wildvision: (Roy/Ed - Matter of Trust)
Ah...I just spent most of today marathoning Weiß Kreuz (subtitled, of course!). ^^ I'd forgotten how good it was...I love this show! And I officially love AnimeWorks for including the seiyuu interviews in the extras. *Glomps* They are just amusing...particularly the one where they play a game, which involves whacking each other with squeeky mallets. ^_^V

I feel better, now. But then, marathoning a nice anime title usually improves my mood. ^^;; I just wish that I didn't have to go to school tomorrow...*Whines*

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy - Sex Bomb)
*Yawns* Thank goodness for Thanksgiving break! I feel better after having a few days to rest...and still having a few more to come ^^ I haven't really done much, but that's okay.

Today I went to see an advisor, to register for my spring classes...I'll be taking the next levels of Japanese, CS, and Calculus, plus Understanding Music and Health. ^^;; Not too bad, really. After we finished, I had okaasan show me where the Murdale shopping center was...Jennifer said that there was a nice little international grocery store there. We found it, and I officially love that place! I got some strawberry Pocky, rice crackers, and some canned green and oolong tea ^_^V I will definetly be going back there.

Mom wanted to window-shop a bit, so we went to the mall. After we finished looking around, we ate lunch. The resturant we ate at is one that has paper tablecloths, and gives you crayons so you can draw on it, so I sat there and wrote random things in Japanese on it ^^;; The food was okay, but dessert was awesome...okaasan and I split a piece of seven-layer chocolate cake...Yum!

Ah...*Sighs* I'm kinda tired, but I'm in a good mood. I think I'll try to make another Winamp skin...I made one of Haruka & Michiru yesterday, which I'm pretty happy with. ^^

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Ed & Al - Ready Steady Go)
Wow. I just got back from seeing the Trinity Irish Dance Company, and all I can say is...Wow. They were really good! The music was great, the dancers were incredible...over all, the show rocked. ^_^ If you ever get the chance to see them, do it!

*Yawns* I'm tired...I think I'll go to bed now...

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Edward - Alchemy is life)
Wow, two entries in one day...^^ I'm sitting around, bored out of my mind, so I thought I'd post something. ^^;;

Techinically, I'm on the phone with Jason at the moment...I say 'techinically', because he's just sitting around playing one of his video games, which means he's completely ignoring me! *Growls* I hate it when he does that!

On a brighter note, I got to read some more Utena manga. Yay! Not as Miki-centric as the last volume, but still nice. I wonder if these will spawn some wacky dream, too? *G* I almost hope not, cause if they did it would probably be about Touga or Akio O.o ...and I have no desire to dream about either of those playboys!

*Sighs* So...bored...There's nothing to do, Jason's still ignoring me, Bobby's appeared online (oh, joy...), and I'm getting tired. I think I'll go to bed soon...

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy - Traditional clothes)
Argh...I swear, I'm so out of it. I was busy all last week with that double-assignment from my CS class, plus seeing my tutor to prepare for my math test (which I took today, and hopefully *didn't* fail for once). It kinda sucked. I mean, I usually spend my weekends goofing off, relaxing...just generally recovering from the stresses of the week. I need my weekends. They keep me sane. Did I get any relief last weekend? Nope.

After class on Friday, I went to the Drag Show with Jennifer (which was really fun), and I didn't get to bed until sometime after midnight. Then I had to get up and go see my tutor at 10 on Saturday morning. Not fun. Getting up early (Yes, that is early for me! Especially after staying up late), then struggling with detestable math for two hours...I swear, I felt like my brain had melted and would soon be leaking out my ears. >.< Shortly after I finished with my math, my mother decreed that I needed some warmer clothing, and thus dragged me to the mall to purchase gloves, a hat, and a sweater. -_-;;;

