Sunday, November 6, 2005

Whip in My Valise - Adam and the Ants

OK. I took this quiz I've seen posted around. Don't read it if you don't want to. :D Long Survey About Yourself What time are you starting this?: 3:34 PM Name?: Jessica Nicknames?: Messy Jesse, Baby Jet ( I hate being called baby, btw), various 'net handles Date of birth?: June 17, sometime before the millenium... Sex?: all woman, sugar. Height?: 5'2" (of all woman, sugar...and I'm ferocious, OK?) Eye color?: that goldengreen hazel. Where were you born?: backwoods Tennessee town that deserves no name... Number of candles on your last birthday cake?: Yea, right. That's funny. Pets?: Stanley the cat Hair color?: Now, red; naturally, yuck, let's not go there >.> Piercings?: none Town you live in?: Mayberry Favorite foods?: Pizza, cheesecake, spring rolls Ever been to Africa?: nope Been toilet papering?: nope Love someone so much it made you cry?: yes Been in a car accident?: yes Croutons or bacon bits?: Are they made from REAL bacon? REAL bacon bits, otherwise croutons. Favorite day of the week?: Tuesday Favorite resturant?: Hard to say... Favorite flower?: Rose Favorite sport to watch?: That one where everybody dies at the end. You know the one. Favorite drink?: Coffee Favorite ice cream flavor?: Roocky Road Warner Bros. or Disney?: Warner Bros. Favorite fast food restuarant?: Depends on if there's ice cream involved. Schlotsky's UNLESS there's ice cream, then Dairy Queen. Carpet color in your bedroom?: No carpet How many times did you fail your driver's test?: never Whom did you get your last email from?: my blasted editor Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?: Amazon.com What do you do most often when you are bored?: read / get online Most annoying thing to say to me?: What do you think? Bedtime?: around 1 in the morning, usually. Not that I sleep... Favorite TV show?: Currently? Lost; Ever? Twin Peaks Last person you went out to dinner with?:: Angela and my twin sister Been out of country?: nope Believe in magick?: nope Ford or Chevy?: Honda? What are you listening to right now?: Beat My Guest, Adam and the Ants Have you ever failed a grade?: no If you have, what grade did you fail?: n/a Do you have a crush on someone?: yes Do you have a bf/gf?: no If so, what is their name?: n/a How long have you been together?: n/a What are you wearing right now?: Undies, strappy tank and shorties Would you have sex before marriage?: yes Have you ever had a crush on any of your teachers?: yes Are you a virgin?: It's more accurate to say that I am LIKE a virgin. XD Do you smoke?: no Do you drink?: no Are you ghetto?: no Are you a player?: no What are your favorite colors?: orange, red, and brown What is your favorite animal?: cats...um, that's about all. Do you have any birthmarks?: no Have you ever gotten your ass kicked?: no Who do you talk to most on the phone?: I hate talking on the phone. I don't do it. So, Mom. Have you ever been slapped?: of course Do you get online a lot?: I am otaku. Are you shy or outgoing?: shy Do you shower?: I am otaku --no, kidding! Of course I shower! XD I don't sit in a puddle of my own filth day after day. Do you hate school?: Used to. Not since college. Do you have a social life?: I'm otaku. O.O I guess it exists in theory. How easily do you trust people?: Why should I trust people? Do you have a secret people would be surprised knowing?: Of course. Would you ever sky dive?: yes Do you like to dance?: not with other people Have you ever been out of state?: yes Do you like to travel?: yes Have you ever been expelled from school?: no Have you ever been suspended from school?: no Do you want to get out of your hometown?: I did it already, thank god. Are you spoiled?: No, but I do expect a lot out of others. Are you a brat?: No, but I am spiteful. Have you ever been dumped?: of course Have you ever gotten high?: no Do you like snapple?: no Do you drink a lot of water?: no What toothpaste do you use?: Crest, cool mint gel with tartar control or something like that Do you have a cell phone?: no Do you have a curfew?: no Who do you look up to?: Everyone over 5'2" in height.... Are you a role model?: no Have you ever been to Six Flags or Cedar Point?: no What name brand do you wear the most?: Yuck. I hate these questions. I wear Bill Blass suits to work... What kind of jewelry do you wear?: none What do you want pierced?: nothing Do you like takin pictures?: no Do you like gettin your picture taken?: no Do you have a tan?: no Do you get annoyed easily?: yes Have you ever started a rumor?: no Do you have your own phone or phone line?: yes Do you have your own pool?: yes Do