I was feeling a bit lightheaded and woozy this afternoon, but I think it was because I barely ate anything all day. But after some food and a two-hour nap, I feel better. ^_^;
Yeah, today was the first day of school for me. It went pretty well, actually, starting on a good note -- I listened to Laruku's Winter Fall as I got dressed. ^_^ Four of my classes are taught by teachers I've already had; three of them I had just last year. First period I have Meteorology, except since both that class and Astronomy only had thirteen students each, they were combined into one. Rationale of the administration: "Well, they're both in the sky." O_o So now it's going to be a combination of both courses ... and here I signed up for Astronomy next semester. >_< And it took me a lot of haggling to get my schedule this way; I don't want to mess with it anymore. I could conceivably take it anyway, since it'll be taught by another teacher and possibly have new information, but that's a long shot. I think Oceanography is offered that period, though, so I could go with that -- or, since I'm taking Intro to Art this semester, I could try to get into an advanced art class. Creative Writing, unfortunately, is still not a possibility because it's only offered sixth period. *sigh*
Onto second period, which is AP Lit and Comp -- the teacher looks to be a Jones Clone indeed. This is good because it means we'll actually learn something this year ... but this is also bad because we're doing literature (and poetry) analysis, and while Jones was a great teacher, she never was much for exploring the actual artistry of literature. ;_; Ah, well, sacrifices must be made for education, no? ^_^;;
Third I have Aerobics, because I need to get my frigging P.E. credits done so I can graduate. Fourth is Intro to Art, because they won't let me into any of the advanced art classes (like Drawing and Painting or Graphic Design) without it. Then I have lunch with my old table! *niko* Plus some new additions who had first lunch last year.
Fifth period is the other half of my AP "block," Comparative Government. While I still miss having the block class together, this is still fun and I still get to be with most of my AP family. XD There's only four new students, two of whom were already friends of mine. One of the other ones just moved here from Arizona -- my birth state, baybee~~ XD My teacher told us all to be nice and make friends because couldn't we imagine what it would be like to move out of state for senior year? And then it hit me (for like the twentieth time; I never get used to it) that yeah, we're seniors. O_O In the senior wing and everything. It's madness, I tell you.
Other news ... I can read HanaKimi 4-6 because I already know the basic storyline, and it's not like I'm reading so much as skimming for sparkly moments. *nya* Like, say, "Mizuki ... Omae no koto ga suki yanen ...!!" XD Or when Umeda gives Mizuki the "charm" to keep Kinuko away, which is actually a picture of ... "Na ... Nan nansu ka kore wa~~~!!?" "Nanitte? Ore no NUUDO." XD;;
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 08:50 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2001//
Talk about your fantasy worlds. I swear HanaKimi (or rather, Ohsaka Gakuen) is a fangirls' paradise. XO I mean, really, what IS the likelihood of becoming the roommate of the very guy you're fixated on so much you crossed the Pacific? (Not to mention the likelihood of actually getting into an all male school. Paperwork be damned. XD;;) And it seems like every chapter of the manga there's some coincidental -- or not so coincidental *ahem* Sano >.> -- occurrence that has Mizuki being held by or saved by or in bed with (oi, oi XD) Sano (or making him bluuuuush *niko*). I was once discussing with a friend how unrealistic books and movies are about romance (okay, so that's a no-brainer, but bear with me here ^_^;;). Even with the little things. Because no guy ever comes up to you on the street and just decides to start talking to you (and if they do, you wonder WHY they're picking girls up on the street anyway); or, in the classic romantic encounter of bumping into a guy in a crowded hallway, the odds are that the guy in question ISN'T going to stop and give you his name and number. XD;;
In Mizuki's case, it would seem even more unlikely, since everyone's supposed to think she's a guy. Perhaps she is inexperienced with male interaction, but if I were her and didn't know that Sano knew about her, I'd be wondering about things. o.o;; Far be it from me to make assumptions about the other gender, but I doubt it's common practice for two guys to share a bed just so they can both watch the little TV one of them bought. Or for one to hug the other because he was frightened by a bug. So ... yeah. I'd have some questions. XD;;
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 02:28 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2001//
School. Starts. Tomorrow. I'm going to be a senior. A SENIOR.
YADA YADA YADAAAAAAAAA~~~!!!!!!