I was able to sleep in on Sunday, which was good. Unfortunately, it caused me to have no free time that day. I got up around noon; my father and I left for St. Louis at about 3:00. Why the trek to St. Louis? We had tickets to go see the Moody Blues. ^^ The only good thing to ever come of watching Channel 9. Dad brought his XM radio, so we had nice music to listen to as we drove; he and I have very similar tastes in music, which is cool. On the way there, we stopped and ate at an Olive Garden, which was good, as usual ^_^ I love their fettuccine alfreado, and their Caesar salad is almost a meal in itself ^^ The concert itself was pretty good; we had good seats, though the bass was awfully loud; it rendered most of the lyrics unintelligible. =P The music was good, though. ^^ They played "Singer in A Rock and Roll Band", which I loved, plus a lot of other good songs. The only downside was that I didn't get to bed until around midnight...This being bad in itself, but mostly because I had to get up at 6:00 this morning, to go to school. >.< Gotta love that commute =P

Plus, my CS prof. is dangling another lab assignment over our heads (it's coming, he just hasn't posted it yet). Then, as part of the math test that I took today, I have a separate copy to take as an "open-book" test, which I have to finish, and get my tutor to check, by Wednesday. Not to mention my Japanese and Calc homework, that I tend to ignore until the last minute. God...I will be so glad when we get Thanksgiving break...*Begins checking off the days* Just this week, and next, then I get a week off...That's one thing I do like about college...our seasonal breaks (Thanksgiving, winter, spring) are longer than they were in HS. We get a whole week for Thanksgiving, when we only got a 4 day weekend in HS.

*Yawns* Well, that's about all I have to say about that. ^^ Now, I think that I'll go to bed.

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy/Ed - Kiss)
*Sighs* TGIF! I'm so tired. I've been busy all week...So why am I up this late, you ask? Well, there was a Drag Show at my school tonight, and I went. *G* It was so funny! I really enjoyed it; some of the drag kings/queens were really convincing, too. ^^;; I went with Jennifer, and her boyfriend Matt, and we ran into Samantha and some of her friends, so we all sat together. We all had a great time. The music was good, the performers were talented, and the acts were just plain good. ^^ The audience liked to show their support by offering dollars to the queens/kings. Now, picture this; there were these little old men there, who kept tipping the drag queens. *G* Just that sight alone was amusing. ^_^ Plus, when we came in, they stamped our hands...Turns out that was so we could get into the local gay bar at a discount XD We didn't go (I'm under-age, and hate alcohol besides), plus it was late, although it would have been interesting...get me and Jen into a place like that and we'd be cooing over all the gay boys. *Is such a yaoi fangirl!*

*Sigh* I guess I should go to bed now...I have to get up in the morning and go see my tutor, so that I'll have some chance at passing my math test this Monday...=P

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Yugi/Yami - Kiss)
Yes....I'm alive! *G* And in a remarkably good mood, considering that it's only Tuesday.

I finished my lab assignment for my CS class, which is good...though they gave us another one =P I did get some of it done, though. I only wish that I was as happy with my math classes...*Sighs*

Also, I ran into Jason yesterday. Yeah, he's still alive. ^^ We sat on my porch for quite a while and talked, which was nice...if you don't count all the mosquito bites I got. =P

Plus, I've been thoroughly enjoying my Yugiou manga, as well as my Saiyuki DVDs, which have captured my attention for some reason. ^^ And I've been scouring my files, and the internet, for skinnable images, 'cause I haven't made one in a while...Maybe this weekend. ^^

All that, plus the fact that NYPD Blue's Season Premier airs in a half hour, makes for one happy Kat ^__^

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Edward - Fullmetal)
I started my classes at SIU today. It was a...balanced day, over all.

I got there early, so I could catch the shuttle bus from the parking lot to the Student Center, which is near my first class. Good, right? Not quite. The bus was late, and I barely made it to class. -_- Tomorrow, I'm coming earlier, so if the bus before that one is late, I'll still have some time.

I had a break after my first class, so I went back to the Student Center to eat some breakfast/lunch. I figured that, at 10:00, they wouldn't be all that busy. Wrong again. Only one restaurant was open, and thus it was packed. So, I raided the vending machines for snacks and a soda (that spiffy strawberry & watermelon soda that I've been looking for since my trip to DC!) I sat and called my mother, who made me promise to call her when I could and tell how I was doing. ^^;; So, after I gave her a report, I read for a little while, then headed to my next class, where we did little.

