From the Desk of Lela Lee

Happy NEW Year!

2011-12-19T15:43:00.000-08:00

I love the end of the year and the coming of the NEW year! It means it's time to take stock of what you've accomplished and assess where you want to be in the coming year. I am admittedly, an ambitious person. And well, having kids kinda side-tracked my ambition. BUT, they did not squash it. I want to get back to what I was doing before kids, and that means I was acting a lot and I was trying to get an animated show based on ALG on TV. I was really on a roll acting wise before I got pregnant. But alas, I wanted to have a family and I didn't want to regret not having kids. So I decided with my husband, that it was time. And I hardly worked in acting during the 5.5 years I was pregnant, nursing, sleep-deprived and then deciding it was time to have a second to do it all over again. Well now the second child is now almost 2, and I'm done having kids. (I can't handle more than 2, hats off to the moms and dads that have more.) Anyhow, I've now gone back to acting class. And it's like turning on the lights to a darkened room. And my ambition to get an animated show has been re-awakened. It's time ladies and gentlemen for me to make my resolutions, and these 2 things are part of them! I hope you too will rise to your challenges and make your goals come true. Happy New Year and may all your dreams come true in 2012!

Monday's comic

2011-10-25T00:11:00.000-07:00

I drew this comic because I really did believe my mom thought I was a nobody. It's very sad but true. Her nagging made me think that. Now I'm more wiser and realize that's just her way, but it was hard to realize that back in the day...

Are you GRITTY?

2011-09-19T09:53:00.000-07:00

I came across this article in the NY Times about how failure can be a catalyst to success.
And as I read it, I thought, yes, I do believe there is truth to this. I know from my experience, that failure (and I've had lots of them) builds you up to overcome. That is if you want to overcome the failure. Failure can make you work smarter. It makes you think about what didn't work, and what could work. I thought I was wired in a strange way. That I wouldn't take no for an answer. But I think being the youngest of 4 girls, being bossed around, and knowing the people in the position to tell me what to do were wrong, somehow resulted in me being a bit gritty. (I'm borrowing Duckworth's term here) And this article went on to say, that test scores do not predict success, but the character of one's grit does. There's even a quiz, the GRIT TEST, to show you where you land on the scale of grittiness. Take the quiz, it's kinda fun and insightful. And if you have kids, it gets you thinking about what kind of lessons we want to teach them.
(If you're interested, I scored 4.4 on the scale of 1-5 on my GRIT test.)

standby at the airport

2011-08-21T18:41:00.001-07:00

This weekend I saw one of my oldest friends get married. I left the kids and hubby at home and traveled the distance to a mountain top resort in Utah. (What a beautiful state!) I have to say traveling alone was nice. I got to enjoy the wedding and catch up with old friends, which I wouldn't have been able to do if the kids came. (Last month my cousin got married and my 1.5 year old broke a water fountain sculpture. Not good!) And so at this wedding, I was able to drink and be merry and I got to sleep until 9am! Yes! But alas, I decided that waiting til 8:25pm for the flight home was too long a wait. So I got to the airport at 2pm, returned the rental car and asked to be on standby. I didn't get on, but since I am a city girl who brought only flip flops and heels for the mountains, the comforts of hanging out in an airport was quite nice-in flip flops and AC. Congratulations to my friends!

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Me and MATT GROENING @Comic Con!

2011-07-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

Here I am, with my cartoonist hero and idol, MATT GROENING! If you can't tell by my big smile, I look up to him immensely and think he's so awesome. I have met him before, about 12 years ago when I was first setting out to be a cartoonist... I ran into him on the FOX lot, but I felt like an amateur and was a complete nervous wreck. Well I guess 12 years have given me the industry know-how to be professional enough to not lose my cool this time. And now, we are now with the same publisher, Abrams Comic Arts. Thankfully, the Abrams photographer was there to snap a picture, so now I have proof that I know him! I hope to emulate his career and am so amazed that he took the time to see me on Saturday at my "Fairy Tales for Angry Little Girls" book signing!

San Diego Comic Con

2011-07-21T05:26:00.000-07:00

Here is my schedule for the San Diego Comic Con 7/21-7/24.

Thurs AA11 2:30-7pm (upstairs in Sails Pavillion)
Fri AA11 2:30-7pm (upstairs in Sails Pavillion)
Sat 11am at booth #1216 (on the main floor downstairs)
Sat AA11 2:30-7pm (upstairs in Sails Pavillion)
Sun AA26 10am-1:30pm (upstairs in Sails Pavillion)

my collection of rejections

2011-07-07T11:47:00.000-07:00

Recently, while cleaning out my office, I came across this thick file labeled "REJECTIONS." I had forgotten about this file and was happy to find it again. I know rejections are not a pleasant thing, and in the beginning of my career, they were painful to receive. But I feel like this file is my badge of honor. Every year, my rejection letters were hard-won. I would work hard on a submission, toiling days and nights. Then I'd package it and mail it off, and then I would wait and wait. Sometimes if they had a contact I'd send reminders, and then I would wait some more. And then, months later, I would get a thin white envelope in the mail. Without even opening it, I knew it would be a rejection letter. But strangely, I decided to keep them and made a file folder and starting my collection. This is a picture of my file, my collection of rejections. Every artist should have one. =0)

5/20/11...this week's annoyance

2011-05-20T12:13:00.000-07:00

This week's annoyance is...my brain! So I have a tendency to be negative. Um, does this surprise anyone? I sometimes wake up thinking the day is going to be a fight. Or that it will be a struggle. But my life is really not that bad. I mean, I'm so grateful to have clean, running water and a fridge that keeps my food cold! I just wake up grumpy, or if I'm not grumpy, I find something to be grumpy about. Can't I just be optimistic from the start? I think because I am a child of a mean, cranky, penny-pinching Korean mom, I am wired to be negative. So I will have to work at changing my mentality. So today, I decided I was not going to focus on anything negative, and instead, focus on the positive. And when a negative thought creeps into my head, I'm going to change it to a good one. I'm going to try this over the weekend and I'll let you know how it goes next week.

this week's annoyance

2011-05-13T21:56:00.000-07:00

You know what made me so annoyed this week? The post office. I filled out a customs form because I realize everything needs a form. After being prepared and filling out a white customs form, I wait in the long line. But when it's finally my turn, the clerk tells me that I filled out the wrong one. "This package requires a different customs form than the one you filled out." I say, "Uh, okay, which one do I need to fill out?" He points to a pile of forms. "That white one." I answer, "I did fill out a white customs form." He says, "No, you need to fill out a different one." I walk over, "This one?" "No, that one." "Which one, the piles of forms are not labeled and they are all in a box?" He replies, "The big white one." I point, "This one?" "Yes." I'm totally annoyed because how am I supposed to know there's a different form to fill out if it's not labeled?!! I grumble and roll my eyes at him, I'm sure he gets this a lot, and well a post office worker probably should, because WHY WASN'T the form labeled for me to find in the first place?!!! I clearly realized it needed a customs form and filled one out. So why don't they mark it, "for packages over 1 lb, use this form." Grrr!!!! Thanks USPS for taking 15 extra minutes of my life that I'll never get back!

