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2011: Year in Review

2011-01-18T17:16:38Z

2011: YEAR IN REVIEW

Movies Seen
001. Easy A
002. Megamind
003. Tangled
004. Burlesque
005. TRON Legacy
006. Thor
007. Fast Five
008. Rio
009. Gnomeo & Juliet
010. Beastly
011. X-Men: First Class
012. Limitless
013. Hanna
014. Source Code
015. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
016. Never Let Me Go
017. Arthur
018. The Adjustment Bureau
019. The Lincoln Lawyer
020. Crazy Stupid Love
021. Breaking Dawn
022. Bridesmaids
023. Sixteen Candles
024. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Books Read
001. Millenium Trilogy: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
002. Millenium Trilogy: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
003. Millenium Trilogy: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
004. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
005. Mistborn: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
007. Mistborn: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
008. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
009. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
010. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
011. Bloody Valentine: A Blue Bloods Novella by Melissa de la Cruz
012. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
013. Can You Keep A Secret by Sophie Kinsella
014. Lost in Time by Melissa de la Cruz
015. Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
016. Mistborn: The Alloy of Law by Suzanne Collins
017. Rafa: My Story by Rafael Nadal & John Carlin

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my spanish sucks now

2011-01-18T12:54:40Z

Because I may not be able to go home this March (hopefully will be able to do so in April because I miss the sun!), I'm thinking of going away to Spain for a couple of days over my two-week leave from week. I'd spend most of it there, but I'm not swimming in money, so maybe just four days.

The thing is, I don't know where to start! There's the Schengen visa, which I heard I have to have proof like a booked hotel to show that I'm not going there and not leave (heh). I heard I can go to a travel agency so they can take care of that for me, but I can't find any! Also, I don't know how I'll be getting around the city because it's going to be completely foreign, and I don't want to lose all the precious little time being lost (in a bad way) and not seeing the places I want to see!

So any recommendations on how to go about this? I'm thinking about Barcelona, somewhere in Andalucia or Madrid, because I have a friend who's in Madrid. I don't know how much time he'll have for me once I get there though. =\

But yes. Advice first, please? :D

It's so sunny today in London with clear blue skies that I can't help but think of the Mediterranean. I am so going to see Greece next. Or Italy. I love the sun, okay?

So much pretty.

2011-01-05T09:48:02Z

Some behind the scenes clips from the upcoming television show Camelot. ~~No, I'm not terribly excited to see it.~~

In other stuff, I am seriously hating my ward manager (not that I've liked her even before). I'm trying to book my annual leave for four weeks so I could go home to my country. I live miles and miles away from England; it's not like a quick London-to-Wales/Scotland/Ireland kind of trip. And she wouldn't let me have the last two weeks because it's for the next fiscal year and we still can't make requests, blahblahblah...

LADY, I NEED TO BOOK A FLIGHT TO THE PHILIPPINES, OKAY?! I am so close to reporting this as bullying to HR, but I'm honestly afraid that they'll make my life all the more harder back in the ward (it's hard enough as it is).

If not, I may just head to Barcelona, and hopefully I can get my four weeks April-May. But even that's not sure because if I just had an annual leave on March, I don't know if she'd let me have another long one in April. GAAHHH I HATE HER.

sniff sniff

2010-12-22T13:15:10Z

If anyone still manages to read this entry, WOW. I'd have defriended myself by now! Actually, is anyone still on LJ?

Anyhow, just had to post my SQUEE! somewhere over finally seeing pictures of Starz' Camelot series, showing April 2011. If you have no idea about Starz, they brought us Spartacus and Pillars of the Earth, which I have both yet to see. Spartacus I have the first season downloaded ages ago, but never found the time to watch wth.

So I love BBC's Merlin (which is full of hot) but I can't wait for this because 1) I love me some Arthurian, and 2) it has Jamie Campbell Bower (Arthur), Tamsin Egerton (Guinevere) and Joseph Fiennes (Merlin). JCB and Joseph Fiennes are hot, and I've always had a soft spot for Tamsin Egerton ever since I saw her in Mists of Avalon as young Guinevere. It's a different spin from BBC's version as this is more darker. For instance, Merlin doesn't look at all nice (morally speaking). Oh, and did I mention they also have Eva Green as Morgan le Fay and Claire Forlani as Igraine?

On a different note, I am experiencing my first ever winter and I am not liking it at all. I never even wanted it to come (unlike some people who were all CANTWAITTOSEESNOWOMG!!!!) because I get sick easily. Ever since the temperature started dropping in November, I've been sick with the sniffles/flu TWICE (and had called in sick twice; they're going to hate me) and winter has just started. :(

NARNIA!

2010-08-02T20:56:40Z

Oh. My. God. How did things get to this, being terribly behind on Narnia-related news?? I just saw the trailer and boy, am I EXCITED! I love those Pevensies, and seeing Skandar and Georgie all grown up (Skandar's deep voice! And Georgie looks so pretty!)...and what's with that last clip with all four of them walking towards something? I miss those kids. I still feel terrible about how the story goes with Susan losing her way. :(

Now, my not-so-immediate-problem is -- who will I watch this with? honest_illusion isn't a call away now...well, she is, but it'll be expensive and we can't really go and see it together. ;)

Speaking of which, when is Merlin coming back? And I read there's going to be a ten-part series called Camelot where Tamsin Egerton will be playing Guinevere. I remember her playing young Guinevere in Mists of Avalon.

I really, really, really I get done with all these requirements so I can go back to being a fangirl. And RPing.

Totally random, but UK is totally making me gain weight. I don't know if it's because I'm not sweating at all, or because I'm terrible with what I eat.

guess who got internet?!

2010-07-04T22:55:10Z

YEP MEEEEEEE. And I love how quick it is! ♥♥♥ I don't have much chance to be online often though, because I'm still settling with the new everything. Back home (okay, you have license to call me a spoiled brat after reading this) I didn't do any bathroom cleaning or cooking or washing dishes and clothes, but now I have to do all of it PLUS getting acquainted with the new job, how they do things and stuff. And I need to be working on my PIN so I can be a registered nurse, and it's a whole lot of work.

Getting that PIN is just very stressing; I'm getting anxious just thinking about it. And to add to that, we've been here for only two weeks, and I'm having guy issues already. I don't really understand how the heck someone starts liking another person that they've only met two weeks ago. Attracted maybe, but not to the point of pursuing...? Arthur in my icon says it all, because all that isn't really in my immediate agenda.

