what i've observed:

as things progress you gotta meet the sisters and brothers attend the baby shower of the first grand-aunt's daughter you've never met her before but you gotta know gotta know the friends of 14 17 21 speak in cliches talk about taxes and the weather so interesting 4 years you move in and out of a nameless society who knows who one day you realize you understand nothing about her you wonder what love was anyway but an obligation to network with people who consequently know nothing about you so you say fuck it but narrow streets and a small country prevent what they call 'new beginnings' and every stranger will ask "what happened?"

Pocket Symphony

At the bus stop, I see a man reading a book filled with musical notes. I wonder what goes through his head as he flips the pages. What minors and sharps does he breathe? I like the taste of words rolling off my tongue; perhaps he likes the sounds of black keys on white paper, enlarged into a romantic vision of pain and beauty that fills the core of one's being, all at once in the middle of a busy street. A cello, a piano, a violin, a book as an instrument, accompanied by, or excluding itself from, the rush of city tunes.

yippeee! great news #1: soon lee is going to help me sell my illustrations in singapore. great news #2: claudia is going to help me sell my bags in brussels (in february). i can foresee sleepless nights and loads of positive energy (also known as, adrenaline). bad news: i'm struggling with the jeans project, specifically, sewing denim. i don't think i've been THAT frustrated with sewing before.

school has been incredibly hectic. if you thought the workload for the first year was tough, try the second year. it's double the amount in half the time. honestly, i'm too tired to think, about anything, really. i haven't read in a long time. i've lost the patience for reading. at the same time, i feel a lot more rooted since moving into the new place. yes, i love living here in bos n lommer. i feel like opportunities are starting to coming along. i'm doing a whole lotta of other stuff outside of school. the online shop hasn't taken off at all - but that's fine - i feel like i'm doing something more than just grumbling. at the end of the day, who can tell what lies ahead? you couldn't possibly know.