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Thu, Feb. 19th, 2009, 03:13 pm
February 14

Notes: fandom post.  Only interesting if you actually read my fics.  And then only interesting if you can stand my inane blather.

On V-day, I posted my latest RyoSaku fic, February 14.  I admit, I'm a total review whore.  I love reviews!  I can't help it.  I tell myself that it shouldn't matter, but I still can't suppress the glee I get whenever I receive one.  The longer and more in depth the review, the happier I get.  What did you like?  What could I have improved on?  I live for this stuff.  I'm always trying to improve, so reviews that are especially thoughtful are like gold to me.

Like I said in previous posts, this fic was two years in the making.  That's really nothing compared to some of the other stories I have on my hard drive or have posted, but still.  I don't know why I have to let ideas stew for so long before I finally hammer them out.  When it came down to it, the majority of Feb 14 was written in two months time (this past Dec and Jan).  Sure, some of it was written two years ago, but why couldn't I have written the entire fic two years ago too?  Why does it take me so long?  Why am I slow in everything?  *sigh*

Anyways, minna who are interested can read it at my ff.n account.  A lot of love was poured into it, and I hope it shows.  My only regret is that the overall impact isn't as strong as I would have liked.  When you break the story down into its parts, it is really sweet.  Overall though, not so much.  It's hard to explain.  It's sort of like when you apply products with SPF.  Putting on sunblock with SPF 15 and then a foundation with SPF 15 doesn't mean you get a total SPF of 30.  You only get the average of the two.  I don't think I explained it very well, but this story is like that.  Since I put so many sweet moments in there, their individual sweetness doesn't stand out.  It just blends in.  *head thunk*

Maybe it's just me.  I've read it so many times that it doesn't have the same oomph it did as when I was writing it.  Maybe with fresh eyes, each of the moments are just as sweet as I had originally intended them to be.  It's not like I can unread it, so I guess I'll never know.  I am happy with it though.  I wouldn't have posted it otherwise.

Title: February 14
Genre: Friendship/Romance
Rating: PG
Summary: [Ryoma x Sakuno. Non-yaoi. Sequel to December 24 and January 14.] No one ever said it was easy being Ryoma's friend. This was a fact that Sakuno could attest to, trapped by the boy she liked but who was completely oblivious to her feelings...

I'm currently working on March 14.  No idea if it will be finished in time for next month or not.  With the way things are going right now, it doesn't seem likely.  I have a vague start and I know what I want to happen, but it's still very much in its infant stage.  Suggestions are welcome!

Fri, Jan. 30th, 2009, 02:37 pm
Milestones

Note: Boring, boring, post.  Unless you actually read my fics.  Then it will only be mildly interesting.

I have a work conference in SF all of next week that I am totally not looking forward to.  Since I've done it before, I'm much less apprehensive about it now.  Before, going there alone was nerve wracking.  Now, not so much.  Granted, it will be somewhat fun being on my own, but SF is just too bitterly cold for me to get much enjoyment from being there.  Besides, my last work conference ended up w/ me getting royally sick AND getting fed the worst wonton soup in history.  Honestly, if the wontons are freezer burned and still icy on the inside, how can you serve that??? 

*breathe*  Enough ranting though.  Onto happier things.  And what's that, you ask?

I'm writing again! 

Well, at least on the fics that interest me the most (and no, it's not Solitude, so don't hold your breath.  Even though it's my most popular fic, I find my other series much more interesting.  I'm sorry, I can't help it).  You may think that the last time I wrote was back in October, but I finished Practically Speaking back in July, so my hiatus was more like half a year.  *sweat drop*


Anyways, whenever Christmas rolls around, I think of December 24, which was a fic I wrote about Ryoma's birthday.  Back when I was putting on the finishing touches during the editing phase, I had the stupidly ambitious idea of continuing it.  Stupid because I didn't have much in the way of ideas.  All I knew was that I wanted to explore RyoSaku's friendship, and show how it would gradually evolve into something more.  Ambitious because it would be a four part series, all centering on special dates.  (Sakuno's birthday on January 14, then Valentine's Day and then White Day).

