sitting in the big chairs at van pelt right now, doing work and watching the kiddies on locust walk. crazy, right?
not much has changed: went to metropolitan for breakfast with jude (nothing new there: crappy service, high prices, but addictive nonetheless. even the granola is the same - im still not that fond of the blueberry addition, but whatever). both jazzy and rachel came by vp earlier and it was great. lots of laughs and giggles. im seeing half familiar faces and slipping into college anonymity. the tabard girls are still outside, though they seem to have relocated on college green. im getting my hair cut at saturn club in an hour, and dreaming of magic carpet for lunch. funny how nice and comfortable it is to slip into familiarity. the only thing really different right now is, im doing actual work and not just stealing people's music, and i live all the way across the country.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
old people are mean
this morning an old man yelled at me in public.
i had to wait for three buses this morning, because they were all so packed. finally, i get on and there's a seat close to the driver. i had a big duffel bc im leaving from the office for the airport tonight, and i sat down so i didnt end up blocking the pathway with my giant bag. well, it's hillary's birthday (hello, new reader!) so we were chatting (quietly) during most of the ride. when i got on the bus, it wasnt too packed, but by the time we made it to the financial district, it was pretty busy. once or twice, i thought about standing to let someone else sit, but no one old really came on, and it was pretty much impossible to move with my duffel by my feet.
so anyway, i get off the phone, and by this time the bus has started to clear up a bit. there was a man standing near me, with a backback and some photo equipment, and he was prob in his early 40's. across from me was an elderly black gentleman and surrounding us on the seats were girls who were all about my age. all of a sudden, this old guy is like, "cant you read?!?" and proceeds to yell at me and say that i should have gotten up for the guy with the backpack, and i was rude and doing something illegal. i was like, excuse me, but i always get up for people, and i would have this morning, but it was really packed and i had a big bag. he was a real asshole and basically yelled back, telling me i was lying and just doing what i wanted. it was ridiculous. he basically singled me out among a group of young people to yell at me for something i wasnt really guilty of.
on the upside, everyone else thought he was a cranky old ass. the man with the cameras was like, im sorry, i didnt even know i was a senior! dont even worry about it.... and then this girl i always see got off and said the same thing. i mean, the dude was like 40 and the bus was packed when he got on - he was young, and there was no real way to move and he was pretty surprised when this old guy yelled at me. i was really annoyed but decided it was better to be very nice than snooty. when i got off the bus, the old man was like, have a nice day, and i made sure to say it back very sweetly. asshole.
one of the girls i ride with a lot says this sort of thing happens all the time. god, i love when old people lecture you in public places.
this is the second time it's happened in the recent past, too! i feel like im a really considerate person, and it's sort of disheartening when ppl are unnecessarily mean to you.
i was at o'hare in mid march, on my way out here, and a similar incident occured in the women's restroom. i was waiting for a stall, and one opened, and when i went in, my first thought was, ew, what's with all this paper? that girl who just walked out didnt flush. i didnt call her out on it though (yeah, it's uncool, but im not going to make a big stink), and just flushed it myself. but the toilet was crappy (the pun!), and the seat cover wouldnt flush all the way, so i realized it wasnt actually her fault. i proceed to go pee, flush, and have the same thing happen to me - the seat cover didnt go down. there wasnt much i could do, and i didnt want to clog the darn thing, so i just opened the stall and walked out.
this older black woman was at the front of the line, and started to walk in after me, when i hear "aw now come on!! young lady, you're disgusting, cant you flush?"
the bathroom was pretty full, and everyone heard, so i was really embarrased. i walked back, and was like, ma'am, i did flush! the toilet isnt working well and doesnt flush any more that that! i walked back into the stall, hit the lever, and reiterated that that was as far as it would go. she realized her mistakem and only then did she apologize - and was actually nice about it. still, i was super embarassed - i couldnt believe she'd actually called me out on that.
seriously, all you cranky old people out there who get off on yelling at minors: not everyone a third your age is a hooligan. some of us are nice people who do their best to be considerate of others, including strangers. age is no excuse for being mean.
i had to wait for three buses this morning, because they were all so packed. finally, i get on and there's a seat close to the driver. i had a big duffel bc im leaving from the office for the airport tonight, and i sat down so i didnt end up blocking the pathway with my giant bag. well, it's hillary's birthday (hello, new reader!) so we were chatting (quietly) during most of the ride. when i got on the bus, it wasnt too packed, but by the time we made it to the financial district, it was pretty busy. once or twice, i thought about standing to let someone else sit, but no one old really came on, and it was pretty much impossible to move with my duffel by my feet.
