Mossygirl Senna's Windy Hideaway

Pseudo-Elf Princess Speaks:

Tuesday, September 9, 2003 08:54 p.m.

Yeah, I really should be studying right about now. Or doing the homework my teachers assigned in advance for Thursday. Or something. But, darn it, I just don't feel like it. I have the right to do bad on my first test. It's okay. Don't get me wrong, I'll study some. But I'm not going to spend my whole night poring over textbooks just to find out I studied the completely wrong things and will fail anyway. I'd much rather relax a bit, read for one of the first times this year (amazing, as for the past who knows how many years of my life I have always read some before going to sleep), and slow things down. Then, if I fail tomorrow, I'll blame it on my lazy behaviour and learn the lesson from it that studying is a very good thing. Really, either way I win. Okay, I realize it doesn't make a lot of sense, but I understand, and that's all that matters at the moment, right? So, basically, I'll either enjoy my evening and do well, or enjoy my evening and do badly but learn what I will need to know to be prepared for next time anyway. Does that make more sense? Ah, I don't feel like trying to explain anymore. Just don't yell at me *hides* I'll do enough of that on my own *thwaps self* Um . . . that's all. I guess. *tries to think of something else to say* Nope, nothing. That's all. Peace out : P

Monday, September 8, 2003 09:20 p.m.

*sighs* Homework, homework, how I despise thee. Too much. And this week is going to be "one of those weeks." Most definitely. Picture day tomorrow, Chapel, and Spire (yearbook) stuff, tests, quizzes, and, dreadfully, interviews. Ay-yi-yi . . . the weekend will feel so good after this . . .

Got the 13th chapter of KKJ (the last one in vol. 3). Yay! Shikaidou Hijiri has entered the story. Actually, I don't know whether I like him that much or not (the guy's obsessiveness is kinda creepy), but he's pretty good-looking in any case so . . . *Mossy is feeling very superficial* After all, can't let things get so settled between Chiaki and Maron that we get into a Miaka/Tamahome type thing, now can we?

Anyway . . . the finale of Slayers TRY was amazingly good. In fact, if my VCR hadn't worked to record it, I would have bought the final DVD without regret in order to see it again (so basically, if you want to watch TRY, watch the first few episodes and the last one ^^). I especially like the ending scenes *grins at image of Ame-chan's bracelet on Zelly-kun's cateen--take that, Z/L supporters!*

Gr. Better go finish homework. And memorize. And showerize. And sleep so I can get up early to get to school by 7:10. Yippee. *yawns* Ja nai! : P

Sunday, September 7, 2003 08:18 p.m.

I finally got around to watching the first episode of Full Moon wo Sagashite. It was actually better than I expected (though the art, of course, is sadly no where near its beauty in the manga; poor Tanemura-sensei always gets the short end of the stick ;_;). Mitsuki's voice seems much too old for her, but at least she can sing. The songs are all quite terminally catchy, too ^^ (though my current song of obsession is still "Sha la la" from King of Bandits Jing, which I still have not been able to find). So I guess I may follow along and see how things go.

I discovered something cool today. I visited the official Scrapped Princess site (twas in Japanese, yes) and found out that they don't have any information about the episodes past which I have seen (20--the numbers were same; they had summaries up to twenty, and a preview blog for 21). This means, I think, that the fansub companies are going very quickly, and I'm seeing Scrapped episodes not long after their air dates in Japan. Which is very cool, if I'm correct in my thinking. If I'm not, no big deal, though, of course. I don't know exactly how the fansubbers would even be able to get the episodes out that quickly. But it's just a thought, and I thought it was interesting.

Um . . . *sighs* I still need to finish my homework . . . and shower . . . and watch what I think may be the final episode of Slayers TRY ;_; . . . okay, I admit it, for the most part, TRY is pretty lame. But . . . it's Slayers, and I'm very loyal to my fandom. And now I have to finish Journalism and start and finish Physics (and I haven't even been slacking!). But here are some quizzes for your entertainment purposes. Go you : P

You represent... hope. You're quite a daydreamer and can be a hopeless
romantic. You enjoy being creative and don't
mind being alone at times. You have goals, and
know what you want in life... even if they are
a little far fetched.

What feeling do you represent?
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Kawaii! Mostly true, too . . . *sighs happily* Marry a millionaire, write a best-selling novel, and move to merry old England . . . *cackles*

Your Sango! When your not on the field training or
doing sports you are shy and quiet, you do your
homework and always turn it in on time, yet you
are always looking for a bit more from life.

What Inuyasha Character are you?
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AHHH! The garmemr!!! *ralphs all over "your"* Um . . . sorry, extreme. Well, this is actually true too . . . er, no sports though.

What Goth Are You?

Um . . . okies??

What Anime Bad Girl Are You?

What does this mean???

Thwack
What's Your Anime Power?

I am the mallet!! PH33R MEEEEE!!! GO, MACE-SAMAAAAA!! *bashes Xellos' face in*

Xellos- X.X *dies*

. . . oops. *blinkety blink* I'M INNOCENT!!! *runs away*

*runs back* Um . . . The end? Gotta go do physics!!! NOOOOO!! *runs away* *again*

Sunday, September 7, 2003 12:22 a.m.

*yawns* Quizzies *falls over*

Well Balanced

Which Tsuzuki-san archetype are you?
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Uh, no, that wasn't what I got the first time . . . *heh*

Annoyed

Which Hisoka are you?
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Saturday, September 6, 2003 10:28 p.m.

Scrapped Princess is strange to see on Anime Junkies. The font is odd to me, considering I've watched the last 19 episodes on Keep fansubs. But regardless, it is Scrapped, and I am very happy to watch it. Anyway, this episode was so completely AWESOME that I practically forgot the font, the odd spellings, and that "dethroned" princess stuff. AWESOME!! Pacifica finally got her memory back, Shannon kicked butt, Scarlet yelled for Eirote again (every single time: Scarlet: "EIROTE!" Eirote *right behind her*: Hai! ^^) . . . and, of course, the sweetest moment between Zephiris and Shannon . . . *sighs* ^^ not that I'm a S/Z supporter . . . er . . . okay . . . maybe . . . *though I like Cz/Shannon, too . . .*

Yesterday and this morning, I was at Traci's with Jen-chan ^__^ We got to watch King of Bandits Jing and Saiyuki. Jing is so original, and so very, very COOL! It's just . . . one of those series that's so great you can't describe it with normal words. It's really fun. And Jing himself . . . oh, yeah ^_~

Saiyuki . . . ah, Saiyuki . . . it was fun, but it was made even better by the fact that every moment we were making some comment, either about something odd, or something perverted. I know, I know . . . but it's just so . . . easy! *grins* It's horrible, really. You wouldn't think we were those type of girls. I didn't used to be . . . blame it all on Ken and Danelle ^^ But . . . it just comes to my mind, and I can't help but say it . . . Genjo in that shirt, mmmmmm . . . why does he bother wearing that robe? TAKE IT OFF! *cackles* See what I mean??

