I turned 21

Haven't posted in a week because I've been busy celebrating my 21st. It was more like a birth-week celebration than a birth-day. Go big or go home.




A double-layer, chocolate-hazelnut, raspberry cake that Inez made me (in the shape of a heart!).



Tim bought me Tripel Karmeliet - my absolute favorite beer in the world.




The Health Center wishes me happy birthday with a card that tells me not to die.



Had one of my parties with Sarah who also turned 21


Also celebrated with my Leuven friends, but Beks has those pictures. Check facebook for other 21-related photos.

Thanksgiving was chill. Tim came down from NY; we hung around my apt most of the time. Except for Thanksgiving dinner at his family friend's house and the orchestra on Sat. night with Beks and her mom. Oh Thanksgiving dinner was interesting. Tim and I brought two bottles of wine but no one drank it, so I did and it kept me sane the whole night. Here's a conversation I had with one of the adults:

[Tim talking to a mom about medical school. What a tool right?]
A mom (to me): So are you going to med school also?
Me in my head: ugh another one of these asian parents.
Me aloud: No, I study English Literature
Grandmother chimes in to mom: It's ok, everyone goes to grad school now
RED ALARM GOES OFF IN MY HEAD. OMG PLEASE DON'T ASK ME ABOUT GRAD SCHOOL. I HAVE NO PLAN FOR MY LIFE.

Fortunately the conversation stops there and I keep my sanity. It really wasn't that bad - I'm exaggerating the screaming in my head. If you remember my blogging from high school, I can be rather dramatic. Some things haven't changed. I kind of wonder now if I should've told her I don't know what I'm doing with my life because it's kind of funny to see people try and force some kind of answer like "oh, but what are you interested in?" and "what are some ideas you have?" or "so you're an english major? do you want to be an author?" And then work their faces into a tolerable expression that doens't convey their distaste for my misguidedness.

Oh I also went Black Friday shopping as usual. Woke up at 5am and dragged Andrew with me also. What a good sport. We got there at 6:30am and left by 10:30. OH AND I GOT A NEW CAMERA. FINALLY. Here are some of the first pictures - completely devoid of any sort of intrigue.



Andrew took this. It's a page from the New Yorker.



This is my apt's sad panda. He is wearing Andrew's new hat from H&M.



I can take pictures in black and white.



At the Kimmel Center with Beks and Tim. I love going to see the Philly Orchestra. I just wish I knew more about music :(