Name: Karen

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[Sunday, September 22, 2002 | 11:38 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Eve 6 - Rescue]

My dad went off to HK tonight. Saw him off an hour ago. In a fit of generosity, he gave me some money and words of advice about senior year, both of which he bestows very, very rarely, except when he pays for my tuition.

Which Weiss seiyuu are you?

WTH? *lol* The rest are even weirder; apparently, Koyasu Takehito likes to rip his clothes off and fondle stuff and Tomokazu Seki is a dirty old man who enjoys porn. o_O The Weiss seiyuu are weird; they went so fair to dress up as the characters they voice for some posters. I remember very distinctly laughing like a maniac in Kikiwai where I first saw that poster and I was scarred for life after that.

When I reflect back on certain things in my life, I've been mentally scarred by stuff in anime and manga more times I can count. There is some really squicky stuff out there, but I've gotten used to a lot of it.

XD Am happy because I found a good Seifer/Zell fic. Without implausible plot, bad characterization, spelling/grammar mistakes, and awkwardness. It also has paragraph spacing, plausible conversations, likeable het, and good flow. *rejoicing* It's also on ff.net. I'm wavering between hate and love for ff.net now, but it's leaning towards contemptuous dislike. >_>

This clique's name is hilarious. Real Men Are Only 2D. I've quoted it to my non-anime friends and they find it enormously amusing.

[Sunday, September 22, 2002 | 06:19 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: The Pillows - Rush]

Wrote up sketchy con report, all three days and summary. Yeah, it's more than a bit late, but better late than never. Now I just got to post it somewhere...

I want AN2003 to come more quickly. I also want to attend all three days of that, but it's going to be absolutely impossible. If I get lucky, I'll be able to go on Friday, but even that looks unlikely because my exams will start a week and a half after that. Argh! I hate that my school starts finals on May 28. *sigh*

[Sunday, September 22, 2002 | 04:05 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: DDR - WAKA LAKA]

*eye twitch* This song gets more insane every time I listen to it. And I can't stop!

Watched the X OVA. I laughed my entire way through it. All the X parody material has sunk into my head (i.e. technomancy, handpuppet theatre, and CNAX X TV showing) and I can't watch or read X without laughing.

Also watched DiGi Charat. It's so random, it reaches new heights of sketchiness. Most of the time it's just Dejiko saying "nyo" and fighting and weird people and it's utterly incomprehensible!

I think I'll stick to admiring how cute DiGi Charat is and leave it at that because the anime is just damn confusing.

[Sunday, September 22, 2002 | 12:10 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: Bonnie Pink - That's Just What You Are]

My parents will be leaving Toronto for Hong Kong in about a week. *sigh of relief*

I thank whoever came up with the concept of time zones. I am a bad person. *hangs head dejectedly*

Kim-chan's bday party today. I missed the dinner, but I got to go to LaserQuest in which I 5uxx0r53d royally at. Met some more ppl, had a dicussion on the effect of the economy, technology, and politics on the environment and the city of Toronto while walking from the restaurant to LQ. Overall, v. nice and cheery and just overflowing with energy.

Greg came over. Yeah, I was shrieking into the phone for someone to take me away from the endless pressure of my family. I love my room but even that isn't sanctuary sometimes.

Tony Hawk 3 is now at Greatest Hit! 5w337! Only $30, but I'll have no time to play it since I'm so "studious" and must concentrate on my studies.

Everytime I turn on the PS2 now, I feel I'm stealing something and I'll get caught playing GTA3. My PS2 will probably gather dust over the year.

GTA: Vice City. Want. It. So. BADLY!

Will not crack while waiting for Kingdom Hearts, DMC2, TH4, and GTA:VC. Will not crack.

[Friday, September 20, 2002 | 09:27 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Sun Yan Zi - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough]

I'm listening to sappy C-pop. I'm on the verge of another philosophical, soul-searching, university/career/future-based tirade/rant in which I question, doubt, criticize, and berate myself for everything I've done. I want to go hide away in my bed until I can deal with this in a clearer mindframe.