Speaking of Arthur -- when is the third season of Merlin starting? I miss all the magic~ and enchantment~~ heeheeheeeeee.

uhhh

2010-06-24T19:19:14Z

Fourth day in Northwest London. I look like shit. Still getting lost over bus stops, no idea about train routes and...yeah.

Also, there's no internet; I'm currently just borrowing from someone and it's really slow. Can't complain though, at least I got something. But I'm just a little pissed because I can't watch any tennis, while back home I get to watch a lot! Bleeehhh. No World Cup matches either, and I want to watch the Portugal-Brazil and Chile-Spain matches tomorrow. I wonder if someone would go with me to the free-to-watch pubs? I don't think any of us, even the guys, have entered a pub. Not yet, anyway.

So, yeah. Anyone living nearby? :D

YAY!

2010-06-06T17:11:05Z

I've barely been able to make time online due to offline stuff (physical therapy, meeting with people, papers, getting a wrist strain) and because of Roland Garros, which ended today on a very positive note! If you're a Rafa Nadal fan, that is -- back with the Coupe des Mousquetaires and being world number one! Honestly, I'd still be happy even if he remained number two; I just wanted him to win back the Roland Garros title!

That said, we're off to grass next! I wish grass had a longer part in the season. There's too many hard courts, I'm finding it a little...bleh, for a lack of a better term. There's just a lack of variety. The season starts with a hard court, then they cram the clay tournaments together, rush off to grass all in a span of two months? No, I'm not counting the South American clay court tournaments. And then we're back to hard courts. Bleh.

I'm still waiting for my visa. I don't know how long it takes for a visa to get approved because my friend got hers in 3-5 days while it's been more than a week for mine. Although I'm guessing they look at when you plan to leave, and my friend applied for hers just a little more than a week before her flight date, while I had three full weeks when I applied for mine.

I just wish it would come soon though, so I'll know if I should start thinking of what to pack and stuff like that.

Speaking of, we're buying a new laptop, and my dad's making me choose between a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 and a Thinkpad T410s. I don't see much difference save for the size and the weight. The X201 is a 12-incher while the T410s has a 14-inch screen, so obviously the latter is heavier. I'm just not sure because I've always used a 14-inch laptop, whether it's mine, my sister's or my mom's or even somebody else's, and I'm just afraid the 12-inch screen would look too small for me.

What would you prefer?

hey!

2010-05-28T02:18:48Z

Been a bit busy. Two weeks ago I had a two-day retreat which was awesome, then had a stomach virus that sidelined me for a couple days since all I did was live in the bathroom, then trying to get ready for an exam.

Key word is trying because I keep meaning to study but I never do. :( And it didn't help that Roland Garros is underway, so I spend most of my time in front of the TV and the laptop, because the local cable channel coverage seem to think the only good matches are in Chatrier (Lenglen has way better matches!).

And I've missed a ton of movies! I haven't seen the stuff I've meant to see -- Clash of the Titans, Iron Man 2, Robin Hood, and now we've got Prince of Persia and I can't go see it because of the exam. Maybe next week. And speaking of which, where is that interview where Jake Gyllenhaal said he kind of based/was inspired by Rafael Nadal when it came to bulking up his body?

Exam later today. It's just an international English exam, but I need a really good/high score and I've always had problems with writing and the speaking part usually depends on who you're talking to (Filipinos usually grade low, for some reason).

Ooh, also -- does anyone have a recommendation for a good point-and-shoot camera? Nothing terribly expensive, and I don't need the DSLRs; just something that's easy to carry around in your bag.

don't mind me I'm just flailing

2010-05-12T12:19:44Z

OMG Criminal Minds 5x09. What was that. WHAT. WAS. THAT.

That was frellin' brilliant episode, that's what. That scene with Hotch and Haley on the phone...I don't have much love for Meredith Monroe, but that nearly made me cry. And oh, Jack. He's the cutest. He's just adorable.

I also loved how Reid was just angry (fuming?) at Strauss but was still oh-so-polite. Oh, oh, and when they made him repeat part of the phone call verbatim like he's a machine and he just rattles it off! LOLOL.

Aaaand now I'm going to watch some more. I still have 10 episodes left (11 if I count the one coming tomorrow)!

it's hot and humid and ARGH

2010-05-05T11:13:13Z

I think I have been watching too much Criminal Minds -- whenever I wake up in the middle of the night and then try to go back to sleep, random scary crime scenes flash quickly in my head.

So I have an exam for Spanish class this Friday. I only feel slightly nervous and I don't even feel like studying. You'd think I'm prepared right? ABSOLUTELY NOT. I still don't have a good grasp of the difference between pretérito indefinido & imperfecto, and when I should be using them. I was actually really depressed about this last level and didn't want to continue because I felt stupid. And I need to pass this exam, or I wouldn't be able to go to the next level.

And yet I'm not even panicking!!! Maybe I will tomorrow?

10 Things I Hate About You
Is the universe trying to tell me something? Last week's Glee involved weight, and now this week in his show it tackled eating disorders/eating properly. But hey, I love that it felt a lot like high school. I mean, with shows like Gossip Girl, I sometimes forget that they're only in high school, with all the stuff they get into.

Can they not un-cancel this show?

Gossip Girl
I don't like how things are going down in the Van Der Woodsen front, but I am so HAPPY we got some semblance of old!Blair back! I like the changes with her character, how she's kinda mellowed down and actually maturing, but they didn't have to make her pathetic. Nice to see how Chuck/Blair mend in their own ways.

And why be on the brink of being awesome, Jenny, when most of the season I wanted nothing but to slap you straight to Pluto?

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You know, I may have to get one of those additional userpics packages. I need space for more awesome. But I don't have any more money! :( I spent most of it on that damn dress for the wedding, then books, and now I still have to worry about another upcoming beach getaway. Merp.

Glee's version of 4 Minutes is so much superior.

what's been happening?

2010-05-02T14:13:13Z

I don't know how, but I feel like I've had a busy week. And counting last week, that makes it two. I have to be honest, I haven't even been able to check my flist. It's all been school, papers for possible job, and trying not to fall behind with rp. Oh, and seeing doctors and getting therapy for my shoulders. After trying to fix it by myself, it seems I just denied the inevitable. I'm just really annoyed-slash-sad that this thing never seems to permanently go away. So now I have to go to the hospital three times a week for an hour of therapy for what may possible just come back again in the future. I need to figure out how to prevent this from happening again and again.

