There's something about Cambria that comforts me. I find this very odd considering I print case digests using this font.

Tweaked my lj layout for no apparent reason! It's not much. Just wanted to do something creative for a change. I tried making a banner but can't seem to think of a good base image to start with. (Ahhh, such a HS problem.) Savoring my last few days before school starts again. How's everybody?

Basically, 2011 is the year that I cut my hair short, maintained a planner, and traveled abroad.

I haven't answered the traditional year-end survey that I've been answering for the last three years or so. I'll probably make a post about it and set it to private for posterity's sake. I've always relied on that post to guide me in looking back at the things I have done in the past year. I realized it's hard to summarize a year's worth of memories in just one day! Most people cheat by saying they've had highs and lows over the last year. Well unless you've had that one life-changing event, people tend to see their year as an average of emotional fluctuations over the span of 365 days, that it somehow balances each other out as the year ends.

This past year was a steady year for me. I simplified various aspects of my life. I cut out unnecessary hair, unnecessary stress, and unnecessary baggage. It's a sigh of relief but I miss the risks! So for the next year, I plan to dive in again and make things messy interesting. Not including my academic performance, of course.

Thanks for sticking around :) Excited for 2012 because it's the year of the dragon. And because like everyone else, I bought a new planner and can't wait to make lists. A clean slate has always been inviting.

“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women - and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.”
― N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society

I want to learn how to write again!

Stephen Holder, you had me at episode 11.

Please watch :) And don't go snooping around for spoilers!

Maybe I shouldn't have made it too realistic. -_-

I'm currently downloading Beakman's World Season 4. That show is just pure nostalgia and geekery all rolled into one. SUPER EXCITED I might pee.

Aaand before I actually attempt to get up and study:

After picking up my brother from school, I asked if he could accompany me inside because I wanted to use the washroom. On our way to the front lobby, to my surprise (and amusement!), he said, "Mauuna ako ah. Sunod ka na lang."

My brother, my very beloved little brother is now ashamed to be seen with me.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
a. I'm old.
b. I could use this as leverage.
c. I'm old therefore I should definitely use this as leverage!