A New Laptop (among other things)
I got a new laptop!
This is obvious cause for excitement- somehow, I doubt it would be quite as infectious as I imagined.
If you are interested, my laptop has 2.8 ghz speed, on a Pentium 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM, an integrated LAN, CDRW/DVD, beautiful wide screen and a surround sound system.
Plus, the laptop includes the software OneNote by Microsoft, which makes taking notes on a computer possible.
It's really a much needed update (in my estimation)- a new school year demands a PC whose screen won't fall off with alarming regularity.
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I'm really nervous about the new school year. It's Grade 12, everyone is gung-ho about school, but I feel like I have a lot to live up to given the previous year. How can I even hope to live up to my success last year when so many things have changed this year- harder classes and harder teachers to be specific. We get our first mark of the year back on Monday, and I know that if it's bad I'll feel distraught and likely assume it's a bad omen (surprisingly, I buy that stuff).
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I've been tossing some ideas for my book, around in my head lately. I really like some of them, but I've come to one essential snag- it'll probably sound absurd to anyone who doesn't understand Fantasy, and perhaps rightly so.
How does my magic system work?
Of course, every fantasy must have magic- that's a tenet as important as brushing your teeth int the morning. The process of inventing a system of magic that is not too close to unrealism that it's ridiculous, and not too scientific that it's not magical, is a tiring experience, and often fruitless at that.
Maybe I'm just too young to even try writing a book.
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Guess what's happening on October 1, 2004 in my city?
Temptation 2004.
The tag-line of the event (to be found on all the promotional posters):
Are you ready to take a bite?
Some out there might percieve this as the kind of concert that is inappropriate for anyone under 18- something which can certainly be ruled out, given that I'm interested in attending it.
Temptation 2004 is a concert, more of a show, of famed Bollywood stars who have deigned to go on tour and present themselves to their adoring fans, in the flesh. Previous concerts have been marked by overly loud music (it's not a rock concert for God's Sake), cheesy special effects (once the local producer attempted to create an effect which involved a plethora of bubbles floating down over the stage and onto the audience. The star looked up, clearly aggreived, and demanded that the flow of bubbles be stopped) and a smarmy host who hovered at the back of the stage instead of stepping off when the star's came on.
So why am I compelled to go? Because I love indian music (I'm really down with the italics today, eh?). So I present, here on The Chronicle of an Overachiever, the opportunity to listen to bona fida, genuine Bollywood music!
Click here and, if you'd like, here.
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I've decided I need more focus/direction in my life. As such, the following, are my goals (to be achieved in an indeterminate period of time):
- to be a doctor (i.e. to help people)
- to be a writer (not quite sure how I'll do the two in tandem, but that can wait)
- achieve street credibility well enough that I can rival even P.Diddy
- to exercise
- to be hunted daily by the Paparazzi
This is obvious cause for excitement- somehow, I doubt it would be quite as infectious as I imagined.
If you are interested, my laptop has 2.8 ghz speed, on a Pentium 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM, an integrated LAN, CDRW/DVD, beautiful wide screen and a surround sound system.
Plus, the laptop includes the software OneNote by Microsoft, which makes taking notes on a computer possible.
It's really a much needed update (in my estimation)- a new school year demands a PC whose screen won't fall off with alarming regularity.
_
I'm really nervous about the new school year. It's Grade 12, everyone is gung-ho about school, but I feel like I have a lot to live up to given the previous year. How can I even hope to live up to my success last year when so many things have changed this year- harder classes and harder teachers to be specific. We get our first mark of the year back on Monday, and I know that if it's bad I'll feel distraught and likely assume it's a bad omen (surprisingly, I buy that stuff).
_
I've been tossing some ideas for my book, around in my head lately. I really like some of them, but I've come to one essential snag- it'll probably sound absurd to anyone who doesn't understand Fantasy, and perhaps rightly so.
How does my magic system work?
Of course, every fantasy must have magic- that's a tenet as important as brushing your teeth int the morning. The process of inventing a system of magic that is not too close to unrealism that it's ridiculous, and not too scientific that it's not magical, is a tiring experience, and often fruitless at that.
Maybe I'm just too young to even try writing a book.
_
Guess what's happening on October 1, 2004 in my city?
Temptation 2004.
The tag-line of the event (to be found on all the promotional posters):
Are you ready to take a bite?
Some out there might percieve this as the kind of concert that is inappropriate for anyone under 18- something which can certainly be ruled out, given that I'm interested in attending it.
Temptation 2004 is a concert, more of a show, of famed Bollywood stars who have deigned to go on tour and present themselves to their adoring fans, in the flesh. Previous concerts have been marked by overly loud music (it's not a rock concert for God's Sake), cheesy special effects (once the local producer attempted to create an effect which involved a plethora of bubbles floating down over the stage and onto the audience. The star looked up, clearly aggreived, and demanded that the flow of bubbles be stopped) and a smarmy host who hovered at the back of the stage instead of stepping off when the star's came on.
So why am I compelled to go? Because I love indian music (I'm really down with the italics today, eh?). So I present, here on The Chronicle of an Overachiever, the opportunity to listen to bona fida, genuine Bollywood music!
Click here and, if you'd like, here.
_
I've decided I need more focus/direction in my life. As such, the following, are my goals (to be achieved in an indeterminate period of time):
- to be a doctor (i.e. to help people)
- to be a writer (not quite sure how I'll do the two in tandem, but that can wait)
- achieve street credibility well enough that I can rival even P.Diddy
- to exercise
- to be hunted daily by the Paparazzi
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