric's wedding. Anyway, I think the show poses a lot of good questions about relationships and the way women look at themselves. It's refreshingly honest in many ways.
On another note, just watched season two of The Office, a British TV comedy. Funny stuff. All I have to say about this show is: You're simply the Best.
5/25/2004
5/23/2004
the game and tv problem solved
The game: Last night I went to a bar in Palo Alto with some friends and witnessed the "game". You know what I'm talking about: The girls and guys meeting each other, manuevering their way toward conversation with the "cute" ones, manuevering their way around the sketchy ones. I was with two experienced commentators who gave me the play-by-play as I watched it all going down. One of the highlights was when the guy from Stir tv showed up and the girls flocked to greet him. Play on, playa.
TV update: Saturday was a dark day as I almost considered calling comcast to get my tv up and running againg. Today was the season finale of Alias so I knew that something had to be done by 9pm. After church, I came home with a raging headache and laid down. However, I was so stressed out about potentially missing the season finale that I stumbled out of the house and headed to target to find a solution for the crisis. A half an hour and $12.99 later, my ghetto antenna was up and running. Crisis averted. I only get like 6 channels (ABC, NBC, KTSF, UPN, WB, KQED), but it's okay because Comcast can still bite me. Phew, my principles are still intact.
IM conversation with our favorite drew shady (high school kid at church who is obsessed with buffy and angel) about Alias...
shady: Jeffrey Bell and Drew Goddard (Who were so good at writing "Angel") is writing for Alias next season... and it's going to be good! :-P
me: oh no
shady: Haha
me: so cheesy
shady: So cheesy? Nah. It's going to be GOOOOD!
me: i don't know about that. they write about weird stuff
shady: Hahahahaha. Angel isn't weird. :-/
me: it's about a vampire
me: that's weird
shady: Haha.
The game: Last night I went to a bar in Palo Alto with some friends and witnessed the "game". You know what I'm talking about: The girls and guys meeting each other, manuevering their way toward conversation with the "cute" ones, manuevering their way around the sketchy ones. I was with two experienced commentators who gave me the play-by-play as I watched it all going down. One of the highlights was when the guy from Stir tv showed up and the girls flocked to greet him. Play on, playa.
TV update: Saturday was a dark day as I almost considered calling comcast to get my tv up and running againg. Today was the season finale of Alias so I knew that something had to be done by 9pm. After church, I came home with a raging headache and laid down. However, I was so stressed out about potentially missing the season finale that I stumbled out of the house and headed to target to find a solution for the crisis. A half an hour and $12.99 later, my ghetto antenna was up and running. Crisis averted. I only get like 6 channels (ABC, NBC, KTSF, UPN, WB, KQED), but it's okay because Comcast can still bite me. Phew, my principles are still intact.
IM conversation with our favorite drew shady (high school kid at church who is obsessed with buffy and angel) about Alias...
shady: Jeffrey Bell and Drew Goddard (Who were so good at writing "Angel") is writing for Alias next season... and it's going to be good! :-P
me: oh no
shady: Haha
me: so cheesy
shady: So cheesy? Nah. It's going to be GOOOOD!
me: i don't know about that. they write about weird stuff
shady: Hahahahaha. Angel isn't weird. :-/
me: it's about a vampire
me: that's weird
shady: Haha.
5/22/2004
work and no tv
Worked a 16 hour day at my part time job yesterday. Came home with a big fat headache at 1am. I didn't know that part time work is actually just full time work with part time pay. I get it now.
My cable is still out (gasp - Alias season finale on Sunday night!). This means that the only show on tv is gray fuzzy lines. I hate that show.
Worked a 16 hour day at my part time job yesterday. Came home with a big fat headache at 1am. I didn't know that part time work is actually just full time work with part time pay. I get it now.
My cable is still out (gasp - Alias season finale on Sunday night!). This means that the only show on tv is gray fuzzy lines. I hate that show.
5/20/2004
another story from the ghetto
No more than 10 minutes ago, I was driving into my apartment complex from a grocery shopping excursion when I hear a man shouting obsenities and racial slurs... at me. He was lounging in one of the empty car ports, shirtless, and screaming at me (and probably any other cars that passed by). The N-word, the F-word, etc. flying at me. So I park near my unit and book it inside. Luckily the apartment management was already on its way to talk to the gentleman. It's 12:40 in the afternoon and some strange man is sitting in my complex harrassing residents.
