I was supposed to write something special to celebrate Wintereenmas, but I am too lazy. Had the idea already conjured in my mind but I don't want to write it down just yet. Maybe sometime else then.
I miss videogames. Lately, I have played less and less games mainly because of the free time I have. My attention has been shifted to watching DVDs of movies I have not seen. Heck, even watching DVDs I have already watched over and over again.
Is this the death of stingeyes, my videogaming alter ego? Nah, I don't think so. He is just taking a break, and mind you, it is against his will.
There are a ton of games on the PS2 that should be played, two of which seem to be too story driven. Take Xenosaga II for instance, it is a wonderfully crafted game and when you take into consideration how great the story is, that alone should get you hooked. Unfortunately, it is too story driven to be played in short bits, say 2-3 hours each day. It is the kind of game you'd dedicate hours (days) of not sleeping and bathing.
Yesterday, I had an itch and played Half-Life 2, a game which had been installed almost a month ago but never played long enough. Well, I played and I liked it. Now I want more. By the time I noticed, it was already noon and I needed to sleep as work resumed yesterday.
Damn. I miss how productive I could be when I was in the morning shift. After work, I usually drop by a mall for a movie, travel two hours home in heavy traffic and play a couple hours of video gaming. Two to three hours of sleep was enough for me.
Then again, this could have been the reason why I was failing my metrics so badly back then. Things seem to be different ever since I changed shoelaces, as I tend to dedicate more hours to sleep.
Let's not talk about changes in shoelaces as something might get badly jinxed, and we don't want that, do we? We are so close and now I am getting so freaking aware about the whole thing, I need to not think about it, yet here I am talking about it. I need to relax.
Back to the topic then.
Videogaming is a part of me (my soul), one which would never die. Never.
So Happy Wintereenmass to one and all.
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Works finally over. Time to go home now. No more OT for me.
Wait. Why does Ctrl+Alt+Del not lock the workstation?
Oh fuck. No wonder it won't work, I am actually at home. It's so good to have Vibe back.
With only one day-off (read as night-off), it is good not to disrupt the current cycle of things. Sleep during the day, stay awake all night long.
Slept the whole day, skipping lunch and quite possibly dinner if my mom had not waken me up. Watched a couple of romantic movies on video, An Affair to Remember and Chocolat. Nice movies for video but now I feel disoriented. Need some Fight Club I guess to reorient myself.
Nah, re-watching the trailers for Corpse Bride and Batman Begins did the trick.
I want to go out later so I can have my hair cut before sleeping but my thighs are still aching and it makes sitting down and standing up quite hard as the muscles are still pretty stiff.
Thing is, if I don't do it know I may have to wait until next week. Certain parts of my body are now saying the thought is a waste of time and effort.
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My arms are a bit more mobile now although they still hurt but this maybe caused by the rounds of badminton yesterday. That's not the bad part though, it's my thigh and my butt that's freaking aching so bad now.
When I got of the jeep earlier, I could hardly stand. I can hardly walk properly either. Normally, when removing shoes, I'd stand on one leg, this time though was different. I bet if I sleep it off now, the pain would be more excruciating when I wake up.
Thankfully, it is my day-off later and I might as well spend it wisely. It is only one day. One lousy night actually which is better than nothing I guess.
This is amazing. When I finished my last call today, I was quite happy about how the day turned out. Then I saw something as I was cyberslacking which almost brought a tear to my heart and shattered yet again my already broken ego. Miraculously, I wasn't so depressed about the whole thing as I was going home. Previously, I'd be so freaking down, you won't even dare to greet me even if we knew each other.
This is a good trend. Hopefully, it would last until the end of the month. Hopefully, but it should or else.
Vibe won't be activated until who knows when. Mom called the customer care and was like told why the bill was not paid on time in the first place. It ain't our freaking fault if we live in the freaking mountains. The closest PLDT business center is just in the next town, say 10 minutes away, but is so utterly useless as you can only pay your bills there on Wednesday, from 9 to 11 am.
