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

...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.

OH. MY. GOD.

If I get malaria and DIE you will know it was because of all the mosquitoes here that I was bitten by. I swear I feel like a blood whore to all of these things. Who knows what I contracted from them? (ha.ha.)
In the last 3 days, I have killed more mosquitoes than ever in my life.
I have become a pro at hearing the precise location of said mosquitoes, and a master-executioner.
Really though, I am hella mad that I have all these ugly bites. The mosquitoes in Taiwan leave permanent darker spots on your skin where they bit you...like, until hella layers of skin wear off. And of course, I scratch. Which leads to unsightly scabs and redness.

I cant handle this. I am going crazy from this Culicidae attack. Specifically, the one that is going on right now, against a stealthy quick little guy. I have almost gotten him like 4 times but somehow he manages to escape the blows. I am literally pausing at points while writing this blog to try and kill this "m. f-er".

And the worst part of this situation is I have some smoke ring repellent burning outside of my balcony door, and a bajillion watt mosquito attracting lamp shining brightly in my room all night every night. And yet, none of this does any good to save me from being bitten.

I must say, it IS a beautiful night tonight. Its a balmy 74 degrees, and I've got the fan blowing in my room. It is quite comfortable except for my little pesky roommate. I have this huge window/small balcony coming off of my room, and I stand there (doors shut) and stare at the city. The lights stay on all night, just like New York, and there's this peaceful hum resounding from the cars and the noise.

I've been staying up WAY too late. I went to bed at 5am today. Its okay though, I have class at 12!

Love always.

SOO much ISH has gone down

1. I found out today my parents might be living together again after a year and a half of separation.

2. I got back from HK in one piece. (No food poisoning! ...Phew)

3. My sister went to SB and experienced an annual tradition there that I miss and love, experienced some of what I lived through, and ran into many friends along the way.

4. I spent entirely too much money on this:


5. I justified said purchase by telling myself I am sharing the bag with my sister so therefore its halfway a present and its ok to spend that much on a present. (LIES)

6. I went to McDonald's and found out their escape plan isn't emergency stairs, its.....
....AN ESCAPE ZIPLINE!! Guess I gotta make sure I'm not on the second or third floor of a McD's during an emergency situation!

7. I awoke today and checked my facebook only to experience one of the most thoughtful things my roomies have ever done. (Printed out a few pix of me, attached them to popsicle sticks to bring me along with them to Vegas)

8. I dunno, my hands smell like pineapple?

Love always.