I'm confused. Dazed and confused and without much direction in life. I've been blindfolded, spun around until I'm dizzy, trying to fumble my way to the goal. But there's no goal for me since I haven't set one. It's playing Blindman's Bluff with no one around, only yourself, so you're stumbling around without purpose and no sense of direction and a thousand different voices calling contradictory things all at the same time.

[Friday, September 20, 2002 | 03:18 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Bonnie Pink - Mad Afternoon]

Yami no Matsuei Shikigami Cosplay! Hurray! Will definitely have to take many many pictures at AN2003, that is, if I can go. Oh God, I hope I can. The YnM shikigami cosplay will definitely be beautiful, considering it's Kisa making the costumes.

[Thursday, September 19, 2002 | 07:14 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Bush - The People That We Love]

I think my comments work now. XXDD Thank you HaloScan Forums! ^_^ And it's much much easier to work now. I don't have to paste a tag after each entry now. ^_^

*ROFLMAO* A tribute. I swear you will laugh your ass off as I am doing right now. It is unbelievably hilarious, mainly because of the unexpectedness of the Chinese version of "YMCA". I did not know some person came up with the Chinese cover version of "YMCA", I really really didn't. *continues giggling*

Lethe, thank you for directing me to that link and making me laugh so hard. And happy birthday to you! ^_^

[Thursday, September 19, 2002 | 06:45 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: The Pillows - Crazy Sunshine]

Peter can become the UCC rep if he's competent, does his job, provided he doesn't become overly irritating and piss us all off.

I want the weekend to come now. I also want my comments to work correctly. I also want my Philosophy summary to write itself before 8 pm. Ha.

[Wednesday, September 18, 2002 | 08:42 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: BoA - Every Heart]

Is that a girl or a guy? I'm really not sure. The Zell cosplayer is a guy, for sure, but the Squall cosplayer...

It could be an effeminate guy. Some guys are like that in RL, but then again, it could be a girl who bound her chest up and cut her hair.

It's a girl. Awww...that's so cute, even if it is Rinoa there.

Pimpin'!Squall. Note the presence of "The Pimp Blade". *lol*

Squall again...in front of 5w337 car with gunblade. *drools*

Legolas!

Oh. My. God. Those shoes must kill! And the wings...*drools*

Dante vs Dante. XXDD

Pita Ten? OH MY GOD, they're from Comiket!!!

Iori and K' from KOF. Also Comiket! (Thank you to langey-chan for the correction about the characters.)

Icha Icha Paradise! ^_^ Comiket.

Kakashi corrupting Naruto. *tsktsk* Comiket.

X-Laws from Shaman King. Comiket.

TENNIS NO OUJISAMA!!! TenniPuri! I will permit myself a bit of fangirl Japanese here. SUGOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!! Ok...need TenniPuri manga. Actually, want, but still really desperate for it.

FYI, Comiket is short for Comic Market, the single largest doujinshi convention in Japan held in Tokyo. It's probably the most notable doujinshi con, if not the only, in the world. It's always packed to the rafters, both winter and summer ones, and it's a whole new convention. People are there to cosplay, to take pictures, and most importantly to buy doujinshi. If you thought NA con-goers were obsessive, Comiket-goers are the quintessence of anime/manga/doujinshi obsessive-ness.

Why am I looking at cosplay photos when I really should be doing Philosophy hw? Shite!

[Wednesday, September 18, 2002 | 07:40 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Noir - In Memory of You]

Ok, HaloScan's probably down right now and I know my blog takes a long time to load. Comments don't even appear on the page and I'm hoping that it's just that the Bad Gateway thing with sending comments is just some problem on HaloScan's side, and not mine.

Beginning Philosophy summary to hand in on Friday. Have no idea where to begin. Am seriously worried about ability to work, study, and learn. Cannot do anything without procrastinating and this is not how I want to do things.

Got my transcript today. Not bad...but I could have done better though.

Calc quiz tomorrow and Friday is some idiotic Senior Leadership Day for all the seniors.