so anyway, i get off the phone, and by this time the bus has started to clear up a bit. there was a man standing near me, with a backback and some photo equipment, and he was prob in his early 40's. across from me was an elderly black gentleman and surrounding us on the seats were girls who were all about my age. all of a sudden, this old guy is like, "cant you read?!?" and proceeds to yell at me and say that i should have gotten up for the guy with the backpack, and i was rude and doing something illegal. i was like, excuse me, but i always get up for people, and i would have this morning, but it was really packed and i had a big bag. he was a real asshole and basically yelled back, telling me i was lying and just doing what i wanted. it was ridiculous. he basically singled me out among a group of young people to yell at me for something i wasnt really guilty of.
on the upside, everyone else thought he was a cranky old ass. the man with the cameras was like, im sorry, i didnt even know i was a senior! dont even worry about it.... and then this girl i always see got off and said the same thing. i mean, the dude was like 40 and the bus was packed when he got on - he was young, and there was no real way to move and he was pretty surprised when this old guy yelled at me. i was really annoyed but decided it was better to be very nice than snooty. when i got off the bus, the old man was like, have a nice day, and i made sure to say it back very sweetly. asshole.
one of the girls i ride with a lot says this sort of thing happens all the time. god, i love when old people lecture you in public places.
this is the second time it's happened in the recent past, too! i feel like im a really considerate person, and it's sort of disheartening when ppl are unnecessarily mean to you.
i was at o'hare in mid march, on my way out here, and a similar incident occured in the women's restroom. i was waiting for a stall, and one opened, and when i went in, my first thought was, ew, what's with all this paper? that girl who just walked out didnt flush. i didnt call her out on it though (yeah, it's uncool, but im not going to make a big stink), and just flushed it myself. but the toilet was crappy (the pun!), and the seat cover wouldnt flush all the way, so i realized it wasnt actually her fault. i proceed to go pee, flush, and have the same thing happen to me - the seat cover didnt go down. there wasnt much i could do, and i didnt want to clog the darn thing, so i just opened the stall and walked out.
this older black woman was at the front of the line, and started to walk in after me, when i hear "aw now come on!! young lady, you're disgusting, cant you flush?"
the bathroom was pretty full, and everyone heard, so i was really embarrased. i walked back, and was like, ma'am, i did flush! the toilet isnt working well and doesnt flush any more that that! i walked back into the stall, hit the lever, and reiterated that that was as far as it would go. she realized her mistakem and only then did she apologize - and was actually nice about it. still, i was super embarassed - i couldnt believe she'd actually called me out on that.
seriously, all you cranky old people out there who get off on yelling at minors: not everyone a third your age is a hooligan. some of us are nice people who do their best to be considerate of others, including strangers. age is no excuse for being mean.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
sir (dame?) mix-a-lot
bay area women's mixer last sat. or two saturdays ago, i guess.
50+ women on the stanford fields where i threw with tommy this summer
four teams: fury, zeitgeist, slackjaw and mayhem
tons of talent
killer weather
im apparently allergic to the grass in the far left corner of the field (i was lil miss sneezy for a while. real hot when youre trying to prove yourself but youre all drippy and stuffed up)
four 20 min drills, each run by a team, then two hours of pickup
so very out of shape
really need to buy a new knee brace (rsd, why couldnt you find me my lost one?? oh the abyss that is sarasota!)
got to play a little with melanie (woohoo! she's looking really good, too. she seems nervous about zG's whole team - tryout deal, but i really dont think she needs to worry.)
met some really cool girls, including my cousin yael's best friend from law school (who captained fury last year. yeah, seriously)
really really excited to be playing ultimate here.
and absolutely terrified at how this whole thing works here.
four teams. four tryout schedules. who knows how many spots there are, and a gazillion girls going out for them. it's intense / i need to get back in shape and start throwing. a lot. im excited, though, the women seem really friendly, and i think no matter where i end up, im going to have fun and learn a lot... we'll see what happens. missing the tryout tourney (DUI april 5thish) could hurt a lot. i guess it's nice to not have to panic about running between teams, but still, it hurts that they arent seeing me play. i think if i were here, id prob try to play mostly with zG and fury, and then a little with slackjaw. though i just met the girl running mayhem and she's awesome. ive heard so many good things about the mayhem leadership, it makes me wonder. it might be really nice to be part of something new, too... oh! and the other mayhem captain is an old isis player. ive heard lots of good things about her, too, but somehow we've never crossed paths...)
ive rambled for far too long.
