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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
New Blog
I made a new blog. I feel like making a second blog (in my case, I guess this is my third public blog) is something people think about for several days before deciding to take the plunge. It's like moving. Is it really worth uprooting yourself and starting completely anew? Couldn't I just remodel the current blog and keep the base intact?
I kind of just created one in a flash. I was actually going to make a second blogspot, but when I was faced with having to choose a new theme, I realized that there are no other themes I like on blogger and I don't have the patience or the skill to create my own. So I decided to use wordpress. Wordpress is really confusing so for now, the site will look very bare since I don't know how to add side modules. I also don't save any interesting pictures that could make nice background images. All I have in my laptop are pictures of pretty celebrities, clothes that I want to buy one day, and kitchens.
For the past few weeks I just haven't had any incentive to blog. I'll write a bit, delete it, write again, delete it, and then give up. My life just isn't that interesting. I wonder if I can blame part of this on twitter - I don't feel like people gain anything from reading all these paragraphs, and when I submit a post, it's like I purport to have something interesting to say, when I'm not saying anything at all. But when I use twitter, it's assumed that whatever I say is useless, so there's no pressure to be entertaining or interesting or even grammatically correct.
But I made a new blog anyway, because now I have a THEME! The theme is life lessons (yes I know that is not a theme). The idea is kind of based on a list I keep in my food diary, titled: THINGS I HAVE REGRETTED. I have only ever made one entry on the list, and it's "eating an entire Gypsys calzone for dinner." The idea was that I would write down all the things I regretted doing food-wise, so I wouldn't repeat my mistakes. That never really happened. I still eat entire calzones for dinner. I guess for the blog, I hope I can read it over one day and think "how silly I used to do that!" instead of "guess not much has changed."
Anyway, the address I wanted "littlelifelessons.wordpress.com" was already taken. Wasted on a one-post author. meltang.wordpress.com seemed really redundant. So my new blog is http://trytorememberthis.wordpress.com
Enjoy!
I kind of just created one in a flash. I was actually going to make a second blogspot, but when I was faced with having to choose a new theme, I realized that there are no other themes I like on blogger and I don't have the patience or the skill to create my own. So I decided to use wordpress. Wordpress is really confusing so for now, the site will look very bare since I don't know how to add side modules. I also don't save any interesting pictures that could make nice background images. All I have in my laptop are pictures of pretty celebrities, clothes that I want to buy one day, and kitchens.
For the past few weeks I just haven't had any incentive to blog. I'll write a bit, delete it, write again, delete it, and then give up. My life just isn't that interesting. I wonder if I can blame part of this on twitter - I don't feel like people gain anything from reading all these paragraphs, and when I submit a post, it's like I purport to have something interesting to say, when I'm not saying anything at all. But when I use twitter, it's assumed that whatever I say is useless, so there's no pressure to be entertaining or interesting or even grammatically correct.
But I made a new blog anyway, because now I have a THEME! The theme is life lessons (yes I know that is not a theme). The idea is kind of based on a list I keep in my food diary, titled: THINGS I HAVE REGRETTED. I have only ever made one entry on the list, and it's "eating an entire Gypsys calzone for dinner." The idea was that I would write down all the things I regretted doing food-wise, so I wouldn't repeat my mistakes. That never really happened. I still eat entire calzones for dinner. I guess for the blog, I hope I can read it over one day and think "how silly I used to do that!" instead of "guess not much has changed."
Anyway, the address I wanted "littlelifelessons.wordpress.com" was already taken. Wasted on a one-post author. meltang.wordpress.com seemed really redundant. So my new blog is http://trytorememberthis.wordpress.com
Enjoy!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
It's like summer again
Since when did ABC Family become my favorite network with the best shows? I REALLY like 10 Things I Hate About You. It is surprisingly hilarious at times and I think it transitioned from movie to tv quite well. I just started watching Make It or Break It which is a drama about teen gymnasts and it is REALLY good. The opening credits are the worst thing I have ever seen, but the actors are pretty good, the plot is very consistent and I love shows where they have drama between the young actors and the adults.
New roster of shows:
Mad Men (AMC)
Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Top Chef (Bravo)
and eventually returning
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Chuck (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Better Off Ted (ABC)
It's the second day of school, but I've watched five episodes of Make It Or Break It. Welllllll I can study tomorrow...
New roster of shows:
Mad Men (AMC)
Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Top Chef (Bravo)
and eventually returning
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Chuck (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Better Off Ted (ABC)
It's the second day of school, but I've watched five episodes of Make It Or Break It. Welllllll I can study tomorrow...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Shit I'm a senior
HAHA I just walked past Jon to see what he was doing. He now sits where I used to sit last year in the living room. He was watching Gossip Girl while playing a game of Solitaire AND a game of Restaurant City. Awesome. It's good to know that when I die, I will have had some influence on my friends...
First day of school, uneventful as always. I had forgotten how many white people go to this school. I also forgot how many PEOPLE go to this school - I feel like the campus is packed to the brim. Makes me never want to deviate from my set route to Haas. Every few days before school starts, I think to myself "THIS SEMESTER I'm going to become friends with a lot of people in my class!" And then I get to class and it's full of little Asian fobby cliques that I do not want to break into. I picked the wrong major to make friends in. I should have done ... media studies ... or sociology ...
