it's a little task i set for myself over the past week: change my mp3 player playlist. which entails spending hour after grueling hour downloading songs at grassgrowth speed on my dial-up connection. which means after around 4 hours, several failed attempts and faulty files, i've only successfully downloaded 4 songs out of the 20 i've planned out for the night. and since i only have net access until tomorrow at 4 pm, i'd be damned lucky to even reach half of my quota. i swear, i'm seriously determined to finish this tonight.

on an entirely different note, today has at least been interesting from a spender's viewpoint. i spent the afternoon mulling around sm north, eventually ending up with over 1.5k worth of purchases for myself. not have i splurged like this since almost a year ago when i went wild on pants at the sale in up dil. after this, it'll be the no-spending-of-stipends-for-forever routine until i'm satisfied with the new levels my bank accounts reach.

today was fruitful, with new shirts, shorts, and sandals added to my wardrobe. it's just a pity that i only bought the shorts now, when the summer is about to end. i went through an all-shorts-outfit-throughout-summer vow cycling through only 6 pairs of shorts. at least i get to use the new stuff on my upcoming trip.

finally, with reference to my previous entry, i thought of turning it into private status, after seeing the *almost* scandalous way some of my friends reacted to it (haha, a gross overstatement). but anyway, just to clear the air, or at least to fan the haze around a bit, nothing's really happened. i may have sensationalized on my part as well, but only on the implications. i'm not expecting anything, since i know of several reasons why it can't really happen. it's just fun, and i can hope for at the least that a friendship come out of the whole thing.

oh well, that's that. have to return to my awaiting endeavor. wish me luck.