You know, I bet my perversion when it comes to males ("you want him, Jen-chan? You can borrow him for a few weeks ^_~ just make sure he comes back in one piece!") stems from a deep-rooted fear/shyness toward boys in general . . . relationships scare me O.O I don't want to hurt anybody or get myself hurt! But . . . that's the chance you have to take ^^ Maybe someday I'll be willing to risk it . . . for someone special . . . Yeah, maybe I'll even let him hold my hand! ^_____^ [Note: I am not a touchy-feely person. I don't like hugging people in particular, though I have been coaxed into it on occasion. If I am hugged, I become as stiff as a board. I like my personal space o.o STAY AWAY!! ^^]

Um . . . after that interesting little interlude . . . well, I think I've decided to join props running for the play. It'll be fun, I think. And I think that I've made another decision also.

For a while now, I've been thinking about college (inevitable, right? It's junior year and I must be on the mailing lists of half of the colleges in the country ^^). I don't know what I want to do for the rest of my life as far as careers go, so I didn't have a starting point for college criteria. But now I think I do. I've been considering (and obviously nothing is definite or even close to definite at this point) going to a school on the East coast. Not any one in particular at the moment, but something up in New England near the ocean, perhaps. I don't know, it just seems like that would be a good atmosphere for me. And it's a place to start, which I definitely need (up til now, it was just sort of, 'somewhere I can live on campus so I can get out of here' ^^) Not that it narrows things a great deal, but . . . well, you know, it's progress. But I still have plenty of time. Or, at least, enough. ^^ So fatalistic, aren't I? I guess I'll go now . . . time for Saturnalia! *please tell me she updated . . .* Peace out! : P

Thursday, September 4, 2003 10:21 p.m.

So here I am, and you probably all want an explanation now, right? About what, you say? Never mind.

I was going to write this afternoon, but now I'm glad that I didn't. I was very . . . emotionally unstable, so to speak, and am now much more composed.

Yeah. That. So they posted the lists today. And . . . no, I didn't get a part.

I almost cried when I saw it. Not because I didn't get a part, but because I won't be a part of the play this year the same way I have been for the last two years. It does hurt. Sort of an emptiness. Because of the play, I spent as much or more time at school than I did at home during the school year. It wasn't just a big part of my life; it was my life. So I felt pretty sorry for myself today. And, yes, as soon as I was out of view of other homo sapiens, I did shed a few tears. But I don't want to become an object of pity. A little bit of Jennifer Knapp's wonderful cd "The Way I Am" (which has gotten me through many a crises), a few hours of homework . . . it doesn't matter quite as much as it did this morning. Yeah, this year is gonna suck, but, hey, I already knew that, right? And if I just keep feeling sorry for myself, I'll end up worse than I started, ne? Just keep going.

One of my favorite quotes from Trigun. Good old Rem. Or Rem's song. Or wherever it comes from ~_~ Come on, if I can handle Frau for a year, I sure as heck can handle this, right?

. . . it makes me realize something important, though. No matter how many times you tell yourself you won't get your hopes up and that it doesn't matter, it still does. And, oh, yeah . . . if drama's a harsh mistress, then failure's really a bitch. ^^ Yes, you guessed it, that's my favorite word to say when I'm out of my parents' hearing (that and 'sexy' ^_~). Sorry for the crude language. Now I'd best go before my friends kill me for staying up later than I have to. Peace out : P

Wednesday, September 3, 2003 10:39 p.m.

My computer is going very slowly *pokes it* It's probably because of my Full Moon wo Sagashite download, which has been going for quite a while now, but should finally finish sometime tomorrow morning (it actually hasn't taken a huge amount of time if you consider that the packet consists of 13 episodes o.o)

Well. Auditions for The Taming of the Shrew were today. Ugh. Not that I think I did horribly, but . . . I don't know. If they dare ask me to be student director, I'm definitely saying no. I'm not good with limits, but I know that's definitely crossing the line. Really, I don't know if I'll be able to handle my current workload in addition to the play. But I have no options left. I AM NOT going to drop a class nearly two weeks in, and asking me to give up one of my four precious plays (even if I only participate through sets running)? That's like asking me to cut off my arm and then giving me an extra nose. Obviously, I'd rather keep the arm and refuse the nose. . . . Er, sorry. Tired brain is making up weird metaphors. Not tired as in sleepy (though I am that too), though, so don't you guys worry about my sleep cycles. I assure you, I'm getting as much sleep as I am able to within reason. Um . . . *blank expression* I don't really know what to . . . ah, yes, I finally put up a quote section. Yeah, it seems like I'm copying everybody else, but I have wanted to do it for a really long time (esp. since hearing the "Holy moly, it's the curse of the Mystic Moon!" line ^^). The quote is (as it says) from an old movie called "In the Good Old Summertime." Um . . . why did I pick it? Well . . . I like it?? Sorry, I wasted all my energy thinking up new words to describe my feelings toward my )&#*(&^%@^!$ graphing calculator, and am therefore unable to give an appropriate explanation for why I like this quote. So, simply, it amuses me ^^ Will that suffice? Hopefully yes. (If not . . .) I suppose it would be in my best interest to get some sleep now, yes? Very well then. *sighs* I don't know why the heck I'm talking like this. Sorry. Good night now. Peace out *sticks out tongue* ^^

Tuesday, September 2, 2003 09:37 p.m.

*twiddles thumbs* Um . . . I started d/l some episodes of Full Moon wo Sagashite, since I haven't found any chapters of the manga past 4. I don't really plan on liking the series (it was made when Arina-sensei was only on vol. two of the manga . . .) but . . . *shrugs* I'm really starting to love my current layout. Don't ask me why, but there's something really nice about it . . . my gosh is that lame.

I feel horrible. My best friends are having problems and feeling down, and I can't do anything. Or, I can't think of anything to do. And I just sit here complaining about homework and not being able to do anything about other people's problems and then my friends feel sorry for me and it shouldn't be that way. I feel bad even writing this, because it might cause pity, and I don't even have any real problems. So don't feel sorry for me. I have the least problems of anyone. I don't have any excuses or reasons to feel bad. I hate that. I wish I knew why I felt the things I do. But there I go again, putting the focus on myself. I'm sorry. And I don't want you guys to to apologize either. Because there are so many things wrong with that. Just don't even talk about this, all right? It's stupid. Never mind.

Well . . . I don't have much else to say, I guess ^^ Let me know if I can do anything for you guys, all right? Try-outs are tomorrow *claps hands* Gah, I should go read the play . . . but I'm too lazy to right now. I even finished my homework before nine tonight (um, yeah, I did start at 4:30 ish, with a few short breaks, but it's shorter than before, ne? ^_^;). And I finally got that freshmen boy question answered for journalism *cheers* It gave me such a head rush to be done that I was cackling for half of break. I really felt insane. Um . . . *pause stretches out* until later then, ne? Peace out! : P

Monday, September 1, 2003 07:19 p.m.

