a prohibition mc
28 May 2010 @ 02:30 pm


Most of my fandom entries are public. Those that are locked usually deal with school/real life people/other personal things, and occasionally fic-related things. For that reason, I'd rather not friend people I haven't at least seen around on LJ, and have preferably talked to at some point or maybe have been lurking at and stalking myself. If I don't know you, and you still want to friend me, you won't be missing out on much (though a comment letting me know why you're friending would be nice just for my curiosity's sake). :P
 
 
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a prohibition mc
10 July 2009 @ 02:25 am
But if there were pictures of naked Aki, I'd definitely be posting... As it is, I wasn't going to post tonight, but then I saw Aki with facial hair. ...though I have no comment about it other than ellipsing so I don't really know why I felt the need to post about it. I also have no comment about his decision to buy a shirt that says, "I'm not a plastic!" on it. But Kenzo with Stitch gnawing on his head is cute. XD

I figured out two more things (or rather, read about two things and then tried them successfully XD) on Pigg! Got a new shirt, yay! Still haven't figured out how to buy things without actually purchasing the points with real money, but one day~

Because I feel the need to get out of the house for awhile, I am pondering going to the Obon Festival in SJ Japantown this weekend. I still have Erika's yukata, too, so I could even wear that. On the train. Hah. I'd also like to see the Peanuts/Beethoven exhibit in the MLK library that was there during the school year but I completely missed because I am fail like that. >.> Hm, hm, hm.

Crud. I should start sleeping before 2:30 one of these days. Maybe then I'll wake up before 11...
 
 
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a prohibition mc
07 July 2009 @ 12:52 am
Saw UP tonight. Amazing, lovely movie... it's definitely one of my favorites from Pixar (but nothing touches Finding Nemo XD), and the short before is awesome as well. The local touches are always fun - in this one, the ice cream shop that the boy talks about going to is an actual ice cream shop(/restaurant) that's about ten minutes walk from my house. :D It's a bit of a local legend, so that was fun to see.

I was going to ride on the UP high for the rest of the night, but Liv gave me some bad news when I got home (not your fault, Liv! I'm glad to know, even though it's sucky :P):

Bergerac is disbanding.

And I kinda want to cry. Not the ideal way to discover I'm more attached to this band than I thought I was (or wanted to believe I was, I guess)... They released their first mini-album just a few months ago, and they announced their plans to disband at their first one-man at the year, so... I am definitely surprised. They'll play their last live September 12.

They're just so goofy and dorky (Itsuki has an awesome cackling laugh XD), and I like their music, and I don't want them to go away! Well, they obviously feel that the band won't work out, but I at least hope they can find/form other groups so they can stay in the scene. >.> Especially Tatsuha, because yeah, I'm biased, and he is an adorable, tiny (just the neck of his bass looks almost as tall as he is), Gloomy-Bear-obsessed piece of almost-jailbait. Ah, but it's hard to be optimistic when they're all being emo in their blogs like they are. Iru's like Yuuya - a cracky, crazy drummer; he should not be emo, ever. XD

Ahhh. At least I was planning on buying their mini-album already. ;_______;

...

And for a horse of a very different color, I spy Aki's name in Yuuto's blooooog~ Run away, Yuu-chan!

my failtranslation )
 
 
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Current Music: Bergerac - "scena"
 
 
a prohibition mc
06 July 2009 @ 02:42 pm
We finally went out for my birthday last night. Well, we went out to celebrate my mom's sort-of-promotion, but when my brother made the reservation, he also said that it was my birthday

I am so behind on dramas, again. XD I finally finished Hyoryu Net Cafe (and by finished, I mean I watched the finale, and the episode before that, and skipped 8 and 9, which is basically finished, right?), which seems like it didn't pick up until episode 8. Which, when you have 11 episodes, is kind of bad. Well, I suppose the first seven episodes were full of mysteries, and maybe they were trying to do a season-one-of-LOST-esque thing where lots of weird things are revealed but nothing is explained, but it didn't really work. It was just kinda boring. >.> Granted, I didn't understand most of it, but still... there just wasn't much happening. At least episode 10 had a decent amount of Shinpei having lines (and being a dense boy) while also having bright blue painted nails. XD

The fifth episode of Mr. Brain was much better, but that's to be expected. I'm almost glad the subbers are a bit behind because then I have more time to catch up on Atashinchi no Danshi and whatever else I was watching. >.> Like Shounen Club, since I'm definitely a month behind on that.

