Saturday, May 8, 2004

I am apparently too lazy to keep both a livejournal and a blog. Therefore, I'd like to direct you to my livejournal for the time being until I have enough time to maintain a blog again. ...and make a new layout. That's important. But yeah! Go to my livejournal! =D

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:58 p.m.



Friday, March 26, 2004

Garrhhh. I'm stupid. >_< Now it's 11:45 and I still have a lot of shit to do. That's what happens when I 'cut loose' after a big test. >_> More stress! Yay.

And I'm on my period and it SUCKS. (i hate hormones!!)

And DARN I'm whiny today. Okay, enumerating cool things. Absolutely gorgeous day! Cell biology test is OVER! And I even think I did relatively well on it! XD Obtained a good Lisa Hawkeye wig. I seem to have good luck with ebay when it comes to wigs. ^^; And... I was productive doing 2.5 hours of research and making up other tests before I stupidly sat down and started watching Dogma with people and tried to work at the same time? >_> (liked Dogma. loved Loki. ^^;)

Darnit! And I'm already sleep deprived too. ;_; I've gotten, what, 4 hours of sleep every night this week? I'm surprised I'm still typing cohernlty.

wait...

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:18 a.m.



Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Well. Wasn't that exciting.

Summary: Got some sort of worm or virus on computer over break. Not only was the worm being annoying, the fact that it was even there vexed me, so I decided to reinstall the operating system. Everything went smoothly. OS installed okay. The D partition got recognized so I still had all my files. Things were peachy. Until I realized something.

I didn't have the driver for the ethernet cable. (And it didn't come with my OS.) There was one thing that I THOUGHT was the driver, but it needed Windows Service Pack 2 to even be able to install. And in order to finish the service pack installation, I, you guessed it, needed to have connection to the internet.

Momentary panic. Then, I realized, HEY! I still have the PCMCIA card that came with the laptop! But wait, where is it? Managed to find it...in the port it was SUPPOSED to be in. Strangely enough. >_< But wait! I realized I didn't have an adapter for the ethernet cable to the card! EEP! Wait, I think I have one in my store of wires somewhere. WHERE IS IT? Can't find it. Look everywhere. ARGGHHH!! ...but WAIT! I have a wireless card! If I just install that, then I can download the service pack!

But of course things aren't that simple. My wireless card driver cd had mysteriously gone missing. Another 20 minute interlude of rifling through all my crap. (I really should be more organized.) I finally found double-stacked (in the back) in a CD case with my Psi U songs cd, of all things. >_< So. Install wireless card. But...no reception! Argh! I go downstairs. No reception there either! So then I go outside the dorm and walk with an open laptop at 12:30AM looking for wireless reception. >_< I'll never complain about lack of cell phone reception again. Finally find reception. Download service pack. Install what I thought was the driver. But of course, it wasn't. Joy. By this time I had gone back to my room because the laptop power was running low, and I decided that that was it. I'd had enough. No more. Hasta la vista baby.

And as I'm cleaning of all the crap on my bed so I can go to bed, I find a small plastic bag I had thrown up there when I was cleaning earlier today. And it contained, you guessed it, the ethernet adaptor for the PCMCIA card.

Ain't life grand?

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:59 a.m.



Sunday, March 14, 2004

OMFG. I HAVE to go to this convention! @_@ LYNN FLEWELLING is going to be there!! And PATRICIA C. WREDE!! Andand it's an anime AND fantasy AND video game convention! >_< Andand I can visit Sarah, because she goes to Smith! And I can cosplay! And registration's only $8 right now! Andand DUUUUDDEEEE!!!! @_@

Except Smith College is in New York.

And I am in North Carolina.

And I have no car.

And I'm too chicken to take a bus or train by myself.

....drat! Foiled again! >_<

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:06 a.m.



Friday, March 5, 2004

Happy Birthday Mirae!!! =D

Andand we had a GIANT pillow fight at Duke today!! There were 1075 people involved (last count) and we fought for a whole minute (free-for-all!!) and it was SOO FUUN!! Me and Charles and Camilo were like, SOLIDARITY!!! We will make it to the stairs together! So we fought back to back as long as we could and we all made it! =D

That was for a Guinness Book of World Records thing, for those of my friends who aren't at Duke and wondering if that's what we people back east do with our spare time. =P

And me and Danny and Tiffany went shopping yesterday/today! =D (Yesterday because it was technically yesterday, today because...I haven't slept yet. XD) Fun!! We met this girl at the Godiva chocolate store who saw Danny's Megatokyo bag and was like, cool! Which one of you guys are anime fans? So we were like DUUUDDEEE COOOLLL and she was like DUUUDDDEEE and she showed us her Atashi (from Chobits!) tatoo and we talked about anime stuff and that was sooo dorky but SOOOOO fun! XD She cosplays too!! (me and danny both cosplay. XD) We also went clothes shopping for Danny! But Danny said she wasn't used to buying her own clothes, so Tiffany and I served as fashion consultants! That was fun. We need to do it again sometime! Yay girly stuff! =D And then I bought Danny a Beanie Baby rat for her birthday (it's soo cute! looks like a real rat with a fuzzy tail!) which was appropriate, since Danny gave me a stuffed flu from here for my birthday. We are so hilarious. XD Andandthen at 8:15 Danny realized she had a comp sci test at 9PM...and we were at Southpoint Mall. So we panicked and called a cab and it actually arrived really quickly but then we had to wait through the longest red light EVER and then we finally got back with 15 minutes left but Danny hadn't read the chapter yet so she skimmed the chapter and took the test at the same time and she managed to finish with 3 minutes to spare. XD I was there as moral support, of course. And wow this is long. ...i'm making up for lost time. XP

AND!! I'm coming home for spring break this Saturday! =D If you're around, I'd love to do something sometime! Otherwise, my plan is just to eat, sleep, and play video games until I have to go back to school next Saturday~ Phi, you're back for Anime Overdose right? Let's get together! It'll be fun! =D Who else is up in NorCal?

Anyways~ better go to bed now. Getting woozy. ^0^;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 2:00 a.m.



Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Totally random... Why in the world are conservatives (sorry for the blanket statement, but I need a descriptor; NO, I don't believe all conservatives are against gay marriage, and that conversely liberals are for it; end disclaimer) so dead set against gay marriage? Why in the world do they care so much? How does it really effect them? Is it some religious thing that I'm missing? Maybe they're just squicked by the thought of gay and lesbian sex? If they care enough for each other to want to spend their lives together, let them be. Maybe us heterosexual people can learn something from their dedication to each other. Heterosexuals can get married too easily. If we had to fight for it too, maybe we'd take marriage as seriously as it should be taken. And that would be a good thing for everyone involved.

(And sorry for more blanket statements...but DUDE, divorce rates? There are plenty of beautiful, whole families out there, and I have one of them, which I've always been thankful for. However, there are far more that are...not.)

Of course, I may be so confused by this because at one point, interracial marriage was totally taboo, and in that case, I wouldn't exist. Perhaps that biases me, I don't know. But marriage is never a bad thing in my book. I would even accept polygamy or polyandry if everyone involved truly wanted to do it; it's not really any of my business how others choose to live. But I'm just deviant like that, I suppose.

Random musing precipitated by the San Francisco marriage spree and the conservative response toward it. Living on a relatively conservative campus is strange, though to tell you the truth, they're not being as outspoken as I thought they'd be, which is very nice. No vitriol (as of yet). The vitriol in this campus is, apparently, saved for internal politics. =P

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:51 a.m.



