GARDEN: au milieu de saison depassement

Name: Beth
Nickname: Mikoto
Sex: Female
Birthday: 29 September
Age: 17
Sign: Libra
Blood Type: A+

LIKES:
J-Rock: Lareine, Dir en Grey, Pierrot, Malice Mizer, Raphael, Kagrra, New Sodmy
Other Music: Radiohead, The Beatles
Food: Granola, Kix, Fruit, Blueberry Pancakes, Little Children
Drink: Tea 'Color: Pink, Red, Black, Purple
Books: "Dangerous Angels"
Movie: "Mystery Men"
Art: Photography
Season: Winter
Manga/Anime: Yami no Matsuei
TV Show: JAG

OTHER STUFF:
Bad Habits: Biting my nails, Tripping over everything, Making a mess, Being a dork and annoying (because of my weird sense of humor)
Instruments: Trumpet, Bass Guitar
Fear: Talking in front of people

TEST RESULTS:
Personality: Hippy Chick
Smurf Name: Igneous Smurf
Pirate Name: Mad Ann Kid
Superpower: Invisibility
Dog Breed: Golden Retriever
Aura Color: Gold
Flavor: Pink Grapefruit

Brought to you by "Team Dork":
Emiru, Jun, Kozi, Kyo, Ren
and Aiji of "Team Coat"

LINKS TO MY "AWESOME" FRIENDS BLOGS:
Asphodel:an ill-natured beauty
L'etranger

Thursday, January 3, 2002 08:57 p.m.

Over the past few months Yuki and mine (Ishiko not so much) perverted sides have really come out. Take today for example...

During lunch we were asking each other whether or not we would sleep with our favorite J-Rockers if they just appearred and asked us to, then it progressed into whether or not we would have a threesome, UUGGGHH, Yuki!!! Only You!!! I mean I would think about it but, would never do it!!! But, anyway we discussed that for a while and then started talking about the fanfiction that we have been creating. The new sections of it have gotten sooo perverted though, geez, what came over us today?!?! I know I did most of the talking (hahaha, perv) but hey, it was fun and entertaining. That is what you get for going out drinking with Karou, Yuki, you end up married and pregnant and other people (me for example) get "sauced". It seem that we have been talking about this an awful lot lately, comming up with all of these weird senerios and things but, like Ishiko said today "We aren't kids anymore!!!"

Mikoto

Tuesday, January 1, 2002 02:13 p.m.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I can't believe it is 2002 allready, it used to feel sooo far away before. AAHHH, we are graduating this year Yuki and Ishiko!!!

We have to be the most boring people on Earth...here is a little summary of our little New Year's Eve "party"...

The last day of 2001 started with band practice but, Ishiko's guitar was sooo far out of tune, and would get in tune for some odd reason, that didn't work so, we attempted to work on the vocals, which didn't go so well either. Ishiko and I just don't have high singing voices. After sitting in my car for a while singing (yes, we work better in the car for some reason) I had to head off to work for four hours. I work at a pizza place so naturally we were incredably buzy but, I finally got out and flew to Ishiko's (I cut the driving time in half!!!) with a pizza for us. And this is where the fun begins...

Our friend Amanda, aka the'Big T' joined us for our wonderful and eventful evening. We stared by puting candles on the pizza for a late celebration of Die's (from DeG) birthday. After eating the wax covered pizza we played our Clue game (the one that takes place in our house with Lareine). I think I ended up to be the murder but, I don't remember. Then we watched Doctor Zavago (spelling???) because Shinya's (from DeG) new outfit is supposed to be Laura from the movie. While we were trying to figure out who everyone was, mostly Yuki and I were doing this, we played our J-Rock Monopoly game. I think the movie would be better if it wasn't so long and drawn out but, it is still a decent movie, I think so anyway. Even after the movie was over monopoly was still going on and went on for at least six hours!!! It would have been longer if Ishiko and I didn't end it when we did. And I you don't think that was boring here comes the best part...we watched the the Twilight Zone "chain reaction" on the SciFi channel for another few hours!!! "My name it Talking Tina and I'm going to kill you!!!"

