It was recently told to me that "good little Asian girls" never rebel. That "good little Asian girls" are happy doing what their parents tell them, and that there's nothing wrong with that because that's just how they are.

That's just how, the speaker assumed, I am.

"That's an offensive stereotype," I protested, but was silenced by the man's reassurance that it was a stereotype for a reason. And, he emphasized, there's nothing wrong with it if that's what makes "good little Asian girls" happy.

I had to pause and ask myself if I should be offended by the ignorant assertion thrown at me. Perhaps this guy just misspoke, or he didn't mean exactly what he said.

And then I stopped myself from stopping myself from being offended and just let the anger bubble up. Why should I make excuses for others' casual racism? Why do I need to command myself to not be offended when I felt uncomfortable? Why should I let someone tell me how to feel about a label that's been placed on me?

This is an old "Fill-in-the-Blank Friday" I've done before that isn't even happening on a Friday, but I'm watching David Letterman's last Late Show, and it feels fitting to blog a bit about "lasts"...

1. The last thing I ate was  chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. 
2. The last time I went to the beach was  ...it' s been awhile. Last time I filled this out, I had said it'd been over a year ago, and I don't think I've been to the beach since. 
3. My last vacation was  February. I went back to California for Lunar New Year. 
4. The last place I drove was  somewhere in Sacramento, when I was still living there. That's also an answer that hasn't changed since the last time I filled this out! 
5. The last song I listened to was  Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande's cover of "Don't Dream It's Over". It's addictive. 
6. The last thing I watched on TV was  I'm watching the Letterman finale now! 
7. The last time I said "I love you" was  eight hours ago via text message. 

I didn't even realize April was over until I was encoding videos yesterday at work and realized April 31st wasn't an actual thing.

Happy May! One of the best things about April was that the weather was clearly changing and we had our first truly "nice" days of the year. I love when the seasons change because it feels like an opportunity for renewal. I'm really trying to make an effort to commit to things in 2015, and the first thing I'm committing to this year? Rebuilding my life.

Anyways, onto the blog post! April, photo wise, was a bit of a "sharing month," so I don't have too many leftovers to include in this entry...