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Save Trees Get Rid of Stupid Catalogs

2010-10-26T21:53:00.000-07:00

I can't stand unwanted catalogs in my mailbox. I hate paper waste especially when I know I can look at the same products via e-mail or online AND especially when I get catalogs that I never even ordered (for ex: Parenting Magazine - this one scared Ryan since he thought I was trying to trick him into thinking I was preparing for a baby, which I have none)

My advice is to sign up for this service called Catalog Choice, it's free and they do all the back end work to the mailer to get you off the lists. It's easier than going to each site and trying to figure out where you can unsubscribe from their catalogs/direct mailing lists. It's a little bit harder than you would think!
Try it out! http://www.catalogchoice.org Save the world one Parenting Magazine at a time :)

Tempura SHO Easy

2010-08-12T21:40:00.000-07:00

I have been meaning to make tempura for quite some time now but since James has my frydaddy I have been reluctant to do any frying at home. I found this sweet recipe for a baked tempura and thought I would try it out! This is a yummy delicious tempura recipe for a muggy San Francisco night.
Veggie Tempura Supplies

Brocolli - Cut into florets about the size you see at the japanese restaurant
Zucchini - Cut the whole thing up at a diagonal
Onion - 3-4 half circle slices (looks like a half moon)
3/4 cup cake flour (or rice flour)
1/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup ice water
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup Panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
nonstick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, ice water and egg lightly. Don't overmix. It's okay if there are a few lumps.

Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, approximately 20 to 30 minutes. Spray a large sheet pan or cookie sheet generously with nonstick cooking spray. Dip broccoli florets in batter, one or two at a time, shaking off excess. Then roll in Panko crumbs. Place broccoli on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining broccoli pieces. When all the broccoli is done, take your nonstick cooking spray and spray generously over the tops of the broccoli pieces. This will help browning and make the crust appear to be fried.

Tempura Sauce

4 Parts Memmi Soup Base
1/2 cup hot water

That's right...yumble bee in my tumble bee it's only 236 calories too!

Cleanse Really Works!

2010-06-19T18:16:00.000-07:00

So it looks like the GM cleanse works pretty well....I didn't lose as many pounds the diet suggests you will but then again I only did it until the morning of day 6 since I went to Vegas that day :)
If you decide to do the diet I would recommend not using the french onion packets it gives the soup a very distinct taste that gets weird after a while. I ended up diluting the soup with vegetable soup broth.
The first 3 days I had intense cravings where I would kill people to eat a doughnut or a taco, but by day 4 I didn't really have cravings or feel very hungry.
I definitely noticed a difference in the tightness around my mid-section and I liked that I wasn't eating as much as I usually do. I think the thing about the cleanse is it makes you realize the things that you really enjoy eating and how much you will miss them. I don't normally crave sweets but I guess when you aren't having an iced mocha everyday that longing will come up. I also realized how much I used to eat bread and cheese, big no no's I guess since they're both processed and full of carb goodness.
When it says absolutely no alcohol on the cleanse (except for the last day) I totally know why. On day 6 the morning before leaving for Vegas I had some watermelon and then a grilled cheese at the airport ( I know cheating but I basically was done with the cleanse if I was leaving for Vegas).
Get on the plane and Rosalie pops out these free drink tickets BAD NEWS. I had one shot and I felt AWFUL on the plane I turned completely red (even after taking Pepcid) and felt nauseous. I had to take a nap before I felt better and then I had a nasty headache for the rest of the day. So I might do the cleanse a week BEFORE I go to Vegas next time. Other than that first reaction drinking on the trip was totally fine I didn't have any of the same symptoms for the remainder of our time. Here's the results you can be the judge of whether it worked or not or if you want to try it:

Goodbye Hawaii Hello Vegas

2010-06-08T18:48:00.000-07:00

So the Tom Tom definitely did not work out as hoped in Hawaii citing delicious food places that were not there when we followed the map. I was also very disappointed to find how difficult it was to use the Tom Tom it was much more confusing then using the Garmin for ex: we couldn't figure out how to see the future areas of the trip without panning out to see the whole trip from an aerial view so we had no idea if we were going to be on certain highways, roads, etc, So goodbye to Tom Tom as well.
Hawaii was extremely fun and relaxing filled with days of gorging on pork, rice and mac salad but no vegetables :(
Thus I have become quite robust and encouraged to try the General Motors cleanse recommended by Marisal: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/%7Ejajoo/gmdiet.html
All this work to get retoxed in Vegas and to fit into these stupid things:

I'M BACK!

