November 10th, 2003

Subject: .... Time: 01:27 pm Current Mood: crushed

I knew this will eventually happen, but my past from different fandoms, including Real life, has caught up with me. I have no choice but to turn this into a Friends-only journal. *sigh* All fics, vids and the like for my different fandoms (SG-1, MX, Alias, Anime) will not be posted publicly. So umm...if you want to see my fanwork, you have to friend me. Just leave a comment or something. Take note that if I know you from that particular fandom I'm hiding from, I won't friend you. Please try to understand. :(

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November 6th, 2003

Current Music: A Perfect Circle -Weak and Powerless Subject: *sob* Time: 02:27 pm Current Mood: content

My arm hurts. I don't know why, but I guess it was because it was in only one position yesterday. Now it hurts like hell and it hurt so much I couldn't even sleep it off last night. Dammit. I lost my internet connection yesterday, so I did nothing but make Mutant X screencaps all day long. I capped all the characters, including Brennan, so turps33, you might like this. ;) Also had a talk with Dark Mirage and Falconia regarding the PureMX site, which still hasn't been up even now. I'm starting to get restless, I've got loads of ideas, but without the site, it will all seem like a huge waste of time. *sigh* Oh, and that lawsuit Tribune had against Marvel? Might be the cause for Mutant X's season three to be the last. *sob* Still waiting for Daniel Jackson on my mailbox *curses the Philippine post office* and for the microphone Dark Mirage sent me. I really want to watch season 3 already! *sob* Watched a bevy of Syd/Vaughn vids that I downloaded from Visual47. Good God. The cheese, the cheese! But man, I loved it. I'm a sucker for het as long as it's based on friendship (Sam/Daniel, Jesse/Shalimar), or is already an established couple (Syd/Vaughn). So castalie, you're not alone in the Slashers Who Like Het Wall of Shame. ;) Note to self: Do that sg1flashfic assignment already. Must write today. Stop coming up with plot ideas and scenery descriptions while doing something else, like in the middle of Homily during Church, or while shampooing.

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October 30th, 2003

Current Music: Seki Tomokazu-Shindemo Ii Subject: Going Time: 12:12 pm Current Mood: cheerful

On my way to the province to visit my grandparents in the cemetery. I'll be gone for 3 days. Cya all!

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October 25th, 2003

Current Music: Chicane - Autumn Tactics Subject: Fannish 5... Time: 09:59 am Current Mood: dorky

Because everyone is doing it. *g* 1. Who is your favorite animated character? Why? Oh my goodness. Saitou Hajime from the anime Rurouni Kenshin. A man who follows his own moral code and doesn't legitimize his actions or the decisions he makes. He also has this really cool sword stance that really makes me go *GAH* What's it's name again? Oh yeah. Gatotsu. Whoo! 2. Who is your favorite television character? Why? I change favorite television characters from time to time, but Daniel Jackson was the only television character so far that was able to really move me, who challenges my beliefs system to the core and motivated me to look at my passions in life with wonder once again. Seriously. I encountered Daniel Jackson when I was a bit jaded by life. I stopped reading. I couldn't write a new poem. It took me forever to finish reading the new Christina Rossetti poetry collection that I bought. And right after I watched Torment of Tantalus, I was so bowled over by the insights that I learned, by the wonder in Daniel's eyes at something that seemed so unreal. I ran to my poetry books and read poetry over and over and over again. Instant defamiliarization. All by just one character on a television show. Who would have thought it was possible?? 3. Who is your favorite (no longer in production) televison character? Why? Hmm.....Irina Derevko from Alias. This woman's decisions, every move she makes are full of so many layers. And the way she plays the so-called master of game theory Jack Bristow like a fiddle! 4. Who is your favorite television ensemble cast? Why? (If you don't have one/want to imagine the possibilities, assemble one and explain your choices and the fandoms they are from). The Stargate SG-1 cast. I didn't believe in the word "ensemble cast" until I watched this show. Alias also have a good ensemble cast, but I really can't bring myself to like Vaughn. 5. Who is your favorite movie character? Why? Mario from Il Postino. I'd like to think that the power to weave words is within all of us, we just have to open ourselves to it. Mario is so ecstatic about poetry, so eager to learn, without frills. I was as happy as he when he built his own metaphor. *sigh*

