it's always so hard to study for that last final...

I've updated my home page in the spirit of winter.


Exams this week >_<

Grandmothers are all wonderful, I think. I was missing mine today, so I thought I'd write about her. I've seen her twice in my life, since she lives in Indonesia. She has a mango tree in her backyard, so when I stayed at her house, I had mango juice in the mornings, and sweet soft mango slices in the afternoons for a snack. She owns a little diner, and I ate the delicious Indonesian food there for lunch and dinner. My grandmother likes card games, hats, bargain shopping, and her grandchildren. She goes swimming every morning, which makes her more fit than me, I think. She gives the world's best massages. She has long black hair that she wears in a bun and it's still all black. When I think of her, I think of comfort and warmth.

Victoria, Lindy, Emily, her friend Christine, and I went to Bizarre Bazaar in Boston this late afternoon. It was loads of fun. It is amazing what clever and creative and cute designs people have. I got all manner of little odds and ends.


We had dinner at francesca's cafe near by. It was quite tasty. And I heart apple pie a la mode.


Finally Victoria, Emily, Tracey and I went to see Pride and Prejudice. We thought we'd be the only ones in the theater, until during the previews, more people came in. Despite initial skepticism, we all heartily approved of Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley.





Who would you choose? Dark, handsome, brooding, sarcastic and witty? Or pleasant, friendly, funny? Tough tough decision.

Today Janet invited me to a Tau Beta Pi dinner at the MIT Faculty Club. The speaker was my Harmony and Counterpoint teacher from way back freshman year, Ellen Harris. She gave a talk about some of her research on Handel. She's gone through the original manuscripts for his old cantata's and dated them based on paper watermarks and other things. She's also investigated his bank records to learn about him as a person and investor. With what she knows about Handel, she advises singers in their interpretation of the music.


We also went to see March of the Penguins at LSC. Penguins are so cute ^_^. Especially the fuzzy baby ones.


Both these things got me thinking tonight. I think it's really cool when people devote their life to something they love. I also think it's cool to know so much about something/someone as to know it's (their) quirks and little habits that give personality.


I don't necessarily want to be old and crufty but sometimes I feel like too much of a kid. I have such aspirations, but they're quickly tossed aside upon the discovery that I'm very bad at the subject, or getting tired of the subject. Lately my passion is computer graphics, and clothes. I want to make it easier for people to design their own clothes--- I wonder how much fashion and fashion trends would change if people didn't have to be restrained by the availability of clothes in stores and could wear what they really wanted to wear, whatever they imagined. But the kid I am, maybe next week I'll want to devote my life to three toed sloths or something =P

I went to Asuka, my language partner's apartment on Thursday night. We had a bit of trouble finding each other at the Alewife trainstation, but after that all went smoothly. I am convinced I did not speak a single gramatically correct sentence with her, but it was close enough that she understood, I think. Asuka was such a sweet and hospitable host. She talked about a great many things, and asked me many questions, trying to encourage me to talk. Next week, I am going to bring over knitting needles and yarn and teach her to knit ^_^. In English of course.


Friday was filled with many birthdays. After shopping for Christmas cards and other odds and ends with Victoria, we went with a big group to Nine Tastes to celebrate Max's birthday. Then I went back to McCormick to celebrate Maithilee's birthday, kid style with pizza, cake, ice skating, and a movie. It was my first time seeing Goonies--- it was a great movie!


I sewed a Chococat patch on my back pack. Now my back pack is uber cute, if I may say so myself.


Today I worked. Yet another weekend has passed by in which I have not cleaned my room. Hmm.

i'm going to start writing haiku's every day ^_^

this one came from looking at Kidrobot.com and also remembering that Boston will be having A Bizzare Bazaar on December 11.

one would think i ate
bunnies or something the way
cute things sustain me