Thursday, August 14, 2003
I am back!
Back from the hills! My IQ is safe!
I am never doing that again. If I even THINK about it, someone kill me. Children. Evil beyond the dawn of time.
I'm so behind on everything. School starts Monday so I don't even get a nice period of three weeks to screw around and catch up on everything.
Sorry, I would love to write more... but I've lost my DVD remote again and I must find it, there will be more later
07:55 p.m.
Monday, June 23, 2003
And I'm off!
See you all in August. I shall probably not have fun. But it should be a nice break, if I DON'T DIE OF BOREDOM on the way there. ^_^
Let's see how much I get done.
12:37 p.m.
Sunday, June 15, 2003
Apologies
Oops, sorry. I've been a lazy bum this summer.
I am officially a senior, though. I got my report card and I passed everything! I was so scared that between missing hours and low grades, I would have to retake some classes next year. Nope. ^_^ I even passed all of the final exams.
I also have a cell phone now. o.o My mother got me one, on the condition that I got a job. Unfortunately, I'm getting a job, but not in Texas.
My aunt, the one who had the heart attack, really needs help. And we finally convinced my dad to let me go up there. So, hopefully by next week, I'll be on my way to OH to help her out until my mom drives up for the family reunion.
That's the main reason I'm blogging right now. I won't have any Internet access at her house, besides the occasional trip to the library or another aunt's house. I'll try and blog a little bit before I leave, but it depends on how busy I am.... I've got to wash all of my clothes.. ^_^;;; and pack, and such. I also need to finish cleaning my room so my brother doesn't do it for me. X_X;;
Ah, well. At least I'll have a vacation from the house (*snorts* Like I could ever have a vacation with Amber and Skylar. I'm going to die. o.o;)
05:36 p.m.
Wednesday, June 4, 2003
Assorted
I have a livejournal now, located... here . Oooh and aahh at my pathetic skillz.
School is out. I didn't go to graduation like I was supposed to... and I regret it. I still can't believe it. Mr. Olesen, the best choir teacher in the WORLD has resigned. It's unbelievable. He kept talking about next year....
*sighs*
But besides that.... I've got a cell phone.. looking for work. Unfortunately, I realized something a bit too late and I now have one day to find something for someone. I know I'm being vague but... ^_^;
It is hard to stay looking nice in 100 degree weather. I wish I had a bicycle. Bicyles are fun. My old bicyle's tire kept blowing out. It was fun.
Krispy and I want to make ...something. I don't quite remember what it was. She's going over some of my story ideas and ... well shit. I've got to type summaries of them. *sighs*
I really don't like being so tired. In a few minutes, I'll revert to bouncy hyper sleepy mode and will start saying stuff... anything. I really don't know how to stop my fingers in that mode. I'll just keep saying stuff and annoying people.
09:29 p.m.
Monday, May 26, 2003
Argh
See children? This is why drugs are bad.
I didn't realize my mistake in my last post til 2 minutes ago... no, really. I saw it, screeched, and loaded up pitas.
I'm a bit confused. YazaGaku.net seems to be down... right as I was going to email the URL of Opere to someone. *sighs* But it's got the scans of the final issue Parakiss!! They're wonderful o_o I wish I knew what was going on.
Been reading translations and looking at scans of Clamp's new manga.. Tsubasa whatever. I haven't been able to spell it yet, so don't mind me... I'm intrigued. I can't wait to see more of this series. ^_^ I'm beginning to seriously think that Satsuki is the one drawing these. o_O; no reason, but I don't think Mick and Mokona draw their arms that way. They're realllyyy long.
*yawns* luckily I don't have school tomorrow, but i'm rather tired.
One of my closest friends, someone I've known since 6th grade, someone who is loud and hoppy and overenthusastic, a bit off the strange side (but we all are in that group) and is generally KNOWN for being a fucktard... has gotten a job. An actual paying job. No one at school believed me when I told them this. It's so strange. Luckily, she can act the same as usual at her workplace, so it's all good.
