Obviously I haven't finished all the tasks I set out to do, but it's getting there.
My best f. just dyed my hair an amazing plum colour. It looks FANTASTIC in the sunlight, and normal black in the shade. Unfortunately, I got dye on the lampshade *cringe*, and my ears are plugged from the water. I love it. This is the 7th? time I've dyed my hair.
RUBIE you're back!!! Wai, bloody incredible! R we still cool?
Gotta go make dinner; more latter hopefully.
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To do or not to do
August 20, 02 12:49 p.m.
School starts on September 9. Here are the things I gotta have done before that date! In prioritized order! And I have decided that until ALL of the things on this list have been crossed-out, I will refrain from blogging, updating sites, messenger, e-mails, writing letters, getting together with friends, going shopping, buying anime junk, reading, and speculating which episodes of Iron Chef are rigged.
1. Have all my books bought and categorized.
2. Attempt to sell last year's books back to university.
3. Read first 3 books for each course.
4. At least half of EW Biblio research out of the way.
5. Pay tuition.
6. Upload Folken & Vash shrine.
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Busy busy busy!!
August 18, 02 12:52 p.m.
I got a copy of the new paperback edition of Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith, and just finished re-reading it. I was quite surprised by the differences between the new edition and the original. New scenes, and more importantly, re-naming of some of the characters and places. That's so cool.
How come everyone's going back to uni so soon? I don't start 2nd year 'til the 9th. OMG, did they increase incidental fees? They seem so expensive this year >_<;;;
Oh, M, love the custom backgrounds--I'll definitely be downloading them^_^.
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Favourite fantasy novel.
August 13, 02 08:04 p.m.
ME: what exactly is a root canal?
DENTIST: ever seen a plumber clean out a sewage pipe?
ME: Err, no...
DENTIST: Well, the procedure is like that. Hahahahahaha!!
ME: Oh. Ha.
I have to go back in two weeks to get the temp fillings out, or something like that. And if this canal didn't work, my psycho new dentist said I have get it all redone but from the top. The top?? Yeah, instead of digging from the tooth, they'd have to do it from the gum line.
And on top of that, when I complained to my mom about the pain, she totally blew at me. Now, I think, if I were a 16, and I whined like that, she would have cuddled me instead of yelling. -_-
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And I hate, and I hate--
August 12, 02 09:02 p.m.
I have a horrendous tooth ache! It started, of all the dates in the year, last night and persisted all day today. I'm on a pain killer called Torendol (or something like it) which was supposed to work for 6 hours, but it's wearing off in 4. I'm going into the clinic tomorrow for an examination, but I think I already know what's in store: a root canal. EEEEEEEE.
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Now I know how Ramses II felt
August 10, 02 01:05 p.m.
This is the wallpaper of Seras I made last night. Here's the image source. I love this one and it was a lot of fun to make! Shrank it down from a 1024 to a 800. Enjoy!
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Who doesn't like a girl named Victoria??
August 8, 02 02:50 p.m.
I got the following quizzlet from Blink's log...I think this is the first time I've completed one^_^.
Computer Wise
Winamp Skin: Nuriko
Desktop wallpaper: Kakyou
Five Songs you know the words to, even without the music:
1. Oh Canada
2. Iris
3. Cosmic Dare
4. Muhammad My Friend
5. ??
Five Things you can't live without:
1. Computer/internet
2. Books
3. Alarm clock
4. Snacks
5. MY IMAGINATION!!
Five things you would buy with $1000:
1. A big white cockatoo, whoo!
2. A palm pilot
3. A plane ticket to France
4. 4 Anime DVD boxsets (assuming each is about $250 can.)
5. Tori Amos and GGD concert tickets
Five Things you love about yourself:
1. love for literature, art, music and dance =_=;
2. an unembarrassed Trekker
3. my entertaining imagination
4. ??
5. ??
Five qualities of your perfect mate:
1. Intelligence
2. Humour
3. Must know the difference between Kirk and Picard, Picasso and
Pissarro, a gene and a jean, Dragonball Z and Escaflowne.
4. Education
5. Culture
1. WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR LJ PITAS USERNAME?
"Babylon" after Tokyo Babylon and "to babble".
