Musings

Drama Queen

2009-07-28T03:14:02Z

I'm going to compile a list of my favourite Asian dramas. Right now, it will just a simple title list, separated by country. Hopefully, I shall find enough time to provide a summary, photo and maybe review of each one. I may even include the ones I did not like so much. OH! Movies will also be included, definitely!

Taiwan
It Started With a Kiss
Love Contract
Secret (movie)

Unfinished:
They Kiss Again
Tokyo Juliet
Love or Bread

Hong Kong
L For Love, L for Lies (movie)

South Korea
Boys Before Flowers
Palace
Doremifasolatido (movie)

Unfinished:
Delightful Girl Choon Hyang

Japan
Hotaru no Hikari
Hana Yori Dango(1&2+Final)
Hana Kimi

Those are the only ones so far.

Those High School Days

2009-07-27T04:53:10Z

It's been more than a year since I have seen anyone with whom I attended high school. It's been a year for many good reasons: distance, annoyance, and idiocy. I'm not alone in the fact I couldn't stand a good portion of the people in my graduating class. The last time I saw any of them was on graduation day, for the next day I was traveling to Virginia to spend the summer before college with my dad. And the commencement of fall classes would not bring me in contact with any of them since I chose an out-of-state school. I'm currently gettin' lucky in Kentucky!

Though I have not seen any of them, I have to a mere handful of my 250 or so friends on facebook. To be sure, I am friends with just about everyone in my honours classes. However, some of them I haven't spoken to since AP exam day or the last day of classes. The people I do talk to I do so once in a while, never daily or very often. They will talk about how much they miss me, but never make plans beyond that and I'm okay with it. I don't expect them to go out of their way to visit me. If they wanted to really, they would have by now.
Anyway, over the past few weeks, people have been talking to me. One friend from high school professed his love for me and I feel as if this shouldn't be happening for at least a few more years. But here we are, waxing over our high school memories. Particularly AP English class, altercations and teachers. Prom was a big whole mess for me. To be sure, no one wants to be constantly reminded that their ex high school sweetheart is allowing some girl to grind on him. Let me be frank, I could have chosen juicier words, but it's not worth it. That feels like so utterly long ago, that it's pointless to dredge it up. Yet, here I am.
In some cases, talking to these people makes it feel like high school again, we still have the same problems and always share the same memories. But nowadays, we're in different places: Colorado, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Korea. It's nice to have someone with whom you can connect when you're tired of not having those old friends around. Though it's only via internet, I miss talking to my friends. I miss a lot of people and things, some I should not.
Yet, things are still different in a way, you know? We're older and we've experienced different things. Some people I'd never expect to have a serious relationship do and I, who was consistently in a serious relationship, am lacking one. In the end, my closest friends from high school all want the same thing: love. And none of us can find it.
People used to joke that at our 10 year reunion I'd show up with Will or Thomas. Because those two seemed to be constantly by my side. The former always a friend, the latter always a lover. Those two cannot be anything else to me. I can never really be friends with Thomas and I can never be a girlfriend to Will. And it's funny because both wanted it differently. But, that's life. Well, that was high school life. We've all definitely outgrown it. But there's always the tiniest feeling, isn't there?

Today, I started to watch "They Kiss" and I couldn't help but think about what my married life will be like. Will I even get married? I'm only nineteen and here I go reminiscing about high school days and thinking about marriage. That is seriously not good.
I just want to graduate with good grades and take my foreign service officer exam...after I read up on what exactly it's like to be a diplomat though. I think I'd be quite good at it. I want to teach English too though! And preserve dying languages. I'm sure I can do all of that, right? Marriage can wait. Boys can wait. It can ALL wait.

