Memory Warehouse

kaiyabeck @ 2009-11-05T06:31:00

2009-11-05T11:45:35Z

Hello, all! For those of you who're wondering why I've dropped off the face of the earth for... *checks calendar*...two months? Really? Anyway, I'm not dead. Just extremely busy now that I'm working full time at the local hospital. It's a pretty awesome job-- there's a lot to do and my co-workers are just fantastic (they actually thank me for doing a good job every time my shift's over), and the hours are pretty flexible.

I'm also working at Bath & Body Works, which I guess is all right, but I made the mistake of starting my shift there directly after my shift at the hospital. May I never be that exhausted again. Gah. I think I'm going to let them know that I can only work on the weekends from now on.

So anyway, yeah. This time I actually have a legitimate reason for disappearing, instead of "Kaiya is too lazy to update her journal." XD

kaiyabeck @ 2009-09-16T15:40:00

2009-09-16T19:53:56Z

One of my favorite series of books as a kid were the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. It had everything that tickled my early adolescent fancy-- a princess who could kick ass, a sassy witch, talking cats, a "techno-geek" magician... oh yes, and dragons. There were a lot of those.

One of the things that really got me excited, though, was that the proclaimed King of Dragons-- who was said princess's good friend-- was actually female. When one of the characters was confused as to why a female dragon would take the role of king and not queen, the princess offered this explanation: "'King of Dragons' is the name of a job. It has nothing to do with gender."

Needless to say, this blew my young mind as well as got me thinking "well, why not?" After all, it doesn't seem to be written in stone that a king has to be a man-- it's just sort of implied, as far as I can tell. But still, why should a king always be a man? We're pretty progressive and open-minded now-- isn't it time to do away with those types of gender roles?

I'm sure you guys have figured out by now that I'm going somewhere with this. You're right, and so I'm sure you can imagine how utterly ecstatic I was when I read this particular story. Just... that is absolutely awesome. Hell yes.

kaiyabeck @ 2009-09-14T06:30:00

2009-09-14T11:01:45Z

It's 7 in the morning and I'm doing memes. Why do I do this to myself. =_=

Pick five of your favorite shows, in no particular order, before you read the below questions, then answer them!

1. Escaflowne
2. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
3. Hellsing
4. Cardcaptor Sakura
5. X/1999

01. Who's your favourite character in 2 (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)?

Itoshiki. Hands down. When I first heard that he was going to be extremely pessimistic, I thought he was just going to be a carbon copy of my most hated English teacher in high school (who was a real Debbie Downer and a hypocrite-- he once tried to tell us that “appearance wasn’t important”... and he had a freaking COMB-OVER.)

And then came the first episode, where the young high-school girl saves him from suicide by hanging-- nearly strangling him in the process-- and he shouted “What if I had died?!” Cue me falling head over heels in love with him.

Seriously-- he’s so unbelievably over the top and obsesses over such stupid things that it’s hard not to crack up at his antics. The fact that he’s a rather attractive man doesn’t help things, either. (It’s the glasses, I swear. It’s always the glasses.)

02. Who's your least favourite character in 1 (Escaflowne)?

Ooh, man. That’s a tough one. The easiest choice would be Merle, I think, but then again she is supposed to be a young girl with a hopeless crush so I can’t really fault her for it. Escaflowne’s one of those series that makes every character complex so that it’s difficult to hate them or find them annoying-- difficult for me, at least. Even the Mole Man’s kinda awesome in his own way. XD

I’d say my least favorite character probably has to be Dornkirk, for the creepy Emperor Palpatine thing he’s got going on.

03. What's your favourite episode of 4 (Cardcaptor Sakura)?

I totally flailed and text-spazzed about this in an earlier journal entry, but the episode where Syaoran is first developing feelings for Sakura. I’m sure many people on my friendslist know how obsessed I am with puppy-love, and this episode made me clench my teeth so hard to prevent myself from weirding out my roommates with my squealing.

