For panthera_mort:

The Happy Aiba I got for my birthday was too amazing for me not to give you a gif in return!! :D Wishing you a fantastic day! Happy Birthday!! &hearts &hearts

Also, I know I've been a terrible friend and haven't been commenting on anyone's posts lately but forgive me for a little while longer? ;o; Hope you're all doing well? I've been trying to hang with my parents as much as I could recently before they go off on a long and wonderful vacation, lol. And oh, pictures! I've taken about half of them (the easiest ones) so I'm getting to the rest; slowly but surely. XD

Parents: We got you balloons, Betty!
Me: Those are leftovers from my sister's birthday!
Parents: :D

(But really, that is some super helium for keeping up balloons for two months+. :o)

Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes and gifts; they each made my day that much brighter. I received gifts ranging from Yama Pair balloons to SEXY BACK to the sweetest and most heartwarming messages ever. ;o; I was absolutely beaming the entire day - along with the day before and the day after because of time differences. &hearts &hearts &hearts Have I told you guys I love you, lately? THANK YOU.

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Time to do this meme!!

PHOTOGRAPHY MEME
Give me as many things/people/places as you want. (i.e my job, my family, my room, my computer, my coffee cup etc), then I will try my best to take a picture of it!

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It's one thing when I'm not listening to music, but when I'm jamming to Yabai-Yabai-Yabai and then some guy in the background sneaks in trying to persuade people that making money online is easy, it is not cool. When did advertisements learn to speak by themselves!! >:( Let me Viva Myself.. by myself dangit!

Got my computer back~ And of course, it was empty. So since then I've been installing and downloading, and still. XD But anyway it's summer! And I have time to properly update! Hah!

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A couple of weekends ago, my family left to California to go to a wedding that wasn't. XDD So we had fun instead (not that weddings aren't fun but you know). Thus on the plane rides to there -- there's always a connection flight D: -- my sister and I were being our normal selves.

Me: You know how there's always a big debate over which one tastes better: Pepsi or Coke?
Sis: Yeah?
Me: You know what our (family's) answer would be?
Sis: What--
Me: Whichever one's on sale.
Both: [cracking up]

(Have I mentioned our family's stingy? We're very frugal. I could write a whole entry on how my dad saves money and dub it "The Chronicles." Actually, I think I will one day.)

Me: *slides up window shade*
Sis: Man, we always sit by the wing.
Me: I like wings.
Sis: Chicken wings?
Me: And I like breasts too.
Sis: おっぱい？
Me: おっぱい。
Both: おっぱいバレー！
Both: [dying]

Me or Sis: (randomly) I feel the G's!!

Went to The Aquarium of the Pacific and it was amazing. I love fish. &hearts Especially jellyfish. (Somewhere, Arashi no Mae no Shizukesa is taunting me.)

( And he shall be my squishy~ )
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Aaand, I am terribly addicted to Godhand Teru. Why must such goodness be limited to six episodes! So much more amazing than Code Blue, yet so much shorter. D:

Time for my monthly updaaate! XD 'k.

A week ago my desktop pc absolutely refused to start up. Tried System Restoring it several times but alas, it still gave me this black screen of um, blank-ness. That's when I knew, I've abused it for far too long. It's at my dad's tech-y friend's house right now, and I'm hoping he can at least get it to work. I need something to use, right? XD If that doesn't work, I'll be getting a new one.

I'm a little sad, and a little glad. I've lost everything: graphics beginning from ages ago (2003-ish, rofl. I like to reminisce, okay?), essays from school, miscellaneous photos, scans (I have yet to think about how I'm going to re-download those again), etc. I'm surprised it could still run as it did with all the junk I kept on it. XDD It was slow and laggy with all that crap bogging it down, so now I'll be able to start anew~ When I get it back, that is. Haha.

I can only check things when my sister's not on her laptop or when I can sneak on the school's computers. Pretending that livejournal-ing is school-related; that's right yo.

On another note! My semester's almost over; I've got two more finals and an essay to write this week and I'm done. Yaay.

I miss LJ. D:

(Sorry if I'm late, but) WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

And then I was on edge just waiting for Ryousuke (Toma) to mention the deceased's name just once. Just once! *cries* Alas, he wouldn't oblige just that. Daiki said it a thousand times, Aki and Hanei and even Teppei say "Naruse-san" at least once. ASGDLGHH;K Anyway, adored this drama. I spent most of my time watching it crying, "Why such good people?!" ;o; And laughing about Toma getting these roles with terrible father-son relationships.