我爱林依晨！！

2009-07-25T03:58:24Z

I got the surprise of my life to find out that S.H.E. released a new digital album and that Ariel Lin's debut album was also out! I just downloaded both of them. I watch two videos from each too. Ｉ must say that I　ｒｅａｌｌｙ　ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｖｉｄｅｏ　ｆｏｒ　Ｓ．Ｈ．Ｅ．＇ｓ　可爱万岁　（ｃｕｔｅｎｅｓｓ　ｆｏｒｅｖｅｒ）．　Ｉｔ　ｗａｓ，　ａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｉｔｌｅ，　ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅｓ，　ｖｅｒｙ　ｃｕｔｅ　ａｎｄ　ｆｕｎ！　Ｌｏｌ．　Ａｌｓｏ，　ｉｎ　Ａｒｉｅｌ　Ｌｉｎ＇ｓ　ｖｉｄｅｏ　ｆｏｒ　＂Ｆｉｒｅｆｌｙ＂，　ｓｈｅ　ｇｏｔ　ｔｗｏ　ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　Ｋｏｒｅａｎ　Ｓｕｐｅｒ　Ｊｕｎｉｏｒ　ｔｏ　ａｐｐｅａｒ，　Ｓｉｗｏｎ　ａｎｄ　Ｄｏｎｇｈａｅ！　Lol. Loved it!

I am just very excited right now! :D

Writer's Block: Pick and Stick

2009-07-24T23:15:38Z

If you could only eat one kind of cuisine—Mexican, Thai, French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, etc.—for the rest of your life, which one would you choose?

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Chinese or Indian. I would probably pick Chinese over Indian because I love potstickers though samosas are delicious as well. And though I do love Naan. Oh wait, Chinese cuisine does not really have bread. Haha. Man, I don't know.

Lonely Northern Hemisphere

2009-07-23T02:05:57Z

How lame is it that I am about to blog about my shopping trip? I don't care though because I was finally able to go to Forever 21. Favourite store! I'm always browsing their online site though I almost never buy anything. I buy more stuff from Old Navy. I really love their jeans. I only bought three items, but I'm very happy about it.

I've always wanted a grey v-neck sweater and the one I bought was on sale for $8, so that's a good deal. I rationalized it by the imminent Kentucky winter that would need thin grey mall sweaters. Plus a rather flimsy slouchy beret and a pearl headband. I find the headband to be very a la Anne Boleyn via The Tudors. Not the real Anne Boleyn because she wore a French hood, not a headband, though they were similar in some cases depending upon the style.
I just did a quick google and some website talked about an Anne Boleyn Hair fashion (Website). Anyway, that's interesting though I really cannot pull of the whole center part thing . Maybe if I grew out my bangs more. Oh well, my hair is in the process of growing out again, so I can wait patiently.

While shopping today, I was so utterly bored. I had no one to talk to or ask their opinion. Sort of sucked. I cannot wait to get back to campus. Only TWENTY more days. I ended up calling Joyce and chatting with her for such a very long time. It comforted me quite well.

On a side note, it's amazing how selfish some people can be. They bitch and complain about so many things in life when they have had lucky lives attending private schools and the like. Please explain to me how they can truly have a good view on life and people when they refuse to see the other sides of matters.

Summertime and the living is easy...right?

2009-07-22T03:50:02Z

Bah. I'm so terrible at blogging. It's July and the last time I blogged was in April! I'm just as bad with updating stories too. I get so distracted by other things, be it books, dramas or the like. Speaking of dramas I just finished up a Taiwanese one. Probably the most depressing last five episodes I have ever watched in a drama. I'm still sad over it.

Anyway, I've been working and trying to update this Regency story I've been writing. Here's a link to it: Marrying a Duke. I have five chapters and am currently working on the sixth. I keep trying to jump ahead too quickly, but I am slowly training myself not to do so.

On a side note, I am buying tickets for the Jonas Brothers concert in LexVegas tomorrow. BUT, I am going to see the Wonder Girls, a South Korean pop group. They're one of my favourites now. They will be opening on the entire Jonas Brothers tour. Exciting, no? A friend of mine and I are going to go and we'll probably be the only college students. HAHA. They're first US single is "Nobody", and I LOVE the video!

