Well, it's the fourth day of school and I'm already thinking ahead to our next break...more on that later. I know I said I'd update- but come on, I had two quizzes on the THIRD DAY and I'm expecting THREE more tomorrow. Two of them are in AP courses...WHAP and EHAP. APEH? I don't know the acronym for European History.
I'd also like to update on this- screwing with people and their minds. Just a couple of minutes ago, I checked up on Facebook to see if my friend-and-science-fair-partner replied when I saw something potentially-mind-screwy. (Incidentally, she had replid :] ) What I saw was a post (wall-post? Who cares?) of/from two of my classmates. It said 'vneck friday!' so I'm guessing that they're going to wear V-neck on Friday (tomorrow). I might just decide to wear one too, juuust to see what they'll do.
Now I must go from the sadly-unsatisfactory post- I still have reading to do...sigh...
~~SKS
PS: yes, I know that this is nowhere NEAR as cool as the ways that oh, say Aizen or Gin or President Snow screws with people's minds, but this is as far as I can do! This and Omegle ;]
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
INCEPTION. Yes, you saw that right. I'm incepting RIGHT NOW.
I saw Inception. It was amazing. Amazingly complex, but it had just the right touch of emotion and emotional stress to guarantee a great film. I loved it...more on that tomorrow...
Monday, August 16, 2010
Bleach, Cake, and Fanfiction: not in that order
Well, I've recently been introduced to TLC. The channel, not the actual TLC- I've had plenty of that in my loving childhood. Although I'm told that the channel also stands for Tender Loving Care.
I'm not sure why. It would make a whole lot more sense to me if it stood for Tasty Luscious Cakes, because that's what the majority of their shows seem to be about. Okay, okay, two shows, but they're the only two I've seen so far. Cake Boss and Ultimate Cake Off are both two really interesting shows; Cake Boss is a show that videotapes the bakery and lives of Carlo's Bakery (Carlo's=Italian. Carlos=Spanish. Or Mexican.) and the people in it. The main character, the Cake 'Boss', is the owner and he's quite short-tempered at times- he's yelled at the workers there twice in the two episodes I've seen. And the workers are all related to him somehow...his sisters, brother, brothers-in-law, heck, I think even his kids show up sometimes. Ultimate Cake Off is...well...a cake-off. A competition of three teams, it's actually pretty fun to see the outlandish cakes they create. Warning: these shows will make you crave cake. Very badly. Enough to contemplate walking to a Wal Mart to buy some cake, even after you've done your daily gym visit.
On to Bleach...I've recently become obsessed with it, and Toshiro Hitsugaya. Also, I can't find the keyboard shortcut for the accent mark in his name- the 'o'. It irks me. (It's not for lack of trying. ♀♪♂♫☼►◄89◄►◄ look! A fish!)
Anyway, I've become obsessed with our very own favorite 'frozen passion' Shiro-chan. And those other characters that can somehow be linked to him, such as Rangiku Matsumoto (more on her "death" later) and Momo Hinamori (again, more on "death" later), and even Yachiru Kusajishi. Apparently, this is an actual pairing that people write for...and even more surprisingly for me, a random little plot-Chappy of these two interacting turned into a slightly romantic oneshot. Possible future chapters...if I ever get to posting the first one.
Alright, let's get down to dying.
Although I'm usually WAY against character death (my reactions on Hiyori's status and Rangiku's 'deceased-ness' being proof), Momo's supposed "death" at Toshiro's hands actually would be somewhat acceptable to me. Face facts- they grew up as siblings almost, and even though I am/was an occasional HitsuHina shipper, it's also fun to pair him with Karin (oh, how we read into one little anime filler episode). Oh, that and the whole 'I'm attacking you to kill you because my traitorous captain [who I believed was utterly innocent] told me to attack you' thing. Momo seems a bit...let's say it...a lot insane. That, and how she came to be impaled upon Hyourinmaru [again with the elusive accent!] after her [again, traitorous] captain used his damn hypnosis [I really think he had it coming with Shinji's shikai] to make her childhood best friend stab her. Through the chest. Apparently killing her. Well, the only reason I'm okay with this is because Momo was in all honesty, a bit annoying (but cute...before the whole insanity thing...), and if she dies, there's SUCH a nice opportunity to write Toshiro angst!
