i have found out that the problem is probably not in the dvd drive but in the dvd. vivien's disc 4 is somewhat scratched up and -that- is the problem, my friends. in any case i'll still go get a dvd lens cleaner just in case. maintenance is important, especially when my computer is like an extension of my self. it -is- an extension of myself, really. and my computer is DIVINE. it's beautiful and fantastic and i bet it's behaving badly because some jealous person jinxed it (it's one of the few weird indian superstitions i've had ingrained in me, the Evil Eye. i've realised it's rather hard to get rid of superstition you've grown up with, no matter how modern you consider yourself.)

anyway vivien was right, i did no studying and instead woke up late and watched gg. but atleast i did it while i would've been at school instead of after school or something which i would have otherwise, so in absolute terms i saved time by skipping school. and i've finished disc 4. i'm also very good at justifying things to myself. self-delusion, you might call it.

anyway once again this post would be incomplete if pw weren't mentioned. i have to go now and make sure i've got all the proper questions for mr liu thai ker, and go to scotts road! i feel like i'm taking an exam or something, i feel so wholly unprepared to go and ask some questions of an important man.