Friday was bunches of fun. Two of the Japanese TAs from Mishima came to Stony Brook and it was great being able to see a lot of the other program members again. We were in someone's dorm a bit then went to get school sweatshirts and lunch then retreated back to the dorm to rest. After some of the other kids were finished with classes or whatnot, we went to Dave & Busters arcade and played games and such. I am reminded again that I can't jump for shit and I lack basic trivia. Whee~ After some light shop browsing we got food at T.G.I.Fridays then drove back to campus. I gotta admit that I was still a little paranoid of driving then to add a bunch of people in the car with me I was a little lfjklzjjfohshitohifkvk. XD;;

Next day was my cousin's birthday and I promised my aunt I'd help her out with the party. My cousin is actually the granddaughter of the aunt I'm staying with during school and they live literally in the housing division right across from the one I live in so I just walked there despite the snow. XD; I got there an hour early and whoa my auntie needed help. I went to go decorate the house with balloon and I set the bunch of them in one corner with low ceilings then I turn around and they're gone. D8 The three kids took them and just HAD to let them go in the highest point of the house. XD; Then I had to dress the son, the middle child amongst the three. I had to threatened him with taking all his clothes and people seeing him naked if he didn't wear his party clothes! Then the youngest daughter knocked down the containers of food because she liked the box. My auntie bought activities and games for the kids to do and I didn't realize that she wanted to do finger painting and hair beading! Oh yeah, because colorful paints with pretty party dresses and tiny beads with kids who don't know better are a great mix. XD;;; We were playing musical chairs and all hell broke loose when the birthday girl lost on the first round. Thankfully my family came to the party and I let my siblings take over while I gave myself some eats. After the party, I followed my family driving home-home where I am now~

Sunday, I realized is the day before my sister's birthday when I thought it was the day of. X3; But we celebrated as a family because Monday is busy for everyone. So, we had a birthday lunch in Flushing at a Korean BBQ place. It was our first time going to one and it was really good. We just get the meats and veggies and we grill them ourselves in the grill in our table. The manager was intrigued by my brother's DSi as he was taking pics of the food so that was cute. After that we dropped my bros at the tennis center then we went home and I guess the food knocked us out. When I woke up it was already after the first quarter of the Super Bowl. XD;

Congrats to the New Orlean Saints, by the way!

I need to sleep~ I have stuff to do~~

Oh yeah, Happeh Birthday lil sis, seigaku_cuties  you is 19 now!!

OMG~ So yeah, mild rumor and near certainty is that MatsuJun is in NYC~~~!!!

I hear that it's possibly just for a vacation though which is even better I think~

A part of me wants to think that he's here for the SMAP fandom coverage that's going to happen next weekend in NYC.

It would be super cool and pretty cute if Jun visits the Carnegie Deli again where Arashi took a picture and should be on the wall of pictures of celebrities. X3;;

Hope Jun has fun~ and talks about his trip! XD;;

Taken from hellomichi 's Popolo translation



Indept descriptions are found at the translation page!

1. The Person in this seat is. . . . SHIGE
The close friend that you always want by your side
Yes, please~

2. The person in this seat is. . . . TEGOSHI
The friend you can play with and get fired up with
He can be a little ball of crazy, sadistic energy though. XD

3. The person in this seat it. . . . MASSU
Your friend that you can consult for advice
I see Massu as someone like that~ objective view with a hint of FOOD on the side

4. The person in this seat is. . . . SHO
The rival that you compete with
Raibaru~ More like.. idol~ I admire him~

5. The person in this seat is. . . . KOYAMA
A person who you have a kind relationship with that can comfort you
Aww, that's so Kei~

6. The person in this seat is. . . . RYO
Your friend who enjoys the same hobbies as you
I dunno... what ARE his hobbies? Actually, what are mine...?

7. The person in this seat is. . . . YAMAPI
Your fashionable friend with good sense
He's fashionable~ Good sense... well, I guess so, right?

8. The person in this seat is. . . . AIBA
The text friend that you can contact with any information
I've love him as a textbuddy but... if I remember correctly, he mistook his TV remote for his cellphone...

Because JE_US_FANS is pretty slow in accepting moderated post queues... Taking from my annoying crossposting to other friends in my FList

Hi!
As many already know, January 25th is Sakurai Sho's 28th birthday!

