NOW, It's the New Year

            Being Asian and all, today is a pretty big deal. Why is that??? Because it's the Freakin CHINESE NEW YEAR. It makes me happy for obvious reasons. The food is usually the main stimulus, but the opportunity to spend time with the family and carry out age old traditions during the new year are also a big plus. Usually me and the family have a grand feast of home cooked chinese food together and then vegetate in the living room. This year was no exception. However, this year was a little different because we paid homage to our ancestors by burning fake money and incense in our house before we ate. We also offered them wine and food and setup everything in a special way. It was just interesting to see. Every year we would usually do such homage at my grandparent's house but since they died we moved it to mine. It's just a little strange to see life go on without them, especially during events they usually took charge of like the traditions of Chinese New Year. However, things are exponentially better than last year. This time a year ago I was so swamped with work I couldn't even come, and my grandparents had just died and I broke open my chin and broke my wrist in a bike accident and it was horrifyingly freezing. This year everything felt fine and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. A good amount of time today was spent talking to my parents about a number of things and just lying around together on our couches. If anything those are the moments I really cherish. Sure we laid around like a sack of potatoes but that was part of what made that moment for me. It's back to reality for me, but it was a pretty good day today. Just too bad the rest of the world treats this as another ordinary day.

-C.C.

Hilariously Unproductive Procrastination

       Do you ever look back on your mistakes and become astounded by how ridiculous you were being? That was me today. I actually did what I set out to do, so I'm going to give myself a great big Bravo. However, I also took around seven hours to actually get around to doing the infernal thing, but of course that was only a small part of what I really have to do. Technically, I haven't really started any essays or what not. I had to go on facebook and then surf youtube the rest of the time. You know, all those other obligations. To be fair, I've been nerding out and watching as many pirated episodes of Justice League and Teen Titans and Young Justice and any movies that feature gay romance. You know, all the things that will indicate I will be FOREVER ALONE. For that I'm giving myself a slow, sarcastic clap to accompany that Bravo. And what am I working so diligently on? My graduate school application. Yep, I'm a born winner. Oh, but fear not, because I still have to study for a few quizzes and prepare a presentation by next week. So, in hindsight, I definitely swore that I would never do this to myself again this year. I'm probably going to just go ahead and give myself a slow sarcastic clap for that endeavor as well just in case.
       In other news, I've finally decided that I'll try and do something with Red. Just casually send him a text and see if he'll bite. I think I'm probably going to regret it. I mean, he did randomly try and hook up with me all sleazy like and therefore leave a lingering distaste for him in my head, but I'm young and kinda horny and he seems like a nice guy maybe??? There was that one time he texted me to fool around in a restroom too. And really all that stuff turns me off. If he just asked me out on a date, no matter how awful he was, I'd be more inclined at least. I'm just not that kind of guy...I don't know, but I keep on thinking about him and stalking his facebook. I just can't get him out of my head. I just want him to do stuff to me. The thing is, I'm sure he's not really right for me but there might be a chance he is. Maybe? I need to get out more...and go to bed. I'm sick of this. All of this.

-C.C.