*SHOOTS LJ!!!!* GOD DAMN YOU, WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU!?!?!? *just not happy* ><
*sighs*... Ok, well, life just sux. I only have like 2.22gb left on my hard drive so I better clean it out. I have a ton of assignments to do by the end of the week and a bunch of errands to run. Also, my head's spinning a bit and yesterday was just horrible. I'm still feeling a bit ill, and just... not good. My body felt like it was on fire yesterday, but I had no temperature, so I had to sweat it out in order to prevent myself from becoming sicker. My throat hurts, so I drank some hot water with lemon to see if that will help. My head still throbs now and then. *sighs*
Life... just really didn't like me this past week. I think I need to take a break from irc and qcing. I finished qcing a Fushi project last night so I didn't have to keep May waiting for it. I don't know how long it's going to take me to recover - hopefully after today, I'll be better. My brain just isn't working too well, my grammar probably displays just how impaired I've become in thought. I'm tired -.- but if I sleep anymore I'll be even more tired tomorrow. *sighs* Thank god for a 3 day holiday though.
I found some songs by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, they're really kewl ^^ I'm listening to Christmas music after Christmas lol. I listened to a few of the songs yesterday, while I was trying to basically keep myself together since LJ was down >< *glares at LJ* I missed the meeting at Fushi, because I had to go out to brunch with my folks - I wasn't too sore about it ^^, it's not every day that I get to spend time with my family since everyone is always so busy. We went out to the new Izzy's Pizza off of West 11th so it was fun. I ate so much, I just felt stuffed after the first plate... but it's a buffet T.T;;; so gotta eat your money's worth. At least I didn't feel like throwing up - like I usually do after eating at buffets. I guess that meant I controlled what I ate, pretty well.
Right now I have one imp project to work on, better get it done before the end of the week ^^ I think Septy is going to send me script for a Fushi project so I can proof it, but today just isn't too good. I can't believe I'm even in front of a computer right now.... well... at least I'm not on irc at the moment. So many group releases to get caught up on... oh wellz. God, my head's hurting again. Lately, I've been doing some more exercising; it will improve my mood and help me stay awake better. They say that exercise helps a person become more alert and keeps them on their toes ^^. Also, I need to seriously move around and lose some weight --; My cousin is getting married in August, and I'm probably going to the wedding ... actually I am - one way or another ^^ The last thing I need when I get to SanD, is "Oh, my how fat you've gotten." .... Yes... I so love that. Even if they don't, the memory of 4 years ago still burns ever so brightly -.-
I was just reading through the Ticket from two days ago, and House of the Flying Daggers made it into American theaters a lot quicker than I had anticipated. The movie just came out in Hong Kong in July 2004 - a couple days after I left for the U.S. >< I wanted to see it so badly... it's already out on DVD/VCD in China/Hong Kong. I want to buy it >< I don't want to watch it at the U.S. movie theaters, everything is overcharged. I bought Hero back in China, less than 1/4 of the price paid here in the U.S. for it. The english subtitles are really good, so it's not a counterfeit XP I saw so many counterfeit items over in China ... it's sad. People exert their energy and cleverness on such low levels of money-making techniques. Oh wellz, what they do isn't really of my concern.. until it directly affects me ^^; Well anywayz... the funny thing I read in the paper, is Hero (2004). The movie came out here in 2004, but it was made much earlier than even Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Hero was actually one of the first - if not the first (which I think it really was) - movies that Zhang Ziyi appeared in, that's how she got the role for CTHD. Also... why did Quentin Tarantino slap his own name on top of Hero cover? That just makes absolutely no sense to me.. but ok. The other funny thing is that Zhang Ziyi and Jet Li are on the cover of the DVD. Ok, Jet Li is the main character, that makes sense... however, Zhang Ziyi wasn't even that significant of a character, Maggie Cheung & Tony Leung were much more important than her... oh wellz.
It seems a lot of Eastern or international things have taken over the U.S. by storm. Suddenly, we have yaoi manga being published, tons of HK movies being licensed over here like Infernal Affairs - I want to see that so badly >< - but the cover of the DVD just sux. The HK original DVD cover is so much better looking. A lot of Japanese films are being licensed here too. I heard that Gackt + HYDE's Moon Child was already licensed in the U.S. but the sound quality really sux, plus the cover wasn't as good as the original. I own the DVD and the VCD XD *got a little carried away* I want to see Kagen no Tsuki with Kuriyama Chiaki and HYDE XD. I heard that it wasn't very good... but I don't care XD First of all, Yazawa Ai stories are just really good, and then there's HYDE~!!! Itou Ayumi is also in this movie, I think she's the other main character. There's Mizuki, Adam, Satsuki, and 4 kids. Itou Ayumi is one of the kids, the main girl who can see Mizuki - I think. She also plays the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the upcoming -hopefully soon-to-be released- Final Fantasy VII movie. I want to see it so badly >< Grrr.
