~Daydream~

Yes. Apparently my room is a morning bed. According to one Averysaurus.

Don't ask.

Anyway, got home from work a couple of hours ago...Busy day. Check day, too. Ugh. I thought it would be quieter than that today, but it really wasn't. And I got to do the cleaning thing again. Valerie was grinning when she handed me the bucket...which I have now classified as the Cleaning Bucket of Doom. Because seeing it always means, "What do I get to clean NOW?"

In all actuality, it was a nice break. It had been busy, and now I had an excuse to sit on my rear in the aisle while I scrubbed my checkout. And Debbie was cleaning as well.

"Hey, the Cleaning Bucket of Doom has a twin!"

...Yeah. Don't ask about that one either. I'm not quite sure how it earned the name "...of Doom". It just did. Doom is kinda a versitile title anyway.

Baaack to the story. Long day. Joe, Andrew, and Matt came through my checkout. Spent the last hour on speedy singing to myself. Whoot. Nothing really out of the ordinary happened...damn, I'm gonna miss that place come September. I really am.

Anyway, as promised, I think I'll give you my definitions for many things in Sobeys/ related to Sobeys. These are in no particular order.

Sobey's employee: Black arms and legs in green.

Cashier: Black arms and legs in green that deals with money. Brain not required, but preferred. Coordination not required, but preferred. Sense of humor and conversational skills handy. Permagrin a must.

Sobeys uniform: Green Foodie. Black Pants, occasionally referred to as the 'man pants' in my case. Apparently has the power to give others the impression you are omniscient when worn in a Sobeys store. Also guaranteed to draw looks and occasionally make one feel foolish when out of context.

Permagrin: The smile you see on every employee.

Happy Place: Some place Darrel and I are currently look for. Constantly changes location. Some days it doesn't show up at all.

Cleaning Bucket of Doom: The white bucket belonging at the Front End. Seeing it means something WILL be cleaned. I was tempted to actually write 'Cleaning Bucket of Doom' on it today, right beneath the words 'Front End', but somehow I don't think my supervisors would be amused.

Cleaning Bucket of Doom's Twin: Self explanatory.

8 o'clock: What time my brain checks out, apparently.

9 o'clock: What time coordination is thrown out the window.

10 o'clock: The time by which I figure I must be certifiably dangerous, on grounds that brain and coordination have left the premises.

Bitch-fest: A conversation in the breakroom where we whine, bitch, complain, and sulk (and often laugh) before returning to the world of smiling and generally being useful. Most of the time.

Yellow Compliments Shirt: "Ugly"/Superstore camouflage gear.

Card-Of-Money-That-Lives-In-The-Ass-Pocket: My debit card

Cart Patrol: ...my song for when I'm picking up lots of carts in a short amount of time. Sung to the tune of 'Batman'.
........shutup.

Stairs: The means by which one traverses to the breakroom. Jumping down the last two steps after standing on one's feet for six hours not recommended.

Schedule: A printed document outlining during which days and what times Sobeys will own your body. Subject to change.
Soul has been sold upon employment. Also subject to change, generally in the form of termination.

Cheese-and-cracker snacks: Lethal weapons. Don't let the cute cracker-thing on the front fool you. Those edges HURT.

"Lacy": My apparent name while on cash, because nine times out of ten, I will be called this instead of Kelsey, despite the fact that my nametag clearly reads "Kelsey". Unimportant, as I will respond to just about anything, and even if "Kelsey" is spoken, it may not be referring to me.


Dammit, there was one that sparked this whole thing and now I can't remember what it was. It came to mind earlier today...anyway, I'll post more if I think of more^^;;

Oh, wait!

"Supervisor take cash": SOS, Mayday! Customer overload! Send help! The verbal white flag.

Haha, I think that was it. *sweatdrop* Shuddap, I'm easily amused.

Sooo, yeah. Lazed around most of the day...but I was up before noon! Hah! And did nothing, really. Um, I heart my laptop? Oh, called Avery after work. Talked for an hour and a half, even though she was pretty much dead on her feet. Aw, I love you Avery. Anyway, talking to her put me in a really good mood...I miss you a lot, Ave, even though we talk so infrequently. You're still my best friend, and I love you lots.

Going to Halifax tomorrow! Whoot!

Ooh, note to self. Must find list. Oh, but before I leave? I wanna post these meme things I did. Totally pointless, and mostly inaccurate, but highly amusing. Found it on White Angel's livejournal. Apparently you take your music player, set it to shuffle, and just fill in what songs come up for each question. The first one was an '8 ball music meme', and the second was supposed to be a soundtrack for your life...as if it were a movie. Like I said, pointless, but amusing.

P.S.: Please don't take anything you see here seriously. Like I said, it was pointless amusement.

How does the world see you?

J-E-N-O-V-A, FFVII AC version.
Great. So the world sees me as a parasitic alien looking to destroy all life while playing mind games. I can tell this is going to go well.

Will I have a happy life?

Yume no Hate--Tales of Phantasia OP
A peaceful, rather cheerful song...must find the lyrics. I'll take this as a good sign, though.

What do my friends really think of me?

Wishmaster--Nightwish
Hmm...interesting. A master and apprentice, a warrior and disciple? Kinda mythical, too...interesting indeed. A leader, perhaps, as well as a follower? That's kinda cool.

Do people secretly lust after me?

The Day You Went Away--M2M
Um...how to interpret this one? A no, perhaps? O.o;;

How can I make myself happy?

Warriors--YGO
By being more assertive, perhaps? Taking charge?

What should I do with my life?

AC background--
Now that makes no sense whatsoever.

Will I ever have children?

Elvenpath--Nightwish
...I give up. Yes, I'm gonna have kids. And they'll be elves XD

What is some good advice for me?

Carol of the Bells
Dammit, enough with the instrumental themes! They're too hard to interpret!!! Although...this one is repetitive and soft, alternating slow and fast. Hmm...Find balance? Be gentle? And...repetitive...continue doing what I'm doing? Or to practice these often?

How will I be remembered?

Be Somewhere--Rockman.EXE Stream
"Another day tomorrow...Answer must be somewhere..." An optimist, perhaps?

What is my signature dancing song?

Listen to Your Heart (Slow)
....A slow dance. Great. Considering I'd probably kill myself and everyone else within a ten foot radius if I danced quickly...klutz :P

What do I think my current theme song is?

Electric Communication--Ganasia
Happy, bouncy, charged...I suppose that's a good thing. "Good morning, yeah!"

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?

Kagome and Inuyasha
Slow and instrumental. I guess everyone else thinks I'm a lot quieter than I am. But this is a beautiful song...I'll take that as a compliment.

What song will play at my funeral?

End of all Hope--Nightwish
O.o;;; Ohhhh my. Nightwish is cool, but this isn't exactly filling me with optimism here....

What is my day going to be like?

Gateway Entrance--MMX8
A calm, beautiful theme, one of my favorites. I guess it's going to be a quiet day.

Soundtrack Meme

I>Opening Credits: 1/2--RuroKen

Sweet. RuroKen opening theme. I think this would suit. I can see this being an opening theme for me. Not too slow, fairly ordinary. Good.

Waking Up: Low--Coldplay

...What was this even doing on my playlist? An interesting song...Not too fast, as I am a slow morning person. Seeing black and white, well, my room's dark when I get up...This song's kinda depressed. Then again, I hate mornings :P As a rule, mornings suck. I generally am not a happy morning person. So I guess this makes sense. I could see me moving around and getting ready for the day with this. Good beat.An Ordinary Day: 1985--Bowling for Soup</b>

*snorts* This amuses me. Almost makes it sound like no day ever turns out like I expect it to. Which isn't true...I'm content with my life, although I do tend to dwell on the past. I could see this being my daily theme, though. Picture me, running down the street to the bus, running through the halls, meeting with the Posse, tripping here and there, walking into doors, eating lunch, Pre Cal...oi. I could see this playing all day^^;;

The First Date: ...Well, first I got Mary's Boy Child, but since that normally wouldn't be on my playlist, I decided that didn't count. So, Beyond the Wasteland, from FFVII AC.

So apparently I had an omninous first date at Christmas. Great. Or perhaps suspenseful? Or perhaps this entry is crack :P At least it's a cool song.

Falling in Love: Fallen Leaves--Billy Talent

...?? This song really doesn't have anything to do with this. So it kinda makes no sense. It doesn't sound optimistic, at any rate :P

The Rumble: Michiyuki--Loveless ending theme

Okay. A soft peaceful song. A peacemaker, than. A pacifist. Good enough

The Breakup: Afureru--YGO

Okay. A quiet song, rather peaceful, but not angsty. This works. The ending video this goes with has Yami walking in color amidst a bunch of faceless gray people, which would probably be what I was doing, but then he runs into his friends, and it shows them hanging out. So that's probably what would happen. It's not an angsty song, so this would be a gentle breakup, or the right thing to do :P

Getting Back Together: Jounetsu Ballad--Gravitation

Bouncy, forceful, not happy-go-lucky, but not ominous. Um...really hard to describe. Kinda techno. Kinda dance-ish. Um...I have no clue ^^;;

Life's Okay: The Rage Beat--Gravitation

Yeah, I can see this. It's a song with a good beat, kinda dance-ish, almost like one of those pep-talk songs you hear on soundtracks. Not overly hopeful, but not forceful. A sunny-day kinda song, without being bubble-gum sweet.