I thought it would be fun to have a little karaoke fun to celebrate as well as for some fangirling. Many people probably have already started school or still soon start school, so instead of the Monday of his birthday, I wanted to arrange it for the Sunday before. Besides, it would be Monday in Japan anyway!

Date: January 24th 2010 SUNDAY
Time: 1PM - 8PM (You don't need to stay for the whole time)
Where: Karaoke Box DUET 48
Any questions?

There will be cake! I will try to get a get and pray that it makes it to the trip to the karaoke place, haha. Also, feel free to bring any fangirl goodies! Just enjoy ourselves with singing and fun!

If you are looking to attending please tell me, I would like to reserve a karaoke room ASAP. Thanks!


UPDATE: Hey! I reserved the room~ so the reservation is under the name TINA. If you need me, my email is alkoi@live.com (I get emails to my phone) and you can call or text me at 516-503-1650!

I'm surprised to be getting tagged cause i've been so inactive, THAT and I like moments where I try to make myself think I'm thought of by others XD;; Tagged by yuniesan and reversemirror 

A. List ten habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
B. Tag ten people to do the same.
C. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it."

1. In the more than 20 times I've ridden in an airplane, I have ALWAYS had the window seat. No lie. I LOVE the window seat. And, even if my ticket wasn't the window seat, I would always manage to switch with someone to get the window seat. MINE. Besides, I'm pretty good at the window seat even when I'm with strangers. I can go through the entire flight not needing to get up for anything.

2. Before I crack a raw egg, I always shake it first. I don't know why. I believe it's to make sure that it is indeed a raw egg. When I was younger, I didn't know I was trying to crack a hardboiled egg (that my mom replaced in the carton container ~_~) and I started crying because I couldn't crack it.

3. My cellphone number has two 0's in it. BUT, when I tell people my number, I always say the first 0 as 'O/oh' as in the letter 'O'. Then, for the second 0 I say 'zero'. My dad always gets mad at me. I need to either say 'OH' or 'ZERO' for that number. But I can't help it.

4. I have been to several Asian countries on that side of the world but I have NEVER been to the US' west coast. I stopped at Alaska one time but I don't think that counts. I owe people visits on that side of the country~

5. When I shower, I usually if not always shower with my back to the shower head. I only ever turn around to wash my face. I don't like having water all over my face, which is weird to say, but I always get the feeling of drowning.

6. My sneezes sound fake. I think I literally make the 'ah-choo' noise. I've always hated the act of sneezing not because I don't like my own germs which I still kinda do, but because I am afraid that people will think I'm gross if I do a full-on sneeze and leave my germs in the air.

7. Every time I ride the subway alone, I try to tell myself to sit on the 3-seater along the wall but I always sit on the 2-seater that extends from the wall. And, I sit beside the window no less. As the subway gets even more full, I find myself trapped against the wall, another person beside me, and the edge of the 3-seater row.

8. I judge the service of a restaurants on the manner in which they place items on the table in front of us. If the waiters simply drop the menus on the edge of the table and expect us to pass it ourselves or loudly drop our dishes in front of us, then my impression on the whole establishment goes down. Call me a lazy anal ass if you want but... maybe I've just been spoiled at other places.

9. When I was younger, I made my little sister sick by making her drink concoctions I made my mixing my mother's pefume when we were playing 'doctor' together. I figured that if they smell good, they must taste good and be good for you. Yeah...

10. Again, when I was younger, I used to tie my little brother's wrist to the bedpost with our jump rope or my dad's belt so he wouldn't leave the room. It would give me time to go and do what I wanted instead of watching him while my parents were out.

I have problems.

Eheheh, so yeah.. can't remember if you've already been tagged so sorry. I tag...katietorresm
linhxisxrisque
yuuki_7
jadeyeap
ruledaworld 
jadeyeap </span>shigures_hsgirl 
elf_1half 

Stole this from my newly added friend elizajet !

I can't help but feel like 'Hey! That's not me! I think it but I dun do it!' X3;;

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Crackfic, Mpreg, and all the other oddities.

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Yesterday was fun with a sleepover with jubeichan  and shigures_hsgirl ~
It was filled with high school memories, McDonalds, Law & Order: SVU and HBO's OZ thoughts (mainly my own), Lego Star Wars, JE fic meme story-telling (wells and apple bottoms), how to be Filipino, cookies and chocolates, HQ JE Countdowns, and maybe other things I can't remember. We ended up sleeping around 5am to JE Countdown on repeat.
I had a dream that I ate all of Julie's cookies. I woke up at 11am to go home and I took Julie's tin can of cookies with me. Nomnomnomnom

I barely had time to settle when I came back home cause my sister's boyfriend, John, came over because he wanted me to style his hair and had Arashi's 5x5 best clips pvs playing. His hair was a little too short for my handling so there wasn't much I could do with it. He has like... a natural Ohno-style. XD But, I convinced him to try coloring his hair.