The dubs are a little lame, but I still love the video. Wonder GIRLS!!!

I also am in love with Jay Chou, the taiwanese singer. He's very, very talented. I'll post a video or something very soon.

That time...

2009-04-03T01:54:24Z

One of those days where the sky is sunny and your room is dark. For no apparent reason, food tastes like dust and you still want to eat. I just want to sleep and cry, but I can't. I have classes, work, et cetera.
Right now, I'm working, and I can smell the rain and I want to go outside.
I want to sit with James on a bench as the rain falls and just bask in his warmth and light.
But, I can't because of work, because of classes, because my best friend treats me like a stranger, because my other best friend doesn't try to talk to me.
And yet, my roommate is kind and I love her to death.
Three more years.

listening to "Tong Hua - Guang Liang" on Blip

2009-03-17T06:05:17Z

I long to be your fantasy

anna_bolena @ 2009-02-15T10:57:00

2009-02-15T16:00:21Z

So, I watch a LOT of Asian dramas. Recently, I've been watching "Boys Before Flowers" (a la Korea).

This weekend, surprisingly, is like I have my own personal drama. Of course, the Asian students in my resident hall were involved. Lol. What with their eavesdropping (oh, my friends were doing it too) and the facebook stalking (as were my friends), I shouldn't be surprised.

They're so ridiculous, but I love them.

Smugness runs in the family.

2008-08-16T21:40:46Z

Apparently the author of the infamous petition regarding legitimate concerns to Breaking Dawn DID get 1000 signatures and sent it to the webmaster, Seth. He, in true Meyer fashion, completely disregarded it and basically insulted her. Personally, I'm getting a little tired of Meyer and Seth acting all holier-than-thou with the criticisms. She refuses to acknowledge them and her cronies protect her. To be a successful, well-liked author, you need to respect ALL of your fans.

Source.

If you cannot read that, please tell me.

Actually, it's under the cut.

So the last few days I have been rather busy with work and all, and haven't really kept up with the emails on here or all the boards out there. Life does go .. Burning Dawn, so take that all you little monkeys who ask if we have a life here at Burning Dawn. Why yes we do. Thank you.

Anyways, the petition that was going around got over a 1000 signatures in which the creator of the petition stated once they got a 1000 signatures they would send it to Seth. For those who do not know who Seth is, he is Stephanie Meyer's brother and also the webmaster for her website.

The email was sent to Seth and believe it or not Seth did respond. Which I find hilarious. Now keep in mind the petition was never set up to harm SMeyer or for her to even rewrite the book. The creators of the petition (which is not me) asked for Meyer to at least recognize that there were more than a "vocal minority" that were disappointed and to start referring to the dislike as the "Rob Effect" I think they also wanted some contradictions that she made in interviews as an explanation of why people did not like the book to be explained.

Here is the email sent to Seth
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Seth,

I completely understand that you are not the whipping boy for Stephenie Meyer, but she has given us no address to reach her directly, so sadly, I have few choices- and one of them was to send this to you.

My name is Heather Faust, and I have written a letter to Stephenie and to Little, Brown. As suggested by a number of others on message boards, I posted this letter as a "petition." Today we reached a thousand signatures. (It has only been live for a few days.) We will continue to leave it live and see how it grows.

I feel that it is well written and respectful, and I would hope that you would take a few minutes to read it. If it gets through to Stephenie, well, I'd be thrilled. We are not looking to hurt her, we aren't looking for her to rewrite it... We just want our opinions acknowledged, and we'd like to no longer be referred to as a "vocal minority." We'd also love it if she'd be able to answer our concerns with more than just "it's fiction," "I'm not a biology major" or other brush offs. We don't, of course expect that at all. But just a simple "Yes, I hear you, I'm sorry that you were disappointed" would be enough for us.

Anyway, sorry that you are in the middle of all of this. That must suck for you.

