Or not.
I occasionally edit my profile on Facebook. Adding information, removing information. I get tired of the information I leave on there. There's so much I want to say, yet so little I want to share. Besides, it seems that no one ever reads the profiles before or after they add a friend. When people add me, they tend to ask questions to which the answers have already been given. So I figure I should just remove all information about myself. But I don't because I'm still holding onto the hope that people check.
Really, what is the point of having a profile if nobody ever reads them? I read them. Obviously, my friends wouldn't mind if I knew stuff about them. So I read.
So I was editing my profile this morning because I didn't know what else to do. I removed some of the few facts I had there. I didn't really add anything. Well, I revealed my birth date because my friends keep wondering why I don't share it. I don't know. I just don't care if people remember. And well, it means more to me if they can remember on their own without Facebook's reminders. But eh -shrug- again, why should I care? A birthday is just another day.
I removed all my favorite book titles. No one really cares. Actually, I'm pretty sure no one cares that I edited my profile. It's a trivial matter. Thank goodness. We're not completely sucked into the online social networking lifestyle.
I reduced the number of favorite quotes to the three that I am most fond of. A quote from The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), a quote from Elbert Hubbard, and a quote from Real Live Preacher (Gordon Atkinson). They speak to me haha.
When I got to the "About Me" section, I didn't know what to write. When I had gotten my second Facebook, I left the section blank. Then I put in two or three long paragraphs. Then reduced it down to one paragraph. Then a few lines. Then two lines.
This morning, I started writing something new:
"I feel like I never use the right words. So I resort to silent understanding. I don't know how to comfort people; I just know to hug when I should."
Then I stopped. Is this how I want to "introduce" myself to people? I mean, pretty much everyone who is a friend on Facebook already knows me (well, hopefully they do). How do I talk about myself with people who already know who I am? (Bigger question: How do I talk to people?)
So I went back to my original two-liner and changed it to one: "I am friend or stranger, but I will never be your enemy."
Corny and lame. But better that than some "Hi, my name is... I like..."
I want to delete my Facebook again because it makes me think like this. I have "friends" (fewer than in my first account), but I don't really talk with most of them. We don't keep in touch. Not even a poke. What is Facebook doing for me? Why do I have a Facebook? Why did I get another one? Oh yeah, because I needed to talk to one person and the only way to contact her was through Facebook. I was supposed to just use Facebook to talk to people when I needed to. But then friends started adding me or asking me to add them. And I, being the nice person that I am, oblige and am left feeling disappointed.
People who know who I am and who kinda care about me. But they don't really care. They have closer friends to think about. Why do I care so much?
There's not much to do on Facebook. Yet, I log on at least once every day. I suppose Facebook helps me keep up with what's going on in people's lives. But I'm trying to not do anything on the computer. But I have nothing to do. Except reading and doing homework. I need to go to campus to do homework. I have no focus at home. Schoolwork should remain in school. Not home.
Honestly, I feel like I'm losing touch with everyone. I know I am.
Facebook makes me feel more detached from the world than it should.
What am I doing? I'm complaining.. About what's not happening. About what I'm not doing. About what I'm not trying. Passivity. It's a vice.
I'm complaining. Why am I complaining? I don't deserve to complain. What a vice.
What deserts shall I receive, if any? None, I shall have none, for I have not done.
Or should it be "None, I shall have none, for naught I have done"? I don't know if either is grammatically correct. I think the latter sounds better and is more poetically appealing though :P
Change. I need change. Or else I'm gonna be in this funk for much too long. A change in environment. A change in mindset. A change in something.
I'll figure it out. I will.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thinking and driving
I drive Brother to work quite often. At least three times a week. I usually don't mind. I actually enjoy it. Or at least a part of the drive. The only times I'm ever annoyed is when I have other stuff I want to do and the request for a chauffeur is at the last minute.
I'm also annoyed when Brother demands that I drive him anywhere. If he asks, then I'm all right with driving him. But when he orders me to drive him, I just get irritated.
I realize that I don't really care about driving, but I do actually enjoy driving. Alone, for the most part. When Mother or Brother is in the car with me, the experience is less enjoyable. I don't mind driving friends because we can talk about things or I can listen to the conversation. But with Mother and Brother, conversation is not something I really look forward to.
Hm, I usually take 85 and 87 to drive Brother to work. I just put on some music and hope that there's not much conversation. But Brother likes to talk and vent. So I listen, unless my irritability gets the best of me. I try not to let it, but it gets hard sometimes. Especially if one of us has received Mother's wrath just before leaving the house. Mm, generally, the drive to Brother's work isn't too bad. Especially if I drive fast (enough to get him out of the car sooner).
When I head home from GJ, I have the car to myself.
Sometimes, I take the freeway back home to get there sooner. Speed, great speed. Sometimes, I really need the speed, the adrenaline, the risk. I never really remember anything from these drives because I'm just so focused on the speed, the wind that I can feel beating against the car. Occasionally, I do remember why I'm speeding.
Once in a while, I take the freeway, but I don't pass the speed limit. Stick to 65 mph. Stay in the third or fourth lane. The tailgaters eventually pass me (if they get the hint that I'm not speeding up). I usually don't think about anything during these drives because I'm focusing on the speed limit. If I do end up thinking, I start speeding up accidentally. So I try not to think and just drive.
My most frequent route to take, however, is Monterey Road. Slower than the freeway speeds, though sometimes I go as fast as 65 mph just because.
To get to Monterey Road from GJ, I head east on St John, south on Fourth, east on Santa Clara, and then south on Tenth. I like driving by school, by the student apartments. I always look up at the apartments when I drive down Tenth. I don't know why. I just look. I often have the urge to go park in the parking garage and walk around campus at night. But I don't... And I keep driving. When I get to Franklin Elementary (my first school), I turn west and head toward Monterey Road. Left at the Seventh St light and head on down Old Tully Road. Left at the light and I'm on Monterey.
I stick to the second lane. The first lane is too fast, and the third, too slow. Also, there's less risk of running over a jaywalker in the second lane. Gives me more time to react. I learned.
Usually, I just head straight down Monterey until I get to the Bernal overpass. Sometimes, this seems too quick.
I want more time to think. With music. Or sing with music haha. So I turn right at Skyway, Branham, or Chynoweth to drive down Snell and Santa Teresa toward home. I like passing ST. Remember the feeling of being in high school with friends. Think about all the people who aren't around anymore. Nostalgia. I used to drive by ST a lot during my first year of college. This past semester, I did it less. I need to let go.
If I don't want too much more time in the car, I drive onto the Blossom Hill ramp from Monterey. Left on Lean.
Hm, I always end up thinking the same things over and over.
I always end up wishing I could drive longer.
Don't go home. Just keep driving, keep thinking. But I know if I keep driving, I would get in trouble for not coming home on time.
I don't know why I started this entry. But as I was driving home from GJ, I was thinking about this. Thinking about a lot of things. Thinking about talking to people, to someone. I kept looking at the passenger seat next to me. I don't know why.
Off-topic: I want, but I don't want. Does that make any sense? I'm not sure it does (outside of my head). Maybe because I'm not explaining it. Yeah, that could be it.
Back to the topic: I enjoy driving. I don't really care much about the act of driving. It gets me from place to place, and that's that. With or without a destination, driving helps sometimes. I don't know how, but it does. Though, I'm sure it's only because I get to think. Driving alone is the best alone time I can get. The car has to be moving. If it stops and I'm just sitting, it's the same as if I'm sitting at home and thinking.
I should bike more. Or walk more. Or maybe sitting and thinking is the best way to go.
Oh, Brother purchased a U-lock and a rear bike light for me today. Fifty bucks D: He's gonna buy a chain for me too. Maybe I should have gotten the U-lock and chain set. Oh well. I need to go to the Student Union to get an access key to the bike enclosures. Maybe Monday. I won't start biking any time soon though, I don't think. It's supposed to rain for a week -_-
I may or may not go to campus tomorrow. I don't wanna stay home. I didn't want to stay home today, but I didn't have much of a choice. Stuff got in the way. Literally. The Harwells (landlord and landlady) came by to trim the tree in front of the house. Branches and leaves blocked the pathway in front of the house. And I was also obligated to pick up Brother and drive him around.
Anyway, I probably won't go to campus tomorrow because I shouldn't. Why I shouldn't, I don't know. I just feel like I shouldn't, even though I want to.
I don't feel like I'm making sense anymore. I'm going to bed early tonight. Maybe I'll get better sleep if I lie down earlier than 11.
Last thoughts: Although I'm only halfway done with the novel, I can say that Watchers, written by Dean Koontz, is quite interesting. I can relate to Nora, though not to such an extreme extent, I suppose. I know I'm not all that bad. I don't doubt myself so much that I can't look anyone directly in the eye. But I know I think like her. We know how good we can be and how much we deserve. Yet, knowing is hardly believing... And...
I want to be reclusive.
I'm also annoyed when Brother demands that I drive him anywhere. If he asks, then I'm all right with driving him. But when he orders me to drive him, I just get irritated.
I realize that I don't really care about driving, but I do actually enjoy driving. Alone, for the most part. When Mother or Brother is in the car with me, the experience is less enjoyable. I don't mind driving friends because we can talk about things or I can listen to the conversation. But with Mother and Brother, conversation is not something I really look forward to.
Hm, I usually take 85 and 87 to drive Brother to work. I just put on some music and hope that there's not much conversation. But Brother likes to talk and vent. So I listen, unless my irritability gets the best of me. I try not to let it, but it gets hard sometimes. Especially if one of us has received Mother's wrath just before leaving the house. Mm, generally, the drive to Brother's work isn't too bad. Especially if I drive fast (enough to get him out of the car sooner).