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Also. I just cried after watching the first episode of a drama with a title that implies quite the opposite of a gesture. Damn you, Smile, for doing this to me. JUNNIE.

The first season of The Quiz Show was incredibly intense. Did anyone else see it; especially those last two episodes? Intense. Looking forward to season two!

Hi, it's me. The one who hasn't written an entry in a month and is doing as poorly in commenting to entries and replies, yeaah. XD It's mainly because my life hasn't been very interesting lately. But today is someone's birthday! &hearts


HAPPY BIRTHDAY morimoli!!
Hope you have a fab-tastic one! :D And I haven't had the time to make a small graphic like I usually do for birthdays so please enjoy this drabble instead! ;o;

And a small apology to anyone else who reads this. I really don't write often!

( Read more... )

Wow, I really need to stop this 'disappearing for long periods of time' thing. ;; Can I summarize a month in bullets? I-I'll try.

- Totally been battling it out on Ohno Chrono Trigger on the DS. So much fun. I have such fond memories of this game, since it was the very first RPG I've ever beaten. And dangit, I picked up the girl's pendant before I asked if she was all right. IT WAS SHINY OK. *guilty*
- Akai Ito DVD box set comes out on my birthday! [/random] The drama had an abrupt, but very cute ending. &hearts My love for that series is so strong.
- Got my hair cut! It's not as short as Shinonome Mei's yet not as long as Takemiya Mei's. XD Speaking of which: there's also another Mei in Love Shuffle. Could it be? The popular name of the season? Haha. Pictures later!
- Calendar came in! I've actually hung the wall calendar on my wall; not really sure if I want to tear out the pages yet. Hm. Here's to hoping Sho's tush doesn't fall on my face while I sle-- on second thought.
- One of these days, I fear I'm going to accidentally forget to put my phone on silent and Aiba's "DON'T TOUCH ME!!" will ring in class. I can sense it.
- Local video rental store was having a closeout thanks to these $1 Red Boxes, so my dad and I went crazy and bought tons of used DVDs and games. XD 'Cause I mean: Dirge of Cerberus, Wild ARMS 5, Disgaea 2 ..GUYS. I get to watch my sister get scared of shooting soldiers, while I shout, "SHOOT 'EM IN THE HEAD." Ahaha.

Ugh, man. I really am taking advantage of there not being a deadline on these requests huh. Hmm, I guess it will be a surprise when I do get 'em finished? :D? (Ah, I'm really not a writer though -- a fast one anyway. In what time it took for my English class to write a full page, I wrote one paragraph. >>;)

But anyway, will toughen it out the rest of this week with essays and exams so I can have a lovely Spring Break next week. I hope. XD

My sister likes to emphasize "Cookie Arrow" every time she hears Truth. Try to guess which part that is. XD

Which reminds me! Over the weekend, my phone rang while I was at Gamestop. XD It took me a while to get to it so Truth kept playing aloud. Then one of the employees (who happened to be Asian) snapped his head around once he heard it and it was hilarious. LOL. It really makes me wonder if he reacted to the sound of japanese music or truth. I like to think it's the latter.

And then in a department store, some girl was playing at the piano and my sister told me I would be able to play better. XD "You should play 'Kanashimi Cookie Arrow.'" I was dying. Just imagining that song being played right by the escalators.. with the rich ladies browsing through the make-up and purse area. HAHA. I do play that song more than I should though.

As you can see, this song will never die. XD

We're doing another skit in Japanese class and this time it's supposed to be a variation of the story of Momotarou. Who knows what crack we'll come up with this time! XDD ももたろうさん、ももたろうさん~♪
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REQUESTS. IT'S BEEN SO LONG. And I've only finished a couple of the graphics-related ones. ;__; I still have drabbles and wallpapers to work on so don't think I've forgotten! &hearts It just may be another month or so. LOL. So anyway, here are completed requests for genuyn, jadenmd, and kanesu~ Whoo.

( So much Nino! )

If you missed out and don't mind waiting a bit for your requests to be finished, you can still do it here. &hearts

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And I got my own requests fulfilled at Liz's and Suvi's which I absolutely adore. &hearts &hearts I love you two.
Walking is good for the heart & BFFs

( My dad and his issues with English )

CAT MEME: From booksandsarcasm~ And Cindy and Jess did it too. XD I'm just slow.

1. open paint
2. close eyes
3. draw cat

( w______w )

And because I couldn't resist requesting from Liz and Suvi..:

The first five people to comment to this post get to request a sketch of a character of their choosing from me. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their artistic/writing ability. If you absolutely can't draw, you can offer drabbles or icons or something instead.