Thanks for your time,

Heather M. Faust"

Here is his email address, I'd love it if you could all send him a quick note with the link as well. The more there are, the less likely he will be able to "miss" it.

admin_Seth@stepheniemeyer.com

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And here is Seth's response ...

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Heather,
First, let me assure you that I will not forward this email to Stephenie. You say that you are not looking to hurt her, but it would be ignorant to believe that criticism of any kind does not hurt the person to whom it is directed. I didn't even forward any of the 35 emails that I received today telling me (or Stephenie) how much they loved Breaking Dawn, how the series changes their lives, etc.
There are a few other reasons why I would not forward the link to this "petition." (By the way, you have heard that online petitions never generate results, right?). I disagree that it is "well written." Besides the grammar mistakes (which are not hard to overlook), you address the letter to Stephenie, but by the end of the first paragraph you refer to "Meyer" in the third person. I am not sure if you are speaking to her or not. Also, the "signatures" (which are completely invalid) are not just names, but a discussion board. I went to one page and found three people defending Breaking Dawn and saying things like "I am surrounded by self absorbed teenagers or adults that think they can write better books and never do!"
And, although I got very bored and wasn't able to read the entire "petition," I want to try to answer a few of your main points (although I'm sure that Stephenie's answers would be a lot better than mine):
1 and 2: At the end of Eclipse, Alice specifically says that nobody has ever made the conscious decision to become a vampire, and so none of them had any idea how Bella would handle the entire process.
3 and 4 (and everything else in your : These books are fiction. They are filled with FICTIONAL characters that Stephenie made up all by herself. In an attempt to keep the books clean and not make young girls think about things that they don't need to think about, no other book mentioned anything about reproductive systems. They are Stephenie's characters, she can decide anything that she wants.

And finally, Heather, your letter is not respectful at all. It is libelous in many instances. I would be embarrassed to say such things about someone who I have never met.

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Which you can imagine did not set well with the 1000 or so people who signed the petition. So we have a billion or so responses back to Seth from several different people. Some of the pretty damn funny. Here is a few:
Thank you for taking the time to get back to me. I especially love the fact that you don't have an attention span to read a letter that would take maybe 15 minutes. I sat through hours of the novel, and my opinions are valid, whether you agree with them or not. Again, since there are a thousand fans that agree with me, one would think you'd be at least curious. It must be hard to be faced with the gaping holes in her story though.

I have no desire to fight with you, but I would love to point out the hypocrisy in the "keeping it clean" remark and the fact that Mrs. Meyer outright suggests that Jacob sleep with another man's wife- at the suggestion of her husband- and then there's the fantastically "clean" uterus snacking session. I'm sorry, sir, but your argument holds no water. The book is outright disgusting on many levels. Sex that leaves Bella battered and bruised? Broken furniture? Constant inappropriate sex jokes from Emmett? Bella drinking human blood? You think that these are "clean?" Again, we disagree.

I'm glad that Mrs. Meyer has someone insulating her from the reality of her former fans' reactions. But remember- it's not just a few of us. I didn't expect anything to "happen" because of the petition- it is simply our way of raising our own guard of witnesses. Believe me, sir, her career has come to a screeching halt. Will she recover? Possibly. But she could (and should) have done so much better.

Thanks for your reply, Seth. As generic as it was, (thanks for pointing out that it's fiction- but that doesn't give her carte blanche to write an ending that is contradictory to her first three books,) it is nice to know someone read it.

As for my editing skills, where were you when her book needed to be edited?

Sincerely,
Heather M. Faust

Dear Seth, I am one of the signers of the petition that was sent to you by more than 1000 angry readers who consider Breaking Dawn to be both an epic failure and a travesty. In fact, I am proud to say I am signer number 7.

I read your rather arrogant and rude reply and I would just like to make a few comments.

