Y.’s Review of 2011

What’s the best way to review through my 2011?

Reading through tawnypumpkins of course! Just to clarify, my reads doesn’t count in the statistics. So yup, not faking them. Hahaha, I’m obviously still really happy over the 126. If you aren’t clear what I am referring to, maybe you will, if you read on. YOU BETTER DO. Ha. Well, any case, pumpkins has been like this diary I kept on my bedside. I update it pretty frequently I say. Not with everything and anything being that it’s actually on THE INTERNET and not my bedside for real. Things that I don’t really want the world to know about, I’ll choose to filter it out and not post about. Say, like the time when I got on THE NEWS sometime this december?…. UH HUH, I GOT ON THE NEWS! But like I’ve said, that’s something I wanna filter out, so perhaps I’ll share it another time when I’m really prepared. Unless if someone is gonna beat me to that by finding that video. Don’t try people, DON’T.

So here’s a compilation of things I’ve posted about on pumpkins throughout this year. Just in case if it confuse, the example of a format looks like this (right below!).

July 21, 2011 · 2:19 AM |

Title!

 Something that I posted about in that post titled, “Title!”. The words are gonna be coloured in burnt red.

*I maybe making some comments or footnotes about things that I’ve posted about, so, just so you know, it starts with a asterix and is italic and coloured in dark blue. So titles of the post in bold, things that I’ve quoted from myself in burnt red, and my new additional comments are in astatrics and is italic and coloured in dark blue. Woah, I don’t see how that can, not be any confusing. Well I did try my best in clarifying. Let’s roll and see how my clarifications is working shall we? Oh and if you’re ever thinking of doing a re-read, click on the title.

Okay, let’s get started for real. From January to December. It’s gonna be a long ride.

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January 29, 2011 · 4:17 PM |

BTT

Who else deserves more than I do to pass? Who on earth creates NOTES in preparation for BTT?

I DO.

 

February 5, 2011 · 3:33 PM |

Boredom really drives people nuts – The Sequel

I said, “I have to make sure that I’m interested in my own post, if not how is it suppose to interest others?” I sound mad serious about maintaining tawnypumpkins don’t I? 

 

February 10, 2011 · 1:46 PM |

Guts Full

Erhem, I’ve got some updates to share. Not on my job search. And btw, that’s one of the most frustrating two syllabus word to hear about right now. It’s on erm activities I enrolled myself into.

Namely, Japanese lessons, Yoga class and Cantonese.

*I was trying to learn Cantonese from my Mom and she started by teaching me the swearing words. How did it progress on? Lessons kind of started and ended that same night. Haha, “oh well” I suppose. How did Japanese and Yoga went? Those were lessons that I tried to pick up from the Community Centre (I know, I know. Don’t judge alright. It’s a wonderful place, haha.). Changed Japanese to Korean, but that didn’t help much, so it kind of means that trying to be Korean speaking failed for me. Yoga, LOVE IT. Well lessons kind of pained you cause you have to do quite some serious stretching. And I have to say, I’m kind of addicted to the pain. I continue to enroll for lessons and turn up for stretching to get a bit of the pain. And of course there are reasons like, to make sure that I remain flexible as I age and to have an activity to be engaged in without having me seated. You know, you turn up to school, you sit. You watch tv at home, you sit. You use the computer, you sit. You use the computer in bed, and you’re still sitting! Another thing that I enrolled myself in the Community Centre (Hey, it’s really an awesome place), ARCHERY! So cool right! I know, I know, haha. Well, another thing was enrolling into their study group to get access to their Study Room. It helped saved my grades for statistics!

 /

 

February 20, 2011 · 7:04 AM |

On Wednesday

It takes effort and confidence to be able to stride through the happy ongoing crowd.

 /

 

February 28, 2011 · 6:57 AM |

Shower Talk

Oh another example on how lazy I am, I bought a cup that is attached to a straw just so that I can,.. not have to lift the cup! Awesome much isn’t it?

/

 

March 7, 2011 · 5:05 AM |

The young, the old, the now

*My favourite few posts.

/

 

March 15, 2011 · 3:24 PM |

Job Search, again

 Someone every once told me that Confidence can mistakenly come across as Arrogance.