The Mental Breakdown: Another Day in Paradise--Phil Collins

...I become a hobo on the streets. Greeeeeeat. Actually, this sounds more like I become an outcast that no one wants to notice, and no one cares about...but it's not angsty. Someone will help.

Cruising: Digimon Season 4 theme

*Lawl* Nice. I do have this on my car music CD. Kinda go get 'em pep-talk theme. Good enough.

The Flashback: Violator--FFVII AC

O.o;;; Umm...Okay, what part of the movie was this from...Ah yes, when the children were gathered in Edge, by the SHM, and Bahamut Sin attacked. Well. Not a happy flashback, then. Kinda ominious. Like, life-threatening Empire-State-Building-Sized-Dragon ominous. Ohhhh my.

The Frat Party: The Chase of the Highway--Yet another FFVII AC theme.

Well. This is like...Matrix techno. Um. How to read that one. I clearly rode a motorcycle to this frat party, beating the SHM on the way ^^;; Cue leather jacket. And silver, lots of silver. And black too. Um...big entrance? *gives up and falls on her ass laughing* Oh..Oh my. And techno. Apparently I enter dancing. And then the Turk theme. Oh my Lord. I can just picture myself sauntering in Reno-style. Wait, does that mean I get to make something go boom?! Sweet!

Everybody Dance Now: Walk Like An Egyptian--the Bangles

.......*a door is slammed and we hear Kelsey laughing all the way down the hall*
No, no, seriously! This is exactly the kind of song I can see all my friends dancing to. Me included. Oh Lord. *more laughter*

Regretting: Advent Children--One Winged Angel

...Wow. Looks like I regret something major, and I'm going to latch onto the next parasitic alien I see, call it my mother, and attempt to destroy the world because of it. Damn. This movie gets better all the time. So, if I'm Seph, who gets to be Cloud and kick my ass for throwing a Planet-sized tantrum? Yup, death, misery, anger, won't remain a memory...Look out world :P
On the flip side, this song kicks much ass.

The Long Night Alone: Close to Your Heart--Rina Aiuchi.

Clearly I play happy J-Pop and sing along to keep my spirits up. Probably dance too.

A Death: Break Through--Seki Tomokazu (Gravitation)

...Well, whoever it is dies happy. Happy-go-lucky bouncy song. Right then.

End Credits: Shell--Witch Hunter Robin

Slow ending. Good song though. An...interesting choice. Um...no further comment.

...Yay for pointless amusement :P

Current Location: On my bed
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: PS2 OP for ToS that I currently can't remember the name of.

Rrg. Just one of those days, I guess. Let's see, to bitch on LJ, or to bitch online...whoops, noone online to whine to right now. Looks like LJ's the lucky winner.

You know, it's right now, before I head to Uni, that I'm trying to figure out what about my style of doing things I'm going to have to change in order to survive Univesity life. And I think I've found the big one, and no, it's not my sleeping habits.

I need to hire a professional Kick-Me-In-The-Ass, because my organizational and prioritizational skills suck big time.

It's not that I have a bad work ethic, really, it isn't. Getting stuff done is important to me, equally as important as not feeling the guilt or the pressure from NOT getting it done. The problem is that I'm easily distracted and extremely forgetful. And this causes complications, because if it's not written down and in my face, I tend to...let things slide. Even when I swear up and down I'll fix that, make it better, take more control over my lack of prioritizing things...it just doesn't happen.

Today, for example. I was supposed to clean my room. My room has been supposed to be clean for something like three months now...or if you listen to my mother, 2 years -_- Guess what? It's still not clean. I'm WORKING on it...it's been vacuumed, the bookshelf is organized, and my clothes are put away...I even organized my closet. I'm making an effort. But the problem is, about half-way through, I will become distracted, or think "That's good enough", and just leave it like that. So it never gets finished. Which annoys the living hell out of my mother.

Or this employee survey I should have completed...no, I DID complete it. I completed it when I got it about 3 weeks ago. Then it sat on the counter for three weeks, because I forgot to send it in. Oops.

See? It got done. And then I promptly forgot about it.

And the real kicker: the Sobeys Employee Scholarship thing. It's been down in the breakroom since forever (Okay, maybe since May or June). I took a flier home about it months ago. However, it did not appear I would qualify. So I kinda forgot about it, but others are telling me I may indeed qualify, and that even if I don't, I should send it in anyway.
I thought, okay, so I'll go get the form and get this out of the way.

Do you know how hard it is to track down your manager when you want something, especially when you go through managers like they're a revolving door? Seriously, I think in the last 5 months, we've had 4 managers. Oi.

So, anyway, I find Terry, tell him what I want, he says okay, I'll try to get it for you. A couple days later, I ask again, he says, Let's go print it off. Technology being the pain in the arse that it is, the printer craps out. SOB.

Okay. So he says, I'll print this off for you later.

Guess what. The next time I go looking, like, less than a week later? "Hey, where's Terry?" "He left. We're getting a new manager."

....The hell?

So I ask Kenda. Who knows little to nothing about it, but promised to look into it when she could. I thought that was fine. But sadly, I heard nothing.

So finally, today, Mom calls and says, isn't this the due date? I'm like, Yes, (crap), but I still don't think I qaulify. But she wanted me to get the form anyway. I told her about not being able to get it, and she's like, Call them now. So I did...nobody answered...so I went for a walk to Sobeys. Edie helped me get the form, and I felt really bad because it was really busy, and she had to look all over the company computer for it, though she assured me it was no trouble. So yeah. Form in hand. Reading it on the way home...

"Shit."

Guess what? I need a letter of recommendation. Two even. One must be from my supervisor.

And did I mention the due date was today?

Shit indeed.

So now I'm going to have to bother Denise tomorrow, and hopefully get it in by Wednesday. And I STILL don't think I qualify!!!

Sigh. So the bottom line is, it's my fault for leaving it so long and not putting enough effort into it, which pisses me off because my folks are spending a lot of money to help me get through my university years, and aside from working something like sixteen to twenty-something hours a week, there doesn't seem to be much I can do. And they don't want me working my first year...but I'm thinking I should. I just feel useless and annoyed. I'm extremely grateful for all they're doing for me and everything, but guilt and independence make me want to help out more. I mean, these are MY college years.

I also hate the fact that I've now got to bother Denise...because I didn't get off my ass and get this done. Damn it >.> Not getting something done bothers me. Feeling guilty about it bothers me more. Causing trouble for other people on my account because I was lazy/disorganized/forgetful pisses me off beyond expression.

Le sigh.

Whining about it here helps, though ^^;; Even when it's entirely my fault.

Current Location: I'll let you figure that one out.
Current Mood: annoyed
Current Music: Sail On by Masterplan

Hmm. Been forever and a day since I wrote here. I continue to think I really need a journal just for the stuff that happens at work. I know I'd be to lazy/inconsistant/get-bored-fast with that, though, so I think I'll just update this with a bit on my day.

Had to get up early to leave cottage with Mom as she left for work. Six hours of sleep may do fine for some people, and occasionally me, but not normally, and today was no exception. Hate mornings. Anyway, Mom dropped me off at the house, so that I could sleep before work. She promised to call to make sure I got up. So I got food, went on the computer for a bit, and eventually got maybe an extra half hour of sleep. Whee. So, alarm goes off at 10:00 for 11:00 shift, and, predictably, I turned it off. Five minutes later, alarm in Mom's room goes off. Loudly.

Today's lesson, boys and girls: the dual-alarm-clock system DOES work.

So I dragged myself out of bed and reflected on the fact that Mom hadn't called yet, but didn't think much of it. Got the uniform on ("Why do they call it a foodie?" "Damned if I know." "So what do they call those yellow shirts?" "Ugly."), got purse, iPod, money, and headed out the door. I didn't think about Mom's lack of calling at all.

So, I get to work, and get put on speedy right away to cover Lacy's break. I'm there maybe 2 minutes when the phone rings. Confused, I pick it up. No, it wasn't my mom. It was worse. It was my supervisor, telling me my mom had called to make sure I had gotten out of bed and made it to work. I thought I was gonna die^^;; My supervisor, of course, was cracking up. So was the customer when I explained. Oh my.