*koff* That helped. Still doesn't make me feel better about the fact that I think the system is making a SERIOUS mistake in even considering the possibility of letting me loose from my sheltered, six-periods-a-day-then-go-home-to-suburbia lifestyle, BUT ... it'll work for now. I'm saving the rest for graduation, donchaknow. XD;;
So in preparation for tomorrow, I've been trying to readjust my sleeping schedule into some semblance of normalcy ... I got up at 7:30 this morning and didn't know what to do with myself because I hadn't been up that early in months. o.o; At the height of summer, I would have gotten to bed just a couple of hours before. As it was, I had eaten breakfast, brushed my teeth, read the paper, and cleaned my room by the time I was usually rolling out of bed. ^_^;; Here's hoping I have the will power to get out of my soft, warm bed (yes, I can sleep with a blanket in September _o_) at 6:30 tomorrow.
Hm ... I wanna write something. There's the Rent fic I haven't touched in days, and I could always try to get my Soapbox out on time, and of course more writing could only be a good thing for FTA. The question is, am I feeling ambitious? XD;;
Random factoid: Sakamoto Maaya is doing the voiceover for the character Charisse Dolittle in Dr. Doolittle 2. ^_^
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 12:31 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2001//
In the grand patriotic tradition of America, my family and I celebrated Labor Day by ... shopping. XD;; I didn't get anything, though -- I think I hit my quota of new clothes for the month last week. You know, for an AP U.S. History student, I probably should know a lot more about Labor Day, but dangit if the late nineteenth/early twentieth century era of labor and socialism schtuff isn't just a blur to me (so is the first half of the 1880s o.o;;). I did get that trivia question in the newspaper about the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, though; yay me and my retention of minutiae. XD;;
You and you and you won't believe who I saw on the way to lunch today -- Cindy! XD Crazy, isn't it? I mean, I knew she was living in Portland now, but since we lost touch I didn't really think about going to see her. Then all of a sudden as we enter the restaurant, I think I hear someone say my name. But when I turn around, I don't recognize the short-haired girl staring *jiiii* at me until she yells "It's CINDY!" o.o;; So, yeah, she has short hair now because taking care of it when it was long was such a pain (it was gorgeous but thick, you remember), though her mom and friends want it long to play with for Prom ... she's engaged in such fun/life-sucking pursuits as AP and Key Club, and wants to pursue medicine now (pediatrics ^_^). She's not as into anime as before because she's so busy, but she is happily immersed in other Japanese cultural aspects, such as jpop -- she's a Hikki fan -- and the drama Kamisama wa Mou Sukoshi Dake, which apparently has a really hot lead. XD We want to get together sometime, but school's just starting and she lives in Beaverton. However "Festival Japan," a cultural event being held at Uwajimaya Plaza, is on September 16 -- I'm planning on dragging neechan and my friends there, so I think I'll ask her to join us.
Hey! Go to Off the Wall and nominate some fics for Kakumei, our Rurouni Kenshin fanfic contest. I dunno if anyone out there remembers the contests for Yuu Yuu Hakusho and Fushigi Yuugi we did, from '98 and '99 (we would've done an Eva last year, but lacked enough nominations ~_~), but that was from Off the Wall, too. It'd help us out tons if you could help get the word out -- maybe link to the site on your blog, tell friends, post to MLs or other public forums where the information would be relevant ... basically, anything short of stopping random passersby on the street. XD;; We need participation. (As if I needed an excuse to read more RuroKen fics. >.>) The nomination period lasts two months; final voting occurs in November, and then we judge through February.
