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[February 07, 2010.] |
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LAB VIEW MAKES NO SENSE.
NONE.
I'M GOING TO FAIL THAT CLASS.
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[February 06, 2010.] |
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The Man Who Fell to the Earth |
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I am fucking sick of being ignored by everyone unless it suits their needs.
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| More music discussion. |
[February 04, 2010.] |
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David Bowie: The Man Who Sold the World (live) |
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+ So apparently, Yoshiki's accepted the offer for X Japan to perform at Lollapalooza 2010. Link.
And my dreams were crushed when I saw that even early tickets are over 200 dollars. Nevermind. :[ Well, IF this actually comes true (which it probably won't) at least they're heading in the right direction. Just keep driving east a bit more guys!
+ Several articles have been coming out lately with the general gist "David Bowie is upset that the public considers him basically retired." He's also said that he's felt the urge to make music again, and has been spotted near his personal studios. Which of course, all combines to the speculation that he's planning a new album and/or tour. And I desperately hope it's true. PLEEEEASE. I NEED TO SEE YOU IN CONCERT.
(I haven't stopped playing my Reality cd since I got it)
+ Rumours of a Rolling Stones tour in 2010? My reaction: 8D !!!!
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| Beauty before age |
[February 03, 2010.] |
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David Bowie: Afraid |
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An obligatory music post because there is much I need to share.
Two new Bowie albums in one day!! WOOOO
My inner Bowie-stalker refuses to buy his albums unless they're the versions which were re-released in the 90's by Ryko. The company made the genius move of putting previously unreleased tracks on each new album. *_* Unfortunately it went out of business and now those copies are impossible to find, or super expensive. :/ But I finally got Diamond Dogs (my favorite album) for a great price after much toil.
And just a week or two ago, the audio (with extra songs) of his Reality Tour came out, so I bought that up too. :D
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) shadowsyra Since you're my Bowie-girl, I'm uploading it in case you're interested. You'll enjoy the first song. ♥
Reality Tour 1
Reality Tour 2
EDIT: X JAPAN AT LOLLAPALOOZA, MAYBE? (O_O who wants to go to Chicago?!)
Michelle! Here's the music I promised. Let me know what you like.
Seileen: Eden without Eve
TOKYO DARK CASTLE compilation (includes Selia, Seileen, DJ SiSen, DJ Chihiro, The Royal Dead, AUTO-MOD, etc)
GPKISM- Atheos album
Vanished Empire- Theater of tragedy album
My little treasure from the concert. This is DJ Chihiro's duo project with DeeLee from 2Bullet. It's a mix of metal/goth/electronica, and most of the songs are very danceable. Track 9 is my new obsession.
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| Lost tonight! |
[February 02, 2010.] |
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I'LL WRITE A CONCERT REPORT WHEN I'M NOT FEELING SO DEAD-EXHAUSTED. EVERYTHING THAT COULD GO WRONG DID BUT THE CONCERT WAS AMAZING!
So for now, a meme from kueken23 :D
LETTER MEME:
Comment with "Do you like bird? LET'S GO BIRD!" and I'll give you a letter, then you have to list ten things you love that begin with that letter, afterwards post it on your journal and fill out letters of your own
( Got the letter B )
I really wish it would snow a lot so I don't have class tomorrow. Too tired. :|
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| On desperate measures. |
[January 31, 2010.] |
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Seriously, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME.
The lengths I go to for damn jrock concerts. :/
Tomorrow's GPK/SiSen/Selia show will be wonderful, since it'll be a tiny remembrance of times long past. I have no idea what type of show format it will be, but it would be nice if the audience can interact with the musicians. As nerve wracking as it would be, I'd like to talk to Selia and SiSen to see if they still remember my little gaijin group (Kara, John and myself) and what's going in Tokyo.
However, my fiasco of skipping class (again) driving to NY, going to Jess's house and then doing who-knows-what to get back will not be fun. I don't like traveling with time limits and rushes, it makes me stressed.
=__= Will report after it's all over...
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| POST APOCALYPTIC! |
[January 28, 2010.] |
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So after waiting since freshmen year, my schedule finally allowed it and I'm taking a Gender and Society class. It's ridiculously interesting, and my professor seems very well grounded for teaching it. The other day, we did an identity activity, and I decided to actually participate whole-heartedly and this is the result.