With that, I may be taking a break from Spanish classes. On one hand, I don't want to stop because I want to keep my classmates (after whining about them, I'm actually good friends with them hah), but on the other hand, I'm just a little burnt out from the six-hour sleep nights four times a week. So I am sort of halfway decided on taking a break for one level (that's three weeks free) then go back for level 7, provided I pass this level.

I'm still waiting on news on that job. I'm trying not to get too excited, so I'm working on just praying about it and not talking about it. :D

Wow, I thought I had so much else to say, but it seems it's time for this week's TV?

10 Things I Hate About You
Not much '!!!' on this one. But I was amused when Patrick said something about how if vegans/vegetarians hate meat so much, why does the soy dog taste a lot like meat. I had my first soy meat a month ago and LOVED it. It was a sausage. There was another beef patty like thing but that didn't taste well. I'm just glad that I could make it as a...well, I can't say pure vegan, but my diet lately has been more of grains and wheat and greens. Still with dairy products, but nothing much on the beef side (haven't had pork in a while).

Gossip Girl
Everyone gives Nate hell for being so boring, but TV!Nate is a good guy. I mean, compared to Chuck and his manipulating, he's so much better. I do get Chuck's appeal, and I still love it when he's being incredibly smart and everything, but don't hate on Nate!

What I don't get is all the Jenny love. She's trying to be a Blair 2.0 except with so much worse fashion sense, and she isn't even great at it! I don't know, but when Blair was scheming, she was at least sometimes amusing or I'd take her side. With Jenny, I just wanted Serena to throw her off the window of Nate's place. So glad I won't be seeing her for a while next season.

To cleanse my brain from the image of Jenny, I will go back and watch that Blair and Nate scene in 3x18. Two pretty people in one frame.

Glee
After that awesome Madonna episode (I loved Santana singing, okay?!), this felt a bit like a letdown. The songs felt like something I'd hear while watching a play at the theatre (minus 'Fire' and 'Beautiful' of course). But they were all wonderful duets; it is Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Morrison after all! But I got to admit, whenever I see Jonathan Groff on screen, I wish they'd make him sing again. Heh.

All that bit about weight (timely for me, because I feel like I may be borderlining on psychologically wrong with mine) was good, but I liked the stuff about Finn and Kurt's families more. I think they should quit pushing this Kurt/Finn thing. It was amusing the first time, but I'm not amused anymore. So I was smirking when Kurt's plan backfired on him.

Mercy
Out of all the shows I've had written on this post so far? This one I like the best. I really wish they don't cancel this. There's nothing spectacular about it, it's just normal drama and I like that. There's been a lot of shows about high school with scheming bitches and hunkadory vampires and those out-of-there conspiracies; it's nice to have something that just deals with normal drama.

Vampire Diaries
This includes last week's episode because I downloaded a crappy one and just seeing it now. =\

Yay Bonnie's back! And LOL what the hell is that horrible dance?? Oh, and I'm pretty sure those who were gunning for Damon/Elena were happy with this episode. However, I just have to say that I can't help notice how Stefan has those really...sexy arms. They're not disgustingly huge, but they're nicely defined. I kind of disgust myself at how I have to justify this.

Okay, this entire speech Elena made with Stefan does not make sense. I see Stefan's logic, but with Elena...why does she insist so much that Stefan not starve himself to death? I got to watch an entire episode about this?? Good thing that was a good cliffhanger!

I've been doing nothing but TV and trying to catch up with sleep that I haven't watched/talked a lot about tennis! I feel...wrong. Heh. :D

it didn't feel busy...

2010-04-26T14:30:57Z

I'm wondering why it took me forever to make another post. It didn't seem to have been a busy week...but I started my Spanish classes again last Thursday, and I definitely had stuff for the latter part of last week.

Día del Libro last Saturday! It was my first. I signed up to be a volunteer, but apparently since there were too many volunteers, they prioritized those who went two Saturdays ago to the poetry readings. I deliberately missed that because poetry? Not my thing. Call me ignorant, but I prefer my literature in prose form. So anyway, I went to watch a movie, Una casa de locos, looked at the books they had on sale (those from the bookstores were their usual expensive ones, and the cheap ones were coffee table books), ate Paella Valenciana and callos al lado de la piscina while listening to the Spanish music they had playing on the speakers. I wanted to see what would be going on for the Fiesta Latina, but I had to leave because I had a cell group meeting at church.

Speaking of Spanish related stuff -- so my class started last Thursday, and I was so pissed they are making us walk for 5-10 minutes under the hot weather just so we could get to our classrooms. See, there's this government program where public school teachers are getting basic Spanish classes so they could, in turn, teach their students in the coming school year. So the classrooms at the Instituto were all used for the teachers, while we, the loyal students who most probably paid the whole price for the curriculum, were relegated to some other place that had not-so-clean bathrooms, not-so-pleasant classrooms, and WORST OF ALL IS THE WALKING. The heat here is going as high as 36 deg Celsius, and I'm just annoyed that we weren't informed about this arrangement before enrollment. Because I wouldn't have enrolled if I had to friggin' walk in the heat.

I also may have a new job, but I don't want to talk much about it, just in case it falls through again. But I have faith in Him. So that's the other thing that has kept me busy, all the papers and schtuff.

I am now also BROKE. I can't stop myself from buying books. :( I have three new books, plus some other ones that I bought wayyyy before but haven't read yet, and I want to start reading but I keep having difficulty finding the time.

TV TIME!

10 Things I Hate About You 1x14
This week's episode was kind of...boring. It wasn't way bad, but I didn't find myself as amused as I usually do (which isn't much to begin with). But I wish Cameron would hook up with that tall girl. She is pretty, and sexy, and I just want him to stop being stuck on Bianca. He's a good guy.

What kind of amused me was when Patrick asked Kat "if you guys hate meat so much, then why does it taste like meat?" GOOD POINT THERE! Heh. Do those soy dogs/burgers have MSG? I still can't say I'm a full vegetarian because I still eat meat sometimes (mostly chicken), but these soy meat products definitely make things easier. But if these things have MSG in them, I think I'll be quitting. Which is sad, because I only just recently read something about how animal farms contributing to global warming (sorry, I am ignorant!) and I want to do my share of minimizing this, you know?