The LA Times Festival of Books @ USC

2011-04-25T08:57:00.000-07:00

Angry Little Girls will be at booth #240
For more info about this weekend's LA Times Festival of Books
http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/
See you there!

signing at Amiko Boutque

2011-04-10T06:49:00.001-07:00

That's me with Stephanie the owner of Amiko boutique. It was a great time. See you next time!

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See you in San Francisco!

2011-04-06T14:46:00.001-07:00

See you this Saturday, April 9 from 2-5pm @ Amiko Boutique
1737 Post Street, San Francisco 94115. I'll be signing some books
and other goodies!

I ate all the Doritos :)

2011-04-02T15:45:00.001-07:00

Sometimes when inspiration fails to come, I seek out inspiration in a bag of Doritos. Usually I like flaming hot Cheetos, but there were none around and I didn't want to go to the grocery store. So there you have it, I was lying in bed eating a bag of doritos because I was too lazy to get cheetos and too lazy to draw. Tee hee! =0)

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Zero copies of "Fairy Tales for Angry Little Girls" left at Powell's!

2011-03-27T21:54:00.000-07:00

My friends were visiting Oregon and the bought the last copy of "Fairy Tales for Angry Little Girls." This is awesome news! But not if you were planning on getting a copy at Powell's, in which case, you should call and tell them to re-order some more so you can get a copy too! Powell's phone number is 800-878-7323. =0)

the hazards of cartooning ...

2011-03-18T15:57:00.001-07:00

My hands get very inky when I'm drawing and inking. In case you are wondering, I sketch ideas out on paper with a pencil. Then I prepare the bristol paper with panels and then I pencil in the characters and text with a Staedtler HB pencil. Then I ink over the pencil work with my Rotring art pens. The Rotring art pens are what make my hands very inky. Thus, the hazards of cartooning!

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Japan, my heart goes out to you

2011-03-14T14:00:00.000-07:00

I am lucky enough to have visited Japan 2 times. I love the country and its people. My brother-in-law lives in Tokyo with his wife and I have several friends and business associates that live there as well. I am so saddened by the earthquake, the tsunami and the nuclear reaction. It is too much tragedy for a country to bear. I will be praying for Japan's recovery, for the beautiful people and the nation as a whole.

It's here! Fairy Tales for Angry Little Girls!

2011-02-22T20:48:00.000-08:00

Back in 1999, when my mom made me work at her dry cleaners, I drew these fairy tales while I sat behind the front counter. I had made a goal to get published but it was a long road and many years later. The first "Angry Little Girls" book of comics was finally published in 2004, then "Still Angry Little Girls" and then "Angry Little Girls in Love." I kept asking my publisher when we could publish these fairy tales. Now, more than a decade later, I'm proud to announce "Fairy Tales for Angry Little Girls" is available for all the angry girls of the world!!!

Fairy Tales for Angry Little Girls by Lela Lee

2011-02-11T11:38:00.000-08:00

Hi folks! So I've been working on this book for a long, long time, and I'm happy to announce that it is going to be available this spring.

I'm having 3 signings so far:

March 11, 2011 @ 7pm at

Book Soup

8818 West Sunset Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90069

310-659-3110

April 9, 2011 from 2-5 pm at

Amiko Boutique

1737 Post Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

415-931-9688

April 30-May 1, 2011

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

USC

Los Angeles, CA 90089

213-740-2311

Oh, so that's what that feeling is called...

2011-01-23T20:35:00.000-08:00

I recently read an article from the LAtimes about the feeling "han."I never heard my mom talk about this word or define what it was to me so that she would teach it to me. No, she didn't need to. Her body, her words, he face all had han deeply engrained. She was not a happy person and she passed that on to me. So when I read this article, I laughed because I recognized it to be true. It's a feeling that I have had a lot. It's the feeling that made me pursue art as an occupation. If I don't feel bad, I feel odd, like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.

"Scholars have called it an all-encompassing sense of bitterness, a mixture of angst, endurance and a yearning for revenge that tests a person's soul, a condition marked by deep sorrow and a sense of incompleteness that can have fatal consequences. To die because of han, experts say, is to die ofhwabyeong, or anger."
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/05/world/la-fg-south-korea-han-20110105

When I got in trouble as a child, I would get the wrath of my mother. The event would have been long over, but she would still be yelling about it 8 hours later and then lamenting about me to her customers, our relatives, my dad and sisters for the next week. That is something she has passed on to me, I used to stew over the smallest, dumbest offenses. How long could I stay mad at someone for not returning a borrowed hand clutch? Forever, and for too long! Back in the day, I would make it into a dramatic offense complete with running dialogue in my head and reasons of underhandedness, when really, they just forgot!

But my mother got a new liver and since then, I have not ever seen her get angry. I need to learn that as well. I have used anger to propel me, push me to create. But I now need to let the feeling dissipate. I see now that the feeling is a cultural and was passed by a generation that was a byproduct of war and a hard life.

The article goes on to say:

"Our lives have improved dramatically over the last generation, so it has less meaning," Kim Young-sook, a grandmother of four, said as she shopped in one of the nation's most exclusive department stores. "I'm very happy these days. I no longer let han rule my life."

As he marked prices on a shipment of used vinyl records, music store owner Kim expressed a very un-han-like idea: a wish to one day be rid of his own han.

"I hope it can go away," he sighed. "But the Korean people just don't seem to have the capacity to banish what haunts them. For now, it's just a hope."

I know if my han was gone, I'd feel weird and sad about not having han anymore. But I don't want this feeling to run my life either. So I will try to let han, dissipate from anger to melacholy. Perhaps the age that has tired my mother's anger, is finding a way to tire my anger too. Until then, "I think I han, I think I han, I think I han!"

