Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - Optimism Is A Sure Sign Of Ignorance

I am at school right now, whiling away the time as my law exam draws ever closer. I have no fear right now because a) I am happy as a clam that winter seems to be over, b) I have a good two to three hours to study, and c) I did well on my accident theory test. I just wish I had brought more CDs to listen to while I am in the library. Music is great. Makes the whole torturous process of studying a lot more bareable. I can hardly wait until this stressful time has passed. I think I enjoy doing assignments and projects more than studying for tests and exams. You have no choice but to put time into an assignment, whereas with a test you could just walk right in and take it without looking at your notes once.

Wah, no one ever told me that Gauri Khan was so beautiful! I'm even more jealous than before. Well, I suppose that she is aware of the fact that millions consider her the Luckiest Lady in the World. You've got to look good when you've got a title like that.

Okay, I've got to go study. To the libes I go.

~ Temptation took over at 01:59 p.m.

Sunday, February 29, 2004 - From The Heart

What? Not even 9 PM yet?? Man, I am already quite tired. It's been a sleepless weekend. Friday night some punk-ass teen neighbours were throwing a loud, drunken party that kept me up so late I debated calling the police. Saturday night my parents came home late and woke me up at, like, 2 AM.

Nevertheless, it was a good weekend. Friday night me and my family watched Chameli. Pretty good movie. Kinda artsy, but not really. Kareena Kapoor was decent, as was Rahul Bose. But I expected more. Thank god it was under 2 hours long! Saturday I saw Dil Se with my sister. Amazing movie!! I was completely blown away by everything about it. The music, the cinematography, the acting, etc. Now that's an artsy movie at its best! :) Listening to the Dil Se songs is such a different experience now. Satarangi Re has a life of it's own. So creepy. It's definately my favourite movie now.

I watched a special presentation of the Zee Cine Awards from Dubai. It had its highs and lows. Lows included much mixing of politics and entertainment, as well as each presenter being under the delusion that they were somehow poets. Highs were bountiful. Like Karan Johar and Juhi the bantering hosts. Like teh hotness that is a well dressed John Abrhams. Like Saif Ali Khan jamming like nobody's business on a guitar solo. (Wow, he can act and play music!) Like Waggle aka Hrithik Roshan dancing like no one else can. Like Preity Zinta busting out in her happy dancing glory. Like SHAH RUKH KHAN SERENADING RANDOM GIRLS FROM THE AUDIENCE!! Oi! I wanna be serenaded by SRK! I'd even be up for dancing on stage with him! He actually did these things, the dancing and the serenading. *wibbles* He is so wonderful! But yes, in any case, the show was quite cool.

So, there's some kind of Oscar thing going on right now. Couldn't care less. Knowing the irony that is my life, some kind of hilarious hijinx will occur. And I won't know till after the fact. Haha, such is my life. Whatever. I have Hindi music.

I am looking for new inspiration for grungy website layouts. I trying this thing with cutting pictures into little itty bitty strips and putting artistic crap between them. Looks like good graphic art, but not a good layout. So the search continues.

It's been so long since I've worked on my fics. But... will perservere with The Plan. Things take time. So as long as I don't abandon any projects I will be okay. I've already gone through the agony of abandoning projects I put a lot of time into i.e. really good HP fic of epic proportions. I am still really excited about the SW fic I have planned, as with my original fic. I have another HP epic planned, but I don't think it'll ever compare to the first one, and hence may be scrapped. Sad sad.

I've been making avatars like a mofo lately, and I don't know what to do with them. It's leading to the age old question... should I buy my own domain? I'm so hesitant right now, but if someone gave me some advice on where to go, I probably would go ahead and get one.

Alright, that's enough out of me. 'Night people.

~ Temptation took over at 08:49 p.m.

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - Beware the Violent Cake

Oh, this is a riot! It's a Mad-Libs style drabble generator. You can find it here. Pure gold I tell you. I did two versions, but the slash one was funnier than the het one. Caps words are the ones I put in...

QUIETLY Tripping

JOSEPH tripped along BRIGHTLY. He was on his way to meet his lover, DEVON, for Valentine's Day. He smiled to see a WOLF hopping along, carrying a FEATHER in its mouth.

Joseph was almost IN THE SUN when he came across a VIOLENT cake, lying alone on a warm plate. "That must be a treat from my DETERMINED bear," he said to himself, and tripped over to it. The cake looked JITTERY, so he ate it.

It gave him the most POINTY tingling sensation in his LEG. "How unusual!" he said and continued tripping to see Devon.

