Zydrate comes in a little glass vial. A little glass vial.
AUGH I've wanted to write an entry pretty much every day for the last month. Also I think I'm, like, 5 days behind on my friendslist. Again. But for now, I'm on top of homework, so have a little time to contemplate what the hell to do for NaNoWriMo and what exchanges I can feasibly join, put more work into my games, think about my final Animation project, go through my email... and unload the emo.
I think I've talked myself into dropping Japanese, even though I still feel shitty about it. I invested three years in this, went to Japan - and mentally hit a wall with the language. There's apparently not much else to learn as much as get accustomed and fluent. Japanese 4 is entirely reading comprehension of things I don't give a damn about. And from here, there's teaching English in Japan, which is a long shot and not really what I want to do, and getting really wish-upon-a-star lucky and getting a foot in the door into the Japanese animation industry.
Possibly petty reasons for dropping out now, but they're not balanced by much keeping me in. I've pretty much accomplished my goal of seeing Japan, and have a huge amount of material at my disposal to at least keep in touch with the language. And if - big if - I get a chance to go back to Japan... I get the impression I'd get by, at least in Tokyo.
Don't think that argument's nearly as solid as it was in my head.
I'm also sad that I can't get down to DC this weekend for the Rally. Sad and guilty. My friends and I at one point were contemplating a madcap road trip tonight, but didn't pan out. I send best wishes and hopes to those who did get down there, though ^_^; It'll be fantastic!
On a separate note, Thank you, President Obama!
And one of the principle reasons I didn't go was shenanigans the Repo the Genetic Opera shadowcast, followed by The Rocky Horror Picture Show shadowcast over the weekend here in NoHo. I am a shallow, shallow thing, but this was much easier to do than wrangle transport across about 6 states and into the Traffic Hell known as my old stomping grounds. I moved up north for many reasons - love for NoVa was not one of them.
Anyway. We're headed off for Repo in about ten minutes, so... so much for unloading a lot. I'll try to get back on later tonight or tomorrow. Because seriously. Unloading is needed.
But after a few weeks of little sleep, almost-ulcers, paranoid self-contemplation and general unhappiness, I'm looking forward to a great Halloween.
--- About 6 hours later ----
Since campus's internet connection waved bye bye just as I was about to click submit, I can write an ETA too ^_^
Repo was Amazing! Terrance Zdunich returned this year for Q+As and signings and general funsies. I got my dvd signed, a group picture, and a fair number of videos at the Q+A before my camera batteries lurched slowly and haltingly into death. Need to find my spare. Anyway, awesome media stuffies. I should put my youtube account and online photo things that are not facebook to use! (Despite the fact that I still have things from last year's Repo gathering dust on my external hard drive. People, poke me. I will try to poke myself.)
The cast was, once again, great. Damn funny and skilled with their parts - a lot of my friends were on the cast, so it was fun to cheer them on. I really hope I can join at some point. Maybe.
Also got a slew of quotes, from general conversation and people snarking at the screen in true shadowcast fashion. I would start writing them down now, but it's twenty to four and I have sleep to make up. But there's a lot of stuff to catch up on and sort out, so hopefully the next post won't take another month.
Love and peace and twenty-first century cures.
I think I've talked myself into dropping Japanese, even though I still feel shitty about it. I invested three years in this, went to Japan - and mentally hit a wall with the language. There's apparently not much else to learn as much as get accustomed and fluent. Japanese 4 is entirely reading comprehension of things I don't give a damn about. And from here, there's teaching English in Japan, which is a long shot and not really what I want to do, and getting really wish-upon-a-star lucky and getting a foot in the door into the Japanese animation industry.
Possibly petty reasons for dropping out now, but they're not balanced by much keeping me in. I've pretty much accomplished my goal of seeing Japan, and have a huge amount of material at my disposal to at least keep in touch with the language. And if - big if - I get a chance to go back to Japan... I get the impression I'd get by, at least in Tokyo.
Don't think that argument's nearly as solid as it was in my head.
I'm also sad that I can't get down to DC this weekend for the Rally. Sad and guilty. My friends and I at one point were contemplating a madcap road trip tonight, but didn't pan out. I send best wishes and hopes to those who did get down there, though ^_^; It'll be fantastic!
On a separate note, Thank you, President Obama!
And one of the principle reasons I didn't go was shenanigans the Repo the Genetic Opera shadowcast, followed by The Rocky Horror Picture Show shadowcast over the weekend here in NoHo. I am a shallow, shallow thing, but this was much easier to do than wrangle transport across about 6 states and into the Traffic Hell known as my old stomping grounds. I moved up north for many reasons - love for NoVa was not one of them.
Anyway. We're headed off for Repo in about ten minutes, so... so much for unloading a lot. I'll try to get back on later tonight or tomorrow. Because seriously. Unloading is needed.
But after a few weeks of little sleep, almost-ulcers, paranoid self-contemplation and general unhappiness, I'm looking forward to a great Halloween.
--- About 6 hours later ----
Since campus's internet connection waved bye bye just as I was about to click submit, I can write an ETA too ^_^
Repo was Amazing! Terrance Zdunich returned this year for Q+As and signings and general funsies. I got my dvd signed, a group picture, and a fair number of videos at the Q+A before my camera batteries lurched slowly and haltingly into death. Need to find my spare. Anyway, awesome media stuffies. I should put my youtube account and online photo things that are not facebook to use! (Despite the fact that I still have things from last year's Repo gathering dust on my external hard drive. People, poke me. I will try to poke myself.)
The cast was, once again, great. Damn funny and skilled with their parts - a lot of my friends were on the cast, so it was fun to cheer them on. I really hope I can join at some point. Maybe.
Also got a slew of quotes, from general conversation and people snarking at the screen in true shadowcast fashion. I would start writing them down now, but it's twenty to four and I have sleep to make up. But there's a lot of stuff to catch up on and sort out, so hopefully the next post won't take another month.
Love and peace and twenty-first century cures.