i’ve decided to take the leap and migrate off of tumblr and onto blogger, please find me at my new home, here: kethywang.blogspot.com. please do stop by and say hello!
on a related note, i’m still having issues trying to assign my custom domain to my blogger account - if there’s any web dev folks reading this and think they might be able to help, i’d love to talk to you!
till next time. :)
for those of you that might have been following me on twitter, you may have heard about a project i’m starting that i’m super excited about - a valentine’s day gift exchange! and good news! the flyer is finally ready. all the details are in the flyer above - feel free to post on your personal blog or share it with friends you think might be interested in participating. i think it’s a great way to spread the love in a different way on a day that ofttimes draws such polarized feelings. if there are any questions or if you’d like to participate, the most important things to note are 1) email me at whoskay (at) gmail to let me know and 2) please let me know by february 8th.
photo from my own travels, circa 2004.
it’s wet and miserable here in nyc today; the snowstorm from last weekend has all but disappeared, leaving in its wake sheets on sheets of rain and grey. unfortunately, it’s also days like this that completely kill my productivity.
ever since seeing ‘eternal sunshine of the spotless mind’ years ago i’ve had a fascination with the beach, particularly during rainstorms. i remember one year heading down to cannon beach on christmas weekend with a couple of friends during one of oregon’s worst rainy seasons. on a beach normally overflowing with families, children, dogs and beach toys, the entirety of the beach was quietly and absolutely deserted. we fought so hard to walk the beach, fighting against the rain and wind with every step as the rain pelted us nearly horizontally as it fell, determined to knock us flat; it was one of the most peaceful and beautiful moments i’ll remember.
now that i’m in new york and especially during times like these, it takes all i have to not fantasize a day away about trips to the rainy beach. when i had my car it was no issue to instantly uproot for such spontaneous trips, but now when it’s an entire event to simply head over to the neighborhood ikea, such a journey to the beach seems a far reach at best. one can dream, though. and that’s exactly what i intend to do.
image from steven alan.
i promised myself i wouldn’t post too many “things” that i wanted on the blog this year, but how cute is this sweater? i’ve been looking for a good gray sweater that isn’t terribly ornate or too long in the torso, and this really looks like it fits the bill. i can easily see this transitioning from cold and gloomy nyc weather to warm and sunny, plus the light gray is in my favorite shade of gray. now, if only it’d go on sale…
at the writing of my last post, we were still in la, still pretty much same ol’. since then, so much has happened, so much has changed that i don’t even know where i’d begin. a rather incomplete list (but the most important), we’ve 1) moved to new york, 2) set up shop in clinton hill, brooklyn, ny, 3) i quit my job at match and found a new one in new york, 4) chris quit his job at original and moved out to new york to be with me and 5) totaled my car during the first snowstorm in new york in october in over 30 years. oh yeah, and amidst that mess, i turned 28. it’s been quite the whirlwind these last few months and it feels like years since we first set up shop in our new home state, but it’s only been since october.
without getting too personal about my choice for moving back, it’s been an amazing experience moving back in the city. the last couple of months have been a mixed bag in terms of both elation and stress - it took us weeks to find an apartment that wasn’t completely out of our price range and/or a complete dump (and heartache on two we liked that both fell through), living with chris’ sister and three roommates in bushwick while we apartment hunted 20+ apartments each day, having all our belongings in storage and living out of suitcases while we apartment hunted, us having been out here for over two months now with no job leads for chris, and on our first trip back to pennsylvania, my car totaled in an 11 car pileup (11 at the least that i counted - chris had to get 31 stitches, i got a contusion on my forehead) on the way back. thankfully, things have calmed down a great deal since then. we found a place about a half block off the g in a newly constructed apartment complex fashioned from an old linen factory that we now call home. slightly exasperated because it’s so expensive, absurdly so when compared to what i was paying in la, but neat since we now live in a studio with 13.5’ ceilings where we’re allowed to build a loft amongst many other home improvement projects (a home depot is literally behind us, which has proven to be immensely helpful). it took us awhile to finally be able to get all our stuff out of storage and into the new place, and even then it was weeks later until we got most everything unpacked and sort of organized so that the space was at least livable for two people and a dog (and two cats, to come later). i’d say we’re about 95% of the way there now which is such a huge relief; ideally i can’t wait until we’re completely done so we can finally start having friends over for dinners, cookies and pie.
already this is so long and i already have the urge to stop, but if you’re reading this far down, thank you for being with me still. so much has happened within these last few weeks and i know more will happen in the next couple of months, but all in all, i can already feel the good happening. la was truthfully very difficult for me (more on that later, maybe) and while i’m effectively moving forward by coming back to new york, i’ve already started seeing the world in a changed perspective. it’s nice. it’s good. in fact, it’s beyond good. this, you guys, i can get used to.
i absolutely cannot get over these vogue italia photos…they are truly stunning. proof that real women (not rail thin models) can be and are genuinely beautiful. see more from this issue here.
freaking amazing article.
sorry for the bursts of nerd-osity today guys, but i’ve read all the books, seen all the films, and bought tickets for tonight nearly two months ago; tonight will finally culminate into a high point of my life, albeit a sad one. please don’t hesitate to let me know what you think!
i’m a hoarder…a fact that i try to deny but constantly am reminded of every time i find something else that i forgot that i had. so, in an effort to purge myself of the unnecessary but pass onto others the treasures that i’ve found in my years of scouring swap meets, thrift stores, estate sales and the like, i’ve started an etsy shop of all my vintage finds! click to shop the things we keep on etsy, and please feel free to peruse, forward or share the link! a sampling of what i’ve listed in the shop is below - i plan to an ever-growing roster of new goodies as i find them.