We were supposed to write down "I am..." 20 times and then write whatever comes to mind. I didn't get to 20 in the time limit, but I'm still impressed at what I got down instinctively.
( I am... )
What really got me was the "I am me." part. It was an instinctive move to write that down first, and later during the discussion, my prof began to talk about that exact statement. Basically, on how it boils to a very confident and yet alienating statement, since no one other than myself can relate to the statement of being me Either way, I approve of what it says about myself.
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| Awesome, like a hot dog. |
[January 17, 2010.] |
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Disregarding my never-updates-anymore status, I just got back from the Eddie Izzard show at Madison Square Garden. I don't think I've been to MSG since I was maybe 5, and seeing an enormous arena just brought back a lot of memories about the Tokyo Dome. ♥
OF COURSE, Izzard was hilarious. He actually had an overarching theme this time, which was a surprise from his usual free flow style. But it's all cool cause the message was basically just LOVE AND PEACE~ Also, there were some very good jokes involving raptors driving over the speed limit, Spartans with 18 foot spears to skewer the Persians with, and my personal favorite, the noisy animals on barns. The most important being a chicken, newly improved by having a trumpet jammed onto it's beak. Voila, jazz chicken. XD
Went with Duo and Carissa, who I never see and therefore found it much fun to point out about 3 dozen limos Izzard could be in. ( >> She wanted autographs) I'm pretty sure it was his first show at Madison Square Garden which makes me feel special. (And apparently, one of the "self-choosing chosen people")
All in all, a very good way to end my winter vacation. It's a shame I return to school on Monday, I really enjoyed myself this time around. I actually did stuff and saw people and didn't fight too much with my parents. It's over too quickly.
~
On another note, I recently went to the "Who Shot Rock'n'Roll" exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. It was
really interesting, and makes me wish I could take a picture worth a damn. I'm sad to say there certainly were not enough David Bowie images, and way too many of Bob Dylan. xD The most powerful to me were definitely Bjork's, which of course sprouted up one of my re-occurring Bjork fits. It was also really cool to see the Hendrix pictures. He had his own entire corner. (of course) A giant 3D mural, and a very interesting picture of him before he was famous, as a backup guitarist in tux...
For my NYers, it's not open for much longer, but if you can, I'd totally recommend it.
PS: For the Star Trek obssession that's still going strong, I have a new cheesy icon. :3
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| Nero shrimp~ |
[December 30, 2009.] |
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WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN GOING RIGHT LATELY?
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY pretzel I still need to treat you to lunch! (One of these days, I'm going to start looking at calenders.)
In advance, Happy New Year's!
So far, I've satisfied my crazy fangirlyness by watching the Star Trek movie several times a day. (.o.) Good times. But I need my fiery red head Katie to be around and watch it with to gush over the epicness that is having both Spocks on the same screen. :(
Go to 4:50. I'm strongly of the opinion that the movie would have been made even better by having all the actors speak in an Irish accent.
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| And I never seem to rise for air. |
[December 29, 2009.] |
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Full fadom five thy Father lies,
Of his bones are Corrall made:
Those are pearles that were his eies,
Nothing of him that loth fade,
But loth suffer a Sea-change
Into something rich, & strange:
Sea-Nimphs hourly ring his knell
Burthen: ding dong.
Harke now I heare them, ding-Bong bell.
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| Loving the colors |
[December 25, 2009.] |
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strawberry pancake song |
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So I've celebrated Christmas Day by:
+ Eating enough strawberry cake to feel like L
+ Wearing half the clothes I got in one day
+ Watching the Star Trek movie for the millionth time
Heading out this weekend to see the Sherlock Holmes movie (Jude Law *drool*) and buy myself those studded Zara boots.
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| Breaking news! |
[December 24, 2009.] |
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Santa does exist!
