Okay, still not quite. But it has been supposedly getting cooler (finally). Though it's still quite ridiculous. 70-80 degrees in November. Really? Really?
In any case, I love winter. No, not just love. I RABU winter.
(Must spend less time on those kinds of chats...)
Why do I rabu love winter? Well, the main reason is because it's cold. I love the cold because I hate the heat. I hate the heat because the heat hates me. I'm physically weak and have low blood pressure or something, so sun+heat is a deadly combo for me that pretty much brings me down in an instant.
Or maybe some vampire blood got mixed into mine.
The cold is much more relaxing than the heat, anyway. Sweating does not feel good, but I guess shivering does. Plus, huddling together with random people like a bunch of penguins is fun. Just gotta watch out for chikan
Second reason why I like winter: winter wear. Boots. Coats. Scarves.
Gyaaah. Winter wear looks simply amazing. Summer garments have nothing on it, and swimsuits don't count (besides, every anime has a beach fanservice scene). Tossing this out randomly too, but also: skirts. Plus zettai ryouiki.
(Must spend less ti-ah, forget it. It's already too late.)
And despite the fact that I don't celebrate Christmas (gasp), the festive air is always nice. Winter foods and sweets are yummy as well as pretty too.
Well, here's to hoping I don't spend Christmas doing college applications.
First and foremost, the solution to global problems: moe.
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As I was taking out my contact lenses this morning, I was greeted with the usual occasional sudden extreme loss of vision. Interestingly enough, I looked a few years younger in the mirror with that loss of vision. The slight blemishes on my skin (okay, this is sounding kind of creepy...) weren't visible without 20/20 vision. I realized that it was a perfect time to turn this into a metaphor for a lovely proverb. One can see others' flaws much more easily than one's own. I also realized that the Autumn Nico Nico Daikaigi started about an hour ago and I was missing it. Quite a bit of sadness there. I hope there will be videos uploaded full of Sekihan goodness.
In other news, the visual novel project is underway. The plot: a high schooler discovers a Sims-like game that portrays the Earth. Through that game, he can control people's actions. In short, he becomes god. But who made this game? Confusion ensues when a team of espers appear to find out. And, of course, what about the other copies of the game...?
There will also be a little sister. There must be a little sister.
Hanbi, I expect some pro-pixiv-level art.
Random Japanese Word of the Day:
瞬間移動(shunkan idou) - instantaneous movement, ie. teleportation. Very very useful word that you will probably use everyday.
It's 1:54 am. Why are you making an unimportant blog post at almost 2 am, you may ask.
Good question.
Well, apparently I start losing muscle control at around 1:30 am. Involuntary twitches. I suppose people with Tourette's deal with a more major version of this all the time. Ah, and my friend crashed on a tree while twitching on his bike...Perhaps it's good that he isn't permitted to drive.
In any case, my handwriting is a mess (hopefully I can still read my notes later) and I'm twitching as I type this up.
"Why are you typing this up then? Go to sleep, dumbass."
Yeah, yeah. But you know, I feel like writing another paragraph or so. For the sake of ranting.
Lately I've been only posting lyrics or Vocaloid rankings. Obviously, this is because I have degraded into a lazy bum. As one would say in Japanese, 申し訳ありません (moushi wake arimasen), or "I have no excuse." And I really don't. I've been putting quite a few projects on hold recently too. The Skypology series was supposed to go on. I suppose I'll pick that up again whenever I feel like writing. The Durarara!! Abridged Series...well, that never really took off. Voice actors were scouted, but I have no idea what happened after that. Perhaps I got kicked off. And of course, most importantly, I've been neglecting the Young Lions Tournament that was supposed to 2 weeks from now. This wouldn't be a problem if I didn't just learn that the qualifiers never happened. Which means moving everything back. Which means more work.
Which means reducing the size of the tournament to make up for lost time. Maybe.
In a related but unrelated subject, I really hate college applications. Curse the American education system.
Okay, my right hand is getting ridiculous. I'll just end this with a-
Random Japanese Word of the Day:
秘書(hisho) - secretary. This is another one of my troubles. You do not want to end up as secretary for multiple clubs. Even more when the teachers push you into it. That is not a good sign. Run aw-
Aah. August. Summer is almost over.
This will be a reminiscent and/or grieving post, so bear with me. What brought this on? Well, I listened to this song...
Tricolor Air Line (Tropical Resort Mix). Upbeat. Summer-like, or 夏っぽい. Happy, right?
About 30 seconds in, I heaved a depressing sigh.
What happened to my summer? 俺の夏がどうしたんだ?
I guess this all started with the papaya song. But this summer did not feel like summer at all, besides the blistering heat, which is not a good thing.
What happened to the beach? Road trip with friends (hah, friends)? Beating heads watermelons with a stick? Eating at a-oh wait, that only happens in anime.
Hold on one sec while I go sigh a bit more.
Right. So, what have I done this summer? Well, I started Skype-ing with strangers long lost brothers and sisters from around the globe. But I regret nothing. I made some good friends, learned more about life than I did the past few years, and met a 4'7" Japanese girl who can fit inside a refrigerator. If that's not moe, I don't know what is.
Ahem. Anyway. I also started working out, so I can no longer wear girls clothes...
This is sounding a bit weird, isn't it? Ah, but wait. I am that weird. So no problems.
...in any case. I'd like to say that I've been doing lots and lots of college research, written 20+ essays, applied for a sack full of scholarships and managed to obtain $50,000 in scholarship money, but I can't bring myself to lie, much less lie so blatantly. Well, I did apply for a couple of scholarships (and got rejected). Of course, those essays were lost when my computer got wiped. Stupid My Documents.
I did go to the UT Honors Colloquium though. It was quite nice, but the pillows are rocks. The food wasn't great either. But apart from that, not bad. It brought back a few CYC memories from years ago.
Then last week I went to California. Aah, that was probably the most summer-like part of my summer. Which is ironic, because it was 60 degrees there. In other words, absolute bliss. The fact that we went through the whole trip pretty much speaking only Cantonese was awesome too. The best part about California, besides the weather, would definitely be Kinokuniya.
Japantown. Huge mall. Kinokuniya - huge bookstore. 4 stories. One story filled with manga, anime, and light novels. So amazing. I bought myself my first volume of real manga (!!) which was Yotsuba. I should have bought more, though, since I finished it on the plane... For some reason, I couldn't find HanTsuki, so I opted for volumes 1 and 2 of DRRR!! light novels instead. Also got a Hetalia Italy "passport" which I stupidly gave away without taking pics.
いやぁ・・・本当にオタクになっちゃたかな。orz
This summer was quite an experience for me. I believe I have changed considerably. In a good way? Well, we'll see. Still, I'm quite disappointed in the lack of papayas, iced fruit drinks, and sunglasses. And a beach house. Definitely a beach house.
Quite a long post. I suppose I should end this with a RJWotD.
Random Japanese Word of the Day:
後悔(koukai) - regret. Sigh.
