Riiiiiiight

In our Sunday School class yesterday we discussed Matthew 18:1-4:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(KJV)Before we read the passage, the guy who was teaching asked us to list characteristics or qualities of children, which he then wrote on the board. So people started saying things like "Humble," "Loving," "Innocent," "Trusting," "Great Budgeters," "Can Fly," etc.Finally I raised my hand and asked,...

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Content, quite.

Finally, I have pushed one of my H2 subject close to a quality grade. My Biology improved by 21 marks, from 36 to 57! It's a good C, which is not bad. I topped the class, too, plus, only 13 people got grades A to C. LOL. I guess meditation did really helped, it just gives you a sense of ever-lasting peace and heightened awareness and concentration, which made studying a breeze, well, quite. But still, I fucking flunged maths. =( But Sin Yi is helping me out. Thanks already!Speaking of meditation, I am still on to the idea of that 3 day long retreat next year. I'm testing out various methods now whenever I am free and trying to get used to sitting still for long periods of time, thus far, quite successful. =)Was chatting with another Swede flourisher, who is also into philosophy, blasphemy,...

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I have to own this book.

I spotted Pauline Reagan's The Story of O at Kinokuniya this afternoon, I could not believe my very pair of eyes.Kind of regretted not buying it. Because my wallet wasn't agreeing on this purchase, god damn the school's new cafe, it caused a temporal bankruptcy. Ugh.I need it. So...

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Brokeback Magic Mountain

Cracks me up, all the time....

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I am one who bikes

I bought a bike over the weekend. I just wanted something for going around town because it seems silly for me to be using gas to traverse the whole 3 miles to work. Especially since they've set up booths at the gas stations where you can drop off your first-born in exchange for filling up your tank.I was nearly seduced by the beautiful cruisers in the stores now and was especially tempted when Cicada bought her Guido. I had visions of me riding around like an Amsterdam resident among the canals with fresh flowers and maybe a baguette or crack pipe in the bike's basket.And why does bike-shopping have to be such a complicated thing nowadays, anyway?...

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Get your indignation handy

Because you're going to need it.So I have this friend. To preserve her privacy we'll call her Chessica. She is in her mid-twenties, very cute, very nice, and very single. Her younger sister has just become unofficially engaged. This is the time when people buy dresses and plan weddings and schedule venues but are not actually engaged because there is no ring.I have no patience for those people. If he asks and she says yes, you're engaged. So quit being all coy about it.Anyway, I believe I have already discussed how it's sometimes traumatic for us older sisters to have our younger sisters get married first. Yes, you have to just suck it up and get over it, but the length and severity of the process is different for everyone. So, Chessica is doing her best to have a good attitude & be happy...

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Pieces of Strange

Behold the power of Kev's filmmaking skillzorz!...

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Short and probably not sweet

Sorry this is short and lame but I've got buttloads of work to do. If you want to see the rest of my DC pictures you can click on the new Flickr badge in my sidebar. If you select the "Travel" set w/the white flower they'll be there. I was quite happy with some of them.Report on the last day of the Computers in Libraries 2007 Conference:Keynote speaker was John Van Oudenaren from the Library of Congress, talking about the World Digital Library project. The project is to create a free massive digital library of items contributed from all over the world--images, music, video, books, everything. There's a very cool video about it here. Just watch it if you like stylish, cool commercials. I'm a sucker for those things. (Note to England: I loved your commercials. They were better than ours.)Favorite...

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Holy Loki!

Yes, it is a piece of clothing. Sheer pleasure for the eyes.Fucking Odin, I would have never thought of such a wicked thi...

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Only in Alaska

I'm back safe from DC, but I have to run to work so will write a more detailed report (w/pictures) later. For now, here's an entry from the cookbook my mom just mailed me. It's the stake cookbook. (Translation: we call a congregation a "ward," and several wards make up a "stake.")The title of the book is "A Taste of Heaven: a collection of recipes from Anchorage, Alaska." I think though for this to be true then your idea of heaven must consist of beef, salmon, and fat. Which, for many Alaskans, it does. Here is my hands-down favorite entry.Canning MooseClean gristle and hair off moose after butchering. Cut into bite-size pieces. Place 1/2 tsp salt into bottom of sterile pint jar. Pack into jar within 1 inch of top. Process according to canner directions. Only in Alaska! This process makes...

