tennis

So I'm taking a tennis class here. And yes, I know what you're thinking. Why're you taking tennis lessons, you're so good at it already! I know. It's true. But most of the dance classes this quarter conflict with the classes I really want to take.

Joking aside, though, I really look forward to tennis class :) The other day, we had a competition to see who could hit the most balls into the court from a ball machine, and I won a can of new tennis balls! I totally feel like a middle schooler again.

manna

"What? People in Manna date each other? That seems so... incestuous."

- Joce

Looks like things haven't changed much.

food

So apparently you can make teriyaki sauce with just soy sauce, sugar, and mirin (the last of which I happen to have, coincidentally, since I use it to make spam musubis). Once I get something to work, though, I usually stick with it until I get tired of it. So I guess I'll be having teriyaki chicken for dinner for the next couple of days. Maybe with broccoli. Because that's the only vegetable I cook.

Man, I am such a bum.

studio

So after being homeless for a week, and mostly sleeping on couches, I finally moved into my studio (which wasn't what I planned on, but at least it's in a good location, close to people, etc). But the best part of living by yourself? Not having to close the door when you use the bathroom.

generosity

It's hard to be generous with other people if you're not generous with yourself.

weddings

"It's an honor to get invited to a wedding, because it shows that you were an important part of the bride/groom's life. But when you actually show up for the wedding, you realize how little a part of the bride/groom's life you were."
- John Lin (paraphrased)

desire

"If desire did not dim the brain, nobody would ever get married, drunk, or fat."

- Valentine Wiggin, from one of the best sci-fi novel series ever.

Reread this on my flight to new york. Okay, so my first reaction was: this is more clever than true. But 1 Corinthians 7 (among other passages) seems to corroborate it.

As a witty quote, this one is pretty awesome. But beyond that, it doesn't sit well with me. Maybe it's because in the very same series (albeit a different book), having and raising children is extolled as one of the most meaningful things you can do in your life. And you can't really do that without being married, huh? (or I suppose you can, ...)