The Sunday After

I was watching old episodes of The Hills and I've found the reason why Audrina dates Justin Bobby. In the episode I was watching, they just had to handle a a photoshoot with male models and she says at dinner,

"The pretty boys are nice to hang out with or whatever ... but they're so boring"

That explains this:While looking for pictures, I saw some articles where Audrina defends Justin Bobby and says he doesn't really want to be on the show but puts up with the cameras to be with her. UHH ... if you don't want to be on camera, don't sign the release forms then.

I haven't thought about work since Wednesday night, and now I'm at the point where I don't even know WHAT I have to do. I just literally spent this entire day watching tv. Not even shows that I had to catch up on, but reruns. Tons of Friday Night Lights (I even got teary eyed), South of Nowhere (because it came up in conversation yesterday ARGH!) and a few episodes of Gossip Girl because I heard it's actually a GOOD show and not just a guilty pleasure. There are a lot of moments where you think "who edited this?!" or "who let this through script revisions?" but in general, it's surprisingly good. Damn it, another show to add to my list. Also, darn you Blake Lively, for making me want your legs. I never really care about my legs, as long as they don't get muscular, but Blake Lively has impossibly long, thin legs. She has the kind of body where you can pretty much throw any piece of clothing and it would look good on her. And if it doesn't, it's the clothing's fault.I just ate a bunch of chocolate and now my skin feels kind of icky. I knew I shouldn't have bought a giant box of chocolates. I was at Costco and one of my favorite times of the year is the very first time I go into a Costco and see their holiday aisles set up. This usually happens insanely early in the year, around October, when no one is thinking about the holiday season at all. But every year, the first time I see those aisles full of holiday food, wrapping paper, handmade cards, electric reindeer, and toys, it makes me feel so happy. It's so early in the year that your immediate reaction is not "OH FUCK I have to get presents!" but rather "aww! I remember the holidays last year and it was fun and now I'm getting warm and tingly"

Well, I walked around the aisles and saw all the chocolates they have out. There's one that I want, in a red tin and I think the word crepes is in the name. They're very thin wafers with Belgian chocolate, I think. There's also the giant jars of pistachios, which I used to love until one holiday I just sat and ate so many that now the idea of eating them grosses me out. I walked around the aisle and stared at each box before deciding not to get any because I knew I'd just regret it and I should just not tempt myself in the first place.

Then I ended up walking around alone and I was insanely hungry so in a moment of weakness, I grabbed a box of Kirkland Signature Exquisite Swiss Biscuits and when I found our shopping cart, I just threw them in.

And now I've eaten eight.

They're amazing. A relative gave me a box once, and I scarfed that box down. When I was in Costco, I kept staring at the box because the pictures of the chocolate looked SO FAMILIAR. When I finally placed them, I knew this was THE ONE. I had to have them.They're probably not the best gift to buy people, just because the brand "Kirkland Signature" doesn't really scream luxury item. You should just buy these for yourself and eat them on those lonely nights when you're watching tv. (What's that you say? I'm the only one who has those moments?) My favorite are the kind that aren't chocolate covered, but seriously, all of them are delicious. They come in a pretty white box, and inside there are four little containers. Be sure to keep the little cardboard wrapper on the outside though, because it becomes this barrier to keep you from eating the entire box in a night. If you eat a few and then package it back together, then you're not as likely to open it again and eat more.

I had that pissy entry earlier but after yesterday, I miss home. I felt sad leaving home, even more so than usual. Part of it was because my friends saw me until the last second I got into the car, and also because this time, I didn't have to go through the hell that is airport security. I'm already waiting for Thanksgiving! Four more weeks.

Craziest part of my trip: The ride home, where we passed by this hill that was ON FIRE. It was insane. I'd seen the smoke from far away but I thought it was sand because I heard there had been sand storms. But we drove closer and realized it was FIRE. I took a few pictures but my camera is total crap so it's not even worth posting. I've lived in SoCal all my life, but I've never really had any experience with wildfires. It's an insane sight to see.

Most delicious thing I ate over the weekend: Meal wise, the chicken pomodori that I wrote about. Oh shit, I deleted that entry. Well, I'm talking about the panini from Corner Bakery Cafe. Dessert wise, this crepe from the new Japanese dessert cafe in the shopping center with Sinbala. I now have cravings for crepes

Best reaction to my ear piercing that I've managed to keep a secret for a month and a half: My mom. I had forgotten that I hadn't shown her, so I was sitting in the dentist, reading Vogue when all of a sudden my mom exclaims in Chinese: "OH MY GOD. WHAT IS THAT?! WHEN DID YOU GET THAT DONE?!" This lady waiting to be called was watching, and I was responding in English, so I wonder how she slowly figured out what was going on and why this little chinese lady was talking so loudly and staring at her daughter's ear. Actually, everyone's reaction was awesome. I kind of wish I had filmed it. It also makes me want another piercing, so when Thanksgiving rolls around, I can shock some more people. It makes me laugh to think of everyone's thought process when they first saw it. "What is different about Meltang? Why am I staring at her ear? Is there something different about her ear? There shouldn't be ... it's an ear ... is that? WHAT? WHAT IS THAT IN HER EAR"