02.22.07
Ikea shopping
I hate Spring.
In the north this might be a season when snows start melting, green leaves start sprouting from branches, maybe even birds start chirping again. But in Canton, this is when the endless drizzles, high humidity and smoggy weather are brought into full play.
Woke up to a shitty day this morning. Looking out from my windows it was this milky smog all over the places ,with drizzles. Looked like a day to stay in…
So I called Mary and we Bs until my phone dropped to “low bat” sign. She called back, I picked up another phone fully charged and “carried on” till noon.
By then surprisingly the weather cleared up. No more drizzling, smog was washed away and the visibility was great. Sky was still lead-grey but the hill, the pond, even the trees outside of the window suddenly had an edge. I like this picture no less than a bright sunny day. 
So Gordo suggested that we go hide away from the cleaner this afternoon. Destination: Ikea. ( I like Ikea, furniture malls, lately plants garden, but hate computer city, all kinds of harware stores…hohoho)
There is a big difference btw Gordo and Me that I observe– When shopping in Ikea he was always after practical items like woods, sticks, wires, customized boards, lights, and I kept drooling over candles, cushions, picture frames. Therefore it was quite difficult for us to keep in pace.
After 2 hours of digging we took 3 frames, 2 plants, 1 shower curtain and tools, a beautiful clock and some hangers to be installed in the store room. It was a bag full of stuff, to the point that I told Gordo “We should stop coming to Ikea for a while, otherwise our apt would soon become an Ikea warehouse…” but when we got home and put everything in place, they kind of dissolve in the environment and the shopping seemed so insignificant!
The clock looked very nice at its corner (would’ve been better if Gordo did not drill the hole crooked…). In the evening we spent some time printing the pics for the frames. Plants are transferred to better-looking vases (Hope they don’t die…).
Sometimes I think if I were not in fashion design, I would be in Interior design, except that requires a lot more than just looking good. It has to be structurally reasonable, or possible. This part I will not manage well…
We watched American Idol again. The girls round was much better, but this year I didn’t like anybody. Doesn’t matter who wins in the last.
So there goes another day.
colorful clock
new frame (the last pic taken in front of Tiananmen with gordo’s mom and my bro reminds me of how wonderful the trip was. It was so dry so cold that all of us had a pinkish hue on the cheeks 
Does the new frame just stand out?!
One corner looking different with the shopping of today.