Ophelia Chong
A true multi-tasker: illustrator, designer, teacher, networker and writer of short blasts of pent up hot air.
I first met John Carrozza and Doug Prinzivalli at our mutual friend Peleg's house.
I hope to be able to hold strong on my New Year's Resolutions, if I don't I only have my insatiable appetite for the "new" and my short attention span to blame.
We are holding onto our money like the Titanic survivors gripping their life vests floating in the frigid waters, eyes wide open and wondering when we will get rescued.
This year I am at home about to leave for a flight out to Ft. Lauderdale. A scaled down holiday compared to last year's, but not scaled down in love.
I work out of my home studio, and once every few days I will get a phone call with a number that does not show up on my caller ID. "Hi, would you like us to lower your interest rates?"
Today a friend changed his relationship on Facebook from "married" to "it's complicated."
The blue tin sits there alone on the counter, pictures of buttery cookies and a serene Danish cookie factory stare back at you from the lid.
Yesterday I passed my Handgun Safety Test and now I am Certified by the Department of Justice to buy a gun.
Which is easier? Buying shoes or finding True Love online?
When you shop for a handbag, you have an idea of what you want; clutch, leather with gold clasp. When you look for a partner, is it as easy?
At Thanksgiving dinner what will you bring to the table? Will you have your cell phone in your pocket? Will you have one eye on the television? Are you going to check your Facebook after dinner?
Hollywood saw me as a quiet subservient worker bee with a heart of gold, and at times comic relief. I on the other hand saw an individual that didn't fall into any of their stereotypes.