Love Song For No One

Staying home alone on a Friday

Flat on the floor looking back

On old love

Or lack thereof

After all the crushes are faded

And all my wishful thinking was wrong

I'm jaded

I hate it

I'm tired of being alone

So hurry up and get here

So tired of being alone

So hurry up and get here

Searching all my days just to find you

I'm not sure who I'm looking for

I'll know it

When I see you

Until then, I'll hide in my bedroom

Staying up all night just to write

A love song for no one

I'm tired of being alone

So hurry up and get here

So tired of being alone

So hurry up and get here

I could have met you in a sandbox

I could have passed you on the sidewalk

Could I have missed my chance

And watched you walk away?

I'm tired of being alone

So hurry up and get here

So tired of being alone

So hurry up and get here

You'll be so good

You'll be so good for me

Hypergraphia

Treat me doctor, I'm sick

Well, not really. But this term has the potential to become as popular as being OC (no, not orange county but obsessive compulsive) at least for those of us who like—or rather, love to write. I was watching the replay of Dateline NBC this morning and got amused. Hypergraphia is a mental disease that makes a person obsessively want to write. Of course, it refers to an extreme case that affects less than 1% of the population, but varieties of this exist among many of us. I believe it does so exist in me. (Check that: not in its pure definition; again it's like being OC.)

Anyway, this Dateline episode featured this woman, Alice Weaver Flaherty, who had the disease. I was a bit saddened that she had the condition, but a part of me was also amazed at it and even envious. (then I wonder if I'll ever stop this blog) She writes so much that she even writes on her skin when there's no paper available. When it's really bad, the text reaches the top of her arms. She's even bought a special marker for shower tiles that will wash away with water so that she can jot down any idea she may have when she's taking a bath. Good idea, eh? I know many of us get our best ideas when we're in the bathroom.

Writing that much, the subject was bound to write a book. And she did. Fittingly, her first book touches a bit on her condition. Titled The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain the book talks more about unleashing creativitymore than it does about the disease. (Don't quote me on that by the way, just click the link to Amazon) Flaherty claims that there are also many famous people in history who had the disease. Although she may acknowledge her state as a disorder, I have to believe that a bigger part of her sees it as a gift.

Here's an article about hypergraphia from The Chronicle of Higher Education website for further reading.

New diet on the block

First there was Atkins, then South Beach, and now there's the Hamptons diet.

I've a bad feeling it's just milking this diet craze.

Why is it called Hamptons? Quoted from their website: "The Hamptons Diet was formulated with the belief that millions of people want to be thin, rich, and famous—like many of my clientèle (who live in the hamptons)". Ooohhh, how sinful!!

Anyway, it's too early to say anything about this new diet. Testimonials I think is the best gauge as to how good a product is. Of course, you have to be asking the right people.

Skin care?

What's there to care about?

At least until you realize your skin's not perfect. I was surfing the net when the TV churned out another Nivea for Men ad (on the Etc channel). I decided to check out the site and I was impressed. I like how Nivea for Men is marketing their product in the Philippines. Their big launch in Baguio with all these manly men dilute any guy's guy fear of becoming a girly man when you use their products. The metrosexual lifestyle is proving to be popular among my peers. More and more guys are actually caring about their looks. Not surprising for Filipinos, I say. Being a very romantic people, we naturally want to have whatever edge we can have to impress the other sex.

Anyway, while browsing the Nivea site I realized I don't know anything about skin care. A friend tried to explain it to me, but it didn't work. What's strained skin? What are moisturizers for? Why are there oil control moisturizers? What are skin types? What's there to care about on your face aside from hair?

Oh well, I guess that proves that I am not a metrosexual (not that it's a bad thing). My friend Louie however (yes, a special shoutout to you) has been using Nivea products way before they launched this Nivea for Men brand. Aha!

If any of you guys are confused on what you are, take this metrosexual test from ESPN.com (is that a manly enough site for you?)

Chocolate is passion

Not to be taken in large quantities, experts warn

I am a chocolate person. Right now, I'm craving for my mom's chocolate cake so much that I had to write something about chocolate.

Snickers is my all time favorite chocolate bar. One of the sweetest things anyone's ever done for me was to give me a Snickers bar when I was having a bad day. The gesture is still very much appreciated.

Just this month, I discovered an alternative to Snickers. Surprisingly—though I'm sure I've tasted it before—Babyruth tastes pleasantly similar to Snickers. It was good news for me since we had a whole pack of it (check that: had) but of course Babyruth will never be Snickers; Nestle is not Mars.

Also worth mentioning is the seldom seen, but very delicious Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

"(I'll) tear you up in little pieces, swallow you like Reese's pieces.. come on girl you know I need it"

Sorry, I just had to sing that. (These are the times by Dru Hill)

Oh yes, chocolate is passion. I won't go into the obvious and numerous connections between the two, but I will leave you with this all too common excerpt from Discovery Health.