When I head home from GJ, I have the car to myself.
Sometimes, I take the freeway back home to get there sooner. Speed, great speed. Sometimes, I really need the speed, the adrenaline, the risk. I never really remember anything from these drives because I'm just so focused on the speed, the wind that I can feel beating against the car. Occasionally, I do remember why I'm speeding.
Once in a while, I take the freeway, but I don't pass the speed limit. Stick to 65 mph. Stay in the third or fourth lane. The tailgaters eventually pass me (if they get the hint that I'm not speeding up). I usually don't think about anything during these drives because I'm focusing on the speed limit. If I do end up thinking, I start speeding up accidentally. So I try not to think and just drive.
My most frequent route to take, however, is Monterey Road. Slower than the freeway speeds, though sometimes I go as fast as 65 mph just because.
To get to Monterey Road from GJ, I head east on St John, south on Fourth, east on Santa Clara, and then south on Tenth. I like driving by school, by the student apartments. I always look up at the apartments when I drive down Tenth. I don't know why. I just look. I often have the urge to go park in the parking garage and walk around campus at night. But I don't... And I keep driving. When I get to Franklin Elementary (my first school), I turn west and head toward Monterey Road. Left at the Seventh St light and head on down Old Tully Road. Left at the light and I'm on Monterey.
I stick to the second lane. The first lane is too fast, and the third, too slow. Also, there's less risk of running over a jaywalker in the second lane. Gives me more time to react. I learned.
Usually, I just head straight down Monterey until I get to the Bernal overpass. Sometimes, this seems too quick.
I want more time to think. With music. Or sing with music haha. So I turn right at Skyway, Branham, or Chynoweth to drive down Snell and Santa Teresa toward home. I like passing ST. Remember the feeling of being in high school with friends. Think about all the people who aren't around anymore. Nostalgia. I used to drive by ST a lot during my first year of college. This past semester, I did it less. I need to let go.
If I don't want too much more time in the car, I drive onto the Blossom Hill ramp from Monterey. Left on Lean.
Hm, I always end up thinking the same things over and over.
I always end up wishing I could drive longer.
Don't go home. Just keep driving, keep thinking. But I know if I keep driving, I would get in trouble for not coming home on time.
I don't know why I started this entry. But as I was driving home from GJ, I was thinking about this. Thinking about a lot of things. Thinking about talking to people, to someone. I kept looking at the passenger seat next to me. I don't know why.
Off-topic: I want, but I don't want. Does that make any sense? I'm not sure it does (outside of my head). Maybe because I'm not explaining it. Yeah, that could be it.
Back to the topic: I enjoy driving. I don't really care much about the act of driving. It gets me from place to place, and that's that. With or without a destination, driving helps sometimes. I don't know how, but it does. Though, I'm sure it's only because I get to think. Driving alone is the best alone time I can get. The car has to be moving. If it stops and I'm just sitting, it's the same as if I'm sitting at home and thinking.
I should bike more. Or walk more. Or maybe sitting and thinking is the best way to go.
Oh, Brother purchased a U-lock and a rear bike light for me today. Fifty bucks D: He's gonna buy a chain for me too. Maybe I should have gotten the U-lock and chain set. Oh well. I need to go to the Student Union to get an access key to the bike enclosures. Maybe Monday. I won't start biking any time soon though, I don't think. It's supposed to rain for a week -_-
I may or may not go to campus tomorrow. I don't wanna stay home. I didn't want to stay home today, but I didn't have much of a choice. Stuff got in the way. Literally. The Harwells (landlord and landlady) came by to trim the tree in front of the house. Branches and leaves blocked the pathway in front of the house. And I was also obligated to pick up Brother and drive him around.
Anyway, I probably won't go to campus tomorrow because I shouldn't. Why I shouldn't, I don't know. I just feel like I shouldn't, even though I want to.
I don't feel like I'm making sense anymore. I'm going to bed early tonight. Maybe I'll get better sleep if I lie down earlier than 11.
Last thoughts: Although I'm only halfway done with the novel, I can say that Watchers, written by Dean Koontz, is quite interesting. I can relate to Nora, though not to such an extreme extent, I suppose. I know I'm not all that bad. I don't doubt myself so much that I can't look anyone directly in the eye. But I know I think like her. We know how good we can be and how much we deserve. Yet, knowing is hardly believing... And...
I want to be reclusive.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
First 3 days of Spring '10 - Done!
I haven't been updating about the first days of semester because I've been coming home around 18h00, 19h00, or 20h00. Just waayyy exhausted every day. Even though, I don't really do anything haha.
I'm sure there are a lot of things I want to remember about my first days of classes, but my head hurts too much to remember all of them -_-
Linguistics 20: Interesting professor. P Lowenberg. Tries a bit too hard to make the class laugh. But it's endearing haha. And sometimes, he really does say something funny. Though, he sure puts in quite a few sexual harrassment and "I'm a racist" jokes >_> haha. I think I'll enjoy this class, but we'll see. I've already finished the short homework for the class. I wish all my homework would be this easy XP
Sociology 1: I learned that it's going to be a mixed mode class (half the semester in the physical classroom, other half online). And I had to buy the textbook after all. Though, I actually bought the e-book with the access code to the MySocLab website. Fun stuff. Still haven't started on the work for this class D: But it's due Feb 9, so I should be ok.
Asian American Studies 33B: Same professors as last semester. Do and Doi. A bit more reading (still haven't finished it -_-). Same format. Not much to say, except that Do pretty much repeated his introduction from the Fall semester. Ah, also had to buy an extra book for this class because Spartan Bookstore didn't show the complete required reading list online -_- Also realized that I sold a book that I need for this class. Sold it two weeks ago for twenty dollars -_- I suppose I can just ask to borrow someone else's copy for three days when the time comes.
French 1B: Prof is L Pilot. Her last name is actually longer and hyphenated. But Pilot works. She's actually French :) We reviewed 1A stuff. I remember all of it from high school. Though, I forgot a few things, such as the word for "sweater" haha. I think the prof suggested we take an assessment in Clark Hall to determine our skill level in French, but I'm honestly too lazy to go. Though, I think my level of French is a bit more advanced than most of the other students'. I found myself correcting their grammatical and phonetic errors in my head. But I think I will like this class. I hope I will.
My classes seem to be interesting so far. However, there's also more work than I'm used to haha. I shouldn't have taken all those easy classes last semester XP Totally set myself up for a crash for this semester. I mean, it's still not that much work this semester, but it's way more than last semester. I'm not sure if I can still change gears, you know?
So since I get to campus by 9h00 in the morning and I leave campus around 17h00 or 18h00 in the evening, I've been trying to occupy my time with stuff.
Tuesday, I ran into Justina and talked to her for a while. I don't remember what I was doing before I talked to her though. From when I can remember until noon, I just chilled with Justina in the library. We talked about a whole bunch of things that I don't quite remember. But yay for long, rambling conversations that last for almost three hours.
At noon, I was going to walk around campus for fun -shrug- but I decided to call Rose to see if she was on campus. Church. haha. Of course, free food. She, Tommy, and I walked to the LDS church. When we were inside, John was crying :/ His uncle just recently passed away. It sucked to see John like that because I've always just seen him as the goofball. Never really saw the serious side of him, unless he was talking about photography. Ooh, he showed us his set from a recent Viet wedding he did. Apparently, the bride's family didn't like him because he was only part Asian, not pure XP
Hmm, after lunch, I went to Linguistics. After Linguistics, around 14h30 or so, I went to Shiva's room. Chilled with her and Brian L until 16h10. We watched anime haha. "Ghost Story" or something like that. Then I went to Sociology. Then QTIP, where members were just chillaxin' haha. Talking about break and whatnot. Sascha(sp?) is stepping down as co-chair, so Alex L is gonna be top dog from now on unless someone else steps up too. Mallory is also stepping down as co-secretary. Bunch of other stuff, but I don't remember -_-
Wednesday, AAS at 9h00. Got out a lil early around 10h00. Sat at a bench and did homework until 11h00. Called Shiva. She was in her hip hop dance class. I went to the class, sat on the side, and listened to Kieth Pinto talk to the class. He gave a lil demo of some dance moves. Not the best stuff I've seen (I mean, Ariane's crew has cleaner moves), but still good haha.
Ooh, I recognized like two or three students in the class haha. I think I wanna join the class just for fun. I'm not really sure yet. Honestly, I just wanna sit and watch. But I don't think I'm allowed to XP Not sure if I'm even allowed to join the class for fun without a grade haha. I mean, I remember students taking my PE classes last semester weren't actually ever in the classes. They were just there to learn for fun.
Anyway, after that class, I chilled with Shiva and Brian again. More anime, yay. Then French at 15h00. Then headed home around 17h00.
Today, I spent an hour and a half at a bench, reading for AAS. I didn't finish -_- but I was getting sleepy (two hours of sleep last night!!). Went to chill with Shiva for a lil bit. Left around 11h40 for the Event Center to go buy a book from someone for AAS. Ten bucks for a novel called Strangers from a Different Shore.
Walked down the Seventh Street Plaza and saw Brian L with the Formula vehicle from last year. Trying to recruit girls because his team is a total sausage fest (those were his words). He made a dollar ring and a diamond ring :P Cathy and Ton from Q&A stopped by to check out the car. Cathy wanted to stand on the car haha. She stood on a tire instead. Then we heard a crack. Didn't know what that was. Oh, I also looked through Brian's lil doodles and whatnot. Autobiographical art is always fun to look at and wonder about :P I want to hear him sing karaoke now haha.
