The simple news that Nature told

Yeah, I'm thinking England might be trying to tell me something.The foul-mouthed school kids are back in school and walking past my window in their adorable uniforms.The weather is getting cooler.And then there's this: Only I've got news for England--I still have 2 weeks left and there are things I mean to do!So there. Now just need to get these last pesky chapters written so I can get to that. ...

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Heh

Was reading up on child prodigy on Wiki;[quote] Although Hollingworth's findings may be outdated, some adjustment issues for child prodigies are obvious. It is not uncommon for the highly intellectually capable to be ostracized in school, or at least be emotionally dulled by the conversation of their average classmates. They typically have very different priorities than other people, with popularity, friendship, and common excitement playing second fiddle to the quest for knowledge, mastery of skill, or more personal yearnings, creating a mis-step with society. In addition, the unusualness of a prodigy's priorities and capabilities can lead to difficulty in relating to his or her peers. [/quote] (strike a chord?!)Hee hee hee. Self consolation for my tendency to be a total weirdo loner. Lol.Oh...

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So there was this one time in Prague

On our first night there I won the Fraidy-Cat award.We walked around the Palace grounds, which are huge and beautiful and consist of lots and lots of buildings. It turned dusky while we were there, and it was beautiful and lovely. But as went down this one narrow street we started seeing less and less people until we were the only ones. And I got nervous out about walking down an unfamiliar dark deserted street, because I'm always paranoid about being found dead in a ditch somewhere and having people read the headlines and say, "Stupid American girl! What was she thinking doing x? American girls who are that stupid should just stay home."After...

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Suicidial Black Metal

Someone over MSN just introduced me to really underground Suicidial Black Metal. Gawd. I tell you, no person with a faint heart could stomach their songs. Trust me. It's ... just too horrible for any sane person to bear through. Songs of mental illness, suicide (in action), madness are not for everyday listen. Jesus, listen at your own fucking risk.It is that disturbing.Now, I can't sleep well tonight...

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Hips don't lie

So my sister, because she is a dirty bigmouth, may have possibly outed me and my recent listening habits.First off, I don't have a radio. I don't have an iPod. I've never even had a CD player in my car. That's how out of the loop I am with the popular music. I just barely figured out that you can watch music videos on YouTube. I'd been using it to watch clips of my boyfriend John Krasinski on The Office and cry over the love we share.But it turns out that when I'm tired I need to be listening to something upbeat to keep me from falling asleep or zoning out in front of the computer. So I found a London top 40s website to listen to.So here are the songs that keep me awake and shaking my booty in my chair.(Note: If you choose to seek out any of these songs do not even think of holding me responsible...

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This is proof that I love you

I can't write a real blog post, as I still have my head down in my computer. But good things have happened.1) I got a blessing on Sunday and immediately felt better and calm and happy, and I still feel those things. Plus, hey, God SAID I'm going to finish this thing. I wouldn't bet against Him.2) My computer has been behaving for the last few days. I love her for that. She can feel free to burst into flames as soon as this thing is done.3) Cicada has agreed to proofread my dissertation for me so I've been emailing her chapters as I finish them.And just after she agreed to do that a few days ago, we had this IM conversation, wherein it becomes apparent that Cicada is a fonts junkie and that I didn't learn as much in AP US History as I thought I did.Nemesis: Ugh. Some German guy just published...

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Audioslave - I Am The Highway LiveI am absolutely hooked....

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I Am The Highway

AUDIOSLAVEI Am The HighwayPearls that swim the rift of melong and weary my road has beenI was lost in the citiesalone in the hillsno sorrow I feelfor anything I feel yeaI am not your rolling wheelsI am a highwayI am not your carpet rideI am the skyfriends and liarsdon't wait for mecause I'll get onall by myselfput millions of milesunder my heelsand still too close to youI feelI am not your rolling wheelsI am the highwayI am not your carpet rideI am the skyI am not your blowing windI am the sky hereI am not your automn moonI am the nightthe nightI am not your rolling wheelsI am the highwayI am not your carpet ragI am the skyI am not your blowing windI am the lightiningI am not your automonI am the night ------Reminded me acutely of someone... I shall not go deeper. It's prehistoric already....

