There’s something about Lan

The blog and beyond…

A little while ago, Lan aka Sup007 wrote a tribute to me for my birthday. He was very generous in his praise, but being as selfish as I am, I feel that he hasn’t captured the essence of all the things that I, myself, would have wanted him to express in such a tribute. I feel as if many a stranger who had pereused my blog could have written much the same.

I’ve waited for him to write about us for a long time, because he is much better at depicting events than I… However, time has passed by and my memories are beginning to fade and still I have no record of anything.

So here, in all my selfishness, because this is more for me than for him (and for that I am sorry, but not sorry enough not to post this), is my post dedicated to Lan [and me], aka Sup007 aka LanIsWeird.com.

And why? Because I want to announce to the world that I am completely and irrevokably head over heels for the guy you may see as Lan or Sup007.

A little history

We started flirting around Halloween, but it wasn’t until late November after his 23rd birthday that we began to talk. It started out innoculously, with me being hungry and wanting a partner in crime to go with me to Vietnamese areas to eat. Lan was my most likely candidate, being Vietnamese, and familiar with that area.

We started hanging out more and more. At some point I started to tell him about my glory days of blogging. He was fairly new to the joys that it could bring, though he’s owned his blog for quite some time. In December he began blogging more steadily, and so did I. Then he convinced me to revive my old domain [madpimp.com]. On New Year’s eve, instead of going out, he instead enticed me into creating the layout for diaries.madpimp.com that you see now.

Jubilent, we finally partied the night after [depicted here in Lan’s blog]. So really, you see, for all of you who are fans of madpimp.com and xanga.com/shi the way it is — you have Lan to thank. …and thank him you should! I’m awesome! — Haha, that was sarcasm. Kind of.

It’s funny, blogging became an activity that we both enjoyed and at some point it became a lifestyle for both of us. The good thing is, when you blog a lot, you don’t go out as much, so we save a lot of money by not going out. =)

The things I like about Lan

Compassion: Lan has compassion more than almost everyone I know. He is one of the only people I know who will drop everything to help somebody in need. We met through my community service club 4 years ago around this time of year when I was a freshman at UCI. Lan cares about the people around him.

Inspiration: Without Lan , I wouldn’t have been as inspired as I was these last few months to write some of the things I do. He is forever supportive of all the ridiculous ideas I come up with — even when he doesn’t understand them and I can’t describe them well.

Competition:Lan is a ridiculously competetive boy. He refuses to play video games that he isn’t good at against me. He will only play games in which he can slaughter me. Somehow it makes him happier. I’ve never met such a ferocious competitor in my life. At the same time, being caught up in his aura of competition, I’ve been able to pass some heights that I never thought I could. As an opponent he’s scary. As a teammate — he’s just as scary. But sometimes it can be endearing.

Laughter: He tolerates my farting and my burping and retaliates in kind. We have a very similar sense of humor and build off of each other really well. A lot of times, one of us will set up a joke and the other one will complete it, without thought. =] In comedy, we make a good team.

Nerdy: Secretly, he’s as nerdy as I am. But he’ll never admit it. =]

Comfortable: There is nobody I feel more comfortable with or at home with than with Lan . When we’re alone together we can spend hours talking about nothing, and spend even more time talking about something.

Psychic: Lan is psychic. Somehow he can always tell when something is bothering me. Or maybe he’s the only one who cares enough to bother to ask. I’m not sure. He also always knows when I’m trying to fart on him, even though I try to make it look like I’m just snuggling up to him. I guess I usually don’t snuggle with my butt.

Spontaneous: Lan is extremely spontaneous… and that’s what makes him fun! Sometimes one of us will just have a whim, like “Let’s have a picnic!” or “Let’s go clubbing!” or something of that sort, and we will. Other than maybe Larry and Darrell, he’s the only one that listens to my whims seriously — and he listens to them the most of all. (BTW, if Lan ever starts a sentence with “Wouldn’t it be funny if..” I suggest you run.

Cacapoopoo: Enough said.

Good Dancer: Wow! this guy can dance. I always feel like an awkward person when I dance with him. I think I have too many elbows or something. Lan is a great dancer, not just to clubbing music, but to swing and other ballroom things as well.

Dedication: Once he has decided to do something, whether work, school, circle k, blogging, or anything, he does it with all of his heart and nothing stops him. It’s a trait that isn’t inherent in me, and always impresses me about him. He makes me want to strive for more.

Memories I have with/of Lan

Things that make me smile, things I have to jot down so I don’t forget.

The first time I met Lan , he was an outgoing president and I was an incoming Lieutenant Governer. He told me that Circle K was was his life and he would be my greatest enemy if I did anything to harm the club.. and that he would be my greatest ally in times of need. I didn’t like him very much back then. I don’t think he liked me either, after I kind of left my position to shit.

