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Welcome to my LiveJournal ^_^ (v. 3) [2/20/2006] [Sep. 19th, 2035|08:47 pm]
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MY CURRENT WISH LIST (last updated 09/07/09) [Sep. 19th, 2035|03:45 pm]
Feel free to bookmark this page, as I will update it as the months and years go on.

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my anime/manga/media library (last updated 4/10/09) [Sep. 19th, 2035|02:45 pm]
[Current Location |home]
[Current Mood | accomplished]

my anime/manga/media library )
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another quote [Dec. 21st, 2009|01:32 am]
[Current Location |bedroom]
[Current Mood | tired]
[Current Music |Star Trek: First Contact]

"It's so simple. The Borg hurt you, and now you're going to hurt them back."
"In my century, we don't succumb to revenge. We have a more evolved sensibility."
"Bullshit!"

It's nice to see holes poked into the show's Utopian bubble. I'd like to quote the whole scene, really, but I'm too lazy.

[EDIT:
"So much for the Enterprise-E."
"We barely knew her."
"You think they'll build another one?"
"Plenty of letters left in the alphabet."

Hah! Waitin' for the Enterprise-W.]
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quote [Dec. 21st, 2009|12:29 am]
[Current Location |bedroom]
[Current Mood | hot]
[Current Music |Star Trek: First Contact]

"Captain, I believe I am feeling anxiety. It is an intriguing sensation. A most distracting--"
"Data, I'm sure it's a fascinating experience, but perhaps you should deactivate your emotion chip for now."
"Good idea, sir. Done."
"Data, there are times that I envy you."
- Picard and Data, from Star Trek: First Contact

Ugh, my room's too hot. I have nothing but my sports bra on on top, too. If only I could think of it as summer, I'd be able to even enjoy this, but my "living life" psychology seems to be immune to placebo effects. I wonder how much money I'd be wasting to open the windows...
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(no subject) [Dec. 20th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 21:04 According to Peter of @jlist, "Up" is called "Uncle Carl's Flying House" in Japan. Reminds me of "The Incredibles" -> "Mr. Incredible". #
  • 21:08 @lugia222 You'll have to tell me how it is. I wanted to see it in theaters, but never got around to it... #
  • 21:11 @seoulless Noooooo... Can you replace the battery? :( *is chou depressed* #
  • 22:31 Dear UMN and Parkland: please give me the option of opting out of paper billing statements. They're redundant and a waste of paper. #
  • 23:08 Eeeewwwwwwww... iknowyouwillbehappyhere.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/the-polish-plait/ #
  • 23:46 Ugh, fuck you, BANDAI, and your defective discs. *headdesks* The OP of ep. 34 of E7 is FUBARed. At least the story part's okay (so far). #
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short indie movie [Dec. 19th, 2009|10:56 pm]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | hungry]

Found this 11.5 minute movie on YouTube. Apparently it was the winner of Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar. I enjoyed it, but then again it somewhat catered to my weird-ass tastes.

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Dear Japan: I give up on you. [Dec. 19th, 2009|09:48 pm]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | okay]
[Current Music |Annik Rubens und Herr Moose - ETV 04 - ReCaptcha, Solarzellen, Identitätsklau, Grundeinkommen]



TGIF!

[EDIT: Alright, the end of this video was cool:
]
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(no subject) [Dec. 19th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 10:46 E.R.: If you're married, one of you will die. #
  • 11:10 If anime eyes were real: tinyurl.com/ye9g67t *is terrified* #
  • 12:36 From @GrammarGirl: "Also, I know some of you will ask what we call this decade, but a definitive name has not emer (cont) tl.gd/19sca #
  • 12:40 @JapanesePod101 is doing a series on gestures, 4 of which have been shown so far: anime has taught me all of them. #
  • 12:44 ママがレープクーヘンを送ってくれる。やった!^_^ (Umm... Mama wird mir Lebkuchen shicken? Why can't I even form the future tense anymore?) #
  • 13:54 I think I need to buy a new monitor soon, as the wiring's going bad and the power keeps going out; eventually wiggling the wires won't work. #
  • 13:55 @lugia222 Congrats. :) #
  • 13:59 Oooh, of course! I can just get one second-hand on craigslist or something. #
  • 14:00 Lulz, maybe I'll gtet a free 19" CRT monitor. #
  • 14:02 Actually, I suppose first I should see if I can get my current one repaired. Time to call around. #
  • 14:13 "What is the light novel like? Is it, like, just a series of charts with a little wolf girl in the corner who's naked?" - ANNCast #
  • 14:28 @jlist twitpic.com/u0znn - I think the censorship bar over her eyes amuses me the most. #
  • 15:43 What a relief... Turns out the cables I thought weren't accessible actually are, the power cord had just shifted down, and I pushed it back. #
  • 19:16 www.widescreen.org/widescreen_academy.shtml Thank you! #
  • 02:53 @Goldeneyeuro Never ordered from Yesasia, but I have ordered from CDJapan... twice?... and I had very good experiences with them. #
  • 02:55 @belindabird I have to worry that the site's being attacked by legal groups or something... #
  • 02:56 Avatar was awesome. Long, but awesome. I think I finally understand Blu-ray. Bed now. #
  • 03:00 Oh, and I think I finally feel honestly comfortable (vs. "homg stranger" awkward) around Parthiban. Yay! #
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(no subject) [Dec. 18th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 10:55 I really wish MyAnimeList moved shows that you're re-watching but are on-hold out of the currently watching list. My plate feels too full. #
  • 14:03 Totally out of green tea. Guess I'll have to put up with bagged until my next batch of bills are paid off. #
  • 02:19 WTF, they turned Eureka into a moe blob. Do not want! #
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Tostitos tortilla chips [Dec. 18th, 2009|12:38 am]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | disappointed]

I guess Twitter's down right now?
The other day I was really in the mood for tortilla chips and salsa, so I bought some at Walgreens, but when I came home I discovered we had an open bag of tortilla chips so I had those instead. So now I opened the Tostitos chips I had bought, and am distressed with how unimpressive they are. Primarily, they're super thin and just kind of crumble at the slightest pressure, which makes for an oddly frustrating experience. So yeah, not buying Tostitos' tortilla chips again. :(
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(no subject) [Dec. 17th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 12:22 I need a name for my 2 TB external. My 200 GB is Makoto, my computer is Yukino, my netbook is Yotsuba. Ideas? #
  • 12:23 On that note, I wonder if I should give Makoto to Alana. Hypothetically it's for my netbook, but I never use it. #
  • 12:27 Just called Alana about Makoto, and she said Dad was already giving her a 250 GB external of his. #
  • 23:58 RT @ebertchicago Warner's will start releasing ALL films in 3-packs of Blu-ray, DVD & a digital copy! [I actually don't like these...] #
  • 00:07 child!Eureka looks like a Hetalia character. #
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elders' deaths [Dec. 17th, 2009|02:20 am]
[Current Location |bedroom]
[Current Mood | distressed]
[Current Music |the train horn blowing]

It's nearly two in the morning, I'm laying in bed with the lights off trying to sleep, and my mind is obsessing over the truth that my grandpa could very easily die in the next five years, or earlier. That's gut-wrenching enough, but add to that that it's very possible he could go without warning; without me having a chance to say all the things I want to. If I can't become an adult before he passes away, I at least want to promise him that I will, and anshin saseru him about tings like that. Or maybe he already is anshin, but for my own sake... I feel like I want some sort of blessing from him? Or I want him to assure me that he's anshin, so I don't have to feel bad about that?