2011, a new start

2011-01-03T09:39:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! So I begin each year by cleaning, but I haven't had the chance to clean yet because this holiday season was so busy with festivities. It was fun, but I'm tired! Plus, with baby# 2 being 10 months old, and my older boy turning almost 4, it takes a long time to accomplish anything let alone get out of the house! My resolution this year is to work more. I spent 2009 through 2010 being pregnant and then adjusting to life with another baby and an active toddler. I am so blessed to have had the precious baby time, but I do miss working at the pace I used to go at before kids. So now that baby #2 is about to turn 1, I'm ready to get back to what I was doing before. I hope 2011 is a good year for us all, and cheers to all the folks out there who want to work more! Let's make this year a year of all the things we want come true.

Christmas 1998

2010-12-13T10:52:00.000-08:00

Here's a picture of me, my parents and my aunt and uncle from 1998. I didn't have any money and I had made my first batch of t-shirts on a credit card. So everyone in my family got ALAG shirts for Christmas. Now I have wayyy better shirts. Those shirts were so big!

A message to the Evergreen Tennis Team

2010-12-10T15:01:00.000-08:00

Way to Go Evergreen Tennis Team!

Coach Wolverton asked me to make this video message for your team.

Good Job Girls! Stay Angry!!!
(please excuse my messy desk!)

Angry Little Girls Art Show at Gallery Nucleus

2010-12-08T11:45:00.000-08:00

I stumbled upon this video of an art show I did in 2007. It was a pretty amazing showing. I am going to have another show some time in 2011 in the summer. So stay tuned folks...

It's the end of the year...

2010-11-29T11:38:00.000-08:00

It's the season again. I did my share of shopping and getting the house decorated for the holidays. But during the end of the year, I also look forward to the cleaning out the old stuff. It's Christmas and it'll also be the new year, and I always like to clean my house, computer and file cabinet of old unneeded stuff for a fresh, new start. Being that most Asians follow the Chinese calendar and some of it's traditions, it's considered bad luck to have holes in socks, underwear and a dirty house to begin the new year. So this morning, I'm going through my files. I've got my shredder out for all the out-dated papers. I have to say, it feels so good to clean that stuff out. I'll also replace the things that have worn out. Like my socks and underwear and my favorite ALG bag. I'll buy new socks and wrap them to give to myself--I guess that doesn't really count as a Christmas present because that would be considered a necessity, but I like to be silly like that. What I really enjoy for Christmas under all these decorations and presents for sale, I like to have the stuff I need (and want) and a clean house ready for the new year! Happy Holidays!

Shopping to help the US

2010-11-26T17:55:00.000-08:00

The time has come, the holiday shopping season. I read an article

From the LATimes:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-black-friday-preview-20101125,0,4220865.story

There's a lot riding on the outcome. Retailers hope an improving economy will bring the biggest holiday receipts in four years — and if they succeed, it could help set off a chain of events that could accelerate the country's slow recovery, said economist Esmael Adibi of Chapman University.

"If the retail sector is healthy, that will eventually lead down the road to expansions, and expansions lead to hiring," he said. "Additional hiring generates more income, and then that income in turn will be spent. It's a multiplier effect."
Consumer spending at the nation's retailers, although not robust, has been generally healthy all year. So economists are predicting the best holiday season since 2006 (before the recession) and are estimating a year-over-year retail sales increase of 2.3% to 3.5%.

Goodness, if ever I needed to tell my husband that I need to shop, it's now! I'm gonna do my duty and shop. He he he! =0)

A long, perfect day.

2010-11-20T19:10:00.000-08:00

Today was a good day. Okay, so I've been awake since 1am because the baby woke me up. And then I couldn't fall asleep because I had my alarm set for 4am so I could make a 5am call time. And whenever I have the alarm set to go off, I can't sleep because I'm afraid I'll miss it. Anyway, yes I was tired, and I am still tired. But it's been 17 long months since I worked on a commercial. I'm just so happy to be working as an actor again. The suit skirt they put me in was hard to zip, but I zipped it. (I'm mostly back to wearing my regular clothes.) Then after I got back to an empty house (hubby took boys to Grandma's) I did something else I hadn't done in a long time, I took a long, hot bath! Ahhh!!!! Then I did some work and started on writing rewrites for a TOP SECRET project that I hope I can talk about real soon! Anyway, all in all, I'm tired. But I'm relishing this quiet house and this perfect day where I worked for the first time in a long time, enjoyed the company of fellow working actors trading insightful work stories, took a hot bath, and finished up some work. I could have been cranky about the lack of sleep, but it really does help your mindset when you're happy about other things. Thank you universe!

Score!

2010-11-15T20:36:00.001-08:00

People who know me well know that I love finding bargains. (I used to thrift shop in high school before it was cool. Now I don't because all the thrift shops are picked over). My husband says, "my wife is happiest when she's saving money." It's true. So when I saw these earrings at Ross for $5.99, I was thrilled! They're sterling silver and freshwater pearls. Pearls, dainty to medium sized are my favorites. I love my new earrings!

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Sanrio on Sunday

2010-11-14T21:00:00.001-08:00

I checked out the Sanrio 50th anniversary. It was pretty cool to see the characters I grew up loving. I loved Little Twin Stars and My Melody. Gosh, I wished I had saved my stuff from back then! Oh well. I was a kid, what did I know? Anyway, I loved the art exhibit. All the different artists who incorporated HK into their style was pretty cool. The whole thing was super cute and fun. It's only here until the 21st. Check it out before it leaves. And arm yourself with some cash. parking is $10, and you need tickets to do anything fun. And there's a pop-up shop. I didn't go in the shop because there was a long line. Hmmm, maybe I'll go again before it leaves...

Sanrio is celebrating 50 years! I'm gonna check out the Small Gift Los Angeles Festival from November 12-21, 2010 at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar 3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405. http://sanrio.com/smallgift/la/

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ALAG 3D Nail Art

2010-11-07T06:16:00.000-08:00

Check it out! It's Kim as nail art. Wow, I'm flattered to be in such good company! Thanks Tamaryn for sharing your beautiful nails

teaching english

2010-11-06T17:49:00.001-07:00

My comic is in a book for teaching English. How funny is that? I'm not sure if I'd have chosen a comic with Kim and her mom for a learning lesson, but hey I guess a nagging mom is a universal thing

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First time in the shopping cart

2010-11-06T14:26:00.001-07:00

It's baby #2's first time in the shopping cart. He loved it. Now that he's able to sit up, it's a whole new world of fun. I think next is crawling. He's trying to get to his knees from the sitting position. I think I still have a few more weeks before he's fully mobile, but it's gonna be soon. Oh geez. (Big bro was grumpy from waking up from a nap).

