Hetalia
Is this intense love
turning into hatred?

Austria should not be playing that kind of music!

Yesterday's recital--I wish I could do it again!

I'm sad that it's over.

I went to the Dickens Faire today with Jan and a bunch of her animation buddies (though we separated pretty quickly and it was really just me and Jan most of the time). I'd have to say it was highly entertaining! At first, I felt a bit lost and out of place--I know next to nothing about mid 19th century England (pre-Gilbert and Sullivan times) and have only supposedly read ONE Dickens book (A Tale of Two Cities) and not very thoroughly. Besides, it has been awhile since I've acted...or affected a British accent for a long period of time, so I felt really embarrassed when talking to all these people pretending to be British.

But I was pleased to see all the people enjoying themselves. There was such great effort to make everything look period-y and it was really quite....enjoyable! I was there for five hours and it felt more like three. Plus we ran into some people we knew and got to see the Queen and people complimented me on my costume a lot ^_^

We got to see two magic shows, some singing and dancing, and a really nice group of carolers (made up of mostly Lyric people by the looks of it). And the buttered rum was fantasic, if not a little expensive and a little too hot--yowch, my tongue!

Anyway, after we got home, we watched like 5 episodes of Star Trek. A great and full day! Only, I feel apprehensive and a little bit sad. There is so much for me to do tomorrow. I'm not sure where the sadness is coming from.

First off, yavarice  and seedofdarkness  are awesome.  I now have a squishy yoga ball and the next level of weights to work out at home with when I'm too lazy to go to exercise class (which is pretty much always between the months of December and April). XD And on the topic of not wanting to go outside, does anyone want to join me for some fabric and bead shopping with some miscellaneous downtown browsing on Monday or Tuesday?  I'm in dire need of some stuff and don't really want to venture that far on my own... -_-;;;

This weekend is going to have to be closely timed and I will do my best to ensure that everything that must happen WILL HAPPEN.
(Or at least, it's more fun that way.)

Gotta get in this stuff:
-practice with Jonathan
-See Casablanca at the Stanford theatre (and call Rob to come do this)
-possibly go shopping for Dickens Faire clothing
-work on comic!
-translate article
-go to the Dickens Faire
-um, practice some more
-e-mail people to change program!
-shower and eat and stuff
-get my alotted internet time
-watch Star Trek with Jan?

I finally read the end of Nodame. The ending made me go, "AAAUUGHHH!!!"
It was short, ambiguous, and open-ended--my least favourite type of ending! The exciting climax really deserved a lot more resolution than it got, but I guess the author was probably trying to wrap the whole thing up because DANG that series is long. Maybe I'm just pissed because we never really got to see Chiaki and Nodame do a concerto together, and (it's ambiguous) but it looks like they may have broken up....or something?? ....AAAUUUGHH!!!

The new anime season (starting after Nodame's first recital) comes out in Spring and I'll watch it faithfully!

A giant brown spider ran onto my bed and froze near me. I froze, too. And opened by browser slowly to look up pictures of what a brown recluse looks like. I did not want to get a closer look to compare, and looking at pictures of poisonous spiders (especially close ups of their EYES) freaks me the hell out. So I got up and ran to the couch in the living room. I am not going near my bed until morning.

Spiders that big need to not be on my bed.

I don't think it was a brown recluse but it was still freaking huge.

to do:

-practice (oh man Bach) didn't practice Bach, though
-call Jonathan
-go to the tailor the tailor wasn't there!
-take a shower
-clean my desk
-mail people directions to recital
-buy some toothpaste/ibuprofen at Walgreens, and maybe some socks
-translate the other article
-...I'm sure I'll think of something

I started reading Jojo's Bizarre Adventure yesterday just to see what it was. It's...bizarre.

姉さん、黙って欲しいです。　絶望的なことは聞きたくない。　特に私は特別に親切な日に聞きたくない。　まったくもう！

( rrg )

しかも、あなたが知っているとかどうか分からないけど、最近、私はあなたに馬鹿に思わせられる。　頑張っているのに、もっと頑張らないとあなたの目に新のアーチストに全然ならないね。　時々あなたの応援だけが欲しいの。

When in doubt, have Mohei tell Freg that he's stupid.

I just saw The Princess and the Frog.

Here's how it goes without spoiling:
-Bad guys are awesome
-Music is so-so.
-Looks GREAT
-Love story is sappy
-Characters are lovable
-Voice acting is stellar
-Goliath is in it.

So...in comparison to Mulan, the last great 2-d Disney film, it's not as exciting or funny, but it still holds up. Did I mention it was gorgeous?