2. NAME FIVE [5] OF YOUR FAVORITE PIG-OUT FOODS.
1. French fries
2. Apple pies
3. Starbucks hot/cold lattés
4. Black wine gums
5. Macdonald's ice-creams *is addicted*
6. ONE THING YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR, TODAY.
Immigrating to Canada.
7. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY?
Bio class, OAC year with Kat!!
8. WHAT IS THE MOST INSANE THING YOU'VE DONE FOR/TO YOUR CRUSH THAT HE/SHE
MIGHT NOT/MIGHT KNOW ABOUT?
Umm...I got my best friend to get her friend to ask the little brother
of the boy I REALLY liked for their family home number. But I never did call.
9. DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
A groom (duh), a beach, a small group of friends, and a shooting star.
10. WOULD YOU EVER JOIN TEMPTATION ISLAND?
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Hahahahahahahaha
11. NAME THREE [3] TEACHERS YOU LIKED IN HIGH SCHOOL/ELEMENTARY.
Mr. Law Teacher (I forgot his name!), Mr. Gilbert (ENG), Ms. Rhind (BIO)
12. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE? WHAT IS IT?
"Life is a jest and all things show it/ I thought so once but
now I know it." John Gay's epitaph.
13. MY FIRST HEARTBREAK HAPPENED WHEN I WAS:
Since I've never really been in love....n/a.
14. THE SCHOOL PICTURE YOU BURIED IN YOUR BOTTOM DRAWER?
All the Yearbooks.
15. DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD PREFERENCES? WHAT ARE THEY?
Wandering by myself in the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum), my home away from home.
16. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Why they prefer sex to romance.
17. WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?
That insane environmental girl...what's her name again? ^__^
18. NAME ONE TV CHARACTER YOU'D MOST WANT TO BE?
Deanna Troi.
19. IF YOU WERE FAMOUS, AND WERE TO BE A GUEST ON A TALK SHOW, WHOSE SHOW WOULD YOU CHOOSE? WHY?
Greg Kilbourn (sp?), 'cause I think he's adorable.
20. DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD SLEEPING HABITS?
Can only truly sleep in total darkness.
21. WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO THIS SUMMER?
Prep ahead for classes, work out, buy cool "back-to-school" gadgets and stock up on
anime and GAP fall/winter collection. Yeah, I LIKE GAP, alright?
22. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW?
"Cool", Hellsing opening.
24. WRITE A LINE FROM ANY SONG.
"this little woman drives me insane, I'm tied to her ankle with a ball of chains" (GGD)
25. DO YOU KNOW AT LEAST ONE DISNEY SONG BY HEART? WHICH ONE?
"Under the Sea" (lol, same as Blink)
26. DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM HOUSE.
The house that I stayed in France: built into a cave, modern and 16-19th century.
27. YOUR TYPICAL SLEEPWEAR:
Night gown and wrist watch.
28. WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG?
Lipsticks, waterproof mascara, gloss, batteries, chewing gum, wallet, sun-glasses,
half crushed cigarettes, keys...
29. WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?
Sailor Moon sticker, a shitload of plastic cards, a year's worth of receipts.
30. HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR WALLET RIGHT NOW? $ 25.
31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PAIR OF SHOES?
Black, sling-back heels.
32. IF YOU COULD'VE GONE TO YOUR SENIOR PROM IN A DIFFERENT OUTFIT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
n/a...
33. HOW WAS YOUR SENIOR PROM?
Sucked crap.
34. TELL US ABOUT ANY OF YOUR BIRTHDAYS.
14th: celebrated in China (SUGOIIII), 15th: Surprise party at Sal's hourse,
16th: celebrated in China again, 18th: grandfather died on the day of,
20th: quiet and tranquil.
35. WOULD YOU RATHER BE A HOBBIT, AN ELF OR A DWARF?
Elf.
36. WHAT ARE THE FIRST FIVE THINGS YOU WOULD SPLURGE ON IF YOU WERE A BILLIONAIRE?
1. go to space like that N'sync dude
2. Buy 3 state of the art laptops.
3. Weed, and lots of it!
4. A house
5. Have my own publishing company--make that 3!
37. WHAT IS YOUR DAILY BEFORE-GOING-TO-BED RITUAL?
Watch Star Trek/Anime/Music videos, read a book/magazine.
38. WHAT IS THE WEIRDEST/FUNNIEST NICKNAME ANYONE HAS EVER CALLED YOU?
Cantalope, P-dog...Little furry head.
