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Dec. 30, 03 | 09:00 p.m. | Feeling: Pissed: Jack OFF you media fucks.
I'm so sick and tired of the fucking media (especially that fucking "we treat news seriously" CNN) and their 24/7 coverage of Michael Jackson. All CNN, 60 Minutes, BBC, CBC, Entertainment Tonight, talk about these days is the Michael Jackson "trial". It's nauseating to hear the same fools (aka "legal experts") make their rounds to dish out conjectures and speculations. Who the fuck cares anymore??? And Anderson Cooper (aka, son of Gloria Vanberbilt), is about the dumbest and most tedious CNN host on the network. I hate his "Nth Degree" (in which he attempts, but fails horribly, to be witty a la Andy Rooney), and just about every other dumb sentence that falls out of his mouth. And that concludes my invective for the day.
Edit: Leigh, awesome Sousuke layout! FMP is a great series^^
Dec. 30, 03 | 02:44 p.m. | Feeling: Sleepy.
I babysat this morning; took the little girl to the ROM for the Art Deco exhibit. In highschool, I was a fan of Art Nouveau because I liked all those whiplash swirls, nymphs and lilies...but as a senior University student, you know, with a brain more cluttered with concerns and a pysche periodically weighed down by baggage, my tastes have changed. Now, I am smitten by AD *_*.
Dec. 28, 03 | 05:01 p.m. | Feeling: Encore, bon.
Dec. 25, 03 | 12:29 a.m. | Feeling: Bon.
Merry christmas everyone! I must be the only one to update their blog with a new look on Xmas (Migel from Esca), but then again, we're not really celebrating it this year (since Dad is in China and all that); I was feeling pretty blue about this a few days ago (and probably scared you), but I feel so much better now. I've touched bases with friends via e-mail (with the notable exception of my best friend who seems to have disappeared somewhere in South America @_@;), and tomorrow my Mom and I will call Dad, so I can no longer say I feel like an abandoned puppy now. I'm looking forward to boxing day--and some major shopping/window shopping! My Mom taught me to make .torrent files, so when my friend sets up his tracker, I can start distributing files thru BT...and cut the bandwidth usage by half (hopefully *fingers crossed*). My wallpaper contest has morphed into a new idea...I'll send you a message about it very soon. Enterprise was very creepy this week, but hardly original. The bubbling skin, creepy green lighting, and industrial SFX were SO Voyager/"Juggernaut". *sigh* The hell are they doing to the franchise.... Nichole, sometimes I can see your blog fine, sometimes I get a blank screen.
Evidently, I have run out of things to say. Different people have different standards and definitions for a "joyful Christmas Day". Chaqu'un a son gout! Have a safe Christmas everyone!
Dec. 22, 03 | 03:57 p.m. | Feeling: Amused.
I saw RotK with my Mom; the battles scenes were spectacular, particularly the one which resembled a swarm of crickets sweeping through Babylon. However, it was too long. Then, I rented X2, and got to see Sir Ian as Magneto, once again, kicking irreverent youngster's butts. Oh, I love him so much!!!
New wallpapers at Menagerie: one based on a Pre-Raphaelite painting, and another, on Escaflowne.
Dec. 18, 03 | 10:27 a.m. | Feeling: ~
My Peace Maker Kurogane scanlation project is officially underway. I must be nuts for taking on yet another task XP.
Dec. 17, 03 | 12:16 a.m. | Feeling: Drained.
Whew, I'm just about wiped out by Fifay.net's new layout, which I had to redo, again and again until my Mom finally liked it. We have different ideologies when it comes to sites: I LOVE div layers with all its positional flexibilities (I've gotten used to making layouts that touch 2 corners of the browser window). I also love using verdana size=1. Now, my Mom thinks that a good layout is one that is resizable, centered, with B I G fonts. Old people are set in their ways and there's no changing her mind! I've been busy as hell these past few days. I finally got in contact with one of my Profs: she agreed to raise my essay mark by 1-3 percent. Jeez, that's stringent (the senile witch). I've also been hitting the stacks at Robarts (which isn't a small library) doing research for my Romantics essay. I have a feeling that this research assignment might sink me. Also, I've been reading ahead, scanlating, and when I have time, watching Utena the Black Rose Arc (Paul, after I got over ep. 14--which was so tedious IMO--the pace picked up again, and I have fallen in love with this series once more). There hasn't been much time to exercise, or sleep. And you know what? I know that I would slide into the darkest depression if I didn't have these things to occupy my time. I hate being idle; it saps me of energy faster than TV.
Hey Nichole, what happened to your blog? Feffi, the National Enquire ought to hire you!
Dec. 14, 03 | 12:24 a.m. | Feeling: Cheeky.
This Escaflowne picture has, err, phallic symbolism.
Dec. 11, 03 | 10:38 a.m. | Feeling: Good.
I did finish my exams yesterday, but I felt rather...ambivalent about being free. Actually, to tell you the truth, with all my friends going back home or visiting their bf in exotic locales (or what have you), Toronto suddenly feels quite lonely. *gives head a vigorous shake* NEway, only one solution for it: throw myself into my over-the-break homework and find some new online projects to tackle! Amy, you're back, with a bleak/elegant/unXmassy layout too. I could hug you! Oh NO. I think Mad-Hatter.org is dead. It was one of my all time favourite domains. Plugs to Laine's new TBC layout, Leigh's new domain and blog Anotherdrone.org ("we are borg, prepare to be assimilated," eh?), and Blink (I want that girl's trenchcoat, but I suspect you have to be an anime character to be able to pull off that Casablanca-esque, svelte look).
