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Re: http://cuddlycynic.tumblr.com/post/1433291654

Denise — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:17:31 -0000

I've never gotten around to watching Dr. Who, but I really enjoyed Coupling. Moffat can do no wrong!

Re: http://cuddlycynic.tumblr.com/post/1041113780

Denise — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:18:43 -0000

thanks for that, lisa. i feel you on the mirages - many of the things that gave me hope and sustained me never panned out. sometimes i'm tempted to just stop trying because it feels like i'm wasting my energy. it's as if i'm holding out for a helicopter that will pick me up and transport me to greener pastures.

Re: http://cuddlycynic.tumblr.com/post/1008896679

Denise — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:05:01 -0000

Yeah, I thought that the 30-day one was a little overwhelming. This one's much easier!

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Denise — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:04:27 -0000

Haha I don't make them up, I get them from other Tumblr users :) This one's from the singer/songwriter Jay Legaspi

Re: http://cuddlycynic.tumblr.com/post/703935132

Denise — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:41:50 -0000

Yay! I'll be looking forward to it :) some of these bullet points overlap though..hmmm

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Denise — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:13:03 -0000

Oh no, I would never send them! I won't even reveal the identities on my blog :)

Re: http://cuddlycynic.tumblr.com/post/703527317

Denise — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:42:02 -0000

ugh, I hate it! I guess it looks okay, it just does not fit my personal style at all. I look a lot prettier with long bangs...these just make me look overly ke ai. haha you'll see it in person soon!

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Denise — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:22:44 -0000

Thanks Herman :) that makes me feel a lot better

Re: http://cuddlycynic.tumblr.com/post/684487175

Denise — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:35:24 -0000

I MISS YOU TOO, SHERRY

Re: what I'm reading now

Denise — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:07 -0000

Fragile Things had some good stories, but overall, it was a little too esoteric and weird for me to get really into. I usually prefer novels that are a little more down-to-earth. The Sherlock Holmes story, the Fairy Reel poem, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, the gargoyle story, and the zombie one were my favorites. I didn't read American Gods, but I read Stardust and enjoyed it immensely! Good Omens is a dry, funny read too.
Percy Jackson is fun kids fare. People compare it to Harry Potter, but it's NOTHING like it...for one thing, the story's a lot lighter, and for another, the narrative clearly caters to a younger audience. I liked it because it was entertaining and clever though, and well-written as a YA novel.

Re: what I'm reading now

Denise — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:56:43 -0000

Yeah, I can't read too much Flannery at once either. Have you read A Good Man is Hard to Find? That's my favorite of her short stories since it's more suspenseful.
High Fidelity is AWESOME! I'm glad you liked it! I loved About a Boy, but I'd also recommend his new book, Juliet, Naked. It's another music/life/love/regrets book, but its theme is totally different than the one in High Fidelity.

Re: what I'm reading now

Denise — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:38:06 -0000

How are you liking them? I love Flannery, but I can't read too much of her stuff at one time because I end up feeling too melancholy. At the same time, she's one of those rare writers who can talk about morality without proselytizing.
Which Hornby are you reading?

Re: Happy post! I will always love.....

Denise — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:53:20 -0000

You know what, I actually hated crabs and shrimp until I had them grilled at a beach in Indonesia. It's been about eight years since then, and I still haven't tasted them cooked quite as well. It's like I eat all these things I used to hate in an attempt to remember what they tasted like that day I stopped hating them.
Hmmm how about mussels??? oh mannnnn, so delicious, as are oysters.

Re: Happy post! I will always love.....

Denise — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:37:58 -0000

Ohh mann, especially when it's grilled...maybe with a little bit of lemongrass and ginger. I've only ever had it in Asia. Over there, we had lobster, shrimp, tilapia, some other fish I can't remember...have never had catfish though.

Re: Happy post! I will always love.....

Denise — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:35:52 -0000

aaaand I just added more food items

Re: what I'm reading now

Denise — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:20:06 -0000

hahaha, you can start with Percy Jackson & the Olympians to warm up. it was written for 12 year-olds.....:P

Re: my top 10 high school movies

Denise — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:06:37 -0000

I loved the cast. I don't think any teen gross-out movie will ever live up to American Pie. Even Superbad, which was probably a better film, was not as enjoyable an experience. I much, much, MUCH prefer Jason Biggs to the Michael Cera-type teen movie geeks of today. Jason is just a hapless, goofy dork, totally not pretentious.

Re: your heart's on fire but you're cold to the touch - This forever if I could.

Denise — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:40:02 -0000

yup, this was me at age three!

Re: your heart's on fire but you're cold to the touch - “Good Girls Go Bad” is my ultimately summer of...

Denise — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:16:25 -0000

I hated it at first, but it grew on me after hearing it about 20x throughout successful shopping trips.

Re: your heart's on fire but you're cold to the touch - In this video, a mom tricks her son on Christmas...

Denise — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:53:27 -0000

=( it was so hard to watch after the adults started laughing while the boy teared up.

Re: the worst: dating edition

Denise — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:57:53 -0000

ohhhh you're so right. Twitter is the new boyfriend.

Re: cuddly cynic - First day of school in 7th grade. I’m still not...

Denise — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:44:01 -0000

Ughhh, I can't stomach the thought of more school at this point in my life, but maybe I'll reconsider in a few years....

Re: cuddly cynic - dealbreaker: Your Out of Control Sarcasm Okay,...

Denise — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:44:59 -0000

Hahaha, I actually love sarcastic people, given that they're funny. The people I really can't stand are the ones who are sincerely self-deprecating and depressing.

Re: No “Welcome” Mat At My Front Door

Denise — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:34:20 -0000

Hi Teresa,
Thanks for the insightful post. I really enjoyed reading this entry. While I'll admit that I've jokingly thrown around the term "banana" and "twinkie" before, I agree that it reduces us to a variation of the norm: white, the default race. I don't think that Asians can be neatly categorized into the two categories of "fob" and "whitewashed." I personally have a hard time identifying with either term. Technically, I'd be in the fob category, as I've lived in America for only four years, but I can barely relate with my "fellow fobs" (that is, the Asians that Asian-Americans lump together) at all...my first language is English, I grew up watching American cartoons, I listen to Western music, my humor is American, etc, I do all those things associated with being a "banana." But who gets to make those qualifiers? And why do I find myself resisting either category, yet desiring of some category - some populace - to belong in? I feel slightly rejected by both groups, but at the same time, I don't want them to like me based on my "Asian credentials." I want people to like me because of who I am as a person.

Real people are full of contradictions, but I think the problem with depending on categories to relate with others is that they don't allow for them.. All "fobs" like karaoke, can sing Jay Chou, dye their hair, do Asian poses, have accents, only hang out with each other, etc. All "bananas" are afraid of hanging out with other Asians, and only date white people. Oh no, alert the presses when a fob hates taking pictures, or when her best friend isn't Asian!

Plus, they provide a supposed easy route into forming relationships. I can't count the number of times I've been introduces to somebody just because that person is also Asian, or he/she grew up in Taiwan, etc. And sure, it gives us something to talk about, but those things don't guarantee a deeper connection.

Back in the day, I used those terms in good fun, but as I grew older, I realized that by doing so, I was normalizing the use of stereotypes. The fact that those stereotypes are more pervasive than I imagined really hit me when my white roommate started identifying certain personality traits (cutesy, defensive, etc) as a distinctive "Asian things."

Re: cuddly cynic - FRESH TO DEF. Wow. NOW I feel like a loser!

Denise — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:31:41 -0000

LOL TRUE STORY