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Sunday, May 30, 2004 - This Is Me Acting Like 4 Years Makes A Difference
I remember when I was in high school the whole punk/goth/emo scene hadn't hit yet. There were no girls with pink mohawks, no guys wearing black lipstick. No, it wasn't hip to be an anarchist sort of rebel. Pop was in, Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys and Hanson. Therefore, our replacement for the punk/emo movement were hoes. You know, chicks dressing every part the flagrant sex fiend. And boys being all 'playa' like. Which was really ridiculous because I went to a mostly white-Italian Catholic school. Yeah, now that I think about it, we were mostly Future Preps of Canada. Man, those were good days. It's almost like goth is the new prep.
~ Temptation took over at 08:06 p.m.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - Let Me Serenade You With The Sounds Of The Sea
I'm so very tired tonight, despite taking a 30 minute powernap around 6 PM. I don't know what's wrong with me. *sigh*
I've been having really vivid dreams lately. Really weird vivid dreams. Like about frozen Alaskan rivers, flying tricycles, dying universes, samurai battles and evil magicians. And they're all very lucid as well. I think it's because my body needs the adequate sleep I'm giving it. It's not like I'm so rested or so sleep-deprived that my subconscious doesn't dream. I think I've reached the optimal balance between rest and tiredness. Except I'm so damn tired all the time!! Wah. It's so hard not to fall asleep at my desk when I get to work in the morning. 7 hours is apparently not enough for me, woe.
My sister got an LJ. I'll never be able to escape her. And I have to finish the website for her English project. Oi. This relationship of ours has become very taxing as of late. Yet it's never been better :) Things will be so good once she is done school for the year.
Soon the condo will be done! Soon my brother will be home! Life is good.
~ Temptation took over at 09:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 22, 2004 - Death, It's Everywhere
It's gloomy and threatening to rain outside, but it's not depressing me like it usually does. The trees on the street have begun to grow new leaves and it's so wonderful to see fresh green growth everywhere. This is the only time of the year where I tolerate the rain and overcast skies. Even without the sun in sight there's still beauty in the world. It reminds me of that line in Chantal Kreviazuk's song Before You. "And ever since I met you on a cloudy Monday, I can't believe how much I love the rain". Spring brings the promise of good days to come through the colour green, evoking feelings of richness, vitality and growth. Add that with the blue of summer skies [peace, comfort and optimism] and no one can disregard the simple wonders of the world we live in.
Okay, now that I'm done being odd, on to other things. I saw Darr last night. SRK was completely batshit in that movie. His creepiness was awesome. But I'm pretty glad it turned out the way it did. However, I would have liked it better if it had ended like this: Rahul ends up killing Sunil, stalks Kiran a bit more via telephone, then goes to join her in person and sees she has hung herself in madness, to which Rahul responds by throwing himself out a window. It would have been so tragic and moving. Tragedy doesn't get enough respect. No wonder I liked Dil Se and Devdas. It must be the pessimist in me.
~ Temptation took over at 04:49 p.m.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - Boys and Girls Should Be Together
Wah, my internet is SLOOOOOOW! I don't know why. It's fine on the family computer. But for some reason my download rate has become ridiculously low. It makes me impatient and annoyed.
We got some news yesterday. My dad's step-brother's brother-in-law's daughter is getting married this summer. Despite the seemingly random connection we have quite the bond with this family. They've invited us to the wedding in New York this August. But it just happens to be the day after we're going to West Palm Beach to visit our cousins for their housewarming ceremony. So... we are scheming on how we can go from Toronto to West Palm Beach to New York without skipping too much work/school or wasting too much money. This is going to be SO worth it. I miss my cousins tons and it will be super to see them again. And the wedding will be spectacular, because the family is richer than astronauts. I just can't wait. I just hope my brother decides to skip his MCAT course and come with us.
Ugh, my face feels dirty. I have to go and wash it now.
~ Temptation took over at 04:59 p.m.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - Time Goes By So Slowly
Ganked from my friend on LJ.
1. Copy and paste this: [font color=yourusername][b]yourusername[/b][/font] into your journal.
2. Replace [] with <>
m_jade8
Oooh, it's like a sea green or something. My friend was lime green :)
Otherwise, I have nothing much to say. Work is boring. The wedding was quite fun. I am always tired and aching. I haven't got my goddamn bike yet. I can't wait until my sister is done school and summer truly starts.
~ Temptation took over at 06:12 p.m.
