Name: Karen

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[Monday, September 9, 2002 | 11:49 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Xenogears - Melkaba]

I will take the SAT IIs on November 2, 2002. I would like to say that is not of my own free will and I was pressured. However, I know it's for my own good that I'm keeping my options open and so can apply to American universities as well as Canadian. There goes the small list of McGill, UT, York, Queens, and UBC. I'm also adding Windsor since I just heard they teach you both Canadian and American law. As for American unis, I'm aiming so high, I'm going to fall flat on my face. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Barnard and Brown. Do I have a rat's ass of a chance of getting into these prestigious establishments? I doubt myself seriously, but my friends and family like puffing up my self-esteem for me and say I can. Actually the latter just wants me to keep my options open, them trying to puff up my self-esteem is like Bush saying something intelligent. They're half the reason why I don't have self-esteem in the first place and why I'll need serious therapy in my twenties.

I'm not coherent at this moment. Ignore me.

Furious George and the Cross-Country Crime Spree. Interesting...

This is suprisingly amusing. *lol*

Ivan, Dani, have either of you taken this DDR quiz? XD

[Monday, September 9, 2002 | 10:10 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal]

Have you ever had those nights where you toss and turn for hours, even though you know that you should be sleeping, but you just can't seem to get to sleep no matter how you try? Last night was like that for me. I tried to sleep, managed to at 4:30 am after reading two gaming mags, the second half of The Green Rider, volume 1 of Double Call and volumes 11-15 of Komattatokiniwa Hosshini Kike!, woke up unhappily at 6:40 am by my little alarm clock and did my best to survive the day on two hours of sleep, the music of Bonnie Pink, Lifehouse, and various anime songs. I got myself some half-assed caffeine in the form of Coke at lunchtime, but I didn't get any real coffee until 4 pm in the form of a really bad Second Cup iced moccachino which I didn't even finish, so badly made it was by a newbie. I don't know how the hell I did it, but I did. I had AP Calc, Eng 4U, and Econ plus English tutoring after school discussing Hamlet, my summer vacation, and The Killer Narcissists. I've been working steadily since I came home on my AP Calc, English, and Econ homework. I don't know how the fuck I'm actually doing this stuff, even though I'm dead tired.

The problem is that I'm tired, just not sleepy. So I should be going to sleep now to get 8 hours, but I'm not. I hate this "insomnia" of mine that pops up from time to time. I inexplicably can't go to sleep for hours and as a result, wake up the bitchiest person on earth.

And to make things worse, I've got a twitch on my lower left eyelid that's been twitching at random but frequent intervals since Sunday. I'm nearly out of my mind with irritation and if I could stop it by bruising my own eye, I'd do it.

I feel like crap. Does it show?

[Sunday, September 8, 2002 | 11:54 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Maaya Sakamoto - Getsuyou no Asa]

*drools* Draco with broom! *squee* Tom Felton is great for Draco. I'd like him a great deal more if he weren't so bloody young. And he is so jailbait even though he's fifteen. So's Dan Radcliffe, but in a geekier way. Won't mention much about Rupert Grint since I'm not that fond of redheads, but he's so adorably cute and huggable and little brother-ish.

Plushie Porn! *lmao* This is hilarious. Perhaps slightly disturbing, but who the hell cares? Plushies hide and Hakkai jump Kamui's bones and Inugami comes to the "rescue"! XD My own plushie Hakkai is currently putting moves on plushie Gojyo. Plushie Goku is doing the same to plushie Sanzo and having less success than Hakkai. Plushie Kougaiji is currently being m0lest0red by a plushie bumblebee. He is gazing longingly at the door for escape or envying Fuuma in the X poster on my door because Kamui is handcuffed to Fuuma and has his hand resting on Fuuma's thigh really close to his *ahem*. (And this is one of the tamer X pictures I've seen. *thinks back to Kamui, Fuuma, and the red tie.)

More CNAX pics! Whee! Everyone is putting theirs up but me because I'm lazy. Have I written up a more complete con report? Not really. Have I uploaded my pics to my computer? No. Probably the next free weekend I have, I'll install the program on my computer, upload them, and finally post them when I also install a FTP client and access my account on Ivan's site. And I'll probably have an essay to write by then, so don't hold your breath.

Heather, the slightly disgruntled-looking, rather tired Kamui on Sunday of CNAX. "Kamui hates you." So so true. Who would blame him? She's an interesting fangirl and likes Draco Malfoy. Automatically, she is cool. Visit!

I'm dying for Chamber of Secrets and The Two Towers to open. I'm also dying for Order of Phoenix to be released. HP fanfiction interests me no longer, along with Smallville. Maybe when the next season of SV opens and the movies and book get released, my interest will be revived, but right now, I'm deleting all the HP fics that get delivered to my mailbox or not even reading the ones I keep out of fancy's sake. *sigh* Al announced he was scrapping Snitch! a while ago and will be re-writing it. My interest in fanfiction is dying.

I realize that HP fanfiction is getting more and more risque. Before, HP/DM was the slash couple, perhaps with some HP/RW, DW/RW, SB/RL, and SS/RL. Nothing more. Now there's het/slash threesomes, and the oddest couples like AD/SS, SS/HP, PW/HP, anything you name it, there's bound to be some fics about it. Now I'm being a prude and thinking, "Some of this is kind of squicky."

[Friday, September 6, 2002 | 10:23 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice]

Just finished Yami no Matsuei episode #13. I loff the scene when Hisoka nearly screams, "Live for me!" (or something like that) and various other heartfelt phrases to Tsuzuki. *squee* XD The YnM manga is delicious. Mmmm...

Must find YnM fanfics that aren't Muraki/Tsuzuki. Will someone point me towards a good Tsuzuki/Hisoka fic please?

Okay, "ISA" is now "IAN". Yes, we were inspired by MacHall. We will never have a rep named Ian, because that'd be...strange. We will also never have Jock, Meg, Digimon or Pokemon at our meetings. Our mascot is...er...either Greg or the cat on Ian's head in MacHall. I'm not too sure. We will have a website eventually. It's all coming together. We're accomplishing stuff which is excellent. =D

I was too busy laughing to really concentrate on anything but we got stuff done. ^_^v I really appreciate my fellow IAN reps and friends today, especially birdy, kim-chan, Kitch, Mage, and Greg. Thank you guys for an amazing afternoon and constantly making me laugh over and over again until my cheeks hurt from grinning so much. (IPA, DOKI, BAKA, ORO, NYO, IYAA!) You all have made my day and you all r0xx0r5!

AN2003 - want to go desperately, CNAX 5uxx0ring big time, cosplaying and gigantic Totoro costumes from SMA's talented creator. *nods* Cosplaying will probably one of those things I will eventually do when I a) have time b) get some sewing skills besides handsewing and c) have enough confidence. I want to cosplay the following: Goku from Saiyuki (but only if there is a Sanzo there XD), Ruffy, Subaru, the main chara from Gouhou Drug, and Megatokyo's 3v1l girl. (And Boo. We must have Boo!) As for series, FLCL, TB/X (and do the Dead Meat comics from Technomancy for the masquerade if we get permission), Megatokyo with other people, Juvenile Orion, Time Stranger Kyoko, HanaKimi, KareKano, DN Angel, ParaKiss, Love Mode, Wild Adapter, Yami no Matsuei, or Gokinjo Monogatari.

Indeed. And please note the theme muzak of this entry. Tis very very special. *nods* Yes. ^_^ Dancing in the subway and hands in pockets! XD

School today was good. I definitely like my even days better than my odd ones. I had spare first, then gym, lunch, Mod West and finally Philosophy. Mod West was surprisingly interesting and Philosophy with the eccentric, loquacious, and very odd Dr. K was "interesting".