Tuesday, February 17, 2004

I dearly hope that the couple upstairs breaks up soon.

And DUDE I HAVE A PLEDGE PADDLE!! XD XD XD I have a legit reason to haul around a big slab of wood around campus! XD Nobody better piss me off~~

OOH! People upstairs! =D *lisa is too maliciously pleased*

Aahh, I love weeks when I have no tests or papers due. *leisurely reads through philosophy book*

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:16 a.m.



Thursday, February 12, 2004

Practice question: You want to obtain the protein coded by the CFTR gene, which is an integral membrane protein. However, you cannot clone the CFTR gene in a bacteria and get the protein that way; instead, you have to purify the protein from tissue. Explain why.

Me: ....hell, I don't know!

Answer: Because integral membrane proteins are made in the endoplasmic reticulum and bacteria don't HAVE endoplasmic reticulums! Nyah! =P

...DOH! I abhor those types of questions. >_<

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:58 a.m.



Tuesday, February 10, 2004

I GOT THE DERMATOLOGY LAB JOB!! XD XD XD Hell yeah! Money and bio lab experience! Major KICK ASS.

This is like, the first REAL job that I've ever had. O_O duuddeee~

I also have a cell bio test Thursday though. Must study. Study~~~

happyhappyjoyjoy! Wow this is going to be a busy (but exciting!) semester...

-Lisa was nostalgic at 05:14 p.m.



Tuesday, February 3, 2004

me: trying to study organic chemistry

people in room upstairs: making suspicious noises. yeah, you know what i mean, dude.

me: ....dammit, SHUT UP or I'll halogenate your ass! ...oh, shit, what am I saying?

...I am probably not the best person to be around at 2 in the morning. Especially if I'm studying orgo. I can see myself threatening to nitrate someone to death someday... (BOOM!!!) Oh, people who live in the room upstaaiirrsss~~~~~

-Lisa was nostalgic at 02:26 a.m.



Monday, February 2, 2004

Signed my bid for the frat. I am now a frat girl. @_@

And the Superbowl? Good game. Once you got past the scoreless first quarter. >_< ...I really could have done without the halftime show, however. Good thing I wasn't looking at the TV screen when Janet Jackson, uh, was exposed. ....yeah.

Now I have to pull a late-night to study for orgo. Ew. later~

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:48 p.m.



Thursday, January 29, 2004

You know what I've decided? I decided I want to cosplay Lisa Hawkeye from Full Metal Alchemist. XD Because not only does she ABSOLUTELY ROCK, the whole coinciding name thing totally amuses me. And she has a gun. And is good with said gun. *huggles* Yay for kick-ass female characters that DON'T show too much skin! (hem, hem, YUFFIE. >_< Well, at least that costume wasn't too WARM...)

Quick rundown of my weekend: Snow. Snow. Cabin-fever. More snow. Birthday. Yayy!! Monday: Class cancelled!! Nearly killed roommate from cabin fever. Studying. Oh, and snow. Tuesday: Class canceled again! Yayy!! Somehow distracted self from killing roommate. Snow. Rush Semi-formal!! LOTS of fun. =D Good food, great people, lots of dancing. Usually I don't enjoy dances, but it really depends on the people I'm with. In this case, I think I was on my feet dancing for 3 hours straight. XD; I wanna do it again sometime! Wednesday: I seriously almost KILLED myself walking to organic chemistry because of all the stupid ice! I almost fell, like, 20 times; I might as well have worn ice skates considering how much of the time I was slipping and sliding my way to class. Thankfully not on my butt. >_< I saw a whole bunch of people fall, too. Stupid administration! Shovel the stupid snow BEFORE it turns to ice! Otherwise half the students who are paying you LOTS of money are going to end up breaking their necks walking up (or down) the stairs to the chem building! >_< ...anyways. Today: Job interview at the dermatology lab! =D I liked them, they liked me. My only downfall is my availability. And my non-workstudyness. >.< Hopefully that'll work out~ I want a job! =D And tomorrow? Four-square with the frat! Yayy!! =D

...yes, I am rushing a frat. A fraternity. Not a sorority. I know. This is such a Lisa thing to do, isn't it? ^^; Well, if I'm going to rush something, I'm going to be as deviant as possible! XD;

lalalalaaaaa~~ time to study organic chemistry~~~ because the first test is next week~~~~~~~ ....oh dear.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 05:09 p.m.



Tuesday, January 27, 2004

I drew something! =D Yay for Suikoden III! And snow days!! <3 (we got Tuesday off school too~~ XD)

-Lisa was nostalgic at 03:19 p.m.



Sunday, January 25, 2004

OMG CLASSES ARE CANCELED TOMORROW! Duke NEVER cancels classes! Duuudddeeee!!! Thank you, snow! Thank you, cold! Thank you, impassible roads! I looovvveee you!

Happy Birthday, Lisa! XD

-Lisa was nostalgic at 06:23 p.m.



Sunday, January 25, 2004

I have now existed on this planet for 20 years. Ew.

...and did I mentioned that it's snowing here, too? I mean, it's pretty and everything, but...PLEASE! ;_;

and I got ice cream cake for my birthday. How appropriate. What with the snow and all. (Actually, I wanted ice cream cake, and it was REALLY good. But...SNOW!! ;_;)

But in any case, it's been a GREAT birthday so far. Despite the fact that I twisted my ankle yesterday and I have the beginnings of a cold. =P (I'm turning 20 as a cripple, as a friend so helpfully pointed out!) Three seperate sets of people have already sung me happy birthday (on-key!) and I'm afraid I'm in for one more round later tonight. ;_; But at least I get fondue out of it! And last night I went out to an Indian restaurant with my 'girl-friends', and the night before that I went with my frat friends out to dinner in Chapel Hill and somehow they discovered my birthday was coming and sang Happy Birthday there. All 28 of them. That poor waiter. (A girl at the next table over was like, 'hot DAMN, girl! That's a sheeyat-load of people singing happy birthday to you! Only seven people showed up to MY birthday party!' ^^;) And I slept in late and that was really, really nice, and I really haven't been getting much work done but that's okay. I'm just really happy~

And yeah, I guess the snow outside IS kinda pretty. Partially because it's outside. But I really could have done without seeing the guys run around outside in their underwear. Boxer-guy was bearable, if cold-looking, but blue-bikini-briefs-posing-in-a-tree-guy? @_@ Errr, no.

Hello, new decade~~ Please be good to me. @_@

-Lisa was nostalgic at 04:37 p.m.



Tuesday, January 20, 2004

All of a sudden, I find myself with a social life. This is both disorienting and disturbing. Disorienting because, well, antisocial is really an understatement to describe my social habits, and disturbing because I'm actually enjoying myself.

Let me start from the beginning.

