smile lang kasi, okay?! [27 Aug 2008|11:07am] prettypauline please please please, no poofy eyes tomorrow!! thank you, God. i can breathe now. waley na waley kanina. pero omg, ang panget ko. yuck. post comment

Swimming day. [27 Aug 2008|09:59pm] tenaciousdin "We can be quiet together, and pretend -- since it is only the beginning -- that we have all the time in the world." "And every day we shall have less. And then none." "Would you rather, therefore, have nothing at all?" "No. This is where I have always been coming to. Since my time began. And when I go away from here, this will be the mid-point, to which everything will run. But now, my love, we are here, we are now, and those other times are running elsewhere." A.S. Byatt, Possession ______________ I erased my previous entry, my first long-ish (but not really long) entry in a while. It's weird, every time I'd go to my blog and see it, there'd be this odd kind of self-conscious discomfort in me, like I didn't want to see what I'd written. It's not as if I was complaining or crying out for help in that entry, it was just that, for no reason at all, it annoyed me. It was there and I had written it and reading my words annoyed me. I wonder why. I wonder... if this has anything to do with the fact that I'm as unmotivated as anyone can be right now.

Good Morning, World [27 Aug 2008|03:14am] rikku_angel It's 3am. What am I doing up? Studying for Eco. Yes. I did the sleep-first-then-wake-up-early-to-study technique. Why am I blogging then? Cuz I had a strange dream that shows you that I was thinking about Eco even in my sleep!!!! My 4th year Eco teacher was in my dream :| Nagpaparamdam siya. She's telling me I need to study! Hahahahahaha :P post comment

MY BRAIN.. [26 Aug 2008|11:06pm] whackedout ..is literally about to explode. Thank you, Philosophy 101, for being merciless. post comment

unfair! [25 Aug 2008|10:47pm] prettypauline i need a show to work on. i know there's all shook up, but i need a show to perform in. :( after watching sfanw yesterday kind of made me feel bad that i don't have any productions to perform in. it's fun being musical director and all, but omg, my last play was... bat boy. haven't studied "bare" yet so i don't really know if i could be part of that prod as a cast member. for other forms of participation, i know na what i want :) but yeah, i miss performing, still.. i don't really care if no one wants to watch me. it's self fulfillment i'm after. bwahahahahaha.. so yeah. i think i want to study the piece for me to know if there's a role i'm suited for. if there's none, i guess it's a whole school year without a production. OH NO. hmm hmm hmm.. i think i've already thought about it. come second sem, i will not be a lit major anymore. i mean, who am i kidding? i don't want it (...i can't want it... anymooooooore. hahaha). i swear, this time i'm not turning back. i thought about it for almost a year. i think it's time to respond to what i really want. thank you, god :) please let it be sembreak already. i can't wait to shift! and do shows :) post comment

I believe Mr. G calls this "closing some tabs". [26 Aug 2008|12:10am] officialgaiman http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/08/i-believe-mr-g-calls-this-closing-some.html posted by Dan Guy Updates for two events on Mr. G's upcoming US tour for THE GRAVEYARD BOOK: National Book Festival on 9/27: Event: 11:45am - 12:45pm Signing: 1pm - 2pm (This signing will almost certainly go on longer.) NYC on 9/30: Teachers College at Columbia University Horace Mann Auditorium 525 W. 120th Street New York, NY 10027 908-991-2153 Hosted by Barnes & Noble College. Event is free and open to the public, no tickets needed. Pre-signed books will be available for purchase. The LA Times has posted a photogallery of the Rogue Artists Ensemble of 'Mr Punch'. For those few heathens who prefer their Journal feed to be 100% Neil, I have created an Exclusively Neil RSS feed. Mostly I wanted an excuse to play with Yahoo! Pipes. The response to my request for help with an Inform 7 has been an embarrassment of riches. I have received responses from professional IF7 developers and award winners, among others. I am, honestly, a little intimidated. If you don't hear back from me, please accept my heartfelt thanks for volunteering your time. The new Knight Rider show has a character named Charles Graiman? (What's next? Neil Vress?) Labels:  when the librarians come out of Congress it's all over, I don't have a pet hamster to name, you get what everyone gets: one thing signed plus as many copies as you buy here 12 comments|post comment

package! [25 Aug 2008|03:59am] prettypauline i feel that it's time for a change. hate is such a strong word, but i do think that i hate the concentration camp that i'm in. much as i'd want to make a living and how its branches do interest me, i feel that i'm not enjoying anymore. after all, "nothing about us was perfect or clear"... i feel that i won't miss you at all when i start switching. people ask me why i didn't go for something else right from the start.. maybe they're right. where i am really is not for me. post comment