Went to Linguistics. Got to know a fellow classmate a bit. Saki. Japanese, freshman, Leigh alum, switching from Graphic Design to CHAD. Yeah. I'm trying to remember people.
Lately, my memory's been quite... glitchy D: My sleep isn't getting any better. I think it might actually be getting worse. I go to bed around 23h00, but I can't fall asleep until midnight or later. It's been like this for at least three weeks. And when I do sleep, I don't get restful sleep. Dreams are bothering me. I wish I would stop having these dreams. They disturb me too much, and I don't even know why. They just do.
Anyway, after Linguistics, I went back to Brian. Shiva was there. Some conversation about Twilight O_o Oh, reminds me, Justina HATES Twilight. She will not be friends with anyone who does like Twilight ahaha. Such a passion in her rant, I actually believe her :P
Back to today haha, Shiva and I went to her apartment. Some food and talk (about clothes and high school). Brian joined us soon after. More anime. "Witch Hunter Robin." Small battle between Brian and Shiva. Such violent people. I'm afraid they might bring out the violent side of me that I long ago fought to suppress.
At 16h46, it was brought to my attention that I was late for class. I wanted to stay. Late is late. Doesn't even matter because it was Sociology (no roll call). Shiva and Brian made me leave. I left. Ten minutes later, I found out there was no class (I really need to print out my class syllabus). Another ten minutes later, I was back at Shiva's. More "Witch Hunter Robin." Interesting series. The artwork irks me a lil. Most of the characters are always pouting or appear to. Yet, they all lack emotion. Kinda seem bleak.
Oh, and there was a battle for my Fierce-Nice hat -__- They teamed up against me. That wasn't fair.
Mm, at one point, Brian and I started singing/saying lines from "The Internet Is for Porn" haha.
Ah, Brian showed some YouTube clips of Victor Borge, a comedian/pianist. Funny guy. You should watch the clips :)
What else? What else? Ahh, my brain hurts T-T
Oh, I followed Shiva and Brian as they prepared for Kendo. I carried Brian's shinai bag. There was a small group of club members outside the Spartan Complex. I recognized Ashley from dance class, though I'm not sure she remembered me. Mm, Sensei remembered me :P well, kinda, just as a guest who's a friend with someone in the club haha.
It was about 19h00, so I didn't stay. Sensei was saddened, hurt. His exact words, as I was leaving: "You sure know how to hurt a person, huh?" D: I told him I hadn't told Mother that I would be staying this long, so she was upset that I wasn't home yet (which is the truth). Said I would try to go next week.
Honestly, as interesting as kendo is, I don't think I would commit. Like I've said before, I don't commit to things. At the most, I would go watch. I like to watch. I'm a spectator/voyeur at heart haha :P Well, I mean, there are a few things that are holding me back, I suppose. All of them are really just based on one thing, but eh -shrug-
I talked about this with Harrison after I left the Spartan Complex. Always just this one thing. Ahh..
Anyway, yeah, Harrison's gonna be my light rail buddy again this semester haha. At least for the first half of it when it's still dark out as I go home. As soon as DST starts, I'll be all right haha. And if I can get the whole bike thing going, I'll be all right.
After three days of school/campus time, I am just friggin' tired. On campus all day, basically doing nothing but listening, getting to know people, and just sitting around. Well, I've been doing a lot of walking too. But yeah.
This major exhaustion is keeping me from doing all of my homework -__- I still need to read hella stuff, answer homework questions, and prepare for all the essays I have for this semester. Several essays, some long, some short. All in all, they're still essays -_- I don't wanna be thinking about them. But I am.
I'm wasting my on-campus time. But I can't focus on stuff because I'm tired from being on campus all day and not sleeping well at night. Just friggin' terrible. I need to adjust my routine or something. I dunno. Less chillin' with people, maybe :/ Well, less chillin' with Brian and Shiva haha. 'Cause almost none of my other friends are free during my breaks or they go home early :/ But I don't wanna chill less. I need to chill more XP
I need to fix my sleep schedule. I need to reorganize. Again -_- This time, I need to do a better job. I need a better routine. Need to commit haha.
Oh wow, I'm not sure if any of this made sense. All jumbled and whatever. My brain is not functioning well. Must be the lack of sleep. Shall go to sleep. And still wake up at 7. Or maybe just for this weekend, I'll wake up at 8 again. Just to regain some of that lost sleep. That's if I can sleep. I'm really tired. But agh, head not thinking well anymore T-T But but I'm still trying to think. I should give up. Too many thoughts rushing through my head for me to be coherent anymore. Am I repeating myself? I feel like I'm repeating myself. Blah.
I'm sure there are a lot of things I want to remember about my first days of classes, but my head hurts too much to remember all of them -_-
Linguistics 20: Interesting professor. P Lowenberg. Tries a bit too hard to make the class laugh. But it's endearing haha. And sometimes, he really does say something funny. Though, he sure puts in quite a few sexual harrassment and "I'm a racist" jokes >_> haha. I think I'll enjoy this class, but we'll see. I've already finished the short homework for the class. I wish all my homework would be this easy XP
Sociology 1: I learned that it's going to be a mixed mode class (half the semester in the physical classroom, other half online). And I had to buy the textbook after all. Though, I actually bought the e-book with the access code to the MySocLab website. Fun stuff. Still haven't started on the work for this class D: But it's due Feb 9, so I should be ok.
Asian American Studies 33B: Same professors as last semester. Do and Doi. A bit more reading (still haven't finished it -_-). Same format. Not much to say, except that Do pretty much repeated his introduction from the Fall semester. Ah, also had to buy an extra book for this class because Spartan Bookstore didn't show the complete required reading list online -_- Also realized that I sold a book that I need for this class. Sold it two weeks ago for twenty dollars -_- I suppose I can just ask to borrow someone else's copy for three days when the time comes.
French 1B: Prof is L Pilot. Her last name is actually longer and hyphenated. But Pilot works. She's actually French :) We reviewed 1A stuff. I remember all of it from high school. Though, I forgot a few things, such as the word for "sweater" haha. I think the prof suggested we take an assessment in Clark Hall to determine our skill level in French, but I'm honestly too lazy to go. Though, I think my level of French is a bit more advanced than most of the other students'. I found myself correcting their grammatical and phonetic errors in my head. But I think I will like this class. I hope I will.
My classes seem to be interesting so far. However, there's also more work than I'm used to haha. I shouldn't have taken all those easy classes last semester XP Totally set myself up for a crash for this semester. I mean, it's still not that much work this semester, but it's way more than last semester. I'm not sure if I can still change gears, you know?
So since I get to campus by 9h00 in the morning and I leave campus around 17h00 or 18h00 in the evening, I've been trying to occupy my time with stuff.
Tuesday, I ran into Justina and talked to her for a while. I don't remember what I was doing before I talked to her though. From when I can remember until noon, I just chilled with Justina in the library. We talked about a whole bunch of things that I don't quite remember. But yay for long, rambling conversations that last for almost three hours.
At noon, I was going to walk around campus for fun -shrug- but I decided to call Rose to see if she was on campus. Church. haha. Of course, free food. She, Tommy, and I walked to the LDS church. When we were inside, John was crying :/ His uncle just recently passed away. It sucked to see John like that because I've always just seen him as the goofball. Never really saw the serious side of him, unless he was talking about photography. Ooh, he showed us his set from a recent Viet wedding he did. Apparently, the bride's family didn't like him because he was only part Asian, not pure XP
Hmm, after lunch, I went to Linguistics. After Linguistics, around 14h30 or so, I went to Shiva's room. Chilled with her and Brian L until 16h10. We watched anime haha. "Ghost Story" or something like that. Then I went to Sociology. Then QTIP, where members were just chillaxin' haha. Talking about break and whatnot. Sascha(sp?) is stepping down as co-chair, so Alex L is gonna be top dog from now on unless someone else steps up too. Mallory is also stepping down as co-secretary. Bunch of other stuff, but I don't remember -_-
Wednesday, AAS at 9h00. Got out a lil early around 10h00. Sat at a bench and did homework until 11h00. Called Shiva. She was in her hip hop dance class. I went to the class, sat on the side, and listened to Kieth Pinto talk to the class. He gave a lil demo of some dance moves. Not the best stuff I've seen (I mean, Ariane's crew has cleaner moves), but still good haha.
Ooh, I recognized like two or three students in the class haha. I think I wanna join the class just for fun. I'm not really sure yet. Honestly, I just wanna sit and watch. But I don't think I'm allowed to XP Not sure if I'm even allowed to join the class for fun without a grade haha. I mean, I remember students taking my PE classes last semester weren't actually ever in the classes. They were just there to learn for fun.
Anyway, after that class, I chilled with Shiva and Brian again. More anime, yay. Then French at 15h00. Then headed home around 17h00.
Today, I spent an hour and a half at a bench, reading for AAS. I didn't finish -_- but I was getting sleepy (two hours of sleep last night!!). Went to chill with Shiva for a lil bit. Left around 11h40 for the Event Center to go buy a book from someone for AAS. Ten bucks for a novel called Strangers from a Different Shore.
Walked down the Seventh Street Plaza and saw Brian L with the Formula vehicle from last year. Trying to recruit girls because his team is a total sausage fest (those were his words). He made a dollar ring and a diamond ring :P Cathy and Ton from Q&A stopped by to check out the car. Cathy wanted to stand on the car haha. She stood on a tire instead. Then we heard a crack. Didn't know what that was. Oh, I also looked through Brian's lil doodles and whatnot. Autobiographical art is always fun to look at and wonder about :P I want to hear him sing karaoke now haha.
