Guillermo Del Toro isn't directing Deathly Hallows!!!!!!!!!! *sniffs* *whines* *is positively whimpering* WHY DOES HE HAVE TO PUT THE HOBBIT BEFORE DH??? I mean he's doing something for the hobbit instead, in 2009, which coincides with deathly hallows filming in 2010, and so he can't do it. >( WHY does the hobbit have to have a pan's labyrinth slant and not deathly hallows? DH is so much darker, more emotional and complex than the hobbit. I mean not that they're comparable in terms of literary value, but the hobbit is so not worth guillermo.

havent been blogging in ages, but it's just that I've been busy with something else :D which is more satisfying than writing entries. okay for 15 whole minutes, just to make a post, I'm just going to type what comes into my head. and it starts now!

I don't know whether to go back to nanyang this year or not. I haven't been back since sec one (or two). I don't think the teachers remember me anyway. But it's just that these people from p6 2004 are going for a gathering and stuff. And on half days I always only make plans on the day before/ day itself, so things end up clashing or I end up not going anywhere, both of which are not very ideal situations. So this time I should make plans in advance. Here are my options: with yearmates, with chele/ nat/ geeru, or with the nanyang people, who probably include jingles, cat, laura and lyn if they're back by then, shihui, or anyone else who's in her circle. But it also depends if yearmates want to have a yearmeeting or not. I can't decide! pffbt I always have to decide. It's always fun with yearmates. With chele/ nat/ geeru, I get to moan about sweeney todd or DH. And if I go with jingles, I'll get to meet nanyang people. Jeez this sounds like I'm picking sides, for goodness sake. If anyone concerned reads this, please take the preferences with a pinch of salt. Hang on. more like an entire salt shaker. This is the very reason why people don't talk about things like this on their blogs. They talk about how their day went, which is a very safe and diplomatic topic.

have decided that blogging is worth my while again!

I felt like I was being stalked. Like a deer in the headlights, I didn't see it coming.



What I think of the Elections: [Energy and Environmental Issues]

So. The republicans that I've looked up are romney and huckabee. They both want to "reduce energy dependence", i.e., reduce US dependence on foreign oil such as in Iraq. However, there is only a slight mention of alternative technology on Huckabee's part, and none at all on romney's; he even suggests offshore oil rigs as one of the solutions to the energy problem. This is very disappointing, when both candidates are not making a commitment to reduce carbon emissions, especially since the united states has relatively high emission levels, compared to countries with higher population densities. It is absatively [anansi boys!] necessary that the US takes drastic measures to reduce their carbon emissions, or the lives of all the living things on this planet will be endangered. But. this doesn't come as a surprise since those funding republicans are companies in the oil and coal industry, so OF COURSE the candidates cannot suggest for greater steps to be taken against climate change, because funding for their campaign is more important.



On the democratic side, things seem a little more optimistic, but more about them in another post. By the way, I prefer obama to win the primaries, but mum prefers clinton, partly because she is within hilary's range of supporters. (middle-aged women who are for feminism)

today was an interesting day. I'm just a little upset.

ms S P 1 c c a wanted us to write an essay about ourselves. This is what I really felt like writing:
Nicole is a common name. (at least in rgs) But I am uncommon! *cue cringe* I am interesting! witty! insightful! nice! [this word is neutral and all-encompassing] I like reading graphic novels which are actually graphic and dark. I like musicals like chicago, spamalot, the producers, wicked, spring awakening, grease, west side story, phantom, and a chorus line. I read SF! I listen to ACDC, nirvana and led zeppelin. Does this mean I'm obscure, and clever? Of course it does! Does it mean I'm obsessive? Hell yeah. Oh and by the way, I have lousy social skills. So don't talk to me, if you haven't noticed already. Did I tell you I read slash? I'm a snarry shipper! I also like exploring the dumbledore/ grindelwald relationship.

Some Things I Wrote in December:
There it was, The Tree. A gnarled, old, oak tree standing starkly against a background of azure sky. The wizened man with skin that had weathered a hundred winters was shuffling-- the result of arthritic joints. He gave a tired sigh. The end was near, and he felt it in his heart. The old man's movements were methodological and achingly slow, his breath coming in short bursts and a light film of sweat forming on his callused palms. There was a staff in his right hand, with elaborate carvings that seemed to move if you looked at it. The bottom of the staff had a carving of a birth in winter, above it, a young boy, and towards the middle of the staff, the image of the old man without a beard and with smoother skin. Right at the top of the staff was a crystal sphere, its insides filled with cloudy mist, which was forming and reforming into words and pictures. The mist was gradually coalescing into an image of the tree, in its wrinkled splendour. The old man's knees were bluckling under his own weight, even though shadows of his ribs protruded from his chest, and loose skin gathered around his knees and elbows. The knees finally gave way, and he fell, to the ground, crawling the last couple of yards to the tree's roots.

What Have I Read Lately?

not many fics. um Are We There Yet by David Levithan. The latest artemis fowl book and I forgot what it's called - nat don't kill me! um. um. reading the ibsen plays now, for lit. Will probably be reading the collection of short stories next, the one that sihui says is horrible. Things don't look very optimistic, don't they? But will probably be going to the library tomorrow to return the book I found at the bottom of the book/paper pile on my desk. I might be stocking up, because of the 8-book allowance, but might wait till the 31st to take full advantage of it. XD and I don't think I can stop myself from reading newly-borrowed books when I'm supposed to be reading the lit things. BECAUSE it is vital that I read the lit books well beforehand so that I know what's going on in lessons. sheesh this sounds very unlike me but it is imperative that I get a reasonable gpa, after the mess of last year. It's difficult not to carry emotional baggage over though, even though I'm not supposed to.

I stood someone up the other day, and now I think that someone is standing me up to take revenge. Which is well-deserved.

My butt hurts from sitting on the worn seat. *shifts paradigm* I have internet access today, complete with skype! Can't wait for training on monday, haven't had one in a long time. :D happy. haha I'm getting less and less eloquent as the post goes on.

it's the first day of school! and a long time since I've last posted because mum still hasn't called up the internet people. Facebook is very addictive. School today was uninteresting. I have made a dent in marking! One more person till everyone has taken it. Can't wait for thursday afternoon. Looking forward to ugly betty at 8pm and 1am. Not looking forward to math next week. Looking at the mess the study has become.

See! I can be succinct if I want to.

p.s. I think there are more important things than blogging, even though I just want to say that Are We There Yet by David Levithan is fluffy, but not in a bad way.