some kind of ☆ M A D N E S S

Spending my downtime wisely.

2012-08-24T18:21:35Z

By replaying Kingdom Hearts. Damn straight. Kicking Heartless butt. Guess we'll be calling them Buttless. YEAH. Two days in and I'm headed to Halloween Town! }:D Although King Triton was rather badass, Atlantica made me want to shoot myself in the foot. But then I'd just have another injury to recover from so I chose not to.

I remember almost nothing about this game, although playing it now is making me go "Oh, that makes a lot more sense now." And now I'm older and able to understand it better xD Anyway, back to kicking butt.

In which my sister infected me + Web nostalgia

2012-03-01T01:08:29Z

Ugh. Hi guys x.x My sister got really sick a week ago and she's still recovering. But she chose to inflict her illness upon me as well, so now I've been sick for the past three days. Blah D: At least I don't have work until Friday x.x

So in my sickened state, I feebly have been on the interwebs. In which I discovered the Wayback Machine. Now, I've been doing web design for several years now, but anything I had before 2006 was lost when my old computer exploded. Which blows because that time period had some of my favorite designs. Thanks to the Wayback Machine, I was able to get a few of those designs back :) And then I realized how lame my web designs have become. So I played around to see if I still had my old style in me, and I'm proud to announce that I do :D Just in time to make the Gazette fanlisting~

The old style is far more interesting than my new style, so I think I'm going to play around with merging the two since I'm currently bedridden :)

Waaaah my tooooooth D:

2011-10-08T03:44:32Z

So yesterday, one of my wisdom teeth hurt a little bit. And I was like "eh, whatever. That's what wisdom teeth do :D" And I went to bed, innocently unaware of the fate that would befall me the very next morning.

I woke up and I felt like someone had punched me in the face and cracked my jaw in half. My cheek is swollen and my tooth feels like someone is slowly, without any Novocaine, ripping it out. So my mom broke out the flashlight and immediately checked on the status of my wisdom tooth. It was declared to be abscessed. Which I don't really know anything that this entails other than it hurts like labor pains.

And I can't get to the dentist until Monday D: And then I have class! I'll go sporting the Novocaine look - you know, the drooly kind with the poofy cheeks filled with bloody cotton balls. It'll be a new fashion statement. All the kids will be doing it.

So now I'm on some leftover Vicodin from my surgery :x And apparently I design with the brightest colors ever when I'm on it. But hey, whatevs :3

Ahhhhh it huuuurts and I exceeded the amount I'm allowed to have per daaaaaaaaaaay D: I know - I'll have another cup of hot cocoa! That soothed it somewhat earlier.

1:49 am edit: I'm afraid to go to sleep because its going to hurt sooooo bad when I wake up D:

Irene was a bitch :x

2011-09-04T17:00:13Z

I don't even live on the coast. I live on the opposite side of NJ and we got our asses handed to us. We couldn't go anywhere for three days afterward because of all of the trees in the road. And we didn't get power back until Friday night. We didn't have power for six days.

Luckily, the Red Cross was set up at my old high school - a school of which had a swimming pool and therefore showers. SHOWERS. The small things you take for granted x.x

We were one of the five houses on our road that didn't have power and some of the last 5000 people statewide to not have power. But now we do and I'm excited and happy and I made three fanlistings in one night lawlz withdrawal much?

But in all seriousness, we didn't even get the worst of it. My sister showed me a picture of Atlantic City's beach. Or the sand cliff that was once the beach. And one of the Red Cross volunteers told us that Connecticut (I think) had off-coast casinos that washed up on top of neighborhoods. I feel horrible for the people who lost family and their homes.

And now I hear there are two more hurricanes on the way?

Also, my sister gave birth in the midst of the chaos. I swear, this woman is like a pregnancy veteran. She's had four kids - Samantha took twelve hours to come out, Joey took four, Madilyn took a half hour, and now little Victoria took a grand total of five minutes. My sister's birth canal is like a slip n' slide for babies now. Who the hell gives birth in five minutes and four pushes? xD I swear, if she ever gets pregnant again (which she doesn't plan to - four is plenty) it'll just be born on the car ride to the hospital.

And I didn't get a chance to schedule for college yet because of this stuff. Classes start on the 6th and that's the earliest day I can schedule. I've never scheduled "late" before and don't know if there are any consequences :x

Bracing for Irene x.x

2011-08-27T01:41:42Z

That old bitty's going to hit us soon. (Is it bad that I ttoally imagine her as a grumpy old lady with a horrendous floral sun hat and old lady purse?) Tomorrow afternoon she'll hit D:

I may not be online for a while xD Depending on whether or not/how long we lose power. I'll post when all is said and done, if it's as bad as they are saying it will be.

Is anyone else in this bitch's warpath? :x

Lawlz fandom rant~?