SO yeah. I was on speedy for all of 15 minutes, then Lacy returned, and I went to cover Gloria's break. I was there for about half and hour, then got drafted by Kenda to help produce clean. By now I had noticed an abnormal increase of cleanage in the store, and was kinda wondering what was up. Apparently it's because we're under new management. AGAIN. And he likes things neat.

Oi vey.

So I cleaned the Wet Floor signs. I told another cashier this as I was collecting them. Her response?

"...Wet Floor Signs."
"That's what Penny said..."

And who am I to argue.

Actually, I kinda enjoyed having the time to myself. Cleaning wasn't hard, though those things, as you can imagine, are not only yellow (>.> And Darrel teased me about having to scrub them enough to get all the yellow off...) but very dirty--have they EVER been scrubbed? But I was working on my own, free to do what I liked as long as I was completing my task, so I enjoyed it.

Then I had to go clean racks. Which meant being out on the floor.

Now, there's a problem with being out on the floor. When you are on the floor, people assume you know things. Which I don't. As I told Penny. "I am but a peon." Yet I wear green and an nametag, and therefore I know everything. Oh boy. I did my best...meaning I tracked down the correct person as quick as possible.

A customer asked about the lemons, saying they were in kinda poor condition. Jackie told me to tell him to suck one. No, I like keeping my job, thank you very much. Geez, not even there a year and they're trying to get me fired! :P

Let's see...threated Darrel with bucket of water and dirty cloth, ran around a lot, carried a big yellow board-sign and felt kinda silly, got called away to front end, got my break (YAY!), worked on cash for the remaining three hours...except when I went to clean the Raid stand. Ah, my new calling...the Bucket Stand.

And at the end...discovered I'd forgotten to punch in. Oi. And did I mention I had to chase two customers? One forgot his Visa and forgot to pay...he didn't get that far...but the other guy forgot his lightbulbs, and I chased him all the way to the parking lot. It was just that kinda day.

So now I'm tired, hot, and have a headache.

......Everybody should work at Sobeys once. The stories, and the people...and the bitch-fests in the break room...are so worth it.

(Note to self: post glossary of terms at some point. Yes, my Sobeys glossary of terms. Life? What? ^^;; )

Current Location: Um, in front of the computer? With blanket?
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Nightwish: Wish I Had An Angel and Nemo

Wow. How long's it been, almost...well, almost a year since I've updated? Wow. That's a while, even for me. And the first one to bring up my Transformers fic on hiatus gets a dictionary thrown at them.

......

Right. Well, I still haven't figured out how to fix the damn screen...I mean, so the entry doesn't stretch larger than the screen width. Rrg. Cursed technologically-challenged-ness.

Hee hee, icon change. Vincent ~Heart~
Cannot. Wait. For. Dirge. Of. Cerberus.....And. AC.

Heh. Wow. I really am scatterbrained tonight. Hmm...nothing to say. But this entry seems to short. Let's see....words words words. Lalalalala. Making entry longer....

Um...oh, I know! I could go on for a bit about my recent obsession with Rurouni Kenshin and try to figure out why I have been bitten by the Hiko Seijuro fanbug.

........

........


Heh. Well, for anybody reading who hasn't run yet, brace yourself for fangirlism.

Yes, I have discovered bittorent. Or rather, a friend of mine was using bittorent and introduced me to it, and I've been DLing RuroKen episodes like mad. Starting with the Kyoto arc, as its where my first favorite character, Makimachi Misao first appears (For the longest time, I was pronoucing her surname "Makimichi" o.O;;)

For some reason, my most favorite characters from any given series are rarely, if ever, the main characters. Such is the case here. I mean, I love Kenshin. It's hard not to^^ But somehow being the main character tends to disqualify one from my favorites list, regardless of how awesome or not I think he/she is. As for Misao...seriously, I love this girl. She reminds me of Yuffie from FFVII. And she cracks me up^^ Besides that, the fact that she's a female ninja appeals to me, and I just plain like her character. Yes, she is stubborn, annoying, and perhaps acts before she thinks. But she's a mature, good-natured, caring girl with a good heart. And the fact that she can kick some ass doesn't hurt either^^

"BIRD KICK OF RAGE!!!(Kecho Kick!)" ^________________________________^

Note that I said "first" favorite character. I have a second. Care to venture a guess?

...well, duh.

Yup. I have become quite fond of the 'manly-man' of RuroKen, Hiko Seijuro the 13th. Pretty much from the moment he was introduced in the manga. I've probably said this before, but I adore mentor-apprentice (occasionally big brother-little brother) relationships. Bordering on a fetish, really. Heck, it is a fetish. I mean, Yami and Yugi, Sai and Hikaru, Kakashi-sensei and Team 7, Sesshomaru and Inu Yasha...and now Kenshin and his Shishou. So I suppose it really wasn't any surprise when Hiko-sama fell into one of my favorite character spots. Not only is he easy on the eyes (and his hair looks like it'd be really fun to mess with if you could do it without getting your hand chopped off) but I love this guy's character^^;; As Kenshin says, he is indeed arrogant, crude, and "misanthropic" (I had to look that one up when it came up in the subtitles^^;; Apparently it means "Characterized by a hatred or mistrustful scorn for humankind". Which fits.) However, beneath the gruff exterior, Hiko-sama has a good heart, as you can see when he takes little Shinta under his wing. And as arrogant as Hiko comes across, I suppose from a certain POV, it's 'confidence', and he really has every right to it: he can definitely back it up! There's a reason I call him the "Manly-man" of RuroKen...the guy is RIPPED! ^^;;

Besides being a master swordsman, he's extremely observant and a good teacher (if a little rough^^;;). And let's face it, seeing him mercilessly torment Kenshin is highly amusing ^______________^

....Time to get off that subject before I go into a rant. It can be dangerous to get me talking on my favorite characters^^;;

Hmm. What to talk about now. Well, I was at Caitlin's the day before last...watched Tim play Metal Gear Solid 3 *snickers* The box...

Sigint: Uh, Snake... What are you doing?

Snake: I'm in a box.

Sigint: A cardboard box? Why are you...?

Snake: I dunno. I was just looking at it and I suddenly got this urge to get inside. No, not just an urge - more than that. It was my destiny to be here; in the box.

Sigint: Destiny...?

Snake: Yeah. And then when I put it on, I suddenly got this feeling of inner peace. I can't put it into words. I feel... safe. Like this is where I was meant to be. Like I'd found the key to true happiness.

Sigint: ...

Snake: Does any of that make sense?

Sigint: Not even a little.

Snake: You should come inside the box... Then you'll know what I mean.

Sigint: Man, I don't wanna know what you mean!

^^;;;

Oh, and I saw Howl's Moving Castle. I can see why you love him, Caitlin...the guy's awesome. And adorable^^ LOVE the hair. And the eyes.

...Okay, off to read some fanfiction now. The FF 7-8-9 crossover by XD, Sore Kara. Yeah, I know, I should really finish reading Court of Souls, but I'm just not in the mood. Maybe I should go play Kingdom Hearts again.

Ja!

~Kokiri

Current Mood: bored
Current Music: Various MP3s from the cd Caitlin made me ^_^

......Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

Well, it's here. NaNoWriMo has started. Yes, I'm participating in it this year, first time, too. I seem to have gotten talked into it by a certain someone...*coughCAITLINcough* But I think it's a good thing to try. Writing a 50 000 word novel by midnight November 30th. Insane? Yes. But then again, so am I, right?

And yet, the challenge began, and I tripped at the starting line. I had a few plot ideas floating around, but I wasn't confident about what I was going to write. Fortunately, Caitlin picked me up, dusted me off, and walked with me for a while, till my novel actual began (Yes, it IS started. A small step, but it IS a step.) However, I stumbled again. I'm not sure how to make the beginning of this thing interesting. Erg. It seems so...plain. And though I pitched the self-editors out yesterday, I think there may be a few lurking yet. However, I have faith it will all come together. Somehow. If I can get to the middle, I should have no problem...the middle's always the easiest to write.

So what am I doing sitting here, updating my livejournal?! Time's a-wastin'!

......On a side note, I think I may have failed my math test today. It was on Trig. I hate Trig. I am not good at Trig. Therefore, I *gasp* studied.

And yet...

I got most of the little five point questions right. But I choked on the six and eight point questions. I was using the right formula, but I forget what to do, how to do it, or my numbers can't have been right. And then I guessed on half the multiple choice. Oh, and the big ten point question? It was from LAST chapter, dealing with the sinusoidal crap. Meaning I forgot how to do it after I worked out the equation.

...Upside is a 66. IF I got all my multiple choice right, which is not likely.

AAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!! *head hits desk* I. HATE. MATH. SO. MUCH.

Sigh.

