This makes me want to go and play Arm Joe again. Actually, I have it on this comptuer so technically I really can. XD
If you're wondering what Arm Joe is, it's some Japanese-fan coded 2D Street Fighter-esque fighting game based off the Les Miserables characters from the Boubil and Schoenberg musical. YES. IT'S A LES MIS FIGHTING GAME. I still LOLOLOL!! about it every time. X3
Best character in the game?
ROBO-JEAN.
I'm getting entirely too emotional in my old age.
I was tearing up watching the Final Fantasy VI ending on YouTube.
Do I hear a "best Final Fantasy ever?" Why yes, I do.
I hope I'm also not alone in thinking that "Dancing Mad"+ the FFVI ending theme are about long enough for a frickin' symphony, and that I'll die happy if I ever hear a full symphonic orchestra play it live.
So... The Los Angeles Opera practically creates a new opera out of Grendel and I find out about it half a year later?
*cry*
At Mel's recommendation I've started watching Saiunkoku Monogatari. I'll just say it's like Fushigi Yuugi all over again, except with a slightly less obnoxious main female lead, though since Miaka is scraping the bottom of the barrel that really doesn't mean much.
I hold little hope of this series getting better. But I'll probably watch it for the nostalgia factor because at least it's not as bad as Fushigi Yuugi (yet) and well...it's like reliving the bad old days but with less badness, and even I can't complain about that too much. :x The only thing that can save this series is MOAR GAY cause it's already starting feel like a gigantic, animated Mary Sue series.
I got a Porsche 964 Gemballa RSR for Christmas! ~<3 *hearts*
I guess now I have an excuse to go back to the arcade cause I want to test it out. Thanks, StarCreator!
I didn't get much else of import for Christmas, but meh. :3 Just sitting around at home, playing FFVI, sleeping for 11 hours, watching anime, and punting my work is enough for me. X3
This is a distress call to all the people out there who are more computer savvy than me.
My laptop, Bunji, has apparently died. I was on critical battery after watching some Honey and Clover last night, so I plugged him in and turned him off (read: put the screen down; he goes into automatic hibernation) before going to bed. Well, I woke up, went to him, pressed the power button, and he's not booting to Windows. In fact, I can't even get him to boot into the BIOS from the initial DELL screen. :/ I've tried putting a Windows CD into him hoping he'll have the sense to boot from CD, but that doesn't happen either. After the DELL screen disappears all I get is a black screen with a blinking "_" cursor. :(
This turn of event is super crappy. Please advise.
EDIT: ... So... I took Bunji's battery out and he mysteriously has decided to boot up. Good job, Bunji. :D Now I just have to figure out what went wrong...
I didn't like the first couple of episodes but...Honey and Clover is really growing on me. It's really good. I normally don't really consider myself to be the type that likes the "Slice of Life" genre of anime, but considering how I vaguely enjoyed Someday's Dreamers...I guess it seems natural that I like HachiKuro too. :D
Oh, and since Dave introduced this to me...
Dave. Dude. You watch really girly anime sometimes. :3 This must be why you also like watching NANA with me. XD
Anyways, if you'd like a healthy dollop of "Slice of Life" watch some Honey and Clover.
The best Christmas present I've had all day is rediscovering my SNES, which is still in perfect working order. Also in perfect working order is my Final Fantasy III (read: VI) cartridge.
If you don't see me in the next couple of days, you'll know what I'm doing.
Merry Christmas to everybody. :3
One Piece 439:
- They finally named it! It's kind of silly, but I like the intended meaning behind it. Go Iceburg.
- They really hotted up Captain Smoker. Some of my friends will no doubt appreciate this.
- Cameos from our friends in Arabasta! I'm still reminded of how gay Chaka and Pell are for each other. :3
This next arc better be good. It better not be crappy like the Davy Back arc. I just want to beat my head against a wall every time I think about how shitty Davy Back was. :(
So the Clone, Riidi, and I are eagerly awaiting the release of an H-game called Koihime Musou. Let's just say that like Ikkitousen it's along the lines of ancient Chinese generals are hot chicks.
This has also spawned some hilarious misunderstandings between the clone and I:
Ed: Dude, did you see the new CG they did of Xiahou Dun getting shot in the eye?
Skuld: ... ooooh! That's mean! Don't shoot her in the eye, she's only got one! That's mean!