a quick observation, though: it's incredible how diff the east and west coast are in terms of top / second teir teams. i feel like the difference between the best teams on the east coast (take backhoe for example. okay, maybe im thinking more of the mid atlantic here) and the not-so-good (you know, the ones that tell you no, you cant tryout and there's no more room for practice players, and then get bumped out the first two games of regionals while you proceed to go to nationals with the team that stomps them regularly...) is pretty huge, while out here, yeah, fury is incredible. but then, zG is a semis team, coming off just a year of existence. how sick is that? and then slackjaw, the third team, is full of a bunch of recent graduates who are really laid back and fun. they didnt make nationals, but theyre not so shabby either. played with them this past saturday at fool's west in santa cruz, and though we lost to them on the first day, they went on to beat downtown brown for the win on sunday. granted it was a fun tourney, but dtb = a gazillion squirrelly asians including some ridiculous fury / zG / safari players. and then, mayhem. being formed by an ex-fury player and a girl who took her coed team to win nationals their first year in existence.
i guess wherever i end up, ill be pretty happy. it's hard to handle the tryout process with finesse, esp bc i want to meet as many ppl as possible being new, but in the end, i just want to play ultimate competitively, and it like out here, there's a whole lotta that.
50+ women on the stanford fields where i threw with tommy this summer
four teams: fury, zeitgeist, slackjaw and mayhem
tons of talent
killer weather
im apparently allergic to the grass in the far left corner of the field (i was lil miss sneezy for a while. real hot when youre trying to prove yourself but youre all drippy and stuffed up)
four 20 min drills, each run by a team, then two hours of pickup
so very out of shape
really need to buy a new knee brace (rsd, why couldnt you find me my lost one?? oh the abyss that is sarasota!)
got to play a little with melanie (woohoo! she's looking really good, too. she seems nervous about zG's whole team - tryout deal, but i really dont think she needs to worry.)
met some really cool girls, including my cousin yael's best friend from law school (who captained fury last year. yeah, seriously)
really really excited to be playing ultimate here.
and absolutely terrified at how this whole thing works here.
four teams. four tryout schedules. who knows how many spots there are, and a gazillion girls going out for them. it's intense / i need to get back in shape and start throwing. a lot. im excited, though, the women seem really friendly, and i think no matter where i end up, im going to have fun and learn a lot... we'll see what happens. missing the tryout tourney (DUI april 5thish) could hurt a lot. i guess it's nice to not have to panic about running between teams, but still, it hurts that they arent seeing me play. i think if i were here, id prob try to play mostly with zG and fury, and then a little with slackjaw. though i just met the girl running mayhem and she's awesome. ive heard so many good things about the mayhem leadership, it makes me wonder. it might be really nice to be part of something new, too... oh! and the other mayhem captain is an old isis player. ive heard lots of good things about her, too, but somehow we've never crossed paths...)
ive rambled for far too long.
a quick observation, though: it's incredible how diff the east and west coast are in terms of top / second teir teams. i feel like the difference between the best teams on the east coast (take backhoe for example. okay, maybe im thinking more of the mid atlantic here) and the not-so-good (you know, the ones that tell you no, you cant tryout and there's no more room for practice players, and then get bumped out the first two games of regionals while you proceed to go to nationals with the team that stomps them regularly...) is pretty huge, while out here, yeah, fury is incredible. but then, zG is a semis team, coming off just a year of existence. how sick is that? and then slackjaw, the third team, is full of a bunch of recent graduates who are really laid back and fun. they didnt make nationals, but theyre not so shabby either. played with them this past saturday at fool's west in santa cruz, and though we lost to them on the first day, they went on to beat downtown brown for the win on sunday. granted it was a fun tourney, but dtb = a gazillion squirrelly asians including some ridiculous fury / zG / safari players. and then, mayhem. being formed by an ex-fury player and a girl who took her coed team to win nationals their first year in existence.
i guess wherever i end up, ill be pretty happy. it's hard to handle the tryout process with finesse, esp bc i want to meet as many ppl as possible being new, but in the end, i just want to play ultimate competitively, and it like out here, there's a whole lotta that.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
done and done.
last night was my first night in my new apartment!
apparently some of the new death cab has dropped.
for those interested: i will possess your heart
apparently some of the new death cab has dropped.
for those interested: i will possess your heart
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
the final countdown
the movers come friday. my room is a mess. ive barely taken down all my posters; my clothes are all over the place; my belongings are in complete disarray.
i probably need to do something about that.
last weekend was a little insane. lots happened - none of it work related, for once - but still, it just made me think:
-james mcavoy is so englishly handsome
-some credit card companies are better than others - let's just say capitalone does not outsource to anywhere in the continental united states
-be careful driving in the rain. it only takes an inch and a half to hydroplane (a rhyme!)
