tunes: Bjork + Brodsky Quartet - Hyperballad

Flyers lost in OT. I got a C in my Economics quiz. That's a high for me. My current grade in that class is a C-. I have to work on my extra credit assignment if I want to get a better grade. The extra credit takes the place of an exam question. Well, I can take comfort in that a D is passing. Not that I want a D, dammit. It was also Spring Fling. The weather started out so great, then it started raining. Then, later on, it was incredible out. I think it peaked at around 80 or so. Hmmm... I don't think I did anything of particular interest today. I did watch some more Furuba. I should do work on my website, eh, too lazy. I have other work to do.

tunes: Blackstar - Definition

I -will- change the layout....eventually. As of today, I have one week until classes are over. Almost everything except Economics is due next Monday, my Economics final is going to be May 13. The next layout is slated to be Bjork, but I really don't want it to be. I'm not really into anything or anyone right now. I wanted to create an abstract design that does not exclusively feature anything in particular, but it's been a while since I had played with Photoshop, so I don't remember all the blending and filtering. My blogs have been boring lately, no? I've been "busy" and I'm not in the most creative mood.

tunes: The Pillows - Subhuman (FuriKuri OST)

I did work on a new layout last night, early this morning, but it took a long time and it's not 100% yet (I'd say around 85%, considering I don't like it's simple look). I don't have all the fonts back b/c I never backed them up (never thought about it!) so I have to get one of the other kids to look for them again. Anyway, the theme is another Bjork layout (AGAIN). I love Bjork, but not THAT much. It's just that she has really cool pictures. If anything, I think I'll work on a DJ Shadow layout as well, just because I dig him A LOT. I thought I'd finish downloading Naruto the past few hours, but my computer went into hibernation mode (which I -thought- I told it not to do by fiddling with the power management). No luck on the USB thing. I may contact Maxtor's help service (if that even exists) to see if they know why my PCI card is causing Windows XP and 98SE to freeze.

I did update a few pages here and there. I don't remember. I know I uploaded more stupid pictures, just for the hell of it. Ummm....I have a top 10 anime list that's still being worked on, but you can look at it if you want. There are a lot of unfinished pages on this site. I will upload more mp3s, though. I'll cut the limit to 5 mp3s.

tunes: Nirvana - Come As You Are

I don't remember how long I've ever gone without blogging. If I don't blog, you might as well assume that I've gone to the next world, which is hopefully filled with half-naked women playing volleyball (and I only just wrote that because I got finished reading Electronic Gaming Monthly and a reader rant about how the game DOA: Xtreme Beach Vollyball should have gotten an AO rating).

Sooo...what have I been up to? Mostly dwelling on geekiness, which means that I've been playing with computers, reading about computers, and talking about computers for the past few days. Plus, I'm still trying to figure out how to get my stupid USB 2.0 PCI card functioning with my external hard drive without the damn computer locking up on me. I just deleted the drivers (which I hope were the right ones) and hope to update them, although the update is for the external HDD which I don't have a problem with. Maxtor did not release an updated driver for the card.

As for site updates, I updated my system information page, but I don't know if I uploaded it yet. I know I still have to reinstall all of the software that I lost when I reformatted, but that can wait until I actually need to use them. My problem is that the drive that contains Windows XP (which I use often) is only a relatively inadequate 2.72, but after consulting with a professional, he says that I should create a separate partition for the swap file. Ummm..since I'm just a n00b when it comes to creating partitions, I'm going to wait that one out. Not that I'm using the FDISK command, I'll be using PartitionMagic, which I'm sure even youngsters can use.

I'm not working a lot, but when I do, it's pretty fun. Crap! Knock on wood! I still don't have a car, nor a day job, but hopefully that will change once I get out of college. I was thinking about pursuing A+ certification since I'm really into computer hardware, but I'm fairly novice in the networking department.

