pops, papa, papa-cita

i think of you daily.
i miss you.
i love you.

santa monica oasis

Thanks!

Keeping with blogging trend, I shall declare my thanks for the following people:

- for a brother, who buys me the new iPhone and listens to me as I complain about its many deficiencies.
- a mama, who although is way too popular for me will always make the time to watch any movie I want.
- david, who lets me be me, at my best and worst.
- friends who survived a vicious car accident, surgery, dick bosses, washington, and 1L.

Ok now I'm going to go feel guilty for doing jack this weekend.

true

“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got, back when I was 23 and newly out of school, is this: look around and figure out who you want to be on your team. Figure out the people around you that you want to work with for the rest of your life. Figure out the people who are smart & awesome, who share your values, who get things done — and maybe most important, who you like to be with and who you want to help win. And treat them right, always. Look for ways to help, to work together, to learn. Because in 20 years you’ll all be in amazing places doing amazing things.”

- John Lilly

routine

bucking up

i have to get out of my slump. this is how im going to do it.

first, exercise. im thinking friday, sunday and thursday.

second, tba.

blue

no one left at the tree house. sad.

i shall mourn my loss with a bath and hot choco.

weekend werk

saturday night bbq.

first day

what is the polar opposite of a lounge lizard? getting up at 5am to go to my first day of work.

i'm not going to lie and say that i loved it. but at the same time, i won't be complaining bc not having a job would be wayyy worse.

so while i was on the brink of passing out at my desk in the early afternoon- i composed a list of positive things that come out of me being a human being.

FIRST- i'm going to lose a ton a weight. why? no free time to fill with mindless eating.

Second- weekends with david will be that much better. since then, he will have missed me for 5 whole days and realize the void that i fill in his life. tee hee

Third- now that im such a hard worker, my mom will pamper me that much more. :)

Lastly- i'm all too comfortable with doing absolutely nothing. another week of being a sub-human and i would have been lost forever.

my mom is currently nagging me about my dark face. i tell her americans pay money to get a tan like mine. she is not persuaded.

ok- time to sleep. may the 4th be with me tomorrow. good night!

bliss

for the past week i've been living the life of a cat. wonderful.

what do i do? sleep in, eat, drink wine, cook for david, and talk to cassie. TIS the life.

this is my quaint santa monica neighborhood and the cutest neighbor on the block

yups

its finally over. OVER!

true to my word- tonight we will bbq burgers and drunk some PIMM's.

2 hours later

i spilled water on my labtop.
and had a mental breakdown.

silver lining 2

the cool ocean breeze as i relearn a semester worth of material.

and . . . david's birthday! (to be celebrated on friday)


so effing cute.


not so cute.


ahhahah-drunk and handsome.


most definitely HALF-ASIAN.

silver lining

i've lost 6 pounds so far bc of finals. THANKS!

too hot to study

this new template is so un-summer. i'll change it soon, but for now its the only template that makes my off-centered heading look purposeful. as you can see, the hour devoted and brain power spent to fix this urgent issue paid off.

its hot. and im burnt out from studying.

this is my break hull-a-boo.

last summer kinda, no really, sucked. for no other reason than i was a bloody kill-joy. i worked, did nothing, watched dumb tv and mopped around in my apartment. this summer is going to be different! as the new adult who craves fruit and eats oatmeal, i am going to make plans, become yoga master and be outside.

on the summer to-do:
1) drink sangria. margaritas. pimm cup? cucumber gin and tonic. i forget the sweet sensation of intoxication.
2) reacquaint myself with mary jane and walk to the beach.
3) be skinny enough to wear a bikini.
4) have a bbq party in our community garden.
5) watch ALL blockbuster movies with mom and david.
6) most importantly, NO STUDYING!

ok break is over. hell continues . . .