I have a friend in anime club. We are inseperable and along with the single other female in the club are known as the psychotic trio. Apparently we amuse the rest of the club very much. Our sparkling personalities no doubt. (Actually, I think it's just our commentary during Blue Gender.) In any case, she's rushing. A fraternity. (Yes, not a sorority.) And she decided to drag me along to a pledge event one day. And now, I suddenly have a social life. This is quite fine with me. These are my type of people. They don't get drunk or do drugs at parties (unheard of at Duke); their idea of fun is DDR and dressing people up in sumo suits and setting them upon each other. (Yes, there exists a picture of me in a sumo suit, and no, you do NOT get to see it. XP And I'm rather proud of the fact that I managed to wrestle a guy at least 30-40lbs heavier than I am out of the ring. XD Booyah!! Heh! They all thought I was gonna get flattened! I sure showed them... All those years of martial arts finally paid off!) I've never met a whole group of people that I've gotten along with so well--their interests, their values, their senses of humor XD are all similar to mine. I have so much fun at the events just meeting everyone, it's crazy; I NEVER have fun at events where I don't know anyone. I actually leave my nice warm dorm room to go SOCIALIZE with people now. It's totally unnatural! But it makes me happy. I feel like I've finally found a niche for myself at this bloody white conservative alcoholic jock school~~ <3

Though I'd just like to say WE'RE NUMBER ONE!! DUKE BASKETBALL ROCKS YOUR SOCKS!!! XD

...ok, so I watch every basketball game. Sue me. >_>

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:27 p.m.



Thursday, January 15, 2004

I've realized why I've been so reluctant to change my blog layout. I like this color scheme to much. It's so easy on my eyes. ;_;

Maybe if I find a way to just keep the color scheme and change to picture, somehow? Though that's really hard. grr. Or I can just leave the layout as is. That works too.

...but it's already been up, like, more than 8 months! ;_;

I really have to make a new layout.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:21 a.m.



Wednesday, January 14, 2004

woo! Just sent out 6 resumes. Here's hoping that I'll land a lab job this semester. *crosses fingers* It would be even better if it was a really well-paying one, but I'm not that picky at this point... Not being a work-study studetn puts me at a large disadvantage when it comes to campus jobs. >_<

Sinuses are congested. Very not enjoyable. Ow.

Darnit, I know there was something else I was supposed to do tonight (besides read more organic chemistry. ^^;) WHAT WAS IT!? ;_; My braaiinn~~ it's leeavvinnggg mee~~~ ...oh wait! That's right! Start filling out my major paperwork! I'm going to be a bio major. Surprise, surprise. I might be able to wring out a chemistry minor, a psychology minor, and a visual arts minor (well, 2 of the 3, they only let you have 2 actual minors) if I take the right classes. X3 Oh well. I'll take care of that tomorrow~~

wahhh my sinuses hurt. ;_;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:00 a.m.



Saturday, January 10, 2004

Suikoden III and Full Metal Alchemist are currently warring for my soul. Whenever homework isn't consuming it. This semester, I have Organic Chemistry II, Cell Biology II, Modern Philosophy, Advanced Chinese II, and Costume Design. Guess which one is the for-fun class. Well, modern philosophy's actually sounding pretty fun. Newton, Descartes, and Locke! =D I never really thought of Newton as a philosopher before, but it sure works for me! I'm keeping up with reading for all my classes, in general, so that's already a good deal better than last semester. XD; Tomorrow's cell biology. Membranes! Yayyy.

But! Back to FMA and Suikoden III. I got Suikoden III for Christmas, and passed up FFX-2 to get through as much of Suikoden III as possible before I had to go off to school. KICK ASS GAME. The combat system took a little while to get used to, and though it does have its weaknesses, such as the inflexibility of the pairing system, I loved such things as the movement of the characters physically moved around the battlefield, the way the skill system worked, the low random encounter rate XD... (dude, if there's going to be random encounters, they should be INFREQUENT. Two steps BATTLE = BAD.) The fact that money was actually something I needed to worry about in this game was nice too. I actually had to actively do things to make money in order to have enough, instead of just kill monsters and find myself rolling in dough like in most RPGs I've played. XD; More realistic, and I actually kind of enjoyed trading. But of course, my favorite parts of the game were the plot and the characters. I LOOOVEE the characters, especially Chris, Hugo, Geddoe, Ace, Jacques, Queen, Percival, Nash, Thomas, and Cecile. ...wow, big list. @_@ Well, Suikoden games DO have 108+ playable characters. ^^; I wish I had a PS2 right now so I could finish the game. But it looks like I'll have to wait for spring break. *pines*

FMA? I think it might win over Suikoden III at this point, because it's available and Suikoden III isn't. XD; Not like there's much competing for it for my attention. Almost all other shows have lost my attention; the only other show I watch with any regularity is Papuwa. (don't ask, i don't know why either.) Papuwa is more like a temporary distraction than something obsessive, though. All I can say is it's a good thing FMA is slated for 52 episodes.

And it SNOWED yesterday! SNOWED!! I nearly DIED!! (ignore the pathetic californian, please.) No, seriously, it was an interesting experience to have snowfall that WASN'T a storm. It was actually rather pleasant--except for the cold, the ice, and the fact that it was windy and if I was walking into the path of the downward-falling snow, I couldn't see shit. Watch me stay indoors the entire weekend. >_>

i want to play suikoden iii. ;_;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:00 p.m.



Saturday, January 3, 2004

I f*cking need a PS2 in my dorm room.

...hi! *starts planning ps2 fund*

-Lisa was nostalgic at 02:04 a.m.



Tuesday, December 23, 2003

The doctor prescribed me cough medication with CODEINE in it!! XD XD XD teehee!

Oh! And I'm NOT going to LA after all. o_O So I'll be here from the 26-30th. My grandmother broke her toe and couldn't make it to LA. ;_; But this might be a good thing, because I'm afraid if I went on a trip like that I might relapse...

So!! How about a CG club meeting this weekend? =D (if i can get Kix off RO and Jen off FFXI. @_@ A fool's errand if there ever was one...)

BUTBUT HEE!! Codeine! =D

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:40 a.m.



Monday, December 22, 2003

WHY am I not better yet!? I've been resting and eating sick-person food and eating vitamin-C and everything!! ;_; The cough especially is being very, very persistant. Poo.

Yesterday was a big party at Melissa's house with the girls (and guys, now). Lots of fun! I was really happy to see everyone again~~ (Also happy to survive through the obscene dinnertime conversations, courtesy the guys. >_< As well as Amanda's driving, of course. =P) Return of the King Tuesday night with Sarah and Sachiko! XD yayy!! I still need to go grab Jen for a day before Christmas. Maybe tomorrow. =D I want to see her play FFXI too! And I haven't seen Phi and Kix yet! Boo!! Well, maybe that's a good thing, because then I won't get you sick. ^^;

I'll be gone from the 26-30th, FYI. Down to LA to visit my grandmother and uncle and aunt and cousins. My grandfather didn't want a funeral, so I guess this will have to do... I hope I'm non-sick by then. ;_;

Maybe CG club after that?

AND WHY AM I STILL SICK!!??? >_< >_< >_<

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:53 a.m.



Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Heehee!! I was cleaning up some of my folders on my server and came across some old stuff that made me laugh. (Keep in mind that I have the flu and thusly am heavily medicated, so my sense of humor might be a TAD...strange.) In no particular order...

The streakers at my college are special. =D
"Lisa's ghetto graph"
No shit!
errr...I got bored while working on cosplay?
CENSORED!! *giggle*
My, uh, arm

A trip down memory lane! What a special life I lead! =D

-Lisa was nostalgic at 06:30 p.m.



Tuesday, December 16, 2003

HOMEE!!! But as soon as I got home, I caught the flu. Wahh. I need to go Christmas shopping. ;_;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 05:51 p.m.