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October 21st, 2003

Current Music: Gerald de Palmas - J'reve Encore Subject: Confused. Time: 08:41 am Current Mood: confused

*Looks up at what she wrote for "Listening to"* I can never get the spelling of that song's title right. *sigh* Taken from the Ateneo De Manila Official Site: ------------------- MA LITERATURE (MA LIT) The MA Literature degree is designed to provide high-level instruction in literary and cultural studies in order to produce graduates who are (1) knowledgeable in theory and skilled in its application, (2) capable of analyzing Third World literary and cultural issues critically, and (3) attuned to the issues in Philippine literary scholarship. Fields of Specialization Critical Theory and Cultural Studies This program aims to provide the student with basic knowledge and skills in critical theory and cultural studies, as well as to inculcate a deeper understanding of the discourse of theory and cultural studies. The program is designed so that the student does not only know about theory and cultural studies, but also have opportunities to practice and apply these theories. Literary Studies This program aims to develop scholars who are solidly grounded in the methods of literary scholarship. This program hopes to meet the demands of current Philippine literary studies, namely, the retrieval, annotation, and editing of primary materials, as well as the production of astute critical commentary on the same. M.A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHING (ELLT) The MA ELLT degree is designed for teachers of English language and literature in the secondary and tertiary levels. The regular program is for full-time and part-time graduate students who can take courses during the regular semesters. The summer program (SUMAP) is for the graduate student who cannot take courses during the regular semesters. ------------------- My mom gave me the greenlight to take up my Masters' Degree, and I've always wanted to study in Ateneo De Manila University (nothing to do with the fact that it's closer to our house and my sis graduated from there). Now the question is, which course to take?? I won't deny that I want to teach, which is why I'm slightly partial to the English language and Lit teaching option. But I don't want the focus to be all about teaching-I also want to brush up on my Lit and hone my skills as a reader. I'm still confused on which to take, and I'm slightly worried that I have to go back to DLSU and get 3 recommendation forms. I doubt that my Lit professors think highly of me. *sigh* In other news, I finally got my assignment for sg1flashfic. I'm quite pleased with what I got, and would consider writing all three. Hey, I need to brush up on my writing. I have an excuse. ;)

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October 18th, 2003

Current Music: Bruce Springsteen-Secret Garden Subject: Fic rec... Time: 12:11 pm Current Mood: contemplative

Hey whaddya know. I'm reccing a fic. It's not exactly new, it's in fact over a year old. I recently found out that one of my dear friends from the Mutant X fandom writes gorgeous Sam/Daniel fic, so I researched her at FF.net and discovered this absolutely beautiful Jack fic. It's called Killing Time, and it can be found here. As usual, Rachel writes like a dream, and she weaves a theme about Jack and his life as a soldier so masterfully, I was in serious ache when I finished reading it. It's not slash, it's more gen but she manages to contrast Jack and Daniel with so much sensitivity on Jack's part. Again, the fic ain't new, so you all might have read it already. But anyway...just want to share, just in case. :)

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October 13th, 2003

Current Music: Live - Dolphins Cry Subject: Remember Time: 12:36 pm Current Mood: chipper

I can't believe The Amanda Tapping Contest is already open for voting, and I didn't even know. Anyway, go vote, people! It would be great if any of the Sam/Daniel nominees would win something, it would help promote our *cough* cause. Oh, and major hugs to my sister Simone for getting "Remember" nominated. ;) She absolutely hates these stuff, even rolled her eyes when I told her I nominated her for kicks, but hey, it's all for fun, ne? ;) EDITED to add: Ok, so it seems that Simone's vid makes up the very few Sam/Daniel entries in the contest. Am I upset? Well, yeah. Fellow S/Ders, are we really that small of a fandom???

