Cheese Mochi Bread!

YAY!! My mochi bread was a sorta success! A little burnt, but only just a little. Otherwise, yummy and yummy! I didn't have enough parmesan cheese actually, so I subbed the rest of it with ::coughs:: Coffeemate. Yarr mate, creamer! It's the right amount of chewy inside and it makes me very happy. HAPPY! ^0^ Mochi is love!!

My neighbors fed me rice when I went over to give bread. Guh, rice. T_T

TEIOU at Anime Expo 2009!!!!!!!!

Oh my GOD!!!! This is definitely the time to be exclaiming like MAD!!!

I shouldn't have drank wine on the flight here, because now I'm sitting at the Seoul airport and have pins and needles all over from being overly excited and dying and and... LINK!

Morikawa Toshiyuki - Announced Guest of Honor at Anime Expo 2009 >>
http://www.anime-expo.org/special-guests/guests-of-honor/toshiyuki-morikawa/

Ladies and gentlemen, fangirls and fanboys all over North America, seiyuu fans, and especially BL fans ~ BEHOLD!!! OUR TEIOU IS COMING TO ANIME EXPO 2009!!!! Yes, OUR Teiou, my dear BL fans and seiyuu fans alike!!! REJOICE!!! We shall all pay homage to this FANTABULOUS VETERAN SEIYUU OF THE UNIVERSE!! I WONDER IF BLACK VELVET WILL COME! I WONDER IF HE'LL HOLD A CONCERT TOO!!

As an aside to Janee, YAY HIYAMA'S WIFEY COMES AFTER HIM!!! MAY THERE BE A CONCERT TOO!!!

Oh oh oh... I'm so happy I typed up a whole different post.......

KIMI THANK YOU FOR KILLING ME~~~~ HONTOU NI URESHI DESU~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥_♥

Kids are a handful

My brother is a handful, my nephew is a handful. After goofing off and getting scolded then crying, my nephew is asleep next to me instead of doing his homework. He's so going to get yelled at later, but hey, what can I do? 8D Kids are such a handful, but I love each and everyone of them dearly. I snapped pictures of my snoozing nephew.



Isn't he dear? ♥ So big now, time sure flies. He's exactly five and a half years old now. ::sighs::

Picspam

I'm happy to be home. Gramma doesn't remember me as usual. BUT I'M HOME.

And I'm buying clothes. At last. >__>

Picspam time! XD



The pants are zipped at the bottom so I can take the bottom chunks off to make it into a pair of capris. Yay! Expensive pants though. The shirt is awesome and comes with arm covers, except the shirt is a tad big. Sad for that.



I wore this out today. Me in a skirt, weird huh, especially with my tacky pale legs and black running shoes. XD The shirt is cute though!! My nephew thought the picture was a piece of bread. XD



Hoodie shirt, cute print. Ignore my thousand year old PJ shorts from elementary school.



SANCTUARY, YES OR NO!? ::rolls:: These are now officially my lulzy Daisaku Yunoki earrings.

Time for tea?

"The secret of being boring is to say everything."
-- Voltaire

Plug: http://seijiro.jugem.jp/?eid=647

Eee! I now keep Nakamura-san's blog on my RSS feed for this. 8D SEKI!!! Seki looks dorky cute as usual! Heehee. Did I mention he's playin Liu Bei in Souten Kouro? Yay, that's the 2nd Lau he's played! ::sporfles:: Oh, I really badly need to update the fansite though, d'oh. I'm glad I never got into the game, or I'd be hopping like mad over this anime. More cheers for Seki! ^0^V~ Good thing I never started playing SenBasa either. Historical games are too much for me to play without going crazy and wanting to actually know the history behind it and then FAIL. Yes you two, no Haruka for me, stop it! :P I certainly am not finding random beginner Japanese books and reading about Yoshitsune, nope!

Sometimes I stop and think, I talk an awful lot about games! I don't even play that much...

As this week is coming to a close, I realize how long I've been waiting to go home. This "vacation" of sorts has been long due, and these few days until I get to leave is dragging on longer and with more pain involved. If it were not for the happy thoughts that keep me going, I would be screaming at the people at work before loudly announcing my resignation. So before I take off and be accessible only via internet for a few weeks, I shall take the time to call people and thank them appropriately. For the readers of online presence whom I cannot call, I thank you for keeping up with me and being there. Your thoughtful words and simple gestures are greatly appreciated, no matter how I respond due to my moods. The internet is the one place I would never dream of leaving, I will forever live in the digital world! Hehehe, or not.

