DIY sushi for my mother's birthday.
overripe avocados are a nightmare.

victim #13, Froggie.
i just found the remains of my
favorite sandals. . ...

i'm trying to plan a trip
from beijing to kunming
for cousin bill and me.
i'm imagining lying on a train bunk, looking out the window
as the train choo choos its way through
the countryside.

stories make me feel so dreamy.

in a few weeks, i hope to be standing
somewhere along the yellow river,
bordering inner mongolia,
in the abandoned village of jia jia gou or zhang jia tan.

parents/grandparents
lived such different lives.

i'm 19,
i scooter to feed someone's cat
while they are on vacation
in san francisco.

when my grandma was 19,
she was a volunteer nurse, running across fields
in n.korea ducking from bombs
dropping from [american] planes.

my allergenic tendencies towards felines

may have disappeared.

i've been interacting with many cats,
and no signs of lumpy skin/red rashes/itchiness
have surfaced yet.
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now i must make little people on toothpicks.

there's a rack of lamb &
red/white/purple potatoes
roasting in the oven.
i should start cooking the brussel sprouts soon.

~40 minutessssss until heaven

bear & mittens.

"if you could have anything in the world right now,
what would it be?"
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to float on a small leaf.

don't forget the sesame eyes

pointy kitty was decent looking,
until i sewed on her button eyes.

in the top left corner,
is that cat i made in 8th grade ceramics.
it was decent looking,
until i painted the eyes bright yellow.

i sat on the sofa, watching shrek2, sewing.
mops sat by my foot for 10 minutes,
eyeing pointy kitty,
whimpering, barking, crying.
he wanted to eat her.
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somehow, little bugs still manage to survive
after living in a flower pressed in a dictionary
after 5 days.

green tea, pressed flowers,
& sewing- - -

my sister and i made flan.
but it burned on the stove
and "a honey comb formed,
a really creepy honey comb"

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clones, how relevant.

"no, i don't need any help.

i don't want you breathing all over my cells."
-s.s

nothing else compares
to crawling into your bed
after a long day.

oh it's almost tomorrow.

watch full doc here.

she thinks their dying bonsais are fake.
she makes me make the meatballs
(with my own bare hands).
she pours in too many oats.
she predicts the green ones will turn red.

time for the harvest!

summer weather, where art thou?

it's a purple granadilla.

her mother's JOY OF COOKING excites me.
esp. pages 250-400
(MEATS).
then i saw a recipe for cuttlefish :'(
sad w shaped eyes.

LYSOGENY.

work all day.
read & sleep all night.
along with harvesting strawberries
& sitting cats.
~~windmills~

thumbs down for the truth?
something must be wrong.

but i still believe in goodness.
so maybe one day,
others will too.

zaboo zaboo zaboo?!?!?

i am going to explore beijing on my own.
i've never done this, but i think
i should this time.

all those hutongs, butcher shops,
siheyuans, and markets to explore.

i'll obtain a map and hopefully, it
will force me to learn how to read one
& learn the bus routes.
i might even get to teach english
at the orphanage!

mops, jack, shoe, & bichu had a play date.
so much pee & slobber.

"the mops"

he wants to drive too

wheee!