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ID: Penelope
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Yes, it is the Xmas season, but Allen Schezar is soooo hot. Scan is from The Allen Schezar Project.
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Since I seemed to have developed a real interest in seiiyu/VAs...here's more^_^. Okay, I finally got my hands on "Yakusuko" sung by Fuuma's from this site and it's a wonderful song. I got thinking about my own voice. I tried to sing an octave from the lowest pitch I can get my voice to go and to the highest. Sadly, I found out that I can't maintain even 1 octave. I think that means that my everyday speech consists of 5-6 notes (that's being a bit kind to myself XP), used over and over and over again. @__@;; You know how boring that seems? Amy-chan, thanks a lot, as always, for taking my...oh, what can I call them...flights of disillusionment seriously. I feel terribly sad about you giving Araina's baby stuff away--but...other, less fortunate babies will get to benefit, ne? Who says cleaning must occur in the spring? This winter cleaning will make you feel better in the long run. Removing the things that make you feel bad about her abscence will make you feel lighter, freer. Conversely, definitely pick out, and keep around, those of her things that can still bring a smile to your face. "Keep your stuff, but don't let it keep you", good advice! BTW, your drawing has improved greatly....cuuuuuute! And good luck on your interview. It sounds like a terrific theatrical opportunity.
I'm glad that you find my life interesting enough to link ^_^. Wow, Cornell. That's really wonderful.
Wow, I just noticed David Lucas' name under the English cast (he's the actor who did--an amazing job of--Spike's voice in Cowboy Bebop). In fact, he's playing Seiichirou Aoki! Isn't that something? I'm so impressed by Mr. Lucas' acting: I could barely detect a hint of Spike's acerbic humour/nonchalant hauteur in Seiichirou's voice. Seii-san sounds...well...nice. It's a bit disconcerting. The Bebop connection continues: Lia Sargent who plays Arashi also played Judy and the Shannan Dorety girl. That's remarkable 'cause as Judy, she gushes and as Arashi, she is so restrained. Also, Melissa Williamson, who plays Kanoe in X, played Julia in CB. I envy her sexy, mature voice. I still think Lauren Bacall had the sexiest purr in cinematographic history but now...maybe I'm changing my mind a little bit^_^. Anyway, all the VA info can be found here. Oh yeah, and Crispin Freeman ie., English Alucard, Touga, Hibiki (lead in Strawberry Egg which I'm dying to see), is doing Fuuma & Kakyou's voice. He's perfect for the former, but I like the Japanese voice better in this case; softer, more painful. It's just too damned bad that X-Japan has disbanded or else the Xtv theme songs might be totally different from what it is right now. Now, I keep hearing "Drowning in your dreams; in the Yangzi" (opening: ExDream) +_+; Okay, I can't think of anyone else. Phew, I swear I'll talk about something other than X in my next post! I just came home from another Tango class/Gym. Oh man, I am so BAD at doing Tango! I kept stepping on my partner's feet (another Chinese woman, she comes from Shanghai so we had a nice chat). Anyway, it doesn't help that I've been dancing as the man so far. So I'm involuntarily learning how to do the steps walking forward (man) and backward (woman). I'm really confused...perhaps I should have signed up for the Waltz instead. I'm really really glad that you are back online; keep blogging, hey?! I've picked up the library's copy of Lois MacMaster Bujold's Cordelia's Honour once again. I think I've read this book at least 2 times already. Why do I love it so? Well, Cordelia's world is à la Star Trek (thumbs up!) while Vorkosigan's is a like ST + Napoleonic era + medieval Europe. Oh yeah, and the writing is top notch. I greatly admire books that do not sacrifice plot/action for quality writing. I mean, I like it when the author writes beautiful prose, but I love it when he/she makes the plot exciting too. Classic example: Spenser, Shakespeare, Keats, CS Lewis, Guy de Maupassant, what have you. Oui, I'm starting to believe that Post Modernism is over-rated. In art, you have these installation pieces that could just be a slab of rotting meat, or a blank canvas. In music, there's punk-rock which to my ears sound as pleasing/interesting as a motocycle racing through a quiet residential area in the middle of the night (grrr). I think society would be better off when the postmodern movement ended with WW2. But then again, I've only read/seen a narrow selection of postM works so I'm obviously no expert when it comes to commenting on it. Gotta go take a shower and go to bed! But before I go...Happy Chinese New Year!
Yay for Amazon, we got our X 1-3 today. Hopefully, I will not give any spoilers away, but I have a few things about Xtv that I need to get off my chest. First, the criticsms: I cannot believe how many times they used and reused the song "Sadame". I love this song A WHOLE LOT but not if I get to hear only a clip of it as background music to every fight scene. Also, it seems that a goodly chunk of the episodes are flashbacks. The repetitions are getting a little bit annoying but, don't get me wrong, "real time" and flashbacks are mixed up expertly so it's not that prominent.