Oh yeah, and the cable went out in our unit so there's no tv. I don't get cable tv, but even the regular channels are all fuzz. I should have picked up a 40 when I was at the store. I could find a nice empty carport and kick back to watch the action outside. Then at least I'd fit in with the neighbors.
No more than 10 minutes ago, I was driving into my apartment complex from a grocery shopping excursion when I hear a man shouting obsenities and racial slurs... at me. He was lounging in one of the empty car ports, shirtless, and screaming at me (and probably any other cars that passed by). The N-word, the F-word, etc. flying at me. So I park near my unit and book it inside. Luckily the apartment management was already on its way to talk to the gentleman. It's 12:40 in the afternoon and some strange man is sitting in my complex harrassing residents.
Oh yeah, and the cable went out in our unit so there's no tv. I don't get cable tv, but even the regular channels are all fuzz. I should have picked up a 40 when I was at the store. I could find a nice empty carport and kick back to watch the action outside. Then at least I'd fit in with the neighbors.
5/19/2004
shut up...
One of the funniest stories I heard from college was the time that one of the younger small group leaders in our fellowship became frustrate with the area coordinators (the person who takes care of the a group of small group leaders, this one was particularly annoying) and said "Shut up Mo-Fo" during one of their meetings. Now, I don't think it was particularly appropriate or nice, but in knowing the two parties involved, it sort of makes perfect sense.
Anyway, maybe I'm tired or maybe just having a low tolerance day, but I've been thinking about this phrase all day. When my co-worker asked me to stay late on Thurs and Fri nights, I was thinking "Shut Up Mo-Fo"... When I read an e-mail from our CEO telling us that our salaries are going to be reduced 10% starting June 1st, I was thinking "Shut Up Mo-Fo"... When someone apologized for something they didn't need to be apologizing for (in essence just kissing my ass and thus annoying me), I wanted to say "Stop saying sorry...shut up Mo-Fo"
Just like growling seems appropriate for some occassions, "Shut Up Mo-Fo" has its uses too, I guess.
One of the funniest stories I heard from college was the time that one of the younger small group leaders in our fellowship became frustrate with the area coordinators (the person who takes care of the a group of small group leaders, this one was particularly annoying) and said "Shut up Mo-Fo" during one of their meetings. Now, I don't think it was particularly appropriate or nice, but in knowing the two parties involved, it sort of makes perfect sense.
Anyway, maybe I'm tired or maybe just having a low tolerance day, but I've been thinking about this phrase all day. When my co-worker asked me to stay late on Thurs and Fri nights, I was thinking "Shut Up Mo-Fo"... When I read an e-mail from our CEO telling us that our salaries are going to be reduced 10% starting June 1st, I was thinking "Shut Up Mo-Fo"... When someone apologized for something they didn't need to be apologizing for (in essence just kissing my ass and thus annoying me), I wanted to say "Stop saying sorry...shut up Mo-Fo"
Just like growling seems appropriate for some occassions, "Shut Up Mo-Fo" has its uses too, I guess.
bringin me back
Songs always make me nostalgic. Today I was brought back to my high school days when I heard the Cranberries on the radio. Tonight, I was checking out some new music on the grassroots music and found Havalina, a band that I rocked out to in my high school Christian ska band days. This band is crazy. They're not a ska band, but I can't even begin to explain their eclectic sound. The first album is really random, the second one sounds like a spy album (that's how we described it in high school), and the third one was made in Russia so it sounds, well, Russian... apparently there's also a Latin-inspired one. They played with the Supertones and other Christian bands that I loved back in the days. Wow. So, after seeing their stuff on the web, I pulled out my old CDs (Their debut album was probably one of the first 20 CDs I ever bought) and started listening to it. It's some weird stuff, but I love it. Wow, the memories.
