how to architect + how i keep my self positive.

i added a new link under my "architecture links" column. it's a very fun and informative no-nonsense website for architects (or architecture enthusiasts). most of the video collection were shown in class by our newest structural professor.

here's the link for how to architect.
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and hey, thank you for the cbox messages. it's great to hear that i have my share of "readers" outside my friendship circle. ;p

i did notice that most hits came from searching "stefan salvatore". oh yes. of course, paul wesley. =D

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the new vampire diaries season has started. the big bang theory, how i met your mother, grey's anatomy and private practice's starting this week too!

"Game On!"

As my very geek and pretty friends show off..

and as ted continues to look for "mother". ;p

I'm just glad my favorite doctors are back...

with pete and violet tying the knot.

(cristina and owen on grey's will be saying their vows too. just in case you weren't able to catch that.;p)

My csi friends from new york and miami will also be here to cheer me up. =D

although csi: ny will never be the same without melina. =c

at least, H's still sticking for miami.

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i have a couple more weeks to go.

i think i am in a state of emotional limbo -- ate loy getting married, mommy leaving for Libya, plus all these academic stress -- and yes, the looming promise of the future.

i am scared. but i am also keeping myself positive.

i know that i will just have to do my best, and God will do the rest. =D

here's some joseph fiennes lovin'

what happens if and when everyone catches a glimpse of the future? 

thanks to my roomate kit, another american tv series is included on my must-watch list:

 

the show had me the moment i saw joseph fiennes' face on my laptop screen. (er.. sorry, i was aiming for this one to at least sound intelligently written. haha.)

written and directed by the same guy whose blade adaptation i didn't like (he's the same david s. goyer right?), this tv series managed to make me forget about my csi new york devotion... again, thanks to joseph fiennes. =)

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there are three things that needs to be checked out before i plummet into any tv series addiction:

(1) if it's highly recommended by someone i know / trust / love. 

because i don't just follow tv shows out of nowhere. i need to be literally dragged into it. talked into it. swayed into it. i was enticed by someone really close to me to watch grey's anatomy (yes, that's still among my guilty-iest pleasure). and both kyle xy and the big bang theory were recommended by geek friends.

(2) if i believe the tv show will contribute to my well-being. i'll be "wasting" time over it, it might as well be all worth it. (i.e. if it has an amazing cast, an amazing story, an eye-candy.. haha!)

(3) if the characters are engaging enough. 

you'd know a show's good enough for you after watching the pilot episode. the vampire diaries did not pass my number 1 and 2's.. (i decided to watch it on my own; i am not a vampire fanatic) but the characters were engaging enough, i am staying put. (hellooooo, have you seen the vampires in that show?) same goes for hannah montana. (yes, i am a fan of that show.) both glee and CSI:NY passed all these three "standards" btw. =)

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jessica zafra sure wasn't lying when she said she was smitten by joseph fiennes. i knew i am. one look and i know i may have found the man i've been waiting for. this photo taken from this site. click on that link and you'd see the actors' personal history. =)

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by the way, not to compare the acting resume, but for some reason, joseph reminds me of freddie prinze jr.

i don't know. or maybe it's just me. haha.