My Blue Heaven

No surprises

Ahh… good ol Radiohead. I seem to be greatly appreciative of Ok Computer at the moment. I don’t know why… I always used to prefer The Bends.. but yeh, listening to it now, I’ve forgotten just how deep, intricate, and layered this album is. Esp the last track, “The Tourist”.. its just so…. intense and so.. encompassing. Anyways, funny how different music appeals to you at different times. Ok Computer is definitely hitting that musical spot for me at the moment.

Fusion

Jazz fusion class last night was pretty good. It started off not so good, coz I just felt really off… I was really tired and didn’t feel like being there at all. But then, as time went on, I felt a bit better. We played “Every Summer Night” (Pat Metheny) which was great! I love playing that song… its so much fun, and is a really beautiful song. Just gotta get around those fast chord changes to solo over..

Anyway, we have a new saxaphonist in our class, and after class last night, the guy asked me to jam with him and a few ppl from his other class. They meet fortnightly on Sunday arvos.. so I’ll prob go check it out next Sunday. How cool is that? And I’m also gonna be jamming with some people from my class – the bass player (John) and the drummer (Bernard). We’ve been talking about forming a piano trio, playing jazz standards and stuff. I’ll probably be singing too! 🙂 I’ve always wanted to sing and play jazz!

Current listening :: “The Tourist” – Radiohead

Updates

Holding firmly onto my tradition of procrastination…. I’ve added a “current playlist” feature in the side navigation “Currently” box, using a new plugin for winamp 5.02. Yay! In fact, I spent the better part of this morning installing and configuring winamp 5 just so I could get this Now Playing functionality working.. 😛

Its pretty cool. It automatically updates the list (via ftp) everytime I play a new song in winamp, and also shows the last 100 songs played. Check it out!

In other news.. still feeling pretty tired. Wasn’t feeling very well last night – that dizzyness thing sorta came back, so I left cg early. Still have a slight feeling of dizzyness today, even though I had almost 9 hours sleep last night. I don’t know what’s wrong with me..

Anyways, I guess I should get back to my work project. Fun fun fun.

Current listening :: “It’s All Understood” – Jack Johnson

The good stuff

Just came back from a great workout at the gym! Ahhhh…. feels soo good afterwards… just that feeling of revitalisation, energy, and accomplishment.. that buzz from the endorphins.. 🙂 Gotta love it!

Now I’m sitting back enjoying a Starbucks Mocha Frap.. excellent reward for working hard at the gym. Probably not the healthiest thing in the world, but oh well, I think I deserve it. 😛

Great workout + Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino = One Happy Kazzart. 😛

Current listening :: “Ain’t It Funny” – Jennifer Lopez (Murder Remix Ft Ja Rule & Caddlilac Tah)

Feelin’ not so good..

Ok scrap the previous diagnosis. Not feeling quite so good anymore.. Am feeling a bit nauseous.. and maybe slightly dizzy. I think its a carry over from last night, when I had a bout of extreme dizzyness (the whole room was spinning) and nausea. Not fun. I’m just glad I didn’t throw up. 🙁

Ugh… wonder if I should go home early today. Any doctors out there know what causes these bouts of dizzyness/nausea? I know I tend to get it when I’m really tired..

Current listening :: “Just No Other Way” – Coco Lee

Feelin’ alright

Thanks to those who showed concern/asked about my wellbeing. Am doing better now. My cold has pretty much gone, and I’m feeling quite a bit more cheerful too. 🙂

I had a pretty good weekend. Went to a friend’s birthday dinner on Sunday night, which was fun! We stuffed ourselves stupid with a heap of pizza and pasta. Ugh. And my parents left on Saturday morning to go overseas for a few weeks, which leaves me and Coltrane with the house, all on our lonesome. 🙂 So I’ve been having fun cooking, cleaning, looking after Coltrane etc etc. It’s nice having the freedom to come and go as you please (esp with the parents car at my disposal.. mwahahaha.. *cough*), but also to be responsible and look after yourself (and the house, and the cat).

Anyways, not sure what I’ll do whilst the parents are gone. Might invite some girlies over for a girly sleepover… yay! Or just spend some quality time with Coltrane at home. Unfortunately my parents took the digital camera with them, so I’m camera-less for the moment. 🙁

Current listening :: “Showdown” – Britney Spears

Meh

Don’t expect many updates from me in the next 2 weeks. I actually have a deadline at work for once, for this web application project. Its gonna be a stressful one.

