DTD ; TWO WEEKS TOO LONG

I am of a severe minority that thinks winter breaks should be two to three weeks, tops. I'm certainly not championing more school but by the time New Year's is over & everyone's back to their day jobs & most UCs are back starting winter quarter, us semester kids are left with very little to do. Plus a month is quite an awkward time to take up an internship or learn some computer skill that us "ambitious" college students imagine ourselves doing in a very productive break. I, for one, envisioned a rewarding couple of weeks teaching myself CSS or Illustrator, along with finishing that meme I so easily gave up.

Of course, my winter break has instead been fueled by shopping every other day (& I do mean every other day), watching too many dramas & movies to count, & being freakishly up to date on catching up with my Google Reader. I'm pretty sure...no I am completely positive that my friends think I have avoidance issues since I have a tendency to not answer the phone & say we should meet without ever following through, which actually isn't so much avoidance as it is laziness. Really though, they are persistent little snots who will knock on my door until I get dressed & come out so it works out in the end (love you guys, because I know one of you is reading this).

On another note, my blog is having another identity crisis as I struggle with what to write about. I know most of my posts have been 500 words too long, rambling about this & that & it's so much that even I don't want to read it a second time, much less anyone else. That said I squirm at the thought of making this a photo-laden blog, mostly because I take mediocre photos & I don't pass by that many pretty places anyway (do the Christmas lights at the sorority next door count?). I don't have anything particular to offer in the fashion department; while I am an avid consumer & lusting after designer brands, my actual style is pretty college student standard. As for my music taste, it has squeezed itself down to US & Korean pop hits churned out of an industry mill.

The point is I have nothing of expertise to offer, really, which is quite a beautiful thing since it means I can do pretty much any old thing. My blog can be a smattering of whatever the hell I want. I don't think I kept this in mind last year when I wrote much less frequently but much more in depth, keeping in time with the introspective writing that I love so much. But considering I don't have many more online outlets anymore, I might as well use this for anything requiring more than 20 words. Hopefully this means more posts.

And so I'll start now:

+ As I've already mentioned I've been shopping nonstop. I can't wait to wear this chiffon dress (mine's in green/teal & much much prettier, if I may) which also comes with a slip that I'm hoping I can wear with other things as well. I also finally found the perfect light denim shorts from Zara (in winter? of course) & the only imperative thing left to get for now is a cream silk blouse (good luck, self).

+ I spent the last couple of hours compiling various eateries & thrift stores I wanted to check out in various neighborhoods of SF. First stop, the Mission (I can't believe I haven't been there for the past year and a half...you know, for living so close to the city, most everyone I know only goes to Union Square, Ghiradelli, and/or Pier 39 over & over, me included. NO MORE) where I can stuff myself with a solid Mission burrito (if I don't have Del Taco first). Also can't forget Haight-Ashbury, where I've been meaning to go for forever but had no one to go with. Now I know just who to drag there.

+ I cleaned out my iTunes yesterday (hard drive, say thank you) & did the requisite "check up on new music" routine & came up with very little. Apparently I missed a Rooney album that came out last year. Downloaded the Yeasayer album & the Dom EP. But I don't know, all I have is "Top of the World" on repeat (I really like Dev & The Cataracs together, and it's tragic that they're so overlooked despite "Like a G6"). Even kpop is boring me & that's saying something.

+ Since I have written a sufficient amount for my first clusterfuck of a blog post this year, I'll end this here. Oh, I've cleaned out & updated my blogroll, plus I added the comment feature for kicks. Here's to much more unorganized updating!

photo | wailintse ; flickr