It's been.. Two years? Maybe one. I know it was winter, anyway... Siince I had my last really serious flare-ups of my necrophobia. But especially since grandpa had his mini-stroke this week, my anxieties surrounding my grandpa, and even my parents, eventually being dead and removed from my world has flared up for the first time in I think much longer. I almost acknowledge and accept my own death more than I do any of theirs. I know nearly everyone has to face that pain and void, but right now... I can't possibly fathom how they do. Instead I just remain in a sort of denial or temporary ignorance of it. (Truth be told, I thnk this is part of how I get by when my necrophobia isn't flared up - I manage to go through life with nothing but a superficial acknowledgment of my own eventual death.)

When I was talking to Grandpa while he was in the hospital the other day, I casually asked him if it was scary for him. He said he wasn't scared of death at all; it would just be over. (I think Dad used to be rather scared, but now he's essentially in the same place; I wonder if that's a sign that I'll eventually get there too...) So obviously, I've lightly broached the topic of him dying, but I have no idea how to bring up the things I want to tell him before he goes. It's just so... morbid. And even if he tells me he's not scared, it still seems insensitive. But as I said, although I can do nothing to escape from my anxiety over his eventual death, maybe if I can get those things off my chest, I can at least relieve my anxiety about that, as well as any regret I might have when he does go.

Roy (Roger's dad), Oma, and Opa are a whole 'nother issue. I really need to call Roy this weekend, methinks. I haven't talked to him in... Maybe two years as well. ><; But Oma and Opa... Yeah. I almost feel like that's a lost cause. :( In a way I'm grateful that I haven't seen them in so long, since the loss will probably be far less painful, but I think the guilt will be so, so much worse.

On the plus side, I think typing this out has calmed my mind down enough to let me go to sleep. Yay!
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paid account discounts available [Dec. 16th, 2009|11:55 pm]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | okay]

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(no subject) [Dec. 16th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 14:22 Definitely wishing I had a physical textbook right now. Soon enough... #
  • 14:30 @seoulless That's a really tough hint there... Well, tell whoever got it congratulations for me. #
  • 23:09 Yuurisan got another translator for 07-GHOST. It's a bit embarrassing, but I know it's for the best. #
  • 23:46 @mizunocaitlin I always got the feeling that all humans on Star Trek were agnostic if not atheist. Convos. seemed to flow that way. #
  • 00:15 My iTunes music folder has an insane file path: C:\Users\tsukikage\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music WTF? I need to do something about that. #
  • 00:29 Dear iTunes and Google Talk: Please stop crashing on me. That'd be great. #
  • 01:57 Why do I not automatically know what "retained earnings" is? I mean, clearly they're "earnings" that are "retained", right? *Googles* #
  • 01:58 "the portion of net income which is retained by the corporation rather than distributed to its owners as dividends"だって #
  • 02:23 Out of curiosity, does anyone know of any English bands with male singers who have J-Rock (visual kei?)-style "pretty voices"? #
  • 02:26 I wonder if Talking Heads counts... 感じが全然違うけど。 #
  • 02:50 Gotta love the Yami no Matsuei Quid Pro Quo AMV...WHY AM I NOT ASLEEP?! #
  • 02:54 In lieu of my lack of creativity, can I just re-make other's AMVs with modern quality video? Crediting them, of course. #
  • 03:00 "She hates time / Make it stop" #
  • 03:02 Kay. Bed. Now. For real. *shuts down computer* #
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(no subject) [Dec. 15th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 14:03 The Seirei no Moribito art box arrived today, and I am pleased. :) It's pretty much your standard Geneon artbox quality #
  • 14:11 "Secular society began taking Christ out of Christmas when they started calling it "Xmas" – and we let it happen." *sporfle* orly? #
  • 16:35 Trying to figure out how to access the shared files on my desktop from my netbook, and failing. #
  • 18:14 @Goldeneyeuro Good luck! #
  • 18:51 地階じゃ全然集中できない、ロッキングチェアなどがうるさすぎて…ちょっと嫌い。 #
  • 19:59 Dear Japan: get over yourself and start having joint custody already. Or at least regular visitation. It causes far more good than harm. #
  • 21:18 'parrently it's 4 degrees F in MPLS, vs 35 here. I really have moved to a warmer place. :-/ I WANT WINTER!! #
  • 21:19 Oooh, Dec. 31st is going to be a full moon! Sounds perfect. :) #
  • 21:56 Huh. I noticed Twitter has partially weaned me from my habit of putting two spaces after sentences. #
  • 21:58 @seoulless Yah, but I've always idealized Lake Wobegon weather. #
  • 21:59 From the Wikipedia article on Lake Wobegon: "Microsoft Virtual Earth now returns a location when Lake Wobegon, MN (cont) tl.gd/18p19 #
  • 22:18 @johnmoe Is it really that much different than other Apple stores? (It's the only one I've been to.) #
  • 23:05 tinyurl.com/ye63kbr ... *bursts into laughter* (narfiknarfik is the comm's main, and blatant, troll) #
  • 23:25 I wonder how much it would cost to print out and bind my scans of the TokiKake novel. #
  • 23:32 *is suddenly unable to remember the English word for バイキング, coming out only with "Viking"* #
  • 23:40 I just love how every time Coal shakes his head, I get kitty nose drool all over my keyboard. #
  • 23:49 One of the words I find hardest to translate from Japanese: sasuga. #
  • 00:46 Caught up on Higepiyo again. Maybe, just maybe, I'll get my but back in gear on 07-GHOST? I'm so useless as a translator... &gt;&lt;;;;;; #
  • 00:48 Dude, and just after I sent my scripts in for 30 and 31, we released eps. 24-29 all at once! #
  • 01:58 Why do I feel like the day was wasted, even though despite having no real obligations I still got a few things done? #
  • 02:03 And why do I feel like it'd be bad for me to go to bed instead of study accounting? The class doesn't even start for 4 weeks! #
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(no subject) [Dec. 14th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 22:29 @baranoneko Can't you just put all the ornaments out of her reach? Or maybe put a pet fence around the tree? #
  • 23:19 I really want to buy my accounting textbook and get started early, but I asked for it for x-mas, and I don't want two copies... #
  • 23:34 Oooh, nice - I can get access to the first chapter free! Def. gonna take advantage of that for now. #
  • 23:48 Just DLed and installed Trillian, and found that it supports GTalk now. One less chat program open is a good thing. :) #
  • 00:05 @baranoneko How long has it? I'm surprised that I never got any sort of update message about it. #
  • 00:09 I'll defend myself from your gun with my MIGHTY PEBBLE!!! #
  • 00:11 I still haven't decided whether to drop intro. to business or not... I really should, esp. if I want to take some classes as honors. #
  • 00:20 Was watching a Code Geass AMV, and there's this shot of Suzaku in his pilot suit... and his butt is VERY outlined. o.O #
  • 00:56 Igirisu rocks it out! #
  • 02:25 Wish .pdfs had a way of setting bookmarks... Although I suppose a separate .txt telling me what page I was last on would work. #
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wrong order [Dec. 13th, 2009|11:10 pm]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | embarrassed]

