Author: Pearl L

wildfires are raging across the southland…

our black xterra was an ashen gray this morning. opening the door sent down a a slurry of ash, swirling the light dust back into the air.

the sky is so smoky. you can smell the burning in the air. i woke up thinking part of our own place was on fire.

and we’re all the way out in the south bay…

friday was less ashy, but more smoky. an orange haze enveloped the sky near LAX; the sun peeking through glimmered oddly on the cars on the freeway around me.

i can’t imagine how things are closer to the fires…

here’s hoping the fires end soon.

It’s been more than two years now since i’ve started my blog. I’ve written about anything and everything, from the most mundane (what i had for lunch that day) to scandalous (exposing rather personal stuff from some of my friends =P) But two and a half years later, i’m beginning to have more doubts about this longtime hobby of mine.
Continue reading “the end of an era?”

i’m waaay too excited about something that it’s waaaay to early to be excited about!! but it’s true!! it’s great just to be considered! ^_^

what the heck??

:( :( :(

we’ve lost so many talented entertainers this year: johnny cash, john ritter, and now elliot smith as well…

You can read a little about it on MSNBC.

I can’t decide if i’m really excited or really scared about this. on one hand, it’s pretty cool that Taiwan, my birth country, has accomplished this feat. OTOH, Taiwan is located along a rather active fault. And it also gets typhoons. And plus it’s Taiwan, which is well known to have some of the shadiest characters you may likely never meet. Incidentally, my aunt and uncle have themselves been the victims of a shady Taiwanese construction company: a building they owned collapsed as a result of shoddy workmanship. No one was hurt, but i think they’re filing a lawsuit against the construction company.

Hmm.. I think i’d like to see this thing before it falls down. I fear that i may want to get there soon. >_

I got to ride a Segway on Wednesday~!!!

*excited giddy whee!!*

those things are freaking cool. i don’t have much time to get into it in much detail right now, but maybe i’ll update this entry later. =)