She never compromises...

amiasha @ 2010-10-11T00:48:00

2010-10-11T04:48:41Z

Surprise, I'm alive.

What's it been since I posted an actual entry? Three years? Oh well. Um, I guess a summary of the last three years is in order? BULLETPOINTS = VERY YES?

-I now live in Indianapolis, IN
-I'm 22, though apparently I still look like a loli highschooler.
-I'm a former computer technician, and I specialized in production and malware removal. I can fix shit up good, yo.
-I still haven't attended school, but I will be taking the SATs in November. Hopefully I can blow my score out of the water, get a scholarship, and go to school. Also, I'm studying for the CLEP tests, in order to skip as much of the BA degree as I can. I will be studying astrophysics.
-I'm currently an office clerk at a grocery store. Whoo, prestigious.
-I have short hair now!
-I live by myself, and have for the most part for the last three years.
-I don't date, as for the past few years I've been pretty sure I'm asexual.
-My Japanese is much better, though I need to seriously finish it up and become fluent. Especially as I'm studying both French and Spanish as well right now.
-I'm not really in any fandoms at the moment, dabbling in and out of YGO, Digimon, and Criminal Minds. My focus is so on studying right now that I don't have time or energy for fandom stuff in addition to work.
-Have a historical novel idea that I'm planning to write for NaNoWriMo this year.
-Um... I guess that's it?

I'm going to try and update more from now on, but... You know. I'm still me and all.

Recent picture!

amiasha @ 2008-12-12T16:46:00

2008-12-12T21:54:26Z

Yuugiou: Duel Monsters
-8 Atem/YnY
-2 Priest Seth
-8 Mai Kujaku
-2 Isis Ishtar

Ignore my poor coding 'cause I'm in a rush. XD

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amiasha @ 2007-08-01T10:50:00

2007-08-01T14:51:32Z

What Do You Look Like? meme!

Fun, fun~

amiasha @ 2007-07-05T22:52:00

2007-07-06T03:00:59Z

I went to a PARTY yesterday. Y'all can gasp now. Y'all can also gasp that I was actually social. Sort of. A little bit. XD

And I got shot in the leg with a firework! Not much, though. XD And I didn't feel it; no harm done. It was really funny though, since a firework ignitedanother dud firework, that then proceeded to randomly shoot off in different directions. We were all watching this crazy firework shoot at a passing pickup truck, and didn't even notice it had turned back towards us until it went off again. XD Adventure!

Met a very awesome girl named Livali, and she, her sister, and I all goofed off the rest of the party. And giggled at a firework called a 'color ball'. Now what's NOT funny about that? And I could make a 'Wee Willies' joke here, but I don't think anyone would get it.

Um, I made new icons for Moulin Rouge. Hence what my new default is. XD

That's just about everything even semi-important.

amiasha @ 2007-05-14T00:53:00

2007-05-14T04:55:24Z

So, am I the only person who, when reading the subject lines of such eloquent spam messages as '3 more on your willy!' think, 'Yeah, I see your three and raise you six and an ipod'?

Then I giggle about the usage of 'raise'.

Yeeeeeeeeeah. I probably shouldn't post the inner workings of my brain any more. XP

amiasha @ 2006-12-22T22:04:00

2006-12-23T03:04:34Z

*Making Star Wars Episode II & III icons*

Stupid Obi-Wan and his pretty. *Getting distracted by staring at images* Curse yooooooooooooooou Obi-Wan/Ewan McGregor!

(Yes, I wasted your time for this. XD)

EDIT: There, now I have an Obi-Wan icon. XD

amiasha @ 2006-08-10T13:01:00

2006-08-10T17:15:20Z

[Left unfriends-locked, so that poor people elsewhere might find it. XD]

Okay, I finally defeated the Turkish coffee today. Hurraaaaaaaaaay.

You'd think this stuff would be easy to make, reading the instructions. Combine water, coffee, and sugar into your ibrik (which is a fancy little pot used for making coffee this way.) set it on heat, wait for it to foam, take it off the heat and stir until the foam goes down, repeat four times omitting the stirring down the foam the last time, and drink it. Simple enough, right?

Yeah, well, it's not. First I had to figure out what kind of ibrik I had. XD They come in two ounce incriments, I think... 2oz is the smallest, and it goes up who knows how much. I have a four ounce ibrik, which I was able to figure out thanks to some converting between cups and ounces. MATH ARGH. ANd you have to use the amount your ibrik is; in other words, if you have a six ounce ibrik, you can't make only two ounces of coffee.