AP Calc, I will conquer it. I won't drop it because I won't let a measley fucking math course beat me. Even if I don't get that good in it (*sob* no, I must get good in it), I won't drop it. I'm determined to understand Calculus even at the pace it's being taught. As for English, I will somehow try to do decently it and try to appreciate Hamlet and Northrope Frye (sp?).

This has been going around the blogs I've read and it's freaky. It vibrates. I wonder why kids, teenagers, and adults like it so much.

Crash Bonsai. "Interesting"...

Ok...the idea of taking the "forty days" challenge that Yoshi, Vorpy, birdy, and Macs underwent some time ago occured to me today. Yoshi did caffeine, Vorpy did fire, birdy did webcomics and I forget what Macs did...^_^;

What would I do?

The answer's so obvious it smacks me on the head. Either fanfics or yaoi/slash. If I actually did it, I wouldn't be able to check five of my six email accounts (and they'd overflow) because they all have fanfiction and/or yaoi/slash on it, wouldn't be able to check 13 of the webcomics I read constantly because they contain yaoi/slash, wouldn't be able to touch a large part of my Favourites List, wouldn't be able to check certain people's blogs, wouldn't be able to talk to two of my friends, would have to stop making any kind of yaoi-y/slashy remarks, and also wouldn't be able to touch any sort of anime, manga, story, TV series, movie, game, book or media with any bishonen or vaugely attractive male.

I was just considering quitting fanfiction/yaoi/slash for forty days. I must be out of my mind right now. o_O

What 8-Bit Theatre character are you? at LeetAssQuotes. NecroVMX

[Thursday, September 5, 2002 | 11:02 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Yoko Shimomura - Song of Mana]

Hurricane Party. A slashy, funny webcomic about one geeky fanboy's quest to claim the love of his artistic, semi-fanboy room mate. The references to webcomic slash are hilarious, but a bit o_O. Updates are sporadic. >_>

I should be doing my English homework. Instead I'm reading slashy webcomics. Time management is definitely one of my better skills.

[Thursday, September 5, 2002 | 06:29 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Bonnie Pink - Scarecrow]

Loathe school and despise AP Calc and English 4U. Hate work load, stress, pressures, and general feeling of doom. All must die.

I like Economics, spares, locker, common room (sofas!), belts (there are hours of amusements to be spent with this funky tri-coloured be-tasseled curtain accessory turned mark of seniority), sitting on chairs in Prayers, classes with friends who were in a higher grade with me last year and wonderful spares. Did I mention spares?

Little things like that have made my day barely bearable. Tomorrow will hopefully be better as I only have two heavy courses and they look promising, Mod West and Philosophy. Hopefully the things I heard about the teachers of my sections will turn out true and that they like to talk more than assign work.

My friend got an Audi A4. That's the car that I want and can possibly, hopefully, in future, buy. *drools* 1.8T, 4WD, classy, and beautiful. Silver with black interior. Me want.

Ivan: *poke* Next time you call me at 12:45 am in a situation similar to this morning when I need my sleep I'll hold your PS2 captive. Think CNAX, Black Bastard, and PSX.

[Wednesday, September 4, 2002 | 08:33 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Myuji - eX dream]

Someone sedate me please. I wanna be etherized now.

Registration 5uxx0r5. I thought I'd be in and out of the school in half an hour, but no such luck. There was a grad lunch and they made us stay until 2:30. The only perk was there was free pizza, drinks and cookies. I dislike being a grad very very much now, even though we have a spankin' new floor and repainted walls in the common room. ^_^v We're going to have a coffeemaker in there and we have a microwave, a toaster, and a fridge right now plus a Coke machine just around the corner.

Ok, there are some good things about being a grad (final year of high school ^_^) but all the stress of university applications, fulfilling community service hours, getting good marks, trying to have a decent social life (meaning seeing your friends for possibly the last time you'll ever see them) and various other personal or academic things is not a happy thing. But it's not meant to be. I'll try to relax, but I really doubt I'll do that. I tend to be very anxious and worry a great deal and I'll lose a lot of sleep and think depressing thoughts.

June is a long, long time away. I'm just thinking about this weekend. But I have AP Calc tutoring on Saturday at 1:00. >_> There goes my sleep-in.

ISA reps meeting, Friday September 6, 2002. Meet at 4:45-ish at the North York Center subway station at the Empress Walk opening outside the barrier at the entrance of Loblaws. Be there please, reps, we really do need to discuss stuff.

It's not even the first day of school and I'm stressed, hungry, thirsty and tired. Damn.

[Wednesday, September 4, 2002 | 12:02 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: Purcane - Big Day]

There exists on ff.net F1 slash.

>.<

I've also been informed there is slash involving Beckham. X_X

I am very much squicked by RPS. Thank god no one has written F4 RPS. The fangirls over in China and Taiwan aren't that crazy. Yet. Or I'm just not aware of it and when I do hear of it, I'll possibly faint.

In...eleven hours I will be standing in front of my school. >.< Someone sedate me.

Finished the last episode of "The King of Swords" part for the Yami no Matsuei anime; only have the 3rd disc left now. Re-reading YnM manga.

Into the pit of YnM fangirl-ness I go...where are the YnM fics?

Just read Gigi's blog and since I don't usually do so I am now am very late in replying to her, so I'll do that now. (And sorry, Gigi! ^_^;) A fangirl or fanboy is a person who likes certain things a great deal, essentially a more intense version of a fan. Cosplay is the short form for costume play, a term which anime fans use instead of "dressing up". Think Halloween, but no candy, but a lot of photos.

[Monday, September 2, 2002 | 11:44 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: The Pillows - Little Busters]

I finally finished the bloody cake and the chocolate mousse. In your face, Procrastination and Laziness! ^_^

P and L will probably get their revenge later. I'm quite sure of that.

Finished QaF second season finale. Since I'd read the summary of it online already, it wasn't exactly surprise surprise. Fawning!Ted irritates me as much as it frightens Emmett. And poor Brian. He does it everytime, just like the birthday party he threw for Michael. He does something that seems deliberately spiteful and harmful, but really, it's something sincere and for the person's benefit.

I should start installing a FTP client and uploading pictures, etc. to my account on iam.sketchy.ca, since Ivan was so kind enough to set it up before he left for Waterloo.

Too lazy. XD

My textbooks have arrived. *keels over at the cost* THEY'RE SO FUCKING EXPENSIVE!!! I'm taking one less course from last year and the total is $150 more! I know they're different courses, but really!

*sends out vibes to school's computer scheduling program* I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year. I will have a double spare this year.

I'm honestly hoping that my gym class will be exactly next to my spare, so when the time comes for it to end, I will have a double spare for the latter half of the year, but have another spare on the other day. ^_^

Okay, let's see my courses for this year...AP Calc (dead), Philosophy (dead), West and the World (dead), English 12 (so dead as I'm already in my grave), Economics (dead), and half credit gym (nearly dead from exhaustion). Pretty much, I'm screwed since these all count towards my 6 OACs. I don't have much faith in my abilities and I will have a lot of distractions during the year.

Damn you PS2! Damn you Sony! Damn you for getting GTA:VC, DMC2, Evolution Skateboarding, Tony Hawk 4 and other fantastic games! Damn you SSX Tricky for making me want to actually accomplish something and unlock everything instead of using cheat codes! Damn you GTA3 for making yourself so bloody fun just to go around randomly and run people over and for your cheat codes which are so much fun!

