i cut some roses from the yard and this time,

the thorns didn't tear open my skin!

Facebook told me I resemble Mulan by 95%.

Like Mulan, I am "persevering and dynamic"

and "always want to be right."

In 1st grade, I won the award for "Perseverance".
They handed us ice cream popsicles in
the multipurpose room while the principal explained
that she was a princiPAL (aka friend) and what it
means to meet life's challenges with perseverance.
I nodded as I ate the ice cream, even though i hate
hardened chocolate on cold desserts.
Then i went back to class, happy, because i felt
like i had a new secret power of persevering.

WHO IS YOUR DISNEY DOPPELGANGER?

Ran into one awesome person at the library today ;)

spring blooms

these were all grown by seeds btw :)

car//rides

.MATT&KIM.
nOw nOw nOw

"If property damage is more upsetting
to you than institutionalized racism,
your moral compass needs a realignment."

#maryland

after working on job apps & interview prepping,

i'm pulling an Olivia Pope tonight.

except I am not as classy as her, and just drink
wine from Bonne Maman strawberry jam jars.

oOnwards!

 This is my masterpiece:
I named it Jardin Quiche~

I love love love any kind of food with

spinach or tomatoes. It also contains

broccoli, red bell peppers, & onions. 

 ^the time we went to france and everything

was impeccably perfect + aesthetically delightful.

I attempted to make bread pudding with all this
leftover french & gluten free bread. I threw in
some bananas, walnuts, shredded coconut + brown sugar

using this recipe & it turned out PRETTY good.

~ * ~ * ~  * ~ *

Ashley sent me Rupi's book and a pair of sea otter

socks from our favorite sock shop in Seattle.

Now I can sit on my bed and read her poems with warm feet,

t h a n k   y o u :)

It was suggested by a reader that

I blog about OCD moments:

Once, I was at the store trying to pick the most

perfect throw. Scrutinizing over the alignment of
stitches and fluffiness of varying fabrics,

I spent over 30 minutes conducting a comprehensive

quality-control session comparing 7 different blankets for manufacturing defects and found myself slowly

going insane because I couldn't make a decision.

Thankfully, the choice became clear after 35 minutes.

The incident sparked my new goal to limit myself

to 5 minutes (or less) when picking between anything at a store.

hazel grace,
i feel you on the 
having lungs that
sometimes suck at beings lungs.

plants are up to something

If furbies, technology, or cyborg consumerism
interest you, here is a paper I wrote 3 years ago:

The Age of Virtual Pets:
New Possibilities for Morality, Intimacy and Intelligence
(and yes, I did include that creature in the final submitted version.)

I leapt across this hill so many times so my mom

could get this shot.
~ ~ ~
"It's definitely not the same here without you.
Every time I'm in Seattle,

Everywhere I go I am reminded of you"

-what Vanessa said to me today :)

with these new glasses, i feel like i'm seeing

the world for the first time all over again!