Oops. I just accidentally watched the last episode of Michiko to Hacchin before the penultimate one, and didn't realize it until the VERY end. That would explain why I felt something was missing... The question now is, do I want to bother to watch the penultimate episode? It seems like an awful lot of trouble for a series I didn't care for that much.
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(no subject) [Dec. 13th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 13:27 Damn it, I feel queasy... I do NOT want to have to miss work today. &gt;&lt;; #
  • 15:43 Feeling much better. Off to work. #
  • 01:12 I'm kind of amused at how America's "very special episode" is Japan's "very special dorama". #
  • 03:16 And with that, winter break has arrived. *stretches and smiles* Although I don't quite believe it yet. #
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Ano... [Dec. 13th, 2009|01:45 am]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | confused]
[Current Music |SOUL EATER - BLACK☆STAR (lost myself)]

Marginal social costs are equal to
A. Marginal private costs plus marginal private benefit
B. external costs
C. marginal social cost plus external costs
D. marginal social costs minus external costs

Something seems wrong with this question... In the notes, MSC is equal to (marginal) private cost plus (marginal) external cost. I'm going to guess the "correct answer" is C, and they just mis-typed that.

[EDIT: This one seems off too:

In an attempt to raise sales, Hannah cut prices in her bookstore by 20 percent. If the dollar value of her sales remained constant, that indicates
A. the demand curve is vertical.
B. old customers bought no more books.
C. no new customers bought books.
D. the quantity of books sold increased 20 percent.

I believe the answer should be "the quantity of books sold increased by 25 percent".]
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(no subject) [Dec. 12th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 13:40 "Think of this little chunk right here as a dead-weight loss. It's BAD. PIE." - Prof. Tomlinson #
  • 14:28 I just saw that San Francisco is giong to start generating power using food compost. Neat! #
  • 14:37 Ooooh, winter break's so close I can smell it! Just the unit 5 & 6 ANGEL quizzes and tests left. I wonder if I can finish them tonight. #
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(no subject) [Dec. 11th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 12:22 I really need to move that show up my "to watch" list. #
  • 14:05 Solanin live-action movie! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvlVWRK4oSY Theme song by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION ^____^ #
  • 17:15 Feelin' a bit like a fish out of water. Yay adrenaline. #hahawoo #
  • 18:17 Why is the names dictionary for Rikaichan downloading so slowly? #
  • 19:12 Occasionally my ability to misplace items amazes even me. To be fair, this room's a disaster, and I haven't had time to clean it yet. #
  • 21:35 3/50 questions on my macro final are on marginal propensity to save & the Keynesian multiplier, which I'm fairly confident we didn't cover. #
  • 21:39 Well, at least I'm managing to figure out two fo the questions with Google-fu. The other is being a bitch, but I have 2.6 hrs. left. #
  • 22:25 *laughs* I just re-took the unit 1 macro exam (which I got 92% on) as security on my grade, only to find out it's too late. Ah well. #
  • 23:52 Da fuck? Why is my computer telling me my monitor's native resolution is 1280x1024 when it's a 4:3 monitor? #
  • 01:16 Wow... The British pronounciation of saxophonist is definitely different. Starting with the emphasis on the second syllable. #
  • 01:18 "sax-AW-phaw-nist" #
  • 03:10 Note to self: don't forget to take micro. unit 5 exam by Saturday night! #
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(no subject) [Dec. 10th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 10:51 Apparently Parkland doesn't have +s/-s at all, and neither does Illinois State University. Huh. #
  • 10:52 Wow, TCFM (my church in Minneapolis) is minorlly famous right now. bit.ly/7jUtmH #
  • 10:54 Which reminds me, I really want to see the Wiife Swap episode with the Leierwoods. #
  • 11:59 Listening to Hirai Ken's (English) rendition of When You Wish Upon a Star. His English is surprisingly good. Maybe he's fluent? #
  • 00:04 I have absolutely ZERO motivation right now. Like, worse than usual. Well, I'll try eating the pasta I left at home today, try again later. #
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(no subject) [Dec. 9th, 2009|05:02 am]
  • 10:26 @seoulless I know exactly how you feel. #
  • 12:40 I wish the birds would shut up while I'm trying to do schoolwork. #
  • 12:47 "The rural Midwestern family loves paintball and ATVs! The rich San Francisco clan favors piano lessons, organic b (cont) tl.gd/16mqi #
  • 13:00 I almost started retaking my macro unit 4 test, but then I realized I should do it when I get home form work so I don't have to rush. #
  • 13:09 Digital media (mp3s, TV shows) is the new public television - paid for with donations by those who have the whim and wealth. #
  • 13:15 I need to learn to think of Wednesday as payday. #
  • 22:35 @Goldeneyeuro At least now they have to buy a new one? #
  • 22:41 I really, really, really need to spend more time studying U.S. geography. ^^;;;; #
  • 00:17 Either TWO-MIX went a little crazy with their "creative kanji readings", or goo 音楽's lyrics for "WHITE REFLECTION" are way off. #
  • 00:21 絶望(かなしみ)も傷痕(いたみ)も 振り切るように羽ばたく/あなたがくれた勇気(つばさ)を この胸を広げて…/.../熱く理想(ゆめ)を 重ねて/.../ああ 激しく揺れ動く日々(じだい)を #
  • 01:01 Just finished re-taking the unit 4 exam, and got a 98%. Have an A rather than a B+ in the class again. Yay! All that's left is the final. #
  • 01:03 Well, for macro, anyway. Still have some micro catch-up work to do as well as the unit 6 stuff due Sat. and the final due 12/16. #
  • 01:41 Does Parkland have A+s? #
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(no subject) [Dec. 8th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 05:05 Googled "what to do with old computers", and came across a good one: install Linux. Once I have a new one, it won't matter if I mess up. #
  • 11:48 Live-action Moyashimon? Is that... going to work? I mean, all the microbe's'll have to be CG or whatever... #
  • 11:49 Was reminded of the series OP. I wouldn't mind claymation microbes. #
  • 13:27 "Gotta love gift cards. They're just as impersonal as cash, but at least they're less convenient." #
  • 16:40 お前...チュキ&hearts; #
  • 18:25 @elliewix Oh, I like gift cards too, but the quote still amuses me. #
  • 18:26 The first 5:35 of "sakura (RAM RIDER REMIX)" from Eureka Seven is annoyingly repetitive. Like a two-year-old is trying to sing the original. #
  • 20:06 Me? Distracted by AMVs? Nooooo, never. #
  • 20:20 Sweet! Pretty much all accounting course material is up already, so as soon as I finish econ and get my textbook, I can start! #
  • 22:10 As an experiment I tried brewing my tea with the usual temp and amount of leaves for only 2 (vs 3.5) minutes. A bit bland. 2.5 next time? #
  • 22:56 w007 - macro prof. finally posted our reaction paper grades. 98% ^_^ "Some comma errors. Some sentences could be reworked." #
  • 23:07 @seoulless 何がデジャヴ? #
  • 00:32 "When you confuse people, you get them to work harder." #
  • 01:39 Why are coins a Federal Reserve asset, and bills a liability??? #
  • 03:15 Damn it! I got a call from work at 4:15 asking if I could come in, and didn't get the message until 11 hours later. I really need the money. #
  • 03:17 To AT&T, or not to AT&T? I'm so stuck on the T-Mobile brand, for many reasons, and I do like being on the same network as all my family. #
  • 03:21 @Shadowajohn Marionette isn't my favorite SZS theme, but I love them all, so that's not saying much. Marionette has a bit of a Beatles feel. #
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(no subject) [Dec. 7th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 14:21 Blargh, my hair is a squirrel tail and it's not combing out. #
  • 23:47 Watching ep. 23 of Toradora, and I keep on getting distracted by the see-through glasses frames. It's kind of annoying, actually. #
  • 03:03 Damn it, now that I finished the anime, I NEED to read the novels. It certainly had more closure than some series, but I want more! 8/10 #
  • 03:27 note to self: trade deficit = negative net exports #
  • 03:53 Hmm, rice has a nice massaging effect on a sore throat. Good to know. :) #
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Toradora, ep. 24 [Dec. 7th, 2009|12:21 am]
[Current Location |bedroom]
[Current Mood | sick]

