I think I started dedicating entries to Takki and Tsubasa’s anniversarys since their 4th one? Congrats on getting so far! I hope they gain more popularity in the future and perform together more often. It’s been so long since I first got into TxT fandom (and subsequently J/Kpop). They debuted a year after the Sept. 11 attacks, and dedicated a song to that occasion. Rather than looking back at a sorrowful past, I hope to look forward to a brighter future. n_n

ごめんなさい〜〜（＞o＜）昨晩は、ポストを書かなかった。

I wanted to post this entry yesterday night (when it was actually the 11th in Japan), but I fell asleep by my laptop. I hope it’ll do, even though it’s “a day late.”

今日の朝は、うんてんした。好きじゃない。先生はつれない。ストレスをかんじている,そしてよくなく。

I’m kind of effing pissed off at how things are going. I’m already nervous as it is. Sometimes, his statement are confusing and seemingly contradictory. I hate the tone that my driving instructor uses sometimes. I can just feel my blood boiling. >_>; I feel less inclined to want to practice driving and more insecure. Gosh damnit.

朝は、ほんとうによくない。友と、私のこうこうへ行った。ひるに行った。だから時間があらない、でも先生たちに話した。ながい時がすぎた。だから、こうこうのセクレタリーは、私たちにどなった。

We were technically only allowed to stay during the 30 minute lunch period (I “drove” to school after lessons). Unfortunately, there were just way too many teachers I wanted to see. One wasn’t in. I hope none of the science teachers waited for us. Some people kept us longer than I would have liked (there was no way we could get through my list of teachers in 30 minutes if we spent 5 minutes talking to each). I ended up going to the science teachers after class had started. They kept us for a bit. lol. My AP US teacher now has his own stand-up poster courtesy of publications. On one side of the room is his standing figure. On the other is… Obama. He’s a Republican BTW. We had some interesting conversations. xP (ehh… about me bombing my physics final and the whatnot)… Anywho, since we stayed late, the secretary got mad at us again. So I guess I wouldn’t call that “yelling.” She just told us off in an intimidating tone.

I kind of felt sick afterwards. Seriously. I had two rather unpleasant encounters today. First that crappy driving lesson… then… ;_; Is it really necessary to get mad at someone who came to visit you?

あとで、友だちとボーリングした。とても楽しかった。

I went bowling with some high school friends. I actually hit a few strikes. xP I still suck~ Denvin was amazing. o__o

BJ‘sにパスタをたべた。

Then I had BJs. Fetticini alfredo? (sp?). I spent too much money on food. ;_; I had Mexican food for lunch.

Maybe it’s genetic. My mom really sucks at driving too. She also has no sense of direction; it’s almost incredible how she can get totally lost from making a single turn. x_x

みんな、元気？

There were a lot of things I had no idea how to write in Japanese, so I went back and added English text. lol…

ごめんなさい〜〜（＞o＜）昨晩は、ポストを書かなかった。

今日の朝は、うんてんした。好きじゃない。先生はつれない。ストレスをかんじている,そしてよくなく。

朝は、ほんとうによくない。友と、私のこうこうへ行った。ひるに行った。だから時間があらない、でも先生たちに話した。ながい時がすぎた。だから、こうこうのセクレタリーは、私たちにどなった。

あとで、友だちとボーリングした。とても楽しかった。

BJ‘sにパスタをたべた。

みんな、元気？

 

A Little about the Layout

The theme of this layout is fandom. (It’s pink because pink is my favorite color, and I haven’t used it in a while.) I finally caught up with the most recent chapters of Loveless, and I have to say that, even though it is a shounen-ai manga, I am in love with Ritsuka and Soubi. I think I was in the same mood when I made my first layout *laugh*.

I’ve been in somewhat of a layout drought for a long time, so I was happy that my Daisuke and Ritsuka icons transformed into a complete LJ layout. An LJ layout has been on my agenda all summer, but I’ve gotten nowhere until now.