Infocom on the other hand is being stupid. It won't accept the password to my old account which according to their website, I was successfully able to change a few moments ago. I need this so I can avail of the free hours from 12am to 7am. This is just bull crap.
My arm is now in a swinging mood, a mood wherein the next time the connection fails, some poor object on this desk would be flying across the room at a hundred miles per hour.
Now I have a vague idea why some callers are irate but I won't call the computer manufacturer if the problem was with the phone service.
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It's amazing how fast they can cut a service once you forget to pay on time, and how long it takes to have the service activated again once you have paid. They're just rubbing it in your face that the simple lesson is to pay on time. Nonetheless, customers should not be treated that way.
Good timing yesterday allowed me to sneak in a screening of Meet The Fockers at the Eastwood Cinemas. I was thinking of Elektra, but when I saw the time for The Fockers, I picked that instead.
Meet the Fockers is a nice sequel to Meet the Parents. Am not going in depth with this because I never do anyway. The first time I heard about the sequel was just a few months after Meet the Parents was released. I was like, "No kidding. Meet the Fockers." A lot of toilet humor, but still a fun movie.
However, watching a movie before work may have been a bad idea. Last night was my weakest day at work. 2 calls which reached almost 2 hours each. 10 calls total. 40 minutes handle time. Considering that the day prior to this was around 23 calls and 15 minutes handle time. I guess sufficient sleep does affect my performance. I need to do more tests though.
After the horrendous day, there should be something to balance it out. Dropped by the Marikina Sports Center again for a few rounds around the track field and badminton. Oh, fuck, badminton. I missed playing that game. Last time I did was when I took it for PE in college as tae-kwon-do and aikido were filled up. Played a number of games of it and even my poor eyesight was remarkably good with the game. Sweated a bucket load.
If only I lived closed, I'd go with the guys regularly, but that is hardly the case. Today, I arrived home around 11 in the morning and have to wake up around 5 so I'd be on time for work later. You know how you can sleep the whole day but still feel sleepy because it's not the natural hours for sleep. It's like using your mobile phone while charger, you need more time, much more time to charge up fully.
Enough of this. I should sleep now, unless I want another bad day at work and at a time when everything matters, a bad day is certainly out of the question.
Oh, 6th day on Sunday, but what's new with that anyway?
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Arm muscles are still aching. It feels like I may have fractured my bones. I can't even lift my right arm high enough to wash my face. Good thing the left is still being resonable.
Elektra opens today. Never liked Jennifer Garner for some reason. The movie though has some nice screening times and after some careful calculation even gives me 30 minutes of spare time before work starts, this is if I can catch the 5:35 PM screening. Friday maybe? Right, I have not even watched Meet the Fockers yet. Ho-hum!
Then again, I do not have any money left. Mom had to borrow some since it has been a week since the disconnection notice for the telephone bill was received. The unlimited PLDT Vibe connection has already been cut, and I am unable to use it. Luckily, there was this one Infocom card in the drawer. God, and I thought one of my veins was gonna get cut again.
No OT today, and decided not to stay at work for an hour like what I used to do since there was no sense to it. The network is a bit buggy and the connection to outside sites (WWW) is quite shitty. I would not be able to spent that hour wisely, reading webcomics and checking gadget blogs.
Might as well sleep early and give these arms a rest. My mouse arm has been consistently aching for the past few weeks. I have just rubbed it off as being normal.
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Oh bloody hell.
My body is so freaking tired. Had to go on overtime at work for 2 and a half hours due to some network issues. Fuck. Let's not hope that would happen again.
Butt is also sore due to the amount of time I spent during the travel home. The seat was quite hard and the lack of natural cushioning was at an enormous disadvantage.