Went to Linguistics. Got to know a fellow classmate a bit. Saki. Japanese, freshman, Leigh alum, switching from Graphic Design to CHAD. Yeah. I'm trying to remember people.
Lately, my memory's been quite... glitchy D: My sleep isn't getting any better. I think it might actually be getting worse. I go to bed around 23h00, but I can't fall asleep until midnight or later. It's been like this for at least three weeks. And when I do sleep, I don't get restful sleep. Dreams are bothering me. I wish I would stop having these dreams. They disturb me too much, and I don't even know why. They just do.
Anyway, after Linguistics, I went back to Brian. Shiva was there. Some conversation about Twilight O_o Oh, reminds me, Justina HATES Twilight. She will not be friends with anyone who does like Twilight ahaha. Such a passion in her rant, I actually believe her :P
Back to today haha, Shiva and I went to her apartment. Some food and talk (about clothes and high school). Brian joined us soon after. More anime. "Witch Hunter Robin." Small battle between Brian and Shiva. Such violent people. I'm afraid they might bring out the violent side of me that I long ago fought to suppress.
At 16h46, it was brought to my attention that I was late for class. I wanted to stay. Late is late. Doesn't even matter because it was Sociology (no roll call). Shiva and Brian made me leave. I left. Ten minutes later, I found out there was no class (I really need to print out my class syllabus). Another ten minutes later, I was back at Shiva's. More "Witch Hunter Robin." Interesting series. The artwork irks me a lil. Most of the characters are always pouting or appear to. Yet, they all lack emotion. Kinda seem bleak.
Oh, and there was a battle for my Fierce-Nice hat -__- They teamed up against me. That wasn't fair.
Mm, at one point, Brian and I started singing/saying lines from "The Internet Is for Porn" haha.
Ah, Brian showed some YouTube clips of Victor Borge, a comedian/pianist. Funny guy. You should watch the clips :)
What else? What else? Ahh, my brain hurts T-T
Oh, I followed Shiva and Brian as they prepared for Kendo. I carried Brian's shinai bag. There was a small group of club members outside the Spartan Complex. I recognized Ashley from dance class, though I'm not sure she remembered me. Mm, Sensei remembered me :P well, kinda, just as a guest who's a friend with someone in the club haha.
It was about 19h00, so I didn't stay. Sensei was saddened, hurt. His exact words, as I was leaving: "You sure know how to hurt a person, huh?" D: I told him I hadn't told Mother that I would be staying this long, so she was upset that I wasn't home yet (which is the truth). Said I would try to go next week.
Honestly, as interesting as kendo is, I don't think I would commit. Like I've said before, I don't commit to things. At the most, I would go watch. I like to watch. I'm a spectator/voyeur at heart haha :P Well, I mean, there are a few things that are holding me back, I suppose. All of them are really just based on one thing, but eh -shrug-
I talked about this with Harrison after I left the Spartan Complex. Always just this one thing. Ahh..
Anyway, yeah, Harrison's gonna be my light rail buddy again this semester haha. At least for the first half of it when it's still dark out as I go home. As soon as DST starts, I'll be all right haha. And if I can get the whole bike thing going, I'll be all right.
After three days of school/campus time, I am just friggin' tired. On campus all day, basically doing nothing but listening, getting to know people, and just sitting around. Well, I've been doing a lot of walking too. But yeah.
This major exhaustion is keeping me from doing all of my homework -__- I still need to read hella stuff, answer homework questions, and prepare for all the essays I have for this semester. Several essays, some long, some short. All in all, they're still essays -_- I don't wanna be thinking about them. But I am.
I'm wasting my on-campus time. But I can't focus on stuff because I'm tired from being on campus all day and not sleeping well at night. Just friggin' terrible. I need to adjust my routine or something. I dunno. Less chillin' with people, maybe :/ Well, less chillin' with Brian and Shiva haha. 'Cause almost none of my other friends are free during my breaks or they go home early :/ But I don't wanna chill less. I need to chill more XP
I need to fix my sleep schedule. I need to reorganize. Again -_- This time, I need to do a better job. I need a better routine. Need to commit haha.
Oh wow, I'm not sure if any of this made sense. All jumbled and whatever. My brain is not functioning well. Must be the lack of sleep. Shall go to sleep. And still wake up at 7. Or maybe just for this weekend, I'll wake up at 8 again. Just to regain some of that lost sleep. That's if I can sleep. I'm really tired. But agh, head not thinking well anymore T-T But but I'm still trying to think. I should give up. Too many thoughts rushing through my head for me to be coherent anymore. Am I repeating myself? I feel like I'm repeating myself. Blah.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Amazing landscapes :D
Landscapes
Who knew such things were possible? haha. It's pretty awesome. I thought they were real. I'll look for his other works later after I come home from school.
So yay, I switched from French 1A to 1B this morning. Let one of the wait listers take my spot in 1A. 1B still has empty seats :O
Mm, so I was supposed to wake up at 06h15 this morning, but my alarm clock never went off. I'll have to take a look at that later too. Luckily, I didn't turn off my alarms from Winter Break. So I did get up at 06h30. It just meant I had to shorten my morning routine a lil bit more than I wanted to. I was planning to shorten it enough just to switch classes and update before I leave for the light rail.
And yeah, I'm really gonna be on campus at 09h00 every day, even though I don't start till 13h30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. People thought I was joking. I'm not. I'm trying to make a habit of showing up early to everything. I don't like being late. So TTh mornings, I'll either be doing homework or reading at a bench or in the library. Most likely a bench outside if it's not raining.
And I still need to find out when everyone's breaks are. For now, I know when I can hang out with Shiva and Lisa. Still need to ask Albert, Amy, Christine, Rose and her friends, and a few others that I can't quite think of right now.
I'm hoping I can get used to my schedule for this semester because I'm gonna be hella tired when I go home. After dark. Can't wait for Daylight Savings Time. Then it will be light out when I go home :D Then I could ride my bike. Still need to buy a lock and lights though -_- Maybe this weekend. Anyone wanna go with me?
Trying to start a new routine. Hit and miss for a while, but I'll get it right. A water bottle and two sandwiches a day. Yay. This will be interesting. I think I'm too excited for school to start again :O Must be because I know how much things are gonna change this semester, hm. Blah.
Ok. Leaving for the light rail now. I hope this semester goes well. For me, for you, for everyone. Yeah.
Who knew such things were possible? haha. It's pretty awesome. I thought they were real. I'll look for his other works later after I come home from school.
So yay, I switched from French 1A to 1B this morning. Let one of the wait listers take my spot in 1A. 1B still has empty seats :O
Mm, so I was supposed to wake up at 06h15 this morning, but my alarm clock never went off. I'll have to take a look at that later too. Luckily, I didn't turn off my alarms from Winter Break. So I did get up at 06h30. It just meant I had to shorten my morning routine a lil bit more than I wanted to. I was planning to shorten it enough just to switch classes and update before I leave for the light rail.
And yeah, I'm really gonna be on campus at 09h00 every day, even though I don't start till 13h30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. People thought I was joking. I'm not. I'm trying to make a habit of showing up early to everything. I don't like being late. So TTh mornings, I'll either be doing homework or reading at a bench or in the library. Most likely a bench outside if it's not raining.
And I still need to find out when everyone's breaks are. For now, I know when I can hang out with Shiva and Lisa. Still need to ask Albert, Amy, Christine, Rose and her friends, and a few others that I can't quite think of right now.
I'm hoping I can get used to my schedule for this semester because I'm gonna be hella tired when I go home. After dark. Can't wait for Daylight Savings Time. Then it will be light out when I go home :D Then I could ride my bike. Still need to buy a lock and lights though -_- Maybe this weekend. Anyone wanna go with me?
Trying to start a new routine. Hit and miss for a while, but I'll get it right. A water bottle and two sandwiches a day. Yay. This will be interesting. I think I'm too excited for school to start again :O Must be because I know how much things are gonna change this semester, hm. Blah.
Ok. Leaving for the light rail now. I hope this semester goes well. For me, for you, for everyone. Yeah.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
French 1A or 1B?
Damn it. Now I'm thinking about switching from 1A to 1B. Probably an insignificant change, but it's stuck on my mind.
According to the French 1A syllabus, the class is for those who have never taken French. I've taken plenty of classes that I didn't need to take in college (e.g. English 1A, Physics 1, and Physics 1L). But I don't wanna have to relearn every simple thing from Madame's classes.
So I'm emailing the 1A professor and asking her opinion. I should probably also ask for the 1B professor's email. Hm XP
If the online registration site is correct, there is room for me in 1B. It's at the same time as 1A, and it uses the same textbook. Awesome.
Haha how sad. This is as exciting as my life can get as of late. A class change.
I don't know why I never think my classes through before I sign up for them. I start thinking about them just days before classes start. Always. I'm terrible. I cannot plan things at all haha. Aiyah, I feel like I'm going to be doing a lot of unnecessary things in my life -__- I need to find a direction. Quick. Eek.
According to the French 1A syllabus, the class is for those who have never taken French. I've taken plenty of classes that I didn't need to take in college (e.g. English 1A, Physics 1, and Physics 1L). But I don't wanna have to relearn every simple thing from Madame's classes.
So I'm emailing the 1A professor and asking her opinion. I should probably also ask for the 1B professor's email. Hm XP
If the online registration site is correct, there is room for me in 1B. It's at the same time as 1A, and it uses the same textbook. Awesome.
Haha how sad. This is as exciting as my life can get as of late. A class change.
I don't know why I never think my classes through before I sign up for them. I start thinking about them just days before classes start. Always. I'm terrible. I cannot plan things at all haha. Aiyah, I feel like I'm going to be doing a lot of unnecessary things in my life -__- I need to find a direction. Quick. Eek.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Code Geass...
