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Country: United States
State: CA in spirit
Birthday: 1/6/1981
Gender: Female
Interests: reading. drawing. teaching myself to read japanese. anime/manga. translating Keiko Nishi and Ryo Ikuemi manga. classical guitar.
Expertise: being lazy. cramming more books on already crowded bookshelves. drawing profile pic. spending money on expensive addictions.
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Member Since:
1/31/2004
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| A PrayerToday is Easter Sunday. In their efforts to drag my lazy ass out of bed and into church, my mom and aunt had these to say (translated for your benefit):
MOM: That's why you get sick. You don't go to church, you don't pray.
Wrong. I got sick because of the weather and my body, which was weak due to stress and lack of sleep. A deity had nothing to do with it.
After I refused to get out of bed, they finally left for church. An hour later, they renewed their efforts at saving my immortal soul.
MOM: You don't go to church. How do you expect to get a boyfriend?
AUNT: You get a boyfriend by praying, by asking Him for a boyfriend.
That coming from my aunt who prays every night, goes to church every week, and is an old maid.
I howled with laughter at all the faulty logic. And I thought funny things stopped happening to me. | | |
| SharingI'm back in the world of blogs.
Twice.
Ugh. I have enough problems keeping up a personal blog, now my class requires me to keep up a professional blog. I have to maintain a blog showcasing the "me" as a writer and designer. If I ever come up with anything interesting for class, I'll tell you the link to that blog. But until then, I'll keep it among myself, 17 classmates, and 2 professors. Hmmm...for a more-or-less private person like me, that's a lot of sharing.
So sorry if this becomes a dump for all my complaints related to class.
I also found out that a 6-hour Saturday class could be shorter than I thought possible and longer than infinity. | | |
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You Are a Sarariiman!
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Or "salaryman." Whatever. Treadmill off, treadmill on.
Most of the sleep you get is on Tokyo's extensive subway system, since you are putting in 14 hour days.
You're a workaholic who works hard for no overtime. And vacations? Forget about it.
You spend most of your trip hunting around for gifts to bring back all of your coworkers.
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Your Hidden Talent
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You have the natural talent of rocking the boat, thwarting the system.
And while this may not seem big, it can be.
It's people like you who serve as the catalysts to major cultural changes.
You're just a bit behind the scenes, so no one really notices.
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You Are The Hermit
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You posses a great deal of wisdom and the ability to see people for who they are.
You are always looking ahead at the future, developing visions.
A loner, you tend to travel by yourself through life, seeking your own truth.
You don't crave material things or fancy titles. You have no baggage.
Your fortune:
It's possible that there is a unknown guiding figure in your life, ready to help you.
All you have to do is find this person and seek their advice.
It's also possible that you need to start seeking the meaning of your own life.
Either way, there's some deep thinking you need to undertake, and it needs to be done soon.
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You Belong in San Diego
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Laid back and friendly, you were meant to live most of your life on the beach.
You usually think everything is "all good"... except when the weather dips under 60F.
You stay classy - especially when you're in Tijuana!
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What Your Soul Really Looks Like
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You are quite expressive and thoughtful. You see the world in a way that others are blind to.
You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds.
You believe that people see you as a bit small and insignificant. People pay more attention to you than you think.
Your near future is all about change, but in very small steps. The end of the journey looks far, but it's much closer than you realize.
For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.
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Your Superhero Profile
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Your Superhero Name is The Colossal Chimp
Your Superpower is Technology
Your Weakness is Water
Your Weapon is Your Poison Blade
Your Mode of Transportation is Cable
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| ALAS, ALACK
...a hardback of Howl's Moving Castle is what I lack.
I collect my absolute favorite books in hardcover, so I thought I was getting the deal of a lifetime when I bought a hardback copy of HMC for less than $50 on half.com. But apparently not. What came in the mail is the same size (and paper type) as the paperback only with...hardback covers!
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Do you remember those copies of school reading books (thin paper pages with hardback covers) that the school lent us in middle school and maybe even in high school? Well, that's exactly what I ended up buying. Silly me, should have realized that if a good used copy of the first edition hardback (1986) is selling between $150 and almost $300 on bn.com, then I wouldn't get anything near that for a measly $20.
But I still want a hardcover copy of HMC!!! WAAAHHHHHH!
Damn. How can a children's book cost $300?!!!!
Does anyone out there love--as in really, really, REALLY LOVE--me? Enough to spend $150 on a used book?
Sigh. Didn't think so.
...On second thought, a hardback copy of HMC would make a really good anniversary present...now if only I could find a willing victim...er, boyfriend.
Then again, I did get a small bonus this year, but I was hoping to buy a loft bed frame from IKEA so I can finally arrange my room and have enough space for a real computer desk and possibly a drawing/artist desk to serve as study desk.
...choices, choices...
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| Note: I edited this to make it shorter. A full 2-page narrative was a little ridiculous. If you want to read the unabridged version, email me.
IMAGE
This week I found a fellow anime fan at work. Actually, he found me out. He saw my "Serial Experiments Lain" desktop wallpaper--this artsy, three-tone (white, black, and dark-greenish-brown) shot of Lain on a street, which was far away from the usual anime style.
Things started from there.
I brought my collection of Studio Ghibli films (along with volume 1 of Trigun and Full Metal Alchemist) to work so he could borrow it since he had mentioned that he especially liked Miyazaki, the famous director of Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Howl’s Moving Castle. I delivered the goods during our morning break when I thought the lab would be mostly empty. As if we were doing something illegal, the plastic bag full of anime goodies quickly exchanged hands. After all, we can’t have the whole company knowing that we like cartoons—just wouldn’t do anything for our professional image.
“I love Princess Mononoke,” he said as he peered through the barely-concealing plastic bag and saw the dvd. Then inspiration struck. “I know! I’ll buy you a movie! What do you want?”
Having said “no” to his previous offer of a free lunch, I found myself saying “yes” to a free movie…knowing that he’d keep going to ridiculous lengths just to repay my apparently overwhelming generosity. (Yesterday he asked when my birthday was.) I told him what I wanted, and we made a deal.
A few hours later I suddenly realized that a free movie for me would cost him between $25 and $30 as I stared at the 4th dvd volume of Full Metal Alchemist in my hand. He bought it during his lunch break and handed it to me without the cellophane wrapping so I couldn’t see the price tag!
I hope I managed to say “thank you.” I always forget my manners when I’m stunned or flustered.
Considering all of this, the lesson of this day would be this: Hold out for the better deal. | | |
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