This is gonna be like my catch-up (ketchup daw o. corney) post.  I was not able to blog for a couple of weeks due to laziness, so I will write about the stuff that I have been doing for the past few weeks on this post.

So where do I start?

I celebrated my birthday last May 3 with 100 pesos in my pocket. If you think that's pathetic, well it is. At least I had enough money to go home after the "surprise" party my friends put together. I was not even planning to go out but boredom took the upper hand, and well, the rest was history.

Umm, I am kinda confused. Could you guys help me out?

Which one would you prefer? This layout or the previous layout that looked like this:

Please let me know by commenting on the box below. Your input will be most valuable.

OR you could vote on the poll I made on the right. Either which way will do. Thanks!

I heard about the event in Facebook a couple of days ago,in which I admit, piqued my interest. I have not picked up and bought a comic book in years since the advent of the internet and sites which put up comic book content online. I know, it is more like piracy, but I could hardly squeeze in additional budget for comics with my current state of destitution.

So the premise of having a comic book for free with no strings attached induced feelings akin to a kid let loose on a candy store, free to grab anything that my hands could hold on to. But I know the event rules stated that only one comic book would be given per person. Not really what I imagined, but hey, at least it's free.

The event was scheduled to start at 10 am and will end at 10 pm. Under normal circumstances, I would have been able to just sleep early on Friday night, wake up early Saturday morning, then arrive early at FullyBooked to claim the free comic book. But recently I have been having trouble sleeping at night. When I say "trouble sleeping at night" I mean I get to sleep already at around 6 am. Which will make my sleeping hours add up to a grand total of 2 hours, just to get to Ayala on time to join the queue for the free comics. And 2 hours of sleep would just mean a really bitchy version of me nursing a splitting headache, which I think would not be beneficial to everyone around me. So I just opted to not sleep at all.

After an all-night session of internet surfing, at exactly 8 am I got out of the house to commute to Ayala FullyBooked. Nothing noteworthy happened on the way there, but by the time I got to the event, there were already a couple of people lined up at the door. If I had slept or tarried for a bit, I would be joining the queue in which by the time I had arrived was already snaking its way past Starbucks. It was getting longer as the clock steadily counted to 10 am, so the guards made the people line up on the opposite side of the door so as to not disturb the people in Starbucks.

So at exactly 10 am, we were ushered in. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures inside for me do document the goings-on. The organized chaos that was brewing in the queue finally was let loose inside FullyBooked as the kids, and the not-so-kids, were made to choose JUST 1 comic book from a table laden with prime goodies like Superman, Thor, Ironman, and even Archie comics. I got the Ironman/Thor title, which I think was one of the better titles in the bunch. Most of the people went upstairs to buy graphic novels and more comics, since all graphic novels are on sale with a 20% discount to celebrate Free Comic Book Day. Sadly for me I didn't have any money, so I just went out after getting my free copy, to save myself from heartbreak from seeing my favorite titles on sale.

Right after getting out of FullyBooked, as if on schedule, my head started to throb with pain. Barely finishing my cigarette, I was bound for home to enjoy my free comic book. Holding it in my hand made me feel like a kid again, with a freshly minted comic book in my fingers, gently flipping the pages, enjoying the art and wit that can only be savored from the superhero-filled pages of my childhood. Thank you very much FullyBooked for bringing to us the Free Comic Book Day to make us feel young again.

Sing to me your songs of love
Your exaltation to your sun
Sing to me your praises and joy
To your one and only heart

For I am naught but empty
I'm nothing in comparison
To the center of your being
To the beat of your drums

You oft fail to notice and never look twice
The silent cries i scream while looking at your eyes
The wound your words cut on my heart dig deeper
Oh your love for him. Oh your love for him.

For I am nothing but a fly on the wall
A silent spectator to the theater of you
I am just another ear, just another shoulder
Just another fly on the wall.

Sing to me your love and I will love you
Sing to me your hurt and I will heal you
Sing to me your tales, and hopes, and dreams
And this little fly will grant your wish

But I am nothing but a fly on the wall
A silent spectator to the theater of you
I am just another ear, just another shoulder
Just another fly on the wall.

The heat is driving me NUTS.

I usually sleep late (or early, depends on your perspective) at around 5 or 6am. And its just that time when the sun is slowly creeping up the sky that the temperature in my room suddenly rises, from normally acceptable night cool-ish temperature, to hellishly hot steam-room sweatfest. Normally I couldn't be bothered. But Cebu has this knack of unleashing hour-long blackouts (in the morning when I am usually asleep, convenience at it's best) that turn the sweatfest into sweatsunami.

And with that tidal wave of sweat drenching me from head to toe, I would have no choice but to drag my under-slept self to the shower.

The past few weeks also made me privy to different kinds of heat too. Aside from the weather wreaking havoc with global temperatures, I could definitely say that it is not JUST the weather anymore.

People are driving me crazy. I don't know, but sometimes I just want to scream at the top of my lungs and kill them on the spot. What they usually do that amused me before, annoys me to no end now. Call it PMS, or whatever. I absolutely CANNOT "take a chill pill", it will just melt on my tongue faster than I can grind Snow Bear when I'm smoking.

Isolation is driving me crazy. Having this long-overdue-since-march vacation is making me itch. Figuratively and literally. My head feels like its full of fluff, and the only time it gets sharp is when I'm playing games on my battered PS2. And even if I want to go out, I can't because I have no money because I'm jobless. Catch-22 much? AAAAAND its making me CRAZYY!!!!

Being bored is driving me NUTS! I am too bored to think about what to write anymore. Every day feels so fast when you are sleeping all the time.

God, I need a job.

To quote KimiDora: "STRESSED AKOOO! BUSY AKOOO!"

But, I'm stressed because I'm not doing anything, and I am too busy minding the heat.

Gah. >_<

GAAAH!

This is taking longer than I thought. I know I promised more frequent blogposts but then again I'm in quite a stump as what to put in here.

Finally managed to change the appearance of this blog, thanks to a certain site which managed to lodge it's web domain name on the upper left corner of my blog. But then again, its a fair trade-off, rather that than my blog looking like shit. And I have to admit, it's not bad-looking.

Might as well start with filling you guys in to what I have been doing, huh?

Well, I managed to commandeer my sister's sewing machine, but lo and behold, it has no pedal nor a power cord. How am I supposed to make my costume for May 29?

Oh, and if you are wondering what I'm gonna be doing on May 29, I will be hosting Cebu Cosplayers Club's Summer Cosplay event. If you are in Cebu, please feel free to drop by, its gonna be held in Talamban Leisure Center.

What else... Aside from being a broke bum who trolls the internet and stalk people on Facebook, I am otherwise content, being a house buddy.

I will post some other stuff soon, hopefully with pictures. And I promise more drama next time.

^_^