Mogget's Livejournal

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Wow, I should post more often. Maybe I'll do a post tomorrow to catch up on everything that I've missed?

I've been kind of unmotivated lately. Which isn't all that surprising considering how I've been busy. I really don't like not going to school full time. It seriously bothers me, I want to be moving towards my goal but it seems like I'm just running around in circles where I am now.

Ah well, there isn't anything I can do.

On a happier note! I got my Arashi In Dome DVD! :D It's pretty, but I've only had time to watch half of it. I'll probably watch the rest tuesday when I have the chance. No behind the scenes which is kind of depressing, but the concert has been good so far! I should pester Crystal to come down and watch it with me. :P I doubt she will considering how it's getting close to the end of the semester.

But then she'll be out of town for christmas break.

D:

I'm kind of depressed about that to tell the truth. I know I'll get to see them, but not nearly as much as I will want to. I dunno if Laura is coming up, but then I never really ever get invited to hang out when she's here. P: I'm kind of antsy about that. I kind of wish that I didn't have to be the one to plan things all the time, because it feels like I'm the only one that actually puts effort into the relationships I have with my friends. Because I know that Whitney and Crystal enjoy my company, but sometimes I just want to be the person that gets called and asked to hang out. Yet, for some reason I have a feeling that if I don't make any effort then I'd never get to see them or hang out with them.

It really sucks, to put it bluntly. ((Which is something that I don't have any problems with.)) Because I don't think my friends understand that I'm leaving at the end of the next semester, that I'll be on the other side of the country and not just a hour away, or a state away, or even just across town.

I understand that people are busy, I understand that Crystal has a new boyfriend and that she'll be spending more time with him, I understand that Whitney is getting further into schooling and education classes, Laura is an entire state away and I realize that I don't keep in touch with her as well as some of my other friends do. I understand that I probably haven't made that much of an effort to keep in touch with them as well as I should have.

Aw man, I'm beginning to understand why Laura only updates when she's depressed.

I lent a girl in my 2-D class that I thought I could trust my copy of the 10th Kingdom and she hasn't shown up the past 5 classes.

I don't think I'm getting it back.

My grandmother turned 80 on Halloween so we threw a surprise party for her, I bought nice clothes and new heels, even got a hair cut and bought some new makeup. My sister made fun of me for wearing the heels, told me my new haircut hung into my face too much, told me my eyeshadow was too bright, and very nicely told me that I was dressed from head to toe in teal in a very condesending tone. It's hard to feel nice about yourself when someone that's related to you makes fun of everything you did to make yourself look nice that day.

So Saturday was fun.

Oh and on Halloween someone decided to pry my driver side mirror off my car. Which I got pulled over for by a sheriff, got tested for alcohol, in my costume at 2:00 AM in the morning.

Other than that I have a shitload of projects due, a cover that needs done by tomorrow, a dog that needs to visit the vet, A/O Bash, shadows to cut out, a flute concert to attend, college plans to figure out, and all with a 40 hour week job and two studio classes to work around.

However! Whitney and Crystal! Even if you skipped over the majority of this post YOU MIGHT WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS!

Naka-kon is Feb, 8th-10th so keep your calender free.
So far the room rates are 104$ a night and we're staying two nights with three people currently in our room.
So that's.....104 + 104 = 208 / 3 = 69??
D: Around that anyways. Then there is gas money, my gas tank fills up at around 35$ a full tank and it takes me a quarter of a tank to get to Wichita and a quarter back. I think KC is about the same distance away? So we would probably split the gas price and I would give you back any of the extra. I will probably pay for half the tank and then you guys could split the other half? So around 7-8$ for gas?

Badges are going to be 30$ if we register for them before the 30th of December, but I'm going to see if The Anime club here is going to go for the group rate and we might be able to get in on that. Which would be 25$ instead for registration.

So it's looking to be around 100$ roughly for the trip to Naka kon and that's not counting food or spending money. However, prices have been known to change, last year I ended up paying a significant about less that I thought I was going to pay, so it's up in the air.

-M

I changed my layout.

Now prepare for sadness because I've been kind of depressed so I'm going to rant.

Why? Because it might make me feel better.