When Devon came out to meet him, he took one look and fell over.

"What is it?" Joseph cried HUNGRILY.

"Your WAIST! And your HAND!" Devon said. "They're EXPOLDING! Can't you feel it?"

Joseph felt his waist and his hand. They were indeed quite exploding. "Oh, no!" Joseph said. "I'm a woman!" He, or rather, she started to cry. "It must have been that violent cake you left for me. Did you know what it would do?"

"I didn't leave you any cake," Devon said. "I got you a TABLE. It must have been that BROKEN man who lives nearby. He acts a little SNEAKILY, ever since he grew a BRANCH."

"But how can you ever love me, now that I'm a woman?" Joseph sobbed.

"Well, I never knew how to tell you this," Devon said SLYLY, "but I actually prefer women. And I think your waist is really GLORIOUS like that."

"Really?" Joseph dried her tears. Joseph kissed Devon and it was an entirely COLOURFUL sensation, LIKE MAPLE SYRUP ON PANCAKES.

They spent the night having entirely colourful sex, until the cake wore off suddenly.

Everything was rather awkward after that.

The End

Bahahahaha! Too funny :) In other news, I can hardly wait until the goddamn snow is gone. I'm sick of the cold and the snow and I just want it to go away. I get cold very easily and I've had just about enough of wearing layers day in day out. Bring on the warm temperatures.

~ Temptation took over at 01:35 p.m.

Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 'F' Is For Fear, Freedom and Fun

Yes, Reading Week is finally here. This means that not only will I be free to study at my own pace, but that I can actually recover from my crazy-ass sleep deprivation. As a matter of fact, I think this weekend was particularily good for me in that area. I'm already halfway to complete recovery. Here's the plan; I'm going to study law first and foremost, then epidemiology, and then accident theory simultaneously with occupational hygiene. I'm quite scared about accident theory. I'm not quite sure if I've even learned anything in that class. The instructor is so general and ambiguous with her lectures. Ah well, I will just have to try my best.

I finally saw Kal Ho Naa Ho. It was amazing. I actually like it more as time goes on. Mostly because of Shah Rukh Khan. He is teh awesomeness. I haven't loved him this much since Khabbi Kushi Khabi Gaum. Wah. He is so cute! I can't believe he's almost twice as old as me. Whatever. He is great. I love seeing him in emotional torment. I guess that makes me a sadist.

I'm listening to a song from the movie Chameli right now. It's called Yeh Lamha, and it's played during the opening credits. It is so beautiful. Sunidhi the definately my favourite singer these days. Her style is very simple, but full of emotion and power.

I am debating on whether to purchase the Vol. 1 DVD set for the anime Last Exile. I have heard nothing but good things about it, from the music to the characters to the animation. I just wish I could download it instead, quickly and efficiently. The last thing I really need is another anime distraction. I already have so many, you see. I'm attempting to foist this endevour onto my sister, but she is fully engrossed in Bollywood these days. *sigh* Gotta keep trying, I guess.

Hrm, she really should have won that talent competition in the dance category, my sister. She could have at least got second place, since I didn't see the first performance (which was supposedly very well done). Stupid boy and his Ek Pal Ka Jeena. It's all politics I tell you.

~ Temptation took over at 10:52 p.m.

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - Of Music

Warning: this is a v. v. v. long post!

So, the scene tonight...

Me: So how were they tonight?
Sister: They all sucked.
Me: Even Jesus??
Sister: Especially Jesus.

Those of you who watch American Idol will understand. If you don't: no problem. Jesus, along with his brother Noel, is irrelavent.

Yesterday I was listening to a CD that I burned when I was a freshman at university. I realized that it rocked. It rocked harder than Marky Mark Whalburg in tighty whities. So I thought I'd share with the world some songs on that CD that life made memorable for me...

Beautiful - Joydrop: A song I discovered the summer before leaving to university. A couple friends thought deemed it my personal theme song, much to my surprise.
The Sweater Song - Weezer: There were two Andreas on my floor in rez. One was my tiny Asian friend nicknamed Andreus. The other was Party Andrea, named thus for her copious partying habit. Often times when she wanted to procrastinate and not study, you couldn find her strolling down the hall singing "If you want to destroy my sweater..." Just that line. I'll never forget that girl ;)
I'm Like A Bird - Nelly Furtado: This song was HUGE during first year. Everyone was sick of it. Except me. Hit a chord, I guess. I felt it was my personal theme song, not the Joydrop song (see above).
It Wasn't Me - Shaggy: My friend Julius loves Shaggy. The voice just calls to her. So this song found it's way into my repetoire, despite the fact that I think the song was overplayed.
Independant Woman - Destiny's Child: Charlie's Angels was a movie me and my friends saw and loved. We began incorporating lines from the movie into our lingo. So this song was an obvious hit and an obvious choice for burning.
Canned Heat - Jamiroquai: One night all my friends rented the movie Centerstage. It became a classic among our friends, soundtrack included. This song was always a fav of mine, but burst onto the scene after the movie.
Rasputin - The Bangles: Haha! My friend Janile owns a lot of red items. It wasn't long before we started calling her Comrade. The communist joke wasn't lost on her and when she mentioned she liked this song, legend was made!