Yeah, I know, triple-posting, but . . . that episode of Scrapped Princess (ep. 19) is the most depressing thing I can ever remember seeing in an anime. And this is only the third time I've cried during an anime (FB and the last ep. of Bebop being the other two). I thought ep. 18, and that one episode of Fruits Basket were depressing, but this . . . this is *sniffles* . . . WAHH!! That bastard!! Ergh! How can anyone bear to live like that?! It's just so . . . Grr. I may be a bleeding heart, but if you don't feel something for . . . *ahem* let's just say this: If you didn't feel something for the people in this episode (provided that you've watched it), anything at all, you are probably a cold, heartless bastard. That's about it. Bye now. I need a box of tissues . . .

Monday, September 1, 2003 02:46 p.m.

So there I was, looking for more Full Moon wo Sagashite scanlations (I'm up to chapter 4 now, wheee! I love it!):

Mossy: Deedle deedle deedle deeeee! Takuto's cute but Mitsuki belongs with Eichiiiii!

I was roaming sites and links, and I stumbled across a link to a site on fansub and scanlation bittorrents.

Mossy: ^_^ Yay! Maybe they'll have 5 and up! *clickie*

I was confronted with one of those unorganized-ish lists that just show what came each day.

Mossy: >_< How am I supposed to find anything on this?! Who knows when the last chapter of FMwS came out, much less the one I'm looking for!

So I proceeded to skim the list, starting on 'today's' then moving onto 'yesterday's,' when suddenly---

Mossy: WAAAAAHHH!!! ^________^ XD XD XD XD XDXDXDXDXD!!!!

---yes, that's right, I discovered that episode 19 of Scrapped Princess was released *yesterday* (Why do I always find out a few days late? I almost always check the page--of course, animesuki has been off . . .) So I am now downloading it along with over two hundred other happy souls. *jumps up and down* Finally! I'm such an impatient person *shrugs* . . . but I still want more FMwS and KKJ scans!!! WAAAAHHH! ;_; Gomenasai, you know anime makes me emotional . . . um, yep, that's all. Oh, yeah, and I started CLAMP's Tsubasa, and that's pretty cool, too. Though that one is actually coming out soon, so I don't mind if I don't get to read too much. I want my favorites to come out *whinge* ;_; Um . . . I'd better stop now. *waves* Bye bye! ^___^ SCRAPPED!!!!!

Monday, September 1, 2003 09:33 a.m.

New month, new layout. Or, to be precise, new colors and new picture, same old layout. *sighs* I spent quite a while working on this, but I still don't like it. I think it's the font. It's kind of hard to read. I might switch it again before I call it done. But it's nice to have a change from that bright green. And I really love the "Goddess of the Wind" pic. It's so shiny *_*

Right now, I am proud to say I'm sitting in my pajamas. It feels really comfortable : P Days off are very good things.

I got more "Full Moon wo Sagashite!" *cheers* One of the sites you can find it on is here. So far, I've only read the first chapter. But it sounds interesting. A 12 year old girl wants has throat cancer. It will kill her if she doesn't have surgery, but the surgery will cause her to lose her voice (they would remove her vocal chords) so she refuses. Why? She made a promise to a boy that she loved that when they next met, they would both be closer to their dreams, his of becoming a astronomer, hers of becoming a singer. So she really wants to sing, so maybe they can meet again (and she says that she's not afraid of death).

An audition is coming up, but the girl's grandmother refuses her wishes to go, because the grandmother doesn't want her to sing (something about the girl's father). Then some shinigami come (!they're dressed like a rabbit and a cat!) through the girl's wall, on a mission to stop her from meeting someone who may prolong her life (or something). The girl can see them, and, not expecting this, they let it slip that she'll die in one year. Now she feels she must go to the audition. So she leaves through the wall (it worked for the shinigami, ne?) and somehow makes it to the audition. Another problem: she said she was 16. She begs the shinigami (who followed her trying to stop her) to help her and change her appearance. Finally they agree (ostensibly because if she doesn't do this, when she dies her soul might refuse to leave). And now we have a pseudo 16 year old girl who is really 12 who really wants to sing (and find the guy she never told she loved). Oh, yeah, and she's supposed to die in one year. And, yes, I do believe she becomes a pop star. It's by the author of KKJ, so the art is absolutely gorgeous (have I mentioned how much I love Tanemura Arina's artwork??), and the story sounds really sweet thus far (especially since the main character is generally very sweet and likable herself). So I hope the rest is as good. Um . . . I think that's all for now. Peace out : P

Sunday, August 31, 2003 07:48 p.m.

*blinks* I don't have anything in particular to say today. But I figured I would post anyway since I usually figure out something to write. . . . . um. . . . it's not working. um . . . I want more KKJ manga. That's it. I want more scanlations. I know that they're on IRC and streamload and stuff, but I'm too lazy to do anything other than download them the good old fashioned way. So I only have read 3 out of 7 volumes. Grr. Oh, yeah, and I want more Scrapped Princess. I always want more though. Um . . . I watched an episode of Boogiepop dubbed? And some of the commentary (which was pretty boring). The dubbed was alright though. The voices seemed pretty good, but they didn't really seem to match with the characters' mouths for some reason. Not that it was a blantant thing . . . I don't know. Oh, yeah, and that 5.1 Dolby surround mix blew me away. It's crazily loud and in your face. Cool. But turning the volume down is a requirement, unless you want your eardrums blasted. Like when that stupid alarm goes off . . . *shudders* Um, yes. I still don't know what to say. Here are some quizzes.

What Outlaw Star Character Are You?

Cool. I cheated, but only on the age question. The rest was true.

What Vandread Character Are You?

I don't know much about Vandread, but I have a song from it, and my sketchy ideas of the plot sound good. Something about guys and gals living on different planets and fighting and then having to work together? I don't know. Yet another anime I'd like to see.

What Anime Art Style Are You?

Whoopee. It fits though, I suppose. I'm definitely no shoujo-ish waif. And I liked the question about the waists ^^ Squishee!

Um . . . I guess that's all. I suppose I'd better go do something . . . or something. *blinks* I want anime . . . *kicks d/l of KKJ* and KKJ manga *which I like a lot better than the anime* . . . Maybe I'll go try to find more Full Moon wo Sagashite stuff. It's pretty good . . . Peace out -_- . . .

Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:42 p.m.

