Tuesday, October 3, 2006

   Another lovely day in the neighborhood!

Anime Word of the Day

Gakuran(学ラン) (学ラン?) or the tsume-eri (詰め襟) are the uniforms for many middle school and high school boys in Japan. The color is normally black but some schools have navy and dark blue as well. The top has a standing collar and it button downs from the top to bottom. Buttons are usually decorated with the school emblem. The pants are straight leg and are one color, and a black or dark colored belt is worn with them. Boys usually wear penny loafers or sneakers with this uniform. Some schools may have the students wear on the collar pins representing the school and/or class rank. In manga and anime, the gakuran of protagonists or tough-guy("yankee") characters may be notably different, with a distinctly lengthened or shortened jacket length, or a distinctive color. The second button of the top of a male's uniform is often given away to the girl who likes him, and is considered a way of confession. Other buttons may be given away if more than one girl asked for it. The Gakuran is derived from Prussian army uniforms. Such clothing was also worn by school children in South Korea and pre-1949 China.

Opening Act:
Hello everyone! First off I want to say thank you to everyone for their kind words and thoughts! I really do appreciate them! I just feel so loved! ^^ Accidents are never fun but you guys definitely made me feel better! Group hug!!! *huggles everyone*

Well I’m still doing pretty good…other than rediscovering that casts are really really itchy!! How do they make these things? I swear their must be itching powder in the mix! So very very itchy! LoL Any way painkillers are my friend, though they do make me really sleepy. But I move onto a lesser dosage next week so that should make life a little more vivid. ^^

Well let’s see while sitting here in my bed I’m mostly been watching TV. Lots of good shows out this season by the way. I’m really getting into NBC’s Heroes. It’s kinda like watching a present day X-Men. And of course the Japanese Trekkie Hiro just cracks me up to no end! Anyone else watching it? Hmm Supernatural season premiere was most excellent! Almost as good as last season’s finale! I’m quite fond of this show…or at least I’m quite fond of the actor who plays Dean. Hehehe If there was another actor that comes as close as he does to my type I’d be stalking him. LoL

Oh thank god for downloadable manga or I’d be going completely insane already! ^^ I’m currently reading through Fruits Basket. Which I’m really glad to see has more detail than that anime. I adored the anime, but still more detail is always a good thing! I want to know what this damn curse is all about! LoL

I just finished reading a series called Devil and Devil. Its very interesting actually, it’s about a rival devil and angel who end up falling to earth while fighting. They’re both gravely injured in crossing into our realm and end up having to possess a couple of humans. Well the humans turn out to be twin brothers so they end up having to live together and deal with living in the real world. All the while of course while attempting to get back to the way they were before. Well ok the Devil Sword really wants to get back his body, the Angel Ios is pretty ok with being a human. He mostly doesn’t want to damage the person whose body he’s borrowing. It’s a funny and fairly dramatic series. And after a while you find yourself wondering just who is evil as you watch Sword adjust to his life on earth. Anyway it’s only 15 volumes long so a nice read with lots of pretty characters to enjoy as well.

Ouran HS Host Club has ended…and though I loved the ending, it was just very sweet and beautiful and of course at the same time funny, I can’t help wishing that the show has a second season. 26 episodes are just too short of a run for such a great comedic show. I guess I’ll have to find the manga for this too. I hear it’s just as great and funny!

New Works:
Well in honor of Halloween and well because they’re pretty I put together four new wallpapers from Ouran. All of which are the boys as vampires. Hehehe I just loved those shots from episode 21! So enjoy those if you haven’t seen them by now.

EDIT: LoL Uploaded a bunch of new E-Cards tonight as well. Hmm from Bleach, Black Cat, Fruits Basket, PoT...and hmm probably some others.

Epilogue:
Well as you probably guessed I was hungry when I thought of my last random question. Oh but I just adore sandwiches! Especially with all kinda of toppings on them! Lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, mustard, salt, pepper, peppers, onions, hmm and whatever else I can come up with along the way!

Again I’ll say thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts! And lordsesshomaru! I was shocked to see you posting during the weekend. ^^ Thank you for the well wishes! I promise to stay positive at least as long as the pain killers last. LoL Just kidding!! Nah honestly I was pretty down when the accident happened but I’ve learned in life you gotta look at the positive side. And the crew I was going to South Africa with have already told me they’ll more than welcome me next year when they go again. So at least that’s a positive! Oh and no it wasn’t a hit and run, the driver was actually a fairly young kid. Who is pretty shocked about this whole situation, he calls me every day…or a couple of times a day asking if I need anything or if I want him to visit. Poor guy, apparently this is his first ever accident, not a great way to start. I feel pretty bad for him…but you know happy for his insurance which is paying for my med bills. ^^

Bunraku – Hmm I’ve looked around to see if I could find some more stuff on Senpai and kohai relationships. But mostly I just came up with comparisons between the east and west mentoring systems. Probably not as details as what you were hoping for. But I’ll keep my eyes out, I do a ton of net searching so who knows what I may come across next! And sorry I beat you to the posting! Hehehe

Yensid – I think I PM’d you most of the answers to your questions…right? Man I really should learn to save msgs I write when I’m all loopy. LoL Oh well poke me if I forgot something or if you’re bored and wanna know more anyway. ^^

ElvesAteMyRamen – LoL You know its funny but I’m usually so good about looking for traffic before I wander into the street. Ok sometimes I just expect folks to stop for me but at least I know they’re there! ^^ Oh and just for you this weeks voice actress is the voice of Haruhi! ^^

Oh this was one I forgot to answer a few posts back. I got distracted and forgot. Anyway all the banners , e-cards and wallpapers I make are done on Photoshop CS2. A program I completely adore! Hmm most of the layers, textures, and brushes I use are from a lovely Photoshop website called BioRust.com. Some great tutorials there as well, if you’re interested in experimenting with Photoshop. ^^

Have fun and enter! Oh and deadline is Oct 5th. So do it soon! LoL

Random Question: What is your favorite character type? Prince type? Wild type? Glasses? Etc…

Sakamoto Maaya’s Biography
Other Names: 坂本真綾 Date of birth: March 31, 1980 a Tokyo, Japan Blood Type: A Occupation: Voice Actress/Singer Status: Single
Since her debut as Hitomi in Escaflowne, Maaya has diversified into different fields of the performing arts. Although she started as a voice actor, she is now best known as a singer/songwriter, no small thanks to her partner in crime, Yoko Kanno. She still does some voice acting for games and anime, but few have been leading roles. As such, she has been spending more time making music and performing in plays, which seems to have paid off since she has been singer for many anime which she has little or no roles in; and snagged the coveted role of Eponine in the acclaimed musical, Les Miserables. Still…I love her best as Haruhi. LoL Just a short listing of her voice acting career. .hack//SIGN as Aura Cowboy Bebop as Stella Escaflowne as Hitomi Kanzaki Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children as Aerith Gainsborough Fullmetal Alchemist as Sophie Belkman Ghost in the Shell (movie) as Motoko Kusanagi (young) Kanon as Mishio Amano Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny as Lunamaria Hawke/Mayu Asuka Nightwalker as Riho Yamazaki Ouran High School Host Club as Haruhi Fujioka RahXephon as Reika Mishima Tsubasa Chronicle as Tomoyo Wolf's Rain as Hamona xxxHOLiC (movie) as Tomoyo

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