love the wang

…if you don’t give it some love, it won’t grow.

resolutions 09

here we go:
-stop procrastinating (i was gonna write this list last week…but i procrastinated.)
-exert more will power (stop at 2 fruit roll-ups instead of 5, commit to going to yoga/trainer etc…this resolution emcompasses many aspects.)
-keep a better (ahem..cleaner) apartment
-keep better touch with your friends (i swore i got all your emails/christmas cards, i promise i’ll [...]

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reasons i dislike gwyneth paltrow

no really. i dislike her. i’ve never seen a movie of hers i enjoyed. i think she’s got like ONE facial expression and every time the american express commercial comes on about her and her mom, i wanna throw the tv out the window. so here’s a list:
1. she ruined coldplay. how good was coldplay’s [...]

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saving money & dog genius

the econmy is bad. that’s why it’s important to save as much money as you can when spending. and that’s why this weekend’s warehouse sale craziness is PERFECT for those in need of checking gifts off their christmas list…
1. RVCA- 919 sunset drive, costa mesa, ca
2. obey- 3500 west carriage drive, santa ana, ca
3. vestal- 730 [...]

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martha stewart-esque.

one more thing that i missed while i was away? my KITCHEN.
i’m not that big of a whiz BUT i CAN make hot chocolate like a pro:

1/2 bar of valhrona semi-sweet (56%) chocolate grated and whisked into 1.5 cups of milk 1 teaspoon of sugar in the raw and 1/2 tablespoon of vanilla extract.
but the [...]

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vietnam day 2-day 9: unlucky in vietnam

my original intention for this trip and this blog was to blog EVERY day while i was in vietnam. and as intentions normally go, it didn’t exactly come to fruition. eight hour workdays in EXTREME humidity tends to cause me to pass out practically IN the shower. so instead i’ll share an email i was able [...]

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are you watching…OPRAH?

dammit, sometimes Oprah makes you cry!
http://www.californiawomen.org/betty-chinn/
maybe it’s because she’s a little asian woman, but i just started to bawl buckets.
darn those that make us want to be better!

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hello world!

happy new years eve!

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