no complaints.

it surprised me the other day when i realized how well things are going for me right now. i pretty much have the perfect job - i love what i'm doing, i'm getting paid to do it, and i pretty much adore the people i'm working with. as strange and awkward as it is to live at home right now, i'm actually getting along relatively well with my parents (especially compared to recent years) and essentially not having any expenses other than for my car is pretty sweet. i really can't complain about my social life - my weekend getaways to the west side have been exciting and relaxing, and even, well, romantic.

but let's see, a quick update. work is going well. i'm learning a lot, and i got the official word that i'm done with basic training.

i've reached a new level of nerdiness.. lately, in that weird place between sleep and wakefulness, i have found myself thinking of myself as a terminal, with my brain controlling my body via the commandline.. and people around me are terminals and we're can't communicate properly because we're in different shadow trees.. isn't that sad?

i was just at a bbq (for the Fourth) with my parents and a bunch of their church friends, and their kids. as much as i dreaded going, and as annoyed as i was throughout most of it (don't worry, i played the good taiwanese daughter and was smiley and helpful and courteous and friendly..) it was kind of nice being around other people who understand what it's like to be raised in a taiwanese family, to have taiwanese parents and all that entails. but i think it is more of a welcome distraction from the parents, because, honestly, these aren't exactly people i'd be friends with normally. i'm just acknowledging that there is an existing connection. i still hold by my statement of "i'm not asian, what are you talking about?"