2010-05-25T21:05:00.000-07:00

Dude studying sucks...it's weird having free time now I don't even know what to do with myself.
My brother's sweety b fiance bought me a new GPS since we were having some "technical difficulties" with my Garmin. I can't help it that I used the shit out of my Garmin and the wire got all messed up and doesn't really charge it unless you put the stand at a certain angle :)
This is what the new one looks like TOMTOM XL 350TM:

I haven't used it yet but I can't help but be biased. I have always had a Garmin mainly because I did a research project in college discussing the reasons why Garmin is #1 in GPS technology. I never really had any problems with my old Garmin except for the charger. Does anyone have a tomtom and what has your experience been like using it? I am trying to be positive and hoping it will be just as good if not better than my old Garmin especially since it utilizes all the new top of the line GPS features. WOOT!

Asian Color by Bare Escentuals

2010-04-17T16:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry to be so MIA with studying it gets hard to update all the time. However, I really wanted to let people know about a new asian color by bare minerals.
I'm not sure where I've been for the past year and a half since this color came out with Bare Escentuals but I had no idea they had a color for asians (maybe they didn't do a good job marketing their new shades or maybe I'm just a dummy).
The only reason why I find out is because I was starting to run out of my normal color medium. I always thought the color was pretty close but didn't quite match me all the way. So being inquisitive I checked out the BE site and found out HEY what do you know there's a new asian color in my shade range called Golden Medium.
I wanted to see if it matched so unfortunately I went to Sephora to have them match me which was a horrible idea. The girl tried to convince me I was light, which I am not, and then I said I just wanted her to try the golden medium. Clearly, compared to the light swatch she put on me it was a better match. This all took place last week on Thursday? So I tried it out and was telling my boss about how great this new asian color was.
She gets all excited and wants to buy it as well! However, she also makes the mistake of going to Sephora to get color matched....somehow they matched her to tan which you will see in the picture below there's a pretty big difference (they also give her a tinted mineral veil to make her even darker.....):

The next week she comes in to work and she's not quite sure if she made the right decision. Ok I get it she's half Chinese half Filipino and that might be confusing for someone to match her color if they haven't dealt with asian skin types.
Anyway, she looks pretty tan the second week I see her and I can't tell if it doesn't match or if she's just looking tanner than usual. She keeps pretty covered up so it's hard for me to compare it to her normal skin color.
All week she keeps getting comments from people like, "Oh wow where did you go you got so tan!," and she starts freaking out and doesn't know what's wrong. She feels self conscious and hides her face behind her hair. On Friday, the last day of the week :), it finally gets to her when our director, who hasn't seen her in quite some time, says the same thing again wow when did you get so tan! This is the last straw for her and she makes a sad frowny face at me and says she needs to get her face fixed. So after we go to lunch in the SF circle mall we decide to go fix her face at an actual Bare Escentuals store.
One of the makeup artists, an asian girl with similar colors to my boss, helps her to figure out what her right match is. She ends up telling my boss that she was matched to a color that was WAY too dark for her and to top it off the idiot Sephora salesperson had given her tinted mineral veil to make her even darker!
We get back to the office after she's all spruced up and I ask our Manager what he thinks. He says, "It looks like they undarkened you and you look more natural." We all laugh and then she and I swear to never ever ever get color matched at Sephora since they clearly have no idea what they are doing AND to only go to an Asian girl to get color matches.
My happy ending story of the week!

