December 2009
I left China on 12/29/99
Today is 12/29/09. I’m sitting in the airport right now waiting to board my flight to Shanghai.
It has been exactly a decade. I’ve spent half of my life in the States already. It feels surreal that 1) time passed by so fast, 2) I’ve been through so much in the past 10 years, 3) I’m this old.
Just finished watching An Education...
that movie makes me wanna do all the readings that I didn’t do this past semester.
I should work harder and be more appreciative of my circumstances. Never thought I would be jaded by this environment. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve been taking my education for granted. Somewhere along the way, I somehow lost that confidence, drive, and passion. Who I am right now is in...
Playground Love: Landscape and Longing in Sofia... →
sofiacoppola:
A 9 page document about the significance of landscape in The Virgin Suicides, in PDF format. I love stuff like this, I read the whole thing in one sitting. Recommended!
It’s kind of sad. But I love useless shit like this. While searching for summer internships, I realized that everything I’m interested in is useless and doesn’t do much for the greater humanity....
I’m not a girl, nor will I ever be. But if I were a girl, I’d like to be Sofia....
– Marc Jacobs on Sofia Coppola (via sofiacoppola)
Being home. Seeing old friends. Finding the time to draw, to read, to relax, to breath, and to not think. All these things remind me of the person who I used to be, who I am now, and who I want to be. Consumed by classes, activities, and jobs during...
I like people who have a sense of individuality. I love expression and anything...
– Marc Jacobs (via pinkerbell) (via quitecheeky)
Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Author →
yoursummerheart:
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Jeffrey Eugenides
Girls who didn’t get enough drama when they were younger.
Chuck Klosterman
Boys who don’t read.
Chuck Palahniuk
Boys who can’t read.
Jane Austen (or Bronte Sisters)
Girls who made out with other girls in college when they were going through a “phase”.
Charles Dickens
Ninth graders who think they’re...
The space between your heart and mine is the space we fill with time
– Dave Matthews (via kari-shma)
The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are...
– Louis Kronenberger (via kari-shma) (via maddieness)