 

Perhaps it is so, but I’m not confident just all day, everyday. I’m confident because something makes me or someone makes me, depending on each and every situation. There are times when I know I’m obviously wrong, so I try to hone and manage that factor of when to be and when not to be confident. Ridiculous confidence makes you a ridiculous person (Hey, it rhymes, haha. Come on, my effort is worthy some applause!).

 /

 

March 22, 2011 · 8:36 AM |

Pest

*A post about random and weird thoughts about pest. Come on, I just happen to like it.

 

 /

 

March 24, 2011 · 5:03 PM |

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Anyway, thank you for reading.

In all sincere ways, thank you.

*The time when tawnypumpkins’s stats went over a 10,000. Well it was one of my emotional period of happiness. Yeah, I derive happiness from such small little things. Once again, don’t judge.

/

 

April 2, 2011 · 6:28 AM |

Bus Ride!

Now I have a new addition to the list of why I loathe buses, plays eye trick on you and brings you to somewhere out of the world.

/

 

April 16, 2011 · 3:25 PM |

Last days of your life

 *A very real reflection on my part at the age of 19 and 21 days going if my calculations aren’t wrong. Well what I’m saying is I’ve perhaps grown out of it? I don’t know.

 /

 

April 19, 2011 · 3:59 PM |

Heads Up

 *As real as it is. If you were to read and gets curious if I’ve managed to well overcome the thing or problem or issue I was posting about, NO. Does it still trouble me (referring to the thing/problem/issue)? YES. I’m actually hoping that by the end of 2012, it will no longer be. I’m giving myself another year. Hopefully this is the last year.

/

 

April 27, 2011 · 2:47 PM |

Bits

Burned my fingers while using the steamer to iron my working attire and it’s darn it painful! They day that pain distracts one from things bugging them didn’t they? It seems to me that I should be pretty thought-less at the moment cause all my attention is focused on the pain.

 /

 

April 30, 2011 · 7:21 AM |

Oh Susan, Susan, Susan

It’s been ages since I had instant noodle. Cup noodles and instant noodles varies you know.

 /

 

April 30, 2011 · 5:21 PM |

Likes Devil

Women figures are just such poor things. You can’t see the pain off them with bare eyes you know. Yet people are just so judgmental when situation arises to them. Even for women alike. The sympathy might as well be dropped down to flat zero with all the nasty gossips and finger-pointing.   

 /

 

May 3, 2011 · 2:34 PM |

Sandwich Fact

I was thinking, perhaps I should try joining their crew. That way, I can get a degree while being paid for it anyway.

It’s usually the reverse at other universities you know.

*Please just read this if you haven’t! It’s still funny even after re-reads!

 /

 

May 12, 2011 · 5:33 AM

SHOP&HOLIC

Or actually, a more justifying reason would be that because I don’t possess one so I like buying one to make up for it.

Don’t deny I’m a little weird.

 *Well, I was referring to a heart. I guess that sentence is still applicable, “Don’t deny I’m a little weird”. Haha.

/

 

May 12, 2011 · 6:02 AM |

Possesion&Enjoyment

You can enjoy the company, love and joy that someone brings you, but you can never posses someone.

You can enjoy the status that you share with someone, be it as friends, family, lovers, husband and wife but likewise you still can’t posses the person.

You can enjoy happiness or the feelings of another, but you can never truly posses it as your own.

But you know what it is that can be both enjoyed and possessed?

Money.

You can enjoy the money you have on hands by spending it on something you love, donating to help the poor or spread it out on the floor and roll over it. Then, you can posses monetary items in exchange for the cash, or the receipt from your donations or happily see it stored inside your bank.

It’s people with their weird desires.

*Do I still hold such a strong stand towards, erm, Money? Well answer is, not so much. I guess something in me might have really changed over the year. Maybe its temporary, I don’t know. I used to stand by that logic really persistently.

/

 

May 12, 2011 · 3:45 PM |

The Impossible

On Sunny days you just have to keep me cool and sweat free.

On Rainy days I just need you to shelter me under your umbrella.

Simple right?

Now, on fine weathers, hmmmmmmmm, yeah there’s nothing you can do to please me.

It’s true, I’m impossible.

 /

 

 May 14, 2011 · 2:12 PM |

Life is an Adventure

Now, a pressing nature need and a keen price negotiator, bad combination I say, turns me extra nasty.