So I just finished watching the final episode of "Code Geass." Bravo.
This is definitely one of my favorite animes :)
I had a love-hate relationship with both Suzaku and Lelouch. The idiocy and the ignorance and a few other things. But that's how it goes. And who could have predicted all the twists and turns? I couldn't. Except for the big ones. I never saw the small things coming, but the big ones I saw at least three episodes ahead haha :P
I haven't watched many cartoons that made me cry (aside from "Elfen Lied" and the movie "The Lion King" haha). During the ending, I had an "I told you so" mentality. Yeah, I was talking to my computer, while I was watching the show :P
The only thing that really ticks me off was that I predicted the ending. I need to stop doing that. Ruining the end for myself XP But yeah, I totally saw what was ultimately coming as soon as Charles and Marianne disappeared. Nonetheless, I feel satisfied. The ending was nicely played out :)
Man, this was such a good show. And I'm glad they ended it after two seasons. Another season would just ruin the "perfect" ending.
Lots of symbolism in this show. I usually don't care for the symbolism. But I noticed this time around. Good stuff.
Mm, chess is the shiznit :P
If you haven't watched this anime yet, go watch it. I'm usually not into anything that even remotely involves politics 'cause I usually can't follow. But Code Geass made it simple enough. Eventually haha. It's really all good stuff ^_^
This is definitely one of my favorite animes :)
I had a love-hate relationship with both Suzaku and Lelouch. The idiocy and the ignorance and a few other things. But that's how it goes. And who could have predicted all the twists and turns? I couldn't. Except for the big ones. I never saw the small things coming, but the big ones I saw at least three episodes ahead haha :P
I haven't watched many cartoons that made me cry (aside from "Elfen Lied" and the movie "The Lion King" haha). During the ending, I had an "I told you so" mentality. Yeah, I was talking to my computer, while I was watching the show :P
The only thing that really ticks me off was that I predicted the ending. I need to stop doing that. Ruining the end for myself XP But yeah, I totally saw what was ultimately coming as soon as Charles and Marianne disappeared. Nonetheless, I feel satisfied. The ending was nicely played out :)
Man, this was such a good show. And I'm glad they ended it after two seasons. Another season would just ruin the "perfect" ending.
Lots of symbolism in this show. I usually don't care for the symbolism. But I noticed this time around. Good stuff.
Mm, chess is the shiznit :P
If you haven't watched this anime yet, go watch it. I'm usually not into anything that even remotely involves politics 'cause I usually can't follow. But Code Geass made it simple enough. Eventually haha. It's really all good stuff ^_^
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I didn't fall :D
Mmmm, pomegranate ^__^ Yum!
So today, around 11h00, Lisa drove Amy, Christine, and me to Sharks Ice. We were there for about an hour and a half. Skated for maybe half that time. Spent the other half sitting, talking, strutting, posing, taking photos, recording a silly video haha. Apparently, Amy really is going to put the video on YouTube -_- Just silliness, no substance. Some laughter at my expense.
The ice got choppy, and I kept tripping. Then again, I always lose my balance on the ice. I didn't fall though :) I may have went sideways, backwards, and all over the place, almost running into Lisa a few times. But I did not fall. So that was different. And I'm still just used to hockey skates. I like those better haha. Regular skates are hard for me to balance in. More so than in hockey skates.
Ah, the lil boy in the hockey gear was sooo cute haha. And soo much better at skating than any of us XP The old lady with the lavender helmet was also better than me haha. She was taking a one-on-one lesson. You know, I had thought private lessons were actually private, but I guess not.
Oh, and Amy dissed Owl City D: She said it was the gayest music she'd ever heard T-T haha. How mean. I told her I liked Owl City. The way the music makes me feel kinda nostalgic. Apparently, she doesn't like "nostalgia" ): haha.
After the ice time, we all went to Panera Bread. Good stuff. Lisa got a second sandwich for free because her first sandwich had mustard and mayo in it :P Though, she had never specified that she didn't want them included haha. Eh, free food :P And you know I would have gotten an apple instead of chips, but all I heard was chips, apples, and something. When I heard "apple," I thought I must have heard wrong so I got the chips. Baked chips are good.
After Panera, we spent a while in Ross and Off Broadway Shoes. Hm, I think I may buy sneakers when I replace my current shoes. Skater shoes are awesome, but I kinda wanna start jogging or something haha. And I can't do shit in my Fallen shoes. Well, unless I learn how to skateboard haha.
Hm, we spent a while in Lisa's car because we didn't know what to do next. It was only 15h00. And you know, it didn't rain all that much this morning. However, when we decided to go to Amy's house, rain started pouring, and lightning brightened the sky.
Then Mother called, yelled, wanted me home. So Lisa drove me home.
Turns out Mother was angry because Comcast sent us a second bill -_- with a late fee. Even though, I canceled Comcast two months ago. Re-canceled it a month later. So I had to drive Mother down to the Comcast office near Sharks Ice to fix the problem. The whole time, she was yelling at me like it was my fault that the Comcast people didn't do their jobs correctly. Well, more like she blamed me for not going to the Comcast building the first time around -_- Like I would know that Comcast didn't follow through on anything. We found out from the representative at the office that the canceling was still being processed because someone typed it in but didn't complete the process. Twice? I guess so. Must be a trend within the company.
So if we don't get our refund in three weeks, we get to come back to the office and complain.
After this, I drove Mother around some more. Now I'm home.
On the radio, there was a catchy song playing on 92.3. Can't believe I had never heard it before today.
I can't put up the actual music video because the embedding codes are all disabled. But yeah, catchy, yeah?
Also, check your bread before you eat it -nods- Never know. Could be moldy. Or not.
Seven days... Seven days... I was totally thinking of "Ringu," not the fact that semester starts in a week -grins and nods- Amy practically reprimanded me for saying, "Seven days..." She didn't want to be reminded of school XP
Oh, and I forgot. Sad stuff, but yeah. The kid who was stabbed (I already said this) was my friend's cousin. I found out on Sunday from Ayana that one of the kids who stabbed him was the brother of one of my other friends :/ Why all this depressing shit happens, I don't fuckin' know. But life goes on, doesn't it?
Ah, I ended such a nice entry with such a sad thought. Meh..
So today, around 11h00, Lisa drove Amy, Christine, and me to Sharks Ice. We were there for about an hour and a half. Skated for maybe half that time. Spent the other half sitting, talking, strutting, posing, taking photos, recording a silly video haha. Apparently, Amy really is going to put the video on YouTube -_- Just silliness, no substance. Some laughter at my expense.
The ice got choppy, and I kept tripping. Then again, I always lose my balance on the ice. I didn't fall though :) I may have went sideways, backwards, and all over the place, almost running into Lisa a few times. But I did not fall. So that was different. And I'm still just used to hockey skates. I like those better haha. Regular skates are hard for me to balance in. More so than in hockey skates.
Ah, the lil boy in the hockey gear was sooo cute haha. And soo much better at skating than any of us XP The old lady with the lavender helmet was also better than me haha. She was taking a one-on-one lesson. You know, I had thought private lessons were actually private, but I guess not.
Oh, and Amy dissed Owl City D: She said it was the gayest music she'd ever heard T-T haha. How mean. I told her I liked Owl City. The way the music makes me feel kinda nostalgic. Apparently, she doesn't like "nostalgia" ): haha.
After the ice time, we all went to Panera Bread. Good stuff. Lisa got a second sandwich for free because her first sandwich had mustard and mayo in it :P Though, she had never specified that she didn't want them included haha. Eh, free food :P And you know I would have gotten an apple instead of chips, but all I heard was chips, apples, and something. When I heard "apple," I thought I must have heard wrong so I got the chips. Baked chips are good.
After Panera, we spent a while in Ross and Off Broadway Shoes. Hm, I think I may buy sneakers when I replace my current shoes. Skater shoes are awesome, but I kinda wanna start jogging or something haha. And I can't do shit in my Fallen shoes. Well, unless I learn how to skateboard haha.
Hm, we spent a while in Lisa's car because we didn't know what to do next. It was only 15h00. And you know, it didn't rain all that much this morning. However, when we decided to go to Amy's house, rain started pouring, and lightning brightened the sky.
Then Mother called, yelled, wanted me home. So Lisa drove me home.
Turns out Mother was angry because Comcast sent us a second bill -_- with a late fee. Even though, I canceled Comcast two months ago. Re-canceled it a month later. So I had to drive Mother down to the Comcast office near Sharks Ice to fix the problem. The whole time, she was yelling at me like it was my fault that the Comcast people didn't do their jobs correctly. Well, more like she blamed me for not going to the Comcast building the first time around -_- Like I would know that Comcast didn't follow through on anything. We found out from the representative at the office that the canceling was still being processed because someone typed it in but didn't complete the process. Twice? I guess so. Must be a trend within the company.
So if we don't get our refund in three weeks, we get to come back to the office and complain.
After this, I drove Mother around some more. Now I'm home.
On the radio, there was a catchy song playing on 92.3. Can't believe I had never heard it before today.
I can't put up the actual music video because the embedding codes are all disabled. But yeah, catchy, yeah?
Also, check your bread before you eat it -nods- Never know. Could be moldy. Or not.
Seven days... Seven days... I was totally thinking of "Ringu," not the fact that semester starts in a week -grins and nods- Amy practically reprimanded me for saying, "Seven days..." She didn't want to be reminded of school XP
Oh, and I forgot. Sad stuff, but yeah. The kid who was stabbed (I already said this) was my friend's cousin. I found out on Sunday from Ayana that one of the kids who stabbed him was the brother of one of my other friends :/ Why all this depressing shit happens, I don't fuckin' know. But life goes on, doesn't it?