School has really been sucking it up. I hate my classes officially, art classes that you have to take first....suck. Painting is annoying, I don't mind my teacher as a person, but as an art teacher she isn't doing that well. I really don't appreciate or respect teachers that point out parts of my work that haven't been worked on or finished. It's dumb, obviously if there is just a rough sketch on the canvas and no paint that would mean I haven't worked on it. She's knit-picking at my painting which really ticks me off, if she doesn't like how I paint fine, but don't hover behind me and stretch to find something wrong with my work. I understand that she's there to help and I don't want to be one of those students that act as if they know better. This class however is killing me, I'm not being challenged at all and I'm not learning anything new. Now kids, this means that I'm paying for a class that I'm not getting anything out of, which is something that really upsets me. It's a waste of my time and my parents money, but I have to take it because the world would end if I skipped a pre-req class.

2-D Design is....meh...>.>;; I really don't have a good reason for disliking this class. I'm not all that into monochromatic designs with lines and basic shapes, which is...so far....all we have been doing. So hopefully it'll become more interesting as the class goes on.

Flute choir...*sigh*.....>.>;;; I used to love playing the flute, it's something that I'm naturally good at and have a knack for. Yet, this year I'm only halfway through the first semester and I'm already sick of it. I'm not being challenged and since it's not part of my major I'm not going to take it next semester.

Maybe I can take Intro to Creative Writing instead? *crosses fingers* Here's hoping.

Other than school, I really miss my friends. Like I really do, it's hard being stuck here alone when they're off in another city.

I'm kind of jealous, because they get the experience. They've gone off and made new friends and continued older ones, while I really don't have anything to show for this subject. I think I've kind of alienated myself from society. I go to school, get through my classes and then work 40 hours a week with people who i have nothing in common with. I know I could probably make more friends at work, but they aren't the type of people I want to associate with on a constant basis. Well, it's not that I don't want to. It's more along the lines of 'they party, drink on a regular basis' that's just not something that interests me. I hung out a lot with Caitlyn at the beginning of the year, but now it just seems like I'm a bother.

I just feel lazy and sluggish all the time, I get one day off a week and I spend most of it sleeping. I feel like I should make more of an effort to keep up with my friends. I can't keep up with Laura because I don't have MSN and I feel like my relationship as a friend with her is suffering because of it. It seriously bothers me, it's gotten to the point where I don't feel comfortable calling her up and asking her to hang out when she's in town so I make Crystal do it. I can barely talk to Josh anymore, because I really don't have much to say anymore. Nothing really exciting so it's just a waste of time to talk at all. I feel awkward around people who I consider friends and people I should consider friends. I keep waiting for my life to pick up and go, but it just seems like I'll be stuck in this slump forever while everyone else speeds up without me.

I'm so far hating this school year, and I'm only a fourth of the way through it.

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My dad's dog ripped a hole in her side today, broke a rib and maybe punctured her lung. I hope the phone call that comes in the morning is a good one.

I really hope Sadie will be okay.

So, >.>;; obviously I haven't updated in awhile.

D:

I don't really have much to say, my art has improved in my own personal opinion and despite friends having issues my life has been fairly drama free.

yeah, I'm a fairly boring person. Not like anyone didn't know that before.

Oh! I have art..((and it's not that Emery and sakura art I should've finished months ago. D: oops))



Just a preview, here's the link to my devart entry.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58664588/

Sakura and Amaya, my two personas....who I sometimes roleplay with...when there's a good enough rp floating around. *coughs* *eyes*

Man, my birthday is coming up....crap....>.>;; gotta plan something.

I hate pmsing, alot.Because it makes me easily depressed at the littlest things, or causes me to get stressed out and angry at a bunch of things. I feel like crap and I look like crap and after a really long day including a 6 hour shift at work the last thing I needed was a comment on my profile to make me feel even more like crap. So thanks!

<3

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>.>;; I shouldn't be posting when I'm moody, but I'm going to because that's what this journal is for.

I thought about Mylo last night, stop reading here if you don't want to read my rambling about a dead pet.

I don't tend to discuss Mylo all that often, because well...he's dead. I don't like to dwell on depressing things, but that doesn't mean I don't think about him from time to time. I don't even think I've talked about it to anyone since he's been gone oh what....that would be two years ago? Because the subject really upsets me and tends to make me cry, alot. Which is very tiring and energy draining.