 /

 

May 25, 2011 · 9:27 PM |

from switzerland

I pronounce love for Switzerland.

The utmost prestige that i can possibly present anyone, anything.

 *You should be able to find a series of travel related post from the earlier part of this year. With pictures and all. I’m actually having a second doubt about my bangs. Maybe it isn’t so much my look after all.

/

 

May 27, 2011 · 6:48 PM |

Writings from Switzerland

*Another reflective and really sad post that I dedicated from Switzerland. It’s not gonna cheer you up, so I suggest you not read if laughter and enjoyment is something that you’re looking forward to from this post.

/

 

June 5, 2011 · 4:29 PM |

My Dad Just Told Me To GET A LIFE.

Another includes, in life, happiness always seems to slip by really quickly while sadness often seems to linger on for eternity. He said that in chinese, and I’ll say I’ve made an awesome translation of his words.

/

 

June 12, 2011 · 10:43 AM |

Fumdeeedeeedede

Erm, I’ve been considering really hard whether if I should pick up the violin again. Mostly out of the agitation that I get from my Mom who couldn’t stop questioning me on why it is that I just wouldn’t bring out the violin to play a piece or two during her afternoon tea session, ALL THE TIME, ALL OUT OF THE BLUE. Like seriously, play the violin while she’s sipping tea?! It makes me fume so badly. And to think that she was the one who stopped me from continuing my lessons. ARGH! 

*I was really pissed over this with my Mom back then. Then, say June.

/

June 19, 2011 · 2:22 PM |

When your Mother deprives you from a Karen Millen, …

Okay, when I type “Till Then”, I’ve seriously gonna learn to mean it and stop myself from blabbering on.

*I realized that I have this tendency to sign off from my post with “Till Then”, “TATA”, or maybe some cheesy line. Haha, I know alright.

/

 

June 24, 2011 · 3:25 PM |

Run Away

I’m leaving the country again for what it seems like the last holiday for the year and before classes were to kick in again. This might sound a little wrong or airy or just proud but i’m kind of exhausted from all this travelling.

*Well, it’s true. And yes, I do think I sounded both airy and proud. My bad but I was really exhausted. I meant it.

/

July 2, 2011 · 9:48 AM |

Now, Hello.

*Is it considered a good post? Not really. But I did perform some pretty amazing multi-tasking. Go read if you’re ever curious. Haha, it feels as if I’m pulling for stats really hard.

/

 

July 2, 2011 · 2:55 PM |

On board HOGWARTS EXPRESS @HK!

*That’s kind of my dream (refer title). Something that I’m really glad to have happened in this – weird-confusing-inthemiddleoflotsofstuff – 2011.

/

  

July 10, 2011 · 9:57 AM

On the eve

of ….

CHRISTMAS

no

HARRY POTTER’S FINAL INSTALMENT

no

MY DRIVING TEST

no

MY BIRTHDAY

no

YOUR BIRTHDAY

?

Of course not.

Confused? (title please!)

Well it’s the eve of school reopen from my 8 months break.

*The year when I entered university after my nightmare-ish junior college journey. How exactly am I liking it so far? Well, the freedom is awesome I say but I’m still not quite as comfortable as I would have hoped. The travelling… the schoolmates… the friends… I’m hoping it’ll get better in 2012. It will, won’t it?

Oh, I haven’t yet mention about my grades did I?

Business Statistics – Distinction (I was 1 mark away from High Distinction! ARGH!)

Accounting – High Distinction

Organisational Behaviour – Credit

Business Computing – Distinction (I shout, MIRACLE!)

Am I happy with my grades?

Why won’t I be? I haven’t felt this good about my grades since Secondary 1. Man, that sounds like a really long ago eh.

/

 

July 14, 2011 · 9:36 AM |

I’ve got no driving licence

*Well nothing really worthy of the read or re-read. But it’s a moment and fact that happened for my 2011. Not something I’m proud of. Oh and FYI, I’ve started my driving lessons and the whole thing about trying to pass it on my third test (5th March, 10.15am!). Finger crossed everybody.

 /

 

July 21, 2011 · 2:19 AM |

Healthy!

If i ever was diagnosed with diabetic issues, my career as a full time coke drinker would be over.

Just glad that all is well.

*Truly am. Still am.