Somehow, I was able to whip out January 14, but for the life of me, I couldn't come up with much for the next fic.  What would RyoSaku do on Valentine's Day?  So I just let it sit and hoped that I would have something come the next V-day.  Well, that didn't happen.  Then Christmas rolled around again, and I realized that I didn't want two years to slip by and have nothing to show for it.  I would force myself to write it, damnit!

Surprisingly, each time I worked on it, it got long and longer, and now it's the longest, finished, RyoSaku oneshot I've ever written.  Amazing.  I don't know if it's because I had all these ideas and I just needed to get it down, or if it had to do w/ me not writing in such a long time and I just had more to say, but I'm thrilled regardless.  For the last few years, just having a fic hit 700 words was extremely hard for me, but this fic is almost 5,000.  So yah, this is a big thing for me.

Not only that, but this is the first fic I've written where I'm done before the deadline.  I am one of those types that barely make it, and am still working on the fic until the very end.  I've always been like that.  Not so w/ this one.  And since it's never happened before, I now have the torture of waiting weeks until I can post it.  Ahhh!  I want to share it already, damnit.  But no, it has to be posted on the correct date.  So I'll suck it up.

But!  If you wanna see what I got and give me some input/constructive criticism, I sure wouldn't mind emailing it to you.  I'll just consider it part of the editing process, instead of cheating.  =D

Wed, Dec. 31st, 2008, 02:05 pm
Mano a mano... yah right

I wasn't going to blog anymore this year, but this was just too whimsical and amusing to pass up.  So imagine, there Cin is, in her jammies, eating Baskin Robbins choco ice cream straight from the container, checking her email, when she gets this link to the quiz: How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take In A Fight? 

It's so zany and out there, of course she had to click on it.

My original score was 13 kids, but I realized that I do have experience in fighting off swarms.  I've played Zelda, and any Zelda vet knows that if you whack a chicken enough times, you get Revenge of the Chickens, where they'll peck you to death, swarm-style.  So then my score became 16.  Haha, kiddies!  Lick my feet!  Okay, I was just kidding there. 

It's a fun quiz, so feel free to try your hand and then share your score.  Just make sure to answer the questions honestly, 'kay?  =D  And btw, at the end, you don't need to sign up for your score.  Just click on the small red link under the big orange sign up button to by pass that.  Easy smeazy.

Begin!

Fri, Oct. 10th, 2008, 12:47 pm
Practically Speaking

So the results of the RyoSaku LiveJournal fanart/fanfic contest I joined way, way back in May are out.  Minna who are curious can go here to see who won which award.  I myself won Best Kiss, lol. 


(Many thanks to Ames for creating the banner!)

It’s been a long, long time since I last wrote something, so I’m happy to have won an award.  When I first got my prompt, I was so jazzed about it.  I wrote the ending for it right away.  Then the beginning.  And then I was stuck.  The minimum word length for a contest submission was 1500 words, and I only had like, 700 at the time.  It wasn't until the last moment when I thought up what to put in the middle.  That’s me, writer procrastinator extraordinaire.  I blame my muse.  *kicks muse*

I posted the story over at ff.n, so if you’d like to read it, go here

Title: Practically Speaking
Genre: Romance/Humor
Rating: M for mature
Summary: [Ryoma x Sakuno. Non-yaoi.]  Rinko wants grandchildren.  Ryoma acquiesces. We all know what this means...  Sakuno won't know what hit her.  Please note the rating!

Let me just reiterate the last sentence.  Please note the rating!  And if you’re related to me, don’t read it.  It’ll prolly burn your eyes or something.

Wed, Oct. 1st, 2008, 02:51 pm
And the winner is... who knows?

It's been crazy busy at work lately.  It's just busy at this time of year, period, but my coworker was MIA for a month, so I'm backlogged more than usual.  I wanted to blog and tell minna that it was nomination time for the RyoSaku fanfic/fanart contest I participated in.  That time has come and gone though.  Then it was voting time, and I wanted to blog about that too...

