Anyone on the f'list want some pounds? I have 15 - 30 to spare. Will also sell in kilos (that's roughly 7 - 14, right?). Free ground shipping within the US.

I have court tomorrow, and none of my nice shirts or vests will fit me. Actually, the shirts won't fit because my rack is too big, but I'm not selling those yet, so.... Yeah, I'll figure something out, I'm sure.

In semi-related news (that is, related to court, not related to my being a fat kid), when they dropped Miranda off at our house on Thursday, they did not bring any of her effects with her. It was mostly clothes, but also a couple of stuffed toys (one of which actually belonged to me) and her inhaler. (She uses a medicated inhaler daily to keep her lungs healthy, because she's very prone to bad respiratory infections.) What they told us was that they could have brought her back with her belongings, but they would have had to wait until Friday, and they thought we wanted her back ASAP, so they took option B, which was bringing her back Thursday and delivering her effects Friday.

It is now Tuesday, and we have yet to receive any of it, including her inhaler. She came home from school yesterday because she was coughing and running a fever, and stayed home again today in similar condition. Mom called DHS and the foster home yesterday to ask them about it, and they claimed they'd be by 'Tuesday afternoon.' Now, at a quarter past six, Mom and Dad have left to go get Miranda's things themselves. Mom's a bit unnecessarily pissed, and I'm wondering what we're going to do with Miranda when we go to court tomorrow — she's in no shape to come along, and she can't go to school, either.

Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll leave me home to look after her. I mean, anything to get away from the sickies; all the coughing and germs make me insane, but really. Anything to get out of waking up at 7am and sitting at the courthouse from 9am on.

Meanwhile, the musespace grows ever more crowded. More on that later, I think. ♥

Oh, also — new layout (and matching profile layout). :D tokyocentricity~

The dust has settled (mostly), but we're not out of the woods yet. Court is on Wednesday morning, to determine whether my parents get full custody of Miranda or not. I'm expected to be there as well, so here's to an all-nighter, I imagine.

She is home safe and sound, now, though, which is most important. Whatever happens from here, we'll take it as it comes. ♥

And while I'm here, a little offering to the Tenipuri fans: a preview from Yukimura's upcoming birthday album, Last Song, ripped and converted from Nicovideo. I'm so looking forward to this~

Redecorating
Ran across this banner (by the talented negiramenofdoom) today and just had to do something with it, so... new layout it is! tokyocentricity tokyocentricity tokyocentricity ♥

Speaking of Panic!...
Does anyone have A Fever You Can't Sweat Out in .mp3, 192kbps or higher? I just realised that I have half the songs from that album in .wma, and all in varying bit rates. :/ Ew, messy. Thanks, polyurethane! ♥

Roleplaying
I have my application for Jirou at pot_university finished. I'm gonna sit on it for as long as I'll let myself, though. Makes me feel less impulsive, and gives me more time to drag in more hapless victims like intimidate and mahoubunnybell. ;D Anyone else wanna come~?

Works-in-Progress
Meme stolen from rosivan~ ♥

When you see this, post a little weensy excerpt from as many random works-in-progress as you can find lying around. Who knows? Maybe inspiration will burst forth and do something, um, inspiration-y.

Fourteen Eighteen(!) excerpts, under the cut to save your souls. Some are taken from explicit content, but none of the passages are overtly explicit, themselves. Prince of Tennis, Ace Attorney, Ouran. ♥ Feel free to ask me about any of them; I'll show more if something catches your fancy.

( here they are~ )

Jesus, that was a lot. *skips off to prompt_in_a_box.*

The Real World
I appear to have a car. It needs a little work done, but between my dad's help and the help of a client (who's getting free services from me in return), that should be taken care of. It's a dorky little '87 VW Quantum, and in pretty damn good shape for a 21-year-old car. Kind of cute, actually. ♥ It's growing on me, the way a mentally challenged puppy grows on you. Anyway, it was a gift from my uncle, so I can't complain.

In the event that I can't get in at UACCB this upcoming semester (which is a possibility, yes), I'll probably wind up getting a job... Hastings will be first choice, if they're hiring. It's almost the only place around here I'd like to work at. If all else fails, though, there's always Wal-Mart! :D :D :D :D :D... :|

Yeaaaaaah.

In other news, my sister seems to think she's getting a cat. This infuriates me beyond belief, since the entire basis for my dad's argument against my keeping Shoe was that he and Mom would end up taking care of her, and he cited my sister's irresponsibility with her mutant guinea pig hamster as an example. Nevermind that one of the apparent conditions is that Falon has to keep her room clean — even if she does, it's Miranda's room, too, and she A) never keeps it clean, and B) shouldn't be asked to do so just so that Falon gets her way. Basically, this is just another classic example of Falon being utterly and completely spoiled.

/whiny bitch.

I'm making myself feel better by buying things. ♥ The World Ends With You for USD$25, free shipping. Yum. ♥


The Legal World
Speaking of DS games, I finished Apollo Justice last night. ( spoilers after the jump. )


The Writing World
Trying to get back into some kind of a regular writing habit. penombrelilas linked to prompt_in_a_box in a recent entry, so I went to check it out. Pretty neat, actually. I think I'll be participating for December. ♥


The RP World
Does anyone know if those two new Tenipuri RPs suck... ? There was the one set in a highschool AU with the cast as teachers, and another set very vaguely at a university, iirc. I'm skeptical, so I'm wondering if anyone knows the mods/potential players.

Apparently, anyway. mahoubunnybell got me thinking that it was about time to introduce my kid sister to the horror and wonder that is the Prince of Tennis. She prefers to watch things together with me, so... I'm in for another 178-episode run, and maybe I'll watch all the OVAs, too, this time. I thought it might be prudent to keep track of my thoughts as I go. I love rewatching things. ♥

( Observations on Episodes 1 - 4 under here~ )

Totally open for discussion, if anyone so desires. ♥ Ridiculous, serious or otherwise.

NTS: re?read later.

Input and Output
I go through spells of media absorption when it comes to fandom. After my initial tearing through canon, I usually sit back and write, roleplay, develop headcanon and nurture the new muses. I don't do much intake of canon or fanon after that. Too often, I underestimate the power of absorbing media when it comes to writing, musegrowing and the like — you have to inhale in order to exhale, I suppose. Watching, reading things inspires me to write and create, and I tend to ignore that.

Last night, after reading a (horrible) Yanagi/Sanada doujinshi, I spat out 1200+ words of raging-hormonal-competitive Sanada/Yukimura sex (you can read it here, if you want). This weekend, after watching Hyouteimyu 2 and DL3 (for old times' sake), my Hyoutei muses are stirring — Atobe (as always), Shishido, Hiyoshi, Jirou. Even Kabaji and Taki exist, if quietly. After I rewatch Rikkaimyu 1 & 2 and Higamyu, I'm sure there will be even more life in my headspace.

I'm thinking I should put more time into absorbing media. It looks like it could do wonders for my lack of creative motivation. ♥

Help?
Does anyone have or have links to .avi versions of Rikkaimyu First Service and Dream Live 4th? I can only find .rmvb versions, and the quality is a little horrifying. :/

And while I'm making requests, who wants to upload some Tokio Hotel for me? I have none except for the song 'Ready, Set, Go,' courtesy of Angel. ♥

edit: And while I'm making more requests, does anyone have an .mp3 of 'Kitty' by Presidents of the USA? I can't find one friggin' anywhere.

Screw You, Too, Firefox
I normally don't mind Firefox's auto-updates. They're typically for the better; bugfixes and so on. ... Typically.

This time, Firefox broke everything when it updated itself, including LJLogin, all my about:config tweaks, and all of my extension preferences. I've returned most of the extensions to an operational state, but some of the about:config tweaks I was using before won't work now, and LJLogin is just plain dead. Waugh. /)(\;

Party Like It's 1990-Something
I've fallen back on 90s rock. Matchbox 20 started it, and Last.FM helped. There were so many great artists back then... Goo Goo Dolls, Nirvana, Alanis, Three Doors Down, Third Eye Blind, Train, Vertical Horizon, Lifehouse, Barenaked Ladies, The Calling, Eve 6, Maroon 5, Our Lady Peace, Smash Mouth, Five For Fighting, Everclear.... Holy shit.

That said, if anyone has any music from the above artists (Matchbox 20 included), uploads are totally welcomed. ♥

Kings and Queens
↑ Possibly the name of the universe/story surrounding these original characters. The setting is New York City and the main characters all live in Kings or Queens County. I've got more on Danny and his rival/best friend, Parker, but I need to do some fleshing out, charting and profiling. (Danny's been charted; he's a Sag under Leo, Pisces rising with a fuckton of Capricorn.)

Niou Is A Queer
Spawned from my only-too-loud Niou muse's slightly girlish tendencies toward things involving Yagyuu and singing: a drabble. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as I was poking fun at Niou.

☆ Got word back from the HE mods. \o/ Should brainstorm for that.

☆ Also wanting to work on this epictragic Rikkai AU, PokéPuri and... this other thing:

☆ I have a new muse, and I think she wants fic. ( I don't know how this happened... )

☆ ( Just a few notes on the 100-Song Marathon... )

☆ Hikaru got his nape piercings this weekend. ♥

¹ Yes, I still have to post the rest of that.

Aaaaand entering Full-Blown Panic Mode, Stage 2. (Stage 1 was earlier, you missed it.)

→ Stop checking ryColaa for Genius 379 every forty minutes.
→ Deal with clients as necessary and immediately.
→ Work on triopuri tonight. Tonight.
→ Clean room tomorrow, no later or sooner.
→ Work on triopuri afterward.
→ Do catch Mom for a movie on Sunday. Breaks are good.
→ Take some time to breaaaaaathe. Yes. ♥

That said, taking a pseudo-hiatus from LJ; will not be reading f'list much. If there's anything I should read, tell me here. ♥

Also hiding on AIM. If you want my GTalk, let me know. ♥

★ Watched the first three episodes of One Piece last night while my cable was fucked up. Vaguely interesting, so I'll keep watching — I have the first ten episodes, so if I'm not hooked by then, I'll probably drop it. Luffy's kind of adorable, Zoro's... kind of hot. I'm so glad they're leaving Coby behind. ;;

★ Got a postcard from AiPod today~ ♥ It's absolutely lovely and made me smile. ♥ Thank you~

★ Still running dry for triopuri; commencing freak-out now. If it's not one uncooperative muse, it's another, and nothing I'm trying here is working out. kj;ahsflj. Note to self: stop signing up for fic exchanges.

★ If Genius 379 is the final chapter of TeniPuri (feel free to give me a yes or no, there), I'm refusing to read it until there are scanlations. I'm fairly certain I will cry, but I am also fairly certain my life will not fall apart.

★ After some thought, have decided to hold off on Jirou for XP until post-hiatus. If someone snags him before then, I'll live, and if not, I'll reassess the muse and the game and decide if I still want to app. I'm in no hurry.

★ That having been said, Jirous are surprisingly dominant in the musespace. Eishirou and Zaiger have been quiet for a few days, along with Miyukis (which is something). CD!Jirou has recently let it slip that there's A Girl, but he won't say much about her. I think they have some kind of ~*~thing~*~, but I'm not sure.... ;;

★ ... My parents are making a cardboard cutout of my little sister to put in the den until she comes back from her trip.

★ I need to do something. :/ Ret's play.

warning: i am typing this entry asleep.

( Read more... )

back2/bed/

Today's entreé entry: equal parts life and RP, topped with determination and optimism; serve warm.

( The life portion. )

I think my theme for this year is NewS' 'Hoshi wo Mezashite.' The lyrics are quite fitting. Looking back, last year's was probably Shishido's 'Hang in There.' I'm not sure about 2006, but 2005's was 'L.G. Fuad' by Motion City Soundtrack. I've come pretty far, from 'let's get fucked up and die' to 'hang in there' to 'aim for the stars.'

Hell, I'm proud of myself. Fuck anyone else.

( The RP portion. )

In the meantime, I need to get the hell off of Gaia and COLOURlovers. >>;

I just reread all of Prince of Tennis from the beginning of the Shitenhouji arc on, and funnily enough, it didn't make me zomglove Senri even more, like I thought it might. (After all, I was rereading for Shiten to begin with.) Rather, it completely and wholeheartedly rekindled my love for Sanada.

( cut for length and ramblies, spoilers for nationals. )

In short:

ALWAYS WIN, RIKKAIDAI. ♥

★ ( genius 371 )

★ ( BAS 009 )

★ ( XP musings )

★ ( christmas )

☆ edit: Sanada/Yukimura is myu!canon. Mmmm.

★ ( phwoar )

★ ( how many five-year-olds can you take in a fight? )

★ Cable was out for something like eight hours last night; I watched lots of Shark and was attacked by more TeniPuri detective AU. (Houritsu no Oujisama! HouriPuri? >>;) DDA Shiraishi, Senri in prison, Zaizen as a rookie detective... yeah. Idek. I think it bleeds into the already-established AU, though, too.

★ Upon closer inspection, XP!Miyuki may actually be the one of them with a ~*~thing~*~ for brotherdear. This is fascinating, since she, uh. Doesn't technically have one. I'm also pretty sure that AU!Miyuki isn't averse to the idea, but it never really crosses her mind unless Senri makes the first move. Slayer!Miyu still stands firmly at 'He's my brother, are you fucking serious?'

★ Also re: Miyuki: I have lately been photoshopping pictures of her (or Kuroki Meisa, really; her PB for XP) to make her look beaten up. I wonder if perhaps I am not channeling some form of violent anger. >>; Or maybe I'm just weird.

★ Cleaned the house, did laundry and dishes and am currently making dinner. ☆ Yay, my mother is twenty-nine today. (And by 'twenty-nine,' I mean 'fifty-four.')

★ I found Korean music that doesn't make me cringe! :D F.T Island's Cheerful Sensibility (MF). It's their first album, I believe, and they're absolutely precious. From what I hear, they play their own instruments? (Anyone who knows anything about F.T Island is welcome to spam me now. ☆)

★ I just ate the messiest taco in the universe. I think I'll have another.

See this girl in my icon? I love her. So so so so much.

( Cut for anticipated length. )

Blame Ai. ☆

[edit] and just for the record, she synchs so strongly. I think I want to find Shiraishi and cry on him. ;;

I'm going to have to loop 'Hang in There' for years to catch it up after tonight.

and no, there aren't quite 194cm of love here.

( genius 370 spoilers + v. v. Rikkai-biased ranting )