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So, I sat down tonight and I made icons. I made them through Picnik because this laptop doesn't have photoshop and I didn't want to turn on my other one. Some are horrible looking due to stretch and what not but this is my second attempt. I guess on with the icons.

( To the icons! )

You are all in this so I suggest you look.

( Halloween meme! )

So fall's right around the corner and I couldn't be happier. The weather's already cooled off and I love it. I haven't been doing much outside of school. Anatomy and Chinese are keeping me busy. Religion might too with all the reading I have to do. I need to read for Linguistic Anthro as well but whatever. I had that professor last semester and she was an easy A. I have like no money though and I need a second job or something come January. I'm thinking of waitressing at like Applebee's or something. Oh I have no money because of manga and bubble tea. Oops, lol. So with fall being so close it means one of my favorite times is approaching: Halloween! I love dressing up. Too bad I don't have any ideas for this year. I already know what I who I want to be for AnimeNEXT in 2010 but no ideas for the fast approaching Halloween. Hm, any thoughts? I hit some buttons and now I'm typing backwards or something, this is confusing. Oh yeah, I got Bobby to start watching Ouran High School Host Club with me. He thinks it's the craziest thing ever but he's hooked. I'm happy. Other than that, nothing's really going on in my life. I should probably get back to reading and practicing my Chinese. See ya.

01. Comment to this entry saying 'ICONS!' and I will pick 6 of your icons.
02. Make an entry in your own journal and talk about the icons I picked!

xhadowkiss chose these 6 icons.

( To the icons! )( To the icons! )

Well, this past Wednesday I went to a Blink 182/Weezer/Taking Back Sunday concert. TBS was horrible and I'm not saying that because I don't like TBS, they were just boring. Weezer was amazing. I loved them. They exceeded my expectations and I had already had high expectations for them. Blink was just as amazing as fourfive years ago. They were funnier this time. Sure Nikki and I didn't get pointed out like last time but whatever. We still had a blast.

I start classes tomorrow. Boo and yay. I'm excited for Chinese and Anatomy but at the same time they are the reasons I don't want to go back. I have classes four days a week and I'm working one or two days at the Stilo's shop. Maybe I can get more money in my pocket again. I need to stop buying manga. I want to save up for cloth and other sewing things. I really want to sew and make my own clothes. I feel like that would be fun. Another reason I'm scared is because Harvey, my car, was having a little trouble starting today. I hope he doesn't die on me on the way to school or not start up again. I'll be disappointed if I miss school...

I've been writing again but not in the way I would like. I'm talking *cringe* fics. Yea that's right, I said it. If you're lucky you can read them but they only go to communities they belong to usually. One lucky person gets a fic all to herself. No names mentioned. I've also been RPing a lot. I'm realizing that it makes me feel better. It helps me to write. It gives me ideas for some of my own stuff. No I'm not stealing from my RPs but whatever. I also get to meet some people. I made friends who I talk to through PMs or AIM. It brightens my day and that's all that matters really.

The real reason I'm posting is because I'm working on a new layout. As you can see I have a new default icon. It's no longer Madame Red but she's still in my rotation. I wish I could get more that fifteen icons without having to pay. It blows having such a small selection. ANYWAY, I wanted to ask you, my flist (those who read this stuff anyway) what you think. I want to know what colors should change. I want to know if there is a way to make the boarder of my entries transparent like I've been trying. Whatever it is, if you have a comment about it, please let me know. I love this background and the icon and I want to use them. Thanks.

So today I got my parking pass for school. That shit is expensive. Just to let me park on campus...jesus christ SHU. Anyway, I finally got around to watching the end of Kuroshitsuji (see title for translation). I regret not watching it sooner. It was beautiful, sad and amazing all wrapped into one. I'm so happy that manga is finally being translated into English. I'm tried of reading scanlations online and I want my own copy of the books that I can read. I refuse to buy Japanese copies since I can't read Japanese obviously. I did buy the magazine that's publishing the chapters. It makes me smile to see it. But anyway, my car's doing fine and I am starting to get the feel of driving again. I named my car Harvey. I'm not sure why, it just fits him in a way. Um we went to the city last night to celebrate Katie's last day in Jersey until Thanksgiving or Halloween depending on if she can make it to our Halloween party (if those plans actually go through this time). But yeah, I was mostly updating because of Kuroshitsuji. Read it/watch it if you haven't already. Seriously, it's good.