Or perhaps I could go make up a menu of what I will be cooking for dinner this week, hunt for jobs, research driving schools and clean my birds' cage like I'm supposed to be doing. Or eat lunch! Lunch is good. I can watch dramas during lunch. XP

The seekrit project is almost ready to be revealed! Woo!
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Current Music: Furukawa Yuuta - "Smile or Smile"
 
 
a prohibition mc
02 July 2009 @ 01:57 am
I meant to post this before, but I kept forgetting... [info]dammitliv linked me to it, and I think it is kind of awesome. To be honest, I couldn't watch the whole thing because as great as Michael Jackson's music is, the man himself creeps me out after awhile. >.>



This is the second part, but the uploader also has the first and third parts. Basically, MJ was in Japan and showed up at one of SMAP's rehersals to surprise them. I love when he first appears... Kimutaku's automatic peace sign, Shingo's fangirling, Nakai's incessant, disbelieving, "Michael Jackson? Michael Jackson? Michael Jackson?", Kusanagi's English introduction (and on an unrelated sidenote, he really looks Korean. Well, he reminds me of Jonghyuk, who I thought was Japanese when I first saw him, so maybe he looks Japanese after all XD), Goro's... dancing... Part 3 has handshakes, MJ being intrigued by the giant TV screen, and SMAP (but especially Nakai and Shingo) acting as MJ's bodyguards.

An unneccessary list of wishful thinking )

That list can best be summed up as "Needs Money!". -_- And time passes a lot more quickly than I think it does, sometimes - it's now almost 2:30am. *scoots off to sleep*
 
 
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a prohibition mc
29 June 2009 @ 05:02 pm
Lani's back home now, but it doesn't feel like it. Maybe because I didn't see her off to the airport - or maybe because I was rather hungover when I said goodbye-for-real. There was one false goodbye-for-real before, when I thought I'd be heading home but my dad didn't want me taking BART so late at night, so I ended up staying the night at the Ihouse, after finally achieving 'go club, get drunk.'

I guess it doesn't really feel like any of them are gone, yet. I'm home, so it's not like I'd see them every day even if they were still here. But I think going back to the Ihouse in August will definitely feel a bit weird; it did even when I was just there to visit. Different names on all of the doors... two new people living in Lani and my room...

Well, things change.

As a 'reward' for finally finishing my latest exchange fic (one day, I'll stop either signing up for those, or starting them the weekend before they're due. Though I did start this one earlier - I just... ended up re-starting it twice with completely different ideas >.>), I watched Koizora (the movie), which I'd downloaded and then half-forgot I had. Predictable, full of Incidents, but I really liked it, even the sappy parts, which sort of surprised me. A bit of spoilers ) As much as I enjoyed Miura Haruma with blond hair, I think my favorite character ended up being Hiro's sister. XD Pretty, strong, and sane! Rawk.

And real life Akipon makes me happy. *ignores that Aki goes out to eat/shop/get-toys-from-claw-machines with everyone/Kenzo*
 
 
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Current Music: Black-Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"
 
 
a prohibition mc
14 June 2009 @ 09:28 pm
When my parents got my brother and I, each year, they also bought some bottles of wine (a cabernet sauvignon) to keep until we were older. We opened one of my bottles tonight - it's probably a year or so past its prime, but in the scheme of a 22-year-old wine, that's not that bad, I think. :P The wine itself was pretty good, though I'm no conessieur.

Erika gave me some origami paper and a little box of figures and objects made out of sugar that are usually given on Girl's Day. Cute, and possibly expired. XD Well, probably not, but we like to joke about that since a lot of Erika's packaged food did end up being expired by the time we ate it. It definitely feels like she's gone, but it doesn't at the same time. Sigh. Keri said goodbye the same way my grandma does - very quickly and as if she wants to leave - but I think sentimentality makes her awkward. And she is going to be back briefly in August before heading off to Cleveland State, so I'll see her then.