Glee 1x15
Ohohohoho, this was SO amusing! I knew it was going to be a great episode the moment I heard Sue's monologue about how Madonna was her idol. Heeeee.

Loved:
- the Cheerios' Madonna routine
- the Finn/Rachel duet. Cory's voice may have been edited hardcore, but whatever. I like that song, I'm just glad it sounds good!
- hearing Frozen while people were walking along the hallway. Like that song too.
- JESSE ST. JAMES! Jonathan Groff is really easy on the eyes.
- Sue's VOGUE! OMG HAHAHAHAHA. No words!
- the entire 'Like A Virgin' scene. That was an awesome ensemble song. And I'm glad to see and hear Naya Rivera singing! That girl is sexy.
- Kurt & Mercedes' version of 4 Minutes. So much better than the original!
- the boys singing a Madonna song. It's not bad at all! And I finally got to hear Puck and Artie sing again!

Super LOL at:
- getting younger boyfriends (as young as 7! AHAHAHAHA) to be a hardcore Madonna-like Cheerio.
- Sue's Madonna pointy brassiere over her clothes. LOL.
- Mercedes' ranting about how she's always being put at the end of song numbers so she 'could wail at the last note'
- Puck singing awesomely but having that 'WTF is this shit' face the entire time
- and 'Mr. Shue, I think we need a new baritone because Finn wants to become Finn-essa!'
- Finn saying he's had enough of carrying the male lead vocals by himself and then seeing that 'Like A Prayer' number? Even Jesse dances SO MUCH BETTER, haha.

Jesse St. James joining Glee? I really wish it wasn't because of some underhanded reason. Why can't he be a regular on this show? :( He's got a GREAT voice.

Mercy 1x19
Finally, a new episode! I'm probably the very few ones who actually watch this show.

LOL:
- cocktails = frat party? Only in college!
- "He gave you pizza and beer, from where I come from you rush that man to the altar.

I honestly don't understand why anyone would be resistant to therapy. Veronica keeps saying she wants to get better but then doesn't make any effort to do so! I hate this lead, can I just please see more Chloe? I don't like where Sonia's story is going. And I didn't know the actress who plays her has a good voice!

I hate dirty bathroom floors. I hate seeing them, I can't stand seeing how actors can sit on them like it's not disgusting!

Ohh, I like where Chloe and Briggs are going! Please don't cancel this show, NBC.

My Vampire Diaries was fucked. Blehhh.

And I'm still trying to catch up with Criminal Minds. I'm only halfway season 3. :(

no i didn't die

2010-04-16T17:24:27Z

Been a while! I did promise to myself to keep up with journaling though. And I have been reading my flist, although I have a habit for procrastinating on replies (I even procrastinate on replies how about that), so if I suddenly reply to an old post of yours, you know why. :D I also have the habit of putting off making a post thinking I have nothing good to say, and things tend to pile up and then I make long posts. Merp.

Anyway! Next week I'll be going with my mum to her best friend's daughter's wedding. It's a pretty classy affair since senators are invited (and the couple don't even know these people personally; it's just the guy's dad is a high-ranking government worker, hence all those 'big names') although I'm pretty confused with the dress code. It said evening wear for ladies and coat and tie for men, but the wedding is at 2:30 in the afternoon. So I don't know if that meant a long dress or a short, cocktail-like dress. I don't want to overdress since I'm just a guest (heck, I'm not even close to the bride even if we've known each other since we were young) but I don't want to be underdressed either! Help?

And I need advice on another matter -- see, I've been rostered at this agency since...forever, and I'm one of the 'premium candidates' for whenever an employer from the UK comes along. It's been almost five months and nothing. I've also been praying regularly for a job, and I was even specific: somewhere south of Englad, somewhat near London, because most of my friends live there (or in the south west). Last week, my friends from my old job told me about a coming employer from another agency. I grabbed the opportunity, and two days ago, got interviewed and got the job.

So I had to go back to the other agency to get my passport (I still left my other original papers there though) and yesterday when I was there, I was told there was an employer coming on the 25th and I am lined up for interview. I didn't have the guts to say "sorry, but I already got in", although they knew that I have been applying in other places. It's just that this agency was totally helpful and assisted me (and all other candidates) with obtaining my NMC decision letter, (without which I wouldn't be able to work as a nurse in the UK) whereas this agency that I recently had an interview with aren't really that helpful to my friends who are trying to get theirs. The first agency guided me -- told me what papers I needed to pass and they shouldered all the courier fees; I didn't have to pay a thing.

Now this hospital I got employed isn't 100% sure, in the sense that I still need to await for medical clearance. But besides that, it's pretty much good to go. I don't know what to tell the other agency, and if I somehow don't end up leaving (again), I don't know if that first agency would still take me back.

Okay, so I think this has been pretty long. I'm sorry! Other stuff going on is that I finished Spanish class for nivel 5 today, and I am exhausted. I still want to continue learning, but I'm losing the motivation, which annoys-slash-saddens me. I've been absent twice for this level (one was because I went to the beach with friends, heh, and the other because of the interview) and I'm not confident that I've completely understood how and when to use preterito imperfecto in comparison with indefinido. And my confidence in my speaking abilities is supremely low; I seem to be stuttering more compared to my classmates. :( I think my listening skill is getting better, though because I have the attention span of a flea, I always have to concentrate 100% when my professor is talking, and when I start to not understand anything, my mind glazes over and goes "ehh, whatever".

So to cheer myself up, I watched some TV!

Gossip Girl 3x13 - 3x18
I haven't seen Gossip Girl since it came back from hiatus -- until a few days ago, when I heard there was Blair/Chuck plot happening. Watching all those episodes, my major impressions were --
- JENNY SHOULD DIE ALREADY! She is so annoying; maddening even! Even when Blair was being a bitch, she wasn't this hate-able.
- Dan/Vanessa bores me to death. All the Dan/Vanessa scenes in those episodes were begging to be skipped, but I didn't just in case something happened that would affect overall plot.