And on top of that, t'was a very slow day. First period was fine, second was math test, and the rest of the day seemed like molassas trying to go uphill. Well, except our second Lit period after lunch. Becca and I read 'This Army Life' (an FFVII fanfic....absolutely HILLARIOUS!) and watched 'Final Fantasy Gil Quest', again, a very funny little video. That cheered me up somewhat.

Okay, off to work on NaNo! Come on, creativity, don't let me down now!

~Kokiri

Current Mood: anxious
Current Music: Gerudo Valley--Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

Wow, I finally remembered I have a livejournal ^^;;

No, seriously, I haven't updated this thing all summer...and now it's October o_O
It's not entirely my fault, of course. In September alone, I had 3 assignments, multiple creative writing assignments, a project, two tests, a few quizzes, and (in my opinion) more than enough homework dumped on my head. And it was only the first month. I have determined that I must have been on something when I decided to take advanced courses for English and Math.

Two words.

Academic. Suicide.

My grades will never forgive me. And this is supposed to be my EASY semester! *head hits desk* I'm doomed. DOOOOOMED.

Math ADV 11 is a killer. We've started trig, with cos and sin and fractions. And it turns out I don't know fractions very well, having forgotten most of whatever I once knew of them, and am confusing adding and multiplying with fractions. I'm completely lost.

Sigh.

I'm screwed. Royally and fatally screwed.

Gee, this is going to be a fun year. I guess my mother was right: Grade 11 is the year from Hell.

And that's just math.

Okay, enough complaining on my part. It's not all that bad, and it could be a hell of a lot worse. For instance, I've got Lit Arts this term, and that class KICKS ASS. There, see, I even put it in bold caps to let you know how awesome it is. The teacher rocks, the class is majorly relaxed and fun, and my friend Rebecca's in it. Really, what more could I ask for? I sit there and do basically nothing except read manga, talk to Rebecca, and goof off, then get assigned a short story, or perhaps a...I don't know, a thoughtshot (those are fun^^), which I do for homework...bottom line, the class rules. Bright spot of my day. Well, that and lunch.

Heh, lunch. Library Posse therapy for the day ^________^

Art is okay too. I like my group. I don't think the teacher is as cool as my art teacher last year, but she's okay. No complaints.

ADV English...has good days and bad days. I don't HATE it...but I don't love it either. Maybe that's because we're doing short stories right now.

I

HATE

SHORT STORIES.

I've yet to find a person who LIKES those stupid things. No offense to anyone who writes them. The stories are fine. It's the analyzing and writing of them that I despise. I can NOT make a short story short! And analyzing them is a pain.

Lunch, however, is always fun. Library Posse insanity. Heh^^ Our goal this year is to send a therapist to a therapist....lol ^_~


Okay, enough about school.


YAY CAITLIN!!! Congrats on the job!!! ^_____________^


...You know, 'Dawn' from .hack//Dusk is a very hard song to find. Sigh. At least I've got episodes 1,2,9,10, and 12...if only they were subtitled...but I'm not complaining...much^^ And I can't WAIT for the third volume of .hack//Legend of the Twilight [Bracelet >_>;;] to come out in November! ^______^ *heart* As you can see by the icon, I have become rather obsessed with .hack of late{{Icon is not mine by the way...don't remember where I got it ^^;; It's only until I can find a good Ghaleon or Leo one...}}

I LOVE the music (for both SIGN and DUSK) and very much want to play the games... Speaking of music...anyone heard the song 'Key of the Twilight'?


Come with me in the twilight of a summer night for awhile
Tell me of a story never ever told in the past

Take me back to the land
Where my yearnings were born
The key to open the door is in your hand
Now fly me there

Fanatics find their heaven in never ending storming wind
Auguries of destruction be a lullaby for rebirth

Consolations, be there
In my dreamland to come
The key to open the door is in your hand
Now take me there

I believe in fantasies invisible to me
In the land of misery I'm searchin' for the sign
To the door of mystery and dignity
I'm wandering down, and searchin' down the secret sun

Come with me in the twilight of a summer night for awhile
Tell me of a story never ever told in the past

Take me back to the land
Where my yearnings were born
The key to open the door is in your hand
Now take me there
to the land of twilight...


*sighs* Beautiful song. Fell in love with it the first time I heard it...though Fake Wings is nice, too^^


I finally beat Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete!!! Heh. Even if the story hadn't been great or the music awesome, or the characters loveable (though it was, it was, and they were ^_~) beating the game would've been worth it for the outtakes. *snickers* LONG LIVE OUTTAKES!

Ghaleon: "Zophar granted it...and now al--now...I...can't read..."
"Go forth, princess of the Blue Star. Go forth and meet with the pr-goddess Althena...Sh--oot. I just can't get that word outta my mouth...and I did not give you the satifaction of a 'sh**', I might add..."

Jean: "Once I tried to bury the but...but the but will not be buried.

Ronfar: "...well, I'll see you later, Chief, because I mother f- knew this wasn't gonna be a good one anyway. DAAAMN."

Lunn: "*character voice*Have you ever...*normal voice*Have you ever missed a line and just felt stupid?"

Zophar: I AM ZOPHAR, MASTER OF SHI*foghorn*! (I cracked up over this one when I thought about it in Math today...silently laughing for almost 10 minutes...I have no life^^;;)

Okay, well, I have school tomorrow, so I must go. Sigh. If Mom catches me up late again, I'm really screwed.

Night^^

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Ghaleon's Theme--Lunar 2, Eternal Blue Complete

...You know, I really wish I was a better writer. I mean, I know I'm good with words and have a talent for poetry and pretty phrasing (Sorry if that sounds conceited -_-) but I'm not sure I'm a good writer.

I get frustrated too easily when attempting to write a story, especially short stories (how I despise writing those...most of the time, anyway). I have a terrible time starting a story, and tend to write bits and pieces here and there (you know, some in the middle, a bit of intro, think about the end, back to the middle...). I do love thinking up backgrounds and personalities for characters, but then what do I DO with those characters? I also think most of my plots are horribly cliche, or overdone, or occasionally sound copied from someone else (I would never do that. Use for inspiration, yes; copy, no.)

Also, I tend to write on the computer, and after so many times of losing files, having floppy disks that decide they no longer like me, computer crashes, etc., I often give up on a story...for a while, at least. For some reason, except when I write poetry, it's a lot harder for my ideas to flow on paper >_<

What I wouldn't give for a typewriter...blah.

I'm a moody writer, too; that is, I can only write when the mood strikes me. Oh, you can force me to write, or I can force myself to write, at anytime, but I won't be happy about it, and the result will be that whatever I produce is automatically labeled 'CRAP'. With a capital 'C'. It doesn't matter how good it is, if I write 'forced', or almost mechnically, it automatically sucks. End of story.

And these ideas for stories often strike me while walking, or in glass, or when I have nothing to write ideas down with, and once I get home, the 'writing urge' vanishes. Poof. Out the window. For some reason, it's very difficult for me to write at home.

You know what I really need? A handheld tape recorder with mic so I could just record ideas anywhere...

But I digress.

The real reason behind this little rant is the fact that I have an idea for a story that I think could be quite good. However, it sort of ties in with a previous story I've tried to write (though rather changes the whole thing) and the more I think about it, the less certain I am that it could work. I have a few really good scenes in my head, but what do I do with them?! Also, I've got several other, unfinished stories that I just can't seem to write on. Which frustrates me to no end.

I love to write, really, I do. Poetry is my favorite way to express myself and my thought; I love making up characters; I love to edit; I have several easy-flowing scenes in my head; and a large vocabulary at my disposal. But like I said, I'm a moody writer. And my writing moods are fleeting, and disappear the minute I step into the house.

*sigh*

Well, I'm done. Going to go listen to music and then crash (it IS 4:30 in the morning, for crying out loud...)

Ja.

Current Mood: frustrated
Current Music: Surreal--Hamasaki Ayumi

Yes, in the course of three days, I took a LOT of quizzes. I was bored, okay?

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What Digimon Character Are You?

which kingdom hearts character are you?

yeah, yeah. jackie made this.

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Rinse


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13 1/13 inch, ebony and mercury. Interesting and
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Totally Innocent -
Some how or another, you have
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You are pink. You are in limbo. Not pure and manipulated like white, not impure and noble like red. You are unsure of your real identity, but whatever you chose it to be, you can be it. That is your power. You change everyone you touch, and everyone remembers you. In literature, pink represents the place between heaven and hell. You are the one we will never forget.

What inner color are you?

Drawing again tonight, for the first time in a while. Gotta thank Miss for the idea; it came up during one of our MSN convos: Muse Pajama Party! lol, and Chibi Sai does look ADORABLE in his PJs...with Go stones on them, naturally^^ Plus, once again, Yami Yugi is forced to wear the dreaded Teddy Bear Pajamas. Oh, the humanity ^_~

Yami Yugi Muse: Shut up.

