i'm still shaking..

5.3 earthquake hit southern california again.
it was the scariest one i've ever experienced since i lived in la...
i was watching vod on my desk and all of a sudden my apartment building, which is a high-rise building in downtown la, was rocking back and forth and shaking for about 20 seconds... it lasted so long compared to previous ones... i didn't know what to do and just hid myself under the desk and prayed to God... that was all i could do...
thank God.. this quake made no harm.

farewell

hope you don't regret your decision
hope you face a bright promising future
hope you don't give up pursuing your dream
hope you become a responsible adult
hope you treat yourself with honor and love
hope you dwell in God's presence
hope you are just happy

farewell to you

are you really that happy?

the lyrics of this song make me shed tears..

i deactivated my fb account second time..
i may not go back again..
in fb everybody looks happy, joyous, energetic, and successful.
are they really that happy???

i can't pretend to be happy anymore.

making Chili

I bought 4 packs of kosher beef sausages at Costco and was looking for a solution to eat them away.
My solution was Chili sauce.
I wanna share my recipe with you all.

1 red bell pepper
1/2 yellow onion
2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 lb ground beef
1 lime
4 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 tea spoon cumin
1/2 Jalapeno
finely chopped cilantro leaves
black pepper

1 teaspoon dried oregano

15.5 oz peeled can tomato
15.5 oz pinto bean
15.5 oz black bean

chipotle (wanna eliminate this later. it was tooooo spicy..)
diced tomato with green jalapeno (not sure of this as well..)

1. dice the red bell pepper and the onion.

2. Heat a large saucepan and add olive oil.  Put the diced red bell pepper and the onion and stir fry them until the vegetables get tender.

3. Add diced jalapeno, minced garlic, squeezed lime juice, dried oregano, cumin, and sea salt to ground beef and mix them well. And put them aside for 10 min.

4. Put the marinated beef to the saucepan and cook until the meat is no longer pink.

5. Add beans, tomatoes, chipotle and simmer for about 2 hours.

6. Sprinkle black pepper if you wish. And serve the chili sauce on top of boiled and pan-fried sausages and Mexican rice. Don't forget to sprinkle the chopped cilantro over.

2012 new year's resolution

1. reading 36 books. some of you may think the number is so easy to achieve, but for me it is like a grand slam.

2. finding a soul mate or a right man. for me it is the hardest thing ever.

3. workouts 3 times/week.

4. reading the whole bible on a daily basis.

5. hangout on every other Saturday.

6. making new friends.

7. volunteering for community.

8. no more Korean dramas. lol

9.

Christmas eve

emily n.
crayon
2011

emily n.
crayon
2011

mood on Christmas eve..

the last day of winter vacation

before the holiday seasons really start, i had 4 day winter vacation and did many chores i couldn't complete during work days. yes. today was the last day and i wanted to entertain myself.
Hugo 3D was my final decision. i walked to a movie theatre in downtown LA and used an unused discount ticket that i have kept in my wallet for more than a year.  using up the ticket made me feel good. haha..

however, the impression after watching the movie is? well... the story was somewhat narrative and the ending was weak. however, those child actors were really outstanding. i don't know why but whenever i watch scorsese's films, i feel something missing, even though i love his epic grandeur style.

6:30PM in winter season of LA is not absolutely right time for a walk, but i just did.

today i did three things that made me feel good. first, i almost finished writing season's greeting cards. second, i watched a movie. third, i worked out. and now i'm ready to go back to work.

on my way home..

refulgent death

emily n.
poster color, black foam board
2004

this was an artwork as a different way of appreciation of book. instead of using words, i used color and shape as methods of catching impression.

ghost

emily n.
pastel
2004

when i am rendering costume design, i deliberately depict the face expressions of characters. often times, the mood of face features tells a lot of stories about the characters. in this rendering, i illustrated three major characters of the play and combined colors that could catch their frustration and dismal conditions.      

Balzo, a headpiece

countess in All's Well that Ends Well

In 2006 I participated in a USC SOT production, All's Well that Ends Well as an assistant costume designer, a draper,  and a milliner. this headpiece is a replica of an Italian Renaissance headpiece, balzo. From the scratch I built this headpiece and was really satisfied with the finished product. Especially the use of translucent fabric,  chosen by the costume designer, Julie Keen, resulted in outstanding stage effect.

The framework of balzo

covered with translucent fabric