Blog Talk Vol. 1

Sale PSA: A very cute plaid blazer from Veronica Beard, now 60% off, a soft pajama set from Splendid, now $46, and a gorgeous cotton shirtdress from Everlane, now just $30 (seriously, why so cheap? I’m getting one too!).

I decided to start a new series on the blog. Because sometimes the weekend comes and I don’t have a big post or a central topic I want to write about, but I still need to have have a post for Monday (do you guys still want a post on Mondays?).

Here are some things that I have been thinking about, doing, watching, etc. I hope you don’t mind this series…more in line with what a traditional “blog” would be! Which I actually miss…I wish more people in my life had blogs. Instagram has been tiring me out lately for some reason. Anyway.

First…I started a new show on Netflix. Well, an old one. My Crazy Ex Girlfriend, starring Rachel Bloom. This was one of those shows that was super critically acclaimed when it came out but I just didn’t have the time. And, to be honest, it just didn’t appeal to me for whatever reason. I think it’s great that Netflix gives a new life to series like this…because I discovered that I really love this show! It is so well done and written and unexpected. The songs are fantastic. I highly highly highly recommend this show if you haven’t seen it already!

My new Macbook Air arrived. I love it. I’d been dealing with multiple issues with my old one for some time: first something to do with not being to upgrade the OS anymore which I’m certain was all my fault, but which was causing all kinds of problems with incompatibility with other software and apps, and then last year an even more annoying issue popped up, which was the letters from R to P sporadically deciding not to work on my keyboard. Which you know, when you are editing a book, is very very frustrating. I’m one of those people who believe that electronics have little souls and lives and thus was really loathe to give up my trusty laptop which I’ve had nearly a decade but finally had to do it. And I’m so glad I did. Love the new Macbook and am so impressed with the M1 chip. Highly recommend this setup for anyone in the market for a new system.

I stopped my Amazon Prime subscription. I actually stopped last year. I forgot if I mentioned this (forgive me my brain is mush) but it’s forced me to batch my orders together into one big box. I figure that is more efficient and better for the environment. And I’m saving the annual fee!

Are you guys celebrating Valentine’s Day? I didn’t realize it was coming up until I saw it on the Nordstrom homepage, with an assortment of lingerie that at this point in my life and in the pandemic I do find kind of outrageous (but if you are snapping up La Perla and have little children just know you have my full admiration). I have hesitated to say this in the past because sometimes people think you are a cold hearted robot or something, but I’m really not a gift person…if you’re the kid of Asian immigrants like me you’ve likely never seen your parents exchange Valentines gifts so it’s not something I grew up with. I told my husband not to get me anything and I’m going to choose something for myself. The problem is, nothing really appeals to me! Jewelry would be great but where on earth am I going to wear it? And I still have several unused bags just sitting in my closet. So instead I’m considering buying either a complicated Lego set for me to put together, or this impractically priced Tom Ford scent because I love love a well done cherry scent (and flavor).

People who buy expensive scents: do you ever feel guilty using them? I’m a little worried that at $200 a pop every time I spray this Tom Ford I’m going to imagine little dollar bills going down the drain.

Writing: I’ve started to mess around on a few stories. I really wish I was the kind of writer who could just pick a story they want to work on and just stick with it….I feel I would be so much more efficient with my time. But it just doesn’t work! Even worse everything I’m writing right now is in the first person, which I’m really not used to (both my first and second novels were/are in the third person). Can I ask what you like to read? First, third person, or you really don’t care?

Wishing you all a wonderful week!