you prefer boxers or briefs?: I like guys to wear briefs. They're sexier. Do you have any siblings?: yes Have you ever been played?: no Have you ever played anyone?: no Do you get along with your parents?: yes How do you vent your anger?: I pout alone in my room and listen to my music really loud. Have you ever ran away?: no Have you ever been fired from a job?: no Do you even have a job?: yes Do you daydream a lot?: yes Do you have a lot of ex's?: no Do you run your mouth?: no What do you want a tattoo of?: I don't want one. What do you have a tattoo of?: Nothing What does your ex bf/gf look like?: Which one? What does your most recent crush look like?: Black hair, kinda fluffy. Killer bod. Whats her/his name?: That's funny too. Have you ever been bitched out?: of course Are you rude?: no What was the last compliment you recieved?: "You're cute." Do you like getting dirty?: not really Are you flexiable?: yes What is your heritage?: European and Cherokee What is your lucky number?: 9 What does your hair look like right now?: straggly, right now. Bed head. Could you ever be a vegetarian?: No. Never. Describe your looks?: Very curvy. More T & A than I know what to do with. If you had to completely dye your hair it'd be what color?: I've died my hair lots of diffeent shades. Next time, it will be medium blond. Would you ever date someone younger than you?: yes Would you ever date someone older than you?: yes When was the last time you were drunk?: never How many rings until you answer the phone?: depends, usually 3 Have you ever been skinny dipping?: no If yes, when was the last time?: n/a When was the last time you went on a date?: Define "date." I go out, but I doubt I'd call them dates. Do you look more like your mother or father?: mother Do you cry a lot?: no Do you ever cry to get your way?: no What phrase do you use most when on the phone?: "oh, yeah?" Are you the romantic type?: not really Have you ever been chased by cops?: no What do you like most about your body?: um... What do you like least about your body?: dry skin When did you have your first crush?: when I was 5 When was the last time you threw up?: last year In the opposite sex, do you prefer blondes or brunettes?: Blonds to Brunettes, black to either. Red to brown. Do you ever wear shirts do show your belly?: no way, freak. What about cleavage?: Can't avoid it lots of times. :D Is your best friend a virgin?: no Have you ever fucked someone up?: no Have you ever been fucked up?: no What theme does your room have?: it's lavender... What size show do you wear?: shoe? size 7. What is your screen name on AIM?: summermirror How are you feeling right now?: bleagh. When was the last time you were at a party?: Mardi Gras, with friends; day before Halloween with family. Have you ever given a lapdance?: no Have you ever recieved one?: no Has there ever been a rumor spread about you?: Many. Those dickwipes. What is one of your bad qualilties?: impatience What is one of your good qualilties?: open-mindedness Would you marry for money?: No, not for that reason only. What do you drive?: I don't own a car. Are you more of a mommys or daddys child?: mama So?: So what? Well?: Well, well. When was the last time you cried in school?: 7th grade, but I was in the girl's locker room with only one other girl present. (I was having an asthma attack). Would you ever hook up with the same sex?: um...never say never? But, probably not. What kind of music do you like?: Lots. I can't keep up a campaign of exclusion for very long. It's too exhausting. Would you ever bungee jump?: sure What is your worst fear?: being in a small, hot, enclosed area full of other people. Hell is other people, you know? Would you ever join the army?: no. Do you like cows?: only when they're served on a plate, preferably with a side item. If you were to die today, what would you do?: Live life like every other day. You assume you'll make it to the end of the day? If you had one last word to say to someone before you die, what would it b?: You are the most precious person to me, and I'll keep an eye out for you. Do you like to party?: not really Hearts or broken hearts?: broken hearts allow me self-indulgeance. I'm a selfish girl. Moons or stars?: stars Coke or pepsi?: coke Favorite scent?: lavender Favorite band?: all time? the Cure. Would you ever dye your hair red?: yes, I have. What's this obsession with hair dye? How many languages can you speak?: A little French and German, and my native English. What time are you finishing this?: 4:04 PM. Have I really wasted a half hour on this? Take this survey | Find more surveys You've been totally Bzoink*d

