This is...
Sherry-- with a new intro. I'm still often Ceri or Ameshi, and for now I'm still sixteen too and a junior in high school. But by February 18th cheery birthday bells will chime and I'll be seventeen, in hell, and not looking a day over ten as usual.

As you wouldn't like to know, I'm the cheerier sort--when I'm not drowning in sarcasm. It's a good combination for a world like this, ya know? But I'll be there to attempt to cheer you up too if you'd like, to make the world a better place. But in the mean time I'll be listening to Shounen Alice which I have stolen off Amy.

This here is...
A CG by me. And while this layout looks a lot like the last one I'm still mostly happy with it. The background image was stolen from this site, and while I have no permission and no affliation with this organization, the picture served my purpose well.

The picture and CG were edited/created with PhotoShop6 and the html was ripped off my last layout, which was created by me with the use of notepad. Do not steal, but please feel free to admire. =D

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And now to the archives...
Sept-Dec 2001
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June 2003
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Tuesday, February 10, 2004---05:50 p.m.

Mood: Tired. Just Tired.

[Topic] First Fullerton Official Rehearsal

Well, sort of. It was the first officially anyway, but we didn't really do much except for introductions since the copying machine was apparently out of paper (translation: no scripts and no rehearsal schedules) and one member had a water polo game (translation: missing person). Long sentence.

Also I discovered that we only have four members in our group because one person dropped. Huh. And we were given a vague summary of our script. It's sounding good. I like. ^^

The talking was kind of nice--though a bit awkward. We played the cockroach game, hugging, two truths and one lie, random three things about self, discussed sports/pets/video games/music(j-pop weeh!)/siblings... Random discussion. That's all I remember right now.

My directors this year just don't have the same pits of energy as my director last year (or my three directors the year before that o_O'), but I suppose it's alright since it's not CT. Energy is always good though.

Our next rehearsal, with scripts and all is on Thursday... This means I have to get my vocab and such done soon. ¬_¬'

[Topic] Feeling Tired

And I just don't know why. I took a three-hour nap yesterday after returning from chemistry and climbing Amy's window, so I shouldn't be tired. *Sigh* I am though. Feeling like not moving. Oh well.

[Topic] History Project

My life. My grade. My headache. The end.

[Farewellness]

Want new layout. Going to try for one by my birthday.

Wednesday, February 4, 2004---05:55 - 6:44 p.m.

Mood: Rant-ey

[Topic] Things people should not do while writing a story

This is all I.M.o.s.h.O (now to be known as "In My oh so humble Opinion") commentary and mostly applies to online fiction. Huh. How redundant. Anyway.

1. Including long excerpts of poetry, prose, or song lyrics: I believe a tidy quote or two brings in quite a lovely *har har* effect as much as anyone else who cares does. However, I find it quite irritating if a chapter consists more of quotes than actual original content. Why bother? A chunk of excess borrowed literature will not make a story any more attractive than it isn’t, or convince the reader that the author is any more intelligent for having read a few books. If one insists on including these excerpts, be sure that they are few in number and *always* applicable-- unless this is an attempt at randomness. Of course then anything would apply.

2. Author’s notes that are long enough to be a chapter all in itself: In fact, if it comes to such length, it should probably be made into separate chapter. Why do certain authors feel the need to address Every Single One of Their Reviewers?? Okay, they appreciate the reviews; someone out there actually cares. Oh weeh. Now thank the wittle weviewers all and move on. There is no need to comment on every one of them, especially if it's just a "thanx 4 ur review" "i'm glad u lyke my story" "plz keep reading" etc, etc. Personal comments such as those really should be left for e-mail to allow a better flow to the story--especially when all these comments are stuffed at the *beginning* of a chapter.

3. Interrupting a story: I know that sometimes a person just feels the need to comment on something in h-is/er (his or her) story in the midst of all this excitement, but this should be done as little as possible--trust me; especially if it’s an attempted humorous remark in an angst-flowing, romantic, or tense scene. This is excessive ruining of a moment. Unless of course this is a parody or *meant* to have a humorous tone to it. Always applicable still, though. I don't care if a person thinks what he/she just wrote was stupid, if you think so I’d be more than happy to tell you the same thing. Leave the reader alone. Comment on it in the author's note if necessary.

4. Unintended narcissistic characters and Mary Sues: Uuugh. I shouldn’t even need to go on. Every time I read one of these disgusting descriptions I feel this itchy little urge to burn a Nancy Drew book. "Long, luscious golden silky hair" and "creamy pale white skin" is just... UGGGGHH. Here is a parody of what I'm trying to say. I hate it when people try so hard to make their characters beautiful--and all this is *much* worst if it’s said in first person. Really.