2011-08-20T09:20:31Z

note: Offline life has been relatively busy, so I apologize for not really commenting on anything - I've been reading and checking up on you guys though! I just suck :)

So I watched Hana Kimi 2011... thinking that there was absolutely no way it could live up to Hana Kimi 2007... and got my ass handed to me. Watching 2011 was like getting slapped in the face by the palm of some kind of epiphany-on-how-much-hanakimi-2007-sucked god.

First I saw Hana Kimi 2007, then Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu which I'm not even going to cover because apparently it was so awful I forced myself to forget all of it, and now 2011. So I'm going to break it down completely, brutally, and entirely honestly.

Hana Kimi 2007 now seems like it was a gag version of the series. Now, I'm not saying it didn't have it's gems (*cough*Ikuta Toma*cough*) but it had a shit ton of plot holes and "serious" situations that seemed to stem from absolutely nowhere. Like in the SP, Mizuki would rather drown than let them find out she's a girl? Really? Option A: get out of the water and have them potentially find out. Option B: Drown, die, and then they find for sure out anyway. I realize that I hated this Mizuki for both her expressionless actress Horikita Maki (who is far too aware of "looking pretty" and less aware of "emotion") and for the writing in developing her character. I wasn't a big fan of Oguri Shun's acting either - I realize I watched it more for the silliness and for Ikuta Toma, Mizushima Hiro, and Kimura Ryo's acting more than anything. I wanted to stab Mizuki and Sano. I actually wasn't even a fan of Yamamoto Yusuke's Kayashima because they never gave him the opportunity to develop - the only moment he really had was when Nakatsu's grandmother's spirit found her way to him and Kayashima was concerned for Nakatsu.

Now somehow even after all that, I was skeptical of 2011. Mostly because it came so soon after 2007. But I guess they realized what I did too - that 2007 was a sack of fresh cow manure. While the cast may not necessarily be as "pretty" as the old cast, they certainly fit into the roles of students much, much better. They look and act younger... you know, like high school students? The actor who portrays Nakao Senri (who is amazing and adorable and perfect for the role despite Kimura Ryo's tear-jerking performance in 2007) is actually sixteen. You know, the age he should be xD I think that Miura Shohei (as Nakatsu Shuichi) and Kiriyama Renn (as Nanba Minami) are perfect for their given roles - because now whenever I imagine Nakatsu or Nanba, Shohei and Toma and Hiro and Renn are interchangeable - they all played their roles amazingly.

And one great big shiny diamond is Yanagishita Tomo. I feel it necessary to point out that Yamamoto Yusuke, formerly Kayashima Taiki, is hands down my absolute favorite Japanese actor - and Tomo completely blew his Kayashima out of my mind. Whenever I think Kayashima, I think of Tomo playing him. Kayashima was supposed to have been teased and possibly bullied... I honestly can't see anyone fucking with Yamayu's Kayashima. But Tomo pulled off that mysterious, aloof, and somewhat meek air without overdoing it and making him look like a giant, creepy pussy. I feel like Yamayu didn't even try any sort of air at all other than being ridiculous, which was again due in part to the poor writing. And the writers actually gave him a chance to develop and shine as a character in the somewhat Kayashima-centric episode four, which is ALL I WANTED THIS WHOLE TIME GAIZ SRSLY WRITING TEAM JEEZUS.

Story-wise, this drama has a lot more going for it. And explanations for things that happen what the fack! It is in no way perfect, but I am finding it greatly enjoyable in that it has both it's fun moments and it's serious moments. The subject of Umeda's homosexuality isn't vague at all and they picked the perfect actor despite his horrendous hair to be nonchalant, snarky, and sex-driven. I am willing to overlook bad hair for good acting (which is actually not the case for this version's Sekime - bad hair, bad acting to be honest, but maybe we'll see more of him later and I can revise this opinion).

And this Sano. I... can't stand him. I'm sorry. In fact, I've disliked all of the Sanos'. This one looks like he's well out of his college years and has facial expressions similar to that of a plank of wood (except for his horrified face and creepy smiles that are supposed to be "warm"). This Mizuki is better than Horikita Maki, though that honestly can't account for much. This one at least is not concerned with looking overly "pretty" though she is still very obviously a girl, particularly in her voice. At least try to talk lower? Even the sixteen year old who clearly has yet to hit puberty has a deeper voice than her :/ However, her acting isn't total shit so I guess she has that going for her. I'm actually concerned for her during the surprisingly present almost-rape scene, so I guess she has a bit of me liking her. If she gets as whiny as Maki though, she's out.

So this drama has it's good and bad sides, like every drama does. Fortunately for me, the good currently outweighs the bad enough for me to check dramacrazy.net's updates three times a day. Which means I'm anticipating subs. Which means I love it. Which means I totally applied for the fanlisting x.x

One question remains: Production team, why didn't you just do a good job in the first place?
Probable answer: MONEY.

