tunes: Dir en grey - Drain Away

It was such a nice day yesterday! Aside from doing the laundry, I did absolutely nothing but listen to Dir en grey and print out Kyo pictures to carry around w/me. My stupid $25 Jensen headphones fucked up on me so I started using the ones that came with my iPod. The audio is pretty decent, but I still bought $20 Sony earphones. I also hit South Street to look for Dir en grey stuff. Not lucky, didn't find shit. I then went to Chinatown to stock up on Ramune, b/c msanthropickat drinks ramune with great confidence! No Dir en grey stuff there, either. Saw Battle Royale a few hours ago. Very campy shit. Funny, b/c I love Takeshi Kitano. It was still a relatively good movie, I didn't like the way it ended though. Kinda lame. Ah well. I'm glad I finally saw it. I can't believe Kyo was actually considered to be in the movie. He would've made a damn good "bad guy". That sweet little angel could've been that hardcore killer.

tunes: Dir en grey - Cage

What's there to say? Nothing really has been happening, nothing remotely interesting. I could continue my pains and frustrations over the Dir en grey thing, but I'd rather not. Well, it started out as a Matrix addiction, then Keanu Reeves, then my favorite forum got a board for X-men and I've pretty much been living there. All of a sudden, it's all about Dir en grey and Kyo. I could really use a donut right now. Or some kind of pastry. I could eat that Krimpet that's been on top of the television for a few days. It might still be good. There's also an unopened Chocolate Junior. I eat way too many of those. Not that it's causing me to gain a few pounds. Nothing like that. Oh yeah, I'm supposed to finish the layout, but I'm too lazy. I'm not working and I'm lazy. Wow. I'm going to be so broke by the time we go on vacation.

tunes: Dir en grey - Child Prey

I joined the Dir en grey yahoogroup and spent a few hours reading about the Marilyn Manson/Dir en grey/Kyo rumours. Mostly garbage about who copied off whom and whatnot. I'd like to believe that Marilyn Manson did not diss Deg or Kyo, but I'm not entirely closed off to that possibility. It's interesting to think about it, b/c I've always been curious about that whole thing. Like what if MM went to Japan and saw these guys...would he like them? Also stuff on Axl/hide from X Japan, who I don't really listen to, I listened to a few of their songs and they are pretty good, but I'm mostly Deg.

I did a search on Kyo and if he had a girlfriend, mostly curiousity. Someone did send a message that Kyo had an ex he was thinking about...rumors that he was married (trying really hard to ignore that). It sucks being a fangirl. I just keep reminding myself that this obsession will end in a matter of weeks and the insanity will end.

I also did a few Kyo-related quizzes that I'll convert to HTML and post soon. I'd also like to upload some of my favorite Deg songs, in case anyone is interested in their sound and Kyo's magnificent voice and lyrics. I also have to finish this layout b/c I still am planning on adding more Kyo pics. I love so many pics of him! He's my littlest gibblet ;) Hehe, don't ask.

tunes: Dir en grey - Karma

I do not like the Raison Detre PV. No, Kyo, you are -not- supposed to be performing S+M antics on another girl! What are you doing???? I'm also sick of videos where we can't see your face. If I went to a concert and I couldn't see your face, I'd be pissed as hell and I'd let anyone and everyone know what a ripoff that is...a waste of money on my part. So knock it off with the masks. Your are not a member of Slipknot. Okay, maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better knowing that Dir en grey will pretty much never perform in the US.