I really don't know what I'm going to do when I leave for San Fran. Kansas, my dog, has to stay here and it's kind of like saying goodbye. Because it would be silly to take her with me, because big country dogs don't belong in big cities. D: It's a very depressing thought. I'm also scared about leaving my friends, because I'm not very social.

Okay, I'm not social at all.

D:

I don't like the idea of having to put effort into making new ones, i can't make small talk so I end up not talking at all. Which bothers people I guess? D: The human race is fickle that way.

Arashi music isn't really making me feel any better, which is even more depressing. They've released a new commercial though! It's really cute.

D:, I've run out of things to talk about.

P.S. I didn't delete your comments off my gaia journal because I was angry, it was because looking at them made me depressed. Feel free to delete mine if you want.

-Mogget

I drew my gaia avatar for kicks. She's really another version of Sakura Mi one of my favorite characters ((who is slowly becoming my persona)). I really need to finish that Sakura and Emery picture I've been working on. It's slowly getting there I think. D:

( Sakura Image )

On the news front, Arashi owns my soul and I don't think there is anyone as cute as Aiba.

I’m going to write out of stress, so try not to read to far into things that I post after this. In my mind they are true and this is how I view them. Because I don’t think it’s healthy to avoid my problems and shove them from my thoughts, that’s not dealing with them and I don’t want to constantly think about them again. So, I’m going to write them out here…in my journal…because that’s what it’s for. 

Following my thoughts and random clumps of words for the day, lately I have been thinking. I know I know, thinking leads to depressing thoughts and depressing thoughts lead to me being upset over pretty much nothing. Yet, I need to think from time to time, because it’s a way for me to sort out my thoughts. I think I’ve fallen away from my friends, it’s hard…this year has been really hard for me. My friends have moved away and I’m too tired most of the time to actually find new friends to hang out with in Emporia. Maybe I shouldn’t say too tired? I’m…not…not very good with people. I never have and most likely never will be. My good friends are ones that I have had for the past 5-6 years of my life and these were happened upon by chance.

Wait, I’ll go back to the beginning. 

I think I’ve fallen away from my friends. I have this natural instinct that everyone is out to get me…now don’t think I’m crazy or anything…I just haven’t had very good experiences with people. It didn’t help that the majority of senior year in high school was spent fighting with one of my best friends. That matter was never really resolved; it was just kind of pushed to side for the sake of being best friends. But things like that really make me weary of people. So when I think about why someone didn’t tell me something or why we can’t meet up, I automatically think of the negative. Instead of it being that they forgot, it turns into they just really didn’t want to see me. The same with not being able to meet up turning into it just wasn’t as important to them. I don’t really blow up anymore or get upset, I just kind of quietly shut myself away until I can get over it. I think somewhere along the way I confused “getting over it” and “ignoring it.” Because that’s what I did this year, I’ve ignored a lot of my stresses, because mine don’t seem that large in comparison to other’s around me. So I figured this would be a good way for me to let loose some of that built up stress, by writing it out here and hoping that the people that do read my journal (i.e., my best friends) will have some wisdom on the subject.

I don’t offer things to people, because naturally I don’t trust them. So when I do offer something to someone, I really mean it. Yet, when they are hesitant about accepting it I get paranoid. I wouldn’t offer something if I didn’t want them to accept it, it’s not logical. So I don’t need someone to tell me that “they really want too” or “that it sounds like fun” when they are really just humoring me and not planning on accepting it at all. 

I don’t like the fact that I can’t talk to people. I have a guy that I like, he’s really nice and he’s pretty funny. Yet, I can’t say anything to him. It’s not a case of the jitters or butterflies, it’s the fact that I don’t know how to be social. I can’t act like myself around people, because I’m worried that they’ll find the real me annoying and silly. So when there’s someone that I would really like to talk to or connect with…I can’t. I think people get the impression that I’m cold hearted, weird, or a bitch. This isn’t true! I’m a very nice person, but I can’t make small talk or reply with anything more than a curt statement. It also has to do with my face I guess too…some people say I look unapproachable? I don’t understand, I can’t help the way I look when I lack expression. I can’t always go around smiling and being happy, it would be awkward. It would wouldn’t it? But I really like him and would like to get to know him better. It’s tragically overly dramatic though, he knows I exist, but I doubt that’s he’s interested in me at all.

I don’t like the fact that I’m paranoid that I don’t have a boyfriend. That’s so stupid!!!! 

