Jesus Rocks!

The other day, in a metro station, I passed by two young nuns. I overheard them chatting: "You know, like, Jesus is like...." "Yeah, totally. Like....." I thought it was funny. And I liked their outfit. It was gray and turquoise-ish color.

I was very hungover yesterday. I spent the whole day on the couch. Feeling that I wasted a day, this morning I decided to go to the gym early. The Silver Spring WSC opens at 8am on Sundays. I got there around 8:20am, being very motivated. I saw 5-6 people in front of the gym. They said the gym was not open yet. We waited, waited, waited.....Finally a staff showed up around 9am!!
We were given NO apology or explanation. I think I'll send them a very angry e-mail.

Because of this, I was late for the brunch at Mike's place. Mike prepared fantastic blueberry pancakes, vege-sausages, and eggs. Yum.

Reward for Me

How's this? Bootie for this fall!

I Need New Shoes

 I’ve just finished writing a long feature article. I’m sure I deserve a new pair of shoes.

Gloria Gaynor in the south side of 8 mile road

It's quite depressing here. People have no health insurance and are
losing their houses. Yet mothers still hold their heads up high. They
are really cool.

I passed the now famous 8 mile road. According to a local person, the area around 8 mile road is actually quite a nice area.

I've just finished reading "To kill a mockingbird." It is a great book. I
just bought "An Invisible Man" today. I'll start reading it tomorrow in
a flight to KY.

BTW, people call small diners "Corney Island" here. In any other places in US, too?

Hello from Detroit

I'm in Detroit. This $125 hotel room has a jacuzzi and a treadmill.
Yes, next to the bed. The backyard is a huge storage park, though. The
first thing I did was to locate a liquor store and secure some alcohol
for a night cap. Then I had a dinner at a deserted restaurant next to
the hotel. I asked for balsamic vinaigrette for my salad. Of course
they did not have it. I felt ashamed of being snobbish. But the guys
next table asked a waitress "could I have some fresh ground pepper?"
The waitress brought the pepper mill and said "OMG, you're the first person to ask for this for a loooooong time." I think I like this place.

Fall 2007

I'm leaving for Detroit in a few hours. I have some opportunities to make business trips. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids of Iowa, Reno and Carson City of Nevada, New Hampshire, somewhere in Conecticut, Indianapolis, Detroit and Louisville, KY.....It's good because I'll probably never visit these places for myself. And I often find some interesting things there.

It's chilly outside. I don't like cold weather, but I love this clear air and sky in fall. I wore long sleeves yesterday for the first time in this season. I may need to pull out some fall/winter clothes from my storage next weekend. And I may go for a walk in Sligo Creek Park.

It's fall. Kinda nice.

Project Experiment

I just wanted to try to post a video. And because I love Project Runway.
Do I need cable for the upcoming season four?

Dream Bootie

I really want this Christian Louboutin bootie.....$760. Sigh.

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes.

I lost the bid on the Jimmy Choo boots, and bought this pair from Dollhouse on Zappos.com. I love them, and they are of course way cheaper than Jimmy Choo.

I love Zappos.com....I ordered this pair yesterday and they arrived today. I actually ordered two pairs in different size, and returned the one which didn't fit. Return shipping is free. No risk. Great.




By the way, this pair is Neiman Marcus's 100th anniversary edition of Manolo BlahnikCrystal & Chain sandals. Just for my eyes' feast.

There are so many beautiful shoes out there. Why do some people choose to wear flip-flops? What are they going to wear in winter? UGG boots? AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

The End of Summer

So, it's the end of summer (I'm going to Virginia Beach next weekend, though). It always makes me a little sad. Saturday was the last Saturday Afternoon Margarita for this summer. It was fun. But it wasn't the same as last summer. I guess it is also the end of an era (is it "the end of era" or "the end of the era"?? These definite articles make me crazy). It makes me sad. Very sad.

I love Jim Morrison, but "the end" is not my friend.

Maybe I should get a cable.....