Interesting bits from my new Animedia: though the cover is a nice summery image of Misakichi and the gang of Angelic Layer, the first actual article is about Inuyasha. "Inu VS Ookami," it says, and I believe the reason is "a female" (written in the form used to refer to an animal O_o). I don't recognize this wolf guy, but I suppose someone who follows the manga would. And as a little bonus, there's a double size Inuyasha poster in this issue -- Inuyasha and Kagome are actually sort of in the background, the majority of the image being taken up by Miroku and a rather coyly smiling Sango. ^_^ Then stuff on Saiyuki, Fruits Basket, something called Tenshi no Shippo, Di Gi Charat and a fellow nekomimi spinoff (with Puchiko wearing a shirt that has the hiragana for "pu" on it *squeals*), etc. Then comes what we REALLY want: an article on the new RuroKen Years Arc OAV. *_* Me being a veritable Nihongo cripple without furigana, I can't read much, but it begins with a bit of rejoicing for RuroKen fans over the new anime. "Pachi pachi pachi!" XD;; I don't know who the quotes are from, but one of them is describing the plot of the story, and says something about it taking place before Kenshin finds ("draws forth") his answer ... a bit of speculation about the "woman in the water something-something-something to Kenshin" being Kaoru-chan ... and, oh yes, perhaps the most crucial bit of info: the cast list. We've got Himura Kenshin, Kamiya Kaoru, Myoujin Yahiko, Sagara Sanosuke, Sanjou Tsubame ... It looks like the story will extend to just the beginning of the Tokyo Arc, because instead of continuing on with Takani Megumi, nope, ha ha, it goes straight to Hiko Seijuurou, Udoh Jin'e, and Yamagata Aritomo/Kyousuke (who I think is the guy who asked Kenshin to join the government in ep. 3). Top it all off with -- badum! -- Yukishiro Enishi, by Sasaki Nozomu. *fufu* I guess I'll be happy with that -- I mean, any new RuroKen is good ... *remembers Shimabara* ... Erm, most new RuroKen is good ... and, hey, it's okay if they don't include half the characters we know and love, and it's okay that they won't FREAKING ANIMATE THE DAMN JINCHUU ARC ALREADY ... It's not like I'm bitter or anything. *niko*
Other miscellaneous tidbits: there's some news on the Bebop movie, an article on Lunar Pitris (Koyasu's new supernatural/shoujo manga), a new series of YuuHaku trading cards -- I believe for the new DVD box sets -- FFX figures, and a new Weiß album, the second "Wish a Dream Collection." All of which I'm iffy on because I can't understand most of it. XD;; My favorite part, I think, is the "Futari no Ai Mode" section in the back, if only because for "Ai" they use the logo from the "A.I." movie, with a girl in the 'A' and a boy as the 'I.' XD Has a two-page spread of Misaki sparkling over the male Deus with the blue-haired Angel, with Tamayo and a shocked Kotarou-chan in the background, and ... oh, damn. I just read a spoiler on Oujirou (the Deus) when I tried to look up his name. -_-;; Never fails, man. I am a spoiler MAGNET.
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 09:11 p.m. on Monday, September 3, 2001//
Mwahahaha! Today was Kino's day (not every Sunday is, mind you, but that's when we usually go), and I have returned with LOOT. XD First of all, I ordered "Easy Listening" -- which is a good thing, because if I hadn't, all the ads for it in the anime magazines I looked at would have driven me crazy. XD;; (It should arrive in 2-4 weeks, so it looks like I now have a reason to want school to start. ^_^;) Out of the titles I looked through, only Animedia had anything on the new RuroKen OAVs. Of course, since that issue also had Angelic Layer, Inuyasha (and a poster, natch), the Bebop movie, Detective Conan, and articles on Sakamoto Maaya, Hayashibara Megumi, and Seki Tomokazu (oh yeah, and Shiina Hekiru ^_^;;), as well as odd but adorable stickers from something called Jungle wa Itsumo HARE no CHIGUU ... well, I got it. XD Along with the 4th, 5th, and 6th tanks of HanaKimi for neechan. They have Nanba, Nakatsu, and Umecchi on the covers, respectively. I haven't looked through them, though. (Oh, and I saw the layout, Rubes. KIREI!! ^o^)
Ne, what's with this sudden renewed interest in Weiß? ^_^; Now that I've watched Lili-chan's episodes, we can stage a revival. XD
Ahh, as my summer draws to a close, I realize I haven't done anything productive at all. XD;; Neechan at least had a job; I bummed around the house and didn't do anything remotely edifying beyond swing lessons and a few fanfics. XD;; Ah, well -- what's important is that I enjoyed myself and spent time with most (though not all ;_;) of the people important to me. Measure it in love, wot? XD And here I am about to be a senior -- that's just wrong, I tell you. o.o;; Best of luck to those embarking on similarly significant transitions in their lives, like Kya-san. (Actually, I'd say that's more significant. Separate continent and all. ^_^;)
Ah, to cosplay or not to cosplay? XD;;; See, I have the opportunity to buy a Misao costume to wear at Sakura Con, which I think would be really fun, but I'm not sure if it's totally worth it. I mean, I'd enjoy wearing it and all, and it'd make it easier for people to recognize me (if anyone reads this thing and is going to Sakura Con, talk to me! I want to meet people, dangit! XD;;), but most likely, it'd be a one-time thing. Kind of like a Halloween costume I'd never use again. So should I spend the money, or just spare my parents' wallet? As it is, I'm already spending about $150 for the technical details, like registration and lodging.
