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MissUMana wrote:

I'd love to know what he has to say about the Japanese killing whales in 2014.

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But I don't really see the Japanese killing whales as the same though. I think it's worse (although I can't pinpoint why ATM, I didn't sleep well so I feel kind of weak right now) and I'm opposed to the whole shark fin thing as well. If anyone wants to know more about the shark fin industry check out Gordon Ramsey's documentary about it.

Oh, I love Ziegfeld Follies. I bought a book about Ziegfeld while I studied in the UK. Loved it.

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I know, right? I have a huge collection of photos in my Macbook, haha. I just love the type of photography and I don't know~ Just give them all to me~ XD

@Faith: ew no, my peplum top is adorable. It's really a miracle and even though I got the black one, which I love too, it just wasn't the same!

There must be a way to turn this case around!!

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I've accepted my unhappiness and daily loneliness in law school My friend asked how it was going and I was honest. It's not like things are terrible, but I'm just not content in general and my law school life made it worse. But at least I have something to focus on. The difference is now I've just accepted the law school situation until further notice, but that doesn't make me any happier. I feel like my happiest times at law school are when I'm talking to Squire or at yoga, haha. I'm really glad I met Squire and I find that I'm very much myself with him. I'm doing my own things though, my nerdy activities and career things, so those things are good.

The party was actually kind of weird in the end. I met a nice girl named Ina though and we danced together. It was at the Gansevoort and I've been there a few times already and it was always packed, in a good way, and everyone dancing. It always has good music. However, it wasn't the case this time around even though it was a Saturday night.

Ina and I hung out together most of the night. Ting Ting was there, but she left pretty early. The music was mostly from the 90s and "Back that Azz Up" and it was awesome. It started getting later and Lilly was pretty drunk and falling on top of her two guy friends on the couch, and she was splayed out there. We kept urging her to go, so we can go to the VIP Red Room, etc. She was so drunk though and it took forever for us to drag her out.

As I stood watching her with Ina a guy came up to me and said, "Hi, my name is Ben" and I said hi. We started talking about my name, what I'm here for, and I didn't mind him, partly because I was kind of preoccupied with an immobile Lilly. He seemed really nice and I said, "Yeah, that's my friend." Haha. Anyway, he put his arm around me and I didn't mind and we spoke, but then he turned to look behind him (I think to a group of friends), and he said, "It was nice meeting you, Adela" and kissed my hand (bringing about major deja vu) and literally ran away.

Ina flew over and asked what happened and I said I don't know, he just left. I wasn't really able to even move away because of Lilly too (I didn't want to just leave her there). I told Ina that for some reason I feel as though the universe is conspiring against me when it comes to these things. So we kept dancing while waiting for Lilly.

We went to the Red Room finally, but it wasn't very lively as it normally was, which I thought was weird. I have had some awesome times in the Red Room in the past.

We danced though and I enjoyed myself, but then some people in our group started doing that manly type of posturing. Then there was a full on fight and you know that movie thing when the music screeches and stops, yeah, that happened. I have no idea what happened, but I walked quickly away.

The party resumed, but it was starting to get dead-er. Lilly left and Ina and I stood outside talking when a guy started speaking to Ina. I could tell he was interested in her and he was flirting, so I stood the side and was so encouraging! But then his girlfriend came out and we said to her, "Who are you?" XD

Ina was grossed out by his behavior and we went walking on our own. Ina said she was surprised by the Ben thing because she said when she looked at his face and demeanor he seemed really into me. She thought, "Wow, he really likes her," so she doesn't know why he just ran away. I said, "OK let's stop talking about this "

It was fun to walk with her though. She loves accounting, and compares it to jazz. She just loves it and thinks it's part of a grand puzzle which she can add her personal touch to. We were freezing and decided to call it a night. In the taxi I was sprawled out looking at my butterfly ring and wondered why things were strange.

Anyway, I was emailing with Squire over the weekend and Monday morning he sent a long thoughtful one about the way I write and then he mentioned that Emilio Botin, the Banco Santander chairman, died last month. I was kind of shocked and sad, and I don't think it sunk in at first.