Well, as I was perusing the Bleach Wiki (all Bleach fans should check it out. It's amazingly thorough...but as stated in this paragraph, inaccurate at times.), I happened upon the page for Tenth Division. Imagine my horror when under Notable Members, it lists Rangiku as former lieutenant, and says she died at Gin's hands. That, I just didn't believe. Apparently Rangiku fans were so enraged (or just confused...) with this that an entire forum thread was created on Rangiku's status. Is she dead, is she alive, missing in action, dying, etc... Well, that just didn't make sense. Gin wouldn't kill her off...and we don't even know if she's dead. We have Gin's word for it, and face it- Gin's a lying, manipulative bastard who's been bastard-y since he was but a small shinigami challenging Hirako-taichou's and Aizen-fukitaichou's sanseki. Yes, I'm aware how that sounds. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a cheater too. I bet he cheated on Ran with Halibel. Not Nel- Nnoitra has dibs XD
Fanfiction, as always, is high on my list of favorites. Favorite site, favorite stuff to read, favorite place-to-waste-time, etc. I have two major fanfictions to recommend for just being so dang funny that I've laughed in public (albeit softly) and I've smiled mysteriously (or as my darling mother says, oddly) for a long time...
Anyway, the first one is: Unexpected Guests, by Moczo. This has its own TV Tropes page on Fanfic Recommendations, and the humor in this fic has a page for itself. That's how funny it is. It focuses on Toshiro Hitsugaya (another plus!) and because I'm simply too lazy to link it, go look it up.
The second one is Sexy Captain's Curse...by...someone. This is rated M though, for some scenes of lemony goodness, but it's also very funny at times. Main premise? Female lieutenants think that having tons of reiatsu/reiryoku shoots your sex drive into the ground. Obviously, all the males freak. Includes some common pairings (Yoruichi/Kisuke, Rukia/Renji, Shunsui/Nanao) but there are some almost crack!pairings (Byakuya/Yachiru, Soifon/Zaraki, Izuru/Momo).
I leave you on that note, and I hope the respective authors don't mind that I've recommended their fics without asking...although why they would mind, I don't know.
Sayonara!
I'm not sure why. It would make a whole lot more sense to me if it stood for Tasty Luscious Cakes, because that's what the majority of their shows seem to be about. Okay, okay, two shows, but they're the only two I've seen so far. Cake Boss and Ultimate Cake Off are both two really interesting shows; Cake Boss is a show that videotapes the bakery and lives of Carlo's Bakery (Carlo's=Italian. Carlos=Spanish. Or Mexican.) and the people in it. The main character, the Cake 'Boss', is the owner and he's quite short-tempered at times- he's yelled at the workers there twice in the two episodes I've seen. And the workers are all related to him somehow...his sisters, brother, brothers-in-law, heck, I think even his kids show up sometimes. Ultimate Cake Off is...well...a cake-off. A competition of three teams, it's actually pretty fun to see the outlandish cakes they create. Warning: these shows will make you crave cake. Very badly. Enough to contemplate walking to a Wal Mart to buy some cake, even after you've done your daily gym visit.
On to Bleach...I've recently become obsessed with it, and Toshiro Hitsugaya. Also, I can't find the keyboard shortcut for the accent mark in his name- the 'o'. It irks me. (It's not for lack of trying. ♀♪♂♫☼►◄89◄►◄ look! A fish!)
Anyway, I've become obsessed with our very own favorite 'frozen passion' Shiro-chan. And those other characters that can somehow be linked to him, such as Rangiku Matsumoto (more on her "death" later) and Momo Hinamori (again, more on "death" later), and even Yachiru Kusajishi. Apparently, this is an actual pairing that people write for...and even more surprisingly for me, a random little plot-Chappy of these two interacting turned into a slightly romantic oneshot. Possible future chapters...if I ever get to posting the first one.