Yah, that didn't happen.  The voting poll closed yesterday.  Now I'm just waiting for the unveiling of the winners.  Since it was an anonymous contest, I'm jumping up and down to see exactly who wrote what.  I have my guesses, but still, they're just guesses, and not even very good ones at that.  There were a few fics that definitely had my respect.  I can't wait to see who wrote them, so I can hunt down the writer and read the rest of her stuff.  ^o^  I haven't read good RyoSaku fics in what feels like ages.  C'mon already!  Let the unveiling begin! 

In the meanwhile, those who are curious can go here for the list of nominees.  There are some really good fics there, so I was pleasantly surprised to be nominated as well.  I don't know, it's just been so long since I've written something.  To be commended on my most recent endeavor is really nice.

Bonus points if you can correctly guess which fic is mine before it's all revealed.  Which could be... today.  Woohoo!  Most likely not though, so read on, minna!

Mon, Jun. 9th, 2008, 02:54 pm
RLSP - new web addy

RyoSaku L. Squad Productions is at a different domain for the time being.  Sorry for the hassle.  It'll be back up at www.cinpii.com/ryosaku in a few short months.  In the meanwhile, you can find the site at
http://cinpii.technibin.com/ryosaku/

Wed, May. 7th, 2008, 10:01 am
RyoSaku Fanfic / Fanart Exchange & Contest

Calling all writers and artists out there! There is a RyoSaku Fanfic / Fanart Exchange & Contest going on at [info]_ryosaku. Anyone can join, you don't need to be a member to participate. We only ask that if you do participate, that you actually honor your promise (aka, don't flake out on us).

Since it's an exchange, you basically write/draw what another participant wants, and in exchange, you get what you want in return. And since it's also a contest w/ prizes, entries are anonymous. Interesting, ne?

So if you think you'd like to join, head on over to http://community.livejournal.com/_ryosaku/31410.html for the official details.

I am not a moderator for the exchange/contest, I'm just pimping it out. So yes, that means that if you participate, you have a decent chance of receiving a tailor written RyoSaku fic penned by yours truly. Cool, right? *winks*

Hop to it, minna! If you want to join, you only have a few days to do it!

Schedule:

Sign ups: May 7, 2008 - May 17, 2008
Picking the Prompts: May 19, 2008 - May 31, 2008
Fics/Arts due: July 31, 2008 (That will give us all 2 months to get the projects done)
Posting Begins: August 4, 2008
Awards: September 2008

Fri, Mar. 14th, 2008, 05:22 pm
Challenge: Strawberry

Just posted a new RyoSaku fic, click here if you’d like to read it.

    [Ryoma x Sakuno. Non-yaoi.] “Strawberry tastes good, but Ryuzaki tastes better.” 

A little back story on this fic: This was written way, way back in 2004, when Beriath was working on her RyoSaku Lemony Squad Production series (to those who didn’t know, it was a series of fics before it became the name of our website).  She took the story down a few years ago, but recently reposted it, at my urging. 

Why?  Well, since POT ended, I was reminiscing by looking back at my old scribbles.  I have a lot of stuff in various stages of completion, and this fic was 95% there, so it didn’t seem too hard to polish it up and post it.  My writings skills are so rusty though that it took like, four hours and two days to write two stupid paragraphs.  Yikes!

It’s a shorty, but it delivers the goods in a lot of ways that my other RyoSaku fics don’t.  The next one I’m working on (another dusty fic written in 2004), will be 2-3 times longer, and hopefully posted sometime next month.  Gotta get the RyoSaku love flowing again, yanno?  =D

Fri, Feb. 29th, 2008, 05:47 pm
RIP: Prince of Tennis

Warning: Pure fangirl drivel

Just found out from Ale-chan’s blog.  The last issue of POT will be out this Monday.  Wow.  It’s been a good, long run, ne?  I remember discovering POT back in college when the anime had come out, and really getting into it because RyoSaku was just so darn cute.  Ryoma was a little punk too, so that was amusing.  XD

After a few years, the anime tanked and my interest lagged, but I still loved the pairing, and while I’m not quite that sad to see it go, I really hope that Konomi-sensei will wrap it up nicely and give RyoSaku a good ending.  I doubt that he’ll just slap them together or something, but just a little interaction would be enough. 

