Is anybody out there?

Sometimes blogging feels like your just talking to yourself out loud. Sometimes though, the random'est person will come up and tell me about something they read on here and I'm always shocked that someone besides my own best-friend has checked it out.

Just as an experiement, if you are reading this leave a comment and say hello, I just wanna see if somebody's out there. It's a little like the Truman Show maybe. HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOO ((((echo))))!!!

Did you try the pink peppercorns yet?

I'm in that kind of mood

Consider yourself warned

This could happen to any of us (click).

(and I'm still having USB/camera issues, no time to visit the apple store)

I instant messaged this to article to Julie:

[13:26] chuliejao: it's like the time i went hiking in this canyon
[13:27] chuliejao: the guides brought us to this hole in the rocks
[13:27] chuliejao: it was a cave but the opening was on top and there was water at the bottom of the cave
[13:27] chuliejao: they told me to jump in and i did
[13:27] chuliejao: not thinking how to get out
[13:27] amberfabramson: omg
[13:27] chuliejao: to get out i had to climb up this dark space and crawl out
[13:27] amberfabramson: were they joking?
[13:28] chuliejao: but my chest got stuck
[13:28] amberfabramson: scary
[13:28] amberfabramson: shit
[13:28] chuliejao: i was like wedged for a minute
[13:28] chuliejao: but i was able to exhale enough to wiggle out
[13:28] chuliejao: but if i was any fatter i'd have to be dragged out through the hole i jumped in

[13:31] amberfabramson: that's crazy. can i blog this story of yours?
[13:31] chuliejao: haha

[13:31] chuliejao: yes
[13:31] chuliejao: it was really scary
[13:31] amberfabramson: thank you
[13:31] chuliejao: i thought i was really stuck
[13:31] chuliejao: my head sticking out of a rock and the rest of my body stuck in a dark cave where i can't see what else is down there

[13:32] amberfabramson: that's horrible
[13:32] amberfabramson: that's like that winnie the pooh episode

[13:33] amberfabramson: where he goes to rabbit's house and eats so much honey he can't get out the hold he came in from
[13:33] amberfabramson: (hole)
[13:34] chuliejao: yep
[13:34] chuliejao: i'm winnie the pooh

This is great. Click it!

DANCE-A-THON

The Great Schlep

Cooking tip of the day

Add pink peppercorns to your salad. Even better with miso dressing.

This Full Moon in Aries

Lisa Miller (not to be confused with Susan Miller) says:

"Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and rules new beginnings. This is the Full Moon of the child: a celebration of innocence, adventurousness, and starting anew. So if you spent these last two weeks since the Libra New Moon looking deeply at your relationships and have decided to make some adjustments, this is the best Full Moon to take a leap of faith, and start taking action toward your intention to create more harmonious, loving, and fulfilling relationships.

On an Aries Full Moon your intention is best released to the universe with these qualities in mind: spontaneity, wonder, curiosity, adventurousness, and innocence. There are few times in an adult life when we can begin anew without dragging along our past pain, fear and worries. But this is the Full Moon to strive for releasing your intention with childlike hopefulness and inner faith. Know that what comes from your strong intention will be evolutionary, supportive and…. well, a big adventure! So smile and let it fly!"

I'm in agreement. September from beginning to end was absolutely the the most disappointing month of 2008 for me on so many levels (this was totally validated by Susan - not to be confused with Lisa, who said this was true for all Pisces, who knew?!!). The moment September ended certain things I had completely given up on unexpectedly started to turn around.

Mainly this post is directed to a few specific, lonely-hearted feeling friends of mine and anyone else who wants it. I think I felt that way for almost a year and a half, it's so rough but I wanna remind you that even though it feels that way the heart cannot actually be broken. A friend of a friend of mine once said "leave the past in the past and don't borrow pain from the future" so with that in mind I hope you guys will get out there and try to enjoy [let in] some new beginnings.

Haven't really posted in a while

Sorry bout that. I've been having USB issues can't and get my pictures out of my phone.

Basically September and so far October have been a blur! Angelo started a new school, it's super cool but super far away so I think we'll be moving to Venice soon! Westsiiiiiiiiiide! See you soon. Right now we've been getting up 5am M-F to do this commute and we're both over it. Besides I remember when I used to take the bus down to the Venice Boardwalk almost everyday back in middle school (with Sonya) and swore I was gonna live there when I grew up at least until it came time to leave the country. That was back when it hadn't even been gentrified and all the yuppies hadn't pushed out the hippies and rastas selling inscense and oils on the sidewalk and you could rent a house for like $400/mnth! So it looks like it's finally time to make that dream come true although that same house is more like $3500/mnth now (we won't be renting that one). Some of those hippies and rastas are still selling incense and oils down there but I'm pretty sure they're busing it over to Venice these days. You might be invited over for a BBQ, you know how we love to grill it up. Shooot.

Oh and speaking of Westsiiiiiide! I found this picture (I can post pics that are already in the machine) a while back from when I used to be a chola (the vida loca was circa '94). I'm probably going to alienate a bunch of aquaintances who thought they knew me and thought I was sweet by revealing this but it's pretty darn funny and I'm pretty sure no one reads this blog anyhew but - for your viewing pleasure and so we can break down those walls once for all (drum roll please!).......here it goes!
During this time I had a boyfriend that used to pick me up in a bombed out Regal with a tattoo of my name on his arm.

And this Friday

Go to this on Thrusday

Friend and artist Ambriel Floyd is in town for fashion week. Stop by the cocktail party on Thursday night in Culver City.

Ha!

Ed blogged a pic of me hanging a giant Obama piece by the Date Farmers. The painting is awesome and Marsea asked him to blog it but the comments are the best. Check out the Sarah Palin flow chart too. Toy Machine Blog