I made it apoint to visit my grandma today.  It's kind of sad that this is noteworthy, but sometimes hanging out with my grandma is problematic.  She's an old world Filipino grandma, not one of those cookie baking I-love-you American types.  Still, I would find myself thinking things like "what if she dies and I hadn't visited in forever?"  She lives less than a mile away and there's really no excuse.  I am resolving here and now (on the internets) to visit her once a week...ish....

xmas

real? yes. mine? nope :'(

a very happy birthday to my wonderful mother! who will hopefully never read this blog!

i got her a nice, thick wool tommy hilfiger sweater (pictured above) purchased on ideeli for a discount. it was really supposed to be for me, but for some reason a medium was too big. it looks better on her anyway. there is something dignified about being in your 50s, no? i think i rather like taking fashion snaps of my mom, i wanna post more!

nye

for the first time in years i spent new year's eve with my family instead of a boy, and it was the right choice! we had such fun. we went to my cousin's place up on a hill where she and her husband had built a house for themselves. cute! my cousin's a really, really good cook too so there were good eats all evening.

'09: it was a really fun year. i had some great experiences and i "broadened my horizons" in many ways. i got to know some people who (though our connections were transitory) influenced me greatly. i got a little too crazy many a time, but i think i've gotten it out of my system now. ....i graduated.

the only thing i really want to do this year: GET A REAL FUCKING JOB

more easily resolved than realized.

nochebuena

Thanksgiving video