( Read more... )

so cal needs rain.... i know this.  but the last day of rain had me really gloomy.  so today at about 11 a.m. when i saw the sun peak through i got into my gear and went out to santa monica ( Read more... )

If UCLA Athletics has any brains, they'll hire Norm Chow as their next head football coach.  Not only would Norm be the first Asian American head coach in NCAA football, he'd be amazing ( Read more... )

after rain/snow the air clears and the sky turns from grey/slate blue to a bright blue. it's december 11 and i went running by the beach and then played on the swingset on the sand.  i've been driving with my sun roof open even though other people are bundled up in 60 degree weather ( Read more... )

last weekend i went to my friend D's bday get together at Little Temple in Silver Lake.  I love Little Temple, especially the last time I was there - Beat Junkies (ALL OF THEM) were spinning.  I was so excited to go back to Little Temple for some good beats and booty shaking.

Whoever they had spinning was pretty good, but... *sigh* just wasn't even ( Read more... )

my dissertation is about the hidden injuries of racism that asian americans bear.  white supremacy operates on several levels.  on one hand they create racial disparities in admissions and enrollment.  in another way, white supremacy operates to create a culture that condones racial microaggressions.

what are these you ask?
i highly recommend this ( Read more... )

we walked in for some laughs and drinks to celebrate the end of the quarter. i felt his eyes on me the moment we walked in. early middle-aged, slightly balding, white man wearing a tacky Christmas knit sweater. Later in the evening, after seeing out of the corner of my eyes that he was checking me out, he approached my friend N, who apparently had ( Read more... )

I'm officially a Ph.D. CANDIDATE! yay!  that means I have completed All requirements But the Dissertation (ABD).  YAY!  one step closer to being what my mom calls a fake doctor ( Read more... )

SPOILER ALERT...
******
ok Hung was hands down the BEST chef all season - consistency, skills, PASSION!

in addition to his mad skils... for me this goes beyond just ethnic pride for me.  Hung Huynh is from Pittsfield, Mass.  I grew up in Ludlow, Mass. (exit 7 on the Mass Pike).  Pittsfield is exit 2 on the Pike.

All the haters can kiss my booty!  ( Read more... )

i experienced my first earthquake (that i noticed) at 10:30 this morning ( Read more... )