So. I've never been much into American Idol. At best, I just ask who's won after the season is over, and I say to myself, "Oh, so that's the new girl I just saw on MTV!" :p This season is sorta different, though. No thanks to my seatmate/officemate Justin who lives and breathes A.I., I have become a bit of an addict as well. However, none of the A. ( Read more... )

As you may have already guessed, I am 24 years old today. Which sucks ( Read more... )

A movie that is disturbingly beautiful, heartbreakingly honest. It made me think about many things; how much our actions affect other people, how truly fragile children are, how easy to break innocence like glass, how our past will always, always haunt us, how it is possible to make peace with it but never to forget it, or be truly at ease with it ( Read more... )

Sounds harsh, huh? That does not even cover it at all. Come to think of it, I don't think there are words that would even come near to explaining how utterly exhausting, frustrating, and maddening it is to have a baby in the house. Last night was the first of months, even years, of having to wake up every five minutes because our baby, Ada, is ( Read more... )

So, I was thinking my Holy Week would be awesome. We've got two days off work and a weekend. Perfect for a summer getaway to Bantayan. My friends were all there, and I told them I'd follow ( Read more... )

It's insane what I promised to do. And I realize that it's going to be much harder than I thought. Already, I can feel the demands and responsibilities overpowering me. A part of me is scared shitless. I want to run and not look back ( Read more... )

"since feeling is first ( Read more... )

I'm reading a book by Anne Packer, "The Dive from Clausen's Pier." It is written in a style I prefer, pensive and unhurried. The book draws you into the lives of its characters. The settings, Madison and New York, also take on a life of their own. That's how good Anne Packer is. In the book, the main character, Carrie, is torn between wanting to ( Read more... )

She's a tough, smart girl whose made mistakes. She has done many stupid things which have caused our family a lot of trouble. She has broken my heart more than any other person in the world. She has made me, my brother, and my mother cry in frustration, fear for her, and pain. But in the end, she's still the sister I grew up with and love. Always ( Read more... )

Deathnote is amazing. 0_0

I am hooked.