Songs always make me nostalgic. Today I was brought back to my high school days when I heard the Cranberries on the radio. Tonight, I was checking out some new music on the grassroots music and found Havalina, a band that I rocked out to in my high school Christian ska band days. This band is crazy. They're not a ska band, but I can't even begin to explain their eclectic sound. The first album is really random, the second one sounds like a spy album (that's how we described it in high school), and the third one was made in Russia so it sounds, well, Russian... apparently there's also a Latin-inspired one. They played with the Supertones and other Christian bands that I loved back in the days. Wow. So, after seeing their stuff on the web, I pulled out my old CDs (Their debut album was probably one of the first 20 CDs I ever bought) and started listening to it. It's some weird stuff, but I love it. Wow, the memories.
5/17/2004
5/14/2004
don't call me a kimchee hater
...but my apartment REEKS right now. Like smells-like-trash-makes-me-want-to-puke reeks. I like Kimchee, but dude, you gotta admit that old kimchee makes any space stink like garbage. There was some kimchee ramen soup (mmm, very healthy) remnants left in the sink and the stove when I arrived home tonight and now everything in my apartment stinks. I've managed to subdue the smell in the living room, but my bedroom still stinks. Note to self: close bedroom door when exiting apartment in case garbage aka cooking smell penetrates my pillowcase. Come on glade plug in, do your thing! Ugh, I gotta end this post and leave my room. Stinky, stinky.
...but my apartment REEKS right now. Like smells-like-trash-makes-me-want-to-puke reeks. I like Kimchee, but dude, you gotta admit that old kimchee makes any space stink like garbage. There was some kimchee ramen soup (mmm, very healthy) remnants left in the sink and the stove when I arrived home tonight and now everything in my apartment stinks. I've managed to subdue the smell in the living room, but my bedroom still stinks. Note to self: close bedroom door when exiting apartment in case garbage aka cooking smell penetrates my pillowcase. Come on glade plug in, do your thing! Ugh, I gotta end this post and leave my room. Stinky, stinky.
5/13/2004
5/11/2004
grrrr
Caleb, our pastor's 6-year-old son, likes to growl when someone offends him or makes him mad. While most of his aggresive tendencies are not very nice and make me want to growl at him, I like the fact that he can openly express his feelings, right then and there. Sometimes things make me mad and I just want to growl too. GRRRRRR!!!
Caleb, our pastor's 6-year-old son, likes to growl when someone offends him or makes him mad. While most of his aggresive tendencies are not very nice and make me want to growl at him, I like the fact that he can openly express his feelings, right then and there. Sometimes things make me mad and I just want to growl too. GRRRRRR!!!
5/09/2004
ill
I feel like throwing up. I just finished watching Supersize Me!, A documentary about a guy who eats McD's food 3 meals a day for 30 days. He gains like 24-25 lbs, gets high cholesterol, damages his liver and generally messes up his body. It's crazy. After watching him scarf down Big Macs, Filet O'Fishes, Chicken McNuggets, Sundaes, Cokes, etc. I started feeling quesy. Toward the end, I pounded my chest because I was getting sympathy heart palpitations. I even felt like I was getting bloated and fat as he gained weight. The filmmaker certainly made me feel the pain of OD-ing on fast food. I rushed home and drank a lot of water.
I feel like throwing up. I just finished watching Supersize Me!, A documentary about a guy who eats McD's food 3 meals a day for 30 days. He gains like 24-25 lbs, gets high cholesterol, damages his liver and generally messes up his body. It's crazy. After watching him scarf down Big Macs, Filet O'Fishes, Chicken McNuggets, Sundaes, Cokes, etc. I started feeling quesy. Toward the end, I pounded my chest because I was getting sympathy heart palpitations. I even felt like I was getting bloated and fat as he gained weight. The filmmaker certainly made me feel the pain of OD-ing on fast food. I rushed home and drank a lot of water.
5/07/2004
it's over
Okay, now I'm ready to talk about Friends. But do I even need to? Every TV show, website and newspaper is waxing nostalgic about the ending of this show. I agree it's sad that the show is ending and I will miss rushing home from prayer meeting every Thursday to watch those cute characters, but it's had it's time on the air. Make no mistake, I am a huge fan. But I know when to stop. Besides, I have seasons 1-5 on DVD and I know that most of the episodes will air on syndication. In fact, I just spent the afternoon watching the last episode (I miss the first half) again, watching some of season 3 on DVD and Oprah's interview with the cast. I think they need to stop doing interviews about how sad they are about the show ending. I will miss you, Friends, but now maybe NBC will create a new cool sitcom that actually has people who are young, hip and NOT white. A girl can dream, right?
