stray notes…

as 2007 fast approaches, i have this inexplicable need to pin down a few things that made 2006 memorable for me. nothing fancy nor earth-shattering really, just a few things that made this past year a bit more different than the last

• for me 2006 was a year of electronic purchases — things that i didn't think i'd buy (or need for that matter), but they sure made me feel 'perky' at the time i bought them. the funny thing was, everytime i bought one i'd swear [quite earnestly, too!] to myself it'll be the last purchase i'd make for the year (or in the next 6 months). well guess what. i must have broken that promise 4 or 5 times quite easily. it could have been more though (my memory being erratic as it is) since i stopped counting about 4 months ago…

• this year i also increased my range of travel (both in and out of the country). i never intended it to go that way. i guess it just happened. some pics coming up…

• 2006 was a another banner 'anime' year for me. to my growing (quite a head-scratcher for my baffled sister) pile of anime titles, i've added quite a few TV series, OVAs/OAVs, movies. what can i say? i'm just nuts over 'em! 

– uh-oh, there's the alarm… well i just i'll just leave this list hanging for now. happy new year to us all!!

p.s. one thing more [edited jan. 2], if scorcese doesn't bag his well-deserved oscar this year… i'm giving up on watching the oscars aarghh!

[there's been a lot of good films this year that could aspire to that golden statuette — pan's labyrinth (loved it), little miss sunshine (not exactly a laugh-out-loud flick, but i had this silly grin on my face), letters from iwo jima (i haven't seen it though) or maybe dreamgirls (nor this either). i'm still holding out for The Departed though. not just because scorcese is long overdue for it, but because no other movie has kept me quivering on the edge of my seat as much as this one did.]