Film Review: Liberal Arts (2012)

Liberal Arts is a 2012 film premiered in January on Sundance and later in September for limited release. It's Josh Radnor's second take on writing and directing (the first one being Happythankyoumoreplease). The story is about a a 35-year-old guy named Jesse and his developing relationship with a 19-year-old girl named Zibby. The cast consists of some familiar names: Josh Radnor (Jesse), Elizabeth Olsen (Zibby), Richard Jenkins (Prof. Peter Hoberg), Alison Janney (Prof. Judith Fairfield), and Zac Efron (Nat).

Playing Jesse, Josh Radnor is okay. I mean he's good, but I still see some Ted (Radnor's character on television series How I Met Your Mother) in Jesse. It's like these two characters are tied together while of course I was expecting them to be different from each other. It's not bad though, I was just expecting something else. Meanwhile to Josh Radnor the writer, I can only say "Nice work!". I really enjoy the writing. Frankly, the dialog is what I love the most in this movie. Also there was not one moment of yawning, I enjoyed the whole thing from the start to the very end.

Elizabeth Olsen, playing Zibby, is a delightful on-screen persona. The character came across as very likable and fun. Olsen herself is someone whose career I would want to follow. She seems to have an eye on indie productions, which I commend. It's also nice to see her be her own person, not in the shades of her sisters. Well she actually outshines her sisters in a matter of productivity. We all have seen her brilliant performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene which got rave reviews. It comes to one thing we can imply from her selection of films to star in: she actually reads her scripts and she has a good taste in them.

Meanwhile the charming Zac Efron steps out of his comfort zone, playing the not-so-charming guy in a red hat named Nat. Nobody really knows what Nat does, he just seems to always be in the right place and in the right time for the main character, Jesse. He's like a fairy godfather, enlightening Jesse in his dark days and confusing times. A fairy godfather indeed, who's trapped in the body of a hippie. Nat is a very lovable guy, the kind whom you'd hang out with everyday and would not get tired of. He is the free bird who spits out words of wisdom unconvincingly, because he sounds high.

Jesse and Zibby became pen pals, and I fall in love with their conversations on paper which are very dreamlike. What they have is what women want: romance. It's what I want, but it's not easy nowadays to find someone majoring in English who is willing to write me a letter full of wit when my replies would just be jumbled, cluttered words without any sense of harmony. I think Jesse proved himself as an English major, with a lot of insights about literature, life, and classical music. The film has influenced me in a way that I want to listen to Beethoven's work as the soundtrack of my life so I would see things differently. But I haven't tried it so I'll get back to you when I have.

As of the love with such age difference, I'm all for it in this case. The two lovebirds just seem to click together. The chemistry is definitely there. I don't see Jesse as a disgusting pedophile, I see him as a very interesting cute guy (who can be cuter if he rids of that scruff). I see them both as two very interesting people, very attracted to each other in a hauntingly romantic way.

My only note is just sometimes I'm not really sure what the center of the story is. One time it's the relationship between Jesse and Zibby but some other time the focus pans somewhere else. And there's also the extra story line, the relationship with the depressed genius named Eric. Honestly, I don't know what it does to the story. It doesn't add a new dimension in Jesse's character or anything, it just adds more story line. And quite honestly, it's somewhat not believable that Jesse can just go to Ohio whenever he likes. There must be something keeping him tied to his usual life: his work maybe. Also, outside of Ohio, we never really know the guy. We know that he works as an admissions officer but other than that we know nothing.

This movie is not full-on mind blowing, but it's calming and fun. Somehow I just connect with the characters, I get their ideas on things, I understand their point-of-views. I do not have even a slightest bit of hate towards any character, even towards Zibby who loves Twilight. There is just something very pure in the writing about who the characters are and how they interact with each other in a very natural way. I rate this movie 4 out of 5 and I would really like to see future works of Josh Radnor in acting, writing, and directing.