Please stop consoling Pappa G on the loss of his house... [25 Aug 2008|04:12am] officialgaiman http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/08/please-stop-consoling-pappa-g-on-loss.html posted by Maddy Gaiman posted by Dan Guy Updates for two events on Mr. G's upcoming US tour for THE GRAVEYARD BOOK: National Book Festival on 9/27: Event: 11:45am - 12:45pm Signing: 1pm - 2pm (This signing will almost certainly go on longer.) NYC on 9/30: Teachers College at Columbia University Horace Mann Auditorium 525 W. 120th Street New York, NY 10027 908-991-2153 Hosted by Barnes & Noble College. Event is free and open to the public, no tickets needed. Pre-signed books will be available for purchase. The LA Times has posted a photogallery of the Rogue Artists Ensemble of 'Mr Punch'. For those few heathens who prefer their Journal feed to be 100% Neil, I have created an Exclusively Neil RSS feed. Mostly I wanted an excuse to play with Yahoo! Pipes. The response to my request for help with an Inform 7 has been an embarrassment of riches. I have received responses from professional IF7 developers and award winners, among others. I am, honestly, a little intimidated. If you don't hear back from me, please accept my heartfelt thanks for volunteering your time. The new Knight Rider show has a character named Charles Graiman? (What's next? Neil Vress?) Labels:  when the librarians come out of Congress it's all over, I don't have a pet hamster to name, you get what everyone gets: one thing signed plus as many copies as you buy here 49 comments|post comment

lately when my fingers move, Mr. G's words come out [24 Aug 2008|01:26am] officialgaiman http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/08/lately-when-my-fingers-move-mr-gs-words.html posted by Dan Guy Mr. G sends word that I should post the following: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anticipation: Press Release #11, August 2008 Anticipation to present Special Category Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story Anticipation is delighted to announce that a special category Hugo Award will be given at the 67th World Science Fiction Convention to honour works in which illustrations are integral to the movement of the plot, whether or not text is present. This Special Category Hugo, to be called "Best Graphic Story", will cover any science fiction or fantasy narrative in graphic form appearing for the first time in 2008. It may potentially be ratified as an annual award in the WSFS Business Meeting at the convention in August of 2009. A Worldcon may choose to designate a Special Hugo to recognize a category of work for which there is no existing award, and in some cases special categories have gone on to become annual awards. Voting and administrative details will be handled the same way for both special and established categories. Recent special categories have included Best Website and Interactive Video Games. The World Science Fiction Convention has presented the Hugo Awards for achievement in science fiction for 55 years. They are named after author and editor Hugo Gernsback. The Hugo Awards nomination ballots will be released after January 1, 2009. In order to nominate for the 2009 Hugo Awards, you must have been an attending or supporting member of Denvention, the 66th Worldcon, or you must be an attending or supporting member of Anticipation. The Hugo Awards voting ballots will be released in the Spring of 2009. In order to vote for the 2009 Hugo Awards, or you must be an attending or supporting member of Anticipation. The 67th World Science Fiction Convention, known as Anticipation, will take place in Montréal, Québec, Canada from Thursday, August 6th through Monday, August 10th, 200. More information about Anticipation, including current membership rates, is available on our web site (http://www.anticipationsf.ca); you can also write to us for more information. He also sent a pointer to this article about a Craiglist job posting looking for people to ghost-autograph books for two lazy co-authors. The Boss states: Given the Guardian's suggestion that 50,000 signatures are required, and the money they're paying, I think we just have to look around for a signed edition of 50,000 somethings this autumn. Mr. G ends with a question: And.. house burned down? (He can't get to the Journal, only his email. Poor Boss.) SECRET PLANS UPDATE: I have two new secret plans for the site in progress at the moment, and I'm realizing that if I am going to finish them in time I am going to need a little help. If any of you have experience with AIML or Inform 7 programming, please drop me a line with pointers to past work in either area. Lastly, a few short bits: ComicMix has an article about Vertigo celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sandman. Colleen Doran has posted a beautiful commission of Morpheus and Lucifer. Labels:  people consoling him on the loss of his house, it's like he never left, give Colleen Doran money so she'll do more A Distant Soil, apologies to LJ for lacking a cut tag 6 comments|post comment

