Sunday, July 11, 2010

meet my new cacti family

the family portrait.

this is gustav II. the original super-grumpy gustav I died last december of a broken heart.

meet the three beautiful cacti brothers - hans, neils and sid.
aren't they so very very very cute?

hopefully they'll get along with our new kitty mochi.

una sorpresa


mini pancakes with surprise ingredients..
did you find mr. smiley face?

x

Saturday, July 10, 2010

remedy for a horrible sunburn

a day trip to long beach on 4th of july has left me looking like this:


...minus the ice bath.
amazing!!! yogurt cooling gel by korres.
smells fresh, goes on lightly, and instantly soothes the skin.
thank you siiiister for introducing this to me.


delicious aloe drinks that i discovered at panya - just when i thought aloe drinks were only popular in korea.
these come in 7 different flavors. i want to try all of them except for the wheatgrass one. ew.
my favorite is the "allure" with aloe, mangosteen and mango.

wanna meet at panya after work today?

x
little s

Friday, July 9, 2010

early morning shopping

if this house can't be entirely bug-free, at least it can smell nice.

lavender at the greenmarket, courtesy of a gentleman wearing a lavender polo shirt.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

how to bribe rayray...


the idea of rice pudding seems completely foreign to me, but it's still yummy...
it is pure carbs, afterall.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

frittatatatatata

spinach + onions + goat cheese

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

i ♥ haricot verts


they're just as good raw..

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Saturday, May 15, 2010

bunbunz


i guess you're pretty cute.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

tired of this weather.

go away.

june is coming...

photos from www.jameskendi.com

Saturday, May 8, 2010

yiruma, yiruma..

happy 어버이날♬


i forgot to call them...oops. at least the flowers are pretty!

Friday, April 16, 2010

melankkolee ii

happy friday.

Friday, April 9, 2010

처음 느낌 그대로


어제 널 보았을 때 눈돌리던 날 잊어줘/ 내가 사랑하면 사랑한단 말 대신 차갑게 대하는걸 알잖아
오늘 널 멀리하며 혼자 있는 날 믿어줘/ 내가 차마 네게 할 수 없는 말, 그건

i can't find the original. but not a bad cover. don't look at her!! just listen. ha.

Monday, April 5, 2010

maman got an easter bunny


the kind that rests its teeny fluff ball feet on a plate as she dines.
welcome to the kim family!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

happy easter

yes, we take easter(candies) very seriously.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

HEARTBREAK

from YES24고객센터
to 김세인
date Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:36 PM
subject 안녕하십니까? YES24입니다. 고객님의 문의에 답변드립니다.
mailed-by yes24.com

안녕하십니까 예스이십사 고객지원센타 입니다.

소중한 관심으로 예스이십사를 찾아주셔서 감사합니다.

김세인 고객님의 문의에 답변드립니다.
문의하신 상품은 제작사 품절 상태로 생산에 대한 계획이 없는 상태라고 합니다.
추가로 생산되기는 어려울 것 같다는 답변을 듣게되어
죄송하지만 김세인 고객님께도 공급해드리기 어려울 것으로 보입니다.
원하시는 답변을 드리지 못해 대단히 죄송합니다.

앞으로는 더 나은 상품과 서비스로 기쁨을 드릴 수 있는
예스이십사가 되도록 더욱 최선을 다하겠습니다.
부족한 부분이 있으시면 고객센터의 일대일 서비스나 1544-3800 번으로 연락 주시면
성심을 다해 답변 드리겠습니다.

늘 하시는 모든 일들이 잘 되시길 바라며, 오늘도 좋은 하루 되십시요.
감사합니다.

답변시간 : 2010-03-31 09:35:43

oh give it give it give it give it until you just can't give no more




so you're wishing that you never did
all the embarrassing things you've done
and you're wishing you could set it right
And you're wishing you could stay the night

but then I go again
wishing never solved a problem

...i seriously didn't get yeasayer AT ALL until this song.

Monday, March 29, 2010

wastin' time



tellin' lies/ closing your eyes
making more excuses
pullin' the wool/ actin' the fool
people have their uses
people have their uses

why do we have to carry on
always singing the same old song

Thursday, March 18, 2010

we woke up with broken hearts on a rainy saturday...

a little bit of sugar and a little bit of coffee.
and instantly we were feeling so much better.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

welcome to long island city


yes, this is the only diner in long island city.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

슈퍼보이 순돌이


너는 누구냐!