I really like my apartment now. Since I leave my door open and open the window, the hallway is filled with light, which is really nice. The kitchen is clean too, thanks to Paulo and Jon. And Paulo moved the living furniture so now it's not a big empty room like it used to be, or the cramped claustrophobic room that it was before that. I like my apartment so much that I'd kind of enjoy living here, even after I graduate.
Now I know why people who have singles never go back to sharing rooms. It's sooooo luxurious. It's kind of hilarious to go out to eat with my aptmates and when we get back, they go to the living room and I go to my room. I feel like we live in completely different apartments. Maybe it's because my apartment is large. My walls are really bare. I don't know what posters I would buy that would represent me. I wouldn't want posters of TV shows, because tv shows come and go. There aren't any bands I really want to stare at every day. I asked Paulo and he said "you should get a poster of a stalk of celery" which I thought would be hilariously appropriate. I just have to find one now ...
Goals I had for the summer:
1. Learn Excel: complete fail, I never made it past the first chapter of Excel for Dummies.
2. Exercise daily: in three months I didn't exercise 21 days ... seven days because it was either July 4th or Vegas weekend. I keep track of what I do on a google calendar, and from June - August I have spent my life:
4. Eat healthy: Egh, I didn't follow my "eat only half of whatever you order in a restaurant" rule, but I finally gave up cereals and started eating oatmeal, which is good. I ate a ton of fruit, but I think I should start eating more vegetables because fruit has a lot of sugar. Also, winter is coming soon, and all my favorite fruits will no longer be sold :(
5. Explore SF: It was bummer to be in SF almost every day, but not have the money to go shopping or eat at new restaurants :( At least I got to eat at the Farmer's Market in the Metreon, which is pretty fun. And I now know the route from Powell to Transbay Terminal VERY well.
6. Eat out less: I set $100/month as a goal without having any basis for the number. Even after I made this goal, I somehow spend more each month. $170 in June, $190 in July, $180 in August. Although if I take out what I spent on food in Vegas, it's only $101.24 in August ... which looks a lot better. Jesus, that just made me realize that half of my eating out money was spent in three days.
Come visit me in my clean apartment!
First day of school, uneventful as always. I had forgotten how many white people go to this school. I also forgot how many PEOPLE go to this school - I feel like the campus is packed to the brim. Makes me never want to deviate from my set route to Haas. Every few days before school starts, I think to myself "THIS SEMESTER I'm going to become friends with a lot of people in my class!" And then I get to class and it's full of little Asian fobby cliques that I do not want to break into. I picked the wrong major to make friends in. I should have done ... media studies ... or sociology ...
I really like my apartment now. Since I leave my door open and open the window, the hallway is filled with light, which is really nice. The kitchen is clean too, thanks to Paulo and Jon. And Paulo moved the living furniture so now it's not a big empty room like it used to be, or the cramped claustrophobic room that it was before that. I like my apartment so much that I'd kind of enjoy living here, even after I graduate.
Now I know why people who have singles never go back to sharing rooms. It's sooooo luxurious. It's kind of hilarious to go out to eat with my aptmates and when we get back, they go to the living room and I go to my room. I feel like we live in completely different apartments. Maybe it's because my apartment is large. My walls are really bare. I don't know what posters I would buy that would represent me. I wouldn't want posters of TV shows, because tv shows come and go. There aren't any bands I really want to stare at every day. I asked Paulo and he said "you should get a poster of a stalk of celery" which I thought would be hilariously appropriate. I just have to find one now ...
Goals I had for the summer:
1. Learn Excel: complete fail, I never made it past the first chapter of Excel for Dummies.
2. Exercise daily: in three months I didn't exercise 21 days ... seven days because it was either July 4th or Vegas weekend. I keep track of what I do on a google calendar, and from June - August I have spent my life:
- Swimming 2040 laps in Spieker pool, which is equivalent to 17 hours of being in my own thoughts without any music
- Going up and down the elliptical for 9 hours, staring at either the wall or MTVU
- Running 71 miles total around the same brown track field at Edwards Stadium
- Dripping with sweat for an hour 7 times while doing Core Blast
4. Eat healthy: Egh, I didn't follow my "eat only half of whatever you order in a restaurant" rule, but I finally gave up cereals and started eating oatmeal, which is good. I ate a ton of fruit, but I think I should start eating more vegetables because fruit has a lot of sugar. Also, winter is coming soon, and all my favorite fruits will no longer be sold :(
5. Explore SF: It was bummer to be in SF almost every day, but not have the money to go shopping or eat at new restaurants :( At least I got to eat at the Farmer's Market in the Metreon, which is pretty fun. And I now know the route from Powell to Transbay Terminal VERY well.
6. Eat out less: I set $100/month as a goal without having any basis for the number. Even after I made this goal, I somehow spend more each month. $170 in June, $190 in July, $180 in August. Although if I take out what I spent on food in Vegas, it's only $101.24 in August ... which looks a lot better. Jesus, that just made me realize that half of my eating out money was spent in three days.
Come visit me in my clean apartment!
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