I'm probably going to be getting my driver's permit this week... my mother is having knee surgery and I might have to help her get around to places. I've got to drop by the choir room and tell Olesen that I'm not going to be going to graduation...
I'm glad the school year is over... I'll be a senior next year, but I've been really struggling in some classes. Spanish and Algebra, for one...I'm concerned about Spanish. If I make higher then a 75 on the semester exam.. I'm fine. I'll have passed and I don't have to worry about it... but if not.... argh. I gotta take it again >_<;;; And the Algebra final exam is liable to fail me.
But next year will be different. Most of the classes I'm taking are blow-off classes... ALL of them except for the two required ones are fine arts... two arts, a choir, and a writing class.
Oh! Speaking of art, I finally finished my acrylic painting. The dammed thing took me about 5 weeks to finish... and I was coming in during other classes, not just art. Megan's took her longer... we're both perfectionists.
I wrote up a summary for my novel. On the school computer one day while bored. I decided to write it out and stick to it... no changing character names, plots, blood lines... and then I wrote out little summaries for all of my major little stories... I would like to start writing over the summer. It would be interesting to show the writing teacher (Mrs. Winne.. hey, they DID spell her name wrong in the yearbook!) my stories.
Recently, I realized that I had a crush on a friend. It's so embarrasing >_<;;; I would rather forget about it, but... as is usual with me, I'm being nicer and more generous then usual to them. I feel so odd... but it's okay! Happy funfun. I always try to make it nice while it lasts, since nothing will last forever *snort*.
Oh, one last thing before I pass out.... I downloaded BOWEP.. Windows Entertainment Package... at last, Chip's Challenge is MINE AGAIN! AHAHAAAHA. I remember in 5th grade... playing it. I got to like level 70 or so. Wow..... so many memories.... of course, I'm not doing that well right now... hehehe
Ah, after so much rambling, I'm going to pass out on my futon and sleep til four in the afternoon. Yay.
03:34 a.m.
Monday, May 19, 2003
Ugh
I really should start posting more often. ^_^;;; As it is, I've been ratherbusy... especially having to make up hours... ah, well... just one more full Saturday, then an hour and a half after school and I'll be fine.
Finals are next Saturday, so I should start blogging again pretty soon.
05:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Been too lazy to blog. XD But now i'm back again.
My aunt had a heart attack. It's really odd, because she's my mother's youngest sibling, so she's only 42 or so. I wonder how she's doing...
My aunt had to take care of my cousin's (her son's) two daughters.. Amber and Skylar. Since she's in the hospital, another cousin of mine, Jennifer is taking care of those two... on top of her own four and ANOTHER cousin's kid. 7 all together. X_X; Poor Jennifer.
I finally figured out how to burn CDs on this computer. Since a friend informed me that we would probably have to reinstall Windows on this computer, I've been burning all of the Lodoss episodes onto CDs. ^_^;;
If anyone is wondering, the reason I haven't been online much is because....... my computer area is COVERED with magazines and manga and i have to jump over them to get to my computer. Yes, I'm lazy. and I'm cleaning it up today so I can get another dresser in my room.
My mother is moving out.
My brother and my new sister-in-law (as of last Saturday ^^;;) are going to moving tomorrow, because they're lease on their apartment is up and they're movinhg to Japan at the end of May. Because of that, my mom will be movinhg in with her boyfriend (at least sleeping over at night there) and my brother and his wife get her bedroom.
I don't think it's fair, but they don't count my opinion.
Hm.. the keys on this keyboard are sticking.. *pokes keyboard*. I should probably get to re-arranging my room...
01:17 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 2003
Dub vs. Sub
Guess what has inspired this post? ^_^; That's right... Record of Lodoss War. (I'm still watching it)
I've been downloading the series (well, any episodes with Orson and the last half of the series which I haven't seen), and while I watch episodes I have in English, I notice a really big difference between the two.
