Oh My Jux!

Yesterday, my friend and high school batch mate, Chokie (Lalaine to you!), asked me if I've seen The New Web's (TNW) article about Jux, the new blogging platform I told you about in a previous entry. She says that my Jux page/site was featured! I was ecstatic upon learning about it but I simply couldn't check it out just yet! I was minutes away from defending my thesis, finally achieving 99% of my university requirements, and eventually that college diploma.

So today, I checked out the article from TNW, and voila!

I feel a bit guilty that I've neglected Jux for a long time. And this blog, too! I promise to post more frequently from now on, since I really have no excuse about being busy with thesis anymore. (OMG, I'm done with thesis. It hasn't sunk in 100% yet. Haha!)

On the side, last August 17, Lalaine recognized her favorite bloggers by giving out these awards:

Guess what? I got my first (second and third?) blog award! Haha! I don't think I'm worthy, though. My blog might be one of Chokie's favorites but to be awarded with these... I humble myself and thank Chokie with all my heart!

P.S.

I know I'm supposed to include some information and answer a few questions and all that but I'm afraid this entry is too long. Maybe in another entry! ;)

Today's Specialty: Grilled Steak

We carnivores have our own preferences when it comes to how we want our steaks to be grilled: rare, medium rare, medium, or well done. Before that, though, we make sure we have the cut that is just right: filet, ribeye, strip, T-bone/porterhouse, or sirloin.

Today, 16 different cuts of steak (me included) were grilled. No matter how hard each steak cut wished to be grilled rare, the cooks wanted them all medium to well done. It's not exactly a bad thing for all of the steak cuts; how we were grilled actually helped to get the flavor out, almost to the point of charring. The bottom line is that each steak is cooked enough, ready for the October celebration!

Below: (1) Steaks aka thesis groups (2) condiments, garnish, flavoring aka thesis project (3) party time! [Wow, incoherent images in one collage. Tsk. I need more than my REM sleep tonight.]

Pardon the metaphor, it's a metaphor of the hungry! Haha.

My group's defense wasn't exactly exemplar or stellar but we couldn't be more satisfied about how everything fell into place, even if some needed a bit of adjusting. October graduation, here I come! :)

Tried and Tested Thesis Today

Oh, for the love of alliterations. The title is an alliteration, my favorite form of poetry. I think the photo pretty much says it all: video worked, we're satisfied, it feels surreal.

Oh, Mullet!

So I got my hair cut, right, and I've been getting mixed comments from a diverse set of people:

1. Lesbian. Yes, this had to go first. It hit home so bad I still feel like my brother's fist hit me right between the eyes. No offense to the LGBTQ community, though! I love, support, and respect you with all my heart and my friends can attest to that. I just didn't expect it; much less from my brother!
2. Younger. Oh, really? Yay me, then!
3. Mature. What? Make up your minds, friends.
4. Dancer. As in the likes of hip-hop (for lack of better term?) dancers. I dunno, must be the "swag" that comes with it? Haha!
5. Rocker. Again, it must be the swag? *sigh* This remains a mystery...
   

NOT!!!

As a tribute to my hair for surviving both pleasant and harsh comments straight from the hearts of friends and (frenemies, haha kidding) for the past six days, I finally confirmed what style my hair is sporting now: mullet! I know, it was big with women of the 80's (Cyndi Lauper was one of the wilder pegs) and not in this decade, nuh-uh.

Somehow I wanted something different and all I told the stylist was to keep the length, add body, and layer until my head feels lighter. And it did feel a lot lighter after cutting most of the outer part of my shoulder length hair almost to the bangs-level! Another thing, the peg from previous blog entry is definitely what my hair style is now! Haha!

My friend Jacob helped me to finally identify the closest and most appropriate (should have been) peg: THE RUNAWAYS!

Kristen Stewart for The Runaways (2010) with her role as Joan Jett.

Well, my hair's not as razor-snipped-layered as the photo above, but a thick set of locks like mine with a little over the ideal amount of poof calls for fly-away-in-all directions kind of style!

Now I get why some said "rocker" look!

I'll post a decent photo of my so-called Joan-Jett-inspired-but-not-really hair as soon as I get enough hours of sleep so I don't look like I've been sporting the wasted-ish rocker look. Because I'm not. My eyes just happen to have the natural "smokiness" to it; also known as eye bags. HAHAHA!

So this will be it for now.

P.S.

I've been so stressed, emotional, and anxious today. This entry has been very therapeutic.

Word Vomit IV

Pardon me, I'm hormonal. I'm stressed, anxious, and emotional.

"Good job! Little minor versions of one whopper of a scapegoat, aka us, huh? Standing ovation, take a bow."

"You force me into thinking that you only survived because you've been sucking on my blood."

"I know in my heart that you don't give a flying duck about what the heck is happening with [it] but I just can't help but wonder how deeply dense you are. Anyway, it's just a thought. I know in my heart people like you have plastic wings; the more you soar higher, the more it is likely for your wings to melt. Have fun down there!"

On a lighter note...

"Telling me that you'll be gone in less than 30 days made me genuinely sad. It's heartbreaking! Don't leave!"

"You are my social life. Alam mo na yan!" (This still cracks me up like mad. I think Mini Stop's fried chicken has uppers. Hahaha.)

P.S.

All statements are for different persons. Y'all know who you are!

Impulse Killed Dilemma

To cut or not to cut my unbelievably thick hair has always been a question I've battled with for years. I can't keep it short because it's hard to manage the fly-away in all directions. I can't keep it long because it's still hard to manage because length and volume is bad combination for hair. Haha.

THE PEG:

Of course, I never really expected my hair to turn out like this. Blonde. Haha! I mean, this is staged. And my hair's too thick for a 'do as short and sassy as this. But I like the layers. I haven't been this vain in a long time. It's literally been years!

Haircut done out of impulse... Well, sorta. It usually takes me at least overnight to decide. I thought about just trimming my bangs, as usual. And mind you, it's only my bangs and it took me more than three days.

Ack. This is too much. :-S

Randomly, the thought about chopping my hair into a different style came to me yesterday morning, and hello, in less than 12 hours, I've lost this much hair! I can't believe it, too! Haha.

All together now! LOL.

P.S.

I wish my hair is blow-dried everyday. I kind of had a hard time keeping it neat and tidy today after my first shower. A few more trial-and-errors and I hope I'm good to go. See, this is why I need to think this kind of thing over. Hahaha.

End Credits

I've been all about end credits today, more specifically, about thesis. My bestfriend-sister-thesismate and I finally got through most of the hurdles in this thesis-making marathon! Even our thesis mentor said we're 90% done, so YAY! No other way to express this overwhelming happiness, but YAY!

Non-thesis news: RED UNDERWEAR MYSTERY NO MORE!!!

One of my favorite cartoons, Shaun the Sheep, has this mysteriously funny ending credits. I've been searching for a YouTube clip of it for over an hour now and I dunno if it's just that I can't find the right keywords or that a clip of it isn't available anywhere. I'm sorry, I'll just have to describe it to you:

I have always wondered why, at the end credits of the show, the sheep are staring at the red underwear then at you then back at the underwear, and then at you, as the text scrolls up on the left side. Well, as much as I found it difficult to find a video, it was too easy to find a forum that discussed it. (Yes, it is that intriguing that people talk about it online. Haha! Oh and yes, there's a Shaun the Sheep forum!)

Anyway, my ultimate question has been answered, finally! Now I know! Hahaha!

That's interesting ending credits for you! ;)

Knowing that we're 10% away from when my life really begins, I can allow myself a good rest as I count sheep (woohoo pun intended) tonight!