Saturday, September 22, 2007
[ i hate my nose. ]
Do you want to know why?
It's because I've tanned again. In fact I am so tan that I have two white dots ON MY NOSE where my glasses rest.
Huhuhuhu :((
And the tops of my arms are brown too, but the bottoms aren't. I am a two-toned Oreo cookie.
Huhuhuhu :((
Labels: boredom
chLoe was here at: 1:47:00 PM
Sunday, September 16, 2007
[ georgia movie cancelled; alice on the way ]
Yeah well, I may be a little late on the news but as of mid-August the upcoming Georgia Nicolson movie based on Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging has been cancelled due to lack of funds. :'(
Another upcoming movie will be about the life of Alice McKinley (another of my four gallies, after Georgia and Alice McLeod and Angelica Cookson Potts). It is currently in pre-production and will star Alyson Stoner [Cheaper by the Dozen; The Suite Life of Zack and Cody] as Alice and Lucas Grabeel as her brother.
Not a great choice casting, IMHO. Alyson does not look a thing like Alice and I doubt she will make a very good one, and Lucas Grabeel looks a lot younger than Lester. Besides, who can ever forget that Lucas is also known as Sharpay's accomplice in High School Musical? The casting has forever ruined my - and other girls' - images of the characters. Parker McKenna Posey [My Wife and Kids] as Elizabeth? Who ever said that Liz was black? Gwen is supposed to be, not Liz. If they wanted diversity they should've saved it for Gwen. The only person who looks perfect for the role is, to me, Bridgit Mendler as Pamela. Only she has short blond hair instead of long brown.
The movie is about Alice, Elizabeth and Pamela as 11-year olds - that's when the books started. In case you don't know, the Alice McKinley books total about 20 and are still counting. The author, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, started it in the 80's. Since then, many young girls have been reading and growing up with Al (myself included) and to date we've been with her through five years. Alice is now 16.
The movie's based on the very first book Alice in Agony, but is called Alice Upside Down. It's set when we first met Al five years ago, when she was 11. So the book's pretty old - it was written in 1985 - and the movie version's been updated. I bet my bottom dollar it won't be anything like the original.
You see, that's what ruins everything. Millions of girls, some of them already mothers, have been with Alice for twenty years and many tears. They have a really good idea what she's like. They - we - know her and we feel like we're close friends or occasionally, that we are her. And then WHAM, this new movie comes along, and the concept of Alice is totally ruined. From the change of title to the looks of the actors to the flow of the story, Alice is different. It is nothing like what we've always known. They might call her Alice McSomething for all we care. I hope this movie is going to be cancelled as well. Or, at the very least, recast.
But there is no hope for that, as they are halfway through. Alice fans UNITE!!! Do not watch the movie!!!
Huh. Well. Now that there's an upcoming (blah-sounding) Alice McKinley movie, an upcoming (cancelled) Georgia Nicolson movie, and a currently airing (mediocre) Alice McLeod series on Canadian TV, all we need to see is Angelica Cookson Potts made into something. It better be good after all the disappointment.
Labels: boredom
chLoe was here at: 3:05:00 PM
Thursday, September 06, 2007
[ british boys... ]
...really seem to be the best/most good-looking fish in the big blue sea of life (for me that is). Hmm I may be going a bit boy-crazy but I blame that on the atmosphere. I mean there are a lot of white guys here who are really umm, "gorgey and hot", the best being Brits (but I have yet to see a real live one). I say this not because I've been reading the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (although yes, that is what made me remember) but because it is a fact. Or maybe because I have been deprived of white boys all my life. But whatever, British accents are really endearing. And so white guys + British accents = HOTNESS!! (I hate talking like this but sadly it is true. Well maybe not always since Prince William is a fairly ordinary-looking bloke save the fact that he is British and a prince, which would only add to his dreamboat factor. But if I didn't know him and passed him on the street I wouldn't even look twice. Unless of course he spoke. That would merit a second glance. But of course, I know he is a prince, so he is on my British Boy list. And besides I don't know anybody who isn't a celebrity who also happens to be from the U.K.)