*sigh* I just want the weekend to come and last forever.

[Tuesday, September 17, 2002 | 11:24 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Koizumi Kouhei - Chance]

I have comments! Hurray for HaloScan!

Am content now since finding long lost chapters of AU WK SchuKen fic. Am displeased with the quality of the author's writing now. Strongly suspect chapters 3 and on have not been beta-read. >_>

And something very true about ff.net from the Mirror of Maybe mailing list:

"Really, really, *really* not a violation of freedom of speech. ff.net is a private site, run by a private citizen who can do whatever the hell he wants with it. It's Xing's site. He created it, he paid for it, he makes the decisions, and he's not required by the first amendment to do *anything*, any more than you would be required to put up anything anyone wanted you to on a website of your own. He could declare that he was removing everything except stories about Sifl and Olly written by pagan transsexuals, and freedom of speech still wouldn't be an issue. How people choose to run their own sites has nothing to do with the government making laws inhibiting free speech."

I think I have to agree with her now even though I said before "violation of freedom of speech, etc". ff.net is a private site and even though its previous openness and freedom of posting fanfics gave it the air of a public archive and site, it really is Xing's site.

I'm unhappy about the fics being taken down because it means the people who do write good fics even though they may be rated NC-17 who can't have their fics hosted on another webspace for various reasons will have no where else to place their fics. It will be more difficult to locate these fics as well. Authors will lose their reviews, which are some of the most precious things to an author. And fic writers, even those very famous ones who you think get hundreds of exactly the same reviews and get bored of them, love reviews and get very few of them sometimes.

Reviews are probably the best thing you can give to an author for his/her work; they're the most intoxicating drug ever and you can go into ecstasies just from a one liner of "I loved your fic, please write more."

*sigh* But that's the way it's going to be, I suppose. ff.net's new policy has some flaws and people will definitely try to slip around the regulations and policing the fics and overseeing the ratings will be more difficult than ever. This will cause some more chaos when the ban goes into full effect on October 12. Wait and see, I suppose.

[Tuesday, September 17, 2002 | 07:36 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Xenogears - June Mermaid]

i am an indie snob!

How indie are you? test by ridethefader
You're just too cool for school, aren't you? You're pretty narrow minded and opinionated with regards to music (and probably most other things as well). But you're allowed to be, because you really are better than everyone else. You take pride in obscurity. You probably prefer vinyl too, you elitist bitch.

Oh yeah, I'm an elitist bitch. However, I do not prefer vinyl.

I am realizing school is not the horror of all horrors and life does not end at university. It does not matter that much where I will go or what I will do. It's who I am and who I will become.

That was such BS...-_-

Ok...Japan Trip. Yes, it is difficult to plan a trip like this without previous experience, but I think we can do it. If we can't, let's all spend that money going to OTAKON and various other cons. Or if it gets all messed up, a few people can come and live with me in Hong Kong for a month or two if they have nothing better to do.

Greg, of course, I read disturbing stuff. I'm a disturbing and disturbed person. But you gotta admit the squish, squish was funny in a twisted way. I won't say anything about your fondness of gender-switching manga.

Kim, your bday party is on Saturday? I haven't heard anything about it and I need details so I can inform my supervisors about it, since they govern my "social schedule" or lack there of, with an iron fist.

7-speed gear box! *jawdrop* It's ugly, but so fucking COOL! Top speed - 406 km/h. *squee*

[Monday, September 16, 2002 | 08:21 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Koizumi Kouhei - STRENGTH]

Look! This site has Shounen no Orion and Color scanlations! XD

*snrks* Squish, squish, squish. Crude, but still so funny.

Decent day, actually got v. little sleep, but still well-rested. Am stressing over little things that I shouldn't stress over, but still am, as I am the stressing type. Still have Econ thing to write. Also have to start research into English Postman essay and do Philosophy summary. Have Wednesday first period spare, which means sleep-in! ^_^ Rarely have sleep-ins. Loff spares. They keep me sane.