I also said goodbye to a couple other people today, since they're leaving this week and I won't be going to the airport to see them off.

And because I guess I still care enough to try and save the first one XD:
Adopt one today! Adopt one today!

Grr. The more I get nagged about applying for jobs, the more I feel I'd rather be unemployed for the summer than work retail. But of course, the longer I am unemployed, the more nagging there will be! I just really don't like how my mom's view is that a job is a job; it doesn't matter if you like it. But I would sort of like to at least have some sort of interest in whatever I end up doing, even if it's just on the level of, "Oh, I like this store as a shopper."
 
 
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Current Music: Vidoll - "Lost Voice"
 
 
a prohibition mc
13 June 2009 @ 06:31 pm
I had a job interview at Gap Body today in a very inconvenient part of San Francisco, but I took advantage of the running around I had to do to stop off at Amoeba on the way back for the first time in a couple years. Before I discovered how to get to Japatown, Amoeba was the only reason I'd really go over to SF on my own, but I got lazy about sitting on the bus that long. XD

Anyways, I knew I'd buy something, since unlike the Berkeley Amoeba (at least that I've seen), the SF store has a Jrock/pop section and there are usually some pretty good finds. I tried telling myself to get stuff from groups that I really like already and was pondering buying stuff from. Of course, that didn't really work. On the other hand, I got four CDs and a Cirque du Soleil DVD - all used, but in basically-new condition; some of the CDs still have obis included for those who care about those - for less than $45!

The spoils:
Vidoll - Bastard :: $11.99
GLAY - Heavy Gauge :: $12.99
Kinki Kids - C Album :: $2.99
SMAP - Sample Bang! :: $7.99

The GLAY CD is the most confusing CD I've ever gotten. What appears to be the front cover is actually the back cover... upsidedown. Also, 1999!Kinki Kids look so different, especially Tsuyoshi. I definitely had a few moments of "...Wait, is this really him?" when I was looking at the cover.

But yeah, I actually listen to Vidoll and GLAY (though not much lately), and have liked what I've heard of KinKi, but pretty much all of my exposure to SMAP's music has been through Junior versions on Shokura or the Summary renditions of things, so that was a bit of a random buy. A very cost-effective random buy, but still. XD

Yay, new music! Yay, Mr. Brain with Sato Takeru is up!
 
 
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Current Music: KinKi Kids - "Ano Toki no Sora"
 
 
a prohibition mc
12 June 2009 @ 03:03 pm
Yes, this deserves its own post.



AUGH. *________________* I want scans of Hiroto from Neo Genesis 36 so badly now. Alien-visual-rock!Pon can replace hide!Pon in [info]dammitliz's layout. :DDDD

I am flailing incoherently on the inside, really. *_____*

Also, the Takagi twins will be guesting on an episode of Meitantei no Okite, Matsuda Shota's detective comedy. And I think they will both be part of Kusanagi's yakuza in Ninkyo Helper. Yay, Takagis! :D

...did not know Yabu was in that, too. And Yamamoto Yusuke! Eenteresting.

EDIT: OH. And I forgot about this yesterday (yes, a travesty, I know)!



HI AKI.

I was reminded of this because someone else (that scan came from [info]sidnad) posted scans of SID, VAMPS and Gackt up at [info]jrock_scans, which therefore included:



*____*

The end. Of the world. How has this post not spontaneously combusted yet?
 
 
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Current Music: Big Bang - "Fool"
 
 
a prohibition mc
11 June 2009 @ 08:21 pm
My arms hurt from yesterday morning when I woke up to help my dad move lumber. >.> He's doing some sneaky repairs around the house that I think the city wants you to have a permit for, so when the plywood came, we had to hide it in case city people were being lurky. :P

I just realized that the Beck movie will be the second manga-adaptation where Sato Takeru has played a character who was the main character in the manga but is a side character (or less of THE main character, at least) in the drama/movie version, the other being Princess Princess D. Yay, random trivia!

Guess whoo~
Adopt one today! Adopt one today!

Though I see the dragonspamming has tapered off big time. I'm not surprised people are migrating to the Pokemon one. There's no time limit for growth, there's about a bajillion more varieties, evolutions, and, well, nostalgia.