I had another class after that, then a break again. I was going to catch the shuttle back to the parking lot to get the books for my last class out of my car (I couldn't carry them all at once!). Another dud. I made it out of the building and to the Student Center just in time to see the bus drive away. Grr. So, I ended up going back into the Center for lunch. I called again, this time I talked to otousan. After I answered his questions, I finished my lunch and headed to my last class. I left early, since I wasn't sure where the room was. Luckily, I found it easily. Thing is, I got there so early that I had to sit around and wait for a while.

Apparently the local bookstores were having trouble keeping this particular text book in stock, thus most of the class was without book, so I didn't get in trouble for not having mine with me. Which is good. ^^ Then our professor proceeded to give notes. Disorganized, confusing notes. I think I'll be visiting Blackwood-sensei soon...

After class, I hurried to the bus stop by the Student Center, so that I could catch the bus back to the parking lot. By then, I was hot, tired, sore, and ready to go home. Luckily, I didn't miss this one, and made it back okay. I stopped by to visit my mom (she was at work), to tell her about things, then headed home

After repeating my story to otousan, we (he, my brother and I) went to the mall to buy me a better book bag and ate dinner.

*Sigh* I'm tired...but I did learn a few things. One: Don't wear black when it's extremely hot and you will be stuck standing in the sun a lot >.< Two: I have never carried my books on my back/shoulder. Now, when I have so many large, heavy books, is not the time to start.

On top of being tired from less sleep than normal and running around all day, my Japanese professor gave us homework to do. ~_~ I did it earlier, and discovered that I have completely forgotten how to write hiragana properly =P

And now...I'm off to bed. *Sleepy...*

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy/Ed - Hug)
Gah...I don't want school to start again. =P I've been so busy these past few days. Yesterday I had to spend most of the day wandering around Wal-Mart and Cellular One with my father, so that we could get maintenance done on the car and buy me a cell phone respectively. Aiya...It's too hot and I'm not feeling well enough to deal with this, on top of spending most of the last two or three days running back and forth from SIU.

Then, last night I had to go through my schedule and get all my books and things together. Then I spent a while trying to figure out when I'd have time to eat lunch, go pick up more text books from my car, etc, for each day of the week ('cause my schedule's different each day =P) While I was doing that, I dug out the blank audio cassettes I bought the other day and recorded some anime music to listen to while I'm driving to and from school...Yeah, my father's/my car is an older model and only has a cassette deck (plus the radio), so I can't listen to my CDs. =P I got two 120 minute tapes, which actually works pretty well. That's 60 minutes on each side, and it's about a 60 minute drive from here to SIU. Of course, the first one that I made had all the Yuugiou vocals. *Nods* Yup, this is my new obsession. All things Yuugiou...except the dub =P

Speaking of Yuugiou, I got my copy of the 1st DVD box set on Saturday! Yes, that was the one bright moment in that day...coming home to find that nice little package containing my new HK DVDs. Thank heaven for ANIMEniacs! I watched the whole set today and I have two words to describe it: subtitled Yuugiou *Drools* Yeah, the subs were kinda goofy, but that's better than nothing. Though some of the name mix-ups they came up with were kind of amusing...They called Jounouchi 'Sugoroku' (Yugi's grandfather's name) for several episodes...plus, they called Ryou 'Meulung' (or some such spelling) for most of the set! *L* And I officially love the Japanese voice cast. Kaiba's voice is just yummy. ^^ Plus, a non-Brooklyn-accented Jounouchi is simply wonderful. And of course, I have to mention Yugi and Ryou. Yugi's was a little different than I'd expected, but was good, while Ryou's was adorable. ^^ And Pegasus! *ROTFL* His tone, his random use of English phrases, his habit of calling everyone "boy" (i.e. "Yugi boy", "Kaiba boy"), and his generally eccentric attitude are just plain amusing. ^__^ Besides Pegasus, I managed to get even more attached to Kaiba and Jounouchi...They both pull the "big brother" act so nicely despite being 'tough guys'...and Yugi's just precious. After his 2nd duel with Kaiba, when he broke down and started crying, I just wanted to pick him up and hold him...It's easy to see why everyone's so protective of him! You just can't resist. ^_^