I can't write. And I can only attempt to draw. But I can do graphics (icons, headers, wallpapers), yaaay. :Dv If you request icons, just gimme three images and I'll do my best! Ah, I won't limit requests either so don't worry about being one of the first five~ &hearts &hearts

HAPPINESS DAY FOUR:

- Finished Bloody Monday. :D So.. when are they going to announce a special/season two? XD
- Believe. &hearts THANK YOU JUNNIE.
- Ooh, a friend of a friend might buy my Calculus book. $__$!

( Dramas and more dramas )

( Happy Birthday Apaaaaa~ )

DAY 3: (it's only day three?! XD)

- I went to grocery shopping with my dad to Wal-Mart and got so excited over apples on sale. ;p
- I burned Akai Ito episodes 1-3 on a DVD to watch with my sister but for some reason the second episode was audio-less. So my sister and I did the voiceovers for everyone for the entire 37 minutes. LOL. Then I requested for some background music to set the mood since it seemed empty without it, so my sister started humming the Bara no Nai Hanaya theme. It was a wthlol moment. ;p
- Board game night at my cousin's! We also watched Meet Dave and Hellboy 2 and ate lots of food. I-I think I've been watching too many movies lately.
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Akai Ito: Episode 4 is out~ I have yet to download and watch it though, but I'm psyched.

And someone from D-addicts pointed out:

You know what's really cute? their birthdays are one day apart!

Mizobata Junpei's birthday is 1989-Jun-14 and Minamisawa Nao's is 1990-Jun-15. Literally 366 days apart (when not a leap year) and the theme song for Akai Ito is 366 days!

Agh. Why is this so darn cute. ><; Someone, save me from my sappiness!
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( Happy Birthday Kawarashii~ )

DAY 2: Ack, I skipped several days but let's pretend I didn't. :p

- Jdrama binge! :D
- It took me forever but I finally checked my final grades for last semester. (Whew!) Glad I got the grades I wanted. ^^; And coincidentally, my last English teacher is my next as well. Ahaha, guess he'll be seeing more of my terrible essays! Hopefully I can pull an A out of this one as well. XD
- Doumyouji's and Makino's Southern Island shirts in Hanadan Final are ingenious.
- I got miserabilities and twistedhalo04's cards. &hearts
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( Dramas: Oh! My Girl!!, Akai Ito, Bloody Monday, & Akimahende~ And how this turned into a Nino flail entry, I have no idea. )

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Time for more HY! Gah, why does a community for them not exist?! But I did find a fansite. :Db
Anyway, feel free to download if you like~ &hearts


HY - HeartY [2008.04.16 Album] (Including 366日, the theme for Akai Ito)
MF: .001 | .002


HY - Sanpo ni Ikou (Music Station 2008.04.25) [768x432]
MF

Happiness Meme: Tagged by kawarashii waaay back when~
1. Post about something that made you happy today even if it's just a small thing.
2. Do this everyday for a week without fail.

DAY 1:

A family friend was holding a party today and to my sister and I, that means we get to come, eat, and leave. LOL. The hostess knows it too and doesn't mind. She tells us to eat more. XD Anyway, we ate by ourselves at a table and reminisced (or rather, for me it was more like recalling) all of our relatives including our late great-grandmother in Vietnam. There are so many relatives.. It seems kind of unexciting but this was my happiness for the day.
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The Johnny's Countdown 08-09! Loved how the entire stadium was audible when truth started up. XD And was it my bad eyes or was Toma missing this year? D: Ah, there were other things I wanted to flail about but I'll have to watch it again.

Finished RnK! (Yes, finally. Haha.) I enjoy reading comments on threads on D-addicts just to read opinions from people who aren't Arashi fans. And I always get this bubble of happiness when someone says something like, "I watched this for someone else but Nino started to grow on me." You may stamp 'Proud Mom' on me now. XD

Oh, and got up to episode 7 in Bloody Monday. Still seriously amazing. *o*
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( Birthday wishes for catlarry & maiisaki~ )

My hiatuses just keep lengthening it seems. .___.; But I'm back, and hey, perfect opportunity to do that 8 Days of Happiness meme that people just started getting over, right? XD I will start tomorrow!

