rainy!

The rain reminds me of Paris a lot. Went downtown to meet a friend to visit the MOMA. First she said she was going to be an hour late, which was fine. I could get some new stationery that I needed, get a cup of coffee and just write away while people watching. Then she says she can't make it anymore, her friend (who's here visiting, hence the trip to museum) has to return something at Forever 21 and then they have an eyebrow waxing appointment with some "Russian lady that's supposed to be really great" at Nordstroms. Blurg.

I got my coffee, wrote my letter, then headed back home.

Usually I would have gone to the museum by myself, but I was kind of not feeling too great anyway, so I went home. Yesterday was my hardcore workout day. Weightlifting back at the house for 30 minutes and then 2 hours of kicking butt at my self defense class. Lots of punching, kicking, and blocking. And we have to scream when we fight. It's an intimidation thing. I really like that class, and the teacher is so funny.

School has been pretty deece. I had a little scare with my requirements to graduate, but it ended up working out. At night, I've been trying to curb all my interweb wanderings and instead I have taken up calligraphy! I bought a workbook, kind of like the ones we used when we first learned how to do cursive, with my 40% off Borders coupon and some calligraphy markers at Office Depot.

I think what prompted me to get into calligraphy was the film "Hero" which we watched in Chinese Cinema. Broken Sword, a great assassin, was a master of calligraphy and of swordplay, and the two are intertwined. Anyway, it's a great way to relax, almost like meditation, and I can't wait to use it on cards and letters and such.