D<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really shouldn’t care if I have a boyfriend or not and most of the time I don’t, but there are moments where I’m worried that I won’t ever find that one special person. I usually squish this thought with the fact that I want a boyfriend for selfish reasons. I don’t really need one; it would just be nice to be the most important person to someone again.

I’m worried about the summer; I would like Whitney and Crystal to stay with me in July. However, I don’t know if that would make much sense. I guess I want them to stay with me for a selfish reason, but it just seems like so much happens in July that I want to share with them. Camping, my birthday, Harry Potter…random stuff like this.

I think I need to be more assertive and more selfish with some things. Not necessarily in a bad way, but I need to stop allowing myself to be walked all over.

I’m tired of being the person that’s always there, but only wanted as a last resort.

Just a reminder again, this wasn’t meant to hurt anyone’s feelings or make people read into it. It’s just a way for me to calmly state my stresses so I don’t have to lay them on thick on anyone. Breaking down at school would probably be really embarrassing.

So...remember that time where I was going to update regulary? >.>;; yeah, it kind of got kicked to the wayside.

School has been going fine. I'm getting behind in my english class because I took forever deciding on a topic for my research paper. So I've been bullshitting on the past 2-3 assignments. I really like my english class, but it's really easy to get behind. I plan on doing my research on the japanese education system which should prove to be fun.

Basic drawing is becoming more interesting <3 ourlatest project involved perspective pratices in the form of drawing plates. Then on the last day the plates had cakes on them. <3 The teacher wanted us to make a focal point with value so I focused on one part intensely and then *mehed* on the rest, some didn't even have any shading!! Just penciled outlines! Well, the teacher liked it and called it "painterly." Then we got to eat the cakes. <3<3<3

Life has been good, last week was spring break and all my friends were here!!<3 It was alot of fun seeing them all again after not seeing anyone for like two months. It was really easy to fall back into the funk of going out and about. I spent alot of the week playing Chibi Robo. Whitney had to help me with it a bit which was nice. I don't get to talk to her much since I never catch her on messenger.

pfft...I talk to crystal all the time...not much to say there. D:

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I'm kidding, I love her to death. Went to China Buffet and met up with every which was equally enjoyable.

D: My excuse for never seeing Josh or any of the other high schoolers is ((even though i still live here)).....

D:
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D:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...XD

I'm a loser and an introvert.

That was pretty good I think! :D~

Well! Onto the surprise of the day!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17728426/site/newsweek/site/newsweek/

Blargh, Emporia sucks.

D:

So I totally haven't been spending alot of time doing much of anything lately. TT3TT I've been feeling kind of useless and like most college freshmen....I've been feeling like my life isn't really going anywhere. >.>;; It's just something that I'm going to have to ignore I guess.

I didn't get to attend the latest Anime Obsession meeting. ^.^;;; I'm a horrible Vice Pres I know!

It was for a really good reason though!

I went with my Dad to Topeka to see LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA instead~<3 It was a great movie! *o*

Now before I fangirl, (which I am warning you about now) I'll actually discuss the historical value of the film. All in All the film was fairly accurate, I only say fairly because technically no one really knows what went on with the Japanese during this time. The characters that were placed at the front were picked well. The contrast between the General and Saigo the baker was large so the differences in the way the war was viewed allowed for a better understanding of how the Japanese viewed the war at this time. It did surprisingly have a few moments of comedic relief in the form of a sad higher up military officer who ended being taken prisoner after he failed to take out an american tank by blowing himself up. The film also helped show how each side viewed the opposite and that in war you still have a choice to do whats right.

"Do what is right because it is right."

This quote ((it's a little shoddy, >.>;; hey! I saw the film on monday!)) reflects the theme of the movie.

Okay, now onto the real reason I went and saw the film.



*o* NINO~<3

Nino, played Saigo the baker. Saigo was one of the japanese soldiers that didn't really care for the war. His views weren't with or against it, the war was just another distraction from what he really cared about. Throughout the movie you see Saigo's struggle to survive and get home to his wife and child. *o*

*SPOILERS*

Saigo lives! <3 *o* I was totally going into this movie knowing that Saigo was most likely going to die. Because from everything I've been taught about this battle was that the American's did not take prisoners of war. So at every little obstacle that Saigo managed to weasel through i was holding my breath. D: It was scary!