5. Punctuation, grammar, and an obvious lack of respect for the English language: Hah, I'm surprised I didn't note upon this first; everyone seems to know of my great loathing for people that can't type, spell, or bother to check their work. I can understand that sort of thing for typing IMs, e-mails, blog entries (and such of the like though I do not approve of course), but *not* for an entire story. It's perfectly disgusting and simply sloppy.

6. Quote-quote-quote-quote-quote-quote-quote: basically what I mean by that is a story that consists almost purely of characters speaking. There's no description, no action, just talking back and forth. Pointless. Write a play.

[Farewell Leavings]

Hmm. I've suddenly grown tired of hearing myself talk. ^^' I'll be back eventually.

Commenting gone.

Sunday, February 1, 2004---04:51 - 05:15 p.m.

Mood: Quite cheerful actually

[Topic] Not Updating

This has certainly become a strange habit for me. Lack of habit. That is it. I find that even though I'm online for extended hours each day I don't set aside time to blog. Maybe because my interest in it is failing again?

Perhaps that means it's time for a new layout. What do you think? A new layout does seem to cheer me up. I suppose I will try for a new one by my birthday--little gift to myself? I always seem to update well after a delightful new layout. Though if it isn't simply divine I don't believe I'd update again for quite a period.

[Topic] Book of the moment

Right now I'm rather enjoying the Belgariad series for the first time. I'm somewhat surprised that I had not discovered it sooner, but perhaps this is better. Something new to read after so long.

I do believe that's why I have this peculiar inclination to express myself oddly at this moment--if you have noticed such. Reading stories set in strange worlds tends to drive me back for a while...

I finished book three this afternoon while I should have been reading chemistry, answering Spanish questions, completing math homework, choreographing dance movements, outlining history sections, or reading *proper* English novels. How wonderful I am. Yes.

[Topic] Of what has passed thus far...

Yesterday was the Chinese club banquet, and I walked Crystal home afterwards. We went to the library and I purchased Tune in Anytime by Caroline B. Cooney-- more because of the author and the lovely condition of the book than for its content. I did enjoy the book immensely for the most part however--before returning to the Belgariad.

Winter Formal has come and gone and I spent the evening taking pictures--as those who have seen my picture gallery can easily gather. It was more so-so that wow-wow fun. I enjoyed last year's dance more. Perhaps it was the mere novelty of it? Or the larger group? Ho-hum. Who knows.

The ship idea was a bit "eh" actually. I would have liked it better if the ship had taken us across the harbor and deposited us on a real *stable* and *larger* spot for the dance. The novelty of that could only carry my interest in it for so long before the stuffiness got to me. Plus this is the only year that Winter Formal tickets have actually sold out--and the limited boat space seems a better reason than anything (even the influx of sophomores and freshmen idea).

[Topic] Fullerton

I always feel the need to comment on this these days, because I simply can't wait for it all to begin! Oh, I know that the rehearsals will become a dreadful annoyance eventually and I'll curse the world for having lured me into that time consuming trap again... but for now I'm still quite pleased. Being in a different category has put me into much more energy that being in CT again would have. ^^

I think we're getting our scripts soon. Happiness. Yay-ness. Gleaming goodness!

[Farwell greeting] The oxymoron

I must go on to finish my Spanish homework soon! Adieu!

Friday, January 23, 2004---06:59 - 07:05 p.m.

Mood: Blue-berry

[Topic] Winter formal

I don't know... Everyone's been feeling just a little too un-peppy about the dance, and even I'm starting to get affected by this lack of cheer. Geez people, you see what you're doing to me???

[Topic] Topic-less

I am random. No, not really. I'm obviously having some functional problems. I think I'm watching too much television. I need to get offline more often.

[Farewell Epitaph]

I don't know why I bothered.

Thursday, January 22, 2004---03:16 p.m.

Mood: Freshly flowering fruit tree ^___^

[Topic] Fullerton

I'm in contemporary humorous!!! ^___^

Okay, that might not make too much sense to a lot of people... but erefdsjfjeoi!!! I'm so excited about Fullerton this year! I'm actually not in children's theater again! (and I have been for the past two years) I'm feeling kind of sad about that--especially since Crystal and Tita are in it. *Grin grin* But I promise to work lalalalala hard now that I get more LINES! ^^' And I promise to support children's theater still! (I'll go to every one of their performances that I can) and Ivy in musical too.