Add to that, my arm and chest muscles are aching more now. Last Saturday, I decided to do 30 push ups and 30 sit ups. Yes, exercise, something I have not done in bloody ages. Why I did it? I dunno. It seems that everyone at work seems to workout or has some weekend activity that involves sweating. So I tried to do the usual round I do ages ago. It has already been so long and my muscles (yes, I do have muscles you know) finally awakened from their almost eternal slumber of light work.
I claim to be tired yet the first thing I do upon getting home is going online and blogging.
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Damn. I was planning to watch a movie later before going to work but the schedule times changed. When I checked last week, Meet the Fockers had a screening time of 6:15 in the evening which would fit the bill perfectly as work starts at 9 later.
Sadly, it seems that it has changed. Or maybe I was too sleepy after Kung Fu Hustle that I though it was Meet the Fockers when it was White Noise all along that starts at 6:15, a film I am not that interested in.
Yes, my movie interest has subsided a bit or I just find it to much work to go early and catch a movie then go to work after. I dunno, this is not me. The last time I watched a movie before work was in November when I saw The Incredibles.
The second day-off was spent in a similar fashion, sleep and DVDs. Watched Shaun of the Dead before lunch yesterday, slept, woke up by midnight and watched The Bridge On The River Kwai.
Have been online ever since. Add to that, I have downloaded the trailers for Corpse Bride and Batman Begins so I can watch them again and again whenever I desire.
Finished reading through the archives of another webcomic, Scary Go Round, a British webcomic about mostly scary stuff. Nice storylines and wonderfully colored art. There is still one side-comic I have to read though. Shit. Next up, Wigu. Damn, there's a ton of highly recommended ones from the usual webcomics I frequent before.
Anyway, I thought I had nothing to blog about and for a moment, I thought of skipping today's blog.
Off to bed for me now hoping for dreams of her. Let's have one long sleep before a new work week unfolds.
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Yahoo. Finally watched a movie in the theaters, first one this year. You may think it is not such a big deal but for me it is.
Watched Kung Fu Hustle at the Eastwood Cinemas. I was the only person in the theater. Coolness. The movie was great and am glad I saw it even though my eyes were so freaking tired and my head was starting to ache due to all the squinting.
Saw the trailer for the new XXX movie twice, once while I was in Station 168 and the other before Kung Fu Hustle. Oddly, the one online was entitled XXX: State of the Union while the one in the theater (most likely the international trailer) was titled XXX 2.
Speaking of trailers, I had a swell time at Station 168, mainly because of Corpse Bride, but there were a wave of new trailers, Batman Begins (the earlier one was just a teaser), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Fantastic Four, and War of the Worlds. Yeah, big Hollywood movies with big names attached to each, yet interesting nonetheless.
The sun was up at its height by the time I got out, and it was sure as hell hot. I have never been exposed to direct sunlight like that for a number of months now.
Instead of going to bed as soon as I got home, I logged online and checked a few things. Even had thoughts of blogging this entry at that time but my head was aching so bad that I simply had to sleep.
As a creature of the night, I woke up around 10 for some dinner. Watched The People Vs. Larry Flynt on Cinemax, a movie with Edward Norton in it and one that I have not seen before. Too bad it already started when I flipped the channels to Cinemax.
Lawrence of Arabia followed, which was such a long film, spanning two DVDs and more than 3 and a half hours long. It was an enjoyable experience though. It's pretty amazing how they re-master these old movies as the quality of the picture makes you think the movie was just shot a couple of years ago.
Up next, The Bridge of River Kwai. Laying my hands off from the PS2 in the meantime.
Oh, it's already 10 in the morning. I need to take my bath and sleep. If I sleep first, I'd forget about ever taking a bath once I wake up like what happened yesterday.
Here's something I do not know how to interpret. I knew I'd score high, but not THIS high. Scary.
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It is 10 in the morning and I have yet to sleep or get home for that matter.