*sighs* I just watched the last episode of .hack. I think I'm going to have to watch it again at a later date. Because right now, I'm still kind of stuck on the thought that there'll be a new episode next week. There should be a new episode next week. It just . . . ended. *sighs* I won't give spoilers because I know Megan-san is partway through and Traci and Jen have both seen some. But I will say that I still have plenty of questions about Aura and pretty much everyone else. Maybe I should just watch the entire series again x.x Actually, that probably would help, since half of the time when I watch it I'm zoned out anyway. So maybe that's why I don't know all of the answers I want. Though I did hear somewhere that the ending to .hack stinked. So maybe that's all it is. It feels like there should be more. Maybe an OAV. And yes, I do know that there are two OAV's already (liminality and dusk), but they don't concern Tsukasa and the bunch. Though there are two more episodes, actually. But I don't know whether or not CN will show them. I'm quite sure they'll be on the final DVD, though, so . . . *shrugs* I doubt that they'll add that much anyway. One is just about Mimiru before the series, and I don't know about the other one. I guess I'll see when it comes. For now, some quizzes.

What .hack//SIGN Character Are You?

How very appropriate. I always thought that BT was an interesting character, and while I don't think I could ever live up to her cool/coldness, the words on the picture describe me perfectly.

What Anime Legend Are You?

Hmm . . . *is considering Noir as her next series to buy*

What Anime Vampire Are You?

* . . . Or maybe Miyu?*

I actually have a few more quizzes that I took, but I don't wish to overload (since I already did those quizzes this morning . . .) so I'll save them for later. And that concludes this entry. Peace out : P

Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:44 a.m.

I love Saturdays. And weekends in general. Especially since I've already finished my homework. Except for interviewing a random freshmen boy *grumbles* I guess I'll do that on Tuesday. But today . . . KKJ and perhaps Boogiepop in dub! Hurray! Oh, and the last ep. of .hack will be on Cartoonnetwork! I can't believe it's already over . . . and Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) will be on, too (6 pm. Central time). Yay. And here are some quizzes.

What Inuyasha Villain Are You?

*frowns* I'm positive I got someone else last time I took this quiz. Because I didn't know who it was. But I didn't have a site then, so I didn't save it, but I kind of think it may have been Kagura. But I don't know *sigh* Oh, well. Yura is I. I guess.

You're a unicorn of a different color. You're your
own person...err, unicorn, andyou aren't afraid
to be different. Go you! Unfortunately, you are
also utterly insane.

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Yippee! The first time I got Traditional Unicorn, and they told me I was boring. So I took it again, trying to make my answers more . . . on the mark, I guess? Um, yeah. I don't know which is worse.

Earth

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*sigh* Sounds like me. I don't know how much I have to offer, but no one has yet realized my "worth" as far as the opposite sex goes. I can just imagine myself in 10 years; I'll be that girl who old ladies flock to and try to set up with their grandsons x.x "Oh, you're such a nice girl, why aren't you married yet?" Oh, and, looking at the other results, if I didn't get this, I probably would've gotten "Ice," minus the beautiful and desirable part. And it checked out when I fiddled with a few of the other logical answers. Crap, now I've made myself go apathetic again. Such is life. I guess I'll go watch BPP or KKJ now. Or read scanlations. Or something *sigh* And, no, I'm not depressed, so you don't need to bother asking. Wow, I guess I really can pull off frigid bitchiness. Bye now.

Friday, August 29, 2003 05:45 p.m.

I'm baaaack!! Phweee!! TGIF! (Thank God It's Friday) I was really surprised at the lack of homework I have. After all, going from 3-4 hours to about one (an easier version of yesterday's Pre-calc) is not what I expected, even if it is a holiday weekend. But I am definitely not complaining ^^

School was . . . school. I still don't like journalism. I don't think the people are as I thought they might be (though the last two days I've only had exposure to the other Echo newbies, who are . . . unexciting and not my friends), but I hate having to go up to random people and asking them questions, and Frau (Mrs. Westerhof's nickname) kind of unnerves me. Okay, I'll say it, I'm kind of scared of her. I don't really know what to expect. She's my homeroom teacher and, if I hadn't decided to take journalism, those 15 minutes every morning would have been more than enough exposure of her for a lifetime. She's kind of gruff and sarcastic, and is not my idea of a caring/nurturing person at all (by the way, I'm the type of person who tries to be nice to everyone I don't know even if I have to force it--i.e., doormattish; you don't need to be supersweet for me to like you, but it helps if you return friendliness for friendliness ^^). In fact, I can almost swear I heard her say to Jason A. (the boy who sits in front of me and has driven me and many of my friends to the brink of insanity throughout grade school) something to the effect of "Are you going to come inside class and stop fooling around or stay out there and act like an asshole?" Um, really. I don't know the exact wording, but I am quite sure the word 'asshole' came out of her mouth. A teacher! At a christian high school, no less! I suppose it'd be hard to say I'm offended since I've heard harsher words uttered in the hallways because of lockers that wouldn't close, but . . . A TEACHER!! In addition to my tiny class size of people I don't particularly like and my fits of xenophobia (that's fear of strangers, minna-san), now I have to figure out how the hell I'm supposed to deal with this strange person who teaches journalism who despises doormat syndrome and put a shy, soft-spoken, xenophobic on her paper! *takes deep breath* I keep telling myself that if I mess up badly, she'll have no one to blame but herself, because she was the one who picked me for the paper. But . . . *hangs head* I don't wanna talk to people I don't know!! Why is this so hard?! *bangs head against wall*

My mom told me I could drop the class if I wanted to. I told her I didn't have very high expectations of it, and was almost considering dropping out. And she told me that I could.

But I won't. Because I can do this. I will do this, or I'll die trying. There has to be some point in my life where I do something that challenges me. I've always gotten by with my laziness because I have a high level of academic intelligence which I have taken for granted. I've never had to step outside of my comfort zone. And journalism is about as far from that comfort zone as I could possibly be. Right now I hate it. But if it helps me learn something, ANYTHING, it'll be worth it. I just have to keep telling myself that.

Whew, that got way off of what this post was going to be. I was just going to be happy and say how cool the KKJ manga is! And now I'm all . . . ugh. And I don't want to hear anymore advice to drop journalism. I'm going to do this. Don't feel bad for me either. There's nothing worse than pity ^^ Encouragement is a good thing though ^^

Oh, yes, and here's a quiz. Yay.

Seer

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Okay, then. Ouch. Once again the cold one. Then again . . . sometimes I can be really cool and apathetic. Generally when I'm angry, but other times, too. The funny thing is, I'm almost always really nice to people I don't know very well.

Well, that's about---Oh, wait, here's a link to the trailer for Infinite Ryvius!! It takes a little while to load, but it renewed my desire to get IR when it comes out. It looks really cool ^^ And if you run out to get it like I plan to, and there's only one Limited Ed. left, and it's just you a short girl with brown hair down to her butt . . . let her have it ^^ Onegai! Oh, yeah, and just a note to those familiar with Ocean dubbing. Yes. It does have voices done by *gasp* Brad Swaile (Kouji, which will probably be fine), Kirby Morrow ^^ (Yuki -_-;; that's whack, man, he's not worthy of that sek-say voice), Kelly Sheridan x.x (Juli, who I like, and I think Sheridan usually sounds all right as long as she's not wailing), Richard Cox (some guy named Gran--whatever), and ^___^ Andrew Francis! (Airs Blue. Which I might even like, because Airs sounds like a cool character and Andrew Francis has become my hero. I don't know exactly why, but it must have something to do with Dilly-chan . . .) There were some other names that sounded familiar, but I can't quite place their voices, so I won't bother. By the way, Ikumi (he's the one in the yellow turtleneck ^^) is probably my favorite character at this point (this point being before I've seen any of the actual show x.x), so I hope they cast him well. He's so cute ^^ Um . . . I think that's all I wanted to say. Now go watch the trailer! Or download KKJ scanlations! . . . or something ^^ I'm not picky ^^ Peace out! : P

Thursday, August 28, 2003 10:30 p.m.