On another Hana Kimi 2011 note, Shohei and Tomo are totally giving me that "vibe." You know, of the slash variety. And they make me want to write shitty fanfiction. Which I'm probably going to try to do after this horrendously long bitch-fandom-rant finally comes to an end. They do it on purpose you know. To catch bitches like me and make me watch something I would otherwise not xD I'm essentially watching this for the side characters anyway, and the writers know it. THEY KNOW.

Know of any good webhosts?

2011-07-30T00:34:08Z

My webhost sucks. Cirtex. Do not use them EVER. My server was down five times in ONE DAY to give you an idea of how much downtime you'll be facing if you choose this company. They have at least 70% uptime a month, which is a pathetic percentage. Quick to demand your money though!

So yes, I'm looking for a new webhost :x I'm kind of put off by how much work its probably going to be to transfer everything (and can domain names transfer?). I've never done so before because all of my previous webhosts crashed and lost everything I had, so... I have terrible luck with webhosts x.x

So I was looking at justhost.com and bluehost.com. Does anyone use them? Or know if they're any good?

Also, I'm totally obsessed with VDex and just Pokemon in general right now x.x That's what happens when I work on a fansite for something, I get totally re-obsessed with it xD;

And I was approved for the Yamamoto Yusuke fanlisting again yeeeeey~ :'x I think that's what's going to get a new layout soon. This one is from 2008, I think -.-; I think I might revamp it to include character analyses so it can actually be considered a fansite xD;

note: Since my last post about all of the creative stuff I've been doing lately, I've also: made myself an art site, revamped my Zell fansite, created a Fran fansite + 10 icons + 1 wallpaper, created a Falkner fansite + 8 icons + 1 wallpaper, created 25 codes for the Born fanlisting, created 30 codes for the .hack//G.U. fanlisting, and created 15 codes for the Yamamoto Yusuke fanlisting :x I'm starting to run out of juice now, I think, since its days in between each project now xD;

I have to admit...

2011-07-20T06:33:16Z

I love having a livejournal. I think I might be coming back to it, honestly :x I miss it ToT And no one else is on Dreamwidth other than a couple of people. As awesome as they are, I still want to use this journal. So!

I will not use this journal for anything super personal. This is for casual journaling now, and my dreamwidth account will be for things that are... less... casual x.x And I mean, I have two update archive communities for my websites on here. So.

Hullo! Right now, I'm kicking myself for letting some of my fanlistings go. Particularly the alice nine. one :( Ugh so sad T.T And then I was recently approved for the Yamamoto Yusuke fanlisting WHICH I DIED FOR BASICALLY and then I got really busy with some NOT CASUAL THINGS and didn't realize it was removed (because I had accidentally used another email address durrrr) T.T ARGGGGGH. I reapplied, but I don't know if they'll give it back to me T.T One can only hope! x.x In the mean time, I saw that Satsuki's fanlisting was up for grabs so I jumped all over that shiznit. I really need to figure out some script for fanlistings because manual updating sucks cheese balls.

I've been on a designing kick for the past few days. It all started when I checked my e-mail and realized that I had been approved for the .hack//G.U. fanlisting... two months prior. So I quick shat out a fanlisting... and then I couldn't stop myself o.o At first, I made a Gundam Wing premade for Hari... but then I realized I didn't like Hari's layout anymore, so I made a new layout for it.

Then I made a new linkage page for jin.org because I hated the old one. Then I found out how to make favicons, so I made a bunch of those (yeah, be jealous of my bulbasaur bee-otches). And then I made a layout for jin.org itself. Then, since I loved the colors of the Lavi/Kanda doujinshi art, I made some icons out of them. And it wasn't enough, so I made another premade for Hari. And then another (which isn't up yet). And then a Gundam Wing wallpaper (which is up on Hari but not announced).

BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH. So I made a glorified layout archive just because I fell in love with some FMA doujinshi artwork and I needed an archive for my own sanity.

Am I done yet?

...probably not. I do have an art dump to make, after all.

JUST TRY AND STOP ME BAHAHAHAHAHAHA~

Moving on to Dreamwidth.

2011-01-04T04:10:14Z

Sorry guys :( After reading Saaski's exit post, I'm really unnerved by the control lj has given itself in their new TOS. They give themselves the freedom to use my private, personal posts in any way they want, and I don't want some of my personal thoughts to creep up on me in the future and possibly cost me a job or something like that.

So you can find me at Dreamwidth. Sorry I keep moving places :x

Dreamwidth is almost exactly like the LJ of old, back when it was advertisement-free and dedicated to your privacy. I want you guys to come with me, and you'll need invite codes in order to do so. I only have one, so its first come first serve I guess :P Chances are, you can find some here.