Thursday, December 11, 2003

Conversation between me and friend before Chinese final; I'm working on finishing up my o-chem 'cheat' notecard.

Me: *giggle* When I'm finished it's going to look so pretty!
Friend: ......you're insane. (*completely* seriously)
Me: ...yeah.

I got called insane by someone who hadn't slept for two days and has two papers due tomorrow (one 5 pages, one 15 o_O) that she hasn't started yet. And you know the worst part? She's RIGHT. ;_; (Also, apparently when you haven't slept for that long, you start seeing pretty colors. So she tells me. ^^;)

As for the Chinese final, I never ended up studying for it at all. I cracked open the book ONCE, but that was at 2AM this morning (7 hours before the final!) and I was like, you know what? Screw it. Sleep is better. So I slept. The test wasn't that bad anyways. I really didn't even need to study... So it's a good thing I didn't and slept instead! XD;

Two more finals to go! Organic chemistry tonight. Wahh.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:06 p.m.



Wednesday, December 10, 2003

OMG FREE PROFESSIONAL MASSAGES IN THE COMMONS ROOM!!!

So I guess this is where the $30,000+ tuition goes? o_O

...whatever. XD *runs off to get a massage*

-Lisa was nostalgic at 08:26 p.m.



Wednesday, December 10, 2003

W00T!! I just remembered I get to bring a 6x8 notecard to my organic chemistry class with anything I want written on it! X3~~ *proceeds to write every reaction she can fit onto said notecard* Dude, the final's in the bag now! XD <---sucks at memorizing reactions

I don't think I'm going to have any time to study Chinese though. >_< ...well, hopefully I retained at least some of what I learned this semester! But I have a solid enough A in the class that I don't think I have to worry TOO much...

But I want to go home NOOWWW!!! ;_; Oh well. I'll arrive home on Saturday~ XD WOOHOOO!! I don't want to study anymore. ;_;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:59 p.m.



Tuesday, December 9, 2003

KYAAA!!!! There was a Finding Nemo baby turtle toy in my cereal box!! XD XD XD XD SOOO KYYUUUTTEEEE!!!!!!!1

err, I pulled an almost-all-nighter studying cell biology last night. Don't mind me. XD; But I still have to study organic chemistry~~~ ;_; And I don't even KNOW when I'm going to have time to study for Chinese...

Only three more left, and then I can go home. @_@

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:54 a.m.



Saturday, December 6, 2003

it's. so cold. here. ;_; so cold. it goes straight to my bones. ;_; wahhh...

I feel like everyone here can tell I'm from California. >_> I'm always the one bundled up in 5 layers of sweaters...and OMG, it didn't even go below freezing today! /sarcasm *sigh*

finals finals finals SUCK. Why am I premed again? ...oh right, that medical school thing. le sigh. Oh well. Back to DNA sequencing. >_< dumdedum...

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:13 a.m.



Wednesday, December 3, 2003

What an accurate test. XD

you are lightcyan #E0FFFF

Your dominant hues are green and blue. You're smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people's conflicts well. Your saturation level is very low - you have better things to do than jump headfirst into every little project. You make sure your actions are going to really accomplish something before you start because you hate wasting energy making everyone else think you're working. Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

Such a pretty color too~~ <3

-Lisa was nostalgic at 07:09 p.m.



Sunday, November 30, 2003

Oh! And Imouto; I'll help you with the comments thing when I get home. ^^; It's kind of hard to explain online... Only two weeks! XD

Err, right. Finals mode ON dammit!! *starts reading about genetic engineering*

-Lisa was nostalgic at 08:35 p.m.



Sunday, November 30, 2003

several things.

1.) the dorm needs to be as quiet as it was during Thanksgiving break again. I miss it. ;_;
2.) Full Metal Panic and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu: good stuff. I am so in love with Kousuke. Chidori is cool. Tessa annoys me sometimes, but oh well. Miki Shinichirou's character is so funny~ XD And the onsen episode? OMG. Best onsen episode EVER. The Gundam Seed parody? The fanservice? (some for girls, for once. XD) The ping pong paddle? Yesh!!!
3.) I love Neji.
4.) I can cook on my own!! And not poison myself! XD And I only called my mother once! Now I can add spaghetti to my can-cook list...
5.) Finals are in a week.

So. Finals mode ON!

I am going to be such a scary person over the next two weeks. I am so sorry.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 07:47 p.m.



Tuesday, November 25, 2003

I'm staying at school for Thanksgiving, so I guess I'll have to find a way to provide food for myself. ^^; I think I'll try to get some finals studying done. Fun fun. I think I want to draw~ I haven't done it for myself in quite a while. ^^ Maybe I can do a Robin Hobb blog layout! XD W00t! I like that idea~

Oh, and figure drawing again today. >_< I mean, I'm learning a lot from it, but STILL! eep! o_o I've developed a, "don't look, don't freak" policy with dealing with the whole issue. XD It's amazing how good I am at not seeing what I don't want to see... And perhaps a little disturbing, if I think about it. Other stuff happening... As you might see, my organic chemistry test did NOT kill me. It actually wasn't all that bad, though I hope I don't have to take back those words. ^^; Definitely not as back-breakingly hard as the last test. Though!! Last night, I was trying to go to sleep 'early' (11PM ^^;) so I would be in good shape for the test, right? WELL!! At around 12:30AM, I woke up, feeling grumpy, to the sound of guys yelling and loud music blasting from somewhere nearby. I tried to ignore it, hoping that it'd just go away, but finally I got so pissed off (I think sniper rifles and insane laughter were going through my head at about that time) that I actually got up out of my warm bed and went out to find the source of the noise, which turned out to be drunk guys partying next door. >_< Ironically, some of the drunk guys are in my organic chemistry class. Go figure. I politely asked them to turn it down (I think my exact words were "Sorry, but could you turn that down a bit?" ...yeah, I wasn't kidding. I'm a very polite person even when I'm intent on murder. It's kind of scary. ^^;) Anyways, they immediately turned the music off and stopped yelling and said sorry. 10 points to the drunk guys! They must have known I was ready to tear their guts out with my bare hands. They do have common sense courtesy after all. So! I went back to bed quite happily, slept solidly for five and a half hours, woke up and when off to my 7:30AM organic chemistry test. =D Which I hope I did well on. *crosses fingers*

Full Metal Alchemist 8: I reiterate. Best show of the season. Al is a good solid (ha!) presence for Edward, who seemed intent on nervous breakdown this ep. Winry still isn't as cool as I want her to be, but oh well. Hawkeye is a nice solid female character for me to ooh and ahh at. =P Otherwise, this episode, though it had its funny spots, was really rather disturbing. But good. Definitely good. The scene where Roy pointed out how much leverage he had over Edward simply by outing his brother, and how Edward just stood there silently looking tired and haggard (the animators do an excellent job of conveying this) was, among other scenes in this episode, very poignant. What an amazing show. @_@ Want moree!!!