Ed: You do realize that's historical way he lost his eye, right?
Skuld: ...What? No!
Ed: He got shot in the eye with an arrow you know!
Skuld: ... ... ... I think we're talking about two different kinds of "shot in the eye" here.
I'm going to get smit by my ancestors. :(
Also, the more I watch the One Piece Davy Back arc the more I realize that actually yes, it does suck. It is crappiness on the order of most One Piece filler arcs. *bangs head against wall* Give me Water Seven and Enies Lobby already!
Wow, my schedule fills up pretty quickly. How does that happen? o_o
Anyways...sleepover at Charm and Crystal's tomorrow night, and then it's snowboarding directly from there. I get a small break for the weekend and then on Monday, I'm off to Vegas for a couple of days. My mom has finally decided to be awesome and we're staying at Treasure Island.
You know what that means! PIRATES! :p
Somewhere in there, I'm supposed to fit in RPing with Prism. >___> And writing and reading. :p
:( I am super annoyed at my mother. She's known since Thanksgiving when I was coming home. She's known since Thanksgiving when my cousin is coming to visit. She's known for at least two weeks that I have to pick up Anasai from the airport on the 23rd, and then she calls me tonight and tells me, "Hey, we're going to Vegas on Wednesday and I don't think we're gonna make it back on Saturday, so how about getting somebody else to pick up your friend?"
First of all, I said in the previous phone conversation with my mom (no less than three days ago) that I don't want to go to Vegas, she can just leave me out of it. Second of all, WHEN I MAKE A FUCKING PROMISE TO MY FRIENDS I FUCKING KEEP IT. *super annoyed* No, I can't ask my friends to pick Anasai up. SHE'S IN SALT LAKE CITY FOR ONE DAY ONLY AND MY MOM SAYS I CAN'T MAKE IT?! I never agreed to go to Vegas and I don't really care to go with my family anyway, and she suddenly makes this decision for me.
Talking with her, I've managed to convince her that I can survive at home by myself (CHRIST! How old does she think I am?!) for a couple of days (I'm likely to haul my ass over to Charm and Crystal's place to hang out with them), but she's just like, "Why don't you get the neighbors to take you to the airport?" :/ Cause she doesnt' trust Charm and Crystal or even my ex-boyfriend, Omi to drive in the snow to pick Anasai up. She has to organize every little event in my life for me.
And so I tell her, very firmly, "Look, Mom, I can arrange for my own friend to get picked up if I need to. But I'm going."
...and she just fucking hangs up on me.
:( I am very unhappy. I hope I don't go to bed angry cause every time I go to bed angry I have nightmares, and given that I'm all by my lonesome tonight and most of my apartment complex is abandoned, that is not very cool. :(
On the bright side of things, Avatrix! I got your truffles! They were very delicious and I didn't expect to get them at all so it was a great, wonderful surprise. :3 I ate them all! And the hot chocolate is delicious as well. *slurp*
I'm surprised the USPS didn't screw me over today, I also got a package from my favorite t-shirt person in the world, Dave of Seibei! *snuggles* :D I got the shirts and I love them! X3 I've been showing them to all my friends. Thank you! ;______; They're so great. *so many hugs*
I think I've found my limit as to how much of The Red Green Show I can watch, and that's only about an hour or so. Of course, that was after I'd watched half an hour of Return of the King, Evil Dead, and the mid-season cliffhanger of Battlestar Galactica. :/ Christ, that's a lot of time in front of the television. Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that I'd watched about 6 episodes of One Piece yesterday too, so basically the entire day when I wasn't passing my Mantis Broadsword test for kung-fu (wooo! I am now awesome...or something) was spent either lounging in the living room up in my room. :D
That said, One Piece is still the best thing ever.
Anyways, I'm heading off home soon, so all you LA will have to do without me until the winter quarter starts again. Time to home my snowboarding skills this time, and maybe instead of calling my snowboard "Takumi" to make me go faster and help me crash in to snowdrifts (ba-dum psssh!) I'll call it "Luffy" so at least when I fall, I bounce.