And a half-hearted "damn you" to all my wonderful friends who will probably distract me during the school year with lots of IM'ing, birthdays, conversations and fun stuff. *hinthint*

Should go to sleep. Probably will not. Hehehe. XD

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[Monday, September 2, 2002 | 08:27 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: FF9 - Melodies of Life (Japanese)]

There is something to be said about plowing your way through the last 13 episodes of Noir at 12 midnight. I said "WTF?" a lot. And I was certainly puzzled by most of it, in fact, I still don't understand it, since I was half-asleep at the time. The yuri bits were..."interesting". And that's all I'm saying.

Beginning on Yami no Matsuei, not finishing it until the end of September or so, I'm guessing. I'm lazy like that. It's ok so far, the manga still kicks its ass. Hisoka is so cute, I wanna huggle him, but he sounds so girly. (I know he has a female seiyuu.) I want Tsuzuki and Hisoka plushies now. YnM anime is slightly cheesy, but not as bad as Saiyuki. The subs are much better than Saiyuki thankfully.

[Spoilers for YnM anime/manga - highlight]

Did Muraki rape Hisoka that night when he put the curse on him? It looked pretty compromising and non-con in the anime.

"I can now READ the sounds of Hisoka being molested by Muraki. Go Me!" *lol* Ahhh...the wonders of self-taught Japanese. ^_^ Hmmm...I really must re-check the YnM manga to see those sounds and the ecchi/sukebe words hentai Muraki uses to proposition Tsuzuki.

Muraki is very frightening now. Before watching the first few episodes of the anime, he was just a perverted sadistic villain bent on revenge. Now, he's a shotakon pervert. Forget the villain bent on revenge part, the first part squicks me. >.<

Oh no. Now I'll begin a YnM obesssive phase. This is not a good thing. Must...find...fics...

No social blogging, since I'm lazy and I still have a cake to bake, chocolate mousse to make, and QaF to watch. I'm feeling lazy...got work tomorrow. >.<

*bounces on chair* *sounds of squeakage* I need a new chair. The cushion on this chair is already warped. Preferably, I would like the black Verskham(?) chair from IKEA with arm rests. Swivelly...

[Sunday, September 1, 2002 | 01:18 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: Thievery Corporation - 2001 Spliff Odyssey]

I have lost the art of being able to keep myself awake until 6 am. Damnit...this will not bode well for the all-nighters I know I'll have to pull later.

It is an hour and twenty-eight minutes into September 2003. Kill me now.

Only good thing about September is that I can get high school over with that much quicker, but do I really want that?

I'm going to stop myself before I launch into a raging philosophical rant in which I question myself, my future and my abilities to the point where I'll feel utterly dejected, depressed and be unable to sleep for hours. Sometimes, I wonder if I'll end up with no job or worst of all, a job which I loathe, but keep on doing because I'm too used to it and don't want change. I have no idea of what I really want to do, just vague ideas and more concrete doubts if I'll be good for anything and end up a broken mess at 30 with nowhere to go but down.

...feck. Already started thinking about it. I hate it when I get like this.

Greg, what's happening on Friday? Time, transportation, etc? ISA members only or are reps of the schools allowed to come too? (And nice haircut. =D You look like Enishi with those glasses in that pic that Mage took.)

Ivan, have fun at Waterloo! Drink safely, exercise that swiping arm, and give your laptop some TLC before you start "testing" it. XD

Jadesche. The girls who drew my Chibi!Cloud for me. XD *hugs pic blissfully*

[Saturday, August 31, 2002 | 08:39 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: The Pillows - One Life]

I have QaF second season finale in my room. I will watch it tonight. I will see Ethan/Justin-ness. Lethe, thank you so much, especially for winding it to where it begins. =D Tonight will be slash/yaoi/yuri implications (or not) night. QaF, Yami no Matsuei, R.O.D. OVA and Noir Part 2. I've already finished Saiyuki TV and Saiyuki Requiem.

I don't like anime Saiyuki, movie or tv. They both 5uxx0r. It was so bloody cheesy by the end I was drowning in the stench of cliched, overly deep conversation. But I think most of my dislike stems from the subtitles, which were perfectly horrid. They read like Yoda most of the time or some horribly stilted conversation and insert words which have no place at all in there. >_< I loff the manga much more.

That's what comes out of buying HK subs. *sigh* Get to submit myself to YnM's possibly bad subs and Noir's as well. Which reminds me, did I lend Noir Part 1 to anyone? It seems to be missing...

To buy LCD or not to buy, that is the question. My sister's now pressuring me to buy one after saying, "I don't give a fuck whether you want one or not!" Quite amusing. ^_^

I have finished organizing my manga and anime. Yes! I've put a load of stuff into "storage", my older shoujo manga phonebooks (HtY, Ribon, Margaret), Ranma 1/2 and GW Chinese manga, old artbooks I used to like, like Gundam Wing, Slayers, Lost Universe, and Shoujo Kakumei Utena and Slayers, Utena, Weiss Kreuz and Basara fansubs. If anyone wants stuff like that, contact me please and I can sell it to you at a cheap price.

My bookshelves are so neat now. =D I have shoujo/yaoi on one side, then shounen, anime and artbooks on the other. Fuuma/Kamui handcuffs poster...I loff my room. XD

[Friday, August 30, 2002 | 09:27 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Blur - Song 2]

The first shipment of my manga and anime from HK has arrived.

XXXXXXXXXDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

I'm happy. ^_______________________________________^

Was thinking of buying a 15" Sony LCD monitor until you warned me. Thank you. I'm definitely re-thinking about buying one now, but I mainly want to get one because it'll conserve some space on my desk since I have a massive 19" tube one. But then again, I'll have to get a laptop for uni a year later. However, I will need to pay at least $400 for my half of the price. Gah, need to think it over...

I'm staying up to watch the rest of Saiyuki, FB, R.O.D., and read my Hikaru no Go and my precious, precious Shaman King. Hurray for s-ai implications! ^_^

I loff my Backgammon artbooks. And Kizuna. And Poison Artbook. And One Piece. And Yami no Matsuei. And Yorozuya Toukaido Honpo (Hurray for even more s-ai implications!) Gah, I loff all my manga. ^________^

...I just realized I do not have enough shelf space for these things...

[Friday, August 30, 2002 | 01:02 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: Goo Goo Dolls - Two Days in February]

Dani aka Guy in Suit. ph34r his l337 DDR/ParaPara 5k1ll5! And read his blog. Go on, go on...

Just fyi, I'm in a major yaoi fangirl phase right now. I may not be:
a) comprehendible
b) intelligible
c) bearable
d) sensible
e) vaguely normal

Then again, I'm hardly a - e during other times, am I? *snrks*

LCD monitors cost a lot. >.< 15" ones are ok, but 18" ones want to drain your of all your cash and laugh at you maniacally. ;_; Too much. I'm now used to fairly large monitors and a 15" is affordable, but would be like "Has everything shrunk?" and 18" is Empty Bank Account for at least six months. Gah...

[Thursday, August 29, 2002 | 10:56 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Tilt - Invisible]

My internet's being a bitch. It goes up and down, up and down, up and down at the most random of times right now. Fecking shite piece of bloody crap.

I may be getting a beautiful, black LCD monitor. And I may become bankrupt after that. I will pay half, my parents will pay the other half. Lucky! ^_^

Lots of CN Anime pics here. And, birdy, remember the "Got Wang?" t-shirt guy? I think he's the webmaster of this site...

