Old vs New
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 | 59 Comments 
I feel so out of it. I fell asleep earlier on the couch after dinner but got woken up by an IKEA manager calling my house telling me something I wanted was back in stock. Well FAIL because I already bought it Saturday so you woke me up for nothing 
a few new IKEA items for my balcony
Finally got this stupid thing! Suck on that nosy neighbors who feel the need to stare at me while I’m working on my terrace garden! Now if it’ll just warm up enough so I can enjoy my new found privacy, haha! I bought the tiny outdoor cushion too. I think I’ll get the full bench cushion next time I go.
I had a really good weekend finally. Lately weekends have just suuucked. Sunday we went out to try a “new” restaurant. Really it’s an old restaurant I LOVED because they served southern foods but they closed suddenly. Apparently the owner passed away. The head chef was given all the recipes and reopened a new restaurant with the same menu. It’s still just as good!
Gumbo
Me apparently fascinated by my Dirty Rice
Dirty Rice dish
Lately a lot of friends have commented about how different I look compared to a few years ago. Well, mainly hair. I use photos as MSN display pics and it’s funny how they’ve changed over the years as I’ve grown my hair out. I had short hair for nearly a decade then in 2005 I started growing it out~ Anna wanted to see a photo of my short hair so here it is! The first photo is from March 2005 and the one after is from this weekend…
March 2005, pixie cut!
March 2009
longest it’s been since elementary school
I do plan to chop it all off again. Drastically! Maybe in another year? When I’m over my long hair. I love both long & short hair, I don’t have an all-time preference.
And thank you everyone for your support about my moronic neighbors and the helpful headphone reviews! I decided not to use their stain on our balcony. I figured I’d ALWAYS think of them every time I saw my balcony! I don’t want that, so we’re going to sand out the dripped stain as best as we can and think about what we want to do. 
Jenny posted at 8:36 pm ; Monday
TAGS: hair, food, home, funny stuff, mags, outing, self discovery
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Jenny
Oh wow your hair is so long compared to how it was before. I would never have the patience to grow it out like that.
my upstairs neighbors used to roll golf balls around for their kitten. :/ just an annoying neighbor memory i had right now.
aww, your pixie cut is so cute! but then your long hair is so pretty! :o
& i want your summer/spring type hat!
: )
Golf balls?! Geez, they even make lightweight kitteh cat play balls ;__;
Yaay black & white stripes - I love anything that feels French Riviera
Dig that hat, by the way
CUTE balcony cover!! ^__^ is that the free people sweater you wanted? looks cute! and cute cushion too.
Yup! Got it for xmas
xD Let them stare at your garden! They’re green of envy! Love your hairstyles and the food looks delicious
Aww, you look so cute. I love your long hair and your style. You look a lot like Rinka in some pics!
yay! the rice looks yummy!
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i love your hair so much…
mmmmm.. dirty rice looks yumm-o
Wow, I didn’t know that they invented those things that cover up your balcony. It’s a really nice way to prevent other people from starring at you
Ohh, those dishes look so yummy! Haha it’s making me hungry
Your hair is so beautiful!! I love the curls
Your hair looks soooo pretty, shiny, and soft! I love your curls.
Anyway, from the pictures, I think you pretty much look the same except that your hair is long and that your clothes or fashion style changed perhaps.
you look really pretty especially in long hair! i think i prefer it on you than short hair. makes you look really sweet looking. but with short hair, you look edgier
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I personally think the long hair is really cute on you, but I’m not going to tell you how to cut it now am I?
It’s great that you got the thing from IKEA, seeing all this house related stuff really makes me wish I could move out sooner :(
OH DON’T CUT YOUR HAIR!! ):
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It’s too cute as it is now~
And that giant blue bow is calling my name
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Aww, that balcony thing looks cute! I’d like to get one if our balcony had holes … but it’s all wooden haha.
