zero degree

Yes, I am straddling the Greenwich timeline..you know...Half of me is east and half of me is West...and it was a cold evening. Photo thanks to HappyFeet by the way.

Hokies 33-21 over Cavaliers

Just in case you were wondering...
Go Hokies!
Next game is the ACC championship game, December 1st.

Tech fans

Watching game vs UVA

Tears

For the fleeting memories
And the good deeds
For the ones left behind
and the face I won't see again

To wash away the sorrow
And bring the family to mind
To swallow the bitter aftertaste of life
And hold the moments at heart

"The Blowers Daughter"- Damien Rice

And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her sky

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes...

And so it is
Just like you said it should be
We'll both forget the breeze
Most of the time
And so it is
The colder water
The blower's daughter
The pupil in denial

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes...

Did I say that I loathe you?
Did I say that I want to
Leave it all behind?

I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off you

I can't take my mind...
My mind...my mind...
'Til I find somebody new

Sunset

Yesterday, feeling great as school/work finished early, I managed to catch the sunset on a different view: at Bank station, waiting for the bus. They just cleaned this part of the building so it's spanking and shining new.

And the end of the week seems sunny so far so I am not too fussed wearing skirts while all the trousers are at the cleaner's

Neighbourhood street art

A sample of what is nearby.

I see those almost everyday and never had a time to take proper pictures. These are taken from my phone, and I will have to make some by daylight too.

525600 minutes...

Very sweet memory of singing along in Atee's room and going to Burruss hall watching the show. I even remember where I was seated and how I got there late...

This was my first outing with people from work that I don't even know or work with. I am just that popular...hehehehe

Fire!

Something is burning across the road and the dark cloud is raining carbonized stuff on us at work. Apparently though some warehouse was burning, and there are more pictures of it here.

Sluggish

On a nice day, I can stare out of the window sometimes and see the view outside, on the river. On a bad day, I get to see more clouds than necessary and I am not seated next to the window.


And I also appreciate the heights and the empty space between my feet and the ground...

At least once the past week, I laid my head on the pillow feeling so numb and haggard and deaf I was just hoping to switch off. And then to be surprised the next morning to hear the alarm clock and realize I am still alive (sigh).

I really cannot think ahead enough to next year at this point. It's really living one day at a time, trying to keep my spirits and attention up everyday (thanks to vitamin c and multivitamin pills)...I love my bed...

And why do I only get along with friends who I can only see at most twice a year????

'La barre de faire'

花火 !!!

"Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason, and plot,
I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 't was his intent
To blow up the King and Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below,
Poor old England to overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, make the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!"

It's the season again: bonfires and fireworks, whether for Halloween or Guy Fawkes failed explosion. From every corner and alleys leading to a small park, colorful light erupts in cheerful bangs and fizzes.

But the big one is in 2008..and to give a taste, here's from last year