commodity whore

hi, my name is michelle, and i'm an addict. drug of choice? stuff. my sugar habit is kinda out of control too... but hey, i can quit that anytime.... *coff*

so anyway, i've been fighting this particular addiction for quite some time- thought i was just gonna quit cold turkey, but that's the thing about addictions... they sneak up on ya when you let your guard down. i've realized how important "stuff" has become in my life, and how it has infiltrated my expectations for the future, since discussing things with the fiancee. i'm not proud. in fact, i'm a little ashamed.

i ogle the iphone, lust after the lexus rx hybrid, drool over the things i see at Luxist or engadget... oh the list of desirable consumer goods is endless.



i'm taking a page from AA, and gonna try to work the steps. i don't mean to cheapen the process by applying it to what is probably a fairly trivial issue... yet at the same time, i think it's wrong to minimize the problem that i (and most americans) have with our capitalist consumer-driven culture. in any case, i think it's a worthy application.

here goes step one. i'm admitting that i am powerless over my desire for stuff, and that my life is becoming (or very well could become) unmanageable in my drive to accumulate goods.

only 11 more to go.

random pic update!

i will attempt, in pseudo-michel-gondry style, to fill in the gaps since the last post. which is to say, these pics are chosen at random, are not related, not in chronological order, and may or may not be completely irrelevant to what's "really" going on in my life. in other news... don't watch The Science of Sleep, gondry's latest. Looooved Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and really liked Dave Chapelle's Block Party. but with this new one... i'm totally disappointed. c'est la vie... and now, the pictures...


to the right, the amazing flying tackle of jonk kim. this super action shot was taken by sue jean park, amateur sports photographer ;) during the pre-super bowl CKSDA football game out in temecula. and btw, don't feel too sorry for the dude being tackled.... he kept on running.









hey, speaking of football.... yes, let us not speak of the ultimately crushing results.... instead, let us celebrate the fact that we were AT THE ROSE BOWL.




now this little pup's name is chai. she's adorable. she belongs to jimmy, and at this point, her eyes were still shut tight. her eyes are open now... and she's still adorable.






and on the right... what several lovely ladies posing for a post-engagement party (yes it was mine) photo-op look like when a stroller is shoved into the picture.