Wow, you look like a completely different person with short hair. Maybe it’s because I’m so used to seen you with long curly hair. Mmm…but cutting it back to short again? Not sure about that
I think long curly hair really suits you 
But hey, it’s your hair, your decision 
I totally remember your short hair!!! I want to cut my hair short again this summer, but I’m afraid my face is too big now :(
And did you get that cushion from Ikea? My cushion for my hard desk chair is really worn out, so I think I need a new one!
Well if you’re gonna go short summer is when to do it! Added cooling benefit~~
Yea the cushion’s from IKEA, it’s soft even though it’s for outdoor use, it’s insanely cheap.
You look nice with short and long hair. The dirty rice dish looks yummy!
gosh that’s annoying! i hate it when people look over my should when im doing something, especially when they have nothing to do with it…
i love your hair now
but ialso like the pixie, i think the pixie is harder to pull off for a lot of girls so they go with the safer bet
im loving the recent pix of emi on her blog and i kinda wanna cut my hair like hers and dye it like that color
but alas no time
so for now this is fine
i want a fedora
im gonna wait till our LOVELY (apparently giant two storey) Forever 21 opens, boo urban outfitters and your bad prices
You look awesome in your hat! You actually pull it off! I wouldn’t look good wearing a hat
I like the red cushion!
You look awesome in your hat! You actually pull it off! I wouldn’t look good wearing a hat
I like the red cushion! =3
And omg!! SO shoooort!!!! I think it’s even shorter than mine! Or maybe, it’s the same length, except it’s A LOT shorter in front :O It was weird seeing you with long long hair, and then short short hair :O But I guess it’s like that with everyone
Two years ago I used to have suuuper long hair as well.. Longer than your currently I think. Just a bit 
It’s stressful taking care of long hair. And it’s so mainstream in Asia right now 
Even though you look very punk and edgy in your short cut, I still think you look best with long hair =3 People say I look best in long hair as well :p I think there are very few people out there who actually looks BETTER with cropped hair than long hair
Rihanna is one of them 
may i ask how u curl ur hair?do you use a curling iron?
looks great
please don’t cut ur hair, it has the perfect length right now
For these curls I used a 1″ barrel curling iron
I love your long hair~ aa so nice!!~~ ^^
The huge blue ribbon is cute too!
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Oh wow lookit how short your hair used to be! That’s so short! I always had mine short up until a few years ago when I started growing it out. Now I wouldn’t be without my long locks, even though they rip like hell whenever I brush them
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BTW I love your outfit in the second pic - the blue shirt and black top — so so pretty
so many stripes in the first photo! but looks very nice
& what a shock, i can’t believe your hair was so short just 3 years ago!
i somehow imagined that you always had long hair..
they’re completely different, but both look good on you =3
That cushion is super-cute~!!
& since my comment got cut off… *grr*
I wore my straw fedora this weekend too,
~ The food looks super-delish. & I envy that you can pull off the short hairstyle! I think both styles suit you though
http://xbaudelaire.livejournal.com/14160.html?#cutid1
Thought you might like these headphones, lol. You could try to deco some yourself.
(Let me know if the link doesn’t work)
This is what I REALLY want but I suck balls at deco’ing stuff D: I’d buy some pre-deco though! LOL
wow you’re cute with short and long hair!
I wish mine would grow as long as yours.
Are you going to dye it too?
Nah, I haven’t dyed my hair in about 6 years~
I’ve always wanted a pixie cut I don’t have the balls to do it…
You look good with long or short hair!
=is eyeing the shrimp in your gumbo=
*drools*
your hat is so awesome! and the short haircut is so cute! very pixie-like.. reminds me a little bit of julia roberts as tinkerbell in Hook.
and i’m glad you’re sanding the balcony, stupid neighbours and their stupid stains! so inconsiderate : (
wow your so lucky! your hair looks great either way! i’ve always wanted to cut my hair extra short like that, but i don’t have the guts to do it + my family would kill me. all of them (parents, siblings, aunts, uncles!) make such a big fuss over my hair. they’re weird :p
& that’s good that you aren’t using their stain. you shouldn’t put up with whatever they like just bcus they’re stupid.
your pictures make me feel like I’m looking through Rinka’s blog!
