Birthday • 1983-08-05 Gender •
Male Location • Vancouver, BC Member Since • 2003-08-02 Occupation • Writer; Part-Time Hero Real Name • James
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Achievements • Visiting eight different myO friends in person thus far Anime Fan Since • Winter 2001 Favorite Anime • Neon Genesis Evangelion, .hack//SIGN, Naruto, Bleach, Beck, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ranma 1/2 (the guilty pleasure) Goals • Visit the myO friends I've missed thus far; complete a cosplay from 300 Hobbies • Writing, Gaming, Kung Fu, Movies, Acting somewhat strange in general Talents • Can recognise most quotes from almost any movie/show on first listen; Can recite the entire 12 days of Christmas by memory
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
Get there at 9:15am?!?!
This is probably the earliest I've gotten up in a long time (about 7:30, a little before that . . . and yes, this is normal for most people, but still). As it turns out, though, the six or seven hours of sleep I got last night seem to have me pretty well rested and I was actually lying in bed awake for a while this morning.
That, or I was just all excited about today. The big lion and dragon dance at Aberdeen Centre's today, after all. Thus, we gotta get there ridiculously early so we can actually PRACTICE the routine we're doing . . . yikes. Meh, not like we never do this anyways, figure everything out at the last minute and all . . .
So hey, today makes it officially the Year of the Pig by lunar reckoning. That's exciting, because that means that this year is my year! So what does that mean for me? Aside from meaning that this year my age will be a multiple of twelve, let's take a look . . . let's ask Wikipedia:
"The Boar type is usually an honest, straightforward and patient person. They are a modest, shy character who prefers to work quietly behind the scenes. When others despair, they are often there to offer support. This type of person is reserved with those they do not know too well, but as time passes and they gain confidence, those around them may discover a lively and warm-hearted person behind that mask of aloofness. Despite those born in the year of pig having a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, they have few close friends who understand them and share their inner thoughts and feelings. It is easy to put trust in pig type; they won't let you down and will never even attempt to do so. Such people simply want to do everything right according to social norms.
It is important to remember that these people are not vengeful creatures. If someone tries to take advantage of them, the pig type tend to withdraw to reflect on the problem and protect themselves. All they need in such situations is a little time to find a constructive way to respond. The people of the pig type are conservative creatures of habit. They dislike being made to travel too far from familiar surroundings, unless it is a trip to the countryside. They love nature and are never happier than when they are out somewhere, far from the city.
There is a tolerant and peaceful side to their character. Such people are never afraid to allow others their freedom of expression; they do not want to cause arguments and if there is any way to avoid arguing, they will probably take this option. They are not weak, however, and if the situation forces them to fight these people will rise to the occasion, whether it is to defend themselves or those close to them. People of the Boar type are the most admired by others."
Heh . . . incidentally, Bossman Adam's my age and thus my year as well. Somehow that's fitting right now . . . I think I'll make a stink about that at the front page after this . . .
So yeah, I wish you all good luck, a good and prosperous year, and . . . all that other generic stuff people like to say around now. Happy New Year! Gung Hei Fat Choi!
So here's a present for you all . . . New Years' reflections, courtesy of my kung-fu club after we performed yesterday's lion dance:
I'll post the links to the actual lion dances later. Or, if you can't wait you can snoop around YouTube and search "Kin Fung lion dance". I'll still post links later though. Meantimes, I'd best shower up and get ready . . . it's gonn' be a tiring day, yo.
So once again, Gung Hei Fat Choi!
Or, if you're one of those weird ones who speaks the weird version of Chinese, Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Get there at 9:15am?!?!