Happy New Year! Let it be a delightful year to you all!
xoxo, me


Psalm 37
3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.

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23 If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;

24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.

26 They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be blessed.

27 Turn from evil and do good;
then you will dwell in the land forever.

28 For the LORD loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
They will be protected forever,
but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;

29 the righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks what is just.

31 The law of his God is in his heart;
his feet do not slip...

34 Wait for the LORD
and keep his way.
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are cut off, you will see it...

39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

40 The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.

i said i wasn't going to make resolutions for the new year.
but here's something i want to accomplish.

i would like to be nicer to people. give more. say nice things more. even to my friends.. even to my guy friends. (it didn't hit me until very recently that they appreciate nice-ness from people. sorry...)

so, if you see a difference in me these days, you know why.
this resolution, too, will need some help. this, too, is a resolution that may not last whole year ;)

(btw, i have a xanga site that i don't really use. should i convert to xanga?)

may yours be merry and bright :)

came back to my apt in virginia with the sole purpose of cleaning the mess i left behind a week ago.

i just don't know where to begin.

i'm hoping that carrie underwood singing her heart out in the background will help me.

thought of a few introspective things on my drive here. things to be thankful for. one that tops the list are definitely the people. wish i can keep the frienships i have for the next few decades. wishful.

also tried to remember the programs i visited in the past weeks. sad to admit, the one that served cereal with milk during morning report really impressed me. that was a plus for that program. their topic of the morning report was a minus. i guess they even out... :)

hope to write another entry before Christmas. i need more carols to get into the holiday mood!

as embarassing as this picture is, i think it's pretty funny. don't ask what i'm doing. but i look quite pleased with our graham cracker creation.

merry christmas and happy holidays!

i'm checking in my luggage tomorrow. can't deal with these quart-size bag regulations. i don't want to be like my friend who had to throw away her precious lipbalm because she didn't have a zipper bag. (i don't think the security guard knew it was worth $20 :)

had my first christmas event. got a present, had a feast, and made gingerbread (or graham cracker) house. you find the deep competitive nature in some people by working together... seriously.

okay, WAY past my timeline to pack and stuff. argh!

(Random fact: did you know chipotle is owned by McDonalds?!? it explains it all.)

Can you imagine how ecstatic I was to see this? i so badly want one for tomorrow. guess no shipping would be fast enough.

it would be nice to put it on my wish-list and get as a gift, but i lack patience. think i'll have to order one for myself now!
(warning about the link. have many cute/cool stuff that will make you want to go back to the college days and make that cup of joe in your dorm room. well, almost imagine the money we could've saved. actually the money I could've saved!)

(this great find was via jenny's site :) i admire her crafty skills and talent)

it's like..
trying to find a group of future friends. potential niche for yourself. a home
and it's hard.

today i went into an interview a little too relaxed. shouldn't have. should've been more humble. ah well. although the talk was informal, i should've prepared a little more. or just prepare.

these interviews. not so stressful but tiring. my mind's a jumble. i'm skimming through the rolodex in my head to see who i can call and share. but no perfect soul comes to mind. (no offense to friends. just don't want to bother someone with my whining! )
:(

all i ask is a group of down-to-earth, caring, cool people who are also smart and efficient and won't be frustrating or intimating to work with. people who don't worry about their future even if they like the heart or the colon or the liver, because ... their program is awesome. all i ask. (free food and close parking would be nice too. oh yeah, and a nice call room with one single bed would be a plus but i can dream on...)