Yami B Muse: At least she didn't make YOU wear the bunny pajamas. *sulk*

Ahem, well, anyway...Went to a retreat for St. Therese on Sunday. It was mostly all silent, and quite overwhelming at times, but it was good none-the-less. I got to see Father Patrick, which was nice...I haven't talked to him in a while^^ Den was there, and so was Linda, so there were people that I knew. Overall, it was a good experience, and I'm glad I went.

Monday was nothing special, just more me staying home and being a lazy bum^^ Doesn't mean it wasn't a good day, though. Played FFVII for a while, kicked some ass at the Pagoda of the 5 Gods. Beat level 41 top dude with level 33 Yuffie. Boo yah. One heck of a long fight, though.

Tuesday...I was SUPPOSED to have a driving lesson at 12:30, but I kinda....sleptinandmissedit >_> <_< *shifty eyes* I SLEPT IN AND MISSED IT, OKAY?! THE ALARM NEVER WENT OFF, OR I SLEPT THROUGH IT, OR SOMETHING!!!!!!! >_<

Muses and my yami: *have crawled off to their respective hiding places during the outburst*

There, I said it. *fumes* I felt pretty stupid, needless to say. Gah. The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. Played softball that evening...it wasn't a serious game, though. I found out that, excluding the PeeWee Rep team, we have approximately 14 girls in out league. Fourteen. That's too many for one team, and not enough for two. And not all of them show up all the time. And a bunch who registered just plain don't show up.

This.

Sucks.

Big time.

I love playing softball, but it seems like the house league is just going downhill. If we don't come up with something, this could be it. And that would suck even more. *sighs* It's quite depressing.

Anyway, Tuesday evening we played by splitting up into three teams of 4, and rotating...two teams would take the field, and one team would bat. Despite the depressing reason why we had to play like this, it was actually quite fun, and very amusing. I seriously love these girls and I love this sport. I'm reeeeeeeeally hoping something can be worked out, because summer would lose a lot of it's fun if I can't play softball! *sniffle* *sob*

Chibi Sai: *walks over, hands Kokiri a tissue and crawls up in her lap* ^^

Thank you ^^

Wednesday, er, today, uh *looks at clock* well, technically YESTERDAY....um.....

Well, Wednesday began with me sleeping in till two in the afternoon ^_^;;; I believe this had something to do with my staying up until 5 AM the previous night......*shifty eyes again* Don't tell my mom, okay? ...I really need to get a job...then I'd have a reason to haul my aft outta bed before noon.

Anyway, woke up, realized how late it was, and kinda freaked before reasoning that I hadn't slept in this late for a while, and therefore it was okay, and wasn't this what summers were for? After this, I got up, got dressed, went online and talked to Caitlin for a while, made lunch (Sidekicks^^ Yummy) and just drew, burned a CD, and did various other stuff. Caitlin may be coming over on Friday...yay!

Finished drawing Muse PJ Party, with the little sisters looking on, watched TV, listened to newly-burned CD ( Mostly J-Pop, Hikaru no Go songs, and a few other good songs^^ But the last one didn't burn right...it's got a whole lot of blank space in the song >_<) and then came back here. Where I began updating my LJ. Which would be what you're reading now. Whee.

Canada day tomorrow...today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CANADA! WH00T! ^_________^ *dances around, waving Canada flags*

Guess what? That English exam I was sure I did so horrible on, because I ran outta time? 98 on it!! YES! And an 86 on the History exam! SCORENESS!!! Never found out my Math mark (couldn't find my math teacher to ask her), but my average for the year was 91!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
I BE THE BOMB!!! ^_________________________________^

lol, please excuse my moment of scholastic triumph and joy. You are free to call me a nerd, if you so desire^^

Also, as a grading day present, Mom agreed to get me the Hikaru no Go DVDs off Ebay! YAY!!! AND it's SUBBED! YES!!!! *dances* Very, very happy about this! It's a kick-ass series *grin*

Also, just for the heck of it, I did a name analysis thing for both Sai and Hikaru...I like doing these for friends and characters from time to time. Think they're acurate?

Your first name of Hikaru creates a dual nature for you desire to systematize your life to progress step by step, but so frequently, you are taken into new experiences, instability, and change. You are intrigued by a challenge, especially in mechanical and technical fields. Scientific concepts appeal to you. You like activities that require physical effort as well as mental ingenuity. Your questioning, critical, practical nature makes you prove all ideas to your own satisfaction, rarely accepting anyone's word or ideas

Well, I think that's kinda close...

Your name of Sai gives you the ability to be creative along practical lines of endeavour. Your ideas can be very original and inventive. You enjoy being with people in a social environment. Your personal appearance is important to you, for you desire to make a good impression on others. Your pleasant manner attracts people to you with their problems and you are capable of offering practical advice, though you would probably not follow such advice yourself. This name causes you to be somewhat too concerned with the personalities, problems, and activities of other people.

The bit with offering practical advice (without following such advice yourself) and being creative (when it comes to Go^^) seems to fit, at least. It's not really accurate, though, in my opinion...

Anybody ever seen the AMV "Apprentice, Disciple" for HnG? If you haven't, and you like Hikaru no Go, you are to go download it off WinMX now. Right now. Because it is a kick-arse AMV, and the song is awesome. It actually has some referance to Lord of the Rings, though I'm not sure why...

Master!
Apprentice!
Heartborne, 7th Seeker
Warrior!
Disciple!
In me the Wishmaster

Elbereth
Lorien

A dreamy-eyed child staring into night
On a journey to storyteller`s mind
Whispers a wish speaks with the stars the words are silent in him
Distant sigh from a lonely heart
"I`ll be with you soon, my Shalafi"
Grey Havens my destiny

Master!
Apprentice!
Heartborne, 7th Seeker
Warrior!
Disciple!
In me the Wishmaster

Silvara
Starbreeze

Sla-Mori the one known only by Him
To august realms, the sorcery within
If you hear the call of arcane lore,
Your world shall rest on Earth no more
A maiden elf calling with her cunning song
"Meet me at the Inn of Last Home"
Heartborne will find the way!

Master!
Apprentice!
Heartborne, 7th Seeker
Warrior!
Disciple!
In me the Wishmaster

Wishmaster
Crusade for Your will
A child, dreamfinder
The Apprentice becoming...

Master!
Apprentice!
Heartborne, 7th Seeker
Warrior!
Disciple!
In me the Wishmaster

(Repeat chorus 2x)

Yes, this song DID find its way onto that CD I burnt^^ I LOVE this song.

Well, going back to coloring my drawing now. Haha, my muses are so CUTE in their PJs!!! ^_^

Quotes of the moment:

"Don't tell your God how big your trouble is,
Tell your trouble how big your GOD is"

Goodnight! *walks off singing 'Wishmaster'*

Current Mood: indescribable
Current Music: Nightwish: Wishmaster (Love this song! ^^)

YAY! I AM FREE OF EXAMS!!! I wrote my History exam today and I am FINSHED! Done! Whooo! *does happy dance* Now I only have to wait until I get my report card (about a week) to be truly free!!! YAY!!! *hugs her muses one by one (Yami B: Get OFF me, you crazy girl!), her yami (Yami Kokiri: Personal space invasion! Ack!), and her Higashi plushie*

Ha ha, I AM kinda sad to see the year end...I made so many friends! Library Posse forever!!! Love y'all ^_^
Choir was great too (I still LOVE the song "One Voice") and the Christmas play (Ha ha, me having to jab my knee in Andrew's back that time, to remind him to say his line ^_^) and of course, Hello Dolly! Jenn, Rebecca, Sarah, Beth, Cory, and Rose...Good times. Jenn! The 'Oro' cart! And...they made me wear a SKIRT *shudders*. Sarah, Beth, Cory, my fellow waiters-in-arms! But I wanted to keep my bow tie! *wails* And of course, Mr. ROddick...he was the best...even when he WAS going crazy with stress. What were his exact words? "If we had to do this one more night, I would be clinically insane"? Something like that^^ And Scott running out of the make up room at the word 'Mascara'. *snickers* Oh, and my personal favorite...Hannes: "If I get off the train, the smoke gets off the train".

*eats skittles* Mweee! Sugar ^____________________________^

*looks longingly at the Hikaru no Go box set on Ebay* ....*_* mussssst.....buy..... >_>

Current Mood: happy
Current Music: What if God was one of us--Alanis Morisette

Wrote my English exam today. Aarrrgh...I ran outta time >_< Two and a half hours to write the exam and I ran outta time. That really ticked me off...it wasn't because I spent too much time thinking, it was just because there was so much to write. Fortunately, my English teacher was willing to give me and the few other people who needed it more time to finish up. It took me another 20 minutes to finish...and I really wasn't satified because I hate been rushing through the last 15 minutes of the 2 and a half hours, so my writing was messing, my thoughts incomplete, and my paragraphs a complete mess >_< GAH. Still, it's done. I dunno about the thirty points I may have messed up with my crappily rushed section, but...oh well. We'll see. And tomorrow I write math...Oi vey. Definitely not looking forward to that...

