i'm not dead.

ok... i think i forgot how to use xanga. but yes, now that i actually KNOW our password... i can write something..  even tho... do ppl read xangas anymore???

cindy: your posts are funny. i liked the craigslist posting.

me-- i now live in hollywood working at a marketing company.... so i'm alive and well; if any of you are ever in the area, let's hang out!! i realize that is absolutely the shortest update ever... so perhaps i will re-visit this xanga thing in the near future.

until then...

mary

bad idea

ever had that feeling?

-c

brainscannr

so apparently this xanga should be renamed from cindyandmary's xanga to justcindy's xanga since mary never has the time to update now that she's done with college. psh, man. update. who cares if you and i are the only ones updating our xangas... even if no one reads, its still all good fun.

well anyways, i was bored at work (surprise) and i was surfing the web when i stumbled upon THIS:

See my brainscanner results

which apparently tells you of what's going on through your brain right at this moment...

check out your names.

-c

halloween surprise

forget halloween. this is even bigger news. 2 earthquakes in less than 24 hours makes living on the san andreas fault seem like i'm in the middle of kansas during tornado season.

i mean every little kid growing up in the silicon valley knows that we're smack in the middle of the fault line; heck in 6th grade, during science camp, i took a picture standing on the actual fault itself (there was a sign on the floor that says so). but but but, being a fob where earthquakes only happened on the tram ride at universal studios, i've never actually experienced an earthquake in my life.

and so naturally when the thing happened yesterday, i thought it was just ben running around the house (our house has wood flooring that if anyone over 50lbs. runs, the whole house shakes). but helen screams, "UNNI!! ITS AN EARTHQUAKE!!" and all i could do is stay rooted in my chair, screaming like a banshee during the entire 30 seconds of the whole damn thing while my uncle runs under the dining room table and ben falls over in his chair. my poor grandma probably didnt even know what the hell was going on. a 5.6 is not that big of an earthquake in the grand scheme of things but living approx 15 miles away from the epicenter does make a difference.

but i have to be honest. it felt like a roller coaster now that i think about it. which is why immediately afterwards, i didnt even think about no aftershocks or anything and immediately started laughing. now i'm such a pro at this earthquake business that there's no need to fret. earlier today when the second earthquake hit for like 5 seconds, i thought it was just construction going on outside our building at work. but now i can truly say that i am a californian and i have experienced an earthquake and lived. life is so much sweeter when you've lived through an experience such as this. the air feels cleaners, the water tastes sweeter... ahh life.

-cindy

random is my middle name

so i havent updated this thing since july which is a big for me and mary. maybe mary couldnt update because i changed our password... (it asked me to and i never got around to letting you know about it mary... sorry!! you just have to add a "1" to the end of our original password!) HAHA.

i'm not being exclusive here but you have to be pretty darn wonderful to be mentioned in our xanga. not just anyone can make it to our page. for instance:

bryan hong. he totally reminds me of jane, which is wonderful. he's got an expression for everything and flips out over nothing. he has the best reactions to everthing. you're the best bryan.

my girls. left is lina who just had her birthday (happy bday lina!) and the right is j-moon. lemme tell you, going to the nrb with these girls is even crazier than a cage full of monkeys on crack and amusing as hell. and j-moon's sleeping habits are worse than mine, which says something if you know how i am.

joo young & alex moon. joo young is one of the nicest guys i know (waaay nicer than yoonchul) who bought me some bomb sushi a couple days ago. alex... is alex. he's so skinny its not even funny. we promised eachother that the next time we meet, he'll gain twenty lbs and i'll lose twenty. we'll see about that. i hope you dont come home for a long time, alex.

the lovely ladies of scum (i know it sounds weird) michelle, jamie, geeyeon, & hope w/ our EM samonim nicole shielding michelle from the sun.

our past youth retreat. we had a small group this year (thank goodness) but it was great fun and games. and *ahem* praise was super-duper.

maaan i have 4.5 hrs of work left and then its the weekend. i havent looked forward to the weekend like this since highschool... mary, now that you know the password, update yo--! lets read some of your meaningful entries as opposed to my random and slightly obscure posts.

peace in the middle east (& korea too)

-c

::update::

i got this email from olivia and i CRACKED up. read all the way to the end. its so sad but its so true...

THIS APPEARED ON CRAIG'S LIST

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What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful
(spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy.
I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes at
least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind
that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don't think
I'm overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could
you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around
200 - 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't get
me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married
to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as
I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I
get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars,
restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt my
feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east
side so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who have
nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead
gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story
there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment
banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they
hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for
MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honest
way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up front
about it. I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't
able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a
nice home and hearth.

it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial
interests
PostingID: 432279810


THE ANSWER
Dear Pers-431649184:

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully
about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.
Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your
bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how I
see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a
crappy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you
suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring
my money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade and my
money will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is very likely
that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won't
be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning
asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation
accelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay pretty
hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in
earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy
and hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good business sense
to "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. In case
you think I'm being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were
to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It's
as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So,
I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful"
as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to
believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K
hasn't found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then
we wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way.
Classic "pump and dump."
I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of
lease, let me know.

-cindy