Running commentary during 3x18 --
- Nate & Blair scenes, especially in one frame: OMG Nate & Blair! Look at how pretty they are! And all that dark hair!
- Nate & Chuck scene, Chuck: You and Serena have it easy. Until now your biggest concern is whose hair is shinier. LOL!
- Dan & Blair scene: This is the only couple left that haven't hooked up yet.
- Dorota in her wedding dress is so pretty! Her make-up is making her especially glowy!
- Dan & Blair dancing: H'OMG did I speak too soon?
- Can we get Nate & Blair together again now that shit is going down with Nate/Serena as well? I love seeing pretty together.
- Aww, Eric's got a new boyfriend!
- Ugh, will someone please BURN JENNY already?!
- I wonder what crazy plot idea would have to do with Cece wanting to see Dr. Van der Woodsen every couple months and why it involves Lily spending more time with him. I just...can't think of anything.

10 Things I Hate About You 1x11 - 1x13
Remember when I was ready to butcher someone because they were making a TV series from a beloved movie? Well, I admit to eating my words -- it's pretty nice. Nothing groundbreaking, but I'm just glad that it's actually quite enjoyable. And I've been having fun watching these last episodes! Bianca still annoys me, although I can still suffer watching through her scenes. I prefer Kat though (always have)! There's always something about sarcasm.

Vampire Diaries
This will be a running commentary of both episodes because I'm just about to see them. :D

- I don't get Pearl's plan. They (vampires) will take Mystic Falls back because it is 'their' town, but how about the people living there? Drive them out? She doesn't seem to be planning on killing them...or is she? How big is Mystic Falls anyway that driving out people won't be hard?
- It will never stop being amusing how Damon is the older brother but always seems to be the younger brother to me because of his impulsiveness. :D
- I don't like Elena's younger brother (forgot his name) hanging out with Anna. She seems nice to him, but she is one step away from all the other crazy vamps.
- Oh, and now he's giving her his vervain bracelet! UGH. How stupid could this brother get? Can we just get to the part where Elena tells him she knows all about vampires so he can have someone else to ask his vampire questions from?
- Matt and Caroline! Seeing them scares me because I always have a feeling they'll be vampire food or be turned one of these episodes.
- And seeing them reminds me -- where is Elena's witch friend? I've even forgotten her name because of how long she's been out of our screens.
- Okay this bully of a vampire needs to be killed STAT. You do NOT mess with the Salvatores like that!
- Obligatory shirtless scenes. LOL.
- You want lessons on taunting, watch Damon Salvatore.
- Elena's brother: Whenever I wake up, there's a hole. I don't fit in! Look boy, I can't count how many times I've heard this from teenagers.
- Oh, Damon.
Elena: This is Stefan we're talking about here! You don't understand!
Damon: Oh, I understand, I understand. He's the reason you live. His love lifts you up where you belong.
Oh, yeah. Hahaha.
- Elena's waiting in the car...why do I feel that she's going to run out of there in the next second and fuck this mission up? Please don't make me hate you, Elena.
- JEREMY! Thank you for reminding me, Mayor. Now ugh, Jeremy. I know Malese Jow is pretty, but stop it. Your entire family needs to stop being stupid.
- Because OF COURSE ELENA WENT AND THOUGHT SHE COULD TAKE ON A HOUSE FULL OF VAMPIRES.
- Why didn't Caroline think of leaving her car when the sun was still up? Will someone please tell me this? Because I would have trekked back to wherever I came from even if I get drenched if it meant not being alone in the woods. She even has an umbrella! Are you kidding me?!
- Okay, if Pearl gets home and sees hot History teacher and kills him, I will be sad!
- Where have I seen this the human girlfriend offers her blood to her vampire boyfriend so he'll be healed? :D
- Now that they know Vicky's dead, Jeremy would have an idea that he may have been compelled in believing she just left town. Bonding moment between brother and sister, I hope?
- Oh, no. He pisses off a girl vampire instead. Nice, Jeremy.
- Aww, younger Salvatore had too much addicting substance!

And for 1x18...all I can think of before seeing was DAVID ANDERS!
- LOL Damon. 'Healthy diet of human blood.'
- And Stefan talks about how he has it under control, Damon's all 'okay!' but not-so-subtly leaves that glass half-filled with blood in front of his brother. I need to stop LOLing over Damon.
- DAVID ANDERS! Your smile made me smile and exclaim.
- What? How can anyone not like David Anders?? Oh, they mean his character John. When has he not a played a character that other characters hate?
- Damon is so cute with that teddy bear. Funny cute.
- LOL I like this role reversal. Younger brother is finally acting like the younger brother!
- OMG David Anders was killed halfway in this episode. And if this is a multi-episode arc...does this mean he's...?
- Um...please control yourself, Stefan. You're a little creepy now.
- Yep, this is why I don't keep a written diary. Anyone could get to read it.
- First time I've heard of the mother being sent away from home by her son. Not that I blame Matt.
- Okay. OKAY. This entire scene with Damon, hot history teacher and David Anders? TOO MUCH HOT I CAN'T HANDLE IT.

Glee
I had enough shows to watch so I wasn't really that desperate for this new episode. But hey, they do good song numbers!

- LOL @ crazy principal being all 'our electricity consumption went up 2%' because of the Glee Club.
- And Rachel's still crazy!
- Heh. Will's got enough product in his hair to season a wok, so says Sue Sylvester.
- All this 'new new NEW' speech from Will is making me sick.
- Ahahaha, ohh Kurt, I missed you! Very amusing seeing him just visually lusting after Finn.
- Well Rachel, you are a silly girl. If you didn't have a great voice, I'd have slapped you to hell and back already.
- What is this guy's name? This Jesse St. James from Vocal Adrenaline? He's the guy Lea Michele co-starred with in...Spring Awakening was it?
- "Guys, don't make fun of Rachel. I mean, she's kinda cool." "Finn, that's mean." :D
- Okay, how is Rachel surviving high school? She is more naive than a sixth grader!
- Is that...Idina Menzel?! I am overwhelmed with the awesome!
- Ohh, Rachel went to ask the guy if he's playing her? Are you kidding me? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

Was that long or what?? :D

eurgh.

2010-04-01T17:17:15Z

Why do you get the icky shivers whenever someone you don't particularly fancy flirts heavily with you? Like, 'eww, this is disgusting, I feel so wronged'? This guy's a friend from work, who, I admit, I have sort of flirted with before, but then we didn't see each other for a year and I got on with my life. And now out of the blue he starts sending me messages, and one time the subject of doing/being in gigs came up because he is/used to be in a band and I asked him if he's still in the scene, and he was like "no, but I could play for you privately if you want."

EWW X 1 BILLION! I told him "no thanks" but he's still keeping up with the overtures. I'm not good with the direct "sorry, I'm not interested" thing so I'm hoping the not replying will work.