[Thursday, August 29, 2002 | 07:06 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Nobuo Uematsu - Liberi Fatali]

Wordspy. They have not added 'asshat' or 'gimp' to this list. >_>

RIAA hacked. ^_^ I shouldn't be smiling, right? ^__________________________^ Oh well, I like smiling at this news too much.

Amuse Me! I like. *grins*

Six days until the world comes crashing down...

[Wednesday, August 28, 2002 | 09:07 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Metal Gear Solid - The Best is Yet to Come]

*grovels in front of Lethe* Yes, I would love to borrow it! ^_^ Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! But I don't know if Ivan could actually get it for me. Which leads me to...

Ivan, could you please go over to Lethe's and get that tape for me? ^_^ I'll (as in really) lend you GT3. That is, if you're actually reading my blog. And not too lazy to do it before you leave for Waterloo. Please? Please? Please? ^_^

I truly truly truly wish that were true. If they actually had cracked the Matrix: Reloaded, I'd be crying into my manga out of joy right now.

I think the Matrix: Reloaded and Revolutions commercial is utter shite. 2003, the fecking bastards. *grumbles*

Swipe their heads off! Disturbing, but fun! ^_^

Which Saiyuki boy are you?
Take the Saiyuki Quiz at anime-doll.com

School is beginning in one week.

Someone please help me fake my death and report to my school and family that I'm am truly deceased. I will let you have unlimited access to my anime, manga, and music collection as well as my precious copy of Gackt's "Vanilla" Live video. I will also include a large half-drunk bottle of gin.

C'mon people! Booze and imported Japanese stuff! What can be better?

Chibi!Yuuto: Besides half-naked dancing girls?

I don't specialize in that kind of entertainment. Half-naked dancing boys, yes, girls, no.

Chibi!Yuuto: Damn.

Chibi!Seishirou: Would Subaru be included in this harem of half-naked dancing boys?

...Yes.

Chibi!Seishirou: *smiles* Excellent.

Chibi!Subaru: WHAT THE FUCK?

Shut up, angsty pretty boy. It's my life.

Chibi!Subaru: It's mine too!

You're Chibi!Subaru, not Subaru. You are a figment of my imagination, modified from the original Subaru. Therefore you're mine. And Seishirou's. ^_^

Chibi!Seishirou: Shall we begin? *smiles*

You do know that I'm faking my death and not really dying right?

Chibi!Seishirou: Of course. *smiles*

On second thought, I'll stick with being alive.

Chibi!Seishirou: *smile fades*

But you can still keep Subaru though. *shoves Chibi!Subaru towards Chibi!Seishirou*

*Chibi!Seishirou disappears with Chibi!Subaru into the secluded corners of the bookcases* *loud noises start coming from that area*

[Tuesday, August 27, 2002 | 11:13 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Summon Night - For the Last Time]

I feel vaguely depressed. Not tired, but kind of bluesy right now. I noticed it when happy music was playing on my winamp and I was pressing "b" multiple times until I got too lazy and got stuck with this one.

Finished watching The Royal Tenenbaums. [Spoilers] That may have contributed to my mood right now. I liked it. It was eccentric and wonderfully so. The dysfunctionality of the Tenenbaums and the surrounding characters is portrayed very distinctly and it manages to focus on all of them and give us time to be sympathetic to not only just one person, but all. However, the main focus was on Royal's redemption and his reunion with his family. He really is a sonofvabitch, but he's a fun one and manages to redeem himself at the end. You can't help but get just a little teary at his death and chuckle at his self-written epitaph and think, "That is so him."

I like Margot and Richie the best out of all the characters. They interest me the most and their "love story" if you could call it that, is ironic, bittersweet, and it promises things and hope is never truly extinguished between them.

Now I'm being sentimental. It was a good movie and I liked it very much for all its idiosyncrasies and they made it even better overall.

Now I'm going to go drool over the Seishirou/Subaru wedding kimono picture that I finally have found during an TB/X fangirl conversation with Mage. Then perhaps I'll finish re-reading X Therapy and go to bed, which I ought to do.

...Or I could keep on reading the YoKen fic I have in the other window...

[Tuesday, August 27, 2002 | 07:44 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Bonnie Pink - You Are Blue, So Am I]

Whee! Just finished tacking up all my posters and I don't feel like I'm in a white-trimmed blue cell anymore. I just took some pictures of it, will post them up when I'm not so lazy to upload them.

*looks up above computer* XD I've got Sanzo/Goku and Gojyo/Hakkai posters there. ^____________________________^ Perfect inspiration for the moments when I'm on the computer.

[Tuesday, August 27, 2002 | 01:18 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Pretear - White Destiny]

CN Anime cosplay layout! Xiola has some piccies up of CN Anime as her layout, including the fantastic Duo/Heero cosplay pair who were the hit of the aftershow on Saturday. Hehehe...you know who they are...

[Tuesday, August 27, 2002 | 12:01 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Maaya Sakamoto - The Day The Wind Blows]

Look! Shirtless Sloane! And Sloane/Holden-ness is a definite bonus. ^_~

o_O The things one gets driven to do all because of the horror that is pop music. *shakes head sadly*

But in this case, it's a good thing. ^_^

"I'm not having sex with you, Fox." Flash will die a very painful death; Flash will die a very painful death; Flash will die a very painful death...

*points* Lookee! Ethan! ^_^

Which reminds me, does anyone have the last episode of second season of QaF US taped? I'll gladly grovel in front of you to borrow it for one or two glorious days. I never got to watch it. ;_; Now I have a terrible longing for QaF third season...

[Monday, August 26, 2002 | 11:59 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Bonnie Pink - That's Just What You Are]

Oh my god, I love Tennis no Oujisama (The Prince of Tennis) now. Read the first chapter of the manga and it's enormously amusing beyond belief. It's so damn cheesy and follows the formula of "sport" manga and anime perfectly. I love it!

I need a plushie Karupin to add to my anime/manga kitty collection. She can be TennisBall!Kitty or Sleepy!Kitty.

And the only two reasons why I'm reading it is because it's a) amusing and b) has great yaoi potential.

Now I really wonder why I read shounen manga in the first place...

[Monday, August 26, 2002 | 12:31 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Bonnie Pink - Take Me In]

I have realized con-going takes more energy than studying for exams. I'm still exhausted and apathetic and sad. School is simply looming in the not so distant future and I'm not too enthusiastic to go back.

I think we're going to set up a con report page and post pictures from the con on it (we have a lot, especially Yoshi and Kitch) and perhaps have a report from each of us on it. I've yet to upload the pics, but that'll have to wait for tomorrow when I actually go to work to get the cord.

Lethe: Yes, let us be glad for rampant sex maniacs like Gackt doing his stuff on stage for us. *goes and re-watches the Vanilla Live video* ^_^

More detailed re-caps on the way later when I can muster up more energy and feel like less of a pathetic tosser.

[Sunday, August 25, 2002 | 10:37 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Frou Frou - Breathe In]

Lots and lots to blog about today. Social blogging, as well as tons of things related to CN Anime and random stuff.

Random stuff first.

This did happen. Ivan, remember the artist in Artist's Alley who asked us if the Totoro was actually a Pokemon? I almost didn't want to give him the Totoro to hug.

I have corrupted people into liking Arcana! Rain, Kim and Lethe all like it. ^_^ Arcana will own you! Scary lady... Follow the phermones, Dom, follow the phermones! (and glomp/kiss/jump Holden!) ^_^

Cursed Moons. New manga. Have read only first page and already am sucked in.

Sluggy's 5th anniversary! The first webcomic I ever read and now I can barely keep track of what webcomics/manga I should read each day.