39. NAME THREE [3] OF YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTERS.
1. Sideshow Bob
2. Bill Gribble
3. Daria
40. WHAT ARE THE MAGAZINES YOU READ ON A REGULAR BASIS?
National Geographic, In Style.
41. IF YOU COULD BE ANY ANIMAL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
A beautiful (male) snowy Owl
42. FANTASY OR SCI-FIC?
Sci-fi
43. YOUR IDEAL STORY ENDS WITH...
A quiet reflection.
44. PREFERRED ELEMENT?
Air
46. FAV COLOUR(S)
Yellow, pink, & dove-gray.
47. GAMES
Chess.
48. IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Short attention span...say what?
49. A TIME WHEN YOU CRIED?
Heh, with embarassing frequency.
50. PHILOSOPHY IN LIFE
Live with integrity and honour, I guess, eat good food too.
51. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND CHANGE THE PAST, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Good God, I really don't know.
52. WHAT ABILITY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE?
Focus.
53. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE IDEAL GROUP SIZE IN OUTINGS WITH FRIENDS?
Two.
54. WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX
They look good in cargo pants.
55. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW THAT YOU WOULD DIE IN 10 HOURS?
Write farewell letters, make a blog entry, skim through Pride and Prejudice,
Court Duel and Star Trek: 30 Years, buy a plane ticket for the Caribbean,
drink a pina colata, pig out, have an orgasm, smoke weed, watch Anime, hug friends,
kiss Parents, and maybe put a message in a bottle...
56. YOU WOULD PROBABLY DIE OF...?
Heart disease.
57. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR BODY TO BE DISPOSED OF?
Ejected into the vaccuum of space.
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My very first quizzlet
August 7, 02 11:54 a.m.
Finished seeing Hellsing vol. 1 and it was...umm...great! There's only 3 episodes in the DVD, so I think it's still too early to form an opinion of the series--but the story appealed to me anyway (even though I'm not really into the whole Vampire genre). Not much humour, unless you count the whole "on her (Protestant) Majesty's secret secret ultra mysterious service" Hellsing Org. *That* was funny^^;;;
Anyway, I checked the release date for the next two volumes. It's going to be a looooonnnng wait.
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Rroowwrr
August 6, 02 08:03 p.m.
Thank you Di, Leigh, M-chan, Amy, Sonja, Lyn and anyone else I've forgotten (gomen!!)--for the birthday hails *is beyond pleased* *glomp*
Sonja, I got the annotated-illustrated editon of The Hobbit; I'm sure I'm going to have a preciiiious time flipping through it XP. WOW, your grandmother got married! Felicitations!
Doh, I keep forgetting M, I love your current and last layouts!! They're very clean-cut and easy on the eye. Umm...ur so sweet (I just felt like reiterating that XP)
Blink, I can't believe you have aNOTHER swish new layout up *jaw pops out* I mean...#49...wow *drifts off lamely*
Leigh, I love love love the new Saiyuki layout, yes.
I'm 20 today! It feels a bit surreal...I mean, I can still remember with perfect clarity thinking "wow, 16 is so old" when I was 10, and now a decade of my life has passed by just like that. That realization is a bit daunting, but very exciting at the same time. I wonder where I'll be when I'm 30 @_@.
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Yippee!
July 31, 02 08:26 p.m.
I know this is a seriously yucky layout, but I simply could not come up with a better one. Umm....testing 1 2 3.
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Who's Calliope?
[[ WHO? ]]
ID: Penelope
Aka: Remalna Marguerite www: Echelon Age: 20
Dob: Aug. 3, '82
Live in: Toronto, Can.
Nationality: Chinese-Canadian
Uni: U of T Current Major: Biology SP English & MIN Zoology
e-mail: clicky AIM: Remalna g-book: sign
[[ LAYOUT ]]
This ghoulish layout is Sandman-inspired, picture found at
The Sandman Archives.
This is the wallpaper of Seras I made last night. Here's the 
I'm 20 today! It feels a bit surreal...I mean, I can still remember with perfect clarity thinking "wow, 16 is so old" when I was 10, and now a decade of my life has passed by just like that. That realization is a bit daunting, but very exciting at the same time. I wonder where I'll be when I'm 30 @_@.