Alright, let's get down to dying.
Although I'm usually WAY against character death (my reactions on Hiyori's status and Rangiku's 'deceased-ness' being proof), Momo's supposed "death" at Toshiro's hands actually would be somewhat acceptable to me. Face facts- they grew up as siblings almost, and even though I am/was an occasional HitsuHina shipper, it's also fun to pair him with Karin (oh, how we read into one little anime filler episode). Oh, that and the whole 'I'm attacking you to kill you because my traitorous captain [who I believed was utterly innocent] told me to attack you' thing. Momo seems a bit...let's say it...a lot insane. That, and how she came to be impaled upon Hyourinmaru [again with the elusive accent!] after her [again, traitorous] captain used his damn hypnosis [I really think he had it coming with Shinji's shikai] to make her childhood best friend stab her. Through the chest. Apparently killing her. Well, the only reason I'm okay with this is because Momo was in all honesty, a bit annoying (but cute...before the whole insanity thing...), and if she dies, there's SUCH a nice opportunity to write Toshiro angst!
Well, as I was perusing the Bleach Wiki (all Bleach fans should check it out. It's amazingly thorough...but as stated in this paragraph, inaccurate at times.), I happened upon the page for Tenth Division. Imagine my horror when under Notable Members, it lists Rangiku as former lieutenant, and says she died at Gin's hands. That, I just didn't believe. Apparently Rangiku fans were so enraged (or just confused...) with this that an entire forum thread was created on Rangiku's status. Is she dead, is she alive, missing in action, dying, etc... Well, that just didn't make sense. Gin wouldn't kill her off...and we don't even know if she's dead. We have Gin's word for it, and face it- Gin's a lying, manipulative bastard who's been bastard-y since he was but a small shinigami challenging Hirako-taichou's and Aizen-fukitaichou's sanseki. Yes, I'm aware how that sounds. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a cheater too. I bet he cheated on Ran with Halibel. Not Nel- Nnoitra has dibs XD
Fanfiction, as always, is high on my list of favorites. Favorite site, favorite stuff to read, favorite place-to-waste-time, etc. I have two major fanfictions to recommend for just being so dang funny that I've laughed in public (albeit softly) and I've smiled mysteriously (or as my darling mother says, oddly) for a long time...
Anyway, the first one is: Unexpected Guests, by Moczo. This has its own TV Tropes page on Fanfic Recommendations, and the humor in this fic has a page for itself. That's how funny it is. It focuses on Toshiro Hitsugaya (another plus!) and because I'm simply too lazy to link it, go look it up.
The second one is Sexy Captain's Curse...by...someone. This is rated M though, for some scenes of lemony goodness, but it's also very funny at times. Main premise? Female lieutenants think that having tons of reiatsu/reiryoku shoots your sex drive into the ground. Obviously, all the males freak. Includes some common pairings (Yoruichi/Kisuke, Rukia/Renji, Shunsui/Nanao) but there are some almost crack!pairings (Byakuya/Yachiru, Soifon/Zaraki, Izuru/Momo).
I leave you on that note, and I hope the respective authors don't mind that I've recommended their fics without asking...although why they would mind, I don't know.
Sayonara!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Typical
Yeah, yeah, I know what whining and complaining will get- impassioned claims of how it's 'not that hard' and 'I did it too' from parents...
They don't get it. They don't understand how high school works. There are distinct cliques in school, and if you try, heaven help you, breach the gaps (bit too dramatic) and try to mingle, at the very least you'll feel uncomfortable.