LIBERAL ARTS (2012)

Comedy-Drama

Directed by Josh Radnor

Screenplay by Josh Radnor

Starring: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro, Elizabeth Reaser

Running time 97 minutes

Where to see them next...

Josh Radnor: More HIMYM (renewed for 9th season)

Elizabeth Olsen: Kill Your Darlings with Daniel Radcliffe and Very Good Girls with Dakota Fanning, both set for release in 2013

The Part-Zombie Days

I cringed as the pungent thing made its way through my skin. A current of red fluid emerged from a small opening of a wound just made. I gasped and breathed in air in profusion because it seemed to be the only thing which could help me endure the pain at the moment.

If you thought that the previous paragraph is a bit of preview of the next Stephenie Meyer novel, you're wrong. It was my paragraph actually. I thought I'd throw in a little taste of literature in here aside from casual public diary writing "sesh". It was not so much of literature anyway, just an exaggeration of my experience.

And if you thought that the experience I am referring to was getting bitten by a vampire, you're wrong again! I donated blood for the first time! Not for a blood-hungry overly made-up vampire, for the red cross! I was really excited because it was my third time trying to be a first-time donor. The first time I was simply underage (below 18), the second time I had the monthly female thing, so the third time I came prepared checking every requirements and I had a great feeling I would be eligible and I did!

By the way, first time donating and I was shot in both arms! The blood from my right arm clotted easily and the vein was too small or something so I had to try again with my left arm. The second time with the left arm went pretty well. I didn't have to squeeze and un-squeeze my hand to give it a pump like I did with my right arm. I don't mind having the nurses stick a needle to me twice though, it was not as painful as I thought it would be. Piece of cake really. The first paragraph was way exaggerated, it didn't narrate what I was feeling at all. I held my breath when the needle was about to be pushed through my skin because I thought it would be really bad but then I was like, "wait that was it?". I'm not saying I'm so badass I can withstand any pain and beatings but honestly it was nothing. It was just a feeling of local fatigue in my arms. The only thing I hate about it was it stayed like that for days. For me it's been 3 days and I still have the zombie arms. I walk around looking like I have dead arms because they are just hanging without any energy. Plus, the skin around the wound got bruised pretty bad so I think I have to make a hot compress to make my arms look more presentable.

But to hell with it, I am happy and I would totally do it again! I am glad that I could give back somehow without any money incurred because hey I'm just a broke college student.

And for you all who are scared to donate blood, scared of losing blood, scared of needles, or simply scared of nurses, chillax! I had my fear too. I was scared the nurse would forget about me and my blood would keep flowing out of my body until I was fully drained and dead. Well it didn't happen and I got through everything amazingly well. And about the pain, it's nothing really. Think about how much your blood can help someone who is possibly dying. Your blood can change lives, a sting or two is definitely worth it. Don't let your fears stop you from doing something good because as what George VI said in his infamous King's Speech, "with God's help, we shall prevail".

Some Things You'll Always Be Wrong About: The Cramming Estimations

Us students always have a shitload of materials for a test, and we usually cram. We just know that we have so much to understand, yet we still procrastinate, which is usually justified with something called ESTIMATION.

Common estimations are:

"Oh it's only 3 chapters, I will finish it in 1 hour tops."

Wrong.

You're wrong buddy! You gotta check how many pages there are in each chapter. Could be 10, could be 100!

"I knew this shit from class. I'll just skim it."

Wrong.

You only heard it, not listened. Maybe when you're cramming, your dumbass brain might only need a little flash of the words from the book to call back the memory of you hearing it, making you presume that you actually understand everything. But no, you do not understand anything.

"There isn't really anything to memorize. I'll just skip it."

Wrong.

There's always something to memorize.

"I'll just skim it, I'll get it"

Wrong wrong wrong.

Skimming will only give you this in a test: the POSITIONS of the answers in the book, not the actual answer. Skimming is intended for review, not for a first lap.