PRESENTING...THE LIST OF CHOSEN ONES!! Click to enlarge.
Number One is, of course, the one and only, and probably the most famous, His Royal Highness William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor, Prince of Wales!! (Also known as Wills, Willy, Wombat, Dreamboat Willy, Billy the Basher, the Prince of Wails and His Naughtiness). Go Wills!!
Coming in close second, hmm I can't decide who so this will be in no particular order, the Potter lads. First, my ex-crush, Tom Felton (who is now a little on the skinny side and not so hot anymore, feed the boy!!);
the redheaded Rupert Grint (looks better than Ron does);
and also Robert Pattinson (from two years ago).
My other ex-crush, William Moseley aka Peter Pevensie;
Ed Speleers aka Eragon;
and finally my newest boiiiiii
ALEX PETTYFER!!!!!!! I forgot all about him 'til I saw that he's a Dave the Laugh-to-be (ooer) and we all know that I have the cosmic horn for this fictional character. So hadihahahahaha.
I guess I never mentioned it but this is not the first I have seen (and heard and liked) about Alex. In fact when I saw the poster for
Stormbreaker last year I immediately thought ooooo scrumboes and I did not even see the movie! I will cease Georgia-speak for now 'til we find out for sure. He looks almost exactly like I imagined Dave before I remembered he had ginger hair!! And that is a big thing. Whoever plays Georgia is a lucky lucky ducky girl (hmm let's see, a Sex God, a Luuurve God and the double cool with knobs Dave who is also a laugh!) plus she gets to BE Georgia! I am green with envy (or maybe it is because of pickles). Let's just hope, like
beekee said, that SHE BETTER BE GOOD. As good as the British boys look (just think, all that unmined treasure!!) *snortsnort*
THE END!
P.S. Alex is a chest barer?! No really!! Type Alex Pettyfer in
Photobucket and see what you get. Make sure no one's looking over your shoulder or it might be mistaken for...you know. Hairy underarms.
Labels: boredom, boys
chLoe was here at: 6:21:00 PM
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
[ what the?! ]
Where is my proper Clustrmaps thingy?! Why are there only two visits?! Hello?!
Oh no don't tell me. They "upgraded" my version. I've had it for A YEAR now and they made the new one a while back so WHY NOW?! Not when I've got a lot of visits already! WHY WHY WHY???????
Labels: boredom
chLoe was here at: 12:13:00 PM
Saturday, August 04, 2007
[ tamaditis ]
Yan tawag ng mom ko kasi lagi kaming tinatamad. "Tamad-itis" para bang sakit.
Yes I know.
PIPOOOOOOOOOOL, SINCE TINATAMAD AKONG MAGSULAT (AND I UPDATE MY MULTIPLY MORE NOW) PLEASE GO TO AFOREMENTIONED SITE. CONTACTS, YOU KNOW WHERE. NON-CONTACTS, IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, ASK ME. OR ELSE SORRY NALANG SA INYO. THANK YOU.
Labels: blog, boredom
chLoe was here at: 12:10:00 PM
Thursday, August 02, 2007
[ heat wave hits toronto ]
Eh, I am so bored. It's 30 plus degrees outside, I'm in the house, and I have nothing to do. I'd almost rather have the tests you all are always talking about. School starts in a month. HELP I'M DROWNING IN BOREDOM!!!
Well what can I do? You can't expect me to make my Niagara posts today. I'm sweating like a pig, I can't think properly, and before long one of my sisters is going to bug me to get off the PC anyway. Ah, well. I'm just going to worry about what half a year of vacation is going to do to my already-deficient social skills.
For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Labels: boredom, summer
chLoe was here at: 9:32:00 AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
[ pizza tale ]
Oh lord.
I'm in the family room down from the kitchen, having just downed four slices of pizza in quick succession. I am typing this little anecdote in the hopes of interesting you and garnering more visits to this blog.