Papa Ma

2010-02-28T12:11:00.000-08:00

Conversations I have with my dad:
Dad: Since you're home what should I make you for breakfast tomorrow?
Me: I can eat the soy sauce egg
Dad: Just one! That's not enough eggs
Me: Dad, I eat one egg every morning, trust me it's enough
Dad: Well I want to eat bacon since I don't get to eat bacon so should I make you an omelette?
Me: Sure.....
Mom: You know she doesn't like it when you put green bell peppers in the omelette.
Dad: OH SHIT sorry I will make you special one. No green bell peppers :)

This morning:
Me: Dad when are you getting a hearing aid? You know I get sad that you don't hear me and I can't talk to you
Dad: I can hear MOST of what you say, I'm not ignoring you
Me: Dad why are you ignoring me! (he can see me moving my mouth and he smiles at me)
Dad: Still smiling, he turns back to his computer and starts working again without saying anything....

Virgin and Banana Republic Discount

2010-02-21T12:19:00.000-08:00

Planning to go to Vegas? Might be a good time to get your tickets now. There's a promo I just received from Banana for discount off flights and/or Banana stuff.

Book between 2/21-3/2 for travel between 2/21-6/9
Is it excessive to go to Hawaii and think about going to Vegas right after or before.....:) just a thought

Peace and Clarity One Day at a Time

2010-02-16T19:28:00.000-08:00

I am so thankful to have Ryan in my life. Without him I wouldn't be able to go back to yoga for a while. He bought me my yoga membership back for my birthday and I haven't been able to push myself to go back until today. At first, it was tough and I didn't know if I would make it through the whole session. But in the end it was worth it all.
Those last 10 minutes in savasana where my being is in between awake and asleep, I leave class feeling so clear inside. I never think about work when I am in yoga or else I will fall down. I leave yoga feeling a sense of clarity and appreciation with my life. I love yoga and I love Ryan. My new favorite pose the standing bow:

I leave you with a quote from the Dalai Lama that I thought about when I was in savasana to help me stay calm:
"Try to help others. If you are not able to be of help, then at least do them no harm."

GMAT

2010-02-06T00:16:00.000-08:00

Dudes....going to be MIA for a while as I study for GMAT to go back to school. Wish me luck!
For now I leave you with:

20% off at UrbanOutfitters.com until 2/14/10 use code: THINKSPRING at the checkout

Birthday Blues

2010-01-21T23:50:00.000-08:00

Every year I get the birthday blues. Not sure what causes it really but it affects me in ways that make me not want to go to work, do anything, make any decisions, etc. However, I am thankful to have so many wonderful people in my life that do things like surprise me with onion glasses and getting me yoga lessons so I can get my health and wellness back together. Here's to renting a car and being able to take a child to D&B's though I have no idea why I would do such a thing.....

Boots and Gloves

2010-01-06T20:54:00.000-08:00

I was a fool to wait until after Christmas to get my Hunter Wellies...they were out of stock in my size and color not to be restocked until next season everywhere I looked. Until lo and behold I found an obscure supply through Restoration Hardware. Thank god for attentive coworkers that send me random links about these things I crave. So my boots came in an excessively large box today and I have been stomping around in them ever since. If you ever need someone to clomp through rain, animal poo, animal oils and fats, snow, etc. then I am your girl!

Another fun surprise that came in the mail today were my gloves! As many of you may know I am a sensitive hoe, but I also have sensitive skin with sensitive problems. I have been lucky enough to get out of dishwashing duties by feigning issues with my dry, damaged hands. However, I want to be a good girlfriend and do my part of the cleaning so I decided to buck up and get some gloves, ones that won't make my hands smell like condoms of course! So I found a nifty pair that are latex free, machine washable, AND with a cotton liner to absorb sweat to reduce skin irritation. Here's to a new year, new cleaning habits, and good skin!

Hoppy New Year!

2010-01-04T21:12:00.000-08:00

Starting off the new year strong by closing my stupid WAMU/Chase Savings account due to their pithy excuse for an APR and signing up for Mint.com to get all my monies in one place.