The one scene that nearly killed me was when she’s being all cute and asks if he wants to come with her to see a teddy bear exhibit. Syaoran immediately freezes in place, blushing furiously and looking terrified, and you can actually hear his heartbeat speed up the longer she smiles at him.

AND THEN THERE’S AN IMAGE SONG, SUNG BY HIS VOICE ACTRESS, OF HOW HE’S TOTALLY NOT IN LOVE WITH HER NO REALLY HE’S NOT I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.

Needless to say, I loved every. Single. Second of that episode.

04. What's your favourite season of 5 (X/1999)?

Hmm... I’m not sure X even has seasons. It might’ve gone on for only twenty or thirty episodes, I don’t know. (Just checked. Only twenty-four.)

05. Who is your favourite ship in 3 (Hellsing)?

I think it pretty much has to be Integra/Alucard. Aside from the fact that Integra’s one of the sexiest anime women I’ve ever seen (and possibly one of the only women, real or not, for whom I would consider playing for the other team), these two just have so much chemistry together.

There’s the whole Master/Servant thing going on there, Alucard is really one of the only vampires that I actually like, and you just know that he’d let Integra top even if it’s just letting her think she’s got the upper hand.

06. Who is your antiship in 2 (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)?

This is easy-- Itoshiki/Fuura. Actually, Itoshiki/any of his students. I don’t know if it’s because I’m thinking of becoming a high-school teacher, but that sort of relationship squicks me right the hell out. Just... no. Plus, Itoshiki doesn’t even seem to care that a few of his female students are in love with him-- he just kind of quietly accepts it and moves on.

And considering he seemed very uninterested in his students’ nudity during that hot-spring mishap that happened one episode (just... don’t ask), it’s probably safe to say that he doesn’t think of his students that way at all.

Or maybe he was just more afraid of them seeing him naked. He did seem very close to pulling the “AIEEE! Perverts!” stunt that women are stereotypically doing in these situations. XD

07. How long have you watched 1 (Escaflowne)?

I remember starting when I was... ooh... fifteen? Sixteen? Somewhere around that time. I was flipping the channels and managed to catch The Version That Must Not Be Named that aired on FOX. For some reason I wasn’t scared away by it, and decided to buy it at my nearest video store.

This turned out to be the first subtitled anime I had ever watched, let alone bought. I was a little put-off by the subtitles at first, but easily got into it because the storyline was just that awesome.

I’ve watched the series in its entirety and have been a huge fan ever since. I’ve only watched the entire series once, I think, but that’s only because the last episode is so beautiful and wistful that it made me break down sobbing when I was done with it. Yoko Kanno emotionally makes me her bitch and I love it.

08. How did you become interested in 3 (Hellsing)?

Integra, probably. I was never much interested in vampires, but when I saw this picture I thought “h-holy shit... who is THAT?!” ‘Course, rosehiptea may have had something to do with it too, since she got me interested in the Walter/Seras pairing. (There I go again with gentlemanly older men... *sigh*)

09. Who's your favourite actor/actress in 4 (Cardcaptor Sakura)?

I’d have to say the VA of Sakura. (AHAHAHA HER NAME IS SAKURA TANGE? REALLY?) She makes Sakura happy and perky and adorable without completely overdoing it. In fact, it’s hard for me to even use the words “Sakura” and “annoying” in the same sentence-- she’s just too goddamn cute.

Close second would have to be Megumi Ogata, who does the voice of Sakura’s brother’s friend Yukito. She has a gorgeous voice and it really lends to the calm, happy young man that Yukito is. She’s also got a wonderfully soothing singing voice-- Yukito has a simple, folksy little image song about riding a bicycle and having a picnic and it really works wonders in cheering you up. ^_^

10. Which do you prefer: Show 1, 2 or 5 (Escaflowne, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei or X/1999)?

Depends. If you’re going for which I prefer at the moment? Zetsubou. If you’re going for which show has my heart forever and ever? Escaflowne. Bar none.

