Perhaps it's the dull thump of this techno-like music I'm listening to subliminally seeping ideas into my brain, but I'm imagining that the view outside my window looks like this.
Thanks Google search. And Hong Kong for this gorgeous view.
Oh, radiology. Why can't you be more glitzy and glamorous?
I just read a blog article about whether a woman (or man marrying a woman, as the article added) should change her/his last name after marriage.
Until recently, I'd always thought that if I do get married, I would definitely take my husband's last name. Just out of tradition, and wanting to create a family unit with everyone sharing a single name.
However, the blog made me realize that there is now a part of me that perhaps would like to keep my last name. It's unique, and is one of the only ties I have to my Japanese heritage, which is all but non-existent in my life. Plus, once I start working, I would prefer to be called by my current last name because I earned my degree as T. CurrentName, not T. NewName. Is that selfish? >_<
So I thought that maybe legally I would keep my last name, to use professionally, and then use my husband's name socially. But then it made me kind of sad that we would die with different legal last names. I know it wouldn't be true at all, but it makes the marriage sound a tiny bit fraudulent/less valid to me.
Anyway, this is not something that I have to worry about anytime soon so these are just random musings of a sleepy T.
It started like this
Then the information overload felt like this:
Now every night feels like this:
The amount of info you retain by the next day is this:
Your attention span is like this
And all you need is this
How It feels when you’re accepted
How it feels once you’re in for a few months.
Yep, pretty much sums up my life these days. Thanks whatshouldwecalldentistschool and whatshouldwecalldental for commiserating with me! The little sense of humor that has all but been sucked out of me (by dental school, of course) appreciates it.
I am still obsessed with wanting to dye my hair blonde. One of the main reservations I had with this though was the whole growing out process, not to mention the extensive maintenance I imagine it would require. However, I stumbled upon some hair inspiration from a blog that is making it harder and harder to resist taking some chemical to the head:
While it is possibly creepy that I have random people's pictures on my blog (they are from http://www.fashionista804.com, for the record), I love this ombre look on the girl on the right. Casual, and a gradual change from blonde to black, so even if my roots grow out a little, it's all good in the neighborhood. I also like the actual blonde color-not brassy or orange-y. As a side note, the hair color on the girl on the left is really pretty too.
If I ever get this done, I'm taking these photos in to the salon with me. Hopefully these girls won't mind! Or maybe I can learn to do this myself!
One of my roommates moved out yesterday. Because we lived together for three years, and she's one of the people who has been with me since the beginning of my life in this city, it was a bit sad when she left. Aside from family and my other roommate, I have never lived with anyone for this long! A lot of memories over the years. Such as our peach picking and wine tasting adventures a couple of weeks ago!
Yum! At Carter Mountain.
Basket purely for show. Belonged to the people who graciously took this pic for us!
At the Jefferson Vineyards in/near Charlottesville.
Relaxing in the gorgeous weather that day.
I'm starting to feel a shift in my life in this city. Soon, my other roommate will move out as well, and I'll have to somehow navigate through my last two years here without these girls. They've definitely made living here easier and fun!
1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
3 Look on me and answer, O Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
4 my enemy will say, “I have overcome him, ”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
for he has been good to me.
Emphasis added.
This Psalms says what's on my heart tonight. I'm comforted, because despite any storms in my life, the Lord has been good to me. No foe, no enemy can take him away from me.
As a sort of final hurrah of my summer vacation, my friend H invited me to visit her new home, NYC, for a few days! Twas mucho fun! I didn't take too many pictures but here are some parts of our adventures..
The first full day I was there, there were preview performances of shows for the upcoming fall Broadway season at Bryant Park. We decided to check it out, and despite the heat, it was worth it just to see the Mamma Mia cast perform. You'll see my friend and myself laughing in the beginning of the vid at how COMMITTED the guy in the mustard yellow shirt is to the performance! He is so into it! Love it. Sorry for the shakiness and my constant zoom adjustment though. :(
We made a stop at my smarty pants friend's school, Columbia. This area reminded me of the Lawn at UVA.
Okay. So about this musical.. I knew I wanted to see a Broadway show while I was in NY, and had a list all ready to go of possible ones I was interested in. H thought we should go to the theaters the day before to scope out the availability of each show, and whether it was likely that we would be able to see it for cheap. This was the first and only place we stopped by, because the man we spoke to that worked there hyped it up for us, telling us that tickets were sold out until next year, and people coming out of the theater said it was hands down the best show they'd seen. We were sold! Hence, we were there the next day from 2:30pm-7:00pm waiting in line for standing tickets, and excitedly, were able to get them..
But like most things that are hyped up, this did not meet expectations. I still can't tell if I am disappointed because it didn't live up to what was advertised, or if it was just a show that I wasn't crazy about, regardless. It does have some merit though-there are a few hilarious scenes and characters, and some of the songs are pretty good.
The line I stood in for 4.5 hours
There was also a lottery for front row/balcony seating. Didn't win.
Times Square never gets old.
Back home. Thought it was a cool scene of the train station.
We also ate A LOT and had fun just people watching in the subway, Central Park, and other parts of the city. Most importantly though, I was glad that I was able to hang out with my buddy, even just in her apt, since I don't get to see her in person too often.
School starts tomorrow for me. Praying that this year goes well!