Thinking about this some more, I wonder if he’ll go the time-jump route and show where they are a few years from now.  Hehe, maybe he’ll show Ryoma following in Nanjiroh’s footsteps, winning countless matches on the world circuit, and married to Sakuno.  *dreams*  That would be freaking awesome.

And if not, there’s always fanfiction.  POT was the series that really made me blossom as a writer, and I met so many great ppl because of it.  I still remember the day I started writing Solitude (which is still not *^#%ing finished yet, ugh).  It was my first attempt at an angst fic, and I was really proud of it.  Then I got sad because I didn’t want the story to end in such a sucky way, so when the inspiration to write Sakuno’s side struck, I ran w/ it. 

Then the inspiration to write other RyoSaku fics struck, and all these years later, here I am today.  I’m barely updating anymore, but I had a hand in fostering the growth of the fandom, and yah, I’m happy about that.  Even though I’m not very active in the fandom anymore, it’s still something I hold close to my heart.  =)

Thank you, Konomi-sensei, for creating such a wonderful series.  Here’s to your next creation.  *cheers* 

Annnnnd... may RyoSaku live on!  ^o^v


(Gift art from Wart.  Please do not steal it!)

Tue, Jan. 15th, 2008, 12:13 pm
Know thy audience? Not me.

Yanno what’s weird?  When you write something, and you expect all these responses to it, and you don’t get any.  And then, you write something not expecting anyone to comment on it, and lo and behold, there’s a flood of responses to it.

It applies to both blog entries and fics.  Some fics I write, I get really excited about.  Say… Cuffed!  Dude, it’s a fic about ppl getting handcuffed together.  What isn’t there to love?  I love me my handcuffed fics!  All the hijinks that ensue when two characters are cuffed together, it’s awesome.  Maybe it’s just too much crack for some ppl though, I dunno.  But every time I read about the stuff I have for that fic, I cackle.  (Gema can attest).  Oh, what I put those poor characters through… *evil laughter*

And then there are the fics I write that I think will do alright, and they become wildly popular (at least, when compared to my other fics).  Life sure is funny that way, isn’t it?

This also applies to fics that other ppl write.  There are some really GREAT fics out there, and the writer only gets a handful of comments.  On the flipside, sometimes I come across a fic with a lot of reviews, so I click on it to see what the hype is all about.  And the fic is utter crap.  What’s up with that?  I’m not going to give any examples, but if you’re a fanfic reader, you know what I’m talking about. 

And if you don’t know what I’m talking about… *whispers* …you might be one of the readers that encourage those crappy fics to keep getting written.

*Runs and trips.  Then gets clobbered when the angry fangirls catch up.*

*****

Bonus: figured I’d put a little snippet of Cuffed! in here.  Last time I touched this fic... June of 2005.  Yikes.

RyoSaku bath scene snippet (yes, and boy oh boy, was this fun to write):

Mon, Jan. 14th, 2008, 04:23 pm
Happy Birthday, Sakuno!

Yo!  Today is January 14.  And guess what day that is?  Sakuno’s birthday. 


Eh?  Really?

Okies, so you’re all thinking that Cin must be this hardcore fan to even remember the birthday of a made up anime/manga character, but it just so happens to coincide on the anniversary of a fic I wrote.

Er… a fic I wrote about said character’s birthday.  Okay, so yah.  I am a hardcore fan.  *lol*

Minna who would like to read the fic can go here.  It’s a one shot, but it’s a sequel to another fic of mine.  I find that I like RyoSaku friendship fics a lot.  I mean, I am all for romance, but a lot of writers these days just can’t get it right.  You can’t just muscle Ryoma and Sakuno together.  You gotta make it gradual.  Believable.  You need to build up the foundation, yanno?  When you skip all that, it just really takes away from the satisfaction level your readers would otherwise have had.

