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Bernini's The Rape of Proserpina P.S. Are my eyebrows slowly transforming my face into that of Coco Chandelier?

Pretty high up there among songs-that-I-can-cry-to-quite-woefully. 汪峰 - 像个孩子 (Wang Feng - Like a Child) 当我站在大桥上面   静静凝视这个城市 没有人能知道我有多想哭 那些纵横交错的路   就像我一样寂寞无助 抱紧我抱紧我   直到我有一种温暖的感觉 我真的需要你来爱护我   像个孩子 当我站在大桥下面   默默注视这个城市 没有人能知道我有多孤独 那些沉默伫立的楼   就像这生命去无方向 抱紧我抱紧我   直到我有一种温暖的感觉 我真的需要你来理解我   像个孩子一样 抱紧我抱紧我   直到我有一种温暖的感觉 我真的需要你来爱护我   像个孩子 抱紧我抱紧我   直到我有一种幸福的感觉 我真的需要你来理解我   像个孩子一样 像个孩子一样 When I stood on the highway bridge, silently watching this city No one can know how much I want to cry Those mismatched crossing roads are lonely and helpless just like me  Hold me hold me until I have that warm feeling I really need you to love me like a child When I stood silently watching the city under the bridge No one can know how lonely I feel Those silent skyscrapers without a sense of direction just like this life Hold me hold me untill I have that warm feeling I really need you to care for me like a child ...

OH NO. DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS MYSELF BUT I HAVE SO MANY CANDIDATES FOR THIS ONE. Okay, so if you asked 13-year-old!me this, the answer would be supremely different from what current!me would tell you right now. So the tegomassuki stuff - so adorable. Instant sugarpuffcandylandsweetiepiehoneybunny-inducing. Only picking one from HP - grednforge's Alexander Malfoy is beautiful (if you are of a certain maturity, that is). Not really a PoT fellow, but The Sound of Music  deserves an honorable mention. I ALMOST FORGOT: RIICHE IS BRILLIANT: all of the topbom feelings have to be developed by her. MY LOVELY J OF AUSTRALIA: although it's fanfiction, she's created her own characters that seem even more real than the folks they're based off of. So lovely and perfect, darling. Moral of the story: When will I grow out of this, probably never. I will squeal at character developments, plot twists, cliff hangers, and happy endings for many years to come.

Piece of cake. Hilarious from cover to cover - including the covers. Reread it so many times - each more hilarious than the last (the list of her physical attributes always make me bust out laughing so hard that my gut hurts, eyes wter, and lungs burn). She should write another one about her daughters and 30 Rock ... can you do that with autobiographies? Does it really matter though? I would read it if she wrote in crayons and tears on sandpaper.

Hmm, well I already wrote about The Mozart Season , so what shall talk about today? Hmm. I was a Harry Potter  baby who bought every copy (except 1 & 2, maybe 3?) the day it came out, read the entire book in one sitting, and have only read the last book once. To keep my fragile heart intact. Obviously. AHA! I know - And Then There Were None by Dame Agatha Christie. Brilliant. Plot of the century and then some. Classic mystery, but if you plan on reading it - DO NOT LET ANYONE SPOIL IT FOR YOU. DO NOT WATCH ANY ADAPTATION. DO NOT READ THE LAST FIVE PAGES. JUST BE PATIENT AND SIT THE WHOLE THING THROUGH. It'll be worth it.

Currently, what tickles my fancy the most is watching Hercule Poirot, my favorite little Belgian. The sets are amazing, and I am utterly convinced that living in those times minus the racism and bigoted old fools and inequality  would have been quite fun if I was a young, well to do white person . At least the costumes and everything are perfect. David Suchet is also perfect. It's hard to imagine Hugh Fraser being old now, because I am so convinced that Poirot has not aged at all. Miss Lemon has always looked weirdly old. It's bizarre. When I first saw the episodes, I was convinced that the show was really filmed in that era. Even though they clearly did not have color television in that time. All of this made it hard to really wrap my head around, but if you ever need to satisfy the curiosity of what England looked like in the 30s - let my homeboy hook you up.

(not related to 30 day challenge)

If by recently, you mean last summer. Little bro made the mask at school. I simply supplied the rest of the hippo. He told me to take a picture to send to apparently my only friend. That would be you, Jazz Run. It's just scary.

I was adorable. And in all-denim. Cannot even stand it. Have a look for yourself. WHO IS THIS SWEET, BEAUTIFUL CHILD. I AM. WAS. It's not bragging if my looks have only gone downhill from then.