If you knew me and you were a 'typical' high school kid, you'd probably be scoffing at me or wanting to knock some sense into me for thinking that MY life is bad, or that I have problems. It's true, I don't have anything that important compared to some issues that people face- I'm not a druggie, I'm not a drunk, I don't smoke, and I don't have any eating disorders. I'm probably what you'd think of as a sickeningly sweet, studying instead of partying, nerd-kid who plans to go to a great college and become an astronaut or the president of the United States. You'd be half right. I do study instead of party, because I don't know where the parties are held. I've never even heard of a party in my neighborhood. I don't know if that's because my city's too "good" or whatever, or because I'm so high on the 'suck-up' grapevine that I'm not even in the same zipcode as what's usually called 'trouble', 'troubled', or 'shady'.
I'm one of those kids who still swears that she'll never pick up a cigarette, won't ever do drugs, and won't touch a drop of alcohol till her twenty-first birthday. Same group as the "prudes" who don't screw around and hook up with people, the ones who are still virgins and are 'waiting for marraige'. And you know? It's probably true. I probably won't do drugs, smoke, or drink, and I'm sure as hell not going to have one-night stands, at least in high school and hopefully college, because that's how stuff works for me. If I ever wanted to get drugs, even though 'studies' show that drug is on the rise, I wouldn't know where the hell to get them. Parties? The only parties I've been to are where parents plan and invite guests, and the kids sort of tag along.
[This is the definition of a 'brown party' because it's something that only Indians (and South Asians) do, to the extent of my, my friends', and even the preps (they're Asian, of course)' knowledge. No brown kid (such as myself) would throw a party without supervision, because we're just like that. Our parents don't go out for days on end, we don't have a seemingly-endless supply of booze, and we aren't invited to the people's parties that do. Of course, all of what I know about parties are from reading about them- I know, LAME.]
I'm firmly against smoking, because I don't want to pollute my lungs and body; even this probably sounds weak, loser-ish, and pansy-ish. And alcohol? I'm such a 'sheltered' kid (for lack of a better word; I'd rather not call myself a loser too many times) or loser (there I go...) in 'your' eyes, because my parents, when they ever have drinks in the house (limited to some wine or champagne, maybe some beer during the Super Bowl or something), leave it around. Because they trust me. And even right now, when I'm alone at home, I could just get a chair so I could reach the higher shelf of the cabinet- it's not hidden or anything, I'm just too short- and drink myself silly. But I won't. Because I have morals (not that anyone who drinks doesn't- this is just my POV), because my parents trust me, and I cherish the trust and the way that I, even if no one else knows, know that I'm a good person.
They don't get it. They don't understand how high school works. There are distinct cliques in school, and if you try, heaven help you, breach the gaps (bit too dramatic) and try to mingle, at the very least you'll feel uncomfortable.
If you knew me and you were a 'typical' high school kid, you'd probably be scoffing at me or wanting to knock some sense into me for thinking that MY life is bad, or that I have problems. It's true, I don't have anything that important compared to some issues that people face- I'm not a druggie, I'm not a drunk, I don't smoke, and I don't have any eating disorders. I'm probably what you'd think of as a sickeningly sweet, studying instead of partying, nerd-kid who plans to go to a great college and become an astronaut or the president of the United States. You'd be half right. I do study instead of party, because I don't know where the parties are held. I've never even heard of a party in my neighborhood. I don't know if that's because my city's too "good" or whatever, or because I'm so high on the 'suck-up' grapevine that I'm not even in the same zipcode as what's usually called 'trouble', 'troubled', or 'shady'.
I'm one of those kids who still swears that she'll never pick up a cigarette, won't ever do drugs, and won't touch a drop of alcohol till her twenty-first birthday. Same group as the "prudes" who don't screw around and hook up with people, the ones who are still virgins and are 'waiting for marraige'. And you know? It's probably true. I probably won't do drugs, smoke, or drink, and I'm sure as hell not going to have one-night stands, at least in high school and hopefully college, because that's how stuff works for me. If I ever wanted to get drugs, even though 'studies' show that drug is on the rise, I wouldn't know where the hell to get them. Parties? The only parties I've been to are where parents plan and invite guests, and the kids sort of tag along.