Ah, I ended such a nice entry with such a sad thought. Meh..
Monday, January 18, 2010
"Rainy" doesn't feel like a real word.
It's soo windy and rainy today. I had to drive Brother to work, and I have to pick him up later. I normally don't mind driving in the rain, but today other drivers are just friggin' scary >_< People apparently can't see the white lines and drift into other lanes. Meh...
In the news, nothing really piqued my interest, except for this lil puff piece haha :P Reminds me of last year's Superbowl interruption. I actually saw the Superbowl clip online because the video was labeled "Best Superbowl Commercial Ever." How misleading -_- Reminds me of the surprise I got when I looked at Meatspin and some of those other Internet memes that I talked about a long time ago haha.
Anyway, does anyone remember BBMak? :) I still enjoy some of their songs haha.
Brings back memories of the good ol' childhood days haha. Back when Disney Channel used to show those concerts. I remember I watched all of them when they came out.
Time to eat and read. I've already spent an hour and a half on the Internet today -_-
In the news, nothing really piqued my interest, except for this lil puff piece haha :P Reminds me of last year's Superbowl interruption. I actually saw the Superbowl clip online because the video was labeled "Best Superbowl Commercial Ever." How misleading -_- Reminds me of the surprise I got when I looked at Meatspin and some of those other Internet memes that I talked about a long time ago haha.
Anyway, does anyone remember BBMak? :) I still enjoy some of their songs haha.
Brings back memories of the good ol' childhood days haha. Back when Disney Channel used to show those concerts. I remember I watched all of them when they came out.
Time to eat and read. I've already spent an hour and a half on the Internet today -_-
Sunday, January 17, 2010
"The Spy Next Door"
Today, I went to the movies at Oakridge with Ayana and her two sisters. The sisters watched "Leap Year," while Ayana and I watched "The Spy Next Door." Not the movie I wanted to watch. However, I knew Ayana wouldn't want to watch "Daybreaker" haha XP I still remember when she and Olivia walked out of "Van Helsing" after twenty minutes :P
Mm, so the theater was packed with little kids @_@ I didn't think it would be that packed. Ayana and I had to sit down in the front. That's the third time I've had to sit that close to the screen. I still remember the first time was to watch "Inspector Gadget" and the second to watch "Ratatouille." Hm, always lil kiddie movies.
Anyway, I give TSND a 6/10 because, while I did have my laughs and the fight scenes were entertaining as always, the movie was overly corny and cliche. I could barely stand it XP Though, Nora, the youngest child, was totally adorable. Even if I don't really like kids and the little actress wasn't that good :P haha.
The actress who played the mom wasn't all that good either. Eh, I don't know why I'm dissecting a PG movie haha. Anyway, all I could really think about when I saw her on the screen was that she's the same actress from "Gamer" and "Premonition."
Hm, throughout the movie, all Ayana could really say was that Lucas Till was hott. I agreed. He really does look good :D And his fight scenes were pretty cool (the use of the chair was pretty cool). But his Russian accent bothered me.
Actually, all of the faux Russian accents were irksome. I know they were probably supposed to be funny, but they weren't to me. Maybe I'm just not that into the goofy villains anymore. I mean, I laughed, but eh -shrug-
Really though, I enjoyed the movie. Got me to laugh. I just don't want all these new kiddie movies to be so predictable :/ Maybe I'm just wanting too much out of a movie.
Anyway, you know I just realized how much parkour there is in Jackie Chan's movies :D That's just awesome. Amazing skills, even if he has to redo the scenes. Hey, at least he does pretty much all of his own stunts, having broken so many different bones in his career several times.
So after the movie, Ayana and I went to Target to meet up with her sisters in the DVD section. The three of them spent a while debating which Disney DVDs to purchase haha. Wow, really. So typical of Ayana. She's rebuilding her Disney collection. She settled on "Hannah Montana the Movie" and "High School Musical 3" haha. She also bought "Eagle Eye." That one surprised me. I didn't know she watched anything that wasn't G or PG haha.
Anyway, it was good to see her again. It feels like it's been a year since I last saw her. Her hair's hella short now. Well, shorter than I've ever seen. It's because she didn't take control of the situation with her hairstylist :P hahaha. You shouldn't have that much faith in people haha.
Mm, so I didn't go with Brian L and his friends to watch Imaginarium. All 'cause I didn't want to go to Milpitas. Nor did Mother want me to either. D is borrowing the Avalon. So the Cressida is parked in front of the house. But I can't drive it because Mother doesn't trust that car. Especially in the rain -shrug- Not like I'm really gonna go anywhere.
And ahhh, school starts next Tuesday :O I can't wait. I don't like being stuck at home. I just hope I don't stress way the fuck out this semester, especially after such an easy Fall semester. Ah, and I'll seriously be on campus all day four days a week. Should figure out what I'll do during my five-hour break on Mondays and Wednesdays. Maybe add a class. Maybe just partake in a class for fun. And I'll be on campus early on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well, even if I don't have classes then. I'll probably stay in the library or find people to provide me with shelter for a few morning hours haha. We'll see how that all works out.
It also seems that I won't be able to make the VSA meetings this semester. Again, grr. I might not even make it to QTIP meetings D: 'cause my class ends at 17h45 and is across campus from the BB Building (I'd be able to show up for maybe the last half of the meetings). I should work out the bike thing. See if Mother won't kill me for that idea. Still need to go buy a bike lock and lights -_- I haven't been taking the initiative to go buy things.
I don't know if I'll make the Q&A meetings because we haven't decided on meeting times yet. Hmph.
Oh, so I've started a "To Read" list today (to accompany my "To Watch" and "To Listen" lists). I've put down all the suggestions people have given me before (that I could remember): Brave New World, His Dark Materials, LOTR, Man's Search for Meaning. I don't have that many yet. But eventually, the list shall grow, just like the others did. Still trying to up my bookworm level haha.
Hmm, I wonder how my last week of break will go. Smoothly, yes? Yes! Though, I have a feeling I'm forgetting something about this week :/
Mm, so the theater was packed with little kids @_@ I didn't think it would be that packed. Ayana and I had to sit down in the front. That's the third time I've had to sit that close to the screen. I still remember the first time was to watch "Inspector Gadget" and the second to watch "Ratatouille." Hm, always lil kiddie movies.
Anyway, I give TSND a 6/10 because, while I did have my laughs and the fight scenes were entertaining as always, the movie was overly corny and cliche. I could barely stand it XP Though, Nora, the youngest child, was totally adorable. Even if I don't really like kids and the little actress wasn't that good :P haha.
The actress who played the mom wasn't all that good either. Eh, I don't know why I'm dissecting a PG movie haha. Anyway, all I could really think about when I saw her on the screen was that she's the same actress from "Gamer" and "Premonition."
Hm, throughout the movie, all Ayana could really say was that Lucas Till was hott. I agreed. He really does look good :D And his fight scenes were pretty cool (the use of the chair was pretty cool). But his Russian accent bothered me.
Actually, all of the faux Russian accents were irksome. I know they were probably supposed to be funny, but they weren't to me. Maybe I'm just not that into the goofy villains anymore. I mean, I laughed, but eh -shrug-
Really though, I enjoyed the movie. Got me to laugh. I just don't want all these new kiddie movies to be so predictable :/ Maybe I'm just wanting too much out of a movie.
Anyway, you know I just realized how much parkour there is in Jackie Chan's movies :D That's just awesome. Amazing skills, even if he has to redo the scenes. Hey, at least he does pretty much all of his own stunts, having broken so many different bones in his career several times.
So after the movie, Ayana and I went to Target to meet up with her sisters in the DVD section. The three of them spent a while debating which Disney DVDs to purchase haha. Wow, really. So typical of Ayana. She's rebuilding her Disney collection. She settled on "Hannah Montana the Movie" and "High School Musical 3" haha. She also bought "Eagle Eye." That one surprised me. I didn't know she watched anything that wasn't G or PG haha.
Anyway, it was good to see her again. It feels like it's been a year since I last saw her. Her hair's hella short now. Well, shorter than I've ever seen. It's because she didn't take control of the situation with her hairstylist :P hahaha. You shouldn't have that much faith in people haha.
Mm, so I didn't go with Brian L and his friends to watch Imaginarium. All 'cause I didn't want to go to Milpitas. Nor did Mother want me to either. D is borrowing the Avalon. So the Cressida is parked in front of the house. But I can't drive it because Mother doesn't trust that car. Especially in the rain -shrug- Not like I'm really gonna go anywhere.
And ahhh, school starts next Tuesday :O I can't wait. I don't like being stuck at home. I just hope I don't stress way the fuck out this semester, especially after such an easy Fall semester. Ah, and I'll seriously be on campus all day four days a week. Should figure out what I'll do during my five-hour break on Mondays and Wednesdays. Maybe add a class. Maybe just partake in a class for fun. And I'll be on campus early on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well, even if I don't have classes then. I'll probably stay in the library or find people to provide me with shelter for a few morning hours haha. We'll see how that all works out.
It also seems that I won't be able to make the VSA meetings this semester. Again, grr. I might not even make it to QTIP meetings D: 'cause my class ends at 17h45 and is across campus from the BB Building (I'd be able to show up for maybe the last half of the meetings). I should work out the bike thing. See if Mother won't kill me for that idea. Still need to go buy a bike lock and lights -_- I haven't been taking the initiative to go buy things.
I don't know if I'll make the Q&A meetings because we haven't decided on meeting times yet. Hmph.