Maybe I should start looking for a job overseas? Despite all the SARS scare and whatnot. Hey, that would be fucking awesome if I could work in Japan, not knowing how to speak the language, but at least there'll be lots of anime and Japanese people! Plus the chances of me running into Dir en grey are higher! I'll go to every night club famous in Japan and try to get information. Kinda like that story from William Gibson's The Belonging. How a teacher who made a pretty good salary lost his job b/c of his hunt to find a strange woman he met in a nightclub. That's obsession for you. I'm still waiting for this obsession to simmer down to the point where I can sleep properly and walk around without this aching feeling that I have to, need to see Dir en grey live. Wow, just the thought of that frightens me. Seeing Dir en grey live. Whoa.

tunes: Dir en grey - Zakuro

Looking at pictures where Kyo might appear to be unattractive isn't helping. He's still a cute little troll. Luckily, my crushes never last long anyway so I'll hopefully be over this within a few weeks. Finding sites dedictated to the guy is so damn difficult. Just as hard as finding cheap Deg merch that isn't a stupid little keychain. Their books are about $40+ here in the US. As much as I would like one, I can't afford to blow that much on something I don't really need. Their CDs don't come any cheaper, unless I went on eBay and trusted the sellers who are sending the merch from overseas (Taiwan, Singapore, Japan). I don't deal well with foreign stuff, like my troubles with Canada.

Today, I think I'll visit the library and look in the papers for a job. Depending on the weather, of course. It's kinda nice out right now. Just dropped off my sister at school. The house smells like green peppers or something. Probably b/c my dad made special omelettes, haha. I really need to start fixing this site up, but it isn't a priority of mine. I planned on adding more images to the front page, but I guess I'll do that later.

One of my biggest wishes right now is to see a J-rock band live in concert. Like they come to Philadelphia, or open a show for Manson or something. Our stars travel overseas, I wish these bands would come here, too. At least a small venue if they think they won't sell out a large stadium. Damn, how awesome would that be...to see dir en grey rocking out live? I think I'd lose it, or die from happiness. That would be unreal.

I hate blogging these days. I don't ever blog when I feel like writing, so it's almost a chore. Not like anybody's forcing me to. I just feel obligated. It's also not as if I can fully express myself on this anyway. Scanners rock! I've been doing a lot of scanning. Mostly on my comic books, while at the same time worrying about getting them all creased up and little wrinkles here and there.

tunes: Dir en grey - Cage (Live)

How odd that I'm blogging and the same song is playing again? Well, it's an awesome song, in any case.

BTW, you are not hallucinating. It -is- a new layout. It's Kyo, my future husband, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother........

tunes: Dir en grey - Cage (Live)

I had a few things typed in when my failing hard drive decided to restart the whole computer on me. Anyway, Saturday didn't do anything I can remember, Sunday, went to the mall, didn't buy anything, went to Best Buy, didn't buy anything, then went to Circuit City where we got those all-in-one dealies (printer, copier, scanner).

I <3 Kyo. Guess what my next layout is going to be?

tunes: Dir en grey - Embryo

Oh wow, my site is finally back up again! Yesterday was commencement and I really don't feel like talking about it all over again. Overall, it was a fun experience, although there was a lot of boring speeches going on. I'm glad I got to meet all the people I did and do all the work. I don't feel like it really paid off for me, but that's my fault. I wish I had a higher GPA. Well, I got my BBA, time to go job-hunting!

I'll post more later...I'm just really tired.

tunes: L'Arc~en~Ciel - Heaven's Drive

I joined a few J-rock fanlistings! :D I need to update a lot of pages..all the information is so outdated! I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. I did say a couple of hours ago that I was going to eat and take a shower. So far, I've done neither.

tunes: L'Arc~en~Ciel - Honey

Debating on whether I should join these fanlistings, or I just haven't done so yet...I hate liking so many things! I need to get a frickin' life:

Jenna Jameson
Briana Banks
Chasey Lain
Yaoi Fan
Hentai (Poor buttons)
Trinity (Buttons suck)
Carrie-Anne Moss (Buttons suck, no 50x50)
Kelly Hu
Furuba
Furuba - Hatsuharu
Hikaru no Go - Shindou
Hikaru no Go (I joined under my other website, I think I may need to move my information)
Naruto
Naruto - Kakashi
Naruto - Rock Lee
Evangelion - Kaji / Misato
NieA_7
Ranma 1/2 - Ranma /Shampoo
Ranma 1/2 - Shampoo
Rurouni Kenshin - Sano/ Megumi
Rurouni Kenshin - Seijuro Hiko
Matrix: Reloaded: The Movie
San-X: Kogepan
Trigun: Legato Bluesummers
Vampire Princess Miyu: Larva
Vampire Princess Miyu: Miyu

tunes: Juno Reactor vs. Don Davis - Burly Brawl (Matrix: Reloaded Soundtrack)