Oh well, enough about that^^

I saw a trailer on the comp for the Yu-Gi-Oh movie coming out in August...it actually looks decent. I was rather surprised. Okay, I'll admit it, I really liked the trailer ^_^;;; I look forward to seeing the movie. It definitely looks interesting...I don't know much of what it's about, though...someone wanting revenge on the Pharaoh, I believe. Yami's pretty popular, ne? (Not necessarily in a good way)

Oh, and as I was writing a story with my friend Miss, I finally came up with bios for my four muses ^^; Thought I'd post 'em here.


Kokiri~chan’s Muses:

Muse #1: Yami Bakura a.k.a. ‘Yami B’
Location: Muse Closet
Current Status: Unchibified for the time being
Task: Angst and Drama (assists in Humor as well O_o;)

Yami Bakura was Kokiri’s first muse. She captured him early on, when she was writing a humor fic entitled To the Amusement Park We Go! At this point, in order to prevent escape, Yami B-kun had to be tied up. Which he did not like. However, after a few incidents and some…well, threats from Yami no Kokiri, Yami B has decided it would be in his best interests to stay put (Not like he really has a choice…)

PERSONALITY:
Yami B is very moody most of the time. He occasionally has a rather sadistic disposition, and can be very threatening when he wants to be. Fortunately, this is why Kokiri has a yami, and AUTHORESS/OTAKU POWER. And why Yami B ends up chibified more often than any other muse ^_^;;;
Yami B gets along well with the other muses, so long as they don’t piss him off. He and Yami Yugi (See Muse # 2), however, are forever sniping at each other and fighting. This is why Kokiri has Yami B living in the muse closet and Yami Yugi under the bed. When they DO get along, however, they are quite useful and entertaining. They are usually docile while Kokiri is writing.
Yami B is allowed to roam free, most of the time, as long as these rules are followed:
1) No shadow games without warning
2) No killing Yami Yugi
3) No killing Kokiri
4) No trying to escape
5) No killing any of the other muses


Muse # 2: Yami Yugi a.k.a. ‘Pharaoh’, ‘Pharaoh-boy’, ‘Yami-kun’, etc…

Location: Under Kokiri’s bed
Current status: Normal…well, as normal as he ever gets.
Task: Action and Adventure (occasionally helps with drama, and for the time being, romance O_o;;; *see end of note*)

Yami Yugi was the second muse to join the crew. Unlike Yami B, Yami no Yugi is a willing muse, under two conditions: 1. He gets to keep his Millennium Puzzle, and 2. He gets to keep his dueling deck. Pretty simple demands. He came along some time after Yami B joined…it is unsure exactly when.

PERSONALITY:
Yami Yugi is normally fairly docile. He is now to get violent, however, when Kokiri forces him to wear the Teddy Bear pajamas. Yami Yugi HATES the Teddy Bear PJs. All must be on constant guard for fangirl attacks when he wears them, but Kokiri thinks the price is well worth it (Quote: “KAWAAAIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!”) This muse is known to sulk every once in a while.
When Yami Yugi IS in a foul mood though, watch out. He is under the same ‘No shadow games’ rule as Yami B-kun (see Muse # 1) but he has been known to…’forget’ on occasion. He and Yami Bakura are forever at odds with one another, and it’s often best to just stay out of the way when they are (unless, of course, they’re going to kill each other, then we bash them over the head and separate ‘em ^_^) In order to prevent clashes, Yami Yugi resides under the bed, and Yami B in the Muse Closet.
Yami Yugi DOES have an ego, and has been known to act rather ‘high and mighty’ sometimes. If Yami B doesn’t bring him back down to earth with the rest of us, Kokiri will do it with instant chibification or the dreaded Teddy Bear PJs (And if all else fails, Yami and her baseball bat are quick to follow with the ‘bash and separate’ technique)
Yami Yugi likes action, which is why he takes over that category. Right now he is the one in charge of romance as well but…well….

ATTENTION! MUSE REQUIRED!!!

Okay, as I’ve said, Yami Yugi is the Action muse, and currently in charge of romance but, honestly, he sucks at it. Romance is just not his genre. I (Kokiri) handle most of it myself, but I could really use a romance muse! Applications can be filed through FF.net or The Last Kaioshin, or given directly to Kokiri. A girl is preferred (Yami and I are feeling a bit outnumbered!) but not required.



Muse # 3: Sparkplug, a.k.a. ‘Sparky’
Location: Muse Closet
Current Status: Normal (Kinda…)
Task: All Transformer fics, general insanity/randomness

Sparkplug (or Sparky, as Kokiri likes to call him) is the Transformers muse. The minicon was the third muse to come along, and showed up about the time Kokiri began to read ‘Chase: The Final Frontier’ (A TF fic on FF.net) He lives in the Muse Closet as well, and generally gets along well with the other muses.

PERSONALITY:
Sparkplug is generally a good muse, except for one flaw: he is very random, and loves causing chaos. That, and driving Kokiri insane…er. If something has gotten broken, or the house looks abnormally messy, chances are it’s because Kokiri had to chase her psychotic muse around with her PFOD (Paper-Fan-Of-Doom).

Three facts about Sparky:
1) He hates being called Sparky, but knows well enough by now that there is nothing he can do to get Kokiri to cease calling him that.
2) He likes heavy, blunt objects, and is well versed in their uses O_o;;; (Oh dear…)

AND
3) He can often be more destructive than Yami Bakura Muse. Needless to say, they get along quite well, and when they get together to cause trouble, it’s utter madness. A cyclone+C-bomb+the world’s worse earthquake pales in comparison to the destructive power of these two.



Muse # 4: Chibi Fujiwara no Sai, a.k.a. ‘Chibi Sai’, or just ‘Sai’.
Location: Muse Closet
Current Status: Permanently Chibified
Task: Fluff-stuff, humor, and general cuteness.

Chibi Sai is the most recent muse to join the bunch, having joined only a few weeks ago. He is a permanent chibi, and darn cute, too! He likes tapping his little fan against his chin or his cheek while thinking. C-S lives in the Muse Closet with Sparky and Yami B.

PERSONALITY

Chibi Sai is usually the best-behaved muse, and generally gets along with everyone (Except Yami B, on occasion) and he is quite taken with Yami. He is quite content to sit with his fan in someone’s lap, or shoulders, or just about anywhere else. This muse loves to help out, and is usually cheerful, especially when hyper (though that doesn’t happen TOO often).
When he IS upset, a game of Go is usually all it takes to bring back the bouncy, joyful Chibi. This is probably one reason why he likes Yami so much, as the King of Games is always willing to play him. Chibi Sai doesn’t get along with Yami B sometimes, and poor Yami B has the bite marks on his fingers to prove it. However, a biting only happens if Yami B has teased Chibi Sai about his gender again, as Sai DOES look rather feminine. Kokiri rarely does anything to stop Sai’s bite-attacks, because more often than not, Yami B deserves it, and let’s face it: watching Yami B run around with a chibi attached to his hand is just plain cute^^


My muses aren't seeing a whole lot of action right now, but they hopefully will once I'm off school...until then, I really don't have much time to write -_- *sigh*

Oh well, going to watch a few AMVs, then hit the hay. Must get SOME sleep before my exam tomorrow--er, *looks at clock* THIS morning...eeeeeeeeeep. Must go to bed now!

Note to self: Must figure out how to get a nice, plain bckground color or find a site to host my images, because that 'Image hosted by Angelfire' thingie is driving me CRAZY...er. Crazier O_o;;;

Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Watching Hikaru no Go episode 11

Geez, long time since I wrote in here, ne? Between my driver training, trying to get my resume out, English essay, Art project, and studying for exams, most of my free time has gone out the window. And what free time I have isn't usually spent updating my Livejournal *sobs* I'm so ashamed...

Yami Kokiri: Cut the dramatics, would you?

*glares* Who asked you? Ahem. Anyway, Kokiri is very busy. Exams start next week, and the only thing I've begun studying for is Math! *screams* I'm doomed, I'm doomed, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna fail......I'm DOOMED! DOOMED, I TELL YOU!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yami Kokiri: *sigh* *walks over to Kokiri* *THWAP*

O_O -_- O_O *blink blink* Thanks. I needed that.

Yami K: ^_^ Anytime. *vanishes into Millennium Pendant*

Actually, I'm not THAT worried about exams...I'll get by. Always do. The way I figure it, I've got four reasons why I pass/do well on exams/tests...