I've missed the past three weeks of Battlestar Galactica, which makes me a sad panda. This week I'm missing the mid-season finale (gah, but I'll be back for the reruns...I hope!) in order to go to the holiday dinner for my kung-fu school. I really hope I don't get stuck in traffic on the way down there, but...I know I will. :(
That said, I can't wait until Tuesday when I get to go home. X3 Maybe this year Charm, Crystal, and I will finally grow a cerebellum and be able to learn how to do that snowboarding thing properly. Cause I really, really want to be able to say I can do that without falling on my ass.
Erin is awesome and came over for poker last night and brought me and Jeremy presents. X3 She got me the DVD of "The Big Lebowski" so now I can watch it anytime I want. :D Hooray! And she bought Jeremy the game of Set because we were hankering for it while playing Fluxx. I suck notoriously at Set, which makes me a sad panda. :( Though I do have an excuse cause last night I'd been drinking. *sweatdrops*
Anyways, there was Set, Fluxx, and Guillotine to be had aplenty last night, while Lindeman's Peche Lambic flowed freely into our glasses. X3 Oh, we're just nerdy gamers. Now somebody needs to just get Settlers of Catan and some Cheapass Games for us to complete our nerdiness. :p
Oh, and for those of you who don't know, the official SET website has a daily set puzzle up. It's fun to do in lab when I have nothing else. :p
Courtesy of Big Hentai Mike
The clone is gone. ;_; He's back in Columbus now, and we both go back to the grind.
Highlights of our fun:
THURSDAY
- Clone arrived late in the evening. Bummed around the apartment and watched Jeremy beat FFXII.
FRIDAY
Spent the first half of the day in lab. Hit up lunch at Noodle Planet (Mmm, pho...), headed over to Venice Beach to play in the sand and the ocean, and then went home. Went to Tito's Tacos for dinner and then played poker all night long in the apartment. X3 Finally playing for money now, yay! :D Got into the final 4 people, but was the first of those out. .___. *sad*
SATURDAY
Went to the Getty Museum with the clone! I'd never been there before, so it was fun. The gardens were nice, I did some rolling down hills in the grass cause it's fun. They had a great exhibition about the Italian Futurist poetry, which intrigued me very much. Lunch was Hamburger Habit. Then we headed, with Jeremy in tow, over to the Museum of Jurassic Technology, which I must admit I just did not get. It's just...odd. And very slightly creepy. Oh well. I can't remember what we did Saturday night, besides grab dinner at Guelaguetza, but I think it involved a lot of bumming around.
SUNDAY
I went to weapon's lab and left The Clone at home to play Tales of Destiny, and confirmed that yes, indeed, that is Crispin Freeman who goes to my kung-fu school, and that I'd actually seen him many times before, I just didn't know that instead of just being some random guy, he was a random guy with a nice-ish voice. Oh well. We went to Little Osaka's Curry House for lunch and then did some karaoke afterwards. Actually, lots of karaoke. Almost 3 hours worth. I was nearly hoarse by the end of it, but it was fun nonetheless. XD It's so hard to stop karaoke, even when you're losing your voice! After karaoke we went to Roscoe's for dinner with Andy and Dave, and The Clone got introduced to the wonders of fried chicken and waffles. Mmm, so good.
MONDAY
Woke up late, bummed around (do you see a theme here?) and then headed out to the Hollywood and Highland area which I'd never been to. Not much there, sadly, just Grauman's Chinese theatre, some shops, and a giant Scientology building which had a cute little "L. Ron Hubbard's Christmas Special" display next to it or something like that. We wanted to take pictures of it, but were afraid the guy guarding it would catch us and then drag us into the building to brainwash us. >_< Ugh. Yay for Ethopian cuisine later that night, I almost exploded cause I ate so much and couldn't stop.
TUESDAY
Fluxx lunch at In-n-Out! :D Got the longest game of EcoFluxx ever going on, but that's only natural because as opposed to our usual 3 people we ballooned out to 5 with Ed and Andy hanging out too. Ed and I spent the afternoon in lab, and then we went home. I found out he was in high school Quiz Bowl which was why he was so good at Jeopardy. >_< I cooked him Skuld's infamous chili and drove him to the airport. ;_____;
I'll miss you, Ed! >_< It better not be another two and a half years before we see each other again!
While everybody else is gay for Bridget, I believe that Ishiwatari Daisuke, the creator of Guilty Gear is gay for Ky. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have drawn this new image.