Sounds like I know my lessons right? But no, I still make those estimations from time to time and cram in the very last minute. Here's my suggestion (other than actually studying long before a test), do a focus group. It's the best thing so far based on my experience. You and your friends each take different topics each and learn by yourself. Then, get a table in a place when you can be loud and share the shit out of the materials. And don't dig too deep, trust me you're gonna have shitloads of questions but don't ask, just take it as it is because it's not the time to be curious. Questions are the most suitable for class, not speed studying. If you happen to have some extra time after the sharing session, then do ask.

These are illegitimate tips. Not the best but shit happens sometimes, so just give it a shot if you find yourself in such situation. I'm not saying that you'll get an A with this strategy because most probably you won't. I'm saying that the chances of you getting by are better. Although at the end of the day, it always depends on the effectiveness of your focus group

Oh one more thing, this only works for subjects that need much memorizing. You know what kind.

Study kids, don't cram.

The Weekend Strip

Here's a long lost comic strip I made visualizing my typical weekend.

Kind of pathetic but so what?

My Review of The 2nd Law

The 2nd Law is the 6th studio album by Muse. It's been out for quite awhile now so I'm sure you've heard of it if you're a fan. Here's what it looks like:

The Front Cover of The 2nd Law

By the way, I haven't got my hands on the physical copy of the album. I've been asking and looking around at stores but they didn't have it yet. But I will get a physical copy I will assure you!

So moving on, I have been listening to this album for quite some time now, but I did this review earlier when I was listening to it for the first time. So it's like a first impression review kind of thing. I'm about to tell you what I think about each song or what the song would be like in (my) words. So here goes!

Supremacy

The intro sounds quite massive, it makes me picture this whole scene of action and coolness. Think big, think Bond. Yeah this definitely reminds me of James Bond. The Bond-ish sounds can also be heard in the chorus. A little bit at the end at there's a very exciting part and at the very end, very 'Bond' again. About the lyrics, the topics revolves around politics and conspiracy I guess, typical Muse.

Madness

This is the first single so you probably have heard it lots of time. This song sounds quite electronic with synthesizer and electronic drums. The "ma ma ma ma ma madness" part is quite different, needs some time getting used to, but the riff still sounds like Muse completely. Vocally, I think it's a new challenge for Bellamy because it's not how he usually sings. Here it's more soft and stable. Chris's backing vocal is also soft and calming. With the deep lyrics, I can definitely hear the maturity of the band. This may sound strange at first but I think the music is so simple yet so rich. This song is not the kind of song you play over and over again until your ears bleed but it's a legacy song. You'll listen to this once in a while and never get sick of it. You'll never skip it when you stumble upon it on shuffle. I like it.

Anyway you have to see Chris’s gear for their SNL gig, playing this song.

I'd love myself one of that!

Cool right? It's not like it's something new, they use cool gears all the time.

Panic Station

Now this doesn't really sound like Muse. But surprisingly, I like it! No, LOVE IT! It's catchy and dancey, heavily influenced by 80s rock I guess. There's also a little bit of disco and funk too in this song, some brass instruments incorporated, resulting into a very rich-sounding and versatile song. Also, I really like the different vocal style, the shouting and repeating. I can't say it in words, you're just gonna have to listen!

Prelude

Orchestra like. Very big. Not much to say though only 57 seconds in length.

Survival

It's the Olympics song! Okay it's way past Olympics, I can't be that excited to use an exclamation mark. This song sounds like orchestra, but catchy. The intro caught my attention but once Bellamy sings, it's not quite what I was expecting. Doesn't mean it's bad though. The chorus is very Muse for you who has been missing it. The riff reminds me of Knights of Cydonia. It's genius. And it ends with a very biiiig ending! I love it.

Follow me

The beginning is very familiar. It's tame at first, but then it picks up. The chorus is very dubstep-heavy, so for those of you who likes Dubstep, well goodie goodie. The lyrics are different, it's like an empowerment song. Actually, kind of cheesy at some point. I mean: "I will always protect you my love"? At first I was like "ugh why so lovey dovey?". But turns out the song is about Bingham, Bellamy's child so well okay, he's gonna be a good dad.