Ah, so many memories. Well, to top it off I've got a lovely music meme. Enjoy!

1. Your favorite song with the name of a city in the title or text.
Dancing Nancies by Dave Matthews Band. Strange title, good song. Mentions something about being lost in Paris.

2. A song you've listened to repeatedly when you were depressed at some point in your life.
A lot of heavier stuff like Limp Bizkit, Nine Inch Nails and such. But Full of Grace by Sarah McLachlan stands apart as my quintessential song of depression.

3. Ever bought an entire album just for one song and wound up disliking everything but that song?
Never. Most of the other songs eventually grow on me.

4. A song whose lyrics you thought you knew in the past, but about which you later learned you were incorrect.
Lots, I'm sure. None that I can think of right now. A lot of dance songs do that to me.

5. Your least favorite song on one of your favorite albums of all time.
The song Circles on Sarah McLachlan's album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. From that weird laugh at the beginning to the ending note, that song just irks me.

6. Song you like by someone you find physically unattractive or otherwise repellent.
Lust for Life by Iggy Pop. He needs to put on a shirt sometime. *shudder*

7. Your favorite song that has expletives in it that's not by Liz Phair.
Shit, lots of my favourite songs have swearing in them ;) So I guess I'll pick one with extreme swearing action. Hmm, I'll go with Softer, Softest by Hole. Go Courtney Fucking Love! Wait, Liz Phair? What the hell...?

8. A song that sounds as if it's by someone British but isn't.
The Stokes. They aren't British, are they?

9. A song you like (possibly from your past) that took you forever to finally locate a copy of.
I purged the past from my being. I am a new person now. Lol, but honestly though, the songs from my past suck. Forget about them.

10. A song that reminds you of spring but doesn't mention spring at all.
Lie In Our Graves by Dave Matthews Band comes to mind. Such a happy, carefree song. I imagine sitting in a park as the trees start budding and the sun shines brightly and a warm breeze blows.

11. A song that sounds to you like being happy feels.
Illusion by Benny B. I know it's a hardcore dance song, but to me dance = happiness. That song makes me want to dance, and makes my heart feel like it's gonna explode with glee.

12. Your favorite song from a non-soundtrack compilation album.
Non-soundtrack?? Crap! *checks CD tower* Um, letse. I'd have to say You Don't Know What It's Like by Econoline Crush. (on Big Shiny Tunes 4)

13. A song from your past that would be considered politically incorrect now (and possibly was then).
*shrug* Bombs Over Bagdad by OutKast, heehee.

14. A song sung by an overweight person.
Adnan! Adnan all the way!! Bring on the Tera Chera :)

15. A song you actually like by an artist you otherwise hate.
Reload by Rom Zombie. Rob Zombie scares me. House of 10,000 Corpses my ass...

16. A song by a band (whose members actually play instruments) that features three or more female members.
Naked Eye by Luscious Jackson. Ugh. Bad memories of being hypnotized.

17. One of the earliest songs that you can remember listening to.
Titles elude me for the most part, but these artists/groups sound familiar: ELO, Kenny Rogers, ABBA, Blondie, Micheal Jackson, The Ventures, Barry Manilow, and Phil Collins.

18. A song you've been mocked by friends for liking.
My housemate once laughed at me when she found me listening to Maren Ord. Plus, my non-ghetto friends laugh at my rap tunes and my ghetto friends laugh at my folk tunes. I just can't win!

19. A really good cover version you think no one else has heard.
There was a cover of the Cure's Just Like Heaven and on this CD I had called Absolute 90's with a lot of punk/grunge/rock music. It was a superb cover.

20. A song that has helped cheer you up (or empowered you somehow) after a breakup or otherwise difficult situation.
Hah, so many! 32 Flavours by Ani Difranco and I Love Myself Today by Bif Naked are up there for sure.