Asshat, gimp, and adding -ness to nearly every word I say is my new gimmick. I hope this will go away when school begins. And I hope my textbooks also come before school starts because I'm just getting a little uneasy that my books haven't arrived yet and I placed my order at the beginning of July.

Hand Puppet Theatre. *shrieks with laughter*

Psycho Fangirls. I want to join very badly because it is so me.

And to prove how much of a yaoi fangirl I really am:

What (yaoi) anime pairing are you?
this quiz was made by Eike and Mirai

Kubo-chan and Tokitou-kun~! ^_^ *hugs*

What Natural Disaster are you? Take the quiz!

Social blogging!

CN Anime con-goers: Good fun, wasn't it? And quite, quite memorable as well.

Rain: ^_^ You do know that is one of the best compliments I have ever received, right? And I don't think Caine is gay; he likes Az, right?

Kim: You like Arcana! Yay! ^_^

Lethe: I discussed the Gackt question with a jrock-lover at CN Anime and she said he's a sex maniac. He apparently likes people thinking he's bisexual, but basically "he's a pervert", as quoted from the artist/jrock-lover I asked. But the question of his sexual orientation is still in the dark.

Mage: I got pics of both Keith and Danny doing ParaPara, DDR and Dance Dance Maniac! Danny's...wow. He's absolutley amazing and we even got some 15-second films of him doing ParaPara and DDR! ^_^ Ivan'll send them to you, hopefully.

Next, con report. Today was relatively tame compared to yesterday. I woke up at 9:30, falling off my bed in this kind of overly energetic manner that had nothing to do with energy and everything to do with "Crap, I'm late!" which I was actually not. Anyway, I felt hungover even though I didn't drink a drop of anything alcoholic last night, but somehow, I ended up with a slight headache and feeling absolutely drained of energy. Now that I look back, I nearly acted drunk off my arse at the after cosplay "show". I know how I will act when I am drunk and that involves a lot of fangirl-ism, laughing, spontanity, and general craziness.

Met up with Ivan at Finch, napped most of the way to Union, went to con centre still feeling "hungover". Didn't feel like doing much, but still hung around the centre until 5 pm for some reason. During that time, I bought a Saiyuki poster, one Bonnie Pink CD, and one FB and one One Piece! mini-poster. Plus I commissioned a chibi!Cloud pic from a group called...er...Amarathine or something. (Is this your friend's group, Greg?) Excellent work and well worth $8. *squee* I love it and it's all mine! MINE MINE MINE!!!

Ok, I'll stop now, but it's my first time commissioning someone to do a picture for me. ^_^ *squee*

Besides buying, I actually met and got to know a lot of new people, mainly Mage's cosplay friends, Keith, Danny, Daniell(a)?, and Jay. Danny is The Guy In The Suit and very very cool and very very good at rhythm/music games. He is good at DDR. But they were all really cool and nice and I honestly hope I get to see them at the next con! (hopefully, AN 2003, but doubtful)

Plus, I actually brought my sis's digital camera with me today, but only had about 30 mins of battery left on it. -_-; I got pics of X cosplayers, the same ones from yesterday doing Subaru and Seishirou, Kisa and Louise, but today they did Arashi and Yuzuriha. (In lovely costumes as usual.) There was a Kamui or Fuuma looking quite tired, but I unfortunately don't know her name. I can't believe Kisa and Louise actually managed to do 4 costumes for CN Anime. That's quite a lot for 3 days of con and they were all so amazing! I also got two pics of Gravitation cosplayers doing hilarious stuff. Pushing Yuki onto a street in front of the "Chunky Fries" hot dog truck was priceless. ^_^

Now that I look back, this day was tamer, but still as colourful and fulfilling as the last two days. I met some great people, got good pics (little late though) and got some good stuff. It was amazing and the best con I've been to so far. I really wish I could go to other cons in other places, but I'll save that for when I have enough money for road trips, plane rides and renting hotel rooms and am old enough not to worry my parents about me going to strange new places with "strangers".

This year's con was the first con that I actually went to all the days and the most memorable and best so far. I am such a fangirl, but hey, a lot of other people are also fangirls/boys too! My respect for cosplayers and their efforts and confidence has risen to incredibly high levels. I have met some incredibly amazing, cool people who I'd love to meet again, but probably will never have the chance to or will very far in the future because they live in places other than Toronto. I'm sad that CN Anime had to end because it has been one of the most frenetic, energetic, amazing, fabulous times of my life. I'm drained, but very very happy, nonetheless. I'll probably write more stuff about it later, when I'm less incapacitated and more eloquent and comprehensible, but now, I'd honestly like to collapse.

And if I don't blog, that means I have died/am suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning from the paint fumes in my house. And this time I'm really not kidding because the CO detector in my house has went off four times already.

[Saturday, August 24, 2002 | 11:10 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: DiGi Charat - Party Night (Hyper ParaPara Version)]

I thought yesterday was the most fun I've ever had.

I have never been so wrong in my life.

Today was indescribably amazing, stupendously wonderful and utterly fantastic. I will run out of adjectives to describe it but it was basically damn good.

To begin, I bought a Bus Gamer pencil board, a poor substitute for the actual manga, but pwetty art and it's Minekura Kazuya! ^_^ Also got three Saiyuki pins, Homura, Goku and Sanzo plus three buttons with weird/cynical sayings. I lost the TB manga set though...*sigh* But it was $99 and I only had $100 and I did need bus fare to get back to Finch. Someone bought it before I could beg bus fare from a friend.

birdy came today, which was fun and sad since she leaves for Bermuda tomorrow. I gave her her present anyway plus card.

The AMV was cool. I liked the Furuba one (Yuki!) and the Kenshin one absolutely r0xx0r3d. However, Miller and Peter sat behind us trying to "appease" and insult us all at the same time. I dearly wished to staple their gobs shut. However, that is unpleasantness and there were only two incidents of unpleasantness today and I will forget about them. Hopefully.

Gave stuff to Mage. She liked. ^_^

Mage also cosplayed. She's pretty avid about cosplaying. She was a FFX character today plus Megumi from Gatekeepers for the Masquerade and yesterday she was someone from Tokyo Underground. Not quite sure who, but she was cool! ^_^v

*fangirl squeal* The TB cosplayers (Hokuto and Subaru) from yesterday, Kisa and Louise, did Seishirou and Subaru in wedding kimono today! (The picture of S x S both with bandages around their eyes entwined in threads in beautifully drawn kimono. I'm trying to find a wallpaper of that again since I deleted it some time ago. If anyone has it, please inform me of its location. 1024 x 768 if possible please.) Their webpage is TokyoBoom. They're definitely cool. And they have blogs and they blog about yaoi and cosplaying. That is a good thing. XD

And I found out they know Xiola, who I respect highly for her liking IniD, Gackt, and yaoi-y things. I think she was at CN Anime as Nataku and I saw her at the food court when the SMA ppl were gathering for lunch. I want to snap her pic. I missed my chance...;_;

TB/X yaoi cosplay. My life is much closer to completion now. ^_^

Cosplay was the main event today. It was worth it even though we waited nearly two hours in line doing it in shifts and the thing lasted 2 1/2 hours. We heckled the MC, the costumes were cool, and much slashy/yaoi-y goodness there was. ^_^ There were low points and a lot of high points, but the end of the cosplay absolutely r0xx0r3d. It was after it was let out and cosplayers began letting others have closeup pics of them and a Duo female cosplayer put up a sign "Will Yaoi For Fangirl" like yesterday's Tsuzuki and Hisoka. She had done a skit with a duplicated evil!Duo and a Heero in chains (Heero-uke!) before and there was a "Kill Duo" campaign skit which included the Boycott Bishonen Campaign as well. The lines were drawn.