I finished Trigun a few days ago and was uncertain about the next anime I should watch. I ended up with Fruits Basket (Furuba) and so far, it's pretty damn good. My favorites are Haru, Kyo, Momiji, and I only like Yuki when he's a mouse. My other favorite is Akito, just because I always happen to dig the bad guys (thanks, Legato Bluesummers and Midvalley the Hornfreak....haha).

Don't really watch any movies. I did catch Girlfight with the wonderful Michelle Rodriguez (her debut, I believe) on the Independent Film Channel. I really want to see Better Luck Tomorrow, but I don't think it's showing at the Ritz. At least not yet. I wonder if they do plan to show it, will the place be littered with Asian thugstas? If there was a reason that I enjoyed going to the Ritz, it's that the fare mostly appealed to the indie/foreign film crowd.

I still have work to do, though. My Economics extra credit work and my final business analysis on Apple Computer.

Speaking of business, my BA (business administration) class had the last two groups present on eBay, which I highly anticipated b/c I've been following eBay for the past year. I was a bit disappointed, but I think the groups both did an excellent job. I was skeptic about eBay pursuing a B2B exclusive site. The whole idea of eBay was for consumers to sell to each other, an online flea market. When eBay "sold out" to big companies such as IBM, the front page got littered with advertisements and many small companies (the mom and pops) were upset that they have such fierce competition. I don't think that issues such as fraud should be blamed on eBay. I think consumers need to be smart and a lot more careful when handling business over the site. I know there are exceptions, but it's not eBay's responsibility. Now that eBay has acquired Paypal and dropped Billpoint, it makes paying for auctions a lot more easier (and efficient). Paypal also has a new feature to protect buyers from fraudelent auctions, and of course, they do charge. For large and pricey purchases, I'd go with it :)

tunes: The Pharcyde - Running

Talk about exciting, the Wild just tied the Avalanche after the Avs scored on Joe Sakic's goal! I'm glad they are making it close, I'm rooting for the Wild! The Flyers won earlier, killed the Leafs 6-1. Haha..yeah.

Anyway, I haven't had any problems yet, maybe it's time to put the case back on? Er, I really don't want to talk about what I've been doing as far as computers are concerned. I'll update the System Configuration page and upload it when I can. For some reason, I can't FTP through IE6. I don't know why, but I'll find out.

tunes: Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Due to Windows XP Professional constantly freezing on me, I have to keep my messages short. I have not yet found the culprit as to why the computer keeps locking up. I just got interrupted b/c my sister had to tell me something stupid. Anyway, I took out the Firewire card b/c I think the computer was fine before I installed it. Other possibilities are memory, power supply, and video card. I could try uninstalling other applications, but this is going to be a very slow and long process.

tunes: Rancid - Ruby Soho

I know it's time for a layout change. It's actually overdue, but I don't have anything ready, anyway. Well, I had about 40 minutes of sleep yesterday, was late for BA class, I missed half of the first group's presentation. Afterwards, I had to work on my outline which I handed in around 12PM so I could get my vegetable spring roll lunch. The professor in my Asian Studies class was upset and spent a good deal about how we are spending money for education and should do more to participate and attend class. On my way home, I stopped by the computer shop to look for a firewire card and video card. The video card they had looked too cheap and stupid so I just bought the firewire and installed it when I got home. The computer crashed when I tried to transfer 5 or so songs at the same time over to the iPod. That was incredibly frustrating. It works great, though, except for the remote which seems to have a mind of its own. That's pretty much what I did today, work on the computer config and play with the iPod. I managed to get some sleep which is why I'm awake right now. I still have to update the fanlistings and system config pages.

