tunes: Tsunami Bomb - El Diablo

Why is it Monday? The fleeting quality of weekends stumps me. The cliches must be true, time flies when you're fucking it up. Aiya, it's back to public transportation again, where is that third generation honda hiding? It's been evading me, that monstrosity of a metal hot dog. It's okay, my feelings aren't hurt. I am immune to their scathing remarks and biting sarcasm. Just because my books aren't as dog-eared doesn't give them the right to kick around little bunnies. I have to complete the evaluation for MIS, read two/three chapters of Story of the Stone, and type up my speech which I didn't get to do b/c

1.) I lost my fucking outline and notes
2.) Fucking Unreal Tournament
3.) I didn't want to type it up because I am one lazy bitch
4.) Unreal Tournament. Fucking.

Since when did I develop anything resembling a social conscience? Good thing cats didn't step on the street while I was doing 60 going south on Broad Street. Braking might not have been an option.

tunes: Mos Def / DJ Krush - Shinjiro

Spent a good part of time this morning playing Unreal Tournament. I was on a killing spree. Until these two pricks ganged up on me and I couldn't escape the rocket launcher and plasma cannon. Fuckers.

tunes: Prodigy - Breathe

It's been a long time, but I actually have new wallpaper up. Only one and it's Brody. I wonder if I'll ever get sick of this layout and/or her. Ah, I don't care. I have other things to do anyway. So yeah, check out the new wallpaper, let me know what you think. ^_~ I'll be searching for computer upgrades so I can play Unreal Tournament.

tunes: Garbage - The Trick Is To Keep Breathing

Navigation's got a new link. Other pictures. I'm so glad I have the digital camcorder back. Lots of the pictures are pretty stupid. I didn't include any family shots from the 2002 xmas party b/c I don't have their permission. I'll be taking more random pictures whenever I'm bored or just feel like procrastinating from my school work (gee, that's something I *rarely* do). Room is complete and utter havoc right now. I stopped cleaning to edit those pictures (mostly just changing the image size in Photoshop and adding text). Word to your mommy.

tunes: Sade - Cherish the Day

Porn groove, baby. Unreal Tournament fragging, set to Prodigy beats. Room is currently undergoing transformation. Dirty > Somewhat Clean. Updates later.....

tunes: Esthero - Heaven Sent

The eradication of all that is vital to maintaining a mental/intellectual erection. That is the day's activity. Use it well. Use it smuttily. Let all social orgasms fester into a pile of expired spooge. The pornification has commenced. Enter the whore brigade. Rock on you stupid dysfunctional excuse for a penile cunt. Scat eaters not allowed.

the aspiring corporate slut's manifesto

tunes:Dashboard Confessional - The Places You Have Come To Fear the Most

Everyone looked so professional and prim and proper today in their business suits. I was greatly amused :) I wish everyday we dressed in business suits. Look so dignified and important. I have status, I'm somebody, I have shrimp chips, I'm missing donuts. The presentations were great, I'm proud of everyone, haha. I read 3-4 chapters, skipped a lot of nonessential information (IMO) such as the garden scene in Story of the Stone and the poems/couplets segments. There were actually some funny scenes in the story, like how Bao Yu needs to reform, such as refrain from eating lipstick. Let's remember that this novel is centuries old. I didn't think they ate lipstick back then. I wonder if it's made from fish scales and odd animal parts, like it is now. Or whatever. The fuck.

My dad got back from the Philippines a few hours ago. It was so pleasant with him gone. All the girls together, just bonding and living our day. Now that he's back, no more driving to school. Damn. I hate taking the fucking subway. Hate public transportation. Well, I have a ton of library books that I need to return, mostly computer-related and advertising stuff for my policy speech.

I hate psychotically obsessing over all this nonessential shit that I'd rather not mention in a public weblog. It's completely distracting and I lose focus. I can spend hours pacing entirely lost in thought. All this random nonsense keeps popping up and I daydream in class, which is a fucked up thing to do, especially when it's a class you can't afford to fail. I'm surprised I haven't gone delirious from lack of sleep. My mission for next week is to get myself together before I break into a tirade about how much everything "sucks" or else just lapse into catatonic schizophrenia.

tunes: Pharcyde - Running

Updates: Added HTML code for tables (really simple) and a JavaScript form tutorial with...TA-DA! COMMENTS! Okay, okay, I know you are happy, you can stop shedding tears of joy ^_^ I also fixed my stylesheets so that the textareas and input boxes are of consistent size. The codes may be better to read now b/c I lowered the size of the font. Made some other updates all around the site. I guess that makes up for the lack of activity on my part.

Damn, I lost my outline for my Speech. Well, the rough draft. Still, I could use it right now...I gotta dig through piles of books and looseleaf and notes and printouts...fuck. I spent a while debugging the new JavaScript code b/c (yes, I am one stupid fuck) I had "_<;;

tunes: Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun

Updates: Quotes page is up, Rape of Nanking section is updated but still under construction, 2 new lyrics page added (Distillers - Young Crazed Peeling, Rolling Stones - Paint it Black), 2 Windows Scripting codes added, 1 C++ Program added.

Blah, it was nice out. That's about it. Economics quiz? No comment. I did get some books from Paley: Windows 2000 Scripting Bible (I should've gotten a book where they have exercises at the end of each chapter!), and Maximum Security: Protecting your Internet Site and Network. I've gone through and read a few pages of the Scripting book, but I still have to finish the text on Viruses and the little Dummies book on DOS commands. That reminds me (I don't know why all of a sudden), I'm supposed to type up my Speech outline. I only have two weeks and I have other projects/extra credit assignments that I need to work on! >_<

tunes: Black Sabbath - NIB

Tired. I got to school about 2+ hours early and read about 100 pages (9 chapters) of Story of the Stone. I went to all my classes (yay!), listened to a discussion on Sears (they are selling off their credit card division due to delinquent accounts, Citigroup, MBNA are among those who seem interested... I think Sears had accumulated 27M/B in debt and are hoping to get 6-7M/B back...according to the Wall Street Journal). In MIS, discussed data dictionary, attributes, entities, etc, etc. Read up to chapter 14 for Story of the Stone, went to Asian Studies class after missing the last 3. So many people to keep track of. Studied w/Sung for an hour or two for Economics 250 (tariffs). Quiz is going to be 10:10AM today. Went straight to work, drove around for about half an hour looking for parking in Old City. Left work for a bit to do some grocery shopping. Oh yeah, before that, went to Chinatown and discussed w/a salesperson about getting a new plan, switch from Cingular to T-Mobile. Tech addict in me emerged and I'm contemplating purchasing a new cell phone, one w/Internet capabilities and digital camera (unsure if I want it built in or as an add-on). Earlier, I also picked up a book on DOS commands and an Ingmar Bergman movie called The Seventh Seal (1957). I need to watch more silent films. I adore those ^_^

