Okay, several hours later I have simmered down. I've just come home from piano lessons which was cut short since my dad couldn't drop us off at the appropriate time. Currently, it's raining. That's fine and dandy, except what makes it unusual this time is that there is no thunderstorm, wind, or sleet which accompanies the rain. It's just... rain. Doesn't make any sense, I know, but it's weird.

Playing piano, although at times unbearably discordant, actually helps me to straighten out my thinking patterns and organizes my thoughts... with the exception of being frustrated o'er a piece I'm suppose to perform for a recital/guild/xmas party/whatever.

My grandma has this weird tendency of slipping into Ilocano while she's talking. For all you who don't know what I'm talking about, in the Philippines everyone has a large amount of nationalism for their provinces; the ilocano region is the largest group next to the tagalogs. In fact, it's pretty unusual that I'm half ilocano and tagalog (mom's side and dad's side respectively). But I digress... So she's telling me how it's too cold to go out and do anything and when she starts listing why (cold, raining, late but not really) she says saresare(sp) which my dad later told me was etc. in ilocano. How FOBish was that? o.o And shut up, Seri! I know how to use the FOB term! :p

Now onto the news I wanted to post before my parents wrecked my mood. Today was the last day that the english club was selling valentine grams and I managed to write a poem I was gonna put on it and send it to that one guy I like. And yes, I assure you, it's only one guy. However, when I went into the cafeteria where they were suppose to be selling them.... there was no one. So, I asked a nearby teacher and she told me to go check out the english club's teacher/leader's room. So, I head over to Frasier hall where she's located, and I find out that they sold out all their valentine-grams the week before! ;_; That means that I'll have to write him my own valentine but my handwriting's atrocious. Well... not my cursive, but then I have to be extra careful about it. At least my sis is understanding enough to lend me some of her stationary paper. All I have to do is write it, spray some perfume, and drop it off at his locker come monday morning. Hm, love letters... Isn't that big over in Japan if someone likes someone else? I dunno, it's been a long while since I've seen any new (and good) recent anime.

I've been searching this database for some good local bands and I've come up with a REALLY good one: Inside Scarlet. Their music is absolutely beautiful, sounding almost like A Perfect Circle except with more acoustic guitars and a touch of pop. I like! And they're good too, since on their webpage they're playing at the Sundance film festival today. Too bad I can't go, I wanted to see them so bad! ;_; With all the recent rock concerts I've been going to, I need a change of pace. I wanna get tickets to the Sarah Brightman concert, but no one else I know is very enthusiatic about it. Punk and ska concerts are just as boring as rock concerts, and after you've seen almost every forum for these bands it gets very boring. I had a chance to go check out this cool british techno artist BT, but my dad talked me out of it... damn him! Cibo Matto didn't come this year, and I wanna hear em play live just once cause damn they're cool! XD No other good concerts are coming up from now tilll March. And that sucks.

There's this art contest being held for all the highschools in the town, and I'm considering the possibility of me entering. Of course, I know I won't get very far since there're MANY more talented artists at my school, but I'd kick myself if I didn't even try. What media should I submit, though. I've had several ideas for paintings, so I'm thinking of doing some acrylic on canvas, but I really want to do something with ceramics. Only problem is, Mr. Anderson (yes, THAT ceramics teach) never fires our work in time. During one of the gallery shows of self portraits, Mr. Anderson had his students work on sculpting busts of themselves. Of course, no one knew of the up and coming gallery in time, so no one finished in time. Come opening night, Mr. A just took some of the better looking heads and placed it on the table, even though they were still grey and obviously no where near drying. If only I had my own kiln, I'd be able to do a lot of stuff! But, kilns need energy and in order to produce that much energy, that costs a lot of green. Factor in the recent power problems in cali and... you get the picture.

The new layout is almost ready and by the time I post again it will be up. yes!