It has been a looooooooooong time since the last time I updated my blog. I can imagine Beyoncé saying to me, “You’ve been a very bad boy—a very, very bad boy, Nico” (cue to Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video). Yes, I might probably have been one. I can exhaust many excuses for this act: heaps of assignments (academic-related and not), meetings (I’m now involved in a Model United Nations club and a MUN competition—who knows I can be so MUN-esque?!), you name it. And when I got home, all I want to do is sleep, that is, when I don’t have to stay awake all night long doing my literature reviews.
And, strangely, I feel that having a 24/7 Internet connection has been a main culprit in my blogging hiatus. It seems like I’ve become merely a consumer rather than a writer. When I open up my laptop and click on Mozilla Firefox, the routine goes straightly like this: E-mail, Twitter, Facebook, NYTimes.com, NYMag.com (they have the best entertainment and fashion blog ever), Style.com, and so on. I keep clicking on links after another. I don’t even really read the whole thing—just skimming through the pages. God, it’s true what they say: this generation has become a short attention span generation, and it’s just damn bad. And due to a lot of time I’ve not written anything for my blog, I’m afraid that my writing skill has been decreasing.
Therefore, to avoid the worst thing from happening, I try to write again in this somewhat sunny and hot Saturday afternoon. I have been stricken by some cold, so I stay home all day long, although, admittedly, the shadow of paper outline is still looming large before me. Well, let’s set that aside for a bit, shall we? But, what to write now? Hmm, getting a little confused here because once in a while when I read (or see) something interesting, I always think, “Oh, I’m so gonna write this in my blog,” but, you know how it ends eventually: my brain’s Recycle Bin. So, let’s try to restore them back to my hard disk…. (random, but hopefully interesting nonetheless)
1) The virtues of Blogpost vs. Tumblr
By the time I write this, I’m using Microsoft Word, because I can save my writing for a while if I’m out of idea (but I swear I’m going to finish this off now!). I currently have two blogs right now: one Tumblr and one Blogspot. At first, I decided to use the Tumblr as a “side” to the “main dish” that is my real blog. In Tumblr you can post photos, video, or whatever it is (very user-friendly) and my post is usually short. And you can also follow people, just like in Twitter. While in Blogspot (or Wordpress and any other blog site), I tend to post a longer writing. So, if I may hypothesize, Tumblr is sort of a mini-blog, standing between Twitter (super-duper micro-blog) and the real blog. And, because this looks to be a long writing, I’m going to post it in my Blogspot (and make a preview of it on my Tumblr. Tee hee…).
2) I love Google Translate
It’s one of the most helpful tools ever, especially if you want to know what your Facebook friend is really saying (Whoops, busted!). I can pretend like I’m a polyglot, although not a flawless one. Yes, it has errors but at least it brings us to understand each other better. Aww, aren’t I just one peace lover? :p
And by the way, there are also some interesting Google tricks that you can check here.
3) “Glee” is soooo good…
One of the best TV cast ensemble nowadays!
I’ve once lost a whole day having a marathon of this musical comedy TV show. It’s gleeful (hence the name), witty, sarcastic, heartbreaking, touchy, funny—all in one! I reckon you have been familiar with this show, but if you don’t, it’s basically about a glee club (sort of like a choir club) in a high school and the lives of its members and a Spanish teacher named Mr. Schuester who becomes the mentor for these kids. There are the dumb jock, knocked-up cheerleader, Broadway star wanna-be, Beyoncé wanna-be, a flamboyant gay kid who is able to dance “Single Ladies” and at the same time excel at being a kicker in a football team. So you get the picture: it’s stereotyped high school life in steroid. And because in high school, grade is important, I’m giving “Glee” A+.
4) My fashionable (not!) betrayal
What used to be the heart of the blog has become the last priority. Oh, sorry, fashion world to have let you down. When I first made this Blogspot, I have a fashion blog in my mind. I want to be the next Bryanboy or Tavi. I want to be featured in Vogue March 2010 issue and meet Anna, Grace, Tonne, and Sally! But maybe it all has to wait for a moment. I don’t know what really happens, but I start to feel confused when I try to write about fashion, as if I’ve lost track. But, no, this cannot be, I want to pursue a career in a fashion magazine, right? Maybe now I’ll start looking for ideas (by scouring the Internet, of course *sigh*). Hmm, maybe about fashion and technology or that new(ly) famous designer of the moment, Isabel Marant? We’ll see…
There you have it! Finally, I write something, and although it’s totally random and kinda crappy, I’m just happy that finally this humongous amounts of procrastination have been stopped and fingers crossed I’ll produce many more posts in the future! :D