I decided to break my fandoms into four and a half categories: manga, dramas, anime, Asian pop, and real life (which isn’t really a fandom, but I guess that represents everything that I blog about pertaining to school, friends, and other, more real, fandoms like the Federer and Nadal tennis rivalry, Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, and other video games, my random collections, pre-contemporary music, black & white sitcoms, and classic movies). Included in the banner, are five "icons" that represent each. I started reading DNAngel again, Code Geass is the only anime I’m currently watching, TVXQ is my main Asian pop interest at the moment, Nodame Cantabile is one of my favorite dramas (and one of my favorite manga), and I’m about to start freshman year at Caltech (hence, the calculus, even though that photograph was taken at MIT). I came up with a few really horrible catch phrases, but some people think they’re cute, so, unless you guys can think of anything better, I guess I’ll keep them. "I like what I like, so there!" is just the english translation of Suki na mono wa suki dakara shouganai, which is the title for another shounen-ai series I liked. I have no idea why I like referencing shounen-ai in my titles and layouts. Shounen-ai is only one of the many genres of animanga that I like (and not what I usually read/watch). 

I wonder if the web 2.0 craze is subsiding, becuase I have a problem with adapting my style to fit in. It just never works, so I decided I wouldn’t try this time. Let’s just say I’m satisfied with the way the layout turned out.

I reworked the CSS code written by the maintainer of thefulcrum so I wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of looking up all of the theme layer classes and writing my own code. Switching to S2 after coding for S1 is a pain in the ***, and even modifying the CSS got really annoying at times. I blame it in part on compatibility issues. I shall now declare that I only finally downloaded Firefox to use on my laptop so I could do some browser compatibility checks. I’ll also be using it more now. 

In terms of organization, I thought it’d be a little easier for myself if I included all of the sites I visit most often at the top of the journal (I love sticky posts!). Since I’m normally terrible at keeping track of things, and nothing I touch ever stays organized, I’m trying a new tag system. It’ll make posts easier to find, and I’ve created 10 main categories (found below).

From now on, I want to try to post an image in every entry  (idea stolen from julyeighth).

1. I’m having my first piano lesson since last year April on Sunday. It’s just too hard for me to learn a piece without some guidance.They’re expecting Mac notebook updates on October 14th. *crosses fingers* I hope this rumor is true, and I hope it’s not just some mediocre update, but instead a complete redesign.
2. This is a very interesting story, and if you have time and would like to read about "an Ivy League fraud," you’ll see that this would definitely make for a good book.
3. The previous article prompted me to read this Wiki entry and this Wiki entry. I wish Caltech had "secret societies." George W. Bush, unable to decide, was temporarily called Temporary, and the name was never changed. I thought that was funny.
4. The Large Hadron Collider went online on the 10th. I’m really excited for what’s planned later on this year. A black hole is not going to destroy the world, contrary to semi-popular belief. This rap may be of some interest.
5. Target is featuring Domo in its Halloween collection. Traditional animation techniques like stop-motion and even Miyazaki’s continued use of cels is quite remarkable. The making-of clip and the Target episode are interesting and cute respectively.
6. In the world of technology, this is a sweet phone, and I really want this mouse.
7. And finally, I want this Wang Lee Hom voice clip to be my cell phone wake-up alarm and Zetsubou’s "meru meru" to be my ring tone. 

However, Takki & Tsubasa and their One Day, One Dream for Inuyasha got me into the whole crazy world of Jyanni’s Entertainment, mainstream Jpop, and eventually, Kpop. So now I’ll just virtually shout words of “omedetou” and “ganbatte” to the duo. <3 Thanks for a great 3 years, nya! I’m hoping I can go to one of their concerts next year (and a TVXQ concert, if they’re still performing in Japan). And now that I finally have a credit card, I want to buy TxT’s upcoming Best Album. *o*

My cousin IMed me late last night, and he told me that he received my package. It arrived in only 6 days! For some reason, I expected that delivery to Australia would take some 2 weeks. I’m so glad I was wrong, and that the USPS came through for me. XD I’m ecstatic that he likes his present and the card I made for him. Haha. Although I feel a bit awkward. According to my parents and my friend, he’s my third cousin. But then, I asked one friend if I should refer to my cousin as my cousin or as my friend. He said cousin, but then… you don’t even have to ever talk to your cousin for your cousin to be designated as such, so I thought that a friend would have a more special meaning. =\ Haha. But I wonder if he knows we’re cousins. o_o Because from his response, it seems more like I’m a curious overseas friend that’s willing to spend and ship a birthday gift across the ocean… and yet, I’ve only met my cousin twice in my life.