Maybe it's just because it's summer vacation and I don't have to worry about school as much and I don't have a job yet, but I feel like starting something new... but what...? I know I shouldn't, too. XD
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Current Music: flumpool - "Over the rain~ひかりの橋~ (instrumental)"
 
 
a prohibition mc
1) I'm still trying to figure out Ameba Pigg. Rather, I returned to trying to figure it out, and get a lot more than I did last time. Not enough to really do anything other than run around and make people shiny, but most of the settings were full anyways. I did accidentally stumble upon both the VK-themed forest (that is, a meeting place for fans of VK in a park/forest) and "Johnny's Forest," which is... for JE fans, obviously, while randomly finding places to visit. XD

2) Despite the lack of subs and the fact that this drama actually needs English subtitles for me to be able to grasp big things, the lure of Kame&Kimutaku was too great, so I watched episode 3 of Mr. Brain today. After the twists and creepiness of Episode 2, Episode 3 was pretty straightforward and 'safe,' but it was still nice to see Kame onscreen again. XD Playing a 28-year-old. HA. Anyways. Seriously looking forward to next week's episode. I mean - Sato Takeru! And more ooh-y, (highlight to read, just in case anyone is spoilerphobic about the previews for future episodes XD) Sato Takeru playing the piano with bloody hands. Intriguing~ Episode 5 has Nakama Yukie guest-starring. :DD

3) Liv linked me to a performance of Gackt's newest single, Koakuma Heaven, which people should watch while paying careful attention to the lyrics. Or you can just click here. Or here for a translation, in both textspeak (what the song was written in) and normalspeak. Oh, Gackt. v(^_^)v

4) Bergerac's Tatsuha is finally 21. He celebrated by disappearing from his blog and possibly bleaching his hair again. I can't tell if it's a new picture he put up or not. :P

5) Um... 5... 5... Oh! [info]karinberry posted about the upcoming Beck live-action with Mizushima Hiro, Sato Takeru and Osamu Mukai all in the band (and Kiritani Kenta as well - who I keep picturing as either his character from Ryuusei no Kizuna or Rookies, mostly RnK). Shiny cast~
 
 
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Current Music: SS501 - "Hana"
 
 
a prohibition mc
08 June 2009 @ 03:14 pm
I came home to nagging about not having a job yet, and how a family friend's daughter sent out twenty-five applications, so clearly I am way behind, etc. etc. which slightly negated the point of my trip, but hey.

San Diego was fun - we wandered around Balboa Park, Old Town, Ocean Beach, Sea World, Seaport Village, the Gaslamp Quarter, the convention center (zomg, HUGE), and the maritime museum (with various old ships we could go on, including the ship from Master and Commander, and a Russian Cold War-era submarine). Aside from the brief stop in Avalon on Catalina Island, the cruise was mostly eating and sleeping, and watching the movies they ran every day. We saw Slumdog Millionaire and Fantastic Four 2 among others (like High School Musical 3 - ugh, at least the first one had some catchy songs).

I fell in love with Commerson's Dolphin at Sea World (aka the dolphin that everyone sees and goes, "BABY SHAMU!" at >.>). They're so pretty, and like to swim upside-down. XD We went to the dolphin show, the orca show, and the sea lion SNL spoof, which were all entertaining.

Trip blather, con't )

I skimmed the flist today and yesterday, but please let me know if I missed anything you want me to know - personal, or fandomwise! I saw that Alice Nine is settling on 'Alice Nine' as their name (thank you for being straightforward and not like some OtheR BandS who like eXtr@n3ou$ markings, A9! XD), and that Nakayama Yuma with B.I. Shadow (or is it just Yuma with B.I. Shadow now, cause people were messing up his name?) is the next JE group to debut, along with NYC, a temporary group also with Yuma... nothing against the guy personally, but it is a bit of a WTF choice to me, next to all of the other Juniors that seem to have been getting pimped more. But then, the Kansai kids don't seem to get as much screentime normally. And hey, SHINee's done well, so why not debut an even younger group! >.>

Um... what else. Oh, I watched episode 2 of MR. BRAIN yesterday instead of the next episode of Hyoryu Net Cafe, and spent half the time staring at Kimutaku's awesome hair. No, that's not sarcasm. Gackt probably had a lot of fun with his role. Watched the Ousama no Brunch interview with Kame and Kimutaku this afternoon, which was amusing. I quite liked the episode I watched (as much as I SIGH-ed at neurology, I must admit that it does make some TV shows and things easier to understand and nitpick now), though it was probably not the best thing to watch right before bed. Now I'm looking forward to subs for episode 3, but I don't have space for the 1GB first episode, so it's off to find it *gasp* streaming somewhere for now.

