Strawberry Sunday

I had a nice relaxing weekend. It still went by too fast. I've only been in my office for 2 weeks, I already hate it. I literally have to go around and ask for stuff to do. I really would rather stay home a work hard on my portfolio. Speaking of which, I've been working real hard on that matter. However, there is no ideas coming into my brain.

I've been working on the roof a lot. I don't like staying in the apartment anymore. It feels different. My favorite couch is gone. the furniture arrangement are all weird. This is due to our shop WA sales and also we've started packing. I also don't feel like cleaning like how I used to. Alex keeps telling me how we will be leaving in a few weeks, so I shouldn't be bother cleaning. This place is feeling less and less like a home, which is really sad. This had been my favorite place out of all that I lived in. I will remember it as my cozy, bad ass little apartment.

Breaking-fast on the roof

Sky Club

I am still keeping up on my sketch book. 3 pages a day minimum. I am also planning to start a sketch book on furniture. May be call "Guess Whose Chiar?" I've been drawing a lot of famous chairs, it helps me learn about them, and I like chairs. So why not?

Unfinished

While I am enjoying my weekend. It is Alex last day at Pastoral. (I am jealous of his freedom all of a sudden.) He seemed to like this job a lot. There are many cool people at pastoral. And Alex had indeed contributed a lot to the company. I think they will miss him. Everybody loves a sweet gummy bear. So I made wings and Guacamole to celebrate Beh's last day at work.

Buffalo Honey Wings

GUACAMOLE!

Cheers*

Shop WA_Work Day_Carpal Tunnel

Shop WA has opened for 2 weeks. So far a lot of big stuff are either gone or reserved. So that's a good thing. But many of the clothes and shoes that I wanted to get rid of are still on the rack. I mean...we had made ALOT of sales already I have to say, but I am trying to get rid of 60% of my THINGS. It's not easy apparently. The open house days had been fun. Many friends had come over to shop, and they seem very happy with their purrrrrchases. There's still a month an half to go until we leave chicago, but it seems impossible to pack everything.

Shop WA

Shop WA Hot Sales Person

Other than moving sale, there are also a lot of very summerie activities going on in Chicago. Many festivals. I never knew that there are so many people in America until participating in these street fests. I kinda scared me. I never really like crowds you know.

Division Festival

*with the gays of coz

After the funs comes the work. About the interview, I really do not want to think about it again. I sounded extremely stupid and I felt so ignorant when I answer questions. My portfolio was bad enough... I can totally tell that he wasn't impressed at all, and probably wondered how the hell did I get the price. GOD! I wanted to kill myself after the interview when I walked out of the office.

Tuesday was my big day. First day of work at Holly Hunt. I cannot tell you how nervous I was on the first day of work. MAN! It was mentally exhausted because I was sooooooooo tense the whole time. Just trying not to make mistakes on the first day. Now my first week has ended. I am relieved. I am still not use to being at work at 9:00 in the morning everyday. That really makes me miss school. But gotta do it. I AM A BIG GIRL NOW! Although I don't feel like I am doing anything important at work right now, being in a big company like this makes me happy. I am learning at least. And my resume is gonna look better and better.

Ok. One more thing I need to talk about. My hands. My right hand has been hurting for a month, or more. And it got worse and worse. Recently my left hand started hurting the same way. I finally went to the doctor yesterday. She told me I might have carpal tunnel. Of coz I didn't know what that is until I went home to wikipedia it. OF COURSE it's an occupational disease! sigh... I am only 23... my "occupation" have not even started. I seriously don't know how and when it's going to get better, but the pain has sure been torturing me too much...

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Been working on my portfolio and resume frantically these two days. I haven't been this last minute for a long time. I hate doing important things in a rush. The less time I have I get more distracted. My interview for Holly Hunt is tomorrow. AND I AM STILL NOT READY!

I've also been enjoying my time working at the roof. We are currently transforming our apt into a cool| hip| badass| warm| awesome| gay| mad| sick| crazy| lovely thrift store. So the roof has become my private work place. Alex was the breakfast delivery man today, so I have full stomach to work.

Stuffy day

Went back to vancouver with ma parents after graduation ceremony. It was a nice relaxing week at home, but TOO relaxing that I lose all my working spirit. My interview with Holly Hunt is in 2 days. I am freaking out as usual. Due to my laziness in Vancouver, I have to "vomit" my resume and portfolio out within 2 days. Alex and I have also been preparing for the opening of our "SHOP WA" for moving sale. We are half way in transforming our apartment into a boutique store! Therefore I have no place to work at home, and I've been working on the roof of our building since this morning. Still working on that ONE PAGE resume... Sometimes I am a loser..

MDA CITY APARTMENT Roof

Graduate

It's already been a week after graduation. I am still not used to the fact that there is no "next semester." Everybody is start to panic on what to do next. I was lucky enough to get the unexpected internship at Holly Hunt. However, the soon coming interview is already making me so nervous. Then, I have to worry about grad school applications. The same kind of fear from high school is coming back to me... am I going to get IN a school? If not what am I gonna do. Now I not only have to worry about myself, but also Alex. You know he's the very lay back type. It sometimes worries me. But he also seems to handle things fine eventually. I have confidence in him, I just need to losen up a little.

So, graduation went great. I was happy to have my family and my favorite professors there to cheer for me. We also had Patti Smith and Apichatpong as our guest speaker. Pretty bad ass. We also enjoyed the big family time in Chicago when my family was here. So much food. So much Love. So much fun.

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Oh and yea, my NYC trip was awesome too! We stayed at the Night Hotel which wasn't bad, but a little too small (they all say "well, it's new york"). Everything is soooo dark though. I went there for the ICFF. It was totally worth it. We also get to try a lot of really good food, and FINALLY went to MORIMOTONYC, which was another reason why I was in New York. The last time I was there was almost 10 years ago, and the only thing I remember is the Statue of Liberty and the giant M&M store. I did not have a very good impression of NYC. But this trip did change my concept about New York a little. It is more fun then I expected.

the night hotel

NYC street artist

organic breakfast place

morimoto NYC

guggenheim