day 22.

what makes you different from everyone else?

This is also a dumb-ass question; everyone is different because they are themselves and unlike anyone else, duh. I will attempt to coherently elaborate. I once heard something along the lines of "be yourself because everyone else is already taken." I don't remember who said this but I think it was a quote that I might've read off of someone's Facebook whilst engaging in some hardcore Facebook-stalking. I've never forgotten it since.

I like to think I'm different because I try so hard to be myself. I really do. I refuse to be like others just because it's comfortable or convenient and I hesitate before agreeing with the majority because the question I ask myself is always, "is this what you think or are you going along with everyone else?" This constant effort at self-reflection is what I think makes me different from others. It's hard because sometimes I feel almost forced by myself to commit to who Cheryl Kim is and also because I know sometimes I should just shut up and go along with certain things and also because I feel like I justify a lot of things I do or say with my personal logic and thinking, but at the end of the day, I sleep better knowing I've just been myself. I like to think I'm in-tune with who I am, some may disagree and say I'm blind and biased but I'm trying...

What would Cheryl do?

This is the recurring question my mind is always asking...

I really am trying my best to just be me. Isn't that alone enough to make me different?

(sorry, this has been a lot of word-vomit and it may not make sense to some, but it makes a helluvalot sense to me... hmmm...)

days 18 - 21.

plans/dreams/goals you have.

plans, dreams, goals: I don't know that I want to delve into this one. How does one answer a question like this? It'll probably take numerous conversations to detail my plans, dreams, and goals-- a blog posting definitely doesn't suffice, that's for sure. I mean, I'm sure if I really put my mind to it, I can consolidate the three of these rather complex topics into one seemingly simple sentence but I don't feel right subjecting my personal plans, dreams, and goals to that sort of injustice. Does that make sense? I don't care; I'm actually bothered that this question is in here so carelessly...

nicknames you have; why do you have them?

jinjin, cherbear, shurl, schwul, tiger, etc.

My family calls me "jinjin" because my cousin couldn't pronounce my Korean name when she was younger so that's what she called me and now that's what everyone calls me. My friends call me "cherbear" or "shurl" or "schwul" because they love me, pwahaha. My boyfriend calls me "tiger" because he says that I look like a baby tiger when I wake up in the morning. I don't know... but I like it. :)

someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future.

To be honest, at age 23, I didn't think I would be considering marriage already, but I am. The man in question is obviously the person I am currently dating.

a picture of something that makes you happy.

This one is difficult. So many captured moments make me happy. Well, I don't think "happy" is the right word. They make me smile. Take Exhibit A above for example, the two pictures are of my friend, Jiin Yi. I haven't seen her in several months but she visited NYC for her birthday this past weekend and we had a blast (evidently, she definitely did :D). Jiin is one of the sweetest, warmest, strongest, most genuine people I know. This girl lights up a room and it is rare that you would find anyone speaking ill of her. She's an effing rockstar and these pictures of her make me smile on the outside and on the inside. Here's another picture that made me smile today:

Our offices had a bedbug scare a few days ago and we have been closed for extermination. The picture above is of one of the partner's offices. The other partner, thought it would be funny to freak her out a bit and place that sign across her door. Knowing that we could find humor in this icky situation also makes me smile. :D

days 15-17.

put your ipod on shuffle; first 10 songs that play.

I don't have my iPod on me. I'll come back to this one.

another picture of yourself.

someone you'd want to switch lives with for a day and why.

I'd like to NOT switch lives with anyone if that's alright, but I guess if I HAD to then I'd switch lives with Song Hye-gyo because I'd like to know what it's like to be the prettiest Korean woman on earth and what it's like to date one of the hottest Korean men on earth (Hyun Bin).

(My bad for zipping through these; I haven't had the luxury of bloggin daily lately...)

happy birthday, love.

day 14.

a picture of you and your family.

Kim Family Golf Outing.

Mama Kim's Birthday (with JJ!).

Gangster Grandmamas.

day 13.

a letter to someone who has hurt you recently.

Dear You,

You probably didn't do it intentionally (I hope), but it hurt. It was nothing big and I may just be being sensitive, but it hurt. I love you and cherish our friendship so that's probably why it hurt as much as it did. I know friendships come and go and they falter and build-up, but ours is one that I have tremendous faith in, so to think that perhaps ours is just like all the others was painful. Hopefully you feel the same way as I do about our friendship and hopefully I am as special to you as you are to me. You know me well enough to understand why what you did and said hurt me so I won't bring it up because our connection is strong like that, right? I hope so. We've been through too much shit to let anything get in between us and the honesty we have in our friendship is something I will never give up.

Love,

Me

days 11-12.

another picture of you and your friends.

how you found out about blogspot and why you made one.

I don't recall how I found out about Blogspot, but I made one my senior year of college because a a diary just didn't suffice because I hated the way my handwriting looked and did a terrible job at keeping up with my diary. We live in an e-world; paper and pen just didn't cut it anymore.