Animals

At first I thought, hey another different sounding song! But NO, it turns out to be the usual Muse I'm used to. You'll start feeling it at the verse. I like this song but yeah it doesn't really stand out. Well it doesn't have to right!

Explorers

Another calm song. I didn't like some part of the lyrics at first, but then it sinks in. The piano-play is nice, I like it. At the end, there's a shush, the lyrics are like "shush, go to sleep". Maybe it's not for everyone, but for me? I'll kill to get shushed to sleep by Muse. Well, just kidding, you get the idea.

Big freeze

I love it! Love love it! Love the backing vocals! Love everything! Suits my taste really. Nothing really different, I think that's what gets me, not very experimental. Maybe playing it safe? I don't care, I love it!

Save me

It's not my favorite at first but then I thought... okay. It needs some time getting used to. Doesn't sound like the usual Muse but hey it's Wolstenholme's song! He gets the spotlight! He leads the vocals and wrote the song. His voice is quite powerful but also calming.Overtime, this song grows on me, so I think it's good.

Liquid state

Oh rock! The god of rock blesses this song. The intro is very very rock. Bless Wolstenholme for leading the vocals. He wrote the song too. It may not be Muse's kind of rock, but it's good. Purer, instead of alternative. This is one of the biggest contributor to the diversity of this album.

The 2^nd Law: Unsustainable

Well I have mixed feelings about this. At first I thought it sounds kinda scary, no, mysterious. Also it's very dubsteppy, which I'm not a big fan of. I thought it didn't sound like Muse at all but hey, it's the new Muse right? Then there's also this woman voice quoting the 2nd Law of thermodynamics. Nerdy much Bellamy? Well just kidding, they've always been a bit nerdy I guess. Not my kind of song, but I'm not saying it's bad. But yeah I will not listen to this over and over again.

The 2^nd Law: Isolated System

Mystery like good. It's not different, not electronic. It ends up as kind of boring. 5 minutes of instruments and some voices saying "Isolated system" over and over again. I won't play it so frequently.

               

Overall

So it's alternative rock, pop, disco, dub step, orchestra, and a little bit of ska in one giant pot. The vocal is also more diverse in technique. The lyrics are not likeable in some parts for some audience. But overall I like this album. It's experimental, but good. It's good to tweak here and there sometimes to keep it fresh. To summarize:

Usual Muse: Supremacy, Survival, Animals, Explorers, Big Freeze, The 2nd Law Isolated System

Experimental: Madness, Panic Station, Follow Me, Save Me, Liquid State, The 2nd Law Unsustainable

On the verge of being boring: Prelude, The 2nd Law Isolated System

I rate this album 4 out of 5. Probably a bit biased because I just love these guys so much. But yeah listen to it if you haven't!

Almost There!

There? Where?

Graduation.

Not that close though. I'm still in my 7th semester. As a matter of fact, I just went through my 7th semester midterms and that was pretty rough. I didn't get through with a smug face, not at all. Well it seems like I never did in all my life so no surprise there!

Okay back to topic, I'm near! Less than a year to hold a bachelor degree! It's not that I'm excited because I'm not. It's just that I know the feeling of relief is somewhere in the near future. Looking back, I've been through some hardships pursuing my education here in Fasilkom UI. I'm not saying that I'm living the hardest life, no, but it's quite a tough jungle. Many bad marks, sleepless nights, working weekends, and frustrations, with not so many pay-offs. But all with good company, people I can always count on, friends and best friends. I learned a lot.

Not only academically, but also personally. Some self discovery: how I learned that I love comedy greatly. Some evolution: from a trend-hater-"because I found out first"-person to a reasonable pop culture lover. Some life lessons: on life itself. Very vivid in my mind now is how I learned that there's nobody else you can blame for your life but yourself. This is your life, take it over from destiny, lead it to where you want it to be. Make things happen, don't be satisfied with "I would have made it if I tried" because tough love, you didn't. Stop being such a bum and do something.

Okay enough self pep-talk.