tunes: Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

So I've just spent about 2 hours doing programming. Not for school, of course, but for my own personal leisure. My current hobby? Windows Script Host. Can you believe I get a kick out of Windows programming? I'm supposed to be doing school work! Hey, let's cut a deal, I'll give you $5 for a dose of motivation. Let's see where all the cats run off to once they find out I'm willing to give school work a try. Errr, I also realized that after 95% of my C++ programs didn't work that it was because I was using the UNIX compiler which is different from Dev C++ or Visual C++. Soooo, if it turns out that the programs I have in my tuts/codes section are shitting out errors, you might need to hit the UNIX environment. I also haven't tested out the ASP programs, but they should work. I hate running PWS, my computer starts to lag (but that also may be b/c I'm running so many other apps and so many other windows are open). Anyway, I'd like to get a UNIX command list up sometime soon. Other codes I can put up are C/HTML/DHTML/JavaScript. I still have to test the C++ codes before I put them up, just to make sure they compile and execute. Unfortunately, I haven't had time to learn anything beyond beginner PHP so no tuts/codes for those yet. Hmm...SQL, ColdFusion, Visual Basic all seem viable options, but it's going to be tough for VB. I do have sample apps up in my favorite links all the way at the bottom, though. Okay, I have to read a book for Asian Studies. Hahaha, too bad I'm soooo tired!

tunes: Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

Urrr....today was ....dull. I got to Temple pretty early so I read some of Story of the Stone (gee, only 100+ pages to go!). Speech, everyone did great (I feel like I'm the only one who has yet to improve... I hate it!). Economics, I paid attention, no distractions really so I kinda got the gist of what the quiz is going to cover. Thing is, will I get a good grade? Will I retain enough information and be able to form a coherent explanation? Or will I completely fuck it all up again and go try to see my Speech teacher during office hours about my Policy Speech, thus leaving it all up to my Final Exam to be 100% of my grade? (Assuming, of course, that I do well). Gee, that one was pretty fucking hard, wasn't it? Gah! I want to do well this semester, but it's not happening. Like always, it's a complete bust. I should've taken some of those electives over the summer b/c I don't seem to be doing well in them (well, grade-wise, Speech isn't so bad..but my mental state whenever I go there is just @_@ ). I have to go to work in a few hours, training stuff. I hope to do more school work (shyeah...) or maybe put up more codes/tutorials. Speaking of which, I really didn't comment, but if you have programming experience, I'm sure you get it anyway. It isn't really difficult stuff, but I sometimes like to be 100%. I know if I was looking at a tutorial, I'd want more information, like variables and syntax and such. Excelsior motherfucker.

tunes: DJ Shadow - ...Meets His Maker (The Private Press)

Okay, I added more codes, ASP and JavaScript. Really simple, beginner stuff. Anyway, I'll put up HTML/DHTML stuff later, as well as some helpful computer tips/shortcuts and maybe some command lists (ie, UNIX). Not in the mood. Plus, I really need to do my school work already! Argh, procrastination..... Oh yeah, I should also do a page on virii, trojans, worms, spam, spyware, etc. Haha, those are all totally unrelated to school! I don't feel like reading 100 pages of Story of the Stone. :P

tunes: Massive Attack - Future Proof

Didn't go to school today. Brought CJ to school, then walked PAngel to school. Went to sleep for a few hours, did a little cleaning, vacuuming, then spent a few hours studying Unix commands and shell scripts. I uploaded a few simple programs that I found I still had and work. Some of my bigger programs were POS, unfortunately. I'll try to add some JavaScript and HTML/DHTML codes / tutorials later. Gotta eat and do some actual school work.

tunes: Massive Attack - Angel

I think I give up on ColdFusion for the time being. I think Visual Basic Script and Windows Script is more fun. This site bores me to death, I might add some tutorials for various programming languages and/or codes. Mostly beginner stuff that I already did, just so I have all my programs compiled together somewhere. Now that I think about it, database could be helpful here.

Ah, well. Back to the Oscars.

tunes: Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Ice Cream Man

I just downloaded the Evanesence video and the song, it fucking reeks. You people have the lamest taste in music ever (j/k). Seriously, it sucks and it tries to blend a mellow sound with hard rock. Don't fuck up two different genres already. I recommend listening to Audioslave. Unless Evanesence comes out with a really decent song, I say fuck their damn song.

I have to clean my room b/c it's a big fucking mess. Seriously. It's so damn bad. I can't even explain it. I updated my reminders list and it looks like I have a shitload of work to do for April so I better get working.

tunes: Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Monkberry Moon Delight

Went to work yesterday, then hit the Gallery to buy a sweater b/c it was a lot colder than I expected. I found parking pretty easily, parked right on Walnut Street except that I fed the meter about 3 dollars or so worth of quarters. Might as well have parked in the garage. Anyway, I stayed for training then went home. Didn't feel like doing any programming or anything so I just downloaded a bunch of music and video files. Mostly, Screamin' Jay Hawkins (50's rock, voodoo jive), Creedence Clearwater Revival (Rock), Rolling Stones videos (60s), the new Sean Paul (Get Busy), New Kids on the Block music videos (late 80s, early 90s?), Vanilla Ice video (Ice Ice Baby!), Sweet Sensation (80's), the new Audioslave video (Like A Stone, I love this song!), No Doubt videos, Jello Biafra spoken word files (I actually fell asleep during one of his speeches, not that he was boring, just tired).

