the national shield.

lucky cat tells me this year is NOT going to be so lucky. still, i’m hopeful. xo

so the spring equinox is coming up very soon!

please send me: tall but not too tall, soft hair, loves small animals, very smart, has a wikipedia page, wants to dance, goes on adventures just because, well traveled, has a favourite drink, looks good on paper, lighting fast reflexes like ninja, remembers his dreams, avid internet user, falls asleep holding hands, knows the lyrics to his favourite songs, funny as fuck, twitter-conscious, knows how to cook, doesn’t make fun of canadians, can play an instrument, does a good christopher walken impression, understands blogging, loves his mom, not a dick, rides a bike, knows what it means to chill the fuck out, is never bored at parties, open to new ideas but stands by his old ones, has his own friends, loves to sleep, knows how to draw, has a good laugh, not allergic to cats, is never purposely unkind, knows how to make the perfect snowball, looks at me and makes me feel infinite, is passionate about something, understands good photography, doesn’t mind when i work late, is competitive like crazy, says my name in just the right way, wants to get to know my family, enjoys karaoke, isn’t a jock, doesn’t mind walking in the rain, is good at kissing, knows how to take control but isn’t a control freak, is my best friend but has other best friends, likes video games, gregarious, doesn’t need positive re-enforcement, understands the art of storytelling, crazy about magazines, likes kimchi, always knows where north is, makes good mix cds, not needy, has a good job, knows how to read a fucking map, wants a family, has friends who would do anything for him, wakes me up in the mornings, has a good grasp of the english language, understands the rules of hockey, enjoys calvin & hobbes, plays scrabble, loves my friends, writes funny stories, knows when to be aggressive, has good cadence, writes a good email, doesn’t care if i don’t remember an anniversary, doesn’t care about anniversaries, playful like kitten, makes me laugh outloud, good at word games, does good impressions, keeps his word, cares about other people’s feelings, reads books i actually care about, has no inner monologue, tells me secrets, is good at love.

it’s not much, right? also, the photo above isn’t of boys i want, just boys who are my friends. and it’s true, i have alot of really great guy friends.

the weather as of late has been utter shit. it’s been cold & grey for weeks, raining on and off enough to make a person crazy. it used to be romantic to fall asleep listening to the rain but now it’s just annoying, the rain is taunting us. right now i’m scarfing down a dan ta and sniffling due to a lingering cold. my funny little colleague who sits diagonal to me is speaking japanese on the phone and i wanna go over there and hug him. yesterday i ran a bath and sat in soapy hot water and watched movies, the laptop perched precariously on the toilet seat. can you believe it’s monday? that it’s already MARCH?

i have lots of things to tell you about the weekend, but i left my camera at home and thus cannot upload photos and thus there will be nothing interesting until tomorrow. it was a very fun weekend though, there were alot of funny things that happened. i am waiting for someone to send me a video of something especially hilarious.

here’s a funny joke:

knock knock!
who’s there?
kareem.
kareem who?
kareem of the crop!

baddoooomshik.

BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.

friday fun! this is my new boyfriend. xo

(actually, his name is Ely Kim, and he’s a graduate student studying design at yale. it’s 100 dances in 100 locations in 100 days. i’ve sent this video to a million of my coworkers and we can’t stop laughing. and where did he get that kitten shirt? send pls.)

this photo is of two lovely ladies in vancouver, mish & sarah. it was taken sometime in 2006, during a friend’s birthday picnic lunch. i look at it sometimes, when i feel lonely for my friends across the world or when i miss the sun way too much. in vancouver, the sun is this amazing presence, warm and golden bathing everything in rich summertime love. when it’s warm out, there is no place better than outside with your friends on the beach or on a patio with a cold jug of sangria. the sun sparkles and skips over the water like diamonds and turns dark hair a lighter shade, brings freckles out, gives your body vitamin b and creates this calming soothing barely constrained sense of happiness. basically, it’s so pretty you just want to die.

i was thinking today about how it’s already been two and a half years since moving here, and how hazy and grey it has seemed nearly this entire time. china is the only place i’ve ever been in the world where you can look directly at the sun. it’s red & perfectly round and doesn’t burn your eyes – it’s just there, a floating orb in a sky of hazy, sad gray.

how depressing. bring on the sun!