cut for spoilers )
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(no subject) [Dec. 6th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 23:24 Apparently naturalized Japanese citizens don't need to take a Japanese name w/ kanji anymore, although they may certainly choose to. #
  • 00:55 I just bought a computer for the first time. A computer that should, for the first time in a long time, do what I want it to. YAY! #
  • 01:43 My impatience is *definitely* my worst trait. And yet I'm perfectly happy sitting quietly for an hour? #
  • 02:08 @brianwisti Glad someone understands. *laughs* #
  • 02:08 BTW, Cepacol is nasty. And makes my throat itch. #
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translation of Lockon Stratos' "Answer" (not mine) [Dec. 5th, 2009|01:25 pm]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | sick]
[Current Music |機動戦士ガンダムOO - Answer]

To whom does this voice belong?
Like an angel, like a demon
Like a life, like a mistake
Why does it resound so loudly it hurts?

Will this voice transcend the sky?
To the ends of space, to the ends of consciousness
Transcend the senses, transcend the body
Then will it return home to where it belongs?

Now, inside the moonlight smashed in the thousand winds that float for eternity,
I'll pile up our imaginary shadows and flow down through fate
What is there to humans, deep within their empty darkness?
I'm holding out my hand--I'll hold out my hand

Will this voice guide you?
Will I meet you someday, somewhere?
Will we overlap until dawn breaks
And in my final moments, will I smile?

I'll simply walk through a winter's night with all my body, and keep on exposing it with my imagination
My limits are beckoning to me to shut my eyes and softly turn them aside
The answer that humanity is born holding is inside this voice
The power of language is inside prayer, and I'll live with my sorrow

Now, inside the moonlight smashed in the thousand winds that float for eternity,
I'll pile up our imaginary shadows and flow down through fate
What is there to humans, deep within their empty darkness?
I'm holding out my hand--I'll hold out my hand

To whom does this voice belong?
Like an angel, like a demon
Like a life, like a mistake
Why does it resound so loudly it hurts?

Will this voice guide you?
Will I meet you someday, somewhere?
Will we overlap until dawn breaks
And in my final moments, will I smile? Will I smile?


It really does sound awkward in translation...