11. Which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3 (Escaflowne or Hellsing)?

Escaflowne, but only because it has more episodes in the entire series-- at 26. Hellsing only had a measly thirteen.

12. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be (Cardcaptor Sakura)?

Toughie. Probably Yukito, if I didn’t have any problems with suddenly swapping genders. He’s got a very positive outlook on life-- nothing seems to faze him, and he seems to enjoy the simple things in life. He’s also very sweet, even when having to deal with the fact that his best friend’s ten-year-old sister has a gigantic crush on him. Plus he can eat like a mountain of food and not gain any weight whatsoever. XD

13. How would you kill off your favourite character in 1 (Escaflowne)?

In battle. I’m sure that’s how Dilandau would’ve wanted it-- going out in a blaze of glory. (Okay, show of hands-- how many of you were surprised that I picked the mentally unbalanced pyromaniac as my favorite character? Anyone?)

14. Give a random quote from 1 (Escaflowne)?

“Just as gold cannot be created, fate cannot be controlled.” (Not gonna give the context to that, as that would be a major spoiler. XD)

15. Which character from 5 (X/1999) would be a good guest star on 2 (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)?

Ooh... probably Yuzuriha Nekoi. I mean, the fact that she’s got a spirit dog that no normal person can see made for some good angst in X, but it’d probably be completely lulzy in a setting like Zetsubou-- especially if you don’t even show the dog in the first place. It’d just seem like she was talking to an imaginary friend or something. She’d fit right in with Itoshiki’s crazy class, plus she seems to have a knack for making the cynical characters liven up a little bit.

16. Would a 3/4 (Hellsing/Cardcaptor Sakura) crossover work?

Short answer? No. Absolutely not. Cardcaptor Sakura is all about cute kids and magical powers. Hellsing is dark, gritty and gory. I would definitely not want to throw poor Sakura into the midst of that world. It’d be like kicking a puppy. :c

17. Pair 2 characters in 1 (Escaflowne) that would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple.

Hmm... you know what? Jajuka/Eries would be interesting. (Series!Jajuka of course, because Movie!Jajuka is just... scary-looking.) Granted, these two never meet in the series, but they still have that same quiet sadness about them. And I get the feeling that Jajuka would be very sweet to her and try to comfort her with whatever she’s dealing with. They could comfort each other. I’m not sure what her opinions on beastmen are, but it could make for a rather cute pairing.

18. Has 5 (X/1999) inspired you in any way?

Oh yes. There’s a lot of spiritual messages and things like that. One of the things I’m thinking of is when Kamui has to choose which side he’s fighting for-- the side that will kill all the humans and preserve the Earth, or the side that will save the humans and let the Earth be destroyed over time.

His final thoughts on his decision is, “The world may be destroyed eventually, but if those I cared about weren’t here with me... the world might as well not exist.” Which is probably a selfish thing to say, but honestly-- wouldn’t we all agree on that at some point? He’s a sixteen year old kid who’s struggling to protect the lives of the friends he loves! I doubt anyone else wouldn’t make the same choice, were they in his shoes.

19. Overall, which show has a better cast, 2 (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei) or 4 (Cardcaptor Sakura)?

Another toughie! I’d say when it’s all said and done, though, Zetsubou demands more of the cast. I mean, Itoshiki alone has to be dramatic and angsty but still manage to keep a comedic side to things. And one of the characters has multiple personalities, so she has to speak in two distinct yet similar voices to differentiate between the two personalities.

20. Which has better theme music, 3 (Hellsing) or 5 (X/1999)?

Hellsing, definitely. It’s got this quirky blues style that somehow really works with the series. X just has this weird rock-opera kind of thing that feels out of place and ham-fisted-- almost like they just tacked on a generic anime opening song to cut corners. :/

GAAAAH WHY AM I STILL AWAKE

kaiyabeck @ 2009-09-10T12:01:00

2009-09-10T16:08:04Z

To paraphrase Goldilocks and the Three Bears, "Someone has been stealing from my bank account."

