stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Out of Orbit - T.M. Revolution
Random Thoughts: tired...
Friday, October 25, 2002, 03:15 p.m.
>____< my new password is weird; it's fun to say, but a pain to type. Anyway, I was looking for info on the second HP movie, so me n friends can go see it at the Metreon, and it seems that you can buy tickets at fandango.com, however, as I do not have a credit card, I can't buy them. Maybe Jean could order the tickets, seeing as she has a credit card n all.
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Shiroi Ryuu - Rikki [Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi]
Random Thoughts: i feel so violated...
Thursday, October 24, 2002, 07:59 p.m.
After an incident that occured last weekend, which I'll explain in detail later, I finally got off my butt and changed every single password to every single screen name I have. Including the one to this blog.
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Dive - Sakamoto Maaya
Random Thoughts: hai, i'm on a Sakamoto Maaya spree again. Her voice is so pretty~~
Saturday, October 19, 2002, 09:50 p.m.
Waaaaii~ She's read all of SK! And she's got Backgammon!! I need Backgammon! Or any other Minekura artbooks!! >_< Mom's cashing my first paycheck for me tomorrow, and since I owe her $50, I only get about 40 left, but that's more than enough for any future trips to Kingstone or Kinokuniya. >.< I can't wait.
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Open Up Your Mind - MIRAI [Saiyuki]
Random Thoughts: Bleah! AOL SUCKS!!
Saturday, October 19, 2002, 09:39 p.m.
Argghhhhh! So with stupid AOL ruling my browser from this day forward, all those nicely saved instant enter thingys on my IE browser got deleted!!!! Where I used to be able to type in one letter and get a whole bunch of songs I get to insert in the box, I now have NOTHING!!!! XP This is inconvenient!! Now everytime I want to type up something in the Playlist box, I have to go look up the artist name as well as the song titles! Bleah!
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Yucca - Sakamoto Maaya
Random Thoughts: argh! *almost kicks compie*
Saturday, October 19, 2002, 09:31 p.m.
>_< I dislike it when mom changes the language on the browser window to Chinese Simplified to check her mail, and then does not change it back. It causes me no small amount of near-heartattacks when I open a browser and everything looks...bigger, somehow. It makes me think I'm getting too paranoid... >_>
Ok, really fecked-up day at work today. I musta messed up fifty times. Ian and Ariel came in. O___o My coworker Jaime helped them, and later when I asked, she said they were getting a newspaper clipping framed. -_-;; Well, it turns out that their senior prank was published in the Jacket and they wanted to frame that. Xp
I installed AOL 7.0 earlier today, so I'm online at home. I had to restart the compie 4 times before it was ok. It was very... frustrating...
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: some Hikki song from album Distance
Random Thoughts: >_> i dislike going online at the library
Thursday, October 17, 2002, 07:07 p.m.
Um... now that I'm actually sitting in front of a computer, I'm not quite sure what to say. I feel kinda drained after replying an email to Spartacus, in which I sorta spilled out about the cat dissection that we "started" in Anatomy today... well, all we did today was wash our cats... but... *shudder* there were a few times when I had to ran out of the room so I could get some fresh air, and my stomach nearly got the better of me once. I think it'll be better as we progress to the actual cutting... I THINK...
I'm really not sure how I feel about all this. On one hand I'm quite excited to have this chance to do a real dissection, because I never got to do anything in bio last year, it being an indepedent study course. On the other hand, I like cats, and I'm not sure what effect this will have on my mind. In my opinion, I'm a pretty messed up person already. Oh well, if I don't have any nightmares tonight, then I should be alright.
So, I lost my internet connection at home, and I'm currently blogging at the library. I don't like having to do this, so I'll ask mom for permission to install AOL on our compie. For one thing, it's much easier to use my own computer. Another thing is that the library doesn't have AIM...