[This is the definition of a 'brown party' because it's something that only Indians (and South Asians) do, to the extent of my, my friends', and even the preps (they're Asian, of course)' knowledge. No brown kid (such as myself) would throw a party without supervision, because we're just like that. Our parents don't go out for days on end, we don't have a seemingly-endless supply of booze, and we aren't invited to the people's parties that do. Of course, all of what I know about parties are from reading about them- I know, LAME.]
I'm firmly against smoking, because I don't want to pollute my lungs and body; even this probably sounds weak, loser-ish, and pansy-ish. And alcohol? I'm such a 'sheltered' kid (for lack of a better word; I'd rather not call myself a loser too many times) or loser (there I go...) in 'your' eyes, because my parents, when they ever have drinks in the house (limited to some wine or champagne, maybe some beer during the Super Bowl or something), leave it around. Because they trust me. And even right now, when I'm alone at home, I could just get a chair so I could reach the higher shelf of the cabinet- it's not hidden or anything, I'm just too short- and drink myself silly. But I won't. Because I have morals (not that anyone who drinks doesn't- this is just my POV), because my parents trust me, and I cherish the trust and the way that I, even if no one else knows, know that I'm a good person.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Vampires Suck- good review
For the first time in SO long, I saw a movie that made me laugh, really laugh out loud. And this was just a trailer. I felt the need to blog about it, and I'm definitely going to go see it on the 18th.
It's called 'Vampires Suck' made by the 'Guys Who Couldn't Sit Through Another Vampire Movie'. It's hilarious. Go check it out.
It's called 'Vampires Suck' made by the 'Guys Who Couldn't Sit Through Another Vampire Movie'. It's hilarious. Go check it out.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Changes
I've really changed in this past year. I have two categories, before and after.
Before:
I read, didn't write so much.
Didn't really listen to music.
Didn't swear- not that I do now...
Still had that stupid 'little-girl' "fantasy" of getting married and having a kid.
I used to be the nice one, the one who always told people the good stuff. Okay, not that much. But you know those little 'feedback' questions? I'd always answer yes, it was helpful, yes, I enjoyed the tour, stuff like that. Now I'm a cynical, jaded person.
After:
I still read a ton- I just write a lot too now.
Don't swear still- but I do occasionally swear in my head. In my opinion, there isn't that much that's worth swearing...if that makes sense. See, to me, having a minor argument isn't worth shouting 'fuck you' seven times, and getting mad at your homework/shirking it and procrastinating aren't good excuses for repeating 'fuck this shit' all over the school. But I'm not some innocent, naive girl. I'm sure my mind's pretty corrupted.
I actually listen to music now, and it's a pretty varied thing on my iTouch.
I now have a future view of myself living in an apartment either alone or with a good friend/roommate and being an old maid (I have lost all faith in my generation. Completely.)
As I said, now I'm cynical, jaded, angsty even. I used to only ever read happy, funny stuff. Now I gravitate towards heartbreak and tragedy, bittersweet pain over gushy, saccharine too-good-to-be-true love. That's not to say I don't like fluff anymore- I still enjoy fluff and humor, but I have broadened my horizons quite a bit.
Something's up with either my laptop or Blogger :[ but thank GOD and thank all of you people who work at Blogger who came up with the Autosave option. That last super-long blog post sent me an error message, and I was so annoyed at the thought that it had been eaten up by the Internet.
Speaking of, I need some Chapstick. No, nobody actually mentioned Chapstick, but I do need mine, out of my drawer of the nightstand. Good night to all, or rather good morning- it's 12:15! I don't know how I'm going to get used to sleeping at freaking 9:30 instead of 1:30.
Before:
I read, didn't write so much.
Didn't really listen to music.
Didn't swear- not that I do now...
Still had that stupid 'little-girl' "fantasy" of getting married and having a kid.
I used to be the nice one, the one who always told people the good stuff. Okay, not that much. But you know those little 'feedback' questions? I'd always answer yes, it was helpful, yes, I enjoyed the tour, stuff like that. Now I'm a cynical, jaded person.
After:
I still read a ton- I just write a lot too now.