Have these plans of watching Kung Fu Hustle at the Eastwood Cinemas by 11
o'clock. Since it is early, I decided to watch some trailers online.
And I am fucking glad I did.
I saw Vincent. Yes, the one from the short film on the special edition DVD of
Nightmare Before Christmas. Seems like he is having this new movie coming out on
November, a full-lenght one.
Go now and watch.
Stop-motion animation wonders. I am so fucking exited already!
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Finally. It is the last day of the work week, and after seeing next weeks sked, a sigh of relief is imminent. Two consecutive day-offs. Thank God, can finally get some much needed rest and PS2 game time. I need to visit Persia again.
After the rant yesterday, I have run out of things to say. Nothing uber special happened today, except for a few things that need not be mentioned here. A pretty standard day at work, yet still fun. Oh, the second half of the shift was again plagued by phone issues.
Hmmm. I am really lost for words. I have nothing to say and this is turning out to be another senseless attempt just to be able to blog for the day. Hohum!
Apologies to definiens for yesterdays use of the term "Natural Insulators." Seems that the term has already been copyrighted by her.
This would be all.
Damn. Meet The Fockers is already showing and I have not yet watched it. This is not normal. Not normal at all. Thinking about another Movie Day either on Saturday or Sunday.
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This has to be the most irregular schedule ever. I am normally an hour early for work. Now, it is down to 30 minutes, which scares me a bit since the margin of error is smaller now. Same allotted time, just some shit along the way.
5 in the afternoon is not one of the best times to leave the province as only a few people do travel to the city at these hours.
This time around, it took around 20 minutes before the freaking transpo left, but that is not the point of the story.
You know how the middle seats of AUVs supposedly fit four people? Four normal sized people would easily fit, if it were one that did not have power windows. Four normal sized people would have a bit of difficulty fitting in an AUV which has power windows as the contraption uses up valuable space.
Yesterday, an above-average sized guy was already in, which was not a problem as I am a less than average sized guy. Everything seemed fine, except for the time we spent waiting, until this HUGE woman came in almost filling up the center seat. She was not alone though as she had her kid (say 2 year old or so) with her and a big backpack. Oh, we forgot about the 1-gallon mineral water bottle she had.
When asked if she would pay for two seats, she quickly exclaimed NO. I quickly said to myself, "Oh fuck that! Can't you take a bloody hint." Since, we already waited for half an hour, the AUV jettisoned out of the place. A little breathing room.
The comfort ended when we got to the next town as there were people waiting for transpo. One was able to squeeze into the center seat, lodging his hips squarely on the side of my thigh (say "bone" due to the lack of "natural insulators") for the duration of the trip. My thigh bone is still aching right now.
I was not the only person inconvenienced by her sheer mass. The middle seat would not accommodate anymore unless her backpack was moved (I prefer thrown out) elsewhere. It was moved to the back which already seated 4 passengers. If you have been on an AUV before, you have a pretty good idea of how cramped the place is without any luggage. Imagine a bag more, one that is not even yours to bear.
During all this, she did not even say a word, except maybe for fixing the bag properly when placed at the back. I guess she sat comfortably there, even if she cradled her child and had bones lodged in her thighs, the amount of insulation wildly protects and comforts her.
Shit. Can't you really take a hint? If you are a size 10 and a size 5 dress bloody well RIPS while you are trying it on, you should not force it on anymore. Fuck, you shouldn't have been aiming for the 5 in the first place. If your husband (or someone) told you that you were not fat, man is he lying.
Believe me, he is just trying to make you feel better out of fear of those massive arms choking him one day.
Oh boy. This is something new. A rant about something other than work.
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It Couldn't Be More Sudden Than This
Work schedule changes are crazy. Just yesterday, I got a message from our team lead saying work starts at 8 pm. The message was time stamped at 3 in the afternoon. The problem, the phone was on silent (it is always on silent) and I woke up by 5. There was no way I'd get to work on time if I had commuted.