Kim, you're going to Waterloo on the 28th right? My friend Whitney wants to come along, did I tell you that? Anyway, can we tag along? Call me!

I want a new layout, but I'm an idiot at HTML. It's quite apparent. -_- I wish I were smarter and had more computer skills.

Take a look at Reinselft's layout though. Zoro and orange and a great deal of One Piece. Reinselft also does wonderful wallpapers using CLAMP, Weekly Jump, Hana to Yume, Yami no Matsuei, Furuba, Angel Sanctuary, Weiß Kruez, and Ohkami Mineko artwork, which can be located Artistic Stuff. They're beautiful and each time she posts something new, I'm in love with it. ^_^

[Sunday, September 15, 2002 | 08:09 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Kiroro - Best Friend]

I finally uploaded the photos of yesterday, CNAX, and some of my room. Hurray! XD Now let me get off my lazy bum and try to install a FTP client so I can actually upload them to my account on iam.sketchy.ca and people can d/l them.

I don't feel like doing anything other than being a lazy ass. I really don't want to write my Econ, Philosophy or English things. I just want to do nothing and sleep. I want to go back to summer vacation, where I don't have to care about school, work, stress, lack of sleep, and all those more than irritating things that pop up whenever September hits. Of course, it's an impossible dream. *sigh*

[Sunday, September 15, 2002 | 02:22 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: FFVIII - Julia]

My agenda's now nice and burnt and very much defaced. Need more pics to put in it though. Either print some from my own camera (too lazy, but people are going to bug me so I'll probably do it) or wait until Kitch has her CNAX ones developed. And people defaced it nice and good yesterday. XD

Social blogging/reponses to agenda defacement:

Greg, yes, you are now the Evil Bitch and no longer the Man Ho. *snrks* Rain wrote the F4 thingy in my agenda. And it's m0lest0ring, a new l337 word. I am not an alcoholic; I merely enjoy getting buzzed in the company of friends. Yoshi is the alcoholic, not me. He can do it legally, too. I don't get hangovers at all even if I consume a lot of alcohol and yes, I can handle it, unlike the Can't-Handle-It Guy from Chez Geek. Thank you for your concern. *poke^2* And LEATHER PANTS!!! *glomp* And where did you write in my agenda??? I can't seem to find it.

Thanks, Yoshi, for being so nice and demonstrating your m4d umbrella 5k1llz even though we both got a bit drenched. And nice guys don't finish last even though you have that idiotic idea stuck in your head. *poke^2* j00 h473 m3??? I'm so hurt I'm going to go off into a corner and cry. Have fun partying on weekends. j00 4r3 the m4n h0! XD

birdy, you did write in it! I need a l337 074ku b01? *lol* I don't know. 'Twould be nice, however, I am doubtful about the supply of l337 074ku 80yz in Toronto. *grin* Thanks for all the nice things you wrote. j00 4r3 l337 too and j00 r0xx0r5 b0xx0r5! XD

kitchie, j00 looked so l337 in that stylish UW Math 2002 headgear thingy, just like a cardshark, except you were cardsharking the lot of us at Chez Geek. Twas fun, eh? XD Thanks for making me hunt through my agenda for your comments, cheered me up tons in AP Calc. ^_^

Kim-chan! Yupyup, we've had tons of fun. I've known you how long? Like two years now, I think? So glad I met you through Martha! Grad Trip to Japan? I hope, if Martha and I can plan it and drag all you guys along with us! DDR-ness! You have to do ParaPara and so does langey-chan!

Mage, yes Dead Meat forever! And I most definitely agree with you that leather pants must be on a certain Kira cosplayer. *nods vigorously* Hehehe...I think we're both a little too fond of bishounen and just a teensy bit 3v1l. The good kind, you know. I betcha anything Kisa and Louise will do will be good. And bishounen-y. And just a bit yaoi-y. ^_^

Rain, j00 4r3 50 3v1l. You put F4 in my agenda! >_> You do know I will try to get you back...*plots 3v1l things*

Sohni, I think it was "5uxx0r5" that sent you into laughing and Gigi into twitching. And congrats again on getting your G2! It's a fantastic thing to be able to drive by yourself. Lucky you!