This may sound really boring but, when you add our insanity and several stupid, dorky actions thrown in by me and alot of inside jokes it was very amusing. So, we missed the ball dropping because, we were too busy watching movies on the Russian Rev. and playing a monopoly game we made and watching the Twilight Zone, who cares!!!

Mikoto

Friday, December 28, 2001 08:37 p.m.

Well, I am sitting here at my grandparent's house and am borred out of my mind. I hate family gatherings!!! I have never seen such a high concentration of LL Bean sweat pants in one place before, it is just sickening!!! If it wasn't for my book that I borrowed from Yuki and my cds I would have killed myself a long time ago.

But, anyway...

Yesterday I picked up a new amp for Ishiko (this one accually works too!!!) so, we had our fist band practice with two amps, it was so much fun!!! I don't know if Yuki and Ishiko feel the same but, I thought it went pretty well. Don't worry Ishiko I have full confidence in you that you will figure out that guitare part that doesn't accually exist in the song!!!

Oh, and yesterday my Pierrot cds came in, Finale and Private Enemy. I know you told my not to get sauced, Yuki, but for some reason listening to those cds put me in a very "saucey" mood. I really don't understand my facination with "the sauce" ("the sauce" aka Kohta from Pierrot, Yuki, Ishiko and I attatched this name to him when we read that Kirito calls Kohta's sweat his "sauce" because he is such a sweaty guy)

Well, I am being summoned by my wonderful family, time for some more family crap. Yeah, I can't wait!!! (just a slight hint of sarcasim in that last statement, hahaha)

Mikoto

Wednesday, December 26, 2001 06:46 p.m.

Today Yuki, Ishiko and I went to get Ishiko her amp for her guitar. The first place we went only had either really small ones or really really big ones (neither of which would suit our needs). So we decided to drive a hours to the nearest music store. The problem with that was that it is right across from the mall and being the day after Christmas it would be really trafficy and just as we suspected, it was. It took us a long time to get there but, we did and after looking around for awhile Ishiko finally pick one. While we (Yuki and I) were standing around waiting for her we were getting pretty worried because Ishiko wasn’t in a ‘I want to spend all of my money’ type of moods but, she finally picked one. We had the guy there hold it at the store for awhile so, we could go to the mall and price turtles for Yuki. It would have taken us forever to get out of the parking lot but, some nice asian guy let us out, to bad her wasn’t very good looking but, he was asian!!!

We made our way to the mall and drove around looking for a parking space and went into the pet store they didn’t even have any turtles. Poor Yuki!!! But, there is another pet store near by so, we went there and after looking around for a while we finally found them. Yuki absolutly fell in love with this one turtle but, couldn’t get it because, her parents won’t let her have a turtle for some reason.

After our escapade with the turtles we figured we beter get home if we wanted to still have time to practice not to mention that we were all hungery and dehydrated. So, back to the music store...picked up the amp and once again would have had to wait along time to get out of the parking lot but, some guys let us out. Man I love being a girl sometimes!!!

On the way home Yuki and Ishiko were hungery so, the bought some sushi and then preceded to make fun of me because, I am not to fond of fish. But hey, neither does Die from DeG!!!

Back at Yuki’s house finally (after stoping at Ishiko’s house to get her guitar and her boots that finally came, it only took like four months!!!) we set up for our band practice for the first time with two amps but, this epic doesn’t end happily...of course not because, ISHIKO’S AMP DOESN’T WORK!!!!!!!!!We tried everything and then I called my dad to see if he could maybe figure out want was wrong but, had no luck. Poor Ishiko!!! So now I have to return the amp tomorrow because, I will be near the music store in my travels. Hopefully I can get one that accually works so, our band can accually play together!!!

I need to go collapse...maybe read or something.

Mikoto

Monday, December 24, 2001 02:24 p.m.

The joys of the Holiday season...

