But you guys know this already.
Stayed away, coming back to that meme. Because I can't really stray away from it that long.
Also, kicking myself because the last week of July went by without at least an entry from me. Wrong, that is.

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I'm fixing up my Dreamwidth account. It's been floating there for some years now, but after LJ's hiccuping over the last few weeks, I think it's prudent of me to have an alternate place to post.

Just in case.

What I'm listening to right now. Let me share what I've put on repeat 981273491827 times already ^^


* Time to get back up again and start waaaay back, square one. Walked/jogged for an hour and thirty minutes earlier and my legs hurt like a bitch, but ahah my fault for stopping for nearly a month, tch. It's going to be... hard starting over, but oh well. Even my weight is right back where I started a month ago, haha XD.

* I... better get in 3 posts for Chrome starting next week. My rp mojo is in a rut, maybe my fabulous KHR in poly can help with that ^^ And man, my sins against lanoyee keep on piling .__.

* Why I keep on re-watching Dr. Who, I have no idea, but it keeps me occupied when waiting for downloads to finish and all that. Currently on the "Gridlock" episode, and can I just say that I'm really starting to appreciate Donna Noble (this after watching "Runaway Bride"). Rose Tyler will always have a special place in my heart since she's my first companion, but if I'm going to pick a space-traveling companion, Donna Noble is it! (River Song second).

* I swear I'll start re-watching Ano Hana, Ao no Exorcist and Tiger and Bunny >_<

* Manga-wise: Fairy Tail and HanaKimi (triggered by watching the new HanaKimi live action which... idk, I've yet to download subs for it, but so far I really like the original better :/

It's 1:30 in the morning here. I need to sleep because of work, but I'm still up and scanning a whole lot of songs to stock my new-old ipod classic (80gb) that my sister had bequeathed to me last christmas (since what seems like one-fourth of humanity have also taken to their iphones for that).

So the majority of songs on Suu (yes, that's her name :3) belong to Tori Amos, Tom Waits and Shiina Ringo. I'm looking forward to mienaihoshi's L'arc en Ciel, Luna Sea, Vocaloid and Nico Nico Douga ones. I'll dig up my old music cds once everything's been settled.

And lanoyee just recc'ed Laleh to me, and she sounds awesome ^^



Haven't been able to post anything on the book blog since I was down with fever for the past few days :/ I owe it my book wishlist and general reading plan for 2011 (which... well, no plans yet).

I'm also starting on re-reading all of the Harry Potter books before the final installment of the Deathly Hollows movie opens later this year. Well, re-read 1-4, since I wasn't able to read 5-7, aheh.

heterotopic, your answers are coming up!

Just for now.
Elementary, but it bears repeating.

You can only be yourself. So go ahead and determine who you are and what you like. Not find, determine. Because it is most likely that you already have some ideas on what makes you tick, but you need definitions.

2011 is looking to be a momentous year for you. So go do it!

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It's 3 hours and 30 minutes into the last day of 2010 here. I'm still up (of course), making a new book blog (andshereallyread.wordpress.com) and agonizing over my mother's 5-minute powerpoint presentation (which I haven't even started on yet).

I'm spending New Year's Eve solo at home, which is glorious. My cousin, her husband and their baby daughter will be spending it at their store (the only store who sells booze there, apparently) and the two other cousins (meh) will be spending it at their dad's. I've bought the food (cooking Tomato Basil Shrimp Pasta), the booze (two bottles of Asti Martini with 3 bottles of Vodka Caramel Mudshake left over), and the munchies for a sort of movie marathon.

The sister came home for Christmas and promptly fell ill right after grocery shopping for our Noche Buena. Which prompted me and our house help to rustle up the grub for the feast. For a first-timer at serious kitchen cooking (though the dishes itself weren't that complicated to begin with; turbo broiled chicken, cous cous, lamb chops, waldorf salad, no-bake cheesecake), it was challenging, but worth it. I'm cooking more this 2011. It was unfortunate the sister wasn't able to eat Christmas dinner with us.

The company's Christmas "party" (and I use the term very loosely) was... well, happened. Our department's Christmas party was... well, I'd tell you, but my brain was somewhere else. A bit... literally. And that's all I'll tell you guys haha

And I've submitted my resignation, last work day being January 07, 2011.

It's going to be a very new year. I've a list of resolutions (things that, for the first time, i'm actually confident of getting some done!), things are looking shiny, and I'm optimistic! For once! :3

How are you guys?

27 years old 3 days ago.

This is supposed to be a long entry, but work is finally getting very serious on killing me and the rest of my officemates.

So consider this a placeholder until the end of September 20th. When I emerge from the carnage that is the Vibal Foundation.

Cheers.

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For those who'd like a bit of crossover hijinks with their Labyrinth (of course, it's he of the criminally tight spandex pants Bowie >3) webcomic, check out Girls Next Door. So far it has Phantom of the Opera, Pirates of the Caribbean, Les Miserables, Lord of the Rings, Sweeney Todd, Good Omens, Howls' Moving Castle and Neverwhere in its' roster ^^ A very good read, the art's excellent too.

3 months. I haven't been here for well over 3 months.

Ugh.

Cousin's staying here for the night to work her masteral thesis (due on January 7, she's halfway through with it). Trying to work on one's thesis the night before New Year's Eve and their apartment blessing wasn't working, obviously. So she called the cousin who had nothing to do and a whole lot of space to do nothing in.

I've noticed that our house attracts runaways/stragglers/escapists in one form or another. I've had 2 friends stay here for an extended period of time because they've fled their homes, and several groups of college friends stay here for 3 days instead of 1. Something about the house that makes them... relaxed, or detached from everything.

Hello lovelies.

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The past few months have been... surreal-ly chaotic. With good bits interspersed sparingly. If you've been following my )Twitter and Plurk accounts (go follow now ^^) you'd have some idea of what went down with me. But it's just basically this: Work happened to me, and it kicked my ass. It's been a year and 6 months already, and I'm still adjusting to it.

Let's see what will happen when April comes around. 2 years. Then... we'll see.

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My mother's belated birthday/early christmas present to me was a Canon 450D. I now have no excuse whatsoever to not pursue all the photography challenges I've been eyeing. Expect a lot of photos in future entries.

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So, that's cameras, calligraphy (practice, practice, practice), manga & anime (which I'm getting back into), comics, Tumblr, writing (or earnestly starting on writing anyway)...

What else do I need to do to get my life back on track started again?

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It is 2:05a.m here, December 31, 2009; 2 hours into the final day of this year.

2009 was a bitch of a year. I'm glad to see it ending. Looking forward to 2010 a whole lot ^^

My tarot cards feel lighter.

Granted, I don't take care of my cards, they're the Vertigo tarot cards, and they just stay on top of my table in their dark velvet pouch but other than that they're terribly exposed. It's been at least 2 months since I last used them but I did sleep with the deck under my pillow to get them recharged so to speak

The pack is complete, though. So... Or maybe it's just me. Hmm, Constantine, are you screwing with me?

Also taking this opportunity to ask those who are more knowledgeable for tarot card care tips. Google is helpful, direct comments are way nicer to me >3



...'sup, LJ? It's been ages. I'm 26 years old now. Had my birthday with my sister in Singapore last August 22. Pictures and proper narration (lol) are coming up. I'm just generally bad with keeping my life in check, so I forget.

I owe people comments. Those will come. Eventually. OTL