Ah, so why are we so connected to the internet? And at times when we do not have access to the net, some of us fret. I FRET. Is my lifeline embodied in that silly little ethernet cable? What a funny looking umbilical cord I have! But wait, there's also the wireless ones! Mmm, invisible wires, radio waves are my oxygen.....

What a twisted world we live in. What would they say in Wonderland of how our reality has warped? Oh how I wait for American McGee's Alice's sequel. Let's all return to the asylum, shall we?

"Those who say 'there's nothing like a nice cup of tea for calming the nerves' never had 'real' tea. It's like a syringe of adrenaline straight to the heart."
-- The Cheshire Cat from American McGee's Alice

Shall we take tea at 4 o'clock sharp today, my dear Kitty? This hatter does demand punctuality.

Long days ahead

Another year of RenFaire comes and goes! I hope everybody who went this year had fun, although I must say they toned it down quite a bit and told the faire workers to back off with the atmospheric approach. They're getting more commercialized now probably, but still a lot of fun. The joust is fun as always!! I didn't cheer for my usual knight this time, we actually went to cheer for the winning and bleeding bloke, hehehe. Long live the Queen! ::silently punts Prince Charles:: ... What? :D

As most of you know, I'm leaving soon, and if it weren't for happy thoughts, I might crumble this week. There is an immense amount of work to be done before I leave, and my boss has requested that I stay until 6pm every night. NOT overtime. Not like I ever get paid overtime anyway.

Yay... 6pm...

What a night...

Listening to: "君色フィルム" - Hirakawa Daisuke

Today was a pretty normal work day, and afterward, I went to Kei Wah to order a cake for my dad's birthday tomorrow. It's ridiculous how long it takes me to find a store even though there's only one row. ::facepalm:: I went to the mall after that to look for the remaining stuff for Johanna, only to wind up buying jeans (hey, the ones I was wearing had holes and tears all along the inseam, argh) and a pair of earrings. 8D I caved in and bought two pairs of jeans instead of one because they were on sale for $12.99 each. ::coughs:: This makes my shopping list lighter when I go home at least.

It was after I got home and started unwinding when my bestfriend called me. Totally distraught, she couldn't even talk properly so I mad dashed out my house to find her. Since I cannot go into details, all I can say is, if any of you believe in the power of prayer, please pray for her. I feel helpless and can only do the same for her, so please, I beg of anyone who comes across this, pray for those who are in need of spiritual guidance, clarify of mind, and comfort, because only God can grant those to her. Thank you to my friends who have already heard me out, I appreciate it more than anything.

In times like these, I'm reminded of how minuscule and insignificant we are as individuals, and yet, we can make a huge impact in someone's life if we only reached out. There are so many things that we cannot control in our lives, let alone other people's lives. Especially in times of darkness and despair, I hope there will always be a glimmer of hope and light remaining for all, and that we all know that there *is* someone to turn to for support. I cannot let my dearest Hope diminish, so if God wills it too, I will do my best.

Blue Ducks

Plug: Blue Ducks likely to die out in UK after male birds get together - Telegraph

Awww ducks! Ohhhh cute. There are so many topics that come to mind when thinking about these tasty adorable ducks. Natural selection and extinction are two main issues that my friends and I are looking at. To catch the tinge of sarcasm and disappointment in Mr. Steven's comments in the article, when survival of the species is at risk, is "love" more important? While I'm inclined to say, yes it is, there will no longer be any more of these cute little ducklings. I laughed at the comment about "bishounen vs obaasan" because, well, LOL. There's a storm boiling in my head, but I can't find the words to express these thoughts properly. My sentiments remain mixed, happy and doting on Ben and Jerry, and a bit sad about what this implicates...

HUNGRY!!! Lunch time!

Gaming

To follow along with a previous stream of thought, I think I'm nearing my game over soon. I'm running low on HP, MP, and items, and the boss is bearing down on me. (No BP left either.) Luckily, a reset is available soon as well, and maybe starting off at a previous save point will allow me some time to level up before I face this wretched boss again. By no means is it even the final boss, so why is it so difficult? Damn you Squall and Zell, have you lost my summons? I could really use Quetzalcoatl and Carbuncle right now. Normally I'd vouch for Bahamut and Diablos, since I've been using Squall more than Zell lately, but alas. I'm dealing with something far too delicate yet complicated to be using brute force on. This is definitely not my style, and I'm losing the battle.

