My new apartment has a 2-in-1 washer/dryer. It dries clothes straight after washing, which is great but not great because that means my clothes are extremely wrinkly after the whole cycle. I’ve never felt the need to iron my casual clothes until I started using this machine!

However, while ironing my monstrous pile of laundry this afternoon, I ( Read more... )

Even though my 21st birthday is only a few days away, I’ve never been so upset that I’m not yet 21. All my friends are out at the bars and clubs and I’m stuck home alone on a Saturday night because I can’t get into the places they’re at. Thank GOD this is my last weekend as a 20-year-old because this seriously blows.

Oh 21st birthday, please ( Read more... )

The latest version of the WordPress app for the iPhone sucks balls. When there is an option to “save draft,” I expect the draft to, you know, save. But apparently that’s a little too much to ask for.

I’d write more about the issues I’ve been having with this latest version but I gotta run and I can’t save this as a draft and finish writing later ( Read more... )

There is this girl in my class that is holding my classmates and I back in terms of how fast we are learning and progressing.

And that is putting is very, very nicely.

She skipped a level to be in my class. Which is no easy feat, considering she skipped a little over an entire book (10+ chapters) of vocabulary and grammar. Not to mention the fact ( Read more... )

While I was out at lunch with family and some family friends, an aunty posed the following question at me before our food arrived: “Do you know how to use chopsticks?”

I could only stare at her, flabbergasted. Remember, I am half-Chinese, spent my childhood summers in Hong Kong, and am halfway through studying abroad in Beijing for a year. Do I ( Read more... )

Do you ever have one of those days where you’re just a little bit off with everything? You’re a little more spacey, a little more clumsy, a little less “in tune” with the rest of the world. There’s nothing in particular that really causes it, and there’s nothing in particular that helps you snap out of it.

Today has been one of those days. And ( Read more... )

Biddy: A dumb ass bitch, usually 18 or younger. Picture it: short shorts, Ugg boots, string straight hair and mad eye makeup for a high school frosh. They go out at night looking for the party so they can get shitty on Mike’s Hard, cheap wine, or other people’s alcohol. They have a bun on the top of their head as if they rolled out of bed looking ( Read more... )

Last night, I got into a tiff with my best friend. It was totally and completely 100% my fault, and I will freely admit that I was out of line. It’s hard for me to admit that I was wrong and say sorry, but in this case it was wholly necessary. And admit that I was wrong and say sorry I did - I don’t remember the last time I’ve given such a ( Read more... )

I’ve been debating what is the most powerful way to convey how awful my train ride from Hefei to Beijing was. It’s surprisingly difficult to convey just how hellish some experiences are, and this one was by far and away the worst travel experience I’ve ever had. Yes, it was even worse than the time I got drunk, violently ill, and then hungover on ( Read more... )

It’s been over 85F in Chicago ever since I returned from Europe which is hot, hot, hot. (Today, thankfully, is a little cooler than it was yesterday.) Actually, 85F is typically rather nice weather if there’s a nice breeze and the sun is out and there’s no humidity. But still, in that scenario I picture myself living in a house with air ( Read more... )