1) Retained knowledge (or actually studying)
2) Common knowledge/sense
3) Dumb luck
4) Divine intervention

One or more of these is getting me through school, and that's fine with me *nods*

On a side note, a new series has been added to my anime faves...HIKARU NO GO!!!
^^ Arigato to Caitlin, who told me where to download full episodes of HnG. I *LOVE* this show! I loved the manga too, but the show's just as good! Fujiwara no Sai has the coolest voice...and the most freakin' beautiful eyes I think I've ever seen on an anime. Plus, the interaction between him and Hikaru is funny, touching, and just plain cute sometimes^^ FWEEEE!!!! Not to mention the Go matches are quite tense at times, and very interesting, too. Even for those of us who could fit what we know about go into the head of a pin *raises hand* The music rocks as well...I love 'Get Over' (1st opening, by Dream! The wonderful people wh brought us 'My Will' off Inu Yasha!) and Bokura no Boken...I love all the openings and endings. And, like many an anime, this one has made me cry *shifty eyes* WHAT? I CRY EASILY! *pouts* Hmmph. ANYway...I've seriously fallen in love with this series...and I found the most kick-ass fanfic about it too.
In the Forests of the Night by Murinae
I LOVE this fic. Listen to Tidus and Yuna's theme (piano version) or Aeris' theme (orchastrated if possible) and it's quite powerful. It's extremely powerful anyway. *sighs* Love. It.

Finished my Art project today. It's our final project, so I was working my butt off on it. Did pretty good, I think. Had to pick ten old works, and do ten new ones >_< Not as easy as it might seem, since any pic I do usually takes me 1-3 hours , if I want it to be good. (FINAL project. Of course I want it to be good.) But, I did it ^_^\\// Yay

Going to go do some quizzes, then turn in. Oh, wait! Quiz results! ^________^

Which Naruto Character are You?
quiz by orangeday.net

I DO NOT READ DIRTY BOOKS!...But I don't mind if Kakashi-sensei does^^ Really, how long does it take him to finish a book? He seems to have been reading "Make Out Paradise" for quite some time now...

Playing Music


What is your strong point?(pics)
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This is odd, since I can't read music very well, nor can I play an intrument. But I do love to sing^^

Sai is the... er... ghost for you ^_^U


Which Hikaru no Go boy is your perfect match? (for girls)
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WAI! *HUGGLE* ^______________________^

The Diehard
- You are The Diehard, the ultimate Otaku. You have
seen practically every anime you can get your
greedy little hands on. You waste all your
spending money on DVDs, VHS, posters, cards,
keychains, Mangas, Artbooks, T-Shirts, CDs and
Models! You've probably cosplayed at least a
couple times, and never miss a convention. You
are unhealthily obsessed with anime. You live
and breath it. All you're hard work pays off
since you are ontop of everything that is
Anime... But, being The Diehard comes with a
price.. For one, it probably pisses you off
when you've known about an anime for a long
time then it comes to American TV and becomes
"popular" (Gundam Wing, Spirted Away,
CardCaptor Sakura, etc.). The Dubbie fans
probably annoy you too, since they lack the
anime intelligence to hold a decent
conversation with you.. Sure you've got the
experience, but try and be a little bit nicer
to The Dubbies, I am sure you were one too,
long long ago in a galaxy far far away...

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: AMV Hikaru no Go "Apprentice, Disciple" by Nightwish

Whoo! Busy week. Reeeally busy week.

On right now...Uncle's got my comp. Gonna fix it, methinks...t'is too slow, and he wants to put new virus software on it to protect it. Probably good iTuesday, my art class went on a field trip to a bunch of art galleries. That was fun...very lazy day, though...I felt like I spent the entire day on that cursed school bus >_< Man, was I stiff. And it was chilly T_T Not really, really cold, but cold enough. Brr. Then I had a dentist appointment (Yes, fun...*note sarcasm*) and finally, music lessons that night. No homework, though^^ Joy.

Wednesday was average...Thursday was a lot of fun. My history class went to see the movie Troy. Both history classes went, so I got to sit with a bunch of my friends ^_^ Good movie, too. Then we watched a movie in art, so we didn't have to do anything in that class either. It was just a good day overall.

And today I went to see Troy again with some more friends...more fun. Also, I drew a pic on Monday that I really like...lol, what happens when you think of The Legend of Zelda, OoT and Yu-Gi-Oh in the same thought? Yugi dressed in green with a blue-winged, glowing, miniture Yami hovering over his shoulder say "Hey! Look! Listen! Hey!" *laughs* I colored it, and it turned out really nice. I'm really happy with it^^ *does happy dance* Maybe I'll actually write a crossover, I dunno...I could add it to the one-thousand-and-one other fics I've started and never finished. *sighs* Oh well. Can't write much of anything dea O_o;

Hey, Jenn-sama, finally read your shout outs, pal. I'm glad I made such a difference in Dolly for ya...it was great to have you to hang out with too. The 'Oro' cart and "I'm going to fall...on the floor..." that ranks near the very top of all the great memories I've got from that play. I was really glad to meet you...I'm glad we're friends^^ You're one in a mill...no, THREE million, at least. Love ya.

WEE! Kokiri found some subtitled/Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! HAPPY! *jumps up and down* WAI! Mana (Black/Dark Magician Girl) was so CUTE in Egypt^^ And Yami was quite cute as a kid, too <3

HURRAY FOR SUBTITLES!

And what entry would be complete without some quiz results?


You're Yami's 'Oh, it's YOU.' look, implying that
you think that most people don't have enough
brain cells to function normally or that Mai is
a ho. One or the other...



Which Yu-Gi-Oh Expression Are You?
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*FOL* I LOVE THAT LOOK! His expression is priceless!

Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: Watching Yu-Gi-Oh ep 203 in the Pharaoh's memory arc

Finally got an idea for the story I've been trying to write...quite pleased with it, too. But why must my good ideas ALWAYS coem around 1 in the morning?! That's when I get most of my poems ideas, too...*sigh*

Yes, creativity seems to be kicking into high gear these days. Now if only I had TIME! >_<

I could MAKE time...but after the floppy incident, my comp and I still aren't speaking. Well, *I* speak, but...it's usually growling curses under my breath and threats to dismantle the cursed thing. Stupid piece of junk.

Current Mood: blank
Current Music: Always on my mind--Kingdom Hearts

What a morning today started out with...I woke up late, left the house late, froze the computer trying to burn a friend's CD (Stupid comp :( I'm still not over the floppy thing yet. Damn it.), forgot my lunch (Rebecca, I will love you forever for lending me money for lunch ^_^ You're a lifesaver) forgot my disk, forgot my own money, and forgot my book. Oi vey.

Ran all the way down the street, managed not to miss the bus (Thank kami.) and got to school without any other mishaps. All the computers in the school got a virus of some sort today...I hope it didn't wipe out any of the student files! (What IS it with me and technology? Disaster follows wherever I go! I swear, I walked by a computer, and it froze. Just from me walking by >_>

Current Mood: bouncy
Current Music: Face the Change remix--Ayumi Hamasaki & Every Little Thing

And just because I can, and I have nothing in particular to do, I'm gonna post some quiz results.


You're Element is Water. You are soft and serene at
most times but like Wind, you're scary when
you're mad. You proabaly have a talent is
singing and even your speaking voice is lovely.
You have an innocent type of beauty that makes
you look younger than you are and you like
close relationships with people.


What's Your Element(girls)? (PICTURES)
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What a surprise. Water again.


You are the Aqua Marine Mermaid. You are pure and
brave. Strong and True. Your best freind is
your seahorse, your steed. You have fought many
battles in your own life and in the sea. No
matter what challenge you overcome it.
Congratulations there are very few of you.
Would you rate my quiz for I am brave too?


What kind of mermaid are you? (Gorgeous Pics)
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Keeping with the water theme...


MARRY A YU-GI-OH! CHARACTER BY QUIZ!!! (for boys and girls!)
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*GLOMP*


You're Bakura!Way to go.Bakura's one of the best.
You are the owner of the Millenium ring- and a
totaly mentle yami.You are quiet and if you
weren't always expecting the worst and telling
every one it's hopeless, nobody might notice
you at all...But your cute, so we'll let your
depressing personality slide.Just this once!^_~

Yay^^

You live with your father.Once, while he was on a
trip to Egypt when you were very young, he got
you something.This was the millenium ring.It
has the power to trap soul into game pieces
when playing.Too bad you didn't know that.You
went to play with your friends and they all
fell into comas.Well, you stopped making
friends after that.You also had your yami to
thank for that, as well.Only one word about
Yami Bakura:
SADISTIC!
He enjoys hurting himself, which in turn hurts
you.Aw, poor you!But, despite your shyness,
weakness and pesstimisum, your brave.You'd risk
you soul to save your friends.This is a good
quality.Trust me.


Da Yu-Gi-Oh! Personality Matcher Uper Thingy
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Again, yay^^ I like Ryou-kun...and his Yami.