I'm so terribly tired of all these games we're playing. I wish things would be direct for a change, so I can make well-informed decisions about my next move. Please don't let it be a checkmate, but it doesn't mean a stalemate is okay either.

Name of Love

Listening to: Name of Love - Ono Daisuke x Suzuki Tatsuhisa

I am *so* touched by Name of Love. The cast for the BLCD is OnoD and Tacchin, nyooooo! Gwaaaah, I'm dying. The manga is soooo sweet!! In the Name of Love, even the boundaries of identity can be conquered. Kouhei and Tetsu are so cute! Tacchin as Tetsu is very cute, especially his happy drunk voice. And OnoD as Kouhei, wah... I didn't think I'd like it but now that I'm listening to it, I'm very happy. OnoD definitely does well in these sort of roles, so much that I can't wipe this grin off my face. I wonder who plays Midori...! Oh gosh, mumbley drunk Tetsu is TOO CUTE!!!

Can't remember why I downloaded this one at all, but I'm glad I did.

In light of the stories in Name of Love, can love really conquer so many boundaries? The real world is unkind to those who love too much, those who are willing to give everything for the one they love. How does love survive?

"Human beings are ugly, but even so, human life is beautiful..."

Takase reminds me of Tsukimori.

If life is so hard, why do we keep pressing "continue" every time we hit a black screen? Unlike the games we play in which we can pause or walk away when we grow tired of it, the world will leave us behind if we do not keep up with it. How long will it be until we run out of tokens and game over?

In this game of life, I can only pray that we all press on in the name of Love, so before we game over, we will have done something meaningful. Everybody's life is an RPG in the making. What is yours about?

Mine's about Squall and Zell.

Obsessions

Office ambience...

Tick-tock, goes the clock. Oh wait, it's digital, it just blinks. I miss the sound of grandfather clocks, even the simple analog ones. The sound of ticking in time can drive one nuts or keep them sane. Which one are you? I'm the one who stays sane because of it. The persistent ticking regulates my physiological system and gives peace of mind. Perhaps it's psychological, and I wonder where I would trace the fascination to. I have an obsession with clocks and keeping time. Because I cannot keep time properly without an instrument. Tick-tock...

Back to Corda land now. I'm practicing for the last concert in Forte, maxed out Yunoki's affection points before it even started, then dropped his points a bit (ten mere points) because I *had* to go look for Hihara in the park. I mean, DUDE! :O I'm not going to leave him alone to angst in the park AT NIGHT over that!!! Yunoki, don't be mean to your best friend, he's already super considerate and doesn't progress any with me, much to my disappointment. ::looks the other way:: And. Kaji's looming at 934, scary. I have a concert date with him on Sunday AND a normal practice date with Yunoki on Saturday. WHY, WHY, WHY. Stop it you two, I won't be able to raise the other boys' levels at this rate!!! I want to work on Shimicchi and Hihara too!!! I have three heart events for Tsuchiura and Tsukimori, isn't that weird. The nighttime park event was Hihara's third heart event, so that's good. Huh. Everybody has three but Fuyuumi now. o_o I need Yunoki's last one. COME TO ME. ::paws at him::

I think I'll be able to go through the weekend before dinner tonight, so I'll see how Kaji and Yunoki fare by then. 28 days to practice currently, I think. Need four pieces, one red piece above level 17. Easy. Except. Kaji needs to level up. Everybody needs a little boost, actually. Shimicchi and Yunoki are fine though, how good are they anyway, sheesh!

Okay, enough about the game. Work today is incredibly hectic and it's driving me nuts, so I'm simply mentally escaping with this game. Is it bad when, even with the multiple places I frequent, I find myself unable to speak my mind once again? Maybe it's time to buy another domain reset.

It is so hot today, what gives?! AGK!!!

E Major!

Tsk on me, taking quizzes on Facebook when I should be working. 8D Hey everyone needs a break every so often... and look, I'm an E Major :D!!!