Anyway, it was not Pizza Hut, which I am used to eating, which was the culprit in this story. It was something called Jamaican...hot sauce.
To start off with, I am a big pizza lover, and would gladly allow more stomach room for more slices. Problem is, I have PMS, and I'm at the stage where I eat a lot. There was this twelve-course dinner last Saturday, which didn't help at all, then some leftover fondue, butter cookies and whatnot lying around in the kitchen. Somebody untempt me!
So, three pounds heavier than I was last week (hey, I counted!), I proceeded to stuff myself again. It all started with an innocent little slice of Pizza Hut's beef-and-pepperoni, and a tiny drop of Jamaican hot sauce. Now you should know that I never can enjoy a pizza without a sauce of some sort (garlic, chili, you name it) and once in a while I get an overdose of the spicy kind.
Today was one of those days. After that small droplet of yellow sauce, I added about six more, in abundance. They'd already warned me about the taste but I guess I underestimated the power of Caribbean hotness.
After that slice it was fast and furious all the way. I couldn't even finish it so I gave it to my mom and started a new one, this time without the sauce. I didn't even need it. The taste was still as fresh in my mouth as if I had put it on that slice. I drank a lot of Coke repeatedly and with each bite.
So here I am, sitting right after having such a huge meal. It's one of those times when my mind is racing and my fingers are itching to type, which may just mean that I am inspired (which I hardly am). And when when I indeed am, I choose to ignore it. So count yourself lucky to have had me type this thing. Hopefully you'll be coming back for more. Ha.
Labels: boredom, foodtrip, summer
chLoe was here at: 4:48:00 PM
Monday, July 09, 2007
[ the blahs ]
I kind of feel stupid.
Today before me and my sisters and Tito Raul went to the library, the neighbor, who was a white guy called 'The Boss', said "Somebody lose a shower cap?" I had no idea what he was talking about and so I said, "No". Then I realized he was holding a transparent plastic bag that did kind of look like a shower cap. I said "Oh, that's a big one," the same time he said "It was a joke".
Right.
Boy boy boy boy. It's one of those embarrassing moments I can't help but replay and cringe at. Oh, well. At least we'll probably be moving out next week. And he doesn't know who I am anyway.
So then we went to Port Union, which has a really small library with a big circular glass window at the side. The whole teens section consisted of exactly one shelf. With such limited choices I was forced to read the backs of books and it took me a really long time to decide. Finally I picked two chick lit ones and checked them out. I was stuck on whether or not to borrow The Princess Diaries VII, but I'd already read parts of it before.
I've actually just finished reading the first one, I Am the Wallpaper, which is a really good, funny book. I'd like to see it made into a movie. Floey Packer, the main character, was easy to relate to because she's experienced many mortifying moments, like me, though she did not make her own site to write of her own will, unlike me. Unfortunately for her, her diary is posted on the Internet by her cousins and suddenly she's not a wallpaper anymore. Being a nonwallpaper has consequences though - everyone knows everything about her, including her crush on her best friend. Recommended for the regular teen. It's a laugh-out-loud book with its own moments. According to a review it could be put alongside Louise Rennison and Paula Danziger, although the person who wrote it was a guy. Amazing.
In due time I will post the details on our trip to the Niagara and other stuff, but for now you're going to have to be contented with the pics (and no story) of Kuya Chris' wedding. It was a lot of fun. :)
Labels: boredom, summer
chLoe was here at: 7:21:00 PM
Monday, June 25, 2007
[ bad things happen, but they are not always bad. ]
I was looking for this song I've told you about (
The Adventure by Angels and Airwaves) on
imeem. All I found were 30-second ones, so I was really frustrated. I thoguht maybe I would make myself an account so I could get the full version but no, every song uploaded now lasts only 30 seconds. Saves space, I guess.