Have you ever wanted to immerse yourself in a story whether you're the one writing it or not? Haven't fairy tales and other worlds always seemed just better sometimes? I don't want a permanent escape, just a temporary break. Maybe this weekend away will do my head some good. I think I need to "lose" my laptop for sometime to avoid some of the stories I get lost in. Reality's a bore...

On a plus note, I got a car! It's a 1998 Honda Civic and it's green. I need to think of a name for it. I won't be able to drive it until next week though. I need to get the title and it needs some work. Also, I'm going away to Atlantic City and LBI for this weekend, work Monday and then I got to AC again for two days. Maybe that party'll be nice too...

P.S Hi new people!

I'm so tired and mt body still hasn't recovered from the motion sickness I've experienced this weekend. Let's recap the week:

Sunday was Nanny's funeral. It was nice to see the Thibaults/Rickuses again. Monday was work, no surprise there. Tuesday Bobby and I went to the city. We ate dinner at Junior's (I got my cheesecake!) and then we went to see Phantom of the Opera. I need to buy/download this soundtrack like right now. I knew I loved the music but I forgot how amazing everything was. I want to go again. Wednesday morning, Bobby and I drove down to Wildwood. The weather was nicer there than up here but the wind was dreadful and there was a sandstorm on the beach. Thursday, some of his family came down. By some I mean his parents, his youngest sister, her friend and one of his other sister's boyfriend. It was the strangest trip ever. After dinner we went to the boardwalk with everyone and Mr. Stilo dragged me on the go-karts with him. It was fun the first time but when I went on again with Sean and Bobby, my car sucked so bad. Friday we stayed in and went wave running in the afternoon. We hung out by the pool until we got cold and went inside. We drove home that night and brought Sean back with us. Oh while in Wildwood, I finally beat The World Ends With You. I feel betrayed by that ending but it's not over yet. There's an extra day apparently. Saturday morning I went with Billy, Katie and Billy's dad to Shickshinny, PA. On the way there, we went to the Lost River Cavern. The cavern itself was cool but the "tropical garden" was a joke. There was a veloceraptor named Sweetums fighting a bear. It's a nice little town in the middle of no where. We didn't stay too long before hopping in the car and going to Knobeles. I'm not a fan of amusement parks but this place was huge and nice. We swam at the pool there and Billy and I went on one of the slides. All three of us went on this crazy swinging, spinning hammer thing called Fandango and I freaked the fuck out. I also went on the Ferris Wheel for the first time and was freaking out when we stopped at the top. We did so much it's hard to remember everything we did. There were a lot of dogs there though which was strange. When we got back, we hung out with Billy's grandparents, uncle and father until like 1:30am. We wound up watching some of Clerks II and then going to bed at like 2:30? Today we left Billy's grandparent's and went hunting for Centralia. It's the town the based Silent Hill off of in the movie, I think. We found this really cool path that had a hollowed out house with newspapers in it from January 1987. The house was so cool. We found a lot of broken/rusted items and a giant pit. We drove around after that but neer actually found the real town that's still on fire after 60 years, I think. Billy and I want to go back eventually and look some more. I'll have pictures up on facebook eventually.

Now, I'm home, recuperating. I'm really tired and have work tomorrow but since I'm the Game Master of a game on Gaia, I want to stay up another 40 minutes at least to post an update. This should be fun. Work tomorrow. Melissa and probably Carson and a diner trip Tuesday. Bobby's sister's Sweet Sixteen Friday. Nikki B's party Saturday. That's all I'll say for now since August is extremely overwhelming. I hope I survive the month since school's coming up fast. Oi...

I want to sew something. I feel the need to do something creative again. I have a pile of this grey fabric form my failed Lulu costume from Halloween 2004. I want to make something with it but I'm not sure what. I've been contemplating ideas for AnimeNEXT next year but I can't think of anything with a lot or any grey at all. I thought maybe one of Yuko's outfits from xxxHolic but nothing's coming to mind. Then I thought I might make an 17th/18th century style men's vest or tailcoat. This fabric is too heavy for a vest and too thin for a tailcoat. I also thought of a skirt but I can't imagine this being comfy. Ugh I need ideas. I also need other fabric and an actual sewing machine. I can't sew everything by hand.

Well I'm feeling much better now. I still have a slight cough but nothing serious anymore. Yay!

