pocketful of sunshine

new school year, new hairstyle.
I have a huge crush on my grammar and stylistics professor. he is so nerdy and cute. makes learning about grammar even more fun that it already is.
so much to do. but apathy and anxiety switch off so often that it gets confusing.
miscommunications, misunderstandings, and wrongful assumptions are truly horrible.
words of encouragements are so comforting. even the smallest of phrases.
ballet shoes are fun to try on.
jealousy is an ugly color on anyone.
not a huge fan of kpop, but this song has been on repeat for two whole days.
after some careful deliberation, I have decided to tackle Ulysses. don't disappoint me, Joyce.

"it is the easiest thing in the world in times of difficulty to let the heart be troubled; it is very natural to us to give up and drift with the stream, to feel that it is of no use 'taking arms against' such 'a sea of trouble,' but that it is better to lie passive and to say, 'if one must be ruined, so let it be' [...] your unbelief makes you forget that still health remains to you if poverty oppresses you; or that if both health and abundance have departed, you are a child of God, and your name is not blotted out from the roll of the chosen." -Charles Spurgeon

measure in love

life is really funny.

I got my roommates hooked on speed scrabble. we are so intense.
Easy A is cute. Emma Stone is so pretty.
insanity is truly an insane workout. my legs still burn.
yoga and healthy eating have been a daily part of my life.
season premiere of Chuck was entertaining. is anyone else a bit tired of Glee? excited for the Bones premiere.
I got to see a closeup of the moon and Jupiter last night through a mega telescope. it was awesome.
almost done with season 1 marathon of arrested development.
got a ridiculous parking ticket and had it appealed. thank goodness.
amazing qt's help me through even the slightest hardships.
emotions can get the best of us sometimes.
in every possible way, God is so good. so amazing. so lovely.

less is more

back in sb. unpacking and rearranging things at my new place, I realized that I didn't bring too much up from home. though I did forget to bring many things, I actually like this semi-emptiness very much. trying to live with a more minimalist mindset. trying to cut back on loving excess. ie: certain foods, things, clothes, emotions. trying to cut out the unnecessaries.

"set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." colossians 3:2

walking across campus today, I noticed how young everyone looked. judging from my surprise, I guess it didn't really hit me until I saw the proof with my own eyes. I. am. getting. older. we're now at the top of the heap [in our undergraduate college life at least].

letting things go.

uncharted territories

yesterday, a bee landed on my shirt. then it went onto my braid. then it dropped off its stinger in my hair. and was flicked off immediately to its death in a nearby bush. whew, I am still a bee sting virgin.

this really cracked me up. and this.

Going the Distance is a surprisingly funny movie. but romcoms do not do me much good in the end. do they do anyone much good?

my latest obsession has been with Grey's Anatomy. so much drama packed into one short hour! how is it that without fail, every episode makes me cry, even if it's just a little?

as I look around my room, I absolutely love it. and yet, I think that I can never say that it'll be one hundred percent complete. there will always be additions, or removals, or rearrangements to be made. and I think that I'll be okay with that. very soon, I'll have a new room to decorate.

"and Mary said, 'behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.'" luke 1:38
still got a long way to go.

keeping count

yesterday, I...
had afternoon tea
had a mini tapas celebration of bacon wrapped dates, green beans with almonds, buttered cucumbers, and mojo salmon
painted my nails red
watched Amelie for the hundredth time (love it more each time)
tried to read Thomas More's Utopia and got bored

today, I...
woke up from a nightmare
read some short stories
bought some long-sleeves from gap
watered my plant

tomorrow, I...
will hopefully wake up in time for yoga
will see what life has in store for me!

hakuna matata

labor day weekend in Vegas was really fun.
a few notables:

+Grimaldi's pizzeria and Nielsen's custard. I can't believe they opened these two places in Vegas! and right next to each other! I wasn't able to try Grimaldi's in Brooklyn and was a little sad, but I did try Nielsen's in VA and it was as delicious here as it was there. happiness.
+the deal or no deal slot machine. my mom and I spent like a good three hours a day there (two days=six hours=so much fun).
+The Lion King musical. Wicked is still my fave hands down, but this one was pretty good too. there were some long and dreary parts though. I really want to see Beauty and the Beast next.
+good food. good laughs. good shopping. good sleep.

since restaurant week was in town, we decided to try L'Atelier by Joel Robuchon. supposedly the chef is renowned, but it paled in comparison to Picasso, which we tried three weeks ago for my birthday. actually, not to sound pompous, but it didn't even compare! but it was fun to laugh about how the best thing at L'Atelier was its bread basket.

upon finishing The Handmaid's Tale, I felt a little, well, unsatisfied. it's as if Atwood took the easy way out by leaving it so open-ended. usually I like it when the reader gets to decide how the story ends, but this one felt so rushed and incomplete. disappointed.

two more weeks till school. boy oh boy.

the dog days

yesterday & today

yesterday, while I was picking up some sunflowers for a gift, I decided to indulge myself with a bunch of beautiful irises. I'm more of a peony/hydrangea kind of girl, but yesterday, these violet beauties caught my eye. aren't they lovely?

speaking of yesterday, I ate an entire plate of lomo saltado at Mario's last night. and my stomach is still displeased. I think I'm gonna have to give up meat for a while. sadness.

just started The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. it's definitely a striking storyline. looking forward to how it can help my senior thesis argument.

today at the optometrist, I found out that my eyesight is great, but my eyes could develop some glaucoma kind of thing that could perchance cause blindness in the long run if not treated. as I heard the sad news, I realize how all of our bodies are breaking down, slowly but surely. our imperfections are made so manifest in both small and big ways.

since I've gotten back from the east coast, I've been so very lazy. but soon the dog days will be over. so I should enjoy it now, right?

on a happier note, I'm going to watch Lion King this weekend!! excited!