...and then try to catch up on everything else, like finding a job. >.> And icontesty things, since Mom is not home and I am taking advantage of the nag-free time. XD
 
 
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a prohibition mc
Dear Diary,

Still not king yet. feel crappy. I'm past the feverish stage, though, but the coughing is making my sternum hurt, I am sore all over, and I feel like sleeping all the time. Every time I cough, I hear my anatomy and physiology prof in my head, reminding us all that coughing is bad oral hygiene. So is mouth breathing, but I can't avoid either of those right now.

I guess the more annoying part is that I have been nagged nagged nagged already, starting from the night I got home. I don't have a job, so Mom suggested that maybe I should've stayed at the I-house and looked for jobs in San Jose. Which I had been doing, but I figured it'd be more cost-effective for me to live at home and just concentrate on job-hunting here. I was told to make a few follow-up calls on my birtday, when I was feeling particularly out of it, and was in no shape to conduct professional, non-congested-sounding conversations. Today, I was better mentally, but worse vocally/aurally.

I had been hoping to have a day or two to just unwind and breathe, but I guess that is not cool around here.

Sigh.

I want oyakodonburi. But I also want to be able to taste it. So I will wait. And hope.

Love,
the butterfly girl

P.S. Fanime post will come whenever I find my camera; Dad packed it somewhere and I haven't gone through all of my stuff yet. Mom was quite disappointed when she realized it was all volunteer work, since somehow, she'd gotten the impression that I was getting paid (well, I saved money on food and hotel, but that didn't really count), even though I know I had mentioned that it was volunteer-run. Oops.

P.P.S. Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes (especially [info]l33t_dreams and her very balloony banner thing XD)! It was a pretty meh day, but I wasn't expecting anything (though being healthy would've been awesome). My family is not big on birthdays at all, but we'll probably go out to dinner with Grandma when I feel better.
 
 
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HEE. GACKT will be on MR. BRAIN as some sort of crazy man, the episode before Kame's appearance (so... episode 2)! Kimutaku brings the guest stars, yo~ Actually, I wonder how much into the actual neuroscience this drama will get... My professors keep telling us that when we watch medical dramas now, we'll be able to understand more (which is true - we watched part of House in class and everyone was all, "Oooh, cranial nerve VII!"), and it'd be fun to test that. Not to mention, I could use the repetition.

In other fandom news, the San Francisco Symphony will be playing Final Fantasy music. While Nobuo Uematsu will not be conducting his own compositions, it would still be fun to hear the music live. I'll have to see how my budget is then, but... anyone want to go? :D

The 24-hour Quiet Hours rule is completely failing with my neighbors and the girls across the hall (Kylie and Co.). Because apparently, just because they don't have to study for 8am finals the next day, and aren't sleeping at 2am, no one else is either? Blah.

Next year's RAs seem like they might be a strict bunch. One of the girls is the one who this year complained a lot about everyone else, and ran for VP of student council with the platform of, "There were a lot of mistakes made last semester and I can fix them." The new Head Resident (like an RA, but without an actual shift) is a former RA who was the 'strict' RA of his year.

...and I wish SJSU would post their final exam times not in 24-hour time, because I think that I'm subtracting wrong and scare myself frequently. >.>

Neuroanatomy final today! I don't feel completely doomed for this test, at least, which is good! I am hungry, though, and unfortunately, this test could run all through dinner.

Adopt one today! Adopt one today!
 
 
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a prohibition mc
Ugh, I am not liking these random periodic bursts of heat that we've been having this Spring. It was quite warm today (er... yesterday), and supposed to be (a high of - and I feel like this sites estimates are usually low for the highs) 97F/36C later today. x___x Of course, it won't last, and it's supposedly going to be 78F/26C by Thursday. Dear weather, please stop yo-yo-ing, thanks.