Not sure which magazine this came from, but the clone is guessing Arcadia. I hope full-page scans come out soon. X3
You know what this means... ... I should get back to writing more Seven Thunders Spoke this Christmas break.
There is something seriously wrong with your head when in the middle of a nightmare of being chased by zombies who want to zombify you, you still take a break for some cute Harry Potter slash.
Let's just say I was hiding from the zombies in somebody's apartment, went to sleep, woke up, looked out the window, and saw that Harry Potter had written "Draco Malfoy, will you marry me?" on the sidewalk. As I was on my way to Fenway House (where apparently both me and Draco happened to live) to tell Draco to "look at the sidewalk!" I was once more relentlessly chased by vindictive zombies whose limbs were falling off and were moaning loudly in pain. Unfortunately none of the slash actually canceled out the zombies, so I still woke up scared and had to cuddle on the floor with The Clone to calm down.
If he hadn't been there, I would've just stayed up all night...and probably read some HP/DM fanfic. >_>
The Clone is here! The Clone is here!
If you don't see me online then that's why. :3
My roommate just used the word "chums" to describe the relationship between Balthier and Fran.
*CRACKS UP*
And in regards to the previous post, my co-captain (also my roommate I have mentioned above) has approved of us being the Hypersonic Tomatoes. :D
I need an un-lame name for the 6-person dodgeball team I'm throwing together for winter quarter, and anything I suggest my co-captain shoots down. So, I need ideas.
DISCUSS.
There is some hilarious irony in having a dream where you're pulling an all-nighter. X3
Also, if there's a BalthierxFran fandom or an AshexBasch fandom...I'm totally, totally there.
EDIT: the straight fangirls in the BalthierxFran and AshexBasch fandom have officially scared me away. :/ Why are het fangirls so much scarier than yaoi ones? >__< Is it because they're haters and breeders? :( GabranthxBasch it is.
I BEAT IT
I BEAT IT
I BEAT IT
I BEAT IT
I BEAT IT
I FINALLY FUCKING BEAT IT AT 80 HOURS.
...results?
- fun factor: awesome. Worth my time in that respect.
- plot: not as good as FFX, actually. I liked the FFX history and world a lot better. *nostalgic* Sure, FFXII is a more "mature" plotline, but it's not executed the right way. The characters were more likeable than most recent FFs. Of course, nothing will ever touch the awesomeness of FFVI.
- yaoi: ... ... I dunno. I'm tempted to go the way of twincest right now. I can't break up Balthier and Fran cause well...I wouldn't blame him for hitting that fine piece of ass and not being able to settle for anything else afterwards. When you've caught the biggest fish in the sea, you probably don't have to go fishing anymore. Also, am I allowed to secretly ship BaschxAshe?
- more sidequesting: we'll see. I may be cured of the bug.
As ganked from Pirate_Nami...
Highlights from the Japanese Wii safety manual.
...dude, even American kids are not this dumb.
OMG! Finished the Pharos at Ridorana. LONGASS DUNGEON, but fun. :3 I enjoyed (most) of it. Probably because of the yummy waiting for me at the end. I have to say, I think I actually might like the plot of FFX a little better than this game. :/ I still sort of like the idea of "let's kill God" slightly better than "let's stop a war." But I like the FFXII characters a smidgeon better.
And I take back everything I said about "Balthier and Fran don't feel like a couple, I think Fran's a lesbian." Fran is totally bisexual for Balthier, and Balthier is well... furry straight for Fran. ZOMG! An actual canon het couple I like? (I am known to like them occasionally you know! Even though the only known instances are from wu-xia...)
:D Should I end it tonight? *bounces* I want toooooooo~~~ sooooo baaaaad!
I think one of the things I miss most about Utah is that I'm not risking my life everytime I go shopping at Costco. Granted, I may be overexaggerating a bit, but after having braved the Costco parking lot in Marina Del Rey, I'd rather shoot myself in the head than go again. It seriously is that bad. The parking is as big as, and even bigger, than most Costco lots in Utah, but when I went on a Sunday afternoon (bad time to go, I know, but given the choice of Saturday or Sunday, I think I might've picked the lesser of the evils, not that it really made a difference) it was full. Totally full. The only way I got a spot was cause I spotted some guy walking down to his car with his shopping cart. I staked him out, hovered nearby while he loaded up his Toyota Celica (not the best car to go to Costco with, but given that I drive a 300ZX, I really can't comment) and then slid into his spot after he left.