So then I started reading the comments people put on the song, to see if they felt the same way I did about it, and I noticed most of the comments were "It reminds me of Anna", "Rest in peace, Anna". and other related things. So who was this Anna? I read on. A little later I got to one comment that started with "To those who do not know, Anna Svidersky was..." Another had a
YouTube link with a
The Adventure video with memoirs of Anna in it, so I clicked. The link is up there. People do seem to associate the song with Anna Svidersky.
...And when I watched the video, I was touched. Anna seemed like a really sweet and really nice person who was full of life and energy. The guy who killed her took a great girl away. I would've liked to meet her. Her
MySpace is still loaded with comments and I know people have not and will never will forget her. It's one of those stories that reach out and grab you and make you aware of the things that are happening around you. Things you would rather close your eyes to and not see. Too bad it had to take an innocent seventeen-year-old to make you open your eyes to them. Anna will be greatly missed by those she knew and those who care for her, all over the world.
Labels: boredom
chLoe was here at: 11:58:00 AM
Saturday, June 23, 2007
[ potpal ]
O, anong inaakala mo dyan? :))
Potpal is laptop spelled backwards. The heck with this thing. I'm not used to typing on the keyboard. Haha. So we're almost done with the sleepover. I'm still at Monica and Nicole's house (with my sisters of course). This is their potpal. We're going to the Pacific Mall with them later and to the Asian Festival thingy nearby.
So far life has been kinda busy. The relatives have been taking us everywhere. I'm still not done with Alice, I Think. I went biking on the Crap Bike yesterday.
Hay, buhay.
Labels: blog, boredom, canada
chLoe was here at: 8:42:00 AM
Friday, June 22, 2007
[ of bobs and books ]
Migraine. I shouldn't be using the computer.
I'm wanting to have my hair cut again (even if I just had it last week). The ends are suckish. The right end faces right, and the left faces right too. I'm thinking bob. What do you think?
Me and my sisters are going to sleep over at my cousins' tonight. We just went to the park with them a couple hours ago, and to the convenience store. The park's over at the elementary by the way. The kids were playing baseball (I think it was recess). Anyway I am going to bring my book Alice, I Think, with me. Yesterday we got our Social Insurance Number thing and so applied for a library card. We went to Woodside Square for that. I've been to the one in Heron Park too.
Nice to know they've got the Princess Diaries (which I have finished) and the Alice McKinley books (only the ones I've already read though). The one I'm bringing later is not an Alice McKinley book; rather it's a different one by a Canadian author.
I borrowed two Canadian chick lit books yesterday at Woodside. Might as well, to see how teens live here. I just finished Raspberry House Blues, which I really liked. My usual type is chick-lit-but-not-straight-chick-lit; either Princess Diaries type or the growing-up-profound-experience-with-the-first-kiss thing. Raspberry House was of the second type, only they didn't kiss. Which sucked. I loved the profound experience part though.
Currently I am reading Alice, I Think which is of the first type. I am starting to like Canadian authors as much as American ones.
So what do you really think about the bob cut?
Labels: boredom
chLoe was here at: 1:17:00 PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
[ what pestilence. ]
Ew, disgusting! May ipis na dumapo sakin yaaaaaaaaaaak!!!
This is not the first time. This is only the second. The first was when I was seven and in the toilet, and suddenly there was a cockroach on my leg. The second was just now, when I was coming out the househelp's room and felt something on my foot, then up my leg again. My first thought was it was just the curtain on the shelf. Then...what if?
Nadine came into the hallway and I said what's written on the first paragraph: "May ipis na dumapo sakin yaaaaaaaaaaak!!!", even if I wasn't sure what it was. Then she said: "Ay oo ayun oh goodbye!" because she hates them as much as I do.
And so, like a girl, I called for the househelp. Ang bilis lumakad ng ipis...kadiri talaga! Pesteng ipis!
By the way, I AM coming to school tomorrow. Don't forget to visit Nadine's newly-made blog:
HERE. Thanks! :)
"Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything."
