Procrastinating. (Penny #12)

"Procrastinate today, because the world might end tomorrow."

So, while I was meant to be working on a couple of assignments, I couldn't help but feel the incessant tug of the internet far too strongly to actually pay attention to what I was meant to be doing. Tentatively, I opened up a new tab and thought, 'I'll just look up this one thing, before I forget.' And so, by the end of the day, I had spent hours on Gmail and Youtube and ended up watching a variety of entertaining and nostalgic videos.

Well. So much for my plans to finish my Textiles assignment by the end of the weekend. All I can really say at the moment is that I've finally discovered how truly awesome Yuki Kajiura and the members of FictionJunction are. I'm also starting to realise how ridiculous my range of interests may be. They go from anime and manga, to Jpop, Kpop and Asian music in general (I listen to Thai music too - Tata Young FTW! ^^), to a variety of novels, short stories, fanfiction, journal articles, art, music, not to mention my fascination with steampunk, vintage and gothic clothing, as well as gemstones, computers, programming, etc, etc. The list goes on.

On another note, my friend recently made it as one of 12 finalists for the Sydney Young Writer of the Year Award, so cheers to her! I really do hope she wins. ^^

Well, I guess that's all for today. This was a really short post. Not that anyone cares. Or reads. Or even responds. Hmm. I feel like I'm talking to myself. Life is like that, I guess.

Penny #11

"I've had great success being a total idiot."

~ Jerry Lewis

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I've been getting told off recently, for being happy for my friends' successes and not ever getting anywhere myself. I do enjoy my fairly carefree life. And I'm not very happy with the idea that, just because I'm not doing anything that will ever 'get me anywhere in life' in my parents opinion, I'll never actually get anywhere. I'm starting to wonder how many school kids on average get told they'll be total failures on a regular basis. I know I'm just being childish and that I should stop complaining about a lot of these things, but really, is it all that bad that I've dropped Maths and Sciences for the HSC? I was never any good at them anyways. On the other hand, I do actually enjoy my other subjects, and wouldn't it be better to continue something I'm doing well in and enjoy rather than take up some subjects I completely fail at and hate?

My brothers say to take risks while you're young, so you don't regret it when you get older. My parents only seem to want to force their expectations on me. *sigh* Oh the trials of my life, so trivial and insignificant in comparison to the rest of the world.

Well, I think I'm done rambling for the moment.