From America's Virgin Plains to Asian America's Existance
Today: BLAKE <3 but not nearly enough
Heading towards a workable thesis. I think I'm going to explore the role that the female/feminine/Female Will plays in the realization of the united self in his poem Jerusalem. Something like that? ^^;;
Cool Thing of the Day!:
"To be virginal does not mean to be chaste, but rather to be true to nature and instinct...The virgin forest is ...a place that is especially fruitful ...It is virgin because it is unexploited, not in man's control."
To be virgin, is literally to be unowned by a man. That is so fucking cool <3
Tonight: Liz's Party
Low key; bowling and hanging out... but dude, they *totally* changed the PA Bowling Place o_O
it's like...all trendy and bar like... wtf I remember when we used to go there for DDR and video games T_T
Ended up having a 4 our conversation with May after we got home. I love talking to people xD
Basically a comparison contrast of culture, reactions etc; I love those sorts of conversations. She showed me random Burmese comedy and movies and we generally hung out and talked. I love talking to people about like, religion and culture and family, because those are the kinds of things that are generally important to people, and important to *me* so I always have fun with that <3
And because I know a lot, like, the other person enjoys it as well? I've had a few people now tell me that they really enjoy talking to me because I make them think and that's always a delight for me to hear. You readers probably dont feel that way because you get so much of me that you can barely stand me, but like... I dunno, I'd like to think that I do provoke thought in a positive and productive way? or at least I'd like to.
**She thinks I should be more involved in the whole CRAASH scene (even though I'm not asian >_>) because my friends are in it and like... founding members >_>; So she threw Alvin Lau at me, and like, this duo of angry Asian girls, and it was all very interesting. I feel guilty for not going to the symposium at Columbia today; Lau was supposed to be there ...?
she makes me feel (as do my other asian friends at Hunter) like it's okay for me to be interested in the asian-american condition and that I can help make a positive difference... I wish I'd been more active in CRAASH and not afraid of being further accused of like seeking out the company of asian people just because I'm a stupid white person with a fetish
**What is Asian American? Do I even have a right to ask?
apparently she feels like everyone has the right to ask; which makes sense to me because identity is really something you *construct*
**Analysis of the immigrant condition/tradition; ethnic enclaves, assimilation, etc
things established with weily and my other friends with immigrant parents... all immigrant mothers are actually the same person in many bodies o_O
** She had some really nice things to say about humanities people even though she's going to med school.
reality and memory and perceptions are colored by what we see and read; constructing a memory is done by the artists; without them, where is the culture, the identity? This is why Asian American artists/poets/writers/actors are important -- an increase in visibility and a more definate identity. And not like, in a reductive way that circumscribes, but in a way that gives one something to build off of?
**...Hoping a certain male friend doesnt hate me ^^;;;
Things to Watch!!!!
- Alvin Lau!!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=FNlJpTzh5CE
- Yellow Rage!!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zi2LoWPImZE
EDIT (11:49am): So I looked up the side effects of Cipro:
• nausea √
• vomiting
• stomach pain √
• indigestion √
• diarrhea √
• headache √
• nervousness
• agitation
• anxiety (...but I'm always agitated and anxious xD)
• difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep i dont think i will ever have difficulty falling asleep *ever* xD
• nightmares or abnormal dreams lol different from normal how? xD
• feelings of not trusting others or feelings that others want to hurt you √√√+++++
that makes me feel a little better and work much better in explaining my mood swings to John ~nodnod~
..and Happy Passover <3
The nakedness of woman is the work of God
Heading towards a workable thesis. I think I'm going to explore the role that the female/feminine/Female Will plays in the realization of the united self in his poem Jerusalem. Something like that? ^^;;
Cool Thing of the Day!:
"To be virginal does not mean to be chaste, but rather to be true to nature and instinct...The virgin forest is ...a place that is especially fruitful ...It is virgin because it is unexploited, not in man's control."
To be virgin, is literally to be unowned by a man. That is so fucking cool <3
Tonight: Liz's Party
Low key; bowling and hanging out... but dude, they *totally* changed the PA Bowling Place o_O
it's like...all trendy and bar like... wtf I remember when we used to go there for DDR and video games T_T
Ended up having a 4 our conversation with May after we got home. I love talking to people xD
Basically a comparison contrast of culture, reactions etc; I love those sorts of conversations. She showed me random Burmese comedy and movies and we generally hung out and talked. I love talking to people about like, religion and culture and family, because those are the kinds of things that are generally important to people, and important to *me* so I always have fun with that <3
And because I know a lot, like, the other person enjoys it as well? I've had a few people now tell me that they really enjoy talking to me because I make them think and that's always a delight for me to hear. You readers probably dont feel that way because you get so much of me that you can barely stand me, but like... I dunno, I'd like to think that I do provoke thought in a positive and productive way? or at least I'd like to.
**She thinks I should be more involved in the whole CRAASH scene (even though I'm not asian >_>) because my friends are in it and like... founding members >_>; So she threw Alvin Lau at me, and like, this duo of angry Asian girls, and it was all very interesting. I feel guilty for not going to the symposium at Columbia today; Lau was supposed to be there ...?
she makes me feel (as do my other asian friends at Hunter) like it's okay for me to be interested in the asian-american condition and that I can help make a positive difference... I wish I'd been more active in CRAASH and not afraid of being further accused of like seeking out the company of asian people just because I'm a stupid white person with a fetish
**What is Asian American? Do I even have a right to ask?
apparently she feels like everyone has the right to ask; which makes sense to me because identity is really something you *construct*
**Analysis of the immigrant condition/tradition; ethnic enclaves, assimilation, etc
things established with weily and my other friends with immigrant parents... all immigrant mothers are actually the same person in many bodies o_O
** She had some really nice things to say about humanities people even though she's going to med school.
reality and memory and perceptions are colored by what we see and read; constructing a memory is done by the artists; without them, where is the culture, the identity? This is why Asian American artists/poets/writers/actors are important -- an increase in visibility and a more definate identity. And not like, in a reductive way that circumscribes, but in a way that gives one something to build off of?
**...Hoping a certain male friend doesnt hate me ^^;;;
Things to Watch!!!!
- Alvin Lau!!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=FNlJpTzh5CE
- Yellow Rage!!! http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zi2LoWPImZE
EDIT (11:49am): So I looked up the side effects of Cipro:
• nausea √
• vomiting
• stomach pain √
• indigestion √
• diarrhea √
• headache √
• nervousness
• agitation
• anxiety (...but I'm always agitated and anxious xD)
• difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep i dont think i will ever have difficulty falling asleep *ever* xD
• nightmares or abnormal dreams lol different from normal how? xD
• feelings of not trusting others or feelings that others want to hurt you √√√+++++
that makes me feel a little better and work much better in explaining my mood swings to John ~nodnod~
..and Happy Passover <3
The nakedness of woman is the work of God