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Update

It's been a while since I blogged. But nothing much happened anyway, my life being such a standstill recently to the point of me not knowing exactly what should I do. Sometimes, I just sit and wait for things to happen.Anyhow I have renewed my faith in being a metalhead, if it weren't strong enough. I took time off to readjust the badges on my school bag and to take proper due notice and attention to them of which I have been lacking to offer to them. They did a decent job every morning, cheering me up for school, as I looked at the badges in pride and then I am a renewed person almost instantaneously. Now, I believe there are 8 badges on my bag, namely, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Impiety, Opeth, Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon. Yep. In addition of honouring the badges of their...

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Update

It's been a while since I blogged. But nothing much happened anyway, my life being such a standstill recently to the point of me not knowing exactly what should I do. Sometimes, I just sit and wait for things to happen.Anyhow I have renewed my faith in being a metalhead, if it weren't strong enough. I took time off to readjust the badges on my school bag and to take proper due notice and attention to them of which I have been lacking to offer to them. They did a decent job every morning, cheering me up for school, as I looked at the badges in pride and then I am a renewed person almost instantaneously. Now, I believe there are 8 badges on my bag, namely, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Impiety, Opeth, Emperor, Gorgoroth, Satyricon. Yep. In addition of honouring the badges of their...

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Prague Pics Part 2

Banana and Cordelia. And yes, she will be called Cordelia until she gives me a different alias to use! The outside of St. Vitus cathedral. Our first dessert in Prague, which was fabulous, I tell you. Another cool view. ...

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Some Prague pics

Picasa is being weird and only letting me post a few pictures at a time. So this may take a couple of posts. Think of it as a 3-course meal or something. That way it's fun and posh! The view from the Clock Tower in Old Town Square. I also got a picture of the millions of tourists below me waiting to watch the astronomical clock. We never actually saw the thing chime, which is okay. View of the Prague Castle compound, where you can easily spend hours and hours walking around. The stained-glass window by Mucha in the St. Vitus Cathedral (up in the castle). SO cool. If you stay at the Traveller's Hostel in Prague, which I recommend you do, take...

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Back from Prague, safe and soundish

I'll write real report later--perhaps much, much later.But I'm back and it was great. Prague is absolutely gorgeous and I love it there. Everyone needs to go. My immune system did not love it so much though, as I managed to pick up a cold and now feel like poo.Which would be fine, except I have to write 7,000 words or something horrible in the next 5 days.Pray for me.Pictures coming so...

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300th Post!

I am quite proud of me making the 300th post mark. Signified a great deal of committment into this once-miniture project of mine. Yay.On other side of matters, today is a good day, as there's no school for the entire SRJC tomorrow! Hippees! Came home, decided to play with my magic toys, which resulted in; Getting very frustrated at the linking rings as my one handed link failed repeatedly. Ugh. Hooked up my IT and had a paper ball floating around my chest. Subsequently, decided to let it float around whilst I continue to do my normal stuff and walk around the house. Which is quite distracting, as the spinning motion of the paper ball could get you quite dizzy. Did Cups and Balls with sponge balls and glass cups. Then, laughed at myself for 3 minutes straight. Incarnated myself...

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Mayhem!

Finally, I have decided to take some pictures of the signatures I got from Mayhem. So, here are them:I cannot believe I met Mayhem.Ack, I own all of you! Hehe...

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Disturbing.

It is rather disturbing to listen to a song in which a dead person is singing it or watching a video in which a dead person is performing.Once again, R.I.P J...

