My Moleskine Grew Mold

That wasn't a tongue twister. MY GOD-FORSAKEN MOLESKINE GOT MOLDS.

I don't even know how it happened! Prolly cause of the horrible weather we've been having? I'm a bit upset because I haven't even used up that notebook. Anyway, it's not much of a loss.

I had a long weekend and I spent it being absolutely unproductive. I played Heroes in Time for 3 days straight and I'm not even done with it yet lol. No book reading, no drawing, no studying Japanese. I really need to step up and be more productive.

And I need to stop telling myself to get my ass out of the bed and just DO IT.

Back to Work

Why am I so fucking socially awkward?

On the phone, after being on hold:
Dude: Sorry for the wait ma'am.
Me: OK.

...I forgot to say, "It's OK." I probably sounded like an idiot.

In other news, my country has been hit by a pretty strong storm and work ended up being called off for two days. This is my second day back at work and I hate it with a fury. I should probably be more grateful that I'm here and all is well with my family, but I hate that I have to go to work when there's nothing really important to do. PLUS, there's always a threat of rain and I don't want to wade through flood waters just to get home!

I spent the two rainy days cleaning my room (wow, something productive), playing Heroes in Time, and finished watching Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Gunslinger Girl. SZS was a load of fun, even though I didn't get what was happening most of the time. I just went with the flow. Kafuka is definitely a favorite!

Gunslinger Girl is super fascinating, and kind of disturbing too. I'm not really happy with these underage girls being "conditioned" to obey their handlers, and blurring the line between obedience and affection (I am side-eyeing you, Giuse and Henrietta!). But they're still super cool with the guns and the bombs (I'm pretty shallow about weaponry). The plot is kind of slow and not really clear in conflict, but I'm watching it for the stories behind the girls.

I'm now on the second episode of the second season, and for the love of God, what the hell happened to the art?! I really loved the art in the first season, especially the girls because they look so doll-like (emphasizing the whole am-I-really-human argument they had going), but now they just look like generic shoujo manga cutie-patootie kids. The soundtrack isn't really amazing, unlike the first season (I've been playing Ti Amo over and over again). I really hope the plot saves everything! It would be a shame cause I'm really liking this series.

Sigh.

Why the effity eff is the weather like this? I don't think I've ever experienced a storm for like, a week. I've only ever experienced a really strong storm for a day, and the rest of the week would be filled with showers. That is absolutely not the case this week. There's practically a storm everyday and I hate it. I wish it would stop so I could make it to work without getting soaked.

Haven't been able to illustrate anything with the tablet 'cause le sister is sick. We've been in and out of the house since Friday evening. I really hope she gets better soon 'cause aside from it being hard on her, it's really hard on my parents (who have been absolutely paranoid). Sigh.

Off to watch Breaking Pointe.

The Journey to Becoming an Intellectual Organism

MEIN GOTT THIS BLOG LAYOUT IS REALLY FRUSTRATING ME!

And another thing: apparently Russians are viewing my blog. I can only imagine why. Is my penchant for vodka seeping through my meaningless rants?

That aside, let me share one of my favorite TED-X talks.

 David Griffin on How Photography Connects Us

I lalalove TED-X talks. The sad thing is I don't get to watch them as much as I wish I should. Perhaps I should make this a weekly thing, say every Sunday or so. Beats staring at space re-reading Faster than a Kiss again.

I've also been meaning to watch more documentaries (as I have said in an earlier entry), however: (1) I don't know of any good documentaries to watch, and (2) I don't know of a good place to watch these documentaries.

I'll try to document my documentary-viewing escapades in this journal, so I can actually be motivated to watch more.

I hate how the last four paragraphs have begun with "I". Back to work now. 

I wonder...

...what the ever-loving fuck you eat for breakfast to make you think that I would like you?

Instead of that arrogance you keep ingesting daily, I really wish I could pour a barrel of concrete down your fucking mouth.

Winterfall

WINTERFALL//Paint Tool Sai

There's no winter where I'm from, but it's freezing like the depths of the arctic!!!

It's been raining almost non-stop since Saturday, and this morning is the first time I've woken up without rain from the window. I like rain when I'm indoors, but going to work is a different story! I hate wading through floods. Who knows what the fuck's been in those waters. I really hope it doesn't rain the rest of the week!

Today, I'm going to try and finish season one of Gundam 00, and hopefully get halfway through season 2, seeing as I don't have much to do anyway. Most people go on series marathons like nothing, but I've never actually watched a long series in one day, haha. I dunno, I don't even like it THAT much. And I'm watching a lot of other shorter shows too. It's really interesting though. I've always liked the Gundam series for its socio-political commentary. I've always wanted to be a Gundam pilot!

Something I also like about the series is that females are prominent in leader-roles, like Ms. Sumeragi, and they're seen as active in combat. But I'm still disappointed with the lack of female Gundam pilots, aside from Soma Peries (though it's just a mobile suit and not a Gundam).  Meh. We'll see how the rest of the series goes (I'm on episode 20).

Gonna make my second cup of coffee now. 

Aestheticism

This is the stupidest fucking blog layout I've ever seen in my entire fucking life.

OK, that's a bit of a stretch. At least I don't have a .gif background, autoplay music, and mismatched colors.

I'm still frustrated though. Anyone who knows me (and knows me WELL) should be aware that I am super particular about layouts and graphics, especially my own. As much as possible, I would not use default themes or avatars in any of my web domains. Or if I do use a default theme, I would subject it to heavy alteration.

I guess its because I just like having an identity of some sort on the Internet.

ANYWAY, I will definitely try to spruce up the layout. Maybe this Saturday, when there's not much to do.