/

 

August 20, 2011 · 4:43 PM |

llw

I don’t ever want self-pity even if it were to be coming from myself.

Yes, I’m weird. But that’s how I roll.

/

 

August 29, 2011 · 3:46 PM |

Graduation Goggles

*I consider this post as another one of the more decent few from this year and another one that had some slight documentation on my first actual job away from my parents. And that’s something that I’m actually really proud of.  I was the one who took the initiative to BE INDEPENDENT. Three cheers for me, huh.

/

 

September 18, 2011 |

300th!

*Well I realised that there was only one post for the month of September. Now that’s record-breaking. Anyway case, “300TH!” was that record-breaking post. I was having some kind of writer’s block this year ya know. Alright, don’t go about faulting me when I use the word “writer’s”. Haha!

/

 

October 17, 2011 · 3:48 PM |

What’s left?

Life is just a miserable, painful and difficult process leading you to an eventual dead end.

If you choose not to love in life, what’s left? 

Stacks of smelly cash?

*Oh! I guess this was about when I started to have a bit of a change of opinion on all my “Money logic”. If you’re confused, NVM. Hahaha, well it’ll take me quite some effort to clear this one up, so I think it’s okay if we give this small little one a miss.

 

 /

 

November 4, 2011 · 2:37 PM |

Dial 999 to look for your Daughter

But it’s really,

LOL, LMAO, ROFL. 

This is my very first attempt using these phrases. So just imagine how funny it was for me. So much so that I used them.

*Well, that was really my first (:

/

 

December 3, 2011 · 7:03 AM|

SPIN

The updated version of my list looks like this:

1. Have a Audi driving friend.

2. Have a Gay friend.

 

3. Date a doctor.

*Also, one of my favourite few posts of the year.

/

December 3, 2011 · 5:10 PM|

Alone

It’s not that big a deal dinning alone.

But it seems to me as quite a deal having the whole entire restaurant to myself.

Beat that yo.

/

 

December 4, 2011 · 4:52 PM |

Electragirl

I think I’ve just got a minor electricity shock.

It happened so quickly that I just couldn’t be sure about it.

Maybe I’ll be equipped with super powers when I wake up tomorrow morning.

My super power being the ability to control electricity.

And then perhaps I should name myself as Electragirl.

HAHA.

*Well, still, HAHA.

/

December 5, 2011 |

Sometimes people can be patient and obstinate for all the wrong reasons.

/

 

December 9, 2011 · 4:56 PM |

Attn: Chai Chee Fruit Stall

*Everyone, you have to read this if you haven’t. The fruit stall is really driving me nuts. The club music has never ceased. EVERY NIGHT. I LISTEN TO “DOMZ DOMZ DOMZ DOMZ” AT BEDTIME, EVERY FREAKING NIGHT! It’s either I call the cops or we boycott their shop. YOU PICK.

 /

 

December 28, 2011 · 2:23 PM |

 ({“})

Here’s another thing with me and the entire ageing issue, I’ve lost my virtue of being argumentative.

*DENG, DENG, DENG, DENG*

It’s not that I’ve lost this whole entire gift on picking up arguments. Some special few still possess the ability to bring it out in me. Just that, it’s really only that few people. And yup, you read it correctly, I consider the flare for arguments a huge gift, talent or even virtue. You have no clue about the amount of satisfaction I’ve derived over the years.

*This was the post that got me 126 views in a single night. How so? No clue at all. Personally didn’t felt that it was a really fantastic one. But still, 126! Who am I to say what’s fantastic and what’s not?

/

December 29, 2011 · 10:30 AM |

Magic No. 126

WordPress has this thing about sending you reviews of how your blog did every year. Something like a report card.

All I can say is that there’s stress to perform. You know, a report card and I’m SO TOTALLY A SINGAPOREAN KID.

/

 

Alright kids, and that was MY 2011 all summed up for you. Was it an awesome, fantastic 2011? I don’t know. For one I know that this is the year where I got to take a really long break of all education stuff and went on some serious travelling. This was the year when i failed to get a licence for two times. The year when I tried to strike some independence on my own by taking a cosmetics counter job, gave out brochures at Raffles place and started giving tuition. The year when the final installment for HARRY POTTER was released ): The year when I started university…

All in all, I suppose you can say that 2011 has been good to me huh? After all that listing, yeah, 2011 wasn’t that bad. It’s been alright, good. (: I’m trying to physco myself a bit here.

