Monday, July 23, 2012

Realized not for the first time that the characters from my old story will always be haunting my mind. Thought I'd share them with you all.

Taiyoru Gendou: Typical horny Japanese teenage boy. Friendy, sociable, and quick-tempered. Well-known and well-liked in his tiny village by all. Family owns a dojo and has a martial arts background dating back several generations.

Mac Tait: Foreign exchange student from New York and Taiyoru's best friend. He stays with the Gendou's while Tai's little brother Hideki, also a participate in the foreign exchange program, is living in New York for the school year. Smart and impossibly good-looking, but also sarcastic, sharp-tongued, and particularly cold to the many girls who like him. This is because he thinks the only reason they like him is because of his looks and therefore feels devalued and objectified. Their admiration is also a reminder of his beuaty which is a reminder of his mother, of whom he is the spitting image. He hates and loves his mother at the same time. When he was five years old, she abandoned him and his father to pursue a modeling career and never looked back.

Rei Xiung: Chinese, Catholic exorcist. A couple years older than Taiyoru and Mac and therefore somewhat more mature. Polite, compassionate,sweet-tempered neatfreak, natural cook--essentially, the perfect house husband. Was exiled from his village after being framed for mass murder. Was told by a mystic to seek out a boy by the name of Taiyoru Gendou in Japan and give him a meassage. Lives with Kyoto.

Kyoto Nabokov: Sylvian Vampire (i.e., instead of fangs, she has long, razor sharp blades that come out of her knuckles--sort of like those of Wolverine from X-men, but longer.) Around 20 years old. Has only been a vamp for 3 years. Her boyfriend, a Sylvian vamp, turned her when a vicious enemy coven hell-bent on killing him, discovered where he was and came after him. He was scared that they would kill Kyoko too and he knew he couldn't take all of them on by himself, so he turned her to save her. He died in the fray. Her adoptive parents had long been dead and her foster family treated her like a second hand citizen, so she left home and began to wander the earth as a vampire mercenary, doing everything from private insvestigating to assassinations to rescue missions. She only feeds on the blood of the wicked and corrupt, and even then only very seldom, so as a result she is anorexically skinny. Eventually, she came to Japan, where she took up residence in a desserted mansion on the outskirts of Okinawa that was believed to be haunted and was therefore untouched.

I realize I'm rambling at this point, but she's my absolute favorite of the bunch, so bear with me.

She is, throughout the majority of the story, sullen, cold, and severe--constantly tormented by flashbacks of her boyfriend being torn to pieces before her very eyes and how much she misses him. She's probably the most tragic and complex character of the story. My attempt at a badass anti-hero. :P

Obviously, all the characters' back stories are not readily apparent to each other when they meet, so there's a lot they don't understand about each other. Taiyoru constantly gets on Mac's back for being such a douche to all of his admirers.Taiyoru and Kyoto are constantly at each other's throats because she rebuffs any attempt at conversation and is esseentially a total bitch to him because he reminds her so much of her dead boyfriend, which is incredibly painful to think about for her and he just thinks she's doing it to be a bitch so... Yeah.

Sorry. I've just been keeping them all to myself for so long and they just needed to go out and play somewhere. I'd summarize the plot of the story for you, but it would take all night to explain. Suffice it to say that the main characters are members of a team compeating in a supernatual mixed martial arts tournament and the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Gonna go back to my nostalgia now...
ily
~Belinda

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

This is me in the kimono I bought at the con. It's pretty short on me because it's actually meant for a child, but oh well.
That's pretty much all the pictures I've got from Katsucon. Josh took a bunch more with his camera though.

*siiigh* I'm so sleepy. Had to wake up early for church. It was worth it--I feel like I haven't gone to church with my family in forever. There's something about old, Catholic churches that's so peaceful. I really wish I could live there sometimes--all cloistered up, away from all the evils and noise of the world. But I guess that would be too easy.

There's a lot of humanity happening in me right now, as my philosophy professor would say. Doubt and uncertainty and just overall conflict. Desperately need to stop thinking and start doing.
Blerrrgh.
OH LOOK! SAILOR ME:

Japanophile? Why, whatever do you mean?
ily
~Belinda
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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Extremely belated pics from the anime con I went to in February

That's me as Kagame Chidori.

The funny-looking statue thing that was outside the builing it was in

Garden


BUNTAKUN!!:D


Josh as Sousuke Sagure. (Didn't have a chance to get a wig.)

Lady from Hellsing. (Cant remember her name.)

View from inside the building

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And now my comps being weird so... Guess I'll show the rest tomorrow. Sorry. :(

ily
~Belinda
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Friday, July 13, 2012

Well, I'm incredibly worried.

Rob considered asking Josh to buy him cigerettes, and upon realizing he wouldn't do it, asked me. Rob doesn't ask any of us for anything, so that means he must be desperate for nicotin, meaning he'll be extremely irritable and we'll have to put up with it. Oy...

He could also just be too lazy to find someone else. He didn't seem too upset that I said no--then again, he expected me to, so... lol I don't know.

I guess I gotta look on the bright side: at least it's not hard drugs. Still kind of upset he's on drugs at all though. In all honesty, I almost wouldn't mind him doing weed if he gave up the cigs. The weed might make him feel completely unmotivated, but at least his chances of having a heart attack don't go up every time he smokes. My aunt has cancer and my uncle has AIDS. I'd really prefer if my brother didn't get throat/lung cancer. *siiigh* ''''-.-

Been getting A LOT of mixed signals from Rob lately. He's hardly ever home, but when he is he's all nice and cordial to me and I honestly don't know if it's an act or if he's sorry for being a dick before or if he just wants me to know he appreciates me... I guess I'm just not ready to trust him yet.