I realize that there are a lot of things I haven't talked about yet, such as my current placement in orchestra (drastically different from last year's, due to lab), and my employment status (employed, btw). I just somehow manage to forget these things when I'm blogging. Well, first things first. Because I'm taking the Anatomy lab in zero-th period every other day, Karen is relegating me to the very back of the first violin section, as opposed to giving me an actual chance to compete for second chair with Daniel. This made me very mad for a couple of days, since I put a lot of effort into the audition tape, and I don't think she even listened to it. I sulked for a while, since I didn't think it was fair, and spent some time in Ms. Bled's office instead of going to orchestra on the days that I had it, but eventually I realized that sulking couldn't change anything even if I wanted it to, so I went back. I still don't think it's very fair, but I do my best not to think about it. It doesn't help anyway, and sulking only makes me more upset. However, this entire thing has decreased my enjoyment of orchestra heavily, and I no longer look forward to going to orchestra. For one, I'm no longer really a part of the orchestra, and for another, I'm no longer as fond of performing as I used to be. >_> Ok, I'm getting upset again. See what reminicing does to me?
About my job... I'm currently working at Aaron Brothers, which is a frames and art supplies store. I only work 3 days per week, but usually it's enough. I haven't gotten my first paycheck yet, but I think I will soon. I'll probably be staying with this job until next summer, and if I stay in California, I'll continue to work there. It helps because mom no longer gives me any allowance, so having my own cash readily available would be nice.
Oh look, my time on the computer is almost up... -_-;; the downside of online access at the library: you only get one hour...
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Yubiwa - Sakamoto Maaya
Random Thoughts: <3 <3 Trigun manga~~ *squeee*
Sunday, October 13, 2002, 06:55 p.m.
I am rereading my old blog entries, because I am just slighly narcissistic.
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Kamisama-tachi - Spirited Away OST #7
Random Thoughts: head hurts...
Sunday, October 13, 2002, 05:18 p.m.
Finally got myself off my lazy butt and went and dled Hikago chapters. You'd think there'd be more of a motivation, but well, Sai's gone, and I happen to know for a fact that Hikaru won't get himself out of his depression until at least volume 17, and right now Toriyama World is still in volume 15. If I can get myself to walk 5 blocks to rent Escaflowne and can't even get myself to click the link to Toriyama, then you know the attraction is really gone. I should probably just wait until they have volume 17 up before I go back. On the other hand, I do look forward to Bleach and Yaiba and Full Moon, so I might as well dl them as they come.
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Fantasista - Dragon Ash
Random Thoughts: ;_; suffering and don't know why...
Sunday, October 13, 2002, 05:12 p.m.
Waaahhhh, I think I'm suffering from "..." deprivation!! It's all that grammar that was pounded into me last week before SAT II Writing test. I've forgotten how to use "..."!!!
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Show me Your Style - w-inds.
Random Thoughts: *looks tired*
Sunday, October 13, 2002, 04:33 p.m.
So, me, Joe, Eugene, and Jennifer BARTed ourselves over to the West Coast Big Apple yesterday for the Animefest at the Metreon (ok, ok, so officially it's called The Festival of Anime). VIP tickets were sold out, so we couldn't see the premier of the Cowboy Bebop movie, but regular tickets let you see everything else, so we went and saw screenings of various animes. We saw part of Zone of the Enders: Idolo, which has a most interesting anatomy part on the mecha (most interesting indeed. O_o), but it sucked hell, so we left in the middle. We also saw Sakura Wars, but it sucked too, so we left after the second episode. We wandered around some of the stores (Things From Another World, ADV Films shop, BANDAI shop, the Sony store, etc.), oooooed and ahhhhed over the neat gadgets in the Sony store, had dinner at IHOP, and came back in time to catch the end of what must have been the first episode of Arjuna. That series seems pretty good. Anyway, we settled ourselves down to watch episode 9 of Love Hina, which turned out to be pretty good. Wandering around the Metreon we caught bits and pieces of various other anime, like Inu-Yasha in the arcade, and the Escaflowne movie. I don't think I like the movie too much, from what I saw of it; maybe I'm just too used to the anime. Anyway, seeing Escaflowne got me all psyched up to see it again, so I went out today and rented the first 8 episodes. *squee* It's soooooooooooo goooooooooood!!!!!! >________________________< <3 <3 <3 <3 <3. I just wish I didn't have to deal with Hitomi leaving Gaea at the end. And guess what? Epidode 8 ends with Van rescuing Hitomi as she fell into the gorge at the Dragon Graveyard. Weeeeeeeeeee!!! Dragon Clan!!!!! XD XD XD (of course, Vinita-chan knows what I'm REALLY happy about.)
