Since I think hating trendy things makes me cool, this worries me. I have four scandalous reasons.
- I have an iPod. Sometimes I like to think of going back in time, and talking to my past self… but definitely I would not like to bring up the iPod in a conversation. “WHY ARE YOU SUCH A SELL-OUT?” the past me would demand. It had lots of space, okay?! ;_;
- Secretly, I like Safari. That’s a damn sexy browser. I hate what it does to text though – why the fuzz? I’d be too full of self-loathing to ever use it on the internet, but when I test layouts, I open Safari up and think nothing but “Ahh that’s a nice browser.” It’s all sleek and puurrrdy.
- And that infamous MacBook Air? While I still think that anyone who buys one is indisputably a moron… I get this feeling like that guy behind Apple is just a fraction ahead of their time. Not having an optical drive today is such madness that this is kinda like Sparta. But one day, our laptops won’t have them, and they’ll all be really skinny like that. You’ll see. But why am I so forgiving? Nooo~!
- And I don’t care if you’re fiercely loyal to Microsoft or not, you have to admit those braeburns are pretty tasty. Mmm.
Or at least. For me.
Hito Toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru
…by Ootsuki Kenji feat. Nonaka Ai & Inoue Marina & Kobayashi Yuu & Sawashiro Miyuki & Shintani Ryouko. They should form a band, I love this song that much.
But anyway, picture this scenario: it’s late February, all settled in at Dunedin and I’m thinking something like, “Oh hey, free wireless internet is the best! I shall take advantage of this by trying to watch Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.” So I don’t really think like that, but it was still an excellent idea.
Signal (KAT-TUN)
When stupid boys do stupid things, sometimes all you can do is listen to that which is adorably hilarious JPop. It’s what I did, anyway. Oh god, KAT-TUN PVs are the best.
Crank Dat (superman that ho) (Soulja Boy)
A couple of LAWS101 students liked this song for some reason. I remember going to my first practice test (statutory interpretation!) with these guys. It was dark, a little cold and windy, and everyone was nervous, but these people were belting out “SUPER MAAAAAAAN THAT HOOOOOOOOOOO”.
Possibly Maybe (Bjork)
I went to Wellington during semester break. At night, there’d be all these lights and noises from outside, and I’d be in my hotel room lying in bed listening to this song on my iPod. Also I forgot to bring pyjamas, so guess what I was sleeping in. ;D
The Sheep Song (Dresden Dolls)
Once second semester kicks in I hit by the ‘flu. I felt so horrible I was crying everytime someone talked to me – even got a hug from a cleaner because of it, haha. The only good thing at this time was the latest Dresden Dolls album. But this song in particular stands out because of the line, “I am crying all the time”, which made me start with the bawling all over again. A+.
U Can’t Touch This (MC Hammer)
There was a Political Studies assignment due the next day, I didn’t know what I was doing… Around midnight I broke and invented the “MC Hammer study break”. Essentially I was having a one-person party, aha. It’s for reasons like this I lock my door. I started at at 7:30pm, finally passing out at 2am. Now that’s dedication.
Closer (Ne-Yo)
The geekiest hall of residence had their ball at the museum (oh my god I love it), and this was the last song I danced to. Go me.
Understand (Christina Aguilera)
Fun with listening to other people’s libraries on iTunes, which you can do because of networked computers…? However it worked, I listened to a lot of Christina Aguilera being classy, Muse, Placebo, and the Pocahontas soundtrack (hehehe) because of it.
Glass Skin (Dir en grey)
New singles make me excited, and I love this band ’til forever.
Ladies of the World (Flight of the Conchords)
My friends and I texted compliments (“Do you know just how much I admire you?“) to completely random numbers one night. So much fun, but unfortunately no replies… I forget why I had to have this song playing, but I’m pretty sure it was to point out the “LADY-MAN LAAAADYYYYY” part.
YMCA (Village People)
Around exam time, quiet hours were extended to 24 hours but with a break around meal times. The cooler people of my floor sometimes took this opportunity to dance in the corridors.
Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
The only way I could write out some memorised essay for a Law exam was with this song playing in the background, on single repeat. Yeah, I know how lame that makes me. It came from a brilliant mixed CD from a friend – part of a study pack for scary Law exam, which thankfully saved me from having a breakdown or something, idk. ♥
Because I did this same thing last year, and starting traditions is fun.
PROS
- I’m taking being accepted into second-year Law (I madly loved LAWS101) as proof that maybe I could be good at something useful – unlike Latin or Classics. I never thought that would happen.
- Living in the city is awesome – don’t underestimate how much I mean this. Lots of colours everywhere (not just greeeeen), and everything within walking distance… I like that. The eerie orange night sky and chlorinated water? Not so much, but I adore the city.
- As predicted last year, exam results for NCEA Level 3 were crap (Merits were everywhere, oh god). But this year, I’m thinking the university’s system appeals to me more. I don’t get quite so disappointed. Exam results = good.
- Two CDs from Amanda Palmer came out this year~ One from the Dresden Dolls (No Virginia…), and then a debut solo album (Who Killed Amanda Palmer). I would soo turn gay for her.
- I made friends who don’t suck, and I want to keep them forever. Awww. :3
CONS
- Turns out I should have tried getting a job earlier. Years earlier, even. This is hard.
- Once I spotted a boy at Starbucks, reading by himself on a Saturday night… I hoped he was the ~sensitive~ kind, that he’d come back every week. That I’d then sit in front of him with my own book, and then…! But no. Broke my heart.
- The weird fascination I have with lecturers, and how I regard them as celebrities. You know how people get hysterical after meeting Johnny Depp? Turns out I get just like that.
- The crappy little shoebox I had for a room. I guess that was a con. I didn’t really mind it.
So I really don’t know how 2009′s going to top 2008, aha.
I am a totally awesome Law student on the search for a husband. What do you mean I’m only nineteen? You can never start too early. 
If you are selected by myself, you can be a paediatrician. Earning an average of $125,500 a year and working ~41 hours a week, it’ll be happy days. That is, only if I like you.
If not, you can be a surgeon, earning around $125,900. You’ll also be working 47 hours, thus sparing me an extra six hours a week without you. During this time I’ll probably have several affairs with my sexy lawyer colleagues. Hey – business suits do something for me that lab coats can’t….
What about that extra $400 you’ll be earning as a surgeon, and not as a paediatrician? I’ll let you keep that to make up for the affairs. You possibly won’t find out about them, but at any rate something has to make up for the feelings of emptiness and a failing marriage.
You could buy a new iPod with that money, after all.
But yes, you do still want to marry me. Let’s bear in mind that I would be exceptional wife-material, as any potential children will surely carry my genes and hence be super-cute with curly blonde hair. And dimples!
Because some celebrities shouldn’t be famous at all. And sometimes I like ponder how the world would be if I decided what should be popular.
- Miley Cyrus. Props to Disney bringing Hannah Montana to the real world for the teenyboppers, but I see her becoming the next Britney Spears. It’s really sad, so I would expel her from celebrity-dom from trying to help her.
- Zac Efron. His eyes are so creepy they remind me of the blank way dead animals stare at you. I keep expecting flies to walk over them.
- Pat Robinson. He’s only this popular because he’s in Twilight. Otherwise he wouldn’t have so many fans. Or any. He’s not hot.
- Daniel Radcliffe. Waaay too in love with himself. I want to meet him, and then laugh at him until his self-esteem crumbles. Ew ew ew.
- Miranda Kerr. She’s Orlando Bloom’s latest girlfriend and I’m jealous. ;_;
Those people I don’t want them on my E! news.
Ones that can stay (so you know i’m not all-hating)
- Paris Hilton. That’s right, you heard me. She’s hilarious. Not in an unintentional way, either.
- Holly Madison. And anyone who claimed she was only with Hef to help her own career along is totally blind. She’s a honey. Also Hugh Hefner is the shiz. ♥
- Chris Brown. We were born on the exact same day, w00t. Therefore we are twins (though in no way identical, baha) and I’ll cheer him on forever.