O_O' Yeah, that's my thought for that. ^^ Jessica's in... Classical humorous? Something of the sort. Lots of fun!

I *so* want to do the spring play though! I was positively *drooling* at the description of it! But... ah... AP chem, junior year... Aaaaah!

I'll just have to see what comes though. I sooooo want to do the play!!!

[Topic] Finals

They're over.

Okay... more descriptions? They're over, math sucked, Spanish sucked, English sucked, chem *really* sucked. The only final I liked was... History.

If that doesn't sound strange, it should. It's normally my worst final. ¬_¬'

[Farewell Epitaph]

Even though I feel reborn (as the cliche lives it) I kind of like this farewell "epitaph" thing. ^^' I'll keep it around for a while.

Winter formal on Saturday. o^_^o

Fullerton wheeeee!

Wednesday, January 21, 2004---02:47 - 03:06 p.m.

Mood: Feeling like a rotting tomato that just got run over by a pack of rats...

[Topic] Finals

Oh... may some great force intervene to save me from the madness that is finals. Technically, I shouldn't even be posting here--I mean, my most horrific finals are tomorrow-- but I just can't help but bang out my frustrations.

Let me first say that the math final was not supposed to be hard. Really, it was something that I should have been able to do by the end of last year... but wouldn't you have guessed by my ranting tone that it wasn't easy for me at all. I had thirteen arbitrary guesses! Out of 62! Even if I got all the rest right, I'd get a C. Maybe. Errgh.

Then came the pre-hell. Which is Spanish and English. The Spanish final was okay--aside from all those "intruder" questions. Which basically means that there are four or five choices to "fill in the blank" of a sentence and one of them has to be wrong. Which one is it? Yeah, like I knew ¬_¬'

OOh, grammar sidetrack. Which is it supposed to be "I would have liked to know" or "I would have liked to known" or "I would have liked to have known" o_O'

Then English. Hmm, that's an extemporaneous intro... Twin-C said it was okay-- so of course it wasn't. It was terrible! Awful! A heinous punishment! _ And I had to take a final like that? Gee, I hope I can maintain my B. Whee. I'm not even sure if that's sarcasm or not; I'm that mixed up.

Then after school today the chem grades for first and third period were posted up (finals schedule= 1-3-7 Tuesday, 2-4-0 Wednesday, and 5-6 Thursday-- I'm period 5) and there were three As in total for both classes... And that might have been okay, if the majority of the other people got Bs... but no, it was a freaky running locomotive of Cs and Ds. O_O'

I'm so doooooooomeed.

[Farewell Epitaph]

What am I doing here! History! Chem! *Sobs!*

Friday, January 16, 2004---05:53 - 05:03 a.m.

Mood: Feeling like a squashed strawberry and a rotting melon...

[Topic] Uugh

Uuuugh!

That could be everything I need to say right there already, but I thought that I'd have a pleasant monologue today to make up for the #x weeks I haven't been blogging.

Seriously though, these past two weeks have been *so* stressful, and next week is finals week too! Uuuggh.

It began with that essay for English that was due on Monday last week (when I first returned from winter break), which I completely procrastinated on--no shame here, just truth. So, it happens that the day that I *do* decide to do my essay (the day before it was due) I had to work. So I didn't have access to a computer and my other "essentials" and thus I did not begin until 9:30pm or 10:30pm. I didn't sleep at all that night.

Then there was the history test the day afterwards. The chemistry test after that...

Then outlining hell dawned upon me this past Sunday... the week of the dance show! I had rehearsals *every single day* except for Tuesday, and I had a drama audition then. I'd come home so tired I couldn't work for very long before falling asleep. Last night was the show, and I came home at 9pm... Uuuuughggghghgh!

Even now I shouldn't be writing here. I still have a math project to do. Sleep count= 3.3hrs tonight.

[Farewell Nothings]

Uuuguuuugh! And this layout is already irritating me.

Friday, January 2, 2004---11:46 - ? a.m.

Mood: Mello-y Melon

[Topic] Commenting System

Yes, it's back. Please use it.

Well, aside from that desperate plea, I thought for a while before bringing the commenting system back. It was actually a clash for this or the tag-board... and some might have chosen the tag-board, which is easy, convenient, and... right there.