And finally~ Just finished Fool's Fate. I'm so happy and so sad at the same time. ;_; POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING! (highlight to read) Happy for Fitz, because pretty much everything that was wrong at the end of the first trilogy is fixed, in one way or another. As he says, he is content. Why am I sad? One, because it's over, and two, because of the non-resolution with the Fool. I'll make no secret of the fact that their relationship was the most important and touching in the series to me. Molly was always just sort of there--their relationship was never all that interesting to me, beyond, 'oh, damn, Molly thinks Fitz is dead and shacked up with Burrich. well, sucks to be him.' I'm very happy that Fitz has renewed all his old relationships, and developed new ones with all his 'children', whether they know they are or not, but still... The reunion with Burrich was especially touching. Another very important Fitz relationship. At least there were many scenes in this book that really highlighted the relationship of the Fool and Fitz--many, many, MANY. Which makes me happy. Many scenes made me cry, with either happiness or joy. It's just... Blah. ;_; At least we do get the "possibilities" bone that Hobb throws us; with their rather incomplete parting at the end of the book, it's true that there's still some hope of reunion. Whether or not Robin Hobb will document for us is questionable, but at least she gives it to us. And hey, Fitz is a Skill user, after all--he'll probably have a longer life than most. Especially now that he isn't haring across the world doing his damnedest to get himself killed. XP And we know the Fool will live a long time. Maybe~someday~~ Though to tell you the truth, if Robin Hobb does come back to the Farseer world, (she BETTER!!) what I really want to see is more of the Fool. Fitz's story really is finished, but it seems as if the Fool's story is only starting--he no longer has any sort of guidance for how he plans out his life. Sooo...MORE FOOL!! ;_; Maybe he can swing by Bingtown and Jamaillia and the Pirate Isles again. That would be fun. I sort of miss those guys. =P Anyhow...wow. Robin Hobb is amazing and I look forward to reading anything else she writes. Even if Fitz or any of the other characters aren't in it. =P

This so deserves a Robin Hobb blog layout. A new layout's overdue anyway...

-Lisa was nostalgic at 08:52 p.m.



Monday, November 24, 2003

organic chemistry test tomorrow. i SO DEAD!!!! ;_;

RIP.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 09:39 p.m.



Friday, November 21, 2003

waahhhh!! ;_; we did figure drawing today. in art class. model was guy. model took it aalll off. now, let us ponder. who is talking here? lisa. lisa not liking of the full frontal nudity. lisa is traumatized. very. it would even have been better if it were a female model! i can deal with female nudity. nothing new. saw other females nude when working with doctor in doctor's office. male nudity? no. weirdness! >_< argghh!!! needless to stay, the parts of lisa's drawings corresponding to man bits very sketchy. as in, circle and oval. haha. i was always so happy when he was in a pose where that part was blocked. >_< i was like yayyyy!relieved. his hand is blocking it! ....and he's coming back next tuesday. .....wahhhhh!!!!!! ;_; *lisa curls up in ball and cries*

at least Fool's Fate is very very good so far. I can always count on Robin Hobb to fix all my problems. <3 I love you, Robin Hobb~~~ =D Her books are the types that I like to read very slowly, to savor every bit of the world that she's presenting us; I don't rush to the end to find out what happens like I do with many other books, though I DO want to know what happens... It's just that with Robin Hobb's books...and I know this'll sound cliche!...but with her books, the journey is just as fascinating as the destination. Fitz is just a wonderful character to watch develop, and boy has he done a lot of that since the Farseer trilogy. And besides, I don't want this trilogy to end~~ who knows when/if we'll be seeing all these characters again? ;_;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:27 a.m.



Wednesday, November 19, 2003

O.M.G. My UK copy of Robin Hobb's Fool's Fate came today. Watch my productivity go POOF! XD Well, I'll still study ochem. Just because. Butbut Robin Hobb! And it's the last book in a trilogy too! <3 I'm trying to be good and limiting myself to only a few chapters a day, otherwise I'd totally stay up all night and finish it right now. All 800 pages of it. ^^; I'm suuchh a nerd~~

Nanowrimo? What's that?

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:36 a.m.



Monday, November 17, 2003

Possible spoilers follow. edit: i am a spazz and called Ed Al for an entire entry. I'm sorrryyy Ed!!! Your point still stands, however, Jaewon. ;)

Fullmetal Alchemist is definitely the best show of the season. (imo, of course. =P) Episode 7? Dude. Episode 6 was adorable, but episode 7 was just heartbreaking. And seeing poor Ed completely freak out twice in this episode was...wow. I mean, the scenes were handled very well, but wow. And you really get a sense of how young Ed really is, no matter how mature and tough he acts.

Other things of note: the way Ed got the pocketwatch? XD What with that and the brevity of the Alchemist Test in episode 6, it's like they're trying to parody every other shounen anime out there. All geared up for a 40+ episode arc on how so-and-so passed the Hunter/ninja/pastry chef test? Well, TOO BAD!!! XP That's the feeling I got from it. XD Also, the new scenes inserted in the ending were very well placed. ;_; This anime manages to touch so many parts of the emotional range, and so well, too. This show rocks. I want the next episode right now.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 07:22 p.m.



Monday, November 17, 2003

Bio psych paper: done. And damn good, too. Art project: sketched, needs to be watercolored by Tuesday. Doable. Organic chemistry: a little behind, but I have most of tomorrow to catch up. Cell bio: Genetics. Fun. Chinese: ha! =P I can't believe Chinese is my easiest class this semester...

Nanowrimo: ;_;

And I get to take a COSTUME DESIGN class next semester!! XD XD XD Yay for the fun class! XD

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:24 a.m.



Sunday, November 16, 2003

My Nanowrimo characters are very amusing. I'm getting to love them very much. XD

...just had to share. ^^;

*tries to work more on bio psych paper that is worth 20% of grade* w00t.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:31 a.m.



Thursday, November 13, 2003

I found a new show to squeal over! =D Uninhabitated Planet Survive (aka Mujin Wakusei Survive), though in my head I'm referring to it as "Lord of the Flies, only happy." See? See? Besides, there's a a guy that looks like Fakia from Princess Tutu. And girl that looks like Ahiru. Naturally I want them to get together. =D Heee~~~ AND!! Seiyuu! Ishida Akira and Minagawa Junko. Ishida Akira is playing this character. Are we surprised? No. Ishida always plays the flaming characters. Minagawa Junko is as adorable as always~~ =D

Okay. So! The rundown of episode 1. We have the main character, Luna, who is spunky, independent, smart, and cute as a button. She is late for school. Uh-oh! Run Luna run! She sees Fakia-look-alike. He apparently acts like Fakia too. He is anti-social, so he goes bye-bye. Then she meets Miss bitch Student Body President. Hello, Miss President! Finally, we get to Luna meeting Sharla, the new best friend, who is quiet, shy, and also cute as a button. Hello, Sharla! But, uh-oh! Howard the spoiled rich rat-bastard and his cronies are picking on someone! Bad! But wait! You shouldn't mess with the Draco Malfoy wannabe. Yeah, whatever. Luna does it anyway. Howard is amused. He proves that he's a a rat bastard. Darnit, then he gets out of the confrontation. Poop. Oh well, let's go to class! ....where we meet Minagawa Junko's character, Shingo. =D Cute little slight snarky genius boy. Surprised? Nope!

