Delegant: a fusion of delicateness and elegance that is uneasily captured by the majority of the population, and an honorable adjective bestowed only upon those few whose beauty holds the eye. A term first developed and subsequently popularized by my mother.
Example of usage: "These orchids are so beautiful. I really like delegant flowers."
Friday, May 27, 2011
Casey Anthony
I usually don't follow US news all that closely besides reading stories about politics here and there, but for some reason I've been incessantly updating myself about the Casey Anthony case. Besides being media fodder and constantly seeing it on the front page of so many news sites, the reason I've been so attracted to it is because it really makes me question the utility of our criminal justice system. I don't care, I'm going to say it. That woman is clearly and unequivocally guilty. Put her on the stand. She is going to implicate herself, I am sure, because she knows what she did. She was already inconsistent with her stories when she was arrested. It's hard to believe that not showing any remorse or distraught-ness after her daughter went missing can be equated with emotional trauma from her father allegedly sexually abusing her. Shouldn't 'innocent until proven guilty' be reserved for borderline cases? Even if she didn't murder her daughter herself, the level of negligence is beyond forgivable. And this is accepting the very questionable claim the defense put forth that the little girl drowned. Which I don't.
If our criminal 'justice' system allows a mother who would cold-bloodedly and unflinchingly murder her own helpless daughter to walk free, then I will be very, very disappointed.
If our criminal 'justice' system allows a mother who would cold-bloodedly and unflinchingly murder her own helpless daughter to walk free, then I will be very, very disappointed.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Thinking About Food When I'm Not Hungry
I just got back from Bottega Louie and I'm already yelping other places. The monster never stops feeding.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
The Circle of (My) Life
Sleep at 3 AM==> Wake up at 11 AM==>Eat/read/write/snack==>Pick brother up from school at 3 PM==>Eat/research/write/snack==>yoga/run/walk Nina==>Eat/do dishes==>Read/write/waste time on internet/chat with friends==>see beginning
This has been my life cycle for the past week or so, but it feels perpetual.
This has been my life cycle for the past week or so, but it feels perpetual.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Food as the New Oil in Geopolitics
Lester Brown in Foreign Policy: The New Geopolitics of Food
I don't know how serious the issue really is, considering advocates of political and social issues are true believers in the ideas they stand for and hence will do all they can to sell a powerful argument, but it's still really interesting factual information. Facts are facts, but how impending are the implications is the more important question. As troublesome as Brown makes them out to be? Call me a healthy skeptic. Just as importantly, it should make us think about how, as consumers, we can change our habits for the better.
Awesome Photographic Essay on How Food Explains the World
I don't know how serious the issue really is, considering advocates of political and social issues are true believers in the ideas they stand for and hence will do all they can to sell a powerful argument, but it's still really interesting factual information. Facts are facts, but how impending are the implications is the more important question. As troublesome as Brown makes them out to be? Call me a healthy skeptic. Just as importantly, it should make us think about how, as consumers, we can change our habits for the better.
Awesome Photographic Essay on How Food Explains the World
Friday, May 20, 2011
It Does Make Me Feel Better
kosugesan
but know that once you leave
they will miss you
but will survie
and hope the best for you
and now its your responsibility to do your best for them
away from home
and then eventually you'll come back home
sister will get a promotion at work
brother will want to know hwo to ask a girl to junior prom
and you can then shift your responsibilities
back to being older sister
but know that once you leave
they will miss you
but will survie
and hope the best for you
and now its your responsibility to do your best for them
away from home
and then eventually you'll come back home
sister will get a promotion at work
brother will want to know hwo to ask a girl to junior prom
and you can then shift your responsibilities
back to being older sister
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Me and Marriage
Why am I so anti-marriage? I had a dream today that my dad and mom were getting a divorce. And even though I felt sad, I was also relieved. It makes me a horrible person for admitting this, but it finally meant I would not have to hear their arguing, yelling, and see how they torture each other to no end. The older they get the less they can stand each other, but the older they get the more they come to realize they only have in other in their retirement years. Tragic irony?
Through my mom's experience, which has essentially been her entire life post-marriage, I have come to be very, very scared of spending most of my life with one person. It's such a huge gamble. What if that person turns out to have so many flaws I can't live with? What if I end up hating him? Every time my mom talks about my dad, she starts crying. He has failed as a husband, she's said. Wow. Then I wonder if I want to be subject to that for the rest of my life. Would I rather be alone and unhappy, or with someone and unhappy?
Through my mom's experience, which has essentially been her entire life post-marriage, I have come to be very, very scared of spending most of my life with one person. It's such a huge gamble. What if that person turns out to have so many flaws I can't live with? What if I end up hating him? Every time my mom talks about my dad, she starts crying. He has failed as a husband, she's said. Wow. Then I wonder if I want to be subject to that for the rest of my life. Would I rather be alone and unhappy, or with someone and unhappy?
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