I finally have The Matrix: Reloaded! I'm watching it right now :D Oh yeah, someone sent me a virus, if you are using Rogers cable and IP is something like 24.xxx.xxx.185, you better scan for virii! Today at 3 is rehearsals for commencement which is going to be tomorrow. I'm finally graduating! I don't have a job yet, I guess I should start actively pursuing one, considering I have bills to pay and I need to buy a car.

I joined a bunch of fanlistings, mostly Matrix related. I hope to find more X-men related ones. This site was supposed to be a test site for me to use web programming languages. I have tested php scripts, but I haven't done what a lot of other sites have done. Too busy doing nerdy stuff that isn't educational. I am such a dork.

I'm hungry and I need to take a shower.

tunes: Rage Against the Machine - Calm Like A Bomb (Matrix Reloaded)

I just got home from Temple. Bought my cap and gown! Now I'm starving! It's so close, graduation. Tomorrow is the rehearsal for commencement @ 3PM. While I was waiting in line, I was overhearing people's conversations about purchasing these expensive cap and gowns and how they had to take part in the ceremony. I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't want to do it. A lot of people were saying that their parents wanted them to do it, so they are doing it for them. It's completely understandable. Like my mom always says, you only get to do this once (well, technically, no, I graduated grade school, high school, and now I'm getting my BBA). If I chose to continue my education, I could graduate and get my masters, then my doctoral. Okay, time to eat and watch Naruto :D

tunes: L'arc~en~Ciel - Stay Away

Took some time away from my rampant posting over on the X-men board at forums4fans to make a new wallpaper. Yes, I still love Neo :D So check out the Neo wallpaper that I'm using for my desktop. ^___^

tunes: Fluke - Zion

Whoa, I am having chills listening to this song. This is the song that was playing during the Neo/Trinity love scene that kept switching to the dance scenes, the ones that looked like they were pulled from MTV Spring Break or something. I'm not really into the song itself, but listening to it makes me remember. That's reason enough to sit through it :D I also downloaded the whole Matrix: Reloaded soundtrack, it's pretty good. I hate POD with a passion, but I can stomach Sleeping Awake just b/c it's on the soundtrack. I hate obsession, I really do. I spent a lot of time looking at Carrie-Anne Moss pictures and posting on the Matrix board at forums4fans. If only I wasn't so lazy, I'd get right on it and start on a Matrix themed layout.

Oh yeah, I saw a new Archos 20GB Jukebox in the paper. It can play MPEG4 videos! I don't know if all the music videos I have are MPEG4, but I know that a 20GB can fit a few movies in it as well since most of the DVD quality are 600MB or so. Unfortunately you will need to convert them to MPEG and that's something I don't know how to do yet.

More later.

tunes: L'arc~en~Ciel - Flower

Spent a lot of time playing Perfect Dark on N64 today. Watched a couple of Naruto episodes, T2: Judgment Day, and my youngest sister FINALLY saw The Matrix. I really want to see Reloaded again.

Updates: Spent an hour making really bad Matrix wallpapers. Eh, I don't care. I'll probably make some Keanu ones later. :D

Yeargh! I'm graduating this week! I hate ceremonies. I hope this is the last I'll ever have to do. :P Hehe, I want to make some Hide wallpapers, the guy from L'arc~en~Ciel is hot. I think I like him better when long hair as opposed to spikey and I love it when he wears eyeliner. Sexy no jutsu ^^

tunes: Rob D - Clubbed to Death (Matrix OST)

Yay! Lakers got their asses kicked! Go Spurs!