Alright, time to get ready for work. Boo, work.
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(no subject) [Dec. 5th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 10:54 @seoulless You on drugs? #
  • 11:01 Dr. Romano go SQUOOOOSH! #
  • 11:05 Wife Swap... Family doesn't use toilet paper?!?! Especially since the balloon boy family was on Wife Swap, I think some families play it up. #
  • 11:18 NM, no toilet paper family uses a bidet. That's a relief. #
  • 12:01 @seoulless 一緒に泳ごう...と言いたいんだけど。^^; As for the drugs, I've heard they can improve productivity. :-P #
  • 14:55 漢字 on iPod minis amuse me. 男 has a sideways 日 on top of it instead of 田. #
  • 15:08 Another Song I Like (TM): Flower4 from 花より男子 (the live-action TV series). #
  • 15:10 I used to &lt;3 Shounen Heart, but then I discovered a new part, and my love is inversely proportional to my awareness of it while listening. #
  • 17:31 Fuuuuck I am a dumbfuck. If I had checked my syllabi last night, I would have realized that 101 takes priority, not plowed through 102 1st. #
  • 17:35 Well, at least I know I can push the 102 ANGEL quizzes and test back until after midnight. #
  • 17:44 Hmm... I hear a bit of the Millenium Actress OST in Berserk's "Murder". #
  • 17:54 Heh, the lecturer's hair looks green in this video. #
  • 18:03 The value of money today is the present value of money, and the value of money in at some point in the future is the future value of money. #
  • 18:04 Who woulda thunk it. #
  • 19:12 I fucking hate automatic payments. I think all institutions that take money from you need an option to make payments manually. #
  • 19:50 I think I need a bigger slice of red velvet cake. (No I don't.) #
  • 20:15 Plowing through the lectures without reinforcing what I learned with quizzes is... Well, not the best way to learn. *sighs* #
  • 20:44 On slightly more than a whim I applied for a credit increase on my Best Buy financing card, and it was upped from $1800 to $2400. #
  • 21:33 I don't quite know why, but I seem to have a bias against computers with too many inbuilt media readers. #
  • 21:36 *wishes that I trusted myself enough to build my own computer* #
  • 21:43 @Goldeneyeuro Yeah, but so many computers these days come with them, so I don't have much of a choice. #
  • 22:26 @Goldeneyeuro For srs. #
  • 00:09 Sometimes I make the most awesomest decisions. Like having long IM conversations in the middle of my last-minute test. &gt;.&gt; #
  • 00:17 Uuugh, midnight's over and I'm not in a time crunch anymore, but I'm too tense to work OR relax. How to force-relax myself? #
  • 00:20 Query to the world: how would you recommend a someone go about building their first computer? I really want to, but I don't want to fuck up. #
  • 01:09 @twelpforce Planning to buy tiny.cc/U072N, immediately reformat HD; does it come with OS install disc? If not, how do I re-install? #
  • 01:14 @TWELPFORCE Does the restore disc restore pre-installed programs, etc., as well? #
  • 02:20 On occasion Ooshima Michiru's music (FMA, PGSM, Chevalier) reminds me of Ootani Kou's (Gundam Wing, Haibane Renmei). #
  • 03:17 Man, I haven't had a bath in over six months. I really want a bath... When I get home from work tonight, maybe? #
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(no subject) [Dec. 4th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 09:32 Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are on the Today Show. #
  • 11:01 Despite having read that clearing my throat is bad for laryngitis, I can't stop myself. #
  • 11:02 Las Vegas: I hurl all over your sales pitch! (In my defense for watching the show, it's only 2 minutes after E.R. ended.) #
  • 12:22 @TomFelton So, what's the menu? #
  • 16:07 Listening to how bad/almost possibly good various Geneon titles did. Depressing to actually HEAR that Keaton bombed. #
  • 16:13 Watching the first episode of Bakugan, just because i see products for it at work all the time. #
  • 20:03 @belindabird Yeah, but I kind of liked thinking that maybe a great enough percentage of Keaton fans bought it. #
  • 20:15 I failed awfully at resting my vocal cords today. W/ Elizabeth & Parthiban over for Marcia's birthday, I couldn't help but socialize. Ow... #
  • 20:33 tweet-lu'meH QaQ jajvam #klingon (translate: bit.ly/5uwjeK) #
  • 20:57 In Japanese schools (TM), is the hallway always to the right of the blackboard looking towards it? I can't remember seeing anything else. #
  • 21:16 「普通教室は、基本的に左が窓になるように作られていると思います。 これは右側に窓を作ると、ノートに手の影が落ちてしまうからです。」 oshiete1.goo.ne.jp/qa5137022.html なるほど。 #
  • 22:41 Note to self: both mon. and perf. comp. use MC=MR; in mon. this sets output, and in perf. comp. this sets price. #
  • 23:01 @Goldeneyeuro Arigato. #
  • 23:01 @Goldeneyeuro Arigatou. #
  • 23:02 @Goldeneyeuro ......Now someone's gonna suggest Queen's Blade just because you said not to. #
  • 23:10 I think I may have gotten past the point I was at when I stopped reading The Count of Monte Cristo... 2.5 years ago? #
  • 23:26 Damn it, I fucking hate not being able to easily review material. I keep thinking things are one way and then I find out I have it wrong. #
  • 23:35 @the_akaneko おめでとう! #
  • 00:21 @Goldeneyeuro Batsu games, or batsu geemu. But yeah, batsu's right. #
  • 00:40 The prisoner's dilemma is depressing. I aim to be the sort of person who always chooses to cooperate. #
  • 00:51 The next 22 hours are going to be fucking miserable, aren't they? I can't believe I let myself fall this far behind from being so far ahead. #
  • 01:24 Mmm, I suppose I should bring my cell phone (= alarm clock) into the basement just in case I fall asleep... #
  • 01:34 Apparently my Tweet explaining why Japanese classrooms have the windows on the left is being retweeted - 3x so far. #
  • 01:46 @lugia222 Your students have had their finals already? #
  • 02:22 "P - AC x Q = Profit" Uhh, I think you need to relearn your order of operations... #
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elementary school memories [Dec. 3rd, 2009|05:24 pm]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | nostalgic]

The "I'm an Expo baby" Facebook group description:
For those of us who remember Treasure Island. For those of us who were deathly afraid of Karen Randall. For those of us who went on the BWCA Theater of Learning trip. For those of us who remember every word to every song Mr. Harper taught us. For those of us who grew up associating with certain types of trees. This is the group for you!
I think I'm the only crazy person who really misses EXPO sometimes...

Kendal Bergman: capitol hill may have been "gifted and talented" but we had bodily kinesthetics and logical mathematics instead of gym and science class
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(no subject) [Dec. 3rd, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 10:42 This episode of E.R. involving a pharmaceutical salesperson is making me SO glad I'm not in sales right now. #
  • 12:12 Oooh, the new Yotsubato! manga's out! Do I really want to wait until the Hikki concert to buy it? #
  • 12:17 I still don't understand how the existence of legs is sexy enough to make pants immodest. Skinny pants, low-rise pants, that I can see,. #
  • 12:23 The people in this episode of Wife Swap seem refreshingly moderate and open-minded. Yay! #
  • 12:31 One of the harder thing about my lost/stolen/whatever iPod is being left with one-eared headphones that don't let me block out the TV. #
  • 12:54 I most emphatically have NO interest in watching 12 Men of Christmas. It also helps that none of the guys looked like my type. *laughs* #
  • 13:07 This isn't working. I need to pick up at least some cheap headphones at work today. #
  • 13:22 "A monopolist will set its price where marginal revenue is equal to zero when maximizing revenue." MR-MC=0!!! #
  • 13:25 NM, I confused maximizing revenue with maximizing profit. #
  • 23:39 Just found out Field of Love is sung by KOKIA. Knowing たった1つの想い I can tell it's her, but time-knowledge disjoints are always weird. #
  • 23:43 RT @jlist Really wanting someone to make a Higirashi/Gundam parody. "Higurashi no Naku Colony." It could work! #
  • 23:44 Losing my voice. Can't really get extra sleep to let it heal (?), but at least I don't work tomorrow. What IS laryngitis, anyway? #
  • 01:53 Apparently whispering's worse for laryngitis than talking normally but softly. Bikkuri. Also, my voice has been officially lost. #
  • 02:08 *vaguely wonders how to let work know I can't work register ahead of time w/o having to go in* #
  • 02:26 Rolling straight vinegar around in my mouth = OW. Diluted it, like they first recommended. Then I realized that my larynx is further back. #
  • 02:55 Will the Phoenix Wright Boot to the Head video ever get old? #
  • 02:59 And then I found the Phoenix Wright Boot to the Head video... sped up! lulz #
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(no subject) [Dec. 2nd, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 13:29 私のiPodは同僚に盗まれたよう。が、コンピューターのほうが重量で、新しいiPodを買わないつもり。(「つもり」は重要な意味を持つ言葉。)とにかく、podcastなどを聞くため、マーシャさんのiPod miniを借りる。 #
  • 14:46 @lugia222 No, I'm not sure, but this time the situation makes it seem likely. I asked my manager to see if there's a cam. in the break room. #
  • 23:34 I keep zoning out on my econ lectures, even when I don't have any other windows open. I'm not that tired, either... #
  • 23:55 Today I found some candy at work whose first ingredient was "wheat flower". ^^;;; #
  • 00:09 Yesterday at work, totally by coincidence, I had TWO customers with the EXACT same birthday as me - same year, even. Weird. #
  • 00:39 For anyone interested in Chines animation: tiny.cc/lydY2 Apparently in the current 3rd season the quality is better. #
  • 00:42 Dear hiccups: Plz 2 b going awei. #
  • 01:45 For once I want to be in bed two hours ago, but my tests are due too soon to go to bed just yet. #
  • 01:51 Fuck it. 寝る。お休み。 #
  • 02:35 Did laundry tonight... and forgot to put in my uniform shirt. I wear another shirt under it, so it's not that bad, but I still feel stupid. #
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amusing link [Dec. 2nd, 2009|01:23 am]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | amused]