Ivan, Monica, thanks for the ride last night. ^_^ Getting home would have been much more of hassle w/o you guys and your parents being so nice.

Hmm...I think that's about it...bbq today, gotta help family set up. *sigh* I still have Scene II and III of Hamlet to read and an Econ article analysis to write.

[Sunday, September 15, 2002 | 02:04 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: Yoko Kanno - Memories of Time]

Arm-Wrestle Freud! This is weird, yet strangely amusing.

[Saturday, September 14, 2002 | 11:34 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: move - Bust the Future Wall]

Today was birdy's birthday bash/hang-out/party thingy. Was fun. Was supposed to meet all together at 12 noon at Eglinton station, but there were stragglers and it became splintered but we eventually got together at Silvercity. Got glomped by langey-chan numerous times. We watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was quite decent and amusing. Went to birdy's house afterwards, hung out, did stuff (see my eloquence?), and met new ppl.

Took a decent amount of pics which included one of langey-chan, Ivan, birdy, Kim, and Greg doing DDR, a few of some naughty stuff going on with the Totoros, the Stitch plushie, and the talking Spiderman plushie o_O, random group pics, and some other stuff. Playing Chez Geek was really fun. I would have liked to play longer if everyone wasn't so distracted by turns. ^_^ Finally got my Smirnoff Ice, 'twas good mixed into a raspberry peach Italian Soda.

Ivan burned my agenda, or rather, warped and charred the edges of the plastic cover. XD Looks kinda weird, but cool too. Don't ask. The phrase that was spoken the most was "Can I burn you/that?" by Ivan today. He said it about twenty times today to everyone. *snrks*

My agenda is most definitely defaced. Hurray! XD

Greg, you are not a man ho. Ivan is. XD However, Greg, you are an idol star with stalkers and fangirls. Which may be just a bit worse than being a man ho.

The HP boyz and their broomstick envy. *snrks* Reminds me of the vibrating broomstick thing again...

*goes teary* Your Wings Are Mine is so good right now. I hope that she will finish it. It can be pretty much assumed the amount of angst will increase a hundred fold with the whole Ethan and Killian thing. Oh Ethan, Ethan, Ethan... *hugs* I feel sorry for him and to make him feel better, I'd almost cheer on Ethan/Ken, but Suoh/Ken is much angstier and overall, sweeter.

I have a feeling I feel so sorry for Ethan because he looks so good without a shirt. *grin*

There needs to be more memorable lines from Initial D other than just "I've never been so excited in my life!" birdy, I will research this matter most thoroughly during a lazy weekend. I will rigorously subject myself to car speak, car battles, races, cars, semi pretty boys, cars, innuendo laced conversations and comments, cars, cheesy dialogue, and overly dramatic plotlines all in the name of knowledge. XD I can so justify this as a purely academic matter.

G'night everyone...I'm a bit tired now so I'm going to pass out on my keyboard.

[Friday, September 13, 2002 | 03:39 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: None]

The petition to keep NC-17 fics on ff.net. Please sign to keep the freedom of creativity, imagination, and writing on one more site on the internet.

[Friday, September 13, 2002 | 02:42 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Kiroro - Happy Birthday]

And yes, we did yell out Jimbo's name during his monologue. We couldn't help it because he said, "You don't know who I am," and the thing was we did! XD

Last period spare on a Wednesday schedule on Friday is 5w337. ^_^

[Thursday, September 12, 2002 | 09:27 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Beautiful Creatures - 1 A.M.]

Fanfiction.net has dropped to a new low. They are censoring all NC-17 fics. Before, they had censored all Real Person fics, which was understandable, but still a ban nevertheless. Now all NC-17 fics will be erased by October 12, 2002. I'm seriously disturbed by this and not for purely personal reasons.