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Saturday, November 5, 2005

Woodstock - Joni Mitchell

The same is going on today that went on Thursday and Friday. My editor will succeed in giving me a nervous break down any moment now. I'm on the edge, I tell you. I bought some new yaoi manga Wednesday too. I hope to get it on Monday, but it's coming from the west coast, so who knows? I also traced down the meaning of "soubi." I think it means "sublime, magnificent beauty." Of course, I don't know the kanji, or what have you. Everyone should stop by marz's site and tell her how great her Furuba theme is. I really think it's adorable! Also, check out Living Dolls AMV of the week. I died laughing. EDIT: My manga just arrived! Yahoo! I got lots of great BL titles, too. Plus some Japanese candy: I have no clue what some of it actually is--looks like candied trail mix and taffy, maybe?

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Thursday, November 3, 2005

Psychokiller - Talking Heads

Not much to say...My editor in chief is driving me up the wall, so I haven't posted here lately. I've also been downloading the last episodes of Trinity Blood (Shinsen Subs) and the latest episodes of Cluster Edge (AniKraze). Cluster Edge is slow, but kinda interesting. I've only watched two of the four episodes so far, so I hope I'll know whether or not I really want to invest in the series after I watch 3 & 4 tonight. Also, Soul Society has scanlated chapters 100 and 101 of Furuba (Go Shigure; get some). As you can see, I decided on a Loveless theme for November. This is Soubi. If you haven't checked out the anime or manga. You really ought to. Those of you who know Japanese: what does "soubi" mean? Anyway, i'll attempt to get at least 4 Loveless wallpapers up this month (already got this one and 2 others of Soubi made). Well, i'll sign off now. I'll be coming around before midnight to visit the updaters for today (I'll take some time to squeeze the visiting in after watching Cluster Edge).

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Friday, October 28, 2005

Buck-Tick's Dress

OK. I've been trying to upload the 700MB Hiro Sub version of FF7 Advent Children to Yousendit for the last four days for some folks on a forum I visit. The connection kept slowing to a crawl. Plus, you can't ever tell how much of the file you've uploaded using YSI (I have a wireless network connection, so I can't even clock my upload amount). Finally got all 700MBs uploaded (I wonder how long the link will last? Seven days from the day the file was finished uploading or from the time I started the upload?)! Anyway, it's a real pain having my upload amount throttled for 4 days. Four days!! I also had to scale back on BT, and I haven't been able to watch the new Trinity Blood fansub because of it (dang it all). I think the connections are slow because of hurricane damage, maybe? Anyway, I send out my emotional/spiritual support to everyone dealing with the aftermath. Feel free to unburden yourselves here, since I bitched about the connection time. You deserve it! I can't believe Halloween is coming up so fast. It'll be our first holiday in the new house. Though we have 4 pumpkins on the front stairs, we haven't carved them (yet?). It also appears that our neighborhood really thinks highly of this holiday. Those who live behind us have even strung up green lights (why?!). I have more work to do in the next few days, so I probably won't be able to put up a festive theme here or anything. I might use one of my old Witch Hunter Robin themes, though. Anyway, I thought I'd update. Not really much else going on here. Wasted all day yesterday watching "I love the 80s." Why? Why do I do this?...I guess cause I couldn't do much online? Or, maybe it's just that I love the 80s! EDIT: Check out this item description on eBay (read the Q&As). It's hilarious. Leather Pants

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Thursday, October 20, 2005

...the hell?

I have nothing to say, really, but I thought I'd be lynched if I went AWOL so soon. Ummm... OK. Trinity Blood--it's NOT yaoi. Do not fear. Some were confused by my last post. BTW, if you see a GrayUnderpants, gray_underpants, or GrayUndies out there, that really is probably me. Say "hi" if you want! I did write the Stigma summary for Obsession (though they justified the margins, and it looks like the spaces are all out of whack. *shrugs* Beware the yaoi pr0n if you go there--we bite). Stigma's a really cool manga, and it's only light BL, so you might want to dig up the scanlation for it. It's full color--soooo pretty. Still, I probably like Wild Adapter better; You can get Wild Adapter and Bus Gamer from Emerald Eyes scan group. So ends the Kazuya Minekura places to go on the Web. :D So...how many of you watch Lost? Am I the only geek out there? I've been a fan of Harold Perrineau forever ( of Mercutio in Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet fame). EDIT: Shinkiro makes some notes about the scans from Emerald Eyes in her comment. Please, read it!

