It's odd how the simple things are what you crave and what feel so good - like microwave waffles with sugary, maple syrup or a plain bagel with original cream cheese. Straightforward and unadorned, it doesn't need to try too hard, because it is just exactly what it is, and it feels so good. Why can't people be quite that way?
12.31.2011
12.28.2011
Shoes, shoes, SHOES!
Hi.
So I realized that since my life is still in a bit of a state of upheaval, I won't be quite as dedicated to writing as I'd like. That sort of stability allows me to think of other things aside from the constant "what am I doing with my life" dilemma that goes rampaging through my head all the time. I have a plan for plans, but we'll see how it goes. The fact that I have a goal I'm working towards definitely helps, but of course nothing likes to go smoothly for me (I'm often just plain surprised when most things happen). So to avoid the process of updating my resume after a meeting I had today, I shall willfully distract myself writing about a constant joy, vice, and passion in my life: Shoes. ^_^
So I realized that since my life is still in a bit of a state of upheaval, I won't be quite as dedicated to writing as I'd like. That sort of stability allows me to think of other things aside from the constant "what am I doing with my life" dilemma that goes rampaging through my head all the time. I have a plan for plans, but we'll see how it goes. The fact that I have a goal I'm working towards definitely helps, but of course nothing likes to go smoothly for me (I'm often just plain surprised when most things happen). So to avoid the process of updating my resume after a meeting I had today, I shall willfully distract myself writing about a constant joy, vice, and passion in my life: Shoes. ^_^
12.25.2011
A Glaciated Psyche
Hi.
And that's all folks! Haha... just kidding. I'm actually back - I think. No wait... I'm back ^_^. But really, I'm back home. It's been a really tense last few weeks. So every so often when I'd check back on Eclipsed and see all the page views, I felt a little bubble of joy that people were checking back, whether it was for the song on repeat or just to see if I had posted. Now, to make up for my lack of posting almost this entire month, I have a loooong post for you today, with several songs to along with your reading (please forgive any errors, it was a long one to write and edit). Just as a warning, it is a long post, but I hope that you'll keep reading to the end (no matter how many attempts it takes =D)! I think I'm probably collapsing several posts into one here, but since it's been a few weeks since my last legitimate post, it'll be worth it ^_^.
I realized that the fact that I'm at home makes it seem like what happened over Thanksgiving may just happen again (the whole I will post, but never actually posting). But I have hopes that it won't. For unlike over Thanksgiving break, not only I am back home for longer than a week, I also don't have to do 3 loads of laundry, make an elaborate meal, sleep entire days to recover from classes, or really any of the general chaos that usually happens when I'm back at home for a week.
The only unfortunate fact of this "break" back home is that I have to re-assimilate my entire wardrobe and life into my room at home... And with the number of shoes I've accumulated over the past 2 years, it's most definitely going to be a daunting task. I don't think I quite understood the challenge until I realized that my mother's shoes are EVERYWHERE. Literally: they're on all the shelves, all over the floor, in every closet, even in the guest bedroom! Ok, so side track - I will most definitely love talking about shoes at another time, after all I'm quite addicted. But I already planned for this to be a lengthy post, so I should stop this tangent... Right... about... now. ^_^
So back to my earlier point. Being at home now is most definitely not going to prevent me from posting, simply because I won't be worked to the bone quite like before. Though I'll have to somehow manage to return to the mentality of "working" at home. Given that college was out of town, I built a connection between home and not-working. So now I need to revert to my high-school days where I actually did work at home (the little that I needed to do), to gear up and get the rest of my life in order. Like my mother famously loves to tell me, "The future is here now. You're already late." Not quite the motivational line, but it definitely gets the point across. As does the reminder of the financial burden I place on my parents (they're only getting older, the retirement funds are being used). Their constant complaint: why can't I at least get into a graduate program of some sort or even a job to relieve the burden of their worries for my future just a bit? But recently, the largest obstacle I need to overcome, to move on with my life, is the past (cliche I know >.>).
