decided to break the unintended update sabbatical now…

1.  mom’s birthday ended just a couple of hours ago! cooked spicy seafood marinara spaghetti to give my mom a break from the daily chores, as well as to satisfy her crab and cayenne pepper cravings.  last friday, her office staff hosted a small surprise lunch for her, which I thought was sweet ( Read more... )

as i have said yesterday, i owe a debt of gratitude to 
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who has an Ipod?  better yet, an Ipod video?  though the price is a bit steep, it seems that it's a good deal because you get something like a month's worth of eps. and it's worth it to someone like me who is experiencing Colbert withdrawal.

oh, as i have been able to update, i guess you can assume that i am back in one piece after the first day of ( Read more... )

i enrolled in driving lessons, and today was supposed to be my first day at it.  apparently the car i was supposed to use just happened to break down on the same day, and the instructor didn't even show.  the main office promised to append the lost time to the following session, so that's that. i didn't want to go home yet, so i just used the time ( Read more... )

for me there were really no high expectations about the this year's Academy Awards in general as a production and a show. i admit that my main motivation to watch this year's Oscar Awards Ceremony was merely to see how Jon Stewart was going to have a stab at hosting. But it was great to see Eric Bana and his nice curly do too.

view the Oscar  ( Read more... )

was sick with the sniffles for a few days, and i have a few posts to whip up, i dont know when, but eventually.  i just want to say that i emerged from seeing Jon Stewart at the Oscars... quite entertained, if not fully satisfied. and it doesn't matter if reviews are going to be good or bad.  more on that later.

for now, let me leave you with ( Read more... )

am back in Virginia for a few days now, settling into some pattern of ( Read more... )