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Pain - Shut Your Mouth (Live)

Seriously underrated. Pain is almost comparable to Rammstein. I see great future in this band....

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Vindicated.

So the Virginia Tech Killer kid wrote a play called after a rock n roll song from Guns' N Roses - Mr. Brownstone, the whole world is going to point their fingers at the violent, anarchic nature of rock/alternative/metal music now?This finger-pointing never ceases. Once in Comlubine Schooting, Mister Marilyn Manson and Rammstein got blamed for influencing the two killers because of their lyrical theme and all. Blame! Blame! Keep blaming! We are all dead-end kids anyway. See why the that South Korean kid got so infuriated? Stereotyping, classification of people, the entire act of discrimination. Fucking stop the blaming, assholes.And, Mister Bush, fucking use your brain. If I were you, I will put forth a nation-wide ban of all firearms, no exception to anyone. It's a simple matter, why let...

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Dissection - Maha Kali Live

I was lazy to change songs on my player one day while studying, this song was playing. I checked the player later to see what song is it, to remember it and to place it in my bookmark list. Then, I fell in love with it. Maha Kali, come to me!...

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Blogging CiL 2007, Day 2

I've been wondering what I should say about the shootings in Virginia, and all the memorials and moments of silence being held today. And maybe it's inappropriate of me to talk about my sightseeing and my conference in light of what else is going on. But the thing is, I did have a really good day today, even if I did spend part of it being sad about what happened and praying for the families of the students who were killed. So I'm going to talk about some of the good things that happened.This conference is great and I want to keep coming back every year. Not sure how likely that is, but I'll push for it. Today I learned more about Web 2.0 and...

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=)

I am absolutely delighted at the prospect that the new cafe at my school, also known to SRJCians as Good News Cafe, sells professional tea at an affordable price of $1.20. And, besides, so cool is their menu! Baked potato, muffins, salad, sandwiches that actually look tempting, a counter that looks professional. Tea enthusiasts from SRJC, like myself, now have a place to indulge their parched throats and then, subsequently, suffer from a throat orgasm. They store tea packs from Earl Grey to English Breakfast to Deejarling to Ceylon. A real pleasure and sight to behold and taste. Plus, the cups they use are not the usual tacky ones you see in school canteens. They are the ones that resemble from coffeeplaces, a real breakthrough in the school eatery history. Monumental it was, I went berserk...

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Blogging Computers in Libraries 2007, albeit in a slackerly and biased manner

So I'm in Arlington now. The weather is still horrible. So horrible that no one wants to go aside because they'll freeze to death. Or the wind will just push them out into traffic and they'll die that way. The howling wind actually woke me up during the night, and now it's forcing its way into my room through the heating vents. I can hear the shrieks of the people outside whose skin is being flayed right off. There's a chance of snow tonight. Tomorrow I will have to find an umbrella. And a hat. And gloves. And possibly a sealskin.Good thing I've been to DC before and won't have this to look back on as my only visit. Last night Abby (the Abby who sometimes comments here) picked me up and drove me around to see the monuments all lit up at night, which was lovely of her. Three cheers for Abby!And...

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Maybe you will have seen this coming

Here is my brief review of Ragtime, which I saw at the Eccles theatre in L**** on Friday night.(And yes, I'm in DC now at the conference but will blog more about that later. Am on my (self-extended) lunch break. Also, it is freezing and windy and raining here. And all the cherry blossoms have blown away. Which is crap.)Highlights of Ragtime:Beautiful, beautiful musicGreat large cast, including the same actor who played Colehouse Walker Jr. when Jen and I saw it at the Hale Center Theatre in West Jordan a couple of years ago. He was even better this time, which made Jenny even more bitter about missing it.They used the actual swearwords in this one instead of cleaning it up like they did at the Hale, only don't even get me started about that whole thing. It's a rant for another time.Our seats...