You are naturally born with a gift, whether it be
poetry, writing or song. You love beauty and
creativity, and usually are highly intelligent.
Others view you as mysterious and dreamy, yet
also bold since you hold firm in your beliefs.


What Type of Soul Do You Have ?
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Cool :D Highly intelligent? Me? Really? lol

Your True Nature by llScorpiusll
Username
The quality that most appeals to you:	Spiritual Advancement
In a survival situation, you:	Freak out
Your hidden talent is:	Spiritual wisdom
Your gift is:	Physical beauty
In groups, you:	Get the party started
Your best quality is:	Your compassion
Your weakness is:	Being predictable
Created with quill18's MemeGen 3.0!

You're the Duelist of Faith!

Keep on
believing! n.n It's going to be a great future!


What Kind of Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist Are You?
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You're Ryou! The sweetest of the bunch. YOu're
silent, shy, and some what mysterious. You are
also very kind and rarely show your anger.
People may think you're weak but really you're
strong at heart. You may not have a strong body
but you have a strong heart and you will always
be with your friends .....even if they get out
of hand.


Which Bakura Are You? ( Yu-Gi-Oh! )
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*glomps Ryou* Kawaii! A duelist of faith...sure, why not?

Quote of the moment:
"Ten sticks of dynamite sitting on a wall, ten sticks of dynamite sitting on a wall. And if one stick of dynamite should accidentally fall, there'll be no sticks of dynamite and no bloody wall.
~Yami Yugi, from Borath's story 'Yami+Sugar+Rollerblades=Bad' on Fanfiction.net

*Can't breathe for laughing so hard*

Random thought: When ticked off, nothing helps more than a hug from mom...and a chocolate chip cookie *munches on cookie*

Current Mood: complacent
Current Music: Say goodbye--S Club 7

Scoreness! I found my CDs in Keyboarding! *is happy and very, very grateful* Even the one in the CD drive was there! I'm so glad^^ Went and found them first thing this morning when I got to school.

My friends got themselves kicked out of the school library for being too loud. I was off retrieving my CDs, so I wasn't there, or I might have gotten kicked out too O_o;
Convenient, yes?

It was a decent day...Art was rather boring, because I could not make my little clay gargoyle head cooperate, but I'll try again tomorrow :P Keyboarding was okay...got to read some fanfics and manga online in between typing, while listening to music, so that was cool. I read all through Math ^_^;

Do you know I've actually found a song by Brittany Spears that I like? Seriously. It's the apocalypse, I tell you. Anywayy, it's her song 'Everytime'. It reminds me of some of her earlier stuff, and I like it. Go figure.

Back to my day...

I got to see the end of the Battle City tournament on Yu-Gi-Oh today...was kinda annoyed with the changes to Seto's dialogue, but was happy it was a new episode instead of a re-run. Went to swimming, which was fun. I always leave tired, but it's a good tired...I always feel accomplished, and I'm learning a few helpful livesaving techniques that I didn't know before. Lifesaving is always helpful to know when you have a yami -_-;

But, like most days, here comes a down. My floppy disk, which worked on Saturday, decided it wasn't going to cooperate today, and it's got a bunch of stories on it, not to mention my RESUME. GAH. *throws comp w/ floppy disk as far away as she can, so that it lands in some backyard in Europe* DIE, BAKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *pulls hair out* I. HATE. FLOPPY. DISKS. THEY ARE EVIL. AND THEY ARE ALL OUT TO GET ME, CURSE IT >_<

*sighs* In all lives, a little rain must fall...but why does it always seem to be in the form of technology for me?!?!

Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Still Alone by Ayumi Hamasaki

GAH >_<
I was having a good day. Really. I had both my History and Art projects done, I had Art first, I got to see my friends in the library before class, and I got to finish watching CCS: The Sealed Card with Miss, Becca, Courtney and Courtney's friend (her name escapes me right now :S) AND we discovered a bonus Kero and Suppie video at the end. Which was awesome. To top it all off, it was gorgeous out. Summer-y, even.

Then, when I got on the bus afterwards, I couldn't find my cd case that has most of my CDs in it, all of which are my favorites. I assumed I just couldn't find it because I could only use one hand (the other was holding the apple I was eating) and there was a lot of junk in my schoolbag (Books, binders, pencil case, random papers, cd player, you name it). Then I remember I hadn't taken my Mandy Moore CD out of the disk drive after I had listened to it in Keyboarding. So it's still there (I hope...)

I got home, tossed my bag on my bed (startling my cat >_>) and began to haul stuff out of it. My CDs were not there. I took EVERYTHING out, searched all the pockets and all my binders. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nothing.

I must have left the case at school. In keyboarding, I hope. Otherwise...I don't know.

I'm a perfectionist, and little things like leaving my CDs behind when it was so avoidable REALLY bothers me. It set me in a really bad mood. It's not the CDs, it's the fact that I forgot them and it was so easy NOT to forget them...GAH.

It's Friday, so I won't even be able to check and see if I did leave the damned things in Keyboarding. Baka, baka, BAKA

Plus, I've been really moody anyway, so this didn't help one smidgen.

*sighs* I'm going to go beat my head against the wall now. Or maybe the desk...

(Just a side note: The new icon is from murr_icons. Credit is given. Not mine.)

Current Mood: annoyed
Current Music: Voice by Cloud (Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters opening)

*munches on toast* I've got no right to complain about being really busy when I know that my friends are at least as busy, if not busier, with all the stuff they've got to do, but hey, what are Livejournals for if not to rant and bitch and complain?

I'm waiting for the pics to print for my art project, due Friday (I think I'm gonna kill the ink cartridge with all the stuff I need to print, and then the printer has to go and screw up all the paper...damn technology. Can't live with it, can't live without it. Oi vey)

Sang in music competition today; did fairly well. Mom liked it at least, so that's all that matters^^ Have to sing again tomorrow...I hope I won't be so nervous this time around. Mind you, the adjudicator IS a hard marker, but...meh.

Next on the proverbial 'to-do' list is to finish (okay, start) my History project, also due Friday. Following that is the English assignment to be...started (don't look at me like that. I said I was busy!) which, I may add, is due on Friday as well. Gah! WAY TO SCREW UP MY FRIDAY, YOU STUPID TEACHERS!!! BAKAAAAAAS!!!!!!!!

.......I am calm now.

Also, I am expected to do research for yet another History project, to be taken in on, guess when? Friday >_<

I swear, someone up there has it IN for me. *bashes head off desk repeatedly*

On a slightly less-complainy note, I'm loving watching Yami duel Yami Malik ( even if it IS the evil dub. It's not THAT bad...sometimes.) Seeing Yami's concern for his aibou melts me. Watching Yami Malik act like the evil badass he is is fun.

HOWEVER....

Listening to all the dialogue I KNOW has been changed sucks. Listening to Yugi and Yami go on and on about saving the world when they're really trying to get Yami's memories back ticks me off. Watching the gang point out the obvious repeatedly is downright annoying. Malik's dub voice is horrible, as always. Finally, going online and finding out a whole bunch of scenes here and there are missing really frustrates me. I don't care if it's the dub or nothing...*to dubbers* YOU MORONS! If you're gonna dub the thing, DO IT RIGHT!!!

And the icing on the cake?

Yesterday's episode.
Tea: "You go, boy!"
Joey: "Merick's so scared, his hair's standin' up!Oh wait, he always looks like that!
*falls to the ground and curls up, shivering* No...NO!!! *covers ears* It...it's the horrible dubbed lines! DON'T LET THEM GET ME!!!!

*glares when she hears her yami and her muses snickering in the background. The snickers quickly become a series of coughs*

...Once again, seeing Yami Malik act all freaky is awesome^^ As a bad guy, he's pretty cool. Unlike Pegasus, who wanted to be reunited with his lover, or Yami b, out for the Sennen items, all this guy wants is chaos, suffering, and destruction. And lots of it.

Well, pics are done. Time to work on Art project some more.

Thought for the day? Working with charcoal is MESSY >_

Current Mood: working
Current Music: Aeris's theme, FFVII

*sighs* It is boring to be on MSN when no one says anything :P
Also, comp continues to 'stall' every minute or two, which is extremely annoying. Gah.

I just finished a pic for my Art Project due next Friday...I had to recreate an artist's work. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It was a sketch...can't complain, at least.

Went to Rebecca's on Friday after school. That was fun...I haven't laughed so hard for so long in quite a while. Her family's nice...and they're all slightly crazy (in the good way) so I fit right in ^_^ We made sugar cookies...and watched TV, and just goofed around in general. Much fun^^

Talked to Avery last night...she's gonna be away all weekend, right till Tuesday! Lucky stiff. *sighs* But it means I won't get to talk to her for a while. Waaah....;_;

this is my way to live

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Current Mood: bored
Current Music: .Hack//SIGN "Open Your Heart"