how it's done [24 Aug 2008|02:20pm] prettypauline it's so refreshing to see a good show. i watched "songs for a new world" in rcbc theatre tonight and the experience was so great!! congrats, peachy, robbie, felix, ate caisa, harold, and everyone who brought the show to life. praise God for performance rights!! praise God for MTI!! hahaha.. bluerep got there the earliest because we were fighters that way. we were there at 5pm!! haha, i told robbie that i was camping out, but bluerep did something kinda close to that. good job!! so yun, a bunch of us ate early dinner muna then got back to the venue at 6:15?! still early, but it was fun that way. we didn't get the seats we were targeting because sponsors are there for a reason. labo?! haha so yun, at least it was still in orchestra center. and i had fun. and wow whatta show. it feels so good to watch something that i've been hearing only through my ipod for a number of years. i like how the stories went, how jason robert brown put a story in every song. listening to the cast recording made me appreciate some songs, but back then i really didn't care about what they meant. to me, they were just great songs. now that i see concrete stories to accompany the songs, it made me appreciate the lyrics more. winner talaga ang "i'd give it all for you".. haha.. the audience was just too excited to see that song performed. the audience? ang saya!! since it was an intimate theatre event, there was a good mix of performers and enthusiasts. in the line while waiting for the theatre to open, it was SOCIALIZING EVERYWHERE!!! hahaha.. it's so good to see a small world converge for a one-time event. and it was so good to know a lot of people there too! para may social networking hahaha.. i hope they have another show. and yeah, i was crying from "i'd give it all for you" until "hear my song" hahaha.. yes. and i said i won't cry... again :) post comment

One for the books [24 Aug 2008|10:23am] schizojunkie IS OVAAAAAAHHHH. Thank you Beijing for housing the Best Ever Olympics (YES I have my biases. Rafa winning his first gold medal is enough :P) although I am kind of Not Pleased with these those-gymnasts-do-NOT-look-16 arguments, the shameful shameful grilling of that defenseless shooter (*), and the shitloads of money they spent on the opening night alone (fireworks cannot feed the hungry, although I admit the Opening was spectacularrrrr). Key moments (the good, the orgasmic, the annoying, the inane, the superhuman): 1. Rafael Nadal winning the olympic gold in men's singles tennis (keyword: SINGLES!) when a good handful of non-believers said NAY NAY! It cannot be done! There is a reason why they call it Hard Courts! In the end, my boy owned that DecoTurf court and all but smeared Nole's heart all over it. It's good to be number 1. 2. That Cuban Jin, high-kicking the Taek ref with mucho mucho gusto. Reeeeaaally made my day, once I heard about the incident. He got DQ-ed for taking too long during his injury time-out. It was a bronze medal match. Oh and he got banned for life, BTW. 3. Basketball: USA, Spain, Argentina = Gold, Silver, Bronze. My clairvoyance knows no bounds. Although my heart kindof broke for my Spanish chicos, it's all good. Kidd and the pack of superhuman African Americans totally deserve it. And I think they'd have strangled themselves with the net if they haven't won :)) All that smack fro 2004 would hopefully stay in Athens. 4. Ussain Bolt and his cockiness only I seem to find endearing :)) He broke 2 world records by a mile (nat, but in track, 2 seconds is a pretty big margin) and celebrated like friggin Xerxes that's why them IOC folk were Not Amused. I on the other hand kept laughing at his weird pose and the fact he was cradling his gold running shoes using thee Jamaican flag. 5. Here comes the inane part. Bobby Yan as part of the Philippine recap team in Solar. WHY? I mean WHYYYY? Fine you have a sports show but, but. There were too many things that were so annoying and LOL-able (ie: him coming up with a nickname for every athlete this one day) that I have come to a conclusion that I could have done a better job. Although that's not true because I'd just babble on about how tennis is morbidly underrated and how I HATE HATE HATE that people want golf in Madrid 2012 (assuming!). 6. My rediscovery of my first loves in Olympic sport: syncronized swimming and artistic gymnastics!!! It's so gay (in a guhreat way) and enthralling! I mean come on, five of the performers start to congregate underwater and then this lady with the sparkly skin-tight lycra kit shoots right up and does a pike! Isn't that spucktacular??? 7. That weighlifter (or was it a boxer?) throwing a fit and banging his medal to the floor. And then he gets stripped of it! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA kills. This is what the Olympics are all about =)) 8. 100,000 condoms for the kiddiess at the Olympic Village. One hundred thousand condoms for less than 20,000 people. For free. 9. Michael Phelps. SuperHuman. That Sports Illustrated cover is appalling, those 8 medals look like halter top. Nevertheless, SuperHuman. 10. I've left out A LOT pa. I was never good at these summary thinggies. :)) * The Chinese shooter was the favorite to win the gold but it just so happens he had an off day and settled for bronze. The Chinese media was not pleased and the poor man ended up saying sorry profusely and telling everyone that he Let His Country Down even though he seemed really content with the 3rd place he bagged 1 comment|post comment

