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Thursday, September 17, 2009

inglourious basterds

YABADABADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

had chem mcq today. last prelim paper. one hour. no time. want to kill myself for mixing up silicon and sulphur dioxide!! went to have breakfast with allan after. his treat, kinda paying back sandwhich bar brunch. bled him dry heh heh heh.

showered and went to watch inglourious basterds with the milkster at around one. she's the bestest company (after you, you and of course you whose reading this). the movie was lovely, very satisfying. although i don't think it quite deserved M18 rating, the blood and gore was tastefully done and sent me into riots. very funny, might watch again given some time.

oh and i saw a trailer for this thai(?) film and i must watch it! sent me reeling in fear... woohoo. horror films confirm my existence.

went to ion orchard for the first time. PRETTY. though i don't quite like the crowd... especially in the evening. i prefer the crowd of vivo or taka, not sure why.

read a book. haven't read any fiction since i was 15 (my jeffrey archer eras. when i finished all his books, i felt a wee empty inside... like there was nothing left to look forward to in life.) that's not to say i haven't read any books, just been reading non-fiction. was pretty excited to finish american gods (part of the collection left behind by o.sis) on the train today. awesome book - although im a little late to the rave party. i might read it again but skip the parts that made sad and weepy.

liked these 2 paragraphs the mostest out of the book:

We do not always remember the things that do no credit to us. We justify them, cover them in bright lies or with the thick dust of forgetfulness. All of the things that Shadow had done in his life of which he was not proud, all the things he wished he had done otherwise or left undone, came at him then in a swirling storm of guilt and regret and shame, and he had nowhere to hide from them. He was as naked and as open as a corpse on a table, and dark Anubis the jackal god was his prosector and his prosecutor and his persecutor.

AND this one...

People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. They believe, and then they do not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure things, and do not trust the conjuration. People populate the darkness; with ghost, with gods, with electrons, with tales. People imagine, and people believe; and it is that rock solid belief, that makes things happen.

i wanted to put them here so i don't have to keep going back to the book to read them. they're insightful and telling, i find. i know! maybe i'll memorise them and quote them back to people to sound deep, profound and other-worldly. i say you should too... its knowledge that can only come from years of meditation, deep brething and yoga at your finger tips! well worth it, i say. heh:)

so it'll be back to studying tomorrow. toodles bitches!