First of all, whether you or I want to believe it or not, your sister is a public figure. She can hide behind you if she chooses to, but please do not start throwing around legal terms you don't understand. The day she chose to become a public figure, all the rules changed. She is playing in a different league now. I quite seriously doubt she can haul 1000 people into court and sue them for saying Breaking Dawn is an Epic Failure, and if she can, Signer Number 7 will be proud to be there and testify.

I support what that petition says for many reasons. I have been speaking out in forums regarding these books for more than one year. I cringe when I hear your sister say she has fans as young as 8 years old. The thought of an 8 year old child reading that revolting birthing scene or the battering sex scene makes me sick. The idea of a 12 year old being subjected to pedophilia in relationships - not once but TWICE in her books is abhorrent. The fact that Bella is manipulated by this 103 year old vampire and turned into a liar who disrespects her parents repeatedly and lies to them about everything is unconscionable. The fact that he stalks her and abuses her - going as far as to isolate her from her family and friends and disable her car to prevent her from doing so disgusts me. When Edward Cullen offered to barter with his new bride - an abortion in exchange for sex and "puppies" with her best friend, I knew that Edward Cullen is the vilest character ever created in literature. I knew it from the beginning. He is a spousal abuser.

I could go on and on. Your sister claims she writes "for herself", but then proudly claims that 8 year olds read this.

So my question is - do these books have any effect on children? And my answer is 1000% YES. The proof is in the thousands of fanfics they write and hide from their parents featuring rape, beatings, pedophiles, incest and abortions. The proof is in the forums where kids brag about stealing this book online and reading it anyway when their parents say they cannot. So the message is - lie to your parents, do what you have to do to ensure that you get a happy ending- whatever that may be. And where do they get this idea? From your sister aka whiney little Bella Swan - for that is how she lives her life.

Is this in keeping with her religious beliefs? I doubt it. It isn't in keeping with mine. I am an author myself and when I am asked by the kids I teach creative writing to if they can know the names of my books, they don't even get the name I write under. Why? Because I do not believe they should be reading what I write for adults and I feel the responsibility to make sure they don't. Does your sister feel any responsibility at all? Does it bother her that probably 95% of the parents of her readership have no clue what is inside these books. You know that old adage, at least they're reading, right? WRONG. Not in MY book. Why doesn't she come clean with them? Put out information so that parents can make the responsible and right decision? Why do kids feel the need to lie and hide the contents from their parents? I don't have a young daughter, but I have a 13 year old great-niece and your sister's books are nowhere in her home. Nor will they ever be. She is being raised better than that. Do your young nephews lie to their parents the way Bella Swan lies to hers???

I don't even care about the fact that your sister has committed the cardinal sin of writing three books in a series and then completely negating them in the fourth. I don't want an explanation of vampire sperm. However I don't think it's a subject she need even address with 8 year olds.

I am truly sorry that all this has upset your sister's Happy Place and made you the brunt of the complaints. But since she chooses to hide and not address these issues, perhaps you might reconsider discussing it with her. Because the opposition has just begun and it is not going to go away. By the time the movie comes out, expect organized protests by parents groups. Expect empty theatres unless kids lie to their parents and sneak out to see it anyway. National organizations like the PTA and National Center for Missing and Abused children are easily rallied to causes like this. As well they should be.

The ball is in your court, Seth. Do the right thing.

Now I am not too sure about the whole National Center for Missing and Abused children thing ... I mean no one cares if Nessie disappears...

Also, if you want to read the conversation on Amazon about this. Here is the link. The info starts around page 9 or so

http://www.amazon.com/The-petition/forum/Fx1GAA6GYWX8459/Tx3LYPPEAKBOTFD/11/ref=cm_cd_pg_next?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=031606792X

It kills me. Literally.

Daily wisdom

2008-08-16T02:39:53Z

I LOVE this bitch!

She's my hero. Despite her constant sipping of haterade, I love her character and her clothes. However, I think that Jenny is a snarky beyotch.
The reason I like Blair more is because she's so honest and upfront about her bitchiness, while Jenny tries to up and hide it behind big eyes and this holier than thou attitude. Even though she up and steals a Valentino gown and all this other mess.