To wash away the icky feeling, I will go watch a ton of Virtue/Moir videos because they are both so precious.

i don't play tricks

2010-03-31T17:19:38Z

It's past 12 midnight here, so Happy April Fools' Day? It's never been a big thing here, so I almost always don't notice the significance of the date.

Anyway, I'm back in the big, bad city! I kept telling my mom and my cousin who lives there now about how despite all the pollution and traffic, I still prefer being in the city. I like relaxing, but I need stimulation the moment I get bored or tired of something. Back there, I had no television, lack of people to talk to, and it was cold and rainy which made me sluggish and lazy that even if I brought books and my laptop and DVDs, I couldn't be arsed to open them.

And I'm sorry -- you can call me a divabitch, but one thing that added to my dislike of the place was the bathrooms. We stayed at my mom's childhood home, which stayed the same when she was still a kid, so everything's old. And I like my bathroom's without those dark mildew or grime or whatever you call them in between the tiles. They cleaned them, but I'm just...no. So not unless they renovate that entire place, I am so not going back there.

That said, I've been back since Monday, but I had some catching up to do -- in tennis (Miami Masters!), the World Figure Skating Championships that I missed (honestly, the ones I cared the most to see were Virtue/Moir), various offline stuff, and of course, my Spanish class.

I started another level yesterday, which means a new class and a new teacher. This one seems like I'm going to enjoy the class more and understand what's being taught because she isn't against using both English and Filipino to explain stuff. Still have to find out my grade from the last class though; hopefully it's still high. And I hope I get chosen as a volunteer for Día del Libro!

Other than that, I've also tried catching up on television shows. I'm glad Vampire Diaries is back and still dishing great plot twists (I hope they don't run out of good stuff); Mercy...Veronica is still annoying me, but Sonia's storyline is making me cringe and wrenching my heart at the same time; I confess have seen the entire first season of 10 Things I Hate About You, and despite declaring my hate for the possible sacrilege they would do to it, I sort of enjoyed it and have seen the first episode of the second season. Oh, and I'm trying to play catch up on Criminal Minds, except I've only finished the first season. Spencer Reid is so adorable (yes, Matthew Gray Gubler is hot) and I love the whole team, there's not a single person I dislike so far. Aaaaannnd there's still White Collar and Spartacus and Lie To Me.

Another random thing -- I've had nothing but rice today. I've never had rice in a while, and now I feel a little...heavy? Disgusted at deviating from my diet? I think I ate too much.

And now I leave you with this! I've friended a couple of people lately, and some of you have been in my flist for a while but I've somehow missed a few deets here and there -- I'd love to get to know you all! Please fill it out? ♥ Taken from timeofyoursong with some edits.

illuxtris @ 2010-03-25T17:45:00

2010-03-25T09:46:00Z

Today was my last day of Spanish classes for level 4. I got on better with my classmates and I liked my teacher better, but I still prefer that she spoke a bit of English when explaining stuff. So after class, we went to have lunch at a pizza place (Shakey's if you want to know), and we were all in the midst of eating and talking when I felt like I was riding on a small boat and there was a huge wave. It was also like when you have a hangover and you feel all dizzy and want to throw up.

It took another second to realize it was freaking earthquake, and the thoughts that ran through my mind were -- should we take cover or go outside? Is this going to be the last thing I will remember, that I am having lunch with people that I didn't really like much before? And OMGOMGOMGOMG in between. So I was freaking out a little mentally, but physically, I remained in my seat waiting for what my companions were going to do.

Apparently, it was a 6.2 quake? Lasted for around...less than 20 seconds? I did not like that feeling. So I can imagine what those who had a 7+, 8+ Richter quakes felt.

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I just finished packing though, because I'm going with my mum to her hometown in the province. It is...going to be so boring. There's no cable TV, no TV (!!!), no internet, and the songs they play are six months old and are local stuff, and my dad just told me off for thinking of wearing shorts.

I just thought of what my flist and my twitter!flist is going to look like when I come back. Also, I won't be able to follow the Miami Masters and the Worlds (figure skating championships)! :( But I will be bringing a lot of DVDs and a couple of books so I'll have something to do. I haven't been there for more than a decade, so I am also a little curious on what it looks like now.

Random -- I tried looking for the POTC: Curse of the Black Pearl soundtrack that isn't 192 kbps because the quality is crap, but there isn't one anywhere. :(

Have a good weekend, guys. ♥

just watched last week's skins

2010-03-18T11:38:33Z

WHAT THE FUCK was that??

It was looking to be something beautiful, and Effy and Freddie nearly made me cry, and then that happens?!? Jamie Brittain, are you kidding me??! I know you've always been a kinda sucky writer, but WOW. That's just...what the hell.

In other stuff, it's now Thursday, and I can't wait for the weekend to start. I'm exhausted with all the waking up early. Seriously, it's getting a bit harder to want to continue to the next level because I'm just not having fun with this class/teacher.

Finished downloading the entire first season of White Collar and the 2010 Vancouver figure skating exhibition gala. WOOOO. I'll go watch the latter now, so I can get over the fuckery that I just saw.

ETA: Okay, that exhibition file sucked BECAUSE THERE'S NO STEPHANE LAMBIEL. I may have to download individually. PFT.

pbbtt.

2010-03-16T13:53:01Z

I'm tired, I can't wait for this week to end. And it's only Tuesday. Actually, I've been counting since yesterday. My body's just not used to sleeping early and/or waking up early in the morning yet. Plus, I'm just hating how our teacher gives us homework every day -- first was about what you do in the weekends, except since there's 14 of us in the class we didn't get to read all of our stuff so mine didn't get corrected (so what was the point of the homework?), second was to have a general opinion about the city, and now it was narrate the story shown in the pictures. Except again, we won't pass it and only some will get to read theirs. ANNOYING. I really prefer a smaller class, although it's nice that we get to hear her talk in Spanish. She's Ecuadorian so it's slower, and she refuses to speak in English, preferring to define stuff still using Spanish. It's harder and I wish she'd just say it in English so we can be done with it, but I can see the benefit.

Enough rambling about school. I can't wait for this level to end, which will be next week Thursday.

I still haven't seen last week's episode of Skins. I got spoiled by Kaya Scodelario (of all people) on Twitter. Now I can't bring myself to see it because someone dies and even if people seem to not like the character, I don't share the sentiments. I think I'll watch it before I head to bed.