(The following is slightly ranty and mean.  Highlight if you wanna read):

I was trying to read some RyoSaku fics last night, and I just couldn’t make myself read more than a handful of the more recently posted stories.  Though I crave RyoSaku fics, I am not so desperate to read shoddy, out of character fics written by fans w/ an ephemeral grasp of grammar.  I still have standards, folks.  

There was a fic that was almost good, but missed the mark right at the end.  I was contemplating reviewing it, but an anonymous reviewer beat me to it, and pretty much said the same things I was gonna say (though that reviewer was meaner about it).  Eh, thinking about it now, I think I will review it.  *nods*  I know that if I wrote a fic, I would want constructive criticism too.

Funny thing, there was another review that lauded the fic.  About the wide disparity… it takes all kinds, I guess.

Anyways, I’ve been working on the sequel to January 14 off and on for a year now.  I have a vague sense of how I want it to go and how I want it to end, but I just don’t feel the inspiration to actually write it.  I do know the title though.  February 14.  Fitting, ne? 

February 14 premise: RyoSaku are now friends.  Good friends.  But is Sakuno willing to sacrifice their friendship for something more?  Valentine’s Day is rolling around, and Sakuno is vacillating on whether or not she should let Ryoma know her true feelings.

Dunno if I’ll have the fic ready by V-day, but here’s hoping.  If you guys have any suggestions for the fic, fire away!  Because I’m stumped, and if I don’t come up with something good, this fic is gonna gather dust until the next V-day rolls around.  Again.  *lol*

Thu, Dec. 20th, 2007, 04:46 pm
Later, gators

Warning: rambly

This will prolly be my last post of the year.  I’ve been doing pretty good blogging lately, eh?  *snorts*

Gema and I have plans to go visit his mum up in San Francisco.  Dang, it’s been a long time since I’ve been there.  Since September of 2006, so over a year ago.  But that time was work related, so I don’t really count it (though it was my first work trip that I took all by myself.  Felt sooooo grown up, *lol*). 

Anyways, Merry Christmas to you and yours.  Not sure what Gema and I will do other then visit Pollyanna’s every day (I love their choco ice cream) and uh, hunt for a better TV for his mum.  SF is considered this hot tourist spot, but it’s not that happening, if you ask me.  Maybe it’s the wonton soup that killed the allure for me…

I know that I never blogged about it, but for the ppl who heard about the wonton soup story, you’ll understand when I say this: there better not be any crappy wonton soup this time, or someone is gonna get bitch slapped to the ground!!!

*coff* 

Uh, where was I?  Oh yes.  Got struck on the head with a new fic idea.  They don’t come to me often, so when I get them, I have to run with it.  It’s a crack fic about Ryoma, Sakuno, and the babysitting they get suckered into.  I was gonna title it: Echizen Ryoma and the Poopy Diapers, but alas, it wasn’t meant to be.  The kids will prolly be toddlers. 

If anyone would like to share their own babysitting hijinks, that would be awesome.  I’m running out of good ideas, and I’m barely on the third page.  >.<  Don’t let this be another fic that sits on my hard drive for years, minna.  So help out, and I’ll pay you back with ficcage.  Or maybe that’s a bad thing?  *lol*

Huggles for all.  Ja!

Mon, Sep. 10th, 2007, 01:03 pm
Discombobulated

Solitude chapter eight is out!  Minna who care can go read it here.

I've gotten a pretty interesting comment in one of my reviews, and it's something that had also come up when I had taken that writer's workshop last year.  What is it?  That I use big, impressive words. 

o.O

Now, since the words I use come naturally to me, I'm not sure which of those words are the words in contention.  I've skimmed the chappie looking for examples, but I don't know which words are the 'big' ones.  Could they be these?

Audacity
Obstinacy
Petulance
Deluge
Sternum
Query

Are those words big?  I know that they're not used colloquially, but writing is different.  When I write, I use the words that come to mind.  I mean, it's not like I'm thumbing through a thesaurus to purposely pop in big words.