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Current Music: Yoko Kanno - Yakusoku wa Iranai Subject: Shit-scared. Time: 12:23 pm Current Mood: chipper

Geez. It's raining really bad here, and I'm freaked out. There's way too much thunder. And lightning. My English is horrid, I can't even tell the difference between the two. Ally, if you're reading this, I just want to let you know that my e-mail address nights@villanelle.net isn't working anymore. On a more positive note, my dad bought a Michael Buble CD! Weehee! I love sitting with my dad, listening to music no one else in the family likes. We end up repeating the same old song, grinning at each other like a bunch of idiots, and then my dad narrates an old anecdote from his kid days in the barrio. Loads of fun. And Michael Buble has such a beautiful voice. I cannot believe I missed him when he had a concert here. *sob* Oh, and to those who don't know, Michael Shanks will be guest starring again in Andromeda. WEEEHEEE!!! Let's all join hands and pray for more leather, people. ^_^

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October 10th, 2003

Current Music: Tomokazu Seki & Takehito Koyasu - Bosanova Casanova Subject: ... Time: 07:59 am Current Mood: blah

To the people on my friends list...I'm sorry I haven't been commenting on anything lately. I've been blah lately. Really blah. The Mutant X fandom has been a pain the arse for the last few days and....ugh. Blah. Oh, *waves to katie_m and barkley* Well, I friended barkley first and since she reciprocated...^_^

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October 6th, 2003

Current Music: Travis-Run Subject: *scratches head* Time: 11:15 pm Current Mood: crappy

*scratches head* Anybody want to help out an AIM idiot like me? There are a lot of people on my friends list who I want to add to my AIM buddy list, but whenever I add their screen names, it tells me that they don't exist. Am I doing something wrong?? On to Alias. I have 50/50 feelings regarding the latest Alias ep. I haven't watched it yet, though. The part of me who loves a good story feels really excited that we'll be getting some background info on Sark, but the shallower part of me feels shattered at the sight of Sark's new hairdo. *sob* Oh, and I joined wistful_fever's SG-1 community, sg1flashfic. I don't know what the heck I was thinking when I joined it too. Hopefully I won't get a story that's too difficult to write, and that I can meet the deadline. *starts to pray* Anyway, it seems like fun, so if you haven't joined yet, go join! *push*

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October 2nd, 2003

Subject: Poor brothers. Time: 10:33 pm Current Mood: curious

I was checking out the pics for Mutant X's third season yesterday, and my brothers caught sight of Halle Berry's outfit for the Catwoman movie. All I could say was O. Dear. God. Meanwhile, my brothers expressed their disbelief and horror at her outfit. Seriously. Open toed shoes? Tight leather that shows off her tummy with X-marks?? Open-freakin'-toed shoes, people. How the heck can she rob places and sneak around without stubbing her feet?? Let alone blend in the dark?? I feel for my brothers, though. They slapped a comic book of Catwoman on my face and showed me how Catwoman was supposed to look like. My initial reaction was "Wow, she looks good!", and next is disappointment, at the oh-so-horrible miss this movie just made. I swear, my brothers ain't gay, but they're lamenting also how they're seemingly the only guys they know who don't find Halle Berry the least bit attractive. I'm thinking, maybe it's not them. It's her.

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Subject: Question Time: 08:46 am Current Mood: anxious

Help my sister the vidmaker out, will you? I need to know if choosing a foreign-language song for a vid is a bad thing. There's this really good Jap song that seems to fit Teal'c and my sis wants to make a vid out of it, but I'm unsure of what the viewing public thinks. It's got a nice, strong beat, very warrior-ish, quite fitting for Teal'c. Anyone who answers will be peppered with hugs.