The Heero in chains started taking "donations" and in return, the pics got racier and racier. I'm talking mock spanking, snogging, etc. Then they started getting the spectators and the photo-takers to participate. Threesomes and foursomes began to emerge with even racier stuff. There was even some actually yuri kissing. Greg, Ivan and I all got roped into getting pictures taken with them. ^_^ The Duo and the Heero (female and male respectively) were really excellent and tolerant of the whole thing and found it hilarious. They were the unofficial hit of the "aftershow" in my opinion.

It was absolutely wild and when the "Kill Duo" campaign head jumped in...wow. Generally, it was a madhouse and the most bloody fun I've had ever. I hate to use that trite phrase but really, "you had to be there". It was hilariously amazing and just fantastic and crazy beyond belief. My throat is still sore from cheering everyone on.

There was a lot of yaoi stuff at CN Anime and I'm really surprised, but I didn't participate much last year, so I can't really compare.

To sum it up again, today was beyond amazing. I'm still high on natural happiness and my throat's still sore from shrieking from fangirl-ness. I don't think I can go to sleep tonight. I love today. ^_^And I have the most terrible longing for X and TB manga. Not the crappy translations by TokyoPop (monumentally evil gobshites), but the real Japanese stuff from Asuka. And I'm stuck in Toronto. -_-

Yoda's wang. I'm seriously disturbed by this. VERY disturbed.

*jaw drops* I want this. *bangs head against wall* I want this. Really really badly. *cries* It's gone...Harry x Snape.

All right, I've resolved an issue for next year's CN Anime and possibly, if I'm terribly lucky to get to go, Anime North. I will get a t-shirt printed with "I'm a Yaoi Fangirl and I like boys with boys. ^_~" or "YAOI: boy x boy relationship. Classic acronym: yama-nashi, ochi-nashi or ima-nashi - plotless. New acronym: Yamete! Oshita ga Itai! - Ouch! My butt hurts." I think I posted about it a while ago and I'll list all the pairings I like, hopefully in full name form, on the back of the t-shirt. I think I'd scare some people, including Greg, but the self-satisfication of that would be very high.

I'm so sketchy and random right now I'm surprised I can type. I haven't blogged about half the stuff that happened and is noteworthy, just what leaps to the mind. Remember, 12 hours of CN Anime, little food, a decent amount of Jolt Cola, and yaoi fangirl-inducing stuff. It can happen to anyone.

I really shouldn't be blogging now...

[Saturday, August 24, 2002 | 12:38 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: Hirose Koumi - Search-Light]

Artistic Stuff is back up! YESSSS! Brilliant wallpaper, an absolute treasure trove.

I've been skin and wallpaper binging. I am such a graphics/pretty pictures whore...

[Friday, August 23, 2002 | 10:56 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Sun Yan Zi - Leave CD]

*takes deep breath* Damn good day today. Bloody good. ^_________________________^ This has been the best CN Anime Expo so far. It was an amazing day, the most fun I've had in a long time. It was bloody good fun and crazy at times too.

Met up with Kim, Kitch, Yoshi, Vorpal, Greg, Mage and Mage's friend Keith at CN Anime. The lines were enormous, but it was actually kind of fun in them. Yoshi brought his Totoro and I wrote a sign saying, "Pet the Totoro. $5 Neko-Kyou Plushie $1" No one paid and no one petted. >_> But tomorrow, we're going to have a lot of plushies there and do a plushie tag team battle. Gray Totoro and Blue Totoro against Neko-Kyou and Kuroneko. ^_^ That's for starters.

I also met some new people, one girl who's going to McMaster this coming September who's into yaoi. ^_^ Hope I can bump into her again. Then three other people, one who's called Dana and the other two...er...not sure. I'll be sure to ask their names tomorrow. She likes Saiyuki. ^_^ There's a lot of nice people at CN Anime.

Lots of cosplayers, I borrowed Kitch's or Yoshi's camera to take pics. To mention a few, Tokyo Babylon, Angel Sanctuary, Trigun, Yami no Matsuei (Will yaoi for fangirl. Priceless, my most prized photo and the thing that made my day. And it was early in the day too.), Final Fantasy, gah, can't remember the others, but there were a lot. There was a guy with a gunblade! ^________^ Oh and Chobits. Practically every girl dressed up as Chi. -_- I'm kind of sick of Chobits now.

As for the stuff I bought...er...I cleaned my wallet out entirely. A lot of money gone in a single day. -_- I thought I bought everything I needed in Hong Kong, but that apparently isn't true. I'll have a lot less money tomorrow. A lot less.

Manga - Stigma by Minekura Kazuya *hugs* and Sweet vs Home by Abe Miyuki *massive hugs*

Posters - One Piece and two Saiyuki

One Dante Sketch by a very talented artist.

One Kuroneko plushie.

And the final purchase of the day that cost me my last $50 but bus fare and one iced cap, five Saiyuki UFO dolls! I have Sanzo, Goku, Hakkai, Gojyo and Kougaiji. ^_^ Well worth the empty feeling.

And my face hurts from grinning so much. I'm indescribably happy right now.

My walls are blue. ^_^v

Must go read my manga. I now have 559 volumes and 112 titles. *moogle dance*

Yeah, I'm kind of naturally high right now. ^_____^

[Thursday, August 22, 2002 | 09:34 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Bonnie Pink - Thinking Of You]

All my stuff in my room is now moved to the very centre, away from the walls and it is certainly weird using my computer on a stool with two large gray bookcases full of manga and anime ready to topple over you if you so much as sneeze.

And did I mention the paint fumes? This is bloody toxic and probably killing a load of brain cells. I'm sure this'll keep from passing AP Calc next year.

Chibi!Legato: Are you sure it won't be your laziness?

*punts Chibi!Legato back into box* Get back in there.

Sketchy-ness. Ivan's page. Work in progress, much sketchiness abounds. The blogs of Vorpal, Rain, birdy, and Kitch will be hosted there eventually.

CN Anime tomorrow. I might be cosplaying on Saturday. MIGHT. In part of my school uniform as some sort of made-up magical girl armed with my trusty neko-Kyou and nezumi-Yuki fans and a neko-Kyou plushie to rid the world of evil and injustice, blahblahblah...

No, I won't have a mildly titillating transformation sequence, sukebe.

My HK stuff is arriving tomorrow and I won't be there to greet with open arms. ;_; Oh well, I must console myself with a load of anime goods ready to be bought and hugged to death upon purchase. Oh yeah, and my friends. Can't forget them. ^_~

I WAS A GIFTED CHILD
i had my niche.
intelligent. creative. or artistic.
what kind of child were you?
(brought you by april)

[Wednesday, August 21, 2002 | 06:35 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Sloan - If It Feels Good Do It]

*yawn* Spent last night reading new webcomics. V.g., but I'm sleepy...

Target. Lovely art, bordering on SD/chibi-ness. Interesting so far...

Another Boring Day. Amusing and slashy. My favourite comic in it so far is the one where Derren debates his sexual orientation in an irritatingly indecisive manner (DENIAL!) and Jackie retorts, "So what are you? Gay Lite?" *snickers*

And my favourite of the new ones I have found, Arcana. Beautiful art, involving story, intricate web of characters, and enough bishonen and that touch of angst to make it worth getting four hours of sleep for. ^_^

Okay, change in plans for CNAnime. Meeting at Finch at 1:00, then we go down the line to pick up ppl and should end up at Union at 2. Early is just a little better and we can always amuse ourselves by...doing whatever.