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Happy Friday

So my Brit friends will know all about this but for those who don't, I'm posting a Catherine Tate "Lauren" sketch. She's pretty much hysterical, but I beg you not to watch any of the "Nan" sketches because they're really foul. Seriously. Just don't. I would also like to mention that girls like Lauren exist and were on pretty much every bus I ever rode while I was the...

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Happy Friday II

Here's a recent sketch she did with Tony Blair for Comic Relief. Enj...

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Long rant ahead. You have been warned.

You Are 98% Non ConformistYou're incredibly strange. And a weirdness like yours takes skill to cultivate!No one really understands you. And you're cool with that. You just hope you never have to understand them!Are You a Nonconformist?Firstly, I am really honoured to have that high percentile. [big smile] My efforts ain't gone to waste.Secondly, I am so inspired *still* from Ram Bahadur Bomjan, that I am comtemplating taking classes in meditation and learning it the proper way. I remind you, I'm not a wannabe or poser who gets influenced easily, as you can draw conclusions from the above online test, I'm not that sort of weaked minded person...

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In which I see and hear horrifying things

Every time I go home my mom asks me to take a look through her massive closet that is bigger than my current bedroom. The idea is that I will weed her clothing collection, which I am more than happy to do. My mom has so many cute new things now that they have real stores in Alaska. These clothes look great on her. So I don't feel at all bad about tossing out the stuff that screams "room mother" or "Women's Conference participant" or "stuck in 1993."Last time I showed no mercy. She could only keep one denim jumper--the rest had to go. Ditto on the high-waisted pleated khaki pants. And pretty much any high-waisted pleated thing, since they are...

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Wordless Wednesday

Or at least mostly wordless, anyway. Let's see who can put the best story together out of these pics from the weekend.Possible titles:What the crap did I just step on???The Whitest Whitey of them allHuffing and PuffingWhy Nem's Chacos need to be resoled (or replaced) because she almost went skidding of the edge of a cliff, which put her in a most foul hu...

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Classic bread pudding

As requested, here's the recipeClassic Bread PuddingServes 8For individual bread puddings, divide the mixture among eight buttered six-ounce ramekins; bake for 40 minutes.2 TBS unsalted butter, softened, for baking dish12 ounces bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (they recommend brioche or challah)2 cups milk3 cups heavy cream4 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk1 cup sugar1/2 tsp salt1 TBS pure vanilla extract1/2 tsp ground cinnamon1/4 tsp ground nutmeg1/2 cup raisins, optional1 cup boiling water, plus more for pan1. Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish; set aside. Put bread in a large bowl; set aside. Heat milk and cream in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until just about to simmer; remove from heat.2. Whisk eggs, yolk, sugar, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Whisking constantly,...

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Things needed for an Easter feast

1. A beautiful and professional table setting. Or, failing that, a white bed sheet, makeshift candlesticks, and plastic Easter grass. It's best if one can spill sparkling red grape juice on said Egyptian cotton bed sheet and then have a very special Easter meltdown. That's my crystal from Prague, though, and I love excuses to bring it out. Spitfire bought me those beautiful cherry blossom plates, earning her favorite sister status.2. Fabulous company in the form of Spitfire. I invited my roommates but they had other, lesser Easter plans.3. Terracotta pots with Cadbury mini eggs. I gave these to my roommates and Spitfire & was very impressed...

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If I look like a zombie today

It's because I was up till 3:00am. Ever since Tusk mentioned ITV's Jane Austen Season in the UK I've been dying to see what they're up to. They've redone Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey. (They're also showing the 1996 Emma starring Kate Beckinsale before all the plastic surgery and tanning--back when she was cute.) I cursed my fate as one who now dwells on the absolute wrong side of the pond.But.It turns out that there are wonderful people out there who have already put all three of them up on YouTube. I love you, wonderful people! After reading Tusk's review of Persuasion I couldn't resist checking it out. And once I did I...