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

It's been a long time since I Rock & Roll...

Hey, minna! It's been a while...again. Gomen... Seriously, if you all comment on this post, I'll be terribly surprised. I've been busy with my general life stuff, scanlation group, and whatnot for a while now. Don't hate me! :D Anyway. I've been also really bogged down in the yaoi lately. I figure most of you don't want to hear more bout that...? It's basically been my entire last couple of months. Sex Pistols and yaoi forums are consuming my life. At last, the fan scan of Haru chapter 40 is out. I'm already wishing for the next chapter. On the anime front, I've been watching the fansubs of Kyou Kara Maou and Trinity Blood lately. I'm really enjoying TB so far (of course I love KKM), and it's not yaoi at all, so I think everyone would enjoy it. I hope more gets fansubbed soon, 'cause I'm going through withdrawal. Also, after burning the fansub of Loveless to DVD, I can't stop watching it. It spins non-stop in my DVD player. It's constantly on in the background. I figure I'll eventually pick up Japanese this way (*Ha! I wish!* @.@). Non-Otaku stuff: Hmmmm...one of the books I need for my dissertaion has been recalled by the library. I'm having to send it in to my university, now that I'm off-campus. *sigh* EDIT: I made this wallpaper from a wonderful piece of art made by Heise. Check out her deviantart account by clicking her name. She's great!

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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

[whatever]

Not much has been happening for the last couple of days. I just learned that Toast will actually convert your AV files into VCD or DVD format for you. Duh. Why didn't I know this? I can get so many anime off my hard drive now. Only, it takes a shitload of memory and is extremely slow while performing the encoding process. That's one of the things I'm getting bogged down with. Also, I need to do some work on the scanlation today because I can't really keep photoshop moving at a smooth pace with all the other applications I've had open at the same time. Last night, I had Mexican food--not that the local cantina makes me too enthusiastic. Still, the chimichanga was fairly good (just sloppily wrapped). Chimichangas are my favorite, but then, it is fried, so you probably guessed that, ne? My cousin (the one who just got back from India, NOT the redneck) and I talked about Rockstar:INXS over our chips and salsa. We both feel that MiG will be in the final 3 because the Australians will power-vote him there. It's not fair, because he really doesn't perform quite as well as Marty or JD (even though I don't like JD, he's an amazing performer from time to time). Anyway, we're tuning in tonight to see whether MiG has to finally sing INXS. I hope he will. I really want to know he can handle it. Nausica0-- Unfortunately, I don't get those new releases before anyone else; there really aren't too many perks to joining a group. But I like to be a part of it. Plus, Obsession is so much nicer than the other group I thought about offering help to, I kinda decided to join Obsession just because I thought they'd appreciate my contribution better. :D

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Monday, September 12, 2005

Misfits--Angelfuck

Sunday, I got up late, and my sister and I had practically no time to meet my family at my cousin's birthday party on time. Somehow, we made it there, though, without killing ourselves. My grandparents were looking particularly feeble. It's hard to watch them, and even harder to talk to them. They both go wit-wandering sometimes, and they talk about people I don't know. I hate to think how little of a connection I really have with two people whom I love so much. My cousin was her usual pampered self. I guess it is her day, after all, but every conversation that didn't revolve around her was somehow turned into a conversation that only she participated in by either her or her mother. Suddenly, my sister's recent health issue was all about my cousin's recent health issue. The pictures my other cousin took on her trip to India suddenly turned into a discussion of the b-day girl's wedding pictures. It's just like that whenever she's around. We accept and move on, I suppose. Recent manga and anime: I've watched Sukisyo, a short yaoi/BL anime this past week or so. It's pretty good, and i would urge BL fans to check it out. I've also downloaded the Spiral, Kyo Kara Maou, and Trinity Blood episodes that I haven't seen yet. I would recommend them as well. There might be the shades of light BL, but certainly nothing that would raise too many eyebrows. As far as manga is concerned, I'm suffering because my latest shipment is on backorder--and the place I ordered it from keeps pushing back my ship date! I've been catching up on the scans of Furuba, though. It's getting really good. I've also been reading yaoi scans that I hadn't accessed before: Sex Pistols, Kamisama no Ude no Naka de, and Kawaii Gate Kudasai. Another hard (twisted) yaoi title I've been strangely enthusiastic about recently is Shiiku Gakari Rika. It's just so twisted. :D On the Shoujo front, I've been reading scans for Love Celeb, You're So Cool (can't get my hands on vol3, ch5 because it won't decompress on my mac. If anyone wants to send me the chapter, please let me know!), Flower, and Stroke Material. I'm trying to amass all of the scans of Hot Gimmick that have been released, too.