This is completely censorship. It disgusts and horrifies me to see ff.net fall down to the standards of strict, censoring, Victorian, tyrannical bastards. They deem NC-17 fics inappropriate for the site. When will they start banning yaoi/slash? When will they start banning R? Who is to say that a fic is inappropriate or not? Whose standards will the fic be judged against? It depends entirely on the situation and the fic itself. The KKK can burn crosses and shout their manifesto in America without being censored. What is this small measly thing of NC-17 fics?

Yes, they're NC-17 fics. Yes, there have been complaints about it. Yes, it has material that is inappropriate for younger readers to read.

But they have warnings, not only ff.net's, but the author's own as well. Children should know better than to click on them. Yes, it's a temptation and kids will be kids and teenagers will be teenagers, but there were probably warnings in the summary and NC-17 in itself is a warning. The people should not have complained if warnings were present.

My principle concern in this is that it just completely erases the ideal of free expression online and on ff.net. I am put off by the fact that NC-17 fics will be completely gone and the fact that ff.net has become this site that duct-tapes creative output shut really sickens me. I thought we live in the West where the one human right we treasure the most was free speech. I thought wrong about the staff of ff.net. Where did your honour go, ff.net?

Add the facts that their site is capricious and goes up and down at unexpected times, their pop-up ads are absolutely rampant, and their move to ban other fics that they deem to be "plot-less" and of "insubstantial writing" really irritates me. The last one is particularly offensive and just another example of the lack of free speech on the site now and capricious nature of the rule. It's not just now that people can't read their lemons, but it's a ban of free expression. It pisses me off so much to see a relatively relaxed site go anal-retentive like this.

On a cheerier note, I got the rest of my manga and anime back from HK! ^_^ Also, I got my jean trenchcoat and black high-collared jacket too. Will be attempting flappy Matrix style coat-ness on subway on Saturday. XD

I also have my copy of Fforde's The Eyre Affair and Lost In a Good Book too. XD

Poor bastard.

Take The Ewan McGregor Test!

I love Trainspotting, if only for the "Choose" speech in the beginning and the fact that Ewan McGregor says "shite" and "feck" and "bastards" in the most delicious Scottish accent ever. XD

TOTORO! Already my gift to you is being abused! ABUSED! I will start SPAT, Society for the Prevention of Absued Totoros. Or not.

Greg, you are a man ho. Man Ho. MAN HO! MAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN HHHHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!! XD

I feel...happy. I have last period spare tomorrow (get to leave at 12:10!) and Martha and I are going to pick up her manga from my place in her stylish A4. We will read her manga collection from HK which just got shipped to my place, which consists of 99.999999999999999% yaoi manga and rest being shoujo. XD

[Thursday, September 12, 2002 | 12:02 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: Remy Zero - I'm Not Afraid]

...This is ironic. *points up to muzak*

Yes, Greg is a man ho. And not just any man ho, he's the male version of Kanoe from X!!! XD He has fangirls and stalkers now ever since the infamous incident. Greg, aren't you glad we pushed into the spotlight? XD

And in response to birds about the MT stuff, YES! YESYESYES! please. and this. this. and this.

*cough* *points up to upper left side of page* *smiles innocently*

I cheerfully admit my avarice. XD Nah...I want, but I don't need. I'd like them, but not desperately.

I am bringing a digicam to birdy's bday and my agenda for all to deface. Defacement of my agenda is mandatory. Defacement of digicam not only strongly discouraged but will result in owner of digicam killing me, reviving me and killing me again in the style of Muraki without the whole sadistic pervert thing, only a thousand times worse.

[Wednesday, September 11, 2002 | 05:14 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Maaya Sakamoto - Vector]

It's beginning to get chilly in Toronto. =D Will get to wear cool trenchcoats that flap in a Matrix-esque style when waiting for the subways or in the wind. That is the only reason why I wear and loff them so much. I'm such a t00b.

To Ivan,

Don't go out and buy another case of Smirnoff Ice, one of Bacardi Silver and one of Mike's Hard Lemonade in apology. The Silvers and Mike's are also not for Rain, if you don't remember your promise to not bribe her with something.