Now, onto the praise. I like animated Kotori; she's quite lovely. I liked Ep. 0 because it was almost exclusively about Kakyou and Hokuto. Sleeping Beauty has a great English voice that matches the original Japanese one very well. Errr...I don't know if this is true for the other character 'cause my Mom prefers Dub to sub, which means I'll have to watch the sub later. What else....what else. Amy, you might be dissapointed by this volume because Karen doesn't get much screen time so far. And it's a little bit disconcerting to hear a reminiscence of Faye Valentine in our reddhead's voice, but one gets used to it quickly. Wendee Lee is excellent--so I can't wait to see more of her. Lastly, DAISUKI! He is very handsome looking in colour. LOL, just when I thought I was becoming ennuyante by X, in comes this anime and before you know it, I will have become a catty/possessive fangirl (~_~) one whom I always enjoy hearing about from you. I say--bring it on! Amy, I finished reading Summer of my German Soldier and I loved it! I uhh...cried in the last quarter of the book. The father was a nasty character, but I ended up feeling sorry for him. Anyway, your recommendation was successful, thanks!
...On another note, I have been listening to a young J-rock girl named Kana. I wish I could get paid for screaming my little head off. You can go download a few of her songs there and judge for yourself. Or if you already have a headache, it would probably be better to drench a towel in ice cold water and put it over your forehead^_^.
I wanted to reuse one of my old blog layouts, like the Vash-Knives one, but I realized to my mild regret that I had deleted about 3 GB worth of image files, .zips and programms last week, including my old blog layouts. I didn't have the heart to get rid of ALL my image files tho...I still have a whole bunch of X, FY and RK images I've collected from the net over the years. I think that maybe I might use them in the future, for a wp, or skin or--heaven forbid--another shrine. So, should I do as Donne says, and purge my system of these little momentoes from the past? Sorry, I guess that was a rather rhetorical question. I was talking to a friend from one of my classes and she said that the only reason she cannot finish her essays on time is because she is a perfectionist. She said that she has to have the first sentence of her essay perfect the first time 'round or else she cannot continue. I made some sympathetic sounds. I could have just kept my mouth shut, but then I told her that perfectionism is not something I struggle with because...because since my horrible ordeal in first year, and my subsequent recovery from it, I've tried to hold myself back from becoming too intensely attached to something. Then, I thought about this issue all through the night. I remember how the Mariannes have never been welcomed in my house-hold, and I think my parents' ethos have rubbed off on me. That's why I don't think I could ever be the best in anything. First of all, I have the terrible tendancy of losing my interest in projects or tasks very quickly; and second, I always hold myself back from putting heart and soul into the foresaid project, etc. I remember this time when I was at a Quebec camp--I was sitting by myself because I had refused to participate in the activities--a white-haired gent said "Salut". I was pretty young at that point, so snarkly, I said "Hello". Immediately, the old guy switched to English and I guess we talked briefly for a couple of minutes. He seemed like a friendly and kindly man. Maybe if I had stayed to talk to him longer, my camp experience could have become a much more enjoyable one. He could have been someone really interesting; another GE Bent or something. Well, to make a short story long, I did run off and I never saw him again during the whole time I was there. I only remember this incident because I've been thinking more and more these days on my tendancy not to involve myself too much with things and people. If I had seized that opportunity, perhaps I could have made an interesting new friend. Of course, I'm not supporting the idea of befriending any stranger one meets--how dangerous!--but if you're in a safe environment like the camp, in a safe village near Trois Rivière, then why not? On a slightly different note, I've been thinking hard these days of this flaw of mine. I've been thinking, maybe, it's as the silly survey said, that I am a tad narcissistic. Perhaps, I dismiss people too easily as being shallow and not up to my "high" standards. I do not sneer snobbishly at a person (at least, I don't think I do...) if he or she is shorter, poorer, richer, ill dressed, attending a less prestigious university than I, etc. etc. But I KNOW I CAN BE snobbish, privately, if I suspect the person to be...dim. Unimaginative. Unthinking. I won't beat myself up from guilt about this less-than-pleasant side of me, but I do think that it is something I should remind myself of from time to time. To me, this kind of snobbishness is crueller than the others, more obvious--mainstream--types. Anyway. I accidentally forgot to set my alarm clock and I missed a class today. With all the extra sleep fueling my mind, I've suddenly become quite metaphysical--or whatever people call this mood.