Later, I had to run around picking up my brothers and food shopping to feed the little buggers. The dogs were getting so excited and loud at the strange guests in the house that they wouldn't shut up! I had to lock Junno in his cage. Pretty much, it was all for my brothers' dance performance they have for school and John was their dance teacher.

Oh, random thing that I feel super accomplished about! I finished a whole crossword puzzle today! I was reading one of the new People magazines today and just started answering the shit out and found it to be rather fun. Besides, I was saying how I need some sort of mental stimulation during this break. XD;

I was going to do a fangirly post on my other journal but I'm tired already. X3;;
If some of ya remember a post some time ago Arashi fans coverage on Tokudane... yeah~ 8D

(*I'm still so mad that I kept myself to the mask I had to wear for my study abroad before going to Japan. Boo. And it was hot that day. XD)

ETA: Haha, thanks to potetofurai  for reminding me~ Love for Nino to mention that we play sugoroku! Yeah, Arashi remembers that us silly Americans love to take on their silly.

Love the cap for our genius Aiba and failvictim Sho. XD

I haven't been kind to my LJ lately~ It has been so long, hasn't it?!

It's not like much of my month-long break from school has been all that eventful though I don't feel like it's been boring. In the beginning, I was terribly USELESS to the house and my sleeping was just BAD. I've managed to fix it a little and waking up at good times in the morning, sometimes. At first I was happy to laze around but after a while I just felt... USELESS. At some point I thought of considering myself a NEET. XD;

One of the projects I've been doing is a slight make-over of my room to make it a place I would enjoy being in and one that would welcome me nicely. I am cleaning out my closet and boxes of junk and learning to let go of things. I should hope that I managed to cut out 1/4th of my wardrobe so far. I expect to sort through more later and eventually send them for donations and stuff.

A part of my 'letting go' of things would of course have to affect my fangirl tendencies, haha. YES, I've finally SOLD a number of my JE magazines. Somehow this was more difficult than my manga collecting days, maybe because I'm still very much into the fandom whereas my interest in manga died at the time I was selling them. However, I had to tell myself that I don't need all these magazines to show my support. There are so many huge, supportive fans I see and even admire (as weird as that sounds) who don't need all these material things to show for it. However, I still like supporting my favorite artists by buying their cds, dvds, and whatnot. I'm sure I'll still get magazines every now and then but the obsessive compulsion to get EVERYTHING needs to stop~

Speaking of fandom... just gotta say... I am AMAZED at the Chinese/Taiwanese fandom, Arashi in particular. The other day, I met with a big Arashi fan who was active in the Chinese forums and gave me a brief crash course through all the forums and websites she uses. The archives of videos, music, scans, news, just everything was crazy organized, thorough and efficient! She has been an Arashi fan for only half a year and she was showing me videos and telling me Arashi stories I have never heard of before and I've been a fan for about 4 years! Not saying that length of fandom is key, but she had so much access to things that I never even knew existed! Gotta add the fact that so many things have even been subbed by them too is just whoa~ Adding to that... their fanworks are amazing too! They have the cutest fanart and awesome fiction publications!

Fandom aside... X3;; Well, I am mildly eager for spring semester to start! This is the first winter I haven't taken a class so it feels having a full month of... nothing. XD; I passed the point of craving academically-stimulated environments to... just wanting to be in the presence of many people again! I am somewhat trying to get back into decent contact with some of my college friendies~ It's been pretty difficult since commuting.

However, despite the break in connection with my uni friends, I'm kind of happy to say that I am doing pretty okay in the new major I am in with decent grades. (Save for one... -cries- D+) But, I'm not too eager to move back with my uncle and aunt. This semester, my uncle was away till December and living with my aunt was just awkward. I did often feel isolated so I am even thinking of doing a train commute again. This time I wouldn't have to catch a 6:25am train! I am still adjusting to getting in the groove of living at home for some reason!

