Change of Site

Got a domain for Christmas, won’t be updating this place any more.

Click here for my new site, Caustica.org

(And I AM aware it’s not Christmas yet!)

Oh my. Mika.

(Firstly, sorry for not returning comments. And not approving them either. Don’t worry, they’re not in spam. They’re there. I’m just bad at returning them.)

Mika is coming to my school.

Announcement was made in assembly to a million fangirly cries (more like 500. Effect is the same). My ears died. I’ve never listened to Mika before (although I think it’s sometimes played by someone’s random iPod during Art), but I knew he was internationally famous; still, the information crept by my ears without any lasting impact. He’s coming to where I live sometime in January I think. And so is Green Day. AND WHY COULDN’T GREEN DAY COME TO MY SCHOOL?! The world is not fair :( Speaking of, Muse is coming to where I live two days before my birthday. Interesting.

My mum lent me her fountain pen a while ago. It’s a pretty expensive – although obviously not top-notch, or else she wouldn’t dare lend it to me! – fountain pen, and very nice to write with indeed. I find that my handwriting becomes very italicised and joined-up-ey (more than usual) when I use it. But it usually results in some difficulty in reading back what I wrote – even though writing with the fountain pen is extremely comfortable for my hand.

I had two tests today and my stomach screwed up. My mum diagnosed it with the problem of stress. A few days before the start of this academic year my stomach screwed up in the same way too. The solution is obvious: I need to relax. But insomnia, pressure and an ever-ongoing inner monologue of random crap & paranoia do not help. Paranoia especially. I’m starting to think that my most important characteristic is paranoia.

I know I haven’t been able to write anything interesting lately, but for the past few weeks my attention has been drawn to an online war simulation game – or something of the sort. And it’s test period too, with my Chemistry and Economics tests coming up sometime soon. I’m horribly nervous for both of them, because I MUST DO WELL IN ECON TEST! And Chem is just important; it’s my favourite (or least disliked) Science. Luckily for me they’re not in the same week. Oh [exhale].

I’m off to try and sleep now – in other words, wage a war with insomnia and immerse myself in paranoia. MUST RETURN COMMENTS SOON! (And how soon “soon” really is, I won’t specify.)

One month and… It’s the same old nothing over again.

Happy late Halloween and I hope everyone got lots of yummy candy because I didn’t; I was in my Chinese class watching the Lizzie McGuire Movie (I have no idea as to why the teacher chose to choose THAT particular film to ‘study’ and write essays on…) and well, writing Chinese. So I do not have much to say on my part.

I have been lazy. I have been a little busy. I have been playing games. I have been distracted by MSN. I have been to Parents’ Evening, which was a thoroughly stranger experience than last year because of reasons that would take too long to go into, but include nothing too interesting whatsoever.

In the meantime, I discovered two amazing bands: Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica. Both are Finnish power metal bands, and I’ve lately discovered that this may be my favourite genre yet! Not ditching Green Day yet though. Or any of the other stuff I’ve listened to for quite a while. But especially Green Day :)

Anyway, if anyone is bored and looking for melodic songs with metallic instrumentals, then here are some recommendations:
- Destiny by Stratovarius; a ten-minute long epic song that is fast, that is slow, that includes lovely guitars & keyboards.
- Forever by Stratovarius; a slow song with not-too-special lyrics, and really, this song is not-too-special; I couldn’t specify anything revolutionary about it. But each time I listen, it puts me in a strange mood. A sad one; a strange one; an interesting one.
- FullMoon by Sonata Arctica; arguably their most popular song and one that is a pleasure to listen to, if not for the slightly asdfjkl lyrics.

So how has everyone’s life been?