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Heather walk

Here are some pics from the heather walk I did on Saturday. It started pouring rain as soon as we started walking, but Lady J had us all prepared with waterproof trousers and jackets. We looked hot and not at all like drowned rats wrapped in tarp. Luckily, the rain calmed down once we were at the top so that we could actually see the views.For dinner we went to the Scotsman's Pack, which I'd been hearing about all year from Lady J. The food was wonderful. I had haddock encrusted with hazelnut and basil and goat cheese on top of mashed potatoes. The only scary part was when I bit down on a bone that tried to impale my gum and pop out my lower...

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A Love Letter - 19

Found this very... insighful love letter at 19's LJ. So here is it: a love letteryou're a butterfly in a jar. you're a ditaboy bird in a gilded cage I can nudge whenever I wish to see you cling to the bars. you're harker in my castle, and i'm going to drink you dry. you're inanna in the underworld. you're my enkidu. you're a prisoner of psychic war. you're the prince in a tower that can only be reached by flying. you're a ghola. you're my ghola. i raised you and now you have to do whatever i say. we've established that's how that works. though the escape attempts are my butterfly thrashing between my teeth and my tongue and i love them. i open my mouth and exhale you wet and terrified but when i ask if you've been having a nightmare you always, say, no. and you land on my tongue again next...

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Jean-Baptiste Maunier & Clémence Saint-Preux - Concerto pourMy latest obsession. His angelic voice......

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My condolences to Dissection

I am really ashamed of myself only discovering the wonders of Dissection only recently. Such a talented band with such brilliant songs. The news of Jon Nodtveidt's death on Wednesday shook me quite abit. I was just admiring his virtuoso performances at a recently filmed gig where he flawlessly pulled off Where Dead Angels Lie. And now, he is gone... to a plane of existance of his liking. Every true metal fan will slatute to your much-valued contributes to the metal scene and for deepening our passions in this arcane interest.May your soul rest in peace for eternity, Jon Nodtveidt (1975 to 16th August 2006).For more information: Jon Nodtveidt.My deepest condolences,LingNemesisYour ardent listen...

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Oh my gosh, it's people! I love the people!

Hello friends, here are today's brief and random thoughts.Got overloaded on Show tunes and am now listening to London radio stations. Could that "Mymymy" song be more fun? It makes me really wish that I'd gone dancing last night when I had the chance. Dangit.Went to the post office this morning to order some Czech koruna (which I will be calling Corona in my mind until the end of time) for next week. It felt so wonderful to be out and about! The market was open and the sun was out and everyone was happy and smiling. I couldn't bear to run straight back to the lab, so I got a jam donut for breakfast at a bakery and then slipped into New Look where I found a lovely pair of red strappy sandals on sale. Go me!Remember when I said that right about now I will probably be snorting caffiene off tabletops?...

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Hiatus

I apologise for being a total hiatus whore. You might question me, 'So what's up?" I shall give you the ever-ubiquitous reply, "Ceiling".Oh alright. Not funny... No one's laughing. [echoes]Quit joking now.Well, today marks the One Year Anniversary of Slipknot's inaugural annihilistic gig on the fields of the Fort Canning here, where they desekrated the grounds as the 9 men team desired, leaving no trace of humanity at the end of the Maggotisation. It was also a time when all hunger-brimmed maggots of this haunted island got baptised by the profane tunes of this insanity-driven band and by Corey's spit. Two recordings of this ceremony were found in the band's first Live CD, of which have proven the sheer brutality of this madness-dispenser and its fervent followers who sang along in this cult...

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Tell me sweet little lies

My life rotates around computer labs now. I spent from 9am to 8pm in computer labs yesterday, with a 1 hour break to see my supervisor. I went home and ate a frozen pepperoni pizza (which I doctored up by adding sliced chestnut mushrooms, leaves of fresh basil from my still-living basil plant, and mature Cheddar cheese). Then I worked on my job applications until bed time. I put down the new Head of my department as a reference because that's how you do it here, even though I've only spoken to him once. If they are contacted then they go around and get input from people in the department who do know you.This morning was spent in the lab, working on job applications. Those people who say that looking for a job is a full-time job are so very right. Also, cover letters are hard. Would it be...

