coming up for air

after a self-imposed 1-week hibernation (relatively speaking), i’ve just realized how a detached approach to life can lead to illusory impressions. for example, i used to think i was pretty much self-sufficient and fairly comfortable with solitude — and in a way i still am — but lately, i’ve become more convinced that i’d probably go bonkers if i don’t go out and immerse myself in something different every once in a while.

case in point: i have this neighbor (who lives one floor below) who likes to prattle endlessly about the little details of how her day went. this used to drive me to nuts (chalk it up to my usual impatience and hurry to get somewhere else). These days, however, after spending hours in front of my laptop with only DVD tapes to relieve the monotony of my routine, i find myself curiously interested in her stories.

well, maybe not enough to go through this blather on a daily basis, but every once in a while it makes for an interesting variation. i just wish she’d spare me the list of what she ate for the day though.

thinking out loud

lately, i have developed this disconcerting habit of blurting out my thoughts to no one in particular — you know, the kind you make when you're running a mental conversation with yourself.

now this isn’t really much of a big deal when you’re in the confines of your own room. or at least when there’s no one else around to hear you argue with yoursel. but when you’re in the middle of the street muttering unintelligible phrases, chances are you'll notice bystanders giving you strange looks and people giving you a wide berth as you pass by.

i wouldn't be surprised if one of these days some baffled soul will come right out and accuse me of having a split personality or something. or maybe squeeze me into a straightjacket and put me in a padded cell somewhere.

i guess it comes from living so long on my own. sometimes silence can be a bit unnerving, so i have this compulsion to fill the gap with some chatter — any sound — to remind myself that somehow i’m still a functioning human being who’s still capable of producing certain sounds. or something to that effect.

this is onyxx signing off. if anyone can hear this, just pretend it's background noise. over and out.

it’s official: the second X-Files movie is forthcoming

about time. after months of endless speculation, the show's creators have finally announced that the second X-Files film will hit the theaters on july 25, 2008.

the movie, as yet untitled, will be directed by chris carter and will reportedly take the complex relationship between mulder (david duchovny) and scully (gillian anderson) into unexpected directions. there are indications that the film will not delve into the show's highly convoluted mythology (which no longer seemed as fascinating as soon as mulder 'faded out' of focus), but will rather be a standalone supernatural tale *sigh of relief*. shooting is set to start in vancouver on december 10, 2007.