- Herb CaenLabels: boredom
chLoe was here at: 10:46:00 PM
[ dude, do you know where i put the keys? ]
...and yet again, please do remind me to make the following posts:
june 1-landmark, sm, greenbelt, glorietta, tokyo2; dad's ofc despedida @ dampa roxas
june 2-columbia
june 3-family despedida @ tita ely's
june 8-landmark again, saw rina, d'angelo's
june 9-atc w/ kryslette and roselyn
june 10-lector, glorietta, sbarro's
june 11-megamall, italianni's w/ tita dolly, hagonoy
june 12-bpi, trellis w/ uncle dick, lto, up
dang and i can't even remember when we went to greenhills.
"Guys are always patting my bald head for luck, pinching my belly to hear my girlish laugh."
- Homer Simpson
Labels: boredom
chLoe was here at: 12:22:00 PM
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
[ try walking in my shoes ]
Okay well. My life is not as boring now as I said it was last week. In fact, it's more of hectic. The whole family has been going out for the past few days to take care of some "business" I have no idea about and attending despedidas as well as shopping like mad.
I'm really sorry for not updating you on too much. I'm going to post belatedly some day when I am not that busy. Probably tomorrow. And btw to those who asked, I'm coming to school for a short visit on Friday.
We are leaving next week. Gosh, seven days. I mean what was I doing seven days ago? In that same amount of time I'll be on a plane and on the way to a whole new world. Jeez, what time is it, 10 PM? Probably I'll be over Europe by now. Jeez. I can't imagine it.
Nakakainis naman yung ETC inulit lang yung One Tree Hill. Grr. It was the same as last week (when they went to give Mouth some "ass" in Honey Grove, Texas). Anyway today was the last episode of my other Tuesday show, Philippines' Next Top Model. Grendel won. Hahaha, obvious ba?
I used to not like Rina. In fact, she was my least favorite girl. But after what, 13? episodes of watching her pose like that (oh wow haha) she's starting to grow on me. Tapos I saw her in Landmark last Friday.
I was starstruck, honestly. I never liked her too much and I knew she wouldn't win the competition because she lacked the potential to; I knew that there was already a winner (because they still have to edit the tapes, and that takes time); plus I knew that she wasn't that big of a star yet, but I was still starstruck. She passed by close to where we were.
Ang tangkad niya grabe. Mga 5'9. And she looks better in person.
"Ay si ano oh..." said my mom. Akala ko kaklase ko or something pero pagtingin ko...
ABA SI RINA! I was really rooted to the spot (as if first time ko makameet ng celebrity, and she isn't that big of one yet). I wanted to ask for her autograph pero nakakahiya naman. Pero I think she would appreciate it 'cause nobody was paying attention to her. 'Di pa siya masyado kilala eh.
Ayun, I passed up another opportunity kaya sayang. Nakakainis na nahihiya ako, pero meron namang dahilan eh. Kasi nung kumain kami sa Chef d'Angelo's (ulit) merong tao sa likod ko na mag-isang kumakain tapos natalsikan yung shirt ko. Sayang Arrow pa naman na orig. Grr. Buti nalang pwede pa yun labhan.
Oy, matulog na daw ako. Kasi nga umalis kami whole day kanina diba, pero 'di naman ako pagod. More on Friday's shopping spree next time (maybe tomorrow).
Till then.
"Well someone's gotta school ya, cause ya got no class"
- Fergie, Pedestal
I AM SO LOVING FERGIE'S SONGS. ESPECIALLY "FINALLY"
Labels: boredom, top model
chLoe was here at: 7:12:00 AM
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
[ sixth time around ]
Tomorrow will be the final three of Cycle 6 of America's Next Top Model. Now I know we're a little late on the news since Cycle 8 has just wrapped up in the States, but I got hooked when Cycle 4 premiered on ETC last year.
For Cycles 4 and 5 both my favorites won.
