Hi folks! I'm a girl who loves to imagine, to create, and to dream. I'm collecting poetic quotes, just because they're pretty, so feel free to send me any.
Also, if it isn't already obvious - I believe BB will be together in the end after Booth finds his brains!
Talk about their new single Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa. How it starts off as a simple ballad with piano and strings, then ends up being something huge and dramatic. Has a very Kalafina-like style to it. They describe it as the entrance being different to the exit. W says in the part when she and H are singing the choral-like Kajiura-language part, it is like they are shouts in the sky, while K sings the wish/desire from the ground.
Well, they managed to describe the general feeling about that part in proper words, haha. I love it when singers talk about their songs. Then the song seems to take on a whole new meaning when you listen to it again.
SIGGHHHH THE DVD COVER IS OFFICIAL.
Oh well. I guess I can accept it. As long as what's inside is of good quality. Except I think SMEJ should really offer a contest for fans to design the DVD cover. I'm sure someone out there can design an awesome cover befitting Kalafina's debut live DVD that will win the hearts of both fans and non-fans. LOL. Ok I shall stop deluding myself. My wallet isn't happy, but I'm gonna pre-order it soon~
God, SMEJ. This is atrocious. Let's not talk about the simplistic design - the fonts are decent, but the photos are... ugh, I'm speechless. Did the designers study Photoshop at all? What the heck is up with the disastrous lighting?
Oh and, most importantly, WHERE IS THE ELEGANCE? D:
*weeps in corner* Ugh, this is painful! I hope this is draft 1 or something (whatever they call it for images). D:
The girl who doesn’t get nicely dressed up everyday. The girl who doesn’t have to have her makeup perfect everyday. The girl who has that little boyish side to her. The girl who doesn’t have a ton of pictures of her showing off a ton of skin and puckering up her lips online. The girl who’s willing to run around in the rain without caring about her hair. The girl who will stay up with you all night on the phone. The girl who’s willing to play video games with you, and not stop until she beats you. The girl who doesn’t make every guy’s head turn. The girl who not every single person will call pretty. The girl who lives in her own little world along with a few other people. The girl who doesn’t care what people think. The girl who is also like a best friend to you. The girl who sat there and listened to you, about anything, always.
That girl, that’s the girl who’s worth it. That’s the girl who you can fall in love with and never regret it. She’s the one, you could spend the rest of your life with.
The BIG problem with doing something you like: you want to be the best. And why is that a problem? Because everyone else also wants to be the best. Right?
I ain't gonna elaborate anymore. And I ain't gonna talk about it either. I'll go about my life and believe that all things work out for good even if everyone seems to be taking 10000000 steps ahead and I'm apparently still standing at the same spot, not moving. Because God takes the night shift and He works behind the scenes. Because everything happens in His timing, not mine, even if I want it to happen NOW OMGWTF LOL.
Well, not that I'm feeling animosity to anyone or anything. I'm just wondering why, for the first time in my life, I'm not living up to my own expectations. Maybe it's because, for the first time too, I'm actually focusing on something I like and my picky perfectionism is showing its true colours. Probably. XD
I'm not rambling about this anymore. Life is too short to harp on the bad things! But lemme harp on the CPU first...
For some odd reason the CPU still isn't working right and it's causing mum to run up and down picking up... things (no idea what it's called lol) to test out on the dumb CPU. Oh c'mon, just work already so we can all settle down and she doesn't have to run all over the place! Can it be so hard to compromise, CPU? ._." Good grief. Idiot CPU. I'd kick you if you hadn't undergone a full makeover (and I love the case now, ohohoho).
And oh my god, I take back my words. I don't think I ever want to be a counselor. I'm only interested in psychology because I want to know how the mind works. Why people do the things they do. And how this can be translated into characters - to make them real, to make them lovable, to make them human.
Oh well. Recruitment isn't going so well either. I'm shocked. Are there so few Kalafina fans in SG that they're countable on both hands? This is bad. Hahaha.