21. A song you've listened to while fucking/masturbating.
*sarcasm* Just loud, throbbing dance music. GAH, ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!! Stupid questions I say!

22. A song not in English -- preferably a foreign-language version of an English-language hit.
Hmm, not a single pseudo-English hit. But I've listened to a lot of good Japanese and Hindi music over the years.

23. One song you currently have on heavy rotation:
Come Clean by Hilary Duff. Someone kill me now.

ALL DONE BYE BYE

~ Temptation took over at 11:17 p.m.

Saturday, February 14, 2004 - Low Battery

Oi, am I ever so tired. And the bro is coming home for Reading Week, which will tax my broken body even more with his persuasive energy and enthusiasm. I've been living in my own world lately. I forgot he has a week off. I forgot today was Valentine's Day. I forgot my sister just started a new semester in school.

Sarah McLachlin has the bestest lyrics on zee planet. I am using them ASAP in a grungy layout. If only I didn't feel like sleeping all the time. Where has my creativity gone??

Oh boo, it's snowing outside. Why can't it be summer already?

What the hell is with this Barbie and Ken breaking up thing? Number one: no one really cares. Number two: Mattel's rationale sucks. They say "like so many celebrity couples, the time has come for Barbie and Ken to go their separate ways." As if it's expected for people to go their separate ways eventually. Reminds me of when my classmates started dating around eleven or twelve. I'd always hear the same conversation:

Girl 1 - "You've been going out with him for three months."
Girl 2 - "Omigod, really? I have to break up with him now!"
Girl 1 - "Want me to tell him you're dumping him?"
Girl 2 - "Could you do that for me? I have to find [insert another boy's name]."

Geez, what's the point? Maybe it's just my upbringing, but I think that people/kids/teens/whatever shouldn't date unless there's some ultimately good reason for doing so. Children in grade 4 don't date for longer than 4 months because anything longer is disturbingly long-term. And the last thing a twelve year old wants is to do is commit to something. So just don't bother with the whole deal. Wait till high school, I say.

Okay, it's back to work I go. Stupid compliance testing.

~ Temptation took over at 12:06 p.m.

Thursday, February 12, 2004 - Whatever Happened To Separation of Church and State?

There's so much debate going around these days about same-sex marriages. I have no problem with it. But it seems that various countries are reacting in different ways. Just look at the contrast of the US and Canada. With such progressive measures (or call them liberal, whatever) it still shocks me everytime I read another article saying that one more state wants to issue a ballot on whether voters want to restrict marriage to a union between a man and a woman. The conservative nuts have really come out of the woodwork over the last few days, what with the Janet thing and all. I swear, CNN is evil. Oops, I mean CNN IS EVIL!!! When I get my own place and my own TV, I'm subscribing to the BBC. I'll take objectivity over Wolf Blitzer anyday. Except I'll miss Anderson. Anderson is cool.

~ Temptation took over at 10:43 p.m.

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - Love, devotion, sun, the ocean, colours, emotion

Okay, so there's this meme going around where you spell out your username as an acrostic poem using band/artist names. I'm just going to skip my underscrore and number. And awaaaaaaay we go...

Morcheeba

Jadakiss
Avril Lavigne
Dr. Dre
Eminem

With that done, onto the rest of my post. I was having lunch with two friends on Tuesday and suddenly one girl announces that I would be perfect for one of her guy friends. She proceeds to tell me about all of his wonderful qualities while I just listen apathetically. I said it was okay if she tells him about me, blah blah blah, but told her not to expect anything to happen. I mean, I'm not averse to meeting to people, but (not to sound like a hoity toity biatch) this girl and her friends are really not on the same level as me. This guy totally did not sound like my type. But that's okay, 'cause I'm always up for making new friends.

Um, who's Jason Mraz? And why does everyone turn into a t00b when I ask? Is he hot or something? Does he have a sexy voice? I'm aware of the fact that he's a singer, but that's about it.

I finished reading Life of Pi today. It was... good. I liked the beginning better than the end. It started getting a little weird near the end. And I never realized that the beginning took place in Pondicherry. Mad India props! But yes, pretty good book. My mom wants to read it next, and I don't know how she'll deal with the (surprisingly) graphic stuff. She's so sensitive about stuff like that.

I bought new moisturizer to combat this dry skin the winter is giving me. It's really good. Long live Nivea :) But it's such a rich cream that I have to squeeze the bottle really hard to get it out. No easy feat if your hands a slippery with lotion.