But anyway, for every two ounces of water you have you need to put in a heaping teaspoon of coffee and a teaspoon to two teaspoons of sugar, depending how you like it. Fill your ibrik with water to it's little neck, add your sugar... And then the important part.

Okay, the coffee. First, you have to have it in a Turkish grind; otherwise, it won't be fine enough. If you look at coffee grinder machine thingys at the grocery store, the setting after espresso is usually Turkish. So anyway, you should also get an actual Turkish TYPE of coffee too, or the flavor'll be funny.

And when you add the coffee, you don't do level teaspoons... Or even slightly uneven teaspoons. Refer to this very helpful page for good instructions and a pic of how much coffee you need to put in. This is the site that helped me figure out how to make this coffee, and it took me four tries. DX

So anyway, put your coffee on top of the water, and set it on heat. I use about the medium on the stove. Then you stare at your ibrik for like... Five minutes straight. It's really boring. But the moment you turn away, it'll screw itself up, and I speak from experience. XD

So you watch it until it starts foaming. Boiling is a no-no, and means you need to start over. When it foams to the top of the ibrik, pull your ibrik off the heat, gently stir the foam back down, and set it back on the burner. It'll foam again in much less time. Repeat, then repeat again. The fourth time your ibrik foams, take it off the heat and don't stir. Just set it down for about a half minute for the ground to settle. Pour it into your fancy demitasse cups, unless you don't have them, like I don't... Then just use a normal mug. XD Anyway, pour carefully, and don't worry about pouring all of the stuff out of the ibrik, as the bottom is coffee grinds.

And then drink it! XD *Slurps*

amiasha @ 2006-06-08T14:12:00

2006-06-08T18:14:18Z

Time for a new friends only image, as it's been a long while.

My journal is mostly filled with randomness and wierd comments about whatever's happened, and rarely makes sense. Nor is it interesting. Kinda of like a fluff fic in a fandom you don't read; cute, but you don't care.

If you still wanna be added, comment and I will friend you. XD

amiasha @ 2006-06-04T13:51:00

2006-06-04T17:55:09Z

Meme.... Thingy. Rawr.

Um, am hungry. Hungry hungry hungry~

We're gonna roast chickens later and play Mario Kart with the whole family yay! :D

*Ignores the terrible lack of commas in that sentence*

I need to make a non-anime/cartoon based icon. Hmmmmmm... Maybe a few. I don't use all that many of these that I have, so no problem swapping them out.

And uh... Hm. That's about it. Wheeeeeeeee.

Oh, right! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YUUGI AND YAMI! (And the Pharaoh too, in the RP at least! XD)

EDIT: Wheeee, one icon done, of Evelyn Carnahan from The Mummy.

Dunno if I wanna base a new theme for the LJ around that, or make a Still Reminds Me one and do that~

amiasha @ 2006-04-09T09:16:00

2006-04-09T13:20:01Z

Happy Birthday, Sennet! :D

amiasha @ 2006-03-18T18:50:00

2006-03-18T23:50:55Z

Fraaaaaaaaaaaan! I got the cards you sent me and I love you, srzly. XDDD They're awesome! There are quite a few I both wanted and/or needed to replace after Hava ate them. Am quite happy. X3

amiasha @ 2006-03-06T18:18:00

2006-03-06T23:32:58Z

WARNING: Lots and lots of pictures. XDDDD And yes, I'm directing a lot of the actions in this house; I'm gonna make another where I don't, though.

We start out with our lovely Yugioh family~ They look like dorks.

And the first shot inside the house is Yami, because I was seriously amused at the fact that, no matter what YB's hygiene score was, Yami insisted he smelled horrible.

And Yuugi, being a lovable little perv. Stop googling Isis' 'assets'!

Anzu, lecturing Jou, as Yami waits to do the same. No, I have no idea why.

Yay for Yuugi*Anzu!

And darkshipping. X3

Lots of darkshipping.

And more!

Cuddling on the couch~

More cuddling, while who-knows-what happens in the kitchen.

Ah, this is what. Jou eats some spoiled food, and gets food poisoning. Brilliant, Jou.

The maid thinks Jou's hot.

YB gets bored while Yami's off painting, and goes to flirt with Honda.

Yami notices.

And does a lot of yelling.

Then smacks YB a good one.

YB whollops him back, a lot harder. XD

And they cry.