Oh my. First time seeing Maya on stage. She looks cute, but I'm too used to the trio that is Kalafina now. Haha. And Kizuato sounds so much better live than in the recording, imo. I can't wait for the live DVD.
Gonna wait and see if play-asia offers a pre-order discount for it! If not, I guess it'll be 83 bucks then... *plots to make use of Christmas traditions*
I'm blaming everything but myself for the block, as usual. It comes and goes as it pleases. I hope the 7-hour ordeal we had today (VPP is actually interesting, but it's just too bloody long) helped in breaking it somewhat. Why or how, I don't know. Haha.
Oh well. CPU is off at AJJ's undergoing an extreme makeover to keep up with the times. I mean, seriously? I went OMGWTF when I saw the recommended specs for G4. I'm guessing Fable III will require the same kind of graphics. I wish technology didn't advance so quickly; that way I can keep the CPU for like 4 years and it won't be outdated. D: Well anyway, even if it could run G4, it can't start up, so either way it'd have to go to AJJ's.
I just miss a good ol' PC RPG, lol. G4 has gotten pretty bad reviews because it failed to meet its predecessors' standards, but I have the feeling that I'll enjoy it nonetheless. Even with the lack of customization. I enjoyed Fable's PC port after all, even if the reviews said it sucked. At the very least it could inspire me, like Oblivion did for HML CA10 (lol I wonder if anyone realized the world was modeled after it. Forests and a capital port city. I just took out all the extra towns because it would overshot the word limit, but in my head, it's pretty well-developed).
Anyway, I guess our lecturer was right about one thing: don't judge a work of art based solely on reviews, without trying it out yourself. She was talking about movies and books, but I think it applies to just about everything that people review, lol. Games included. Trust your instinct is what I think works! :D (Most of the time.)
Okay. Time to pull up that draft, think about it, and gain some inspiration from watching lives. :D
I'm back to writing poems again, after what feels like a year of not touching them. Kinda stuck at the last stanza though. I suspect I was inspired by today's sermon, though half the poem has absolutely no relation to it (and is so vague and un-detailed, I am pretty much annoyed at myself, lol. But I'll cut myself some slack. It's been a while since I wrote poetry anyway.). 'sides, no big deal. If so happens that I come across a poetry competition whose theme actually ties with this one, then I might do something about it. Might.
Oh well. Words are easy to say and write, but the impact of words can only be felt if they are skillfully woven and held together, yes? Every word should complement its partner. Same goes for sentences and paragraphs. But I digress; it's just my opinion. Writing is an art, as simple as it sounds. It's just like drawing, but with words.
I've finally finished work! It was... uh. Oh well. All I know is that I don't want to spend the next 20 - 30 years of my life working my sorry self off in some office. No matter how pretty the package is.
No thank you. I want to sit down with a team of writers, brainstorm and draft out the story, world, lore and characters of an open-ended RPG. I want to drink my bubble tea and try my hand at writing something publishable. Heck, worse comes to worst, I'll write whatever is needed for the company, even if it's boring ol' research papers.
I definitely don't want to sit in an office and do business-related things for sure now, LOL. It'll drive me insane man. And it's the next twenty years or so after graduation that I'm talking about here!
Oh well. Cross that mountain when I get to it! :D
School reopens on Monday. Sigh, I don't wanna go back to school. Even though poly is much better than secondary school. BUT IT'S STILL SCHOOL! D:
So I was checking the timetable. Because I saw updates on fb that it was out. I clicked on all the days, and groaned because most of the days are gonna be frickin' long, except for Fri. And Tues agai -
Wait. Wed has nothing.