because we love to hate:) [24 Aug 2008|10:11am] anne_delfin hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it that you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all   -from the movie 10 things i hate about you. 1 comment|post comment

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stole this fromm carlo :D [24 Aug 2008|07:50pm] rikku_angel [ mood | creativity ] [ music | Ratatouille ] if you dont know what to name your band, or your album cover, or maybe even your songs, try this: Instructions 1. Go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random. The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. 2. Go here http://quotationspage.com/random.php3. The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album. If you want to do this again, you'll hit refresh to generate new quotes, because clicking the quotes link again will just give you the same quotes over and over again. 3. Go here http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/. Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover. 4. Go here http://randomwebsite.com. The first ten links you end up in (minus the .coms) are your 10 song titles. Band Name: Saint-Jean-de-Nay Album Name: Must Mourn First Yourself Album cover: Song Names: 1. Plan-it-x 2. Queen Street Partners 3. Whyy (I like this one :P) 4. Zinloosgeweldig (???) 5. Skrink 6. Roadrunner records 7. Feestagenda 8. Fucked Company (YESSS :P) 9. Trufax 10. Cameron J. Bauer LALALALALALA LOVE IT :D 3 comments|post comment

don't get sick, pauline. [24 Aug 2008|01:35am] prettypauline yesterday was stressful but i think i'm almost okay now. it's such a relief that the wedding raket is over. yay, i have one less rehearsal to go to. the wedding was beautiful. it was in caleruega, and we had to pass by the place where i had my high school retreat so we could get there. nostalgia!! hmm hmm hmm.. i found the wedding not too formal, which is a good thing. it was not too informal either, so it was just great. the place was quaint and was very very nice. the priest was too funny that i wanted to laugh out loud but i was shy.. but i really wanted to laugh. ate, mr. clean?! funnybone. oh and the reception area was perfect. i cried when we rehearsed with the string quartet for the first time and they played their intro of "ikaw"... i also cried when the groom was giving his vows.. ang ganda eh :) i didn't know i liked weddings.. i mean, i don't really believe that relationships last (haha, hello, parents) but i like how nice the event is :) i think the ride home was the best part. we all felt so tired because we've been singing and walking all day, at joke lang kami ng joke at the dinner table and during the ride home.. unstoppable! ang saya! sigh. i hope i'd still be around next year kahit for rakets lang :) yesterday was hard, but it ended on a comforting note. i had nstp in the morning and weird stuff happened in the area. this seemingly drugged guy approached me and my partner for the day (dindin was absent, so was alex, so pach and i paired up) and then he started ranting. it was a good thing that ate ana saw us. i was praying for the safety of my bag and its contents while it happened. oh! oh! and one group was uber late because this guy asked them to go to a temple (there was a temple pala there! i didn't know!) and gave a talk. the group went back to the daycare center with a pamphlet, and and incense stick. ang laboooo! but it was fun. after nstp i had to go to band rehearsal and the process drove me nuts. i swear. i wanted to cry so hard but i was alone so i didn't. i mean, i didn't know there was no equipment, there was someone else who had the room reserved pala, my mom told me to ride the lrt to the venue so i left the car in school, i didn't have lunch because i got to school late na from nstp. i hated it and i still haven't cried about it. my happy thought was knowing that the band was good. and the fact that i told them to pack up na but they wanted to keep playing. yay! then i got back to school at 6. was supposed to drop by all shook up rehearsals but then i was already dead tired and i had to drive home pa. sayang. i miss the all shook up people. oh well.. in other news, SFANW TODAY! thank you, God!! and please please, make me stop sneezing :) post comment