I'm not trying to invalidate what this reader is saying, because she's someone who actually took the time to give me good constructive criticism, and I appreciate the gesture.  I'm just confused as to what to do with it.  Which words are big???  If only she had left her contact info.  =(

Granted, there was one time in memory where I purposely used a big word.  It's an obscure word, but lovely: foveate (pronounced as 'fo-vee-ate').  I learned it in one of my psychology courses, and my writer's brain adored it.  (For those who care: it's a verb derived from fovea, which is a part of the eye.  It basically means to look at something.)

But anyways, aside from foveate, my question is to minna who read my works:
- Do you think I use big words? 
- If so, which ones are they? 
- Are they negatively affecting my stories?

Please be honest.  I can take it.  =)

Thu, Sep. 6th, 2007, 12:37 pm
Quandary

Question:
If you've been waiting three years for the next installment of a story, would you rather get the next installment very soon, but at 25% less in length to what you're accustomed to?  Or would you rather wait an indefinite amount of time to get a heftier installment?

Weird question?  Well, it applies to Solitude.  Yah, that fic that I haven't updated in three years.  >.>  Anyways, I'm basically done with the next chappie, but it's a good 500 words shorter than I'd like.  I've been averaging 2,000 words per chapter for the series, so I wanted to keep it that way.  It's what the readers are used to and what they'd expect.  Especially since they've been waiting so long; I really wanted to present a nice, hefty chapter. 

Thing is, it's not happening.  I've racked my brain over it now and well, I only have about 1,500 words.  Now, I like where it ends and it was somewhere I envisioned ending it at for a long time (three years is a long time, right?), but I'm certainly open to expanding the parts of the fic before the end, if you get what I mean.  (Gah, what an awkward sentence).  However, nothing's coming to mind.

So yah, that's my quandary.  So I'm opening it up to minna.  Would you guys rather see the next chappie of Solitude this week, (shorter than what you're used to, but still good - I hope!) or would you rather wait some more?  Some more will probably be... I dunno, three more years though, haha.  *ducks*

Mon, Aug. 20th, 2007, 02:55 pm
What will they think of next?

I consider myself a veteran when it comes to fanfiction.  There's really not much that can shock me anymore.  There's always hate and drama over the yaoi/non-yaoi debate, and shipping the pairings I do, I've seen more than enough to satiate my need for conflict.

So imagine my surprise when I get ASCII art for a review.  Never seen anyone get that before.  Pretty cool, right?  But get this, I didn't receive just any kind of ASCII art, I got the bird of friendship. 

Mon, Aug. 6th, 2007, 05:05 pm
Clack attack

My life is so busy, it's not even funny.  A lot of things going on, which I might blog about later.  Many thanks to those who remembered my b-day, *huggles* 

Today's blog is dedicated to the love of my life (okay, the other one, haha), Clay Aiken.  ^o^ 

(really old pic cuz I can't upload any new ones, drat)

The following will include a lot of fangirling, so if you can't take it, you can stop reading right here.

Wed, Jul. 18th, 2007, 05:54 pm
Breaking the cycle

I don't know if it's because my emotions have been a carousel lately (blame work stress) or because I've simply outgrew it, but I realized that buying doujinshi and fanarts doesn't make me happy anymore.  Reflecting on my purchases and the amount of money I squandered at AX, it's time for me to stop that.  I'm moving on.   

Before, AX was my way of treating myself for being so good at squirreling away my paycheck.  But I've thought about it, and I'm not going to waste my money like that anymore.  I have bigger and more important things to buy now.  So yah, no more anime conventions for me.  (Well, unless they somehow get L'arc to come perform, then all bets are off).

Instead, that money is going into one of two new accounts:    

-           wedding funds
-           Cin's first car 

No, Gema didn't propose yet, so don't get that excited, lol.  But he did promise to propose sometime next year *flails* which means that I'm saving up for the wedding now.  Actually, I'm not sure if there will be a real wedding per se, but there will be a celebration at least, so we gotta save for that. 