I have put two of my sites--Spring Collection and & Masculinity on hiatus. Since I don't believe in deleting sites, you can still view these two sites but there probably won't be anything new for quite a while. Strategos may be joining them tonight. Why? One, I've lost a lot of my original enthousiasm for SMJ and Esca. Two, I still love Furuba but that site has just become too big for me to maintain. If I was a part time student, I could probably pull it off, but really, between classes, clubs and watching anime, I don't have a lot of time anymore for my sites. How sad! ^_^;
Yesterday, I went to my first Tango class! I was afraid that it would be too embarrassing, but in fact, everyone seemed to be rather embarrassed; so it was alright. There were mostly girls at the class ^__^;; Anyway, it turned out to be a lot of fun. So far, I don't think I like dance as much as I liked fencing--which is a lot more physically demanding--but I like the time (8-9 on Friday night) much better. Anyway, afterwards, I went upstairs to the Field House to do some running/cycling. After that, when my muscles had been worked into that pliant, jello-like state, I went to my first UTARPA showing. Was only able to see Wolf Rain and this other kiddies anime. Paul, you never told me how mob-like these Anime crowds can get! Hehe...anyway, all in all, it was a great way to spend a Fri. night. Sadly, I ended up sleeping Saturday away. We put some logs in the fire place, and the wind was blowing tiny snowflakes outside--and, well, this induced hibernation on my part. However. WAAAAAAAAhhh, I have so much homework that I must tackle tomorrow!
Yes, I did another personality quiz, one that I found thru Mary, actually, the result was surprising, and interesting. Apparently I'm narciccistic (which didn't make any sense to me when I first read it but upon second thought, there seems to be some merit to the blurb^^;): "Narcissistic Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by self-centeredness. Like histrionic disorder, people with this disorder seek attention and praise. They exaggerate their achievements, expecting others to recongize them as being superior. They tend to be choosy about picking friends, since they believe that not just anyone is worthy of being their friend. They tend to make good first impressions, yet have difficulty maintaining long-lasting relationships. They are generally uninterested in the feelings of others and may take advantage of them."
I got all my Xmas tests back and on the whole, I think I did very well on them. I had a brief spurt of euphoria when I got the marks, then, it dissipated. I *think* the mood swing is because that time-of-the-month is coming. Still, logic isn't very helpful.
What a strange result...or is it ^^
I finished everything--of course, am feeling like I haven't slept for a decade. OMG!!!!! I passed my Major Brit Authors test! Amazingly enough, I got 75% which makes me so happy considering I thought I failed it.
I'm so tired...soo tired from working on Old Eng Alfred the Grtet essay. OMG I just due tomrorow, wa s supposed to be finished during brak...*drops dead*
I had a nice day back at school--well, to tell the truth, I only have friends in two of my four classes this term, so my morning classes are always kind of lonely. Ahem, it's alright tho! I didn't get any of my tests back...yet. I don't whether to be thankful or even more anxious. When my P/P Prof, whom we agree to be a very nice woman, asked me how my vacation was, I nearly jumped out of my skin from surprise. I stuttered something inane and got all shy--wahhh....STUPID!! Anyway.
Look who's back online!
D came over and we sort of had an old fashioned slumber party--yea--we're a bit for it but oh well! We rented Insomnia which was an excellent movie. And we started debating global issues (not that either of us know much about that)--and I realized we share very little in common anymore. I'm a little bit sad that we have trouble speaking civilly to each other when it comes to politics, economics and human rights issues--but then again, there are a lot of other "safe" topics for conversations.
What is this I hear about a finished human clone? That's so fucking insane. Cloned organs are one thing. Cloned big hearts for xenotransplantation are one thing. This is something else that should be totally banned during these wild, uncivilized days of the early 21st Century....at least, IMO.
It has just finished snowing; a thick layer of snow does a nice job of softening the city. I feel pretty good! I uploaded some Trigun MP3s for your listening pleasure. Merry Christmas!
Dad came home at around the wee hours of this morning. Needless to say, I'm happy. I went through my files and deleted about 2 000 files, mostly images, and some programms & MP3s. Moeero! Heads up; Laine's new addy. M-chan, that's a witty rant! Yuk, one of the Olsen twins' movies was being played non stop on CityTV. So...very...happy. Ad nauseum. Wow, that's a niiiice new layout. Mom dragged me to LotR 2 yesterday. Besides the adorableness of Gollum, I thought the movie was a flop. Not enough real character development, and too many lingering gazes and slow, melodramatic talking. However, Liv's flash forward scene was--GORGEOUS. I hope I did not give away any spoilers. New Zealand looks like the only pristine paradise left on Earth, and I would like to Goooo.