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Saturday, September 10, 2005

Marty Casey--Trees

Hi, again! My mom is on her way over, and I've got to get ready for the day soon, even though its Saturday and I expected to sleep late. Seriously, since my sister has been having health issues, my mom has stopped by almost every day. I'm glad she's so dedicated, but while she's here, I can't get on the computer much. I guess because I never had a computer until I went off to college (way the hell back in 1993 *couch, wheez, my arthritis*), my family think it's incredibly rude to eschew human interaction when it's readily available. :D I think I've gotten around to everyone who posted in the last 15 days or so. Some of you are just the same as always, while others of you seem to be going through some tough times. I'm surprised that there are so many college Freshmen on my friends list. I wish you all the luck in the world on meeting your educational and career goals. Don't choose English Lit to major in. You will not have a job for you when it's all over (they said that to me, too, but I didn't listen--now I feel it). In other events, for some reason, I couldn't sleep last night. So, I was up 'til all hours (3:30) downloading music. Today, my sister and I have to make a run to the store and buy something for my cousin's birthday tomorrow. You may remember the dearly-loved bumpkin? That's her. Her mom teats her like she's still an 8 year old, but at least I get pizza and lots of sugary food, right? I'll let you all know how that went tomorrow, and I'll try to actually say something about anime/manga too. :D

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Friday, September 9, 2005

Somebody Told Me--The Killers

Whew! I've been away for such a long time! I hope you'll all forgive me. I've had an interesting month. I actually thought my part-time copyediting job would raise my hours for a while there, but unfortunately not. I did get a pay raise, though! But, now I'm back down to about 10 hours of work per week. It's pretty boring, actually. We sit around and quibble over appropriate Chicago-style documentation for online and translated resources. Zzzzz... In other news, my sister had a kidney stone! She couldn't pass it by Labor Day, so she was wheeled into surgery early this week. They couldn't perform the lithotripsy because it was lodged too close to her ovaries. They had to go in and blast it apart with a lazer. Her recovery was slow, and she's still nauseated by the anesthetic. The nurses at her doctor's office and at the hospital were complete idiots. If you become a nurse, don't presume to think you know more about a patient's sufferings than your patient does (my sis had to call for a prescription for nausea today, even though she explained she was nauseous before being released from the hospital). Also, don't presume you know more about drugs than someone who is a doctor of pharmacy--they know when you're BSing them, or faulty in your own knowledge (whichever these conditions afflicted those nurses--I'm not sure which). Also, I opted to edit scans for a scanslation group. We'll see how well that goes. My test was deemed "OK," so who knows what these people really think of my skills? Still, I'm excited. And, somehow, I'm supposed to be working on my dissertation through all of this. Yeah...that's gonna happen. Seriously, it seems like the least fun thing I can imagine doing right now. Rockstar: INXS--Obsession follows-- Well, Jordis is gone. She was really declining in energy and confidence this week, and I never enjoyed her performances as much as some of the others (she should have been axed after botching Layla and Dream On). But, I do think she has amazing talent, and I hope to see more of her in the future. I can't believe JD is doing so well. He's just so sleazy; he makes all of his songs sleazy, even when they aren't supposed to be. He's like dirty Elvis. Marty's original song, "Trees," was amazing. I couldn't believe he didn't win that encore this week, nor that MiG wasn't in the bottom three (his generic song made me want to do something drastic to one of us).

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