我这个人，本性就是大而化之。
小时候读过一个故事，说是诗人王维还是王勃？有要人慕名来造访，他都懒得起来。要人来了看见一个人腆着肚皮，衣衫不整的在躺椅上睡觉。别人告诉他这就是你要拜访的诗人啊。我爸说我就是这样的人。大大咧咧，不拘小节。此乃艺术家本性也。
好像也作过文艺青年吧，我一向爱写爱画的。可是从来不是神经质的，疯狂式的，忧郁性的文艺青年。我对那样的人甚至很过敏。我喜欢生活是阳光的，步调是明快的，爱情是清楚的，性格是坚强的，做的决定都是斩钉截铁的。那种萎靡的，暧昧的，小资的，风骚的，抑郁的，愁楚的，半吐半露的，受不了。很不喜欢。那种情调碰上了就好像不小心沾到蜘蛛网。你不太清楚是什么，可是知道有什么东西接触到你皮肤上，粘粘腻腻的，很不舒服很不爽，让你忙不迭的赶快甩手，要把那不明所以，模模糊糊的什么东西赶快甩掉。
所以小资的风情搞不来。
这些天宅在家（看我也会用这新鲜词了，这就是网络的好处），在网上东看西看。浪费时间啊。看了很多真人秀。很多人的博客。也想了想自己。
时尚是女孩子们永恒的话题。任何一个真人秀都会吸引人看，看得看不下去取决于这贴主长得是否对得起观众，是否打扮有可到之处。
然后很多人喜欢电影，音乐。博客上把自己喜欢的电影音乐提一提。
我却不是对电影很感兴趣。从小就这样。在高中时同学说起这个那个我一概说不知道。他们说我应该去录像厅补课。我却从来没有去补过。
现在的我似乎更加如此，看电影只是时而的周末娱乐活动。就是看看轻松的片子。
一我不喜欢在黑乎乎的电影院里一坐两个多小时，动也不动的看银幕上移动的影像，好像植物一样。二我不喜欢看让人看了很难过的片子。我生活挺好的了，干吗去找罪受。如果生活不好，干吗去雪上加霜？喜欢看欢乐的片子，让人看了心里高兴的。可惜很多所谓深沉，有思想的片子都属于这种痛苦片，好像不搞点痛苦就不深沉没思想。三电影很多是escapism. 让观众过一过两个小时的幻想生活。比如王子救美女这种片子。我举手，我20出头的时候最喜欢看这种电影。自己没有的，幻想一下。 拿去做生活指南或者目标，就失之千里。所以这样的片子的副作用是误人子弟。我喜欢真实的身边的平实的生活。因为真实，实际上比造梦工厂的幻想和牵强的情节更加有趣。
只有一类片子我从小到大都喜欢看，就是超自然片。我起的名字，就是片中人有超自然能力的电影。比如小时候看的超人。我让我妈带我去看了两遍。最喜欢看超人飞。然后里面女主人公好美，齿如珠贝。比如ET。比如Hancock. 这是不是说明我还是童心未泯？也许就是。
音乐我喜欢，却也不是到很痴迷的地步。偶尔碰到一首好歌好曲，我会如获至宝，听上好久。但是也会很久很久生活里没有音乐。很多人喜欢做事，或者画画的时候有背景音乐，我越喜欢静寂。觉得背景音乐是distraction. 不好的吧尤其嘈杂，好的吧那我就会心思都放在听歌上了，还会想跟着音乐哼着舞着，更加不行。
因为新奇买了Ipod, 用了一阵新鲜劲过了就扔在那儿了。前一阵rediscover 了它，放了几个很喜欢的歌和曲在上面，然后就是什么事也不做，轮回的听。比如bob dylan 的things have changed. 比如Dave Brubeck Quartet的爵士风的东京印象。比如mamas & papas 的dream a little dream of me. 感到音乐真是一种纯粹的艺术形式。如同诗。它是那么灵动，能够表达那么多东西和情绪。而音乐家能够把这些捕捉下来，变成音符，变成各种乐器的声音，有时配上歌声表达出来，实在是太奇妙了。
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
3 books
3 books I'm reading now:
Getting things done
Don't we all need to? Very useful. So far I've adopted the method of making a weekly to-do list instead of a daily one. It does make more sense. Another thing is, purge, purge, purge! The less stuff you have, the less clutter you have, the less time you'll spend worrying about all that "stuff". It'll make your life much simpler and easier. Not done reading yet...
