The past couple of days, I’ve been feeling a little bit bored. I don’t know what it is. Everything just seems sort of dull. The Internet, my conversations, even American Idol (Simon is getting nice; Paula is sobering up - WHY?!). I think it’s about time, once again, to start expandeeng zee brain. I’m going [...]

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I always imagined my first visit to China to be a Joy Luck Club-esque quest for my roots, a tearful awakening as I’d step foot on my ancestors’ soil.
Yeeeeeah, I don’t think that’s going to happen. But I AM going on an 8-day tour next week with Matt and an awesome group of friends. YAY! [...]

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A lot has happened in the past week. First, my sister and I painted our rooms. Second, I believe I had a concussion. I hit my head on a mounted TV, had a ‘fuzzy head’ feeling that lasted 2.5 days, and, since my health insurance doesn’t kick in for another month, gave myself a diagnosis [...]

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So I went ahead and dyed my hair. It’s never an exciting process (longest shower ever), but since the carpeting guys are coming in tomorrow, I figured I might as well create my disaster now. The result is a reddish black that shimmers, just as the box promised. Though in this light, I can’t tell [...]

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We’re in the process of painting my room and all the furniture is shoved away underneath a big sheet of plastic. I’m lying here on a mattress on the floor, flipping through girlie magazines, giggling on the phone and contemplating whether I should dye my hair ‘midnight ruby.’ For some reason, this feels just like [...]

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Me: What would you do if I died?
M: I dunno.
Me: Would you listen to my voice in your heart to help you solve life’s problems?
M: No, but I’m sure I’ll hear all about your problems — “Dude, like, I hate being a ghost. It’s so annoying. So I had to scare these newlyweds in [...]

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After work, I had to stop by the drugstore to pick up a few necessities — toothpaste, conditioner, zit meds (and, OK, the latest issue of Glamour). Trapped between the aisles of hygienic madness, I realized something. I haven’t had the need to shop for this crap in nearly two years. Oh, how I miss [...]

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Things like this never happened in Arizona.
This afternoon, I stop by the criminal courthouse in downtown LA for a story I’m working on. As I’m walking out of the building, I glance across the street and see a strange man in a superhero costume standing on the steps leading to city hall. He has [...]

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You make me laugh
With your scary white teeth
And chest-hugging shirts
I feel happy when I see you
Every Tuesday and Wednesday
And Thursday
You say funny things
In that cool British voice
Things that are mean and smart
And true
For instance,
“It was like some ghastly lunch
where after lunch your parents
have asked the children
to dress up and sing”
Simon, you are my idol
My American [...]

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Had dinner with Nao and Shivani tonight at the new RA Sushi in Torrance. Good grownup times. It’s amazing how after three years of separation, you can spend a half hour recapping the lost time (”… livedinAZitwashotgotnewjobmovedhome … your turn!”), and then start right back at where you left off (”So, a friend of mine [...]

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