Speaking of cons, I hope all the lucky folks who got to make it to Yaoi Con had a fun and bishylicious time. Just ignore the little furious Ren'ai that's nipping at your heels as you depart Japan Town, ne? XD;;;
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 08:39 p.m. on Sunday, September 2, 2001//
I went shopping today. And I got stuff. o.o;; It's odd, because while I'm not a non-shopper, per se -- though given the choice I'd probably just stay home and forego the duty -- what happens whenever I'm in the mood to get new clothes is that I usually pick out sort of random things that aren't really my typical wear, try them on, find out they look silly, and that's the end of that. But this time I actually got the "weird" stuff I tried on -- black twill stretch pants, stretch capris, and this rather neat-looking red sweater-thing that had a knitted effect on the bottom half. Shocking, isn't it? I spent $40 on the pants alone (>.<) which is usually more than I spend on a total outfit. In the rare event that I actually buy a total outfit. O_o
Ruby-roobs, I like the new layout muchly. ^_^
Neko-chan, my sympathies about the pink diatribe. ^_^;; Really. Makes you wonder about the "faith" of some people when they think that focusing their energies on ranting to strangers about an obscure passage from Leviticus (wait, she didn't even get that right, yes? -_-;;) qualifies as serving God. "I persecute sodomites. I don't eat shellfish. And I discriminate against lepers. That makes me a good little Christian, right?" And of course the fact that she seems to have a personal vendetta against gays has no bearing whatsoever, on her motivations. She's not bitter -- just impassioned. Because that just adds fire to your faith, and the more zealous the better, yeah. (Oh, and pink? The irony. XD;;)
Did I mention this earlier? My entire group of friends is going to Sakura Con next year! ^o^ With me and neechan there's seven of us, and because we're going in a group my mom feels comfortable about not being there with us. XD;; Only thing is that I'm going to be the only minor in the group -- the next youngest member turns eighteen by March. n.n
Oh, and konezumi-chan, I'm working on the stuff. Something's been wrong with MSN for the past month or something, so I actually only got your emails today. Eheh. ^_^;; I'm going to use the grayscale border because of the proportions, but that's going to mean I take longer while experimenting with a lively color scheme for the text. It'll still be easier than coming up with an actual title, though, because HTML flows faster than ideas. -_-;;
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 10:17 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2001//
Hallelujah and ode to the little fishies! ^o^ I fixed my monitor! XD XD XD (Now, was it anything major? Nope, the color was just funky. But it freaked me out because I had NO idea what had happened.) All I did, really, was look up the troubleshooting guide and then degauss the monitor. But I am technologically inept, you see; this is a big thing for me. XD;;
Anyhoo, onto some more significant(?) news: last night at anime we watched Fushigi Yuugi ep. 33. ;_; Since we're always gone from about 6:00-8:00 for swing class, we normally miss the FushiYuu block. So this was the first time my friend had seen it since we got to catch Mitsukake's intro episode. Admittedly, she missed a lot. ^_^;; I don't think it affected her as much -- but I was really surprised at how well I took it. ^_^;;; I just remember that the first (and only) time I watched 33, I had tears streaming down my face. This time around, though, it was really only Tasuki's part (of course) that got me teared up -- his expression as he sits alone against the rock is really striking. I dunno, I guess it's because I'd already seen the episode and knew exactly what was going to happen. I also have an irrational fear, however, that I'm becoming desensitized. ^_^;; Nothing (in movies, books, etc.) really makes me cry anymore, when I used to be set off by the cheesiest of tear-jerkers. It's odd. o.o;;
Oh, and I finished John Gardner's Grendel for AP. Yay. -_-;; Not exactly high on my list of recommended novels, lemme tell ya. Pride and Prejudice was much more enjoyable -- of course, that was also the one I got to choose myself. Bah. I still have my cousin's old books to read -- so it looks like it's back to the cheesy romance novels for me. XD
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 04:36 p.m. on Thursday, August 30, 2001//
Okay, why the frick do so many people come to my blog while searching for hentai? I realize this isn't an isolated problem -- it seems all blogs are hentai magnets on search engines. XD;; But just because I mention the word doesn't mean it's here. Deshou? Hentai. HENTAI. HENTAI!! And it's NOT here!!
Onto other strange search engine occurrences: I don't even want to ask. >.>
Maa, I should go get ready for anime. And my last swing class! ;_;
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 04:11 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2001//
Oh, wait, that is counting neechan's share. Yeesh, imagine the heart attack I could give my parents if I told them it would cost $280 for our hotel accomodations. XD;;
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 08:49 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2001//
Victory! *v-sign* I finished the frigging essay last night, and half of Grendel today ... At this rate, I may have a day or two of freedom before school starts. XD;; (And speaking of school -- ganbatte ne, neko-chan!)
As neechan said, I did indeed get the package from konezumi-chan. Batto Romansu 19, baybee~~ *nikoniko* With a nice long Satou Misaki story at the end to cause neechan massive sparklies, because Stray Sheep is only, what, her absolute favorite SanoKen circle? XD Then there's Kise Yoshiki's short in which Aoshi does the Moonwalk to get away from Soujirou ... XDXDXD And, while we know Hiko to be the Uber Seme, there is someone who could give him a run for his money -- a twenty foot giant who looks suspiciously like Eva Unit 01. *snrk* Other nostril-spray worthy material awaits to be shown to you when you get back, neechan.
I also downloaded four mp3s today of Satou Akemi songs which are found only on her solo album or the Fushigi Yuugi TV Series Songs Complete Collection. The last one, Girl! Girl! Girl! was offline, but the ones I did get are nice. If I didn't already have most of the FushiYuu soundtracks, I'd really want to get the Complete Collection ... but I do, so I wouldn't. XD;; (Just Easy Listening, okay?? That's all I want! XO)
Mm ... demmit, I need to know if my friends are coming to Sakura Con or not. As it is, I'm looking to be spending $140 on hotel alone (and that's not counting neechan's share >.>) so I wanna get the lowest reg price possible. Che.
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 07:57 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2001//
Bah. I'm ready to give up on my essay, except for the fact it really wouldn't be a good way to start off my senior year to be missing the first assignment. XD;; Ah, well. In the meantime, here's what I've got so far of my Rent fic -- much less than I would have expected, given the, ah, enthusiasm of my muse earlier. ¬.¬
-----begin snippet-----
She'd been sitting this way for hours now, legs crossed, elbows on the table. There was a small blot of ink on the corner of the notebook from where she'd been tapping the pen, but nothing else marred the blank surface of the paper.
Hurry up, girl, or Roger will come back and you'll have to wait again. He was currently out with Mark and Collins, probably at the Life Cafe by now. She should've been with them -- it was rare she ever turned down an offer to go out -- but when she told Roger she really wasn't feeling well, he'd acquiesced and left her behind.
It wasn't a lie, not really. Hell, she had AIDS, didn't she?
She didn't have to say much, though. One word from her and Roger had been carting her off to bed, tucking her in like a little girl. He may act gruff, but he cared, she knew. The thought of his protectiveness brought a fond smile to her lips -- and he loved her smile -- because even if he could be a jerk sometimes, she knew how much he felt for her and his friends. Felt too much, she sometimes thought.
I wonder what this will do to him. Closing her eyes, she banished the thought. She couldn't think of that now. Think of the others, think of anything else.
Benny was almost his opposite, when it came to that kind of thing. Benny's emotions had an on-and-off switch nature to them; he went through life blithely, involving his heart only at certain times, and with conscious effort. Like now, since he'd begun dating that rich girl. Alison, her name was. Poor Mark and Collins -- she and Roger could get away, but those two had to put up with their lovesick roommate all the time.
Shaking her head, April turned her attention back to the present and what lay before her. It was an old spiral notebook, the edges frayed; and faded blue lines ran across the face of the paper. An altogether plain medium for what she was going to say.
How am I going to do it? How am I going to say goodbye to you, love?
-----end snippet-----
Yep, it's an April POV right before her suicide. In lieu of an actual plot, there's going to be some flashbacking to the good old times with Roger and, hopefully, some coherent reasoning for her actions. I mean, I know you can't ever give justification for a suicide -- I'm just looking to explore her possible thought process and give her some depth.
If I get this done -- the tentative title is "Unsaid" -- I'm hoping to do a companion Roger fic (yep, more introspection XD;;) called "Tomorrow." Depending on my muse's whims, of course. As for the living arrangements I mentioned in here -- the libretto is sort of vague. You know that Roger, Mark, Benny, Collins, and Maureen once lived together, but all you know for sure is that it was up to at least a year ago, with an unspecified date for when it began. I'll explain more how I think it worked if/when I post the fics.