Laguna what?

2008-08-15T00:09:56Z

Okay, so today was my last day at work, praise the lord, I got home and I was going to take a nap and whatever. However, I turned on the TV and flipped it to VH1 because Travel Channel didn't have anything interesting on. Good lord, they were showing a Laguna Beach marathon. It sucked me in unlike Breaking Dawn (I won't go into that). I'm sure everyone knows what Laguna Beach is. And I won't elaborate, it's a reality show about rich kids. Pretty interesting, in my opinion.

LC and Lo are my favourites on the show. Kristin bothers me as do her friends, especially Jess. Anyway, haha...I don't have much to say about the show anymore.

Fandoms

2008-08-13T02:33:16Z

Twilight is losing its appeal after all this Lexicon mess and the whole Breaking Fail fiasco. I need to move on, I think. But, that doesn't mean I shall stop bitching about what utter crap it is. I'm in it for the lulz now. That srs bsns deal is done with. They're too hardcore for me. I'm a light-hearted maiden. I don't need bitches controlling my thoughts. :D

My dad turned the television on last night to ABC where this show, High School Musical: Get in the Picture, was on. It was towards the end and the last pair was up singing. Let me just say the song haunted me until I got bored enough to find it today. It's called "One Year, Six Months" by Yellowcard. Today I went to ABC and finished watching the rest of the performances. I love music that gives me goosebumps.

I need to catch up on gossip girl.

On a side note, I watched The Bad Mother's Handbook featuring Mr. Robert Pattinson as Daniel Gale. Loved it! Skinny jeans, chucks, messy hair, nervous twitch, glasses and messenger bag all adds up to create my perfect boy. Not to mention the dazzling smile of RPattz. le sigh.

I go to college next Monday! Finally. :D

Writer's Block: Loved Ones Afar

2008-08-10T18:35:07Z

Do you miss anyone right now? What past experiences with this person, or these persons, make it easy for you to miss them?

Submitted By mattbcl

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Not to sound dramatic or trite, but I'm always missing that particular person. In all honesty, it's stupid and vain. When I feel any nostalgia overcome my senses, I focus on when we were happy together and not just in the relationship sense. The random times we hung out strictly as friends, though I was secretly pining, or the classes we shared together. Focusing on the happier times allows my heart to mend. My blatant attention to his jerk-like qualities only left the wounds fresh. It's easier this way. :D

Perfectly

2008-07-21T02:36:09Z

The 4th.

2007-07-05T14:51:38Z

I actually had a rather good time yesterday evening. Not as awkward as I thought it would be, for Mingyuan and Shane totally tag-teamed my on the teasing.
Fun.
You see, both normally tease me ceaselessly on their own. But, never have I experienced it together. Great, joyous fun. Hahahaha. Hopefully they bonded a bit.

There isn't much more to say. I am spending the night at Ashley's tonight. Whoo.

Lyrics.

2007-07-05T03:42:15Z

The lyrics of a few songs I am currently in love with.

Hey I am not in your way
Hey no need to push me again
I know it's your day in the sun
Last time I checked he came to light the lamp for everyone
"relax Love" he said before he left
"take those hands away from your eyes
from where I stand you're in my sky

you must go must flee
for they will hunt you down
you and your unborn seed
in all of Gaul is there safety?