*yawns* This will be short, I promise. I don't think I have ever spent so much of my day on homework (this excludes research papers . . .) I've got a crick in my neck from bending over my books so long. At least a shower straightened that out some . . . speaking of which, you will never really appreciate a shower until you've been hunched over books for as long as I have (which isn't to say I hold a record or anything, just that it was a long time). If the person who invented the shower was here right now, I quite think that I could kiss them without regret. Which brings me to another point. I finally understand what girls mean when they say, "Boys? I don't have time for boys. I need to study." Well, not that I ever had time for boys *heh* but I don't even have time to sit down and watch anime. Well, I do, but it would require me to postpone sleeping, an idea which I'm not too keen on at the moment. I might even let my VCR pick up Inu Yasha . . . okay, maybe not. I think I'm still too paranoid for that.

Anyway, the second day, if anything, was slightly better. I may have gotten more homework than I have ever had before (without exaggeration), but at least everyone was a little more comfortable in their classes, so the mood wasn't as heavy. I still don't like Physics or Journalism. Or the monstrosity that Miss Leistra gave as an assignment tonight. It's really hard to go from doing nothing 24 hours a day to doing school-related stuff at least 10 hours a day. I'm exhausted physically and mentally. Guess now we get to see what I'm really made of ^^ *sighs heavily* *cracks neck* I guess I'll get used to this. Hopefully before the play adds to the swing of things. And Spire staff . . . this is going to be a LONG year. I can already see that I will be repeating that line many many times. Look forward to it. Peace *yawn* out : P . . . u.u zzzzzz . . .

Ah, and I talked to my Journalism friend extensively today. She said I was the most promising new comer. *I'm so flattered* Of course, I don't know if the others thought that or if it was just her . . . o.o okies, bye now. *waves*

Wednesday, August 27, 2003 05:22 p.m.

*whew* I finally made it to the computer. And my site. Let me tell you this now, it is going to be a LONG year.

First of all, the bad news. Of which there is much. This is the year that has the most possibility of killing me/dragging down my GPA (basically the same, ne? ^^) Going through the year's requirements in my various classes, I wondered if, coupling my new and larger workload with the play and yearbook staff, will I ever get to sleep? It sounds like an overstatement, but I can actually see myself pulling more than a few all-nighters if I don't get my act together and stop my procrastination. This year will be filled with projects and assignments and articles, many of which will be long-term, and therefore it is imperative to my well-being that I start on them early to avoid the pile-ups of work that have been inevitable my past two years in high school.

That's right. I'm a junior now. There's so much to tell that I may as well go class by class *sighs*

U.S. History starts my day. I have Mr. Z. again, who hopefully will be as good of a teacher as he was freshmen year (my reliable older sources have said otherwise . . .) This class will have projects. It probably will not be easy, but it is most likely one of the lighter things on my schedule.

Honor Physics. Gag. Mr. VanEk gave us serious homework on the first day. A half day! And after taking a while to finish that assignment (no less than twenty minutes for three problems), it's not hard to see that Physics will be chockfull of confusing and incoherent questions. I obviously didn't expect this class to be easy (only 14 people had the guts to sign up), but . . . well, I heard plenty of horror stories about the Honors Chem. class that I took Sophomore year, and I pretty much aced that. But this looks much worse. In the past I've relied on the notes teachers give, and VanEk goes college style, in other words, the notes we get are the things we take down while he lectures. Not good. And I really hope my classmates (all 13 of 'em) liven up, because if today was the sample of what I can expect from the rest of my Physics classes, it will be deathly boring.

Spanish I with Scott. I was afraid I would be the only junior in my class (since the majority of my friends opted to take I sophomore year), but, luckily, there are over half a dozen juniors in my class. The rest are timid-looking sophomores and freshmen. One of the juniors even happens to be someone that I'm comfortable talking with! *gasp* And she'll be in my Spanish class next semester too! With those fears assuaged, I'm looking forward to Spanish, since I won't be alone and it looks to be the easiest class this semester --- maybe both semesters . . . most of my classes are all year.

Now we have Bible III with White (yes, I do go to a Christian school . . .) This will be my third semester in one of White's classes. I'd be starting to get sick of the guy if he didn't give out Jolly Ranchers and let us take turns sitting on the couch in his classroom ^^ Okay, I'm sick of him anyway, but can you blame me? (can you imagine how many germs must be infesting that couch?!) At least I know how his classes go, and that they're really nothing to worry about in the scheme of things. Of course, I also know that Bible III is probably the most intense year, esp. since it includes the dreaded Epistle paper. Fun . . . Well, I feel sorrier for my friend, who's a junior that got stuck taking Bible III last year because of a scheduling mishap and now has to take II with the sophomores. . . .

Now I have lunch! Yay! With all of my friends! YAAAYYY!!

Fifth period is Honors English III. After looking at the outline of the year, I can perfectly understand why people drop out after the first few days. If not for my strong desire to take AP (advanced placement) English and the knowledge that I can probably handle it if I put a lil' power to it, I would consider it, too. This will not be an easy class by any means (grammar, vocab, essays, papers, oh my!). Nonetheless, I'm kind of looking forward to it. I've had Mrs. Dykstra before, and I've heard good things about Honors and AP (or were they just about AP? . . . can't remember). At the least, I don't think I've ever hated an English class before, so . . . we'll see ^^

Here we hit what is quite possibly the ultimate low of my day: Journalism with Westerhof. I rue the day I promised my friend (the one who has to take Bible II this year) I would join the Echo (school's newspaper) staff. For the twenty minutes that I spent in that class today, the entire time one thought kept going through my head. I so completely do not belong here. Sure I love to write. But I hate approaching strangers (much less interviewing them) and I have so much other stuff on my plate already that having articles to write may quite simply sink this ship. And looking around at my classmates . . . God, how I want out of that class right now. I sit behind a person that annoys the heck out of me (who I haven't really had to deal with since 8th grade-- he went to my grade school and I had hoped he wasn't as much of an ass as he used to be-- I was wrong), and most of the few others are preps, or at the least in German class (which Frau W. also teaches). First impressions are often wrong, but the view from here says 'snob.' They seem more likely to feel sorry for me (oh, there's that poor sweet little chubby girl with the uncontrolled hair who doesn't wear make-up and dresses so sloppily--I think I'll be nice to her) than be my friends. Don't get me wrong; I may sound like I'm dissing my appearance, but it's not hard to guess how people perceive me. I'm quiet, polite, and too lazy to do much with my appearance. I can be outspoken with people I'm familiar with, but I'm deathly shy around strangers who don't have much in common with me. But my friend is there. And I promised---willingly. And she was so happy, and even gave me the kind of notebook I need! And I know I'm using too many and's! Anyway, it's too late to change my schedule. While I may complain a lot, I'm also a survivor. I'll live through it. *grins* Maybe I'll even learn something. Heck, this is only the first day. Maybe I'll even start to love it! *that's doubtful . . .*