For Fourth of July, I went with Bobby to his family's place in Wildwood. We left Thursday morning and drove down. We got Sonic in Cape May/Rio Grande and it was delicious. We went to the house and settled in before hitting up the beach. It felt great to be down there, working on my tan. We went out to dinner that night with his family and it was nice. His mother gave me wine because she didn't want to drink the whole bottle by herself so I got two glasses while Sean and Julie each had a glass. Bobby and I drove around Cape May for a little then went to the boardwalk after dinner. I tried looking for new gauges but all they had were plugs and I am not a fan. We "split" a thing of Dippin' Dots and by split I mean I had two spoonfuls while he ate the rest. Then we each got soft serve on a cone and it was way too big. We should've split it, silly us. Then we went back and relaxed for a little before going to bed.
On Friday, we were going to go to breakfast but he got up before me and decided to eat cereal. I was a little annoyed but figured we could go Saturday morning. Then, at 11:30 we were at a dock in Wildwood and went out on the boat. We all decided to go parasailing. I was so nervous because I hate heights but whatever, I always wanted to do this so I sucked it up and went. It was really neat until you're all the way up and the wind is really strong. I started feeling kind of sea sick all though I took Dramamine and then I found out that sitting at the front of the boat is a terrible idea. Once I moved, I felt much better. Oh and the entire time we were on the boat I was singing a mix between "I'm on a Boat" and "I'm on a Blimp". So we went back to the hotel and found out that we were both a little burnt, me on the tops of my thighs and a little on my shoulders and him on his entire upper body. We went to the beach anyway. The water was beautiful! The wind was dreadful though and we went up to the pool. I didn't go in but laid out and tanned before going in for a shower. Then we chilled until dinner. We went with his family again. I wasn't a huge fan of this restaurant but they did have good rice. Then we just went back to the house and thought we were going to see fireworks but Wildwood was saving them for Saturday night. We watched some of The Bourne Idenity and Underworld: Evolution before going to bed.
I had such a terrible night of sleeping due to my burns and the fact that Bobby clicks his teeth in his sleep. I got up at 9:30 and Bobby ate breakfast AGAIN so we didn't go to breakfast. I was really annoyed about that but he made it up to me because we went to Hot Spot on the boardwalk. After that, I bought a pair of SkullCandy headphones and some fudge. We think a little kid was hit by the tram car. We were leaving the Boardwalk Mall and the tram car was there, some woman was throwing people out of her shop, there was a mob, said woman was yelling, "Back up. Please make room for the ambulance when it gets here." Another woman and her family were crying so that's why we assumed it was a little kid and the tram car was off the track and all askew. We went back to the house and Bobby bought a brand new ipod touch for himself and promised to give me his old one, a 60GB video. Needless to say I was pleased and happy to have the headphones. Then we sat on the balcony and read for a long time. The new Anita Blake book is awesome, in case any of you wanted to know. Then we sat around, packed and went to dinner with his family and the guy and his wife who own the place where the Stilo's have their house. We ate in the oldest house in Cape May. Cute place with delicious food. Bobby and I left after dinner to come home. We got back in South Plainfield by like 11. We were exhausted and he dropped me off.
Sunday, Bobby and I got bubble tea. We were craving it in Wildwood and while we were waiting his sister and her boyfriend came in. Bobby then wanted to wash his car before his family came over so I played The World Ends With You and watched him work. Then we had dinner and sat in his room hiding from his family until it was time to head over to the shop for fireworks. It was a nice display as always and I went home after that since he and I both had work yesterday. But yea that was my mini vacation. At work, Bobby's dad was telling me to "drag his ass back down there" meaning convince Bobby to go back to Wildwood to use the house since no one really is this summer and it's an expensive place. Needless to say, we're going back eventually.

I decided to do two lists. I did one first and then realized that no one who actually reads my lj actually reads/watches most the things in the first list. The second list some might be able to get at least a few but I'm curios nonetheless.

List 15 of your favorite characters from different fandoms, and ask people to spot patterns in your choices, and if they're so inclined, to draw conclusions about you based on the patterns they've spotted.

1. Kyoya Ootori- Ouran High School Host Club
2. Yuuko Ichihara- xxxHolic
3. Fai D. Flourite- Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
4. Zero Kiryu- Vampire Knight
5. Sebastian Michaelis- Kuroshitsuji
6. Kaoru Hitachiin- Ouran High School Host Club
7. Edward Elric- Fullmetal Alchemist
8. Madame Red- Kuroshitsuji
9. Austria- Hetalia
10. Iszumi Curtis- Fullmetal Alchemist
11. Roy Mustang- Fullmetal Alchemist
12. Doumeki Shizuka- xxxHolic
13. Hotaru Tomoe- Sailor Moon
14. Adio Hanabusa- Vampire Knight
15. Xerxes Break- Pandora Hearts