I took a nap dreaming of strawberry shortcake, and when I woke up, it was in the fridge. D8
Happy holidays everyone. ♥
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| Winter Synopsis so far: |
[December 20, 2009.] |
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Velvet Eden: Ningyou Shoukan |
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I'm back home for winter break and we'll see how long I can last with this internet connection. For some reason it's slower than ever. :(
Ferrah's not staying with my family for Christmas, and we said our goodbyes before she leaves for London in 2 weeks. It breaks my heart to see one of my closest friends leave forever, but I think something happened to all of us when we realized that her fucked up childhood and extreme confidence issues are something even the best friendships couldn't overcome.
I decided it would be counter-productive to only ask for heels and sneakers for Christmas and then go get foot surgery. xD So I won't be doing it and I suppose my bones will stay crooked for life. :/ But at least, this means I can enjoy New's Years and the Eddie Izzard show without the worry of being on crutches or painkillers..
Scraping eight inches off my car today was rather relaxing.
I need days to be about 14 hours longer so I can actually play Atlantica and feel productive all in one.
I'm very very excited about learning Ba Gua Zhang from Sean next semester. And so is he, since he'd been trying to convince me to learn something since he started teaching. I found a few open introduction classes in the city and we'll see where I can go from there.. Thankfully, Ba Gua's more about evasion and movement than actual physical contact, otherwise I'd be covered in bruises for the next 6 months. >
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| Today keeps giving. |
[December 13, 2009.] |
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hide's and Mello's birthday.
I downloaded the entire Avatar series.
I'm looking for Ba Gua classes.
Woot.
Edit: not only did Sean know about it, he knows Ba Gua Zhang.
Hello free teacher who I already feel comfortable with. *___*
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| The wind meanders... |
[November 27, 2009.] |
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Once I'm out of here, my entire life will be based on free association. It's a very soothing thought.
dude.
I wonder if Sean knows anything about it.
I'm tired. I think I'll stay in tomorrow.
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| Deg show number 6? 7? million? |
[November 15, 2009.] |
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This day was made much more memorable by the fact that I drove back into NY from Connecticut without freaking out or dying. (go me!)
So after a quick nap and shower at home, I ran off to meet Michelle.
Also, three cheers for finally being 21. I bought some rum just cause I could. (and cause I got addicted to coke again)
As for the actual concert, I had to say it was mediocre compared to some of the other Deg shows I've seen. And a bit of my own fault too. Sadly, I forgot to listen to Uroboros ahead of time, so I have absolutely no clue which songs they played. However, they also played Obscure and The Final, so that got everyone real crazy. At one point the crowd tilted and nearly the entire front fell over. (lol)
Toshiya looked much better than some of his crazy-hair pics, and everyone looked like their usual selves. Kyo seemed to be in a good mood, he kept trying to hide his smile but we could see it. :P
DUDE, THE FUNK. Seriously, I had the bad luck of always ending up next to an extremely sweaty guy, which very disgusting. It killed half my enthusiasm, I couldn't even really cheer properly because I'd had to touch them and I would end up damp because of that. D8
There were signatures after, but of course too many people to even consider it. :/ Got a very nice macabre poster from the show, and maybe one day Michelle will remember to put up the pictures and videos she took during the show. (not likely though XD)
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| Anonymous |
[November 11, 2009.] |
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Dear ...,
I miss You. I love our phone calls, I wish they were more often. I wish You would stop giving me that look, judgment can cross over to hate pretty quickly. I want You to realize that I love hanging out with you and I'm selfish about your company. I wish You would stop being a bitch, we criticize because we care. I wish we could go out for drinks, even if You don't like alcohol. I'm secretly looking forward to having You all to myself next semester. I think when You leave, I won't cry anymore. I wish You lived closer. I wish You didn't have a girlfriend. I also kinda want You to be less intimidatingly-awesome. I want You back in my life, I think we would get along even better now. I want You to grow up a little and be less racist. :/ I wish You still lived on campus, you manage to calm me down. You don't give yourself enough credit. I'm a bit happier now that You stay away. I'm scared of how easy it was to let You go. I'll cling to You forever. I hope You grow up soon, you have so much potential. I want Myself to be more social.
From,
xxx
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| 顔がない |
[November 08, 2009.] |
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WHAT THE FLYING FUCK AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE.
and then where the fuck did all my friends go? Everyone feels like an island.
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