Friday, June 2, 2006

Where did you go, my eternal sunshine?
Mood:

I got it in my head to go and look at all of my old posts since the beginning. I only spot-read them, but I decided that I was much more bubbly and fun in tenth grade than I am now, having graduated. I just sounded happier, albiet a little more stressed. I dunno. Everything seemed so much more novel and fun back then. Nobody comes to visit anymore. I might as well just write to Mimmi or SunfallE or SetoKaibaFreak. When did I start to neglect my interpersonal relationships? Whatever happened to that bubbly girl? I'm wondering how to start making friends again on myO (well, and in real life, but one step at a time, right?). Maybe I should start by looking at people who post stuff in my favourite hubs. Hmmm... Can anyone give me tips? I'm afraid I'm quite out of the loop. ^^;;

You know one thing that hasn't changed, though? I used to make excuses as to why the Offenders wasn't done, and I still make excuses as to why my new theme isn't done. XD

But, hey, I shouldn't be too bummed. I managed to clean my entire closet and hang all my buried art on the wall. Being short + hanging stuff= not fun. :( The wallscrolls were especially awful. But, I've got Kenshin hanging out behind my bed (Ha! Did you see that? "Hanging out?" Get it? HAHAHAHA. Notfunny) and Ayumu and Kiyoko (from Spiral) near my TV. Speaking of Sprial, I never got to see more than the first five episodes. They licensed the manga, but I can't find it in stores anywhere. ;.; Bummer.

Omigod, I totally forgot that I was still posting. I was wandering off on an article idea. ^^;; Woah. Anyway, I want to change my theme, but I need some Reader Interaction. Yeah, it's about time you all pulled your weight. XP

So, for the new theme, do you propose:

Tsubasa Reservior Chronicles
Shaman King
Hikaru no Go
Detective Conan/Case Closed

Hurry! Pick! Choose! Select! Ruminate! Puree!

MC sleep! -_-

-MC

*waves her hands in the air, like she just don't care*
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Thursday, June 1, 2006

Welcome to the National Association of Properly-Worn Pants
Wow, I haven't updated in over a week. I couldn't tell because my date stamps above the posts weren't showing up. O_O I didn't know that they were dependent upon the site border colour. Oops.

Anyway, I graduated last Wednesday in a spectacularly hand-numbing and dreadfully long ceremony. I think my greatest accomplishment was not tripping as I walked across the stage. I'm sure the audience got a kick out of my bowing to everyone with whom I shook hands. Kind of out of place anywhere but in Asia. ^^;; My English teacher was given an honourary spot on stage, and she gave me the most sincere congratulations out of everyone on stage. She even called me sweetheart. It was touching. I think most of my teachers were kind of sad to watch us go. I saw my biology teacher before the ceremony. He seemed kind of teary. We were his first class of seniors, and he'd taught all of us for two years.

Not much has happened aside from that. I did go to my friend's graduation party and had a pretty awesome time with some of my underclassman friends. I tried my hand at Katamari Damacy and failed miserably. ^^;; I also failed even more miserably at DDR. -_-;; It was a lot of fun nonetheless. But, really, all I've been doing is sleeping until mid-afternoon and playing video games. It's kind of pathetic.

I am excited, however, over the prospect of getting a new computer. My parents' gift to me is helping pay for a laptop for me. My mom and I picked out this really nice one that I'm sure will last for quite awhile. I just realised that this will be my first new computer. All of the others were hand-me-downs or old computers that we weren't using. I will actually have something that I helped customize AND is actually pretty high-quality and not outdated. Very, very excited. :D I also got a home theatre system that my grandfather won in a raffle. Oddly enough, that's how we got the theatre system in the living room. O__o I guess that's the only way we upgrade our televisions and such. ^^;; I'm now kind of motivated to finish my room so that I can set it up. I need to do so before Christmas because he's going to check to see if it's set up the next time he comes over. ^^;;

I decided to spiff up my intro by adding a bit of a VG Cats comic. I was going through the archives and went "Wow, I'm sure everyone feels that way sometimes." Especially myself, being tech support at my house filled with possessed computers. O__o

Well, until next time, everyone.

-MC
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Monday, May 22, 2006

Mood: Nostalgic
Music: The X/1999 soundtrack.

The alarm clock sounded at 5:10 sharp. A toussle-haired otaku leaned over and turned it off in mild irritation. 'Okay, okay,' she thought, 'No need for that. I'm getting up.'