At the moment, I've been trying to download White Collar and then I'll get Spartacus and probably Lie To Me next. What a TV junkie. You know, I'd really, really love to get on the Legend of Seeker bandwagon, but I keep remembering how Kahlan annoyed the heck out of me not even halfway past season one that I can't get back and finish that season. Also, I hear Gossip Girl is sucking hardcore. I planned to download last week's episode the moment it came out, but...yeah. Failed on that.

I keep downloading all these stuff instead of watching Kings. I've been putting off seeing that show since I got a pDVD because it seems so awesome, I know I'll feel really bad when it ends.

Tennis is happening in Indian Wells but I can't watch anything because of the time difference and because they're not doing live broadcasts. BLEH. :|

I'm sorry, I'm rambling. My brain is toast, but I wanted to vent and then be senseless about TV. :D♥

Oh, also -- if you roleplay, you should check out Once Upon A Dream which is over at insanejournal. It's fun, it's cool, and it's great. I'm too sleepy to elaborate (wow that rhymed) so please just head over there or [Bad username: http://ouadlines.insanejournal.com/]the lines community</a> because there's a lot of plot with other characters you can get yourself in to.

hey, it rained!

2010-03-12T06:14:38Z

Here in the country, we're having the El Niño phenomenon, where basically it's drought season. It's only the beginning of March but it's already really hot (summer season here usually starts April) and the fields and fishponds are drying up, which makes me feel for the farmers because obviously, no crops/fish = no food/no money as they won't have anything to sell.

But when I woke up today at around past 10 AM it was pleasantly cool (I mean, compared to the past few days). It was raining! YAY! It lasted for two hours, although I'm not sure if it had been raining the entire morning. But now it has stopped and even it's a bit cloudy, it's getting a bit hot. Usually even when there's wind, it's like a hot-but-non-scalding version of standing in front of a hand/hair dryer.

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Last night I met with my high school best friend Api, and he treated me to dinner and coffee. And of course we exchanged endless stories, mostly about our jobs and it was fun! We were at the mall until the coffee shop was 15 minutes away from closing. The mall itself and the shops were already closed, so when I got inside the mall so I could get to the parking lot, most of the lights were out and it was CREEPY. I'm too old to be scared of the dark, but whatever, I am.

So Api walked with me up to the exit doors to the parking lot and then we parted ways. I had to stop myself from hyperventilating when I walked in to the parking lot, because OMG IT WAS DARK. Like, this picture except there are no red lights or fluorescent lights on (save for those near the exit), and my car was the only one left. And it was a bit far from the doors, so I ran and wasted no time turning on the engine and driving off.

I was on the highest parking floor, and as I drove down to the exit, I was thankful to see that my car wasn't the only one left inside. There was another single car on the next floor, and a few others on the succeeding ones. But still, mine being the only one left on a floor with almost no lights on...recipe for a horror movie.

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I was thinking of applying at a bookstore since I am getting a bit desperate with money, but thought against it. I can't figure out how to sell how a registered nurse like me quit her hospital job, is taking Spanish classes, and is now choosing to work in a bookstore with no previous experience working in retail.
I decided to go ahead and send an application at Global Xchange though. I'm not even sure if I'll get picked. I figure if I don't, then it means it wasn't meant for me.
Like I mentioned in my previous post, there's only 3 of us who continued with the Spanish classes. And I'm pleased-slash-relieved to know that my two other old classmates aren't enjoying it as well. I thought I was being weird.
I have new people on my flist! Hi guys! ♥♥ I should probably do some general 'about me and what you'll see here' post. And I remember I meant to organize my tags. I should get to that. Erm. *lazy*
I forgot to add -- I'm using Google Chrome right now. I think I prefer this over Firefox now. Firefox is just too heavy on my old system now, and it crashes randomly. But will continue to use it, exclusively for RP because of LJLogin.

i don't get it

2010-03-10T12:14:37Z

Spanish class resumed today. I...strangely don't like it. I don't understand, I can't think of a reason why, but I just get this feeling that I don't like it. =\ It's not the learning more Spanish that I don't like, it's the class.

From January until half of February, my teacher was this really nice Spanish lady who conducted things very casually. We were learning a lot, but it didn't feel like a class, you know? There were just 9 of us in January then 7 sometime in February, and it all felt good. Very casual, everyone knew each other...we weren't after impressing each other with our knowledge, we were just learning together. I mean, during exercises and when our teacher left us alone, we would sometimes work on them like we were one group (she did encourage us to work with our partners, except we didn't lol). We weren't close in the sense that we knew what was happening in each other's lives, but we were comfortable with one another.

This one...I dunno. There's 14 in the class, and around 8 or 9 of them know each other because that's their block. We stopped for one session because there weren't enough students. And now from our previous class of 7, there's just 3 of us. :( And I somehow felt those people who knew each other seemed...clique-y? Well, it's not as if they're excluding the rest of us and ignoring us, but I just felt they were tight and I was this outsider.

Honestly, I don't know if it's just because I was used to the small class and I'm missing my other classmates, but I just don't like this feeling that I don't feel like going to class because of the environment. I do felt like that before, but it was more of because I didn't like waking up early, but never because I didn't like the class. I even resisted the urge to absent myself because I didn't want to miss anything. Now it's just...blaaahh.

Maybe I'm just being too judgemental. It is just the first day. I hope my feelings and thoughts change as the days go by. This is the first time I actually thought of when my last day of class was going to be. =\

That said, how do you say 'I relax by reading a book' -- me relajo ___ leer un libro?

close to hyperventilation

2010-03-07T12:06:37Z

I've had a very productive weekend. Normally, I just waste the weekend hours away, so I consider this an accomplishment.

One, I've cleaned my room. There's still the shoes left to organize, but after a week or two of the general cleaning session, I've made a promise to myself to make an effort to keep it clean and dust free. I even mopped! Our floor was shiny.

Two, I finally got down and did the online courses for my reciprocity license application to New York. Now all that's left is to fill out the forms, some quick notarizing by an attorney, then off to mail it. The filling out will be done tonight

Three, I have partially filled out the application for the Global Xchange program I've talked about before. Except I can't bring myself to finish it because reading on one group's adventures got me...I dunno, scared. Like, right now, my heart is thumping nervously. It's not that what they did or the place they went to were dangerous, but the thought of doing something absolutely unknown scares the hell out of me. I mean, they had group activities that included physical games! I can't do physical stuff, I suck at it! Also, I feel like such a sheltered individual that I wouldn't have anything to impart.