Tonight my family and I are going to my aun'ts annual Christmas Eve party. And just like every year my mom is stressed out from last minute baking, my dad is cleaning the house to please her and keep her appeased, my sister is sucking up to them acting like a sweet innocent angel and then there's me who just plain doesn't care. I just sit in my room and read trying to stay unnoticed. My mom has been harrassing me about what I plan on wearing tonight (basically how I always dress) she says that I'm an inbarrassment and that I look trashy. Thanks. She never seems to have a problem with how I dress untill we have to see the family. I think it is because, they all are very "gap-ish" and stuff like that. I don't even want to go to this thing...I'm in a horrible mood, my dad just called me Miss Hyde, and the last thing I want to do right now is go socialize with people who look at me like a little five year old country girl. I'm not exactly in the Christmas spirit right now...

Bah-Humbug!!!!!!!

Mikoto

Friday, December 21, 2001 03:18 p.m.

Yesterday was absolute HELL!!! After band practice on Wednesday everything compleatly fell apart. Ishiko wouldn't talk to us (Yuki and myself) and I just felt horrible knowing that I was parcially to blame for it, unlike Yuki how apparently has no conscience. I don't know...when you do something that compleatly sends one of your best friends over the edge you tend to feel really bad but...apparently it is different for some people (not to get you all mad at me Yuki, because we don't want any more yelling today, but, I still don't get why you don't feel atleast a little bad...)

But, anyway...after talking the whole thing through we decided to give our band another shot. I was so relieved that everything was almost back to normal by the afternoon. I did not want to go on vacation with everyone still mad because, that would have made for a very lonely week. We decided that instead of only having practice only once every few weeks we were going to practice more often and at practice we would make it a point to accually play together. And on top of that we decided to pick an easier song to play (I think as a beginning level band jumping straight to Dir en Grey's Audrey was a bit too fast), probably being an oldies song but hey, oldies are good, ne?

At the end of the day today we had the school 'talent' show. My god, what a waste of time that was. There were a few good acts but, for the most part they all pretty much sucked. The worst part was when two blatently white guys started to rap and then to make matters worse when all of the acts were over and we still had time left they 'offered' to go on again!!! Absoutly horrible!!! But, after seeing all of the 'fabulous' dance acts Yuki, Ishiko and I said that we should do a Malice Mizer dance for the spring talent show. I know what you are thinking Yuki, "You will never get on stage infront of the whole school and dance" well, you know what...if we are going to be in a band I have to get used to being on stage so, why not start this spring!!!

Oh, yeah, we also did our 'Not-so-Secret' Santa thing today. Yuki had my name and she got me DeG's Jessica single!!! Ever since she got that when she went down to New Jersy for Thanksgiving I have been really jealous and now I have my own copy. The 'blood' from your foot on the box was a nice touch. Arrigato!!!

So, yeah...Dir en Grey...

Mikoto

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:17 p.m.

WHAT A HORRIBLE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! First of all, I had Yuki cut my hair...BIG MISTAKE!!! It first looked like a mullet and now after working with it for a while the back is evened out but, the top is still pretty short, but, hair will grow back unlike the damage done that has been done today...

Well, we were suposed to have band practice today because our practice yesterday got snowed out so, I lugged all my stuff to school (my bass and amp). I was really looking forward to practice today because everyone was in pretty good spirits so, I figured we would get alot accomplished, or so I thought...Since Ishiko doesn't have her amp yet I always let her use mine so, she can see if what she has been practicing sound right. Once we drag everything into Yuki's living room I could tell that Ishiko's mood had begun to change so being the 'nice' person that I am I plugged everything in for her so, she could start playing. Well, she just sat there for over a half an hour!!! It was absoutly horrible!!! I mean when you don't personaly have an amp and you only get a chance to use one once every one to two weeks you would think that you would take advantage of that time!!! I know I would. I'm sorry Ishiko (I know you are reading this...) but, you can't not play just because, you 'don't feel like it' it really hinders the rest of the 'band'. I mean I love haning out with you but, you can't act like this if we want to get anywhere with this...you really need to tell us why you can't play, who knows maybe we can help or atleast just listen to you, I don't care complain about anything you want. After about forty-five minutes of Yuki and I quietly playing I had to stop our 'band practice' session because, I had to work so, that was the end of that.

When I went off to work I still felt like I could start crying at any moment. So, for five and a half hours I silently did my job keeping to myself and all the while thinking about what were we going to do now...