So I had someone drop me off work. Unfortunately, the regular driver was not available so we had to get someone else who was still feeling his way in the vehicle. Luckily, I still got to work on time. I hate being late.
Work on the other hand was fine. If you notice a trend here, it seems I am starting to be pleased with it and not ride on the customer's inanity. Keeping a cool head and getting a good amount of sleep helps a lot. (Knocks on wood.)
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Stupid dial up. At this time of the day, everyone seems to be calling, and when someone does, poof, there goes the bloody line. Sick. Why the hell isn't broadband available here. Having another phone line would be a nice alternative, but we do not have that option either.
Down here, you'd have to wait until someone gets bored of their line or drops dead. Seriously. You could sign up for an application but you'd have to wait for a couple of years before they could do something about it.
This is enough. I must sleep now. A decent amount of sleep makes work a whole lot lighter.
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I was supposed to blog yesterday, but after lunch and after taking a spoonful of cough syrup I was coughing like a madman. I knew that I need to give it some rest. Thankfully, due to the amount of stress exerted on my body, I slept in a matter of minutes. When I woke up, it was 10 in the evening.
The 6th day was plagued by bad lines and dropped calls. Of course, it was not bad at all as it allowed us to have more breaks in between waiting for the phones to come back online. Also, 6th days equals pizza. More Yellow Cab goodness at the office.
Since the network was beleaguered with problems, we had to render OT almost past 8 in the morning. As a result, I got home when the sun was pretty high in the sky, around 10 I assume.
Nothing much to do but watch videos, which I did. Watched Alfonso Cuaron's A Little Princess and liked it. I should burn myself a copy since I just borrowed it. I can see why he was chosen to direct the third Harry Potter film.
Speaking of movies, I have not yet watched one in the theaters. Like I said yesterday, this is not stingeyes. The schedule allows me to watch movies before the shift starts but lately, I consider too much of a hassle. On several occasions, I have woken up with enough time to eat, bathe and get to the mall in time for the next screening before work, but whenever I do, I think that it is too much of a task. Imagine waking up 3 hours earlier just to watch a movie. I already wake up atleast 4 hours before the shift so I would not be late.
Damn. I hate this place. It is simply too far away from civilization. Too far for me to have a decent life.
Lately, when I get home after work, I'd go straight to the computer and go online for an hour or two. Then I sleep. Before, I'd be able to go online, play videogames for a couple of hours and now and then, be able to watch a movie all on the same day.
I miss those days.
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I mentioned changes in my last post right?
Guess what? More changes again. Sixth day tonight and day-off tomorrow. The time sticks though.
The cough which I was hoping would get better soon, seems to have applied for an extended visa. This time around, it is more distracting and annoying.
Despite the cough, I have to say the past week was great. Well, I have no idea how I'd fair in that other crucial metric, but I feel good about it. Shit. I should not. The more I expect, the more I fail.
It's the 15th day of the year and I still have not watched a movie in the theater. This is pathetic. This is not stingeyes.
Work later starts at 9 in the evening, so if I'd wake up around 2, I might as well catch the 6:15 screening of Kung Fu Hustle, that is if I wake up. Needless to say, that is one pretty big IF as it is quite cool today, add the slight rain outside, and we get the perfect setup for a good days sleep. Add dreaminess inspiration to the mix and I doubt I'd ever wake up.
Fuck the PS2. Fuck the VCDs I have to watch. Fuck Livejournal (which I think is currently broken anyway) and this blog as well. The bloody bed is just too inviting. Ta-ta!
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Thoughts of Endless Nighttime Sky
The windows are eternally draped with thick blankets. I should have acted out my ideas a year ago about painting my windows black in order to prevent sunlight from coming through. Now, a bed made from a casket does not seem as such a bad idea.
