Persistence
3 Things That Do Not Make My Day
- News headlines with lame puns
- Email Spam
- Sleeping through most of my Sunday on a 3-day weekend
Lost my whole domain (mostly pictures and incoherent blog entries) due to a series of dubious coincidences.
It’s a curse. Whenever I get settled into a comfortable routine, if you call posting entries 2-3 times a month a routine, something big comes along to disrupt it permanently. I always have to start over from scratch.
I never used to mind it so much because I like clean slates, but when it happens more and more frequently, discouragement becomes more difficult to fight off. And it’s more tempting to resign myself to “fate” and try something else. In the case of my entries being lost (though archived) and the number of times I’ve lost them, it’s almost safe to say the internet doesn’t want to hear my rambling.
But I’m still here. What does that say about hardheadedness and being blind to hints?
September 6, 2010 Leave a comment
Things I’ve Been Really Into Lately
1. WongFu Productions
Might I suggest my favorites? Aside from the humor, I like their work and how they’ve developed it into something huge enough to be a fulltime deal. It’s inspiring for people who long to turn a fun hobby into something legitimate.
2. Ryohei Yamamoto
When he’s featured in other people’s dancepop songs, I really like it. His own songs, I only like a few, maybe because they’re mostly ballads and that gets kinda boring. I’ve been playing his Best album over and over when I walk to work in the mornings.
3. DespairsRay in August
August 3rd! I haven’t looked forward to seeing anyone live since.. Girugamesh in SF? And that completely failed, so technically the last concert I attended might’ve been TOC. But I’m really, really excited, plus their new album comes out soon.
4. Scents
Perfumes, body sprays, I think you can really call me girly now. Did you know perfumes are classified by topnotes, midnotes, basenotes and the dry-down scent? They’re more complicated than I originally thought. I used to cringe at overpowering artificial scents. If I used a scent at all, I would alternate between Bath and Body Works’ Cucumber Melon and Victoria Secret’s Love Spell. Anything else would make my head hurt.
Last month BBW suckered me in with their yellow duck sale and I ended up buying Midnight Pomegranate (berry) and Moonlight Path (flowery), but with the quality being that of BBW body sprays, the dry down is not as pleasant. I think I might’ve finally found the scent I’ll be admiring for a while though, even if it’s a celebrity perfume. But I don’t have anything against that, because it smells good.
5. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!
I’m into this holiday, I get a day off work and there’s lots of food at home. haha XD
July 4, 2010 Leave a comment
Summons
I get sworn in as a US citizen on the 13th!
I only submitted the application in March. If it only takes four months, it makes me think I should’ve done it earlier like five years ago when I first qualified through my parents. But yeahno. Procrastinating– it’s kind of in my name.
(holy coincidences, batman. It does almost spell my whole name, why did I not notice that before)
But I just don’t feel so happy about it like I should be. Even when becoming a citizen meant that I would have more financial help with college, I always thought it was like betraying my culture. Younger-generation Filipinos are notorious for jumping ship. It’s part of our natural disposition to adapt well and easily with other cultures, but for the price of giving up our own completely. And because I already speak and act like a spoiled American brat, I’m halfway to complete asshattery!
I want to hold on to the last official designation on paper that says I’m Filipino, and I don’t like sharing that title with “-American.” My mom would think this is stupid, and holding out for dual citizenship even stupider. Maybe I’m just being greedy.
Anyway, let’s talk benefits. Citizenship means less residency requirements if I want to live in other countries. I can also travel to some without requesting a visa, consider applying for federal jobs, and marry for green card privileges! lol But it also means- jury duty. 13 days after I become fully qualified to be a juror, I get to do just that. I’d hate to miss out on a full day of pay just to judge people.
And you know, serving on a grand jury is potentially life-threatening. What if I’m unlucky enough to get picked for a high-profile case with ties to the criminal underworld? I’ll have to change my name, move to another state, live a different life, die a mysterious death!
On the flip side of things, I love the States. I like free speech and capitalism and consumerism and churros at Costco for $1.00. It’s the only country I know where you can sit in front of a computer eating ice cream and snickers while bitching about responsibilities to the internet.
July 3, 2010 Leave a comment
It’s a summer post.
Ahh, summer. I’ve started to wake up like I developed a fever overnight. Usually I burrow into the covers for coziness and out of habit, and the freezing cold morning wakes me up, but summer ruins all that. I wake up annoyed.
You know what I do like about summer though, I don’t have to lug around my big coats in addition to the warm sweater I already have on. I love my big fall/winter coats/gloves/scarves very much, don’t get me wrong. But the temperatures call for something lighter (and brighter!) because physical activity like walking to and from bus stops is made even more strenuous by passing heatwaves. egh
So yes, less coats and jeans and scarves, more skirts, spf and gallons of water.
By the way, have I ever shown off my doucheglasses?
Found them at Target just in time for summer. I always see people with huge glasses covering half their faces and think they’re all big douches (especially guys who wear aviators). Now I’m a douche too, though I already knew that. Now I have an accessory to prove it.
What else is new.. ah, to commemorate my first year anniversary of official release from uni, I’m registering for classes at Mt. Sac. : | But it’s C++, how can I resist? What I’ve been trying to learn on my own needs to be reinforced by some good ol’ structured classroom learning. I don’t know how I’m squeezing that into a full-time working schedule though.
Finally, summer always reminds me that I’m another year older when it’s over. I was thinking that this year is the perfect excuse to have the big party that I’ve always wanted but never had (because you know, I was horribly deprived as a spoiled little child, presents from only relatives left and right). Karaoke is definitely part of these currently ambiguous plans, but I don’t know what else. Note that I’m planning for a birthday three whole months ahead, lol. How vain.
June 4, 2010 Leave a comment