Mikoto

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:17 p.m.

Well, we were suposed to have band practice today because our practice yesterday got snowed out so, I lugged all my stuff to school (my bass and amp). I was really looking forward to practice today because everyone was in pretty good spirits so, I figured we would get alot accomplished, or so I thought...Since Ishiko doesn't have her amp yet I always let her use mine so, she can see if what she has been practicing sound right. Once we drag everything into Yuki's living room I could tell that Ishiko's mood had begun to change so being the 'nice' person that I am I plugged everything in for her so, she could start playing. Well, she just sat there for over a half an hour!!! It was absoutly horrible!!! I mean when you don't personaly have an amp and you only get a chance to use one once every one to two weeks you would think that you would take advantage of that time!!! I know I would. I'm sorry Ishiko (I know you are reading this...) but, you can't not play just because, you 'don't feel like it' it really hinders the rest of the 'band'. After about forty-five minutes of Yuki and I quietly playing I had to stop our 'band practice' session because, I had to work so, that was the end of that.

On the way home Yuki and I both decided that if Ishiko was going to be like that (and this isn't just a rare thing, this happens almost everytime we get together to play) then we were going to leave the band. During those fifteen minutes it takes to get to my house Yuki and I discussed this whole thing, both of us on the verge of breaking down and crying because, we wanted this to work so baddly and still do. Ishiko, did you even want to be in the band in the first place??? It sure doesn't seem like it at times. >P> When I went off to work I still felt like I could start crying at any moment. So, for five and a half hours I silently did my job keeping to myself and all the while thinking about what were we going to do now...

Mikoto

Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:17 p.m.

Well, we were suposed to have band practice today because our practice yesterday got snowed out so, I lugged all my stuff to school (my bass and amp). I was really looking forward to practice today because everyone was in pretty good spirits so, I figured we would get alot accomplished, or so I thought...Since Ishiko doesn't have her amp yet I always let her use mine so, she can see if what she has been practicing sound right. Once we drag everything into Yuki's living room I could tell that Ishiko's mood had begun to change so being the 'nice' person that I am I plugged everything in for her so, she could start playing. Well, she just sat there for over a half an hour!!! It was absoutly horrible!!! I mean when you don't personaly have an amp and you only get a chance to use one once every one to two weeks you would think that you would take advantage of that time!!! I know I would. I'm sorry Ishiko (I know you are reading this...) but, you can't not play just because, you 'don't feel like it' it really hinders the rest of the 'band'. After about forty-five minutes of Yuki and I quietly playing I had to stop our 'band practice' session because, I had to work so, that was the end of that.

Tuesday, December 18, 2001 05:03 p.m.

Aaahhh, the pleasures of living in New Hampshire, getting an unexpected snowday. The only problem is that it may push back graduation if too many accumulate.

I was "supposto" work on my trig homework, my vocab, and my wonderful communist propaganda history project today but...I pretty much sat around and did nothing all day. Ooooopppppssss!!! So, now I have to get it all done before the "greatest show on earth" is on, and that show would be JAG. Yup, JAG and 'roni', it make for a wonderful evening (just a slight inside joke there)

Tomorrow I think I am going to have Yuki cut my hair. It's going to be funny though because, I am going to have her do it during our second period study so, I am going to go back to school with shorter hair than I had in the morning. I'm sure no one will notice though.

Mikoto

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 07:46 p.m.

Wow!!! I haven't written in a while!!! But, hey I have been "busy",you know how life gets sometimes...so, this may be slightly on the long side...

