possible snow showers tomorrow~ that would be amazing. much better than the dreary cold rain we've been getting. maybe i'll wear my hat tomorrow.

in my biased pro-broadway opinion, dreamgirls is the most overlooked movie of 2007. i do understand that a lot of people are going to hate this movie, or not appreciate it. however, my thoughts mirrors dan's exactly. "Dreamgirls was not perfect. Lots of weird editing, the lip syncing didn't match the songs sometimes, some of the songs were cheesy. But then, there were moments when I literally became short of breath. The way Beyonce' would stare out of the screen, or Jennifer Hudson would give the slightest roll of her eyes--perfect. Brilliant performances, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx and everyone all around. You forgive the film's flaws. I wish all movies were this big."

last night, how could you not vote for any of the dreamgirls songs, as the best song of the year? their performance at the oscars was breathtaking. for once, it was satisfying to see beyonce sing backup! muhaha. having said that, her solo in "Listen" was probably the best i've *ever* seen her sing.

happy monday, everyone. having a hard time getting out of my chair to prepare to go to work.

i gave my last talk yesterday~! it's such a relief, i notified my lab that i'm now going into retirement and will not give a talk for a year. thanks to bt for coming!! you really made my day.

in order to celebrate, i decided to treat myself to a trip to the city. it's so nice i have weekends free to do this. it's crazy, but decided to rush for the jersey boys show in SF. i saw it once already, but it was in previews and wanted to see it really up close. ah. i've been pretty good about keeping my obsessions with broadway lately, but i feel the obsession coming on again. i stood in the crazy rush line - i updated my ipod and was prepared to read for a few hours, but met this fun girl who was just as obsessed with broadway as i was. :) talking to her about it also reminded me of how exciting broadway is. during the show, it was fun when one of the four main characters smiled and winked at me while singing to me. hehe. I guess that's what happens when you're in the front row. I met him briefly afterwards, who thanked me for allowing him to flirt with me. so cute. ok i'm gushing again.

i also got to meet up with friend whom i haven't seen in a while. she is my idea of superwoman. she's a supersmart ucsf opthalmology resident, we got to catch up on our personal lives. dating is not always easy, but i really admire how she stands up to what she knows she needs, and is honest about her feelings as well. a perfect balance of head and heart. she is my heroine. it was fun sharing jersey boys with her as well - we watched wicked together last year.

i found this very entertaining.

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my new year

it was over 80 degrees in socal yesterday. my legs saw sunshine for the first time since fall, and my mom reacted to its whiteness. teehee.

spending some time at home. it's been a good down time, before the two talks i'll be giving this week. the second talk is an hour long, but comes with free pizza and beer. hopefully it'll keep everyone happy.

lent starts this week. i've never observed it before, but for some reason, i feel like my year has definitely been off to a rocky start, and need to refocus myself on my priorities. and as my friend says, we're allowed to make new year's resolutions on chinese new year's. ^^ truth be told, i was inspired by a featured series of articles in time out new york magazine, which i am receiving in my mail weekly now, in which at the beginning of the new year, six new yorkers gave up a convenience or a behavior. This article inspired me to do the same, mostly because I spend too much time and money in this activity. I am going to concurrently read a book to help me focus at least this one part of my life, on my priorities.

i really hope i don't sound preachy or legalistic, because i am the last person to think i'm going to be good at this, but maybe i'll encourage someone else to make a commitment to better themselves in some small way.


"I am the LORD your God... Open your mouth wide and I will fill it." -Psalm 81:10

but how can God fill our mouths, if our mouths are already full?

happy valentine's day, everyone. hope it's a sweet one.



from dreamgirls. my current song of the moment.

i know it's a busy day at work when i don't get to surf my usual websites, like cuteoverload, off the rack, and thesuperificial. today was the good kind of busy tho - productive.

random fact of the day: carson kressley's favorite word is cashmere. that word's definitely on my top ten. ^^

random read of the day: anthony bourdain's post on his opinions on the food network. I don't always agree with his conclusions, but i think his observations are spot on, not to mention hilarious. his last sentence, with the matchup between mikey and sandra lee, made me laugh out loud. my obsessive tv addiction is anthony bourdain's no reservations, airing on the travel channel, which btw, is airing in less than an hour. (i think the food networkbanned him for his inappropriateness)

currently listening to: norah jones' not too late. a perfect antidote for a rainy day.

reminder for the day: be thankful

received a postcard from a sunny place today. it brightened up my day in the midst of a gray nonsunny day.

drama queen

what a week. for some reason, it's really been pouring these days. without talking about specifics, amongst my friends and family, it seems like people are fragile and struggling constantly, even in the moments when you think others (and even yourself) are ok. and in the moments when you think you are struggling alone and are isolated, by sharing with one other person, you realize that your problems are not so uncommon and people understand struggle and relate so intimately to brokenness and imperfection and weakness. those traits really are universal.

my prayers go out to the women in my life who are struggling. there are such conflicting messages to be strong and independent and to put up a front, when inside we are broken and hurt and so mad that we're not as strong as we thought.

on a completely separate note, the week started out well. i had an hour long talk, which i've never given before, and was really surprised at the positive response. in front of an intimidating crowd, i got a lot of questions and positive feedback. immediately after my talk, a professor sat me down and we talked about my project for 10 minutes. it was a really good experience. i still hate giving talks tho. ^^