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Shout out to Newbury Comics Store!

2010-09-03T07:13:00.001-07:00

Hey! It's a shout out to the store Newbury Comics in New England. Say hey for me if you go in there!

Website: www.newburycomics.com

Yes really, an ALAG tattoo.

2010-07-30T10:17:00.000-07:00

Donalee got ALAG tattooed on her feet. Now that's a fan!

Lela Lee signing at COMIC CON

2010-07-14T10:36:00.000-07:00

Saturday, July 24, 2010
2:30pm - 3:00pm
San Diego Convention Center;
Abrams Booth #1216

I'll be signing at the Abrams Booth #1216 at the San Diego Comic Con. This is the only time I'll be signing this year as my schedule will only permit this limited time. Hope to see you there!

A Fan Letter

2010-05-17T19:55:00.001-07:00

HI,
I have always lived up to Asian stereotypes: glasses, brains, etc. I threaten to throw dumplings at my friends and my dinner always consists of rice. A few days ago my classmates and I went on a trip to Banff (that's in Canada if you don't know XD). When I was there we went to a store that sold Tokidoki and Hello Kitty (that's how asian I am!). Inside, I came across the best thing I had ever seen in my life: Angry Kim. I laughed so hard when I saw the t-shirt that said: I was born here, dumbass! I wish I could have purchased the whole store, but I settled with a wallet. My friends and I constantly quote Angry Little Girls now. Thanks for bringing so much laughter to my friends and I. I hope to see more hilarious Angry Kim apparel and comices soon!
Sincerely,
Angry Angel

thanks Angel! xoxo, Lela

fried brain

2010-05-16T20:47:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,

I went to the University of Delaware and had a great time. Thanks for inviting me out there UDel. I wish I had a picture to post, but I didn't take pictures. I forgot my camera and my little Canon is possessed. It gets stuck in video mode when it should be camera and vice versa, so I just get annoyed with it and don't use it much. I could have used my cell phone, but alas I forgot. My brain is fried. Having a 3 year old and a 2 month old is making my brain get haywired. I don't know how moms of 2 or more do it. Seriously, juggling small kids with working is hard. And my sweet husband who took care of baby and toddler while I was gone for 2 nights while I traveled, he deserves a medal. I'm going to rest my head now. (I realize some of you will be reading this during the week and not when I write this on Sunday night, but I just may rest my head for the whole week!)

Pictures from L.A. Times Festival of Books

2010-04-26T16:41:00.001-07:00

Thanks to all who came out!

L.A. Times Festival of Books

2010-04-06T10:20:00.000-07:00

April 24-25 Saturday and Sunday
Angry Little Girls Booth: Zone G booth #703
Bring your books or buy them at the ALG booth.
Lela will be there to sign them!
See you there!

So tired, but happy.

2010-04-04T21:16:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Well, Lucas will be 4 weeks old this Tuesday. I am tired but so happy. He's really wonderful. Here's a picture of him with his awesome rock star hair...

Oh and also, 20 days until the UCLA Book Festival. The Angry Little Girls Booth will be there, and I'll be there too! More details to come...

Announcing baby Lucas!

2010-03-14T22:39:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Baby #2 arrived late Tuesday evening. He was born on March 9 and weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and measured 20.5 inches. He's healthy and adorable! Thanks for all your well wishes!

Angry Little Girls Gear at Hastings Stores

2010-02-16T09:25:00.000-08:00

check out the Angry Little Girls gear headed to Hastings stores starting Feb 16. And by popular demand, shirts are now available in size XL. Yay! This is a test order, so please help us grow and make Angry Little Girls available in more places by going to the Hastings Store and asking for the ALG gear. We have 3 weeks, from Feb 16 - Mar 9, to prove that Angry Little Girls should be carried everywhere!

HASTINGS store locations click here

I had to post this super nice fan letter...

2010-01-26T11:09:00.000-08:00

JP wrote: Hi! My partner and I recently had a serious falling out and I decided to drown my sorrows in a new book. Lucky for me, I came across Angry Little Girls in Love and burst out laughing as I flipped through the book at the store…so I had to buy it. Although I am a boy, I came to the shocking realization that when it comes to love…I’m an angry little girl too! So thank you for making me laugh in a time when all I wanted to do was cry.

Lela: Glad I could help your broken heart JP!

Help Haiti

2010-01-15T13:30:00.000-08:00

You can text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti, which will be charged to your monthly phone bill. You can also visit their website for more information on how you can help.American Red Cross www.redcross.org

New Year, New Beginnings!

2010-01-04T09:40:00.001-08:00

Well 2009 has come and gone. I can't believe it. It went so fast! So 2010 should have a lot in store for me. I wanted to let everyone know I'm having my second baby, another son in March. I have a book deadline of March 1, 2010. So I have been working really hard to make sure I finish it all before baby #2 comes along. (I will be very busy with the new baby for sure! Tired, still big and emotional!) When I had our first son in 2007, I was sooo stressed out. So this time, aside from the delivery of the art for my fifth book with Abrams, I'm not going to drive myself to accomplish much else until June. I plan to be at the UCLA book festival in April and I also plan to be at the San Diego Comic Con in late July. So I'll still be out and about. I hope everyone has a great 2010! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy Holidays Contest Winner Carlie Drooff!

2009-12-20T21:00:00.000-08:00

Carlie Drooff, you're the winner! Reading your entry made me happy!
12/12/2009 12:56 PM
The truth about the holidays is that thinking about other people is the best way to shop. Think about what other people need or want. Think about what they like/love. Think about who they are and sum it up in a gift. Buying them something generic, like an iTunes gift card doesn't show how you think of them. Buying them something special, like even just some nail polish in their fave color that you caught them looking at in the mall the other week, will make them truly happy. I have to say, that is what makes me truly happy during the holidays too.
My friend got me the "Angry Little Girls book on friendship" for my birthday. That was true thought, and now I carry it around with me. It's great to look at and have a laugh sometimes.
The other best thing about the holidays is that even though everyone knows there's no Santa, everyone always plays along with it in good spirit, just for the kids. That's devotion.
The holidays are also about being around people you don't hate or who don't annoy you too much. Everyone gets along (sort of) just for the sake of the holiday, and God knows everyone loves presents, and that keeps you from being too annoyed at your family.
Even just being around people you don't see a heck of a lot really makes a difference in your holiday. I love exchanging presents with the people I don't see a lot, knowing they were thinking about me no matter where they were.
To me, that is the true meaning of Christmas.
The Grinch who stole Christmas was better without Jim Carrey. But even creepy Jim Carrey could feel the holiday spirit as the Grinch and the warmth and love and (to me) weird cinnamon feeling. It's the time to not be such an Angry Little Girl, and get presents and say thanks, even if you hate them.