Oh, so I've started a "To Read" list today (to accompany my "To Watch" and "To Listen" lists). I've put down all the suggestions people have given me before (that I could remember): Brave New World, His Dark Materials, LOTR, Man's Search for Meaning. I don't have that many yet. But eventually, the list shall grow, just like the others did. Still trying to up my bookworm level haha.
Hmm, I wonder how my last week of break will go. Smoothly, yes? Yes! Though, I have a feeling I'm forgetting something about this week :/
Saturday, January 16, 2010
"If you were gay, I'd shout Hooray!"
You know, I realize on days that I plan to hang out with friends, I seem to waste all the time before I leave the house. Seriously, I don't do anything until I leave. It must be all the anticipation of seeing people haha.
Anyway, I left the house after 13h00, parked in the Convention Center parking lot, and walked down the street to the Center for the Performing Arts. I sat in front of the entrance and waited for Brian L to show up. He did. His friends didn't. We waited. They finally came about five minutes before the show was to start. So we rushed in.
Rushed introductions, only because I told Brian he should introduce his friends. So yeah, the friends were siblings, Anthony and Patricia. Cool people.
Our seats were in the balcony. We climbed over seats to get toward the center of the row (quite a few empty seats). The lights went out as Brian, who was in front of me, stepped down over a seat. I lost sight of him. Just followed the seats until I couldn't go any further. Sat down, realized I was not sitting next to Brian. He and his friends apparently had up over the seats another time. I couldn't see. Had to move my hand around in the dark to find Brian's hand to get up over the seat.
Haha when I had sat down in the wrong seat, the lady sitting next to me just looked at me like "Uh, hi. Who the f are you?" XP haha. How fun.
Anyway, we had made it in time for the start of the show. Yay! The lady that I had sat next to was somewhat tall, and she kept shifting her head -__- So I had to shift my view every couple of minutes to see the stage >_< Slightly frustrating, but the musical was just soo entertaining that it was all good haha.
Lots of laughter. I didn't miss any of the jokes, yay. Plenty of hilarious scenes. Some sad scenes. Great musical numbers. I'm going to download as soon as I can find them. Or I'll ask Brian to send them to me. Hm, the only song that I kinda knew the lyrics to was "The Internet Is for Porn" :P Yay, Trekkie Monster! hahaha....
So much stuff to remember, but ah I wouldn't want to ruin the musical for you :P But it was well worth the money haha. Though, I seriously wouldn't have minded getting the $20 seats 'cause the acting and the puppets were so animated that you could probably still see everything from the top of the balcony.
During intermission, Brian brought out his laptop to show us an anime, Katanagatari. I don't think I've ever watched an anime that drew people like that haha. For some reason, the eyes reminded me of "Johnny Bravo" :P
After the musical, we went to go eat at Johnny Rockets. First time I've ever eaten there. Good food. Though, I had a little trouble with the chili dog XP Had never eaten a hot dog with a knife and fork before. But I couldn't pick it up, so I had no choice.
So we ate and talked. Anthony and Patricia were talkative. Brian kept getting interrupted haha. He must assert himself! :P Anyway, we mostly talked about school. Sports, clubs, and other activities. I do none of that, so I contributed very little. But I suppose I might try to do something this next semester -shrug- We'll see. I don't commit to things though, you know? Or I never try to.
After the food, we walked back to my car first. Along the way, we talked about anime, Fanime/AX, and cosplaying. Fun stuff.
Mm, yeah. That was pretty much the highlight of my day :P Or week, really. Especially 'cause everyone else who was supposed to go watch "Avenue Q" with me couldn't go anymore after the $20 tickets were gone T-T
Now, I'm gonna go look at showtimes for "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" because Brian and his friends invited me to go watch tomorrow. I don't know if I will because I already feel bad for spending $46 on the musical XP Not sure Mother would let me go out tomorrow after today. But I'll try anyway. Who knows what will happen.
Oh yeah, Maggie, if you watch "Avenue Q," lemme know and we can laugh about it together :D
Maggie called me when I was at Johnny Rockets to ask about the tickets for the musical. I didn't know much, so I had to ask the others about it all. Something about showing up an hour early for Student Rush.
Mm, I'm really tired now. I think I'm gonna find something to drink, look for showtimes if any, read, and then sleep. Yep. Good day.
Anyway, I left the house after 13h00, parked in the Convention Center parking lot, and walked down the street to the Center for the Performing Arts. I sat in front of the entrance and waited for Brian L to show up. He did. His friends didn't. We waited. They finally came about five minutes before the show was to start. So we rushed in.
Rushed introductions, only because I told Brian he should introduce his friends. So yeah, the friends were siblings, Anthony and Patricia. Cool people.
Our seats were in the balcony. We climbed over seats to get toward the center of the row (quite a few empty seats). The lights went out as Brian, who was in front of me, stepped down over a seat. I lost sight of him. Just followed the seats until I couldn't go any further. Sat down, realized I was not sitting next to Brian. He and his friends apparently had up over the seats another time. I couldn't see. Had to move my hand around in the dark to find Brian's hand to get up over the seat.
Haha when I had sat down in the wrong seat, the lady sitting next to me just looked at me like "Uh, hi. Who the f are you?" XP haha. How fun.
Anyway, we had made it in time for the start of the show. Yay! The lady that I had sat next to was somewhat tall, and she kept shifting her head -__- So I had to shift my view every couple of minutes to see the stage >_< Slightly frustrating, but the musical was just soo entertaining that it was all good haha.
Lots of laughter. I didn't miss any of the jokes, yay. Plenty of hilarious scenes. Some sad scenes. Great musical numbers. I'm going to download as soon as I can find them. Or I'll ask Brian to send them to me. Hm, the only song that I kinda knew the lyrics to was "The Internet Is for Porn" :P Yay, Trekkie Monster! hahaha....
So much stuff to remember, but ah I wouldn't want to ruin the musical for you :P But it was well worth the money haha. Though, I seriously wouldn't have minded getting the $20 seats 'cause the acting and the puppets were so animated that you could probably still see everything from the top of the balcony.
During intermission, Brian brought out his laptop to show us an anime, Katanagatari. I don't think I've ever watched an anime that drew people like that haha. For some reason, the eyes reminded me of "Johnny Bravo" :P
After the musical, we went to go eat at Johnny Rockets. First time I've ever eaten there. Good food. Though, I had a little trouble with the chili dog XP Had never eaten a hot dog with a knife and fork before. But I couldn't pick it up, so I had no choice.
So we ate and talked. Anthony and Patricia were talkative. Brian kept getting interrupted haha. He must assert himself! :P Anyway, we mostly talked about school. Sports, clubs, and other activities. I do none of that, so I contributed very little. But I suppose I might try to do something this next semester -shrug- We'll see. I don't commit to things though, you know? Or I never try to.
After the food, we walked back to my car first. Along the way, we talked about anime, Fanime/AX, and cosplaying. Fun stuff.
Mm, yeah. That was pretty much the highlight of my day :P Or week, really. Especially 'cause everyone else who was supposed to go watch "Avenue Q" with me couldn't go anymore after the $20 tickets were gone T-T
Now, I'm gonna go look at showtimes for "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" because Brian and his friends invited me to go watch tomorrow. I don't know if I will because I already feel bad for spending $46 on the musical XP Not sure Mother would let me go out tomorrow after today. But I'll try anyway. Who knows what will happen.
Oh yeah, Maggie, if you watch "Avenue Q," lemme know and we can laugh about it together :D
Maggie called me when I was at Johnny Rockets to ask about the tickets for the musical. I didn't know much, so I had to ask the others about it all. Something about showing up an hour early for Student Rush.
Mm, I'm really tired now. I think I'm gonna find something to drink, look for showtimes if any, read, and then sleep. Yep. Good day.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Would you spend $1.99 for a punctuation mark?
A sarcasm mark, that is. As convenient as that would be for online conversations, I wouldn't spend money on it. I wonder how long it would take for the symbol to catch on.
Eh, I like letting people believe I'm being serious when I'm not -nods- It's usually funny when people think I'm actually as bad as I pretend to be >_> haha...
Anyway, I finished the second half of Philosophy Made Simple today. I actually got through this half much more quickly than I did the first half yesterday.
I really enjoyed this book. I'm not sure why. Then again, I'm never really sure of much...
So there's a part in the story where Rudy realizes he's in love (pages 196-97). Or maybe it's infatuation (I forgot the page numbers for this part). No matter, I know how he feels, for the most part. I've kinda done the same things he does (all in my head). Imaginary conversations, doubtful connections, yada yada yada. Makes me wish life really were simple.
The "Nirvana" chapter (pages 206-17) is definitely a good chapter. Especially with the part about happiness and love, moha, moksha. It's kinda pessimistic, but I'm going to say it's somewhat realistic:
"It's not the kiss but the moment just before the kiss that's the moment of real happiness."
"That's because the kiss... entails disappointment. Always. Inevitably. Without exception. Life is a painful process. Youth grows old, love grows cold. The journey is never as liberating as we anticipate. We shuffle back and forth between boredom and anxiety."
I haven't been in love. Or at least I don't think I have been. I've definitely never kissed anyone, but I can understand where Siva (the speaker of the second quote) is coming from.
Blah, there's so much I could say about this, but typing up my thoughts just isn't working for me today. I want to speak my mind -_- Grr... I'll just stick to tat tvam asi.
I want to have a copy of this book for myself. Maybe I'll go look for it the next time I'm in a bookstore.
Oh yeah, there's a math problem in the book that Rudy asks his son-in-law to solve: "If the bisectors of two angles of a triangle are equal in length, prove the triangle is isosceles."