Random thought of something I wanted to mention. I really need to boost my reading and writing ability. I've done more reading and writing this past semester and it made me realize that I am mighty SLOW at reading comprehension and just plain horrible with producing comprehensible essays. I need better reading. OH, I need some MODERN to read. XD; I am convinced that the diction in Tale of Genji and I am a Cat killed my own. I am so easily influenced it's embarrassing. X3;

Anyway... it's well over 4:30am and I need to clean off my bed from the packaging material that had taken over it!

So, I leave you with~

I know it's already past December 20th in Japan and for me in USA but I dun care. I feel bad that I was too busy to notice but I won't let it pass! Shoon was one of the first JE idols that I admired and took a strong liking to a lot from the beginning of my interest in Johnny's. My love for him hasn't changed. He had been through a lot and I am so happy he continues to do what he does and more~

I gots the paid account features back. THANK YOU jubeichan !!! -huggles lost icons- Now, to go look for new icons for the new year! I especially need a new layout! It's rather gloomy, no?

I don't know if it's because I'm so lazy or Twitter has been doing everything for me or if I'm waiting for the right moment, but I am finally updating my LJ. I have definitely not been a bored little person who has lacked activity (aside from physical activity). Deciding to update in the middle of finals week is clever, no?

Work is as it has been with nothing too surprising except for the day that the district manager paid the studio a visit and I was not told of who he was. I almost called him Carl, when that obviously is not his name.

I have to confess to being a terrible student during the last week of classes for being absent from some of them. I am diligently attending all my scheduled exams thus far but that is a given. It was not so much that I had given up on my ability to understand my classes but it's just that I've grown tired of it already. Most of them had just lost that thing that kept me enthusiastically attending. I had no issues with exams or papers (well, maybe one or two) but I had done them and I just felt like I wanted nothing more to do until the end with finals.

Going home had been fine as well. Before, I used to dread going home when I was there for no purpose. Since working on the weekends, I'm grateful for the limited time with the family, frankly. Too much of them drives me mad. I am still hounded for cleaning my room though. Its state has been less than perfect since Thanksgiving Break. I have been used to resorting to sleeping on couches and chairs but sleeping in such a way does not leave me in such good condition in the morning. My parents have been kind enough to let me sleep with them in their big, comfy bed. Yes, I am 20-years-old and I still sleep with my mommy and daddy. But, sometimes they give priority to the youngest. Boo.

I am slightly looking forward to the end of my school semester partially because I will not be taking a class during the winter. For the past two years I had been attending 3-credit classes during winter session in January which the class was about 5 hours long for 4 days out of the week. I kind of feel guilty for not taking the winter class because this past summer, I don't feel like I did a lot of studying. Yes, I had some informal Japanese and Buddhist learning while I was in Japan, but it did not feel serious for me. I was supposed to take a class in the later half of the summer but traveling to the Philippines took time away. I tried to reason with myself that not taking a winter class would be good for budgeting for my next trip to the Japan in the coming late spring and early summer as well. And, of course, the thought of continuing to be a lazy bum is nice. However, really, I like the thought of constantly taking classes. It's not so much I like going to class and such, though the environment of NYC helps me with my morale, but I like learning and keeping busy. I wonder if I would be able to get a job for such a short amount of time. Who knows. Haha, but I doubt it really.

I do miss my university gang. I guess I'm mostly talking about Sarah, Mei, and Fanny. No longer dorming really killed it. They practically live together. Actually, it has been that way since the beginning really, I guess. Even as freshmen, those three were in the same dorm while the dorm I lived in was practically on opposite sides of campus. Also, the three of them also work together as a part of the sinc site staffers. However, strangely enough, I don't feel the least bit lonely, haha. At least, I don't think I do.

My communication in the campus environment is solely limited to interactions with classmates within the classroom, which is fine with me. Even when I commute back to the house I stay in with my elderly-ish aunt and uncle, I am rather isolated in a way. I've been here for more than a year's worth now, and it feels impossible to connect with them. My aunt and uncle, well, aren't really the defined term of aunt and uncle, but my 'uncle' is the brother of my grandfather, so they're kind of on the same level as my grandparents. I guess you can say they're my great-aunt and great-uncle. I practically only live in my room where I lock myself in most of the time. On rare occassions I am in the separate tv room in the house to remind myself that there are some things that American tv can offer me. I pretty much only eat on campus and I have my own bathroom so, lack of interaction with my uncle and aunt is easy. My dad hates it though. He wants me to constantly communicate with them. But it's awkward.