Another Print Contest!

2009-12-06T15:04:00.001-08:00

To enter the contest, you must be a community member to win (you must post your entry after having logged in. ANONYMOUS entries are not eligible-how will we know who you are?) You must have a profile picture and a written entry of what makes you happy about the holidays. Enter your submission here. A winner will be selected by Lela and you will receive an autographed 9x12 canvas art print worth $125! Entries must be received by Dec 18. Winner will be announced Dec 20.

SLR is the winner!

2009-11-30T13:34:00.000-08:00

It was tough to choose, but the entry by SLR was for me, the winner.

Slr SLR
11/12/2009 2:07 PM
I'm incredibly grateful for being clean for 5years and 4 months. My life was really shameful at times because of my drug and alcohol use. Now, I have tools and practices to use. I don't need to seek relief outside of myself. I have a great support system of fierce, strong (angry little girls) women in my family, friends who have shown me how to grow emotionally, spiritually and creatively with integrity. I'm learning to have compassion and forgiveness for myself when I don't measure up to my own expectations, and not to distract myself from the successes I can bring into my life, by criticizing or fixing the lives of others. I may not have gotten rid of all my anger making patterns, but I'm aware and have a clarity I wouldn't have if I were using drugs. I'd be stuck in the same place in my life, with the same people doing the same stuff. I'm not..!

It's difficult for loved ones to understand addiction and how completely one can surrender their lives to it. So trust me when I say, it is truly a miracle when anyone chooses to see the destruction of it, and it is confirmation of some higher power if one takes a step toward doing anything about it.

So I thank everything that ever was, is, and will be. (Don't want to miss anyone)

Today I have a close relationship with my mother and sister and it's getting better. I'm able to make good decisions about my behavior and I see many positive outcomes.

Now, don't get it twisted, I'll still get all up in yo *ss if you mess with me or my peeps. But I will clearly address the conflict and seek resolution first.

(One warning shot over the bow-Then prepare to be be boarded !!! 8-)
Angry little black girl - Hollywood, California

Reading through some great entries!

2009-11-30T10:17:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the Thanksgiving Thankful For entries. I'm reading through them and selecting someone and will announce the winner tomorrow morning!

Contest! Win an art print worth $125!

2009-11-12T09:45:00.000-08:00

It's the first contest for the ALG community! You must be a community member to win and you must submit a picture and a written entry of what you are thankful for. A winner will be selected by Lela. The winner will receive an autographed 9x12 canvas art print! Entries must be received by Nov 27.
Go to the community...

Open toe boots?

2009-11-11T19:04:00.000-08:00

This morning, there was a fashion segment on the news. It was all about what a pair of shoes says about someone. They were featuring open toe boots. While I think they look cool, I would never buy a pair. My toes would get cold, I'd have to get a pedicure, and I can't wear tights with them because how lame would that look if the toe seams poked out? So I can't get into this trend. It just makes me think the fashion world thinks women are stupid and are making us think we need to fork over our hard-earned money for cool-looking, impractical shoes. Just my 2 cents.

4am

2009-11-09T06:23:00.000-08:00

Why do I automatically wake up every morning at 4 am? I'm not happy about this. It's too damn early. Grrr!

Hanging out with a 2.5 year old...

2009-11-01T19:09:00.000-08:00

On the weekends, my life is pretty much about me hanging out with a 2.5 yr old. My son is pretty amazing. He'll say things that are very clever and makes me realize he understands more than I think he does. Like just this evening I asked him to put his clean laundry away. And he answered "I don't want to." And I asked, "what do you mean you don't want to?" And he answered, "Because I can't reach." Of course he can't reach! Duh mom! Anyway, it's moments like these, that seem so mundane that I understand how he's comprehending so much about how things work. I try not to blog so much about being a mom, because hell I'm supposed to be the angry little asian girl and have angry things to say, but this is my life right now. And it may not be such a bad thing, because I will start to see the world from a younger person's perspective. And that can only help when I'm writing and drawing Angry LITTLE Girls. At least I hope so!

Brand New ALG Shirts!

2009-10-18T19:42:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! We are offering new shirts and they are way stylish! The bodies are longer, the cotton is softer and thinner and we have more sizes (extra small, small, medium and large) and the designs are all fresh and new. Check out the new shirts!

Seth MacFarland doing Variety Show on FOX

2009-10-14T14:10:00.000-07:00

Excuse me?! A variety format was my idea for the ALG show. The exec said, "can we talk about that [format]?" They claimed they "didn't get it." Grr!!!

Halloweenie!

2009-10-05T06:19:00.000-07:00

I'm really excited for Halloween. I haven't been so excited since I was a kid. It's probably because I now have a kid and he's so freakin' excited it makes me excited. I like the thought of Halloween too. Dressing up as a scary or funny thing or person to scare the ghouls and scary spirits away. I think I may do that every day, so I can scare the scary spirits of people I know! LOL. =0) Happy Halloween!

Happy Yom Kippur

2009-09-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

Yom Kippur is one of the Holiest days where a Jewish person tries to amend his or her behavior and seek forgiveness for wrongs done against God and against other human beings. The evening and day of Yom Kippur are set aside for public and private petitions and confessions of guilt. At the end of Yom Kippur, one considers one's self absolved by God. (Wikipedia) I'm not Jewish, but I am going to reflect on the things I did wrong and seek forgiveness where applicable. God, can you forgive me for wasting my time on facebook? God, can you forgive me for liking to get the dish on people? And God, can you forgive me for hating people? That one's a toughie for me, I get so peeved and hate people easily...I will try...=0(

Back to School Time

2009-09-20T21:34:00.000-07:00

Hooray! My 2.5 yr old now is going to preschool. I am hoping that this week, that he can make it the whole 3 hrs without crying for us like he did last week. He does love the school and has a lot of fun, but he sure does like to make sure we watch him doing everything. Last week we stayed with him during the school day, but this week we are going to try to leave him. Oh fingers crossed!