Ten minutes later, a blonde laborador retriever mix nuzzled the hand of the sleeping otaku. She crawled out of bed, petting her dog and cursing the hour. She managed to get ready in time to sit in the living room for a bit, nursing an angry stomach. She departed for the bus stop, pleased that this is the last time she'd have to ride the bus to school and certainly the last time she'll wake up before dawn for a long while.

The bus came from yet another direction today. It didn't fall from the sky as she had predicted it someday would, but it came from yet another unexpected direction. She climbed onto the bus and, as the bus driver pulled away, she prayed that she didn't die from her bus driver's tendency to speed and run into stuff. She did arrive safely at school, albiet with slightly frayed nerves and a more pronounced stomachache (probably from holding in the screams of "Slow down! You'll crash into that if you don't stop!").

She walked up to the rather modest administration building with the intention of lining up to get her clearance card, which allowed her to graduate. By happenstance, she ran into her friend Neko-san, whom she hadn't seen in a very long time. They chatted while waiting for the ladies behind the counter to wait on them. Finally, the little otaku stepped forward to get her card.

"I'm sorry, I don't have a card for you," said the woman behind the counter.
"I wonder what I could owe the school," the otaku said nervously. She'd had a bad feeling about this morning.
"In fact, you're not even on my senior list."
"What? You've got to be kidding me."
Neko-san thought for a minute before saying, "I think you looked up the wrong last name."
Indeed she had and, two seconds later, Neko-san and the otaku had departed from the office.

'I must have lost years of my life today,' thought the otaku morosely as she plodded through the reception area. 'Yet more years wasted on the public education system.'

*****

I was just going to summarize that for this post, but I kind of felt like writing an anecdote instead. It's far more interesting sometimes. I almost went on a rampage when they said I wasn't a senior. ^^;; I'm graduating whether or not you want me to, dammit!

I've just realised that I haven't posted any kitten pictures as of late. They're about two years and one month old now, but still so cute. Maybe I'll do a mini photoshoot of them.

Not planning too much for this week. I'm probably going to start sketching stuff for the new theme. I want it to be simple and elegant. I have a good idea for the navigation system that I'm thinking of adding (in addition to the normal navigation system). I dunno. I don't want to overhaul entirely the code of the website, but I don't want it to be plain. I'll have to think about it. *thinkthink*

Well, I think I'll go and maybe catch up on some video games. :D I'm actually doing okay in some of my games. For once!

I love you whether you want to be loved or not! XP
Image from Pride of the Fist: A Rock Lee fansite.


-MC
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Sunday, May 7, 2006

Mad as a hatter.
Mood: Crazy (stressed?)

How's it going, everyone? A lot's happened since my last post, so you might want to get comfortable and hope I lose interest partway through. XD

Let's see, I guess I'll go in chronological order. Well, last weekend, I went to a local anime convention. It was pretty fun, but I managed to get myself sick (like I do every year, somehow O_o). The best part is, of course, the dealer's room. I got plush dolls of Alphonse Elric and Rock Lee. They're very cute. I felt like such a fangirl buying them. ^^;; I also scored a Sprial wallscroll, which I'll hang once I finish my room this summer. And, last but not least, I got a little Winry figurine. Very cute. :D

Uhm...then I went into testing last week for my International Baccalaureate diploma. Blech. I was dead sick for all of my tests, but the first two days were the worst (the first half of English and the first half of math). Then, I had math and the first two tests for biology on Thursday. Icky. I was at the testing site for almost nine hours. >_o But, this week is my last week of testing and I'm really excited to get it all out of the way. I have a day's break between my second half of the English exam and my history exams. The best part is that during this month, I don't have to go to school, so I get all of next week off (well, kind of). And then, I graduate! :D I don't know if I got my IB diploma until July, though. I'm going to have to wait soo long. But, I'm sure I'll manage.

So, yeah, the new theme. Still stuck on that, but I have some general ideas. I'm hoping that getting a new, faster computer will kick-start my creativity. My icons have been pretty horrible lately, too. Mer. Maybe it's the heat and bad music. It needs to rain a lot very soon.

Oh, right, about the last entry... Hm... I was in a very different state of mind when I wrote that. I thought about deleting it because I'm kind of embarassed about it now, but I decided to keep it. But, thanks to everyone who posted. Mimmi's post almost made me cry (with happiness, of course). But, thanks to you all. :D I suppose I forgot at that moment that everyone feels kind of misunderstood and isolated, especially during very difficult times.

