cure for the common couch potato

I am a self declared (and damn proud) couch potato. And here I am, again with a cure, as I do every year. SUMMER RERUNS!!!

Most shows have hit their season finale once again. My reality TV shows are done, Survivor, Amazing Race (I didn't watch this season though - too bad I heard from a friend it was a great season), American Idol. Even Pinoy Big Brother is neasring its end (and hopefully Kim wins... GO KIM!!!). My TV shows are out. Charmed has done it's series finale (should have brought back Prue... Oh well). Prison Break has ended, Desperate Housewives is done. Lost I heard is through (though I haven't seen the finale yet). Smallville is... hmmmm... I totally have no idea what happened to Smallville.

So with most of my shows over til next fall, I am once again cured from being a couch potato. I no longer run limewire like clockwork to download my videos. My computer can at last be turned off. And my eyes will get their needed rest til September.

Too bad I found a few online games (Monsters Game and Travian) though which I am enjoying. Otherwise, maybe I'll step out of my room once again every now and then.

mean driving 101

I know, I know. I have my mean streaks. And for some reason, it attempted to manifest itself twice today, both times during driving. First was when Lou was following a jeep which stopped in the middle of the road (apparently to attempt to pick up passengers who unfortunately did not plan to ride). So for all intents and purposes, it was just blocking the road. My suggestion was simple, cut in front of the jeep and then slow down, really slow down. You can even stop in the middle of the road, press the hazard button and pretend to talk to someone on you phone. When the jeep attempts to overtake, put down the phone and speed away. For greater effect, pick up your phone again, press hazard and stop *again* in front of the jeepney. Once it is attempting to overtake, speed away and laugh your ass off. That was mean streak number one.

Mean streak tip number two, this one only works at night. *Same trip* Lou was following a student driver which was going like 10 km/h on North Ave. She couldn't shift lanes so it was extremely frustrating. She honked her horn several times and I asked her to stop. I said, "instead of honking on the poor student driver, just stay behind him and put your lights on bright." I use this one when someone cuts me. I tail them til we unfortunately have to part ways, all the time my lights on bright, hopefully at the very least irritating (and blinding) the driver that cut me.

There! You have two of my favorite ways of venting driving frustration. Additional tips are very welcome.

thought for the day

What made me think, people can magically change their personalities?! Stupid me!

Just venting a little frustration. Sorry!

four round hearts

I have lost interest in all my online games. I haven't botted in Ragnarok for around 2 weeks now. I don't even have a copy of it in my PC. I have forgotten what my characters look like and what level they are.

I rarely play Freestyle. Without constant playing partners (my bro and cousin) it's very tedious looking for team mates whose internet connection matches yours. So rather than waste my time, I just stopped playing.

And due to the lack of games in my PC, I have resorted to playing hearts. I know, I know. It's too easy. By the end of the game, you'd probably have like ten points or so. And so I devised a new rule into my game play (actually I picked it up from Adelle or Arnel a couple of years ago). I have incorporated a new goal, I must finish the game in four rounds. And not just finish the game. All of my opponents must be over a hundred points (104 to be exact) by the end of the fourth round. I must shoot the moon four times. It's not as easy as it sounds since the fourth round is a "no pass" round and everythin is left to chance.

At least it kills time. Beats staring at my the walls of my room.

forever lost

Somethings that are lost, are easily found. Others, are gone forever.

No matter how hard we try, the friendship that we shared in the Sangguniang Bayan seems to have been lost forever. We laugh at each other's jokes, we smile when we make eye contact. And yet we all feel the tension in the air. We all know that one small issue could trigger an avalanche of emotions. We know we may be smiling and laughing and acting as if nothing happened, but we all know that underneath everything politicking and scheming is still taking place. We know that the ice of friendship we walk on is thin and even the littlest pressure will crack and break it.

I miss the good old days when we all got along.

happy first

My first blog entry was dated April 30, 2005. I have been blogging for a year now?! I have posted 30 entries here and 37 in my friendster blog. And to think I thought I would never find time and energy to write. Sixty seven entries (66 actually, since I reposted an entry from my friendster blog into my blogger account) in one year is good enough for me. That would mean I post an entry more than once a week. Cool!

So I'll keep this anniversary post short and sweet. Here's to my first year anniversary as a member of the blogging community and hopefully more blog entries to come.