So yeah I learned a lot, but I also know that I had fun. There's no regrets, I wouldn't have done anything differently. Wait... probably I would. But I'm okay with myself now. Past Shoraya was a letdown, but present Shoraya is pretty cool.

Well future Shoraya?

She's gonna be a badass.

Okay too much confidence is making me unconfident.

Maybe not a badass. But hey she's gonna be just fine.

Lucasfilm Bought by Disney

So have you heard?

Of course you had.

Well I didn't know any deal was in the works, so I was quite shocked. Although honestly my reaction was not quite as dramatic as I wish it would be because I was busy memorizing audit-ish things for my midterm when I heard the news.

I mean how could Lucas do that? Star Wars was like his love child with something called awesomeness. It's like giving up his baby for adoption when (it seems like) he can take care of it on his own. I mean sure us fans have this love-hate relationship with him which might have scared him off to retiring, but we are not that annoying, are we?

Honestly, I don't like the idea. I don't like the idea of Disney probably tweaking it even a lot further than Lucas did. I don't want it to be just another money making kingdom with 'eh' quality new products. I don't want people pushing it to have new sequels or remakes just to rip off the young generations. I mean, Disney is planning on making new features every 2-3 years. Assuming I will live for another 60 years (some wishful thinking), there will be 20 new Star Wars films by the time of my death. 20 films? How are they going to maintain the quality? And the freshness of the story? New films can easily be the next Cars 2, or Pirates of The Caribbean 4. Sure, people (and me, a seasonal hypocrite) will still see it but come on, quality over quantity Disney! You don't want us to go see a movie then immediately bitch about it, do you?

In the other hand though, maybe it's not the worst idea in the world. Names like JJ Abrams and Brad Bird have been put out to direct episode 7, 8, or 9. Good hands they have. And Lucas will still be consulted for the next movies so we can't really choose to not take a chance right? It's not like Lucas was planning to do the franchise any more good. Seeing it now, this deal can turn out good or bad, there's still no way of telling. All we can do is wait for 2015 to see how Disney set the bar for the first ever new Star Wars film by Disney.

Just to be clear, make new Star Wars all you want Disney, but there will never be any butterflies in my stomach like there were when Han said "My hands are dirty too, what are you afraid of?" in episode 5.

Just saying.

The Lame-ass Blog and The Lame-ass Writer

I was just digging through my blog posts. I went back as far as 2009 and man I sucked. I mean really, it was like I had no idea what the definition of ‘being cool’ is because surely I was not cool. My posts were poorly written (not that now they aren’t), and the topics were too personal, I believe no one who visited this blog ever truly get what I was writing about.

And the signature, oh God. Don’t get me started on the signature. Peace, Love, and Respect? What was I thinking? I was not some kind of a rapper with a lame-ass catchphrase, why was I acting like I was from ‘the hood’?

HOW COULD I BE SO LAME?

I really should have gotten a life coach, life mentor, or something like that. The 15-year-old me really had no idea about any shits, simply clueless. And why didn’t anyone ever tell me ‘YOUR BLOG SUCKS, GET A LIFE DORK!’? Someone should have, so I would wake up and see the world and just be awesome.

Well that’s a phase of my life I’m not really proud of. But I’m not going to delete any posts because next year I would re-read this blog and laugh at myself all over again. I should have this as a wake-up call everytime I re-read this. It’s good though, now I can see how much I have evolved through the years, being a better person overall, maturing to the maybe-awesome young adult years.

So what about you guys, any dark times? Typ1nG th15 w4Y m4yB3? Or getting a self-shot picture from like… above your heads? Or simply acting like you’re so from ‘the hood’ like I did?

Prometheus – An honest review of a stupid person?

**WARNING MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! Do not proceed if you cannot handle me being a funsucker**

Do you know the first word that came out of my mouth right when the film just ended?

DAFUQ???

“Hi I am Ridley Scott and this is Prometheus. Do you want some answers with that?”

Maybe you would thought that I said that because of a major plot twist or cliffhanger at the end of the movie but no. I simply just did not get the whole thing. It was more like “What the fuck did I just watch?”.