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Cocoon - Pierrot
Random Thoughts: {none}
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 08:11 p.m.
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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HHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Shall I explain? *echoes of screams reverbrating in the background* That stupid Exiles third book isn't coming out until NOVEMBER of 2004!!! Shfucker! I've been waiting years already! Only a couple months ago the due date was October of 2002!!
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Frangrance - Gackt
Random Thoughts: ok, I'm getting to my projects, really!
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 08:07 p.m.
Naaaaa... I want someone to be random silly fangirls with... and Melissa doesn't really count, cos she's too yaoi-orientated, and Jean's too w-inds. orientated, and everybody else lives too far away... >_> I'll wait for college...
Ner, I'm not excluding you, Vinita demo you live too far away too... and it kinda sucks only talking through AIM.
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Deep River - Utada Hikaru
Random Thoughts: gah, three projects to be completed by Friday...
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 07:59 p.m.
I spit upon you, Organic Skim Milk! >_< Stupid soap-tasting milk...
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: The Legend of Ashitaka - Mononoke-hime
Random Thoughts:
Friday, October 4, 2002, 08:19 p.m.
Hey! >_< I'm not cursive-challenged!! And yes, I do believe it says "Jean"... >_>
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Kamisama-tachi - Spirited Away OST #7
Random Thoughts: *sniff* still sick
Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 07:29 p.m.
Haha, Megatokyo is so funny. *sniff*
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Kamisama-tachi - Spirited Away OST #7
Random Thoughts: ^________^ freedom... *happy sigh*
Wednesday, October 2, 2002, 04:07 p.m.
There's nothing like knowing that there's no physics homework waiting for you when you get home. I didn't update for a long time cos I didn't feel like it, what with calculus poking me on one side and physics stabbing at me on the other. After officially failing the second physics test, I decided that I'd had more than enough, and I was getting out of the class. I dropped the class on Monday, and also got my Calc AB/BC mess fixed. I'm officially enrolled in Calc BC now. Fat lot of good that does me, getting a C and all. However, I can concentrate on my other classes now, without the constant threat of physics looming over my head. I'm getting a B in anatomy right now, but with a little work I can definitely pull it up to an A. I'm not even worried about World Media or Poetry.
I went to see Spirited Away last Friday with Maryam, Melissa, Eugene, Kevin, and Joe. XD XD XD It was VERY good. I think it's even better than Princess Mononoke. Chihiro annoyed me a little bit at first, with the way she clutched her t-shirt nervously, but it was pretty easy to warm up to her. And Haku... *sigh* Haku is Haku, what else can I say. Haku, Ken, and Touya Akira. The lovable triplets that they are. Haku was most of the reason that I wanted to see Spirited Away so badly. There's not much else I can say without skipping into full fangirl-mode. I thought the storyline was very good; complex, and good. The music was GREAT. I remember when I saw Princess Mononoke that I nearly died of happiness at the sound of the music, and I can't say any less of the original score for Spirited Away. Haku's theme is especially nice. <3 <3 <3 I also like "Ano Natsu e" and "Kamisama-tachi". I loved it so much that I tried to dl the OST, which was on high demand in the WinMX community. Vinita-chan was nice enough send me her mp3s over AIM. ^_^ Of course, being Miyazaki, there's a lot of stuff in the movie that he doesn't explain, like why No Name didn't just walk in the front door, and whether or not Sen's friend, that girl who took care of her, was human or not. Vinita tells me that the title for "Spirited Away" in Japanese is "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi". It's a long title. ^_^;; but not longer than Haku's whole name...
I think our senior prank must be pulling 2003 fire alarms or something, because as of today, there has been approximately 11 fire alarms, all of which were within 5 days. While it was nice, happening during physics, it is NOT nice when we're watching movies in World Media, and it is highly annoying, not to mention highly unoriginal. If they had to perform a senior prank, can't they just put sheep in the hallways again? Or goats on the roof, or pumpkins all over the school? Why must they pull 2003 fire alarms? I hear another school planted poppies in their football field. Now THAT is a great prank, seeing as it's against California law to pick poppies, and planting poppies there ensures that no one can do anything about it without breaking the law. There was also a prank where a brick wall was built overnight across a major path. Is my class out of its mind? Or just insipid?