I recently got a bank statement that was rather troubling. There was a payment I don't remember making for $79.00 to DirectTV Inc. We don't have DirectTV, and even if we did, why would I, a starving college graduate, be the one making the payments?

I called the bank about the discrepancy, and they said it would probably take seven to ten business days to sort everything out.

I'm only slightly worried, but mostly extremely confused how they managed to get ahold of one of my checks. My mom told me that these were troubled times, and more and more people were turning to small crimes as a way to make ends meet, but honestly. DirectTV? I could understand if they used it to buy food with it, but...

Hopefully this will work itself out and I'll be able to get my money back.

kaiyabeck @ 2009-09-04T21:20:00

2009-09-05T02:01:56Z

Wow I've been horrible about updating this.

The biggest news so far is that I may have gotten a receptionist job at the local hospital. It's no library job, and it's per diem whenever they need me, but at least it'll keep me going until I find a job in my field.

Today I got a bunch of books from the local library, too.

I got two books of stories by Vladimir Nabokov, because I heard that his prose is quite poetic and I wanted to at least try to read Lolita. Well, I certainly tried, but I had to stop halfway through the first part because the protagonist's passionate confessions of love for the twelve-year-old object of his desire were actually making me nauseous. The prose was beautiful, but I think I'll stick to the stories that don't deal with pedophilia, kthnx. :/

I also got The Thief of Always by Clive Barker at tunasaladsonnet 's recommendation. You were right, Tuna-- that book is amazing and I completely devoured it within a few hours. I don't think I've ever read Clive Barker's books before, but now I'm eager to get back to the library and check out a few more of them.

Uh, let's see... what else? Oh! Also got into Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei ("Goodbye, Mr. Despair") a few days ago. Tuna's fault again, of course. Oh my god, that anime is so cracktacular and hilarious and surprisingly beautiful. If you're okay with the idea of attempted suicides being mocked (and trust me, the title character is so over-the-top that it's hard not to laugh at him) or anime cliches in general being mocked, then you should definitely check it out. Heck, you should still check it out for the gorgeous art and the breathtaking music.

...I've really gotta stop waiting until I have to make a long-ass post just to keep up with what's going on. XD

No sir, I haven't found Jesus yet. The cheater always wins at Hide-and-Seek...

2009-08-18T15:33:01Z

I just got my first visit from some Jehovah's Witnesses.

...is it odd that I feel kinda special now? XD

kaiyabeck @ 2009-05-15T18:46:00

2009-05-15T23:02:35Z

I really have been horrible about updating this, haven't I?

Well, the inevitable has happened. I am now a college graduate.

Honestly, I don't think it's struck me yet that this is the end, that I'm finally in the so-called "real" world now. I'm still in that "college student" mode, and I don't think I've fully realized that I won't be going back to Stockton.

Then again, it might not even be the end of my college career-- I'm actually thinking of going to graduate school and getting my master's in Library Science, but we'll see how that goes.

One of the most important things that's happened is that I'm starting to have second thoughts about my decision to be a teacher. I'm just not sure I'm cut out to be one, really-- librarian seems more my scene, and all of the people I've talked to about it have told me that they definitely see me more as a librarian than as a teacher.

I'm getting a head start on the job search, as well-- I don't want to be broke for an extended period of time like last year, especially since my parents are sort of expecting me to pay rent now that I've graduated. Strangely enough, I'm kinda looking forward to a temp job-- it'll give me a temporary cushion while I figure out just what the hell I'm going to be doing with my life. ^_^

Things have been going well, in any case. I've noticed that I've become more mature and willing to shoulder bigger responsibilities, but I'm still very much a kid at heart.

Here's hoping that aspect of me won't change, at least.

