one more thing i’m addicted to

whew, haven’t blogged in ages. seems like the blogging feeling is really gone, unfortunately… or maybe it’s just a feeling that there’s nothing much to write about.

hmmm, let’s see. i got my test for HY3241: religion in the history of china and japan back. i did surprisingly okay for the test, considering that one third of my lecture notes were blank (thanks to my nodding off in class) and that i was up to my neck doing the testimonial thing prior to that. and i also somehow managed to get the closest i’ll ever get to tick-tick (i got a tick plus/tick-tick) for film with the latest project. which was a feat considering that it was a very rushed effort. but then again, it’ll all be for naught if i screw up the essay… which i realise, at 1800 words, is a daunting task. especially when we only have ONE movie to write about. sigh.

the assignments for the US modules are also due around the same time. which means that i have to start on the response essay like… now? but before that, i have to decide on what to write for that damned think piece for HY3241. blah. and if you’re wondering if you’re seeing things because i’m actually starting on stuff early instead of leaving it to the end, i don’t really have a choice because i’ll die over the october-november weekend otherwise.

anyway, i must say that talledaga nights: the ballad of ricky bobby is a surprisingly good movie. very, very funny. i can’t remember any other movie that tickled me as much as this one. the only downside is that we have to write about it. SIGH.

also, i’m hopelessly addicted to the office now. at first i thought it was just okay, but it got better the more i watched. 30 rock is like that too – i didn’t think much of it at first, but the more i watched, the more funny it got. so yes, this time i’ve managed to tear myself away from tvb (only after finishing the drive of life again) – american comedies are the way to go! i kind of can’t wait to finish the office so i can go back to 30 rock. erh, during the holidays, i mean…

and oh yes, albums of the moment: katy perry’s one of the boys and kings of leon’s only by the night. shinedown’s the sound of madness is not bad too, but hasn’t quite grown on me yet. and before you roll your eyes at katy perry (of i kissed a girl fame), her music really is quite listenable. even if the lyrics aren’t that fantastic… haha.

finally, as usual, i’m very tempted to get a wii. and my desktop. and maybe an asus EeePC 1000H. if only i had the funds for everything. sigh, the perils of consumerism…

okay, time to pore over the six books on religion i borrowed so i can come up with something for the think piece. and note to self: never do another religion module. i’ve seriously have had enough of it. i knew the novelty of an-agnostic-doing-a-religious-module would never last that long.

I can’t stop
Don’t care if I lose
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
I’m going down in flames for you
Baby you are the weapon I choose
These wounds are self inflicted
One more thing I’m addicted to

katy perry, self inflicted.

[i'm almost embarrassed to say that i really like this song, because the lyrics sound damn slit-my-wrist-angsty, but somehow i just really like it. the picture in the youtube video is strangely appropriate, somehow.]

hanging by a moment here with you

sometimes, it’s the little things that matter. as dysfunctional as my family is, my parents can sometimes be so nice i can’t help but feel kind of touched. my not having gone home for two (or is it three, already?) weeks appears to have activated an outflow of concern from my parents, because whenever they’re in the area, they buy food for me. they bought lunch for me today, but what totally brought a smile to my face and touched me was when my mum asked if i needed coins, and held up a small plastic bag of 20-cent coins. which was really, really one thing i needed but couldn’t exactly just buy anywhere. i’m not really one to show lots of affection for my parents, but there’s no ignoring it when they do nice things like that for me. and the thing is, my parents can be like ten times nicer than that to my sister sometimes, and her being her, she obviously doesn’t quite appreciate. oh well.

am not doing work now because i’m nursing a bit of a headache… and i think i’d better study for my test on friday first, before i get back to work on the testimonials. 18 left to go, sigh. it’s not actually very hard work (if a bit exasperating), but somehow i just feel especially disinclined to do it. i very much prefer plain proof-reading/editing, because it’s easier and doesn’t quite involve the actual writing and creating of words. and now i feel like i haven’t written essays for so long, i’m afraid that i might just have lost any touch or flair i had for them. yikes.

in other news, lifehouse is coming to singapore but i might not be going because i have no one to go with. truth be told, i’m increasingly feeling tempted to just go alone, because i’m not sure i can reconcile it with myself if i were to miss watching lifehouse live. i mean, it’s lifehouse! my favouritest band of all time (even if i don’t listen to their music all the time) and i’ve been waiting goodness knows how long for them to come. but as it turns out, no one else is really as big of a fan of them as me. even those who are, like amanda, can’t make it because of work. and i can’t ask my brother either because there’s a minimum age limit (because it’s held at st james power station). i think i will decide tomorrow, and hope that there will still be tickets. and maybe, i just need to make more friends (who have the same music tastes). ha.

also, i must say that it was quite startling for me to wake up (late) on tuesday morning, go to my laptop and realise that JBJ was dead, and that the US congress managed to not pass the federal reserve bailout. and then it started raining heavily and i wondered for a while if hell had perhaps started to break loose or something while i was oversleeping. okay la, those weren’t exactly catastrophes but that was just what i felt when i woke up.

okay, time to go study now, until my head hurts to the point that i need to go and sleep the migraine off.