But he lived! The ending was so awesome!! He ends up digging a grave for the general after the general commits suicide. Then the american soldiers find him wandering about with his shovel. He goes a little crazy and tries to attack them with said shovel. :D Saigo gets knocked out by confused soldiers and taken to the shore to be treated and shipped off.

The last scene is Saigo laying on the beach on a stretcher with a cammo covering the majority of him. Then he turns and looks at the camera and smirks. *o* *o* *o* I was a good girl and since I promised my Dad I wouldn't squeal during the movie I couldn't properly obsess until I after the movie. However, I did squeak a little when I saw his name in the credits. D: But that SMIRK at the end of the movie is ingrained into my brain.

*ENDSPOILERS*

ah...tanoshiiiiiiiiiiii~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Erk, Now I want to fangirl again. ((Crystal! where are you when I need you!?))

Ah, I really don't want to do a review of my shows this week so I'm not going to. However, here is my clip so I don't leave ya'll high and dry.

So...Sho can't cook....or draw hearts it seems.



So~ Emery and Diego. >.>;;;

( MEME!♥ )

I'm tagging Whitney and Crystal, so if you guys have the time you should do this! :D

So....My Arashi Around Asia photobook came yesterday.

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It's hardbacked and the quality is gorgeous. I managed to go through it in about thirty minutes and fangirled about it while kind of watching Numb3rs....>.>;; I haven't downloaded this week's shows yet. So no summary on MMA or shukudaikun yet. I'm also waiting for the subb of Hanadan 2 eppie 4 to come out, but so far I've been patient so I think I can put up with a few more days of waiting.

I saw a preview of Letters from Iwo Jima last night after numb3rs~♥ Sadly the only name they recognized for it was Ken Watanabe. However, so far review wise, Nino's been receiving alot of praise from American critics! Which is good! Really good! Although they are kind of patronizing when they mention how he's a member of arashi. D: Which kind of depresses me. I'm not the type of person that's going to deny that they are popular because of their looks, but their music is really nice too! It also isn't completely poppish like some of the other groups, they have a nice balance of rock from time to time with songs like Runaway Train and Sakura Sake.

*sigh*

Ah well, hopefully i'll get my dad to take me to see "Letters from Iwo Jima" next week. It's showing in Topeka! Which is only about an hour away! ♥ Then maybe some shopping? O>o? I doubt my dad will go for it, maybe I can get him to take me to the japanese steak house instead? I want me some fried rice yo!~

I'm going to Naka-con with the Anime club. I figured as the vice president it would be good for me to at least attend one con. Considering I won't be willing to shell out 3 hundred for Animefest in August, Scott Mcneil being there or not! I'm going to take some of my artwork to enter in the Art Contest and possibly be participating in a DDR competition. I dunno how that all works, but I'll practice hard!!

Iku yo!~

Ah! I was going to post this a couple days ago, but I didn't have anything to go with it. ((If you haven't noticed, I've been favoring long posts))

Guess what I had for dinner the other night?~
( <3 )
Mrhm, I'm not sure what happened in the last MMA because I haven't seen it, but this looks fairly amusing. At least Aiba and Ohno look like they're having fun. ((Ohno! You have fuzz!))

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
6. Tag five people.

Or so she thought, till she saw the figurehead. It hadn't changed at all to outward sight, though Sabriel could now feel the living spirit in it. Puzzled, she touched his immobile face, fingers tracing the grain of the wood.

Tagged!
1)Crystal ((I don't care if you've done this before!D:))
2)Whitney ((if you find the time))
3)Ghost-chan ((post for Emery and Diego! *pokes*))
4)Livi
5)...>.>;;; this person doesn't exsist!

Haha, the book is called "Sabriel" by Garth Nix. It's my favorite fantasy book ever!! *o* The sequels to it sucked but Sabriel rocked hard core! Since I picked this up I'm totally typing out my favorite line in the book now!! *o*
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"Your nose is still bleeding," said a familiar didactic voice.
"Light the candle, pinch your nose, and get some blankets out for us to sleep. It's getting cold."
"Welcome back, Mogget," whispered Sabriel.
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:O~ If you've never read this book go now to your local library and check this shit out! Yo~!! It is a fairly short read if you're used to something like Harry Potter. However, it is totally worth it! It's about 292 pages counting the extra at the end. :O~ Totally an awesome read.