Lately, all I want to do is write. I have a ton of really good storyline ideas floating around in my head. Also, I have a ton of books that I want to buy, but I need to go and make a deposit at the bank - still. I'm pretty sure the banks aren't going to be open tomorrow because of the holiday. *sighs* Oh wellz. Well anywayz back to what I was saying about stories... >< I'm stumped!!! AGH on my 5-6 year project too >< I'm so mad. I think that story is just begging to be shot. I've been writing trying to write a triology since the 7th grade, but not succeeding much. I've already gone through 7 versions of the story and it's evolved quite a bit. When I first wrote it, my grammar sucked.. I mean literally sucked. Also the story started out as a fantasy, simple as that... but then I went into the logic and the background information, and started to dig around and give it some backbone... but I've failed so miserably >< Originally, after reading Tamora Pierce's Alanna series, I wanted to start my own story about heroines training to be knights, then I hated the idea because it was copying it too much. I wrote about some heroine warrior in my knight story as a reference, and then decided to start my own story on that girl. After that, I started a story based on that girl and how she fought against a tyrannical, immortal emperor who ruled the country she lived in. But... I hated the story after like 12 chapters. I modelled quite a few characters based on my best friends and me. At the time, I had 3 really good girl friends, so I modelled 4 characters on them and me. I went to develop these four characters rather than my main heroine. I had a little too many characters, so I went insane and killed the story off again >< Grrrr. That's so frustrating.
*sighs* I picked up the story several times. I rewrote it 4 years ago and it sounded pretty good... except I hated it again and decided to redo the storyline and everything so that it would make sense to me. I incorporated technology rather than mythical creatures... the whole unicorn, dragon, & kraken thing just doesn't work out with me -.-; Also, my heroine... is now... both girl and guy lol ^^; Well, she was born a male, but can turn into a female... under certain circumstances. Yeah, I don't think I want to go too much into that, but I can tell who ever just read that sentence is probably very confused... oh well. The character modelled off of me is a bit of a lackey and confidant for the main character. I couldn't bear to make my friends' lives miserable in the story, so I decided to make my character's life as angsty & miserable as possible XD *angst lover* ... I'm such a masochist.
Anywayz.. I think I may have to give up on this story eventually, it's driving me insane. I started a modern angst story 3 years ago and it's still running pretty smoothly. I haven't written much lately, but the ideas still roll around a bit and there haven't been any changes to the major plot, so it's good. I want to write that one too T.T I have 5 projects I want to work on >< grrrr. My newest project isn't quite so angsty as all my other works... surprisingly ... ... ... yeah.... that just dawned on me... and I'm shocked. The story is about a prodigal violinist who gets trapped in the middle of a war and revolution, and the story is a shounen-ai ^^. I'm not sure if it will amount to any yaoi, but it's a start. I want to draw it actually.. but I lack proper materials and time *sighs* oh wellz. I can at least do some character sketches maybe over spring break. The story is actually a little more interesting than I just made it ^^; but I don't know if I want to go into it, it'll take me forever to explain it. Hmm... maybe it is kinda angsty... but not too much. I've grown so used to angst and misery from all those IHS books back in high school, that they FORCED US TO READ @.@ - that I don't feel sadden much by depressing stories. Ok, I will cry on occassion when I see or hear something sad, but ... when it comes to reading a fiction that's angsty, I don't feel much unless it's REALLY REALLY REALLY upsetting.
*sighs* Wow, I talked quite a bit. Oh wellz ^^ A lot of upsetting things happened to me over the past week, but I'm too lazy - and don't want to think about it anymore - to write about them, so they can just slide away and disappear (+ die XD). All the people who made me angry, I'll just forgive them, all the bad things that happened, I'll just forget about it... unless I go insane later in the day and start whining/crying about it. Ok, I've spouted a mouthful, I should go do my homework or take a nap.
~luvluv, Tsugiri