i cooked spaghetti for the first time today. man, i thought it'd just be boiling noodles, cut up some onions, and throw them into the spaghetti sauce. uh nope!

first mistake: boiling onions and garlic in alot of vegetable oil in a small pot.
lesson learned: just cook everything in a big pan. THEN pour the spaghetti sauce over it.

second mistake: not checking the cupboards for helpful supplies.
lesson learned: sometimes, you won't even have to buy spaghetti noodles cause you'll already have a FREAKIN' box at home.

i learned something even greater than these two mistakes today. i was thinking about how our mothers have always been cooking for us ever since we were little. alotta times, we complained about the food, didn't finish it, or just went out to go eat with our friends. after today, i realized WHY our mothers always encourage us to eat at home. it's not JUST to save money or to eat healthy. alot of it is b/c they put much time and effort into the preparation of our meals. i'm glad i'm learning from my cooking failures. i'm becoming more creative with the things i choose to make and i have a greater appreciation for mama's cooking. i'm also reminded by what i told tina with her serving in the welcoming committee: "you can only get better dude."

i went to the Getty with jisun yesterday. the Getty is this big art museum in la and i've always wanted to go there cause i've heard alot of great things about it. you know, most people wouldn't expect me to really appreciate different arts like plays, music, or in yesterday's case, paintings! but i think i appreciate these kinds of things much more than the average person. haha. sometimes you just wonder, how the fudge did that bastard paint that thing?! it's not with pencil or pen either. it's straight up with just paint and a paintbrush! haha. but i also realized that people can interpret different things from the same piece of art...

jisun: what's your favorite one?
me: this one with the snow and the dog.
jisun: that's MY favorite one too! why do you like it?
me: well when you look at this picture, you feel like you're part of the picture. like you can almost imagine a story that went along with it while you're there you know? something like that.
jisun: oh. well, i looked at it in more technical terms. like it must have been difficult to take this picture in that kind of weather. but in this picture, there's no snow flakes on the camera and it's really clear. it's really hard to do that.
me: oh.

but the Getty wasn't what i expected. i thought it'd be a place with white walls, classical music, and a whole buncha glass-framed paintings. but there was no music with dim-lighted rooms and lots of paintings that were unprotected. seriously though, you need to appreciate art and have alotta patience and strength to go to an art museum. otherwise, you're in for a bore.

billy: dude, i love movies with lots of action. lots of gun fighting and people blowing up. didn't you grow up watching Chuck Norris movies?
me: i don't really like Chuck Norris.
billy: omg dude. i swear you're gay!
me: ahhahahahaha.

Thought of the Day: I'm going to NY!
Song of the Day: No Use For A Name-Friends Of The Enemy