LOL! That’s the epitome of perfection I could ever hope to reach!!
Haha wow. Glad you finally got the balcony curtain, nosey neighbours are creepy :/
Southern Food =
, I think my fave is cornbread though. I can plow through a whole loaf soo quickly xD Heh.
I sort of wish it would stay chilly a little bit longer here in Florida. It’s been mad hot the past couple weeks or so.
oh my gosh pixie cut !
surprised me!
and it is quite the contrast from 2005
the shortest i’ve ever had my hair was to my shoulders….i think i was fourteen
and now it’s to the bottom of my waist
long hair takes a lot of work ehh?
Wah, the balcony thing is super cute
~ I’m glad that they finally restocked it for you.
Your hair is super different! I normally cut my hair short too, but never that short, and I’ve never grown it out that long. BTW, your eyebrows are SUPER perfect. How do you do it?
Constant plucking~ my Italian genes show me no mercy! If I let them grow free I practically have a uni-brow!! It’s true
The balcony cover is a nice touch. I’m lucky to have a view of the woods and only one apartment right under mine, so they can’t see me.
I’m a fan of P.F. Chang’s, and since it’s a chain restaurant I don’t think it will be going out any time soon.
I think your long hair looks so beautiful and suits you so well. You style it oh so cute as well! For the longest time I have wanted to grow mine out similar to yours, but my hair grows incredibly slow T__T
That’s cool that old restaurant opened back up
Wow your hair is really pretty, especially with the curls! I wish my hair was long enough to curl. ^^
And mmmmm southern food! Pictures of food on your blogs always look so delicious!
i cant imagine you had such a short pixie crop! always had the image of you as a girly girl with long curls. but both styles look good on you! you can carry off short hair well!
Hey jen!
Im not sure if u check this out yet.
http://www.takarajimasha.co.jp/sweet/2009Apr/
There’s a short video of Rinka shooting for the cover!
and check out the freebie!
THANK YOU!!! I really wish I liked SWEET more. It’s so celeb fashion which is slightly off my preferred style, but Rinka’s in it constantly =___=, The free bag is really high-end in terms of free bags!! O_O!
Wow, that is a big change. Four years. I haven’t had my hair drastically short since 2nd grade when I cut my own hair and my mom had to fix it…lol.
Ah so that’s what southern food looks like!
Jennn! was your hair ever long enough to make those hair buns? :0 i think I remember you with that style…? Those are hard to tie for me… ; ^ ;
I can finaaaally do it really easy now. It’s all about length which totally sucks!
i love your current hairstyle seriously,..and the color too..i got a long hairstyle for like a very long time, and am bored with it..i’m planning to get a short haircut..wish me luck..hope that suits me..>_
i concur..
i had short hair since i was in kindergarten up till i was 12..
i can easily get used to short or long hair..
although..i like what you do with your long hair..!
omg~ the gumbo looks really yummyyyy~ ive never tried gumbo
i LOVE your red cushion!
Sorry it took so long for me to comment. I’ve read your previous posts and those neighbors are hmm special to say the least. Some people never grow up. I don’t know how they can be so inconsiderate =/
Anyway =o I love long hair! But I can see you looking good with any hair style, really.
Food looks good, too bad I’m too full right now to get hungry!
Hello, just stumbling by…^^ your blog is very cute !
WOW! you had a pixie cut?!?!! wow. i’m just really fascinated with girls who can pull it off.
D i can’t.
how about going skinhead?would you go for it?
D
well i’ve always adored your hair. :3
i’m now growing my hair ever since i got into that pact with two of my friends.
Aw your hair was so cute short! I love it long, too! I’m always changing my hair. I’ve been completely BALD, mohawk, etc. I’m working on growing my hair really long right now. I wanna get it to boob- level LOL
Good luck continuing to find new ways to cope with your neighbours!
LOVE IKEA! YAY! Stupid for waking you up, though!
Oh oh! Now I know who you look like! Susanne!! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8j3vr_bomb-tv-suzanne-japan_shortfilms