Just when I thought there seems to be some stability in the schedule at work, it changes again. Split day-offs once again, but that's not the only bad thing about the change. Starting Sunday, we now have to report to work at 9 in the evening until 6 in the morning. If they could maintain it as 9 in the evening ever bloody night then that is some consolation compared to the last time I was in this shift wherein each night was different, ranging from anywhere between 10 in the evening to 12 midnight.
At the least, we reap the full night differential. Then again, it is not about the money.
Oh well, have to live with this I guess.
Damn. I feel like a balloon blown up too much. I feel as if I am going to burst any moment now. I just want to say it. I just want to scream it out loud for everyone to hear. Believe me, I want to and am sure as hell trying. Waiting for that one perfect moment, a moment that seems would never come. I wanted this to be different, but not perfect. Fishing with baits that are not catching anything at all. Shooting blanks all over the place.
Shit. Damn. Fuck. Blimey. If you only knew.
And it's the 14th of January. Amusing. How long has it been? Three years? Right.
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Whew!
Created a movie list for the CDs I have at home which does not include pirate VCDs are they are normally watched then discarded. The list is not that long, slightly past 100. The purpose of the list for easier reference of teammates at work so we can swap CDs easier. Coolness.
I already have a ton here for the weekend which recently had another addition, A Little Princess by Alfonso Cuaron, who directed Y Tu Mama Tambien and of course the last Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which in my opinion is the best movie so far in the series. This is humble opinion from someone who has not read any of the books, and believes this vision is shared by a decent amount of movie-goers who have not read the book at all. Bri of Instant Classic even marked the film as one of his top ten picks of the year.
Shit. It is already 10 in the morning, I have to sleep now. I want to watch a movie, but I do not have enough time. Damn. How I wished I lived closer to work. An hour would surely make a helluva difference.
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So it seems the cough is starting to settle down. It is still lingering but somehow, it seems a wee-bit better now, which is certainly a good thing especially if your job involves talking for 8 straight hours.
As always, I was arrived early at work so I decided to drop by the record bar. Browsed through some DVDs which had significantly reduced prices (P199-375) and found a couple of classic movies. Found copies of Lawrence of Arabia and The Bridge On the River Kwai, both being two disc sets containing a copy of the original promotional booklet used when the movie was released.
Now I have a ton of movies for the weekend which would also include The Machurian Candidate and Toy Story (1 and 2). I am starting to wonder how I am going to squeeze all of that into a pretty tight schedule. Also, Prince of Persia 2 turns out to be a pretty solid game, and I did enjoy playing it last weekend.
This is totally insane. I need to cut down my sleeping hours.
Lately, I have been sleeping a couple hours more than usual. These hours were normally allocated for videogaming after work, or movies back when I was in the morning shift. Am not really sure if the longer sleeping hours directly affect my performance at work, but I could say to some extent, it does, as the previous weeks seemed pretty easy on me.
Or maybe because I am so freaking inspired to go to work.
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This cough is not getting any better. In fact, it seems to be turning worse. The cough is dry and is starting to irritate my throat quite a bit. Some say there is an epidemic or outbreak of sorts, but I have no idea about this.
This just in, trying to sing like Coheed and Cambria does not help cure a cough and actually makes you cough more than one could possibly bear.
Shit. It is the 11th day of the month, the year in fact and I have yet to watch a movie at the cinemas. This is so not me, especially when there are a number of movies I sincerely want to watch like Kung Fu Hustle, Ocean's 12, and yes, even Blade: Trinity.
Fuck. I don't even want to think that it is Wednesday tomorrow. Damn.
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Here I am again, still barking like a dog even though I have had more than a normal days rest.
This is not good at all as work starts later on in the evening and I do not want to be burdened by this cough as I am taking in calls later. Sick. Literally.
Oh, and if having a normal days rest means sleeping early, forget about it. I just can't.
I do not know how this cough started, I do not smoke at all, but one can't forget about the amount of pollution one breathes everyday considering that one has to commute in an open vehicle. Very healthy.