Then I remembered how happy I was that day last year April. I was so confident and happy and optimistic and Ting Ting said I was "glowing." I told Squire that it was kind of funny because I went to China to see Zhuge Liang's temple, but I would have to say that my best day in China was the unexpectedly wonderful Banco Santander day. I told Squire that I'll always be grateful to Botin for his scholarship, which financed most of my Shanghai trip, and for that day in particular because it gave me a confidence that I never lost. I told him about how we were supposed to go to Happy Valley, but then he invited us to brunch at the highest building in Shanghai and then to the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Then everyone said I was "Madame President." I also told Squire that good and bad things have happened since I returned from Shanghai, but I never forgot about that day and I still carry around the complimentary pen with me and I haven't worn that jacket or dress again. So I'm sad that he's dead, even though he was old, because he gave me the day that changed me for the better and when I was at my happiest.

I feel as though people often say that the day you get married or have a baby are your happiest, and they probably will be the among happiest for me, but if it just involves myself I would say that time in China in general, and that day, would be my happiest.

On my way to class I listened to a sad Chinese song from the Three Kingdoms TV series and I felt as though another layer was added to my China story. A really bad translation of the "Ode to the Yu River" song:

Like a solitary leaf in the wild I wander
Through thick and thin my fate is bitter
I met you by chance in the great chaos
And I'm grateful for your timely favors
Your love for me is nothing but transient
Our golden time consists in military dust
I wish you a long life full of tear
Only wine could conceal your fatigue
Dim, dim is the lamplight
Deep, deep is the night
You forget me and...
Render me into a plight.
O, transient elation.
Alas, transient affection
Tomorrow at the source of Yushui River
It shall be tasted the aroma of my soul.

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I just felt sad about it.

Squire asked what my friends see me becoming and I said all sorts of things. They see me in board meetings, traveling the world, "Madame President," being a philanthropist, etc. He also wants to read "The Wise Virgins" by Leonard Woolf because I described LW's writing as "manly" and I haven't told him yet, but I'll just lend him my copy. He teased me about something and when I didn't reply he thought I was mad. When I read his emails during class I couldn't help but feel as though he was a nerd. He was also sorry to be the bearer of bad news about Botin.

I also saw Neil deGrasse Tyson and he signed my book! The show was so interesting that I'll have to write more on it later and what I really liked from it.

I'd write more but I have to go meet a cool lady from Discovery Communications (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_McHale) and have lunch with her and then go to class. She was the CEO! Ugh, I feel weird because I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep for some reason. >_<

My neighbor texted me that her cat died of cancer today.
So I went over to talk to her and *I* ended up crying.
How lame is that.

Then I went home and dribbled face fluids all over Michan and Anyan and now they're giving themselves baths.

For the record I'm pretty gross I guess, but not all that emotional (I don't think?).
It's just really hard to deal with animal deaths.

Going over my con swag and my old SS/Kaya/Hora stuff...

And I swear god, I had more than just 2 Hora CDs, plus another cell.

EDIT: YEAH. I FRICKEN KNEW IT. I HAD ICEBOUND SOMEWHERE. *had backtracked through the forum for evidence*

And Prominence. And Wisdom.

decadent.pastry wrote:

I HAD ICEBOUND SOMEWHERE.

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Sorry to hear it XD

My main competitor in the interactive novel genre just got shot down
http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wii ... iding_hood
The field is clear for a new generation of adventures at last XD

flowersofnight wrote:

decadent.pastry wrote:

I HAD ICEBOUND SOMEWHERE.

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Sorry to hear it XD

My main competitor in the interactive novel genre just got shot down
http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wii ... iding_hood
The field is clear for a new generation of adventures at last XD

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... Visual Novel?

And I magically also remembered my old password.

faith wrote:

My neighbor texted me that her cat died of cancer today.
So I went over to talk to her and *I* ended up crying.
How lame is that.

Then I went home and dribbled face fluids all over Michan and Anyan and now they're giving themselves baths.

For the record I'm pretty gross I guess, but not all that emotional (I don't think?).
It's just really hard to deal with animal deaths.

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Pets are part of our lives, and very much so, so it's only natural we should grieve over their death. Nothing to feel over-emotional about. Cats and dogs grieve for their masters too.

I agree! But it wasn't even my cat.
It was her cat and she wasn't crying...
Pretty awkward.

I've been invited out to dinner/lunch 5 times this week.
Waaayyy too much food.

decadent.pastry wrote:

... Visual Novel?

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Absolutely, the term "Choose Your Own Adventure (TM)" is considered antiquated these days XD

flowersofnight wrote:

decadent.pastry wrote:

... Visual Novel?

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Absolutely, the term "Choose Your Own Adventure (TM)" is considered antiquated these days XD

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Ahhh. I have a cousin that makes them.

We're all still petitioning for him to make an otome game though.

