Hello, new layout!

Finally, after weeks of procrastination, I gave my blog a whole new look. :)

Whoa.

It’s possible to unfollow someone in Blogspot? I thought it is only Tumblr that makes the “negative sign” button infamous.

The Dark Wood of Error

Dante Aligheri’s Inferno is definitely the most bizarre book I’ve ever read. It’s not a children’s book. You have to read a canto (chapter) about ten times to get the picture. But you know what I like about Dante? He’s very witty with the way he writes. No one came up with a masterpiece like that before he did. A lot of people said he’s a better writer than Shakespeare. Too bad he’s underrated.

I’m spending the last 27 minutes of Thursday blogging this simple entry. I’ll be out from the cyberworld up until Saturday afternoon because I’ll be going somewhere. KASAMAHAN today was a clear picture to me that I want PALIHAN back. It was great to see the whole batch together again. Now I’m looking forward for November 17 when all of us will be trying our hands in farming. Hello, mud puddles and striking sunlight.

Happy First Birthday, Tumblr!

Once upon a time, I was @lilmissdramaaa and I only had 100 followers. This screenshot was captured on January of this year. Back then, I was a neophyte to this microblogging website named Tumblr. Back then, Facebook, Twitter and Blogspot were my only Internet hangouts. But how did my life in the like-and-reblog universe began? It’s traced back to October 28, 2009, the day my Tumblelog with seven URL changes was born.

Several Theresians already owned an account when I first started. Before the fateful October day, I created a Tumblr five times then deleted my blog after five dashing minutes. In the beginning, I thought Tumblr isn’t very easy to use and it’s just a competitor to blogging platforms LiveJournal and Xanga. After several times, I struck gold when I named my blog as @candicecandice. Well, duh. It’s my Tumblr, I’m Candice and I own it. Now I’m David Karp. What was the next step? I followed my schoolmates and reblogged their most recent posts. I checked out Teentalk’s Tumblr thread and followed them. It was the onset of the infamous Tumblarity when I made an account. I was stuck with zilch. I clicked the link. After a week of Tumblring, I was shocked to see that I only had two followers. What did I do? I keep on following and reblogging. So the flock of followers came along.

It was on Tumblr I discovered Rage Guy, Forever Alone, Okay Guy and all the fantastic indie bands. I shared my layout-tweaking skills there. I earned more friends and gained the interest of people who like the same things as mine. I learned the decorum of blogging. I gained and lost followers. I got reblogged and posted original things with notes as a bonus. I encountered several issues such as the much-hated “Tumblr Famous” label (of course there’s none). I found out what it’s like to have anons on Tumblr Ask and they leave you all these messages of insecurity and envy.

At first, I was envious of the Tumblr users who have 1000 followers. A year later, 1200+ people have my posts on their dashboards. The secret? Follow interesting blogs, post great stuff, be friendly, share your talents.

Happy birthday to my Tumblelog. You’re thebest. Thanks for all of the entertainment! >:D

The big screens, the plastic-made dreams

October 23 was the final Family Day of my life as a Theresian. It turned out to be the most memorable day I ever had for this kind of event. Aside from considering this as my last performance in our annual dance production, it was the first time I didn’t go straight home after the dance. In fact, I spent the whole afternoon with  the Lucky 9. It was a great day. My money headed to Foodtown - Chicken McDo, penne pasta, Milo and lemonade. What could I decribe about this? Oh wow, yummy! Along with my friends, we strolled around the HS Department and had a lengthy chit-chat at the Prep area. I went home at around 6 PM with a smile glued on my face.

The next day was my DLSU-CET. A lot of people who took the test ahead of me commented that it was a combination of UPCAT/ACET/USTET and the most difficult exam they’ve ever taken. When I woke up that Sunday morning, a feeling of excitement and nervousness rose upon me. I felt excited because I’ll be entering the plush environment of De La Salle University. However, I was nervous because I didn’t want to experience mental block while taking the test. After four grueling hours, I survived the exam. Boy, it was more difficult than UPCAT but tolerable. Some of the Trigonometry items weren’t taught in class yet (sine pi, etc.).  But at least I got to answer a lot of the items that appeared in the exam. 

Sembreak was boring because I did nothing but surf the Internet, download and watch movies. For this week alone, I downloaded The Little Rascals, Jeux d'Enfants, My Girl, The Chipmunk Adventure and Gross Anatomy. Just a little fact: I haven’t watched The Chipmunk Adventure and Gross Anatomy since I was five years old. Simply put, I last saw these fantastic movies thirteen years ago. Thanks to BitTorrent and The Pirate Bay, I was able to watch these films again. Now I feel like it’s 1999 all over. 

• Dear Darla, I hate your stinking guts. You make me vomit. You’re a scum between my toes. Love, Alfalfa. 
• If you were my kids, I’d punish you! If we were YOUR kids, we’d punish ourselves!

[One Night Only]

Little Miss Theresian, Candice-fied

I haven’t posted a single artwork here for about four months already. Now it’s time for me to show my latest masterpiece - this time it’s different from the works I previously posted. This is the first time I colored my artwork using Adobe Photoshop CS3. It took me about 45 minutes to color the whole thing. If you’re going to use Photoshop for the coloring, then I advise you to be very patient because all the time will be worth it! 

Today is the first birthday of my Tumblr site @teenagedragqueen! I’ll be making a post about it soon! 

Little Miss Theresian, Candice-fied

I haven’t posted a single artwork here for about four months already. Now it’s time for me to show my latest masterpiece - this time it’s different from the works I previously posted. This is the first time I colored my artwork using Adobe Photoshop CS3. It took me about 45 minutes to color the whole thing. If you’re going to use Photoshop for the coloring, then I advise you to be very patient because all the time will be worth it! 

Today is the first birthday of my Tumblr site @teenagedragqueen! I’ll be making a post about it soon!