Then we have a basketball game! Oh no! Howard and gang have ostracized Luna and Sharla! Nope, that doesn't happen in anime a lot. Luna doesn't let this get to her, and inspires Sharla not to let it get to her either. Yay! =D The Kaoru (the Fakia-look-alike XD) gives Howard a taste of his own medicine. W00t! But Howard is not happy. Grr, I have been defied! Which leads into the fight in the empty lot, where Kaoru tells them just what he thinks of them. =D I am in LOOVEE!!! Anyways. Luna gets involved, and nearly gets pegged by a canister of gasoline, but Kaoru pushes her out of the way. XD And then he slips in some...stuff. OMGWTFisthat!? (Love their expressions. XD Oh, and he's hot.) And then blahblahblah BIG EXPLOSION oops oh no!!! End of episode. =D

Fun, huh?

Disregarding my snarky little rundown of the first episode, it's a good show that I'll continue to watch. It has good characters and nice character designs, not to mention nice colors and smooth animation. And they haven't even gotten stranded on the deserted planet yet. XD I'm expecting some sort of Swiss Family Robinson/anti-Lord-of-the-Flies thing, which is good. I like happy sorts of things like that. Speaking of happy, the ending song is by Round Table. You know, the group who sang the Chobits opening? =D This show is just overflowing with cuteness... I highly recommend it! One group is subbing it right now: Youma-Otakus. Their bittorrent page is here. Download it and fangirl over the Fakia-look-alike cuteness! =D

A few more random screenshots to hopefully pique your interest:

Well, this is Ishida Akira's character, after all...
I'm hot and I know it
His Majesty is pissy today
Now he's bored.
And finally, group shot! =D

This has to be the best job of avoiding doing work (and Nanowrimo) that I've ever done. <3

-Lisa was nostalgic at 08:38 p.m.



Wednesday, November 12, 2003

The end of the world. A Flash video...thing. It's had me laughing for days. XD "And Alaska can come too. THE END!!" Or, of course, "WTF, mate?"

My 8:00AM tomorrow was canceled. That is TRUE happiness. =P

-Lisa was nostalgic at 07:45 p.m.



Monday, November 10, 2003

I'm so happy right now it must be illegal.

This from someone who is usually 20x happier than almost everyone around her. =P

Now that I've completely disgusted you, I have to get back to getting work done. XD; Organic chemistry, cell biology, biological psychology, two art projects, a Chinese presentation, and Nanowrimo (i'm so behind!). Yucky blah. But hey, life's still good. XD

-Lisa was nostalgic at 05:55 p.m.



Monday, November 10, 2003

The HELL? A ziploc bag full of air sold for more than a hundred fscking bucks?

And "certificate of authenticity" my ASS.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 02:31 p.m.



Sunday, November 9, 2003

I took Nyquil! =D Watch me start to doze off...

Full Metal Alchemist 6: OMG, I can never get over how guilty Edward obviously is over the state his brother is in. His facial expressions and silences are more than enough to tell you how deeply he feels over it, especially considering how loud and obnoxious he usually is. And how he's always like, I'll return you to your real body, but he has never ever even mentions his own body. I would watch the series to the end just to find out how far Edward would go to restore his brother... Something tells me there will be some major major drama there.

With that being said, good episode. It's amazing how much they were able to fit into it. The Alchemy test, for example, unlike most shounen series, took up less than half an episode, instead of more than half the series. (XD don't mind me) Ed, Al, and the little girl spazzing over the lady giving birth was absolutely priceless. Actually, Ed, Al, the little girl and the dog were just precious all by themselves. Which makes what I know is coming in the next episode even more painful. >_< Ed is just a cute little ball of snark and angst, yes he is. Al is also cute, but less angsty.

Dude, all the series I've gotten really into lately are completely unslashable. I don't even want to see slash in them. ^^; Scrapped Princess, Stellvia, FMAlchemist... ZERO slash potential. Or, pretty close to zero. What happened to me? 0_o Oh well. There's always Prince of Tennis or Get Backers. XD

Come on, Nyquil, where are you?

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:49 p.m.



Saturday, November 8, 2003

I'm procrastinating. So I decided that I haven't been using my bandwidth at all lately, so I uploaded a bunch of stuff. =D Hopefully you don't have some of it.

First, I pimp Stellvia songs. XD All of Stellvia's songs are very good~ Somehow techno and with a sweeping, classical sort of air at the same time. And the lady who sings all of the themes has a wonderful voice.

Asu e no Brilliant Road: Stellvia's opening theme, by Angela. The mood in this one is sort of intermediate between the next two songs...

Kire na Yoru, again by Angela. One of the Stellvia's ending themes. This is the happy one. =D

The end of the world, also by Angela. The other ending theme. Um, yeah. It's not precisely a depressing song...it just has more of a morose mood than the other two.

Excellent songs from an wonderful series~

Next, Full Metal Alchemist songs~~ (love the series!)

Melissa by Porno Graffiti. The opening. I don't like it as much as the ending, but I still like it. Good cheery beat. =D

Kesenai Tsumi by Nana Kitade. The ending. I am in love with this song. It's been on repeat for like, forever on my playlist. I loved it the first time I heard it, I still love it. Great chorus, great pace, and I love the singer's voice. Apparently this is her debut-I'm looking forward to hearing more of her music~

Hm. That's already alot. Maybe I'll leave the rest for another time? ...one more. XD

On a completely different note... Download the first chapter of the manga Beck! =D Err, Manga Screener is scanslating it; I don't think they'll mind if I repost it using my own server? >_> <_< ...you wouldn't tell if they did, right? Anyways! I had to spread the joy~ I was surprised by how much I liked this. To put it really briefly, it's a manga about a boy and a band. And a dog. It's shounen, so expect some fanservice...but I was actually able to ignore it in this case. It wasn't really offensively done. It's very character based, which I love, and the story is very well and unpredictably written; I really care about what happens to the characters. I was on the verge of tears a few times. ^^; I actually like the art; it's pretty shounen, but it's still good-looking, especially later on in the course of the manga. So it's highly recommended! =D Download it! If people seem to want me to I'll put up more.

And for my non anime-manga-loving friends, we have an english song, ominously named Stress. =P It's by Jim's Big Ego, and I think everyone I know will find something in this song to empathize with. So...download it!

And I guess that's enough pimping for today. I really should do some work.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:19 p.m.



Wednesday, November 5, 2003

DAMMIT! I totally managed to screw up my sleeping schedule the last few weeks. >_< Now my body thinks 1AM is wide-awake!time, 4AM is let's-sleep-now!time, and anytime that I'm in class is why-the-hell-am-I-awake-you-bitch!time. >_< Must fix my Circadian rhythm, dammit!

(voice in head: ha ha, you got no rhythm!)

wah. i just want to sleep. But I'm not sleepy. ;_; I was sleepy enough, like, four hours ago...

And I didn't write anything for Nanowrimo today. >_< Darnit! Already 1667 words behind...

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:48 a.m.



Tuesday, November 4, 2003

I am reading the manga Beck. Beck is very good. Maho's a great female character, and I love all the guys. Tanaka is sweet and not unbearably pathetic. Ryosuke is just hot. Chiba is funny. He reminds me of somebody in particular... XP And Izumi can go jump in a pool. However, I am not writing my daily words for Nanowrimo. This is very bad. But I don't care.

And bugs suck.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 09:37 p.m.