Hm... fandom-wise, I'm beginning to feel like I've been unknowingly limiting myself to NEWS. Not that it's a bad thing, of course, but I've always liked the idea of being in the know and never failing to appreciate all of the other JE artists. It was difficult for me before to support all the various jpop artists so I had limited myself to JE. My excitement for many of the other bands seemed to have died down, just slightly like with KAT-TUN, Kanjani8, and even Arashi. I feel bad when I am on Twitter and talk on and on about NEWS that I think I should say something about Arashi, KT, K8, or anyother band to make up for the spam. When I see so many downloads available, I immediately only go for NEWS. Fans have said that their activity has been so low, they have found interest in other things for the time being. I am only guessing that maybe because there has been a supposed lack of NEWS group activity, I would concentrate on what i can to compensate? but, I'm sure that once I've been given some time to catch up with everyone else, I'll feel better about it, haha.

My drama have been moderately slow as well. Most dramas have finished their run already or just about to. The only dramas I have been keeping up with are Tokyo Dogs, Samurai High School. ROMES, and Guests of Room 0. But, now that I think about it, I shouldn't feel too bad, haha. I am actually quite up to date with all of the episodes that had been subbed. So, actually, I guess I am not doing all that bad. I know I definitely need to pick myself up with My Girl, check out this awesomeness of JIN, and finish Liar Game so I can watch Liar Game 2.

It is currently 4am. I made a loose promise with my ex-roommate to have lunch with her but to be honest, I don't know her new cell phone number so it's up to her to contact me if she's still interest. But, so not to look like an ass, I'll try through Facebook. I also am going to sell some of my books hopefully. Problem is that, I found myself very attached to the material and readings of the books I bought this semester that I almost don't want to sell them. But, I need the money one way or another!

That's all.

Added note~ the picture of the flower in this entry I took when I was in the Philippines this past summer. It was from the poolside in a resort in Tagaytay.

I'm quite glad I made it home in time to watch Tokudane! I totally forgot that Daylight Savings made it a 14-hour difference instead of the 13-hour I was used to. X3;;

First they covered Katori Shingo's Talk Like Singing! They showed the fast food restaurant scenes! Haha, one of my favorite scenes! Then they showed Shingo with the Black Eyed Peas! I wonder when they filmed that! So awesome~

Then they filmed some big Shingo/SMAP fans! They're so lucky~!

And FINALLY! Johnny's fans in USA!
The first picture was totally potetofurai 's! I could make out the Koyama uchiwa in her pic though because Keyhole is never great quality for me.
If I remember right, one of the things they mentioned was the rough number of JE fans in the US and how Arashi was one of the more popular groups!
I flailed when they showed the group picture from Japan Day's JE meet-up that seijoutai took! I laughed when they zoomed in on the crappy board game I made. X3; I hope that made Ogura-san happy!
One of the questions that they asked fans in the survey was if we knew Ogura-san. Of course! Haha.
I think the other question with answers they presented was why US fans like Japanese idols, right? Anonymous fan answers were like, how Japanese idols tackle different aspects of entertainment. And the other was kind of a comparison with western celebrities maybe? My Japanese is the worst in the world so I'm not sure. I hope someone recorded this and it can get translated!

This whole week has been filled with JE fandom love!

I have chosen my tentative classes for next semester in the spring! So far it's only 12 credits, but there is one class I need permission from my professor for. I hope that goes through. But at the moment, this is what I have.

AAS 300 - Intellectual History East Asia (TuTh 9:50 - 11;10)
AAS 391 - Preserving World Art Heritage (TuTh 11:20 - 12:40)
CCS 394 - Asian Cinema and Cultural Studies (MoWe 10:30 - 11:35, Lab: Mo 11:45 - 1:45)
HIS 344 - Modern Japan (TuTh 12:50 - 2:10)

The other class I wanted is JPN 447 - Independent Study but that needs professor approval.

I am content with my schedule. Yes, it's annoying to have 3 classes right after the other on Tuesdays and Thursdays but it's not too different from my schedule this semester aside from the fact that my gaps are smaller. I am happy to have Fridays free! And, generally, my daily schedule of classes runs at around 10am to 2pm so I don't think that's bad. It gives me time for shit in the afternoon.

Gah, all 300+ courses. I hope I'm ready for that,

Here's my report-ish thing on Katori Shingo's Talk Like Singing!

I feel like I've clicked on the 'POST' link too many times today.