I doubt it would be that though. I'd say it is the climate at work. Lately, it has been particularly cold which is not really an issue for me, but seeing how frail my body is, you'd imagine that there is no meat in me to stop the coldness from reaching my bones and internal organs.
Previously, I have never worn a jacket while in the office, always saw it as more of a fashion thingy for call center people and not as an actual necessity.
Last Friday though, I wore one and enjoyed wearing it, though it did not stop the cough or help for that matter. Sadly, I only have one jacket which I can wear at work and this means buying a couple more so I would not wear only one for eternity like what I do with my sneakers.
Bummer. Work starts again later, the weekend just zipped past without me knowing it. I did get to watch Before Sunrise which I loved. The spontaneity of everything was simply amazing. I really wish I could talk like that. Oh, and the street poet was just great. Drunk but still great.
Let's close this entry with a few words from the movie.
"Why do we become obsessed with people we don't really like?"
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It's not exactly bloody, or else it would be an entirely different thing.
It has been ongoing for several days now and turned for the worst last night. I had a real hard time working with a cough coming every minute or two. Work-wise though, it was still a particularly pleasant evening. Despite some negativity last Thursday, the week did magically turn around. Of course, there was also someone else to look forward to.
Now, due to this insane cough, I have to stay home and nurse it back to health. I want to go out and drink but it is not a particularly good idea as I need this cough gone by Monday.
I'll just dedicate these two days to good quality rest and recreation.
Now which DVDs shall I re-watch?
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See? It was not that hard. Add a little positive attitude to work and the day goes by more smoothly and less stressful. Let this be a lesson for you unless you want to fail miserably again. Just please don't think too much about it okay?
It's 3 in the afternoon now, need to get ready for work.
Yahoo! Last day. Any Saturday gigs?
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This work week is slowly growing out of hand. There are two days left, but I doubt it would turn around just like that. Well, let's hope it turns around for the better.
I still thought it though.
This is me coupled with frustration.
I have a really short fuse when customers are a little hard-headed. You'd hear me raising my voice a lot as well as big freaking gestures with my arms, and lets not forget the sarcastic and profane remarks in a conversation (only when the line is on mute of course).
There is also this ticking clock inside me that starts to grow as the call gets longer and seems to be going nowhere. When I do notice it, I'd be doing the same things as I said in the previous paragraph. Less on the dialogue though and more on the loud gestures. These are actually pretty pleasant customer which started out on a good note, but as the solution to the problem becomes more elusive, one can't help but be frustrated.
This is me fucking conscious about my bloody metrics.
This is not a bloody good way to start the freaking year.
Let's just sleep it off now, shall we?
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Quite a wild ride at work last night. It just recurred to me that I only had around 2 hours sleep yesterday and as a result my threshold for patience was way too short.
it was not all bad though, and there are a few bright points here and there. In short, it was below the average work day for me. Ask my teammates.
Everyone is coming up with their top ** list for 2004 ranging from music, movies, and what have you. I don't think I have enough knowledge in any one field to make a list like that. Boo. Hmmm. A top 10 list of disappointments for 2004 seems like a pretty good idea, but it goes against the positive outlook I should have for this year.
I should sincerely sleep now. My eyes are almost teary. Plus, I don't want to be on the edge again at work later.
There should be new movies released this week, but clickthecity is still not updated.
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Schedule at work has been bumped up a bit, now it starts at 7 in the evening and ends by 4 in the morning. The sun had already risen when I got home. Regardless, it was a pretty steady day.
I had my thoughts pretty much constructed this morning, when I got home, but my brother called and I could not wait until they finished. So I slept, and all those ideas disappeared into dreamland.
Shit, I have no recollection of it. To boot, I thought it was some pretty interesting things. I thought.
(after one hour)
Yeah. I lost it.