Every new year is a chance to start off fresh...right? So here are my resolutions for this year:

Be Happy
Save at least $500 each month
Bring lunch to work at least twice a week
Save up so I can go back to yoga at least once a week
Finally take the GMAT

I want to be as happy as a clam this year :)

Pretzel Pretzel

2009-12-29T23:53:00.000-08:00

Dear Pretzel,
I miss you. I wish I could go back to yoga. I wish I didn't have to pay off all my bills. If I didn't I would go back to you and I would be a good student. I would even go to Sheila's classes even though I like you and Brandy the best. Someday I will come back to you don't forget about me.

Love GMA

Christmas....Christmas

2009-12-22T18:18:00.000-08:00

Coolest thing I've gotten myself for Christmas less than $20 at BBBeyond

This little icicle beauty is sweet since it holds all my long necklaces, a feature which I have found lacking in many other jewelry holders.
I also like that I can put other miscellaneous tidbits in the plate at the bottom if needed.

This is what I am wishing for this year since I hate wearing my sunglasses when I cut onions.

Andelope

2009-12-10T23:49:00.000-08:00

This weekend my stupid brother finally eloped/got married. If it wasn't under 20 degrees outside in Tahoe I probably would have cried the whole time. Look at how cold we all are below:

Not sure why but this is my favorite picture. It makes me think..."Merry Christmas from the Ma Brothers" I love my silly brothers

Papa Ma

2009-12-02T23:35:00.000-08:00

Reasons why I love my Dad:

He peels potatoes for me since he knows my hands get allergic to them
He chops onions for me super fast
He asks me why I don't want to use bacon grease for mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, or in stuffing after he fries bacon for me since I get scared of the oil splattering on me
When he finds out I'm coming home he asks me what he should make for dinner
He takes my car to get a tune up when it's due
He can cook an awesome meal in under 10 minutes and has no qualms bragging about it
He reads just as fast if not faster than me
He laughs at dumb shit with me
He always says sorry when he has been mean to me
He makes me chicken soup when I am sick

This is what someone said about him this weekend:

T: Did you know if a Cantonese person makes you soup, you better eat it, because it means they LOVE YOU.

Me: What....

T: It takes a lot of love and effort to make soup, it took your dad 2 days to make that soup!

Me: Ok....

Earlier that day with my dad in the kitchen:

Dad: Do you see this melon?

Me: Yes I see it

Dad: Look how big the melon is!

Me: Yes it's very big

Dad: That big melon is GOING IN THE SOUP can you believe it?

Me: Yes dad....I believe it.

New Moon

2009-11-23T22:02:00.000-08:00

FINALLY, the day has come where I get to watch New Moon. I have been waiting so long that it feels like forever....almost as long as it felt when Edward left Bella.....I am just glad I was able to enjoy it wholeheartedly with my coworkers who are all equally obsessed with Twilight, True Blood, and the like. Now we all just want to kill ourselves since Eclipse is coming out so far away from now!!!!! However, it just means we will be able to have another emo Twilight party where we watch Twilight and New Moon back to back while eating things that they eat in the movie (only humans and werewolves not vampires ....they don't eat real food) I can go to sleep now knowing that I have fulfilled my duty as a girl to watch this movie and cry and be obsessed with things that don't exist....or do they? Good night.

Fold Pro

2009-11-18T22:22:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I have these sudden cleaning spurts where I just want to clean and tidy everything up in our place. Mind you, this doesn't happen very often maybe once every other week....I know I am a dirty girl I'm lucky Ryan helps clean up after me.
Anyway, in my flurry of putting away clothes, washing dishes, scrubbing the shower, starting a new load of laundry, taking stuff out of the dryer...and lo and behold the dreaded fitted sheet.
How I used to hate the fitted sheet. If you don't fold it right it just comes out all lumpy and then messes up the neatness of your linen closet, not like I have one, but still it can be very irritating.
A while back I looked up "how to fold a fitted sheet," on google (this is how I solve most of my life problems and questions by google) and came up with this nifty little video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHTyH2nuFAw
So I tested it out, but I had to run back and forth from my laptop since I kept forgetting how to do the hands part....it's tricky! After I accomplished folding my fitted sheet into a neat little square this is how I felt:

I wish I felt like this every day =)

Love Sephora

2009-11-12T20:28:00.000-08:00

I finally spend enough to be a Very Important Beauty Insider at Sephora! I really wanted to get the T3 evertwirl curling iron in pink but they didn't have it in store AND they were sold out online so I figure it wasn't meant to be.
Check out my new goodies and the free stuff they gave me:

Love Love Love Cosmedicine's Matte Bronzer I tried it as a sample and it just makes my skin and face look DAMN good. I think it also helps to reduce the oil in my face which is tres bien! Also had to refill my diorshow mascara and lorac base

The next picture is a special request for a special friend that I miss and love (that's right it's that sweet hanging gift wrap organizer I bought from my co-worker's son's school fundraiser....it's for the children!)

Productivity

2009-11-11T21:39:00.000-08:00

For some reason, my company has Veteran's day off even though a majority of people I know do not have this holiday. I had, what I would consider, an extremely productive day.

A long overdue haircut at W Salon and catchup session with Isabelle and Elaine
Lunch with Mama and Papa who just came back from Hong Kong
Trip to Ikea to finally get our "Guest Room" set up
Half building a chair then getting Ryan to finish it for me =)
Building a lamp
Cleaning the bathrooms
Organizing my gift wrap stuff with my new "hanging" gift wrap organizer
Finding a place in the closet to put Ryan's skateboard
Using my Groupon to finally eat Goat Hill Pizza with my brother and Fiance
OH and I forgot the most important thing of all. Pearl tea at Ten Ren

Days like these I wish I was unemployed so I could get things done at home, but then again, I wouldn't have money to do any of the above items without a paycheck.

Oh dollar dollar I wish you wouldn't rule my life....

Shopping VIP

2009-11-10T18:40:00.000-08:00

To show you how much of a shopping problem I have I received, in one week, VIP pass for Sephora, Bloomingdales, Gap/BR, and Urban Minx.

You're Invited...		You're one of our best customers, so we want to offer you 30% off during our Friends & Family event. Plus, you can invite others and designate a non-profit to receive 5% of the amount you and your Friends & Family spend.
Click here to pick your non-profit and invite your Friends & Family to save 30%

	In-store Barcode (For multiple uses)


	This offer is also good at Gap Outlet and Banana Republic Factory Store!

I'm not supposed to be shopping any more even though I probably will this month....it's the holiday's I have to get started right?

Daily Plate and Daily Eats

2009-11-02T23:38:00.000-08:00

Today I felt super bloated and gassy. I really wanted to get a hot chocolate since it was cool out in the morning and I accompanied my co-worker to Soup Company only to discover they had POTATO LEEK SOUP.

I used to eat potato leek soup almost every day in London so not only did I have my milky hot chocolate but I also had this semi-creamy soup. I felt cranky from being gassy and fat since I was bloated.

I've used Daily Plate before to look up calories for random things but then I noticed today that you can track what you eat in a day sort of as a food diary. I figure, I'm challenging myself to budget wisely, why shouldn't I do the same with what I eat.....coincidentally 50% of my AMEX bill this month was spent on food =( So eating less will help me save money too.

I also think their interface is pretty easy to use other than when you have meals you created that don't fall under any of the already created categories. I guess I will have to figure how to use it more. Try it out:

Fashion and Budgeting

2009-11-01T21:04:00.000-08:00

So I suck at budgeting and stuff like that. My plan so that I don't overspend on clothing items is to limit myself to purchasing only One clothing item and One accessory.

This month I was particularly tempted by ASOS's free shipping e-mail to get some cute little somethings if you're also persuaded to shop the offer is over at midnight.

clothing accessory for the month, I really like suede even though I know I will probably spill something on it I thought it looked better than just the plain black leather quilted version.

I think this might be a bad idea to do this budgeting thing during November since Black Friday is coming. I may count that as a special circumstance for additional purchases =)

Rain or Shine?