*Sigh* I feel a little better, having spent today immersed in Yuugiou, but I'm still irritated/nervous about school starting tomorrow. I wish that I didn't have to go. *Whines*

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Ed & Al - Nuestra promesa)
I spent the majority of today at SIU. My mother went with me, but didn't go to the things I did. I had this Orientation to go to, for the College of Science. So, I got to sit around for two hours listening to each of the Department heads talk. Rather boring, but it could easily have been worse. After Orientation, I headed over to the Student Center to meet my mother for lunch (she'd been shopping ^^;;) I wasn't all that hungry, so I just snacked a bit.

After lunch, we walked around the campus a bit, so we could find my classes. Luckily, most of them are pretty close together. There's only one time that I have very far to go between classes, and that's only one day a week. I'm glad that we actually went into the buildings and found the rooms; I swear, some of those buildings are like rabbit warrens! There's no apparent rhyme or reason to the structuring. =P We did manage to find everything, though.

After that, we headed back to the Student Center for the Job Fair. Yeah, I have to get a job. Since I have to have one anyway, I'd rather work at the University than somewhere off campus. I filled out several applications, so hopefully I'll get hired somewhere.

By the time we were finished there, we were both hot, exhausted, and in some form of pain. So, we left. By then, I was hungry, so we headed to that wonderful Chinese restaurant that we love so much. We both had sweet and sour chicken (big surprise =P). I felt better after eating, though it did make me sleepy. ^^;; So, we picked up some fast food for the rest of the family and headed home.

Now, I'm just trying to get everything in order. What books I need on what days, when I get lunch, etc. Classes start on Monday, so I'm trying not to stay up late anymore. =P I guess I may as well stop worrying over things and go to bed. After all, I can always worry in the morning. ^^;;

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy - Purple)
I just finished watching Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on Bravo, and I have to say that I love this show! I'm not quite sure why, either. I usually hate makeover shows, 'cause they serve only to prove that America (and humanity in general) is disgustingly shallow and superficial. But, for some reason, I love Queer Eye. Probably because the Fab 5 are just plain amusing. ^___^ Plus, so far all of the straight guys have been really good sports about it, which is nice. ^^

Another show that I've been hearing about is Boy Meets Boy, also on Bravo. I've only seen a little of it, mostly whenever I remembered to tune in a little early to catch Queer Eye. But I've seen plenty of commercials, so I know the basics. I really don't like this show. For one, I dislike all of these "Harem" Shows, but I especially dislike this one. From what I've seen, they give the leading man a group of guys to pick from...the only thing is, some of them are straight, and he doesn't know that. I think this is rather cruel. While I don't believe that you could truly be ready for marriage after one of these things (as they always claim in the straight dating shows; though I've not heard of any such agreement to take place at the end of this show), I do believe that it's possible to meet someone that you'd like to continue seeing after the show is done. So, I ask, what will happen if the leading man makes his final choice and picks a straight guy? How's he going to feel? That's just cruel. You don't see them mixing lesbians into the Bachelor's harem, so what's up with this?

I was surfing the net a couple of days ago, when I stumbled across this site: Brats! The Famous ChildFree Rant Page. As someone who decided to be CF during my own childhood, I love this site! I've been browsing through the archives, and I have to say, I can totally relate. Though I haven't had to hear those disgusting breeder bingoisms as often (probably because I'm still quite young), I have heard them and am as annoyed as the rest. It's just so great to see that I'm not alone in my dislike of children, and my sheer hatred for stupid parents, not to mention the ridiculous assumption that everyone wants to breed! For any fellow CFers reading this, go check it out!