Please tell me people are actually reading my blog and know about the plans for CN Anime. Anyone?

I think I have to call people now to tell them about it. >_> Damn this laziness...

[Tuesday, August 20, 2002 | 08:14 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: The Pillows - Carnival]

My whole house is getting painted and I'm high from the paint fumes already. Whee!

Chopping Block, the tale of a serial killer and his various escapades told with deliciously dark macabre humour. Bloody hilarious, but not for the faint of heart or those without a sense of humour. My favourite is the N'sync one because I really wish someone could actually do that. ^_^ Read it.

ZEN. A Shaman King site by Ruaki. Art. Amazing. HoroRen. 'Nuff said.

Rhysenn's lj. Author of much HP fanfiction and Irresistible Poison, the first HP fic I read and is still not finished. Argh. >_>

Thursday will be the day when some of my HK stuff will get here. ^_^ It's also the day when my room gets painted and I'll get kicked out for two days at the very least. I'll just console myself with reading Shaman King and Hikaru no Go and watching the rest of Saiyuki. Had to take off all my posters. My room looks so empty...

[Monday, August 19, 2002 | 06:54 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: The Calling - Adrienne]

Got bitten by a mosquito today. So if you don't hear anything from me for the next week, I might have come down with West Nile. Not kidding.

Tissue-san. Hello Kitty was all right. Qoo was pushing it. This will take some getting used to.

Work 5uxx0r5 as it separates me from my beloved PS2 and GTA3 and makes me fall asleep while staring into space. And the coffee there is nearly decaffeinated. >.<

[Sunday, August 18, 2002 | 10:33 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Kudo Shizuka - Kirara]

*sigh* Kinda depressed. Don't know why.

School's coming. Two or three weeks off. Don't want to face it because I know that it will be the most stressful months of my life so far. ISUs, term projects, university applications, pressure on marks, articles to write/edit, etc. I'm trying not to think about it, but it's not working. ARGH!

Maybe if I watch Kodomo no Omocha, it'll go away.

CN Anime Expo. Er...I think I'm the "organizer".

It's at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre North (not the shiny new one, it's the old one) on Front Street. You take the subway to Union, then walk on the Skywalk to it or on Front Street towards the direction of Skydome until you see it. It's not missable. It starts on Friday at 4 pm, but it's advisable to get there at 2 or 3 to get tickets because the line for Registration itself is incredibly long much less the one to get into the con itself, which is another story.

As for meeting times, I'm at a loss, since I know some people can't come on Friday or have to later because of work, so I'm not sure if people want to arrive there at the very beginning. But some good stuff will be snatched up if you're not there at the beginning, so...*shrugs*

So far, I think we should meet at subway stations. For people who use Finch, we should meet around 1:30, then go down to Davisville or any other stations, pick up others, then go to Union all together. We should arrive around 2:30 (hopefully), register, then wait for the con to open and hopefully when we get there the line won't be too long.

It's sketchy at the moment, but if anyone has any objections, raise them please. Con registration for three days and access to everything is $40. *wince* I know, it's steep, but if you want to, you share with a friend when you know you won't go all days.

Early day tomorrow...ugh...wanna sleep through the rest of the year and then wake up to summer 2003...

[Saturday, August 17, 2002 | 11:10 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: move - Super Sonic Dance]

Happy Birthday, langey-chan! ^________________________^

Today's langey-chan's bday. Went to her party. I like langey's "giftees". It was fun and langey nearly screamed my ear off when I gave her her present, Kanon plushies. Kim's card was cute and her and birdy ended up giving langey the same present bought at exactly at the same place around the same day and time. ^_^

Also had welcome back party for kitch. Also fun, watched xXx, humiliated myself at DDR, played motorcycles and Virtua Fighter 4, ate dinner. ^_^ Amazing what fun you can have at a simple Japanese restaurant with six other people.

Rain, Yoshi's younger sis. Got to meet her and actually talk to her today, as opposed to only meeting her at kitch's bday party.

Sohni, a friend of birdy, kitch, Yoshi, Vorpal, Rain and many more people. ^_^

Fling the Cow. Pointless, but fun. ^_^

Mini-Mizer. Play with Lego...not just for kids.

Tomorrow, P-mall with Greg, Yoshi, Kitch...hopefully some other people can drop by. I get to do my ParaPara debut in Toronto and do some DDM and Time Crisis. I've been missing that for weeks.

xXx was ok. Typical action movie, attempt at atypical character, and it failed utterly. Stunts were cool. ^_^ Insane Jump, $10 000! Yoshi made GTA3 references practically every five mins, and birdy smacked him for laughing when some guy on a snowmobile killed his comrade hanging on the end. And the cars scene....*drools*

Cars...beautiful. I want each and every one of them so badly. They were absolutely gorgeous. They made the whole movie with its bad script, "acting", and cliched plot bearable. I want them!

But of course, I don't have $15 million US to blow. So there goes that plan. ^_^

Need SSX Tricky and GTA3...

[Friday, August 16, 2002 | 08:29 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Gackt - Vanilla (Unplugged Version)]

Got SSX Tricky. Go me! ^_^

Got to work at 12:30 since my sis was too tired to get up until 12. Luckily, nepotism runs freely at my workplace and they "understand" my sister's rather erratic work schedule.

I finished 2nd Stage last night. Now I'm just going to go into yaoi fangirl mode. It's going to be annoying, irritating and downright gutter-ish at times. And massive spoilers for 2nd Stage.

Kyouichi - He so has a thing with Ryousuke. And yes, Kyouichi, you still have a Ryousuke complex. Fuck him and maybe it'll go away. If not, repeat numerous times until you feel like it has gone away. But other than that, he drives superbly. And I like LanEvos. ^_^

Ryousuke - Even more pimpin' than ever. Who dresses him? Because if I see another sweater slung around his shoulers in that fifty-something prep manner, I'll scream. Other that that, he's still cool and utterly brilliant. Analytical to a fault, he needs to loosen up and think about something else besides cars because he's getting asexual. And that's a very bad thing.

Keisuke - *muah* Love him, want to hug him. He's getting smarter, I like that. ^_^

Kenta - *laughing* awwwww...he's trying to be all "yeah, bitch, don't you come near my man!" to Wataru. He's kind of annoying, but I just feel sorry for him and his Crayola-orange car.

Itsuki - Poor Itsuki. He needs a hug. I'm not chanting "roadkill, roadkill" anymore when he comes onto the screen, which is a sign I'm getting to like him just a little bit.

Kazumi - I kind of like her. She should definitely, definitely drive. She can probably kick a few asses at drifitng.

Wataru - He needs to lose those bangs. And he needs to loosen up, but I like him. He's the kind of person who thinks other people have the worst opinion of him or are laughing at him. He probably has bad self-confidence and covers it with a tempermental, surly manner. He needs a hug.

Natsuki - Not as hateable as in 1st Stage, but still *coughslutcough* At least she broke it off with the sugar daddy in the Benz.

Takumi - He's no longer just a sleepy driver anymore. They're drawing his character out much better and he's more likeable. I wanna hug him. ^_^ And his car...*drools* Me wanna ride...

The art style changed a great deal in 2nd Stage. First Stage was a definite imitation of the manga-ka's style, but now it seems completely different. The race scenes are excellent and it's kind of cool how they show the inside of the car during the battle. (Now I know where Fast and the Furious ripped off their inside-the-car scene from...) They're still doing that infuriating thing of dividing races between several episodes. Yes, cliffhangers are occasionally good, but not when yaoi-crazy fangirls are watching some of their fave characters battle it out in a supposedly-het-but-really-slashy manner with fast, powerful cars which are just phallic symbols and a way to compensate for their *ahem*.

