BOO!
I think I'm back. Maybe. Sort of. I think I've sorted things out to a point where my life is going where it wants to go.
In the meantime I've started looking at registering for Animazement this year in Raleigh, NC - I'm thinking about going, and I think I'll book a hotel and ticket sometime this week. Is anyone else going? And can anyone give me cosplay suggestions? I have no idea who I'm going to go as and thus far all I have is a schoolgirl outfit to go in. Not exactly cosplay material, unfortunately; for me, it's more like an outfit made from everyday clothes that I wear rather constantly. But that aside, if anyone wants to meet up with me there, I'll be more than happy to meet up~~
Edit: I might go as Ashe from FFXII, or I could even do Lightning from FFXIII - I'm looking a lot at Final Fantasy costumes right now, though honestly, all suggestions are greatly appreciated <3
I've also begun taking some of my Gackt posters and wallscrolls down. The walls look so barren, the room looks so.. oddly empty. It looks like I'm moving out, almost. Unfortunately, I've lost a lot of respect for Gackt with the whole Nemuri Kyoshiro [sp?] Project thing and, frankly, I'm not sure yet but he may have lost me as a fan, at least for now. I appreciate his voice, appreciate the music genius he does have - because he possesses a lot of talent there, there is no doubting that - but I cannot appreciate the role he has chosen to play as many have called it a 'new hero'. No. The role he's playing... I find myself more disgusted with it than excited to see him as that character. No thank you. I think I'm going to change my layout here sooner or later [though takegamiteijiro will remain the same, mostly due to the very name of the journal].
Though... maybe it's time to move on. I've lived in the world of J-Rock for a long time now, almost five years. That's maybe not such a long time for some, but it's huge for me and it's definitely time to move on, look around, expand my interests.
That being said, I adore Hyde. I've loved his voice for almost 5 years now as well [L'Arc was the first Japanese band I really listened to, I think - thank you, Fullmetal Alchemist], and I don't see myself drifting away any time soon. I hope he at least stops in America in his world tour - if he's within 12 hours driving, I'm going and bringing friends, if he's within reasonable distance besides that, I'll fly. xD I think I'd do the same for MONORAL, I've been listening to them a lot lately, and I'd definitely do the same for Dir en grey xD DEG, COME BACK!
With concerts and all, I'm told Miyavi's coming back soon... I don't know if I'll go. I would have when I had tickets - last year - but now, it's like 'eehhh...' So I'm not so sure how that'll go. I don't have the enthusiasm for his style of music as much as I used to, though I enjoy a song of his every now and then. I suppose it all boils down to cost and distance, because I don't have my car quite yet. No trips for me on my own yet, unfortunately.
Speaking of trips, I went to Washington, DC last weekend to see the Chinese Terra Cotta warriors on loan to the National Geographic museum and it was AMAZING! There's so many stories in what I saw, so many stories in the warriors [and chariots, and horses, and other artifacts] themselves. I think I might take up a casual Chinese class around here again, too, but with my current aspirations to learn Russian and Japanese in college, as well as continue my Spanish education, we'll see... I'll probably get my languages confused. Lord knows I confuse my poor Spanish teacher enough when I've been working on Japanese...
Also been finalising plans to sing for the American Idol tryouts for the next season when they come through. I've been narrowing down my song choices and while I'm still looking at the last songs, I think I know what I'm doing a little better now~~ Lots and lots of fun there, I'm really hopeful.
Last but definitely not least, I'm in a relationship that I'm really enjoying. <3 It's odd how, just when you think that you understand yourself the world flips and suddenly the way you look at things just changes. I'm going out with a wonderful guy though - I'm really lucky to be with someone like him. He really makes me feel... whole. Complete. All sorts of corny, sappy, cheesy things. It's nice though. I really adore him. <3
And.. yeah. Long entry is long. I'm going to go to bed now~ ^^
Here's to a good day tomorrow!
In the meantime I've started looking at registering for Animazement this year in Raleigh, NC - I'm thinking about going, and I think I'll book a hotel and ticket sometime this week. Is anyone else going? And can anyone give me cosplay suggestions? I have no idea who I'm going to go as and thus far all I have is a schoolgirl outfit to go in. Not exactly cosplay material, unfortunately; for me, it's more like an outfit made from everyday clothes that I wear rather constantly. But that aside, if anyone wants to meet up with me there, I'll be more than happy to meet up~~
Edit: I might go as Ashe from FFXII, or I could even do Lightning from FFXIII - I'm looking a lot at Final Fantasy costumes right now, though honestly, all suggestions are greatly appreciated <3
I've also begun taking some of my Gackt posters and wallscrolls down. The walls look so barren, the room looks so.. oddly empty. It looks like I'm moving out, almost. Unfortunately, I've lost a lot of respect for Gackt with the whole Nemuri Kyoshiro [sp?] Project thing and, frankly, I'm not sure yet but he may have lost me as a fan, at least for now. I appreciate his voice, appreciate the music genius he does have - because he possesses a lot of talent there, there is no doubting that - but I cannot appreciate the role he has chosen to play as many have called it a 'new hero'. No. The role he's playing... I find myself more disgusted with it than excited to see him as that character. No thank you. I think I'm going to change my layout here sooner or later [though takegamiteijiro will remain the same, mostly due to the very name of the journal].
Though... maybe it's time to move on. I've lived in the world of J-Rock for a long time now, almost five years. That's maybe not such a long time for some, but it's huge for me and it's definitely time to move on, look around, expand my interests.
That being said, I adore Hyde. I've loved his voice for almost 5 years now as well [L'Arc was the first Japanese band I really listened to, I think - thank you, Fullmetal Alchemist], and I don't see myself drifting away any time soon. I hope he at least stops in America in his world tour - if he's within 12 hours driving, I'm going and bringing friends, if he's within reasonable distance besides that, I'll fly. xD I think I'd do the same for MONORAL, I've been listening to them a lot lately, and I'd definitely do the same for Dir en grey xD DEG, COME BACK!
With concerts and all, I'm told Miyavi's coming back soon... I don't know if I'll go. I would have when I had tickets - last year - but now, it's like 'eehhh...' So I'm not so sure how that'll go. I don't have the enthusiasm for his style of music as much as I used to, though I enjoy a song of his every now and then. I suppose it all boils down to cost and distance, because I don't have my car quite yet. No trips for me on my own yet, unfortunately.
Speaking of trips, I went to Washington, DC last weekend to see the Chinese Terra Cotta warriors on loan to the National Geographic museum and it was AMAZING! There's so many stories in what I saw, so many stories in the warriors [and chariots, and horses, and other artifacts] themselves. I think I might take up a casual Chinese class around here again, too, but with my current aspirations to learn Russian and Japanese in college, as well as continue my Spanish education, we'll see... I'll probably get my languages confused. Lord knows I confuse my poor Spanish teacher enough when I've been working on Japanese...
Also been finalising plans to sing for the American Idol tryouts for the next season when they come through. I've been narrowing down my song choices and while I'm still looking at the last songs, I think I know what I'm doing a little better now~~ Lots and lots of fun there, I'm really hopeful.
Last but definitely not least, I'm in a relationship that I'm really enjoying. <3 It's odd how, just when you think that you understand yourself the world flips and suddenly the way you look at things just changes. I'm going out with a wonderful guy though - I'm really lucky to be with someone like him. He really makes me feel... whole. Complete. All sorts of corny, sappy, cheesy things. It's nice though. I really adore him. <3
And.. yeah. Long entry is long. I'm going to go to bed now~ ^^
Here's to a good day tomorrow!