Stress STRESS!

life only gets harder. there will only be more debt, higher expectations, added obligations and a slower metabolism.

two nights ago i was supremely evil to david. i could feel the nastiness bubbling up and made no effort to check myself. with a snarl, a foul creature emerged.

and, my mom worries.

what does this mean for me? i need to buck up and learn to deal with stress in a way that doesn't negatively affect the people around me. its selfish of me and they don't deserve it.

ps: this post is another marker of my developing maturity. add it to the list!

badass lady

i am who i am but i strive to be her.







and, NOW i have pictures of mi madre. :)

what a sight

even a domestic goddess like myself needs assistance during finals. :)

this tree gives the BIGGEST avocados. i know i promised to upload pictures of the new digs. BUT its a bit undone at the moment. all the things i want to do to it before it's photographed must wait until after june 4th. until then things are not in their proper places and clutter is everywhere. you'd think i would mind and i do a little. mostly i love the apartment for its natural lighting, cool breeze and hipster character.

instinct

my gut is finely honed to detect insincerity, danger and kindness. that being said, its also GREAT at telling me that im nervous, sad and/or anxious.

why is this relevant? well bc every time lovely finals roll around, the gut tells me to get into gear, to focus and study. BUT my head tells me to become addicted to new tv shows, search for food blogs to stalk and look up nobodies on facebook.

additionally, my gut is getting bigger on account of my coping mechanism to get up and eat when it comes time to study.

sigh, i hate this feeling. to counter-balance my negativity (which i believe jeanne alluded to...) i shall bless you with photos of my new tree house oasis tomorrow. TA TA

saturday morning

i finally have my own oasis in los angeles and a suburban getaway in hacienda heights. :)

pictures to come. hopefully.

two years

i love you, david anthony stoops. life is sweeter with you.

moving forward

Herroo, Im checking in from my new apartment. Its been a stressful weekend of moving and cleaning but well worth it.

My view from the kitchen.



Yes, that is the biggest avocado tree I've ever seen. :) Hopefully Ill have a camera to document the process of making a home.

and so it goes

Tomorrow I must return to class. I am SOOO excited to see my professors and get crackin on outlining. REALLY!

I spent the entire week pouting and mourning the state of my life. The loved ones mildly tolerated my pathetic despair for a few days until my existence became overwhelmingly irritating. That's ok, reality helps me to be less self-centered. Because you know WHAT i have my whole face and am not living in Japan. Shit does NOT suck that much for me.


*hopefully our new apartment will be mine.

V-Day or VD-Day?

Happy Valentine's Weekend-



highlights of our weekend
- the oasis to ourselves
- ojiyah
- peter parker's girlfriend
- a newly renovated bathroom
- champagne and strawberries
- coffee and pastries in bed
- steak dinner
- mr. and mrs. smith screening
AND
- breakfast in bed (update)


*yes, that is a heart-shaped, david-made waffle. and coffee in my FAVORITE mug. :)

the low light- trekking through hacienda in search for a muffler shop.

needless to say we weren't very productive. oh well, i can't think about that right now.

doopidy doooo.

Stooperbowl and MORE

last weekend was stooperbowl! in honor of america, we ate pizza and wings from papa johns on friday night. saturday night it was pizza and wings at the new fancy BJs in hacienda. if THAT wasn't enough, on the day of Stooperbowl, we ate pizza and hot dogs from costco. soo delicious.

i am happy that the packers won. not because i am at all invested in football but simply because the steelers are dirty players and evil people.

two zero one one

a post for the new year.

herro, i hope you are well.

first, here are my new years resolution for year eleven.
a resolution for davannie (i'm so cute): we will not eat out more than twice during the week (this includes take out). a bold resolution but so far we've been successful. thanks to me, only me. the point is to save money for big euro trip. :)
a resolution for me: to yoga it up at least 3x a week.
a resolution for me as a person: to be a better listener, to complain less, and to hate less.

i want to write more, i do. but im freakin lazy right now. so i'll leave you with this: passed on through david, from the writers' almanac.

be well, do good work, and keep in touch.