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tien

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About Me

stripes layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotCommentsI AM: asiaticfantastic. LSC prez. sarcastic. naive. collector of sneakers and ex-boyfriends. ESL pro. I DO: drunk text. speak honestly. curse like a truck driver. miss hip hop when heads rocked north face and 'lo. I FIEND: green. sunshine. smiles. kisses on my forehead.

My Interests

dancing. shopping w/ other ppl's money...as in personal shopper *not* golddigger. music that makes the hair on my arm stand up. autobiographies. chef's tasting menus. music i don't know yet. more eating. conversations about race. thrift shops. traveling. organic bananas. yellowtail sashimi. french manicures. eliminating bullshit for world peace. p.s. i loveloveLOVE the beach!

I'd like to meet:

ppl who are real. bigger picture thinkers. ppl who realize the inspiration to change is within you. my future self.

Music:

house is like food! blaze imprints. wave. ubiquity. naked. west end. jcr/compost. fivesix. ricanstruction. yoruba. sole channel. 83west. diaspora. spectral. westlondon. but pretty much down for almost everything (sans country): depeche to rhythm & sound. herbert to eugene mcdaniels. sea and cake to plantlife. and shit you don't know, biatch!

Movies:

the last king of scotland (forest whittaker, say no more!), crash (oscar for you suckas!). hotel rwanda. maestro. the interpreter. spotless mind. the professional. goonies. clueless.

Television:

buffy. nip/tuck. smallville. ugly betty. LOST.

Books:

the stranger. invisible man. yellow. end of blackness. kindred. in the time of cholera. keep on dancin'

Heroes:

special ppl who are hardworking and dedicated to doing what they love. those with stability and spontaneity. selflessness and self-motivation. creativity and science. ppl who do what they say and say what they do. my non-heroes: selfish morons and fat liars

My Blog

note to self

Daily OMThe Real ThingLove Should Feel GoodOften in our lives, we fall prey to the idea of a thing rather than actually experiencing the thing itself. We see this at play in our love lives and in the ...
Posted by tien on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:30:00 PST

another superficial top 5

1) steven intyce boots - i've been wearing these for 4 straight weeks no break cuz i love 'em that much. now they make these in like 20 colorways. cheaper than the loeffler randall boots and they f...
Posted by tien on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:31:00 PST

back to school must-have

i swear, blister block is one of the best inventions since EZ pass. this little guy has saved my poor feet from blisters more times than i can count. it makes me want to invest in some johnson & joh...
Posted by tien on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:21:00 PST

christmas list in the spring time

i can't live without ___ in nyc:1) levi's capital e - FYI: JACT (jeans and a cute top) is still the nightlife uniform in nyc. this division is more expensive than regular levi's but still cheaper th...
Posted by tien on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:21:00 PST

wmc top 5

5) checking luggage. my 49-pounder relieved me of that really annoying 3-1-1 rule and i had plenty of costume changes. 4) c.o. bigelow essential oil in magnolia. flowery but not sickly sweet, lig...
Posted by tien on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:34:00 PST

blog-worthy beauty products

1) collective wellbeing black clay body wash (big up byrd for putting me on). don't get weirded out that it's really black. cleans your skin w/o drying it out and leaves your skin silky soft. only...
Posted by tien on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:53:00 PST

last week i almost...

so the other week i almost died.  an SUV crashed into me then peeled off, leaving my little scion in the way of 3 lanes of oncoming traffic.  i was able to pull myself together enough to get...
Posted by tien on Mon, 26 Dec 2005 01:53:00 PST

the likeness of...

DAILY OM: Serenity Of Knowing The world is a palette of varied beauty with subtle and not-so-subtle differences in brilliance and hue. But, like all we perceive subjectively, many things can fail to m...
Posted by tien on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:38:00 PST

old maid

ok.  so today i'm 27 but i'm already psyching myself out for 30.  i'm about to get out of work and do some emotionally therepeautic shopping.  yes!!! 
Posted by tien on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:25:00 PST

ISO

1)  thrift shops.  real ones.  where the clothes are $2 and if the ticket's blue you get half off.  2)  cool ppl who don't hate, don't lie and love to shop, party and laugh. ...
Posted by tien on Wed, 28 Sep 2005 01:45:00 PST