Finishing off the day is Pre-Calc with Leistra. I may have gotten some grades I don't want my parents to know about in Honors Alg. II last year, but I'm not as worried about this class as I probably should be. Math is usually like that. I may have despised Alg. I in junior high, but I think that was more the horrid teacher than anything else. Since then I've had a good teacher, so I've been pretty indifferent. This is my first year with Leistra, and while I've heard mixed reviews about her (and I hate graphing . . .) this class seems nothing when compared to Physics or Journalism.

So that's my day. All the time between noon and now cooled my temper down a bit (though it flared a bit with that stupid homework) and allowed me back my positive outlook for the day (I was very genki this morning, in fact ^^). Right now things seem grim, but it was only the first day. Things will probably get even worse tomorrow ^^ Wait a minute . . . why am I smiling?!

Have a quiz (or two):

You're an INDIFFERENT AIM-ER. Meh.

What kind of AIM-er are you?
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The same thing Jen-chan got. Except for the part about always being on, (and not talking to the friend who forced me to get it *stares unblinkingly at Traci*) this is pretty accurate. o.o Meh.

You are Haku. Tough and enthusiastic, you stand up
for what you believe but can be a big time
loner at times. You will stand up for those
that matter to you and use any means to make
sure things turn out ok. Your a little bit
over zealous at times but nothing wrong with
enthusiasm.

(Anime) Which Spirited Away Character Are You??
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Um . . . okay? Haku rocks my world. He's a hottie o.o Oh, yeah. Robbin' the cradle.

That's all for this entry. More school tomorrow. I'll probably have so much homework I won't be able to update. But I probably will anyway. Because I'm a loser like that. Or not. Meh. *is trying to imitate personality of indifferent IM-er* *sighs* I give up. I can only be cold and indifferent when I'm annoyed (and when I try to imitate Sesshoumaru . . .). Which happens a lot. But not right now. Um, yes. Try-outs for Taming of the Shrew are next Wednesday *strikes pose* *unethusiastically* Yay. >_< D'oh. School has already turned me into a lifeless zombie. GAHHHHHH!!!! Now I have to scream Mirai Seiki Maruhi Club at the top of my lungs. Or watch KKJ. Or something. Probably KKJ (I need solitude for screaming . . .) Um, yes. That's really all now. Bye now. Peace out (now) : P

Tuesday, August 26, 2003 07:53 p.m.

Double post!

*sigh* I can't believe I'm spending my last evening as a free woman sitting in front of my computer, doing basically nothing. Alas, alack. *kicks self*

Saw more KKJ (up to 8 now). I like it even more. There's something about the animation that I really like. I think it's the color used in the character designs. It's just so . . . bright and sparkly ^^ And Maron is a really cool character. Granted, there's plenty of standard shojo-esque stuff that just makes me go "Well I sure didn't see that coming." *sarcasm* I mean, this is the kind of show where you can almost see everyone ending up in a couple and happy happy happy. Then again, don't we need shows like that once in a while? (Okay, so maybe most of the shows that I watch are like that . . .) But Maron's separation from her parents is used seriously rather than cheesily. It's not hard to see that she's lonely without it being shoved in your face. And she genuinely cares for others while staying within reason. She's also selfless enough to sacrifice reputation for the greater good. Gah, I'd better stop soon before this becomes another rant. But I just want to say that I'm really enjoying KKJ, even if a few aspects are cliched. The heart is in the right place, and if nothing else, it's fun to watch. Okay, why do I keep going on like this?! Does it matter?! NO! *sigh* I just like to rant. And I won't get as much time to do this once school starts ... tomorrow!! Ah, have some quizzes.

You are Ivy - Do people call you "Ice Queen" or "Satan incarnate" on a regular basis? It's cuz they're jealous! You've already discovered your place in life, and you will NEVER lay down your beliefs for anyone else's People respect you for your confidence, and look up to the fact that you get what you want, when you want it. Your attitude towards life may be somewhat pessimistic, but you don't like wasting your time with flighty delusions. You might scare people off with your image, and part of it may have to do with the fact that you harbor rebellious feelings towards anything authoritative. But it's those kind of people who get things changed around here.
Which Soul Calibur character are you?
this quiz was made by david park

*cracks up* Satan incarnate, eh? Actually the first time I took this quiz, I got the same result as Traci. The second time, the same result as Jen. So I tweaked some of the answers that could go either (not cheated, per se) and now I'm the "Ice Queen." ^__^

what's your cowboy bebop theme song?

Yeah, I've done this before. *points* But now I finally got a different result!! Hurray!

You are Reiya, a quiet and shy person around most people.
You're the kind that gets scared quite easily, and you have a soft heart.
Because of your shy personality, you often rely on other people --- try and be independent sometimes and you'll do fine.

^^ Yay for random quizzies!

How Would YOU Take Over the World?

Woo-hoo! Fire! Actually, I have no idea how this result came from the answers I put into the quiz, but I'm a pyro, so all is well ^^

Guess I'd better go shower and figure out what to wear tomorrow and stuff ~_~;; I know, I'm so vain . . . just like Dilly-chan! *cuddles Dilly plushie* Um . . . yes. I shall go now. Wish me luck in my impossible year ahead. Peace out : P

Tuesday, August 26, 2003 09:23 a.m.

Another day, another entry. I was considering posting my thoughts last night, but decided that they would be taken the wrong way and my friends would all yell at me. So here's a song instead

The song is "Just What I Needed" by the Cars. Yes, I do sometimes listen to classic rock. And I really happen to like this song, which is a good thing since the music was stuck in my head from the moment I woke up this morning. Then the part about 'wasting all my time.' Then I finally remembered the rest. And, no, please don't try to look for any hidden meanings in it. I don't think there are any. Except perhaps that I hope I can be useful to people . . .

I don't know. H.S. starts tomorrow. The more I think about it, the closer I get, the less I want to go back. Just days ago I couldn't wait, but now . . . well, the whole homework and no time aspect has come back to slap me in the face. But really, it's not so much on my mind . . .

innocent kiss - you're cute and sweet and like it
that way

What Sign of Affection Are You?
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Angel Wings

What Kind of Wings are You?
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I don't know what I want to say today, if anything. I don't mind you coming here wasting all my time . . . then again, I'm more likely to waste your time than you are to waste mine ^^

Monday, August 25, 2003 03:03 p.m.

