It has been raining all weekend. Joe brought us out of our doldrums by bringing home his parents' karaoke machine. Suddenly, we Became his parents / ourselves in 30 years. I remember feeling very Asian.
*Justina came home 1 day after this session.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Back due to unemployment
Random things I have learned out here:
1) The term "cholo." It refers to Mexican males/gangsters who "dress in chinos, a wifebeater, sleeveless teeshirt or a flannel shirt with only the top buttoned, a hairnet, or with a bandana around the forehead, usually halfway down over the eyes. Cholos often have black ink tattoos, commonly involving Catholic imagery, or calligraphy messages or family names." According to my boss, they also wear tube socks up to their knees and ride around on low rider bikes or drive low rider cars.
There's even a music video about how to Lean Like A Cholo:
2) How to drive stick. Joe let me borrow his car after my work car got returned. Simon gave me a 20 minute crash course in the Target parking lot at 1:30am. There were definite growing pains: stalling on the 101 in stop-and-go traffic, stalling while trying to make a left while on a hill and having to wait 5 light cycles before finally getting it, trying to creep up to red lights hoping they'll change to green before I get there so I don't have to stop and change gears, rolling through stop signs, developing a fear of people stopping too close behind me because I may roll back into them, developing a fear of hills and getting anxious about the drive home after work, wondering if I'll stall in the middle of high speed traffic on the highway and therefore die. However, after a couple emails consulting Joe (how should I turn off the car? should I downshift while approaching a stop light?) and getting used to his car - I've finally gotten the hang of it.
3) I love Pinkberry. Hooked after the 2nd time. I drove 40 mins out of the way to get one once.
4) Shopping blows. Or I have not found good spots yet. So far I've been to malls (blah - your typical Bloomies, Macy's, Banana Republic, J.Crew fare - although Justina took me to Mango, where I ended up buying a couple tops) or you have Melrose - which is split into the high fashion end (Fred Segal, D&G, Miss Sixty - meh) and the Vintage/thrift/Wet Seal-type stores end (need to sift to find good items). However, they go all out for their storefonts.
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5) Climate out here is DRY. I feel dehydrated a lot, and my skin is freaking out. I have had a zit on my forehead for 6 weeks! After 2 more broke out right next to the OG one, I finally broke down and got a facial. They proceeded to stab them all, making them all the more visible because there is now 1 huge black dot and 2 bright red dots, making an Orion's Belt of zittery on my face. Lord.
As far as the rest of the house - Simon tried the Master Cleanse - which is a diet consisting of drinking 1 quart of salt water every morning, followed by a lemonade concoction every time you get hungry. No solid food allowed. You are supposed to do this for 10 days, losing 2 lbs a day and cleansing out your colon.
I was supposed to join him on day 2, but after diluting myself into thinking that I could do it for a couple hours, I realized I did not want to nor did I think I had the willpower to do it.
Justina is still in HK. She's bringing back a Wii for the house as well as acquiring games in the way that Asians do best - wink nudge.
Joe is back from making a cheerleader into a master debater, but just for the holiday break.
Tim had a friend over for the holidays. He went to the Rose Bowl game, but our team - Illini - lost.
I leave with footage of the writers' strike outside NBC: (music is from the radio)
1) The term "cholo." It refers to Mexican males/gangsters who "dress in chinos, a wifebeater, sleeveless teeshirt or a flannel shirt with only the top buttoned, a hairnet, or with a bandana around the forehead, usually halfway down over the eyes. Cholos often have black ink tattoos, commonly involving Catholic imagery, or calligraphy messages or family names." According to my boss, they also wear tube socks up to their knees and ride around on low rider bikes or drive low rider cars.
There's even a music video about how to Lean Like A Cholo:
2) How to drive stick. Joe let me borrow his car after my work car got returned. Simon gave me a 20 minute crash course in the Target parking lot at 1:30am. There were definite growing pains: stalling on the 101 in stop-and-go traffic, stalling while trying to make a left while on a hill and having to wait 5 light cycles before finally getting it, trying to creep up to red lights hoping they'll change to green before I get there so I don't have to stop and change gears, rolling through stop signs, developing a fear of people stopping too close behind me because I may roll back into them, developing a fear of hills and getting anxious about the drive home after work, wondering if I'll stall in the middle of high speed traffic on the highway and therefore die. However, after a couple emails consulting Joe (how should I turn off the car? should I downshift while approaching a stop light?) and getting used to his car - I've finally gotten the hang of it.
