Things I did today ( Read more... )

Wow, what an unremittingly shitty week. I'm too tired to talk about it in detail, but I'll just say that apartment-hunting in New York is one of the more demoralizing experiences of my life to date. Here I thought I was taking a step in the direction of independent adulthood, but it turns out you're not really a person unless you make at least $ ( Read more... )

I just watched this short (less than 40 minutes) documentary about Asian-Americans: East of Main Street: Asians AloudI don't know how long it'll remain available for viewing online, but if you can, I recommend watching it. The format is simple: individuals speaking about their experiences to the camera. There's a pretty good mix of ethnicities, ( Read more... )

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Last night I completely blew off all my already-hopelessly-behind schoolwork to go to a Röyksopp concert! It was fantastic and completely worth the minor twinges of guilt.

Anneli Drecker was touring with them, providing vocals on several songs; I had hoped it would be Karen Dreijer Andersson of The Knife, because she is a force of nature, but ( Read more... )

ffffffff I just bought an amazing dress.

OH HI, NEW YORK. WHY YES, I DID WANT TO SPEND ALL MY MONEY ON CLOTHES. HOW DID YOU KNOW?

I usually don't bother buying vintage/secondhand clothing, because I just don't have the patience for it (I also don't entirely trust my own judgment--is it cool retro or just ugly retro?). This dress crossed my path, ( Read more... )

I realize I haven't been writing much about my actual life here. I blame the Twitter.

The Good News: No longer do you have to put up with my short, irrelevant and ephemeral musings!

The Bad News: Apparently 99% of what I say is short, irrelevant and ephemeral.

Oops!

I've been thinking a lot about that thing I mentioned the other day; maybe ( Read more... )

I've been bemoaning my lack of just-for-fun reading material lately. As I was trudging home from the office tonight, hungry and weary, I was pulled as if by an invisible force into the warm, welcoming embrace of a Forbidden Planet. Wherein lo! I realized I need go wanting no longer.

I bought this:


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This update is long-overdue. It is also just plain long, and probably terribly uninteresting, but oh well! Here is what I've been up to in New York.

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