Les Saint Marie de la Mer
you will dance the ring
Marys of the Sea
the lost bride weeps
Les Saint Marie de la Mer
We will dance your ring

Hey there's a new Jerusalem
Hey you built a rock that's on sand
For now you have hijacked the Son
Last time I checked he came to light the lamp for everyone

"relax Love" he said before he left
"take those hands away from your eyes
from where I stand you're in my sky

I hear a voice and it says
"the red of the red rose is its own
and something no man can divide"
so St. Jermaine hear the prayer
of this supplicant
for two Scarlet women, Black Madonna

Les Saint Marie de la Mer
you will dance the ring
Marys of the Sea
the lost bride weeps
Les Saint Marie de la Mer
We will dance your ring

Hey I am not in your way
Hey no need to push me again
I know it's your day in the sun
I know it's your day in the sun
Hey I am not in your way
Hey no need to push me again
Oh, I know it's your day in the sun
Last time I checked he came to light the lamp for everyone

“Would you like to go out tonight?”
said Tristan to Iseult.
“It’s a lovely night
to go to the Odeon;
sit in the back row.
Sick of staying in.”

So they threw on some clothes,
walked slowly down the street,
lit by lantern light,
through the market square,
studied the marquee,
bought two tickets and some popcorn.

And on the screen the hero stands,
the female lead, hand in hand,
and says,
“God I love you,
but you trouble me.”
She pushes him away.

And as the credits role,
Tristan turned to Iseult,
said, “What did ya think?”
“It was okay, I guess.
That story’s pretty old.
It’s a bit clichéd and hackneyed, I thought; I thought.”

And back out on the street
they stopped for some ice cream.
Talking quietly,
there was nobody
in the room in which they sat,
as he reached across the table.

And just as their fingers caught,
timidly, he whispers to her
and says, “God I love you, but you trouble me.”
Said Tristan to Iseult.
Said Tristan to Iseult.
Said Tristan to Iseult.

Out on the wiley, windy moors
We'd roll and fall in green.
You had a temper like my jealousy:
Too hot, too greedy.
How could you leave me,
When I needed to possess you?
I hated you. I loved you, too.

Bad dreams in the night.
They told me I was going to lose the fight,
Leave behind my wuthering, wuthering
Wuthering Heights.

Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.

Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.

Ooh, it gets dark! It gets lonely,
On the other side from you.
I pine a lot. I find the lot
Falls through without you.
I'm coming back, love.
Cruel Heathcliff, my one dream,
My only master.

Too long I roam in the night.
I'm coming back to his side, to put it right.
I'm coming home to wuthering, wuthering,
Wuthering Heights,

Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.

Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.

Ooh! Let me have it.
Let me grab your soul away.
Ooh! Let me have it.
Let me grab your soul away.
You know it's me--Cathy!

Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.

Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!
Let me in-a-your window.

Heathcliff, it's me--Cathy.
Come home. I'm so cold!

That's about it. Love all the songs. Tell great stories. I'm definitely a sucker for narrative songs.
Check out Colin Meloy's Myspace for "Barbara Allen". Excellent ballad.

Aye.

2007-07-04T20:57:02Z

Would you believe the lack of articles && webpages with information on teenage fashion?
It's rather hilarious. Oh well.
I did try.
But, oh well.

Anyway, I cannot wait for Halloween.
Ashley and I will be channeling the decora fashion.
Soon enough, we shall ransack Goodwill and perhaps Exchange Factor for lovely, bright & cute finds.

Tonight.
I believe I am attending Fabulous Fourth in the Creek with Shane and Mingyuan. Woot.
How exciting. Or should be. I'm hoping to find more people to go.
Since, Mingyuan is none too fond of Shane. And according Ashley that may be since Mingyuan has apparently had a longtime crush on me. Sort of weird.
Hmph. Hahaha.

I read this book today I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. I was a little wary of it at first because of the whole "vampire" angle. But, it was surprisingly a really good book.
The author decided to not look at vampires from a superstitious/supernatural nature, but from a scientific angle. For instance, the vampyric state was the result of a germ entering into the body through flea/mosquito bite.
All in all, I did rather enjoy it.

Clothes.

2007-07-04T14:13:05Z

What a superficial title.
Oh well!
I have noticed that maybe I don't really dress my age. I certainly don't dress older than my age since people think I'm as young as 12. That has never made much sense to me.
Hmm, I suppose I may dress a little young for my age with the pandas T-shirts, knee socks, and other bright colours and whatnot. Oh, let's not forget the multitude of hair barrettes, ribbon and little girl jewelry.
Hmph.
I have decided to research what how to dress my age.
I have yet to find anything exactly helpful though. Sometimes the internet truly disappoints me.
Hahahaha.
Well, I shall report back later with more news.

