Wanted to embedded Gallery2 into WordPress. Just because. Didn’t work out so well. >.<

Somehow I’m still not completely sure if I like her voice or not, but this is the second song by 张韶涵 that I’ve become addicted to (the first being 隐形的翅膀). Very catchy.

样子 – [128-192kbps VBR MP3]
张韶涵

感觉很安静 其实却非常吵闹
有的时候我觉得 爱情很深奥
莫名其妙会胆小 没有理由想要大叫
好象原来的我 被什么赶跑
没有预兆 只是没有你的问好
我的理性感性 就能变成烦躁

感觉自己变了 变变变
变得 找不到 我很烦恼
好象我是谁 我不知道 我不知道

想你很美好 想你也是种煎熬
有的时候我觉得 我太复杂了
有个我总在微笑 有个我总心情不好
好像原来的我 却越缩越小

空气很糟
加上思念一直唠叨
我的天使恶魔 终于开始争吵

感觉自己变了 变变变
变得 找不到 我很烦恼
好象我是谁 我不知道

想你 一次一次
烦恼 一次一次
是不是就是 我恋爱的样子
爱情没有身体 没有名字
住在心里 却那么的真实

想你 一直一直
烦恼 一直一直
什么才是 我和你该有的样子
爱情让人疯了 让人迷失
但是对感觉 更加的诚实

想你 一次一次
烦恼 一次一次
这是不是就是 我恋爱的样子
爱情带来眼泪 带来影子
但是心会痛 是快乐的事

想你 一直一直
烦恼 一直一直
我找不到 我和你其他的方式
或许忘了 我自己的样子
就是爱情它 最真实的样子

想你很美好 想你也是种煎熬
有的时候我觉得 我太复杂了
有个我总在微笑 有个我总心情不好
好像原来的我 却越缩越小

空气很糟
加上思念一直唠叨
我的天使恶魔 终于开始争吵

感觉自己变了 变变变
变得 找不到 我很烦恼
好象我是谁 我不知道 我不知道

想你 一次一次
烦恼 一次一次
是不是就是 我恋爱的样子
爱情没有身体 没有名字
住在心里 却那么的真实

想你 一直一直
烦恼 一直一直
什么才是 我和你该有的样子
爱情让人疯了 让人迷失
但是对感觉 更加的诚实

想你 一次一次
烦恼 一次一次
这是不是就是 我恋爱的样子
爱情带来眼泪 带来影子
但是心会痛 是快乐的事

想你 一直一直
烦恼 一直一直
我找不到 我和你其他的方式
或许忘了 我自己的样子
就是爱情它 最真实的样子

感觉很安静 其实却非常吵闹
有的时候我觉得 爱情很深奥
莫名其妙会胆小 没有理由想要大叫
好象原来的我 被什么赶跑
没有预兆 只是没有你的问好
我的理性感性 就能变成烦躁

感觉自己变了 变变变
变得 找不到 我很烦恼
好象我是谁 我不知道 我不知道

So it’s been a while… somehow the site seems to be working more reliably (*knocks on wood*), but of course nobody actually reads this, so it’s still more or less something I keep around for my own amusement, or more accurately to give me something to kill time with.

I guess it’s really of no surprise that I’ve returned to this after the lapse in updates it’s had in the past year or so. After all, it seems that once again this has become the only way I can express myself – the person that I felt I could most share my thoughts and emotions with, is no longer around… and probably never will be again. :’(

So here I am. What have I been doing? Well, you can probably guess. That’s right, WoW is once again the game/addiction of choice in my life. I basically power-leveled my warlock to 70 (took less than 6 days) and jumped right back into the raiding scene. Since then, I’ve gone through almost all of the new instances (except HFC) up through Karazhan and Gruul/Magtheridon (who we just downed this past Thursday). Impressions? At it’s core, it’s still the same WoW that consumed so much of my life these past two years. Sure, there are some problems in terms of class balance, raid tuning, and especially itemization, but overall it’s still very much an enjoyable experience. That said, today/yesterday’s Karazhan raid, especially the stuff involving Prince, has got to be some of the most frustrating I’ve had in a long time. Anywho…

What else? My iPod has finally given out. Seems like the Microdrive finally gave out (the computer won’t consistently recognize it, and iTunes always says it’s corrupted), so I’m gonna see if I can get a 4 or 8 GB CompactFlash card to replace it with and get that to work. In terms of music… liking Namie Amuro a lot more these days.

Since last post, I’ve watched Initial D 4th Stage (sucks), Ah! My Goddess (as enjoyable as ever, waiting for 2nd season to finish before watching that), and finally, the big surprise, Ouran High School Host Club.

The concept was interesting: a guy (actually a girl, but everyone thinks she’s a guy) who is a special student at a school for the rich and elite (which is to say, she’s from a “normal” family) accidentally wanders into the room of the host club, breaks a 8 million yen vase, and has to become a host to pay off that debt. And that sets up one of the most memorable anime comedies I’ve watched in quite some time. The animation and sound aren’t really anything special, but the characters are fascinatingly unique and interesting, and the story does a very good job of balancing the humor and the plot progression. All in all, I really enjoyed it, and would recommend it to anyone looking for a something lighthearted.

And finally, I think I should mention that my NCAA Tournament picks this year were horrid. The lack of upsets, and my ridiculous over-estimation of our Big XII (I had Kansas, Texas, and A&M all in the Final Four… oops) pretty much guaranteed that it was my worst bracket, well, ever. Good thing I wasn’t in a “real” pool…

And I guess that’s about it.