And that's all folks! Haha... just kidding. I'm actually back - I think. No wait... I'm back ^_^. But really, I'm back home. It's been a really tense last few weeks. So every so often when I'd check back on Eclipsed and see all the page views, I felt a little bubble of joy that people were checking back, whether it was for the song on repeat or just to see if I had posted. Now, to make up for my lack of posting almost this entire month, I have a loooong post for you today, with several songs to along with your reading (please forgive any errors, it was a long one to write and edit). Just as a warning, it is a long post, but I hope that you'll keep reading to the end (no matter how many attempts it takes =D)! I think I'm probably collapsing several posts into one here, but since it's been a few weeks since my last legitimate post, it'll be worth it ^_^.
I realized that the fact that I'm at home makes it seem like what happened over Thanksgiving may just happen again (the whole I will post, but never actually posting). But I have hopes that it won't. For unlike over Thanksgiving break, not only I am back home for longer than a week, I also don't have to do 3 loads of laundry, make an elaborate meal, sleep entire days to recover from classes, or really any of the general chaos that usually happens when I'm back at home for a week.
The only unfortunate fact of this "break" back home is that I have to re-assimilate my entire wardrobe and life into my room at home... And with the number of shoes I've accumulated over the past 2 years, it's most definitely going to be a daunting task. I don't think I quite understood the challenge until I realized that my mother's shoes are EVERYWHERE. Literally: they're on all the shelves, all over the floor, in every closet, even in the guest bedroom! Ok, so side track - I will most definitely love talking about shoes at another time, after all I'm quite addicted. But I already planned for this to be a lengthy post, so I should stop this tangent... Right... about... now. ^_^
So back to my earlier point. Being at home now is most definitely not going to prevent me from posting, simply because I won't be worked to the bone quite like before. Though I'll have to somehow manage to return to the mentality of "working" at home. Given that college was out of town, I built a connection between home and not-working. So now I need to revert to my high-school days where I actually did work at home (the little that I needed to do), to gear up and get the rest of my life in order. Like my mother famously loves to tell me, "The future is here now. You're already late." Not quite the motivational line, but it definitely gets the point across. As does the reminder of the financial burden I place on my parents (they're only getting older, the retirement funds are being used). Their constant complaint: why can't I at least get into a graduate program of some sort or even a job to relieve the burden of their worries for my future just a bit? But recently, the largest obstacle I need to overcome, to move on with my life, is the past (cliche I know >.>).
12.15.2011
A Quick Scratch
Hi.
So sorry for the lack of posting. And also for the fact that this is just an update, especially to those people who are checking for my next lengthy rant about something random. It's exam time and I have to move out soon, so until all this shit gets sorted out, I probably won't have the concentration or the time to write a blog post (Trust me, I want to. I have a few posts in the bank waiting to be written, with titles and even songs to go with them).
So until then I shall be updating the song on repeat (this is a time when it becomes a song on repeat for several days at a time), and trying to get my life going the way I'd hopefully like it to... or at least just trying to survive.
Till then...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKFmLwjLp8s
So sorry for the lack of posting. And also for the fact that this is just an update, especially to those people who are checking for my next lengthy rant about something random. It's exam time and I have to move out soon, so until all this shit gets sorted out, I probably won't have the concentration or the time to write a blog post (Trust me, I want to. I have a few posts in the bank waiting to be written, with titles and even songs to go with them).
So until then I shall be updating the song on repeat (this is a time when it becomes a song on repeat for several days at a time), and trying to get my life going the way I'd hopefully like it to... or at least just trying to survive.
Till then...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKFmLwjLp8s
12.08.2011
Celtic Fever
Hi.
Every once in a while, I encounter a longing for something that amazes me and boggles my mind. Something mystic and foreign, that somehow resonates with me - something quite like a Celtic Dream (this link is the song to read the post with ^_^).