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy/Ed - Hug)
Is it just me, or does summer vacation always seem to fly by? Already, I'm getting ready to go back to school...It just doesn't seem like it should be time yet! ^^;;

My mother and I went to the University today to pick up my textbooks. Simple, right? Not quite. The main road to the campus was closed for construction, so we had to take a detour around and try to find another way in. So, we spent a while driving around, just trying to figure out how to get into the campus. Then, once we were in, we couldn't find the Student Center. So, we got to drive around some more...I swear, we're practically locals and we manage to get lost. =P When we got to the bookstore, we learned that two of my books were missing. One was simply out of stock; they told us to try back in a few days. As for the other, however, they said that they hadn't heard from the proper department yet; that is, they didn't know what book to give out for that class....Great. And it figures, one of the ones that I didn't get was the one that I really wanted to read! We'll have to pick up my Japanese book at a later date, along with my Calculus one (Not that I mind with this one!). I did get my CS book (Java, yay ^^), my "Discrete Math" book (*Gag*), and a workbook for my Japanese class, plus a nice Japanese-to-English dictionary.

After we got my books and ate a quick lunch, we headed over to the parking division to get a decal for our car, so I would be allowed to park on campus. That sent us running around a bit, as we had to get papers signed, then go back, etc. Finally got it, though. ^^

As we were heading home, we stopped at the local Barnes and Noble to get something cold to drink. On the way back to the Cafe, my mother started skimming the new releases they had lined up. I'm really glad that she did, 'cause I spotted a copy of Terry Goodkind's newest Sword of Truth novel. Needless to say, I had to have it. ^_^ A new book and a large iced Chai...I was quite pleased.

When we got home, we found a box sitting on the dining room table. It was the t-shirts that I had ordered online about a week earlier. I needed some more clothes for school, so okaasan let me order some at ThinkGeek.com. This store is awesome...Besides having really spiffy merchandise, the service was quite good. I got the Geek, Binary People, SQL Query, b4k4^2, Ph34r t3h Cute Ones, and QuickKill. All quite spiffy. ^^

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Eddie Izzard - Do you have a flag?)
While channel-surfing recently, I came across MSNBC's Scarborough Country. Being the opinionated person that I am, I have to rant about it a bit.

First off, I saw a segment the other day about NYC's gay high school. The host wasn't happy with the idea of government funding...Hell, that's putting it lightly! He totally tore into the woman who was arguing (very reasonably, mind you) in favor of it. Hell, when I saw that, I automatically branded him as a psycho. Now, I totally agree with her. I think it's a good thing.

Then, on tonight's show, they talked about whether creationism should be taught in school. To this, I say absolutely not! There is no reason in hell that creationism should be taught in public science classes. Unless they come up with some concrete scientific proof, then forget it! Schools have no right whatsoever to force religious beliefs on their students. What I thought was laughably stupid was the guy that was arguing in favor of it actually referred to the theory of evolution as a "religious belief". How the hell is evolution a religious belief? What an idiot! He also said that schools should "tell both sides of the story"...Well, besides the fact that creationism is merely a belief with no real evidence, there's another reason to object to this statement. How many different religions, and thus theories of creation, are there? Looking both at past and present, I think it's safe to say there are a LOT. Thus, if these pushy Christians want it to be "fair", then schools should be required to teach all of the theories of creation, from every religion. Ever. Now, I don't see that happening, and thus there's NO REASON WHATSOEVER that creationism should be taught in schools.

It's actually kinda strange...I'm really conservative on a lot of issues (I'm pro-death penalty, anti-gun control, etc), yet I'm totally liberal when it comes to separation of church and state, and gay rights. I'm not all that religious myself, so it's not that surprising that I'm all for keeping religion far, far away from government. But I'm also totally supportive of gay rights. I'm all for legalizing gay marriages, allowing them to adopt children, etc. The thing is, I'm not gay, and I don't even know anyone who is. Yet, I feel very strongly about this issue. I don't really have a reason why, I just am. I think that, had I been alive during the civil rights struggles of the 60s, I would have been totally supportive of them, as well, though I'm not black and don't know anyone who is. I guess it's just my nature. The rest of my family is very conservative on this...they don't approve of homosexuality, while I think there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. If I'm not careful, whenever the issue comes across the news, we end up arguing about it.