Either way, I’m happy that my efforts made him happy. :3 I seem to become attached to the people that talk to me, because I think they actually care. I think my Bostonian cousin is the greatest cousin in the world, but because he’s 5 years older than me, we rarely chat. =\ When we do, I always feel so alive and energetic, but normally, I just feel kind of left out… so people who erm… make the effort to talk to me every day (I hope it’s not too much effort x_x) make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and I just want to do whatever I can to make them feel special and happy. Equivalent exchange?

All in all, I loved today.

We didn’t do much in computer science. I finished my applet. I love how all the struggling pays off in the end. Haha. I feel accomplished. XP

We spent the majority of government discussing 9/11. I tend to prefer to block images from that day outside of my mind. Maybe I’m just too much of a crybaby, but watching those little footages and documentaries just destroys me.

We’re doing mostly review in calculus, so, at the end of the day, I don’t have too much homework.

Nevertheless, I’ve got an English in-class essay and a mini lecture to worry about for tomorrow. I’m still intimidated. I hope this will get better soon. (Plus, we get to do a bio lab tomorrow.)

Then of course, I have my usual college applications and SAT 2 stuff to prepare for. I haven’t played piano in a while… and I have deadlines to meet for teacher recommendations and a talent show that a youth council I’m involved in is creating. Plus, I plan to attend the robotics information session Friday for possible rookie members. :3 I hope we have a good team foundation this year.

I guess the climax of today’s events was the unofficial last-minute tutorial meeting that I had for my proposed science club. 8 people had expressed interest for my initial proposal, so essentially, we’re the 8 ‘founders’ of the club. Our main objective is to participate in the Science Olympiad, although we’re considering the JPL Invention Challenge (a tad too late), the Science Bowl, and a few math competitions. If all turns out well, I think this will be a gun way of promoting interest in math and science, because people at our school really aren’t aware of the opportunities available to them as high school students. The overall purpose is more like an outreach – mini school competitions, presentations, tutorial, and other activities. I’m really hoping that this will be my one major contribution to the school. There are so many things that I wish my school was but is not, and largely, a lot of the things I wish my school could have can be achieved with initiative. People need to be dedicated, and frankly, not many people at my school are, but maybe that’ll change. Sure, it’ll be hard work fundraising and starting rookie teams, but it should be something that we can be proud of. Haha. Cheesy talk, but I stand by what I say, and I’m not one to back down.

This is one of those days when I feel like glomping all of my friends. You guys rock. xP <333 I LOVE YOU.

The end. :3

Edit: I hope TVXQ come to the US again (LA), but preferably AFTER I get my driver’s license. Ah, to be in Paris right now!

In case I don’t get to post today (Sunday) or Monday (9/11/02). My first JPOP/JE obsessions. Indeed. They are LOVE. Congrats on 4 wonderful years since debut and I hope for continued success. Thanks for introducing me to JE. ^o^ A fangirl could just wish that they would come to the States and have a con here. I have to see Tsubasa dance in person.

♥

In other news, although I’ve been totally neglecting homework (wahh~~~ no sleep tonight TT_TT), I did manage to buy 2 necessities in school life. (That’s a lie.)

TI-84 + graphing calculator. Because they sold out of Silver editions and they didn’t recommend 89′s… >_>; I still say I should’ve gotten the 89, but the 89 was nearly double the price after rebates and the whatnot. ._.

And a new cell phone. Okaay, so I have to wait until next week to pick it up. But here’s a press-release review of it (exclusive to Europe only for Q1).

http://reviews.cnet.com/4331-12261_7-6484167.html

Maybe I can request an 800 or 810 instead. The 256 MB compared to the 512 of the latter. ._.; And the 700 doesn’t have auto-focus. But the store didn’t have the 800 at the time. Sony sure is weird. ~_~; But the w900i is crazy.

Nevertheless, I’ve waited all these years to get my mp3 player, and there it is. I love the expandable memory capability in all of today’s high end phones. >o< So schw33t and totally 1337. Not to mention, a 2.0 MP camera phone is still a fairly new phone spec in the US. *pokes Japan and all those Vodafone possibilities* Cingular and all those other service providers lack any ultra cool phones. @_@