In case you do not know, here are the international destinations, winners and the runner-ups:
Cycle 1 - Paris, France - Adrianne Curry - Shannon Stewart
Cycle 2 - Milan, Italy - Yoanna House - Mercedes Scelba-Shorte
Cycle 3 - Tokyo, Japan - Eva Pigford - Yaya Da Costa
Cycle 4 - Cape Town, South Africa - Naima Mora - Kahlen Rondot
Cycle 5 - London, England - Nicole Linkletter - Nik Pace
Cycle 6 - Bangkok, Thailand - Danielle Evans - Joanie Dodds
Cycle 7 - Barcelona, Spain - Caridee English - Melrose Bickerstaff
Cycle 8 - Sydney, Australia - Jaslene Gonzalez - Natasha Galkina
"Nana korobi ya oki/Fall down seven times, get up eight."
- Japanese proverb
Labels: boredom, top model
chLoe was here at: 9:32:00 PM
[ bring on the tissue ]
I bight dot be cobing to school toborrow od account of by habig da sdiffles. I feel really bad. I'b dot ebed watchig byself type.
"In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired."
- Unkown
Labels: boredom
chLoe was here at: 10:40:00 AM
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
[ of pants, pets, and pearls ]
Today I continued sorting out my stuff. Nothing special really. There were a lot of visitors in the house earlier, come to look at our buyables. First there were two of my preschool teachers - I studied nursery and kindergarten in our village school. They took a look at our books, and the bookshelf, and teacher Carina bought the old art table. Also there was Louine's neighbor Sisa, I think she's buying one of the study-desks. Then there was a nice lady with a lot of kids who bought all sorts of books.
Aside from all that, I took out my old play jewelry - none of which I've touched for ages, to sort them out. And then I went to Louine's to lend her the fourth Sisterhood book. When my sister and I got home, we saw a girl walking her dogs. Our new dog (which doesn't really belong to us), Aron, took a look at them and barked. The dogs went crazy. I didn't know what to do, since Aron hardly knows me. The girl took care of it herself. If I were her I wouldn't be able to.
Basically, that's all that happened today. I don't know why I'm writing this. I guess for memories, or I'm just bored.
"It would be easy to say that the pants changed everything that summer. But looking back now I feel like our lives changed because they had to, and that the real magic of the pants was in bearing witness to all of this and in somehow holding us together when it felt like nothing would ever be the same again. "
- Carmen Lowell, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Labels: boredom, memories, summer
chLoe was here at: 9:38:00 PM
Monday, April 23, 2007
[ summer reads ]
I'm guessing you're pretty bored right now, and since I couldn't fit this into yesterday's post, I'm putting it here.
Whether I'm at the beach, on a road trip or in a hotel, I always bring an interesting book with me. Because we're in the middle of summer right now, I thought I might post my good ol' list of summer reads.
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Rating: * * * * (compared to the previous books)
When we went to Laiya last Friday, I brought my new book along. It was called Forever in Blue. the fourth and last book in the Sisterhood series by Ann Brashares. I say it's a great read for this time of the year because the stories - Lena's, Carmen's, Bridget's, and Tibby's - all take place in summer. This book was released last February and it's quite new, so there are still no paperbacks available. Hardbound copies cost a lot - mine was P689 from Powerbooks in the Mall of Asia.
This book chronicles the last adventure of the Sisterhood before they go off to college. I've always been a big fan of them, and I was sad to see it finished. I have the other three books and they make great reads too. But we're talking about the fourth one here.
Bridget flies off to Turkey and meets a guy named Peter. What happens to Eric? Lena is in Providence and falls for Leo, who is in her art class. But she can't forget what Carmen warns her about: as soon as she forgets about him, Kostos will show up. Is there a chance he will? Meanwhile, Carmen herself is being invisible, but gets discovered by a casting director. There is a test of friendship involved. And Tibby lets go of somebody she loves, only to find out she can't.
The Pants make their rounds for one last summer before the girls say goodbye. Is this the end?
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Rating: * * * * *
Salamanca Tree Hiddle is on a summer road trip with her grandparents to find out what happened to her mom. Along the way, she tells them the story of her friend Phoebe, and not until the end does she realize that she's part of it as well. She recounts her life from when she found out her mother wasn't coming back and what events happened that led to that. A lot of kilig moments involving Ben Finney, one of her close friends.