Just for you, Vinny.
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(no subject) [Dec. 1st, 2009|05:01 am]

  • 14:18 Torn between taking an hour nap before getting ready for work or doing homework. #

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(no subject) [Nov. 30th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 12:15 I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a year of my tweets. Top three words: time, actually, love - w33.us/1q8l #
  • 14:25 I realized another problem with this video/disjointed pdfs model: it REALLY makes it hard to skim material. #
  • 14:31 I really think the prof is meaning accounting profit when he keeps saying economic profit... #
  • 22:26 @lugia222 twitpic.com/rizv5 - You're such a cheater - doubling the lights with a mirror. #
  • 22:26 @Goldeneyeuro I love that gundam (and wing) are in your cloud. #
  • 22:42 I have a feeling June travel's gonna be messy with Dad planning the plane and me planning the bus/train to 1 of 3 airports. #
  • 22:48 It looks like bus service to Indianapolis is iffy, and train service is non-existent, so I'm gonna tell Dad to book a ticket from O'Hare. #
  • 22:52 So, I found a shuttle bus from Champaign to Indianapolis. $95 each way. Thanks but no thanks. #
  • 23:05 @lugia222 *sighs* You're such a disappointment. #
  • 23:07 You know what? I feel like some white tea for a change. That sounds really nice... #
  • 23:41 community.livejournal.com/aramatheydidnt/398145.html WTF? Couldn't they have gotten someone with less atrocious of an accent? #
  • 23:42 Or someone who can sing better? (Although Danjo doesn't require much singing talent...) #
  • 01:11 This lecture on deriving the long-run market supply curve is seriously confusing me... #
  • 01:57 This is basically the cutest cat EVER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf0rKe8 #
  • 02:38 Evidence is pointing towards it being my USB key that's broken. God damn it. I mean, I still have my 4 GB one, but still... #
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Nijuu thought [Nov. 30th, 2009|01:40 am]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | okay]

Spoiler for ep. 21 of Nijuu Mensou no Musume: )
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(no subject) [Nov. 29th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 12:55 It's weird, but I think I've moved entirely away from "lol", and use "*laughs*" exclusively. #
  • 12:56 @jackimurphy Loud and clear! #
  • 16:11 I thought St. Petersburg was the old name for Moscow... #
  • 17:12 @seoulless Why is she doing this? #
  • 17:12 @alyankovic How is that possible? Wouldn't they be indistinguishable from 2009 decorations? #
  • 17:51 You know, partway through the last ep. of 誰よりもママを愛す, and I'm thinking the over-the-top-ness of the gay char. was useful in a good way. #
  • 17:56 Okay, I just have to laugh at how the polite 僕 always feels the need to go all 俺 and お前 when confessing that he likes this girl. #
  • 18:04 Dude, this fifth-grader saved up enough otoshidama to buy a ticket to Hokkaido?! Daaaaamn. #
  • 21:11 I became a little bit more comfortable with Parthiban today. Yay! It was also nice to spend some time with Elizabeth. And eat dipped Oreos. #
  • 22:16 You know, I can't remember the last time I sat down at home and just... read. Even manga. Unless it was school-related material, of course. #
  • 22:26 つくりましょう、つくりましょう、 さてさて何ができるかな。はい、できました。 #
  • 22:48 Renewed my Got Anime membership and ordered the last 4 DVDs of Moribito and the artbox. Should be $45.57 after my GA discount and GC. #
  • 22:54 So, Right Stuf has a picture of the Moribito individual artbox, and it looks much more sturdy than what I remember seeing w/ vols. 1+2. Yay! #
  • 22:55 Of course, a picture is only that, so I might be wrong. But at least I KNOW it's prettier. #
  • 22:57 Hmm, looking more closely... The box they took a picture of is damaged. So maybe I was wrong? *bites my nails nervously* #
  • 23:00 You know, someone made a good point: with that price for JUST the artbox, it had BETTER be sturdy. #
  • 23:21 Too bad we'll never again have the pure awesomeness that was the first two limited edition releases of Code Geass. :( #
  • 23:37 Holy fuck. The volume 1 FMA starter set starts from $122.88 used, $502.00 new. Why the hell didn't I buy this when it first came out?! #
  • 00:10 I just managed a really flat bun that looks super cute (IMO), and am freakishly happy about it. Let's see if I can reproduce it tomorrow. #
  • 00:45 If we learn nothing else this semester, the econ lecturer wants to make SURE we learn to always label our axes. #
  • 01:08 Is there a song with weirder English lyrics than the Abenobashi OP? #
  • 01:23 Noooes, I just found out that 4th year Japanese at UIUC is before I get off of work at home. :( #
  • 01:47 Talking with @the_akaneko about how to improve my Japanese w/o 4th year. Gonna try to be more active on language-8. #
  • 01:56 I'm looking through the U's 4th year textbook, and realizing that it's actually pretty decent for self-study. Maybe I'll work with that. #
  • 02:28 The older I get, the more I feel the scarcity of time, not just in terms of how long we live, but how many hours there are in a year. #
  • 02:48 @the_akaneko Lucky! #
  • 02:54 I don't think I've looked forward to winter break so much in my life. Is this a good thing? I'm challenging myself but not falling behind? #
  • 03:11 Oh, I forgot: today my "host family" (I've decided this is the best term) decided that Shenanigans is the capital of Russia. #
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econ problem [Nov. 28th, 2009|11:53 pm]
[Current Location |bedroom]
[Current Mood | working]
[Current Music |something from Kare Kano]

