Being Old

Rannier: When's your birthday?
me: 2 weeks! what should i do? im going to be 27 olddddd
Rannier: Yea, true
me: haha but still younger than you OHHHHHH
Rannier: but not by much :-O that was my awesome comeback
me: oooohhh that is an awesome comeback. u win

Summer To-Do List *Update*

Watch a Chinese TVB mini-series movie so I can practice my Chinese. :)

It seems that every year, no matter how hard I try to resist, Jo comes home from school and gets me hooked on a Chinese mini-series movie. Last summer it was "Revolving Doors Of Passion," a movie about a rich family who owned a hotel (I don't remember if the hotel really had revolving doors but I'm going to guess yes). This year, Jo brought over "Emergency Unit 3." The title isn't as cool as "Revolving Doors of Passion" but there's a handsome older Chinese man in this one whom I call the Mark Suppelsa of Hong Kong. He's dreamy...

Green River

There was a request for a picture of the Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. I didn't partake in any of the glorious drunkeness that is Unofficial so I missed out on the green river, but here's a picture courtesy of the sister of a boy I met last weekend.

I miss Venus Week

My Venus Week is over...and I can definitely tell the difference :(

Venus Week Results

Yeah Venus Week works...for me at least. This week, I've was busy at work, stressed from school and had a total of about 12 hours of sleep in the past few days, and except for the dark circles under my eyes, my skin was clear and my hair was amazing and my energy level rocked. I heart Venus Week.

Venus Week: Day 2

Hair: shiny and soft
Skin: pretty clear and soft
Body: hot (no bloating - w00t!)
Energy level: Decent considering I went to bed at 3 am, I am actually not as tired as I usually would be. Also, I don't look as dead as I would have last week if I went to bed at 3 am. Although talking about my bed makes me a bit sleepy now...

Welcome to my Venus Week!

I came across an article in the Trib last month that discussed a woman's peak week. According to Dr. Rebecca Booth, our peak week or "Venus Week" as she dubbed it, is the "one week each month when [our] hair shines, [our] energy levels soar and the men in [our] lives seem irresistible." So basically a week during the month when our hormones make us look and feel better. I know right? SCORE!

I've actually noticed a bit of a peak in my body before I read the article but I never really paid much attention. Because today is the first day of my "Venus Week" for March, I've decided to monitor my body more closely this week. Who knows, maybe there is something to this theory.

Day 1 Results:
I am not sure if I'm just hyper aware because of the article or because it's actually true, but my hair seems shinier than normal, my skin is clearing up and clothes fit on my body better today. I'm also feeling more energetic than I did last week. Hmmmm....?

Good Griep!

Recently a friend told me that he doesn't plan on moving home anytime soon because he is a god in China. Apparently Chinese girls are all over guys who can speak English. Seeing that he is only one guy, I decided to conduct a poll to see if what he said is true. Considering that I polled only the guys I know, it probably won't represent the entire population of English speaking guys who has visited/lived in Asia...but the overwhelming response was, yes, English speaking guys are gods in Asia.

Of course, my favorite answer comes from Mark:

"...if you're into Asian dudes, you could probably pull some Goddess time over here, u know they're into American girls. Or there's plenty of aboriginal tribes around here, so just learn a few sweet magic tricks like Jesus did and you're golden..."

Anyone know where I can take a class on turning water into wine?

List of Things I'd Like to Do This Summer *UPDATE*

Hang out with Kim! Because she's amazing and awesome.

Killer Heels

These were the shoes I was looking at on trendhunter.com:

I love shoes and all but I'm not ready to break a toe or fall on my face in the name of fashion.

Seriously?

I really, truly do not have a zombie fetish and I had stopped searching for zombie things after zombieharmony.com. In fact, I was looking at shoes when I came across My Zombie Pinup pictures on trendhunter.com.

Ok so I admit, I didn't have to click on the pictures...but I just couldn't help myself. Some of the pictures are literally halfnaked, busty, and leggy girls with blood splashed on them - sort of like FHM for the undead - which is not much different than the pictures found in FHM for the living. But then some of these pictures are ridiculous. Seriously, do people actually find this sexy?

I do think the subheading is funny though: Where beauty eats brains...well I think it's funny at least.

On a side note, this will be my last posting about zombies...unless I decide to write a review on Pride & Prejudice & Zombies or any of new Resident Evil games that will/may come out.

Currently Cracking Me Up

Sticking with the zombie theme....

I found the link to this site while I was reading up on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and it cracked me up.

The site is called ZombieHarmony.com, a dating website for zombies. I think Need2Feed and I are soulmates - he thinks disembodied heads are scary and dislikes skanky girls - I feel exactly the same way!!!

But beware, here's the disclaimer for the site:

Please date responsibly: bring a baseball bat or crowbar.

Word.

My New Favorite Book

I haven't read this book yet, (well technically I have read it, though without the zombie scenes) but I am going to take a risk and say it...it's my new favorite book! My love of romance and zombies makes this the perfect expression of the literary form. What's not to love? Boy meets girl. Boy disses girl. Girl disses boy back. They fall in love but don't tell each other. Boy saves girl's family's reputation. Girl marries Boy...and turns him into a zombie? Who knows what sorts of flesh-eating possibilities there are!

Things I'd Like to Do This Summer

Last Summer Memories - the Yee Mafia

I haven't had much free time since school started, so to keep myself motivated, I've started a list of things I'd like to do when this semester ends in the Spring and Summer begins!

(To be realistic, I probably won't be able to check everything off my list, but a girl can dream.)

1) Visit Mark in Taiwan and find out if he's turned into a creepy wap. Nancy, let's go together!

2) Visit my friends in L.A. - I haven't been there in a couple of years and I think I'm going through withdrawal.

3) Take a creative writing class at Columbia - the last time I took a creative writing class, the instructor became a creepy wap and it made me feel dirty instead of inspired.

4) Actually make it to a few happy hours with my coworkers - when I am doing homework or in class instead of at the bar, people forget that I exist and then don't invite me to birthday parties. What up Enes!?

5) Check out the Munch Exhibit at the Art Institute

6) Staying in bed ALL day Sunday

7) Wear a mini-dress and pumps. My legs miss seeing the light of day.

8) Go shopping - so I can buy a mini-dress to wear (I have enough shoes).

9) Cook. I used to cook, but now I don't. Sad story.

10) Free up an entire weekend so that A.J. can finally come visit me *hopefully* before he leaves for Japan again.

11) Hang out with Tugce and my BFF. I'm alive and I miss you Tuch!

12) Go through the pile of magazines I subscribe to (still in their plastic wrapping from last November).

13) Read. I used to read, now I don't (except for school books). Sad story. I'm going to start with a bodice ripper (romance novels from the 80's where the hero rips the clothes off the heroine before he "ravishes" her) and then the newest David Sedaris book (which is I think a year old), maybe Freakonics and then the Audacity of Hope.

14) Continue to work on being green - I've fallen off the wagon.

15) Work out at least three times a week so that my personal trainer would stop nagging me everytime I see/talk to him.

16) Visit my family more often - for BBQs, swimming pools and ice cream trucks - just like when I was a little girl.

17) Not have to struggle to find time for dates or worry when they run too long because I still have homework to do.

18) Maybe filling out that Facebook list everyone keeps tagging me with.

19) NOT doing homework over lunch and NOT eating at my desk.

20) Finally taking the long-awaited trip to NYC with Niki (we have been talking about it for over two years but our schedules just don't mesh.)

That is all for now.
Oops. Last one:

21) Blog more often.