I would much rather have something like this though, providing that it was actually used. It makes it seem more as if someone is actually reading (and perhaps caring about) what I am writing and not just trying to advertise his/her own site. I'm not trying to offend anyone with the latter comment, it's just a feeling, not necessarily reality.

[Topic] New Year

Aside from that of course, there is the new year to talk about now, since I only spoke of it in a cynical passing the other day. Ho-hum. What did I do?

I woke up, and it was nearly noon--again. Then I went to work (family workday) and then to my fourth aunt's home... or was it my third aunt? No, I really do think it was the fourth. There, we ate, talked, watched the news, and talked.

That was my entire day. I didn't even have to fit it into a |day summary|. Hmm.

[Farewell Nothings]

I should, er go. Do productive things. Yes.

Thursday, January 1, 2004---12:19 - 12:39 a.m.

Mood: Frumpy fruitless

[Topic] New Year

Oh, it's a new year. Well, actually it's twenty minutes into the new year, and by the time I finish this entry with my frozen fingers, it'll probably be a bit more into the new year. Happy New Year then. My spell check really seems to want to capitalize “New Year.”

[Topic] Contact Lenses

I'm just feeling grumpy because I've spent the past hour trying to take off my contact lenses. I finally got the right one off too-- forty-five minutes after the left one decided to pop out.

And why all this trouble and fuss now when I've been wearing contacts for a year and a half already? Well, I have RGP (rigid gas permeable) lenses which means they're, well, rigid. Like glass almost. So normally I would remove my lenses with the mini-suction thing that had been provided when I first got my contacts... Except I've lost it now.

And right about now, someone will ask why I've never learned to take the damn things off without the plunger. Well, I tried that a few weeks into the wear... and screwed up my eyes for about a week afterward. It hurt even after I removed the lenses (with the suction) and I couldn't wear the contacts again for the rest of the week. So I've been traumatized by that.

But I do remember my chemistry teacher's story about visiting this natural gas company/museum/whatever it was and having to take off his contacts on the spot for safety reasons; I started worrying about having to do the same thing eventually and not being able to do so...

I guess the point is I just have to learn how to get the damn things off already. Of course I hope it won't take me over an hour next time.

[Topic] Back to New Years

I feel as if I should be devoting more time to appreciating the joy of new years. Or something. Well, my sister's out right now and my parents are just sleeping. I've obviously gone through a painful bought already and I have the sniffles now too.

[Farewell Nothings]

There's goodness in all this I'm sure... Just not really sure of what, and all that other good stuff. Yeah. Oh, whatever. I'll be back later, maybe, to discuss the Disney on Ice Princess Classics I watched yesterday. ^^ That was the highlight of my winter break.

Wednesday, December 31, 2003---01:14 - 01:54 a.m.

Mood: Like an grape on the roll

[Topic] Complaints and Compliments

Why is it that people always feel the need to degrade their own work? If I've gone onto this rant before, you might stop me. Well, not really, but you can always just close the browser if you don't want to hear me carp anymore. It may be amusing at least however.

Really though, I find this type of cheap self-insult game everywhere and it disgusts me. "Oh, this picture I drew really sux. I hate the lighting. The background is awful. The face is too pointed. The eyes aren't centered. The hair is flat or something. My coloring is ugly. I'm ugly. The world hates me and it's *your* job to tell me that I'm beautiful, my drawings are wonderful, and that I'm just perfect. If you do this you're sweetie and I’ll return the pathetic favor, but if you 'agree' with me you must be some b!tch that can't even comfort a poor soul. You suck."

Everyone's (and I speak generally, not personally) just got to b!tch about their work, all while expecting compliments. Well, if you really think your story sucks, don’t post it up! Why would I want to read your crap if you think it’s really crap? What, do you think I'm going to accuse you of being some egotist just because you want to pat yourself on the back for a good job? Excessive modesty just pisses me off.

I remember there was this one girl that I shared a class with. There would be "educational-competition" games that we'd play and every time she gave an answer she'd end it with "well, I don't know." That or “whatever” or “that’s what I think, I’m really not sure…” Geez, show some certainty! Do you at least know your own name?

And then there are those that feed the compliments. Sometimes it's just honesty; a person really thinks that they can do better and people tell the truth that they believe that so-and-so really is talented. I understand that. Sort of. I just think that people should know their own worth.

And that sometimes means something a bit more harsh...
"oh, i'm so uglee an i cant eben rite"
"noooo i luv ur stories! teh are the best out there. ur lyke my favouite writer! plz rite more--"
of your crap so that I can seem supportive and stuff and compliment you even though you don't deserve it 'cause I'm just *that* good of a person! Love me.