순돌이, 순돌이. 우리 귀여운 순돌이.
내 남동생이었으면 딱 좋았을텐데.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

remembering toto...

dear unnie,

it was far worse than i thought.
after crying buckets and buckets of tears -

1. i shut my eyes tight and tried to think happy thoughts.
2. i tried to watch women's figure skating with as much enthusiasm as i could manage.
3. i downed some whiskey.

but it wasn't enough.

so the next best thing i could think of was to hang out in the kitchen. you know that cooking and cleaning are really the only ways i can distract myself from those vicious and heartbreaking days. so i made some feta arugula pizza for you and me. then i decided to bake mourning cookies for toto. within an hour our barely-nine-hundred-square-feet apartment was filled with the smell of fresh baked peanut butter cookies. i know toto would have liked it very much.

and suddenly i felt a little teeny bit better. i hope you did, too.

Monday, February 22, 2010

bye bye toto

you were the best thing that ever happened to me.
hope you're in a happier, sunnier side of the world.


R.I.P.♥
12.25.1993 - 2.20.2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Sunday, February 14, 2010

elisa is ILL!!!

bunny bunny make her feel better!

Saturday, February 13, 2010

22

the best day at work.
nom nom nom.

뿌우!


짱 귀엽지.

Monday, February 8, 2010

iso iso gaba gaba...maware


really what else is there to say.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

dun dun dun...

so where will you go?

Friday, January 29, 2010

a commonplace existence.





dear sevonne,

i'm so glad i stole this book to read at the doctor's office. i didn't even know it was written by that guy in that band that i liked because it was cool to like them even though i didn't really get their stuff at the time.

it is nice to read something and relate to the person entirely even though you have almost nothing in common. and also to be depressed in a very pleasant way. i do that way too little these days...

xo
unnie

song via youtube -- Sister's Barbershop (언니네 이발관) - 가장 보통의 존재 (the most commonplace existence)

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

unacceptable.



dear unnie,

as you know, i'm having a major j.crew withdrawl these days.
i almost feel like swimming over to tokyo so i can go to the store and breathe in the sweet j.crew air.
i hit refresh, refresh, refresh...but all i get is "access denied".
why, why, why, oh, why?!

so i emailed them and here's what brandon from c/s dept wrote to me:

--
Hello Sewon,

We're incredibly sorry for the ongoing problems you've experienced
attempting to shop jcrew.com.

The principle cause of your inability to connect to our website relates
to technical issues we've encountered with Korean IP addresses. Since
your primary, if not only, means of connecting to our website is via a
Korean IP address, these technical issues will prevent you from being
able to shop jcrew.com. We are working to resolve this issue, however,
we do not anticipate service availability soon.

In the meantime, if you are able to contact us via phone or fax to place
an order to be shipped to the US, Canada or Japan, we invite you to do
so. Our phone numbers are as follows:

* 1.800.562.0258 (in US and Canada)
* 1.434.385.6700 (direct toll line)
* 1.434.385.5750 (fax)

Thank you for your interest in shopping J.Crew. If we can be of further
assistance, please let us know by responding to this email at
contactus@jcrew.com or calling a J.Crew Associate at one of the numbers
above.

Best,

Brandon



korean ip address my ASS, brandon.
that is the lamest excuse i've ever heard.

joseph, joe, joey...


...on second thoughts i'll watch it with you if it's on netflix instant.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

꼬마요리사

dear sevonne,

today i made an onion bacon tart with galette-style crust. recipe courtesy of mama mock.
i am getting better at this baking thing!

can't wait till you're home, so you can be a test taster.

xo
unnie

Saturday, January 16, 2010

mrowr

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

i tried to be civil. i tried to be nice. i gave you a chance to pack up and get out, no nonsense, no drama. i thought this would be the end of us...that finally, i would be free.*

and yet you're
still here.

this is war.

you have been warned.



* of roaches

Thursday, January 14, 2010

the story of mr. sommer..


dear unnie,

remember that grumpy old man?
it's perfect for us because you love sempé
and i love süskind.
miiiiiiiiiis you!

xx