dropping by briefly to wave hello! i miss you all....where are you....

anyway, i met up with a long-long-time friend (way back from elementary school!) yesterday. he just moved to SF to work for a consulting firm. the last time i saw him was three years ago, so it felt really good to catch up for a whole evening. it's strange to see people grow up ( Read more... )

Cupertino is as sunny as ever. ♥ and crashing at my grandmother's while hunting around for an apartment is pretty amazing, i have to say. home-cooked za jiang mian? yes, please ( Read more... )

named Marcus & Esca. (why yes, i just watched The Eagle. in my defense, it was in Shenzhen theaters for - like - a week. i completely missed it then and only recently got my hands on a - uh - copy.) pacing? starts off rocky. plot? okay, i buy it. acting? hng, Roman muscles. cinematography? in fucking love. ♥ (let's not talk about the horse. i ( Read more... )

destination: Tuscany & Florence ( Read more... )

tucuxi is the best, you guys. \O/ she put together a complete breakdown of help_japan's first-auction-round grand total, which is $101,733.91. goddamn, that's mindblowing and so incredibly worth all the effort. amazing teamwork really made it all happen ( Read more... )

help_japan's lightning round is up and running! for those who have not offered before (pepsi. hil. i'm looking at the both of you), my checking account is happy to bankroll your every whimsy. ♥

jadestrick is an amazing person for helping to set up helpthesouth! please do spread the word and keep a lookout for the beginning of their first auction round.

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okay, so this is a thing i saw via whitecollarfic (and hosted by elrhiarhodan) that i’m trying out in an attempt to kick my writer’s block in the face. they call it a single sentence challenge. ♥ you can join in…or make your own post…or not! a party is a party, even with only one person in attendance, right? *lone tooting sound, followed by paper shuffling* or, you know, a ( Read more... )

new layout by chrysa! for my help_japan bid. i gave her free reign in terms of design, and it is such a lovely surprise ( Read more... )

[ I WOULD LIKE TO PREFACE THIS POST WITH AN ACTUALFAX QUOTE FROM ALEX NAKEDCHEST: "I'm an arse man." and something about boobs, too, but note how hastily it was added in. don't hide your feelings, Alex. unleash them. on all the other pretty boys.i honestly don't remember where i stole this from but it went something like this ( Read more... )

hey, so i was scrolling through the NY Times, and saw this contest going on: MODERN LOVE: College Essay Contest. for some reason, they want to know about young love (or heartbreak or suppressed love-anger), and the winner gets $1000 and publication of his/her story in the Times in May. i know some of you are still undergrads, so GET TO IT. :DD ( Read more... )