Anyway, lucky you 800x600 users, I changed the size and fixed all my stupid little div alignments. I learned a lesson from this. It's for the best. I want to see Matrix: Reloaded again. This time with people. Maybe. There's a reason why I avoid places like United Artists theatres. It's too mainstream. You get the people who constantly talk throughout the movie, chat on their fucking cell phones, yell things out at the screen. That's why I go to places like the Ritz. Less annoying assholes, smaller audience, better movies. Well, most of the time. I remember on a fluke, seeing Memento and loving it.

tunes: Hive - Ultrasonic Sound (Matrix Soundtrack)

Okay, I saw the Matrix: Reloaded this morning. I've been talking about it for the past few hours and I don't feel like going over it again. I'm sure not a lot of people will like it, especially since it's nothing new now, with the bullet-time effects and super cheesy romantic moments (ah, I'm a Neo/Trinity shipper, I rolled my eyes on the outside, but inside I was dying ).

Updates: 2 Matrix: Reloaded wallpapers. I plan to make wallpapers for the first Matrix movie, too, since I liked that one the best.

I stayed till the end (after watching the hundreds of credits) so I could watch the preview for Revolutions. I am a sci-fi dork. If only I was really into Star Trek/Star Wars/ Stargate, then I'd be complete.

tunes: Dir en grey - Yokan

Boy, you people at 800x600 must hate looking at my site. This site is optimized for 1152x864 viewing. I'm going to try to make it smaller b/c I know it must be a pain in the ass to look at. I did look at it at school yesterday. I really need to start making my layouts for a smaller res.

tunes: Amy Holland - She's on Fire (Scarface Soundtrack/GTA3)

After my Econ final, I had to rework my extra credit, so I didn't get to leave campus until about 2 or so. I went to go see X2 and also bought an advance ticket to see Matrix: Reloaded. I love sci-fi. I am beyond ubergeek. I have my problems with X2 and I'm so tired writing about it. The biggest qualm I have about this movie is Rogue. She is 1/2 of my favorite X-couple. The reason I started reading comics again at the age of 13. My first comic was a Dick Tracy book that I got from this used book shop b/c it was cheap. Then I started buying various comics like Captain America. I didn't buy X-men until I saw the Fox Cartoon and saw the Rogue miniseries in a Rite Aid. After that, I was hooked. So yeah, first time I saw X-men on the big screen, I almost shed a tear. I was so happy. X2 was a lot better than the first, so I'd say you'd enjoy it even if you're not into the books. My mom wanted to see it Mother's Day, too. I don't want to reveal too much for those who haven't seen it yet. Me being the x-dork that I am, I kept looking for any inaccuracies in the movie. Eh, I'm hungry.

tunes: Dir en grey - Drain Away

Tomorrow is the Econ final, then it's over! Hurrah!

tunes: Dir en grey - Yokan

New layout, finally. Other past updates are new mp3s in the extras section and I will be uploading new wallpaper later. I still have more updates to do for the site.

Yesterday was Mother's Day. Went to the Brennan's in Glenside for a family gathering to celebrate my cousin's Communion and Micheal's 7th birthday. Went grocery shopping, then went home, ate some cereal, then slept for a bit. X-men came on so I watched that for a while, then American History X. Okay, enough talking about garbage, back to updating...

tunes: Mos Def f. Talib Kweli - Definition

Okay, imagine this. We all love the Internet. Although there are some downsides to it, the overall experience is enjoyable. Communication, convenience, entertainment..the Internet holds future promise. Aside from the usual "technology will destroy us" rant, let's go look at one of the big problems that the Internet has presented us with.

We can't patent designs. At least, normal, regular folk like myself. You make a webpage, you work hard on it, you are confident that this page will look nice. Then, someone goes and copies your site. You find out about this. This person claims their work is their own. Despite similarities what can you do, really? Some people are just insistent that they are not "thieves".