And cry.

And cry more.

Yami doesn't want any make-up hugs.

Seriously doesn't.

So he goes to watch TV, where he finds happy couple Yuugi and Anzu. So he cries.

A lot. Whiner.

Meanwhile, it's a good thing there's no Kaiba here, or it would be obvious what jokes he'd be making. (And the ones I was making while I took this cap.)

Yami and YB are getting along better.

Until YB tries a little 'grabbing'.

But he's such a charmer~

Well, not all that much.

Meanwhile, Anzu sings! Yuugi looks confused.

Honda is not amused when Isis tries to kiss him. Oddly enough.

Yuugi kneels.

And presents Anzu with a ring.

Anzu is quite happy.

They throw a wedding party, which is a hit, due to... Everyone watching TV. Oh, and ignore Drake and Ahondra. The group needed to invite SOMEONE.

The group watches.

Yuugi's wondering when things will start.

And they do!

They give rings.

And awwwwwwwwwwww.

That's where I am right now. And Bat and Yami are getting along again, though Yami still hates Honda. XD

Promotional for Chantal Chamandy

2006-02-14T00:25:00Z

Got an Email a few days ago about a singer named Chantal Chamandy, and it gave a link to a page of her's and such... She's got some really nice music. Similar in style a bit to some of Ofra Haza's very latest music and a lot of Shakira's stuff, though her voice is lighter and more bell-like than either of them (who both had deeper voices.) Very pretty stuff. A link to her page on m80 Teams:

And her bio and such:

Singer-songwriter Chantal Chamandy is fast emerging as a star with her debut album Love Needs
You, and its irresistible hit lead single, “You Want Me.” Via a super-charged remix by Brian Rawling—
famed for Cher's “Believe”—the sensuous track has been burning up dance floors at London's hottest
trend-setting clubs, seen heavy airplay on MTV-U.K. and The Box, and scaled the heights of Music
Week's Upfront Club Chart and Billboard's Dance breakout chart. In early 2006, Love Needs You is now
set for release throughout North America.
Like the artist herself, the song that's introducing this vibrant new talent is an exotic mix of
international influences, boasting English lyrics complemented by passages in French, Chantal's first
language. Born in Alexandria, Egypt to a Greek-Egyptian father and a Lebanese mother, she grew up in
Montreal, Canada, where she still resides. Throughout Chamandy's personal and creative life, her multicultural
background has been mirrored by eclectic artistic pursuits and studies. In addition to English and
French, Chantal is fluent in Arabic and Italian and is learning Spanish. She's performed in musical
theatre, acted onstage and in film, danced and choreographed and had extensive operatic and classical
voice training.
The diverse and sweeping textures that flow through “You Want Me” and the other thirteen
tracks on Love Needs You capture exciting elements from many of the genres and styles that Chamandy
loves. Weaving through the album are the lush Latin-flavored guitar work of former Gipsy Kings member
Chico Castillo, Indian idioms, notably through Chamandy's Pakistani musical partner Subir Dev, and the
Middle Eastern melodies and rhythms that come so naturally to her through her own family background.
“When I was writing these songs,” says Chantal, “I found myself searching for textures that
represent the different things I was exposed to growing up—French music, American pop, soul, classical
singing and more. To me, the wonderful thing about this blend is that it's not a sound that's easily
defined, but more of an experimental hybrid. I sought out musicians who I felt radiated an organic, ‘roots'
vibe,' including flamenco guitarist Juan Carranza. I loved collaborating with Subir, mixing the rhythms of
his Indian tablas with my Middle Eastern darboukas. Besides these influences, there are also touches of
Italian music, and I even use the Chinese two-string erhu on ‘Forever.' It's fun to mix things up.”
Words are as important to Chantal as music, who is fiercely loyal to her personal lyrics, through
which she conveys thoughts and feelings with inspired emotional interpretation. “Not only did I write
about my own mosaic,” she says, “but also about those of friends, family and people I have met. We
come from many walks of life, but music and love, and our need to honestly experience love, are the
common denominators that hold us together.” Chamandy's songs are delivered with the wisdom and
conviction that spring from her own identity as a devoted wife, mother and daughter, and as a strong
woman who has sought spiritual and cultural awakening around the globe.
At the same time that her debut album makes its own way further around the globe with its U.S.
release, Chantal is also working on a live show, and has just issued a special limited edition disc called
“You Want Me (The Remixes),” featuring the Rawling version plus one by the Miami-based production
team Lee-Cabrera and The Bilz, among others. And, in addition to being celebrated for her career
breaking dance hit, Chamandy is embraced by many as a pop artist whose music is a veritable fusion
of the music of the world.
“My music is definitely pop,” says Chantal, adding, “and I'm here to say that I truly believe in
love.” With powerful certainty, unique style and the universal languages of music and the heart, Chantal
Chamandy has arrived.

