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I’m in one of my phases again where I obsess over a single song and loop it (and loop it and loop it and…). This time it’s Blood Sugar by Pendulum and it’s blowing. my. mind. This is the most incredible sonic recreation of the end of the world that I’ve heard in ages. Actually that's not true. I don't even like it that much it just seems like I can't ever stop listening to it.

Ok, fuck it, I lied. It’s drum and bass. What you gonna do?

So. Today I drove to the Hotel Derek. Zoe drives, yes. My faja decided that we should all have a nice family brunch after our slightly weak attempt at a Thanksgiving. Initially we'd planned to dine at the Spindletop rotating restaurant on the 30th floor of the Hyatt downtown. Unfortunately, it's closed on Sundays so we went to the restaurant attached to Hotel Derek: Bistro Moderne, instead. It was quite enjoyable for the most part. Well, except for the Danish guy seated at the table next to us who consumed an entire bottle of red wine on his own and later ranted to his waiter about disgusting americans. I must say, he made several decent points.

Last night, Diana and I went to the Museum of Fine Arts for an event called The Beats of Basquiat. It was basically a bunch of local DJs opening for the famed DJ Spooky, free starbucks, and an entire room the size of a football field full of intensely hip people. The event was to celebrate the opening of Jean-Michael Basqiat (street graffiti artist turned painter)'s exhibition at the MFAH. Basqiat, former lover of Madonna and best friend of Andy Warhol, was huge (to say the least) in the 80's until he tragically died at the height of his career of an overdose. Anyway, we met up with Nick and Christina there a little later but we didn't see much of them. After an hour or maybe a little more we decided to leave the Museum. We stopped at Central Market and had some olives and then went to see Erin and Albert at Coldstone where we saw Reid too! Joy! Laura met up with us a little later at the Teahouse where we hung with Reid some.... of course, I left my phone in Reid's car so we drove alllll the way to Reid's house and met Walker! The cat! And what a cat he is.... a stud if I've ever seen one before.

Alas, the break has some to a sad end. Fortunately, Christmas break is only 3 short weeks away! Oh yes, I'm in Nutcracker on Ice in 2 weeks.... let me know if you want to attend!

(Happy Birthday, Michael McAfee. Love.)

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[	Current Music	|	gone for good- the shins	]

eyeah. Coooooool.

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[	Current Music	|	heroin- the velvet underground	]

when there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire.

well well and another well. it's a gloomy day. i know that i've claimed to be leaving livejournal twice now. but it's summer and.... oh what the hell i don't have an excuse. i just wanted to come back, ok? Neat. hmmm... so i guess summer has been alright so far. i went to a party at lauren george's house the friday school got out. it was... rowdy. this week my mom was in moscow so i hung out at christina's alot. we just did various things... went to soundwaves hung out at her house... we went tagging with jb and this kid al at reagan and explored this construction site which was amusing. i enjoyed it, it was... chill. i guess that's the cool thing to say these days.

then i got grounded on.... thursday i think it was. it was unjust. i still do not agree with it. so today i worked and then went to dog training with my godmother. it was actually reasonably interesting. after that i went to this baby shower at the funkyard? it was probably the most insane baby shower i've ever been to in my life. of course, i've only been to maybe 2 or 3.... but i'm tellin' ya... this was the baby shower of baby showers. it went from 4 to 8... which is fairly long for a baby shower, right? there were men dressed as apes running around everywhere. Cool. the whole thing was just really really bizarre. and this ridiculously eccentric woman was holding it. it was quite an experience. i don't think i've ever seen so many wasted adults at 5 in the afternoon. of course, i proceeded to sneek a shot or two myself... heh heh. this went unnoticed. and so then my mom returned from crazy russia and we went to dinner at berryhill which was ok i guess. as everyone knows, i am an asian food junkie so i would have preferred mai's or van loc... but hey, c'est la vie. i'm gonna go mope around and attempt to make my parents feel guilty for not allowing me to go to ska fest... because according to my dad, sulking is what i am best at. sulking and manipulating everyone and everything to get what i want. whaaaaatev.

g'night everyone.

Plot Summary: Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away") takes moviegoers on an amazing new animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Brimming with a blend of imagination, humor, action, and romance, "Howl's Moving Castle" recently played to great acclaim at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, and has become one of the biggest blockbusters of all time in Japan. The film has already earned more than $200 million at the international box office.

A distinguished cast of actors, under the direction of Pixar's Pete Docter ("Monsters, Inc.") and Disney's Rick Dempsey, lend their vocal talents to this English-language version of the film. Sophie (voiced by Emily Mortimer), an average teenage girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome-but-mysterious wizard named Howl (voiced by Christian Bale), and is subsequently turned into a 90-year old woman (voiced by screen legend and two-time Oscar nominee Jean Simmons) by the vain and conniving Wicked Witch of the Waste (voiced by screen legend and Oscar nominee Lauren Bacall). Embarking on an incredible odyssey to lift the curse, she finds refuge in Howl's magical moving castle where she becomes acquainted with Markl, Howl's apprentice, and a hot-headed fire demon named Calcifer (voiced by Billy Crystal). Sophie's love and support comes to have a major impact on Howl, who flies in the face of orders from the palace to become a pawn of war and instead risks his life to help bring peace to the kingdom. Extraordinary characters, inventive imagery, and stunning artistry make this latest masterpiece from the visionary Miyazaki an unforgettable film going experience.

haha dooon't worry i'm not an anime freak or anything. it's just that spirited away is one of my favorite movies of all time and this is by the same guy... i have all these free tickets to this sneak peak of the movie this wednesday at 7... tell me if you'd like to come.

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[	Current Music	|	hummingbird- wilco	]

alright so i'm back. heh i just couldn't resist the urge. i'll update some... in and out whenever i can... but pleeeaasseee only G-rated language incase the parents decide to spot check  my livejournal. alright so lets seeee... today is may 1st which makes my birthday in 19 days. i'm deffinitely looking forward to that. there hasn't been much progress made on the plans for me and hawnuh p's party but we shall work it out. so the highlight of my weekend was getting my cell phone on saturday. the number is 713 594 8132. today i woke up and jogged some then i went out for dimsum which was amazing. i think we are going to make it a monthly tradition... then i came home and biked around some and went to donovan park to study a bit for my mother german vocabulary test. geeeze. so much german. i wanted to go see a movie at the angelika later but i doubt that'll happen, we'll see.

Cult independent film writer and director Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Storytelling) brings us Palindromes, a fable of innocence. 13-year-old Aviva Victor wants to be a Mom. She does all she can to make this happen, but in the end her plan is thwarted by her sensible parents. So she runs away, still determined to get pregnant one way or another, but instead finds herself lost in another world, one pregnant itself with all sorts of strange possibility. Like so many trips, this one is round-trip, and it's hard to say in the end if she can ever be quite the same again. Featuring jaw-dropping performances from Ellen Barkin, Debra Monk, Stephen Adly-Guirgus, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Palindromes may be Solondz' most political and philosophical film yet.
 

that movie looks really good. it's coming out soon at the angelika.

at the rainforest cafe in dallas

olivia and i at rainforest cafe. i look terrible in this picture but i think olivia looks cute

annie and i at skate dallas

texas flowers

kolache depot. i like how the truck matches the gate. heh