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I'm not dead!

I'm just dropping a line to let the Internet know that I'm here and I'm alive.Things that are making the dissertation work easier:Broadway Radio, baby. I found this yesterday and now my life is lots brighter. Turns out I need to be listening to something if I'm going to sit for 10 hours in a computer lab without killing myself and everyone around me. There were a few songs yesterday that kind of had me doing little twitchy dances in my chair.Babybel cheese and Cadbury Brunch Bars. Also apples and plums, when I remember to ward off the scurvy. I'm taking my multivitamin though, Mom!And, um, that's it.Things that are making the dissertation work harder:Absolutely. Every. Thing.This especially means you, computer. Yes, I'm talking to you. And don't you give me that look. I know where a window...

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Slayer In Singapore.

As I was flipping through today's papers just like any other day, something caught the attention of my eyes. It says, "LAMC presents... SLAYER in Singapore on Friday, 13th October 2006. Singapore Expo Max Pavilion" I did a silent battle growl and pointed the universal \m/ sign. That made my day! =)To fellow skeptics, you will find yourself owned at this particular website. :D I'm hyped up although there is a high possibilty of me not being able to attend this grand ceremony of brutality. Ah wells, I'm in favour of anything that boasts the metal scene here in Singapore.Seeing how Satyricon transformed itself from a raw BM, corpse paint-donning, in-love-with-Mother-North-and-her-various-nymphs into the new K.I.N.G(s) of today's MTV with their latest opus, Now, (hardly at all) Diabolical. I...

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You know, it only takes a few terrorists to ruin it for everyone

Please let me state here that I am very, very impressed and grateful that the UK managed to get wind of what was going on, and I hope that this weekend goes very smoothly and safely for travellers. I cannot overstate that.That said, check out the new luggage regulations published by the Home Office:The following items may be taken through airport security search points and into the plane's cabin, but only in a transparent, plastic carrier bag. All items not on this list must be processed as hold baggage and carried in the hold of passenger aircraft departing UK airports. Pocket-size wallets and pocket-size purses plus contents (for example money, credit cards, identity cards --handbags are not allowed.Travel documents essential for the journey (passports and travel tickets)Prescription medicines...

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i Learn day

Providing you with the updates on SRJC's 2nd iLearn Day is The Computer Sloth, yours truly. Many edgy problems surfaced amidst my constant listening to metal to fuel my mind to greater dimensions during this technological academic warfare.The problems are as below;Did my Khemikal Kinetiks quiz at the stroke of midnight, with me running for my pen and calculator as I wasn't too prepared that the quiz could be that demanding. Nontheless, it went okay in the end, getting 14/20.Attempted Mathematics which proved to me the fact that technology could be an utter pain in the arse. Reasons being, the graphics of much arcane-looking mathematical symbols took around 14^n X 10^25 minutes to load, n being the number of images. In the end, it doesn't even matter! [LP fan's insider joke] whether I get...

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Something's not linking up here

A few brave souls have written me on that LDS LinkUp thing lately--and not just the crazy Europeans and Latin Americans, though. Now I've got crazy Americans too. So chalk one up for me and my hotness and my sexy eyes which say so much about me.One guy actually seems quite funny and possibly normal. We've emailed back and forth a few times and are having a "chat" date tonight, which is a first for me. I'm considering wearing pajamas and no makeup just because I can. Rest assured, though, there are still plenty of freaks out there. An exploratory search found a few men whose "Who I Would Like to Meet" sections included the following gems:I would like to meet people who for reals have the same interests as me. Born in raised in utah is a plus.Grammatical errors aside, WHAT??? What does that...

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Dimmu Borgir - Raabjorn Speiler Draugheimens SkoddeI have been looking for this for ages. Kick arse!...