I can't summarize the story properly! But because it's that good, the book was awarded with a Newbery Medal. It's one of my pinaka-favorite books, and it's going to be a movie soon!
Playing Phoebe Winterbottom is Carly Schroeder (Matt's friend Melina in Lizzie McGuire). I don't know who plays Sal.
Rating: * * * * * (depends on the story)
Obsessed about a pairing? Love that 'ship? Can't get enough of your favorite show? Why don't you try reading fanfic - short for fan fiction - stories made by fans just as obsessed as you! There is a wide selection of reads here, from oneshots to chaptered to poems. If you read enough, you learn the lingo! You might even try writing one yourself (I have. HA, HA.)
FanFiction has specific categories, and characters. You can find stuff more easily here, because it's sorted by category. FictionPress I think is managed by the same people, only this is a bit different in the sense that it's more YOU. Less organization, and you can post your own thing here. It doesn't have to be a certain TV show or movie or book. You can post your autobiography, for all I care. So if you are looking for loads of great stuff to read, get 'em here!
Live and love summer! And books! Try trading some good reads with your friends - it'll give you something to do. Go to the beach! Take your book with you! And of course, don't forget your iPod. :P
"All ignorant that soul that sees thee without wonder"
- William Shakespeare, Passionate Pilgrim 3
Labels: boredom, summer
chLoe was here at: 9:31:00 PM
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
[ give it to me ]
I am obviously writing this on a late night. I am obviously harried. And you obviously understand that.
LDN - Lily Allen
You just have to love Lily Allen. She's an outspoken, sassy lil miss. You can tell by her songs. This one showed all that. "When you look with your eyes everything seems nice, but if you look twice you can see it's all lies."
Give It To Me - Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado and JT
Three of my favorite artists in one song! How cool is that? Not crazy about the video though. Haha. "If you see us in the club, we'll be acting real nice. If you see us on the floor, you'll be watching all night. We ain't here to hurt nobody, so give it to me give it to me give it to me. Wanna see you work your body, so give it to me give it to me give it to me."
Candyman - Christina Aguilera
Xtina's tribute to the Andrews Sisters. Love the marines thing and the music. It has a 1920s feel to it. Sweet! "Tarzan and Jane were wingin' on a vine. Candyman, candyman. Sippin' from a bottle of vodka double wine. Sweet, sugar, candy man."
Grace Kelly - Mika
This is kind of funny, but it speaks for itself. Kaching! "I could be brown, I could be blue, I could be violet sky. I could be hurtful, I could be purple, I could be anything you like."
What Goes Around Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
The thing is, I just don't like Scarlett. I love the song though. Remember Alicia's "Karma"? The lyrics go - what goes around comes around - don't they? This song lasts around seven minutes. "Is this how we say goodbye? Should've known better when you came around, that you were gonna make me cry."
How To Touch A Girl - JoJo
Who doesn't love JoJo? Her voice is amazing! After two albums though I thought her songs were getting quite repetitive - same beats, if you know what I mean. This one is different. I like the style and the music on this thing. "You'll go far in this world if you know how to touch a girl."
Collide - Howie Day
Can't get enough of this. I've played it hundreds of times in a row, and have heard it on The Perfect Man movie. "I'm quiet, you know; you make a first impression. I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind."
All At Once - The Fray
Gotta love The Fray. Their lyrics are amazing, the piano is unique, plus Isaac Slade is a great singer. That's what makes them my favorite band. I especially like this song (after getting tired of How To Save A Life and Over My Head). The last part is what really got me - listen to it. "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same" - how right of them.
Cold As You - Taylor Swift
I'm liking country because of this. I love the lyrics - they're heartbreaking. Perfectly suits my favorite ship, Draco/Hermione; as a matter of fact, I got this song from a fanvid. "And now that I'm sitting here thinking it through, I've never been anywhere cold as you."