So I started up a paid account at livejournal. But frankly (and people will think I'm crazy) I like pitas better. I'm a HTML freak and LJ doesn't allow me the chance to utilize my abilities. So the blog is called Cubed Wonder but it won't be as active as Forbidden Fruit.

Well, so much for one glorious day off of school. Tomorrow it's back to the grind.

~ Temptation took over at 8:41 p.m.

Monday, February 9, 2004 - DSL = Satan's Technological Pride and Joy

GGGWWWAAAAFUFUFUAABB!!! I'm going n u t s ! Wacked out of my gourd! AND THE INTERNET IS BEING PISSY! AARRROOOOGG! *head explodes in a shower of Skittles* Hot fuck, I just want to take it easy. Life would be so much easier if it wasn't so prone to shooting itself in the foot. I'm quite resentful at the world right now, yet not so. I'm so deep into panic that I've started being slackadaisical (my word). But... *begins rousing motivation* I must perservere! Against all odds I will study till the wee hours of the night, finish my essay, write two letters, and re-upholster my resume. Aim for the stars and you might reach the moon.

In other news I think I used my credit card to buy online goods. Huzzah, feel the might of my purchasing power.

Wow, I feel so uplifted now. *zooms*

~ Temptation took over at 10:56 p.m.

Saturday, February 7, 2004 - Let It Wash Away My Sanity

I noticed something today. I'm more comfortable strolling by myself through downtown Toronto at 10 PM than shopping at Wal-Mart. Something to do with stressed out families. Parents, children, husbands, wives, siblings... it just unnerves me. There's something completely unappealing about watching the typical family unit. Which makes no sense considering I think that my family is the coolest family on the planet. Maybe I just think every other family is inferior to my own. You know, dysfunctional.

I really hate eating sometimes. It's such a annoying process. Food can be so unappealing if you're not in the right mood or you don't have the right food. But I truly believe that I could be happy with nothing but orange juice. Nectar of the gods I tell you!

Grrr, I have a test to study for. Problem is, the material is as dry as the Mongolian desert.

~ Temptation took over at 4:39 p.m.

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 - The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Fucking Bad Day

Dear lord, my neighbour is outside shovelling his driveway. Doesn't he realize how late it is?? Can't this wait until tomorrow morning? It's not supposed to snow tonight anyway.

So, today was a horrbile freaking day. It started off with me having to wake up an hour earlier than regular. Then I was seated next to the most annoying people on the train. Plus, on Tuesdays my classes are all over campus, meaning I had to traverse through slush and dirty puddles. Then there was this whole deal with the campus bookstore ripping my class off, which involved me travelling from the photocopy center back to class multiple times. I suffered with cold, wet feet for much of the day. And now, I have to stay up all night to prepare for a presentation about beryllium that I don't give a flying fuck about.

Oh well, at least I am warm now. Viva le heater.

~ Temptation took over at 11:06 p.m.

Monday, February 2, 2004 - I Want Fingernails That Shine Like Justice

Unghhh. I think blogging is the only thing keeping me sane at this point. Things are getting quite hectic at school. I have so much stuff to do in the next two weeks. Thank god there is a reading week coming up soon. I'm so nervous about the next few days. Aaaaaah!

I want to find one of those sites where you can make a wishlist that people can fulfill via mucho generous purchasing power. I already have a list of things I want: a digicam, a tablet, a scanner, a domain name... w00t for electronic possessions.

What's the deal with this Domo-kun? He looks like a piece of crap with big teeth. But for some reason, I find him oddly endearing.

I have decided to again attempt to grow my nails so that they are long and feminine. Perhaps this time they won't break every time I open a pop can. I have nail strengthener on my side. If only there was time to add a coat of Espirit's Opal Shimmer. *gets nervous again*

And just as a warning, Mancho Wok's fried rice tastes like ass. I swear, it's 84% ash and the other 16% is divided between rice, carrots, and peas. Nasty stuff.

~ Temptation took over at 11:32 p.m.

Sunday, February 1, 2004 - Chalo Saiyya, Tharonki Chaiyya

I finally burned a new CD. But I'm still a little pissed of that a large majority of them are of bad sound quality. It seems to me that it's harder these days to find good mp3s. I had to search for ages before I found a good version of God Is A DJ by Pink. It was so incredibly frustrating; I alsmost gave up. But in the end I perservered and found a good version. Still, many of my songs by Fefe Dobson, Kelly Clarkson, etc. are pretty bad sounding. They're missing a lot of treble.

I archived as well. New month and all. This pitas thing is wacked.

~ Temptation took over at 12:52 p.m.

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