20131206

I'm in the belly of the canyon

I can't come up with any reason
Why a ghost is following me
Why a ghost is following me

I got some feed for the longing
I got the pillow for the bad dreams
The apparition dancing with me
Stepping down all over my feet

There is no key to my gate
But you can still come around
Lean your ladder against my window
And I'll come down, I'll come down

Sometimes I don't know what I am seeing
Who's keeping track of all thats breathing
There's a world thats waiting for me
There's  world thats waiting for me

I haven't written a post in a long long time. It's strange, reading through all my old posts. I was so sad and lonely and then not sad/not lonely, but not because I grew up and learned how to love myself but because of a boy. I guess it's always about a boy. Whoever told me that reading would make me grow up too fast was wrong. Reading is what has kept me from growing up and moving on. I will forever believe that this is a world where you find your one epic love and it's like the sun shines brighter and the air feels cooler. I don't know if it's how I'm made- to be so dependent and unable to be alone, but you can't spend too much time thinking about all of the flaws. This blog followed a journey where I found my first love and then after I caught him, I stopped writing. And now he's gone. We don't talk, he doesn't look at me the way he used to, and he's seeing other people. That's what life is like. You find your first love and you cling to him, hold him so tightly that he can't breathe and then suddenly it's you who can't breathe and then one day finally you both just let go. 

I have someone else now. He tells me that I'm the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. At the beach, he said we were soul mates. The universe talked to us. His eyes change colors from speckled green to light chestnut brown and I can't sleep if he's not next to me. He's my sleeping giant and he holds my hand whenever we cross the street. But why does it not feel like enough? Maybe C was right- nothing will ever be enough. I found my first love. He was easygoing and we trusted each other and he had the softest lips and I loved watching him eat. He thought I was funny and had cool style. I got into law school. I mean right now, at this moment I should be studying for finals but instead, I'm writing in this blog and crying. I should be happy. I shouldn't let all the little things get to me. There's a pork roast in the oven. All I want is to stop feeling so sad. 

20110913

this is the first day of my life

yours if the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don't know where I am
I don't know where I've been
But I know where I want to go

I'm glad I didn't die before I met you
But now I don't care I could go anywhere with you
And I'd probably be happy



We've got a house and a bed and a home to always come back to. Autumn is coming but it's like nothing has changed. Wedding fever has turned me into a sapling. I think if I listen to this song any more times, I'm going to start sobbing.

20110706

a lover and another lover

are they two parts or a daydream
maybe its wrong but I only want you
we'll never belong but I only want you
that's why im singing a song

What the fuck does 'only' even mean? I go around saying things like that's the only thing I've ever wanted but as soon as I get it, I just want something else. It's a fucking game that I can't win. I've been here a year and I'm still talking to myself in my head. I don't know why I go around trying to prove myself. A struggle to live in the present and the now but what if I never learned how to not glance back or strain forward.

I wish I wasn't so scared of failure. I've become so good at making excuses that I can lie without even flinching.

20110329

she's a time bomb

the ticking of her heart is the only sound.


that song has the worst lyrics I've ever heard but it's stuck in my head.
I feel so conflicted right now. I guess I always come back from durham sick (with the flu)and sick (of my life) but this time was different. I know that c has always maintained that happiness is a state of mind/being but it just never sank in. What if my constant state of unease never leaves me? What if I'll never be satisfied with what I have? I'm scared. This is the worst way to live.

It occurred to me that I'm always looking for change because I don't have any self esteem. I have this devastating need to feel better than everyone around me. I'm always competing and comparing. The only reason I spent time with b in the first place was because I wanted to feel like the best asian. Isn't that ridiculous? I wanted to feel prettier and smarter but in the end, it didn't even work. People get all of his asians mixed up. I'm just one of many. It makes me sick to my stomach to think that the only thing I needed from him was to feel special. I shouldn't have to compete. I need to realize that I am really fucking lucky. I'm independent. I've always accomplished whatever I set out to do and I'm loved by my family.

Things like what school you went to and what job you landed are nothing if you're not ultimately happy with yourself. More than anything, I need to realize that I AM unique. I have really great shoes, a big sincere smile, compassion, little feet, all of my body parts, the ability to start a conversation with any stranger, more than one home, a sister that I can share everything with, and most importantly the freedom of choice.

20110111

coming home

It's 2011.

2010 can be divided in half. crown heights/baltimore. I want to say I'm happier now, at least I think I am. I learned how to grow up... at least in a financial sense. Even with a sub-par lsat score, I have the kindest support system a girl could ask for. Hopefully june will bring me better luck.

I really loved the last day of 2010 and the first day of 2011. I think that's a good sign.

I went on vacation and smiled a lot.

Resolutions for the new year?
1. figure out grad school.
2. smile/laugh/enjoy more.
3. learn to let go.
4. find the green and bright in everything.
5. spend more time on family.
6. read. knit. write.
7. eat better.
8. travel to europe/go somewhere i've never been.
9. appreciate what I have.
10. come up with a solid future-plan.

20101222

formaldehyde

ive started knitting again. bc bbbb is back home in vt... wish I could've gone with.
spending the holidays alone, trying my hardest to change my mindset. what is one day?
i forgot what it feels like to be by myself. i think these past few months have spoiled me.
i hate money.

20101211

lsat

in less than an hour.

tight, well supported, substantial.