the break that it isn't

a person would think that a semestral break would give a person time to do the things that she needs to do.

apparently, if it's not one thing, it's another. time is SUCH a precious commodity. i can't even feel relaxed because it's like whatever i do, i see a countdown clock superimposed over it all. i mean, come on. barely more than two weeks is not a break, especially not if you're also using that time to do a lot of your thesis work so you won't be so stressed by the time the second semester rolls around.

updates, updates.

i don't think i'll update my website. if i do, consider it a miracle (and i also
won't be using blogger anymore, if that's the case)

i lost my cellphone.
or more like someone stole it. i won't go into the details, it's pretty boring.
however, i discovered that... wow: i really, really don't care that much. i
mean, yeah, it's a waste, but i'm not really in mourning mode or panic mode.
it's going to be a bit harder when i want to get home from somewhere, but aside
from that... to hell with it. it's probably because i don't have a significant
other and the fact that i don't really like texting all that much. blah. i am so
sad (i.e. pathetic, not lonely)

my mom's adopting, so i'm getting a
little sister. she's almost a year old, has curly hair, and is morena.
hmm... how's that going to change my life? whatever, i'll just take it as it
comes.

ok... i really have to get started on my To Do list now.

oh. one more note: i finally decided to read the Prydain Chronicles of Lloyd Alexander. i know, i know, for such a children's fantasy buff, i can't believe i haven't read it. and it's not like i didn't have access because i remember seeing it all the time in the library in Montessori, but... i don't know, i guess i wasn't in the mood then.

now, i've decided that i have to read it. the Prydain Chronicles are like Aristotle or Kant in Philosophy. it's like a cornerstone, a standard, a foundation (oh, wait. that's what a cornerstone means, right? ahaha). and i am so glad i went for it because i am thoroughly enjoying it. seriously, i only started two days ago and now i'm already on the third book. oh joy. no wonder i'm not getting anything done for my thesis! nyeargh.

books are addictive. stay away from them.

a flash-based blog

ok. i am thinking of making me a new flash-based webbie, and i gotta do it now, while i have the time. anyhow, that would mean putting my blog in there. so... either i find a way to incorporate my blogger account into my blog or i create a totally new xml-based blog.

let me lay it down, so i can clear my head, too.

if i want a blog from scratch, i can do it in 2 ways in xml, as far as i know.

1. i can just write my blog entries in the xml file itself. i update only the xml file, but it's going to be a bitch, coding my entries, if i want it stylized. then i'd just get a tagboard for comments.

or

2. i can script a whole blog maker. as in i don't upload anything. i just log into my flash site with a password (easy enough to do), then use a form for my blog just like in blogger, then append the content of the form to the xml. but i see one big problem with that: fine, it appends the xml, but it will be gone as soon as the movie clip ends because i don't think it can save the file especially if it's in geocities or even if it was in my yahoo briefcase.

grrr...


if anyone else knows another way to make a blog in flash, i would gladly appreciate the help.