Time = time?
Time. The most important question running through my head. I've recently had a lot of time on my hands and spending it usefully has been a problem. Google news is only a click away, and its relatively useful. Instead of staring at a useless computer screen, I can read about what's going on in this world. The US elections I'll admit attracted more of my attention than it should have. You'd think that being Canadian, I would have followed the Canadian elections more but, no.
Canadian Politics has turned into just one huge mess I could honestly care less about who turns out as Prime Minister. The only thing I could ask for is lower tuition fees.
I've tried going on Youtube once in a while but, watching a cat flush a toilet over and over. And over. And over...gets boring. Maybe seeing a kid fall off his bike ending in a screaming cry is funny for some, but I just think, poor kid.
During the first few months, I'd throw on a movie or two two watch, but even that gets a litttle tiring. It certainly hasn't stopped me from getting them online. I'm especially keen to grab 1080p HD films to watch on my 24" monitor back home. I've even been thinking of buying an external hard drive just to store my movies.
Of course, when talking about spending time, you can never miss Ebay, one of the most entertaining ways to spend my time. I'm always finding things to check out. One day my computer water cooling system will be in the search bar, or I might want to check out the Acura NSX's that are up there for auction.
I'm a huge Acura NSX fan, the car being my dream car. I'm always wondering when I'm going to have one of my own to drive around, and with what upgrades. I've already figured out that I want a white NSX, bone stock, prime for tuning into an NSX-R. I am a frequent floater around the NSXprime forums always checking out interesting parts or cars for sale. Its always cool to hear about the guys on the forum tweaking their cars, giving me new ideas all the time.
Though I can never tire of the NSX, you can only linger on one thing for so long. From a few posts earlier, you'll see my liking with grab.com and their simple and entertaining flash games. At one time, I could spend hours on Flying Bob, but there's something frustrating about Bob running into an inescapable pack of clouds just when you're about to beat your previous record. Every time.
I tend to linger on amazon.com and newegg.com, checking out the latest deals and see if there's anything worth wasting money on. But if its wasting money, it can't be worth it? It all depends on its essentiality. Its "I gotta have it" factor.
So far, I've had one item that ranked 10/10 on the essentiality factor. EVO Magazine and their coverage of Supercars on the Nurburgring. Namely, the Ferrari Enzo, Koeniggsegg CCX, Pagani Zonda, Porsche Carrera GT and the Maserati MC12. I bit the bullet and layed down the plastic for this special magazine. Just reading about these monsters on the Green hell made my adrenaline rush. When the magazine finished, it was back to the movies
I grabbed the whole second season of American Gladiators, telling myself to only watch one episode per week. I forgot to mention that I'm an avid fan of Heroes, as well as The Amazing Race. And Top Gear which by the way, is the best automotive enthusiasts show you can watch on the telly.
I'm also a hardcore follower of Formula 1. I check the news everyday but now that the season is over and Lewis Hamilton has taken the crown, I can't watch the races! That has certainly added to my free time, which I've spent doing one of the above items or...
Japanese Drama's! Known as Doroma in Japan, they are just as important to the Japanese as Mcdonalds is for Americans. 95% of Japanese say they watch TV everyday. What's even more worrying is that 86% consider TV as an indespensible medium. So basically, if you take away their TV, they'll all go crazy implode in one big mess of un-TVness.
I figured that if 95% of Japanese are glued to the TV, their daily drama's must be pretty good right? It depends on who you are. If you like Japanese Anime, you'll definitely like J-Dorama. I've caught onto one, Hanazakari no Kimitachi. Its based in a Japanese high school setting (just like the rest) and it revolves around a Japanese girl diguising herself as a boy to get into an all-boys high school. Her plan is not to win the heart of the guys, but to restore the confidence of one, who abandoned his high-jumping dreams long ago.
The drama is awesome because its just like an anime in real life. There's twists and sub plots that makes everyone go into a whirlwind. The characters are so colorful in their expressions that you just can't help but laugh. It makes me wonder at times if High-school in Japan is ever that entertaining. Every thing they do, everything they say, is exaggerated by a factor of 2. I gotta say, its way more entertaining that my past favourite show, 24. I don't have anything against Jack bauer and his ever-increasing body count, but there's something about these J-Dorama's that makes me want to scour the internet for more.
So what's next for me? I'm not really sure. One thing I know is that I have 5 and a half months until I make my way back to Canada. In that time, I can probably plan out every modification I want to do on my NSX, watch every entertaining video on Youtube or even follow all the Japanese Drama's out there right now. But maybe I'll go blind before that... Oh the choices!