Talking to him at one of my first DCMs after Working Wardrobes [a service project] about Circle K. One of the things I remember about him was his giant omnipotent box of Circle K information that he carried around with him. I remember my roommate asking a question, and him pulling out a flyer and handing it to her.

One of the first times I met Lan , while I was still LTG, I was supposed to drive him home when he decided to jump on a moving SUV and succeeded to land on his head and had to go to the hospital. I had nightmares after that.

We went to a gay club together with some friends and I drank too much. He took care of me and carried me to my bed.

The clubbing crew = Lan, me, Darrell, Larry, and Eric Ho. Great times, great times. “WHERE YOU AT, BITCH?” This is the night that I realized Lan had game. O_O

Club Reign and their gigantic patron shots.

Dong Khanh – Ca Kho To and Canh Chua, Thai Spice – Beef Pad See Ew and Chickent Pad Thai, Thai Nakorn and cymbols, Vietnamese sandwiches and meatcakes, Alertos carne asada fries, nachos and burritos, Allejandro’s breakfast burritos, Lawry’s prime rib, homemade spaghetti, spam fried rice, L&L’s Hawaiian Barbecue…. and so much more food..

Laying on the couch at 493 talking about assassins.

Halloween.

Going to Barnes & Noble together.

Winter break with our trips to Costco, Ikea, Walmart, random things with friends, Target, ABC Supermarket, and the temple, where I got a fortune so bad the nun felt sorry for me.

Pitting our soldiers against each other on a battlefield of army blanket.

Lan helping me clean my room by commanding me to throw away all my trinkets. My room which got messy within 1 day of being clean :(.

There’s so much more I want to write about. So many events that can be posts in themselves, which I am deciding right now, they will be. Lan’s birthday at Sea World, Lan’s first visit to Disneyland, our Valentine’s day, our trip to LA to see Chicago at the Pantages, and all the escapades I hope to have in the future, not just the ones in my memory.

Blogging

A large chunk of our time together involves talking about, thinking about, planning, and doing things related to blogging. Because of this, it’s only natural for me to tell you my favorite blogs by Lan .

[03.13.2005 – Thanksgiving Dinner Event Recap] – One of my favorite things about Lan is his dedication to community service. It always makes me feel good to know that I’m around someone who does good for others.

[03.10.2005 and 01.05.2005 First Kiss Story ] – Letter written in the form of the letters written in Perks of Being a Wallflower. Probably my all time favorite post of Lan’s. I remember the sparkle in his eyes when he first told me this idea, the frustration he experienced working on it, and the pride he had when he realized that he had written something truly touching.

[02.23.2005 Embarassing moment] Lan’s most embarassing moment. Illustrated. Hilarious. And hopefully one day he’ll repeat it in front of me. So I can laugh.

[02.21.2005 E! True Xanga Story ] One of Lan’s most creative blogs to date. It’s amazing that on the same day both Lan and I wrote two of our favorite and most creative blogs ever. Ironically, with the two posts, we both ended up being number one on xanga on the same day. I didn’t even realize #1 was something we could share. But apparently it was.

[02.19.2005 How to kick patrick in the balls ] Probably the most fun I ever had helping him set up a blog. In case you don’t know, Patrick may be Lan’s roommate, but he has only been so for less than a year. Patrick’s girlfriend is my roommate, so that makes it that I have had Patrick for a roommate for 4 years. Ew. It’s apartmentcest.

[02.14.2005 5 Cheap Dates ] Probably my second favorite post. I dont know why, it just makes me smile. I remember telling him that this one was really good, too… And it was, because everyone seemed to respond to it really well.

[01.27.2005 Graves Disease] Lan’s most real and most poignant post to date. It was so hard on him to post it, that it was hard for me to watch him write it. What made me even sadder is that some people misconstrued his intentions on this blog. He put so much work, thought and effort into it that to consider it anything but brave would be sacriligious to the god of blogs.

[01.27.2005 Haiku ] Tongue piercing haiku. Lan’s first toe dipping into the realm of poetry blogging. My haiku was decidedly more raunchy.

[12.03.2004 Lan’s Aunt ] This was around the time when we first started seeing each other and before the time we created masks of ourselves on our blog. This entry is painfully real, updated with news as the tragedy of his aunt’s passing came to pass. I remember the first time I read this, real tears came to my eyes as they still do now.

My end

At the end of the day there’s nothing better than knowing that I’m going to see his face and hear his voice. At the end of it all, he’s stolen my heart and will probably break it one day. In the end, I’m just a silly little girl with a heart too full and eyes too adoring to see anything more.

“You know what’s really weird? A cork in your butt!”