A firm has fixed costs of $50,000 per month. In January, the firm’s variable costs to produce 1,000 widgets was $200 per widget; in February, its variable costs to produce 1,100 widgets was $202 per widget; and in March, its variable costs to produce 1,200 widgets was $205 per widget. The price for widgets was $275 per widget for the entire quarter. What was the firm’s profit for the quarter?
That was a kind of fun problem, actually. :)
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(no subject) [Nov. 28th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 20:39 @Goldeneyeuro Why is today International Gundam Wing Day? #
  • 22:13 www.fanfiction.net/s/5240539/1/Bunny_Slope_Madness #
  • 22:20 www.xkcd.com/667/ Too bad life isn't like that. #
  • 22:45 I can has Google Wave invite! And confusion. #
  • 22:56 Google Wave seems useful, but really only when most of your friends have it... #
  • 22:58 I like you like he like she like turkey boooone. #
  • 23:29 RT @lugia222 twitpic.com/r9nav Gundam uses punch! IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!!!11! Edward fainted! #
  • 01:13 Watching the very end of ep. 19 of Michiko e Hatchin, and not feeling much of anything. (I see what you meant about dark fighting, Vinny.) #
  • 02:13 I need to go through and count the number of ヒゲぴよ episodes that start with 「どうした」. #
  • 02:22 *laughs* I looked up a 擬態語 from Higepiyo's version of Momotarou, and the result was an example sentence from M. w/ almost the same wording. #
  • 03:15 Yay! I finished translating all the HIgepiyo episodes I fell behind on! 26-29 weren't bad, but 25 was a bitch. #
  • 03:58 God, I'm such a pedophile. *stares at pretty, pretty Edward pictures* #
  • 04:01 Edward C: Shut up, you're just jealous because you don't sparkle! / Edward E: [...] I shine, which is way sexier than sparkling. #
  • 04:04 Oooh, I call on the Hayama defense! Ed was actually born in 1899, making me a... old person-phile? #
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overwhelming cleaning [Nov. 27th, 2009|11:26 am]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | uncomfortable]
[Current Music |Zac Bertschy & Justin Sevakis - ANNCast - Debinitely, Maybe]

The basement's starting to smell funny again. It might have been smelling funny all this time, but I just got used to it. I really need to clean it the computer room, but right now I feel like I just don't have the time, with how long it's going to take me. I'll try to get it done during winter break. I suppose another part is that after Stuart was throwing up in it every other day, I just gave up after a week. Thankfully he's stopped throwing up, but the stains and stuff are still there.
But yeah... When winter break comes, this'll be my battle project.
Work in 35 minutes. Slept in until an hour before I need to clock in. At least we have plenty of leftovers, so I don't need to worry about cooking lunch for myself.
Hmm, according to Justin Sevakis (on this podcast), Summer Wars is amazing and game-changing. I'm seriously excited to see it. I'll have to read the ANN article when I get home tonight.
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(no subject) [Nov. 27th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 11:25 @belindabird True, lesbians are usually portrayed much closer to straight (as in not for comedy). But yeah, gays are... #
  • 16:44 @Goldeneyeuro *stalk, stalk* #
  • 16:50 O-uchi ga Ichiban fandubbed in German. &lt;3 #
  • 16:53 I thought I found a Lonely in Gorgeous German fandub, but it turned out to be English. :( Although the slight German accent amuses me. #
  • 18:03 @lugia222 How is that inappropriate? #
  • 18:46 Fucking Sailor Moon STILL makes me think is 水曜日 Tuesday and 火曜日 is Wednesday. 水野亜美が第二戦士で、火野レイが第三戦士だから。(月野うさぎが第一、木野まことが第四、金星の愛野美奈子が第五。) #
  • 20:15 ...I just accidentally read kerosene as ケロセネ. In my defense, I thought it was romaji at first. #
  • 21:57 I can't believe I've watched 7 episodes of this dorama in less &lt; 24 hrs. (Actually, I've done much worse.) #
  • 22:03 ご飯食べたくなってきた。作ろう。 #
  • 23:01 Heh, I could hear some other show going on in the background during the pauses in the NHK news. But did they REALLY say "greenback" there? #
  • 23:52 This show needs to stop translating お釜 as crossdresser, especially when the individual in question isn't one. #
  • 00:22 A family that farts together, stays together. #
  • 00:26 また数学の教師になろうなんて思っちゃった。だめだな、こんな年で長い時間が掛かる専門を選びなおすなんて。 #
  • 01:40 Just when you think Sunred can't get any funnier. (Ep. 23, 0:50.) #
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Thanksgiving [Nov. 26th, 2009|05:43 pm]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | thoughtful]

Things I am thankful for:
- my improved relationship with my parents since before I moved here
- having parents that care about me and help out as much as they can and think is good for me
- not having to worry about having a roof over my head or food to eat
- being in school again and having good grades in my classes
- having a job that will soon qualify for health and dental insurance
- having a good income
- living with people who are enjoyable to spend time with and who treat me well
- not being overly stressed out at my job
- having friends I can talk to
- having few enough local friends that I don't have to feel guilty about spending so much time on school and work
- good animu
- good tea
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chotto messeeji [Nov. 26th, 2009|11:41 am]
[Current Location |bedroom]
[Current Mood | awake]
[Current Music |宇多田ヒカル - Making Love]