The magic of thinking big
It says people are products of their environment. You're what you think. So you need keep feeding yourself good mind food. Still reading...
Your money or your life
I started to read more books on personal finance. Really, it is important to become financially literate. Basic rule is: live within your means, and take care of what you have. Still reading...
Getting things done
Don't we all need to? Very useful. So far I've adopted the method of making a weekly to-do list instead of a daily one. It does make more sense. Another thing is, purge, purge, purge! The less stuff you have, the less clutter you have, the less time you'll spend worrying about all that "stuff". It'll make your life much simpler and easier. Not done reading yet...
The magic of thinking big
It says people are products of their environment. You're what you think. So you need keep feeding yourself good mind food. Still reading...
Your money or your life
I started to read more books on personal finance. Really, it is important to become financially literate. Basic rule is: live within your means, and take care of what you have. Still reading...
Monday, July 13, 2009
关于洗发水
以前用潘婷洗发水和护发素用了很长时间，后来用海飞丝，然后突然就出了问题。头皮很痒。老要挠，一挠很多皮屑就掉下来，很烦人。不能穿黑衣服，不然头皮痒忍不住去挠，白白的皮屑掉下来一片在两肩上，有碍观瞻。
去看皮肤医生，建议我用Neutrogena 的T-Gel, 还给我开了别的medicated shampoo, 不仅没有解决问题，反倒好像更加刺激头皮。这样有一年多。今年去中国前还加剧了。后来在香港的莎莎，因为要买洗发水，自己的忘带了（换了一种是organic的洗发水，也是商店货架上一般可找到的价钱普通的产品），那里的小姐给我推荐了一种叫做rene furterer的洗发水，是巴黎产的。用了以后感觉好一些，虽然还是痒。
回来以后头皮还是痒，我用了公公给我的一种药水，一痒就挤在头皮上擦擦。慢慢的几天过后竟然不痒了。然后还是用rene furterer 的 Myrrhea 洗发水，发现在这里的sephora 就可买到，比潘婷之类的普通牌子贵，大概20多美金，但是似乎对头发比较好。现在老用，头皮也不痒了。可是， 因为今天想对头发加强护理，增加营养和光泽，就买了潘婷的护发素用，结果一用之下，头皮又开始痒了，又需要用药水。
所以，还是下回去sephora买 rene furterer的护发素。这个myrrhea 的系列是用没药 （myrrh)和牛油果精油做的，似乎比较温和，不刺激头皮。潘婷的pro-v 里面可能什么成分刺激我的头皮。所以，还是老老实实去买贵的洗发水和护发素吧。象老公说的：You deserve it! 或者象广告词里说的：Because I'm worth it.
去看皮肤医生，建议我用Neutrogena 的T-Gel, 还给我开了别的medicated shampoo, 不仅没有解决问题，反倒好像更加刺激头皮。这样有一年多。今年去中国前还加剧了。后来在香港的莎莎，因为要买洗发水，自己的忘带了（换了一种是organic的洗发水，也是商店货架上一般可找到的价钱普通的产品），那里的小姐给我推荐了一种叫做rene furterer的洗发水，是巴黎产的。用了以后感觉好一些，虽然还是痒。
回来以后头皮还是痒，我用了公公给我的一种药水，一痒就挤在头皮上擦擦。慢慢的几天过后竟然不痒了。然后还是用rene furterer 的 Myrrhea 洗发水，发现在这里的sephora 就可买到，比潘婷之类的普通牌子贵，大概20多美金，但是似乎对头发比较好。现在老用，头皮也不痒了。可是， 因为今天想对头发加强护理，增加营养和光泽，就买了潘婷的护发素用，结果一用之下，头皮又开始痒了，又需要用药水。
所以，还是下回去sephora买 rene furterer的护发素。这个myrrhea 的系列是用没药 （myrrh)和牛油果精油做的，似乎比较温和，不刺激头皮。潘婷的pro-v 里面可能什么成分刺激我的头皮。所以，还是老老实实去买贵的洗发水和护发素吧。象老公说的：You deserve it! 或者象广告词里说的：Because I'm worth it.