Yesterday Yuki, Ishiko and I went a middle school to teach some kids about pop-culture in Japan. It was great being able to talk about J-rock and stuff to people who 'had' to listen to us instead of people at school how just have to hear us (does that make sense??? I don't know...I am tired and when I am like that I tend to not make alto of sense. hahaha). Yuki and Ishiko took the day off from school but, unfortunatly I still had to go because, I had the Christmas concert for band that night so, I still had to go. We got all dress up before we went to this thing. I felt kinda rediculous though because, I had a gigantic pink frilly skirt on with my pink shoes and a pink t-shirt with a white sweater over it. I don't know maybe if the skirt was less poofy and if top looked better...I am sure Yuki and Ishiko are complaining that I didn't talk alot but, have you ever tried to say something when they are on a role??? It is impossible to get a word in. They said that the figured that I wouldn't talk even if they did give me the chance but, they never even gave me the chance!!! Over all though it was fun, especially the car ride. I won't go into detail but, lets just say there was a long conversation involving the crotches of various people (Gackt and Toshia mostly) with Yuki's mom non-the-less!!! The only bad part was when we had to get up infront of a rather large group to be intoroduced. I just told myself that I had to get used to it if I was going to be in a band.

I can't believe it, Malice Mizer broke-up. I was devistated!!! They were one of the bands that I listen to alot that were still together and now they are no more!!! I didn't see that comming at all. As long as Kozi doesn't drop off the face of the Earth like some people, Emiru!!!

For spirit week at school Yuki, Ishiko and I will do are traditional J-rock week. But, we only have three bands and desperatly have been searching for two more with out much success, unfortunatly. Today though we found some pretty horrible indies bands like...Makaroni!!! My god they have to be the ugliest people on Earth!!! But, anyway...this had dragged on a little to long...

Mikoto

Friday, December 7, 2001 02:54 p.m.

I am sssooo exausted!!! I've had to work alot this week and I am dead, and I have to work again tonight but, that means lots of money for me (which can be translated into more J-rock cds). Ishiko baked some more pan de muerto this week. I could live off that, it is so good. Arigato Ishiko-chan!!!

I have this photography assignment due on Tuesday (accually it was due today but, the teacher gave me an extention) so, I have to go into school tomorrow at 7:45 AM to use the dark room!!!!!! I was looking forward to sleeping in and now I can't!!!! Well, maybe I can be like Yuki-chan and just take a nap at 3:00 in the afternoon, ha ha ha.

I am having such a conflict with my schedual for next Tuesday. Yuki, Ishiko and I are going to show some kids in Vermont about teenage culture in Japan (anime, J-rock, how they dress, etc.) but, on that same day I have to go to the school Christmas (oh, exuse me, Holiday) concert for band. I have to be at the school for 6:00 pm for band but, I wouldn't be getting back from Vermont until later than that. AAAHHH!!! What am I to do?!?!?!

In our school newspaper someone wrote an article about how some of the freshman and sophmore girls are dressing, very revealing and in my opinion disgusting. The article went on to say that these girls only do it to impress the upper classman boys, which is true. In response to this all of these girls whom this article applies wore signs around their neck which said things like..."Yes, I am beautiful" and "I'm sexy and proud of it". Don't they realize that they are just making themselves look even worse??? Everyone was laughing at them today, and frankly they deserve it!!!

Mikoto

Wednesday, December 5, 2001 06:17 p.m.

Yeah, it is finally done!!! Emiru got kicked off because he was too boring but, I still love him anyway :-)

Since it was a half day at school today Yuki, Ishiko and I decided to have an extra long band practice. After cramming everything (Ishiko's guitar and my bass and amp, plus several backpacks) into Yuki's "Tweety Mobile" and drove to her house, unloaded everything and started to play it went really well. we accually played for about two hours and everyone was doing something preductive!!! I am so proud of us because we usually play for about ten minutes (Ishiko and myself anyway, Yuki just watches us because she can't sing infront of her own band yet) and then give up.

I am really ready to give up on photography. This is my second year taking the class and last year I had some really great pieces but, this year...YUCK, my stuff is horrible!!! Not only can't I think of anything but, the composition is just plain bad. Ick, I can't talk about this anymore, it is ruining my good mood.

Mikoto

Wednesday, November 28, 2001 07:52 p.m.

Well, it's up. Not done, but at least there is something here now. You will have to forgive me for the boring layout, but this is my first page and I don't really know html yet. Hopefully Yuki, the all knowing computer nerd, will help me though.

My bass is beckoning, I said that I would practice extra today since I don’t have any homework (yeah!!) and I have to do it before I fall asleep.

Mikoto