Speaking of, anyone tried the one where you date pigeons?

Cerceaux wrote:

Speaking of, anyone tried the one where you date pigeons?

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Yeah, sailorka roped me into playing it, but it was dumb XD

flowersofnight wrote:

it was dumb XD

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I never would have guessed

You really do let Ka rope you in to a lot of questionable things you know.

faith wrote:

You really do let Ka rope you in to a lot of questionable things you know.

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But I roped him into watching all of "Dark Shadows", so I'm currently winning 100x over XD

yeah, sure. Read any good Teen Wolf porn lately?

Shannen and I spoke about my night with Joel and she wished she knew where he worked because maybe she'll run into him. It would be hilarious if she did ever run into him, haha. I said that while it wasn't a good time, it answered a question I had a while ago when I was being selected for jury duty, so I didn't truly see it as a mistake. While I was in the taxi on my way home I realized I could have had the windows, the Empire State Building, the dinners, the suit, the physical attention, all those things, but he was not kind or nerdy. So I guess those things were only made special because of who I was with and it wasn't because of those things themselves.

Judith McHale was really awesome. She got to be the CEO of Discovery for twenty years after being general counsel, then Hillary Clinton asked her to be part of this foreign policy thing, now she's doing investments, etc. I asked how she got her first job as a movie production assistant, haha, and she said she was a receptionist for three months to get her foot in the door when they thought she was overqualified and asked if she wanted to do work in film. She went to law school and she felt as though people thought too narrowly of what you learn in law school, and I knew what she meant. She thought people only thought of certain paths and that was it. She said the analytical skills and perspective she gained, along with her international focus, was applicable in everything she did, along with what she learned in classes. She also said she wasn't the most disciplined or organized, she spent a lot of time having fun too, and I said so there's hope for me, haha. She said her big piece of advice is to let people know what you want to do, what you're interested in, and they'll remember and bring you opportunities. She also said to find things that combine your passions and to be open-minded.

She also had a great sexism story. When she was younger she thought she might apply to a corporate firm when one of the partners said, "I don't think women have the brains to be in business." Years later that same firm, while she was at Discovery, asked if they could partner up for something. She asked if that same man was there as a partner and they said yes. She then said that she's not sure if she can work with people with those views of women and said no. Oh snapples.

The next day I flew over to have lunch with my international law mentor from the United Nations and the three other mentees. Of course I was a few minutes late because I was where she said the cafe was, at 599 Lexington at 52nd street, but there was a Toasties there. I stood there wondering what was happening and looking around for the Europa while loving all the men in suits. It was actually on 53rd so I flew in and met them all in proper Adela fashion.

The other three mentees were older than I was and working, and Amy is at NYU Law. We introduced ourselves and I felt as though I was very confident and articulate, for some reason. I remembered how last year at LatinoJustice the other scholars were in awe at my hand gestures. Anyway, I spoke about Peru, China, sex discrimination, what I'm doing in law school, my internships, my love for China, etc. Our mentor, another cool lady, asked what we wanted to gain from this and I said I just find people doing the same things when it comes to law, or thinking narrowly, and I'd like to be around different ideas. She knows what I meant and when she first started people looked at her as if she were crazy. I liked the rest of the mentees!

We all had to go and as I was getting my bag one came up to me and in a soft voice said she works at Equality Now and she's really interested in gender equality too so we should talk sometime. I said definitely and I'm really interested in that type of work too. I'm not sure how else to say it other than I "love" it. We walked and I said to Amy we should talk too and she said of course. I said I had to roll to class and said bye and yelled, "TAXI!!"

Later on a pengyou told me Bad Hostess (my immediate thought, "...") formed a Law Cooperative at NYU (she's staying an extra year) and was wondering if I could speak on a student panel about law school to the NYU students in the Global Studies and Liberal Studies programs interested in that. I said sure, so that should be nice. I was also accepted into a Latino Leadership Summit for next week!

In Criminal Law later on, while I was managing some funds in my Paypal account, I thought again how I missed Dan and how humbled I was by that. I have been feeling like the prodigal son for the longest time, as if something is rotten in Denmark, and I wrote the Chinese word for house or home or family on my paper, "家".

Then I went to the Minority Mentorship Program Reception and my mentor is a man who works for our city's employment law area. He's also Chinese and we spoke a bit like that, and he was born in the US so he's not that great in it either and he empathizes. I told him about things I'd like to do, my past internships and travels, and we spoke to other mentees as well. It was over and the other mentees left and I was telling him goodbye when he said he knows someone at the UN that I could have coffee with, just to let him know if I'd like an internship there, and I said that would be great.