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September 24th, 2003

Subject: Graduation Practice Blues. Time: 04:05 pm Current Mood: aggravated

One thing I'll be missing from my university after I graduate: the Free Internet. Well, its not exactly free, but its a whole lot more reliable than my cable internet that my mother pays a lot of pesos for. Seriously. The darned thing is slower than my mom when I try to pop a green joke! Its graduation practice today, and I was supposed to be at school by 8:30 in the morning to pick up my toga. As usual, I overslept and barely made it. I grabbed the first piece of clothing I could find, bugged my mom to write up a check for my photographic coverage (damn school wouldn't let your own parents take pictures of you?! What the hell is that all about??!), amd then bugged my brother to drive me to the FX stop. When I got to school? I learned some interesting things. 1. I only need to pay 250 pesos for the darned photo coverage. The check was needless. I could have paid using cold cash. Instead, I looked like a cheap idiot who can't squeeze out a measly 250 bucks and had to depend on Mommy dearest to write a check for me. 2. By the way, to you Americans reading this, 250 pesos is about 5 US dollars. Do the math. 3. The photographic coverage includes one class picture that had to be taken TODAY. The dress code? Your toga, cap, gown and semi-formal attire. With the very first clothes I grabbed this morning being a pair of old jeans, a semi-decent shirt and rubber shoes, I was obviously under-dressed for the occasion. 4. The good thing was that almost everything, except for graduation practice that was from 6:30 in the evening to friggin 8:30, was optional. 5. Graduation practice, at that goddamned timeframe, is, for the record, optional. But the tickets for the graduation itself, letter to the parents and other necessary stuff, will be distributed afterward. 6. Goddamit to hell. So I went home, changed clothes, scrounged up enough money to get to school for the actual graduation practice so I can get my damned letter and tickets already. Yet here I am, taking a break, writing an entry instead of going to the photo coverage. Heeheehee.

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September 18th, 2003

Subject: Heeheehee. Time: 11:00 am Current Mood: crazy

Finally re-downloaded AIM. God, that was difficult. Hmph. Anyway, had a really funny talk with my brother last night. My sis and I were watching Thor's Hammer (yes, its Stargate again), and then my brother suddenly showed up and started drooling over Sam. The conversation: (Umm, warning for slight sam/jack jesting from my brother) Brother (in a huge, whiny, disappointed voice): Why, why, why did they turn her into the ugly old hag she is now? That (points at s1 Sam) was so much better! Sis (in a bored voice): Ah, you know. They have to make her look young to make her appealing to the audience, I guess. Brother: That shipper bullshit again? Sis: Yeah. Brother: Hah! Check out the girl in John Travolta's latest movie. If anything, that's how a military haircut should look like. Me: What? Brother (guffawing): BALD! Me: That would be so bad! You can't possibly bestow such a fate on Sam and Jack like that! Brother (guffawing loudly now): That should be something for them shippers, two eggshells fucking like bunnies! *collapses into giggles*

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September 3rd, 2003

Subject: The hell?? Time: 06:36 pm Current Mood: cranky

Ugh. My copy of Fallen and Homecoming are in that fugly letterbox format. How the hell do you resize video clips anyway???? *curses under her breath*

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Current Music: CHICANE-Love on the Run Subject: Lag! Time: 12:32 pm Current Mood: pissed off

As of writing, AppendixC.doc is uploading at 7%. Well, fuck me for volunteering to upload my sister's thesis documents at my domain's server while she goes a-snoozing. A kind person allowed me to download Sam/Daniel video clips via Kazaa. As I've been totally converted into the Sam/Daniel ship after my first viewing of Serpent's Lair, I found the need to make a vid. Well, to pester my sister into making one, at least. They look cute together anyway and the Science Twins dynamic just sent me to Planet "Aww". And besides, there are never enough vids and fics on them anyway. Does that mean my first ever attempt into SG-1 fanfic, signalling my return back to the Lit-major world after nearly a 5 month hiatus, is...a Sam/Daniel drabble? *wide eyes* I still hope to maintain my membership as a semi J/D slasher though. Our first attempts at vidding was J/D. 0_0 As of writing, AppendixC.doc is uploading at 7%. Dammit.