Okay, I'm done ranting. ^^;;

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy/Ed - Chibi)
I swear...reading these posts, I must look totally bipolar. Last one was totally depressed, and this one's pretty content.

I got some new anime to watch, which is nice. ^^ I finally picked up a copy of the uncut subtitled Sailor Moon 1st Season box set. Man...I haven't seen those episodes for years...Nostalgia is gooooood. ^^ I snagged a copy at my local Best Buy, and saved so much money (I'd been planning to order it online) that I was also able to buy the Cowboy Bebop Movie, and Vol. 3 of Gensomaden Saiyuki. ^___^

On a more unpleasant note, I've been without an internet connection for the past couple of days =P Apparently, during the storm we had a few days ago, something at our cable company (we have a cable modem, along w/our TV service) got hit by lightning, and messed it up. Our 'net was down, and half the TVs in the house had fuzzy pictures. =P Luckily, everything seems to be working properly now ^_^

Also, for some reason, I've developed a desire to become a gamer. ^^;; I've spent a good part of today playing Counter Strike with my father and brother. They're both really into those 1st-person shooters, so they're teaching me how to play. As is to be expected, I really suck. But hey, I haven't played a 1st-person shooter since I was in grade school, when we all used to play Quake together. ^^;; My father actually said that I'm pretty good, considering how new I am at it. He thinks I could get better with practice, which is good ^^

Wow, this post has been quite random, ne? ^^;;

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy - Mustanging)
Yeah, I'm still bored...and you all know what happens when I get bored...I take quizzes/surveys!

I found this here.

Random Survey... )

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Edward - Determination)
Well, over the past couple of days, I reread the Harry Potter book series. Today, I tackled my new copy of Order of the Phoenix.

Cut for spoilers )

*Yawns* Well, I'm going to bed now. Yes, I was up all night reading, and am just now going to bed. Isn't summer vacation grand? *BG*

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy - Sex Bomb)
I finally got my copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix today! ^_^ Yay! Now, I'm off to reread the first four books, since it's been a while since I read them last. With this new book as my incentive, it shouldn't take me very long to finish them. *Bounds away happily, like the total HP fangirl she is*

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Hawkeye - Riza)
Well, I finally changed my dekstop theme...now, when I use my computer, I get to enjoy the company of Kougaiji, from Gensomaden Saiyuki. ^_^ I actually made all of the elements of this theme myself ^^V

While I was digging through the screencaps I'd taken from my new copy of Vol. 2 of Saiyuki, I found this shot of Kougaiji...He's surrounded by a glowing aura, as he chants a summoning spell. The pic simply begged to be made into a wallpaper. So I did. ^^ After that, I used another screencap as a source for a winamp skin, and a couple more for icons. Granted, they're all pretty simple, 'cause I'm not very experienced at making desktop things, but I think that they turned out pretty well ^^

*Sigh* Bored, bored....I really need to find something to do. Most of my usual hobbies are starting to bore me, and Jason's still MIA...I dunno. Hopefully I can find something to occupy my mind. ^^;;

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Edward - Smiling)
I'm in a good mood just now, because my Shoujo Kakumei Utena DVDs arrived today. ^_^ I've been wanting to see SKU for some time now, but I could never find the first couple of disks. So, I finally gave in and ordered them online at RightStuf. They have a really good selection, and they delivered my order promptly and without problem. I recommend them to anyone who wants to order online ^_^

I ordered the first two volumes, with means I have episodes 1-13 (the entire Student Council Saga). At the moment, I'm scouring the 'net for SKU wallpapers, 'cause I'm in love with the series' pretty artwork...not to mention its soundtrack. *Sings* Zettai...Unmei...Mokushiroku...

Some time soon I'm going to raid the nearby video stores in search of the next set of disks, the Black Rose Saga. ^^;; I think I sense another obsession coming on...

[x-posted from my old journal]
wildvision: (Roy/Ed - Embrace)
*Yawns* It's so good to be home...

Ridiculously long travel tale... )

*G* Well, I believe that pretty much covers my trip. As I said before, traveling is fine, but I much prefer being home ^^

[x-posted from my old journal]
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