Friday, May 14, 2004 - There Is Magic, Under Blood Red Trees
Aaaah, I've never appreciated Friday this much in a long time! No work for me tomorrow, yay! I have an appointment with the esthecian (sp?) tomorrow for another round of waxing. Plus I have to get my outfits all organized and make myself all purty and such. It'll take two days to make me semi decent again. It refuse to wake up any earlier than I already do, which means I have little time to exfoliate/condition/moisturize/shave/etc. So that's the plan for the next 48 hours. I hope my sari blouse turns out okay. I seems like the tailor made the bust one size too big... O_O
The weather has been so fantastic for the last few days that I know the magic will end soon. Give it a week and the temperature will go back down to, like, 11 degrees or something stupid like that. Such is the life of a Canadian.
Man, making cardboard boxes is inefficient as hell. So much wasted resources. So many variables. So many screwups. I never knew it was so hard to get two pieces of paper to stick together with corn starch.
I'm kinda surprised that Sonia Gandhi won the election. Let's hope she doesn't get assassinated like her husband/mother-in-law/grandfather. I must admit, she looks good in a sari. She probably has servents to dress her up in the morning though. It baffles me how most of the Eastern nations have or had female leaders... yet North America continues propagating the 'old boys club'. Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, they all had female PMs at one point or another. Why can't America or Canada? I wonder how things are in Europe. I know all about Maggie Thatcher, but that's it.
OMG they are playing Darr this weekend on Omni!!!!! This is my first step towards completing SRK's Trilogy of EV0L. We are probably watching Duplicate tonight, the movie we taped last week. We'll have to tape Darr as well, because we will be at the wedding. So exceeeeted! I love da Rukhie :)
~ Temptation took over at 05:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - Hai Re, Aaja Re Aaja
Work has been pretty good. Not as good as at Enbridge, but still nice. The people are friendly, the atmosphere is casual, and the environment is comfortable. But they're a little more unorganized there, and I don't feel as if I have been given enough independant tasks yet. Plus not having the car has been sucky to the max. But my boss is really cool (especially with me cramping his office style) and I am sure things will only get better. I can't wait to get my office set up so that I can be on the computer all day! Bitchin' :)
It was so totally gorgeous today. The perfect weather. It got up to 26 degrees and the humidity was just enough to wrap me in warmth but not smother me. I came home from work and washed the dirty dirty car. That really tired my arms out. Then we went shopping. She bought The Last Samurai DVD and I bought jean capris on sale. Yay. I have too many clothes for my own good.
Okay, ran out of things to say. Off to other things then...
~ Temptation took over at 08:57 p.m.
Monday, May 10, 2004 - Fangorious
Holy crap. I saw Main Hoon Na today. It was pretty good. But the highlight was the delicious Shahrukh Khan, kicking ass and wooing his lady. I so have to see it again.
That's it for now. I sleep now and dream sweet dreams...
~ Temptation took over at 01:24 a.m.
Saturday, May 8, 2004 - My Heart Is A Pigeon Coop
I decided to get my hair cut today. So headed over to a little salon that gave me a really nice cut a year or so ago. It was really busy and this one lady gets me settled. After talking to her for a bit I realize she is quite friendly but a bit batty. So she cuts my hair and it ends up WAY shorter than I wanted it to be... but still pretty nice. I'm still not quite sure what to do with it or how to style it. I'm sure I'll figure out before the wedding.
It's really damn cold outside. And rainy. Bleh. I don't want to go out to get dinner. But I must. *sigh*
Ugh, I was going to say more, but I am tired and drained from defending Kal Ho Na Ho from a friend who thought it was racist and sexist. One moment I play the liberal, the next moment I'm playing the conservative. Doing the first makes me feel dirty and the second makes me feel evil. I can't win. I think I just like playing the devil's advocate. 'Cause I honestly agree with her on most of the arguements she made. I just wanted to show her the other side of things. Because there's always another side. Wrong and right are not like black and white. They're more like... strudel and steak. *snort* That made no sense.
~ Temptation took over at 06:24 p.m.
Friday, May 7, 2004 - I Really Hate Fluffypuff Marshmallows
Aaaah, if I don't see Main Hoon Na soon I'm going to flip out. You can't go anywhere on the internet that's Bolly related without seeing something about Main Hoon Na. Hopefully *crosses fingers* we will be seeing it tonight. If mom feels well enough.
The house is calmer and quieter without my brother here. I got an email from him today. He says the temperature is blazing and the internet cafes are slow ;) And apparently the wad of rupees my mom gave him is coming in handy, because it's been hard to exchange currency thus far. Sounds like he's having the experience of a lifetime.