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Opeth - Hope Leaves (Live Lamentations DVD)Another heart-rending ballad. Just love Opeth to the core....

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Opeth - Forest Of October (live)Opeth is pure gold. <...

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Siblings

I think my siblings went insane. They are playing o2Jam together and laughing manically. O.oBored sti...

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Happy Birthday, Singapore.

Happy 41st Birthday, Singapore! I am not so patriotic to the extent of singing praises here. So yeah.Was chatting with Mephistopheles just now;LingNemesis: Happy 41st Spawnday, Singapore. says:It's Singapore's 41st Birthday!Mephistopheles says:GreatMephistopheles says:Do you get a Victory Gin cup?Mephistopheles says:why are you guys having this serious demonstration anyways? 41 isn't an important numberLingNemesis: Happy 41st Spawnday, Singapore. says:they do it every single yearMephistopheles says:omfg lmao, tell your friends "Did you go to the spontaneous demonstrations, comrades?" =DSigh and Lol.-----Yesterday was rather fun, and a little satisfying due to the fact that there is no lessons and SRJC fucking built the longest sandcastle in Singapore. After that, went to meet up with Ren...

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Early...

In around 3 hours time, I will be building bloody sandcastles... How awesome is that.Laters,Ling0527 hou...

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Sweet, I've been tagged!

Miss Hass tagged me, which is funny because I just had a Sunday afternoon nap dream about her. I was trying to get out to California to meet up with Miss Hass and AA and Lady Steed, only I had to catch a ferry to get there, somehow. The people in charge told me I had to jump off a bridge and then once I was in the water the ferry would pick me up. And then they pushed me off the huge very-high-up bridge. Luckily I didn't die, and the ferry did fish me out. I made my water-logged way up to where Miss Hass sat playing with her iPod. And some people snickered because I was dripping wet. Jerks. But then we went to San Francisco and shopped like the fabulous young people we are, so it ended up being a good dream.What is your salad dressing of choice? Tomatillo Ranch Dressing from Cafe Rio. I would...

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Not in this lifetime.

I was pondering last night on my vast range of interests. Now that I have exposed myself to even more literacy works and issues, my area of interest now expanded to a wide spectrum ranging from religion, supernatural, politics, social science, philosophy, arts, ancient civilizations, mythologies, magic(k), films, languages, eugenics, and a whole ton more. There are sub topic within each, making my quest of knowledge over them a several fold harder one. Thus, I wondered, "I will never get a decent grasp of all that in this lifetime at the rate I am going now, unless I quit school to pursue this strange interest that many people of my age care less about."However, I really wish I could master what I could. One can always hope, right?Anyway, back to reality, the whole of SRJC is going to East...

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I could go undercover if I needed to

A few weeks ago during church a girl was talking about her mission and about a fellow missionary whose positive attitude had a good influence on her. In her words: "He was most definitely an American. He had the huge smile with the really white teeth."This made me think, "Huh. How come they automatically assume that having white teeth is an American thing?" Also, "Oooh, that reminds me. Must get bleaching trays out--it's been a while."This week there was a guy visiting who had served here as a missionary 20 years ago, so people were all excited to see him. He got up and bore his testimony and was very sweet, even if he was a total bawl-baby. A bit later in the meeting a woman got up and as soon as I saw her I knew she had to be his wife. Everything about her screamed "American! American!...

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I have lost it

I think I have lost it, my very last bit of sanity. Why? Read below: I have done the maths e-learning lecture on Maclaurin's Expansion thing, when it's supposed to done on Wednesday or Thursday.I have tried Chemical Equrilibria Tutorial when the lecture isn't finished yet.I have completed Differentiation 2 Tutorial, when the teacher is still at question 3.I have studied for that menial Chinese test.I have actually revised my Biology on DNA and Genomics.Jesus christ! Save me from this sin! Holy crap. I need to chill.Other than that, this weekend was pretty alright. Had a haircut on saturday and met up with SMC people at Subway for some cult meeting which resulted in a teacher memorising the entire deck order, that alone is satanic enough. I can't even remember my own name.... Kudos to Shade.Sunday?...