It STILL doesn't feel like Xmas, at all.
Dec. 4, 03 | 04:50 p.m. | Feeling: Much Better
Thanks guys, I'm feeling much more optimistic now. *strangle hugs everyone* Our GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) DVD box arrived today. It covers the first 5 volumes (20 eps) and came with a XL t-shirt (maybe I could wear it as a dress by belting it). Have I ever said how much I love this series? It really captures the viciousness of highschool bullies, the comradieship that develops between the "uncool" kids; highschool truly is a microcosm for society, wherein the primitive hierarchy which underlies every society is shrinked/condensed and magnified/highlighted. Bwaaa, I so want to see Battle Royale.
Edit: And of course, I LOVE Onizuka-sensei!!!!
Dec. 2, 03 | 11:11 p.m. | Feeling: Spent.
Oh man, today was really painful. I got my Canadian drama essay mark back and it was a B-. As soon as I got home, I threw a HUGE temper tantrum, railing against my stupid teacher, against myself, against the universe. The bubbling, boiling, volcanic rage that erupted from deep within left me feeling...great. Okay, maybe not great--but crying and screaming is very catharcic, ne. I'm going to appeal my mark when my exams are finished, so I must put this distressing issue aside for now. Just one piece of advice to you who are entering university. I am learning--in an all too painful manner--that it is not enough to be book-smart, but you also have to be develop great people skills and literally charm that extra mark out of the Professor. My friend A. is a very charming girl, and she knows how to use her attractive personality and looks to her advantage. Indeed, she told me that she sits where she sits because that seat places her prominently within the teacher's view. She also told me that she wears bright colours to make herself stand out from the crowd. I have been such a passive little fool! But how does one go about acquring charisma? How can I learn to be a smooth talker? How can I learn to reign in my acerbic tongue and impatient personality? Oh!
Dec. 1, 03 | 05:49 p.m. | Feeling: Fagged, hungry, & distracted.
Nov. 21, 03 | 07:05 p.m. | Feeling: Feeling relieved.
Well, my horrid essays are done, yaaaaaaay. I put up some scans from Peace Maker Kurogane (MANGA) at Menagerie, and my Mom scanlated the first chapter of PMK vol. 2: here. Argh, she had absolutely no sense of resizing images on PSP despite my former complaints! Anyway, it's kind of a funny sidestory--Hijitaka is having a bad day--you might enjoy it.
Well, I was supposed to go to a party, but apparently the host is a total loser. Then I was supposed to go see a movie with Anna, but we suddenly realized the movie (Timeline) is not out yet. I was SUPPOSED to have dinner with Mom but an emergency came up at work. Hopefully my plan this time will go smoothly: dinner with Dolphin, afterwards, we're going to shoot some photographs (it's a surprisingly fun activity).
Nov. 20, 03 | 12:34 a.m. | Feeling: Shakey...tired...sick.
My mind says "pick yourself up and work on your essay" but my body is just giving up. I'm soooo, SO tired. I feel like I've aged 10 years; that starring at computer screens for 4 weeks in a row is making me blind. *sigh* I finished draft 1 of my Canadian drama essay. It sucks. Fuck. It's due tomorrow. Fuuuuuuck. On a happier note, I might go to a party on Friday. At any rate, I'm going to try to buy the Peace Maker Animation Artbook. And if that doesn't happen, I will definitely scan some pretty Okita manga pictures and stick them in the wallpaper site. I've been getting 50 odd hits a day on that site; that's a record for me. Oh yes, I'm linking some cool new bloggers that I don't actually know, but I'd like to! Lizzard (who is now a teacher), Daimira (who is a Chemist), and Celes whom I'm assuming is a student.
Di, since ShoujoStation is down (again)...yes, let's look into some blogging tools. I hope I'll be able to have my friend back after that horrid sounding 20 page thesis is handed in XP.
Nov. 17, 03 | 05:40 p.m. | Feeling: Scanner-love.
OMG, 1 more essay to write and I'll be done (my prose works) for the term. Gotta go.
Nov.14, 03 | 12:16 a.m. | Feeling: Testing.
Oh God, when the hell is Jean Chretien (the Canadian PM) going to announce his retirement? Oh yeah, David Miller is the new mayor of Toronto. I feel so depressed. Today was the first day of winter! It was freezing, snowing, gray...and thoroughly invigorating. Tomorrow Anna and I are going to check out a quaint/faux-bohemian café; we deserve a break. Other than my God-damned essays, life is pretty good! My Thyroid specialist said that she thinks my meds are doing an okay job in stablizing my hyperthyroidism...but it's still not "cured". Actually, there is no cure for this condition, only, if you're lucky, a regression. Thankfully, life's not so depressing that I think about this too much. I know you don't want to hear it, but I really *am* sorry. I feel so sad that you lost your aunt, confidente, and best-friend. I'm really sorry. I have a lot of things more saved up, but I also have to go and finish up my pressing Thomas Wyatt essay. It's a good essay; but I have to finish editing it and work on my 2 others! BTW, the new Yuzuriha x Kamui layout is up! |
It was around this time 3 years ago that I became interested in the world of Escaflowne and in particular, a feisty Dragonslayer named Migel: he may be 