OPEN YOUR EYES.

We are all not perfect, but at least ask for permission or just notify the person. It's called BEING DECENT. There are those that lack decency, I know. What makes this even worse is if you YOURSELF begin to "copyright" your ideas and images when you KNOW that YOU COPIED someone else's work.

There's this quote I remember, although I do not remember who was behind the quote. It says something about hating things that remind you of yourself. I have taken code from people's site, but I have modified it and have learned from it. I have also asked people to help me understand how code works (and I don't just mean rinky-dink HTML back in my heyday, I also mean actual object-oriented programming).

There is nothing that you can do, really to protect yourself from internet theft of this sort. You can insert tricky JavaScript or other scripting languages to thwart others. Maybe you'll succeed if the thief is an amateur, but those with Internet know-how and are just plain savvy, they'll find a way.

For now, you can only be patient. You can claim that you were "the first to do so and so", because if people like your design enough, they'll take it. You can't waste your time fighting with these jerks. They may not know that they are thieves, but you do. It's a huge annoyance that not only do they deny that they are thieves, but they go nuts on protecting their own "ideas" from those like themselves.

Okay, ranting time with expletives, although this is rather tame:
FUCKING LOSERS STOP STEALING OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK!!! YOU ARE A THIEF. THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS ADMIT IT! YOU STEAL FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S PAGES, THEN CLAIM THEY ARE YOUR OWN WORK! WHAT'S FUCKING WORSE? YOU PUT THESE SO-CALLED "COPYRIGHTS" AND SAY SHIT ABOUT HOW YOU HATE "BITERS" SUCH AS YOURSELF!!! THAT IS FUCKING ASININE! you fucking shitheads...

tunes: Blondie - Rapture

I just got finished studying introductory PHP. I pretty much got the gist of it and will be adding tutorials later. I got my yearbook yesterday, the same day of the case competition. The group from our class didn't make it unfortunately :( I thought they were damn good, too. So far, I have two more classes I need to worry about, the big one being Economics, although b/c of my bad attendance, I have to worry about Asian Studies, too. I submitted my paper late, nullifying my extra credit (and probably more) today, will go to Temple tomorrow to hand in a hard copy. Damn, it's all b/c of the Netcarrier project. I'm not blaming it if I get a bad grade, it's my fault, anyway. Ergh, it's over. My GPA right now....it's probably going to end up a 2.8 or something, depending on my final Economics grade. That sucks, I really wanted to graduate with a 3.0. Damn it.

I've really been into the music from Grand Theft Auto 3 (think 80s from Vice City, still looking for that triphop beat from GTA3). I'm also listening to some J-rock, I really like Dir en Grey. Some Malice Mizer is okay. I knew it was something you had to become accustomed to. I have to update my reminders list and get stuff ready for graduation.

tunes: Hall and Oates - Out of Touch

The Flyers got killed by the Sens today. Ugh. I mostly watched from someone else's house. I was observing the work being done for the MIS project. I really need to get started on the help files. Got finished eating dinner. So much work to do in 2 days. This blows.

tunes Cowboy Bebop - No Reply

Oh jesus, there's this punk over at the np guild who's a complete fuckhead. There are downsides to being an anime fan, putting up with losers who swear their shit don't stink.

My last speech class was yesterday (Thursday, it's past midnight now). Funny, the night before that, I was whoring donuts like nobody's business. Yesterday morning, it being the last class and all, I was wondering if the prof was going to buy the class donuts or something. Gee golly fucking whoop. I was right. Maybe if I start thinking, "I wonder if my professors will give me A's in all my classes" it'll actually happen. Yes, wishful thinking. Don't tell me...I already fucking know. I may be dense, but not that fucking dense.

Work was okay. Nothing wonderfully or life changing occurred. I have lots of work to do so I better get cracking.

I need to remind myself, "Ignore stupid fuckheads in guild."