always a bridesmaid
last night we went out for new year's dinner. grandma's friends joined us, which was great fun because nothing's more amusing than old chinese women. being in their company is wonderful but sometimes you start to worry about aging (sagging skin, sleeping problems, having to take fifty kinds of medicine, not being able to walk). when we eat, we serve each other and often accuse each other of not eating or eating too little and then we joke about having to keep our figures but proceed to force food on each other nonetheless. food wasn't so great, but having dinner like this is always uplifting.
today i went to pick up negatives from photo shoot last friday. mad props to gaby for posing in her prom dress and being cute. incidentally, friday night i dreamt i had only two days to find a prom dress. anyway, after that i went to the chinatown new year's parade and took pictures. it was terribly crowded and children got stepped on. this four year old kept saying how she hated chinatown. i was happy for a good while, sitting on the side and watching people. then i decided to get my hair cut because i was sick of the way i looked. i didn't have enough money to pay for it but the woman let me go. i was slightly embarrassed and just kept laughing, trying to find change, picking up the pennies i kept dropping. she started laughing too and started waving me away. so i left. tomorrow i'll go back.
i enjoyed going out alone today. tomorrow i will make use of that huge gap in my schedule and run by the river because i hate feeling restless.
today i went to pick up negatives from photo shoot last friday. mad props to gaby for posing in her prom dress and being cute. incidentally, friday night i dreamt i had only two days to find a prom dress. anyway, after that i went to the chinatown new year's parade and took pictures. it was terribly crowded and children got stepped on. this four year old kept saying how she hated chinatown. i was happy for a good while, sitting on the side and watching people. then i decided to get my hair cut because i was sick of the way i looked. i didn't have enough money to pay for it but the woman let me go. i was slightly embarrassed and just kept laughing, trying to find change, picking up the pennies i kept dropping. she started laughing too and started waving me away. so i left. tomorrow i'll go back.
i enjoyed going out alone today. tomorrow i will make use of that huge gap in my schedule and run by the river because i hate feeling restless.