3) I love Pinkberry. Hooked after the 2nd time. I drove 40 mins out of the way to get one once.
4) Shopping blows. Or I have not found good spots yet. So far I've been to malls (blah - your typical Bloomies, Macy's, Banana Republic, J.Crew fare - although Justina took me to Mango, where I ended up buying a couple tops) or you have Melrose - which is split into the high fashion end (Fred Segal, D&G, Miss Sixty - meh) and the Vintage/thrift/Wet Seal-type stores end (need to sift to find good items). However, they go all out for their storefonts.
5) Climate out here is DRY. I feel dehydrated a lot, and my skin is freaking out. I have had a zit on my forehead for 6 weeks! After 2 more broke out right next to the OG one, I finally broke down and got a facial. They proceeded to stab them all, making them all the more visible because there is now 1 huge black dot and 2 bright red dots, making an Orion's Belt of zittery on my face. Lord.
As far as the rest of the house - Simon tried the Master Cleanse - which is a diet consisting of drinking 1 quart of salt water every morning, followed by a lemonade concoction every time you get hungry. No solid food allowed. You are supposed to do this for 10 days, losing 2 lbs a day and cleansing out your colon.
I was supposed to join him on day 2, but after diluting myself into thinking that I could do it for a couple hours, I realized I did not want to nor did I think I had the willpower to do it.
Justina is still in HK. She's bringing back a Wii for the house as well as acquiring games in the way that Asians do best - wink nudge.
Joe is back from making a cheerleader into a master debater, but just for the holiday break.
Tim had a friend over for the holidays. He went to the Rose Bowl game, but our team - Illini - lost.
I leave with footage of the writers' strike outside NBC: (music is from the radio)
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
one more year
it is justina's birthday.
cynthia has reached her sanity threshold and is now jumping on the bed.
sumer and her friend are coming to visit us tomorrow.
karen lee will be here in january.
joe is being made.
i miss being in love.
that is all.
cynthia has reached her sanity threshold and is now jumping on the bed.
sumer and her friend are coming to visit us tomorrow.
karen lee will be here in january.
joe is being made.
i miss being in love.
that is all.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
THANKSGIVING
Happy Thanksgiving ya'll! We celebrated this special holiday 6206 style baby! We had Hotpot (Huo Guo) and Turkey! Now, as some of you might remember, we had AMERICAN style CHINESE hot pot. Check out what they like to eat in their huo guo in China...
DEFINITELY NO PIG BRAIN in this one! We had lots of veggies, and fish balls, and meat. Let me just say this now, I will NEVER again take my mom for granted when she goes shopping for these ingredients!
My friend Dyana (and her brother Ben) and I
made a turkey, from scratch ya'll! It got it's butt stuffed full of stuffing, and apples, and celery, and onions. It was juicy!
And after dinner, we made these
CTOWN's friend Dan approves as you can see
As a side note, Dan is currently working on AMERICAN GLADIATORS
and is in the process of getting me an audition to be a GLADIATOR cause my body is SWOLL son! My codename will be THE RICE MAN, and everytime I beat a guy down in the joust, I'll say, "No more Mr. Rice guy."
AND, as if that wasn't enough, this being Hollywood and all, a celebrity dropped by to say hello
AND TO TOP THAT OFF, he brought over another celeb friend, too!
Wow. What a night! I give thanks to everyone who reads this blog. Who I DO NOT give thanks to is the members of this house who have seemed to forgot that we even have a blog. I hate them. No i don't. Yes, I do. Merry Christmas!
DEFINITELY NO PIG BRAIN in this one! We had lots of veggies, and fish balls, and meat. Let me just say this now, I will NEVER again take my mom for granted when she goes shopping for these ingredients!