Jennifer Aniston fatigue

2009-09-18T09:46:00.000-07:00

I decided this week after deciding what movie to see this Saturday with a girlfriend that I have Jennifer Aniston fatigue. I don't know what it is. She's everywhere. And her movies are not that interesting. I feel bad for saying it, because she deserves her success, but I have jennifer Aniston fatigue.

Kanye West

2009-09-13T20:24:00.000-07:00

I think he's so talented, but what a jerk to crush Taylor Swift's big moment. He's mean!

Back To School Tote Bag Sale

2009-08-24T06:27:00.000-07:00

Enter code BTSBAG09 to get 10% off bags. Sale ends 9/30

waiting for "them" to get it.

2009-08-16T21:32:00.000-07:00

I had another TV production meeting. And this time, to not waste time in development hell trying to execute my vision, I sent a 3 minute animated piece of how I want the show to be formatted to the production folks before the meeting happened. They were lukewarm and didn't quite get it. It seems like the folks at FOX also didn't "get it." Nor did Oxygen. (yeah, it's been a long fruitless road in TVland) So truth be told, I'm feeling like a misunderstood artist with a great idea that is so different-it scares interested parties off. So then I read this in my numerology forecast "Trust yourself instead of blindly hoping someone else will come through for you." I realized that I have been through this before. It happened with getting published. All the publishers on earth just about passed, except one-the one I am still with today. The one who is happily selling 4th, 5th, 6th and so on editions of my 3 books. So I must keep the faith and tell myself, "it only takes one." But maybe there is no one. And maybe that one is me. I'm tired of waiting for others to come through for me. So maybe I need to come through for me. Hmmm...I'm going to think on this...

Am I really like ALAG?

2009-08-09T22:15:00.001-07:00

People are usually disappointed when they meet me and I don't act like Kim, the angry little asian girl. Well, not on the surface. But get to know me, and the ALAG comes out. Anyone can be an ALAG! Kim, the ALAG says what she really thinks, and what she thinks is never censored or sugar coated. In life, we may need a bit of sugar to coat some harsh thoughts. But in the world of ALG, there is no such thing! So to the folks who met me who were surprised I wasn't acting like ALAG, be glad! What I could have said is, "I'm a person who has to socialize with people. I'm not an F'in cartoon character!" LOL! =0)

back from a cold

2009-08-02T09:05:00.000-07:00

I got back from Comic Con, was all geared up to get to work on my new books for 2010/2011, and then, bam! I got a 24 hour cold or flu. It was hard for me to sit there and rest. The way I take a break is I find something else that needs to be done. I'm the queen of multi-tasking. But I alas, I was forced to rest. Snore. But at least I kicked it quick and am back to work! Stay healthy everyone and enjoy the last few weeks of summer!

San Diego Comic Con

2009-07-16T20:09:00.000-07:00

Here are my signing times in
the Autograph Area
7/23 Thurs AA20 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
7/24 Fri AA20 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
7/25 Sat AA27 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Abrams Comics booth #1216 4:00-5:00pm
7/26 Sun AA21 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
(AA20, AA21, & AA27 are upstairs in the Sails Pavillion) See you there!

5 Angry Episodes on youtube

2009-07-08T14:51:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I'm a little late to do this, but I finally put up the original 5 angry episodes on YouTube. So check it out here.

I made the first one (the First Day of School) in 1994 and the following 4 in 1997. So they are old. They are the "spark" that prompted me to create and evolve it into Angry Little Girls. Also, beware of strong language. Don't show it to little kids, okay?!

Thinking about Trash

2009-07-05T20:43:00.000-07:00

While in Hawaii, as a tourist staying in a hotel, we didn't have our own dishes and we had to eat out a lot. Our drinking water was from plastic bottles. (Maybe I should pack the brita next time) Food we got from ABC for our road trip around the island was in plastic and styrofoam packaging. I felt this enormous guilt being on such a beautiful island using so much disposable stuff. Oahu is an island with limited land. Where do they put all the trash from the tourists? This is what I was seriously thinking about while I was there. While I was in the water, I thought about the sunscreen we use, all the beach-goers use, and we all go in the ocean and the parabens, oxybenzone and titanium dioxide all wash off into the water and the fishies ingest it. I got sad. What are we supposed to do? I tried to use less and be conscious, but it just made me sad and feel defeated. I told my friend Cara about my feelings of guilt using so much plastic, then she told me about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It's all our plastic trash and flotsam that spans from California to Hawaii and is as big as Texas. Some parts are visible, and some parts are photodegraded, but the molecules are still plastic. The plankton eat it, then the jellyfish eat that, and then fish eat the jellyfish and then we eat the fish. I googled it immediately when I got back to the hotel and got even more sad. I don't mean for you guys to be bummed out, but this is a bummer. Can't we go back to glass bottles that we took back to the grocery store for redemption? I remember those glass bottles when I was a young elementary school kid. Then all of a sudden in high school, water was sold in plastic bottles. Madonna toted her plastic bottle of Evian. It was all the rage. Now it's all in the ocean. Why did we fall for that marketing? Drinking water is healthy, but we were fine carrying our thermos'. Easier is not always better. *Ugh* Sigh*

Summer shirt sale

2009-06-29T06:31:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone.

There's a summer sale on tshirts. Enter code 4OFFSHIRT to get $4 off.

Enjoy your summer!

How was Hawaii?

2009-06-14T22:07:00.001-07:00

Hawaii was f*@king awesome! Here's a picture of me with the Honolulu Star Bulletin I was in. Thanks to all the great folks who came out to meet me at Animation Addict and Split Obsession. The staff at Animation Addict and the owners were so terrific. Thanks too to Kris who helped coordinate the event. (And thanks Janis for hooking Spencer up with some cool cars!). Thanks to Bruce and Erica the owners of Split Obsession for having an art show of my prints. I rarely make prints and rarely have art shows, but I wanted to have a show in Hawaii as I know Hawaiians love ALAG! I met a lot of cool people at Split Obsession (especially Nadine, Cat, Steve and Candace-thanks for my shirt!) and I know there are still some prints available for sale. I'm going to leave the prints there for Split Obsession to sell because then there'll be no shipping cost. (shipping from the mainland to Hawaii is really expensive, so Hawaii people, take advantage of the prints being there www.splitobsession.com). Pictures from my trip are on my facebook page here.
I hope to come out again to the Islands. Mahalo!!!

Oahu here I come!

2009-05-27T22:14:00.000-07:00

details for Jun 6th & 7th in Hawaii here:

Shirt Sale!!!

