life's like this - avianto's journal

insanegrafix is back! check this guy's website, still the same spirit but with the mature touch... thanks to thalia for this information.

i rarely comment about politic especially foreign politic. but dubya's state of union speech was not only about politic... it was about absurdity... i only speaking about the last part of dubya's speech, as i don't really care about america's economic problem, health problem and other problem, which is about war against iraq. as we all know, dubya and his croonies is pushing very hard to get into war against iraq. dubya said the reason of the invasion to iraq is that iraq posses the mass-destruction weapons... yeah, right... so is america. if i was one of the country leader / Read more …

for almost over a year i've been very obsessed with css and (x)html and since then i've been a regular visitor on WaSP's (that's Web Standards Project) site. wired's website using the standard and it prove that standard doesn't mean that we can't be creative. so i am very glad to find out doug's website because he's one of the responsible person that changed wired into 'web standard version'. i also found many blog that dedicated to (x)html and css. including scott andrew, craig saila, eric meyer, jeffrey zeldman and a lot more which i will post here later. may / Read more …

I won kabelvision's 'hbo's six feet under' quiz and got a calendar, a cool mug (it's very very cool) and voucher to shop at sogo department store... then today i won (well, won it's not a right word) 'arisan' at my office. (i want to explain what 'arisan' is... maybe some other time). well that's 2 lucky streaks... the funny things that suddenly i felt something was wrong and wondering what adversity may come next after all of this... after all i've never been considered a 'lucky' person... maybe i should never thought about that because my fear turn out / Read more …

done. i've done reading lirael. as i expect this is a great book. not as enchanting as the first one but still a great sequel and the ending is typical of middle book in a trilogy. now.. just waiting for the last book 'abhorsen' to be published in tradepaperback. / Read more …

just watched 8 mile and it turned out to be a good and decent movie. eminem was acting good and so are the supporting characters. well. i am not dissapointed, that's all i want to write. see it and decide it yourself... Jimmy Smith Jr: Hey don't be talkin' about my mom or my fuckin' car. I hear everything. Sol: So he a ninja now?          -quote from "8 mile" / Read more …

after finished reading sabriel a while ago, now i am ready to read the sequel: lirael. sabriel is a great book, targeted to young adults but i personally think that everybody who love fantasy genre will love this book also. and for lirael... well, i had to finish the book first before i could give my opinion, right? / Read more …

just watch the performance of cozy street corner at QB World Kemang. well. for me they bring a refreshment in the middle of repetitious melody from other indonesia's music band. just like their name, their music is 'cozy'... a well done music with great skill on instrument and a smart and witty lyrics. a great choice to listen in the lazy sunday afternoon and reading a good book. listen to their sample song at their website. i'll be watching for their performance again... recommended. kuhirup kurasa semuanya yang indah kuingin sampaikan padamu kudengar kulihat semuanya yang indah kuingin sampaikan padamu / Read more …

at last. i saw this movie on the big screen at first midnight show in the country. late eh? yeah... well, lotr: ttt is a great movie. it may differ a lot from the book comparing to the first movie but still a great movie. the special effect is undoubtly the most excellent part of the movie, the story itself is a beauty... but not as deep as the book of course... it's only 179 minutes (according to imdb) and yet it still capture the essence of the book. it a must see movie of this year and if you / Read more …

want to know more about lotr? here's some great links: the lord of the rings. the official website encyclopedia of arda. a very good resources on everything middle-earth (arda is the name of the world of lotr) reading lord of the rings. debbie's weblog about reading lotr and review it chapter by chapter the barrow-downs. another good resources the grey havens. more good resources Tolkien.co.uk. good resources about the books. an harpercollins publishers' website and of course use the power of google, like this one google - search on "lord of the rings". enjoy the world of arda... =) / Read more …

Seems like I am stuck in something that quite invisible... There must be something In the way I feel That she don't want me to feel The stare she bares cut me I don't care You see so what if I bleed        I could have lied - RHCP / Read more …

did she know that she did something wrong? or maybe it just me that felt that way... well, maybe it just me. / Read more …

it's 2003 already... wish you all a better and happy life. remember to learn and to love... seems the world will need more people that learn and love together side by side. note: this is the 200th entry. / Read more …