Maybe it's just me, but today, I forgot that Christmas 3 days away. Last Christmas was great; I went to the States with my Grandmother, who was visiting from China. Yeah, and I remember having a great Christmas dinner with my parents and Grandma, and staying up 'til dawn, reading RK fics. Ke, this year, pheeeet. Rather dull and uncelebratory.
We went down to China Town in the morning, had tea in this quaint little coffee shop. Shopped, had lunch at THE MOST AMAZING DUMPLING PLACE. It's located right at the corner of Dundas and Spadina, South-west side; ate dumplings, kelp, and cucumbers. Yummy! And then, went to a pastry/dessert shop. Finally, I dragged her up to Kikiwai and I got Trigun "Second Donut" soundtrack ^___^.
Tomorrow, Dolphin and I are going down to China Town/Kensington for some shopping, food and fun. Even though campus is right beside China Town, I never go there during the school term--guilt complex and all that. Anyway, I just wish the weather was not so snowy and chilly. I love the song "Dancing Madly Backward" from Ruro Ken. Normally, I hate electronic mixes like this, but since it is anime, I waive my standards aside.
I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling down ;_;. Still, you write beautifully about being depressed, wah, wish I had that kind of craft. Ahem, it is EATING me how I cannot write anything anymore--I mean, fictional wise. I used to be able to write a few pages easily, but I can barely choke out a paragraph these days. *bashes head against keyboard*. WAAAAAAAAH. I wish I could write like SAV. Man, it's only been 2 days, but I want to see the ST: Nemesis again! I loved the scenes with the Romulans, those Roman space aliens. The young Romulan commander was so great. She had that youthful sassiness with a touch of the evil side that was very attractive for a character.
Went grocery shopping with Mother this morning, then I watched more Trigun, and spent the evening w/ Dolphin. We saw Star Trek: Nemesis...in this fan's opinion, it was bloody fantastic. The theatre was quite empty, as to be expected for a Sunday night show at 10 PM, and it's ST afterall. I'm afraid the ST franchise is dying out. I learned to speak English by watching ST: TNG, when I first came to Canada at the age of seven. Oh! I'm getting maudlin again!!
Yay, I ordered more anime on Sunday and today, it arriiiiiived. Oh, I adore Amazon.ca! I got Trigun the DVD boxset, and the first volume of Furuba. I can't wait 'til Funimation finishes the translation for FB ^___^.
Ohh....I like this new layout. Well, I guess this is the start of Xmas holidays for me. However, as I was saying to Laine, you can never actually go on holiday as a student. I bought a couple of CDs as consolation for fucking up my grades towards the end of first term. It's more expensive than food, but in the end, much more constructive *cough*. I got an Enigma CD--like New Age meets electronica (I don't really like it) and Smooth Jazz for a Rainy Day. Ever since Cowboy Bebop, I've started to like Jazz more and more^__^. Sav, that's a freaky/funny story ~_~. There's a short story I really enjoyed reading, "Celia Behind Me" by Isabel Huggan (she's a Canadian author). I recommend it because the plot of the story seems to be very similar to the banana incident^^. Oh yeah, here's a BlueNET group blog. That's pretty much the only photo of me online. Maybe I'll get a Digi Cam soon, but that might be too narcissistic.
"The needless Alexandrine ends the song I'm loving Pope. Adieu.
They say February is the most depressing time of the year, but I'm sure all you students out there will agree that studying for December exams are the worst of time. I can't live with a C- so tomorrow I will go and make a fool of myself and for all the pain, could end up with a D-. One memorable dream last week was about excavation. In the dream, I found a wooden box--you know those things we used to make out of popsicle sticks? That one, but much thicker and woodier. Anyway, I start to pick at the wood that fences the lid. The wood is rotten and soggy, and it comes off easily when I chip away at it. This activity is all consuming. There is a long, dying, vividly green worm that had fitted itself in the pocket of the wood. With a mixture of disgust and fascination, loathing and attraction, I take a pair of tweazers and pull the worm out. It struggles weakly between the points of the tweazers. And then I throw the revolting thing away. Cripes, what the hell does that mean? |
Second point of "nehhh": Kamui-kun's new look! I love this little man to death, but so far in the anime, he hasn't looked his best. The mat black uniform casts a sickly, ivory tint on his skin, and the pulsing, dilating gold eyes are a little bit...freaky (I somehow prefer him having violet eyes over gold, even though the later accounts for Hotohori and Legato's most attractive features in my eyes^^). And he's not gay enough! Lastly. My favourite little girl seems to be a lot less cuter here than in the manga. In fact, all that dimpling is giving me a cavity. I hope she improves. I'm sure she will. I hope she meets Kamui soon too, and perhaps some cutesy scenes between these two in the future.