Okay, 2012. Resolutions?

Of course I’m hoping to pass my driving test the third time round.

Maintain good grades and get even better ones.

 

Erm, get comfortable with people around me.

And be a happy person that’s not afraid of ageing.

I guess, that’s about that for the moment.

Alright, who am I kidding? A HAPPY AND NON-AFRAID OF AGEING PERSON? I don’t think it’s really gonna happen. What will the world become if that really did happened?

Think about it for a moment…

SCARY HUH!

Hahaha.

Guess that’s the final? or maybe second or third final post for the year. Depending on how the night turns out and if I ever have an inspiration to blog again. I’m actually getting some shoulders cramp from putting this post together and it took me all in all say two nights for preparation. Would really appreciate if you read it. And of course presuming that you did since you’re actually reading this sentence.

Last of all, thank you for reading pumpkins and following through my year of 2011.

No clue how the year worked out for you (hopefully well), but 2012 will be real fabulous cause I’m gonna wish you a good year ahead. Hahaha.

May 2012 be a good year for both you and me.

May there be world peace (I’m really ambitious, I know.).

May happiness linger around longer in 2012.

For both you and me.

 

With all the likings put together from the year 2011,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 and thanks for lingering around.

Magic No. 126

Omg, I had a 126 views yesterday.

Wow.

Abush.

Mind-blowing yo.

HAHAHA.

Well, that kind of saved my blog statistic this year.

WordPress has this thing about sending you reviews of how your blog did every year. Something like a report card.

All I can say is that there’s stress to perform. You know, a report card and I’m SO TOTALLY A SINGAPOREAN KID.

Haha, alright and that’s TATA for now.

({“})

Hello there and how was Christmas for you?

Just as I’ve guessed, I missed out on wishing a Happy Christmas despite camping on the computer on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

I blame the lazy germs and lack of inspirations.

Well, I turned down fancy dinner offers and shopping spree on this very two days just so to stay home and camp in front of the lab top.

What exactly was I doing on the computer? Random chatting, watching sitcoms and, a…n…d, AND, playing SIMS on Facebook. It got to one point where I realise that the only thing that kept me remaining glued to my sit was to wait for my plantations to ripe. Which of course, was rather important to me back then because, 1) it’ll rot if I don’t pick the fruits once it ripe over a certain period of time, 2) will waste my SIMS money and deprive me from earnings.

I sounded rather serious about it didn’t I? I was. What finally shook me up from the plantation-waiting-process? I realise that the Facebook ticker (on the right sidebar of the Facebook page) was kind of updating my entire progress to the whole world. Like say ” LYL has achieved level 7 on SIMS!”. Something like that. But for all that hours, you actually believed that I’m only at Level 7, PHRLESASE~ Haha, alright, truth to be told, I’m not any higher in level nor in my cash and house value. Which is rather frustrating on my part considering the number of hours devoted. You can’t blame me for wanting fancy furnitures can you?

Discovered some awesome new sitcoms which heightened my list of watching programmes to a point where I can no longer really keep track of their new showings. Well, thankfully its the christmas break. Watching list: HIMYM, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Friends (re-watch!!! finally found someone with the complete seasons!), 2 Broke Girls (new) and New Girl (new). 

There goes the exciting new update to my stale boring holidays. Now I feel a sudden sense of emptiness. Well, HAHA. Thing is, holidays ever since 10 was spent in such a manner so, I’m generally kind of used to such level of boringness. Just that, it never fails to hit you how bad it is every year. The boringness and emptiness thing. This year specially so.

This is the very first year where I’ve lost all forms of anticipation and excitement for Christmas. Where Christmas shopping feels so ritual and then boring and empty again. I’m hoping that it wouldn’t get any worst. I wonder if it’s the age things acting up on me again. Possibly so I say.

Other fun things I’ve done? Erm, nope.

Other amusing, worthy of the mention events? Erm, I have one, but I just can’t find the right attitude and words to blog it down. Here’s another thing with me and the entire ageing issue, I’ve lost my virtue of being argumentative.