tunes: Alkaline Trio - Private Eye

Is it really already Thursday? Too much happened yesterday and I'm too lazy to type everything up. Well, I can summarize everything up pretty well. Morning started with me getting up early enough, getting dressed, had to ask my mom for my savings book, spent a long time looking for my keys, found them, then I'm late for school. I wasn't -too- late, though, lucky for me. I got a B in my MIS exam, happy, but not too happy. Would've liked an A, which might've been possible if I had remembered to put in the associative entities. Actually, I knew I had to put them, I just didn't. I don't know why. I hate it when I do things like that. I then went to Barnes and NOble b/c I had to look for Snow Country for Asian Studies, they didn't have it so I hop on the Orange Line to Walnut Locust to go to Borders, they don't have it either. Great. So I have about an hour until class to find the book, get back on campus, read it, and get lunch. I manage to catch the bus down Walnut and the book is at Barnes and Noble at Rittenhouse. Their customer service sucks there BTW. I do a little speed reading (had to read 30 pages for class) on the subway back to school and manage to hit 25 by the time I reach the building. I grab some lunch (ooooh, egg rolls) and do some more reading before class (had about 10 minutes to spare). I didn't get the first quiz question (it was a trick!), but I got the next one. When that was over, I had to go to Beneficial to withdraw from savings. That turned out to take longer than usual b/c that bitch who always gives me trouble had to go to a supervisor and they had to close my savings account b/c of my age and open a new one. I got the money for the iPod and called Jane to meet me at the bank so we could go back to Temple to watch Grave of the Fireflies. We weren't that late for the movie. Not a lot of people. That movie always makes me sad. Next, we got some Iced Tea and caught the 8th and Market subway so we could go to Chinatown. I got my ipod and we then went to Staples where some fucked up idiot encouraged me to buy two USB 2.0 cards b/c he thought one of them was firewire. You fucking moron. Anyway, I'm stupid for buying both of them. Saw one of my co-workers on the 17, that was a complete surprise. My phone wasn't locked and her name was the last one so when she picked it up, it was her name on it...that was damn weird. Anyway, she took my Pikachu and I flipped out b/c I take it w/me everywhere I go (it's a pedometer and I think it's damn cool). FINALLY, I got home, waited till my dad got home and me and Jane drove to UPS to pick up my video card. Guess what? It's fucking AGP! I only have PCI. Arrgh. Fucking aggravation. So now I have to sell a USB 2.0 card and a video card.

I had streaming problems last night and it escalated this morning. In the end, my computer has a new configuration which I have to update on my system specs page. I'll do that later.

I also woke up late this morning. I kinda said, fuck it, and didn't go to school. I actually didn't even go out. Too much time trying to fix this computer. But I did it. Now I'm happy. Sort of. Buyer's remorse is evil.

tunes: Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty

Did my Speech today, blew it as usual, but I'm not all fucked up over it like I was the other times, mostly b/c I know I didn't rehearse it as much as I did the other speeches. I'm glad I'm done with that shit. I'm so sick of it and I fucking hate it. Emphasis on FUCKING HATE IT. I collected my D+ from Economics. Fuck, if I had answered one of the questions, I might've gotten bumped up to C. Ah, well. At least it's nice out. I gotta make sure UPS still has my package so I can go pick it up. I also have to get Snow Country from the library and stop by the bank to draw funds.

I am way too fucking tired. I need fucking sleep. I need to stop saying fuck. It's more fun to swear in Japanese anyway.

tunes: DJ Shadow - High Noon

One more speech, then it's over. No more speech. Oh yeah, I haven't rehearsed this shit yet and it's tomorrow morning. Fuck, what am I thinking???? I don't even have a visual aid ready!!!!

tunes: Nobuo Uematsu - FFVII Main Theme (Orchestrated)

ack! what am i doing???

eargasm: Slipknot - Wait and Bleed

I'm still adding to my UT list. Any recs are considered and may possibly be added. Argh, I am too fucking lazy to talk about Friday and today. I can't think straight. I don't want to do my Speech and am seriously considering blowing it off Tuesday and just see if I can get by with just handing in my outline. I don't want to be a pussy, though. All the work I put into my speeches this semester and then fucking up on delivering the speech. It's been pretty fucking traumatic.