E Major (E)
E Majors are melancholic, intuitive, quiet, peaceful, and responsible. Songs written in E Major sounds sad, but unlike another melancholic key signature (B Minor), E Major songs are more deliberate. They are usually organized beings who know how to achieve their goals. E Majors share with A Majors a certain sympathy for others, but E Majors are more grounded on reality. E Majors are born humanitarians and would like to serve mankind as a purpose. However, they can be too selfless at times and tend to forget themselves. E Majors get along with all key signatures, especially B Minors who they share their melancholic nature. They can learn from the F sharp Majors but E Majors usually avoid them, seeing them as too self-centered.

Yes or No? CUE IN SANCTUARY!! Okay don't. Yay, I have four sharps!?

I ate way too much pizza yesterday, so my blood sugar is quite high today, FWEE! Gotta work on self restraint when it comes to food. Very berry difficult. =X

Picspam

Listening to: "雨音" - Ono Daisuke

I went shopping for a bit with Cynthia last night and came across this shirt at Charlotte Russe.



I must be playing too much Forte lately because the first thing that I thought of was HIHARA!!!!! And indeed, I'm still pondering whether or not to buy the green dress in the game, oh wait, ISN'T THE GREEN ONE FOR TSUCHIURA? Ah, I digress.

Practice tonight was successful, I hope. Tiring, exhausting, ate too much pizza and garlic dip, but the singing was okay. We trekked all the way to La Sierra to practice, and upon wandering the music hall stage and practice rooms, my brain is ringing off in Corda-land. How utterly silly is it when I'm thinking "OMG I CAN LEVEL UP MY SKILL POINTS 1.2X IF WE PRACTICE IN HERE INSTEAD OF THE AUDITORIUM!!!" @___@

Two more days of work, more practice, then skit. Durf. I can't wait for this week to be over.



See how Corda obsessed I am?????? This is bad!!! That and I keep thinking about Shimicchi's gift parallels O_O!!!

Less than a month to go

My tickets were booked today, at long last! I only informed Bonnie thus far, who is willing to help me purchase CDs from Japan ala a friend. ::headdesk:: There goes my savings for my hobbies. That aside, I'm finally going to get to go home. Not permanently, unfortunately, but it's something. For the weeks I'll be gone, I have virtually nothing to do but tend to my family, how wonderful is that? It's been nearly four years now, I think, I deserve to spend time with them. Can't wait! Distance from things here, both good and bad, will help put things into perspective. It's a long time to be gone, and while I anticipate being sore about one thing in particular, it will give me ample time to sort out my heart and mind. Nyosh...

I'm grateful that my mother isn't on her screaming spree anymore. Still, I can't wait to get away. Home awaits! Oh my beloved city, do you miss me? I should start packing!!!

Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson makes mountain bikes. I am so amused. Bikes. Smith & Wesson makes bikes. I still cant get over it. You people know what Smith & Wesson are known for, right?

Guns.

They make guns. Rifles. Knives. Guns.

And now they make bikes.

I wonder if they'll be at Interbike, because damn, I'd so be visiting them!!!

The Art of Manliness

Admittedly, I'm not the most feminine, girly, womanly, whatever, but I've got to say that this following site is awesome. It has a free cook book in PDF format! Ready? Ready.

Plug: The Art of Manliness

What exactly qualifies as being a man then? Being a gentleman. That's right folks, it's an art! Chivalry, look it up if you don't know what it is and master it! The hilarity behind the site is that if anyone claims to he's a "man" but has a serious need to consult that page, it's pretty sad. Fear not, that's what the internet is for, you can browse in private and no one would be the wiser. I'm not a guy, but hey, it's entertaining and educational for some.

I'll leave it at that for now.

Good Friday

Listening to: "Heaven's Halls" - Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing

Image plug: 090409_1.JPG

I know I shouldn't be linking images off Teiou's blog but, LOOKIE PRETTY STREET LAMP!!

Yesterday, I accidentally downloaded Meet the Spartans instead of Meet the Parents, and oh what lucky fate, my dear Kevin Sorbo is in it! As if I don't have six seasons of his gorgeousness, I have another random movie now. 8D Men prancing around in belted leather underwear alongside Carmen Electra? Um, I make questionable comments, don't I...