Because I love backyards. And mini Teen Bro.

This is the best that I could do. It's a nice picture (because you cannot make out my face or body), but it brings me a little regret as my friends often hear me whine about . So you went to prom single - NBD . What is a little bit of a BD is that I regret not having the confidence that I have now, back then. Of course, a lot of my self-esteem and such comes from experience and time, but I really wished that I believed in myself a little bit more back then. Because by the time prom came around, I realized that I had made a very small, tight-knit group of gal pals (WHOM I ADORE WITHOUT A DOUBT), but I had also pushed myself into a corner where I was completely unaccepting of new and strange things and people . I regret going to prom solo because I felt like my hypothetical date and I would have had a wonderful time (because I am hilariousandlovetodanceandetc. Someone is a little uncomfortable with bragging). I'm sure highschool!me and current!me have vastly differing ...

COME ON. JUST GO BACK ONE POST AND YOU SHALL SEE. But I felt like I was too starstruck and shocked and in awe to do or or or say anything cool or memorable. EVERY TIME. AND BY EVERY TIME I MEAN WITH DANNY PUDI AND THE WONDERGIRLS. Can I just die now. Also, when did Russell Howard get so buff and golden? **EDIT: ALABAMA SHAKES WERE ON SNL. THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. ALSO THE MOST RECENT EPISODE OF ELEMENTARY MAKES ME HAPPY. AND I WANT TO WATCH FIONNA&CAKE**

TODAY WILL FOREVER MORE BE KNOWN AS FEBRUARY 16, 2013 - THE DAY I MET ABED NADIR. WELL DANNY PUDI. BUT STILL. WHY SO PERFECT IN REAL LIFE. NOTHING'S REALLY SINKING IN RIGHT NOW. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.

Starring sweet potato pancakes with sidekicks strawberry cream cheese and jelly  Because I haven't had a pancake morning in a while, I set forth to treat myself before seeing copious amounts of super duper fit people at the marathon I'm volunteering at today. Woke up in a better mood than the one I went to bed in. But not as delighted as my last pancake morning. So this pretty much tickles my fancy. Also, as soon as I saw the list of topics, I already knew what I needed to mention on 'tickles your fancy' day.  The Jackson 5 crooning "tickletickle, tickletickle" (1:00ish) Using this version because I love the font of the lyrics  because young Michael Jackson wishes you a merry Christmas in the beginning. Have some adorababy. (Just saw the comments - I'm already a terrible person, so I don't mind admitting that I actually laughed. Whoops.) Off to worry about interacting with strange fit people today. (Next episode: how I tr...

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. Theodor Seuss Geisel, Dr. Seuss Something about it is just so comforting. I have only had a few nights when I was so excited about something or someone that I couldn't sleep. It's a combination of exhilaration, glee, and squirmy goodness - an utterly delightful feeling. This quote just sticks with me, perhaps it's something that I want to achieve. Maybe it's just what I think a perfect feeling would be. What I do know is that I am not feeling any particular joyful feelings that are preventing slumber right now. (I think that it's group withdrawal) If I am not fatigued, I usually go to sleep to escape (read: senior year of high school). Sometimes, if I have watched loads of comedy late at night, I fall asleep only when my eyelids are too heavy to keep up and a smile is still spread over my face. So the vomit story,

This one is a no-brainer. Beat up, because it's aged 11 years gracefully. You can ask Jennifer of the Harvard. Every year for standardized testing, I would bring in the same book that I've had since third grade (I wrote my name and the date I got it inside the book. With a flower sticker. How adorable am I?) - Mozart Season . Mother had spontaneously bought it at a book sale in the Chinese Civic Center because it looked like it was about music . The best gift possible to a 8 year old me. I have read Virginia Euwer Wolff's lovely novel over and over and over. And it's beautiful every time. The plot, Allegra Shapiro, her history, her family, the different people with different conflicts, her cat, her violin, her orchestra, her violin teacher - MY GOODNESS. In the future, I will definite introduce it this book to my children. The parts about Leah made me cry bittersweet tears essentially every time I've read it. For a young adult's novel, this book is w...