Every once in a while, I encounter a longing for something that amazes me and boggles my mind. Something mystic and foreign, that somehow resonates with me - something quite like a Celtic Dream (this link is the song to read the post with ^_^).
12.04.2011
Why, it's elementary
Hi.
December 16th. It is coming. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows will be in theaters! I cannot even start to explain how excited I am for this movie to come out.
But before I delve into my raving rants on how much I adore Sherlock Holmes, I would like to thank all of the people who have been reading my blog till now. It means a lot to me that I already have 4 official followers and 700 page views! So I'd like to thank you all for your time and for reading my random thoughts and musings on some of the most odd-ball subjects ^_^.
And now, shall we return to the subject at hand? I do believe I will proceed in such a manner. But before I do, a song to inspire you through this post: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=rpBHn6RfY0k&feature=channel_video_title (I suggest you listen to it as you read, and when I say suggest, I mean that you absolutely must ^_^)
December 16th. It is coming. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows will be in theaters! I cannot even start to explain how excited I am for this movie to come out.
But before I delve into my raving rants on how much I adore Sherlock Holmes, I would like to thank all of the people who have been reading my blog till now. It means a lot to me that I already have 4 official followers and 700 page views! So I'd like to thank you all for your time and for reading my random thoughts and musings on some of the most odd-ball subjects ^_^.
And now, shall we return to the subject at hand? I do believe I will proceed in such a manner. But before I do, a song to inspire you through this post: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=rpBHn6RfY0k&feature=channel_video_title (I suggest you listen to it as you read, and when I say suggest, I mean that you absolutely must ^_^)
12.01.2011
Btw... Why are there yams sitting there?
Hi
What is normal? How do you define it? What would you call normal? The dictionary definition is as follows:
nor·mal/ˈnôrməl/
Even within the recorded definition, there is no definition of what is the standard, or what the usual is. The meaning must then lie in the connotation. In other words, the meaning varies on not only the use of the word, but on the person using the word. So why is it that the general public clings to the idea of normalcy? Not consistency, but normalcy. Consistency I can see, with ever changing lives, the constant is what we embrace. On the other hand, the idea of normal does not. It merely re-establishes the idea of you are different, therefore, you are worthless - you are weird (and in the case of the cold war, it meant you were the enemy).
Weird. What is it about the word that sends most people running in the opposite direction or cowering from judgmental stares? Hasn't it been established that many famous and successful people were different from the "norm" - how else would they have managed to achieve more than all the ordinary folk? Must characteristics of the ability to exercise the frontal cortex of the brain be defined as abnormal? I always thought we should celebrate the ability to think on a higher level than neanderthals and airheads as a good thing... After all, weird is my normal.
What is normal? How do you define it? What would you call normal? The dictionary definition is as follows:
nor·mal/ˈnôrməl/
| Adjective: |
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| Noun: |
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| Synonyms: |
adjective. regular - standard - ordinary - common - usual
noun. perpendicular
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Even within the recorded definition, there is no definition of what is the standard, or what the usual is. The meaning must then lie in the connotation. In other words, the meaning varies on not only the use of the word, but on the person using the word. So why is it that the general public clings to the idea of normalcy? Not consistency, but normalcy. Consistency I can see, with ever changing lives, the constant is what we embrace. On the other hand, the idea of normal does not. It merely re-establishes the idea of you are different, therefore, you are worthless - you are weird (and in the case of the cold war, it meant you were the enemy).
Weird. What is it about the word that sends most people running in the opposite direction or cowering from judgmental stares? Hasn't it been established that many famous and successful people were different from the "norm" - how else would they have managed to achieve more than all the ordinary folk? Must characteristics of the ability to exercise the frontal cortex of the brain be defined as abnormal? I always thought we should celebrate the ability to think on a higher level than neanderthals and airheads as a good thing... After all, weird is my normal.