I am so addicted to Screamin' Jay Hawkins. He rocks, he's fucking awesome. I also downloaded a bunch of breakdancing files and some DJ Battles as well as DJ QBert. How come no DJ Shadow aside from music videos where (w/the exception of Midnight in a Perfect World) he doesn't even make an appearance? I also tried looking for some Clash videos, but didn't much. Just the most popular ones.

tunes: Korn - Dead Bodies Everywhere

I fell asleep watching Menace II Society while doing the laundry and my Policy Speech work. Currently I'm watching the darkest, bloodiest AMV ever, just b/c it's something to watch early in the morning. Well, not that early, but you know...blood and gore. I'm trying to relieve stress, although a lot of the bad stuff is done and over with. I don't really have much to say, maybe I'll make some wallpapers or something.

tunes: Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun

Today was the Dakota Presentation. We went first. That's all I'd like to recall of the class. x.x I worked on my policy speech for a bit, but I've got to make sure that it's approved before I become a maniac and start compiling all this information that I'm going to have to trash anyway. I'll be back.

tunes: Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas

Tomorrow is the presentation. I can't wait until this week is finished. I have to buy Story of the Stone for my Asian Studies class because I'm already behind. I had to miss class last time b/c I lost track of time during the BA meeting. Damn. Not looking good at all. Just took a shower, gotta eat, probably look over the slides one more time before I turn in. So much stuff to do, not enough time to do it. I wish we only needed 3 hours of sleep, but I'm getting serious bags under my eyes. I think maybe I'll drive to school tomorrow instead of hiking to the subway wearing a business suit.

I can't wait to get that car already. I don't know if my cousin bought it yet, but I really want to start driving again. Plus, Honda's come with all kinds of body kits. I got the Tweeter issue in the mail a few days ago, and there is this sick Mazda Rx7 (or something) owned by this Asian guy in Florida. When I say sick, I mean fucking SICK. It's beautiful. I honestly could give a rat's fat ass for modded cars or whatever, I'm more interested in the toys.

Yeah, get back to work already :P

tunes: Johnny Mathis - Wonderful! Wonderful!

Son of a fucker, my blog title finally changed! Yeah. I wore black today, wore black yesterday, and will wear black tomorrow. I actually have a presentation with my group for the Dakota Pasta Growers Project. I hope it goes well *crosses fingers*

updates: pictures, will update mp3s

tunes: Dashboard Confessional - This Bitter Pill

Haha, the weather was horrible. I hate rain. Anyway, today was the day of my speech and I got there early again (as usual) so I sat in Tuttleman rehearsing my speech to myself. Professor arrived a few minutes late (as usual) and I went w/her to get the camera. I really think that since I always do the camera (hey, I've bonded w/it, haha), I should be able to go up and get it myself, but then I'd be stuck outside waiting w/this heavy camera (and maybe the tripod). Anyway, some genius thought it was best to leave the part where you place the camera on the tripod actually ON the tripod. Meaning, it was stuck and you have to screw the camera in. What a pain in the ass. I went second after Walt (we make it our duty to always go on the first day). I thought I was behaving erratically, I was soooo nervous! I hate it, I totally bombed it again!

I had my "card of encouragement" with me. As I went up to the front to prepare for my speech, I wasn't paying attention and I had it facing the audience. I didn't really notice anything until I saw the person doing the time tilt her head. I thought she was looking at my sleeves or something and then I followed her eyes and I'm thinking "Oh Shit!" I think I didn't notice the other snickering from the right side (from my perspective) b/c I was trying to calm myself down. So anyway, I say "Oops, you weren't supposed to see that...did anyone see that?" I hear a few "yes" and one "I didn't see it" so I'm thinking..... oops.

I tried to stay in front of the podium, but I couldn't b/c everyone kept snickering over my notecard, so I retreated behind the podium again. I don't want to think about it all over again, but yeah, I did fuck it up. Again. Well, at least everyone seemed amused by it. Plus, I didn't rely as much on the notecards as I had previously.

My other speech, I had this thing where I would randomly touch my nose. So comment time after my speech, someone mentions it. She says "she didn't touch her face as much as last time" and I'm like "OH GOD! YOU REMEMBER THAT?" She even knew how many times I touched my face (3). That was interesting. And embarassing. I just laughed it off, but inside, I'm pissed at myself (not as much as last time). I managed to do 6:30, so at least I met the limit. I didn't see the 2 minute mark card so I kinda freaked out.

Professor also said I needed to be more louder, to project. It's funny b/c I was working on that last night and my mom was telling me to be quiet. Haha. She also told me of a few things she did "like". Oh well, I just hope I get a good grade. I worked my ass off for this one speech. I hope to get a head start on Policy speech so I can work on assignments for my other classes.

I don't know why I bother going to Economics sometimes. After Speech, I'm usually distracted, completely in a different world.

Oh and about the whole notecard story, you have to go look at my pictures to understand why everyone found it so "amusing". I'll also try to update a few pages if I can.

tunes: Audioslave - Like A Stone

Just thought I'd stop from fucking with my speech to blog b/c I was my own 666th hit. It's a momentous occasion. I am tired, I don't want to do my speech, I want to cut, but fuck, I want to get it over with! I'm amending it again b/c I don't focus enough on the violent aspect of my topic. Gah, I don't want to stay up late into the early morning again.

tunes: Le Tigre - Get Off the Internet

Yay, it's 3AM! I'm working on my speech outline again, I really need to get my actual speech in order. What am I going to talk about? How can I keep everyone awake and interested (especially @ 8:40 in the morning)? I can't wait until this week is over. After the speech Thursday, I have a presentation Friday. I'll be doing the industry section, where I'll be discussing trends in the market and some sociocultural and economic forces within the external environment. I don't want to let my team down, especially since I view myself as a weak link within the group. Anyway, let me finish my conclusion then I have to work on transitions (I hate transitions, I was never good at this) and internal summaries. I am dreading Asian Studies tomorrow. At least we go back to Chinese literature, which I think I enjoy more. I wish I could just cut so I could work on my speech. I can't take this anxiety anymore. It's only 6-7 minutes, too, but the thing is, I don't want to blow this! After my last speech, I realized how hard I had worked on it, then actual speech day, I blow presenting it. Ugh, I'm getting dizzy.....

tunes: Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Boy, did I ever regret mentioning anything about being a voyeuristic whore. I guess I never thought I'd run into creeps ever again. Not since I had AOL. I learned my lesson and I have to remember to be wary of seemingly sketchy people. Get a fucking life already. Haha, and I thought I was fucking pathetic.