2009-10-20T23:28:00.000-07:00

I can't figure out if it's going to keep raining or not so I am currently in a boot crazed mindset. This is very difficult for me as I am supposed to be on a budget (volume purchase not dollar amount) where I can only buy 1 clothing item and 1 accessory in a month.
So far it has been a trying experience for me as I receive multiple e-mails everyday about sales, new trends, and the like.
Can't decide yet if my next purchase for the rainy season should be a pair of hunter wellies....they're actually a lot cuter than they appear.

I also can't decide on the color if I should get the original in black, navy, chocolate, or something else.
They are really practical rain boots since it always rains in London most savvy londoners own at least one pair for wear either for the garden, hunting, city wear, or all three. Being on a budget sucks.

Dirty Face Wash Macys

2009-10-19T23:22:00.000-07:00

2 things that bug me right now:

1) I did a review a while back about products that I use and like on facebook and "someone" commented that they didn't like my choice of facewash Neutrogena fresh foaming cleanser because it didn't really "foam"
So that set me off on a search for a "foaming" facewash leading me to Clean and Clears supposed makeup removing foaming cleanser.

I think that is a very misleading claim the only thing it has going for it is the fact that it actually "foams" BUT it doesn't really remove makeup.

Ryan laughs at me in the shower and calls me black face grace and raccoon eyes because it never takes my makeup off. It sometimes takes 2-3 tries before all my mascara comes off since I use waterproof and by then my face is raw, dry, and feels too tight to be on my face.

2) Macys. I am boycotting Macys they make me so angry. I'll try to make a long story short. They brought back a remake of my favorite boot in the whole world Bandolino Castalina

I was SOOOO ecstatic AND the one day I actually watch TV I see Macys commercial for their shoe sale and one thing leads to another the shoes are on sale with additional discounts.....so I buy 2 pairs and wait in an extreme state of anticipation for the day they will arrive.

I should realize something is fishy when my UPS tracking number says that the boots have shipped but never give any detail about where they are.

Then I get an e-mail from Macys 2 weeks later telling me they are returning my boots for me even though I never asked them to. Which leads to my aggravated e-mail back and forth to them below:

Dear Grace Ma,

Thank you for your recent e-mail regarding order #Gm1017091237b.

Thank you for your comments regarding macys.com. On behalf of macys.com
Customer Service, please accept my most sincere and deepest apologies
for the recent shopping experience . Please be assured that the
experience that you have described is not indicative of the outstanding
level of service we strive to provide our loyal customers. We appreciate
that you have brought this matter to our attention, and will forward
your comments and concerns to the appropriate personnel. Customer
feedback and criticism, such as yours, is an invaluable tool in helping
us better meet our customers? expectations.

If you have any further questions, please e-mail us at
customerservice@macys.com or call us at 1-800-289-6229. Our office hours
are Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 7:00
PM and Sunday 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Sincerely,

Rashiida Cardwell
Internet Customer Service

http://www.macys.com

©2006 macys.com is a registered trademark. All rights reserved.
macys.com Inc.

Original Message Follows: ------------------------

My e-mail to them on their customer service contact:
Now I am really disappointed with Macys. Not only did you return my
boots without me ever getting them but THEN the pair that I really
wanted were out of stock until December. This is just ridiculous. The
customer service rep was nice enough to send me the other pair express
but there was no compensation or discount given for me having to
purchase the other pair of boots from a different online retailer. I
have unsubscribed from Macys e-mails and promotions and I dont plan to
shop at Macys after I receive my boots. You will be sure that I will
communicate share this truly frustrating experience with others.

Forward

Grace Ma

to Macy's

show details 10:24 PM (59 minutes ago)

Yes, your e-mail basically tells me you have nothing to offer in terms of compensation for the fault of Macys seems to be very indicative of the type of customer service Macys provides. Which is why I choose not to shop at Macys anymore and which I also think is why many people have left Macys for Nordstroms, Saks, and the like.