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You and your green eyeshadow can shut it

The other day I went to Superdrug to look for Oil of Olay moisturizer with SPF 15 for sensitive skin (found it!) and empty travel-sized toiletry bottles (found them, but they were way too small and expensive to be of any use to me--where's Wal-Mart when you need it, huh?).When I came out, an older lady stopped me and launched into a rehearsed speech. Lots of people approach you in the market, either collecting for charities or asking you to answer a survey or questionaire, so it's a common thing. She had a very thick Leicestershire accent and was speaking so quickly that I honestly had no idea what she was saying. Also I was distracted by the shiny green eyeshadow that was caked all over her eyelids all the way up to (and possibly extending past) her eyebrows.I finally came to understand...

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Mundane

Today saw the ultimate bombardment of Chemistry brainwashing. Let me tell you the exact details; had Chemistry Lecture on Chemical Equrilibria Part I in the morning which lasted for 1 hour, Chemistry Practical on Chemical Kinetics which lasted for 2 hours, and last but not least, a make up Chemistry Lecture on Chemical Equirilbria Part II and Chemical Bondage Test Correction which lasted for another 1 hour and a half. So, do your maths. I survived 4 hours and a half of pure Chemistry today. I shall reinforce the duration, 4 hours and a half in a single day. Other things in school today includes;Calling Emily The PW Leader a figurehead as Elaine is getting a wee bit bossy nowadays.Deciding to vote for Worker's Party instead of PAP, because Elaine = Lee Hisen Loong The PM, PAP and Emily = President...

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Your mom's a DOPA.

You know, if people would just stop being stupid then I could finish my dissertation in peace instead of having to be a force for social change all the time.The latest is that the House of Representatives have passed this Deleting Online Predators Act, which, from the title, sounds like a good thing. I hate online predators, I'm all for deleting them. But what the bill actually does is require schools and public libraries to block pretty much any kind of site that allows "social networking" or interaction features. This would include:Blogs, including mineInstant-messagingMySpace and sites like unto itGmail (because of the chat feature)Wikipedia and other wikisOnline forumsWhat the crap is that? Those are pretty much the best things on the Internet!Also, whoever heard of online predators hanging...

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Torturous Tuesday

Here, once again, I survived another round of Torturous Tuesday which ended its relentless brainwashing session(s) only at a holocaustic time at 5.30pm. Considering the instructors of The Torture Chamber started emitting brainwashing at 8am, we have absolutely no trace of humanity left at the end of the session, although I had a decent lunch at a near-by Civilian's eating place with my fellow inmates.Bah. I've a very extremely brief idea of my Nemesis Manifesto now, I think I am going to start writing some stuff soon. Cool to know Keroy digs such intellectual musing as well, awesome! So we were discussing about Eugenics. He said to give our parents to prove their worth in a time limit of one lifetime. I said, 'That's too long, yo! I give them 5 minutes!"Can't wait for next week. The idea...

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The August 1st Panic

Some of you may remember that September 1st, 2005 was the date I scheduled to start panicking about England. I also said that you could check back with me on August 1st, 2006, when I will start panicking about the End of England.Well. Here we are. Only the thing is, I'm not panicking. I should be, of course. The sane and normal thing to do would be to crawl under my desk and never come out, because let's look at the facts:I have about 6 weeks to write, bind, and turn in a master's thesis, visit Prague, pack, get rid of the stuff I'm not taking home, say goodbye to everyone, tie up loose ends, and get on a plane. And then I will need to look nice for the wedding pictures, even though I will probaby resemble some insane wild-eyed thing dredged up from the bottom of a swamp by then. Then I will...

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