Of course, there's always going to be differences between languages. In "Welcome to Lodoss Island" (the parody short at the end of each episode), much of Kashue and Parn's humour is in puns... really REALLY bad puns. Since these puns only make sense in the Japanese language, they've got to change them for English. ("My name is Kashue! Isn't my KATCHU (armor) nice?" as opposed to "My name is Kashue, this is my kashu (castle), I'm really quite a nut!") Man some of them end up so perverted. I really don't want to think about Slayn saying that he hopes a magician has a nice "wand".
But voice acting is a lot different too. In some series I like the dub so much more then I like the sub (Slayers, ROLW) and in some I cry if I think about the dub (Digimon, Escaflowne, X). In Record of Lodoss War, for example, Deedlit sounds like she should be an old woman in the TV series, where just three years before (some of the OAV takes place three years before the TV series and other parts happen five years before) she had a light, high voice. Shiris sounds like she's in her mid-teens, not mid-20s. And maybe this is just the fault of the animators, but Parn and Orson's voices didn't fit at times. ^_^;;;
In the dub, Deedlit's got a fairly high voice (Lisa Ortiz... Lina from Slayers, I believe), and Shiris has a slightly deeper and more mature voice. When *spoiler* Orson dies and she's sobbing, the dub sounds REALLY heart-broken. It's partly her voice that made me cry when he died. In the subtitled, she doesn't sound quite as effected.
And yes, if you're wondering... I did just watch that part. *wail*
Shinesmen is also a dub that I like.... mainly because the humor is a lot better in the dub then subbed... they have anime injokes and sarcastic cracks. *giggle*
And there are some dubs that ARE ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.
Escaflowne the movie, for example. Hitomi in the Japanese version had a sense of detachment, but in the English version she sounded more like she was a whiny teenager. Allen, as my friend once said, sounded like God. Don't even get me started on Mole Man and the Dryden-the-hippie. Krispy said that they pulled everyone off of a Californian beach. I have to say that I do like Van's voice in the dub, and Jajuka's is alright even if they butcher his name (JaJOOka).
And let's not forget the dub of X the movie. With the random British (and Hispanic) accents. ^_^;
But it all depends on taste. Angel (...whose livejournal link I should put up...) doesn't like watching subtitles. She prefers dubs, but that may just be in part because she doesn't want to read the subtitles. ^_^;
And dubs to tend to be cheaper then subtitles...
Oh hey look! Another episode (9, the last one with Shiris for a while.. I wanted to hear what Maar's song really sounds like. ^_^;) is complete.. yaay! *runs off to watch it*
Ignore my rantings. XD I'm just really weird.
11:13 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, 2003
Ammies! Get online sometime. ^_^ Even though I haven't been online as much as I used to.. (well okay. I'm still religiously connected to mIRC.... OVER 6000 HOURS IN LESS THEN A YEAR! AHAHAHA), I still should be online enough. I haven't talked to you in ages!
Unfortunately, our little chat group is almost broken up. Nayami seems to be away all the time, Keri is unresponsive and Argustar has been working late. ;_; I've been catching up on schoolwork and need to get a job (I had a dream about getting one. -_-;;;). Is sad.
....okay, what the fuck is wrong with this keyboard. Don't tell me that something got stuck under the keys. Stupid peoples. My keyboard worked fine until it got hooked up to this computer in the living room.
As I'm watching Lodoss, I kinda realize that Garrack looks like Sorata on steroids. Kinda acts like Sorata too. "My current job is watching eager young kid." It's scary .
I really should work on my art project.... I brought it home to work on it. ^_^;; I even stole one of the rulers from art to finish the grid.
01:38 p.m.
Thursday, April 3, 2003
Record of Lodoss War
I've been watching anime since I was in 6th grade. The first few years, I watched just a few series, which will always be very dear in my heart.