HAPPII TENKUSUGIBINGU!
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(no subject) [Nov. 26th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 10:34 「この想いを消してしまうには/まだ人生長いでしょ?」その言葉、よく分かる。 #
  • 10:35 @seoulless 頑張れ!ファイト! #
  • 10:37 Alright, maybe ホログラム is still better than ゴールデンタイムラバー. #
  • 12:27 Brilliant idea! RT @animetoday Pre-order Spice & Wolf Novel 1, & it will be shipped to you in a dust jacket w/ its original cover art! #
  • 12:41 A week later, and I'm finally caught up on my podcasts (including the new episodes that came out since then). #
  • 12:42 (Just in time for the PM BBC Global News. *laughs*) #
  • 12:45 Oooh, I just realized - this means I can get back to listening to The Count of Monte Cristo! (Keep wanting to call it Gankutsuou...) #
  • 23:04 Oooh, I can has new rendition of "again". Still haven't gotten sick of that song. &lt;3 Although the pace of the song is odd acoustically. #
  • 23:05 @Goldeneyeuro ...... #
  • 23:28 Is it weird that I think I'm going to like a drama whose main premise seems to be "my family follows opposite gender roles"? #
  • 23:39 Well, I'm only 14 minutes into the first episode, but it has those sort of realistic interactions, esp. within the family, that I love. #
  • 00:00 There's something I really love about Kobayashi Satomi, but I can't put my finger on it. #
  • 00:05 Alright, the husband in this family does tend to babble a bit much... #
  • 00:26 Oh my god, father, shut up while the students are giving their speeches! #
  • 00:45 なんかさあ...一生彼氏ができなくても、子供をもらったら、その子が十分の相手なのかしら。まあ、大人になるまでな。でも、一人で育てるなんてすごく大変そうで、ちょっと嫌だ。もしとてもいい給料をもらったら考える。 #
  • 01:06 I really need to make more of a practice of putting on concealer every time I go out. And not picking my skin in the first place. #
  • 01:22 Daaaamn, Kobayashi Satomi's English pronunciation is EXCELLENT. Didn't sound native, but definitely fluent. Or she had a great coach. #
  • 01:23 Daaaamn, Kobayashi Satomi's English pronunciation is EXCELLENT. Didn't sound native, but definitely fluent. Perfect intonation, even. #
  • 01:54 *bursts out into laughter* The family's oneechan just bumped into this guy at the video store, and Winter Sonata theme started playing. #
  • 02:10 Four hours after getting home from work, I get to work on translating. ^^; #
  • 03:17 Is Japan incapable of portraying realistic homosexuals? #
  • 03:44 Kaoru's desperation when Yuki left the house is reminding me of my memories of Allie when I left my mom's... I still wonder if they're real. #
  • 04:11 How lame would it be of me to go to a restaurant by myself? #
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Oh where, oh where has my handle gone... [Nov. 26th, 2009|02:46 am]
[Current Location |basement]
[Current Mood | worried]

Shit. I accidentally broke the handle off of my teapot's lid. Almost worse than that, though, is that I can't find it (the handle). I eventually got up the courage to fish around in the food disposal (which was far less threatening than I thought it would be), but I'm 99% certain it's not in there. It didn't seem like it shattered, but I suppose that's possible. Anyways, I'm kind of worried that it's actually whole in the food disposal (yay, paranoia), and something will go horribly wrong when it's next turned on. Anyways, if I find it, I guess I'll try to find some food-safe super glue. Otherwise, the lid of the pot is useless, and I'll either have to buy a new pot or just go without the lid. I don't think I really need the lid, especially since I have the tea cozy, which would do a far better job of keeping in heat anyway.
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(no subject) [Nov. 25th, 2009|05:00 am]
  • 10:31 "Congratulations. You just saved your first resident." *laughs* #
  • 10:33 It's 10:32 am and my paycheck hasn't deposited yet. Bwuh? #
  • 10:48 @seoulless What's the kankokugo say? #
  • 11:05 @seoulless Are there people at ThinkGeek that understand Japanese? #
  • 11:28 @elliewix But that would be too USEFUL. And we can't have that. #
  • 11:59 Snow: 1, Ed: 0 #
  • 13:43 I've been looking forward to seeing Men of a Certain Age for a while now. I hope it lives up to my expectations. #
  • 14:26 I've saved so much time since I learned all I have to do when the unicode on my iPod is FUBARed is reset it, not resync it. #
  • 22:51 @Goldeneyeuro I can totally imagine it. *laughs* #
  • 22:54 I want to get work done, but I have a headache again. Took two Aleve, but if that doesn't kick in soon I'll just go to bed. #
  • 23:01 So the further a Saiyan ascends, the fuglier they get? www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgDeRGI3eyM&fmt=18 #
LinkGaze at the moon.

(no subject) [Nov. 24th, 2009|05:01 am]
  • 10:39 @seoulless ......wow, I'm a ditz. Yes. HAPPY (non-belated) BIRTHDAY!!! #
  • 10:40 @lugia222 I'm seriously excited to see my friends in MN, and I don't leave until mid-March! #
  • 14:27 Why are all my batteries corroding? I'm hoping they're just old (can't remember when I bought them) and that my new charger isn't bad. #
  • 15:32 Genmaicha's 20% off at TeaSource this month! Definitely gonna need to order that before the month ends. #
  • 15:58 Finally updated the names/addresses of my family members in Outlook (and thus on my iPod); also put in my work schedule. #
  • 16:06 Looking at the pic of Obama bowing to the Japanese emperor, but mostly I'm thinking about how pretty the empress' kimono is. #
  • 17:52 Ugh, for whatever reason my mind's in the gutter right now. When Hunny sang the line "Mori no naka de mo", yeah... *attempts to scrub mind* #
  • 18:52 "one new cast member in particular is dying of the great plague of cinema, the mysterious and unexplained Coughing-Up-Blood Disease" - ANN #
  • 21:12 Sometimes I really love my life. How strange is it that today it was ANNCast that gave me that feeling? #
  • 21:26 Alright, fave Doctor Who quote: "Hello. Okay... New teeth. That's weird. So where was I?" #
  • 21:30 Mrf. I need to start my unit 3 test for macro. *continues to procrastinate* #
  • 22:00 Love the song ル・アーブル港へ from シェヴァリエ. (It's that one with the frenetic violins, sort of like Flight of the Bumblebee.) #
  • 00:42 Due to INSANE procrastination (took a shower, even), I took 3(/4) hours to take that test, and then got 91.67%, partly from stupid mistakes. #
  • 00:45 Of course, part of the cause of the mistakes was that I knew I could retake it once so I didn't double-check. But whatever - I'll retake it. #
  • 00:49 Hmm, for whatever reason my calendar items aren't showing up on my iPod. Weird. #
  • 00:53 Last note before bed: PAY DAY! 'xcept almost all of it is going to my chichi. *laughs* #
LinkGaze at the moon.

Norio Walken [Nov. 23rd, 2009|10:02 am]
[Current Location |living room]
[Current Mood | amused]
[Current Music |E.R. on TV]

"The second Norio Wakamoto shows up everyone knows what kind of character he's going to play. He's the Christopher Walken of anime, for cryin' out loud."
- Daryl Surat on Anime World Order Show #83

Bought some Suave Advanced Therapy lotion last night, and that seems to do the trick wonderfully. Yay!

Managed to give myself a small cut (a papercut, really) on my finger with a bread knife. Makes me feel quite pathetic. ^^; I also managed to place the bandaid partially over the furthest joint, making it rather difficult to type, but I'm too lazy to repositiion it. *laughs*

Sam's starting to smell like a dog again after her last bath about a week ago. It's not too bad yet, but soon I won't be quite as willing tot give her good scritches.

Andy won't shut up, and the effectiveness of banging on his cage has worn off. God I hate birds. Or at least ones that squawk their heads off like Andy and Remy do. Seriously, if they die, I'll clap my hands for joy, I think.

Marcia and Dianne reorganized the kitchen this weekend, and as a result we now have both recycling bins available for use at once, meaning we can sort it as we throw stuff away, rather than me sorting it all on Wednesday. I am chou happy about this.
LinkGaze at the moon.

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