I had a dream that I was being charged for murder when I was innocent and all of my professors were there, haha. Law school has gotten into my dreams!

After yoga the next day I went to see Squire. When I neared his door I heard him talking to a man and I had a slow motion, "NOOOOO!" in my head. They spoke about teaching about accounting in business law classes, or something.

He eventually left and I got in and I kid you not, the entire hour we were both laughing and teasing each other and it was so much fun! It wasn't even as serious as other conversations because even though we talked about serious topics we joked throughout it all and I was dying after being constantly teased. I also couldn't help but notice how often he stroked his tie.

I thought of Missumana's whaling comment and I said over the weekend I was doing research on the fur industry and for some reason I thought the whaling and shark fin things were worse. I said I looked up minks and they're of least concern in terms of population, so it really is the idea that the killing of animals for vanity's sake is wrong that's the issue here. I asked, "Do you know about the Japanese whaling industry?" He said, "Oh yeah, I wrote my college thesis on that, I know all about it. " I said "What??" When I saw his face I knew he was teasing and I said, "Oh my God!"

I also mentioned how I can't find my little Caesar salads at the cafeteria anymore and he's sure if I mention it nicely to the guy who orders then they'll bring it back, he said there was something called the "charm offensive" and I said he was terrible and he laughed. I must have adjusted my hair a thousand times because I kept giggling away.

We were talking about animal abuse in general, those videos of animal abuse that come out, etc. I talked about the shark fin industry, he doesn't care for sharks, and he asked how I can like a culture that does that kind of thing, animal abuse in general, and I said it's not like it's specific to only China and that started everything. He said he likes to provoke me so he went on about how I just ignore all the bad things about China and he's here to give me clarity. I couldn't handle it and was giggling throughout it all.

He was saying that it's only in China where people spit so much and I argued that people spit all the time here and it's something I've been complaining about for years. He said he has seen only two people here do that, ever, and I said he doesn't know anything! I didn't get why men did that he said, well men have these salivating needs and I laughed. He said my premise here is untenable and we were both laughing at that point.

Squire said next time he'll give an aggressive stare at someone who spits. He also said this morning he went on a train to run an errand and this man just stared at him. He thought he was imagining it, but the man continually looked at him and when a man does that kind of thing it's different. So Squire asked, "Can I help you?" The man said, "I like your tie," and quickly looked away.

He denied being anti-China so I asked what he liked about China and he gave me these answers like their technology in the 14th century and Confucianism. I said I thought Confucianism is too rigid and I asked him to tell me something other than Confucianism that he knew about. Because everyone knows about Confucianism!

"Like what?"
"Like a classic Chinese novel."
"Hmm... 'Big Wall, Small Village.' You know, the one about the peasants."
"...........OMG!"
"What, you don't know about that one?"
"You made that up! You're such a jerk XD"

He had this huge look of surprise and said, "You called me a jerk?" and started laughing. I said when I read his email teasing me about an outfit I thought, "OMG what a jerk!" I had also attached some reviews of a professor with his same name but with no teaching ability whatsoever. Squire said he swears when he read that he had a few good seconds of thinking those reviews were about him, almost had a heart attack, and thought, "Oh God, where are these posted?" He felt crushed, but then he realized it was another professor in Canada. I said, "Good!" and he said I'm so vindictive. He said it hurt him right there, in his heart.

Squire asked who one of my NYU mentors was again and I said Lawrence Mead. I said he adopted two girls from China and I stuck out my tongue, and Squire asked why I just did that and I said because Mead isn't anti-China. Squire said I must think he's a bigoted, small minded man and I said I don't think he's bigoted, and he made me laugh when he said, "Oh, thank you for the compliment, you don't think I'm bigoted!"

I said Mead was one of the few "conservative" professors at NYU, the only one in the politics department, and I happened to have him assigned to me. Squire said I seemed pretty liberal and I said I think I'm more in the middle liberal, but at NYU many were so far over to the left that it was crazy. I hung out with the Republicans for about two years and while it was fun for some time I didn't agree with a lot of their stances and the leadership changes weren't good. But then I don't agree with some liberal things, or at least I'm not that extreme. He asked for an example and I said one, he asked what side I'm on and I said it, eek! He whispered, "Good, me too!"