Okay, since Atari Teenage Riot just came on, I might as well do a recap on the past events the last day or two. Thursday, dad dropped me off outside of Tuttleman and the group worked on our last presentation. I actually ate something that day, too. Bought a chicken sandwich over at this place where Dunkin' Donuts was. I kinda told them to stick everything in it, which included hot peppers. Had no idea, was too hungry. Anyway, the presentation looked good, sounded good, and I was somewhat ready to go Friday morning.

I don't know what the point of making notecards was if I wasn't going to use it. So yeah, presentation day came, I did my thing, kinda was disappointed that I didn't talk about it as much as i wanted. Oh well. The other group did a great job. They had a really good speaker who won a lot of the audience over, too. Voting....hmm...lots of ties. A lot of people liked the way the other group presented, some liked ours, thought we did well, was a bit skeptical about our options/recommendations, which I agree was pretty risky. Still, it looked like the professor liked it, was satisfied with it. Whatever. It's over. I"m kinda sad, I was getting used to researching on companies. Not pushing the numbers or doing calculations, but just finding out various info, affiliations, subsidiaries and the like.

It was also raining that day, so Japan Fest...well, it still went on. Fucking Taiko drummers were awesome. I blew off my Asian Studies class (AGAIN) to watch them. It was def worth it. They also had Koto players there as well.

Today, slept a lot, did some of the laundry in between, watched a lot of Trigun episodes. Kinda want to play Unreal Tournament since I"m listening to the playlist now. I spent a few minutes surfing through ebay and pricegrabber looking for toys I can't afford. AGain.

eargasm: Chrono Cross OST - They Who Are Gone

Yatta....woke up yesterday, brought Anne to school, went back to sleep. Woke up again about an hour later and I'm running late for BA. They were talking about McDonald's or something..not that I participate much in discussions, anyway. Trudged over to Tuttleman in the wonderful rain, up four flights of stairs, went back down again b/c I wanted a Cinnabon. Had to wait for about 7 minutes. Why do I buy those things? Gah, they are gross. Picked up Philadelphia Weekly b/ the Roots were on the cover (the Roots, they rock the haus). Sean Burns, that stupid fag, gave Spirited Away a C-. I'll never trust his reviews ever again. The only good thing about that stupid paper anyway is Dan Savage and Savage Love. So, after shoving down that horrid Cinnabon down my throat, I hiked up those 4 flights of stairs again to see the room closed (no class). Hmm...that doesn't sound to accurate. Can you blame me? I've had no sleep.

Um.....meeting with BA members, late again for Asian Studies (missed quiz AGAIN), picked up paper on extra credit assignment and next paper that's due. Jumped on the Orange Line, got off on Tasker-Morris to hit the library and grab those tax forms. Went home, read some stuff on Windows Scripting, then took a shower and got ready to go back to school. Got there around 7-ish and did some work for BA. Same time, I'm working on my taxes (I think I fucked up somewhere, I doubt I'm really getting back almost $500). Did some research for Speech. Okay, did too much fucking research on Speech. MOre research than actual writing. Played around with microfilm and came up with useless information anyway. I was in Tuttleman until 3AM then decided to go home. Fucking campus was deserted. The bus took forever and a year to arrive. I went to Melrose Diner to get some coffee, fucking clueless, I was.

I honestly thought there would be some people out at 3AM. No one. Like I was in a twilight zone. It was cool.

My dad did me well. Got my package from UPS. The keyboard and mouse are working fine, so far. I hate that they need batteries (gee, I wonder how long those will last?). I might sell them back off if the kids don't like them. The mouse is going to have to take some getting used to. Now I'm waiting for my video card. They came around today, but no one was home. Damn. I really should be studying for Economics so I can collect another D. Or lower. Hopefully not an F. Feh.

tunes: The Pillows - Hybrid Rainbows

Sticky. That's what I was thinking when I was eating chocolate chip cake with my fingers. "Damn.....that's sticky."