And totally unrelatedly, I've been absorbed in RPing and such and hence I haven't been on this account on LJ much lately. ^^ I'm not ignoring anyone on purpose or anything.

amiasha @ 2006-02-02T19:05:00

2006-02-03T00:20:51Z

Capsule Monsters shots and commentary; beware spoilers and what not. These ARE in chronological order.

Everyone, hangin' out and yabbering at each other how to get over the river. Sugoroku suggests swimming; the others are not impressed.
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After travelling under the river through a passageway, they get surrounded by monsters. Sound familiar? They're about to run away AGAIN, but...
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...Flame Swordman shows up! As do...
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Witch... Something, and Kuribo!
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They climb a lot of stairs and rest at the top of the mountain, where...
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...They find the temple they're looking for, but big walls shoot up around it.
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Jou tried getting in by air, but is knocked back by a forcefield. Yes, a forcefield.
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Jou gets over eager when Yuugi says he has an idea, and Anzu has to lay the smackdown.
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Everyone has to stand like the statues around the fortress so the door will open.
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Yuugi and Yami regard the temple for a moment, before Yuugi runs in...
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And promptly falls down a trap.
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Yami takes over to make sure they don't fall on their head.
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Yami realizes they're slightly screwed.
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And even more screwed once he sees the walls moving together. Yuugi tells him there has to be a way out of the trap; there always is in games.
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Yami lets Kuribo out, who was whining. Kuribo shows them a Capsule they hadn't seen before.
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Yami backs to the far wall to try a really, really adreneline-fueled jump.
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He catches onto the edge and Kuribo pushes him up to hit the Capsule.
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He wakes up to beng carried around by ~~Mahaado~~ The Black Magician.
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The others are getting their asses kicked, so Mahaado saves them all.
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Yuugi rushes to open the casket before sunset.
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Aaaaaand armour comes out.
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Which attaches itself to him. Creepy.
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Jou says they're ready to go on an adventure, because a door has just opened up for them all to go through.
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And they all go through. Nuuuuu! Going into the light is baaaaaaad!

And that is all. XD

amiasha @ 2006-01-18T20:46:00

2006-01-19T01:46:37Z

@Sennet - IM totally exploded. I've reloaded it like... Five times already and it still won't work. And I have to go anyway. D:

I'll be back late though, if you're still on. D:

amiasha @ 2005-09-25T22:18:00

2005-09-26T03:18:55Z

This journal has been pwned by Seto Kaiba.

Tremble reader; you're next.

amiasha @ 2005-07-14T19:44:00

2005-07-15T00:59:56Z

NOTE: Posted in the wrong place, again. But oh well. XD

*Hasn't posted icons in forever* >.>

Anzu - 2
Isis - 1
TK - 1
Seth - 1
Mai - 1
Atem - 1
Yami - 1

Previews:

1) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Bases and alternate versions:
9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Credits: Most caps from http://kokorononaka.net. Brushes from http://www.8nero.net/brushes/

Song credits:
1, 13, and 13 - Line is 'Dancing in the dark', from "Take Me To Paradise" by Ofra Haza.
2 - Line is 'Ghost of a Rose' from "Ghost of a Rose" by Blackmore's Night.
3 - Line is 'I'm lost, and the shadows keep on changing' from "Haunted" by Poe.
4 and 5 - Line is 'We live mysterious days' from "Mysterious Days" by Sarah Brightman featuring Ofra Haza.
6 - "Path of Thorns" by Sarah McLachlan.
7 - Line is 'This game is suicide' from "Take Me To Paradise" by Ofra Haza.
8, 10, and 11 - "Snow on the Sahara" by Sarah Brightman.

As per the usual; comment and credit. If you use the one base (number 9), please credit and let me see the icon when you're done (for I will be curious! XD)

amiasha @ 2005-06-02T12:39:00

2005-06-02T17:41:34Z

*Having much fun with Halo2* I'm gonna try and get an account... And I'm torn on names.