I could do this all day!

2009-04-16T16:25:01Z

HEY

HEY

GUESS WHO'S FINISHED WITH THAT HELLBOUND GODDAMN ASS-RAPING SEVENTEEN PAGE PAPER?

FOREVER?

Hiatus is officially over. I'm back, bitches. It's like I never left.

(And I totally would embed that thing in the post if I could. Curse my lack of html-fu!)

The Dreaded "H" Word

2009-03-25T15:39:20Z

...no, not that "h" word. XD

Okay! So due to my school's determination to rape me with deadlines, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to go on a tentative hiatus. I've got at least four papers and an oral presentation due by the end of this semester, and it looks like the only way I'm gonna get through with all of them is if I take a break from the internet for the next few weeks.

(tunasaladsonnet ~~, I hate to say this, but that also means you'll have to do without new fic from me during that time. D:~~ But I will try to be on Windows Live or whatever so we can chat a bit. I'll probably need the moral support anyway. ^^)

So, yeah. Ducking out from the intarwebs for a while until I can at least make some headway in my projects.

See you soon!

Edit: Okay, maybe I'll retract the "no-fic" rule. Because I'm nice like that. ^^

kaiyabeck @ 2009-03-20T00:03:00

2009-03-20T04:05:45Z

Dear Emotions,

Can we not have the utter clusterfuck that we had last night? Because that was annoying as all hell and not pleasant for anyone. Seriously, work with me here. Don't force me to make good on my promise to kill you in the face.

No love,
The Girl Who Just Wants to Be Happy, Dammit

Story time, comrades! Gather round!

2009-02-18T22:28:25Z

Yesterday, while going through the motions of school dum-de-dum, your intrepid heroine Kaiya suddenly came to the realization that lo! She had a very important research paper due today! Luckily, she'd always been known for having a clear head in stressful situations, and she certainly did not spaz out for five minutes wondering how she was going to get out of this mess. No, sir.

...Okay, maybe that was exaggerating a little.

Anyway, the lovely and insightful Kaiya treks to the school library, where she uses her amazing source-finding skills to find everything she needs to write an intelligent, well thought out paper-- and all in the span of a few seconds.

...Fine, so maybe she just wandered around like a chicken with its head cut off. Semantics, comrade! Semantics!

After finding all of said resource material, the beautiful and extraordinarily quick-witted Kaiya proceeds to make a beeline for her apartment, where she gets right down to work and certainly doesn't waste time on anything inane or fandom related what the hell are you talking about.

Due day comes, and the gorgeous and all-knowing Kaiya is ~~just starting~~ putting the finishing touches on her paper. Finally! It is completed! She is convinced that her teacher will be thrilled with the results. Just to make sure, however, Kaiya decides to check the syllabus one more time to see if anything has been missed by her careful and keen eyes.

What's this? The paper's not due until next week?

Kaiya accepts this turn of events with all the aplomb that is expected of a heroine.

Heh. Eheheh.

*eyetwitch*

AHAHAHAHAHA-

So! In other, less mind-shattering news, has anyone seen this site before? It's kinda like all of those MMORPGs that you find everywhere, except apparently you get rewards for doing household chores. You heard me. Household chores. Like, in real life. That... has got to be one of the most awesome things I've ever heard.

Edit: Huh. I just realized that I hit the 500-entry mark with this one. I don't know whether to congratulate or scold myself for being such a dedicated dork. :p

A Not-So-Suble Break-up Letter

2009-02-14T18:17:29Z

Dear Migraines,

I'm sorry that I can't reveal the truth of our relationship in person, but you never stick around long enough for me to make it perfectly clear, and to tell you the truth I'm never really in the right mindset to speak coherently when you do finally leave. So here goes. I'm going to be perfectly blunt.