Off to watch Initial D 3rd Stage...

By the way, does anyone know if Gackt's gay? It's a monumentally idiotic question, but is he? The things he does on stage are questionable, but might be just fanservice.

Then again, there's the "dancing" during the Vanilla concert vid I have and that's a little bit too much fanservice...

[Thursday, August 15, 2002 | 12:22 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: NIKO - Night of Fire]

*still laughing* Just finished watching Initial D 2nd Stage episode 5. Oh my gawd, it's bloody hilarious! It's not meant to be funny, but it acheives such excellent humour that I burst out laughing every five seconds. Then again, I read into the yaoi implications, which makes it even more side-splittingly hilarious. I swear, the guys eye-fuck each other every five seconds. I thought there were s-ai implications in 1st Stage, but one episode of 2nd stage has more implications than all of 1st.

Yes, I'm thinking bad thoughts about Takumi and Kyouichi right now. ^_~ Please don't interrupt.

Chibi!Ryousuke: *growls* I'll interrupt. I thought Takumi was mine.

I still like Ryou/Taku, no worries. But Kyou/Taku is so...intense. I mean, of course, Kyouichi didn't provoke that reaction in Takumi, but him racing against Angry!Takumi was...wow...

Chibi!Kyouichi: Damn right. That boy is mine.

Chibi!Ryousuke: He's still mine. I had him in 1st Stage.

Chibi!Kyouichi: So now it's time for a change in ownership. He's mine now.

Chibi!Ryousuke: Mine.

Chibi!Kyouichi: Mine.

Chibi!Ryousuke: Mine.

Chibi!Kyouichi: Mine.

Both Chibis: *manly testosterone-laden growling noises and glares*

Chibi!Takumi: *thumps them both over the head* Bastards! *stalks off*

Takumi looks kinda prettyboy in 2nd Stage...he could actually pass as a bishonen with just a little stretching of the imagination now. I think. And Angry!Takumi is...amazing. If that's how he's like when he's provoked and angry...hehehehe... ^_^

And my subtitles r0xx0rs for 2nd Stage! They're actually comprehensible, understandable English for once. Thank you whoever checked over grammar and spelling! *weeps with joy*

[Wednesday, August 14, 2002 | 05:57 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Basement Jaxx - Rendez-vu]

Me want. And I'm very happy for Megatokyo.

This is cool.

Me kinda want.

Some of the stuff that I bought in HK should be arriving next week. ^______________________________________________^

Shaman King, Naruto, and most importantly, Hikaru no Go. Never got to finish reading it. Some shoujo, shounen and yaoi, and some more anime. I'm not too sure which shipment it's in, but I've got Saiyuki Part 2, so I can finish watching the damn TV series at the very least, if not the manga (Vol. 10 hasn't been released *sigh*) Higuri You Poison artbook. Stunning, beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, marvelous, amazing artwork. And I think the Backgammon artbooks plus a few others I picked up are in it too. Can't wait to re-read everything! ^_^ Which reminds me, I need to make space for them on my shelves...

Villainy.org is not working. Yoshi said something about this, but wtf is with it? Can't read blogs...

[Tuesday, August 13, 2002 | 10:47 p.m.]
[Theme muzak: Vertical Horizon - We Are]

*collapses into chair* My feet hurt. Ow.

Spent 7 hours standing on my feet at the CGTA show and helping people. I know the power of a PDA now. They have scanners. *giggles madly* Scanning barcodes is fun...

Some customers were nice, some were obtusely bitchy and some...gah. Total idiots. If something's attached to the hanging and you need to compare an item that's relatively small and unattached, like plastic berries with it, bring the unattached item to it. Don't try to pull the whole damn ceiling on everyone by tugging at the attached ribbons, please.

Something Awful: Getting to Know Your DDR Dancers. True, but they have ignored most of the Asian contingent. You want expert DDR dancers? Go to an arcade with Chinese people. They will kick arse at DDR like no one else's business. Then again, there are those insanely good white guys who pose and freestyle so much on Frenzy Mode it's amazing they actually pass the stages.

[Tuesday, August 13, 2002 | 01:29 a.m.]
[Theme muzak: Seatbelts - Rush]

Not a bad day, but I am yet again, incredibly tired. Got four hours sleep, stared at various screens for about fifteen hours (TV, computer, digital camera), and I think I'm even more nearsighted than before. Or at the very least, more likely to go blind later in life. My eyes really hurt; six straight hours of GTA3 isn't exactly smart after a day of reading computer screens.

Finished the first stage of GTA3. Got to Staunton Island. ^_^ Doesn't sound much, but I'm a casual and arcade gamer more than anything else so I'm not obsessive about finishing something, especially a game like GTA3, which provides more hours of amusement by doing essentially nothing than anything else. I think I spent too much time in the taxis, but I got the Borgnine Taxi! (Picked up 200-ish customers in Portland alone and made lots of money.) It's sweet; it's blood-red, got spikes in the front and back and drives like a bloody dream. The handling on it is perfect for me; the other fast cars are too senstive when you use on the handling cheat. Leaping cars are fun. ^_^

In hopes that birdy or Yoshi will read this, can I come on Friday? I come bearing presents and my possible humilation at DDR and/or ParaPara...

Chibi Harem: *snickers* DDR...

Shaddup.

Chibi!Legato: *perched on top of computer* This will be priceless. Her...DDR...hahahahahahaha...

Aren't you supposed to be a silent, softspoken, melancholic psychopath who doesn't laugh?

Chibi!Legato: I'm breaking character for now because I can't resist picturing you doing DDR and ParaPara.

Chibi!Knives: Ditto here. Since we're all breaking character... *jumps Chibi!Legoto*

Oh bloody hell! You're all horny bastards!

...On second thought, this makes for nice yaoi fanfiction...

Greg: I'm an odd jobs person. I do this and that, computers, laminating, photocopying, typing, taking photos, etc. Sorry, I don't think I can get you a job. They're not looking for people right, but as my parents practice nepotism, I only work there because I'm family.

The B-Movie That Suits Me Is: Mr. Vampire: Hong Kong, like Hollywood, is not known for creativity. Although similar to A Chinese Ghost Story, this movie is unique in many ways. Well written and played out, this funny horror is a true treat. Find out which b-movie suits you.

I have a strong suspicion that I have actually watched this...

Am I The Greatest Song In The World? Nay: I am but a tribute to the greatest song in the world! Are you the greatest song in the world?

Book Worm Meter for verite

Shut In 71% . . 29% Out Of The House Intellectual 95% . . 5% Moron High Attention Span 95% . . 5% Low Attention Span Bookitude 96% . . 4% Book Burner Book Worm 89.25% . . 10.75% Bug Stomper

Take your bookworm readings.

My Romance Meter

Optimist 50% . . 50% Cynic Close 23% . . 77% Distant Long Term 17% . . 83% Brief

What does my romance meter read?

I thought I'd be more cynical.

. . . What is my spectrum? I am blue: My main color is blue. I am a little bitter when people choose a blissfully ignorant aproach to life. I try to see things for the way they really are. . What is my spectrum?

Will verite Survive A Pit Match Against Clinton And Bush?

. 24% chance Bush would kill you. . 24% chance Clinton would kill you. . 33% chance he would sexually harass you. . 52% chance you would kill them.

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