Utada Hikaru - Exodus '04

through traffic jams in Tokyo
new music on the radio
we'll say goodbye to the world we know
this is our exodus '04

Today was quite a crap ass day. Triple english and maths, not to mention i had to stay back until 5:10 because of extension 2 english. Yet, for some inexplicable reason, i'm feeling oddly happy. For me happiness is hard enoguh to find on a good day in life, so it leaves me pondering why it is i'm having such a good time on such a crappy day.

As we've been doiong for the last month or so, the poetry of Seamus Heaney has brought about some interesting discussion in our very small (6 people) class. The topics of discussion? Dead people, archaic torture and bogs. Many amusing quotes arose from these poems and the ensuing debates, including "the artful voyeur", "the priest lay in the ditch with the tramp" and so on. These are the kind of quotes that will continue to haunt you for the rest of your life... and for all the wrong reasons too. Just think about the priest with the tramp for example. (For those of you who don't know, tramp can mean either a hobo or a prostitute) Therefore, priest+tramp=serious religious dilemma =D

I've been having many conversations about things that i really shouldn't be thinking about at all. And this has gotten me seriously questioning what i've always believed in. Just last night i was talking to a chick friend about why it is that love is always confusing and painful. Because it's always hard to talk about something of that nature using only your head, i had to explore my sub-consciousness. This forced me to unearth feelings and memories i had long ago buried. Some of these recollections brought back a flood of sweet ecstasy but this was soon overwhelmed by the memories which had faded into subverted obscurities. I believe that there are some things worth fighting for and one of those is friends. I'll make the sacrifices because i know they'd do the same. I hope she makes it out of this emotional mess...

today's top 5: words and phrases

1. defenestrate - quite literally means to thro out of a window. Look it up in a dictionary if you don't believe me
2. bastion of the nymphaleptic - means something along the lines of "place full of dumb asses"
3. plethoric influx - an overglossed way of saying large flow. I used it in one of my debates just because i could
4. affinity (and it's various forms) - it means to have a natural bond and understanding of. Nothing particularly impressive or amusing about this one but it's just such a pleasant word to say.
5. artful voyeur - as quoted from the Seamus Heaney poem 'Punishment'. What does it mean? Think of it as an extremely euphemistic synonmy for "porno addict"

p.s. happy birthday lisa!