1. Angel- Buffy the Vampire Slayer/ Angel
2. Robert Chase- House MD
3. Robert Goren- Law&Order Criminal Intent
4. Alexandra Eames- Law&Order Criminal Intent
5. Temperance Brennen- Bones
6. Warrick Brown- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7. Zack Addy- Bones
8. Darlene Conner- Roaseanne
9. Anita Blake- Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series
10. Drusilla- Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel
11. Oliver Wood- Harry Potter
12. Jane Lane- Daira
13. Daria Morgandorffer- Daria
14. Will Truman- Will&Grace
15. Maureen Johnson- Rent

So yeah, that really bad cough I have, turns out I have acute bronchitis and an acute sinus infection on top of my already bad allergies. I was really bad last night. Had a fever of 100.2 but it came down to 99.8 when I went to the doctor's today.

I've been in bed since work yesterday. I've been watching Law&Order Criminal Intent like there isn't anything else on TV but I just love Bobby Goren too much. Alex Eames is lovable too. If that other asshole detective comes on, Mike Logan, I'm going to be upset and hope Law&Order SVU is on somewhere else or even a decent CSI or god even a crappy sitcom (Roseanne, Will&Grace or That 70s Show preferably). I'm gonna go surf the web some more. Hopefully I'm better later where I can play some Kingdom Hearts.

P.S. I'm still missing some (read a lot) of phone numbers. Text or call or im me people!

I posted a facebook status but this is for all of you who don't see that: I got a new phone. It has the same number as the old one but I lost everyone else's number. So text me or im me with your number. Thanks guys!


In other news, I'm sick as hell with a really painful cough and that's all. AnimeNEXT was a blast and now that I'm typing that I remember I put up that painfully long entry so that's a redundant statement. I go to work tomorrow and Saturday. I hope to go to the doctor's Tuesday or Wednesday to be better by Saturday. Uh, yea... I think that's all.

So June 12-14 was AnimeNEXT. It was too good not to post an entry about it. I'll go day by day with highlights and silly moments that made us realize that maybe we can live together but group projects = pulling teeth. It also made us realize that, even in a group of other socially awkward nerds, we're still socially awkward nerds.

( They revamped the anime convention completely )

That's really the end of the journey. I'm downloading and listening to FAKE? I've read some OHSHC and today I had work in the morning, so I'm still tired. Bobby and I went to dinner at Cheeseburgers in Paradise. Then we went to Barnes&Noble where I got xxxHolic and Vampire Knight, then we got Bubble Tea and went to the Asian Supermarket and bought some snack food. I hope to sleep in tonight. I haven't done much tonight but it's taken me almost an hour it feels like to write this entry. I'm probably right. Okay, you're all probably tired of me stretching your friend's page (unless I decide and/or remember how to ljcut this). Moral of the story: Conventions are fun, we can't wait til next year's, pictures are on facebook and I need lots of sleep. Goodnight everybody!

I'm still working on getting a car and I really need it. Bobby's dad is still trying to get me this Toyota Avalon but it's taking a while. Well, I still need a lot of practice and to memorize the route to SHU. I drove on a mini highway today (Rt. 28). which wasn't so bad but I need to get used to looking for signs and not drifting into the other lane. But I was out that way because I went to get my hair cut at a place in Bound Brook. The place was really nice and the woman who cut my hair was sweet. Needless to say I'll be going back. My hair's like halfway up my neck and I have bangs. This is the first time I've had them since I was a kid. I like the way it looks but I need product of some kind in order to style it. I hope to have pictures on facebook by like tomorrow or Wednesday because I'm going to Adam's to hangout with everyone. Pictures should be taken by someone (me or Miss Katie most likely). And I say Wednesday because I have work Monday at the Stilo's shop and Tuesday at the club.

So AnimeNext's in like two weeks. I have almost all the pieces of my costume. I have a lot of work to do on the jacket so I'm hoping Wednesday on to work on only that. I need to go back to the mall and get stockings because I got the wrong ones when we went the other day. Speaking of that mall trip, I got the complete works of the Grimm Fairy Tales. I was so happy to get such a beautiful book for so cheap. Yesterday a huge group of us went to the high school. I saw Pecora and Crosby. I hung out in each room for like half an hour. It was nice.

Other than that stuff, nothing's going on. I just take the days as they come. I've been trying to get back into reading and I've been playing video games. I beat the FMA game a few weeks ago so I've been playing Kingdom Hearts and the World Ends With You. Need to finish those before I got back to Final Fantasy VIII and XII. I have a lot of "work" to do this summer.

Haha neat.