Anyhow, I think I should maybe study for my English test tomorrow. Just maybe. ^^;;

-MC

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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Mood: Frustrated
Music: Somebody Else's Song- Lifehouse
Anime craving: Bleach

A girl sat in a rather comfortable-looking office chair, staring out of the window at the dying afternoon. She never seemed to smile, so people always thought her displeased when she was actually rather cheerful. This always made people nervous because, though she thought that she was being expressive, her emotion never really showed on her face. Sometimes, she would try to exaggerate her expressions, but it would just make her look twisted and scarier. So, most people avoided her, not only because she seemed kind of frightening but also because she seemed to be in control, a wholly self-sufficient being. Again, they had misread her: she was nowhere near self-sufficient. But, the girl was far too polite and shy and proud to speak up and tell them that she would in fact appreciate a bit of help. What a funny child.

It was these very reasons that people had a hard time getting to know her. Such a shy and standoffish child didn't appeal to many people. They thought her cute and nice, surely enough, but never really delved. Some were scared of what they'd find. Some weren't let in. The rest skirted the issue entirely. Too much effort to force open such a tough clam, even if a pearl might be inside. The girl was well aware of the world's apparent apathy and did not despair. She was rather an Existentialist: She felt that nothing she did would ever make the whole world love her, so it was better to live on her own terms than anyone else's. So, the gloomy-looking girl walked the earth as a casual observer, at peace with her solitude.

So, if you've ever wanted to know me better, there you have it.

-MC
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

"And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming"
Mood: Sad

I'm sorry in advance. This is going to be an uncharacteristically sad entry. If you're not in the mood to hear my heartache, you can leave. I'll understand.

One of my friends decided that he wanted to distance himself from us (that is, my group of mostly otaku, on-the-fringes-of-society friends). He didn't say it in person or even very nicely. He posted it on his journal (not on myO, by the way) and said something like "If you think you're being ignored, you are. I'll start associating myself more closely with you once you return to normal or something like normal." Needless to say, that really, really hurt my feelings. I'm a sensitive person to begin with, but this was just uncalled for. He thinks he's the big shit because he got a prom date from the relatively popular/"normal" circle.

I can't help that I'm not normal. I tried to be when I was little, but I still failed miserably. People just know these things about you. In fact, the closest to "normal" I've gotten is being an otaku. At least I made friends, yanno? I've accepted it by now, but it doesn't mean that I don't get hurt when people say things like that. That's the worst excuse to stop associating with someone. "Becuase you're a weirdo." What hurts most is that it was so unexpected. He says he's been planning this for some time, but he just springs it on us suddenly. He didn't even tell us in person: He posted it on his journal a few days ago, then promptly began ignoring us. And he was one of my good friends, too. I'm (feebly) hoping that I misunderstood him. I'm not holding my breath. I shouldn't waste my tears on a jackass like him anyway, right?

Well...*watery smile* I finally thought of a pretty good new layout. The theme's still up in the air, but maybe I'll get bored of studying and update it. Not that I've been studying much, anyway. ^^;; I also want to become more active on myO, but it'll probably be awhile. I have a lot on my plate right now. (which is a way of saying that I'm really, really lazy).

Anyway, sorry for that again.
-MC
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006

The face that launced a thousand fansites...
Mood: Silly
Music: Some Naruto trailer
Anime craving: Hikaru no Go

Foo! The wedding is over and it's spring break. The wedding in and of itself was rather fascinating. For one thing, I managed to wear heels. Four-inch heels. O_o Ouch. The most fascinating part was the relatives. If there's one thing I learned, it's that my family is crazy. So, so, crazy. There was some dancing (including, of all things, the chicken dance) and drunkeness (which explains some of the dancing). But, the ceremony was beautiful and no lasting damage was done to my feet. ^_^ I did have an encounter with someone. You know, the kind where someone walks up and starts talking to you as if you should know them from somewhere, but you can't remember who they are. Yeah. It was bizarre. And I still can't remember where I met her; I only remember who she is and who she's related to. Weird. She seemed to like me a lot. I wonder why.

Anyway, still catching up on the anime. I raided a store earlier this month and picked up some DVDs. I've watched all of them (though really only subtitled). I found that they were showing Jing: King of Bandits on TV, so I fangirled for a few minutes and watched most of the episode. They turned Jing into a bishounen. Wow. ^^;; He went from this to this.

I still have a bit of anime lying around, like the DVRed Yu-Yu Hakusho and a tape of Big O. Geez. ^^;;

Well, I shall see you soon, lovely!