Maybe I'm exaggerating. Probably I'm exaggerating.

Actually, I believe that reviewers like those have as low a skill level as the writers themselves. Soooo, for example, when I was in fifth grade I might have read a fifth-grader friend's story and thought it was the best thing in the world. I might have thought my own writing was the best thing in the world-- but the point is that at that level, my definition of what was "good" would be strongly based on my own level of writing at the time. Which is why there are authors--dare I even refer to them as such?-- that can write an entire story without capitalization, without spell check, and in my most humble opinion ('_-) *with* a first grade grammar and punctuation level and still receive #### reviews. In fact, many of the reviews are written in the same style of grammar demolition.

And that really kills me. I lied. I can't read bad fiction or look at ugly drawings just for fun because I can't take it! Actually, all this ranting has led me far and further than I expected to be. Here I thought I was just annoyed with overly humble people and their obsequious fans. Silly me.

[Farewell Nothings]

All this ranting has put me in a fine mood... but I really should be sleeping because I'm supposed to go and view a dance-type thing tomorrow with friends, or at least doing something productive.

I love me.

A good night to you too.

Tuesday, December 30, 2003---06:24 - 06:49 p.m.

Mood: Simply serene and wanting some strawberry yogurt

[Topic] The wonders of youth

Yes, I'm back again--and no my original intent was not to avoid homework; it just kind of ended up that way.

But, anyway, as the topic title tells, I'm here right now to discuss youth. My youth. Okay that has probably driven away my audience already. It's okay. I'll just sit here and eat my cookie. Or drink a bottle of hot sauce. *Shrugs*

I was actually going through my old blog archives, and I'm shocked to find the... the... *happiness* displayed by late-2001 self. That was me as a freshman, by the way. If you think I have too-cheerful-for-anyone's-good issues *now*, I would have disgusted you then, even more than now.

But I was also more whiny, and b!tchy too. It's really a disturbing thing to look into the past and find someone else. Someone else that never spell-checked, grammar checked, nor even attempted to proofread an entry before posting a entry commonly the length of the Sherry-on-sugar-high posting of today. Ahem. Everything I've written seems familiar, yet detached from the person I am now. I suppose this is one of those soul searching moments I hear about all the time.

Erk, I couldn't even *type* back then in my opinion. What is with those much too stretched out words for emphasis? I still do that now occasionally like thiiiissss, but it seems that I felt the need to emphasize *everything* back then. With capitals.

Oh well, one is only young once-- and that was definitely it. Har har har.

[Topic] Random-space

Chibikko Fooku by Maaya Sakamoto on my play list right now. Actually, it's passed; Park Amsterdam (the whole story) now playing. I like this song more and more as I listen to it. It's kind of funny to me now.

I really think I'm missing an archive there on my list. Didn't I have that blue-Tomoyo one that no longer works somewhere between the earlier layouts? Well, if it exists, I'll find it again. La.

[Farewell Nothings]

Didn't I mention something about history an hour ago? I think it's calling again; it was just the petulant child of the past hanging up. Good evening.

Tuesday, December 30, 2003---05:07 - 05:42 p.m.

Mood: Getting less plum-y and more prune-y by the second.

[Day Summary] Cheery Fun at home! O^3 Lvl: 2/5

Haven't seen one of these for a while... and it's not even really a two rating--it only gets that score because of its out-of-ordinary-ness in comparison with the school year since I'm on winter break.

So I woke up around my usual time today: 11am. That's a bit vague to say actually, since any time from 9am-12pm would be considered "usual" time during this break.

I believe I re-read Heir Apparent for a while before eating breakfast. Hmm... I really love that book--I should purchase a copy of it when I go off to buy an AP Chem book, la la la. Since I went to the library yesterday (I should be writing this thing on yesterday--which was so much more than today, though still not a lot by traditional standards) I had a collection of books to go through, say, three, not including my Grapes of Wrath Cliff Notes *Wink Wink* and among them was User Unfriendly by the same author and featuring the same character too, whee. Two cheery-cherry-points for anyone that has guessed the name of the author by now. ^^

La, I forgot my point in all that now. ^^ Umm, anyway, I continued reading after breakfast until I finished that book around 2pm and commenced the schoolwork that I have until now avoided. Isn't that wonderful for me? Yes, wonderful, splendid. I'll take a raisin-oatmeal cookie please.