Okay, so now that fangirling over Sabriel is put aside~~

"Putting that matter aside~"

My photobook should be arriving either at the end of this week or early next week so I'm excited! I think I'm going to start paying the extra for faster shipping, it's good money spent and since I usually get coupons for money off with everything I buy, I can afford to pay extra. :O~ Excitement!

Ah, school was exciting....okay not really....BUT! I got to english on time! Couldn't print out my homework....AGAIN....D: So I'll be e-mailing it to her...AGAIN...D: After I got out of english I drove over to MickyD's and got me a Mcgriddle and Ice tea! *o* Then I went home and lazed about until art! Contour drawing is so boring! o_o# I seriously hate hate HATE IT! Mostly after I've technically been contour drawing as in "inking" an image all weekend. My teacher kept going around and telling people to start over. Not in a really rude horrible way, but I'm glad that I didn't have to start over. One of my items is off by a bit now, but I'm sticking to the theory that someone moved it! It was probably the teacher that did it, but I'm not changing my entire image just because one thing was moved! I need to start painting, I want to have at least three more oil paintings for my portfolio. Letsee~ I've got a self portrait...I need an abstract/surreal peice...a landscape....and I should do another portrait of somebody...>.>;; Maybe I'll do my grandma. >.> She was extremely pretty when she was young, like me mum~<3

Ah, I had geography tonight. o.o;;; I totally don't pay attention in that class, I skim the reading, do the vocab/review tests, pass the map quizzes and then pretty much draw or write through the class period. We did Europe for the map quiz tonight. I didn't study and I already know which ones I missed. I mixed up latvia and Lituania((<--I really don't care if that is spelled wrong.)) I need to remember that next time, it goes in alphabetical order..Estonia...Latvia...Lithuania...I'm the friggen daughter of a world wars I & II teacher! I shouldn't be so flaky. The guy I sat next to didn't know where Portugal was...D:

D:

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So I totally need to tell this story. American history was such a stupid class...it really shouldn't be required. Really...it shouldn't. The two questions which some kid asked just killed me...KILLED ME THERE!

1)What is the bay of Pigs? ((this one I can totally let slide, because people don't discuss the Cold war much.))

2)What's Iwo Jima? Isn't it an Island?

O.O

O.O

..................................................................................*commits seppuku*

I'm slowly getting better at translating japanese....slowly. I still need to find out what the order of subject, verb...etc is. But I did successfully convert the first line of Futari into Romanji! :D Hey! It's a start!

So, I really don't have any funny or cute clips or anything so...>.>;; Here's the PV for "Flavor of Life!"

So, my photobook has yet to arrive and it's already been nine days since it was shipped. T.T Which is horribly depressing since I really want to look through it and fangirl!

School is going okay I guess. My printer hasn't been working so I've been having to e-mail my english assignments to my teacher. It's good that they are getting turned in, but I don't receive any feedback from the teacher in return since there was never a printed copy. Basic drawing is turning out to be exactly what it implied....very.......very basic. I don't brag and I won't let people say I do either, but I really wish I could've skipped this class and moved onto a higher level. Everything that they are teaching now and are going to teach in the future are things that I've known for the past 5 or 6 years of my life. However, this gives me a good chance to brush up on my perspective and form drawing, so it isn't a total waste of my money. Geography is really boring and I'm having trouble forcing myself to pay attention in class. I'm beginning to wish my advisor had placed me in a daytime class instead of taking it at night. ((oh well, it could be worse...I could be in art forum. *shudders*)) Flute choir is fun, like always. I still wish that I wasn't always dumped on alto and bass flute. D: They're fun instruments, but I like playing my regular flute.

I've been drawing. :D It's more of a motivation drawing than anything else, but it's better than nothing. I used the story from a roleplay that me and a friend are doing and it's going well. The sketch took about 1-2 hours in length which is fairly average. I finished the inking tonight and that only stretched over a three day period. ((7+ hours!!)) Saturday I started at six in the afternoon and then I looked down after inking Sakura and it was a little after midnight!! Memo to self : Pay attention when drawing, you tend to lose track of time!!