This is not fair. Not to me, that is. To my shows. Don't you think that if I enjoy Steve Carell kid-friendly movies to an extreme, I would also enjoy tv shows of the worst kind? In no particular order: SNL Simpsons Community Elementary (I enjoy BBC Sherlock too, but this is a list of the shows I currently keep up with. And I treat each Sherlock remake separately.) Castle (have not caught up, and feeling pretty lazy about it) Phineas and Ferb Agatha Christie's Poirot (David Suchet is the adorable-est) 康熙来了 Mock the Week QI **EDIT** PRIDE. OH MY GAWDNESS. HOW COULD I FORGET THIS PERFECT DORAMA. KIMURA TAKUYA. TAKEUCHI YOKO. QUEEN SONGS. JAPAN IN THE WINTER. SO SWEET AND SHORT AND BEAUTIFUL AND BRINGS OUT THE HOPEFUL ROMANTIC IN ANYONE. What does this list say about me? Humor and mystery oriented? Watch too much television? Or do I just have superb taste? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

No shame. [Eating copious amounts of delicious leftovers and watching a terribly awesome, old Disney movie Sky High . Oh come on, Steven Strait in a cliched bad boy get-up is delicious to observe. HE LIT A CANDLE WITH A SNAP OF HIS FINGERS IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT WHERE HE WORKS IN A TANK TOP AND SPEAKS CHINESE AND READS HER A FORTUNE FROM A FORTUNE COOKIE. Slap some butter on me and call me toast. And Danielle Panabaker in pigtails is adorable. Have you seen Jim Rash as an evil jester sidekick? Also, the fat kid reminds me of the fat bully from old school Power Rangers.] Anyways, favorite movie:  Get Smart [Also, no shame] Wonderful Anne Hathaway, ridiculously nimble and limber (also hilarious) Steve Carell,  The Rock (who has apparently gone back to wrasslin),  little dorks Masi Oka and Nate Torrence, and some atrocious (read: AWESOME) jokes/body gags make for my favorite movie.  I mean come on  - there's a horny old Russian lady and ...

Can't really say that I have one  favorite song. I usually go through periods of listening to the same songs on repeat, rediscovering old songs, listening to them on repeat. Ad infinitum . This entire process is closely tied to my mood for those days or weeks [See: the impact of 2NE1 on my life]. Perhaps, instead of my favorite song OF ALL TIME , I shall just mention my favorite among what I have been listening to as of late. 寻找玛依拉 / Searching for Mayila The singer 西域刀郎 is looking for the girl that he had met a few years before, who mysteriously left him after inspiring him with tales of other 刀郎 (plural). In a Western Chinese (think almost-Central-Asia) style, 寻找玛依拉 reminds me of open plains and hazy dusks (and dance rehearsals by myself that one summer). I've been attached to this song since I first heard it in my middle school years, and every time I listen to it, I am rendered somber and Staggeringly Soulful ( Mozart Season ). In high school, I had the album i...

30 Day Challenge Details day 01 → your favorite song day 02 → your favorite movie day 03 → your favorite television program day 04 → your favorite book day 05 → your favorite quote day 06 → whatever tickles your fancy day 07 → a photo that makes you happy day 08 → a photo that makes you angry/sad day 09 → a photo you took day 10 → a photo of you taken over ten years ago day 11 → a photo of you taken recently day 12 → whatever tickles your fancy day 13 → a fictional book day 14 → a non-fictional book day 15 → a fanfic day 16 → a song that makes you cry (or nearly) day 17 → an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.) day 18 → whatever tickles your fancy day 19 → a talent of yours day 20 → a hobby of yours day 21 → a recipe day 22 → a website day 23 → a YouTube video day 24 → whatever tickles your fancy day 25 → an object/a belonging day 26 → a place day 27 → a poem day 28 → a food day 29 → somet...

After only two hours of dance the night before and an hour and a half of yoga yesterday, my body has decided to boycott properly functioning. But - I did I feed it late last night, as per its wishes. No clue on whether or not my body really wanted puffy Hot Cheetos a couple of hours before going to bed. Even rewarded myself for finishing most of my work early this week with (copious) amounts of QI (David Mitchell episodes). Note: People who I found mildly interesting or talented can easily become fascinating and adorable after appearing on the Graham Norton Show - especially Miranda Hart, Adele, Brooke Shields. (The Animated One reminds me of a less homosexual version Norton). I can't wait for Roomie to take her Big Professional Career That Determines Many Things: Episode I this weekend so that I can throw all of my personal problems at her. Because I adore her, that's why. No - it's really because I'm neurotic and enjoy indulging in the same mistakes over and over ag...