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methrowrockIt has been a while since I last read such a gripping book. Cold Comfort Farm was aw-shucks alright, the perfectly malleable stop-gap activity sandwiched between other more meaningful activities. The first short story of Nobody Belongs Here More Than You was meh-okay. Perhaps, it is her light style of writing, but I couldn't pick up much significance of the characters. Maybe it is meant as an allegory of modern life- using small everyday occurrences to underscore the complexity of human existence or some shit, I can't be bothered to care enough. In the near future, when I have more time probbaly. Yeah anyway, the book that has held hours of my waken consciousness captive, arrested my imagination in a vice-like grip, blah blah blah, is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. The language is haunting- the words sear your eyelids with burnished descriptions, the nouns&adjectives&etc contort and leap around like trapeze artistes in glittery spandex, flashy but comprehensible, leaving one on one's feet hollering for an encore-, the humour black and laughter low, rumbly and under-the-breath, and the main theme debate-inciting, reflection-inducing. Yea, I'm not too good at descriptions, but read it if you can. Have yet to finish it myself but I definitely will, soon.
SATs were on Saturday. I bombed it pretty much. But hell, that was to be expected from only three days of preparation. Initially, I felt alright about sitting for the paper,- there were even glowing shades of self-pride for studying for a non-school exam- until Leena told me after the paper that she knew of a friend who had prepared for it since the start of the year. How was I to compare with that? I don't. Add that to the taxing nature of an about-4-hour-long paper, and that I left quite a few blanks towards the end. Well-done, I had just screwed up my academic life yet again. 700 seems far out of reach, I'd probably scrape past with a decent-but-not-good-enough 600 so, goodbye Hamilton, auf wierdesen Vassar, sayonara Colgate. Such a talent, u-go-girl. Urgh whatever, that was done, so that was that.
Over the past week, I watched a few movies. Bolt was a barrel of laughs and a whole lotta heart. I have a soft spot for Pixar animations, you see. Wall-E, The Incredibles, Nemo, Monsters Inc. are among my favourite animated features. The faaaat hamster was kawaii x 1000 (!), the pigeons were a scream ("it's gonna be huuuge" *cue neck-rolling*, awkward jingles of the head and vacant stares) and I loved Mitten's voice and street smarts. Good fun, everyone. Watched Superbad as well and man, it was Superfunny. Totally lovin' Mclovin'! Michael Cera's shy geek schtick made my heart burst into cupid-shaped pyrotechnics, Jonah and Evan's friendship was so schweeet and the cops were classic fratboys. There were many lol! rofl! lmao! moments, simply put. Heehee! Lastly, The Girl Next Door. It was okay, some funny bits, some boring bits. I'm a new fan of Emile Hirsch and Paul Dano. :D
Ah, speaking of movies, the next few months seem like a bumper crop of good ones. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Milk, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, annd like Ash, I wanna catch em all~ Outside of theatres, there are also L.I.E., The King, There Will Be Blood, Lords of Dogtown and The Emperor's Club too. Let's see how it goes. Till then!
SATs were on Saturday. I bombed it pretty much. But hell, that was to be expected from only three days of preparation. Initially, I felt alright about sitting for the paper,- there were even glowing shades of self-pride for studying for a non-school exam- until Leena told me after the paper that she knew of a friend who had prepared for it since the start of the year. How was I to compare with that? I don't. Add that to the taxing nature of an about-4-hour-long paper, and that I left quite a few blanks towards the end. Well-done, I had just screwed up my academic life yet again. 700 seems far out of reach, I'd probably scrape past with a decent-but-not-good-enough 600 so, goodbye Hamilton, auf wierdesen Vassar, sayonara Colgate. Such a talent, u-go-girl. Urgh whatever, that was done, so that was that.
Over the past week, I watched a few movies. Bolt was a barrel of laughs and a whole lotta heart. I have a soft spot for Pixar animations, you see. Wall-E, The Incredibles, Nemo, Monsters Inc. are among my favourite animated features. The faaaat hamster was kawaii x 1000 (!), the pigeons were a scream ("it's gonna be huuuge" *cue neck-rolling*, awkward jingles of the head and vacant stares) and I loved Mitten's voice and street smarts. Good fun, everyone. Watched Superbad as well and man, it was Superfunny. Totally lovin' Mclovin'! Michael Cera's shy geek schtick made my heart burst into cupid-shaped pyrotechnics, Jonah and Evan's friendship was so schweeet and the cops were classic fratboys. There were many lol! rofl! lmao! moments, simply put. Heehee! Lastly, The Girl Next Door. It was okay, some funny bits, some boring bits. I'm a new fan of Emile Hirsch and Paul Dano. :D
Ah, speaking of movies, the next few months seem like a bumper crop of good ones. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Milk, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, annd like Ash, I wanna catch em all~ Outside of theatres, there are also L.I.E., The King, There Will Be Blood, Lords of Dogtown and The Emperor's Club too. Let's see how it goes. Till then!
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Date: 2008-12-08 09:04 am (UTC)& don't worry too much about SATs - i'm sure it was okay. if its of any reassurance, at least you can sit for it again.
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Date: 2008-12-10 02:07 pm (UTC)hmm that is true.. results come out on the 26th. hope it won't turn out as the nightmare after christmas haha.
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Date: 2008-12-08 01:28 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-12-10 02:08 pm (UTC)ah it's okay. there'd be another time ;)