Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Humoresque

My Body Clock
At the peak of my sleepiness, I detest witnessing the sunrise. Surely, this marks the beginning of a person's day but it is the unfortunate mark of the insomnia I have inflicted upon myself. The heat of due dates and exams has long cooled and eventually, it will emblazon once again. I cannot even impose a normalizing tinker of my body clock which has long been adjusted to a stressed sophomore's necessity. My body insists my wakefulness. I do not lack the necessary number of hours of shut-eye but my body seemingly lacks those night chemicals with long names my mother easily memorizes.

The Infancy of my Writing Style
Nabokov and Fitzgerald have harnessed writing styles that I do not expect to match in a couple of years. My writing style is ripe. I still lack the vocabulary necessary to capture the intricacies of my surroundings. Fitzgerald handles words with such drama that the plot of Gatsby's endeavors seemed so vivid as opposed to the dullness of Austen's imagery (I don't really like her, as the reader might have already known). Nabokov has an art of word combination that the tastes of the syllables dance on your tongue--as if each letter has a flavor the taste buds could not exact in all precision. Such beauty. Such majesty. How depressing.

Passion
My lack of it. Apparently, dullness is an understatement. Even my dreams are morose. Thankfully, there are many worlds to explore and there are many lands to tread. I have lost the ability to desire. Even my desire to desire is bland and fucking weak. I am a walking rag doll with an uneven temper and fluctuating moods. But to be nice to myself, I shall say that I am unique. Euphemisms.

Because I feel the breaks and the fluxes dramatic:




Monday, October 24, 2011

Bite-Sized Remnants for Sem Break

To begin, the ironic and haunting:


Such harmony! The irony lies in how the haunting nature of the film is subdued by the sweet, major key of this gorgeous soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.

The Outcomes:


I had a rather long checklist before the break and I admit I was doubtful of my willpower (yes, willpower) to mark every item. Apparently, I no longer become bothered by my measly achievements. And I guess that should be preferred over my obsession of sprinting through extravagant goals in my  checklist. Instead, I shall persevere to the more feasible and leave the weighty ones on hold.


1. National Novel Writing Month

In 6 days, I will begin writing an amateur 50,000-word novel for this event I have no outline yet. Let alone a rough, hazy notion of what my NaNoWriMo novel will be. But to sharpen the tongue of my inner muse, I will participate in this 'literary group' of ours and read more intensively the works of Nabokov, Dostoyevsky and Austen (though I despise Austen, her writing is necessary to influence my style) to mention a few.

2. TV Shows and Yaoi

As I am typing this, I am downloading several television shows. I have already finished the 3rd season of Breaking Bad (the game of chess begins!) and the 1st season of Junjou Romantica. Cringe at my appetite for ardent testosterone love but Yaoi could be analyzed with the beauty of stereotypes and its stratagems in pleasing the estrogen audience.

3. Minor in Development Management

During the past few days, I have been outlining my strategy to proceed with my college life and it involves a strong curiosity for government/NGO development projects. Somehow I find the life of a bourgeois attorney  unattractive. The deceit (which is very inherent in the courtroom) clashes with my principles and I dislike the idea that being capable of deceit is a sign of some intelligence. I've decided to gear myself to more developmental work and minor in Development Management. If necessary, I'll double major. Double majoring in a social science is quite easy because my Philosophy Free Electives could be on Foucault and Development and my thesis could be credited to both Philosophy and Development Studies. But I'll leave the heavier decision for my junior year.

4. Pokemon Emerald


I am still leveling up all my Pokemon to 40. But I found the task too tiring so I watch Yaoi instead.


I do not record all of my achievements but somehow the list above made me feel quite fulfilled. Hahaha. Especially the virtual weight of all the Yaoi I've been watching which isn't much, by the way. I end my post with very estrogen-filled pop lyrics that could summarize my transition from bitterness to fuel for momentum.

And I'm not the girl that I intend to be/ But I dare you, darlin', just wait and see/ But this time not for you, but just for me - Gonna Get Over You by Sara Bareilles 

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Counting my Chickens Before They Hatch

Films:
Lord of the Rings 1 and 2
Otto e mezzo
Rashomon
Delicatessen
Der Maerikanische Freund
Love of Siam
Hero
Krotki Film o Milosci
La Dolce Vita
Leaves of Grass
Leolo
Magnificent Obsession
My Girl
Persepolis
Star Wars (3)
The Big Lebowski
The Tender Trap
The Lincoln Lawyer
To Catch A Thief
True Grit
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
An Affair To Remember
Full Metal Jacket
Inland Empire
Insiang
Its a Wonderful Life
Keeping the Faith
Kynodontas
My Dinner With Andre
Se7en
Spirited Away
The Kids Are All Right
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Truman Show

Books:
Atlas Shrugged
Dracula
1984
Scarlet Letter
Middlesex
Sense and Sensibility
Odyssey
The History of Sexuality
Ethics
Moby Dick
100 Years of Solitude
Atonement
The Republic

Things To Do:
Learn More French
Practice Driving
Learn How To Cook

I'll make the most out of my 3 weeks of pure bliss.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

God's Playlist


I am no good at being a student. My body keeps conspiring against me. Drowsiness always overpowers me. Right now, I am supposed to be studying for a Filipino Long Test later and I have not studied yet. So instead, I shall creep myself out with this awesome soundtrack from Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream. I do not expect anything from myself anymore.