Insincerely yours,
Karen

Life of Riley, highly confusing yet highly amusing. XD

The Evolution of Daniel Radcliffe from Beanie-Baby Sized Kid Actor Into Teen Beat Sex Symbol, as Cassie Claire so aptly calls it.

"Wow! I was blown by this great story!"

............

Chibi!Hisoka: Is she going into a fit and dying? YES! SWEET FREEDOM!!! *runs around cheering*

Chibi!Tatsumi: I think she's just trying not to laugh out loud. And failing.

*bursts out laughing*

Chibi!Hisoka: Damn. *stalks off*

A fic must be very, very talented to be able to accomplish that. *nods* *rofl* And I thought DV was one of the cleanest fics (and one of the most het) I've ever read and look at it now. It's secretly been giving selected readers sexual favours so they'll send CC reviews. A most nefarious and devious plot by Cassie to gain more readers. XD

Clinton: I did not have sexual relations with that fanfic.

*snrks* I'm so sorry, I couldn't resist. I really, really couldn't. You can smack me on the head if you wish.

I am such a gutter-dweller.

Cassie's past couple of posts are enormously amusing. Go read her history of the fandom. Go read "the survey" posts. Go read the DV9 comic. Just make sure you're not drinking anything while reading because you'll have to go get another keyboard after the first post.

Will be responsible senior and write article analysis for Economics, read package of notes for English, and do AP Calc worksheets. I will also go to bed early and wake up refreshed.

I should know better than to make idiotic resolutions like these. *smacks own head*

I am definitely getting a "Yaoi/Slash Fangirls Guild: Hopelessly Addicted Since 1974/1976" (Respective dates of the first slash fanfic and the first shounen-ai manga published) on the front and a list of my favourite pairings on the back. I'll probably be doing this sometime before the major Toronto cons. The people I've told actually want their own version too. XD

[Tuesday, September 10, 2002 | 10:57 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Weezer - Island in The Sun]

Now I really dislike the pressures of deciding universities, trying to get and keep up good marks and the general messy exodus from high school to university. My mum, aunt, and sister are crushing me like a mortar and pestle (sudden pounds and punches with no relief for me in sight) right now about taking the SAT IIs, going to an American or British uni, and doing law. I can only go to an American university now. Thanks for doing that now; I missed the lecture on American university applications on Registration Day at my school. I am supposed to choose my "path" by a certain date. Unfortunately I like grazing on the field much more than walking.

I now am registered for 3 SAT IIs and I'm actually considering American universities for undergrad, even though I'd rather do it for law school/masters. Canadian university = crapshite, incredibly inferior, cannot think about it at all in any way shape or form, subhuman and knowledge or intelligence doesn't exist in a place called Toronto to them.

I doubt I'll take the courses I'll want to take for my undergrad the way things are looking up. My family is serious about controlling my university courses because they care for me, but since my sister failed my parent's expectations, they all, including her, are counting on my to make the most of my abilities and opportunities.

I'm so mentally confused right now. I'm dealing with guilt that they're heaping on me for being an unappreciative little brat, which I really am, trying to pick a university and what I'd like to study, a career now, telling me about the horrors of changing my major, and every good thing that has reassured and relaxed me just a bit about university and the not-horror it is that I've heard has been utterly erased by the horrors that my sister and family have told me about. University = Life or Death/Difficult Life. In fact, I'm downright frightened of uni, of life, of my future, of my career, of everything and I really want to go hide away now. I've heard so many contradictory things these past two days. I've heard you don't need to and can't plan what you're going to do, you must and if you don't you'll end up having a difficult life, you can't plan your life five or ten years into the future, you must and if you don't, you'll end up an unsuccessful, undetermined and unmotivated piece of trash, and the list goes on.

I can't decide a career. I don't know if law's right for me. I don't know if I'll get into law school. I don't know what I want to do as a major now with next to no information. I don't know where I'll end up five years from now. I just don't and I don't even want to think about five years from now because the future is dark, uncertain, pessimisstic and utterly devoid of hope or light.

Fuck.

*sigh*

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