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September 2nd, 2003

Current Music: Some news show my Mom's watching... Subject: Passed!!! Time: 10:04 pm Current Mood: bouncy

Oh. Fucking. God. I PASSED STAT!!!! I'm a fucking graduate!! Pardon the curses, but I'm freakin' happy here. Stat is finally out of my way and I could finally sleep. I spent the whole night fiddling with the calculator, calculating (pardon the pun) my grade, assuring and reassuring myself that I've done all I could to pass this stupid course. Good friggin' riddance. Finally met up with Bam, Dina and Pam today. God I miss these guys! Pretty sad that Tin didn't make it though. *sigh* GC joined up with us and we all fed her horror stories of our teaching experiences. LOL. What a way to convince someone to join the noble teaching profession....

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August 31st, 2003

Subject: Weehee! Time: 02:54 pm Current Mood: contemplative

<td bgcolor="#000000">Your Name</td><td bgcolor="#DDDDAA"></td></tr><td bgcolor="#000000">You get</td><td bgcolor="#DDDDAA">Major Paul Davis </td></tr><td bgcolor="#000000">How many times?</td><td bgcolor="#DDDDAA">43</td></tr> Which character on SG-1 will you get it on with? by linzbnl Created with quill18's MemeGen! Wow. 43 times with Major Paul Davis. I was hoping for Daniel but then a military man with a dash of politics on the side would do more than just do. Oh, and Comics Continuum has pics on Mutant X's Season 3. Major eww for Vicky Pratt's pics. Does she have to wear lesser clothes each season? What is it with kick-ass female fatales always having to end up showing their belly button (and sometimes even more!) anyway?? Aaaaand...I love Jesse. But I'd like his skin to stay under his clothes. I so hate getting "brennan-ed".

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August 30th, 2003

Current Music: The Space Between by Dave Matthews Band Subject: Oh my. Time: 12:56 pm Current Mood: chipper

*cough* Oh my. <td bgcolor="#000000">Name</td><td bgcolor="#DDDDAA"></td></tr><td bgcolor="#000000">Age</td><td bgcolor="#DDDDAA"></td></tr><td bgcolor="#000000">When</td><td bgcolor="#DDDDAA">August 23, 2037</td></tr><td bgcolor="#000000">Who</td><td bgcolor="#DDDDAA">Dr. Frasier </td></tr><td bgcolor="#000000">Why</td><td bgcolor="#DDDDAA">You know too much. </td></tr> Which SG-1 Character will end your life? by lilcrimmy Created with quill18's MemeGen!

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Subject: Oh. Dear. God. Time: 07:45 am Current Mood: predatory

Mike has left the Pure Boards , and I haven't been around to even read his message to let me know. I sincerely don't know what the hell is going on around there. I have been so busy freaking out about my Stat exam and counting every minute until September 2 (Course Card Distribution Day), that I haven't been checking out on what's been going on. I only knew today that Mike has sent me Private Messages telling me that he'll be leaving the board, and that Dark Mirage has been quite Rottweiler-ish to him in the MX Timeline thread. Well, what was I supposed to do? Dutifully monitor each thread? Put a leash on the one person who has worked in keeping that board up by helping me pay its bills? I have a life too, you know. Unlike some people, the Pure Boards is actually a pastime for me. A pastime I could easily get over with and forget about. It sucks being a moderator sometimes. No wonder it feels good to escape from it all once in a while. Wynefred has made me copies of Stargate episodes from S3-S4!!! *squeal* I absolutely love that woman. And yes, Wyn, I know you're reading this. *hugs*

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