... Waitwaitwait. O_O
Are they for real? No class on Weds? Did they just forget to put it up or something? Seriously? I ain't gonna believe this until I see Wed still has a blank a day before school reopens! :D
Well, I do suppose it means GEMs could be on Wed. But I hope not. It's not fun going to school just for some 3-hour lesson. DT was bad enough, and it was 8 in the morning! If it's an afternoon class I wouldn't mind though. Free air-con. :3 Though I kinda suspect it's a break before Thurs' class. That crazy whole-afternoon class. Omg. D:
And I hate plotting. But I'm itching to get the idea out onto the lappy, though it's incomplete and still in infant form. At least now I've gotten the basics out of the way and can start thinking about the concept & plot, but still... ._."
Potato chips are love. I'm still chewing them even though I practically ate my way through crabs for dinner (which was yummy!). Blame my itchy mouth...
And: Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa is still on the charts! *cheers*
Total sales: 11065.
Ranked #8 in the oricon charts for the first week!
Yes. This is a drabble, which is when I write about random thingamajigs and gobbledegook. There might be nothing worth knowing, so there you have it. You have been warned.
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I was going to step outside of my comfort zone and try something new.
But who knew the protagonist would end up injecting fantasy into the story again? Sorry man, I guess I'm just cut out for fantasy. I'm gonna see where it goes, though. I'm almost done with the other one (kinda stuck at the moment. It's nearing its climax but there are several loopholes I've yet to settle) anyway. Nowadays, I can write to a decent point in the plot, but I can never start on a proper draft, lol (because the plot never finishes, OMG. PROCRASTINATION FTW.).
Well, at least I can reach the middle part nowadays. For plotting, at least. I never used to get past chapter 1 before I entered dtvm. O_o With the exception of two extreme bursts of inspiration in sec 1, of course... those two stories need a heaven lot of polishing if I want to make something even remotely publishable. And honestly, the plots are just mediocre to me now. I guess my expectations have gone up. D: One of them could become a game concept, though, if I ever consider it in the future. Some aspects of it, anyway.
So.
I spend a lot of time listening (but with some people, I talk more because there's a lot to talk about! :D Or I know them pretty well, more or less). There's much you can glean about someone by simply listening, often more than you might get from being the talker.
I wonder how some people act when they're with other people. Hahaha. Just curious, I guess. Figuring out how and why people act the way they do is... intriguing. :3
Though I still think it's true that love compromises friendship. In most cases, anyway.
And some people, I've observed, ramble on and on like a bulldozer nonstop, with little concern for the listener.
And there are the ones who can actually hold a two-way conversation pretty well.
Gah why do people always interrupt my blogging nowadays?! I can't finish this frickin' post! I'll continue it tomorrow. Random Drabbles #3!
Hahaha. Yuki Kajiura looks so formal (like a mother), while the rest of her recording team look like guffoons behind her (KIDS, THEY ALL ARE. KIDS!). HAHAHA. (it's just my opinion, please do not kill me. I love Yuki Kajiura and her musicians/vocalists, I really do! D:)
But wait... what recording?! O_O
Anyways. Still happily playing PSP2 while I wait for PSP2: Infinity alongside all the PS fans. And Fable III & Arcania 4: Gothic, sigh. D: Of course, there's always GEMs to think about, but let's cross that mountain when we get to it.
And no, I'm not a big fan of grinding, but PSP2 is just too fun. =/ Even if I'm in no mood to grind, I can just clear a few missions for fun (and get some type points). I just have one gripe. WHY THE HELL IS TYPE SO HARD TO LEVEL? ._." They say it starts getting hard from type lv20 onwards, but my hunter type is only 14 and I'm finding it frickin' annoying to level. ._."
Hmm, never mind. Grinding has never been my forte, but I love my beast hunter. Never mind that the nanoblasts are practically useless at her level (they kill her more often than not, but whatever. I like nanoblasting, even though SUVs & mirage blasts are waaaaaay better than nanoblasts now. D:)
Anyway, PSP2 has the best bosses to complain about, lol. Especially the idiotic final boss from chapter 10-3. Run to the side during his spam machine gun of death, spam defbaride, face him and block/recover halfway from his one-hit KO attack, spam bullets until he dies... ._."
Ahem. Enough about PSP2. I'm going to entertain myself now. Ciao.
