Still Being Random

I was struck by a strong urge to go shopping today. So, after taking Nuril from her holiday programme classes, we went to The Spring. And, as per normal, we ended up at MPH. I decided that I might as well use my rebates while I was there. So, I ran around looking for any books which caught my eye.

After taking some and putting back others and then taking some more and putting back what were in my hands, I ended up with four books and one A6 size notebook. The notebook was a little pink floral thing by moof. Just last week, I bought a huge pink planner for next year. And before you wonder why, I'm going pink this time because I'm seeing pink all the time. Try looking through Athena's clothes and not be affected by the pinkiness of it all.

Someone I know has this book as well (I can't remember who) and I've always been interested to read it. But the one at MPH came at a 20% discount for members so I figured I had nothing to lose. Especially if the book turns out to be as good as it sounds.

The blurb says that "Starbook tells the tale of a prince and a maiden in a mythical land where a golden age is ending. Their fragile story considers the important questions we all face, exploring creativity, wisdom, suffering and transcendence in a time when imagination still ruled the world." Those two lines alone piqued my interest so I grabbed it. Before this, I actually had a Malay fantasy book in my hand. So I sacrificed the fantasy in Malay for the one in English. Maybe I'll go back for the Malay book another day.

This one was really interesting. It explores a 'what if?' situation. In this case, it's "What happens when a group of college kids wake to discover their ordinary lives have just taken an extraordinary turn?" Then it adds "A party in a college flat. A case of dodgy home-brewed beer. A violent storm. Next day: the mother of all hangovers. What would you do if the morning after the night before brought a banging head, a raging thirst... Oh, and your very own superpowers?"

This, I bought because it's Nora Roberts. I cannot resist Nora Roberts. In fact, I had one of her JD Robb books in my hand when I saw Superpowers. So I put that back and grabbed Superpowers instead. I hope I don'r regret it. Anyway, if you ever want to read a romance book that had more suspense and action than romance, Nora Roberts is the way to go. And I still might go back for the JD Robb book later.

So, I am looking forward to reading all the books I bought. Right afetr I finish reading Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader and The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan. Both of which I had borrowed from Sarawak Club library.

In addition to the books I bought, I also paid for Revealers by Amanda Marrone which Nuril wanted. I only had to pay about RM65, thanks to my rebate. And, since I was expecting to pay a few hundred for my shopping, I was happy to still be able to buy something else. So I walked into FOS and bought a few cotton pants to wear at home and to sleep in and also three of their ECO bags.

And there ends my shopping. Something I only do once in a while due to financial constraints. Even then, when I do go shopping, I go to inexpensive places. The only things I'm willing to spend lots of money on are books. I'm a cheapskate when it comes to anything else. Or I go to eBay where I can get bags for less than RM50 each.

First up - my reason for this post.

Now, I have always enjoyed Supernatural. In fact, I'm one of the very few people I know and see regularly who does watch Supernatural. I know why my guy friends refused to watch - the lack of any hot babes. However, I have to add that Seasons 3 and 4 are full of hot babes. At least, I think guys would call them hot babes.

I started watching Supernatural because it's about the supernatural. Then there's Jensen Ackles. I liked him in Dark Angel and in Smallville. So watching Supernatural is no chore for me. Another reasn I love the show is that neither of the main actors take themselves too seriously. Every season has blooper reels and outtakes. (Don't those mean the same thing? Anyway...) To get an idea of what Supernatural is like this season, I give you two videos from one episode. I love this episode and I did not stop laughing from beginning to end.





And the second reason for this post is that Monty Python has its own YouTube channel! Watch the video that explains it all.

Because there was nothing else to watch tonight, I actually sat through part of an episode of 90210. It never caught my interest for the simple reasons that it looks shallow and I'm too old to be watching that.

However, while watching it, it brought back way too many memories of Beverly Hills 90210. It got really weird for me when I felt excited seeing the Peach Pit where the old Beverly Hills 90210 gang always hung out and then Brenda, played by Shannon Doherty, showed up. I wasn't a huge fan of Beverly Hills 90210 but I watched almost every episode. I just never got personal about the show like some friends I knew at that time.

Having said that, I have to say I am a big fan of sequels and continuations. When I read books, I tend to follow authors whose characters are linked somehow. So when I was watching 90210, it gave me an odd sense of nostalgia. It makes things worst that the producers are hinting that the Beverly Hills 90210 gang might make cameo appearances on 90210.

I hate to admit this but if Nuril does go to buy the entire season of 90210, I might end up watching it with her.

I thought about joining NaNoWriMo. I've been contemplating it for years but the event happens during the busiest time of the year for me. And I didn't need a month long event to add to the already existing stress of my work.

However, this year, I find myself having little to occupy my time during this month. I do still go into work at times to pick up some exam papers to mark or to key in reports or just catch up on work decisions. But most of the time, I'm at home taking care of Athena. During the day, however, the maid is on hand to keep an eye on her, leaving me pretty much to my own devices. I spend most of that available time catching up on sleep though. So I have too little time to run around town but too much time to sit doing nothing.

So what I thought of doing was to join NaNoWriMo. But the more I thought about it, the more I got bored with the idea. I like the concept but I'm not too keen to joining something which I know I won't be able to commit fully to later.

So what I've decided to do is this. I will still write my story since I have most of the story all worked out already. I just don't have an ending but I'm sure that will come to me later. I will write it out throughout the month almost as if I was part of the crazy event. Then at the end of the month, I will see how much I am able to do within that time period. Then I can gauge how commited I can be to doing some serious writing.

And just to show how bored I am at home, I have been buying things on eBay. Mostly bags. I've been having this odd obsession for bags. So far, I've won 3 bids for sling bags. And each one costs me less than RM50.

I really need to start doing something useful again before I run out of money which I don't have.