storm!

yeah mammoth got hit pretty hard. the storm started before we even got up there so saturday we had a clear day with lotsa powder, ..yes it was like heaven. that night it started coming down real hard again, with wind. we prayed and prayed that it’d stop by this morning, or at least the wind will, but it didn’t. couple of friends backed down and decided not to board, but we said eh let’s go. 1st run was not bad, still snowing hard and stuff and couple gusts of wind here and there but it was okay you could still see 10 feet ahead. 2nd run was a blast considering the amount of powder and the openness of the hill. but by my 3rd run the wind blew so hard it turned all the snowflakes into small blades attacking from all directions and howling like a mad person. visibility was down to nearly zero. it was just white everywhere, no perspective of light and dark, movement or speed, time or space, whatsoever. the entire world became a giant white tornado and you are alone in the center of it, feels like traveling through time in this white tunnel. i don’t know how i got down to the bottom but i did finally, then i found out my strap broke off somehow during the last run. so it was it for me for the day, got 3 runs in, not bad for a bad weather day like this. heard that this storm will stop by wednesday, so if you’re planning on going, this coming weekend will be amazing! every time i go snowboarding i wish i could just spend the entire season there and be a bum, or at least go every other weekend, but once i get back to LA so many things distracting i just don’t seem to find the time. ah! why can’t life be perfect??!

word of the day

she did a good job demonstrating it with her nooby facial expression too.

lazy ass

major headache! after waking up around 730 this morning, i tried to go back to sleep, but my dear friend called at 745, awfully early for conducting business don’t you think?? ..sigh, some people just don’t get it how people could sleep past 7, like how i don’t believe that anybody could even function that early in the morning. surprisingly i was feeling pretty sharp so i got up and started reading some blogs online. i have been doing a lot of that in the past couple of weeks, it’s kinda addictive but only if you’re reading someone who’s good. yesterday i decided to give myself a day off, it’s president’s day + chinese new year ..two semi-good reasons made it a valid official holiday in my book, i spent the whole day catching up on my reading and it was nice. the side effect is that i’m having difficulty switching back to work mode! every day i make my coffee run to starbucks seeing all those people having absolutely nothing to do but sitting outside reading a book or a magazine newspaper and sipping their coffee, i just wanna quit my job and join these lazy asses. but i know it’s not an option, i might have time to read but i won’t be able to afford coffee, and that’s just not gonna work.

griffith observatory

i went to the Griffith Observatory today with two of my best friends from high school. my first time there was with the same two gurls, we were still in high school back then. hard to believe that it has been nearly ten years. the Saturn we saw through the telescope last time probably hasn’t changed much, but time has transformed us from the naive teenagers that we were then into the independent mature young adults we are now. seventeen to twenty seven, those are the most precious and most dramatic years of most people’s lives. the gang of friends we came with last time somehow drifted apart over the years, it’s kinda sad but at least the three of us stayed together!

the observatory is much more “techie” and modern after the renovation and became an even bigger attraction for many tourists. we were in huge lines for the shuttle to take us from the zoo to the site. then we were accompanied by a lot of people at the main hall for the space-related displays. then we were in line again to get tickets for the show at the planetarium. 15 minutes after that line we got in yet another line waiting to get into the actual planetarium. but, the show turned out to be worth all the waiting. with visuals of the stars and the space projected onto the dome shaped screen, the audio program briefly explained the history of Astronomy and the physical structure of our solar system, the galaxy and the universe. the dramatic lighting and the dynamic visuals all made it seem so real. Imagine yourself being in this huge darkness of the space emptyness of the universe being surrounded by planets floating in distance and just thin air, miles and miles years and years of it, you realized how small how irrelevant how vulnerable you are, you wonder if anything matters or if anything you’ve ever known is even real, you hear your own heart beat you feel your veins popping, you know you are alive but what’s the difference? it’s merely a breath. you find yourself being once again impressed by how out-of-imagination-ly huge this universe is and examining your life in different perspective and realize.. we are probably not as important as we think we are. it’s good to be reminded of that once in a while so you won’t take small matters too seriously and enjoy life more.

writing

the massive amount of reading on/about/of blogs i did last week taught me so much, then left me feeling empty. i find myself once again standing at a intersection, don’t know which way to go. though most of the blogs out there are not quality writing, but the few that’s good humbled me, and reminded me of my love for this form of art. i love music, i play cute little songs on the piano, but really i am only standing outside of the door admiring it. i love art, i design stuff, but being visual is only part of me. i love literature, i think that might be just the thing that can complete me. how do i go about pursuing it though, i am so far behind? reading, massive amount of reading, spend your every waking second reading! and stick to it! that’s the part that i’m most likely to have problem with.

beach

i went to the beach today, during lunch.

it has been a while since i started working in santa monica, 10 blocks away from the ocean, yet i haven’t even once taken the advantage and gone to the beach. such a waste! i remember my college years, when i was still living at home, i’d drive 45 miles to santa monica just to dig my toes in the sand. it’s extremely satisfying i tell you, like hugging a tree, laughing out loud, or eating two scoops of chunky monkey. i don’t know how it is, but the feeling of the cold air the salty dampness in my hair, the soothing sound of the waves repeating on the background, the broad body of blue water escaping the corners of my eyes beyond my heart’s capacity for greatness, it is just good, subtle yet powerful, therapeutic.

i don’t wanna brag

but I AM A RUNNING MACHINE!!! =D

2 miles, 1 at 5mph 1 at 5.3, not bad not bad.

finally!

drinking coffee and putzing around at work should be encouraged. and this is why.. Be smarter at work, slack off -”In a world of too much work and too much multitasking, the best way to beat the competition may be to do less.”

starting my day..

yeah i know it’s already 1:30 but that’s when i start my day okay? and you think i’m late well let me tell you, nobody’s at the office yet! 12 is the new 9 here (wait that was last week, this week 2pm is the new 9). anyways, since i’m not fully awake yet, i’m sure my boss wouldn’t want me to start working right away, so i’m sipping my latte and shopping online. need to re-order a pair of pumps from target. i never really trusted buying clothes/shoes online, but since i saw the actual pumps at a target store (though not my size but yes must have them!) so for once i thought it’d be safe to order online and guess waht? ..yeah they sent me the wrong size. i was kinda disappointed but i can’t be without those pumps!! they are sooooooooo cute, i close my eyes and imagine myself in them with some black stocking and a short skirt! hahaha, okay i’ll stop right there, you get the picture. yeah so i’m hoping in 3-5 business days i will receive them lying in a box of tissues perfectly my size and ready to kill!

my beloved miata

after 3 days of riding bus to work, i finally got my car back today. a new cable for the speedometer cost me 120 bucks, versus 30 for the same part for hondas. timing belts need to be changed soon too and they probly will cost me 3 times more than it normally would. sigh. don’t get me wrong, i love my car it’s my baby, but when it’s old everything needs to be changed, you start to realize how costy it can be. i guess that’s the price you pay to drive a car unique like mine.