Monday, November 3, 2003

I could be reading ahead for bio psych, doing problem sets for organic chemistry, working on a paper, catching up on cell biology, or finishing up my daily allotment of words for NaNoWriMo. (Current count is 4,618 words, dude!! The goal for the day is to reach 5,001... Doable. ^^;) Instead, I'm updating my blog. How predictable am I? =P

I would like to thank everyone who supported me when I was dealing with Grandpa's death. Every message I got helped me get through...what I was going through. No one I've known personally has ever died before, and Grandpa dying hit me really hard, even though I was halfway expecting it, intellectually. Though I'm still sad about it, I think I'm moving past it now. Though a huge thanks goes out to my roommate, who let me make a wet mess of her shoulder. XD; I'm so lucky to have such an understanding, empathetic roommate...

Other things that have happened: Halloween night rocked!! There was an anime club meeting, in which we all acted like dorks (and a lot of us dressed up!). One of my dear fellow fangirls was dressed up as Yukino from Karekano and DAMN if she wasn't the most adorable thing I've ever seen! XD I need pictures. I was planning to make Rinoa, but (a) I didn't have time to sew the costume and (b) the stupid online place I ordered from told me a week before Halloween that they were sold out of the fabric I wanted. So. Scratch that. I BS'ed a fairy costume instead. XD It actually looked pretty good. Yay for clothes hangers and nylons! o_O We also had a fangirl squeeing session in my room after the meeting, consisting of all three of the fangirls in the school. ^o^; Yay? Anyways, that was lots of fun. We took a picture by the inflatable Titanic! =D GREAT photo op, right there...

And Full Metal Alchemist KICKS ASS! XD It is seriously the ONLY show that I really, really look forward to every week. I watch it as soon as it comes out. Which is generally Sunday night or Monday morning. Forget work! Forget sleep! Full Metal Alchemist is out~~~ ...I'll write a longer rant about it later. XP

No other shows are really getting me obsessed with them... Peace Maker Kurogane's entertaining, I suppose, but it hasn't really hooked me. I haven't been in the mood for Gilgamesh, but I figure I'll catch up on it eventually. I liked the character designs, despite the lips. XP It's different, but it works. Saiyuki Reload, again, entertaining, but it doesn't greatly interest me. Gunslinger Girls is okay, love the study of the relationship between Henrietta and...whatsisname, Big Brother dude. (XP) But again, not hooked. It's a little too slow and morose for me. Even though...despite the Noir-esque feel, I don't feel as depressed and somewhat sick coming out of every episode as I did coming out of all the episodes of Noir. We'll see. What else is there? ...I just stopped following Avenger after skimming the second episode. Not working for me. Tsukihime...I don't like vampire stories. And it was based on an H-games. I hear good things about Kimi ga Nozomu Eien after the first episode...but again, it's based off an H-game, and I'm not all that interested in heavy romantic drama. Saw an episode of Cromartie High School in anime club and felt brain cells die. Maybe if I'm in a certain mood I might enjoy it, but...not now. ^^; I need brain cells. Planetes was good, but I don't feel like watching more of it. And I kinda want to see some of Deserted Planet Survive. Oh, and Live Action Sailor Moon is hilarious(ly ridiculous). XP But I don't think I'll watch more of it until they bring Zoicite and Kunzite in. XD

So, the summary? Lisa is watching and recommends Full Metal Alchemist and Prince of Tennis regularly, abd is following Gilgamesh, Peacemaker Kurogane, and Gunslinger Girls irregularly. And I need to catch up on Naruto, Wolf's Rain, Witch Hunter Robin, and like, a dozen other series. @_@ I think I'll try to leave that for Christmas break.

Anyways. I should work now. ^^;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 10:05 p.m.



Thursday, October 30, 2003

My grandfather died.

i might not post for a little while.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 07:37 p.m.



Thursday, October 30, 2003

I AM DONE WITH MIDTERMS DUDE!!! I so kicked that cell biology exam's ass. XD Well, after the organic chemistry exam kicked mine. o_O The bio psych test was just sort of there. Gotta love multiple choice~~

Now! Time to enjoy my life a little!

I've decided to narrow down my list of "active watch" shows this season to Full Metal Alchemist and Prince of Tennis, because of all the finals studying I want to start doing...and NaNoWriMo. ^o^; I'll watch Peacemaker, Gilgamesh, and Naruto as time allows... And other series I'm backlogged on as I feel like it, I guess...

Yes, I ADORE Full Metal Alchemist. Someday soon I'll write something coherent up to explain why, but I just finished up with midterms and I feel I am exempt from any activity that requires excessive usage of my brain. ...though I still have to study for my Chinese quiz tomorrow. >_< DAMMIT!

My work is never done.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 06:12 p.m.



Thursday, October 30, 2003

Last night I had a dream that I was in Cancun...and that I came into the possession of two very large very alive Emperor penguins. That everyone expected me to take care of. They were squishy and cute but they kept on waddling away from me. ;_; ....penguins. ....XD Penguins make everything better!

Though I still think I've been overdosing on caffeine.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 09:29 a.m.



Tuesday, October 28, 2003

And now she dead from ochem. ^o^;

But now I have to study for two more tests.

There's no rest for the weary. ;_;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 11:27 p.m.



Sunday, October 26, 2003

Gacked from Kenji. =D


Which Naruto Character are You?
quiz by orangeday.net

...okay! o_O

So yeah! I wasn't going to post until pitas recovered all the old entries that it deleted, but it doesn't look like it's happening. Soooo yeah. Oh well! Not much going on... I have three midterms this week (organic chemistry, cell biology, and biological psychology) so I'm studying. And studying. And studying. >_< Eew. I won't be able to make it to the Research Triangle NaNoWriMo gathering, which makes me sad, but oh well... I'll try to make it to the next one! I'm just happy I have a plot now. @_@ Though it would be nice if I had a more creative setting... Heck, if I had a setting at all! >_< Something to think about...after my tests are over. >_>

must get back to studying. But! I'm alive. And completely awake. Which is the scariest part of all. (how much caffeine did I DRINK today? O_O)

And randomly, if I'm not posting here, I might be posting to my Livejournal. Since pitas deleted the entry that I said this in, my LJ's SUPPOSED to become my new fanstuff/NaNoWriMo journal. Of course, as soon as I said that I started posting other stuff to it instead after not posting to it for like, a year. >_> Yup! ...right. Study.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:52 a.m.



Tuesday, October 7, 2003

I'm VERY happy with the new shows this season so far. <3 Gilgamesh? VERY cool. I started watching the first episode randomly just to see what it was about, and I sorta...couldn't...stop watching it. Even though I really only meant to see a little of the beginning. ^^; Cool premise, unique and aesthetic character designs, and a dark, mysterious mood... Whee!! So yes to Gilgamesh. XD

And Full Metal Alchemist? WHEE!!! XD XD XD It would've had me hooked even without Paku Romi. With the themes it had, it seems a little bit more mature than the usual shounen series... Not that I'm complaining about other shounen series, because I enjoy them very much, but most of them don't even start on things like religion. Power of friendship beats all this ain't; it feels more like...actually, it feels a little like Trigun to me for some reason. o_O Though the main character is definitely not all Love and Peace~~<3 More like "DON'T INSULT MY HEIGHT YOU F*CKER!!!11one!!" XD XD XD Of course, I exaggerate...but hee, Napoleonic complexes are fun! XD Though the Trigun feel is probably the fact that the first part was in the desert~ Talk about superficial! XD And angst? Oh yes, we've got angst. The below-the-surface angst of a shounen series, but yes, we've got angst. Hee~

And have I mentioned Paku Romi? <3

Lessee, what else... Avenger? SO by the same people as .hack and Noir. The character designs are always a dead giveaway. (this one girl in the opening? for a second there I was convinced she was Aura. o_O) And Ali Project opening AND closing? (GREAT songs by the way.) Yup, has to be the same people. Possible Kaijura music too, though I'm not sure; if it is, it's not as compelling as usual. The episode was okay. Didn't bore me to death, but it wasn't horribly fascinating either. I guess Avenger's my backup... Though I still have to catch up on watching Stellvia, Last Exile, Wolf's Rain, Naruto, Get Backers, Prince of Tennis... OMG. >_< Dude, I don't need any backups... Especially if I decide to particpate in NaNoWriMo next month. >_< Someone convince me not to do it, please? For my own health?

