Entry 065 | Untitled

I had to take the kimchi bucket out for a walk today. I say walk bc the bucket's so big, it might as well have sprouted legs. I didn't tell him where we were goin'. He'd been in the fridge since my folks and relatives came to visit and hadn't seen the light of day since they left. He was however, starting to make his presence known olfactorily and it had to be stopped.

Entry 062 | Sweaters and Taxes

Talking to the H&R block lady for 2 hours today about my new foray into the wonderful world of freelance, brought me back to nights of endless math with dad. When I was a kid, my dad used to keep me up way past my bedtime until I got all 50 of his math problems correct. One slight mistake and 50 new ones appeared underneath my sleepy drool as I struggled to pry my shutting eyes open. My mom would plead him to let me go to sleep but he showed no mercy. Not that Judy, the tax specialist was giving me math problems but just trying to follow along as she whipped out percentages and expense estimations was enough to make my back arch with intimidation and unease. Judy was more patient with me and answered my same questions 5 times over and then the 6th time when I asked it again 10 minutes later. I hate math. And I hate figuring out taxes. But I guess it's all apart of being an adult. And as a part of being an adult, I allowed myself to go to the GAP and buy myself a sweater afterward.

Entry 062 | Untitled

Since I've been at my new job, I've been a frequenter at Starbucks. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. I don't even drink coffee really, but like my co-worker, I also like to buy stuff. It's crazy how much I go there and it's shameful how many used cups are currently sitting at my desk. I'm seriously thinking about getting those faux starbucks plastic cups. Fun story, I know.

Entry 060 | What would I do without TAL

Chris Ware + TAL = Happiness

This week I've been trying unsuccessfully to get a co-worker to listen to This American Life podcasts with me. He wasn't biting so I gave up. (I realize the older I get, the less time I spend trying to get people to care about something and how awesome it is. It's not worth it, I can spend my time better blogging about my realizations instead). But anyhoo, it made me think about some of my favorite episodes from the past. I think I've listened to every episode from when I used to work at a place where I needed lots of good stories to get myself through the day. I remembered one episode where they had recorded a story at Lula Cafe about restaurant tipping. So I revisited that one again today; I had forgotten that there's another hilarious story in the same episode called Allure of the Mean Friend. It's just golden. Both stories actually sorta tie into my recent entry about how being a bitch will make you seem more powerful. I'll post the link here in case you want to listen to it. Acts 1 & 2: HERE

Entry 059 | Good Night & Tough Luck

Just came across some cute/humorous insights and drawings by Christoph Niemann via my friend's posting.




See them all HERE