So.....Hanadan....>.>;;;

TT3TT

I don't cry during dramas at all, but Hana Yori Dango II is really getting close. Matsumoto Jun is totally awesome in it! The third episode aired last week in Japan and I just downloaded the hardsub today. T.T Holy crap! "The Flavor of Life" Is totally one of my favorite songs now! Tsukushi! WTF Child! Listen to Tsukasa! He has important things to tell you!! Tsukushi totally ended their relationship this episode and her speech was a tear jerker. By the time she said "Bye Bye" I was between sobbing and threatening to pick up my computer and chuck it across the room. Oguri Shun is totally awesome at playing Hanazawa Rui, ((I liked him more in Gokusen though...)) however, I don't take that much of a liking to Rui. He's a playboy and in the next episode he kisses Tsukushi. TT3TT And tells her that he thinks he's in love with her. Well 1.he's in love with shizuka....and 2. he's a playboy. So I don't really like his character much.

Don't you just love dramas that are so unrelated to the manga they're based off? ^.^~

Ah, Mago Mago Arashi~~~ How I do I love thee?

This week was cute. Ohmiya~<3 Cute pairing, but I really don't ship it so....yeah. Moving on....

Arashi no Shukudaikun!

*o* Chef Aiba was in full force! This week they tasted weird sushis and Nino did a jikan on speeds of things.

One of my favorite parts was when Nino and Ohno ordered this weird sushi that they ended up not being very impressed with so they didn't eat it all....

That was until Aiba told them how expensive it was. ^.^~ Nino was like "Eh?!O.O" They then proceeded to eat the rest. \^o^/ Boys are terribly amusing.

Ooh, but my favorite part out of the episode was Nino's jikan. One of the speed tests was testing the speed of a slap. Ohno lost at Janken....so he got to be the one who got slapped. The guest ended up missing with a speed of 25kph, but in true Arashi style....Ohno was going to get slapped no matter what. So Jun did it....and the speed reader couldn't read it. XD Aiba's such a mom in this clip.

((I cut out the guest slap because it had to be under a minute as per photobucket reg.))

I forgot to post this last night, it's from this weeks Shukudai-kun.

So, new layout if you havn't noticed. Koichi will always be my Johnny ichiban, but right now my second favorite is getting my attention.

ARASHI~

Just fuddling around with different stuff. I doodled a bit after I read through my roleplaying with ghost....then it turned into a really nice image so I'm going to finish it.

Took a few pictures of my room, but I didn't like any of them because the flash was icky and it was too dark to take any without it. So...you get a picture of my desk!~Exciting!!!


Ooh! and I'm doing this too!! :D

Comment here and I'll tell you one thing that I like about you. Then go post it in your LJ and return the sentiment.

Ai Ja Nai?

O.O Yeah, so I actually have been drawing O.O....

It's amazing. I figured out the settings on Painter 6 so I could sketch away happily without the ugly pixely lines and I've been spending my free time drawing.

I'm actually doing character sheets.

O.O

It's amazing!! *o*

So, I don't have any done of course......but here are Sakura's moods.

( Picture~ Picture~ )

D: yeah....so I got bored and actually sat down and doodled a bit.

D:

Asian skintones bother me  with their olive green base.

D:

Can You guess who this may be hrmmm????

o.o

On the News front I have preordered The Arashi around Asia Photobook which is supposed to be pretty nice so I'm looking forward to it getting here.

I might be doing an illustration for a book cover. ((Don't get excited)) >.>;; It's for that Blue Feathers book that a local wrote. ((badly....)) >.>;;;

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I'm sorry it's written in present tense and he uses the phrase "he says and she says" alot....alot.....>.>;;;

Classes are going to be fairly easy this semester and I'm not going to have to pay an arm and a leg for books. Drawing is going to be fairly interesting I guess. However, it's going to be drawing still life and what not. >.>;; Which could get boring after awhile.

argh...Comp II is at like eight in the effing morning so I plan on being half dead through the majority of it.

Geography....>.> So the teacher who I thought was dead....isn't.....>.>;;; O.o It's also going to be very boring. So lucky for me I'll be practicing form drawing through it! :D Yay for form practice! :D

I downloaded the "making of" from Aozora Pedaru and cut out a clip for Crystal.

It's Ohno of course and a little Aiba action in the background~<3

Mou~

I'm really worried about my friends right now. One of them mentioned maybe having to drop out of college and the other isn't saying much at all. I'm only across town and I really want to go see them, but i don't know if I should go or not.

Mou~

Guys, can I come over and talk with you? If not can I bring you to my house and we can talk there?

-Mauri