I promise, this will be short. Scrapped Princess made me sad. I didn't cry, but I kind of wanted to. I still love the show . . . but . . . sorrow . . . it's intense . . . I guess, that if it's a war though, if there's fighting of some sort, sooner or later someone will die . . . always . . . it just emphasizes the futility of so many things . . . things you wished you had said . . . times you were afraid but wouldn't show it . . . it puts the world into perspective, and banishes all naivete and innocence. That's all I wanted to say.

Monday, August 25, 2003 12:38 p.m.

Two good things so far today; episode 18 of Scrapped Princess is out (I've already d/l 63% and cannot wait til it finishes ^^) and I finally watched Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne. Since all that can be said about the former subject has already been said, let's focus on the latter.

First of all, I wish to dispell the notion that the name is "Suicidal Thief Jeanne," which is what I thought it was originally. Baka Mossy. The word 'kamikaze' literally means 'God wind' or 'divine wind' (which I never really thought about, though I knew 'Kami-sama' is God and 'kaze' is wind . . . baka Mossy), which is a much more appropriate title, and actually is a fairly good description of the series in itself. What I found it to be was a mix of DNAngel (will address this later . . .), random magical girl anime, and (this one is just a pinch) X/1999

Maron is the reincarnation of Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc). If you've never heard her story, I'll give you a very brief run-down: Joan of Arc claimed to hear voices and messages sent from God. Following these voices' instruction, she rallied the French army around her and won some great victories. Then she was captured by the English and burned at the stake. Being Jeanne's reincarnation, Maron is able to call upon Jeanne's power (through a rosary or cross/wand, I believe) and transform into *strikes pose* KAMIKAZE KAITOU JEANNE!!! o.o Sorry (her transformation isn't too bad, though ^^). Anyway, KKJ's mission is carried to her by way of a little green-haired angel (who no one else can see), and it is to seal demons that have made their way into works of art and the hearts of the people who hold them dear. She's technically not a thief, but because the works of art all disappear after the demons are sealed, the police think she is. The sealed evil turns into a chess piece, which is where the X/1999 bit comes in. There was something about Satan sending demons into art and then whoever finds the art beautiful will lose part of their souls and this would weaken God and then the whole world would be destroyed. And since the anime began broadcast in 1999 . . . well, you know, the whole 'world may end at the start of the next millenium thing.' Also, there's another thief, Kaitou Sinbad, who is working against her (though he saves her on multiple occasions. Go figure).

The art and music aren't wonderful, but they definitely can grow on you. Slightly better than average magical girl animation: Big eyes, skinny arms and legs, resembles hourglass for the girls, and cute but not particularly pretty boys (these are more 'manly' I guess some might say . . .). Colors are bright and bold without being overbearing, which is a major plus. The rockish, almost dissonant op. and ending songs were annoying at first, but after a few more listens I kind of like them.

KKJ is very similar to DNAngel. Both have a transforming thief (but though Jeanne and Maron don't look alike, there doesn't seem to be the personality gap Dark and Daisuke have--so no, she's not really a 'female Dark' ^^), a friend who's the child of police chief (though Maron's friend/neighbor is really more in charge than her dad is . . .), and an opposing friend (?) with a transformation (love interest in Maron's case, I would say). But Kaitou Sinbad (and his counterpart, the flirty full-of-himself pseudo-pervert boy living next door) isn't nearly as cold as Satoshi/Krad (in fact, he's not really cold at all O.o). It might be easy to say that one story is a copy of the other, but KKJ doesn't seem to share as much in common with the DNAngel manga (which came out in '97, one year before the KKJ manga) as it does with the DNAngel anime (which came out after both installations of KKJ). Then again, I'm not as familiar with either manga, so . . .

Ah, but whatever. So far KKJ is a nice, fun diversion. Since I've only seen 4 episodes (and I think there are over 40), I can hardly say if it will get even better or worse or darker or not eventually (there are hints about major problems between Maron and her parents, who are rich but who she hasn't seen in years because of overseas work). Either way, it's not a bad show to watch, and I think I will continue to do so ^^

Last but not least, a character quiz for KKJ! . . . if it will load . . . *kicks it*

You're Maron! You're the main character of the
present and future! ^-^ you're cheery and try
NEVER to show any weakness to anybody!

Which Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne character are you?
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YAY! I didn't cheat either. Oh, and here's some more quizzes just for fun.

You are Kusakabe Marron | Kaito Jeanne

You are generous and talented, though often widthdrawn. You tend to have just a few close friends, rather than many. You appear very cheerful and enthusiastic, but struggle to keep up with what others expect of you. In the end, your perseverance and sacrifices help you pull through.

Take the "What Magic Girl are you?" Quiz

You're A Bishoujo (Attractive Young Woman)! You are loved by all, and you know it. You love
the attention you get, because or your sense of
style, and perfect face. Congrats.

What Type Of Anime Character Are You?
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Well, that's not right . . .

Take the NOIR Character Quiz @ Taikoubou.net

Oh, look, yet another interesting series. Yay! I'm a cute unassuming schoolgirl with 10x the weapon knowledge and killing power of James Bond ^_^

Wow! I was so slow with this entry that Scrapped Princess has finished (though it could be that there are hundreds of other up and downloading it . . .) I better watch it now ^^ Peace out! : P

Sunday, August 24, 2003 04:50 p.m.

*yawns* I'm so bored, I don't really have anything to write about. Nothing important, anyway. Not that I ever write about anything important . . . -_-;;

Er, I downloaded the first four episodes of Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (it only came in a giant bundle), but I only got a chance to see a few minutes of the first episode so far. Okay, that's a lie, I could have watched it this afternoon, but I opted instead to download music videos from amv.org while being bored. Yes, I am an idiot. Anyway, I haven't seen enough to tell whether I like it or not. It seems all right though, being only a few minutes in. The opening song was kind of weird . . . I don't know, I probably just had too much going on to really pay attention at the time. I'll probably watch it later.

Do I sound grumpy? . . . I was guilted into going to my parents' friends' pool party. Don't get me wrong, pool parties are great, provided that it's your friends that are there. The main reason I was guilted to go was that Casey (the girl I went to Niagara with) would be there, and I could hardly leave a friend alone in such a sad situation. So, yes, I did have a friend there. One. But it was us against the world, or in this case, a horde of pre-adolescents and one high-schooler who thought it would be fun to swim around the edge of the circular pool and create a whirlpool effect that was literally so strong that you couldn't stay grounded in one place. Hoping for some peace, I instead felt quite dizzy and annoyed by the noisy children, as did Casey. Then the high-schooler (one year younger than me) came over and started talking to us about the rubby ducky shaped thermometer. Now, I did feel sort of bad for him since he didn't really have anyone to talk to, and from what I know he doesn't seem like a bad guy, but, really. And, of course, to make things worse, I got home a few minutes after 11 pm to find my VCR wasn't working, so I had missed Kenshin (I'll take edited Kenshin over no Kenshin) and a few minutes of .hack. And now my brother's phone is 'on alert' (beeping quite noisily) and he (who is not here) never did tell me what to do with it when it does that. Grrr. How often does that non-girlfriend of his (they used to go out but are now 'friends') have to talk to him in a day anyway?! Doesn't she understand that when nobody responds to the alert that nobody's going to?!