Went to the last/mandatory meeting for Fanime today, and ended up sitting in front of two guys who decided to have a running snide commentary throughout the whole thing. Well, it was mostly one guy talking to the other. Annoying~ I am definitely glad to have met some people already, since I feel a bit weird coming in without ever having attended Fanime (or, well, any other con for that matter, aside from WonderCon one year). Even though its the whole reason I'm even in this situation, being friends with [info]swtjemz and having to listen to her talk shop at every concert or outing has its perks! :P

Cannot sleep. But I watched episode four of Atashinchi no Danshi, which was fun. I love how weird and two-faced all the brothers are. XD Spoilery. )

I skimmed through some of Godhand Teru, mostly for the previews to see how things would sort of go, and since it's only six episodes long (to make way for MR. BRAIN), I may be able to stand the hokeyness and the predictability for the characters I do like. Even if it does seem like Mizukawa Asami's character is less likable than I thought she was, her character's brother (aka Kaname Jun, again!) is turning out to be intriguingly ebil with his weird hands.

Last week, I watched the third episode of The Quiz Show 2, and didn't feel like I missed much (as far as carryover plot points) from skipping the first two episodes, but I'll probably go back and watch them at some time. Watching Yoko be sneaky is nothing new, but Sho's maniacal evilness is scarily fascinating. And scary. And of course, blah blah angsty emo past part is also interesting. :P

So it looks like this season, I will be trying to keep up with Atashinchi no Danshi, Hyoryu Net Cafe, and The Quiz Show 2. BOSS looks interesting as well, but subs are slow, so that one can wait.
 
 
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Current Music: Alice Nine - "Blue Planet"
 
 
a prohibition mc
16 May 2009 @ 01:25 am
Woo! I'll just jump right into this recap, and start with the whining, so I can end on a good note. XD The quickie is that they sold out of merchandise completely, so we weren't able to buy anything. The initial sale table was pretty mobbed, too, so they ended up shutting it down. Now for the rambly ones: I seem to have bad intuition when it comes to bringing my camera to concerts. I brought it tonight, and left it in the car with the thought of just bringing it to the club later. The venue/band's only rule was no flash photography, which meant fancams were go. So I kicked myself periodically throughout the evening for opting to leave my camera in the car, especially since even though I was in the last row of the main floor, I had a pretty good view, particularly once everyone rushed the stage. >.>

We also skipped the afterparty, which, admittedly, I had come to be looking forward to (and it is pretty rare for me to be looking forward to going out to a club XD). It wasn't just because of Epik High - I was viewing it as my last chance to go out and have fun like that before the semester's end (though of course, spending a chance like that with Epik High is definitely a plus!). But everyone - all of two people :P - else didn't feel up for it, and the $20 cover didn't help, so I wasn't about to make things potentially momentarily awkward by being contrary.

I was also a bit miffed/confused by myself because I really didn't feel as excited before or after as I thought I'd be. I was actually really sad in the car ride on the way home for reasons that had nothing to do with the concert. During the show, however, it was an entirely different story...

Bottom line: Epik High is fuckin' amazing. )
 
 
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Current Music: Epik High feat. Sweet Sorrow - "희생양"
 
 
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*_________________________* Oh, Hyde. Playing with cherries while KAZ just gets to try and find interesting poses to strike with a skull. XD

Yes, it was really hard not to make a joke of arguable tastfulness about this picture.

I may have to go buy this Pati Pati. GLAY's shoot is shiny, too, and there's also Mao's... sort of weirdly-soft-looking solo shoot.

EPIK HIGH (+ afterparty!) TONIGHT!! I feel pretty good about my Audiology final, too, so I won't be dwelling on that later. That stupid monthly thing, there may be dwelling upon, though.

...there are suspicious noises coming from upstairs. (/_\) And hey! I think this song has part of my name in the title. Ha. I never noticed that before...