I am sure Ridley Scott is a brilliant filmmaker. I mean, who am I to deny the talent of a Sir? He clearly changed the game in the science fiction film industry. But this one work of him, I just think it is not for me. In some ways it is really great, the actions, the effects, the gore.. inargueable. But on the other hand, there are just too many riddles. Sometimes too many puzzles are just too hard to take for a person. I had so many questions about the films: the storyline, the background, even about what a scene actually means. Some of them are:

1. In the opening scene, where did it take place? Why did he drink gooey shit?
2. Just what the fuck is that scary black goo?
3. Why did the rest of the engineers die?
4. Seriously what is up with the mural? Talk about creepy...
5. What did Dave actually say to the awoken engineer?
6. How did the living engineer find out that Shaw was still alive after the crash and everything?
7. Why is there an alien coming out of the engineers body?
8. How would David know where to go to the place of the maker of the Engineers?
9. How could Shaw trust David again?
10. So who made us?

The list goes on and on. There are just so many things to speculate that I was just left wondering what was it that Sir Ridley was actually trying to tell the audience.

I am a fan of open-ended films. You got some cliffhangers? Bring it on. But this one is just so much to take in 2 hours. Hell, maybe I still won't get it even if I watch it over and over again. The thing is though, this film got a decent tomatometer, 70ish on Rotten Tomatoes. So maybe, I'm just the one in a million who doesn't like the film just because I am too stupid.

And just some bits of wisdom from me, sometimes some questions are better left unanswered. A question about who made us is a potential starter of a chain reaction. Once you found out about the answer, then you will start asking “,who made our maker?”, and when you found out the answer you will start asking “, so who made our maker's maker?”, and the loop goes on and on. Trying to get an answer of a question of the past with such a huge effort and low chance of success, is it really worth it? Well as for me, I will just try to live in the moment.

Just try to live on, suckers.

Meesa Back?

First and foremost, I would like to say I am sorry for the annoying title. I don't know why but I kind of feel Bink-ish right now.

Anyways this is completely out of topic (not that I have already started  a topic) but I just heard some cock-a-doodle-doos at 2:10 am, seriously what is up with that? Stupid chicken... Wait, there's another cock-a-doodle-doo. I guess the stupid son of a dingbat just doesn't feel like sleeping.

So anyways I guess I'll be back writing here! Nothing fancy, just some random thoughts, ideas, jabbers, the usual. I just installed the official blogger client on my cell phone so I guess I'll be more active and encouraged.

So yeah I guess that is it! Actually I had nothing to write, just giving you a heads up for a serious, awesome blog revival.

Bye! And just stay on the look out for the upcoming posts and shits!

Stormtrooper

Well hello there.

I was completely gone for two months and 2 days to be exact and now I'm back with a new background. Not completely gone, actually. I did put on an effort or two to write reviews on films I watched but I have not seen so many of them lately. TV shows takes up most of my spare time and I think the quality of my brain is declining. All I watch is comedy. Thank God my favorites are still NBC sitcoms instead of some reality show on MTV (yes I'm looking at you, Jersey Shore) so at least I can say I'm still a little bit smart.

So about the background, it's a stormtrooper! Maybe some of you already acknowledge my love of Star Wars, probably from some references I use here on my blog, in my tweets, anywhere really. Or, probably from seeing my PPW (Perancangan dan Pemrograman Web - Web Programming and Design) homework, which design theme was Star Wars (which was completely unrelated to my website content. I'm an idiot, really). So yeah I just thought, why not channel my weird love through my blog for the whole world to see. I apologize in advance if you consider this as a public display of affection (which it is, in a weird way).