-MC
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Friday, February 24, 2006

[Reality escapes her]
Mood: Pensive
Music: "Shimmer"- Fuel
Anime Craving: Full Metal Alchemist/Bleach

So, what a month! (coughs) Yeah, yeah, I know, sorry for the four billionth time. ^^;; But, erm, it'll get better (?)

I only have 5.5 hours left of community service- all to be done tomorrow. Woot. The only downside is that I have a ton of forms to fill out...by tomorrow. Blech. If there's anything MC hates, it's forms.

Speaking of things MC hates, I'd like to remind people of things that irritate the hell out of me, so that we can avoid turning my usually sweet and tangy personality to outright bitter, 'kay?

1. Don't sign my guestbook if you're just going to say "Hey, nice site. Come visit me." Yeah, it's pretty likely that I'll visit in six months or so. I visit people who catch my interest, sorry.

2. More images doesn't mean more sophistication. My computer is slow and vulnerable to overload. 40 billion pictures, background music, a video clip, and a ton of dancing smileys will crash my computer.

3. It takes me longer to process Internetspeak and shorthand than it does to process properly typed English. So, give the SHIFT key a little lovin'. Geeks like me will appreciate it.

So, yeah, I'm feeling distinctly less bellicose now. ^^;; I guess I needed to vent and get myself a sandwich...

I'm going to be crazy busy for the next couple of weeks. Not only do I have quarter-final exams, but my cousin is flying in from Japan next Saturday to see my other cousin's wedding, which is the following Saturday. She told me tonight all the jobs she has for me to do at the ceremony and for the reception and it sounds like a lot. I get to arrange roses, hand out programmes, seat people for the reception, and look pretty. Eeks. And it's a formal wedding since the bridesmaids and some of the wedding guests will be wearing black formalwear. So, I have to go clothes-shopping next Saturday (which will be unpleasant because I'm very picky about my clothing) and get my hair trimmed tomorrow. All while trying to study for exams that could make or break most of my grades. Hoorah. X_x

So, about that new theme...eheh...not coming for a little while. I'll get to it someday. ^^;;

I had a lovely little flashback moment earlier this evening. I was listening to the first Fullmetal Alchemist opening, "Melissa," and I had a flashback of my first con. I was in the Fullmetal Alchemist screening room, and whenever the next episode started, everyone would start to sing along. The funny part was that at the fast part, everyone would kinda mumble the words and pick up the next line with admirable vigour. XD Imagine how wrongfooted we were when the opening changed suddenly to "Ready, Steady, GO!" Ha.

All's quiet on the anime front. I haven't had too much of an inclination to catch up on my anime. For some reason, I'm having a hard time focusing. I have a bit more free time now, but I can't seem to get anything done. It's rather depressing.

Well, sorry for the long entry. I'll see you next month! (You think I'm joking, but I might not be... ^^;;)

-MC

Boldly splitting infinitives as they've never been split before...

I had to throw in some Dougals Adams love. If you get the joke, give yourself fifty points. And a cookie.
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Saturday, January 21, 2006

I'm only a sadist on weekends...
So, I've up and decided to clean up my friend's list. It's nothing personal; I'd just rather have my friends on there than just someone who signed my guestbook two years ago. It'll make it easier for me to find everyone. Not that warning anyone matters because the people that are being removed probably don't read my journal anyway.

Ahem...the new theme. Yeah, that's been postponed. Schoolwork is really starting to stress me out, so I don't have the time to make a full-fledged theme. Sorry. I have an English oral for my diploma on Monday, a presentation and essay in Theory of Knowledge, and about 48 hours of community service to do before March. So, very, very stressed.

Well, I hope everyone has a lovely weekend.

-MC

P.S. Whatever happened to rustym? He's vanished...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Memoirs of an Otaku
Mood: Sleepy
Anime Craving: Hikaru no Go

Hey, everyone. I hope you all had a lovely holiday, if you happened to celebrate one. I managed a pretty good haul, but I'm going to be reading for the next year and a half to get through them all. But, I'm pleased. I finally got a book on CSS and XHTML, so I can formally learn code now rather than playing it by ear. Should be fun!

In case you can't tell by the title, I'm currently obsessed with Memoirs of a Geisha. I'm still less than halfway through it, but I can barely put it down. So, if you have the inkling, maybe you should check it out. I heard the movie is beautiful and rather good, even if the actors reportedly struggle with English.

Thanks for visitng my sorry ass. ^^;; I'll stop being a bum someday. Hopefully, I'll have my new theme up soon. The fancy just has to strike.

Eternal and undying love,
-MC
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