Ahem. In all seriousness, today is Good Friday. I spent Passover meal with Nozomi at her house, hoping we'd both feel better, and got home late. Hey, at least I ate. Today is Good Friday, and with the full moon high above our heads, we should spend some time in quiet contemplation and pay our respects to our Saviour. For that reason, I want to join the adults in bible study tonight instead of spending it with the kids. The moon has been draining my energy, I need what's left of it to focus on how blessed we are to have Someone who loves us enough to sacrifice His life so that we may be forgiven. Really, do we deserve to be forgiven? Probably not, but He loves us still and will forgive us as long as we are willing. How great is the gift of salvation, and because of this, we especially owe Him our reverence on this day. Let us pray for one another.

Escaping Reality

Listening to: "Bouquet ~Hohoemi no Hanataba~" - Masuda Yuki, Satou Akemi

I will begin with a game rant! I upgraded my custom firmware on Yunoki two nights ago, and now La Corda D'Oro 2 Forte, Final Fantasy Dissidia, and Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core in English are running peachy fine. BOOYA! So guess what I'm playing? ^_^

Last night, I decided to be silly and refuse to be a part of the ensemble in Forte, just to see what would happen. I had to refuse three times, I think, before it accepted my answer. Ousaki sempai and Fuyuumi looked soooo sad! And of course, it was a game over LOL. Oh and, guess what? Tsukimori liked one of my answers for once, imagine that. For the first time through, I'm definitely going for Yunoki's route, so I'm playing quartet with him, Kaji, and Fuyuumi. Brrr Kaji! This group is like me split into four parts. Kaji, with his fanboy stalker tendencies and overly cheerful demeanor, Yunoki with his wonderful smile and hidden agenda, Fuyuumi with her genuine but quiet happiness because she's playing with Hino, and well, I'm Hino since I'm playing her. Go team me! ::facedesk:: Haven't gotten very far, in fact, everyone's underpracticed. On the plus side, even if it irks me, since I'm starting with Kaji in the first concert, as long as I don't avoid him like the plague, I won't have to procrastinate leveling him up at the last concert and risk having Yunoki unhappy with me. ::laughs:: Oh, the plot thickens...

Ahem anyway. I've been delving back into the world of Corda to escape my mother. Got into a spat with her on Sunday, and I find my blood pressure skyrocketing every time I see her since then. Moving out is becoming more and more necessary because I'm going to die pretty soon at this rate. Despite everything I've tried, I'm still clinging onto the last thread of my sanity. There's so many things I'm worrying about in regards to moving out, most concerning my family, then school and financial matters. Do I give up my dream of becoming a teacher because I'm trying to stay alive? Maybe it's time to find something else to dream about.

Sigh, I really do live in Anagura, don't I?

At the end of the day

My boss didn't show up afterall. My planning keeps getting delayed, and my mother's going to crab about it again tonight. Ugh.

Old habits die hard, deshou? I obsessively and compulsively check my email, I always knew that. Even if I have to type in the URL when I'm at work, I do it. It borders on ridiculous, but hey, a habit's a habit, and a rabbit will always be a rabbit. But I'm a rat.

Thanks to my coworker who supplied me with M&Ms, I feel much better now. I was seriously low on blood sugar levels, and in combination of iron going away? I'll make sure to eat spinach and broccoli tomorrow at Souplantation to replenish that. My sincerest apologies for my depressive posts. They're not meant for anyone else but me anyway, I need to keep documentation of everything so I can track my patterns is all.

Today, happiness comes in the form of M&Ms, the candy that melts in your mouth, not your hand. ^_~

Yundi Li

Listening to: Calming Sea - Lifescapes

Yundi Li Clips:
Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Chopin - "Fantasie" Impromptu, Op. 66
Liszt - La Campanella

Yundi Li plays the pieces I love so beautifully. His facial expressions are a bit on the funny side, why does he remind me of bit of Uchida-san mixed with some Kamiyan? XD His style is so wonderfully delicate and his touch feathery yet solid. Full of emotion, yet not overly passionate, just the right amount to make him an awesome pianist of the Romantic style. Oh. How my heart soars. I don't think I've had a favourite pianist aside from Maksim's integration of classical with techno and contemporary elements, but I think I've found one at last. He performs with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, so I wonder if I'd be able to hear him live... At age 26, this guy floors me. And hey look, birthday's only a day before mine. Keke. Totally irrelevant, ignore me. ^_^

May I marry a pianist someday, so that our lives will be a neverending symphony. Teehee~♥. I'll always be a Romantic at heart.