-always wear your seatbelt (it still shocks me that some people dont)
-family, even if you havent seen them in a while, is still family. make an effort.
-sometimes people arent always what you think they are - i wish we'd spent more time with our cousins growing up. i think theyre probably far less jappy than i thought they were
-packing is hard
-not packing is easy
i need to stop procrastinating.
does anyone else think it's weird that when youre driving in a funeral party, youre supposed to just run all the red lights? how ironic is that?
tunes for you (all three of my devoted readers. mom, you out there?):
beat radio - elegy
oh, and major props to the standard tap for finding my wallet and keeping it intact!
i probably need to do something about that.
last weekend was a little insane. lots happened - none of it work related, for once - but still, it just made me think:
-james mcavoy is so englishly handsome
-some credit card companies are better than others - let's just say capitalone does not outsource to anywhere in the continental united states
-be careful driving in the rain. it only takes an inch and a half to hydroplane (a rhyme!)
-always wear your seatbelt (it still shocks me that some people dont)
-family, even if you havent seen them in a while, is still family. make an effort.
-sometimes people arent always what you think they are - i wish we'd spent more time with our cousins growing up. i think theyre probably far less jappy than i thought they were
-packing is hard
-not packing is easy
i need to stop procrastinating.
does anyone else think it's weird that when youre driving in a funeral party, youre supposed to just run all the red lights? how ironic is that?
tunes for you (all three of my devoted readers. mom, you out there?):
beat radio - elegy
oh, and major props to the standard tap for finding my wallet and keeping it intact!
moment on the lips, lifetime on the hips
dad met jude! and the world didnt implode!
ron, my dad, judy and i hung out a few weeks ago after i got back from sf. it was great - we did what the Chan's always do: talk about food, make fun of each other for being fat, be obnoxious, eat aforementioned food, and go to target.
luckily after months of spending time with me, jude was prepared to handle the ridiculousness / superficiality / all-around wackiness that can be my sister and i.
made a great little family dinner - italian sausage and grilled peppers and onions on warmed italian rolls and yummy salad with fresh avocados and a homemade rasberry / blackberry pie!
absolutely delicious. and reminded me of xmas/new years in pennington/yardley with our good family friends (and that one time where their daughter was eating leftover sausage by just wrapping it in a napkin and going at it popsicle-style).
finished off the night watching step up, which my father pretended not to like, but definitely joined us on the couch for, and then proceeded to ask, "is this that movie where.... ?" and gave us the entire plotline of save the last dance. seriously, he loves this stuff.
ooh also we tried this random place in hampden, rocket to venus. strange menu, but delicious balsamic-marinated brussel sprouts! followed that up with some cake love. the cake part of their cupcakes is always mediocre, but man that frosting! oh the buttercream! i highly recommend their pumpkin cake, too. moist moist moist!
soundtrack: battles - atlas
ron, my dad, judy and i hung out a few weeks ago after i got back from sf. it was great - we did what the Chan's always do: talk about food, make fun of each other for being fat, be obnoxious, eat aforementioned food, and go to target.
luckily after months of spending time with me, jude was prepared to handle the ridiculousness / superficiality / all-around wackiness that can be my sister and i.
made a great little family dinner - italian sausage and grilled peppers and onions on warmed italian rolls and yummy salad with fresh avocados and a homemade rasberry / blackberry pie!
absolutely delicious. and reminded me of xmas/new years in pennington/yardley with our good family friends (and that one time where their daughter was eating leftover sausage by just wrapping it in a napkin and going at it popsicle-style).
finished off the night watching step up, which my father pretended not to like, but definitely joined us on the couch for, and then proceeded to ask, "is this that movie where.... ?" and gave us the entire plotline of save the last dance. seriously, he loves this stuff.
ooh also we tried this random place in hampden, rocket to venus. strange menu, but delicious balsamic-marinated brussel sprouts! followed that up with some cake love. the cake part of their cupcakes is always mediocre, but man that frosting! oh the buttercream! i highly recommend their pumpkin cake, too. moist moist moist!
soundtrack: battles - atlas
Friday, March 7, 2008
if this makes me white, im pretty sure shelley is, too
this is hilarious, and ridiculously accurate:
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/full-list-of-stuff-white-people-like/
im a proud fan of arrested development, indie music and breakfast places!
although i dont think ive ever had yellow fever.
anything else missing from this list?
according to katie motyka, only dumb ass white kids wear shorts in the winter.
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/full-list-of-stuff-white-people-like/
im a proud fan of arrested development, indie music and breakfast places!
although i dont think ive ever had yellow fever.
anything else missing from this list?
according to katie motyka, only dumb ass white kids wear shorts in the winter.
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