*DENG, DENG, DENG, DENG*

I needed a dramatic sound effect for this. Life in the past only seemed way more interesting because I was argumentative. Remember the taxi and Shan car crash incident? The time where my school went out of water? The incident where I got super pissed from this facial therapist that drove me into listing her 17 mistakes? And then there’s this one argument that I went into from some tuition middleman that tried to forced me into continuing with lessons? Life seemed so much more interesting cause everything felt like a point worthy enough for argument.

It’s not that I’ve lost this whole entire gift on picking up arguments. Some special few still possess the ability to bring it out in me. Just that, it’s really only that few people. And yup, you read it correctly, I consider the flare for arguments a huge gift, talent or even virtue. You have no clue about the amount of satisfaction I’ve derived over the years.

I guess this is about enough of random life update and rumbling.

I’ve seriously got nothing interesting up my sleeves and as you’ve realised, I’ve not posted anything decently interesting through the year.

So, …

HAPPY NEW YEAR

… in advance, just in case I happen not to be in the mood to wish or greet, well there goes.

(: smiley face for your new year, my new year and possibly our last year on earth. You know, the 2012 thing.

With likings <:

Hey, just wondering, does this look like a pumpkin? —> ((ll))

Or say this? —> (((“)))

How about this? —> ({“})

I’m looking for a symbol like pumpkin. Haha, I know the last three sentence must have been real weird.

Cheers to a New Year!

My Mom came out…

My Mom came out from her room imitating and complaining the way my Dad showers.

I haven’t laugh this hard for a long time.

Well my Dad takes approximately an hour to an hour and a half to shower.

Twice daily.

Oh well, I guess I can emphathise with my Mom for having to share the bathroom.

-

Been really busy with work, at work.

So much so that I haven’t been conditioning my hair.

Up until today when I thought a friend is gonna drop by my house.

Haha.

Well, good hair is important.

Something else more and quality when I find just that more and quality time to do it.

Happy Christmas, if the next few days don’t happen to be those times!

With Likings,

tawnypumpkins

(haha, always thought that its cheesy to sign off like that. proves out to be really so!)

Attn: Chai Chee Fruit Stall

I’m a resident of the lovely neighbourhood of bedok.

My room happens to be located two streets away from your fruit stall.

In the short period of my 4 years stay in this current house, I’ve almost never seen your shop closed for the night.

Despite my huge admiration of your ordinary fruit stall being open past wee hours of 2am (my usual sleeping hour and hence, never been able to discover the exact hour of their closing), I have to announce publicly that you are a disturbance to the Night.

I’m more than happy to let facts like over-pricing of your fruits slide, but this other thing, no.

Over the past few weeks, you’ve been blasting hokkien songs on the stereo that’s loud enough to travel across two VERY wide streets.

For days and weeks, your hokkien song list was my bedtime music.

And since its been weeks why do I only complain now you ask?

Because tonight, you’re blasting your club music on the stereo with really strong bass such that my whole entire eardrum is filled solely with “dumz, dumz, dumz, dumz, dumz”.

And please repeat that 10 minutes through with the “dumz, dumz, dumz”.

If business is ever bad or that you realise an increasing number of glares that you people by the fruit stall is receiving, let me tell you thw reason why.

ITS YOUR FREAKING MUSIC!

I won’t even bother trying to tell you this personally cause odds are you might be even able to hear me!

How ridiculous is it! Two streets away and yet I can hear your music so clear that the lyrics and music rings in my ear.

I dont know if they rest hates you for disrupting their peace but just so you know, I do.

*See that repeated sentence below? Im leaving in that because the stupid tab just cant delete it. Oh, and of course the spelling mistake. Well to hard for me to correct it on the tab so Im just gonna leave it as it is for the time being.

TATA.

Because tonight, you’re blasting your trashy club music o d

Electragirl

I think I’ve just got a minor electricity shock.

It happened so quickly that I just couldn’t be sure about it.

Maybe I’ll be equipped with super powers when I wake up tomorrow morning.

My super power being the ability to control electricity.

And then perhaps I should name myself as Electragirl.

HAHA.

Electragirl needs to turn in right now to nurse a headache.

Who said super hero (I’m expecting myself to be, if ever blessed with super powers, haha) can’t be strike with an unfortunate case of headache.

Now I really need to turn in to stop this madness.

Goodnight world.