http://freefall.viibrato.org The blog of a teenager. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:26:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Imagine a teenager, who becomes excruciatingly bored one day, decides to pick up and a pencil and paper one day.  He begins the "art process," as his drawing teacher had once told him before he picked up the nerve to draw a rock, a pebble, no less.  He thinks.  He ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/07/25/drawing-endeavors/ My mother and I exchange words in different outputs: I in English and my mom in Vietnamese.  However, the inputed message should translate to be the same in either language.  With two different languages mingling in one conversation, it most often leads to extreme confusion. Mom (Vietnamese): "Austin, since you don't ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/06/14/not-exactly-what-i-was-going-for/ When hearing this for 485126th time from my parents, I can't help but utter, "Well, slicing open bodies, stabbing needles into others for vaccination, and delivering bad news to family members along the lines of 'I'm sorry, he didn't make it' hasn't been something I'm looking forward to in the ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/04/27/be-a-doctor/ Recently downloaded the Digg Reel Podcast and stumbled upon this comedic find: (from fliggo.com) P.S. Does the attitude/voice/tone of the woman narrator resemble Ellen Page from Juno? Or is just me? http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/04/14/the-sad-truth-about-relationships/ So, there was a flying beast in the gym today. Not your average, typical flying beast with wings that you may come across, but one with beady eyes, gray feathers, a beak, and reputed to leave white poop on your car window that has a tendency to dry rather quickly and ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/04/07/this-was-my-morning/ In almost complete contradiction to my post about media, my brother and I sat back, relaxed, and watched I Am Legend. I say ALMOST because, beforehand, we actually folded the laundry. And without any undies to drop in drawers and shirts that need ironing, we were left to ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/04/06/i-am-legend/ It's strange how I deliberately tell myself, "I will watch said movie this weekend!" only to deliberately say to myself later, "Oh, maybe next weekend."  Or how I say, "I will find this song on Last.fm AND listen to it," yet only to remind myself later, "Maybe next time," once ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/03/29/media/ I'm sleep-deprived. I have coffee. I am ALIVE. With some current events. In nifty bulleted form. It's Spring Break. I have a creative writing assignment in Math over Spring Break. I finished reading Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner." One of the few books finished in '08. ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/03/20/bulleted-current-events/ Going on from my previous post of CMS's, I've really considered moving on from Wordpress and branching out a bit, possibly to Expression Engine or Textpattern. Is textile really that much more easier? Aside from Wordpres reputed as a "bloated blogging platform," I'm just willing to try something new and ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/03/09/content-management-systems-part-2/ Through this entire year of high school, my Spanish teacher hasn't been such a provocative motivation to learning the language of love (or was that French?). It's not that she's extremely strict and stringent that makes her a 'bad teacher.' It's the fact that she lacks those very ... http://freefall.viibrato.org/2008/03/09/%c2%bfpor-que/