A~and o-chem lab. Yaayyyyyy.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 05:40 p.m.



Monday, October 6, 2003

I spent 13 hours this weekend on a drawing for drawing class. THIRTEEN HOURS OF MY LIFE. Thirteen hours wasted with a 18'x24' sheet of paper, an HB, a 2B, and a Magic Rub. Dude, I am NEVER doing that EVER again. NEVER. And I don't want to draw another leaf for AT LEAST a year.

Just watch, I'll be drawing leaves in a week. >_<

And HOLY SHEE~IIIT!! PAKU ROMI is voicing the main character in Full Metal Alchemist and the production studio is BONES andandand *dies* PAKU ROMI!!! WHEEEE!!!!! XD XD XD And Mitsuki Saiga is in Peacemaker as Okita Souji~ <3 SHEE~IIITTT!!! XD XD XD Yay for a new season of anime~!! XD

i have now dispelled any notion you may have had that i am an intelligent fangirl.

Also, I've been watching Stellvia~ WHY haven't I been keeping up with Stellvia instead of other series I might name this last four months? >_< Stellvia is good~ It makes me happy. And I am in love with the opening song... And I am somewhat afraid by how much I can identify with half of the cast. Especially Shima. Shrink me by a foot, give me pigtails and an aptitude for 3-D tetris and I could BE Shima. >_< Well...sort of. But yes~ I love the character interaction and the more realistic use of mecha in this~ It's like they actually gave the mechanics behind it some thought instead of thinking "oh, should it be red or blue?" ^o^;; Anyways~ must get back to cell biology. Heehee, fall break is coming up~ XD yay for sleeping in aalll day! <3

-Lisa was nostalgic at 12:43 a.m.



Sunday, October 5, 2003

I LOVE CLEAN LAUNDRY. <3

-Lisa was nostalgic at 06:56 p.m.



Saturday, October 4, 2003

I feel dizzy and light-headed. I don't think this is a good thing.

....and no, I'm not drunk, drugged, or mooning over a hot guy.

I hope it wasn't the clam chowder.

-Lisa was nostalgic at 09:33 p.m.



Saturday, October 4, 2003

Darnit! Paku Romi has a role in Uchuu no Stellvia!

...now I have to watch the show. ;_;

And it turned cold all of a sudden. It's good because there's no more bugs, but it's hella hard now to get out of bed in the morning... It's so warm and cozy under all my blankets that it's horribly difficult to dredge up the motivation to get to my 8'o'clock class. ^^;

-Lisa was nostalgic at 01:40 p.m.



Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Today, my aikido teacher said "And please be gentle with your uke." XD XD XD ...I hope no one in that class ever figures out why I giggle when he says that.

And...


You are Rin Kobayashi from "Please Save My
Earth"! You are CUTESY-POO evil.

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How appropriate, because I'm ready for my PSME rant now. XD I'll try to keep it as spoiler free as possible.

YES, Meiimiii!!! PSME manga SO GOOD. *_* The end I wasn't particularly fond of though...it felt sort of rushed, and the whole Jinpachi Lolita complex thing freaked me out. (even though there is an explanation for it...but isn't the whole stupid manga about letting GO of the past? Especially your past LIVES? I can sorta deal with Issei not ending up with Jinpachi in this life, because that's sort of the point...but...STILL. Fangirls will be fangirls. And Gyokuran DID end up breaking up with that girl in the end...) ....yeeaahhh. Anyways.

Probably the best parts of the manga after the OVA not-ending were Shion's and Mokuren's backstories, especially Shion's. We only got a hint of Shion's in the OVA, and absolutely nothing on Mokuren, which really hurt the entire thing, I think; I never particularly cared for Mokuren until after reading her side of the story. Everything up until that point portrayed her as absolutely perfect, and WOW is that not true. (And her dad was absolutely ADORABLE!! ;_;) And I was floored by how screwed up Mokuren's and Shion's relationship was. From what I saw of it in the OVA it seemed really peaceful and sweet. HA. All I can say. As for Shion, we only got the beginning of his story in the OVA... A very important part, of course, but only the beginning. (As I mentioned before, we get to see how fucked up he really is...) And we never got to see the funny cute sides of him in the OVA~~ XD Like how he loves manga and how people hear spooky laughter coming from the bathroom...but it's really just Shion with his latest weekly. XD The manga in general just has a lot more funny moments... And a lot of angsty moments as well, of course. o_O

The other aspects of the story get very good too. I'm so happy Daisuke got a big scene, but it made me want to cry. ;_; And it was interesting how Enju and Shion actually got along, unlike Shion and almost everyone else. Enju/Issei is totally the nicest, most agreeable person in the entire cast. o_O Bleh. Stupid Gyokuran. XP At least they stayed best friends after the whole...thing happened. It would've killed me if they hadn't, and the fact they stayed so close made me almost as happy as if they were even closer. <3 It really made sense in the context of it all for them to not get together, really... But STILL! It makes me SOOO pissed, because Jinpachi's all like, if Mokuren was a man, he'd still probably want to get with her. ....stupid, STUPID. And I don't really see the Issei and Sakura thing, mostly because there wasn't much development for it in the rest of the story... DUDE, it's like the Digimon 02 ending. Throwing couples at you out of nowhere is EVIL. Open-ended endings are GOOD. And Mikuro needs to come back from the EPIA or wherever he is and come visit Haru. ;_; They can move in together and have an aquarium. <3 There needed to be a LOT more Mikuro in the manga... We get like, one backstory section (not even from his POV!) and that's IT! Grrr... Oh and speaking of Haru~ Love him, and the boy sure can angst, but at least he gets a lot less whiny by the end. Anyone else...? Oh! Rin of course. ^^; He's out to take over the WORLD!!! XD XD XD ...no, really, he is. Sometimes. And he has an army of little monkey boys to help him! XD ...well, they act like little monkeys. And I think I'll stop before I ruin any images you might have of our favorite eight-year-old psychic psychopath. (now THAT'S catchy!)

I could go on, but I don't really want to get into details... So~! *pimping mode* I know Viz is going to start releasing the manga sometime late in October, and you can always buy the tankouban at Kinokuniya or whereever (I'm going for the traditional chinese version, as usual...) But if you want them, there's scanslations of the entire series (in anthology form) here. =D You need Bittorrent to download them. And be warned, the files are rather large. o_O And I guess that's all my pimping for today! XD

Still have a lot to do netwise... Need new layout. Need to answer e-mail. Need to work on webpage. Need to work on art. Ew. Just looking at everything I have to do makes me de-motivated. *wilts* But homework first. I have organic chem lab tomorrow... *wilts more* wahhh...

-Lisa was nostalgic at 07:18 p.m.