One of the very first (I would say the 4th, perhaps) was Record of Lodoss War. I really think it's like THE ultimate fantasy anime. I absolutely love it, both the OAV and the TV series. Recently (like today XD) I decided I was going to save up and buy the OAV on DVD, since I haven't even seen all of it. ^_^;;
Anyway, every once in a while, I go through a period where I revisit those early fandoms and I absolutely love it! XD Right now I'm obsessed with ROLW and ORSON in particular.
Aaah, Orson. He was totally my first anime crush. When the TV series came out, I loved him even more (*sob* DAMM YOU SHIRIS!). I've been going to websites and saving more pictures of him then I had before.
Actually I'm watching the first episode right now. Kelly has the first three volumes and she's letting me borrow them. ^_^;
Anyway, I love Orson. Since he's a berserker, he's calm and even and never has any of those goofy smiles or angsty moments (well, not much until he gets rid of Hyurri). He's absolutely adorable though, and the way he dies makes me cry EVERY TIME I see it.
You know, I've completely forgotten why I started this post. Maybe blind adoration for that cute little berserker? Well maybe not cute and little, but still.
Cecil holds a close second, in his naiivety. *snickers* "Hey! That's my money! How did you get that!"
In any case, I've still got two projects to turn in. ^_^ (AND START!) and tomorrow is the cutoff date. Yay for procrastination!
*scampers off*
06:38 p.m.
Monday, March 31, 2003
School rant
I'm a junior in high school. In Texas. In Round Rock ISD. Stony Point High, if you're interested. (and actually I'm prone to giving out personal information..^_^;; There are uncountable people who know my phone number.)Anyway, the end of the marking period is Wednesday. At the absolute LATEST..... Thursday. Maybe Friday, if I'm lucky.
At this very moment I have a 3 in Algebra. Out of a hundred possible points, I have three. Thaaat's right. I have not taken (due to absenses and conflict of schedule) two tests and a quiz. Both tests will be taken on Wednesday, not sure what to do about the quiz.
Spanish. I've got a 33 or something. I only have one test grade out of three( and that one test grade is a 62. I think the retest is today). Never have done the second one... should be doing that today, since I just threw up my breakfast (and damm that was nasty. I never want to throw up chorizo and eggs again). I also haven't taken a quiz... I will probably do so tomorrow. On "B" days, I have classes I pass with Bs and As while sleeping..... English, Web Design, Choir and History... especially English, I've turned EVERYTHING in and spend the class period either sleeping or drawing.
And my history class is a joke. I make 100s on tests and i don't study. Aaah my typing is slipping...
A days contain the bad classes I always have problems with.. Spanish, Chemistry, Algebra, and Art. Yeah, art sounds like no problem but I've been absent so much that I'm having problems. I need to turn in two grades now. x_X;
Chemistry is actually no problem, I was making a 95 last time I looked, but we just took a test and I shrugged it off, saying I would take it the next day.. and I was absent. Stupid alarm clock. Now I've got to make up that test tomorrow.
So let's see. Four tests. Two quizzes. Three projects.
All by Wednesday.
Yay for procrastination, folks.
I realllyyy should stop procrastinating, maybe be more like Artemis? or someone. Kelly's no help, she does the same thing but she's actually good at it. XD
So anyway. I'm in deep shit. Yes yes yes.
Oh, and since I won't be in school today I've got to make up 16 hours in the next 8 weeks. On a Saturday. And you've got to pay to make up hours.
Well, I might not have to. I was supposed to last semester, but I explained the financial situation and they didn't charge me.
Why am I talking about this stuff I'm sure no one is interested in? Why am I ranting and complaining when I damm well could have prevented most of this? *looks around*
To be honest... because I know I'm a whiny, hypocritical, self-absorbed, and very, very stupid junior in high school.
At least you can't say I never tell the truth. *goes off to do homeworks*
09:31 a.m.
