I'll just warn you all... this entry isn't about anything in peculiar or specific, just a compilation of all the thoughts i've had recently. I have two teachers whom I like a lot (cuz they're great guys and great teachers too). But i've been wondering about something lately. Every day, both in and out of class, they seem very nice, energetic and enthusiastic. I'm just starting to wonder if their enthusiasm is partly, if not completely, faked. I've known them for 3 years, and EVERY SINGLE DAY, they're just so.... happy. If its genuine happiness, I'd be very surprised to see such strong people.... I mean, everyone has their bad days, right? Even if they did have one, you wouldn't notice because they always have a smile on their faces. As teachers, they've also mastered the art of complimenting and bringing out the enthusiasm in their students. Just their comments like "you're the best, [insertnamehere]" and "that's great!" bring joy to students.... great guys... both of 'em, perfect for HS students. I've been wanting to have a new keyboard/mouse for a while... there's nothing wrong with the ones i have now, i just wanted new ones =p. So one day (ie: yesterday XD), I see a special in some flyer for Logitech's MX510 for $18... i was like, "sweet!". There was also a special for a microsoft (from hereon referred to as m$) "media pro" keyboard, so I was like "i'll get it anyways since I want a new keyboard". So i go out and get them both, come back and, obviously, try them out immediately. The mouse was great, and such a great deal too! But the keyboard... one of the worst pieces of #*%& i've ever used. As expected from m$. Sometimes I just wonder how such a crappy company can have such a large monopoly. Worst thing, m$'s OWN program for using the keyboard LAGS UP MY KEYBOARD AND MOUSE, freezing them every 5 sec for 2 sec. i mean, WTF, can't you make your own programs work!? that costed me a loss in a 2v2 RT in war3 >.> So yea, i'm returning that keyboard the second i get a chance. I've been reading a lot since my break started, I don't even know why. Wtvr, in 6 days, I started and finished 2 books (which is actually a new record for me!). Prolly, before my march break ends (in another week) i'll be finishing another book XD. (yea, i'm obsessed about a series that i've been following since gr7 =P) One of them is the 2nd book of The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara (i mentioned it last entry), and the other one is Cue For Treason. I don't even know why I wanted to read the latter, I just felt like it. It was a book i read back in gr7, nothing special, just some romantic (oh, isn't that a surprise? >.>) novel about some sort of high treason. Which leads me to one thing.... I think I found out my perfect romantic fantasy.... (good thing this is a diary... i'd never be able to talk abuot this stuff face-to-face with anyone >.>). I think it's something like... a guy and girl start off being nothing but either basic friends or maybe even strangers. But after going through a lot of troubles together (ie: trying to stay alive =P), they become really close and eventually become lovers ^_^ (ala Cue for Treason, Final Fantasy, Antrax and a whole bunch of other stuff). *sigh* screw machoism! i'll think what i want to think! *blushes* =P (Don't I just sound like a girl sometimes....?) Going on.... isn't it funny that even the littlest things can make you happy? There's a manga i've been reading/loving/following since July 2004 called Open Sesame by Kaoru Kawakata. (yes, it's another romance story ^^;;) It is being slowly released by a group callded AnimeWaves, and they translate chapters from the original japanese manga, which comes out about one chapter per 2 weeks. Yesterday, when I saw that the *finally* released chapter 46, I got so happy. ^___________^... so I download it within 0.234 sec of seeing that it was released, and read a beautiful chapter about a student-teacher ^^... but still, I was so happy after that... and the happiness carries on for the rest of the day too! I found a new song a few days ago, by an old boy band called Tokio and started out in 1994ish. It's called LOVE YOU ONLY. Even though its very... happy with a slightly gayish singer, I thought it was a great song. Very fun to sing too, but it's so hard to match his high pitched voice =(. On a random note, my singing is improving! I recorded myself last night singing parts of LOVE YOU ONLY and Stay Away (by laruku) and I'm finally hitting some of the notes! but my control over my voice is still amateur =p Btw, if anyone plays on the Kiseido Go Server, please tell me, I started playing yesterday and am trying to learn ^.^ (http://kgs.kiseido.com) (That was one *#&%*#@ing long entry [860ish words!], please read and leave comments, even if it takes you 10min =P)