Written Contusions

It is uncanny how the rain would let us swell up with melancholy or be misty eyed with nostalgia. The lightest of gray in the sky, the most scattered shower and the softest of cool breezes would most often than not, launch us into a frenzy of memories, lovers past, and happy times gone by. The cold will lead us to look into the farthest reaches of recollection for that comforting embrace of a lover beside our beds but when you look to your side, it will just be the same cold, still lingering in the sheets that we still find. And soon, a warm tear might actually find its way down the side of our cheeks.

That was how I felt earlier this morning when I arrived home. I am still feeling sick. I got another bout of pharyngitis and I am thinking of having my tonsils taken out. Still thinking about credit card payments. Bills. Worries.

I tried my best to fall asleep as soon as I could so I could run away from the loneliness brought on by the rain.

Hey there! Long-time-no-post. Hehehe.

Before anything else, Kate sorry, I was not able to wait for you to watch Stardust.

I watched it yesterday and I enjoyed it. One of Neil Gaiman's lighter works. I think because of the idea of the star... This movie wouldn't give a damn clue that Gaiman wrote this. Compared to Mirror Mask, this movie featured brightness, love and evil in a better mood. Non-surreal if I may say. Some might not even like this movie because it is so uncharacteristic of Gaiman. Hehehe... I didn't feel a heavy gloom in the whole story. I liked the concepts especially the Babylon Candles.

"The fastest way to travel is by candlelight." If the Babylon Candles were sold in stores, I guess it would be the best buy line that the box could ever bear.

No summary for you, you might ask? Well that is because I am not a party-pooper and I hate giving away the whole story. I'll just tell you to watch it and have fun. Better bring a date as well because the official website says it is the best date movie of 2007 so far.

Yey!!! I have made 2 new blog templates... hopefully I could upload them in blogskins for you guys if you need a new template. I am kinda wanting to change the layout of my blog right now but I kinda like this green template...

I am off to watch Resident Evil Extinction today... Sorry no web reviews for this post nor pics... I'm kinda in a rush... Also, still thinking of buying either a flash drive or a blue tooth adaptor for my sis... Maybe I'll just buy an MP3 Player...

I found this blog... it's very interesting. I am assuming that it is a photo blog because I cannot find any posts with a lot of words... Just pictures and captions. The contents are not so much (maybe because I wasn't able to browse through it long enough) if you think about it but I feel a form of sincerity and a sense of profoundness in the way the pictures from this guy are presented. I like it!!!

Here's the link... http://www.vinceleste.com/blurred/index.php

After so long, after about 2 weeks of non-sleep mode, I was able to get a decent amount of sleep yesterday. . . about 5 hours of sleep. That's not counting the amount of time I have spent sleeping in vans that I ride going home. I feel so stretched, like butter spread on too much bread... de ja vu: I heard that from Bilbo in the LOTR. Hopefully this trend will pick up and increase my sleep time.

A lot of weird things happen to me when I don't get enough sleep. I perceive things in slow motion. Hahaha. I might be going crazy because of sleep deprivation. I haven't even finished reading my book.

I want this week to be done with.

After a long while, I am able to post again. I can hear the Druids of the Claw say, "I'm awake, I'm awake... "

Updates on me,
1. I bought my PC na!!!
2. I got a credit card na!!!
3. I am in debt... hahaha and I still need to pay bills that pile up by the minute (I am now responsible for the electric bill at home... hee hee)

I miss you all. I haven't processed my broadband internet connection application yet so I can't update my blog regularly and I am so busy right now. I miss you Kate...

I am reading American Gods right now. And Warrior of the Light. And Lost Roads. I am sleeping less due to Warcraft. I was nearly eaten alive, chewed and spit out by the new MS Office 2007 on my PC and I am constantly worrying about my credit card bills now. Ha ha ha.

Till next time folks... Ciao!

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Image from The Eye of the Forest by ~Elven-King-R

I was looking back to my old blog in tabulas and I found this picture. Nice...

I was looking back to my old blog in tabulas and I found this picture. Nice...

Wishes anyone? I have found out that in Japan, people tell of a strange artifact called the Monkey's Paw. It is a mummified paw of a monkey and is said to have the power to grant anything that the possessor could wish for.

A few months back, perhaps early February of this year, I found an episode of XXX-holic with this same theme. It was spine tingling.

Now, I have recently finished reading Stephen King's Pet Sematary and the phrase came up again. monkey's paw. After some rummaging through the story, I found out that there is a short story about this devious artifact.

Quick summary: Be careful what you wish for.

Enjoy reading The Monkey's Paw

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photo from http://mrstickman.deviantart.com/art/Chacma-Baboon-43083381

I have been walking around for about a month now in a daze. Every step falls hard and heavy. Treading deeper and deeper into the depths of dream and fantasy.

A few years back, I was in Quiapo and I was out to buy loads of DVDs. In particular, I was looking to buy the Studio Ghibli collection that I saw a few months back. I was ecstatic to find it and I bought it immediately. One of the disks it contained was Pompoko, which is a story about tanukis using their transformation power to save their forest from the construction project for housing. I just thought it would be a nice tale to look up in the net and I have found a cute little story about a tanuki that was challenged by a fox in a transformation contest.

The Fox and the Tanuki

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Autumn Kitsune by *zetallis courtesy again of Deviant Art and the Artist

What if.mp3

A lot of people might not know that Kate Winslet can sing. Enjoy!

I have found this little tale about Anansi the spider. This came from Africa. Anansi is actually a naughty character much like Loki of the Norse. This story came from the Yoruba Tribe from Nigeria. I found this tale on this site.

I have found the click-and-read idea of this website fun and exciting. It gave me the feeling that I am back home when I was 7 and my mom was reading to me my favorite fairy tales at home. Feels like flipping pages...

Heyah! Just wanted to share this picture I got from Deviant Art. I am really having a wonderful time ogling through the wide variety of art that is available in this site.

Kudos to Scarlet-dragonchild for this surreal drawing of the moon. This is called Talk to the Moon.

I have recently updated the look of my blog to this green and white number and I need help. Yesterday, I told my friend Rob about it and asked him to check if the lay out is ok. I needed to check because the computer I was using had a life of its own and I think it went out of its way to bastardize my blog lay out.

As it turns out, when I view my blog in an IE browser, it looks ok but Rob told me otherwise. He was using a Firefox browser. I am feeling paranoid about it so I want to get feedback on how my blog will look like for everybody. Of course I would like to present my blog in a logical and neat manner so please, I would like to get feedback if this blog template looks odd on your browser. Thanks!!!