Repeat after me: bring... back... the ... old... design...

Edit: Hey, the javascript is working again (as proven by me being able to post this blog). I'm still mad about the athestics, though. Too much glaring white everywhere.

Edit 2: I just found out that the blog snippets on the main page ignore all whitespace and tags. You'll have to go to my Blog page to see this in proper formatting.

My new laptop adapter finally came in the mail yesterday, so I was finally able to plug in my laptop, connect all the USB cables, and turn on my amazing home entertainment system. Well, not really. I don't have 5.1 surrond sound or anything, just a pair of iPod earphones. But I do have peripherals galore, every single USB port I have is in use.

All I'm missing is internet. And now it's the weekend, so I can't call customer service.

Knowing that Zac Efron is allegedly doing Footloose, I went and got myself a copy of the original to watch. It was fun, but I doubt anyone would really straddle two moving cars or stand in front of an incoming train. I'm a little bummed that since the remake is based on the Broadway version of Footloose rather than the Kevin Bacon version, we might not be able to see Zac do the "Never" dance, which was the highlight of the original film. As for Zac looking and sounding the part, I think he'll be OK, but the acting component we'll have to wait and see. At the very least, he'd be a better dancer than Kevin.

You can never, never, never, ever hide your heart
Don't you ever, ever, ever, ever try
If you don't give your heart wings
You'll never, never, never, ever fly

I wrote a little letter today. In sense it's not really addressed to anyone since I'm not even sure if I want to send it, even though it starts "Dear 'A'". (Well, not really, it's the pseudonym I assigned her in Post 208.) Not having an internet connection in my dorm, or even a way to recharge my drained laptop (I wrote the letter on paper, even though I don't have her address so I'll have to email it anyway), is causing me to spend more time dwelling on things. Things I feel I shouldn't.

Life without my laptop is hard. I have to head over to the computer lab for everything, which means I get self conscious surfing the iCarly and Zoey 101 forums around other college students. I also can't use some plugins. I can now use my iPod by charging it with the lab computers, and use the campus wireless on it, but it's not the same as having my own (functional) laptop. Please, when will that new adapter arrive? And why was I stupid enough to lose the old one?

I'm a little peeved at one of my profs now. He said he'll have the slides posted online, but they're not. It's not a huge deal, but it would make life easier if I could just write on the printed slides instead of trying to look at the projection screen and my noteboook at the same time.

Damn, my iPod takes a long time to charge. I'm running out of ways to kill time.

Daily Screenshot: iCarly, "iGot Detention".

The new power adapter for my laptop costs "only" $33, but shipping by itself is an additional $13.

I wonder when I'll have Internet again. I just filled out the online form at Bell.ca. I really need my adapter and Internet in order to live again.

My first class is at 2:30 today. My courses:

Social Psychology -- Mon, Wed 1430
Developmental Psychology -- Mon Wed 1630
CS: Operating Systems -- Tue Thu 0830
CS: Algorithms -- Tue, Thu 1130
The Physics of How Things Work -- Thu 1900

As you can see, I've got more electives than Computer Science courses. I also have all Fridays off. Isn't that cool?

Daily Screenshot: Boy Meets World, "Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow". Focus on the locker mirror.

Hello from Toronto!

I'm peeved. I left my laptop charger on the flight from Vancouver to Toronto, so now I need to buy a new one. Looks like it will cost CAD$40 or so after taxes and shipping.

ARGH!

I also lost a pair of headphones and a MSN address from someone I met on the plane. I've never been able to strike up such good conversation with a total stranger before, so I'm a little dissapointed. Hopefully she'll add me.

So, on the first flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver, my laptop ran out of battery before I even crossed the International Date Line. I'm peeved (yes, I've got quite a bit to be peeved about) because a few minutes ago, the battery indicator said I had 2 hours left.

So I started playing Hangman on my iPod. The first word that came up? "University". Weird.

Because bad weather kept us at Hong Kong Airport for a while, I missed my original connecting flight to Toronto, but the airline had arranged another flight for us. And the greatest thing? AC power for every seat! So I kept from being bored to death, but I lost a fortune in electronics. Grr...

See you soon. I'll probably need to borrow a university computer next time. Since I'm finally back in Canada, here's a nice gift for you all:

Daily Screenshot: "Chasing Zoey".

Leaving Hong Kong tomorrow. See you all soon.

Daily Screenshot: Ned's, "Nicknames".

Today I spent a good while ripping CDs so I'll have some stuff to listen to at university. I should also start packing, even though I don't have that much stuff. I'll try to sneak in a post during my layover in Vancouver, but if not, see you in Toronto. And then I'll still have to arrange for Internet at my new dorm.

Daily Screenshot: Zoey 101, "Goodbye Zoey".

I saw Wall-E today. It was amazing. What I loved most was how so much could be said with so little dialouge. I am also amazed at how selfless Wall-E was in helping Eve, even before he knew anything about her. Someone (or thing) that can love so completely earns my respect.

On my way home, I passed by her apartment. (She wasn't there, she's at university for the next few months.) I admit I didn't exactly take my normal route. I couldn't resist giving the place a good look, but after I walked by, I told myself, "don't look back". I succeded, but then I realized it didn't matter: what I feel has nothing to do with a physical location.

I've been thinking about writing that email again, but now I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't. Because if she's moved on and is doing fine without me, the last thing I want to do is affect that. (Sorry, Andrea. Don't let my insecurities affect you. You do your own thing.)

I've been thinking about how to spend my Christmas holidays. I've been thinking of visiting New York. I can probably afford it; I'm willing to live in any crappy hotel if I really have no choice (my dorm next year won't be much better.) Biggest thing holding me back? Her. She'll probably be in New York too; she's got two cousins there she visits quite a bit. I guess that's quite stupid: New York is so big, what are my chances of running into her? But I'm like that. I worry about silly stuff like this.

Daily Screenshot: Boy Meets World, "Your Married, Your Dead".

I now have $1400 Canadian in cash and $12600 in checks from my parents. I'm ready for 8 more months in university. At least finacially, that is.

I just learned never to leave a stick of lip balm next to the cooling vents of my laptop. Damn is my laptop hot. That's the penalty I get for an ultraportable. The other penalty is a lack of a internal DVD drive.

I hope I can help to heat up the forums again once I'm back on Eastern Standard Time. Right now there's no one but diehards and trolls.

Daily Screenshot: iCarly, "iSpy a Mean Teacher".

Today I did three things. The second thing I did was withdrawing a big wad of cash from my Hong Kong bank account so I can exchange it for Canadian money and deposit it into my Canadian account. The third thing I did was get an iPhone app I wrote to work on the simulator again after I managed to break it while debugging. Now I need to test it on the real iPhone.

But before I did that, I visited Hong Kong's Time Square. It's just another mall, nothing like its namesake in New York, but it has special meaning to me. I'm not sure why I went. Was it to reminisce? Was it to see if I could move on, trying to enjoy myself rather than dwelling on the last time I was there? (Somehow I can't recall ever visiting that mall again in two years.) I guess I ought to take Andrea's lead and send out an email of my own. And yet, I've been thinking about for days and I haven't written a single word.

I guess that's why I'm here so much, to distract myself from it all. It's funny, I can go from completely not thinking about her to not being able to stop thinking about her within minutes.

The great irony is that when she first told me she liked me, I was the one who said no to a relationship. So the first time we agreed to just be friends, we ended up becoming more than friends anyway, but the second time we agreed to just be friends, well, here I am.

Daily Screenshot: Boy Meets World, "Poetic License". This is one I reposted quite a bit. I might as well dub it my "rant picture".