Oh and Chelsea (chirusea_3)~ I got your lovely card. Thank youu! &hearts

( Why I was gone for so long.. )

My sister asked me to set her ringtone to the RnK OST's Midnight Cruising. I LOL like it's the most hilarious thing ever every time it goes off. XD TAKAYAMAA~

Hope everyone had a great New Year! &hearts (And let me know if you haven't gotten my Christmas Card. I think everyone who asked for one should've gotten it by now. ^^)

Gosh, guys. I know I've been failing at commenting lately (and posting too) but I thought I'd post this quickly before falling into the depths of intense essay writing and final exam studying. XD;;

- Christmas cards: I've got.. 3/15 done so far. .___.; Will get them done though! And ooh, comment here if you missed it and would like one~
- I have a trojan on my computer that just won't go away. >:[
- I uploaded two HY albums for kanesu and sucked her into becoming an HY fan. Ufufu~ For your downloading pleasure because they are amazing: Trunk & Street Story.
- Japanese skit went well! We got 100. But then again, everyone else did too.. I'll post more info about that later, maybe. XD
- I don't know how many pairs of socks I've had to throw away in the past month because they've gotten hole-y. I'm the only one in the house who has this problem, apparently. XD And actually, I'm wearing mismatched socks right now because the matching ones were--ok, I'll stop rambling about socks.

CRACK PART TWO: Part 1 if you missed it. :D

( This gets more lame the more I read it. )

Am I the only one who hears this whenever Arashi introduces themselves in Korean? XDD

I've got tons of memes to do so I'll try to find time to do them later this weekend. ^^

Bloody Monday Episode 01: Y'know, I wrote this massive analysis of why I love this drama and the actors but I scrapped it. Just watch it. :D

Various Beautiful days performances: I can't help but crack up each time I watch one of these. Why? Because the staging requires heartfelt and emotional position changes, right? And then the first thing I see is Nino swaying his flaily arms like a 10-year-old to his next position. It had me rolling. XD Please never change, Nino. (The performance is really pretty, though. I like the warm autumn colors, especially.)
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OH, I wrote a little something yesterday. It's so crack-y I still don't know how this happened. XD;; Well, enjoy!

( Please, have some crack with your Arashi )

I was typing a 5-page paper on Thursday night due Friday and my computer decided to lag. I would type a sentence and the words would take several seconds to catch up. ASGADSGH. Then I had to make 23 copies of this essay so my class could brutalize and rip it apart workshop it Monday. [/english class woes]

But hey, good news. I'm doing pretty well in Japanese class. (wth Betty, that's a given.) XDD You know how there's always this annoying kid that thinks he knows everything and blurts every answer out? Yeah, there's one in my Japanese class. D: Anyway! We get to do a skit over.. pretty much anything we want, so here's a rundown of what my group came up with:

My two partners are American sumo wrestlers lost in deserted Tokyo (no way that's possible XD) and need to be in Okinawa. I get to be random characters who get in their way. Or something like that. XD Here's part of our script so far. Most of it sounds choppy and elementary-like, but that's to be expected! XD B is sumo wrestler number 1 and M is sumo wrestler number 2.

( I sell sailboats. )

Letsee, I've also made a couple of wallpapERRS! And yay for Daylight Savings. One extra hour of sleep! *o*

I've been spamming with entries a lot lately, sorry guys! D:

( Happy Birthday Saariii~ )

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In my Japanese class, we had this small presentation assignment and I did my report on karaoke. XD Then a friend of mine said he'd pay me a billion dollars if I sang in class. I was like, "SERIOUSLY? :DD" And he replied, "Mmhmm." Not that I took him seriously but I did it anyway. Thus I sang Do As Infinity's Enrai. Embarrassing~ (And my friend just might be in debt now. AHAHA. $o$)

I'm going to try this To-Do list thing. XD Maybe it'll work.

- RP (Uwaah Tash, I'll write back soon!)
- Study for tomorrow's Japanese test.
- Finish my Japanese homework.
- Finish watching all of these episodes of Tomorrow, Ryokiteki na Kanojo, & Shibatora that I've downloaded.

Hmm. So much for priorities. LOL. Anyway, off I go~

Dinner. Check. New icon post. Check. Homework. Check. (Lol, yes icons come before homework. XD) And now my weekend's almost over, dangit. D:

( Ryusei no Kizuna Episode 1: Random thoughts and caps! )

I absolutely love Wasurerarenai. ;o; (One day I looped it an entire Calculus class. It was miraculous; I paid more attention to the professor with Arashi singing in the background. LOL.)

I totally meant to type out a decent entry. I also meant to post this one this morning. ;-; Sorry I'm so late! I'm still a bit worn out from a road trip today so I'll really update in the morning~ (and also catch up on everyone's posts XD)

( Happy Birthday waku-waku! )