the lauren theory 2007

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Wide Screen

Written by Gel on Tuesday, July 24, 2007


Wide Screen
Originally uploaded by gelcruz

This is what my screenshot looks like right now. 1024x2560, woot.

I'm currently using two monitors. Helps a lot, because there's not much need for toggling between windows. I can do optimization and other work-related stuff on one, and personal things (like what I'm doing now, haha) in another. It's a must-have for multi-tasking. :) If LCDs weren't that costly, I'd like to have this kind of setup at home. Haha.

Downside is, I have to share my workstation with a night-shifter for a month, more or less, until their office gets finally set up. Fine with me, as long as he/she keeps the desk clean, the keyboard and mouse non-sticky, and his/her hands off my other things. >:P

Life After Ragnarok

Written by Gel on Monday, July 23, 2007

Still can't sleep. Had coffee late Sunday night with friends I've met three years back through Philippine Ragnarok Online. It was good to catch up with each other's lives post-RO addiction, hehe. These are the people I've shared the same passion with in leveling up, doing quests, over-upgrading armors and equips, breaking emperiums and taking over agits, and collecting as much cute headgears as our zenies (RO money) could afford.
It's been months since we quit the game, but we make it a point to keep in touch and meet once in a while in spite of our busy schedules. I'm glad the friendship still remains long after RO. :)

In Memory of Barfield

Written by Gel on Sunday, July 22, 2007

This post is long overdue, because I'm still not totally over the shock of losing my dearest human-cat, Barfield. I guess I will never be. He died a few days ago, because he was fed something he wasn't supposed to eat by the relatively new helper. X( I still haven't fully accepted that fact, but I have to move on.

Barfield
(April 2006 - July 2007)


I cried buckets when I learned of what happened. I've had Barfield even before he was able to walk. He's never seen any other cat until he was nine months old, that's why he preferred socializing with humans more. He was the first cat my boyfriend ever liked. He loves my mom and would always follow her around the house. He might have even been a dog in his past life.


Barfield, we'll miss you. Thank you for the memories.


His Name is Heart-kun

Written by Gel on Friday, July 13, 2007


Tell me. How can you resist that look and that heart(-shaped pattern)? *aww*

Originally posted at Yahoo! News. Heads-up from Cute Overload.

Our Newest Baby!

Written by Gel on Tuesday, June 12, 2007



Meet Maki, the newest member of this household. He is a month-old mongrel (a cross between a Chow Chow and an askal) we got last Sunday from a friend of Allan's officemate. He weighs a kilo and a half, and sleeps 90% of the time. He loves to take naps, eat, and gnaw at things. In that order. He also likes being held to sleep, lying flat on his tummy on the floor and staying in the direction where the fan is pointing. He hates enclosed spaces.

We brought him to the vet yesterday. It was my first visit to one (I never brought any of my pets before), and it was not pleasant for the three of us. The veterinarian didn't seem too friendly with canines; her clinic reeked of unwashed canine urine, and all the dogs that were staying there seemed, I dunno.. unhappy? I think Maki got traumatized with how the (female) vet gave him shots. He was treated in really scruffy manner, not in a way you'd expect an animal doctor to administer medications. What those were for weren't even explained to us in clarity.

OK, so she told us the puppy has flu (if it wasn't obvious already), and asked us questions without examining Maki first. Then she went on giving him shots. Part of me wanted to question her if she really knew her thing, but I was more concerned of Maki's cries earlier. Needless to say, we're changing vets. I don't trust that woman. :s

Meet my New Toy

Written by Gel on Sunday, June 10, 2007



So much for being "half-decided". I bought the kit a couple of hours after I posted the previous entry. :P When I went to the toy store, there were only two stocks left! So yeah, I had to get one. :)

Pinhole Camera Blues

Written by Gel on Thursday, June 07, 2007

I am half-decided on buying a pinhole camera.

I've been lusting over this snap-to-assemble one I've seen in a local toy store. It costs roughly P500 ($10!) only. Really cheap. :) And the best thing: it's a toy! I Google-d the product and came across an illustrated demo of the actual contents of the kit. It looks a tad complicated what with all the tiny parts, but assembling the camera looks like fun.

Thing is, I have no idea about pinhole photography, or any type of artsy-fartsy film photography for that matter. I can only point-and-shoot as far as cameras are concerned; f/stops, aperture, and metering are terms enough to give me that dazed look.

This would be the closest thing I'd get to lomo cameras for now.

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