And then I start thinking of how it would be a good experience, that you're not only meeting new people, you're also helping and best of all, learning about different cultures. Also how I've always been comfortable my whole life, that maybe it's time to get out of my comfort zone...

I'm going to watch the figure skating parts of Vancouver 2010 again to calm myself. Then it's reviewing my Spanish for tomorrow.

what is with the earthquakes?

2010-03-04T02:45:41Z

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 in southern Taiwan? Please Earth, enough with the earthquakes already.

Speaking of, here is a video of Fernando González, a tennis player from Chile, pleading for help for his country. I'm sure there are tons of other videos out there already, but tennis is close to my heart so you get Gonzo.

And with that -- help_chile! From what I've seen so far, it's similar to help_haiti. So if you can make fanart or write fanfic, you can go and participate; get people to bid on your stuff.

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On non-serious stuff, you should go to f_march_madness and vote for your favourite character in a specific fandom. Please stay away from Supernatural, because if we get Dean again....well, that's just boring.

Also I just had a crazy dream, and I'm still trying to get myself awake and not groggy. This one had some crazy guy who was after me and a group of friends. He was a friend, until he went berserk, so we had to keep him out of the car, and this girl and I had to run off after the car got ruined and we were reduced to riding on a motorcyle. THANKFULLY I woke up properly, because my heart was running a mile a minute. I woke up earlier before 8 AM, thought it was too early to be up so went back to sleep and the freaking dream resumed. PSH.

And I hate being sick with the sniffles and itchy throat. I'm pretty sure this is caused by the change in temperatures -- oven hot in the afternoons, and then really cool at around 10 PM onwards.

crash crash burn

2010-03-01T04:03:11Z

I wonder how things are in Chile. I know it's terrible, but my godfather and his family lives in Santiago, mellafe lives in that city as well, and I'm worried. My dad says he hasn't heard of anything from my godfather, and it's been two days since. I hope it's just because electrical and phone lines are down. They have a daughter who's in France; we don't know each other at all, but I hope she has heard from her family.

I've been reading the Song of the Lioness books, and it's been really good so far! I've only been as far as the second book because I'm trying this not wolfing down the pages honest_illusion is doing, but I plan on being done with the series even before half of this week is done. I can't decide if I should get done with it first or finish the Global Xchange program first. *shrugs*

The brilliance of last week's Skins episode? Here's a picspam. I've been wanting to try and do weekly picspams of shows I watch, but I'm too lazy. So I direct you to a really pretty one instead! And really, go look! Go!

And to end this nonsense, here's a Merlin fanvid that totally cracked me up. It's set to the opening song of Pokemon, and it's both cringe-worthy and LOLtastic. If you watch Merlin, you should see this! I couldn't take how awful the song is though, so I only lasted the first few seconds. :D

You know, this fucked up connection can go fuck itself.

yay, television!

2010-02-27T07:06:54Z

Finally finished cleaning my room (well, I share with my sister and her closet and cabinet is still messy, but at least it's behind closet doors), save for the shoes. Will have to ask around hardware stores for transparent shoebox prices. ALSO, I finally got down to watching the series I've been meaning to catch since the new year started! I'm all caught up and ready for the new episodes!

Vampire Diaries
I saw the pilot for this when it came out and it bored the hell out of me, so I didn't bother watching the the next episode (besides, there weren't a lot of Ian Somerhalder). I know a lot of people rave about it, but they're mostly girls and all I keep hearing was a vague "it's soooo good!" and "Stefan/Damon is hot!" and I wasn't just sold. And then this guy I went to Spanish class with last December told me how he actually watches it. I was all "really???" and he said, "I know girls watch it for the vampire guys, but I watch it for the plot." That caught my interest. And then hope_guides_me kept raving about Damon scenes on twitter.

Male hotness aside, it really does have a good story going. honest_illusion, I'm not sure if you've seen it, but you did tell me to tell you how it was, and I say it is good. It gets a little slow at the start, but not as slow as True Blood was and it picks up quick; sometime around the middle of the second episode or the start of the third. I mean...I really can't expound much on it, except I'd love to see the next episode already. And I hope they leave love triangling Stefan-Elena-Damon, because I have a feeling it would ruin it, at least for me. I love the Stefan-Damon interactions because Damon is crazy funny when he's with his brother, so if they start angsting over some girl...blech.

Can't wait to see David Anders on it! I hope they won't kill him and that he'll be playing a really great character.

Mercy
Hm. I was wondering what kept my attention on this one, because to be honest, I don't think it has anything different from the other medical shows out there. So I was reading various reviews, and one of them hit it right on the spot -- it's mostly a normal story about people going about their daily life, coping with their job, relationships with co-workers, family, their love life, their patients. Sometimes people don't need those big SHOCK! THRILL! kind of stories, sometimes we -- or at least I -- would like to watch something that's normal and entertaining. And I guess it helps that I'm a nurse, and it amuses me seeing these fictional characters go through the daily grind of being a nurse.

The hopeful, I'm-here-to-save-people's-lives attitude the new nurse (Chloe) had? It's cliche, but I've seen it and mostly with students. They're so full of WE'RE-GOING-MAKE-A-DIFFERENCE spirit, that seasoned nurses who have been subjected to not having any time to eat, and even has to fight to have a time to fucking pee, has lost. I've been there. I just grin, and depending on the person, I wonder to myself or tell them outright to tell me all about that again after working for a year.

I envy these fictional nurses though; they have nice patients, and they meet lots of people outside of work! Most of us just know each other, and by that I mean, those who work at the hospital -- the clerks, those in the business office, the cleaning people...interns, residents, attendings, and the patients. Which is why there is a lot of drama over who's-hooked-up-with-who because usually it's with someone in the hospital.

Also, this weeks' Burn Notice and Skins were great! The last few episodes of Burn Notice have been average, but I this week was pretty good. Also, most people are probably not liking on this week's Skins because it was mostly Freddie/Effy (why people prefer Cook the raging ass is beyond me), but I think it shed a lot of good insight on Freddie's character. Off the top of my head, one of the best scenes was the Cook/Freddie one in the end; it was nice to see Cook actually being leaned on for once instead of the other way around.

I hear Gossip Girl is back next week. Hm. It's kinda been flat this season, hasn't it?