About the car…  I've been putting off driving for a long time.  Frankly, I'm terrified of it.  It's not like I've been in an accident or anything (haven't driven enough to warrant one, har har), but I need to suck it up and get used to it.  I want to be comfortable driving before there's a baby in the car.  With the direction my life is going, a baby is only a few years away too. 

On one hand, it feels like I'm counting my chickens.  On the other, I think of it as a sign that I'm maturing a little more.  It's just a bit strange, because it feels like the ppl around me aren't at this stage yet, so I have no one to relate to.  Sure, my sister is getting married and all, but she's well into her thirties, so it doesn't count.  Where are the twenty-somethings facing these things?  C'mon ppl!  Show yourselves!  *lol*

Thu, Jul. 5th, 2007, 02:34 pm
Get Back!

I’m back from Anime Expo 2007 and dude, I’m still tired, lol.  I might post some pics later, time and energy permitting.

Mon, Jun. 25th, 2007, 01:47 pm
…this is your life, you’ve made it this far…

AX is looming and life is just so hectic.  I am drowning in work and I just need ppl to leave me alone!  *goes crazy*  Life has been so stressful, especially the past two weeks.  I don’t know how I got through it, and there’s still one week left.

A lot of important deadlines are coming up.  The most pressing one as of now being the deadline for the school’s audited financial statements.  I’ve been chasing down our accountants and acting as the liaison between them and my boss.  God.  It is so hard when they go out of town and are so unreachable and they both need different things from one another.  It’s like, ‘Why can’t you guys communicate to each other?  Why am I the middleman?  But then, I’m the one who cares the most and is the most reachable, but still…  Worrying about all this isn’t good for my health!

Then there are the problem students.  One student in particular.  If that person could run me over and get away with it, I truly believe that student would do so.  I wanted to cry over this situation, but I bucked up instead and worked through it.  I was anxious, losing sleep, and depressed, but I worked through it, and it’s mostly behind me now.  It only took like, eight days to stop feeling like an utter loser. 

Overlapping that was all the various personal life crap that went on.  Some of it bad enough to cry over, too.

And throughout all this: my mysterious rash.  It’s migrated and claimed more territory.  I don’t know what the heck it is, but it’s serious enough to go see a dermatologist now.

But the one good thing about all this though: the special ppl in my life.  No matter how much crap I have to overcome, I can do it.  Before, I had always felt like I was one of those solid, stable ppl that gave support to others.  Sometimes, it’s nice to be on the receiving end. 

To the ones who were there for me, I can’t express how much more I have come to love you.

Fri, Jun. 15th, 2007, 06:15 pm
Beating off the rabid fangirls

Haven’t been able to blog lately because I was so swamped at work.  Anyways, the RLSP coloring contest has concluded and the awards are out.  Go here and see the awesome awards Beri designed.  Each award was created w/ the winning entry in mind, which means that each award was tailor made.  So feel special, damnit!  *lol*

It’s prolly just my bias, but I love the Cinpii’s Pick award the most.  I think Beri was particularly brilliant when she designed it.  Why?  She normally draws me with my eyes censored out, wearing bandana, or both. 

So censored eyes + bandana + Karupin =

 
Hahaha!

About anime expo, my buddies and I got premiere tickets to see the SKIN concert.  It’s a new J-rock band that consists of Gackt, Yoshiki, Miyavi, and some other dude.  It’s supposedly a huge deal because it’s their world debut, etc, etc.  They haven’t even performed in Japan yet.  I've been following the AX forums on this group and the fangirls are going crazy.

I don’t really follow J-rock so I can’t get in the same spirit.  I’m more excited about my Clay Aiken concert!  *hops*  But I’m sure I’ll have a good time regardless, and that’s what counts.  Besides, though he wears more makeup than all my buddies combined, Gackt’s pretty hot.


(image purloined from a random google search)

True, Gackt's by no means as yummy as Clay, but then, who is?  And yah, I’m biased.  ^o^

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