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Name: Mary
Birthday: 10/27/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: learning, growing, laughing, meeting new people, history, eating, traveling, music, trying new things, finding joy in my Lord.
Expertise: making it happen
Occupation: Business Analyst
Industry: Banking/Finance/Technology
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Member Since:
5/29/2003
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| wow, it's been almost a year since I have been on xanga. I thought I was done with it but as I read some of my recent entries, I realized that I missed this outlet for sharing my thoughts. Perhaps I will resume but just out of curiosity - who still uses xanga besides soupbunnie and truehope?
on another note, I always get sad reading my old posts on spirituality - it just reminds me of how I have not progressed =T
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| I mourn the passing of the summer season, where the weather was sunny and the fun was a plenty. Except for the chilly weather, I'm looking forward to what fall has to offer. And I'm not talking about being able to layer clothes, but more of an internal change of spirit. I think it's time for me to get serious - to dedicate my time to more meaningful things instead of just going out and having fun. The Lord is blessing me with discernment to come back to Him and for me, that means a return to putting a real effort to my spiritual growth, internally and external. Externally, I'd like to spend more time strengthening relationships, existing and new, especially to people outside my comfort circle. Outside my comfort circle of friends = parents, extended family, colleagues, neighborhood, and strangers that are poor in spirit.
Those that really know me know that I am fickle. I have strong ambitions when I'm feeling "good" but often fail to act on them due to my own weaknesses and lack of encouragement. That's why I'm writing this publicly; I need your support. When I have sin in my life then my goodwill ambitions stand no chance to my selfishness. It's a vicious cycle, this broken life, and the only answer is having a strong foundation in God. Otherwise I really don't stand a chance in having a meaningful life. Oh but for His Grace...
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| In looking at all the recent pictures I've taken, I'm reminded of what fun I've had so far (and regretting some shots that I didn't take). Here are just a few highlights:
brooklyn botanical garden
for the Sakura Matsui Cherry Bossom Festival
I only saw this picture today; I think it came out nice!
so cute. like in a children's book kind of way.
such a beautiful array of colors
We ran into this cutie there. I cannot wait to see his new baby brother!!
 
took me a while to figure out what the big deal was with these pillows. still don't know what the deal is with this lady.
bbq party for john
tom the master griller
gloria enthusiastically massaging John
Peter enthusiastically massaging John
biking in bethpage, long island
where Sang led us down the path of unrighteousness and I was [almost] a sacrificial lamb.
mark's bday dinner with city friends
at Breeze, a Thai/French fusion place. love the wall color
love the cute cake (Busy Bee cake from BlackHound in the East Village).
exploring nyc with the ladies I & II
I. williamsburg, brooklyn
grace, jean and I had a blast shopping in Williamsburg. Our brunch at egg was especially great, which came with a delicious [complimentary] cinammon roll. I liked how they buy their stuff from local farmers and get their eggs from free range chicken. I knew it was gonna be a cool place when I wrote my name on the waiting list, which was a big piece of paper on the wall.
II. long island city, queens
I heard all these great things about LIC and since all I knew of was the ghetto Queensboro area, I had to check it out. Still skeptical as I got off the Vernon Jackson stop on the 7, I was pleasantly surprised as I saw a decent amount of normal people walking around and having brunch. It's still a small area, but it's getting there.
gloria c, hyme, jean and I had brunch at a cute place called Communitea. I was salivating at the thought of having the Smoked Salmon Platter (with bagel, cream cheese, and greens) but they ran out of it just as I ordered, boo.
Then we ventured to the Water Taxi Beach which I also heard a lot about. Again, I was pleasantly surprised about how patronized it was, what with the volleyball and the sun bathing.
Although it isn't a real beach (the sand is imported from the Jersey Shore!), I give props to the owners for a smart business venture (they make $ off of burgers and drinks).
 
LIC is definitely up and coming, but it still has a lot more to grow as you can see from the many construction sites. Maybe because there are...
After LIC we went to the city and met up with Gloria Ha and proceeded to circle the East Village/Union Square area for 2 hours before finding dinner then heading to grace's bday party.
We saw an extremely cute, chic, not quite brown brownstone on east 60th street. I would love to live there. Get me the owner of this building, I'll buy it!
misc
biking/rollerblading in Central Park
RIT brothers together for the last time in a while
Gloria H kicking my butt in wii boxing bc I didn't know what the heck I was doing.
and finally...
lfcc pride (x_x)
 
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| Not that I am moving out anytime soon, but I often think about how I want my future place to look like - modern and sophisticated with artistic aesthetics. Amongst it all, I want visually stimulating items with cute print design, which I am taking more notice to. While I don't want to be materialistic, I'm going to need basic things like pillows, blankets, pictures, etc. anyway so why not have them be pleasing to my eye?
Crate & Barrel (and their more affordable line, CB2) has some nice stuff for furniture, and Judy just sent me this blog of design euphoria. I really like the Angie Lewin prints.
I should start collecting little by little. Hopefully they will all match at the end, lol. Check out some things I bought in Hanoi, VN at a really cute shop:
 
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