Feeling pretty blah at the moment. Just.. lacking joy… feeling empty… and melancholy. Life… it seems like there’s just nothing to look forward to in it at the moment. Its like I’m just living each day, trying to keep myself busy so I don’t fall into a depressive state again.

Meh. Think I’ll go to the gym now. Am in need of a decent workout.

Current listening :: “Secretly” – Jennifer Lopez (been getting into J Lo recently… I watched her “Lets Get Loud” dvd last nite.. a live concert in Puerto Rico.. hee!)

Sickness blues

Nothing much to say.. I stayed home today to rest up and get better. Definitely don’t want this cold carrying on for longer than absolutely necessary. Not feeling very cheerful.. I don’t think I work well staying home and doing nothing the whole day, not seeing anyone. It depresses me and I get lethargic. I probably should be doing things like cleaning my room, practicing piano etc etc. Instead I blog. 😛

Well, one thing I’m really bummed about is not being able to go to dance class tonite, which is started 15 mins ago. *sigh* I held out over the last month for this chance to go… and now I can’t. It sucks. 🙁

Anyways, s’pose I should go and do stuff… something constructive.. hmm.

Current listening :: “Eyes On Me” – Nobuo Uematsu

Procrastination rulez

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Neurosis? Hmph! 😛

Damn I hate being sick. I just wish I could stop coughing….. its getting really annoying. That constant tickle in the chest. 🙁

Current listening :: “Flake” – Jack Johnson

Utter bliss

Last week, from Thurs – Fri, Vron and I had our long-awaited belated birthday overnight stay at the Observatory Hotel and Day Spa. 🙂 It was very, VERY nice. I looooove luxury hotels. Something me and Vron have in common. Hehe.

And the Day Spa? Oh. My. Gosh. I’ve never been more pampered. *sigh* I made full use of the pool/spa/steam room/sauna while I was there too… It is sooooo good. The pool and spa is underground, with the ceiling full of starlights. And I always love steam rooms and saunas. Your skin just glows afterwards, and you feel sooo relaxed. 🙂

As for my treatment, I had the “Total Body Wellbeing” package. 2 1/2 hours of utter bliss.. a full body massage, full body Hydro-Active mineral salt scrub, and a classic european facial. *sigh*

Here are some piccies for ya’ll.

More here.

Nitrous Oxide

On Friday night, me and a few friends went to N20.. some asian danceparty event at Gas. Anyway, it was pretty fun! It sucked that we had to wait till midnight to get in coz the person who had our tix was inside, and the whole no pass outs till midnight policy.

But on the whole it was pretty good… it was a sold out event and was packed! I spent most of my time upstairs in the R&B room.. which went off. 🙂 I also spent most of my time dancing on the stage… as usual. Hehe. I also erm *cough*entered the booty shaking competition*cough*.. well, actually I was more pushed on stage by my friends, to enter the dance competition for a pair of shoes. I didn’t win 🙁 but I came second, and though I didn’t win anything, that ain’t bad by my books. Still… it woulda been nice getting a free pair of Pumas..

Anyways, after dancing for 3 hours straight, we eventually got around to leaving by about 3:30am… and I got home around just after 4am. And woke up with a burning sore throat the next day, followed by a nasty cold, which I still have. 🙁 Serves me right I suppose. I really should accept the fact that I’m probably getting a little old to be clubbing/partying all night. My body just isn’t what it used to be. *sigh*

Oh, and on Saturday night, I dyed my hair red. Using Fudge Paintbox in Red Corvette. And woah… its REALLY red now. Check it out!

Current listening :: “Could this be love” – Jennifer Lopez

Dreary weather

Geez the weather this week has taken such a turn for the worse. Its gone all rainy and cold… whereas the week before, it must have averaged near the 30 degree mark. *sigh* There goes summer…

It’s such snuggle-in-bed-with-a-good-book-and-good-music weather now. Or, one could spend a night at a luxury 5 star hotel, pampering oneself at the day spa. Hm.. that could work too.. 😛

Anyway, I was standing on the concourse looking out over West Ryde station this morning.. it looked kinda picturesque.. in that dreary suburban sorta way.

In other news. I have unco teeth. I have a mouth ulcer inside my lip, from biting myself (twice.. due to the aforementioned unco teeth). It hurts. Pouring salt on it hurts like a beeotch. SM-33 rocks (numbs the area). Getting it on your tongue is dumb. Alright, time to get back to work..

Current listening :: “Some kind of miracle” – Kelly Clarkson