Last night.

2007-07-03T14:19:19Z

First off, Transformers was pretty amazing. There were three people from the Disney Channel in it. Vice Principal Hackett from Phil of the Future. Arwin from The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and of course Shia Lebouf from Even Stevens!
However, I think my destructiveness is rearing her ugly head. Afterwards, when Shane was driving me home I joked and said, "Well, you're very attractive, but not as attractive as Jun Matsumoto or Christian Bale." I was kidding and he probably knew that, but then he said, "You know what I was going to say."
And I asked, "What?"
So he said, "You're not as attractive as Naomi Watts."
Eh, I know its true, but I don't know it just bothered me. He apologized and told me that I am way hotter than her. Yet, I couldn't really...I don't know....
I was still a bit upset...
Bah humbug.
I need to work on my temperament. Yes, yes.

Amazing.

2007-07-02T18:13:18Z

A few days ago, Saturday night I believe, I pretty much told Shane everything about my family. It pretty much explained why I so detest them. I don't really like telling people all the sordid details since I assume they'll be overly nice to me because they feel sorry.
But he just told me that I had good reasons for the hate and that it was an admirable thing that I turned out so level-headed and such.
Then he told me I was amazing.
That made my week.
How incredibly cheesy, right? Ha. It may be, but I don't care.
When I'm with him, I am so incredibly happy. That I don't care that I act like a fool.
Oh yes, you're heading for the bathroom right now, aren't you?
Je suis desole.

Next week, I am going on my first trip sans parental units. I'm rather excited actually. It's only a seven hour trip or so to my dad's house. But, its my first road trip. And I am going with Thomas. Very odd, if you know the history.
Basically, Thomas is my ex-boyfriend. We dated since Freshman year on and off. He broke up with me every April. Odd. And then he broke up with me for the last time in April.
We're still best friends though! We've just been through a lot together. So it is hard to just cut that person out of your life. I was his first girlfriend and he wanted to "sow his wild oats". Basically, he didn't think he should only date one person his whole life. So, I had to let him go. I'll never forget all of those memories and times we shared. He was and still is a great person.
Anyway, Thomas is off to Fredericksburg to visit a childhood friend and along the way, he will drop me off in Williamsburg at my father's house. That'll be fun!
It'll be just the two of us!
I asked Shane if he had any problem with it, but he's one of those non-jealous types. All my boyfriends seem to be like that.

That's a story for another day though, dears.

Today.

2007-07-02T16:52:12Z

Ah. 12:47. Haha.
What a fine day it has been so far. Not really. I haven't done anything at all.
It's cloudy and absolutely dreary and I love it!
Rain, rain come again...
Today I get to see Transformers. How utterly exciting!
Man, nothing is happening.
My mother finally called me today. Surprise! She said her phone was dead for the past four days. Whatev...er.
Haha.

Summer.

2007-07-02T02:43:03Z

A blog. I always swear that I'll write faithfully in one of these, but it never happens. Life has a funny way of making you forget all the crap you registered for on that lonely summer day.
Well, summer has been great so far. In April, I thought this would be the worse ever. But, then, I met Shane. It sounds oh so cliche. Don't worry, I wholly realize that. It is just that, for the first time in awhile I am fully and crazy happy with my life. I cannot say he is the sole cause. Mostly it was just a mixture of finding myself or at least learning to accept myself.
Nowadays, I'm happy as a clam. ^^
There really isn't that much to say. Well, there could be, but I would ramble endlessly about what makes my summer so spectacular. And, it wouldn't vary much from mentioning Shane thousands of times.
I'm kidding.
There are the books, new music, the sun, new friends and lots more. He's just a wonderful bonus to all that.