• pigduck
• Oct 30,2006
• In: Rants

Losing My Mind - updated

A few weeks ago, I suddenly lost access to my yahoo account. I am not sure how or what happened but I finally gained access this morning.

I want to blame yahoo but it could be my brain’s fault. I think I forgot my yahoo id and had typed the wrong id in for the last few weeks even though I’d seen my real yahoo id several times and agreed with yahoo that it was mine. I’m not sure how that’s possible. What’s wrong with me?!

I got yahoo to change my password, I sent many help requests, I sulked since they kept telling me my account information was not right. I thought my account was compromised but I’m not so sure now. Man, this i bad. But I have access to my yahoo but I am now considering terminating it for the good of myself and yahoo.

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The last few days have also seen me cursing streamyx for their down time. If you remember my streamyx rant a couple of weeks ago, I said that streamyx’s service over the Deeparaya holidays would be affected and was I right? I WAS RIGHT!

I was frequently disconnected and I couldn’t get through their call centre for days and when I was finally able yesterday, I think I must’ve chalked up at least two hours of waiting time. They told me they’ve had an influx of calls over the last few days and their call centre was overwhelmed with calls and when I questioned what kind of problems the other customers were having they told me that their problem was unlike mine, they just couldn’t connect to the internet and they had a stable DSL line which is exactly what I am suffering with too … The only reason why I am frequently disconnected is because I allow my router to automatically redial and I sit there continuously clicking “Connect”. Streamyx is just unable to hold on to a connection. Definitely a problem on their end. We’ll see how well they fix this. It’s been happening for weeks now since I started my rant a few weeks ago and they are still unable to resolve the issue. Even after resetting my port and doing whatever nonsense they do on their end.

Grr. They better resolve it soon. It’s getting tiresome. So this is why I haven’t been able to make a decent post here.

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Last Thursday, yes, see how backlogged I am, I watched Open Season. It’s so funny… “Boogster”, “Buddy…”, “The Incredible Mr. E”… there were some draggy parts but overall, a really good movie. The quotes were quite funny. Very nice.

There was a whole article dedicated to the word “nice” the other day. The writer was explaining how she hated the word “nice”. She kept saying there are more descriptive words. OH well….  

The movie didn’t grate on my nerves and the quips were original and quirky and very laughable.

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I read a book over Thursday/Friday too. Let me think… I finished it Friday morning I believe. I sat down and just read and read and read and read. It wasn’t a very thick book but it was absurd. In the book, it kept on saying the stories were absurd and really, they are. The book is called “Kissing in Manhattan”. You can find a link to it in my sidebar. It’s about residents at the Preemption. I know, what a summary. Some parts were really quite fascinating and there were some good quotes that I’d wanted to post up here. I just might when my internet connection is more stable at home and I have time to do it.

Right…. that’s it, I think. Nothing else to report on…

Oh my gosh, how could I forget!

I also had time to complete The OC Season 3. I watched the last episode last night. I didn’t want to since I wanted to wait for Season 4 to start before I watched it but since I was bored to death and terribly upset with the lack of internet, I watched the final episode. The night before, I watched 4 episodes in a row. I couldn’t stop.

I think Kevin Volchock is cute. His eyes, his eyes! Maybe it’s the bad boy image. Plus, he is rather endearing in some parts. He just never knew anything else besides drugs and being a bad boy but you could see he wanted to try it with Marissa even though it was a half-hearted attempt. At least he tried. Maybe he had too much pride or not enough willpower to change.

As for Marissa Cooper aka Mischa Barton, the reason why I started watching The OC in the first place. Although, Summer Roberts aka Rachel Bilson stole the show since Marissa kept getting herself into the worst positions and she had a scowl or a whimpering face throughout most of the seasons, she definitely did better in Season 3. She smiled more, she was more expressive and more likeable at the same time. She also became prettier. I believe it’s because she put on weight and thus, looked better on camera… her acting improved in Season 3. Maybe she just got better lines… who knows.

Too bad she’s gone. I didn’t cry much when she died. Maybe because it wasn’t as sad as I had imagined and I did brace myself for it since I already knew the ending…at least she reconciled with herself and her mom and Kaitlin.

I quite liked the banter between Ryan and her near the end. I’m not sure if it was flirting or just friendly but it was nice to see them interact in a more relaxed manner after all they’d been through… I almost wished they’d gotten back together but I believe this is for the best. At least they were ok with each other.

As for Ryan, man, why’d he go and beat up Volchock….? All his pent-up rage… is it so difficult for him to change… ? Does he really have that much anger in him that needs to be released? Then he went to steal a car? What’s wrong with him? He should’ve gone to the police and told them that Volchock stole the money from Taylor but oh no, he had to take care of matters himself.

In my heart, I’d like to believe that the only person Marissa’s ever loved is Ryan. I think it’s the same for Ryan too.

I like Taylor… she’s funny… her and Seung-Ho… HAHAHA and even better, her ‘2nd circle core’ thing. She’s funny! From hating her to really liking her character, I think she’s a great actress to be able to pull that through.

And Kaitlin came back! YEAY! She’s going to be quite a terror. “Now that Marissa’s gone, I can rule Newport” and Julie had this look on her face. Classic. I think she’s pretty and I love her lilting accent.

It’s nice to see that Julie’s changed too… mellowed and I’m glad she really likes someone else (Dr. Roberts) rather than herself and she’s become harmless and humbled. It’s good.

I’m so glad Seth and Summer are back together. I couldn’t watch them apart and it was painful to see them upset with one another. I’m glad they got back together. I love them! They are insecure with one another even though they love each other and are destined to be together forever…

It’s also good to see that Sandy and Kirsten are back on good terms.

What else… am I anxious for Season 4? I watched the trailer the other day and honestly speaking, it looks dark… I really don’t know if I’m dying to watch it. I’m going to miss Marissa. She is very pretty…

That’s all… Ok, I think I’ve said everything that needs to be said…