So, I am updating my Xanga after almost a year of letting it remain completely idle.  What's the special occasion?  Well, I have a 30 page thesis to complete in the next few days, and of course I want to procrastinate.  Lo and behold, Xanga came to my rescue!  So what's been goin' on....oh, I have great news about the bf... Veynu got into Stanford for grad school!  He still hasn't decided whether he wants to go, though.  It's between Stanford and UT, but it's nice that he has options.  Speaking of the West Coast, I will be going to sunny California on Wednesday.  I'm excited, but I have so much work to do in the meantime.  It's funny because I'm going to see Jocelin for the first time in like a month while I'm in Cali.  You'd think I would see her in Houston.  Either way, there's nothing else to say, so good night and I hope you all had a wonderful Easter day!

PS - this entry seems to be uncharacteristically cheerful, I don't know why... must be the lack of sleep

ok so i no longer have a tv, and at first life was boring.  very boring.  i sat at my computer most of the time.  however, now i have discovered that there is a whole new world out there!  yes, a whole new world, just like the aladdin song.  there are things to do and people to see and books to read!  i don't need a tv.  the invention of the tv was a whole conspiracy created by gyms, health food stores, and the media so that america would get fat and then see all these beautiful skinny people on tv so they would go work out and attempt to eat health food in order to strive to be thin and beautiful.  just kidding, the tv is very useful, especially for news and knowledge and entertainment.  however, i think america abuses the tv by using it as the easy way to escape boredom.  nothing to do?  just turn on the tv and watch vh1's latest special about jLo's butt.  basically, watch any garbage that will passively keep your mind occupied.  i'm glad i had this period without a tv to help me realize this.  my little brother (who spends every waking minute watching cartoon network) is very upset because my parents just cancelled cable.  he sounded really upset when i talked to him on the phone, but i guess he just has to learn the hard way that there are better things to do.

by the way, i read that britain is thinking about instituting a 'fat' tax.  basically, it's like the excise taxes (taxes on tobacco, alcohol, bad habits in general).  it would be on hamburgers, cakes, cookies, greasy crap, and the like.  it's britain's attempt to slim down the increasingly obese nation.  i believe the intentions are good, but this fat tax would marginalize the poor.  most income-challenged people purchase unhealthier food because it is cheaper.  it's the rich people that can afford the fancy schmancy organic food.  perhaps the fat tax will compel fast food places to find cheaper and healthier alternatives to grease. 

by the way, can anyone recommend a good book to read?  (i'm assuming if you've made it this far into my entry you must like to read)  i just finished reading My Own Country by Abraham Verghese.  It's about an Indian doctor (malayalee) that tells his account of AIDs appearing in a small country town during the 80s.  it is very touching tale that dispels stereotypes  of the AIDs community.  it's a great read even if you are not all that interested in medicine. 

weekend plans - see chinamen/huy tonite, go to houston tomorrow for dad's birthday, try to play tennis and go jogging, and perhaps study for my two exams next week? we'll see.  until next time xangalites!

Update of my life:

School - going well so far, got all the classes I wanted somehow even though I failed to pay my tuition on time.  Things always work out.

Marathon Training - Vey and I ran 5 miles the other day and I wasn't sore the next day for the first time in my life!

Work - I am currently working myself out of a job at the lab.  After I finsih my project, I have nothing left to do.  Maybe it's a good thing -- it will force me to find a new job that I actually might be interested in.

Weekend - Played in a trio last night for the Plan 2 Alumni Reception, it was so much fun, and I got paid!  That's always a plus.  Money is going into the Buy Regina a TV so She Has an Excuse to Sit on Her Ass Fund.  Going to San Antonio today to visit my sis in her new apt, and maybe San Marcos to do some shopping! So much for a new tv...