something random

Aug 23, 2009: I haven’t written anything about myself in a while, so I thought I would add something in case any of my friends still go on wordpress. I’m not really sure what to write though! Honestly, how is it that people can just pour their thoughts and emotions into a blog online? I could barely keep up a diary in junior high. It ended up being used for poetry.

Poetry.  I can talk about that. I use to write poems all the time.  I haven’t written poetry in a while, though.  I tried getting back into my poet days last summer, when I wrote a poem about a really cute badminton player. Who, by the way, ended up dating a girl in Sacramento, and for all I know still is, so it’s not likely he’ll be seeing my poem any time soon. Maybe I should start up poetry again. Perhaps I could start a collection of poems about guys who I want to ask out.

Ehh, probably not. I think the badminton player and a redheaded civil engineering major (I love red hair) were the last two guys I had a sort-of crush on. My faith in guys has gone down the drain ever since I realized that the guys I  attract want the fast lane. I told one of my friends that if these are the only guys who exist then I will never have  a boyfriend. She said no,  I will be married by the time I am 27.  Hah!  Now, I do realize that there are guys out there who think with their brains, insead of..ahem.. something else, but so far I only found one who is single and I would actually date. Unfortunately, he was on the quiet side and we were coworkers, so our conversations were basically: “Hi. How are you. Have fun at work today.” I wonder if I should just give up on relationships and accept my fate as a crazy old cat lady?

My, wasn’t that an optomistic post.

BBC’s Merlin

Aug 17, 2009: If there is one show I recommend to catch up on this summer, it is Merlin. I admit, when I saw the premier, I was a little taken aback by the huge twist on the Aurthurian tale. Merlin is not the grey haired Dumbledorian figure we’ve all come to imagine him as being, but instead, like Clark Kent in Smallville, he is a teenager growing up and learning lessons along the way. While this isn’t such a strech from the traditional tales (I mean, obviously an elderly Merlin would have had to be a kid at some point), it was the fact that Arthur is the same age as him and is a prince that had me clenching my teeth. But after watching the first episode I actually came to appreciate this twist. Being the same age gives greater depth to the characters, as they learn to overcome trials together- and of course, get involved in medieval drama along the way. While the show’s main audience is most likely junior high kids, people of all ages can enjoy its entertaining stories and retelling of  familiar characters, including King Uther (Arthur’s father), Morgana Le Fay, and Gwenyvere.  Another twist in this version, one that I liked from the start, is that Gwenyvere is not the beautiful, sultry princess that she is portrayed to be in previous versions of King Arthur. Instead, she is just a simple servant girl, destined to one day become queen. Her beauty is not physical but from within, a rare trademark in today’s TV shows.

Joey Leaves ‘Real World’

Aug 5, 2009: Take home message from tonight’s ‘Real World’ episode: set two alarms, as Joey found out after being sent home for sleeping through his morning shift at a Cancun beach resort.  I have also made it to many 8 am exams/class/meetings/shifts using nothing but my beloved (and at the time annoying) cellphone alarm. Apparently the rest of the ‘Real World’ cast already learned this lesson, as Joey is one of the few ‘Real World’ members to be sent home. And that is saying a lot.