Don't swear still- but I do occasionally swear in my head. In my opinion, there isn't that much that's worth swearing...if that makes sense. See, to me, having a minor argument isn't worth shouting 'fuck you' seven times, and getting mad at your homework/shirking it and procrastinating aren't good excuses for repeating 'fuck this shit' all over the school. But I'm not some innocent, naive girl. I'm sure my mind's pretty corrupted.
I actually listen to music now, and it's a pretty varied thing on my iTouch.
I now have a future view of myself living in an apartment either alone or with a good friend/roommate and being an old maid (I have lost all faith in my generation. Completely.)
As I said, now I'm cynical, jaded, angsty even. I used to only ever read happy, funny stuff. Now I gravitate towards heartbreak and tragedy, bittersweet pain over gushy, saccharine too-good-to-be-true love. That's not to say I don't like fluff anymore- I still enjoy fluff and humor, but I have broadened my horizons quite a bit.
Something's up with either my laptop or Blogger :[ but thank GOD and thank all of you people who work at Blogger who came up with the Autosave option. That last super-long blog post sent me an error message, and I was so annoyed at the thought that it had been eaten up by the Internet.
Speaking of, I need some Chapstick. No, nobody actually mentioned Chapstick, but I do need mine, out of my drawer of the nightstand. Good night to all, or rather good morning- it's 12:15! I don't know how I'm going to get used to sleeping at freaking 9:30 instead of 1:30.
Resolutions?
Well, a new school year's rolling around, which means another year of high school for me. I'm not at the super-hard years yet; I hope this year'll be better than last year. It's pretty obvious what grade I'd be in, but I'd still rather not say it openly. Suffice it to say that I'm being my paranoid self and worrying my brains out about college even though I still have time. It's mostly because I have absolutely NO idea what I want to be when I grow up. People will be like 'lawyer' or 'doctor', but in all honestly, I've met ONE person who knew what she was talking about when she said 'I'm going to be a neurosurgeon'. She has her life planned out pretty much, and she even knows that by the time she's done with her residency, she'll be around 37.
Me on the other hand, I have no idea about anything. I only know that I have an 'engineer-y' state of mind, which I like. I like math a lot and I have an aptitude for physics (I don't really know how much I'd like the course, I haven't taken it yet) and my career aptitude testing results were actually pretty satisfactory. My first career options was engineer and my second? Fiction writer. I can live with that. I love reading, and I love writing too, especially fiction. I detest prompted writing- for standardized testing, and AP tests, and pretty much all school stuff sucks- the prompts are so freaking stupid. Poetic license? Please. Everyone pretty much makes up 'personal situations' and stuff like that. It works for the SAT too- for the example, making up a 'personal experience' is really easy-not that I'm advocating it, but it is pretty simple. And I already have a pretty big vocabulary from reading- the SAT prep course I'm taking (again, pretty early) is mainly for strategizing. Hey, it bumped my score up a hundred points in just over a month- it might actually be helpful. And that's just the first year.
Any resolutions for the new school year? I asked myself that- I'd already come up with a few. Finish all work using time usefully was one, and Actually read the freaking textbook pages was another big one... In AP classes, a surprising amount of the stuff you learn is what you get from reading the textbook. Certainly in the two I was in this past year were like that, even if I didn't get credit for one of them. My school has a two-year course that gives you English credit the first year and then WHAP (World History AP, what a joy) the second year, even though technically you're taking an AP course both years. You only take the WHAP test the end of the second year, though. One AP test last year was quite enough for me; so nerve-wracking that I've pledged to pay attention the entire time I'm in those classes this year so there aren't any more freak-out cram sessions with two best friends the night before, although I'm convinced that that helped us a ton.