Classes went a-okay~ I'm still very worried about my Post-War Japan essay that's due before Thanksgiving. I was supposed to have a quiz in my Race&Comedy class but professor had change of plans. In Japanese literature, I thought we'd have a quiz too but we did a group project instead.

After classes, I met with some of my classmates in my Japanese class. I went to Japanese hibachi with Allison, Becky, and Clara. I call them ABC. Hibachi isn't very new to me so their tricks weren't surprising. BUT! They chef had his fun by tossing pieces of vegetables in the air for us to catch in our mouths whether we said no or not. I'm proud to say that I caught it. XD; It was pretty quiet in the beginning because we were the first group to come in for dinner in the restaurant. However, later, a party with 10 little children came in the restaurant. Apparently a very sour look came to my face and ABC wouldn't stop teasing me about it. I am sure they think I'm strange now. After checking out my car and all the cuteness inside, Clara pat me on my back and was like, "You need a boyfriend." I am quite content with how I am at the moment, thank you very much. XD;;


My food. Supposed to be chicken and shrimp with veggies and fried noodles. That flower? I stole it from Becky.

jubeichan is to me how Koyama is to Shige. We are our own KoyaShige and now that we work together too. XD
Cause it felt good to see and spend time with a familiar face over the weekend and how the Diamond DVD has been my thing for more than a week now. To me, the Diamond dvd was a little like how NEWS' 24hrtv was for me. The stars were Shige and Koyama and barely noticed Ryo. X3;; ILURYO. Haha no, but a lot of the people I watched the concert and documentary with said themselves that a lot of it was being centered around Shige. XD;

I definitely can not wait for next week to come!!! On the 18th is when Pi's Loveless is released, right? And, of course, not to mention Katori Shingo's Talk Like Singing on the 20th, Friday! I'm just planning on grabbing food to eat, maybe a little karaoke before the show at 8pm.

Oh, for those who don't follow me on twitter (add me if you have one! It keeps me occupied while I'm in classes X3), yeah, so I got an email from a reporter from Fuji TV. My first thoughts were like, "Oh god, I'm getting arrested for copyright shit." It was actually in regards to Shingo's Talk Like Singing musical and their search for Shingo fans! I still just deathly curious as to how they came to find my email. I feel bad to think that they got it from my previous posts about selling the extra tickets I had. XD; It's just that I can't make it to that show anymore! It was still rather interesting.

Oh, my paid account is expiring on the 14. XP;

I think... this is all I wanted to say for now... yeah.

今日はいいんです～三つのクラスに行きました。５時ごろ晩御飯に行きました。えびととり食べました。私の飲みものはお茶です。楽しいんです。明日、日本語のクラスに行きます。あ～　れきしのクラスもいきます。でも。。。れきし。。。しょっときらいです。:/

Weekend was uh... active. Even more active than last weekend when my father was out in San Francisco for the weekend and my mom either sleeping or working. Friday, I spent most of the time chilling on the computer and wondering where the hell my dad was. I picked him up at the train station at 9:20pm and had to drive him back cause he was a little drunk. Oh, papa.

Saturday was the first day working with jubeichan at a portrait studio. There were some points where I wanted to flail my arms and go sfdhjkjhgf cause I wasn't used to the speed and flow of things and generally no idea at all what to do. XD; After work, the both of us had yay with watching the NEWS Diamond dvd clips and Hina's dokkiri from Puzzle. Oh, that night also happened to be when I got the Diamond dvd itself. It's whee. But yeah, I was super tired.

The next day, Sunday, it was a little, no... a lot more crazy than the day before. Thank goodness I got a little familiar with things from the day before to handle yesterday. I did more than I thought! Haha, I am usually at the counter but actually got to sit and do stuff with the customers. T'was scary. Right after work, I jetted off to my university where I met with some of my classmates from Japanese class to study for our exam that I had just today. I was tired from work and driving, didn't completely eat, and it was 9pm in the evening. XD; I was pretty HIGH during study group. XD The building we were studying was kinda creepy at night and we freaked ourselves out by recalling scary movies and stuff. XD; I drove back to my aunt's house around midnight and DAMN is it scary since the road I take has so streetlights.