'Cartouche' and 'Lunatic Love' are the ones I'm thinking about... I'm leaning toward Cartouche, but I like the other a lot (it's the translated title of one of Ofra Haza's songs. The dork dance song, Sennet. XD)

Also considered:
Eshal
Yachilvi Veyachali
Da'Asa
Shaday
Hoshiana
Ghost of a Rose
Shaharazade
Ghost Love Score
Snow on the Sahara
Seduced Like Magic
Innosensu
You Are My Angel

But dunno which'll fit. XD And I didn't like them as much as Lunatic Love and Cartouche. Though Eshal, Seduced Like Magic, and You Are My Angel were ones I liked a lot too.

Any suggestions or votes? :D

amiasha @ 2005-04-19T23:16:00

2005-04-20T04:17:25Z

Drew my Gaian avatar. ^-^

Off to bed, now~

amiasha @ 2005-04-15T17:25:00

2005-04-15T22:31:48Z

EDIT: Posted this to the wrong journal. XD But whatever.

Got two dolls, for two of my OCs.

Ahondra's hair isn't quite the right color (it's slightly more gold, instead of pale yellow), abut Saffron's is about right. Ahondra's just strange and will wear really odd things together (and she likes green), and Saffron works in the field (she's a zoologist), so her clothes are always practical. There are no edits on either (still practicing. XD)

amiasha @ 2005-04-13T15:59:00

2005-04-13T21:00:22Z

I just bought a new purse/bag thingy. And a Yugioh manga. And a new CD player. And, best of all, three more Ofra Haza CDs.

I are happy. ^-^

Haha!

2005-04-01T03:23:11Z

People should know better than to argue with me on geography~

Clicky~

Pwned.

Stolen from Spiritsshadow

2005-03-31T17:00:30Z

01) Total volume of music files on my computer?
Are we talking file size? Because I dunno how many songs I have. O.o There are 164 on my itunes alone. The My Music folder is 1.79GB, though. XD

02) The last CD I bought was...
Hm... It's been awhile since I actually bought a CD; I mostly download from Itunes. It was something foreign though, I'm pretty sure. Probably Middle Eastern music.

03a) The last song I listened to before writing this was...
Um... Good question. I think it was 'Kaddish' by Ofra Haza.

03b) Song playing right now:
Im Nin' Alu (Live Version) - Ofra Haza

04) Five songs I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me. ( Lately )
Hm...

1. Im Nin Alu (Any version; I have three, and there are more) - Ofra Haza. This song is based on an old Hebrew poem, I think. I saw the translated lyrics once, but can't find them anymore. Most of the song (entirely on one version) is in Hebrew, which is a beautiful language to listen to, and the music and Ofra Haza's voice are both so pretty as well.

2. Give Me A Sign - Ofra Haza. I love this song because it's got very pretty music, it's somewhat uplifting, and it's very melodic and peaceful.

3. Missing - Evanescence. This is a neat song as well. It's really quiet and haunting, the lyrics are neat, and the music is great too. And it feeds bunnies. XD

4. Ya Ba Ye - Ofra Haza. More Ofra Haza, unsurprisingly. XD This song is really uptempo, with exotic music, loud choruses, and a generally Middle Eastern feel to it. The lyrics are mostly in English, except for the words 'Ya Ba Ye' which translate to something like 'My God!' It's about going out and doing what you believe is your path.

5. Show Me - Ofra Haza. This is actually one of my very favorites, more so than the others. It's got fused melodies of both very modern and Middle Eastern, and it's another somewhat haunting song. It's a little strange, but the lyrics, music, and Ofra Haza's voice make it a really neat song.

05) Which 5 people are you passing this baton to, & why?
Hell, I dunno. XD The people I think are most likely to do it are:

Fukachi_Itansha
Ankhutenshi
Indigo_Yaki
Lokichan
Piratelooksat20

Stolen from Spiritsshadow

2005-03-22T15:35:46Z

COMPUTER SPYING MEME

1. Comment with a request to see absolutely anything on my computer. My desktop, my documents, my iTunes playlist, my bookmarks, my latest Photoshop experiment... absolutely whatever you are curious about. Request it.
2. I will respond with a screenshot of the very thing you request.
3. In return, you will spread this meme far and wide. Like a venereal disease.

Stolen from Borath

2005-03-20T22:26:16Z

English Genius
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have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly!
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Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!

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You scored higher than 10% on Beginner
You scored higher than 30% on Intermediate
You scored higher than 25% on Advanced
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XD Awesomeness.