Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - Downtown Long Beach, CA

Make Collectives

430 East 1st Street, Long Beach, CA 90802

http://makecollectives.tumblr.com/

Also visited:

Anneise

440 East 1st Street, Long Beach, CA 90802

http://www.anneise.com/

Green House
149 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802
http://thegreenhouselb.com/

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Just finished UnSouled by Neal Shusterman.

Connor and Risa, nooooooo

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Milk & Honey

11622 South Street, Artesia, CA 90701

http://mymilkandhoney.com/

Oh, Hello Friend

122 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 104-105 Fullerton, California 92832

https://www.ohhellofriend.com/

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Finished We Were Liars by E. Lockhart yesterday!

Ambition and strong coffee

Sunday, December 14, 2014 - Renegade Craft Fair, Grand Park, Los Angeles

Grand Park & Renegade Craft Fair

200 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

http://www.renegadecraft.com/

Friday, December 5, 2014 - Snow Monster, Westminster, CA

Snow Monster

9600 Bolsa Avenue, Westminster, CA 92683

http://snowmonsteroc.com/

Friday, December 4, 2014 - Oh, Hello Friend, Fullerton, CA

Oh, Hello Friend

122 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 104-105 Fullerton, California 92832

https://www.ohhellofriend.com/

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - Eatalian, Gardena, CA

Eatalian
15500 S. Broadway St. Gardena, CA 90248
http://www.eataliancafe.com/aboutus.html

Monday, November 10, 2014

Just finished Unwholly by Neal Shusterman.

I almost cried omg hahaha

Tuesday, October 27, 2014

Just finished Everlost by Neal Shusterman

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Just finished Bruiser by Neal Shusterman.

It's strange how we always want other people to feel what we feel. It must be a basic human drive. Misery loves company, right? Or when you see a movie that you love, don't you want to drag all your friends to see it as well? Because it's only good the second time if it's the first time for somebody else—as if their experience somehow resonates inside of you.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Just finished the Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp.

Goodbye. Goodbye. I can't feel you anymore.

Friday, October 10, 2014 - Long Beach, CA

Cupcakes from:

Sweet and Saucy Shop

3722 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807

http://www.sweetandsaucyshop.com/

Sparkler from:

Salvage Life

3712 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807

http://salvagelife.com/

Sunday, October 5, 2014 - Music - Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

Of all the things that I've seen, the best by far is you

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - "Cecilia and the Satellite"

Friday, September 26, 2014

But I don’t know why I should have to explain anything to anybody. Why shouldn’t I be doing exactly what I’m doing? It’s superb to be out in the early, early morning before the sun comes up. There’s this sense of being super-alive. You’re in on a secret that all the dull, sleeping people don’t know about. Unlike them, you’re alert and aware of existing right here in this precise moment between what happened and what’s going to happen.

Currently reading: The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Just finished Slammed by Colleen Hoover.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Finished This Song Will  Save Your Life by Leila Sales.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Just finished Unwind by Neal Shusterman.

That was insane.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Finished Where She Went by Gayle Forman

I liked this one better than the first book!

Monday, September 15, 2015

Just finished If I Stay by Gayle Forman!

I'll let you go. If you stay.

What the heck, this book...
Stahp
So short and the sequel sounds crazy too, hahaha, definitely reading it next.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Worrying is betting against yourself.

Sunday, September 7, 2014 - Currently

I think sometimes I only get reminded to post when my friend posts.

So an update:

Quote of the month:
Be still and know I am here.

I teared up when I read this on a slide during our reflection at our spiritual retreat. Phew.

School: pretty okay so far, only one class seems like I have my work cut out for me. Other than that, it's pretty much the usual. Still shooting for straight A's!

Work: um, totally unemployed. Waiting for someone to get back to me. Maybe I should just apply to new places.

TNF: I think TNF has taken over my life. It feels weird. I'm confident I can do the job and I love what I'm doing but I just feel like it's becoming all I think about and that's not necessarily a bad thing but...I just want more than this sometimes. How do I get more? Why do I want more? What is more?

Books: I really want to "binge read" as my friend calls it but I haven't found anything good, really. Reading I am Legend right now and trying out some Murakami...