My friend Dyana (and her brother Ben) and I
made a turkey, from scratch ya'll! It got it's butt stuffed full of stuffing, and apples, and celery, and onions. It was juicy!
And after dinner, we made these
CTOWN's friend Dan approves as you can see
As a side note, Dan is currently working on AMERICAN GLADIATORS
and is in the process of getting me an audition to be a GLADIATOR cause my body is SWOLL son! My codename will be THE RICE MAN, and everytime I beat a guy down in the joust, I'll say, "No more Mr. Rice guy."
AND, as if that wasn't enough, this being Hollywood and all, a celebrity dropped by to say hello
AND TO TOP THAT OFF, he brought over another celeb friend, too!
Wow. What a night! I give thanks to everyone who reads this blog. Who I DO NOT give thanks to is the members of this house who have seemed to forgot that we even have a blog. I hate them. No i don't. Yes, I do. Merry Christmas!
Monday, November 12, 2007
SIMONYIN PERFORMER SERIES
Also, here is another rehearsal video. We are 28 days out from our first show.
SIMONYIN PRODUCER SERIES
wow. the SIMONYIN PRODUCER SERIES has really taken off! So, due to popular demand, here is installment THREE. And in case you were wondering, yes, she did get it from her mama. Enjoy!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
is it november already?
This is ridiculous! The year two thousand seven is almost over. Soon Thanksgiving will be here, and then Christmas, and then New Years, and then 2008! Good Grief!
Speaking of Good Grief, anyone that is in the LA area, should come see the new Christmas show I am in rehearsals for...
You'll see singing, dancing, prancing, and me in HOT PANTS (one of those is false).
Here are some house updates:
SIMON
Rehearsal schedule
And when I'm not rehearsing, I should be doing other more productive stuff, but instead, my second installment of, THE SIMONYIN PRODUCER SERIES
Shout out to THE WOODMAN. He LOVES these videos.
CTOWN
She is working her ARSE off! On many an occasion she has said that this job will make a woman out of her. I think Guilin already did that, but who am I to tell her otherwise? She works so hard that when she gets home, she just collapses from exhaustion...literally.
JUSTIN
All she does is come home and read scripts and watch movies that her "clients" make.
Although, we did go grocery shopping last night, and Justin made me a wonderful bowl of noodle soup. It was amazing. Justin, if you are reading this, I want a bowl right now! Also, her mom is on Facebook. Wow.
TIM
Tim is also in a new show.
He also talks to our neighbor who only speaks Spanish. Apparently, she gave us these rocks.
JOE
After leaving MTV cause he was sick of the bullshit, Joe is now constantly away, shooting shows for MTV.
We also had a house meeting
and it was decided that yes, i should, indeed, wash my hands after urination.
I have way too much time (and apparently pee) on my hands.
Peace out homies.
Speaking of Good Grief, anyone that is in the LA area, should come see the new Christmas show I am in rehearsals for...
You'll see singing, dancing, prancing, and me in HOT PANTS (one of those is false). Here are some house updates:
SIMON
Rehearsal schedule
And when I'm not rehearsing, I should be doing other more productive stuff, but instead, my second installment of, THE SIMONYIN PRODUCER SERIES
Shout out to THE WOODMAN. He LOVES these videos.
CTOWN
She is working her ARSE off! On many an occasion she has said that this job will make a woman out of her. I think Guilin already did that, but who am I to tell her otherwise? She works so hard that when she gets home, she just collapses from exhaustion...literally.
JUSTIN
All she does is come home and read scripts and watch movies that her "clients" make.
Although, we did go grocery shopping last night, and Justin made me a wonderful bowl of noodle soup. It was amazing. Justin, if you are reading this, I want a bowl right now! Also, her mom is on Facebook. Wow.
TIM
Tim is also in a new show.
He also talks to our neighbor who only speaks Spanish. Apparently, she gave us these rocks.
JOE
After leaving MTV cause he was sick of the bullshit, Joe is now constantly away, shooting shows for MTV.
We also had a house meeting
and it was decided that yes, i should, indeed, wash my hands after urination.
I have way too much time (and apparently pee) on my hands.
Peace out homies.
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