I ought to be doing my history homework

Obviously, I'm not.

There are so many things to talk about, but I just can't seem to talk about it.  It's more like whenever I complain about the problems in my life, nobody seems to care.  I used to call this "screaming into the wind", but such a beautiful mental image doesn't match the reality of this.

The lesson I must learn, I suppose, is to just tough it.  If we're going to preach about self-reliance, then we should put our sermons to practice.  After all, everyone's got shit in their lives, and if you don't want to help them, what makes you think they will help you?

Such twisted thinking can only come out naturally after you read manga non-stop for a week.  I'll fill you in on some recent stuff.

-Love in The Mask by Han Yu-Rang [Korean Manhwa]

Corniest crap I ever read.  Actually, not the corniest, but it's pretty high up there.  Most of the manhwas by Han Yu-Rang and Hwang Mi-Ri aren't very good.  They all have the same unrealistic plot and overly dramatic characters.  However, when you're craving manga and none of your faves are being updated, this stuff can satiate your hunger.

Basically, Suh Hyu-Bin is a body guard for Yaeha.  Although she hides her gender, Yunha, Chi Ho, Bi Rak, and even (the much later introduced) Ji Woon fall in love with her (whether they know it or not).  Chi Ho and Ji Woon know that Hyu-Bin is a girl.  Hyu-Bin is in love with Yunha, but Yaeha is also in love with him, so Hyu-Bin must suppress her feelings and support them.  Meanwhile, this chick Ga Hyun who is in love with Yunha randomly bullies Yaeha.  When she is finally rejected by Yunha after going to far with her bullying, she falls in love with Bi Rak.  Some random crap is going on between the powerful families and gangs of Seoul, having something to do with Hyu-Bin pretending to be a relative of Yaeha and the crash caused by Yunha that killed first love and left his older brother unconscious.  This was totally incomprehensible, right?  Yeah, I thought so too.

-Girl In Heels by Chon Kye Young [Korean Manhwa]

She is drop-dead gorgeous, and all guys fall in love with her.  However, after losing trust in her first love when she was a child, she tells herself that she will never trust some ever again.

He is the devil of his high school, a truly scary but cool guy.  He is the lapdog of his crazed sister, whose face was disfigured after she was hit by a car (she was jealous of a crush he had on some teacher) when they were kids.

And they fall in love.

Unrealistic story, but cute.  Their eyes kinda makes them look like aliens though...





-Durarara!! (Anime) Manga by Narita Ryohgo and Satorigi Akiyo

Fucking awesome.  Must I say more?  I just couldn't believe how good this series really was.

I wanted to post another picture, but it was so full of spoilers.  I couldn't do that to someone who hasn't watched this yet!  After all, the unexpected twists of the stories were so unbelievably addicting...

Bliss...

I've read and watched so much more than that lately, but I'll spare myself the burden of talking about them all and you the burden of reading what you won't read anyway.

I will, however, gloat at the fact that I got several friends addicted on Cheese in the Trap.  I am Queen Otaku.  Hear me rawr. x3

PS Looking for English dubbed versions online of Saiyuki Reload (Anime).  If there's anyone who reads this and cares (I doubt there is), I'd appreciate the help!

Omgee! I'm back!

Wow, I haven't been on this thing for forever and a day, it seems.
To tell you the truth, it's because I forgot my password. *smiles cheesily*
But that's not the only reason!
I've been really busy with schoolwork and whatnot.  Getting hardly any sleep.
Oh! Lovely! The Killers just came on the radio!
Tonight's not too bad a night.  The only "due" homework is the Pre-Calculus homework, which I just finished.

I'm really nervous, lately.  My piano recital is coming up on the 14th.  I'm playing Chopin's Nocturne in Eb Major, Op 9 No 2.  It's not that hard but I can never get it right, and I was supposed to have it "down" at least two weeks ago.  Today I was practicing it in the cafeteria during lunch, and it sounded beautiful, but when I played it again I started having to much fun and totally lost it.  Plus I'm still not confident on the last section, where he stops repeating that motif! Oh my god, I'm going to suck on stage! TT_TT

Well, that's one worry.
Worry number two, I have totally lost all self-discipline. Damn me and my manga addictions.
I'm falling waay behind in my "Elite SECA students" list.  It's like WTF, man?
I mean, I wasn't able to take my midterm for Pre-Calculus, so I had an F on my Snapgrades for a week and half until she dropped it (*HUGE sigh of relief there*). I got a B on my Chemistry test today, with the extra-credit.  I got a 24/37 on my AP World History exam; thank God that she's letting everyone retake the test and average out the scores, and even posted  a study guide for us, but I haven't even started on that.

Worry number three,
NaNoWriMo.
Why am I even doing it? Because I've been into writing stories lately (Becca has too) and I don't want to fall behind her.

OHEMGEE Today's my lucky day! The Fray just ended on the radio, and then they played Muse, "Starlight"!  My mood has lifted.  A bit, anyway.

I just wanted to hold you in my arms.

*sigh* Romances are so disappointing but so lovely.
It's too bad their beauty doesn't really exist in real life, ne?
I finished watching Honey and Clover on hulu last weekend with Rebecca (instead of doing my homework). The ending was... well, it was bad.  But, I guess I just wasn't satisfied.  I mean, I totally knew that neither Yuta nor Morita were going to get Hagu in the end, but is she going to end up with Shu-sensei?  Isn't he her uncle?  Why is nobody perturbed by his feelings for her?  And, you can pretty much guess what's going to happen with Takumi and Ayumi-- he'll (perhaps) get together with the target of his maniacal stalking, Rika, and she'll get together with Nomiya.  It's not that I don't like Nomiya, it's just that I like Takumi better.  But I'm annoyed with Takumi, but not because I don't like him.  It's because I don't like Rika.  But.  It's not Rika's fault...?
Argh, I don't know.  My feelings about the ending are all mixed up (as though my opinion on an anime series really matters right now).  All I can say for sure is those last few minutes were touching.  I mean, I'm not really one of those weirdos who go around screaming "Youth is beautiful!" (actually, I was for a while.  After reading Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai at the beginning of the year.  I actually told Becca that we should stop being so pessimistic and go out of our way to have fun for the rest of high school.  She called me and idiot.  I gave up my short-lived resolution soon enough anyway).
Anyway, like I said, I'm (no longer) one of those weirdos who go around screaming "Youth is beautiful!" but after listening to Yuta's little epilogue, I was nearly going to cry.  I don't have any beautiful, youthful memories to cherish here at SECA since I practically hate people but it made me sad that some day this time of my life is going to end.  We won't hang around everyone after a certain point, and... we'll all just drift away.
How sad, right?
But now (2 days later) I'm totally over it.  What happens, happens.  We are not really individuals.  The feelings we are feeling have been felt before.  The ideas we come up with have been thought up before (I just found a whole bunch of holes in that argument, but I won't contradict myself right now).
In these last 2 days, I think I've read over 15 manhwas.  They weren't completed, but.  That's a little pathetic of me.  I should be focusing on my work.

However, they were kick-butt good!  I've re-fallen in love with Hwang Mi Ri (wasn't I talking about how much I hated her before?), but I especially love this new series on MangaFox, Cheese in the Trap! So cute :3
Manhwa artists are so good.  Just like with "Pink Lady".  All color! Can you believe it?

Well, I've ranted long enough.
I made this pointless movie Saturday night/Sunday morning.
Enjoy.