My Boys

Right now I'm lovin' the 'My Girls' remix by Taken by Trees. I wish I could somehow mastermix the two together. haha. Thanks Maxine. That's one jam off the mix that I can rock all day.

Moi, I am LOVING the pictures you posted. They are gorgeous and of such good quality, I can even pretend I'm there with you!!

Here are some images that are making me giggle and smile and 'LOL'. I hope it brightens up your day!!











Theres nothing like family. Kiss/hug/call/email/text/pigeon-message yours today. Don't wait.

Love always.

Last few days....

As I searched through my Iphoto to try and find a picture that summed up my experience here, I found a funny picture from a bathroom I once peed in.



Though it does not sum up my experience here by any means, it does have some meaning. I could go into it and be all philosophical and shit but I'll leave that up to you 'cuz I'm too tired to type that much right now. I just challenge you to ponder what this funny little misspelled sign has to offer.

I'm headed home in four days, and its bittersweet. I will miss the 幸福的生活（happy life) I've lived here for the past 4 months, but am extremely excited to be back to my beautiful(美) life back at home. I miss everyone and everything, and have lots to come home to. It'll be nice not to feel like a fat cow also, since every girl here is a size zero.



In conclusion, when in Taiwan:


use protection.

Please.



..watch out for killer mosquitoes. Its tropical here. They don't play.


And lastly, no abroad fake "relationships" with anyone named 胖虎 （Fat Tiger） who end up with your crazy bi-polar, mentally and emotionally unstable classmate Cheryl aka Crackhead, or crushes on boys with girlfriends (I'll miss you Ivan!!!! lol), especially if they are bff's with your fake ex-bf. (whew that was a mouthful)

Over and out from overseas.

Love always.

GRRRRRR

Ok, so you know how I'm usually happy and cheery and upbeat and shit? Yea. Things have recently changed. My blog, thus far, has had almost no shit-talking, and virtually no negativity. Here it comes (I'll try and keep it short):

So basically, my friends and I have been frequenting a lounge called "Bed". We have made friends with the bartenders and managers there, they LOVE us. One guy in particular, has taken an intense liking to me. So I've been hanging out with him, and kickin' it at his bar with him from time to time. I'm not really interested in anything but a friendship, so I think No big deal, riiiight?

Nuh-Uh. OF COURSE my negative ass aunt who I am living with thinks the absolute WORST of dude shes never even met AND the WORST of the situation. She basically has convinced herself that I am "dating" (*fucking*) a gangster bad boy who works at a bar. I'm sorry auntie, but you think THIS DUDE is a gangbanger? Good thing she hasn't met some of my friends!

I was fine with her being against our friendship until I get a call on my cell phone this morning at 2am while I'm out celebrating my friend Eddie's birthday, and who is it? MY MOM. My lovely aunt has phoned my mom to TELL ON ME which actually means my aunt is projecting these stories she's made up onto my mom. So of course my mom is freaking out and telling me I have to listen to my aunt and I need to stop partying so much because its making her high blood pressure go up even higher...blahblah...
The situation I am currently in is absolutley rediculous. I have 3 weeks left here, and I am basically guilt-tripped into:
A. Not kickin' it with dude AT ALL
B. Not partying AT ALL
C. LYING about my whereabouts if I do decide to go out

To make matters worse its like 100 f-ing degrees and sticky as hell and I just want to go home and get pushed into West Campus pool by the fine-ass lifeguards I work with.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

love always.

...take off all yo' clothes...

'Cuz it's hot as a mothaaaafucka out here. Its like 95 degrees during the day with 50-90% humidity which makes going outside unbearable. Its Saturday, and I am locked up in the house with the AC blasting, instead of outside roaming the city. I don't know if I could EVER get used to this climate...
oh! haha, wait! oh yea...... ITS GONNA RAIN TOMORROW!!!!
And I'm not talkin' about a complete climate change (hot and sticky to cold and rainy), oh no, Its gonna be hot and sticky and raining tomorrow. YAAAAAYY. ugh. Kudos to these people who can feeez with this weather, man.

So how do I stay cool besides sitting almost naked in my air-conditioned room?

BING.
"bing" in chinese means ice cold. It is also a well-loved desert here in Taiwan. Its basically shaved ice covered in condensed milk and brown sugar water with fruit and sorbet on top. This particular one has mango jelly, kiwi, strawberries and mango sorbet. It is a tantalizing, quenching treat on a hot day. There are many other fruit options, as well as red bean, a traditional treat here, but I like this combo the best.
If you are ever in Taiwan, check out Ice Monster on Yong Kang st.

Gotta go take a cool shower now, I'm sticky.....again.

love always.

I dont like many animals

Only a few.
Friskee, the rabbit my sister and I shared (wild and free, not to mention horny as a rabbit).
Zoe, a great dane (majestic and intimidating)
Rylie, a pug (who incidently ruined my favorite pair or denim colored leggings)
NewNew a cocker spaniel (who I live with currently)
whats Moi's dogs name? I like that one...


But most of all, I liked ZEEBZ. She was so hideous and beautiful all at the same time. She breathed louder than any human I know, (and even though I hate loud breathers, her respiration was endearing). Her little pink tongue, smaller than the tippy top of a pink eraser, hung loosely out of her toothless mouth, and her eye boogers stained her white, lion-style coat. While all of this may sound horrendous, she was amazing. Moody and sullen, she owned the apartment. The apartment wasn't the apartment without her. I stalked Moi's blog today to find out Ziba has passed. I don't know how old she was, but she lived a good long life. The beginning of which I am not aware, but she definitely got high a couple of times courtesy of me and Mk. My only regret is that I was not there to say goodbye. I will always remember you Zeebz.

(not actually her, she was cuter. This was just the most accurate picture I could find)



(this is not a joke, no matter how much you believe I am incapable of loving animals due to faces of disgust I sometimes flash at them).

Love always.

...............

...an uphill battle.




Interesting facts (unfortunately, no picture):

All buses in Taipei (and I'm assuming the majority of developed parts of Taiwan), have a sign on the front doors that says, "NO Birds" with a duck and a chicken in a circle with a line through it.
I couldn't help but smile to myself when I noticed that on the bus the other day. Just thought I'd share.

Some People have hairy moles. Some Asians believe it is good luck to leave these hairy moles unkempt and un-groomed. I have seen more long mole hair than I'd like to admit. Can't there be some mole-hair-plucking awareness? Am I alone in thinking that long, scraggly hair growing out of a raised (black,brown,grey) mole is a NO-NO?
I guess that's lightweight hater status. But I'm just reporting back to you what I see here. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.


Love always.