And in other news: My math teacher thinks I have mono, and she attributes my bad grade on the last test to this nonexistent virus within me. I almost cracked up when she asked me if I was getting enough sleep. Oh I'm getting enough sleep alright, and taking stupid Chinese medicine every night, but I seriously doubt that I have mono. *smirk* Of course, I shouldn't be making light of this, as I have been physically miserable. Having a perpetual sneeze up my left nostril doesn't help one bit.
More news: our poetry teacher Ms. Theodore is determined to do erotic poetry, doggedly ignoring all the nasty stories that my fellow classmates toss back and forth the classroom. One of them was about a nine year old boy who masturbated and his mother who askes him if he needs to be alone to do that. XP "Ick" doesn't not begin to describe how I felt upon hearing that story.
I finished the book A Game of Thrones yesterday evening. It is amazingly good. It doesn't hold me with the same fascination as Harry Potter, the Kushiel series, or the Exiles series, but it come pretty close with its complex plot, unexpected twists, and avid butchering of any and all characters. Gilad, who plays bassoon in orchestra and is in World of Media with me, says he has the entire series and that he can lent me the second book. I look forward to reading it, but not as much as I look forward to Kushiel's Avatar, The Captal's Tower, and the fifth Harry Potter book. One of the reasons that I decided to quit AP Physics was that I have no time to read anymore, as I was horrified to discover. Now I have all the time I need, and more.
The third APIC meeting was today. Kevin and I have the largest team, though I'm not sure how useful they'll be. XP, okay, maybe I shouldn't say that. They were quite attentive today, and most of them signed up to help at the APIC social this Sunday. Joe came for the first time today, and I got him to join our team. Gail came too, and I ALSO got her to join our team. >_> I hope we're not stealing potentials from the other teams, though I do think that Publicity needs the most team members. Anyway, I also got Melody, who's a fresh immigrant. >_> The calc teacher put me in her study group, to help with her English. That makes me very unhappy, because Melody has NOT yet learned the first rule of living in America: You do not stand inside a foot of ANYBODY. My mom taught me that when I first came to the USA. She said that Americans didn't stand close to strangers, at least not the civilized ones, and I've found that to be true most of time, unless you're at a ballpark or concert or something, in which case it really doesn't matter. I guess I picked that up, or something, because I really hate it when people stand too close, right in front of me. Side by side is fine, but when somebody's standing so close as to be breathing down my back, or in my face, it is REALLY uncomfortable. I have not yet tried to find out if Melody's breath is withstandable. Let's just say I'm not comfortable with breathing in somebody else's CO2. Come to think of it, the one other person who stands too close is Elliot, and he just does it to be annoying, I think. >_> He doesn't do it anymore.
Gah, having the sniffles is so uncomfortable. I should just hang a sign around my neck saying "I have Mono". That'll keep people away from me. I'm going to have to leave the house when mom comes home from chemo, cos she'll be weak and her immune system will be defenseless, so I don't want to infect her with whatever flu I have.
Keiko | losing brain cells at an exponential rate
stick a dagger in my heart and twist it ~ i promise i won't feel a thing
Playlist: Piece of Love - Shazna
Random Thoughts: *sniff* got cold, feel tired
Monday, September 30, 2002, 10:26 p.m.
*blink* er... I got Hakkai last time... I couldn't have changed that much in two weeks... could I?
Woohoo, I've made a breakthrough in physics! I feel much better now, like a load's been lifted off my shoulders. Of course, that could also be because I finished my senior profile!
Like I said, I'm bored with this layout. I still love it, it's just that I want something dark and neurotic right now, to match my mood for months to come. I was thinking about a neat Goku (Saiyuki) one, or a Kurapica themed one (with a picture of a heart wrapped in chains XD XD). *inwardly smacks herself* No, I need to do a layout with a girl in it. Vinita says my layouts have been all guys so far (guys with a twist), and I did say I wanted a Gin/Mito one. Or I could do Lain. Lain's psycho enough.
On a side note, I'm experiencing a minor fetish with that mark in the middle of Kenren's forehead. XD XD I want one.
Worked on senior profile today. Dug too far into my past. Had to lock myself in my room so I could cry about my grandpa without my mom knowing. She gets upset when I cry about him, because it makes her cry too, and soon there's two wailing women in the house. Today's Moon Festival, not the grave-sweeping holiday.