Sooo.....what a day. What a day. I just endured 40 minutes of searching the net for an available 5GB Apple iPod which (as my MIS classmate had told me) is very much sold out. I can opt to get an iPod with a larger capacity, like 20 GB and hold up to 5,000 or so songs (holy shite...that's a lot of MP3s....) and spent a ridiculous $500 or so bucks that I don't have (since I'm mostly blowing credit to electronics).

I heard someone make a comment about my "$90 headphones". Don't make me fucking laugh. I would not spend that much on headphones, unless I was in the industry or unless I was one sick fuck shitting money out my asshole. Really.

Yes, I do take stupid comments seriously. Lucky for you, murder is against the law..not to mention a sin.

I got to campus early and combed the area for the Wall Street Journal. Did not find it. Left Speech class around 9 to meet w/ a group member for Bus Admin. She's just getting out of bed, which is okay with me b/c then I can go to Speech (which wasn't a complete waste of time, but when is it ever?). Economics, as usual, I spent not paying attention. I wish I had scheduled so that Speech was my last class for the day so I could focus on Economics. But then I'd have an hour and a half to worry about delivering a Speech. I fucking hate that.

Met up with Amy at Tuttleman and got working on my slides on the transportation and logistics industry. Noon came around and I had to meet with my Speech prof to make sure I was on the right track. I say to Amy, "Okay, I'll be back in about 15 minutes or so..."

Yeah fucking right.

Since I am just short of brain dead, my outline was a complete disaster. What the hell was I thinking when I wrote it? The whole weekend, I'm assuring myself that I'm almost done with this thing and I'd only have to worry about FedEx. I. Am. A. Complete. IDIOT. I think we spent about an hour going over what was wrong ("wrong" being an understatement) with my information/structure. Luckily, my professor rocks hard and made it more coherent. The whole time, I felt like cracking up laughing. And contemplating ways to commit suicide. I am such a bonehead.

So, I stole a pen from her (actually forgot to give it back....it's just a pen, but I feel bad) and went back to my group. Bridget was there, but we hadn't heard from Earl. I did get an email about questions to consider for our presentation and I think it will help greatly.

I saw Arlene in the subway. It was nice talking to her. I wish I had someone to talk to every day like that. You know. Friends or something. Whatever. Fuck.

So that was my day. I felt like a torrent of green liquid was going to erupt from my mouth the moment I got home. Yeah, baby. Pressure. Bring it on.

BRING IT FUCKING ON!

tunes: Lower Class Brats - Bite the Bullet

Nooo! F|_|xX0|2 ... no more mp3s? But you have such good taste in music! Damn it all to farking hell. I hate the next two weeks. At least I get my speeches and shit over with. That reminds me, I have an Economics quiz on the 10th. Double fuxxor. I won't be home to get the mail, either. What am I going to do? I'll have to stop by UPS and pick up my package. Focking hell. Eh, my time was fucking up, I missed my Asian Studies class....I miss so many classes already, what the fuck is going on? I also missed a BA meeting b/c I was following the wrong clock. Gotta get my act together already. Fuck.

tunes: Boa - Elephant

Sunday, woke up did my rounds on the Internet, etc. Drove to school to do FedEx work. Lots of BAW361 students doing their own work. Kinda curious about their companies. Did a lot of spywork. Anyway, we made some progress, but there are still going to be some more meetings prior to the presentation Friday. I'll be skipping some classes here and there, mainly Speech. I have an exam later today. I'm going to have to BS it, for the most part. My mind isn't focused on it. Friday, Business presentation, then next Tuesday, Policy Speech...my very last one! Yaaaay!

tunes: Massive Attack - Everywhen

I spent a few hours last night into early morning doing FedEx research and other research for my policy speech. I'm somewhat satisfied about what I came up with, but I'm still worried about the presentation. I know that because I'm an MIS major, I'm going to have to come up big for this presentation. Unfortunately, I have to understand logistics and try to find ways to make the company better (than it already is). Like one of my team members said at a meeting, this company has doctors and MBAs, how are people without BBAs supposed to solve their problems? It boggles the mind. Well, I hope that I do produce b/c I know that my participation could be a lot better. I feel like a complete bonehead after I read that FedEx had switched to Linux operating system and web server. Duh, that could help them save costs b/c Windows is expensive and Linux also provides better security. I hate scrutinizing these industries. I'm having memory retention problems.

