byebye weekend.

tmrw 4:30-12:15
sat 6-12:15
sun 3-9

brinnnng it.

friday night edit:
so why am I at home now?
Cause I got cut.
No army of bieber fangirls showed up, much to everyone's surprise.
The rest of my weekend shift got cut too.
So I guess the title better get changed to 'hello'.

the anti-aesthetic

Read a really dense essay on Postmodernism and Consumer Society in English. Now that I'm more awake to think about it, it's really interesting.

A particular section that I really liked was a poem called "China" by Bob Perelman. I realize I'm providing it without context, but a whole discussion is beyond me.

We live on the third world from the sun. Number three. Nobody tells us what to do.
The people who taught us to count were being very kind.
It's always time to leave.
If it rains, you either have your umbrella or you don't.
The wind blows your hat off.
The sun rises also.
I'd rather the stars didn't describe us to each other; I'd rather we do it for ourselves.
Run in front of your shadow.
A sister who points to the sky at least once a decade is a good sister.
The landscape is motorized.
The train takes you where it goes.
Bridges among water.
Folks straggling along the vast stretches of concrete, heading into the plane.
Don't forget what your hat and shoes will look like when you are nowhere to be found.
Even the words floating in air make blue shadows.
If it taste good we eat it.
The leaves are falling. Point things out.
Pick up the right things.
Hey guess what? What? I've learned how to talk. Great.
The person whose head was incomplete burst into tears.
As it fell, what could the doll do? Nothing.
Go to sleep.
You look great in shorts. And the flag looks great too.
Everyone enjoyed the explosions.
Time to wake up.
But better get used to dreams.

secret of the poem: It's not some political commentary on China. Rather, it's captions to a book of images the author found in China town.
This has something to do with photorealism.

brunch: baked eggs

recipe from 101 cookbooks

super easssy to make & eat.
I'm gaining an appreciation for runny egg yolks :]

never say neeeeever

So there's a Justin Bieber standee at the theatre for his new autobiographic movie "Never Say Never".

There's advance tickets selling for that movie.

Girls go up and take pictures with it.

One girl even asked a crew member to radio management if she could take it home after the movie finishes showing.

Clearly Bieber is doing something right.
In the same amount of time, he's starring in his own movie while I'm selling tickets for it. This is actually quite motivating XD

taobao haul

Skinfood Cucumber and Lettuce Set.
Tried the toner (emulsion) and moisturizer, both seems pretty good. The scent is very "fresh" and is absorbed really easily. Seems to be moisturizing enough for the winter as well. We shall see.


Shills blackhead peeling mask and Majolica Majorca (sub brand of Sheseido) Lash Expander mascara.
Hands down best mascara I've used. It's like a tubing one, except...not tubing. It's a hybrid haha. Def gonna try more asian mascaras after I finish this.

Onto accessories:

Brooch, ring, ring.
Best quality photo of the night haha. I apologize for the inconsistent lighting, some were with flash and some were without.


More necklaces! Had to buy more adhesive hooks to hang them e_e"


This is definitely a statement necklace haha. Though it's the same colour as my other chain one, hmmm.


Clutches! Black one is quite nicely made, very much so considering taobao standards. Melody originally ordered another one, but they ran out so they sent this instead. Do you still want it?


Winter hats! As much as I love (and is known for) my panda hat, I need something warmer haha.

and lastly:

winter is coooold.

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via kenn via danbooru

JAY CHOU PERFORMED AT THE NEW YEAR EVE GALA! <3
missed on tv, but saw online.
in really crappy quality ;_;
but he played the cello! <3

hexagon

SNOW DAY!
first in the history of my 7 years of attending school in Toronto.

atm watching Bonnie and Clyde on tv.