I said some professors there were so liberal they would sprinkle stupid comments in their lectures and some students were pretty bad too. Squire said he knew what I was talking about and he didn't like the presumption that everyone in the group agreed. He said the worst ones also talk badly about Christians.

He was at a dinner party a couple of days ago and he only knew the host and no one else. He sat at a table with a group and this woman said to them, "You know how self-righteous those Christians are." Squire said to her, "I'm a Christian," and she had the look of, "Who invited HIM here?"

I told him I'm Catholic and he said he's Episcopalian, which is Anglican in England. He said our church services are similar, with all the singing too. He likes going to a church on 5th avenue and he actually lives a only block away from the law school.

I mentioned that at St. Patrick's one of my priests was Father Albert Cutie and he was found on a beach with a woman and they ended up having kids and he left the church. Then he started saying that the Catholic Church needs to change when it comes to priests and I didn't like that.

"He's a jerk too."
"Wait, the only other jerk we've identified here is me, so you're saying we're on the same level because I made up the name of a Chinese novel??"
"Yes."

I said I have a surprise for him and he needed to close his eyes. He did and I took out "The Wise Virgins" by Leonard Woolf and swooshed it over to his side. He opened his eyes and said it was so sweet of me, and he knows the implicit suggestion for him to man up his prose. I said he's already manly, haha. He flipped through it and said he could already tell it's manly. I asked what he meant and he said that there aren't many words, and you know how it's manly to be direct, to the point, to go after what you want and take it. I said totally.

I had to go and we noticed we didn't talk about economics so he said we'll have to set up a time. He also said, "Taiwan is the true China." My jaw dropped and I feigned offense and turned on my heels, him saying, "And with that you're off!" and I said, "I'll see you next week!"

Later on I spoke to my legal writing professor about my short memo. She said she can't wait to see my re-write and I hope I do well. I felt with my short exercise I was so on point, but even as I was writing my short memo I felt as though it didn't reach the greatness of those two short paragraphs. I need to get that back again! @.@

Had my second date.
He is really nice. We went to a noodle restaurant. Then we went to my favourite Okashi store.

Afterwards, he brought me home and gave me a book as present. He said, he liked it as a kid and read it to me. (It is an illustraded book, nott a lot of pages). Then he went back home.

We are going to meet again when we have time.


I also went to a soccer match and scared the hell out of a female soccer player XD.

At that day, all went wrong. I wanted to go to the soccer match with one of my friends. I showed him the meeting spot twice. He agreed to it. When I arrived, he was not there. He called me, but as soon as I answered, he hung up. (He does not have a cell phone, therefore he used a payphone )

I paid my underground ticket, when I wanted to enter the underground, I got another phone call. I told the guy to come to my station. He was too retarded to find it, therefore I had to go back and pick him up.......... . So I planted him in the waiting room of my dentist. Unfortunately, I mixed up the appointment. It was the day before....
I needed to get a new one.

When we wanted to go to the soccer match, I realized, that I forgot the tickets ....... . So I went back again, with this annoying workmate.
We went to the stadium, a lovely old woman showed us where it is. We were 30 minutes late. It was past 6 and all I had eaten was five tiny cookies.... My co-worker had some food (for himself.... nice... not.)

In the break of the soccer match, we got some food. My favourite team lost, I saw a player of the other team, whom I really liked at the World Cup and shouted "well done". Unfortunately, I seemed to have kinda scared? confused? her and she looked a bit scared to us. In this moment, my work mate took a pic. On the way back home, he showed it to me and told me, that I should stop scarying people ....... . Oh well.

@shazzer : so nice to hear from you!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed about you and Mr Nice Guy. I really hope it works.

As for your workmate, oh well, he sounds like the bad kind of Japanese. Pretty rude, and pretty lame too. But your account of what happened with him made my day. You're a good storyteller, to say the least.

But no more giving Japanese female soccer players the fright of their lives, ok?

@ MissUMana Thanks
My favourite okashi shop owner approved him as well. He said, the is a kind person. (He kinda is my best friend in Osaka, whenever I have some spare money and time, I go to his shop and talk to him. He is also a good advisor.)

My workmate is Murican.

Oh well, it was ... kinda funny, but I do not want to do this every week.

I try.
Edit: Now I know how Fran Fine felt in the episode with Elton John.

shazzer wrote:

My favourite okashi shop owner approved him as well. He said, the is a kind person. (He kinda is my best friend in Osaka, whenever I have some spare money and time, I go to his shop and talk to him. He is also a good advisor.)

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Has he met him, or was he giving you his opinion based on what you told him?