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 03:33 p.m. on Monday, August 27, 2001//
I really, really need to do my AP work. School is two weeks away. ^_^;; But I also really, really want to write RENTfic. Now can someone tell me why everyone seems to assume that April's final note to Roger was written on the mirror with lipstick? It's driving me mad, I tell you!
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 09:01 p.m. on Friday, August 24, 2001//
Reading RENTfic at FF.Net. Yeah, I'm obsessed. XD I really like this one, a Collins POV after Angel's death. Very sweet and non-angsty, a rarity from what I've read so far. Well, there's also this fic, which is not only non-angsty, but makes fun of Benny. And Javert and Macavity and the Phantom. And boybands, naturally. *snrk*
And damn if I haven't had a plot bunny gnawing on my ankle since this morning ... I think it came from discussing the possibility of RENTfic with a friend last night. However, the bunny in question insists on a post-April Rogerfic, which seems to be excessively common already. Kind of like episode 33 fic for Fushigi Yuugi, methinks. (I never did one, though. HA! XD;;) And despite the fact that it really is an uplifting and hopeful musical, most of the fic is angsty, so me indulging in this particular whim of my muse wouldn't result in anything terribly original or noteworthy. Not that any of this is deterring her in the least. A representative snippet of conversation between me and the muse in question, from earlier this afternoon:
AngstWhore: Psst. RENTfic. Roger. April. It'll be great.
Me: Quiet! I'm trying to read my AP chapter.
AngstWhore: Come on, have a little fun.
Me: Can't. Sorry. I have 40-odd pages of comparative politics to read, then an essay to write. I'm actually trying to be productive for the first time in the course of the summer, and I will not be disturbed.
AngstWhore: You can take a short break. You know you want to.
Me: Would you just leave me alone?
AngstWhore: It'll be angsty ...
Me: Shut up shut up shut UP!
AngstWhore: *sniffs* You never let me have any fun.
Me: I just did. I gave you "Promise Me Tomorrow," didn't I? That was angsty.
AngstWhore: *indignant* That was not! That was nothing more than a tiny amount of angst sandwiched between generous amounts of WAFF! Like a slice of bologna in a hoagie of fluff. Lunch meat -- and watered down lunch meat, at that.
Me: No.
AngstWhore: Please?
Me: No!
AngstWhore: *leers* What if I gave you another AoMisao fic? I could arrange something, you know. You want to write Aoshi again, don't you?
Me: ... You whore.
AngstWhore: *preens*
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 10:09 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2001//
Wai! Last night at anime I got to watch the first three episodes of Inuyasha! ^o^ I love it already, even though we didn't get to see very far -- a little after how far I'd read in the manga, when Kagome returns to her world. My friends seemed to enjoy it, too, though they were probably blinded by the sparklies I emitted during the showing. XD The audience LOVED it when Kagome first used "Osuwari!" and ... well, every time afterward. XD;; Other parts in the showing they went crazy for were Tamahome's "Iya~! Ecchi" in Fushigi Yuugi and the Evangelion Mentos commercial they played during break. O_o
Swing class was fun, as per usual. *niko* It wasn't hard at all to catch up with what we learned last week (we are some of the more "advanced" members of the class, I guess) and the teacher (whose name we STILL don't know ^_^;;;) taught us some extra steps. Easy enough to perform, though it still bothers me that she wants us to have "attitude" in them. ^_^;;
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 01:09 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2001//
A new layout to lay to rest any doubts as to just how much I'm obsessed with Rent. XD (And blue. This should demonstrate what my favorite color is, yes?) Yep, we've got a monochrome layout with no graphics except words. A feat in lame design, I must say. Man, sometimes I just impress myself. XD;;
I think this is my third layout using Rent lyrics. There was a KawoShin one using "I'll Cover You," because it's the most beautiful piece of shounen ai-ness EVER, and AoMisao with "I Should Tell You," because damn if they're not just like Roger and Mimi. XD Well, Roger would be a pre-Jinchuu Aoshi, at least. Jinchuu Aoshi has less in the way of Issues, if you don't count the butt bow. I'd like to do a SanoMeg one with "Take Me or Leave Me" sometime, because that would be fun. Or perhaps "Light My Candle"? "I didn't recognize you without the handcuffs." XD Perhaps to complete the set I'd have Kaoru and Tomoe doing "Tango: Maureen." I could see Tomoe as the emotionally disengaged Mark ... though that would make Kenshin Maureen. XDXDXD
//Phoenix lived la vie boheme at 02:16 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2001//