Music of right now (favorites of the past three or so weeks). We have the best playlist ever on Spotify, clamchauder. So clever, I know. 

Ed Sheeran- One
Sam Smith- Lay Me Down
Foxes- Youth
Pacific Air- Float
Mitis- Born(vocal mix)
Yuna- Lullabies
Knox Hamilton- Work it Out
Tove Lo
Charli XCX
For the Foxes
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

I should really sleep earlier but I dunno. I need more life in my life.

We spend all this time saying we can't wait until we can do this or that...so we spend all this time waiting! Why wait?

I need to remind myself
Be brave
Live slowly

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Done with the first week of the new semester!

I just finished "Where Rainbows End" by Cecelia Ahern.
The movie coming out called Love, Rosie is based on it.
I kind of struggled through this and read it little by little but in the end I guess I'm glad.

Everyone has to experience "the silence" hahah

Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - Oh, Hello Friend, Fullerton, CA

Oh, Hello Friend

122 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 104-105 Fullerton, California 92832

https://www.ohhellofriend.com/

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - Three Spice Thai Kitchen, Gardena, CA

Three Spice Thai Kitchen

16400 S Western Ave., Gardena, CA 90247

http://www.thethreespices.com/

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - Manhattan Beach, CA

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - Venice, CA

Lemonade

1661 Abbot Kinney Boulevard Venice, CA

http://www.lemonadela.com/

Ilan Dei Venice
1650 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice CA, 90291
http://www.ilandeivenice.com/

Urbanic Paper Boutique
1644 Abbott Kinney Blvd Venice, CA 90291
http://urbanicpaper.com/

Komodo Venice
235 Main St Venice, CA 90291
komodofood.com

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Finished Landline by Rainbow Rowell last night!

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - El Pollo Inka, Lawndale, CA

El Pollo Inka

15400 Hawthorne Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90260

http://elpolloinka.com/gardena/resturant-locations/

Lomo Saltado

Friday, July 4th, 2014

Just finished New Hunger and I am a Zombie Filled with Love by Isaac Marion!

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Just finished Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell!

Monday, June 30, 2014

Just finished Making Faces by Amy Harmon last night.

Monday, June 23, 2014

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.”

Thursday, June 19, 2014 - curious... Hermosa Beach, CA

curious...

128 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

http://www.curiousworkshop.com/

Thursday, June 12, 2014 - Islands, Torrance, CA

Islands Burgers
1609 Hawthorne Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 90278
https://www.islandsrestaurants.com/

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

What do we say about coincidences?
The universe is rarely so lazy.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”
Henry Adams

New job, 4.0 GPA this semester.
TNF is done, lots of free time to learn.
Things are looking up!

Friday, May 16, 2014 - 7 Leaves, Garden Grove, CA

7 Leaves

13481 Euclid Street, Suite B, Garden Grove, CA 92843

http://www.7leavescafe.com/

Monday, May 12, 2014

Got an A in my English class!!!

Friday, May 9, 2014

Nothing to tell the time but the sun
Nothing to call you home but the moon

Friday, May 9, 2014 - Porto's, Downey, CA

Porto's

8233 Firestone Blvd • Downey, CA 90241

http://www.portosbakery.com/

Saturday, May 3, 2014 - Trại Huấn Luyện Huynh Trưởng

Trại Huấn Luyện Huynh Trưởng
Lake Piru
4780 Piru Canyon Road, Piru, CA 93040

Friday, April 25, 2014

Just finished Maze Runner by James Dashner.

(Well, like at 3AM but still.)

The suspense is killing me, on to the next book!

Looking forward to the movie, too, Dylan O'Brien, haaaay.

Saturday, April 19, 2014 - Los Angeles, CA

Mikawaya

Japanese Village Plaza, 118 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Spitz

371 East 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

http://www.eatatspitz.com/

Street Cart Fries

Japanese American National Museum

100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

http://www.janm.org/

 

Chinese American Museum

425 N. Los Angeles Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

http://camla.org/

 

Olvera Street

845 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

http://www.olvera-street.com/