Stephy, that's great. If you're really going to read the Bible though, skip over Leviticus. Trust me. It's basically just a rule book for Levite priests and doesn't have anything to do with the story. It's where gems such as "Do not have sex with goats" and "do not have sex with your sister" are found.
Definitely look into Hindu texts too, especially the Ramadayana(sp?). It's kind of like the Hindu War of Troy, but better. I've been wanting to find an original, translated copy, but I honestly don't know where to look. :P I did read something called Sita's Ramadayana, though, which is basically the same story, but from Sita's point of view.

ily
~Belinda
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Lately, I've been feeling super clingy and insecure and I have no idea why, but I'm already sick of it.

I need to enjoy my family and the simply things in life more.

I think part of it has to do with the transition from Ohio to Maryland. In Ohio, Josh and I were practically married. We slept in the same bed every night, made love as often as we wanted to, and nobody ever gave us any crap about it. Here, in Maryland we're seperated by a certain time every night--we can't sleep in the same house much less the same bed--we very rarely have the opportunity to be alone together for more than a few minutes, and if we even tried to change that, everybody would simply implode. Ah, well. That's life.

Still, it's probably good for us to spend a little bit of time apart even if it does hurt. I don't want him to get sick of me.

I'll keep telling myself that on Saturday when he's hanging with his friend, Kait. '-.- She's technically his ex, but they only dated for one or two weeks, so it's whatever.

Joshes parents are pushing him to get a job again. My mom asked her friend for info on this electritian company. It'd be wonderful if he could get a job there, at the very least as an assistent(sp?) electritian. They'd also probably train him on the job.

That way I wouldn't feel like such a dick for being picky about jobs. :P

How are you all doing? What's new?

ily
~Belinda
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Monday, July 9, 2012

So. I got a letter yesterday from something called World Poetry Movement that wants to publish a poem I submitted to them a while back. It'll be in a book with a a hundred something other poems from various poets around the country. I gotta say, I'm excited. The book will be called Stars in our Hearts or Stars of our Hearts or something like that. It'll be the fifth or sixth in a series of poetry anthologies to come out yearly. :)

Wheeee!

Josh is coming to pick me up soon. Or, at least, he said he was... He had to work today, doing construction for his dad. Painting walls of newly built houses and lifting things and stuff like that. He'll probably be covered in dirt and sweat and dust.

I gotta go get ready. Haven't even showed yet. :P

ily
~Belinda
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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Can't type too much now. Incedibly hung over.

DAMN YOU, DEMON RUM!!!!!!!!!!!!! >.<

I'm sorry, kidneys and esophagus. I didn't mean to almost destroy you. Honest.

ily
~Belinda
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Sunday, July 1, 2012

So, I ended up doing hella creamcicle(sp) jello shots and having a glass of rum yesterday, so needless to say I did not make it to mass on time.

Lute, I know exactly what you mean about the heat. It's killing me. It's been storming every night since we got here though, so that definitely helps cool things down.

Might make some alcoholic smoothies tonight if we can get some fruit. :/

I have to say I liked this place a lot better in the winter time, for whatever reason. I usually like the heat, but this is straight up toxic. Thought I'd get some writing done while I was here, but probably not. '-.- Too much thinking required. I'd much rather just zone out here, listening to music and free-writing.

Not that there's a lot to write about. Just the same old insecurities and headaches that I can't escape no matter how far I drive. *siiigh*

Gonna try to get my head back on straight.

ily
~Belinda
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Saturday, June 30, 2012

IT. IS. HOT. AS. HELLLL!!!

In Ohio. Couldn't get to sleep that night I posted last, so the drive down was pretty brutal. We slept all day today, pretty much.

Right now, Josh, me, and Erika's fiancee, Jacob, are chilling downstairs, enjoying the air-conditioning, some burgers, and some beers. Well, THEY'RE enjoying beers... Me, I prefer the sugary, fruity shit. I'm a total pirate: love my coconut rum with pineapple juice. Yummmmm. ^^

Thing is, I plan on going to mass in the morning so I can't get drunk tonight. Definitely gotta watch how much I drink.

MAn, I freaking love it here. The old, German buildings, the gorgeous old churches, the infinite amount of themed restaurants that I can actually afford to eat at (Cincy is ridiculously affordable compared to Maryland), and not to mention the view of the city and the Ohio River.
There's something about living in a town where it's only a 10 minute drive to the next state. Love my borderlines. :)

This is a bit weird, but do ever find you think differently when you go to different places?

I think differently in the midwest than I do Maryland. My thoughts get all twisted and quick and restless and weird--like my brain is connected to a word processor and I have to form my thoughts as eloquently as possible.

I really need to let go for a while. -.-

ily
~Belinda
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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Hello.

Sorry I have not been on in forever. My internet has been stupid... Actually, it's been quite smart, just paranoid. It wouldn't let me put in the new password that my brother installed and the only way I could get it to work was to have him mess with it. Made the mistake of telling him my password for the computer. '-.- I foresee laptopless nights. *siiiigh*

Leaving for Cincy tomorrow at 5 AM. Oh, 5 hour energy drink, here I come!

I've missed you all dreadfully. How are you? What's been happening?

I'd update you all on the daily angst report, but it's really not worth the space it would take up here. Just a lot of preparing for the trip, a lot of worrying about what could go wrong, a lot of worrying about stuff beyond that.... Notice the theme here? lol

jfhefhjfnehe... Took some benadryl (sp?) a while ago. About to pass out and it's only 8:30. XD

Gonna go check Gaia and facebook before I fall asleep. Night
ily
~Belinda
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