I found this a bit late in the day…

Hard at work at work. No time to rest!

Now my sister is giving me grief about my expired US visa and how I must renew before September so we can go to Seattle and shop until we die on her next visit!

I can still feel the orange paisley couch under me on weekend mornings with my brother while we eat cookies and drink iced tea on our stomachs. Interesting how rap inspired so much during the mid-90s. My favourite part is at 0:44.

Apart from 80s sitcom intros, I look at cat videos quite often as well.

A glimpse into my personality through my interests!

ZANG! Fuck you Rethink! Now that’s poetry!

Incidentally, an image search for grapes brought me to the page where I nabbed above image. Amusingly enough, people were kind enough to review said costume.

very comortable costume, great price and was adaptable to any size. Very good quality and ease to get around with. Would definately recommend this costume to others.

But be fair warned—

Try not to look too stupid and supply your own tights, please. Maybe from here:

* I was going to do an obnoxious remark off American Apparel, but promptly threw up after doing a quick image search.

But more importantly:

And, fuck you, this costume isn’t for people who cop out:

Essentially, once purchased and put on, you will kind of look like this:

Only sweatier and grumpier.

Ok, I kind of had too much fun there.

I hope everyone is having a nice morning!

Mel Brooks is one of my heroes just because of this movie when I was growing up. My dad would take us to Chinatown, up this guy’s attic from what I remember, and rent laser discs to watch at home. It was a musty sort of room, and we would flip from cover to cover like those hip kids who flip through vinyl records. Except my siblings and I weren’t hip. We wore shorts high up to our waists and fold our socks at the cuffs. I would always go to the comedy section, which was in a corner by the door. Dusty, musty, and many of these covers ripped, we’d all get to pick a couple (fight over it) and then go home.

I had gotten used to thinking that I am 24 this year, that when the actual day turned up, I thought I was already 24—turning 25. A little too early to start losing my mind, I am fully aware.

I invited my friends to the park near Science World, but that Goddamn dragonboat party ruined everything! (cries)

So Trung and I decided to move things to Charleson Park. Which resulted in I think 2 or 3 people in my party meandering around wooden paddles and ERG machines and free hot sauce samples. Sorry guys. Either way, it was a nice Saturday with people I loved and kind of liked.

More photos here!

Ha! I hadn’t thought about Vicki until one of my friends posted this on Facebook.

Another tv theme I used to know by heart. I always hated Harriet.

I remember watching “Charles in Charge” with my sisters when I was younger. Scott Baio was kind of a big thing in my childhood, I guess, but then again, so were the New Kids on the Block. I had always loved the theme from this show, though.

I like to start my mornings with YouTube videos, usually sitcom clips and intro themes. I think it might be nice to start sharing these gems with everyone, which is also a nice way to keep this blog updated. To commemorate this day, I shall share two clips:

First up, the theme from “My Two Dads”

Even better, the sleeping bag scene from “Perfect Strangers”

On America’s elite undergrads, by Kaldor:

Super interesting process, and while lengthy, it is very fruitful to see things come together like this.

I just watched it again, and am suddenly quite surprised (in a good way) of how cool it is to be working with almost all the top schools in Canada in one way or the other. I think that is kind of humbling, to be part of a place that such reputable institutions trust. Hopefully these friendships bloom to larger collaborations and I (selfishly so) become more a part of this dynamic.