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Buddha Boy In Nepal

Truly awe-inducing. I await His Buddhahood and The Revolution. 2012. Inspired I am, should I get back what I used to do in my early teenage years? To read books on Buddhism, to *try* to meditate? But I have previously and privately renounced all religions already, how? Hmm. That is a lesser known fact of LingNemesis, heh. ^^ Now you know me better. =P All in all, I hail Ram Bahadur Bomjan. I wish Him all the best in his journey and of course, success, in the end. Fellow supporter,LingNemesis."To inspire me is a hard thing to accomplish, this boy must be something."...

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Sunn o))) Black One

Having recently acquired this twisted work of an music, I must say it really added alot of value to my Metalhead br00tal/kvlt Index.It fucks up your mind like never before, as if stirring your brain matter with a spoon at full speed, then flinging them overhead and then splattering it on the barren walls in its final glory. It is that bad. So Vika is right.Other than that, I have finished *finally!* Chapterhouse Dune, embarked on Chuck Palanhiuk's Haunted now, it looks promising.School again, tomorrow. Endless toil. I don't get ...

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Apocalyptica feat. Nina Hagen - Seemann (live)

Interesting rendition of Seemann. Witchy looking singer though....

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Rammstein

New found love for this song....

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Incensed.

Recently, things have been such a blur around me, the school, the people, the fake smiles I put on for people, the even more pretentious laughter I had, the work I have incessantly scribbled and of course, that constant shift of consciousness and unconsciousness during school.The dread of school, the dudgery of it. Dull as an old knife. Monotonous as a speech giver.Every week, I embraced the thought of a good weekend out with friends, just chilling, chatting, flourishing, drinking (sometimes), and just leaving my mind away from school and all its related issues, for a while.But now, those once-fun, worth waiting for congregations are dwindling to their demise, the perpetural sense of staleness around, we meet, asked the same questions, got the same answers, talked about almost the same things,...

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I am a healthy and self-actualized individual

Awhile back Cicada set me up with a very nice guy. We went out a few times and, although he eventually decided not to pursue anything with me, he was perfectly lovely in every other respect. And I guess he got in touch with Cicada recently to be sure they're still okay. I heard about it later through IM. Cicada: [Boy in question] said that he hopes he and I can still be friends.I told him that just because he didn't choose to marry my most wonderful and perfect and lovely friend doesn't mean that he and I can't be friends. Me: Hah hah. I was wondering if you guys were back in touch. And I'm glad that you can be so noble. Cicada: And then I told him that you'll probably name your first cat [BiQ]. Me: Bwah hah hahah! Cicada: And your second cat [BiQ] II. And your third...

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Actually, I do mind.

I would like to share a little tidbit from Miss Manners' Basic Training: Communication (1997). She is addressing cell phone etiquette.Miss Manners understands that for the owners of portable telephones the number-one etiquette hazard is embarrassment. There is hardly any more public wallflower than the person who is obviously lugging around telephone equipment than never seems to ring. No one should have to be stuck with having to talk to the person he or she is actually with.It is, of course, Miss Manners' duty to sympathize with all etiquette problems. But she allows herself some discretion about which ones to suffer over first. In the manner of peripatetic telephones, she worries first about the nonusers present who are being annoyed.So do I, Miss Manners. So do I. Also, it is so much...

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Pics from conference weekend

Spitfire and I drove down to Provo over the weekend to watch the General Conference sessions with Jenny & her family. For my friends who are not LDS, it's a Church-wide conference held the first weekend of April and October. Talks are broadcast from SLC to the congregations all over the world. In UT they show the conference sessions on TV, but it's a bit difficult to pay strict attention with little kids around. It's also difficult to pay attention when you've just had a fabulous Jenny-made breakfast and you're on a comfy couch with the sun resting on you and lulling you into a coma, but that's my own problem. I was awake, though, for the...

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