In case you're wondering, my favorite episode is The One with the Embryos: The episode where Monica and Rachel play a trivia game against Chandler and Joey and lose their apartment. (Ms. Chanandler Bong... hee hee.)
Okay, now I'm ready to talk about Friends. But do I even need to? Every TV show, website and newspaper is waxing nostalgic about the ending of this show. I agree it's sad that the show is ending and I will miss rushing home from prayer meeting every Thursday to watch those cute characters, but it's had it's time on the air. Make no mistake, I am a huge fan. But I know when to stop. Besides, I have seasons 1-5 on DVD and I know that most of the episodes will air on syndication. In fact, I just spent the afternoon watching the last episode (I miss the first half) again, watching some of season 3 on DVD and Oprah's interview with the cast. I think they need to stop doing interviews about how sad they are about the show ending. I will miss you, Friends, but now maybe NBC will create a new cool sitcom that actually has people who are young, hip and NOT white. A girl can dream, right?
In case you're wondering, my favorite episode is The One with the Embryos: The episode where Monica and Rachel play a trivia game against Chandler and Joey and lose their apartment. (Ms. Chanandler Bong... hee hee.)
5/05/2004
ode to scrubs
The funniest show on tv is Scrubs, hands down. At least one time during each episode, I find myself laughing out loud. My favorite episode is when Turk and J.D. became poster children for the hospital's doctor diversity campaign. It's time to get your E.K.G., G. I especially liked the flash back of how Turk was on the cover of his yearbook twice because he's black.
My favorite part about Scrubs is that no matter how lousy a day I'm having or what mood I'm in, when I sit down and watch this show, I can still laugh my head off. This is my plug. If you don't laugh, I will have to reconsider our friendship.
The funniest show on tv is Scrubs, hands down. At least one time during each episode, I find myself laughing out loud. My favorite episode is when Turk and J.D. became poster children for the hospital's doctor diversity campaign. It's time to get your E.K.G., G. I especially liked the flash back of how Turk was on the cover of his yearbook twice because he's black.
My favorite part about Scrubs is that no matter how lousy a day I'm having or what mood I'm in, when I sit down and watch this show, I can still laugh my head off. This is my plug. If you don't laugh, I will have to reconsider our friendship.
5/02/2004
flying cotton swaps and things of this nature
This weekend I was duct taped up and attacked by flying Q-tips. No joke. It was part of a game for the leaders' retreat. Each team picked a person to be taped up, sticky side up. We were taped up and left with one arm and a badminton racket to protect us from the opposing team, who were armed with plastic drinking straws and Q-tips as ammo. While my team spared the other team's representative from a complete tape-up, every inch of my body from my armpits to my ankles was fully taped by the other team... and taped tightly. The other team had a great Q-tip shooting strategy, but I think my small frame (less surface area) and my elementary tennis skills prevented my opponents from winning. Despite losing some oxygen and the risky un-taping procedure that followed the game, it was very entertaining.
Two entertaining TV moments this weekend: Beverly Hills 90210 -- the pregnancy episode. We had to explain to the youngest leader at the retreat what the show was about because he was too young when it first aired (I felt old). Friday's Giants vs. Marlins game. Whoa, second inning.
This weekend I was duct taped up and attacked by flying Q-tips. No joke. It was part of a game for the leaders' retreat. Each team picked a person to be taped up, sticky side up. We were taped up and left with one arm and a badminton racket to protect us from the opposing team, who were armed with plastic drinking straws and Q-tips as ammo. While my team spared the other team's representative from a complete tape-up, every inch of my body from my armpits to my ankles was fully taped by the other team... and taped tightly. The other team had a great Q-tip shooting strategy, but I think my small frame (less surface area) and my elementary tennis skills prevented my opponents from winning. Despite losing some oxygen and the risky un-taping procedure that followed the game, it was very entertaining.
Two entertaining TV moments this weekend: Beverly Hills 90210 -- the pregnancy episode. We had to explain to the youngest leader at the retreat what the show was about because he was too young when it first aired (I felt old). Friday's Giants vs. Marlins game. Whoa, second inning.
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