If that wasn't bad enough, Costco itself was a total jungle. The place was full. Packed with people. Every major aisle was like the 405 at rush hour, only slightly less lethal if you were taller than the carts. Why did people go shopping with their 5 kids? The world may never know. Seriously, if those 5 kids aren't doing any good, just leave them in the car or something because they shouldn't be in the aisles blocking my way. At least the 405 is slightly more organized, there are on-ramps, off-ramps, and lanes. Costco has none of these. It was complete and total anarchy in there, a very dog-eat-dog sort of mentality as I tried to make my way around the store picking up 40 rolls of paper towels and 15 pounds of toilet paper. (I ended up deciding that 15 pounds of toilet paper wouldn't fit in my apartment, so I left those by the wayside so some other person could pick it up and take it home.) Miraculously, though I was stuck in indoor Costco shopping cart traffic, I managed to make it out of there in 45 minutes, probably because I plowed over a few toddlers on my way to checkout.
After I managed to actually buy my shit, some lady in her car practically followed me from the entrance. If this had been anywhere else, I would've called the cops, but as it was, the lady just wanted to stalk me for my parking spot, and not for other nefarious reasons. Phew. I packed up little Captain Usopp and was off, and in the process of leaving the lot almost got run into three times by large SUVs and mini-vans.
California, now I get why the Red Hot Chili Peppers never stop singing about you.
In other news...
FFXII: Third Ascent. I used to have hobbies, then I started playing FFXII. I think some of my online friends are bitching that I spend more time with Balthier than I do with them. Sorry guys, but a girl like me has a certain set of priorities.
Facebook: I hate you. You're now like MySpace Lite, and if it weren't for the fact that you're the only way I keep up with some people from high school, I'd've left you long ago. I hate you now especially since you've been a bastard and have deleted Millions Knives from Texas Tech. :( Now I'm woefully single again. You'll get what's coming to you...one day.
Guitar Hero: ... what's that? I live in Ivalice.
NCAA Football: OSU vs. Florida and Michgan vs. USC. I'd usually root for the coasts, but this time, I'm all with the midwest. Better start practicing the language. Pop. Pop. Hi, I'd like a pop please.
I said on Friday to one of the undergrads in my lab, who had tickets to the UCLA vs. USC game at the Rose Bowl:
"It'll be a miracle if UCLA wins. A miracle on the order of 'somebody sacrificed their first born for this.'"
...and somebody really did. :3
UCLA 13
USC 9
Oh, feels so good because USC was ranked #2, headed for the national championship against OSU. Now I believe the spot of going against OSU is up for grabs and it either goes into the hands of Florida or Michigan, the latter of which I would prefer because I want an OSU/Michigan rematch. X3 *fuuu*
Either way, we're a no-rank mediocre team that beat the crap out of the Trojans. :D
YAY!
Nobody ever plays Free Bird when you ask. Tally Hall played Free Bird.
Tally Hall really played Free Bird. They finished their cover of "Just A Friend" and everybody was shouting "Free Bird! Free Bird!" They got back on the stage without a word of protest and played it. The whole thing. Didn't skip a solo. I was cheering my little Guitar Hero soul out and throwing my hands up in the air because goddamn, Tally Hall is the best thing ever.
I am filled with love for them. Joe, Rob, and Andrew actually remembered me and my name, and that was really sweet of them. :3 There's been talk of them possibly being close to getting a major, major record deal, so I really hope that happens soon. They work really hard, their sound is top notch, and they totally deserve it. X3
We managed to get there just on time tonight, missed the opening bands which I hear totally sucked. The show was all ages, so there were annoying, obnoxious high school and middle school students. :/ They sounded great tonight, though the energy wasn't quite as high as their Silverlake performance in July. They actually played "Be Born" and "Spring and a Storm" acoustic, in a fun little experiment in which they had us sit down and listen. All in all, it was fantastic (Free Bird was definitely a great way for them to end it) performance, and hopefully we'll see Tally Hall out here again. :3 No dinner with them tonight, as there was a party at Dave and Evan's, but Rob told us he'd rekindle the dinner flame so do that we shall. :3
Go Tally Hall! :D
I forgot to blog this. :3
Tally Hall concert at the Echo tonight! :D w000t! *pumped*