This morning, I had a dream that I was studying for my Japanese exam. XD; But omg, what scared me so hard was how FOGGY it was. It was so fucking thick! I was so scared of driving and trying to merge on the highway which was just as foggy! Anyway, I feel mildly confident about how I did on my exam. The study group is planning on going out to dinner tomorrow night for celebration, well, just for fun really. Actually, to be honest, it's for extra credit for Japanese class. Our assignment is to try Japanese food that you haven't tried before. So~ we're going to hibachi tomorrow after classes. Whee~

Well, before I can have fun tomorrow... I need to read a 20-page article for post-war Japan, 100 pages of I am a Cat, and... 20 chapters of my comedy class's literary novel tonight and I have 2 quizzes tomorrow for 2 of my classes. -cry-

Anyone interested in getting 2 tickets for Katori Shingo's Talk Like Singing off-Broadway show?

They are:
Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 3pm (LAST SHOW)
Balcony Left Row B, seat 12
Balcony Left Row B, seat 14

They are $12 EACH.

EMAIL me at alkoi[@]live[dot]com if interested. Any comments to this post (unless they are general questions) or PMs will be ignored~

How awesome is NOVEMBER this year?! 8D Arashi single, Kanjani8 single, NEWS dvd, YamaPi single and concert, Massu stage play, Jin's Bandage and Lands stuff (Sorry I'm not keeping up. I had to stop caring after the eggplant), variety shows, dramas, and yeah etc~

I have realized that I've only been having one meal a day recently... It's been harder to wake up in the morning and time between classes has been devoted to studying. Only time I eat is while I'm driving home from school. XD; I get finger food on campus so I can eat while I drive because I just get THAT hungry I can't wait. I'm afraid I'd drop dead while driving. XD;; Well, I've been only getting random cafe coffee drinks especially while I'm in Starbucks while I study because eating distracts me too much. (I'm sad that my uni's Starbucks no longer has the White Chocolate Mocha. It was yum.)

A while ago I bought a sleeping eyemask with the intentions of using it during the summer while I was doing my mass amounts of airplane travel to Japan and the Philippines but I kept forgetting. Anyway, last night, I decided to actually give it a try for real. I went to sleep last night around 2 or almost 3am. I don't know if it was the eyemask powers but I woke up at 5am! I was worried that I had slept through my alarms to a point where I was so rested that my body wanted to wake up. Upon waking up at 5am, I was actually feeling refreshed BUT I still thought it was a ridiculous time to wake up so I went back to sleep. XD

With Rilakkuma as my model, here's the eyemask I was talking about.


So far I am feeling pretty positive about how I am doing in classes as far as NOT FAILING is concerned which is a BIG difference to how things were during my first two years. I've been seeing grades within the A-range which... definitely makes me happy. XD; Today, I received a midterm essay back from one of my history classes and I got the letter grade of A- and to my surprise, I was disappointed. XD; I do, however, regret that my grades in Japanese isn't up to par to how I did last year which is SAD because I did this material while I was studying in Japan. I think it's my cockiness in that fact that I don't put the same effort like I used to. X3;

Oh, so yeah. Some of ya'll possibly know that since I had been 'laid off' from my campus sushi job, I had since been in search of a job. I mildly mentioned it but I had declined an entry-level job in a childrens' photography chain. It made me realize that I SRSLY need to loosen up and stop being a tight-ass. But, jubeichan had so awesomely helped me get a weekend job WITH HER at the photography center she works at in the town we live in. XD; I wonder how this shall go. This Friday Imma be observing how the place operates. Nonetheless, I am still need of another source of income to support my funds for our trip to Japan this upcoming summer. I somewhat mentioned on my twitter of my UPS job thingie I had today. Haha, I just have to say... I feel like an idiot for bothering to have tried it really. :/ Just because they give the opportunities more readily. I don't even know why I applied really. I had come to a point where anything would do. XD;; But yeah, UPS is out the question; it was ridic. I feel like my dad knows me too well. He called me before I left for the UPS interview and said how he wanted me to just go back to Macy's and how it'd be better. And what have you know... I had time before my next class so I stopped by the Macy's close to my campus and filled out an application on-site. We'll see how that goes too. XD;;

Is this all I've wanted to talk about...?

Hm...

Oh! Well, while in Macy's, they were already playing Christmas music. Christmas music always makes me stupid happy despite the fact that SOMEONE claims I killed Santa. Though, technically, it was Shige who killed Santa. I can't wait to do Christmas cards and get presents for people!

By the way...Johnny's Entertainment Fan Meet-up in NYC

Phew, it's been a while since I've written a real full entry. I'm kind tired so... after teeth are brushed, clothes and books prepared, electronics charging, and eyemask ready... I'm off to bed!