mamaya na V-CHAIN. [23 Aug 2008|10:52am] dianarita Ten things you wish you could say to 10 different people right now. 1. thank you for making me realize the value of life :) 2. i know its to soon to say its forever but right now thats what it feels like 3. superfriends then superfriends now superfriends all the days after that! 4. i really really thought i could trust you even if you belong to them  5. please say YES so that i wont make a decision i wont regret 6. BIL, Basta ikaw. 7. I believe in a power of a writer to GIVE HOPE and inspire, not otherwise. 8. konting tiis nalang talaga. 9. lets go out sometime! its been a while :( 10. stop expecting. Nine things about yourself: 1. i HATE cats. 2. im ultra OC. haha 3. i have high regards to morality. hahaha 4. IM NOT CONYO. amf! 5. when im passionate about something, i really am. 6. i do things worth doing 7. i keep EVERY letter given to me. this is my most valuable possession. haha! a sack of letters :P from retreat letters, random letters, post it notes, etc. 8. when street children beg for money, i give them food instead. [pero scary kung magtatawag na yung binigyan ko ng isang buong barangay :| ] 9.  i love suprises :) [pero surprise quiz at bad surprise siyempre hindi na] Eight ways to win your heart: 1. have a good heart 2. be smart 3. learn to accept who i am, including my flaws/mistakes 4. dont argue with me 5. be there for me even if i dont need you 6. give me hugs :P 7. speak english fluently haha! 8. be who you are Seven things that cross your mind a lot: 1. kevin! wahaha! 2. acads 3. bestfriends 4. SC 5. sweets 6. memories 7. dreams Six little silly things you want to happen to you before you die: 1. be a judge on Iron chef 2. go camping 3. Meet a genie in a bottle and get 3 wishes.  4. make magic :) 5. fly 6. chocolate rain Five turn offs: 1. PATAPON 2. MAYABANG 3. USER/ SOCIAL CLIMBER 4. trying hard 5. Mabaho. :p Four turn ons: 1. Smart 2. Protective  3. Smells good. :p 4. Has a sense of humor Three smilies that describe your life: 1. :) 2. :x 3. >:D< Two things you wish you never did: 1. partied 3 consecutive nights :/ sooo got sick :)) 2. EXPECT. expect a lot.. One confession: 1. i CARE about the littlest things. you have no idea :p post comment

We do what we must because we can. [23 Aug 2008|12:43am] officialgaiman http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/08/we-do-what-we-must-because-we-can.html posted by Dan Guy A few short notes from your humble codemonkey webgoblin. Dave McKean was at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the world's biggest literary fest, this past week. Forbidden Planet has posted an excellent report which, in its thoroughness, makes one feel that one was there. Speaking of Mr. McK, Keanoshow, his collection of seventeen short works, is now available on DVD from Amazon. Amanda Palmer misplaced her favourite jacket in Hamburg on Tuesday, August 19th. Her amazing assistant, Beth, is attempting to replace it, presently without success. Elyse Sewell's fans managed to find her coat in Hong Kong once based only on a short description, so I don't see why we shouldn't be able to find Ms. Palmer's lost jacket. Please do keep your eyes peeled. (Or, if anyone knows where a replacement can me found, please contact Beth.) Labels:  the RoboPanda that always follows Neil -- it's got a ruined eye that's always open, keep on trying 'til you run out of cake, why yes I am listening to a single-artist playlist tonight 29 comments|post comment

[23 Aug 2008|11:24am] _batibot The difference between the impossible and possible lie's in a person's determination. post comment

guessing game [22 Aug 2008|12:00pm] dianarita im losing P. Im this close to R. im starting to hate M. i miss T Z S D M and P Please dont go E. i super despise the B. Im will not R. Thank you G. Kapal mo R. I Love you, K.   post comment

Congratulations, accounting. [22 Aug 2008|10:56pm] rikku_angel Only you make me feel this inferior. post comment

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