 
 
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Current Music: Jay Chou - "Shan Hu Hai"
 
 
a prohibition mc
14 May 2009 @ 02:27 am
The semester ended today. My presentation was the last in the class, and I think it went alright. I came back, and called the CIC TripleAdvantage people to cancel my membership, and of course, they tried to get me to keep my (unwanted, unintended, unwitting) membership in their service by extolling its virtues and promising a discount. After a nap and a bit of fuzzy-headedness, it finally started feeling like I had breathing space again.

The worst is over for projects and the end of the semester rush, and hopefully, the credit thing is taken care of. [info]swtjemz, Erika and I went up to San Francisco to see the Yoshida Brothers at Yoshi's. For those who haven't heard of them, they are two brothers (dur), Ryoichirou and Ken'ichi Yoshida, and they both play the shamisen. They're known for combining the Tsugaru-jamisen style of playing with Western and electronic influences. It's all instrumental, but I really recommend them, especially if you're rhymthically-inclined.

Regular post-concert recap )

Next up! Epik High and afterparty! And okay, there's a final first, but I'm starting to feel better, so I'm not going to dwell on that now. XD Now, I'm going to go catch up on my sleep (I'm at the point where I think I should apologize in advance for any bizarre typos that may appear).

Adopt one today! Adopt one today!
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Current Music: Fahrenheit - "Ai Dao"
 
 
a prohibition mc
13 May 2009 @ 07:54 am
@_@  
*eyes overhead slides nervously* How long does it take these things to dry? 'Cause mine are still smudging and I would kind of like to be able to use them in my presentation. But maybe I printed them on the wrong side? Augh.

Still have to run off to Kinko's to get thirty copies of my handout made. I've been awake for over an hour already, and went to sleep after five, so... yay, another almost all-nighter! I'm pretty sure I bothered my roommate in her sleep, so I feel sort of bad for that, but at least I'm finished with my stuff and she doesn't have class 'till 3pm. I plan to come back and nap, so [info]swtjemz, if you see this... uh... just text me with the time you'll be by later? >.> I'll try to be awake long enough to establish that so Erika knows. XD

*smudge smudge smuge* D:

No more time! Waughzoom.
 
 
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a prohibition mc
09 May 2009 @ 02:50 am
To phrase things as I did in my diagnostic test report:

Plus (+)
+ EPIK HIGH TICKET arriving from home!
+ seeing everyone all dressed up all pretty
+ the appetizers, salad and dessert at Formal Dinner
+ finding a lovely dress at the mall that fits and is in a color that is not black or dark blue
+ the cute guys who work at the Japanese place in the mall - though at least one of them is probably Chinese... he was singing random songs while cooking (XD)
+ not being drunk
+ passing the "can you swivel your hips" test XD

Minus (-)
- crying for some unknown reason that probably has to do with realizing that once again, we're nearing The End
- the bruise on my shin from hitting it repeatedly on my bedframe in the last two days
- the bruise on my leg from my laptop falling off my desk and landing on it with its edge
- the bruise in the palm of my hand from my laptop falling off my desk (again) and nailing my hand with one of its corners (yes, I'm special. And my laptop falls because I have it sort of half off the desk sometimes, and if I gesture bigly, I sometimes hit it)
- burning my tongue on my tea at lunch
- and then feeling dehydrated
- being late with things

...'things' being a certain fic exchange. I am at the point where I'm treating it as a school assignment so I'll stop giving into distractions (like housemates and the Formal Dinner afterparty) and actually get it done. I know I probably shouldn't have signed up at all, since I did know it'd be around the end of the school year, but... ah, well. It's too late now, and if I didn't think I would fall asleep in the next fifteen minutes, I would pull an all-nighter if I had to, to finish it out of guilt. >.>

I went and made an angsty playlist of songs that remind me of people leaving/the end of things. Not quite as chill as the Jawaiian reggae, but more cathartic to listen to.

Okay, a plan: skimp on sleep tonight (original plan: sleep ALL DAY LONG, or, okay, until noon) so I can wake up tomorrow morning and finish the fic before Fanime meeting at 3pm. Oooooorrrrr, I will make it to the next Fanime meeting. Oops. I did not wake up with enough time to get all I needed to do done before getting to the convention center. >_< Send fic to beta. Sleep ALL DAY LONG (or until noon) on Sunday. I am very much looking forward to Sunday morning. XDDD

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Current Music: Leona Lewis - "I Will Be"