theme of the month: asian wisdom

mom: are you going to put your maiden name as your kid's middle name?
me: i'm watching tv
mom: you never know who you are marrying the US because people don't have their mother's maiden names in their whole name. for all you know, americans can be marrying their cousins! maybe that's why so many of them have issues. how do you really know if someone isn't your cousin?

and maybe in her random ranting, there is some rhyme and reason:

monday support continues:parental

(me trying on my black swan costume)

charlie: i don't like it. you see a roll of back fat. yeah, a lot of back fat.

mom (look of horror): you're going to wear that?!? seriously?

charlie: why don't you wear a black tshirt and leggings instead. i'll give you a lightsaber and you can go as a jedi. it will fit you so much better.

what my parents apparently envision for halloween:

monday morning conversations

the typical monday in grad student world exemplifies the care and empathy of your fellow classmates:


Noelle
wahhhhhhh
11:40 AM

me
wahhhhh

Noelle
no wahhhhhhh me

me
lazzzyyyy

Noelle
me??
or...
you?
hehe
or both.