tunes: Jeru tha Damaja - Come Clean

o_O o.O o___o they are watching you. they are all watching you. watch out because they are watching you. they are sick. they are voyeuristic. they are sick and voyeuristic. hi.

ack. interruption. where was i? .... oh yeah....

the sick voyeuristic whores are watching you. watch out. they are sick. they are voyeuristic. they are sick and voyeuristic.

ooooh, i smell eggs. i hope it is omelette. omelette's percolate more than percolating cows riding bikes with the top down. i had a cinnabon today. i am a criminal and my crime is self-indulgence. nummy nummy. today's presentations involved krispy kremes. guess what they brought with them? yup. i like krispy kreme donuts when i'm hungry, not after eating a cinnabon. so this morning was chock-full of delicious pastries. i wonder how many pounds i gained then immediately lost?

the netcarrier thing looks really good. i'm worried about the documentation part. ugh, and the exam on monday. i have to re-educate myself on database, entity relationship diagrams, normalization, and all that wonderful crappity crap fucking crap.

oooh..i smell eggie-weggs. i want to smash them. delightful.

ramblings stemming from the good 'ol ultraviolent.

tunes: Tricky - Aftermath (Hip Hop Blues)

Sometimes I sit and wonder why I didn't call this site digital-masturbation.com. That's what this site is to me, a guilty pleasure. I can imagine sticking that on my resume with pride, showing off to all the company bigwigs what a cool motherfucker I am. I actually found Tricky songs that didn't make my head swim.

Today, Honda Element contest hit Bell Tower. I stood around the gawkers who gawked at the breakdancers and gawkily gawked along. Spiral is on the Sundance Channel right now. Eerily similar to Boogiepop Phantom in it's eerieness, but very decent camera angles. Are you catching on to the repetitiveness of repetition? Damn sexy, ain't it? Yes, we all develop mental erections every now and then.

On an interestingly uninteresting note, my computer decided to go fuxor on me. After hours of debating whether or not I should fuxor the whole thing and reformat, I decided to give in and call tech support. So yeah, I'm fucking around on the Internet again. I'm listening to Portishead's Mysterons right now. Some people believe in the existence of aliens, I believe in the existence of lesbian cats. Some people get high off drugs, I get high off of Black Sabbath.

tunes: Tricky - Black Steel

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Actor Leslie Cheung 'found dead'

Hong Kong singer and actor Leslie Cheung is reported to have committed suicide after falling from a hotel room.
Local TV and radio stations have reported that the Canto star, whose most famous role was in the Oscar-nominated Farewell My Concubine, was found dead on Tuesday.

Although police refused to reveal the deceased's full name, they did confirm a man with the surname Cheung had leapt from a hotel room at the luxury Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

A suicide note was found on the body which was discovered at 0706 (1106 GMT).

Cheung, who was 46, rose to fame as a Canto singer in the 1980s after studying at Leeds University in the UK.

He then carved out a successful film career as one of the few Asian stars to play openly gay characters.

His acting career took off in 1986 when he starred opposite Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-Fat in John Woo's gangster movie A Better Tomorrow.

Farewell My Concubine saw him rise to international fame as the film was a worldwide art house success.

In the film Cheung played a gay opera singer who falls in love with a fellow performer.

Other film roles included Happy Together and Days of Being Wild, directed by Wong Kar-wai.

Cheung moved to Canada in 1992 but returned to Hong Kong to stay after its handover to China.

RIP LESLIE CHEUNG ;_; He was a great actor. I saw a few of his films, most notably in Happy Together and Days of Being Wild, a film by Wong Kar-wai and also starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai.