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I PASSED CALCULUS FIRST SEMESTER

2009-12-20T21:52:50Z

....WITH A B. I DIDN'T FAILLLLLLLLLLL (which for a while I thought I was going to.) So excited. plus, my friendle let me borrow Persona 3 over winter hols. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY.

P.S. does anybody know how to make the preview pic bigger so someone doesn't have to click fifty million times to see the actual picture?

calculus is draining my lifeeeeeee

2009-10-25T06:11:36Z

EDIT:
I never thought I'd be proud of getting a 25% on a test before.
but I am.

I'M DOING MY BEST
BUT
UGH
DYINGGGGG BRB

so my class watched the John Adams miniseries in US history...
and of course I'd watched the Harry Potter musical the night before so my brain was casting all those historical folk as whiny but hilarious stereotypes.
my brain functions well on four hours of sleep.
or... well.... not.
oh dear.

nothing much is up...

2009-09-20T09:41:53Z

...so here's a test! at 3 in the morning!
yaaaay...............

Dreamy Idealists are very cautious and therefore often appear shy and reserved to others. They share their rich emotional life and their passionate convictions with very few people. But one would be very much mistaken to judge them to be cool and reserved. They have a pronounced inner system of values and clear, honourable principles for which they are willing to sacrifice a great deal. Joan of Arc or Sir Galahad would have been good examples of this personality type. Dreamy Idealists are always at great pains to improve the world. They can be very considerate towards others and do a lot to support them and stand up for them. They are interested in their fellow beings, attentive and generous towards them. Once their enthusiasm for an issue or person is aroused, they can become tireless fighters.

take it yourself here!

Post IX

2009-06-02T05:48:38Z

no, actually, you don't need to.
I'm just posting a short story I wrote :D

what he did best was pretend.

he remembers how he'd curl in a ball and cross his arms, laying his head so his head would sit on your chest. he can feel the laughter before he hears it, and it sends him tumbling off the diving board into an abyss of stars and bolts of the deep blue fabric of his mother-god-bless-her's best dress.

you'd read while he listened to the radio, fair hair tucked behind one ear as he pressed closer to hear the anchor over the static. he would lean against you with the limpness of sleep and you would pet his hair, back and forth and back and forth until it shone, bright as a candle in the light.

“are you going to leave?” he would ask as he's lifted up, a faded doll in a grownup's hands. his ear is pressed awkwardly against your throat, and it vibrates with a whispered reply, “no, baby, I'm just going home.”

he was one door-frame away from your room, and you both knew it.

the walls run red and he sometimes wishes, eating or playing or running or dreaming, that he could just take his thumb and peel his chest right open, so he could pull himself over you like a threadbare coat and lay together instead of apart.

footprints crisscross on the layer of dust coating the floor.

eleven days, twelve hours, thirteen minutes, and two seconds.

fourteen men in black and white rush in in a sea of red and blue. the first thing they see is him, eyes open, cradling pale elbows with one ear firmly pressed to your chest.

he can't hear anything, they say.

on the red of the floor, your hair is splayed and sticky and forms a perfect circle around your face, a perfect halo in the dark.

now his snowy hair lies limp on his neck, his papery lips full of cracks and faded pink, his eyes burned up inside and leaving only little piles of ash. his cheeks have given up their color long ago.

he likes to lay on the fourth step to the roof, watching birds glide by until the White People come to scold him back inside, shooing him with their hands because he still can't hear.

doesn't want to, apparently. it's not you.

and his mouth always forms the same worn words.

never says them, just lets them sit in his mouth like

sand at the bottom of an hourglass.

“like an angel”

post VIII

2009-03-26T06:11:26Z

cd cover meme

2009-03-24T06:26:28Z

1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to "Random quotations"
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.

5 - Share it like VD!

post VII

2009-03-14T06:46:56Z

(keep clicking for full view)

post VI

2009-03-13T04:34:46Z

even more procrastination than usual. ugh.

some ancient drawings to update this *sketch*blog with.

i'm a rocketship on my way to mars...

2009-03-12T06:31:16Z

...and procrastinating like a mofo.

anyways, onto the ~~scoop~~story.

All righty, so there is this high school wrestling club from Okayama visiting for a week and staying at the houses of some of the kids from my school's wrestling club.
I decide to show up when they walk in to meet up with their homestay-person, and one of the English members want to know what they did today. They walk in in their black uniforms and gold buttons all "gansta yo" before I ask them the question in Japanese.

Giant noise of an asian "OOOH ^unspoken: this chick can speak japanese!^" before they manage a reply. My inner self nearly lol'd its pants off. I make awkward conversation for a few minutes before walking away.

Later that evening:
Me and some friends show up to their wrestling meet, and they proceed to kick everyone's ass to Neptune and back.

Afterwards they shuffle awkwardly towards me and ask if they can do the stereotypical asian thing (take pictures with their cellphones and cameras) with us. Ohhh my goodness the madness and embarrassment that followed.

First it was just two of them, but pretty soon about half the team was around us trying to get a picture with us. Very cute~~/awkward.~~ My school's wrestling team just stood a little ways off and asked me (awkwardly) why they wanted to take pictures with us. (It's a Japanese thing... Take pictures with foreign girls to show off to your friends back home.)

Honestly, that they came up to me after their meet and wanted to take pictures with me and my friend really shocked me. Finding Japanese people that I could actually hold a face-to-face conversation with (other than my mum) was such a nervous and exciting experience. I hope it won't be so awkward next time, haha;;

Will put up pictures if I see them again!

sorting hat quiz

2009-02-17T06:25:23Z

I really liked this test, the answers weren't obvious which house you would end up "sorted" as.

Your result for The Sorting Hat Test ...

Slytherclaw

You scored 50% Order/Chaos, and 23% Moral/Rational

Rationality with an orderly/chaotic split. What you strongly know is that you try to be rational, objective, and like to consider things as shades of gray. On order, you see the value of rules and organization but equally can become impatient and advocate a rather loose system. Your strengths arise from your ability to consider both radicals and straightlaced authority objectively; however, it can turn on you when others feel betrayed by the fact that there are few you support unconditionally and consistently.

The 4-grid I used to determine this is as follows:

	Chaotic	Orderly
Moral	Gryffindor	Hufflepuff
Rational	Slytherin	Ravenclaw

You can take the test for yourself here!

meme

2009-02-06T06:45:44Z

You write your name in the blank and put it into google, then post the first search result. ~~WHY AM I ALWAYS A MAN.~~

1. ________ needs...
Natsuko Toda needs your help. We went to a lecture yesterday by SuperTranslator/Interpreter to the stars Natsuko Toda at the Kyoto Kokusai Hotel.

2. _________wants ...
during World War I—that she understands the need to show loyalty, but that she wants. Natsuko out of the McClintock home as soon as possible so as not to ...

________ likes...
Natsuko smiled waving a hand. He has dark brown messed up spiky looking hair, and black eyes. “My Alice is dream, I can make a person dream like it’s ... (Gakuen Alice fanfiction)

4. ________ loves...
NATSUKO LOVES GACKT. Join Date: Jan 2006. Posts: 18. Send a message via Yahoo to Natsuko<3Gackt. I just wanted to compair prices, ...

5. ________ thinks...
Yes, I think Natsuko would feel comfortable at Jenny’s house. Jenny made the effort to write to Natsuko to introduce herself and her family. ...

6. ________ believes...
Although the child’s real father is Tosui’s younger brother, Natsuko believes Kikuko’s suggestion that it is probably Tosui’s child. ...

7. ________ forgot...
Jan 25, 2009 ... Check out the The Story Of Natsuko Neko story and write some great stories of ... Forgot Password? Password Go. or Register. Remember Me ...

8. ________ used...
Natsuko used to go to the library, but once they opened this store she was hooked. It took weeks, sometimes months, for the library to get the latest titles ...

9. ________ broke...
Jan 5, 2007 ... “All hell broke loose,” Natsuko said grimly. “Working on his own Kisaragi then created Honey, but he was attacked by Jill’s forces before he ... (CUTIE HONEY FANFICTION LOL)

10. _______ killed...
Before the animal got to his target, an explosion killed the beast. Natsuko and Suiko turned to the direction from where the grenade flew from. ...

11. ______ pressed...
It thrilled the pretty little girl when Natsuko Tohno pressed her hand against his powerful chest so that Natsuko Tohno could pull her face back a few ...

12. _______ ate...
Gift from Tibi by natsuko♥. I already ate cherry tart! ;-P Oishikatta!!! (It was so yummy!) Merci beaucou, Virginie! Anyone can see this photo ...

13. _______ ignored...
Natsuko only ignored her. He knew if she became friends with her, no one would like her either. When Natsuko didn't respond, the child frowned. ...

14. _______ lost...
Lost in Translation Lesson Plan (Natsuko's 1st draft). Natty's picture. Submitted by Natty on Sat, 08/04/2007 - 8:11am. Ideas for Learning English through ...

15. _______ called...
Natsuko who was a copywriter starts to cultivate rice called Tatsunishiki which is a phantom kind and it is very difficult to grow. ...

16. ________ A.K.A.
Natsuko Ohama More at IMDbPro » ... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title) ... Find where Natsuko Ohama is credited alongside another name ...

post V

2008-11-23T01:37:34Z

a quick dump before my piano lesson starts:

post IV

2008-11-21T06:07:44Z

nothing much to say except for the fact that I got my Japanese SAT subject test score back - 800/800!

post III

2008-11-16T06:21:06Z

not much to say, but in about a month I'll be back in Japan.
cut for sketches

post II

2008-11-10T07:02:37Z

some sketches from last night

and so they sat in a two-toned sofa
in a two-toned room.
with two-toned lights blinking on
their two-toned brows.

and then they smiled, and the room was white again.

(you'll get a clear image if you just keep clicking on it)

post I

2008-11-10T06:36:55Z

my illustration class at the academy of art was yesterday.

as you leave the old stone building on the side of the hill
you could open your mouth and taste the mist on your tongue.
the heavy clanging of the cable-car's bells resonates and
eventually leaves you breathless.