*Ten minutes pass*

*sigh* I was just away for a few minutes because my mom called to ask about something and told to what to do with alert and I felt stupid for not realizing it and called the girl back and then the phone went dead then I replaced the battery and called again and offered to take a message and the girl just says, "Oh, that's all right, I'll call him later." Sorry for the run-on. *sigh* And my family and the non-girlfriend likely think I'm stupid for not knowing what to do when the phone is on alert. *sigh*
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. . . .

Maybe I should go watch Fruits Basket again. That made me happy yesterday. But it's not that I feel depressed or sad, I'm just . . . annoyed. Frustrated. Embarrassed. ANGRY! Grrrrrr. . . . *taps keyboard angrily* Don't worry, I'll get over it. Even it takes a few singings of "Mirai Seiki Maruhi Club."

*a few minutes later*

Believe it or not, that actually did help. Unfortunately, it's not the kind of thing you do if anyone else is within the same building. Especially with a sense of music like mine *heh* I suppose I'd better finish off this entry now. I guess I'll do it with a quiz, as is not unusual. Here we go. Straight from Sierra-chan's site ^^

Tatsumi Seichiiro

Which Yami no Matsuei Character Are You?
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Um, yeah, I cheated. Only a little. I wish they would make a quiz that was more objective . . . these are so easy to figure out . . . btw, the words on the pic (since I could barely decipher them) read as follows: "You kick ass and no one really seems to know why you're a secretary. You also find the desire for putting Muraki's head on a pike almost as important as a balanced budget. Sadly, you're the only sane one there." Hmm . . . wow, that does sort of sound like me. I want to kill Muraki (*deadpan* Die, Megan, die . . . not really, of course ^^) and I'm the only one sane among my friends (okay, that's a stretch). Ooh, the pike thing just suddenly reminded me of Macbeth my freshmen year! Ah, how we (being all the actors not on stage) would all crowd around the entrance to the gym/pseudo-auditorium by the girls' locker room and wait for the final scene when they would have a very realistic chopping off of Macbeth's head, and the sticking of a plaster model of a head on a pole, with great splurting juicyness of blood . . . ^^ Wow, I feel A LOT better now!! I guess I'll go watch Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (from now on, KKJ, okies?) Peace out! : P

Saturday, August 23, 2003 02:04 p.m.

If you will please direct your attention to my favorites list, you will notice I have an addition to the anime section. Fruits Basket. Yes, now that I have watched a total of seven episodes (1, 7-12) I am officially in love with this series (hmm, this happens less often than you might think from reading this page . . .) And I really don't know how I could feel any other way about this series. It's just so . . . ^_^ Yep. That's exactly what it is. It's ^_^ and ;_; and SUGOIIIII!!! and *mouth drops* and *drools* *Heh* *rubs back of head* I don't know. There are a lot of factors that go into why I like it. You know, lots of pretty boys who turn into animals and when they turn back are completely NEKKID!! (not that you see anything because it is shoujo. This is a relief to me. NO HENTAI! I like bishies to drool over, but I'm not a perv). Adorably cute things surrounding a girl who is so sweet and selfless it's almost unbelievable (but it is believable. Does that make sense?). Characters who are interesting and often more than you realize at first glance (many with depressing pasts, but not so much that you don't believe it). A family leader who is young and sickly and yet still amazingly commanding, cruel, violent, and, apparently, PSYCHO (You'd like him, Megan . . .) Episodes that made my stomach hurt from laughing, mixed with one that actually made me CRY (which hasn't happened since I saw the ending of Cowboy Bebop for the second time, probably a year ago--Darn you, Spike!!). Fruits Basket is also innocent in the way that Kare Kano is; Tohru (the main character) is as sweet and pure as can be, and while a few of the characters have a twinge of perversion *coughShigurecough* it isn't so much perverse as amusing (eg., Shigure's little song). It's a show that can give you the warm fuzzies, at the same time not being overly cute. *sighs* Once again my review is pathetically inadequate. I suppose it'd be better if I just said that this show will make you happy that you're alive. How's that? ^^ I hope the library I ordered this from decides to get the rest of the series . . . Ah, and if you'd like to know more, here's the link (click me) to a quite lovely Fruits Basket site. It's the place I went to during my search which initially got me interested in the characters. Very informative with a pretty layout and some nice piccys ^^

I guess that's all for now. School starts next week Wednesday *cries* I don't know how much I'll update after that . . . but I am working on a new layout for fall. I think I'll do a seasons sort of thing, and save my old layouts so I don't have to start from scratch. I'll put up the new layout some time in September. ^_~ That's all now, really. Peace out : P

Friday, August 22, 2003 10:51 p.m.

Meh. I have archived my entries from August 2-22, 2003. If you should wish to read them, click on the lovely little link that says "Archived Entries." It'll take you right to them (well, to the page that links to them anyway).

I was very tempted to change my layout (since my friends have been making theirs look so pretty and mine is still the same old thing), but I don't really want to change it overall, since I fairly like the order the tables bring (and I don't feel like experimenting at the moment). Perhaps I'll mess around with it some other time; maybe change the colors a bit? I don't know.

^__^ Ah, yes, and I finally found the romaji lyrics to "Mirai Seiki Maruhi Club," the ending theme to Boogiepop Phantom. At the moment, I can't think of any song I like better. What else can mix guitar solos, moaning, whispering, screaming vocals and peaceful violins? And sound this good despite (or perhaps because of) it? If you wish to see the lyrics, too, check out this link: "Future Century Club" lyrics. I hope I did that right . . . QUIZZY!!!

Homura is your ideal match!!

Which is your ideal Saiyuki-boy?
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Hm. I took this quiz earlier today and got some guy with a cigarette in his mouth. Um . . . here that is, too. Same quiz, different results.

Genjo Sanzo is your ideal match!!

Which is your ideal Saiyuki-boy?
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Um . . . don't know which fits better, so whatever. *shrugs* That's all for now. *frowns* For some reason I sound really apathetic . . . oh, well. Fruits Basket came in today, so I'll watch that tomorrow, and that'll be good. I was going to watch it tonight, but I made the mistake of wishing to hear the dub and discovered a few seconds in that I had heard Tohru's voice before but couldn't figure out where. So I ran to my computer to look it up and never really got back to it. It's the voice of Kayko from YuYuHakusho, by the way. But that's all for now. Really. Peace out.