This is starting to get insane. By myself alone, I am not making any progress. The gift is still left un-open and I sincerely need help with it as I do not think I could handle it myself. Am sincerely considering talking to someone about it. The question is whom?
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My body clock is fucked up good.
After spending the day watching The Nightmare Before Christmas and playing Xenosaga 2, I was so freaking sleepy and decided to have a quick nap. Slept at 6 in the evening and woke up around 4 in the morning.
Now, I am starving as I skipped dinner once again and find myself munching Instant Noodles again.
Mentioned that I watched The Nightmare Before Christmas yesterday. Would you even believe if I said that it was the first time I ever watched the film? Well, it was and now I have accomplished something I have been dreaming to. First, accomplishment of the year.
Ever since playing through the Halloween Town level in Kingdom Hearts, I wanted to watch the film so bad. Finally had the chance to do so, and I am now pretty satisfied. The movie was so masterfully crafted, from the music, the dialogue, and of course, the animation. The behind-the-scenes featurette showed how painstaking the process of creating stop-motion animation was. I would never have such dedication.
The DVD also had short movies created by Tim Burton, Vincent and Frankenweenie which where both marvelously done. I loff 'em.
There seemed to be a Godzilla marathon on Wowow yesterday, but it was in Japanese, so I could not be bothered and started playing Xenosaga instead.
This is unusual for me. Normally, I know what I want to do. I have a ton of games on the PS2 which I have yet to play, but it seems that I have been playing it less. Shit! Me, getting bored with videogames? Hopefully, this does not signify the end of the world as we know it. Nah, I guess I don't find the idea of playing for just 1-2 hours a day enjoyable enough. Simple as that.
I mentioned cleaning up yesterday, so here's a few pics I'd like to share.
This is a picture of the desk.
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There is not much change, but atleast you can see the brown table in the third pic. In the middle pic, there could be atleast 100 different items ranging from loose change to movie tix. Let's forget about how the drawer underneath it looks. =)
This is a picture of our component, which I previously used for placing audio CDs as I had no more space in my room, until I arranged it that is.
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Notice how the new DVD player fits squarely on top of the component. I love my DVD player even if it is top-loading. We are going places.
Sigh! As compared to the 1st, the 2nd day did not seem so interesting, which was primarily caused by me waiting for something. See, what happens when you expect too much. Well, at the least, I am going back to work later on and in a sense, there are things I really look forward to. It's already a new year, and hopefully I'd have the guts to open up that damn gift.
I did download every Coheed and Cambria song yesterday, which is currently my
source of joy. Shabutie!
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What better way to start the year than by feeling depressed. Was pretty much down the whole trip home, mainly because of the P word again at work. Damn. I hope this does not turn out like what happened last year. It's all in the mind anyway, and I have quite a crazy one.
Ended up cleaning my room. Not the whole room, mind you, just the important areas like my bed-side desk and my CDs which happen to be all over the house. It was pretty fun, can't even remember the last time I did this. It sort of cured my depression.
Celebrated New Year's Eve at the office. There was a buffet, as a consolation for spending the night there. Calls where crazy as hell, which I believe was caused by frustration over certain things. Fireworks outside were pretty bland this year, or maybe I was simply facing in the wrong direction.
No drinking sessions after, but we did stay in the office until 6 in the morning.
Did not sleep until after lunch and woke up pretty early, around 6 in the evening. Wanted to watch Warriors of Heaven and Earth on AXN but by that time I was sleepy once again and decided to just sleep again. Another reason why I did not bother watching it are the commercials on AXN.
Overall, I'd say the first day of the year turned out pretty good.
Now let's look back at the year that was 2004.
What else? Work pretty much ate up most of the year.
Despite my constant whining about work all year round, it breezed by so quickly and in the end, everything turned out fine. This is all thanks to the friends and people I met along the way.
Thanks everyone, you made this year so much easier to bear.
Despite beginning this post with the D word, I have high hopes for this year. Damn, should not expect to much.
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