So I just realized that I pretty much relaxed and whiled away my entire summer, and although it was a relaxing change of pace, I'm kicking myself now because I have a ton of stuff to do in two and a half weeks. By stuff I mean primarily two online courses I signed up for over the freaking summer to get some credits for my diploma requirements...and I've kind of (really, really freaking badly) shirked them, and I need to finish at least one tomorrow. Half the course...actually, only about four or five units, but still! At least I don't have school to deal with yet...and the beginning of school is actually pretty fun, simply because it's so freaking easy! It's the annoying spiel of teachers trying to get to know you, the whole slightly awkward 'hey, haven't seen you in almost three months...how've you been?', and the whole 'God, we're already _*insert grade*_!'
On another note, I've picked up two more animes- Vampire Knight and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Before the questions, it's FMA Brotherhood because a couple of nice YouTubers replied to my comment on a video and told me to watch Brotherhood instead of FMA because it actually follows the manga. I'm only on episode four of FMA B and ten of VK, and I already developed plot bunnies for them! True, there's no way I'd actually post them, because I haven't even gotten through the series, but still- the capacity for angst and introspection shocked me. After one volume of VK and two volumes of FMA (I was so surprised and happy that my public library had them! It's upgrading and apparently trying to get with the times- they're shipping in tons of manga and anime releases by Viz Media!), I set out to watch the animes. Apparently VK anime stops after two seasons, but the manga's still ongoing, which means I'll be watching and reading- speaking of, I got volumes two through five of VK earlier today from the library! Sadly, my library doesn't seem to be getting recent releases from Viz, just the ones from a little while ago, so I might have trouble reading it. On the worse side, tons of online manga/manga scanlation sites just shut down! OneManga, I'm glaring at you. Yeah, yeah, I know the publishers don't like it- neither do I!
*smirk* On the bright side, I still found one that hasn't stopped posting XD
I must go, the plot bunnies in my head are calling to me! Er...I'd say they're squeaking, but they're actually playing little snippets of writing to me that I have to get down somewhere. Why bunnies, anyway? Rephrasing- snippets of potential stories are floating around my head.
Last thing- I'm trying to pick up Japanese. Although I know that it's implausible for me to learn it completely, with verbs and conjugations (like we learn languages in school for the foreign language credit), I'd at least like to learn some basic phrases, and I'm kind of on my way! I found an online thing that'll teach me for free! Well, it's linked to my public library and you need a card to join it, but I have my card, so it's basically free and really, really good!
Actual last thing- random fact about me, once I had to type in my barcode for my library card; I was doing that whole 'look at a number, punch it in' thing, and when I looked up, I realized I hadn't clicked in the box. I was understandably annoyed, and then and there vowed to memorize it. I did, that day. I also memorized my mom's and my dad's cards.
Me on the other hand, I have no idea about anything. I only know that I have an 'engineer-y' state of mind, which I like. I like math a lot and I have an aptitude for physics (I don't really know how much I'd like the course, I haven't taken it yet) and my career aptitude testing results were actually pretty satisfactory. My first career options was engineer and my second? Fiction writer. I can live with that. I love reading, and I love writing too, especially fiction. I detest prompted writing- for standardized testing, and AP tests, and pretty much all school stuff sucks- the prompts are so freaking stupid. Poetic license? Please. Everyone pretty much makes up 'personal situations' and stuff like that. It works for the SAT too- for the example, making up a 'personal experience' is really easy-not that I'm advocating it, but it is pretty simple. And I already have a pretty big vocabulary from reading- the SAT prep course I'm taking (again, pretty early) is mainly for strategizing. Hey, it bumped my score up a hundred points in just over a month- it might actually be helpful. And that's just the first year.
Any resolutions for the new school year? I asked myself that- I'd already come up with a few. Finish all work using time usefully was one, and Actually read the freaking textbook pages was another big one... In AP classes, a surprising amount of the stuff you learn is what you get from reading the textbook. Certainly in the two I was in this past year were like that, even if I didn't get credit for one of them. My school has a two-year course that gives you English credit the first year and then WHAP (World History AP, what a joy) the second year, even though technically you're taking an AP course both years. You only take the WHAP test the end of the second year, though. One AP test last year was quite enough for me; so nerve-wracking that I've pledged to pay attention the entire time I'm in those classes this year so there aren't any more freak-out cram sessions with two best friends the night before, although I'm convinced that that helped us a ton.