2009-05-22T14:03:00.001-07:00

$4 OFF SHIRTS! enter code 4OFFSHIRT at checkout. Sales ends 7/31. (valid for US orders only)

Animation Addict In-Store Appearance

2009-05-11T21:58:00.000-07:00

Animation Addict: In-store Signing
Saturday, June 6, 2009
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Ala Moana Center
1450 Ala Moana Blvd. #1107
(808) 946-9141

This is my first time in Hawaii for ALG, but I know I have a huge fan base in Hawaii, so I hope you'll come out for this event and the one below!

Split Obsession- Art Show in Oahu

2009-05-11T21:57:00.001-07:00

Split Obsession Gallery Art Show
Sunday, June 7, 2009
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Koko Marina Shopping Center
7192 Kalanianaole Hwy, D-100
(808)395-3380
http://www.splitobsession.com/

High Five to the High School

2009-05-04T10:49:00.000-07:00

I went to Philips Academy this past Friday. The students invited me to dinner before the presentation and we engaged in a very interesting debate about Asians in media, tokenism and affirmative action. I don't have any definitive answers on those issues, but I can say from my experience, there is tokenism and racism--and one of the ways to climb out of that token slot Asians are relegated to, is to show your support to Hollywood of Asian films, actors and shows. It all comes down to dollars. If Asian American products make money, Hollywood pays attention. And as far as succeeding in any field, make sure you work hard and are better skilled as nothing is handed on a silver platter to an "outsider". I don't like to focus too much on this annoying fact of life, the glass ceiling that a lot of ethnic-Americans face, but I believe you can't use that as an excuse not to fight against it. So, my advice to the students, those issues exist, but YOU CAN CHANGE THAT. Fight the good fight!

VC Film Festival Kick Off Party

2009-04-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

I made it out last night! Woo hoo! Dad hung out with the kid. And mom (me) went out!!!
Here's a picture of me and Denise Okamoto from Visual Communications.

I like to support VC because VC is the preeminent Asian American Film Festival. And more importantly, back in the day, when I was just starting out with ALAG, they let me set up a table by the bathroom at the DGA and sell my first t-shirts. (I've come a long way from those days, and I've got further to go.) Every year for almost 4 years I sold my shirts at the DGA. I never asked permission, I just set up my table and hoped they wouldn't kick me off the premises. Thankfully they didn't! Go see some cool films at the VC FilmFest 2009.

Planning for Warm Weather!

2009-04-15T09:02:00.000-07:00

So the reason I'm not going to be at UCLA book festival is because my husband and I are going on a weekend getaway to celebrate our 6 yr anniversary-which was last month. But we're going this month because we were both busy in March. Now I'm planning a trip to Hawaii in June and hopefully can plan an appearance at a store on Oahu somewhere...details to come. Of course, I plan to be at Comic Con in July. I love warm weather! Check out my facebook page for a coupon code too! The link is on the right hand side.

UCLA book Festival

2009-04-06T06:16:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone,

This year I will not be at the Book Festival April 25th & 26th. But there will be autographed books for sale at the UCLA Bookzone booth. I'm sorry I won't be there this year. But I hope to be there in 2010. Have a great time!

New Vent Area

2009-03-29T13:46:00.000-07:00

Hi Readers! So I have been quietly working behind the scenes to make a new community board. I think it may be ready to launch soon. Hopefully next week... There will be a contest to kick off the launch of the new community forum. Watch for it soon!

Answering Tammy

2009-03-12T10:11:00.000-07:00

Tammy wrote in and asked:

Dear Lela,
Your books are hilaurious!(i hope i spelled that right.) i think my most favoritest character is kim! she is just like me! im asian,and get sooo angry sometimes. how did you think of those five girls? being chinese is sooo tough! even though your books are for teens i still read em! im just a ten years old. sorry to disapoint you im so young to be reading your books. where are u from?

Dear Tammy,
Thanks! Kim is indeed a favorite character for lots of people. I first thought of her in college because I was angry at the world. And yes, being Asian can be tough. It was for me growing up in San Dimas where I was one of a handful of Asians and I got teased a lot for being different. As a ten year old, I don't think you are too young to read my books. I think this means you are advanced for your age. =0)

Thanks for your question!

Lela

UCLA and Washington University

2009-02-24T10:30:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures form the UCLA Bookzone signing and also my speech at Washington University in St. Louis MO. Thanks for inviting me out and thanks to all who came to the events!

it's good to be home

2009-02-15T22:49:00.000-08:00

I had a fun time going to Washington University in St. Louis, and also signing at the Bookzone at UCLA. But now from all that activity and traveling, I caught a cold! Cough, stuffy nose and general malaise. Argh, I just want to be able to breathe normal. The things I take for granted when breathing is good. People, be thankful for your snot-free breathing! I'll post pictures of this weeks' signings soon...

St. Louis, MO here I come!

2009-02-11T06:03:00.000-08:00

Hi folks in Missouri!
I'm looking forward to meeting you today February 11th at 4:00PM at the Graham Chapel at Washington University. Hope to see you there!

Book Signing

2009-01-18T20:07:00.000-08:00

I'm having a book signing Monday
Feb 9 at 3:00pm at the UCLA Bookzone
308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024

I'm signing my new book in time for an
anti-Love Valentine's Day. Come get your
copy of the "Angry Little GIrls in Love"
signed by me and rant about how
love makes you angry!

coughing is good for the abs

2009-01-13T12:29:00.000-08:00

So I have been coughing a lot and discovered, coughing is good for the abs.

Laryngitis

2009-01-11T21:30:00.000-08:00

I have laryngitis. It wasn't the flu last week, but a cold that has made my voice hoarse and tired. It sucks. But the good part was I ate ramen noodles from a package! When I'm sick, I crave my comfort foods. I haven't eaten ramen from a package since I can't remember. The sodium, the bloat, ugh! So bad for you, but so yummy! Anyway, I digress. I'm angry that I'm not better and that my voice is hoarse from coughing. I have nothing to say. Sorry I have nothing insightful for my blog. Just be glad you are healthy if you are!

A fresh new start!

2009-01-04T18:58:00.000-08:00

As I write this, I am having chills because I think I am getting the flu. But nonetheless, I am so excited for 2009! I feel that with all the things going on, we are collectively going to be smarter and conscientious about our earth, our politics, our time and our money. I haven't yet made resolutions, but I did clean my house, organized my office and threw out some stuff I didn't need. And I also know one of my resolutions this year is to leave a lot of my outgrown habits and negative thinking behind. It's a fresh new start and I'm starting with cleaning out my house, my office and my brain. I feel so light and clean already. Happy 2009! (I guess I may be channeling a little bit of Wanda this year...!)