My cooking
Made chili in slow cooker today. That's mostly for hubby. I made beef with potatoes and stir-fried Chinese broccoli for myself.
Some other dishes I made before:
Broccoli with shrimp
Stir-fried pork with hot peppers
Crab soup
New York Cheesecake
Some other dishes I made before:
Broccoli with shrimp
Stir-fried pork with hot peppers
Crab soup
New York Cheesecake
Friday, July 3, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
In Remembrance of Michael Jackson
I first saw Michael Jackson's music video, BAD, when I was in China, a new high school student. In the late 80's, in China! Nothing like that was ever on TV then. I thought that was the coolest thing I ever saw.
I think he is a terribly gifted singer and dancer. He made some poor judgments along the way, but the media was unkind to him and he was misunderstood.
He is really cute and sweet in this 1993 Oprah interview.
8 parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JbMUHcH0QE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbNZ17buxPs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U7_gLr2h8k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLfjxBFv2BE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANfpPb4g2Gc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcY1aa4n4I&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtZ-IQxlFoA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqQXlv-flRU&feature=related
Also a video about Michael Jackson's skin disease, vitiligo.
"Why Michael Jackson's skin turns white?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCHf2yhhFUg
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Books I'm reading now
The 80/20 Principle
Great book. The author is really smart, intelligent. You can tell by how he writes the book. I like his writing style, simple yet straight forward and to the point. Maybe I can use this principle to help me become more productive.
Art Marketing 101
Get it! If you're an artist. The thing is marketing is never taught in art school and art classes. We thought we are supposed to paint all the time! But no, half of your work hours need to be devoted to marketing. Besides, can you really paint 8 hours a day, everyday? At least I can't. I'll be so bored. I need to do different things to keep me charged anyway.
Real Success without a Real Job
Kind of a rambling book. The only good points so far are the various books the author mentioned through out...like Art Marketing 101! It helped me to find other books, great books.
Think Big and Kick Ass
Mostly written by Donald Trump. Still reading it. Makes for an entertaining read. There are somethings I don't see eye to eye with him, like, you have to get even! Every time! And, do not trust anybody. I can see this being useful in a brutal business world. But thank God that is not what I want to do. Not applicable for artists. We probably do exactly the opposite.
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Great book. The author is really smart, intelligent. You can tell by how he writes the book. I like his writing style, simple yet straight forward and to the point. Maybe I can use this principle to help me become more productive.
Art Marketing 101
Get it! If you're an artist. The thing is marketing is never taught in art school and art classes. We thought we are supposed to paint all the time! But no, half of your work hours need to be devoted to marketing. Besides, can you really paint 8 hours a day, everyday? At least I can't. I'll be so bored. I need to do different things to keep me charged anyway.
Real Success without a Real Job
Kind of a rambling book. The only good points so far are the various books the author mentioned through out...like Art Marketing 101! It helped me to find other books, great books.
Think Big and Kick Ass
Mostly written by Donald Trump. Still reading it. Makes for an entertaining read. There are somethings I don't see eye to eye with him, like, you have to get even! Every time! And, do not trust anybody. I can see this being useful in a brutal business world. But thank God that is not what I want to do. Not applicable for artists. We probably do exactly the opposite.
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