Saturday, March 29, 2003
Ranty mood
Well now of course I've found out WHY he didn't see her out there.... she got out of the backyard a week ago and is either dead or in the animal shelter.
I really hope she's in the animal shelter. I've been trying to get my mother to take her someplace where she can get a lot of love and attention... and FOOD!
I really do like animals and it really pisses me off when people neglect them (...except birds but that's a different story). So when my brother whines about feeding HIS dog, and hasn't taken her for a proper walk in a good year and a half, I naturally scream at him for it. And he responds saying that I'm an idiot and I don't "get" it. Get what exactly?
That playing XBox and drawing up idiotic petitions online is more important than an abused, half starving dog? She was absolutely miserable. I played with her when I could, but since he wouldn't give her a bath (not that a bath would have helped much, because of all the rain and mud that results in our backyard) she STUNK. I mean, I would walk out there and nearly pass out from it. I can only imagine what SHE thought.
I told my mother to give her away to some family that will give the proper care and love that she really needs. I hope she gets it soon. I'll miss her but maybe in a couple of years we can get another dog when my brother has learned not to play with animals like THAT.
I knew it was going to turn out like crap years ago, when he would whine about taking care of his fucking hamster. The thing lived in the same ROOM, for christs sake. Is it really too hard to take three steps and give the poor thing some food?
I've been really critical of little kids recently. I blame it (happily) on these people.
In other less bitchy news, I've been drawing a lot and it's been looking REALLY good. It's surprising me. I talked to Kristin and she said the same thing about her art. Of course that means that we'll soon have a dry period of two months. ^_^;; Unfortunately, deranged me has been giving most of the pictures away.... and since I usually drawn them during school (and have been absent twice this week.. ^_^;;), I think that I'm doing to dry up my talent before anything gets scanned.
Looking around weblogs, there are some people in this fandom that are amusing. Amusing in a good way, mostly.. like Mura's "new" layout. First time I've gotten to publically saying this, but.. aaaaah! Everytime I go to your webpage and I see the background the FIRST thought in my head is.. "Penises!"
(Which reminds me, recently.. as inyetersday, my mother told me to stop drawing pictures of naked women. So, let's see how I do with naked men!)
I'm not sure if anyone knows this exists, but I have a fiction blog, "If You Still Believe". I haven't put anything on there but I will soon. ^_^;; I just need to tweak something really quickly. o_o;;;; I swear, the androgynes are getting out of hand. ..
So I'm going to do that before I forget... byebye. ^_^;
12:20 a.m.
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
>_<;
Amy: "Feed the dog"
Brother: "I don't see her outside."
Amy: "....put food in her bowl anyway."
Numbnuts! THAT'S why she's fucking starving and half the size she used to be >____<
08:36 a.m.
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
The best thing I love about high school is that school doesn't start til 9. It's 8:15 right now and my brother is late for school while I'm dressed in my pajamas.
X updates!... dear god, Sorata looks like he's 12. That was my first thought. My second thought was.. how the hell did he get so skinny? Someone needs to give that boy some food.
Although, yeah, Arashi will probably be brainwashed and attack him and/or the twins. And CLAMP is taking another two month break, dammit >_<;;;.
I type slower then I thought. Gotta get dressed if I want to leave in 20 minutes. If I get three more tardies I have a detention and I've already got to make up millions of hours... okay, 8.
..ew. that's a whole day of detention... *whiiiines* What I'm going to do for 8 hours? 6 nearly killed me.
Browsing around blogs this morning, I have come to one conclusion, if I eventually leave the fandom, some people's blogs are too amusing to stop reading.
Off to the land of boring. Goddammit, I don't DO anything today in classes. >_<;;
08:17 a.m.
Sunday, March 23, 2003
Finally!
Finally a new layout! Thanks to Piiko. ^_^
But for now, I must split.. I've got a major Spanish project due and I haven't started it. o_o;;
06:49 p.m.
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