Look After You - The Fray
I don't need words to explain this song. Love love love it. The emotions are...strong. You might have heard this on One Tree Hill. "If I don't say this now I will surely break, as I'm leaving the one I want to take. Forgive the urgency, but hurry up and wait. My heart has started to separate. Oh be my baby."
Beautiful Liar - Beyonce ft. Shakira
They looked so much alike there were times I couldn't even tell them apart! I love the moves on the video, and the song showcases both their vocal talents - very different, but good together. As somebody on TRL said - two of the most beautiful women in music today in one song! Not to mention that I love Spanish. "He said I'm worth it, his whim desire. Yo se cosas que tu, nunca querres saber. He kissed me, his one and only, this beautiful liar."
Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
I thought - wow, Avril, is that you? Then again, I think she did that cheerleader-music kind of thing to show us she can do anything - with a little mockery on the side perhaps? "Hey hey, you you I know that you like me!"
Some of these are kind of last-week, and some even last-year. But I just can't get enough of 'em. :)
"Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere."
- G. K. Chesterton
Labels: boredom
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
[ delayed sleep phase syndrome ]
If you're a teenager like me and often have trouble sleeping at night like I do, consider this: you most probably have a condition called Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS).
I first learned about this thing when I was surfing Julia's blog for fun. It was a little weird actually, since I've been having trouble sleeping lately and thought I had semi-insomnia. It seems like this happens every summer, starting last year. I wouldn't get sleepy till around twelve AM (look at one of my previous posts) and would normally wake up at around ten. My mom gets frustrated with this, saying that she can't make three breakfasts in one day, but to me waking up late is normal. Besides, I really can't help it.
So when I serenidpitiously found the answer in Julia's blog, I was quite ecstatic. Finally, a scientific way to explain to my mom why I'm used to such a schedule. The article says most adolescents are the same way as I am. Try checking your IM buddy list. Maybe that's why your classmates are always online till after midnight - try asking. Maybe, like you, they can't fall asleep at an earlier time.
Here's a little something from Julia's blog and Wikipedia:
"Recently, however, a different picture has emerged. Independent investigators in Brazil, Japan, and the United States have suggested that the internal, biologic sleep-timing mechanism is reset along with the other changes of puberty. Adolescents’ bodies signal them to go to sleep at a later hour and also to sleep later in the morning. They are often incapable of falling asleep earlier. This phenomenon is known as Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome. The syndrome usually develops in early childhood or adolescence, and sometimes disappears in adolescence or early adulthood. It is usually treatable, but cannot be cured. Often, DSPS individuals report that they cannot sleep until early morning, but they fall asleep at about the same time every night, no matter what time they go to bed. DSPS is a disorder of the body's timing system - the biological clock. It is believed to be caused by a reduced ability to reset the body's daily sleep/wake clock. Individuals with DSPS might have an unusually long circadian cycle, or might have a reduced response to the re-setting effect of light on the body clock.
People with normal circadian systems can generally fall asleep quickly at night if they did not have enough sleep the night before. Falling asleep earlier will in turn automatically advance their circadian clocks. In contrast, people with DSPS are unable to fall asleep before their usual sleep time, even if they are sleep-deprived. Research has shown that sleep deprivation does not reset the circadian clock of DSPS patients, as it does with normal people.
Among others it can be treated with chronotherapy, which consists of resetting the circadian clock by going to bed several hours later each day for several days."
So that's why most of us sleep and wake up so late. Hope you learned something from this. What I usually do is take a nap in the afternoon so I won't lack even more sleep, surf the internet till after midnight (I think my mom finally kind of understands, and lets me stay up late), and sleep through most of the morning. Therefore my eating schedule is also affected - breakfast at 11 AM, lunch at 3 PM, dinner at 8 PM, anybody? :D
"I’m anal retentive. I’m a workaholic. I have insomnia. And I’m a control freak. That’s why I’m not married. Who could stand me?"
- Madonna
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