I made a facebook page!

2008-12-07T22:27:00.000-08:00

So I made a facebook page. I resisted all this time, because I thought it was like the other annoying social network service myspace, but facebook is so much better! It's really much nicer to use. So if you are on facebook, please look up my facebook page. I posted some old old photos on there. Anyway, I'm really happy it's the holidays. We finally got our first Christmas tree. Previous years we never did because we were too jaded and wanted to save a tree and $, but this year, we got a tree for the little dude. But since he is 2, he doesn't quite appreciate it and if bored, he will stand on the boxes of presents and pull the ornaments off and throw them around the living room floor. =0P Sigh, between him and the cat, I don't think this tree will make it! Anyway, I hope you all are enjoying your holidays!

New Holiday Goodies

2008-11-23T20:15:00.001-08:00

Hi All! The new holiday line is now available. It's available in the online store or you can also pick it up at your neighborhood store. There's some cute stuff for the holidays. An ALAG watch, a Kim coinbank, cellphone charm, a really big plush doll, etc. There's also some new recycle themed bags, and the ever-popular "Shop with a reusable bag b*tch" in both versions of censored and uncensored is back in stock. So take a look at the shop...www.algshop.com. And Happy Thanksgiving!

Music City USA

2008-11-19T09:13:00.000-08:00

So I was in Nashville this past weekend for a speaking event at Vanderbilt University. Nashville is so cool! The Bluebird Cafe is cool and so is Vanderbilt. I took some pictures, take a look!

New beginnings

2008-11-09T19:29:00.001-08:00

Yes, we did it! I never thought I'd see the day that we have a non-white president. I'm so happy and amazed by what that means. There are more of us that judge people by their merit and not race. Congratulations to us! We have a new era of a new kind of power. It's amazing what we did. And it will be amazing what we will do. The job is not over, now we elected a new president. We still have to remain active and involved. This new change is exciting! We can mobilize to change history, imagine what we can do to change our life's direction, for us and for future generations! Go people!

Vote Vote vote!!!

2008-11-02T21:26:00.000-08:00

It's finally here! Election Day! This is soooo exciting!!!! Yay for a new president and some state propositions being defeated-vote no on prop 8 dear Californians. Don't make discrimination a law. That's a backwards slap to all the progress we have made from the days of interracial marriages being against the law. Let's vote prop 8 down!

Fruity!

2008-10-27T11:56:00.000-07:00

This week's comic features Pat saying "I stand for fruit!"
So in CA, prop 8 is setting off a fire storm of controversy.
Hey fruit are people too. (I don't mean fruit in a derogatory way, but in a tongue and cheek way.)
And we need to think about how fair it is for fruits to be stripped of their rights as partners with property rights just like married people have rights with their husband and wife. I really don't think marriage being taught in schools is a valid propaganda for the no side. The commercial showing a little girl coming home with a book about a king marrying a prince, is not something that would happen in a school curriculum. That commercial is just not accurate. anyway, I stand for fruit along with Pat.

Election Day

2008-10-12T21:30:00.000-07:00

I wish it was election day already. I am so eager to vote. I have been following the campaign news so much that I my eyes are tired from reading the news. I believe everyone should have their right to vote and vote for the best candidate for them, so I am not going to say who I endorse, but I was a Hillary person and I won't be voting for the ticket that thinks that women voters don't know the difference between form and content. Let's all vote!

Sherman Oaks Library

2008-10-06T07:18:00.000-07:00

So this weekend I went to the Sherman Oaks Library for an author chat. It was really fun to meet everyone that attended. Here's a picture of me and everyone that came. Thanks for a nice Saturday afternoon!

VOTE

2008-09-21T09:01:00.000-07:00

So much stuff has happened in the last 8 years. Has it been for the better or are we worse off? I personally am not happy with the way things have gone. Please register to vote, then go educate yourself, then on Nov 4, make an informed vote. It's too important this time.
Register to Vote

Hot and Cold Friend

2008-09-14T21:07:00.000-07:00

I realized this weekend that I scare people. When I meet someone and I want to be their friend, I come on too strong. If they say they want to do something, I book it at that moment. It scares them and then they never call me. It's just because I have a 1.5 yr old and having a social life is difficult. So if I have time to do something, I do it. If I'm asked and I can go, I go that moment because it may be weeks before I can go out again. If someone emails me and I'm in front of the computer, I email them immediately and that freaks people out! But then if I am busy and don't email or call back within the cool-waiting time of 24-36 hours, then we never meet up because they are offended that I took too long. I hate these games of being cool. I'm too old and busy for this. Oh well. Whatever. I'll just continue to be a weird hot-and-cold friendly but busy person.

Korean moms

2008-09-07T21:15:00.000-07:00

I was forwarded a really funny site by my friend who is Korean: STUFF KOREAN MOMS LIKE

I read it and laughed to the point of tears. I was so relieved that yes, other people who are Korean have crazy ass moms just like me! Mine's a little bit more tame these days due to age and health, but in her younger days when she was in her prime, she was HARDCORE CRAZY. Then as we both got older, she got less intense, or was it that I just got used to it? Who knows, but as I read the things What Korean Moms Like, I realized I am becoming my mother as I am a Korean mom too now. Ugh. Oh well, I guess it's time to embrace the Korean Mom.

My friend's movie

2008-09-01T06:44:00.000-07:00

My friends Joan, Jeff and Jimmy made a really funny movie. I saw it at a film festival and it's really a lot of fun. Please check it out if you can. It opens Sept 5. For more info go to Ping Pong Playa.

summer and back to school

2008-08-24T20:40:00.001-07:00

This week's comic is a bit hard to read. I realized as we were putting it on the site, but I couldn't make it bigger with the frame. Sorry! Anyway, summer's over! It's back to school and back to business. I hope your summer was fun!

being a girl

2008-08-19T11:18:00.001-07:00

Being a girl takes a lot of maintenance. It's 11:18 am, and I STILL need to brush my hair, put on make up and find an outfit. Sigh. Today I wish I were a guy!

Haiku cont'd

2008-08-12T21:08:00.001-07:00

So Brad from Australia or NZ wrote in to say:

In a particular part of the world populated by Kangaroo\'s and Koala\'s..

Realise (With an \'S\' not a \'Z\') is a 2-syllable word.

The haiku is structured correctly..
You may proceed.

Brad

Thanks Brad!