So I just realized that I pretty much relaxed and whiled away my entire summer, and although it was a relaxing change of pace, I'm kicking myself now because I have a ton of stuff to do in two and a half weeks. By stuff I mean primarily two online courses I signed up for over the freaking summer to get some credits for my diploma requirements...and I've kind of (really, really freaking badly) shirked them, and I need to finish at least one tomorrow. Half the course...actually, only about four or five units, but still! At least I don't have school to deal with yet...and the beginning of school is actually pretty fun, simply because it's so freaking easy! It's the annoying spiel of teachers trying to get to know you, the whole slightly awkward 'hey, haven't seen you in almost three months...how've you been?', and the whole 'God, we're already _*insert grade*_!'
On another note, I've picked up two more animes- Vampire Knight and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Before the questions, it's FMA Brotherhood because a couple of nice YouTubers replied to my comment on a video and told me to watch Brotherhood instead of FMA because it actually follows the manga. I'm only on episode four of FMA B and ten of VK, and I already developed plot bunnies for them! True, there's no way I'd actually post them, because I haven't even gotten through the series, but still- the capacity for angst and introspection shocked me. After one volume of VK and two volumes of FMA (I was so surprised and happy that my public library had them! It's upgrading and apparently trying to get with the times- they're shipping in tons of manga and anime releases by Viz Media!), I set out to watch the animes. Apparently VK anime stops after two seasons, but the manga's still ongoing, which means I'll be watching and reading- speaking of, I got volumes two through five of VK earlier today from the library! Sadly, my library doesn't seem to be getting recent releases from Viz, just the ones from a little while ago, so I might have trouble reading it. On the worse side, tons of online manga/manga scanlation sites just shut down! OneManga, I'm glaring at you. Yeah, yeah, I know the publishers don't like it- neither do I!
*smirk* On the bright side, I still found one that hasn't stopped posting XD
I must go, the plot bunnies in my head are calling to me! Er...I'd say they're squeaking, but they're actually playing little snippets of writing to me that I have to get down somewhere. Why bunnies, anyway? Rephrasing- snippets of potential stories are floating around my head.
Last thing- I'm trying to pick up Japanese. Although I know that it's implausible for me to learn it completely, with verbs and conjugations (like we learn languages in school for the foreign language credit), I'd at least like to learn some basic phrases, and I'm kind of on my way! I found an online thing that'll teach me for free! Well, it's linked to my public library and you need a card to join it, but I have my card, so it's basically free and really, really good!
Actual last thing- random fact about me, once I had to type in my barcode for my library card; I was doing that whole 'look at a number, punch it in' thing, and when I looked up, I realized I hadn't clicked in the box. I was understandably annoyed, and then and there vowed to memorize it. I did, that day. I also memorized my mom's and my dad's cards.
Frustration
It's driving me mad. Yes, I'm aware of how British that sounds. But summer's almost over, and while I'm excited for next year, I'm not that excited for school.
More importantly, to me right now, my iTouch is dead and I seem to have lost the charger. Ugh, I'm just frustrated that all of my notes (and therefore, stories/fanfictions that I've written there) are STILL inaccesible for about "5 to 7 business days" from yesterday.
I'll probably update again in a few hours, after dropping by the library (picking up holds and dropping stuff off...) and hitting the gym. I do so wish I had a punching bag at home- and I'd know how to use it properly, I'm in martial arts...
More importantly, to me right now, my iTouch is dead and I seem to have lost the charger. Ugh, I'm just frustrated that all of my notes (and therefore, stories/fanfictions that I've written there) are STILL inaccesible for about "5 to 7 business days" from yesterday.
I'll probably update again in a few hours, after dropping by the library (picking up holds and dropping stuff off...) and hitting the gym. I do so wish I had a punching bag at home- and I'd know how to use it properly, I'm in martial arts...
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