Actually I took four. That and I fell asleep while note-taking by three-something and didn't wake up/get up until 4:30pm. Laa. I should get back to that actually. Tomorrow's chem day, ya know?

[Farewell Nothings]

Well, tomorrow should also be dance performance to watch--and oh-my-good/evil I haven't found an... outfit... for the dance recital thing. Noooooooollllll. ^^' I'll get started on that eventually too. Time's running out for winter break!

Sunday, December 28, 2003---11:36 - 11:45 a.m.

Mood: Less cheery than a cherry and not even like a strawberry

[Topic] Sleep

I notice that I've been getting a lot of sleep lately... Noo, I mean a lot a lot a lot of sleep-- almost twelve hours a day. o_O' Even after I wake up, I find I'd be most content to simply crawl back into dreamland and sleep again...

Do you suppose that's a problem? Maybe I'm just making up for all the lost hours of sleep during the school year... Hah. Well, if so, then I've still got lots of hours left to go. ¬.¬'

[Topic] School

It's coming back too soon! Nooo, go away again school-- I'm not ready for you yet. I've still got #zzzzz hours of sleep to catch up on.

And homework. Ack, so much homework. Though I complain about it constantly, I'm really not getting anything done at all. I just... mentally push back the load for another day.

If I don't get everything done now, though, then I won't be able to go out with my sister after she comes back from her trip. Blah. Hmmm *Checks inclination to do work* Still right where I left it at -555. Laaaaa

[Farewell Nothings]

I'm thinking of bringing back the tag-board... Well, that's not really a goodbye though. So. I'm going to, er, go now. Yeah. Oyasumi-nasai.

Eh, wrong ending. ^^

Friday, December 26, 2003---02:46 - 02:49 p.m.

Mood: Grapefruit good

[Topic] Another day...

Reminds me of Maaya Sakamoto's song "Another Gray Day in the Big Blue World" which is a very nice song by the way. Kind of gloomy and suchies.

Actually, I'm supposed to be getting over to Amy's house soon, but since Kingfisher Girl just came up on my playlist I'll hang around to listen to that.

So, anything to chat about? Sorry, it's the layout-update complex again. Laa...

[Farewell Nothings]

Really must get off to Amy's house.

Thursday, December 25, 2003---08:40 - 08:43 p.m.

Mood: Lalo as the mango can go

[Topic] None really

And in this pocket to my left I have the Christmas candy from Jessica. On the table in front of me there is the candy from Crystal. I am in season-sugar high. ^______^

Is that why I'm updating? Well, no. I've already explained my layout-must post complex previously. Laaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Okay, there is no point to this. Did the rain stop? Pineapple. ^^

Thursday, December 25, 2003---05:25 - 05:41 p.m.

Mood: Cheery as a cherry or a blueberry

[Topic] Sherry's back with a new layout

Geez, even I thought my blog had gone and died forever and ever... but no, I'm back with this new layout! Do you like it? I spent all of Christmas day on it. Instead of going out with friends or doing family things with family, I worked on this layout so that everyone would have the joy of my presence again. ^_-

Anyway, it's 85% all me-produced. Except for that background picture of course. ^^' Oh the pains it was! … Kind of sort of. It was fun really. Coloring white clothing is good fun. Anyway...

[Topic] Dedication

I dedicate this layout to the holiday season, next year--hopefully better than this one, and all my dear friends. Without all you, I would not have survived The Week. And I know you know what I'm talking about too.

For Crystal who stayed up with me until 2am listening to me recite my presentation four times (or was it three? The number keeps growing); the twins (especially Steph) who stayed up until 3am while I sent my entire powerpoint over to them through aim at 2kb/s (and this was a good 9mb file too) and burnt it for me after my burner went dead; Ann who talked with me on the phone all those times to encourage me; Ivy for giving her advice and being my flu friend (Crystal’s my flu-friend too); and Amy... 'cause she's Amy and still surviving ^o^.

Actually I dedicate this layout especially to Ann--who kept telling me to update my blog! and Amy, whom I ditched to make this layout. ^^' Oh yeah, I am ultra fiend... er, friend. ^____^'

[Topic] Traveling and the Break

I wish I were in NY like Ann or Korea like my sister. It's a dull holiday (as Amy will tell you) and I'm just getting by... not doing my homework. u_u' And oh the homework I do have...

But traveling fun is fun I'm funless of. Take me with you! ^^

[Farewell Nothings]

I've spent the day at the computer and I think it's time to rest my eyes... cheers to returning.

And Merry Christmas!!