angrylittleboy

It has been a while since I last had time for myself.

I have been busy with a lot of things during the past few weeks, mainly with work. Add to that some personal problems along with unforeseen events and you have a recipe for zero social life.

Like I had one. Ha!

Seriously, for the last couple of weeks, I felt like an engineer at the helm of a derailed train. I had some spots of misfortunes here and there and right now, most of my plans for next year would have to be put on hold until the later half of 2010 or even 2011.

But there’s no use crying over spilled milk. What’s done is done, whatever’s supposed to happen has happened and all the fresh air in the world won’t make a difference. Stopping at every bump that rattles our carriage will get us nowhere. What’s best is to count our blessing, see how much damage was dealt and go on with our lives.

And that’s what I’m doing right now, or at least trying to. I was able to replace some of the things which I lost and doing whatever it is that I can to salvage the rest. I take life as it happens, but also try to make it the way I want to take it.

Things have been pretty hectic at the workplace. Right now, I’m also helping make segments for a new TV show, MOG TV. It’s being shown on TV5 every Friday, 11:30pm (shameless plug).

With the frantic schedule, photography has also taken a back seat. It’s okay, I guess, since I’ve also switched to film for the time being. A very good friend gave me his Nikkormat FTn, while a contact donated a couple of rolls of film.

Film photography can be pretty nice. You stand still and chill. You become patient, hoping to make each and every frame you take count. There’s no rush to take thousands of photos in a day, and you don’t take the pictures you make for granted. It’s almost zen-like.

I’m now on my second month and, so far, I’ve only been through 3 rolls. Take it nice an’ slow, I say.

How much information to we need to send and receive online?

I’ve amassed thousands of blogs, e-mail and forum accounts since I first went online 12 years ago. Apart from that, there are also my photo dumpsites, bookmarked sites and other miscellaneous online bits and pieces here and there. If I were to check each and every one of them, a whole day wouldn’t be enough.

So, in an effort to make my life less complicated, I’ll be making a partial list of the things I’ll keep and the things I’ll have to let go.

Sites to Keep:

Gmail & Yahoo! Mail
Most of the time, I use my Yahoo! account for online registration purposes while my Gmail account serves as my means of communication with friends.

Yahoo! Messenger
Indispensible, since most of the people I know have Y!M. One of the main ways to contact people I know besides a mobile phone.

flickr
Even if it’s starting to suck more and more everyday, a good chunk of my online contacts use it. It’s still a nifty site for photos and a wee bit of video in terms of ease of use and subscriber base, and I might as well keep it for communication purposes and the occasional photos.

Multiply
I use it for things that flickr can’t do. I like it for mass uploads; you can just dump a bunch of related photos and it’s automatically segregated in a set, perfect for event photos. Other than that, I don’t really use it much for anything else, but I think it’s a keeper because of its features.

Photobucket
It’s my repository for random stuff like funny macros, snapshots to show friends & the occasional retarded shit.

ebay
I frequently rummage ebay for stuff that aren’t locally available. Bidding’s a bitch, but so far, I haven’t seen any alternative that’s quite like it.

Skype
I don’t really use it often, but my current boss is requiring me to use it for conferences. Ah well, maybe I could use it for friends and relatives who are overseas.

TipidPC
I like it for selling and purchasing electronic stuff locally. Selling can be a pain with all the persistent hagglers and lowballers, but I got a bunch of good deals out of it.

Plurk
I’m not really sure on this one, but so far, I’ve been enjoying it. I’ll try to see where I can take this.

Some message boards and websites (cosplay.ph, rangefinderforum, /p/, gamepolitics, etc.)
If they keep on providing useful information, I might as well keep them.

Sites to let go (I won’t be deleting them, but I will be placing them in eternal limbo)

Some email accounts
I don’t think anyone uses Hotmail anymore. Also, it sounds gay (Hot Male, Ouyez). I’ll also have to ditch some of my bogus e-mail accounts.

MSN messenger & ICQ
It’s been a long time since I used these that I already forgot my account details

Friendster
“Hi p0h kUyA!!!!!!! cAn u aDd mE p0h?!?!? pA-tEsTi DiN p0h!!!! TnX!!!!!! mUaH!!!! uuu”

Gaia Online
I think I’m too old to be playing with dress-up dolls.

DeviantArt
It’s actually nice- for graphic artists. And since I can’t draw anything better than stick people beating the living shit out of each other (and explosm already beat me to the idea), I see no point in keeping it… except, maybe, to keep in touch with some contacts.

Youtube
I only made an account to go on an online crusade against a troll. Retarded, I know.

Crunchyroll
I don’t have the time to be watching full-length videos. My workplace doesn’t have the bandwidth anymore, either.

Ipernity, LinkenIn & Art Limited
Has anyone even heard of these? No? I Thought so.

Livejournal
Locked emo boo-fucking-hoo entries galore! Ick! Reading some of the stuff I wrote years ago makes me cringe.

A lot of message boards and websites (Yahoo!Groups, webcomics, /v/, etc.)
If they keep on showing those ads for t-shirts and fleshlights, I might as well let them go.