I can't figure out myself haha. I might work on it at a later time for fun. Need to get my math knowledge back. Anyway, in the book, TJ, the son-in-law, tries to prove this by reductio ad absurdum. I'm not sure I actually understand how that proof works, but the book explains it as not proving something true but as proving everything else false. Again, I don't know how that works with the triangle problem haha.
It's a cool brain teaser though :P
Anyway, yes, this was an interesting novel. I will look for my own copy.
The library copy's spine is broken D: I didn't break it! It was already messed up.
Oh, and for the words I didn't explain, you can google them haha.
Eh, I like letting people believe I'm being serious when I'm not -nods- It's usually funny when people think I'm actually as bad as I pretend to be >_> haha...
Anyway, I finished the second half of Philosophy Made Simple today. I actually got through this half much more quickly than I did the first half yesterday.
I really enjoyed this book. I'm not sure why. Then again, I'm never really sure of much...
So there's a part in the story where Rudy realizes he's in love (pages 196-97). Or maybe it's infatuation (I forgot the page numbers for this part). No matter, I know how he feels, for the most part. I've kinda done the same things he does (all in my head). Imaginary conversations, doubtful connections, yada yada yada. Makes me wish life really were simple.
The "Nirvana" chapter (pages 206-17) is definitely a good chapter. Especially with the part about happiness and love, moha, moksha. It's kinda pessimistic, but I'm going to say it's somewhat realistic:
"It's not the kiss but the moment just before the kiss that's the moment of real happiness."
"That's because the kiss... entails disappointment. Always. Inevitably. Without exception. Life is a painful process. Youth grows old, love grows cold. The journey is never as liberating as we anticipate. We shuffle back and forth between boredom and anxiety."
I haven't been in love. Or at least I don't think I have been. I've definitely never kissed anyone, but I can understand where Siva (the speaker of the second quote) is coming from.
Blah, there's so much I could say about this, but typing up my thoughts just isn't working for me today. I want to speak my mind -_- Grr... I'll just stick to tat tvam asi.
I want to have a copy of this book for myself. Maybe I'll go look for it the next time I'm in a bookstore.
Oh yeah, there's a math problem in the book that Rudy asks his son-in-law to solve: "If the bisectors of two angles of a triangle are equal in length, prove the triangle is isosceles."
I can't figure out myself haha. I might work on it at a later time for fun. Need to get my math knowledge back. Anyway, in the book, TJ, the son-in-law, tries to prove this by reductio ad absurdum. I'm not sure I actually understand how that proof works, but the book explains it as not proving something true but as proving everything else false. Again, I don't know how that works with the triangle problem haha.
It's a cool brain teaser though :P
Anyway, yes, this was an interesting novel. I will look for my own copy.
The library copy's spine is broken D: I didn't break it! It was already messed up.
Oh, and for the words I didn't explain, you can google them haha.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
"You ain't gon' tie me down..."
So I managed to get up at 7 this morning. Did my morning routine. Read. Showered. Ate. Spent three hours reading the first half of Philosophy Made Simple by Robert Hellenga. I borrowed this book from the MLK the day I sold my Ethics book. Had no idea what it was about except that it had to do with philosophers.
I had a difficult time getting interested in the reading, but after I got past the first chapter, I was quite engrossed in the novel. The story consists of memories, avocados, contemplative thoughts, an elephant named Norma Jean (or Narmada-Jai), and preparations for a wedding. Well, that's as far as I've gotten as of now.
I think I've already said this before, but I read novels for the plot rather than for the underlying meaning, the allusions, the English-classroom stuff. I'm sure I think about that stuff sometimes, but it's not my intention nor do I care to make it my goal.
Anyway, at the end of the chapter titled "Last Will & Testament," the main character Rudy remembers trying to listen in on his wife recording her final words on tapes (I don't know what kinda tapes people used back in the 1950s haha). Nine years later, he still has the tapes in his desk. Why? Who knows why? The tapes are blank. The tape recorder malfunctioned. Blank tapes. He still keeps them.
I don't know how I would feel if that happened to me. Not being able to listen to your loved one's final words. Waiting for the truth. Having the tapes but not having the words. You get to wondering what she said before she died. I'm not sure if I could take that. I probably would keep the tapes too, though.
I've only read half the book, but it's already got me thinking a lot XP Not sure I have the words to describe how this novel makes me think haha. Just know I like it.
Oh yeah, so the book doesn't go into great detail about different philosophies. It is a novel, after all. But I feel like I'm learning a lot from it anyway.
This song brings back memories... This came out when I was in the seventh grade. Brother got his Integra. His friend gave him a mix CD that had this song on it. Brother would bump this track every time we went somewhere. Movies, Nancy's house, school, everywhere. We sang along and talked about how good this song was.
It's been like six years since I've heard this song. Brother played it less and less when I was a freshman in high school. The only reason I listened to this song again was because it was in the recommended section on YouTube. I saw the music artist names and thought they sounded familiar. I'm glad I watch the recommended videos haha.
Despite being a sad song, this song will always bring back good memories. Back when things were all right. Not much shit went down yet. Brother was a high school senior, then a college freshman. There was trouble but not too much yet. I was blissfully ignorant of things, of everything that was building up. Just enjoying the fact that I had friends and family around. Brother and I got along well enough. It felt like we went to the movies together every month then.
Pretty good stuff. I didn't think I would like the song when it first came out. But I'm always finding myself singing along to this song. And is it me, or does Ray J look rounder than he did a couple years ago? :P Anyway, loving the beat, the melody, and the lyrics haha. Video's not bad.
Robotic girlfriend. I'm not gonna say much about this, except "how sad." We can't connect with each other, so we have to make robots to substitute in the connections. Who knows? Maybe when the technology is perfected, it will reduce the allure of prostitutes :P haha. Ah, we're becoming waayyy too dependent on technology. A sad progress.
Also, it seems that my friends and I will be watching "Avenue Q" on Saturday. Need to confirm details with everyone and then call Brian L to buy the tickets. That's if his friends haven't already bought the tickets and if they're willing to get the cheap tickets 'cause we, as broke college kids, cannot afford $75- or even $46-seats XP haha. As much as I want to see "Avenue Q" up close, I do not think it's worth it haha. I'm just going for the story and the numbers :P
You know, I think I'm doing well with my resolutions for the most part. Haven't been keeping up with everything, but I'm trying XP Just need to take my time and build up. Anyway, back to reading and staying off the computer haha.
I had a difficult time getting interested in the reading, but after I got past the first chapter, I was quite engrossed in the novel. The story consists of memories, avocados, contemplative thoughts, an elephant named Norma Jean (or Narmada-Jai), and preparations for a wedding. Well, that's as far as I've gotten as of now.
I think I've already said this before, but I read novels for the plot rather than for the underlying meaning, the allusions, the English-classroom stuff. I'm sure I think about that stuff sometimes, but it's not my intention nor do I care to make it my goal.
Anyway, at the end of the chapter titled "Last Will & Testament," the main character Rudy remembers trying to listen in on his wife recording her final words on tapes (I don't know what kinda tapes people used back in the 1950s haha). Nine years later, he still has the tapes in his desk. Why? Who knows why? The tapes are blank. The tape recorder malfunctioned. Blank tapes. He still keeps them.
I don't know how I would feel if that happened to me. Not being able to listen to your loved one's final words. Waiting for the truth. Having the tapes but not having the words. You get to wondering what she said before she died. I'm not sure if I could take that. I probably would keep the tapes too, though.
I've only read half the book, but it's already got me thinking a lot XP Not sure I have the words to describe how this novel makes me think haha. Just know I like it.
Oh yeah, so the book doesn't go into great detail about different philosophies. It is a novel, after all. But I feel like I'm learning a lot from it anyway.
This song brings back memories... This came out when I was in the seventh grade. Brother got his Integra. His friend gave him a mix CD that had this song on it. Brother would bump this track every time we went somewhere. Movies, Nancy's house, school, everywhere. We sang along and talked about how good this song was.
It's been like six years since I've heard this song. Brother played it less and less when I was a freshman in high school. The only reason I listened to this song again was because it was in the recommended section on YouTube. I saw the music artist names and thought they sounded familiar. I'm glad I watch the recommended videos haha.
Despite being a sad song, this song will always bring back good memories. Back when things were all right. Not much shit went down yet. Brother was a high school senior, then a college freshman. There was trouble but not too much yet. I was blissfully ignorant of things, of everything that was building up. Just enjoying the fact that I had friends and family around. Brother and I got along well enough. It felt like we went to the movies together every month then.
Pretty good stuff. I didn't think I would like the song when it first came out. But I'm always finding myself singing along to this song. And is it me, or does Ray J look rounder than he did a couple years ago? :P Anyway, loving the beat, the melody, and the lyrics haha. Video's not bad.
Robotic girlfriend. I'm not gonna say much about this, except "how sad." We can't connect with each other, so we have to make robots to substitute in the connections. Who knows? Maybe when the technology is perfected, it will reduce the allure of prostitutes :P haha. Ah, we're becoming waayyy too dependent on technology. A sad progress.
Also, it seems that my friends and I will be watching "Avenue Q" on Saturday. Need to confirm details with everyone and then call Brian L to buy the tickets. That's if his friends haven't already bought the tickets and if they're willing to get the cheap tickets 'cause we, as broke college kids, cannot afford $75- or even $46-seats XP haha. As much as I want to see "Avenue Q" up close, I do not think it's worth it haha. I'm just going for the story and the numbers :P
You know, I think I'm doing well with my resolutions for the most part. Haven't been keeping up with everything, but I'm trying XP Just need to take my time and build up. Anyway, back to reading and staying off the computer haha.
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