Happy Valentine's Day!

I came home to an empty house, starving, and still kind of hungover from last night. I had to make my own dinner from leftovers and figure out how to use the downstairs TV. I think my parents were having a V-day date, which is kind of cute. I was engrossed in Gossip Girl when they came home. My mom laughed and said it was unusual to see me at home on V-day, alone and eating leftovers. WTF, why? Does she think when I'm out that I'm dating up a storm? I think maybe she is projecting and hopes that is the case.

Really randomness

For my really random thoughts. I guess mostly for things that just randomly amuse me?

http://cowsrock.tumblr.com

My quarter-life crisis

A more suitable phrase for the cliche might be "third-life-crisis" as I am nearing my thirties. The other day, I actually blanked on what age I was, only to realize that yes, I am almost (but not quite) thirty. Not that turning thirty scares me. Just a surreal feeling, is all. And anyways, that's still a couple years away to go.

So, is this what the titled cliche that is oft thrown around feels like? The year is half over and I feel like I've done nothing, accomplished nothing. This is categorically untrue, if you look at my work life.

I've made some fairly nice strides at work this past year. It started off bumpy, what with me being thrown into the lion's den of a busy store in Inglewood, but I'm now a PIC (though admittedly, reluctantly so) at a nice store by Venice Beach. I haven't totally destroyed the store yet. My boss seems to like me. I'm not getting yelled at every other minute of the day.

The commute sucks. I'm developing heart-burn. I've been having more migraines. I think I am border-line pre-hypertensive.

Despite these pitfalls though, it is a new endeavor, and while I admit I did not want to take on such heavy endeavors so early on in my career, it's in my hands now and I want to run with it and see it through.

But poor, poor personal life. It is exactly the same as it was a year ago. Haven't read any new books (they are piling up), haven't organized my belongings (i.e. room is still a mess), haven't taken up the guitar, haven't taken any trips, haven't watched Lost, haven't met new people, haven't dated (YES! I've admitted to wanting to start dating again, but haven't made any attempts towards it whatsoever), haven't done much of anything besides working and sleeping. I'm so exhausted on my days off, I just want to lay. If I put half the amount of energy into my personal life that I did into my work life, I might be getting somewhere.

And therein lies the problem. I have no energy left!

But now that I've made these complaints and rants, I realize I sound mildly whiney, ungrateful and lazy.

If you want something to happen, you have to make them happen.

Time to make things happen.

More, please.

I want to write more.

I want to take more pictures. (Better pictures).

I want to read more. (Books and current events).

I want to listen to more music. (Different kinds of music).

I want to visit more museums.

I want to take more trips/mini-trips.

I want to meet more people. (Friends, maybe dating).

I want to watch the remaining seasons of Lost.

I want more fecking hours in the day.

Vacation's Blog

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Originally uploaded by dancingcow

This is the fantastic view from atop the Banyan Tree Hotel of Bangkok, at their rooftop bar called Vertigo. We visited this place, as well as Sirocco Skybar, another venue with a spectacular view. We probably too much time playing with our cameras and their shutter speeds, but with decent results in the end.

Details to come later, but the first 3 days have been an exciting whirlwind. We had hoped to go to Shanghai as well, but it was way too exepnsive and instead will be making a tour of Asia by way of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phuket. Looking forward to plenty of good eats and good times. :) :D

PS. I got to buy ciprofloxacin (food poisoning precautionary) without prescription here in Thailand. Yeah, the drugs are not FDA regulated, but I still love it! Will stock up on the antibiotics before I go back to the US (and go against all the pharmacy ethics I learned in school). They also have oral contraceptives available OTC, but I'm not definitely not keen on leaving my motherhood status up to those unregulated babies. O_o

My first time in a jet this big!

Some changes

In case you haven't heard and if you want to know, I'm going Flickr!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancingcow

Of course, whatever is on my Picasa will continue to remain as is for eternity, or until eaten up by the internet gods.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, four more days!

Let's review

Some things I said I would do after boards.

--Cleaning my room. I swear it will be done! The new floors are almost done, I can finally take time to look for a paint color, paint the walls, and finally purchase some new book shelves. Yeah, right. Haven't even started.
--Oh yeah, buy a digital TV. I actually need to get started on this one, the new prime-time season starts soon!!
--Blackberry bold purchase!
--Caffeine detox. I have 2-3 cups a day when trying to study. It might be coming out of my pores. Well... now it's just an ice coffee before work and an iced tea for lunch.
--Hair cut. The bangs are pissing me off! Sweet monsters thank goodness, can finally look at myself in the mirror without gagging.
--Facial. I love you California, but the LA smog is causing me to break out like crazy... at least I blame it on the smog and not my lax in facial care. My face is starting to chillax (less KB?), but this may still be a good idea.
--Return to leisure reading! Somewhere in my piles of crap are piles of unread books! Still many books to go though.
--Getting (decaf) coffee with friends to chat instead of to mind meld with pharmacy books. We had tea once!
--Going to the beach on my day off. Boo, I've only been to the beach twice this summer. I live in OC for pete sake!
--SF trip.
--Taking up surfing, knitting, golfing, traveling. Erm... darnit.
--Taking up (again) yoga, guitar, tennis, following current events, care-freeing.
--Breathe.

Not too bad, si?

So in light of the fact that CaBOP hates me (or at the very least, every graduating pharmacy student of 2009) I have a window of opportunity to finally take a real vacation, a la abroad travels! Firstly though, I will have to see about my missing passport...

Now or never?

SP/PWTs, or pan-Europe trip? Just thinking out loud...

McCarran, Flying ok when light luggage