Good nite. BOO ON MACYS

Twilight and Music Videos

2009-10-17T16:36:00.000-07:00

Halloween is really marketing to twiihards

Example 1: DuWop Twilight Venom Lip Stain

I totally want this right now!!!! It's so hard for me not to buy twilight memorabilia for halloween since I'm going to be a vampire. I wish I was part of the Cullen clan but it just is not going to happen. I will just have to live on being a mediocre human and satisfy my vampire needs by buying other twilight vampire shit.

On a side note:

I did a video shoot today for my work's 2010 compliance and ethics video and it's so interesting to see how they break everything down. Some of the shots are supposed to be based inside in an office setting but they brought all the office scenes outside instead (desk, copy machine, computer, etc.)

I don't know maybe they edit out the background of the yard that we were doing the shoot in later. It was also really weird to have somebody touch up my hair, oil blot me, make me wear lipgloss, and etc.

Overall, it was a pretty fun experience but you pretty much sit around for long periods of time until it's your turn to shoot. I can't believe it takes this much effort (3 days) to shoot a 3 minute video. CRAZY!

Debra Laws- Very Special

Vampires and London

2009-10-15T22:42:00.000-07:00

Oh Joyous Day! Thank goodness for ASOS I wish you weren't in the UK so that you could track your packages with normal mail and then I know when my stuff is going on. I almost freaked out when my dress for Vegas still wasn't here by the delivery date.

Came home to this lovely surprise:

I love London not only because they are a million light years ahead in fashion and the shopping experience in general, but mostly because I learned about ASOS. It's their version of a celebrity clothing/accessory shopping site.

Only downside is that their sizing, since Europeans are skinny, petite, with no boobs or butt, make me feel like a giant sized sasquatch. To give you an example: I'm a 2-4 here but over there I'm a size 10 wtf......you wonder why people are anorexic over there! p.s. I don't have to wear a bra with dress yipppeeeeee

On a side note, on my hour and a half drive back to SF from San Ramon I figured out what to do with my Halloween costume. All I had for my vampire costume (duh I'm addicted to Twilight, True Blood, and the Sookie Stackhouse novels), were the fangs and a black cape courtesy of Sakura.

Then I was thinking, you know random stuff when you zone out in the car, and I started trying to piece together what Vampires like.....blood.

Who or what kind of person also woks with blood? Yea serial killers, doctors, nurses......NURSES! Eureka I already have a nurse costume that I never ended up wearing because it's too scandalous....BUT with a cape you can cover that shiz up!

So I'm going to be a vampire nurse and my tagline will be, "Let me help you take your blood." I could have a nametag that says Nurse FangBanger.......but it would only be for Edward Cullen or Eric from True Blood no real vampires/people.......I might bite someone though.....on accident =) or if they piss me off

I wish I came home from school to a cheeseburger with a onion shaped happy face!

I heart Yelp

2009-10-14T18:42:00.000-07:00

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I could or would get featured in Yelp but I found out today when someone sent me a compliment!!!!

It was also for my favorite ramen place in the world so I am happy that I can bring awareness to the little japanese gem that Sakura introduced me to.

To check out the weekly review go to: http://www.yelp.com/weekly?edition_id=iiruNMRBWMdxqRtaVIMPkA

On a side note, I woke up at 5:30 this morning to finish my homework and just got home from work at 6:30. I think I deserve McDonald's I don't care what people say about Mickey D's .

True Life: I'm addicted to Filet O Fish

A Storm's a comin'......

2009-10-11T20:17:00.000-07:00

Today my mom leaves me a frantic message telling me she needs me to call her...it takes me three hours before I can finally reach her.

During these three hours, I wonder if she is going to tell me that
a) my dad is in the hospital
b) she is in the hospital
c) she had to fly to Hong Kong bc grandma is dying
d) anything to do with people dying or not feeling well.

When I finally get to talk to her she tells me that there is going to be a big storm and that I should be careful....I always wonder what there is to be careful of since I don't drive to work or on a daily basis for that matter, I live in a brand new building so nothing is going to fall down....

This leads me to think that I should make Japanese Curry for the week since it is going to be cold and wet. So now I am off to the store to get ingredients for curry instead of buying sandbags and emergency food supplies to prevent our building from flooding from this incoming storm.