Speaking of experiences of a lifetime, I got another email from my friend who is braving life in London by herself. Now she is living the good life; has a nice little job, living in a cultural metropolis, clubbing every night with cute guys and girls. She's like the Chinese version of Carrie from Sex And The City! Well, minus the sex :) And here I am, living at home with my parents. Ah well, it's got its upside. Living at home with my parents taking care of most things, hanging with my sister... I almost feel as if I'm regaining some of my innocence back. Except not, because that's just not possible. But it's been quite nice to live the simple life with family. When I'm with my family, life is so much simpler. Complex usually = unhappy for me, as the situation was when I first moved in with my housemates. But as time passed and I became more stable, I was able to change my destructive thinking patterns and view life as less complex. My last year in that house was quite a happy one.
I can't wait to move into the new condo, all on my own. I'm pretty happy that my brother will be moving in before me. That way he's the one who has to go through the whole process of making the place liveable. Then I just usurp him 3 months later :)
~ Temptation took over at 02:07 p.m.
Tuesday, May 4, 2004 - Say My Name, The Sun Shines Through The Rain
I finally figured out how Age of Mythology works! And I figured out which Gods are best to pray to. It's all about Hesphesteus. Him and his Vault of Plenty won me the game. Soon I'll be confident enough with the Greeks to move on to the Egyptians. Playing as the Norse seems tough though. I hate waging battles because I suck at them, and battle is how you gain Favour with the Norse. Booooo! On the plus side, reading about Norse mythology within the game's content section shed some light on events in Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Strange how everything is connected like that. But now the right side of my body hurts from wrangling with a mouse for two days.
I bought these body wash glove-like thingies a few days ago, exfoliation gloves really. And man are they ever harsh on my sensitive skin! But soooooo good too. Like pumice stone, only in flexible, stretchy glove form.
There was a fire a little north of home yesterday. I saw grey smoke billowing across the street just before supper, and it kept going for a good 4 hours. I wonder what caught on fire.
I tried printing a digital photo out with my printer on glossy paper and HOLY CRAP it was so amazing! Even clearer than pictures taken on film!! I think my family has been coverted. My mom wants to buy a digital camera now too! I still want one as well. Oh, this reminds me that I need new lithium batteries for my present 'old school' camera ;)
Only two days until I get my bike. Yay! Can't wait.
~ Temptation took over at 01:56 p.m.
Monday, May 3, 2004 - Tell Me What The Rain Knows
Today, meaning yesterday technically, was a good yet exhausting day. My brother's friends were throwing a surprise going away party for him, so we had to sneak over to his friend's house without him knowing. He didn't have a clue, and was so shocked and suprised. In a good sort of way. After some munchies we left his crew to mingle and have fun. Then two hours later almost all of them came over to our place to watch the Leafs game... which was the most disgusting display of hockey skills ever!!! >_< Things wound down after that and I relaxed by trying to figure out Age of Mythology and eating brownies.
Meh, there's not much more to say. Some explanations just don't translate well into text form. Conversation would be so much more effective in this situation.
~ Temptation took over at 12:04 a.m.
Saturday, May 1, 2004 - Skywriting
New month! And new month = new layout! My newest creation features Hitomi from Escaflowne: A Girl In Gaea. It's quite crisp and bright and fresh. I don't usually make themes with a lot of white in them, but there we go. Lyrics are courtesy of the ever so lovely Sarah McLachlin.
It's been a pretty good day. I went out with my friend Rads and we checked out this new Thai restaurant for lunch. It was really good. But I still prefer Vietnamese food. Then after lunch I came home and went shopping with my sister. I ended up not only buying the shampoo and chapstick I needed, but the LCBO called my name and made me purchase a bottle of Fireball whisky and ready to serve Pina Colada mix O_O I'm going to spend the next week liquored up like nobody's business.
While I was shopping with my sister we stopped by HMV and I saw the first 3 Last Exile episodes are out on DVD! Whoa! I know the show is supposed to be good but I'm not sure if I want to buy the entire 26 episodes right off the bat. Everyone says Fushigi Yuugi is good, but I bought a few episodes and found out it really isn't all that great. So yeah... a little hesitant about the whole matter.
My brother is nearly all packed up and ready to go to India. It's so strange to think he'll be gone only a week after he arrived. I hope he brings me back something cool! :)
~ Temptation took over at 07:21 p.m.