Why, yes, I, Andrea Chen, am the girl in the fruit sweater swinging in Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness" (note 1:55) lol http://www.youtube.com/user/KidCudiVEVO#p/a/u/0/3Z_Ys3BO_4M

I wish if I could be anything, that I could be like music. Even if you listen to it online, or see a video, it's not the same thing as seeing it in person, having it shake the floor underneath you. Even if you don't like it at first, the second time or third, maybe you can identify with it. Music just wants to provide a soundtrack to your life, give voice to your feelings, make you feel things.

"Sometimes people just like being around each other, and good things come out of that. My goal in life is to love whoever I think is worth loving, and I think if people knew her like I knew her, they would love her like I do. It's really simple." (Billy Corgan about Jessica Simpson. cute)

Vivian, Alyssa, and me..

On the way to the airport right now to pick up one of my oldest and dearest friends, Vivian, who is coming to stay with me this weekend.
Last night was the play 'Silencing Ning' opening night, and as 'Ning' I thought it went well! It'll be showing till March 14th.

"she couldn't believe a liar like me. It wasn't really a lie: It was a wish, not a lie, and maybe it wasn't even a wish, maybe it was a fact" (Ask the Dust, by John Fante)

I love booty.

Booty was sitting in my lap just now...
It was a long day, but we got to eat in the Fort Hamilton Military Base Fortress. It was so nice inside, and I felt really special thinking we might be some of the few people allowed inside who weren't in the Army, although we were in uniform.

I sometimes think my life is like right now, staring down the proverbial subway tunnel, waiting for the light of an oncoming train. Late at night I spend what feels like forever, or at least very long, waiting. And there are false lights from other trains or construction that get my hopes up, but really they aren't what I'm waiting for. When is the train going to come! I'm so tired of waiting at 1:30 in the morning for a ride that might never come.

I mean to rule the earth, as he the sky. we really know our worth, the sun and I

I saw this poster for the new show ‘First Love, Second Chance; on the street, and really connected to it. The headlines for the whole campaign read like song lyrics.

"You have my attention
Like you’ve had all the while,
Since that first day when you made my heart smile
...
I’ll sing along
the whole night through.
While you sleep safely,
I’ll be thinking about you."

I know how people sometimes view the army, and how it affects our country, but whether or not you support it, I think it's important to speak up for the women who often get mistreated in the army.
So today I spent 6:30 AM to 7 PM acting in a US Army Video about sexual assault in the army (I was one of the narrators).
Here's a photo of me in uniform!
Also, my play opens next week! Come see it: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/96754?prod_id=15912

Booty's been attacking my jewelry

"I've seen a lot of Olympic games, car races and rockets, but nothing is faster than life." -Leo
Just saw thison my desktop and it made me sad and smile at the same time.
I'm enjoying my new job, my play opens next week, and I'm shooting a US Army video for Sexual Assault awareness (which I think is pretty important, luckily i'm not the assaulted girl, but one of the narrators) thursday. Booty is being very cute, nuzzling my head right now. Working hard on my thesis.