i just realized this is THE year for weddings. there was jocelyn's, lisa's in the summer i can't go to, bao and dogmouth's in september where i'm a bridesmaid and singing with a mariachi band in malibu, and bubba's in late september which i probably can't make it to either. but oh so exciting! people getting married left and right (of the globe)!

right now though, life is a bit overwhelming for me, and so many changes are taking place it's a bit scary, like i can't stand still sometimes, as if all of a sudden everything starts to move. what a crazy but life-changing year this year is going to be (after i finish this damned translation). huge turns in career path, potential change of residence, and a generally different and more mature mindset towards life. i feel i'm morphing into something entirely foreign, so nervous and yet expectant.

i read this in a magazine over lunch today. there's a new breed of women aged 25-40, called HEIDIs: Highly-Educated Independent Degree-carrying Individuals. this is a group of women who are financially independent, mature, spiritual, work hard and play hard. they know how to find balance in their lives, to constantly improve themselves through learning, to pursue their passions and to experiment in life's different adventures. the magazine says that HEIDIs motivate men to improve themselves. i'm learning to become a HEIDI (this bizarrely and ironically sounds like an airheaded thing to say).