I don't like you. I've never liked you. The only reason I put up with you in the first place is that my mother inadvertently introduced us, and you really don't seem to get the blatant clues that I actually dread your constant arrivals. Heck, my mother doesn't even like you-- she introduced you to me by pure accident. Every time you come around it seems as if a good chunk of my day is always shot to hell. I wish that you'd get the hint and never come within ten feet of me ever again, and this is me being polite. I think it's time for the both of us to move on with our lives. It'll be healthier for the both of us-- well, for me, anyway.

Please ~~die in a fire~~ don't take this personally,
Kaiya

kaiyabeck @ 2009-02-12T21:52:00

2009-02-13T04:40:21Z

Ugh, my apartment still smells a little like cigarette smoke. The worst thing about smoking cigarettes, I've found, is that it follows you everywhere. One of my roommates brought her friends over, and they must have had a few before they came in because the entire place smelled like an ashtray when I got back. Do not appreciate my nose being bitchslapped, kthnx.

Speaking of being bitchslapped, man was it windy outside today. The lake was so choppy that it was actually splashing up onto the shore. The entire walkway to school was completely soaked. We actually had a power outage while I was in class, and when I got back to my apartment they announced that classes were cancelled for the rest of the day. My roommates were overjoyed, as you can well imagine. That wind must've been pretty powerful.

And this isn't related or anything, but are the mods at 30_kisses okay? I want to post a claim but it doesn't seem like they're active in the comm anymore. I keep checking the request page and the last few claims've still been unanswered. I hope nothing's happened. I don't think I can post fics without the mods' say-so and I'm getting a little impatient. *fidget*

kaiyabeck @ 2009-02-03T22:37:00

2009-02-04T03:43:18Z

So due to the combined efforts of chicken broth, oranges, and a very long and very hot shower (although not all at the same time, because that would just have been messy), it seems that my cold has died down for now. I still have a bit of the sniffles and the occasional annoying sneeze, but I figure I can deal with that. If only my writer's block could be that easy to cure.

Oh, and don't adjust your monitor-- I'm doing a little redecorating with my journal. The lovely and talented tunasaladsonnet was able to present me with yet another amazing profile layout. I'm gonna have to do something in return someday. Maybe write her a gift-fic or something. Thanks for everything, hun. ♥

When you see this, post your favorite poem in your journal

2009-02-03T01:02:38Z

Meme stolen from rosehiptea .

Whenever Richard Cory went downtown,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said
"Good morning", and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich-- yes, richer than a king--
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.

Ugh... I feel like I'm coming down with something. Which is weird, because I spent most of the day at the gym. I thought working out was supposed to boost your immune system, not lower it! *sniffle*

"Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind."

2009-01-25T19:27:56Z

So did you guys know that they made a Tales of Phantasia OVA? It's only four episodes long and they really crunched down the plotline (which means that those who haven't played the game will be extremely confused), but it's pretty cool nonetheless. I love the animation, for some reason. It may be the shading. Or the eyes on the characters. Dunno.

My writer's block is slowly but surely getting chipped away. Which is good, because it had gotten to the point where it was beginning to suck my will to live. School isn't really helping that much either. (It's only been a week why are there essays due already arrgh)

Man, I keep having these freaky dreams where my teeth are falling out. I know it supposedly has something to do with my health or schoolwork spiraling out of control, but I don't feel out of control yet. And why is it always the canines that are falling out? Always! There's gotta be some meaning in that, somewhere. *shrugs*

"It's impossible to be deisel enough. Just slap some chainsaws on that bitch."

2009-01-16T20:49:47Z

My sister should just stop talking for the rest of her life-- nothing will ever come close to the sheer amount of awesome that came out of her mouth last night. XD XD XD (For context, she was playing Okami when she said this. Just imagine three chainsaws spinning around above the main character and you'll probably understand why I was laughing so hard.)

