Life of Chung

Life of Chung

Chung Nguyen  //  http://chungnguyen.com

Nov 22 / 5:43pm

Gonna be wearing my heart on my sleeve for a little while, maybe that'll make me feel more at ease

Ridiculously vulnerable, yes, but in a way, also more at ease.

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Nov 18 / 11:18pm

Self-reminders

  1. Dude, finish your stuff, man. Remember your goal of kicking ass and saving a ton of money so you can travel every 6 month? Yeah, you're actually gonna have to work hard to accomplish that goal. And, wow, that's a really worthwhile friggin' goal, alright?
  2. Please, for the love of all things sweet and delicious in the world, do not give up on love. No matter how scary it is. Put yourself out there. It's worth it; even when it's not, it is. 'Cause it's paving the way for the next time. You just need to be spot-on once.
  3. Stay optimistic. Something about whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. Don't let the naysayers get to you, not like they have before, right?

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Nov 18 / 4:05pm

I need to always remind myself of this:

Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have the courage to complain, that's their problem.

Oh, and I guess I need to remember to complain if people bug me and not just take it lying down per usual. [:

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Nov 17 / 4:20pm

Talk to the Boss

A role that I'm still trying to step into gracefully is the one at the helm. It's at once very exhilarating and scary-as-fuck to be in charge of EVERYTHING involved in this little business of mine.

I love it. It scares me to bits.

But I think I'm a confident woman who's able to make tough calls and build a successful little empire.

Over time. One baby step at a time.

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Nov 17 / 3:55pm

Unestablished

Let's be honest for a moment: I hated my corporate job. BUT, I loved the people that I worked with. They made coming into the 8-to-5 time-warp worthwhile because we got to hang out, and, most importantly, I got to play pranks and chit-chat with a number of different people.

I guess I'm not as big as a loner as I purport to be.

It's weird working alone at home nowadays. I've got roommates and friends nearby, but it's like going from having 20 roommates to just 2. Now that I'm more aware of what's going on (i.e. I miss my ex-coworkers), I'm making a more concerted effort just to extend my circle of friends and acquaintances.

But, OMG, I NEED PEOPLE TO PLAY PRANKS ON - STAT!!!

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Nov 16 / 12:30pm

Newest Niece

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Nov 12 / 9:58am

Confession: Professional Vanity

I get a huge high from seeing my images in print form. Don't even get me started with framed and matted - that kind of high gets me through an entire week of drudgery!

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Nov 11 / 10:25pm

Why, hello there...

I'm watching season 6 of Penn & Teller: Bullshit! on Netflix streaming right now and, two episodes in, I'm already being heavily assaulted by many a bouncing boobies.

God bless Showtime, eh? (:

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Nov 10 / 3:57pm

I was in love with this song in 2002. I've come full circle.

...hurry up and get here!

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Nov 9 / 11:46pm

The Other Side

Confession: I've never been broken up with.

It's not because I'm a spectacular person who's un-break-up-able with. No. Sometimes I can be quite an unbearable handful. The thing is, I get bored easily enough and then feel like I need to move on. My tolerance is about 2 years for relationships, so it doesn't seem like I'm a commitment-phobe. But I am.

Every time "the talk" has happened, it's always been excruciating for me because I don't want to hurt anyone. But it's gotten to this point because I didn't want to work things out (I really need to work on my communication skills and commitment level) and I have to do it because staying in the relationship will hurt me more than yanking off the bandaid, so to speak.

I've never been broken up with.

But today, I understood what it was like on the other side.

As someone who walks away from the relationship, it's much easier to see things cut-and-dry: we can't be together anymore, so we're breaking up. End of story.

On the other side? On the other side you're wondering, Why would the one person that I trust in more than anyone else in the world hurt me like this?

And there's no answer for that.

I'm sorry.

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