So now about the stormtrooper, (sorry for FINALLY getting to the point, my mind likes to wander around) why a stormtrooper? There are so many characters in Star Wars (hell, I still can't remember ALL the names), why choose that, the usually weak-minded underdog in the franchise? Basically, it's just because everybody loves a Stormtrooper, so I'm reaching a wider audience (if I'm reaching any). I could've chosen Han, but I'll only please the scoundrel-loving ladies. I could've chosen Leia with the slave costume but I'll only reach the male audience. I could've chosen Tarkin and please the hipster fans. Or, I could've chosen Jar Jar and please nobody. Instead, I chose a stormtrooper, the one everybody loves. The definition of cool. The mainstream favorite.

Oh forget that. I was bulshitting. I chose it because it's easy to find.

Anyways I found the background on http://www.collthings.co.uk/2010/05/star-wars-wallpaper-pictures.html. They got some cool stuffs, so get your ass over there and look around. And I hope me using the image as a background is not a copyright infringement or anything. I'm just a broke student so if someone sues me, it's straight to jail and no bail (hey that rhymes!).

So yeah I hope you enjoy the new background. Oh and new blog description! Nothing good, just something I got from the top of my head. And by the way thanks for reading! See you next time!

Bye!

Guess Who’s Back Nerds!?

No, it ain’t Mercury (sorry to let you down). No, it ain’t Bohr. And no idiots! It ain’t Chuck Testa, he’s never even been here! Haven’t you even read my blog, ever? Yes, it’s me, the one and only Shoraya Muis. How do I know I’m the one and only? Yes I googled my own name and the results are all me, at least on the first page.

Okay so it’s been ages since the last time I updated this blog although I always promised to write more. I knooow, I can be a real bitch at keeping this kind of promise when there’s actually no other people in the other end of the promise. But I cannot say that I did not try, because I certainly did. I started 5 or 6 posts throughout the months but I finished none so, none posted. I don’t know, seems really hard to concentrate these days. For instance, in making this post, it took me 3 days to write the previous paragraph alone (which isn’t so good by the way). I wrote on and off those 3 days, and when I did, I did it while listening to british music. It’s just hard to focus on writing when you’re singing along and focusing on faking a british accent instead. So I decided from now on, no more promises. If I neglect this blog so let it be. Blogging is so 2005 anyways right *laughs at self*. Well, just kidding.

Anyhoo, it’s already freakin 2012! Isn’t that just amazing?! Well actually no, it’s not. I spent the new year’s eve in my room, faffing around (sorry for the british slang, I could not help myself, that would be the only one in this post I swear) . On the 2^nd, I had a final exam which was freakishly hard so there it was, the pre-apocalypse. Well, of course no, I’m just messing around. I’ve had worse in 2009 and no apocalypse in that year. But finals aside, I think I had a pretty decent time in the start of 2012.

What about 2011? How was it? Did not really feel like much, no life milestone got completed. But I was quite contented, I focused on enjoying the little things. In November, we (Fasilkom) had an event to welcome and inaugurate the freshmen called MK which was held in Puncak (anyways congratulations KAWUNG!). On the site, there were actually swings and It’s been ages since the last time I got on a swing. I tried on one and it was one of the purest-happiest moment of my life. Now that’s what I call one of the little things. It’s nothing big you know, but it affects you so much with its simplicity. There are some other things in my list of enjoyable little things such as (not in order):


1.       Stationary shopping
2.       Hearing Adele laughs (really priceless I swear)
3.       Rewatching Empire Strikes Back (my favorite Star Wars movie, so many Han-Leia moments to give me instant butterflies in my stomach)
4.       Enjoying the smell of crepes (instant foodgasm)

I think people should really make that kind of list for themselves and stop being so stressed and uptight. Being in a good mood is quite essential in living a happy life. As for me, I function better that way. At least when a group of bitches are walking super slowly just before me, I will not have an urge to push them to the pit of Carkoon to be eaten by Sarlacc. I think the world could be a better place if people in it actually had better mood. At least, people should try to.

Well here I am, jabbering about things people do not actually care about. And so rude of me not asking about you, so here they are: How was your new year? What’s your list of enjoyable little things? Ask yourself the questions and maybe you’ll have something to write about!

I guess that was it. Peace, and see you in the next post :)