sem break log: day 1

i have a new usericon. got it up after the server downtime was over. woohoo.

finally, the "real" sem break. no lingering thoughts, no hidden requirements hanging around in the background waiting to jump out, no remaining pangs of guilt and remorse. 3 weeks of liberation from academic bondage. 3 weeks of uninterrupted recreation and relaxation. 3 weeks. 3weeks.

sure, i know i've blabbed countless times about the sem break. maybe because it never seemed like it would come. everything over the past 2 weeks have seemed like an illusion. a fragile semblance of peace, waiting to be broken by an incoming task, academic or otherwise. and even now that the break has really come, it still seems unreal. i'm awaiting that crucial something that ruins it all. and brings me back to reality. it's a bad mentality, but it keeps me in touch with time and truth. i know it'll be over soon anyway. curse the second coming, and all forthcoming semesters as well.

another thought. the day of the math exam, my dad came home with a teeny-weeny eraser-sized device. turns out to be an mp3-fm tuner player. and now he says it's my christmas gift in advance. too bad i know that someone just gave it to him. oh well, it's the thought that counts. and i really can't complain about the gift either.

now i'm looking ahead to another holiday. christmas is in the air. and on our gates too. my dad insisted on putting up christmas lights, as the neighbors already have theirs set up. too bad i don't really receive presents anymore. at least the holiday spirit is here. rejoice in the birth of our Lord.

i totally sidetracked from my topic. anyway...