tunes: Massive Attack - Protection

Just got home from work. I had slept for about an hour before I left and I woke up feeling so horrible. I only got about 2 hours of sleep before b/c I was working on my outline. Anyway, turnout was low, but that was okay with me. At least I know that they will always need someone to ticket, haha. All I ate today were 2 bagels and a chocolate chip bar. How bad is that? I gotta eat now or else I'll die, haha. Also, work on ratios for BA quiz tomorrow, buy the book and read the first 3 chapters before Asian Studies class, and finish fixing up my outline and continue rehearsing (which I hope to do all day long tomorrow, if given the time). I love my life :T

tunes: Massive Attack - Butterfly Caught

updates: added more webcam pics, another mp3 uploaded, obsessions edited

tunes: transplants - diamonds and guns

Okay, my proposition statement didn't get rejected. Damn fucking straight :) I got a C on my Economics quiz. Fuck. Mostly because I didn't elaborate on a few points. Some people must have gotten high scores b/c I think the grading scale was heavily skewed. Oh well. At least it isn't a D. I haven't eaten yet, just had a bottle of Ramune (which reminds me I need to stock up!). I was too absorbed in my speech and outline, I actually made connections during Economics that I want to follow into my policy speech. I also went to Annenberg today (I like it there, the staircases may be cramped, but at least it isn't as sterile as Tuttleman) and the person in the resource center helped me out with searching through Temple's databases. I know I could've done it myself, but I saved a shitload of time by letting someone show me the exact steps. I saved a few textfiles on desensitization and jetted.

Speaking of desensitization, I actually have to agree with those who believe that violent video games desensitize you and may even cause you to crave it. "Yes! Mass destruction! I am Death Incarnate!" (haha, remember Wolfenstein 3D?). After reading about how addicting MMORPGs were, and seeing how I gave up video games for Lent (I amended it so that it was strictly consoles that I was avoiding), I'm very curious and I would like to start playing one. I am very susceptible to addiction, I already have enough, I could do without another. I really miss Bust-A-Move. That was an addicting puzzle game. I love it more than Tetris.

I shoud start finishing and editing my outline b/c I still have to rehearse (and that's going to take forever, if the last speech was any indication, I had to trim down my speech so many times b/c I kept going over the time limit). Now that the webcam is up and my dad has the camcorder, I can record my speech. Anyone up for reviewing/commenting? Would be appreciated. Haha.

Gotta work later. Starving right now.

tunes: The Distillers - Distilla Truant

I'm currently in the process of completing the exit interview for my loans, but my reason for blogging is that my cousin calls and says that he might be able to get a used car for $300 (which means it's currently POS). He fixes cars and his garage might also do performance so I trust that he'll be able to get this car up and running. I'm excited, but I'm wary of what my dad would think. He's not here b/c he's in the Philippines and he's very opinionated, especially when it comes to cars. He wouldn't want me to get a car that old (it's a 1988 Honda Prelude).

I also finished recording a new minidisc, the majority being Distillers tracks with a smattering of rock/metal. I'm looking to invest in an iPod (I've heard of them a long time ago, but considered it out of reach b/c of it's price). I'm tired of the recording procedure. I have 3 minidisc player/recorders! That's about $600-$700 total purchasing them. I could stick about 1000 mp3s on a 5GB iPod.

Feh, let me get back to typing out my outline.

tunes: Daughter Darling - Broken Bridge

Odd how I am unable to change the name of my blog. I can't wait until I have time to work on moveabletype. Rrrrr, I'm hungry...

tunes: Lars Frederikson and the Bastards - Dead American

updates: uploaded mp3s, find them in the "site extras" section.
Remember to delete the files after you listen to them.

tunes: Portishead - Roads

Here's the problem: Okay, I'm learning from my courses, I'm sure of that. I know a lot more than I had prior to enrolling in these courses. I'm learning. My grades DO NOT REFLECT THAT. Although I was late leaving the house, there appeared to be no MIS, so I grabbed some pizza and a beverage and waited out my meeting with my BA group. That was fine, except that it cut into time I could've used to study for my midterm. Ah, the midterm. The midterm I almost forgot about until last night. Personally, I think I fucking bombed it, if not barely passed. Judging from my score on my paper (a C-), I know that this class is not an easy A and I am grateful, completely and sincerely grateful, that I did not pursue any arts class as a minor. I'd rather analyze the pasta production industry than write a paper (and have Microsoft Word inform me that my vocabulary is that of a 10th grade level, and I'm a college senior, it's very depressing). I'm going to update the site then finish fixing up my Speech outline. This could be the only class this semester I have a shot at actually passing with a decent grade.

tunes: Massive Attack - Mezzanine

languid - moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way. I know what this word means, but I didn't know it was related to being "attractive". I think this will interest CJ since I'm always displaying attractive poses for her. I know she loves it. She needs it. It's like the drug that keeps you coming back for me. Kind of like ice cream. I should be getting ready for school.. but the whole purpose of this post? See that italicized line. Me to a T. Have an extremely awesome fucking day. :)

World of Trip Hop - Portishead, Tricky, Massive Attack and more // Gah! Why didn't I find this site before? It's got tons of recommendations for trip-hop music (which I always referred to as electronica, I'm sure everyone thought I was one of those god-awful ravers). I'll be hitting South Street Tuesday CD shopping:

Sing Sing Death House - Distillers
Mezzanine - Massive Attack
100th Window - Massive Attack
Nearly God - Tricky
Maxinquaye - Tricky
Pre-millennium Tension - Tricky
Kakusei - DJ Krush
The Message at the Depth - DJ Krush
Out From Out Where and/or Supermodified - Amon Tobin
Portishead - Portishead

Hopefully, but doubtful, I wanna pick up Boa, not the bouncy J-pop band. :P

movabletype.org

tunes: Portishead: Give Me A Reason

Ah, after reading the features, it appears that I can import entries from other publishing services similar to blogger. I'll be downloading moveabletype since greymatter is banned from cyberpixels. Ooooweee, I am excited :)

I just have to post my blogger code: B1 d t k+ s++ u-- f+ i o++ x-- e+ l+ c+

Okay, I've been thinking about using moveable type instead, but what about all my wonderful blogs? They aren't worth losing yet! Haha. Er, I don't know yet. Maybe I'll download the software, set up a dummy page and try it out. If I like it, I'll stick with it, for now, I'll just finish my work and blogger it is.

tunes: Massive Attack: Dissolved Girl

Talking about the highly unorthodox, I've actually done research and it turns out there is a shitload of articles on video game addiction. My favorite is the highly biased and seemingly fanatical Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence. Unfortunately, most of the links to articles were down, so that turned out to be a shit-outta-luck situation. Nevertheless, I managed to squander the meager amount of printer ink I had and produced copies of about 8 or so different articles relating to my topic. Ooooh, productive, no? Haha, small potatoes. Let me continue doing my "work", blogging is extremely counterproductive.

tunes: The Distillers: Sing Sing Death House

updates: Added more pictures I found lying around, made a few wallpapers (Brody Armstrong, of course).

