7.30.2010

it's been awhile

it' so hard to blog when you fall out of the habit of doing it regularly. then you finally start, and blogger crashes. without saving your entry. ugh.

but i'm here! so let's do this. a lot has happened in the last couple of months, so i don't know where to begin. i'd love to post photos, but i haven't been such a good asian lately. i'm out of practice with the camera, too, and find myself hesitant to even take it out much less use it. i do have some, but they're all either on the other compuer, on my external hard drive, or still in the camera. yeah, i've been lazy about transferring and uploading, too.

so i guess we'll have to settle for a photo-less yay/boo for now since i haven't done one of these in forever, either. or maybe a boo/yay since it's more fun to end on a happy note.

boo sickness!
our family doggie passed.
my stepdad was diagnosed with cancer. stage IV.
my grandmother isn't doing so well and has been moved into a home for 24/7 care (in korea).
yay!
doggie provided a lot of love and companionship for our family for 14 years.
stepdad is miraculously doing well. he's responding well to the initial surgery and rounds of chemo, and his spirits are and strength is high.

boo.
i got a [computer] virus, one of my main hard drives died (most of my data was on another drive in the same computer, thank God), and one of my email accounts got hacked.
yay!
i got a new laptop that is supposedly more secure.
boo.
it's a mac. yes, i've crossed over to the dark side. please have mercy on my soul.
and dang os x 10.6.whatever i'm on cannot print to PDF, only save to PDF. this is a major problem for me, especially when school starts again.
yay!
bear replaced the dead hard drive so my desktop still runs windows (but the more secure windows 7). i can use the PC to print to PDF.
and yay!
the mac is pretty and runs well so far. ugh, i feel so dirty.


boo.
i haven't socialized much this summer, despite being on break.
yay!
for the past month or so at least, it's because i am employed. finally. i found an internship for the last bit of the summer and a part-time, work-at-home gig. whee!
boo.
i work a lot.
yay!
i have jobs! that i enjoy (but still stress me out)! i have mini income!

boo.
i can't afford any of the lovely trips on jetsetter. or even travelzoo top 20.
yay!
the bear and i did take a long weekend up to SF and a road trip up the coast to monterey with his crazy uncle and cousins. i'll have to post the few photos i took from those trips soon.

boo.
i had another birthday that brings me very close to 30.
yay!
i hear your 30s are better than your 20s, or something like that.

boo.
i am at my heaviest. i can't fit in any of my pants. like i REALLY can't because i can't just go around without them unbuttoned all day. no, they won't even button when i suck in. not only that, this time, i'm way flabbier, vein-ier, wrinklier, and just plain old-seeming than the other times i've gotten to this weight.
yay!
i've discovered the comfort that is dresses with leggings and cute flats. it's almost as comfy as wearing PJs all day.

boo.
still plagued by self-doubt thanks to this fun thing called grad school and a bleak job market.
yay!
my overall mental health, emotional health, and spirits have improved somewhat over this summer. i've been blessed with both some relaxing time and work, which have helped a lot.

boo.
the bear and i feel old.
yay!
we're enjoying growing old together thus far. our anniversary is coming up next week. it's the leather anniversary. heh. heh.
boo.
the other day, the bear said, "you're the perfect person for me, except for the fact that you use twitter."
yay!
the other day, the bear said, "you're the perfect person for me..." selective hearing rocks.

boo
too many parentheses and brackets!
yay!
it's my blog.

i promise i'll have pictures next time, and that next time will be sooner than in a couple of months.

8 comments:

  1. So much to absorb!

    I was rooting for you to win my camera strap, but random.org did not cooperate.

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  2. It's a good update. :)

    So sorry to hear about your stepdad and grandmother. :(

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  3. love!

    you've been missed;) I'm not one to talk though, I've been totally MIA and I have no good reason for it.

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  4. so happy to hear from you! so sorry to hear about your stepdad and grandmother. Please keep us posted! Yay for you and the bear :)

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  5. Ha ha ha love this post. I mean, except for all the bad stuff. Boo to that.

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  6. That was like a roller coaster!

    I was like *deep breath* Oh no!

    But then I was like, well, yes I suppose so. No, that is good!

    But I am sorry to hear the news about your family members.

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  7. So sorry to hear about your stepdad and grandmother. Yay for jobs though and income! I have been wearing dresses every single day for the same reason. It's so depressing.

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  8. Well, this was one heck of a recap. Whew! Glad you're doing well, for the most part. :)

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