Hello. I'm just blogging for the sake of doing so. German Oral on thursday was not very nice. the end. I really hope I pass the written test and babelfish has been very helpful in my revision :D I really should stop sleeping in class. I sm because of that, and because of other things and I really shouldn't wallow like a hippopotamus. I like sm-ing. It helps with anger management and keeps me from wallowing too much and hopefully will give me a reasonable gpa that I won't get killed for. But I'll sm myself to death first and so it'll be a death of honour and I'll die with dignity. I sm and it doesn't show! Icing it helps, to all sm-ers out there. I would like to know if you know what sm is! (I didn't leave a typo- it's not sms)

Since mugglecast has all these live stuff like Lumos2006 and live in vegas that I never get to go to, I was thinking of having a hp hardcore gathering in singapore! We could have a book reading like what mugglecast did- everyone brings their copy of a hp book and gets their chance to read an excerpt, complete with voices and sound effects. Or we could have a theory discussion(!) on topics like snape and horcruxes. Or even a movie marathon and critique after- I'll bring chips and salsa and crudites. And because of a high turnout (in a turquoise moon), we could hold it at the national library as part of literature awareness x) Though I don't yet know of any hardcore people who would come- except crystal, geeru, etc. I could look for mugglecast listeners in singapore though. But it wouldn't be as much fun if the people who would come didn't/wouldn't talk/ backed up theories properly.

eoys in three weeks. and after that, lightningonthewave! and yearouting hopefully(:

ohoh before I forget: a veryvery belated happy birthday to ceiling, sihui, jiaying and cherie((: Feel free to do anything you want to me if I've forgotten anyone.

I've just finished American Gods. This is about Shadow, an ex-convict, who meets Wednesday on a plane heading home. Wednesday strangely knows all about him, perhaps more than Shadow does himself.
It was a pretty long stretch of 3 or so weeks- I started on the monday of the school holidays, and today is monday of week 2. I'm writing this late, so it will turn up as tuesday on the post heading. Getting to savour the book really slowly made me appreciate it more in its entirety and the vast depth that Neil Gaiman went into, and the magnitude of the story. This also applies to its themes of gods and belief, which are very universal, despite the title of American Gods. It is seemingly disconnected when you first start, but in the end all the knots get tied quite neatly, so you have to read the uninteresting parts first before you can understand what happens next. It is slightly haunting, but he brings in a more fantastical, yet philosophical side into his writing that is not seen in things like Coraline or Smoke and Mirrors. Like all other Neil Gaiman books, this is best enjoyed on a comfy sofa on a rainy afternoon, or in a toasty bed in the wee hours of the night. This is what Neil Gaiman has to say about his novel- be sure to check the reseach section- I found several drool-worthy diners on the Roadfood link. What if American Gods were used as literary text? See what a lit teacher says. I would never ever sleep in a lit lesson again if the teacher did this.

I've recently been on a book-movie spree: Coraline, Ootp, Eragon and Artemis Fowl are all coming out soon! I know for sure Ootp is out in the states July 13 2007. Coraline is going to be voiced by Dakota Fanning yay but the release date isn't confirmed. OH stardust is out on march 9th 2007. His dark materials: the golden compass on Nov16 07. Spiderwick Chronicles on christmas day 07 (children's fantasy not unlike others; for younger readers) Hairspray on dec21'07 (musical on broadway) I need funding/ a job- I won't stick watching Ootp late on dvd):

The break between new posts are getting longer and longer): and will be getting longer as exams are imminent. Please bear with me as I attempt to rush my revision in 5 weeks- if I fail, many many people will be after my blood, skin, bones and flesh. Deadlines are horrible things. They tug at the corners of your mind; always there to remind you that you haven't done your homework. A deadline is the slimy monster in your dreams that you manage to escape from- only to find that it is waiting for you the next day. Escapism is only temporary and stalls the problem instead of solving it; the deadline will always be there; lurking in the the depths of your conciousness; permeating every dream and haunting your waking hours. I sound very dramatic. mwahaha. beware the deadline!

It's late. I should go to sleep soon. I will type really quickly! And mooch a little till I find something to talk about.

The reason why I don't really talk much about what happened today etcetc and more about "ooh mugglecast!" is because I don't really want other people to know stuff. Like the angsty stuff people moan about- "I hate you" "today sucked" etcetera. Not that I have anything against them, but these people have the courage to rant openly, and I respect that. I don't have that kind of courage, because I am eternally reminded that my blog is for everyone to see, and that means everyone. For example, if I said " you%#@*" someone else may read it and think it is him/her, and will therefore result in a misunderstanding. Secondly, I believe in a polite policy and that also means no words that rhyme with witch. (I have never found a need to call anyone that anyway) And also I have met loads of flamers on forums who talk like it's the only word they know, as well as fics written by people who have a very limited vocabulary, so you don't have to see another person like that here. I know someone who is supposed to be a role model (noodle for short) and noodle goes **** left right and centre on noodles' blog, and I don't know what kind of image noodle's showing to people who don't know noodle in person.
Back to angst. The feelings I feel that make me mad occur because of either rgsrcy-related problems, family problems, or school problems, all of which I feel are too personal to be put here. Firstly, I am very aware that many sagas can happen, have happened, or are happening right now because of things people have said on their blogs. I am also aware that inter-unit spats can happen because of what people say, and are best to avoid. And school problems are entirely my fault.

I think I said too much. And I feel like barfing because of the comp. I can't/don't want to sleep today because it's so late that it doesn't matter if I sleep or not. I have problems keeping on track, and I keep digressing. I felt oddly lonely today and yesterday and the day before and flat. I need a shrink. Or a yearmate. Or my blue nicole teddy that I just can't find. Everyone seems to be ranting. This technically isn't ranting because of the fact that it is so randomised. I think the only think I am good at is being random and longwinded and fibbing and making up stuff. Which aren't usefull skills unless you work in the advertising industry, or the government. Can someone call me? I need a lovely long telephone conversation. Oh and it would be cool if you haven't called before. Maybe I should call someone. But everyone else is doing something. And I am doing nothing. I wonder how this might look to somebody else. I am not trying to be funny or anything on purpose. I have the right to post this on my blog because this blog is mine and you don't have to read through all this crap because I have a feeling ( and you should too) that everything from this sentence on is pure and utter nonsense. I absolutely cannot write a personal exposition keeping on topic and on point and making it have unity and coherence. I am trying to make this as vague as possible so that a therapist won't think I need to have a pill anything or that I've been shooting up or anything, but this is so incoherent that I probably have. This is exactly how I'm feeling right now and you can probably guess. You know how Sally in Peanuts offers therapy for 5 cents? I wish somebody else did.