Fucking transitory. I can't believe it's already 4PM. Children of Dune will be on around, 9PM? I've been anticipating this miniseries, the Sci-Fi Channel constantly airs previews. It's practically embedded in my brain.

If anything, I'd built a machine that bypasses specific days / weeks / months that one really could do without. Or I could transmigrate. I'm only saying that b/c my speech is this week and every time it passes through my mind, I get that sinister feeling of dread that starts from my throat (or that could just be mucus accumulating) and travels down to the pit of my stomach (which I could be mistaking for indigestion, ahhhh, what's wrong with me today?).

Let's pretend Brody is someone I look up to (as opposed to just simply lusting after her). What would she do in my situation? Completely stressed and lackadaisical ... loafing about as if my future was not at stake. Hmmm... what would Brody Armstrong do? Grab some gel and a blow dryer and work on spiking her hair (note: as if I know the first thing about spiking hair, I just read this from the band site)? Don a Transplants shirt? Wait, I don't think any of that will help at all. Is this a no-win situation? Of course, I -could- just stop fucking around like an asshole on the Internet and get some work done.

Bah, but I am so fucking LAZY.

tunes: Audioslave - Like A Stone

Did some maintenance here and there, updated fanlistings, webcam pictures, worked on the asian cinema list (trying to alphabetize it, how horribly tedious). Ugh, I need to get a digital camera. Webcams are fun, but they're still horrible. I'm not going to try to despeckle any of the pictures I take. You have to -know- it's from a webcam. I also took off the popup code for the pictures. You don't need closeups of those stupid pictures. If you do want a larger image, you know how to get them. I'll be adding The Distillers pictures sometime later when I get the page created. I have over 1000 pictures to filter through so it's going to be work for me. Blah :P

tunes: Chrono Cross OST - They Who Are Gone

Work is coming along grand. So far, I have one line typed out: my name. Yes, it's THAT good. I'm tremendously exhilarated over this progress. A great weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I have been liberated. What should I do today to celebrate this marvelous event? Perhaps seeking wisdom from the local hobos on Broad Street (if any, these days, they all seem to move to more swankier hotspots... like Old City). An old favorite of mine, flipping the bird to the folks at the Snyder retirement home who plant themselves outside (despite record highs and lows) and peculiarly stare at everyone as they walk by. Sometimes, if I'm in the mood for the utmost of avant-garde, I strike the Elvis pose and moonwalk like Michael Jackson when he was still black. Or how about the wonderful Broad Street Orange Line? Ever see the Express sidling along and stare at the folks while they return the same blank stare at you? It's more fun to grab a big black marker and make a note, stick it on the window as reading material. Honestly, I've never done that, but I have waved a few times. Say hello to a stranger, whydoncha?

posting dots, the most underappreciated of all pronunciation marks.....................

I saved this from an earlier blog b/c blogger was having a bitch of a time loading....

tunes: The Distillers - The Young Crazed and Peeling

It's difficult to blog when Blogger won't let you. What a rather uneventful day Saturday turned out to be. The entire day, my mantra was "I'm going to work on my speech....I'm going to work on my speech", so guess what I didn't do? You should be excited to know there is a new link in my navigation menu. I was in the basement and bored out of my mind. On a whim, I grab the webcam. I know everyone is thrilled on my end, us being the voyeuristic whores of our time. So, webcam pics are shitty at best, undoctered, and sans makeup, taken at various times, and I'll probably be taking some every day. Consider myself innocuous to your hateful remarks. We're not all beauties.

Another newbie to the site is the "current rotation" list where I list the bands I've been listening to like my life solely relied on it's existence. There are links to each and every artist in case you are curious and impressed that my taste in music greatly exceeds that of yours (j/k). Tops right now are The Distillers. I honestly haven't felt this way about a punk band since the Dead Kennedys. It's Brody. She does it for me.

Digital cable is awesome. I've had it for a year but I never explored it until CJ begins browsing through the various music channels. Right now it's on Classical. Electronica is a disappointment considering that the majority of tunes appear to be on the "rave" slant when I was expecting more of a downbeat (see Portishead, Massive Attack) selection.

Right now, think of something immensely unorthodox that I could be doing. I've been agonizing over school work for the past week and now that my break is relatively over, I doubt I actually relaxed at all. Imagine me displaying bouts of erratic behavior and obsessive compulsive actions. Insanity, I tells ya. I'm changing the name of this blog to elevate my spirit, and to give homage to my girl ^_^

Fuckers, I just realized I misspelled her name, I believe the correct spelling is actually "Brody" which I do know, but I must have been concentrating too much on my Quiggle. That's okay, I'll just edit the PSD and transfer via FTP. I just don't feel like waiting for Photoshop to load up. So, don't tell me what a fuckup I am, I already know.

Woooo, wallowing in self-deprecation.

Fuck it. I'll fix it now. It's pissing me off.

I changed the name of my blog. Poor, innocent Livers, the victim of my inane rants and subject of unwarranted hatred. For those who don't know (actually, I think only one person knows who Livers actually is), Livers is not a living being. Livers is most likely no one you know and will most likely never meet. Livers might or might not be a whore, but has been known to hump on a certain individual's shoulder. So the whore-ness might be a complete exaggeration on my part. Just natural behavior for someone/thing of his/her kind.

Anyway, I took my shower and realized that I had spent a ridiculous amount of time typing in my blog when I should be typing up my work. I've come to the realization (duh, duh) that my reluctance to do work is largely due to my submission to self-indulgence. Or rather (and this would've been subject matter for my term topic), the fact that I've become dependent upon the Internet and it's immersive world, similar to a video game environment, like a 4-disc RPG. Many internet geeks like myself will tell you that time flies when you sit at a computer. There's so much to explore. Maybe one day I ought to snatch the cable modem from it's post and toss it under my bed to prevent me from wandering aimlessly throughout a variety of other personal websites where the majority of the content is 99% worthless drivel (ah, similar to what I'm currently doing at the moment, what a coinky-dink).

Can you believe I'm actually expressing thought into this blog? It's usually just "today I saw a cat and it was cold outside". I am reinforcing my theory that I'd rather waste my time than do actual school work. It's like trying to make sense of the senseless, or what some people might call "art". What I'm doing isn't considered art (of course), but typing typing typing whatever delusional shit just happens to crap into my shrunken brain. I can sit here and bleed, staring blankly at a CRT monitor, wishing that right now, all I want to do is hop on a Vespa and write haikus about fat little yellow guys who just don't know.

I'll be back. Eventually.

Okay, I'm going to jot down a few unimportant garbage and rantings then I'll go take a shower. Tomorrow, I hope to FINALLY go grocery shopping with my little sister. I hope that the van can make it! My dad was saying something about it stalling and I'm like....I don't think I want to drive it anywhere. Hey, we need food, something to fill our empty stomachs. Me, I can go for hours without eating. That reminds me, we are supposed to be fasting for Lent and cut down on the meat. I -always- forget about that. I did do some work for my Speech class, but not enough, mostly scribblings b/c I'm not really motivated to do this work right now. I also have to work on my slides for Business Administration. So that's how my Spring Break went, more or less. I didn't commit to anything that I had intended prior to the break, but I -attempted- to study a variety of non-school related subjects. I did more studying on Economic theory (mostly factor endowment and Ricardian, stuff that we already learned from Chapter 4). Hey, my final might turn out to be 100% of my grade and I hope to ace it. Wishful thinking? Let's hope not. Anyway, somewhat related to Speech, True Life on MTV did their "I'm a gamer" special. I only focused on the FedEx bums and their incredible rig (I wish I could take a picture of my "rig", it's crude and everything is hooked up to the VCR with the exception of the Playstation 2 which is connected directly to the TV via S-Video). I also enjoyed the Unreal Tournament Championship segment. Hey, if I could make a living out of game-playing, I would. Anyway, watching those blazing fast computers process those hi-res graphics gave me the chills. The kind that compels you to search for the lastest in video cards (I think the best so far was the one I mentioned in my last post, the Radeon 9700). My computer is not built to handle graphics-intensive games such as Unreal, etc (actually, it's a Compaq, it's generally a piece of shit), but there are enough slots for me to upgrade with. I even mentioned a long time ago how I wanted to get into video editing which is why I purchased the 80GB hard drive, but I haven't even started yet. At least it's good to hold movies, but with a USB 1.0 port, the transfer rates tend to lag... and lag would be a severe understatement considering the whole system seems to struggle. Well, if the file is about 700MB, I really shouldn't be surprised. Still, it reminds me that I need to purchase a USB 2.0 hub, although I honestly don't feel like purchasing any electronics right now (I had been at Overstock.com and trying to convince myself that I do NOT need that 15-inch LCD flat panel monitor). I'm still searching for digital cameras, 3 megapixels or more. I've been looking into a little Pentax or Minolta, but of course, I can't afford it.

I honestly just want to sit here and play with Photoshop, but I can't because this is my last semester at Temple and I have a busy week ahead of me. It turns out it's going to be cold the day of my speech and presentation. How unfortunate. I really didn't want to show up for my presentation wearing a business suit when it's 40 degrees and chilly. Maybe I could drive, but I remember my dad forbidding the thought. I haven't even been looking for a job. That's taken a backseat for now while I focus on the present. Ha, I'm actually doing a poor job focusing on the present and the future. The way the economy is right now, I don't even know if I can get a job. Wish I wasn't so selective. I wish I hadn't passed on the Micropath job, although that was for a limited time. I could try to get certified and increase my chances of finding a job.

Okay, enough blathering for now...time to take a shower....gah, it's so cold in this house.....I'll leave the Massive Attack/Portishead playlist on....just because I can't figure out why the external drive keeps shutting off despite the fact that power management is shut off.

I've been considering purchasing a video card with TV-OUT so I can watch movies on the TV screen rather than on my computer monitor. Then I look at the prices of the high end video cards like the Radeon 9700 and I find myself thinking that maybe I could sacrifice more of my credit and get a barebone instead. I already have a computer that I'm working on (needs processor, but I haven't installed it yet), but it's ancient and it's only going to be used for word processing. I want to build my own machine, but it's not going to fit into my budget. Well, for now, I'll just look for that TV OUT video card, an optical mouse, and maybe a wireless keyboard.

I'm thinking of adding pictures to some pages, just to give it color. I still have school work to do so I might not get to it until the weekend.

DEAD KENNEDYS LYRICS - Bleed For Me

You've been hanging 'round
With an enemy of the state
Come with me to the building
That no-one stops to watch

[Chorus]
C'mon bleed
C'mon bleed
C'mon bleed
Bleed for me

We'll strap you to a pipe
Electrodes on your balls
C'mon scream
C'mon writhe
Face down in a pool of piss

[Chorus]

In the name of world peace
In the name of world profits
America pumps up our secret police
America wants fuel
To get it, it needs puppets
So what's ten million dead?
If it's keeping out the Russians

We're well trained by the CIA
With Yankee tax money in Ft. Bragg
The Peace Corps builds US labor camps
When they think they're building schools

Ha Ha

When cowboy Ronnie comes to town
Forks out his tongue at human rights
Sit down, enjoy our ethnic meal
Dine on some charbroiled nuns
Try a medal on
Smile at the mirror as the cameras click
and make big business happy-

Anytime
Anywhere
Maybe you'll just disappear

[Chorus]

Closer Lyrics by Nine Inch Nails

you let me violate you,
you let me desecrate you
you let me penetrate you,
you let me complicate you

help me I broke apart my insides,
help me i've got no soul to sell
help me the only thing that works for me,
help me get away from myself

I want to fuck you like an animal
I want to feel you from the inside
I want to fuck you like an animal

my whole existence is flawed
you get me closer to god

you can have my isolation,
you can have the hate that it brings
you can have my absence of faith,
you can have my everything

help me tear down my reason,
help me its' your sex I can smell
help me you make me perfect,
help me become somebody else

I want to fuck you like an animal
I want to feel you from the inside
I want to fuck you like an animal

my whole existence is flawed
you get me closer to god

through every forest, above the trees
within my stomach, scraped off my knees
I drink the honey inside your hive
you are the reason I stay alive

I joined two more fanlistings, Benicio del Toro and Colin Farrell. I'm just watching Excel Saga now and surfing through different listings.

Went to Tuttleman today to meet with my group for our presentation next Friday. Nobody was there on time, so I grabbed a bagel and some iced tea for breakfast. Meeting lasted for about an hour, then I went to do research for an hour or two for my speech. I just did a database search and downloaded and printed a few articles.

I think I'll try to work on my powerpoint slides tomorrow....the exciting world of pasta production and durum wheat milling. I feel like I'm not getting a lot done. Last week, I kept saying to myself, "okay, spring break I'll catch up on all my classes, do work and try to stay ahead and/or on track". So far (as I expected), it hasn't been happening. I think that by doing other things (like working on my site, working out, cleaning), I'm believing that by keeping busy with other things, I don't have time to do school work. It's kind of true, too. I guess. I think maybe I'll skim Economics for now b/c we might have to skip a few sections and I'd have just wasted my time. I have a midterm for Asian Studies so maybe I'll review some of my notes. I'm not sure what it's going to be on, though. Tale of Genji/Heike? Speech is just my PoF which I'm trying to do over Spring Break b/c it's freaking me out. I haven't really thought about MIS. BA, working on presentation. So basically, Speech and BA are what I'm -trying- to focus on.

I got a bunch of AJ mags in the mail. Hehe ^.^

Updates, I finally put up the old layout screenshots and added a new link, "reminders", in case I forget anything. I really should put up some stuff up there like "take out trash" haha. Other pages were updated, but I did them last night so I forgot (>_<)

I had a nightmare that I was at school and we had a midterm in Economics on 5 chapters. I was trying to study as much as I can because I didn't know about it. Before I woke up, I realized that I was still on spring break and relaxed a bit. I then hear my little sister talking to my mom and I look at the time and it's 7:40. So I jump out of bed grab my cap, my jacket and throw on my New Balances. I'm back now, but I'm still a bit woozy. So tired. I hate being tired. I don't think it has to do with the amount of sleep I'm getting. I went to bed very early this morning, around 1 or 2AM. I know I should be using the break to catch up on lost sleep, but then I would feel like I was wasting time. I not only have school work, but I have other work like reading those books on security and programming from the library, as well as doing house work. Shite.

Damn, am I tired. I just read an essay on graphical user interfaces and theoretical media. Or something like that. I think I have a topic for speech, if not, I'll have an outline made up because I'm already nervous although I have more than a week until I actually present.

Why am I so tired? Is it because I've been working out? I thought that was supposed to energize you. I'm young, too. How sad. Maybe it's because I've been listening to mellow music for the past few hours. Maybe not. Maybe I should call it a night. I do have something to do tomorrow. Not that I didn't do anything today. It just wasn't as productive as I would've hoped.

I miss my car.

Whoa, True Life just played Portishead and Massive Attack. What a complete shock. I remember when Dismissed played DJ Shadow's Six Days. Haha.

Looking at my site now, I'm wondering whether I like it or not. I'm not completely satisfied with it. I know I had a bitch of a time figuring out what kind of design I wanted. I never plan it out, I kinda just go with the flow, do a few designs and see where it'll take me. I don't really do anything artistic, not anything remotely impressive. I think maybe I try to throw too many objects into my layouts, I could try to limit it, like I know some sites do. I think I did that with my last layout, when my theme was the movie Trainspotting. It was very simple, maybe even better than what I have now. Oh well. Change is good. I get tired of seeing the same layout for a week or two.

Maybe if the weather is nice tomorrow, I'll stop by Chinatown and pick up some more Ramune. I need to stock up. I wish they weren't so pricey. Maybe I could try to get a box of it shipped to my house! Addiction is so unhealthy.

I ate too much puto. I think I'm gonna puke.

Why do I feel like I've spent the whole night reading Wired? I have to admit, I really like the magazine. It has lots of technology information and interesting articles. I've also read that Dreamworks cut a deal with hp to exclusively use their products. What am I doing? Oh yeah, I should be doing school work. Well, at least I get to go to campus tomorrow, maybe I'll be more motivated to do school-related work.

I wonder why the scrollbar loses some of it's customization when you F11 IE. Wow, I just noticed I never changed the title for this page. BRB.

Made myself some sandwiches and watched a few episodes of Berserk. That anime is starting to get really..... strange. It's still very good, one of the best I've seen in a while. I updated a few pages and took off some links. I still have to go and move some fanlisting code, but that's going to be a lot of work that I don't feel like doing right now. I did some school work (thank god), but it didn't really go anywhere. I also have to work on putting up the past layouts. I'm tired. I don't know why.

I think I spent about 2 hours straight putting up the layout. Well, it's finished, I can rest easy. I only have to edit links and content and that's not all that important. Yay. Maybe I should go eat now. Or something.

Ha, I think I've finished the layout! I'll slice it up and upload later today, whenever I get up. Damn, that only took about 5 hours or so. Fucking hell. Ah well. It's not the greatest, but it's fucking something.

>:(

I'm very close to becoming violent. Very close. Very, very, very close.

Fucker, I didn't take down all of the links yet. So much work I don't feel like doing right now. I could just take out the tags, but I don't care right now. Irritating that this stupid layout is turning out the way I want it to. It's like I constantly reproduce the same shit all the time. Makes me kinda glad I didn't go into graphic design or the like. Well, at least I get to look at Jonny Lee Miller a little longer.

New layout is still in the works! I hit an artistic block that never lifted. I still have to put up the screenshots of the past layouts. I spent last night reading about different types of email virii (for my own personal pleasure, as perverse as that sounds) and video game addiction and dependency. A Clockwork Orange aired around 3:30AM on IFC this morning, I didn't stay up long enough to watch up. I have to catch up on missed sleep. I just saw e-Dreams, a documentary on the rise and fall of Kozmo.com and Ghost World is on right now...what a great day...oh yeah, both films are on Sundance Channel.

About the video game addiction and dependency book, I thought it was amusing when they mentioned computer addicts and how it's harmful b/c they "forgo food and sleep." Haha, I can definitely relate to that.

This computer is going down the shithole. I can't reformat b/c I'm afraid of losing Oracle and I would really like to use it for database purposes. The Coldfusion isn't going too well. I guess it's b/c I haven't downloaded software to run the code and I'm actually not in the mood to deal with databases right now.

I just studied my ass off for Economics. I did some work for BA and minimal work for Asian Studies. I already had written up some information for my paper so I have a theme, but I think for AS, it's going to be tough to find quotes and/or citations in the story. That's going to be a big pain in the ass.

I don't know why I bother with Career Fairs. They always seem to be a bust. Anyway, I spent the whole day doing school work. I didn't eat until I got home. I wandered around the fair, looking only for those companies that I was interested in and were taking either All Majors or MIS/IT. I want a job, but it's not top priority right now. Passing my classes is.

Anyway, I'm about to start typing up what I already have on my paper for the Tale of Genji. I hope to finish it early today b/c I have to work on my BA Analysis. I have some idea of what it's going to look like, but I haven't calculated the Earnings Per Share Ratio yet. I haven't organized it to my satisfaction. It is pretty tough determining what categories the different information fall under. At this time, I just want to get it done already. Damn it.

I saw Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut and I kinda wanted to read it again. I can't b/c I have tons of work to do for my other classes (dammit all to hell....). Anyway, I picked up the book on ColdFusion 4.5 and I'm hoping that my webhost will support it (not counting on it). ALL of the fucking books on PHP have been taken out! WTF???? Damn, I love Brody Armstrong. She is fucking hot. I read on one of my fave Angelina Jolie sites that she had dinner w/Nicholas Cage and I'm PRAYING that it's a friendly thing and that there is no potential for a relationship. That is frightening to me! Career fair is tomorrow. I did not prepare for it, I'll be handing out really bad resumes. Haha, oh well. My abs are still sore. It hurts to sit up. To stay up late and keep working, I randomly do pushups. I don't think it's helping me stay up, I think it makes me more tired and worn-out. Fuck it. It helps relieve the stress. I'm only stressed b/c I procrastinate. Haha. My dad has the digital camcorder so I can't take pictures. I want to get a digital camera. Ooooooo.... the tech junkie in me rears its ugly head again....

I got my Economics quiz back. D. I'm surprised I even got frickin' points! Anyway, next quiz is going to be on Chapter 4 so I HAVE to do well on it. For my Speech, it looks like my outline is going to have to undergo a MAJOR overhaul. I'm pissed. Eh, I'll work on it over spring break. No visual aid is necessary (although I had planned to use one), but if I don't, I'll be saving myself over 5 hours of video editing. So yeah, screw the visual aid.

I went to the Gallery after class today to see if I could pick up the new Game Boy Advance SP. No one has it, said it was too expensive. If I did buy it from a store that did carry it, I would have to fork over $170 before taxes. That is a lot of fucking money. I guess I'll have to wait for March 23 when it retails for $99. Ugh, I want one so bad! I don't even play Game Boy Advance, my little sister does. I wish I wasn't such a tech junkie. It's not healthy on my extremely limited budget.

Eagles stuff....looks like we lost Shawn Barber to the KC Chiefs and Brian Mitchell is now playing for the NY Giants. I wonder if the Flyers and the Iginla trade will happen. Hmmm.... that would be a wonderful trade, even though we lose Simon Gagne, but Gags doesn't really add up to Iginla anyway.

I got my haircut. Nothing fancy. Same ol, same ol.

I saw a few movies early Sunday morning..as in around 1AM or so. Permanent Midnight with Ben Stiller (I swear, I NEVER want to see this guy do any love scenes ever ever again) and the wonderfully beautiful Maria Bello. An...okay...movie. In one scene, they play Prodigy's Smack My Bitch Up during one of Jerry's (Ben Stiller) heroin scenes. Gee, wasn't expecting that :P (sarcasm).

Yay! Finally saw Way of the Gun with Ryan Philippe, that wonderfully hot guy, Benicio del Toro, Juliette Lewis, and James Caan. It was pretty good. Enough violence and psychobabble to keep one interested.

I should be taking a shower soon. What time is it, anyway? Almost 1AM. It's going to be pretty fucking cold tomorrow and I want to get a haircut. I even pulled out shirts from my closet b/c I'm anticipating nice weather. Yeah, if you consider 28 degrees nice fucking weather.

I hope when my dad comes back from the Philippines, we finally trade in the van for the SUV. I really want to drive a car that works. Fucking already. I think I have some obsessive compulsive disorder. I think I spent a few hours listening to my minidisc and pacing. Totally fucking spaced out. I guess I was daydreaming again. I really need to fucking stop that. It's not helping me in anyway. Except maybe driving me to the brink of fucking insanity.

Lesbians. Go figure.

Didn't do much today. I want to start working out in time for spring. My muscles have turned into jelly. I hate that. I did get to work on my paper for Asian studies. I have an idea on what to write, but I have no idea on how my professor will react to it. I haven't started re-doing my BA draft. From everyone's feedback and from my professor, almost everyone did horrible on the analysis, so I didn't feel to bad. I finally found that minidisc I've been searching for. It was behind the entertainment center in my room. My little sister had knocked over a pile of minidiscs and didn't get all of them out of there. I knew I recorded some Rolling Stones songs on one of them. I'm glad I've got them back. Reading Parade magazine in the Sunday paper, I love the "how much do people make" editions. Damn.....tech jobs aren't making much anymore. I knew I should've double majored. Crap. Maybe I'll get lucky at the career fair? My luck has been pretty fucking bad so far, so I'm not betting on it. I've been daydreaming a lot. Mostly about trading in the minivan for an SUV. A car that won't fucking stall. I miss driving.

I can't believe I was trying to analyze pasta....jeebus.....I tried reading the pretty damn long chapter on Unilever.... I can't take this any more. Maybe I should concentrate on finishing my analysis on Sears v. Walmart. Due on Friday. Really should work on that. Except I'm just blogging right now. Reading about Nietzsche and Asian war atrocities. What is wrong with me? I can't be researching about my own interests. I go to Paley library and instead of searching the Journal databases on facts and figures on Sears or Walmart, I'm looking for William Blake novels. Not a good thing. Really.

Outlook Express is fucked up. Or it could be the local DNS. Fucking local DNS....what the fuck....

I honestly don't think I'll be updating this site until Spring Break. I'll still have work to do then, but I'm trying to limit my time spent on the Internet unless it's to check email. I can't even do any research. So many distractions! So yeah, any updates will be in a week or two. Hopefully, I'll change my layout as well. The only thing that changes on a regular basis is the blog, but that's b/c it's easy to update.