*sigh* She left for college today and I am already missing her terribly. We were certainly in rare form for a couple days, and I don't think there's ever been so many times where we've both nearly asphyxiated from laughter. I love my sis. ♥

On the darker side of things, I may need to kill someone if my writer's block doesn't lift soon. Oh my freaking God this is annoying. *tears hair out*

I also need to find out a way to change the profile layouts for both of my journals, as they are looking a bit too... not-pretty. Tuna, help a gal out? *puppy eyes*

kaiyabeck @ 2009-01-11T10:03:00

2009-01-11T15:24:43Z

For Christmas, I got my sister a copy of Okami, which would probably explain the lack of entries as we've both been playing the crap out of it. Or rather, she's been playing the crap out of it-- I've been watching her play the crap out of it. We've got less than a week until we go back to school (... *sob*), so we're trying to beat it as quickly as we can.

One thing I've noticed while watching her play, though, is that I have an utter inability to properly give instructions when it comes to video games. I've beaten Okami before, so you'd think I'd be able to guide her through it, but more often than not our conversations end up like this:

Me: Over there! Go over there!
Sis: Over where?
Me: There! There's a thing! You gotta get it!
Sis: What thing?
Me: The thing! The glowy thing! No, go back!
Sis: Just tell me where to go!
Me: I just did! Why do you not understand my mouth-words?

Sometimes my sister and I feel a sort of twinlike psychic connection between us, even though we're two years apart. This, unfortunately, is not one of those times.

In other news, the family and I finally watched the final part of Tin Man.

asdlkasdglkasdl;

Oh my holy God Glitch. ♥ The HUG. That look on his face before the hug. I actually felt my heart warm up in my chest, I kid you not. I need this as an animated icon. I need it like burning.

Other than that, it was pretty good, aside from some plot points toward the end that I wished they'd changed to make it a little less cliché. The ending was a bit too abrupt, too, and there was one point towards the middle where I was so frustrated that I turned to my mother and said "Is it possible for the witch to not get away with everything?" It was good, though. I liked it.

Unzip my body, take my heart out

2009-01-04T05:00:15Z

I finally get out of my creative funk, and then the computer decides to become a bitch and completely wonk out on me. It looks like it's fixed now, but jeez was that annoying.

Speaking of glitches (lol see what I did there?), the family and I finally got around to watching Tin Man.

I must say, it's a lot different than what I was expecting, but I'm really digging it so far. Of course, that may just be me, because I love pretty much anything Oz-related, but whatever. The chick playing DG is really hard to warm up to, but that may just be because she's got weird facial expressions sometimes.

And given the fact that I've had an immense crush on the Scarecrow since I was twelve, this doesn't come as a surprise at all, but I still have to say... Oh Glitch. Ohhh Glitch and your adorable amnesiac ways. ♥
I loved your klutzy butt even before you went all Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass and then that scene just cemented my love. ~~(HAHA I INVOKED TV TROPES YOU LOSERS WILL BE ON THERE FOREVER NOW.)~~
Alan Cumming, why must you be so quirkily charming? And a fantastic singer? And completely unattainable? ;^;

Aaand now I'm shipping DG/Glitch. GOD KAIYA YOU'RE SO ORIGINAL.

"I'm your huckleberry."

2008-12-26T04:05:17Z

Here's hoping everyone had a Merry Christmas/Happy Chanukah/whatever the heck. I won't bore you with the details of my own gifts, but let's just say I'm greatly enjoying my new little Mp3 player. ^_^ Today was officially PJ day at my house, which was nice because we just lazed around and watched Tombstone (which, by the way, is what the title quote is from. Be thankful-- my dad also got 300, so if we'd watched that you'd have to deal with "Madness? THIS. IS. CHRISTMAAAAAAS!" or some variation thereof. No, I'm not going to apologize for the way my brain works.)

I always liked the fact that I eventually stopped caring what I got for Christmas. That way, you can always be pleasantly surprised by whatever you get, because you don't really have your heart set on anything. This year was apparently Read-A-Book year, because everyone in my family got tons of books. So if you don't hear from me for a while... well, actually it won't be any different than any other day, will it? XD

kaiyabeck @ 2008-12-16T21:37:00

2008-12-17T02:46:05Z

Dear winter,

I like you. Seriously, I do. I may not enjoy you as much as the other seasons, but I have to admit to a certain childlike glee whenever I see huge fluffy flakes of snow falling from the sky.

That being said, would it kill you to not be such a friggin' tease?

I mean, I was sort of getting used to the bitter cold, but then you had to pull one warm day on me yesterday and now my natural resistance is all shot to hell. I mean, seriously... freezing rain? Freezing rain? After sixty-degree weather? Come on! Give me some transition here, would ya?

Sincerely,
Kaiya

(P.S. The snow's pretty, but could you possibly make it so that I can drive without killing myself? I got stuff to do tomorrow.)

On the plus side, I did manage to get some more writing done. Kingdom Hearts fandom needs to stop being so demanding, I swear to god. ~~I DO NOT MEAN THIS WHAT THE HECK AM I SAYING~~

When the teacher rings the bell, drop your books and run like hell!

2008-12-08T04:42:39Z

So, school's out finally. Ugh, I was having so much trouble with that final paper. Arggh. But it's done and I'm out and everything is awesome now. It snowed my first night back at my parents, too. That was a nice welcome. ^_^

The only problem is that I'm back on my parents' computer with its lame-ass connection. Which will probably be less lame-ass in the future because they've finally set up cable connection on my street! Holy crap. My parents are ecstatic, as you probably could tell.

Oh, by the way, for all the peeps who read my writings, I've finally buckled down and set up a separate journal for all of my fics. Head on over to spots_of_ink if you wanna check it out. (I apologize for the barrage of Motherfic, but it was all my muse could talk about for a few weeks.) I'll hopefully be updating it with more Kingdom Hearts and Silent Hill fic, though.

I am still technically turkey-drunk.

2008-12-01T14:10:03Z

Hoo... it's good to be back with my beloved high-speed internet, even though it's only for a short while. ~~WHY, SCHOOL?! WHY DO YOU TAUNT ME WITH WHAT I LOVE?!~~ Seeing relatives was awesome, as was having another family cook dinner for us, but the downside of that is that we weren't able to bring any leftovers back. No turkey sandwiches makes Kaiya a sad panda. ;^;

On the upside, Thanksgiving marks the end of the semester! I'm not really sure how many days I have left, but it can't be more than a week. Then it's home-cooked meals for a month and a half! Woohoo!

Oh god I just got my Secret Santa assignment for kh_drabble and I'm kinda freaking out about it oh god oh god oh god

I don't know whether this proves my ingenuity or my insanity...

2008-11-20T01:39:47Z

We're doing King Lear in our Shakespeare class (which I love, by the way-- the whole thing's so gritty and tragic and horrifying), and God help me but within the course of it I started to ship Cordelia/the Fool. (VAST's songs about unrequited love aren't helping matters.)

They have absolutely no scenes together, but there is a mention that the Fool is utterly miserable when Cordelia leaves the kingdom. That apparently was all that my mind needed, because now I ship this pairing like whoa. It got so bad that I... actually looked for fic of it on Fanfiction.net.

Wow, you guys.

If you ever want to get a taste of some really talented Shakespeare writers, you should check it out. Admittedly, there is a slew of really bad ones (the Romeo and Juliet section seems to be especially rife with them), but if you sift through the not-as-popular plays like the historical plays, As You Like It, and a bit of A Midsummer Night's Dream you might find some gems. (Tragically, no Fool/Cordelia, but I did find a really great fic on one of the more detestable characters in Lear.)

So... sometimes fits of temporary insanity bring you good things in the end, yeah?

Okay, guys...

2008-11-19T22:48:37Z

...I caved.

Hopefully this won't come back to bite me in the ass later. If I don't like it, I'll just switch back, I guess.