How (Not) To Become an Internet Personality.

     Hello, all.  G-star here.  I always recognize friends by how quickly they notice a new haircut.  If they compliment it right away, you know that either they're a good friend or they stalk you (there's one girl in my Basketball class whom I'm not sure about).  If they point it out like it's a statement, they're probably just observant.  If they say it like it's a question, as in "You got a haircut?" then they're probably just nice acquaintances.  And if they don't notice it or take a day or two to mention it, then they don't know you very well.  It's the most concerning when they don't notice that you got a neon colored streak in your hair.
     That's right, Starlets, I got that blue streak I've been talking about!  (Starlets...I kind of like that.  Like Potterheads or Owl Citizens.  Too bad it makes my fans [?] sound like teenage celebrities.  *shrug*)  My mom's (and now my) favorite hairstylist at a downtown salon is moving next month so we decided to get it done now.  Apparently it's my birthday present.  She had never used the blue dye before (I'm the first!) so the first time she put it in (after bleaching my beautiful brown hair *hair flip*) it turned this odd shade of sea green/silver.  I actually thought it looked pretty cool, but she was already going to the trouble of mixing a new batch so I didn't say anything.  Anyway, it turned out well and I'll include a picture below.
     I also got my hair cut.  Some people might call it boyish, but I prefer the term "manageable".  The streak was put in before the cut, so it got a little funky when she trimmed my bangs.  But I still like how it looks.
     Also, a happy Mothers' Day to moms everywhere, including my own!  Yesterday, as a present to the mom of the house, my family went to see that movie that just came out, Moms' Night Out.  My dad, brother and I thought it was ridiculously entertaining, but apparently the recipient of the gift got stressed out about all of it.  I looked over several times during the course of the film and never saw her smile even once.  To make up for it we had to go out and buy cake.
     I really liked the cab driver character, for some reason.  Probably because he had a British accent.  I favor those.  Why did you think I was a Potterhead?  Naturally it's not for the adventure and magic.
     The main character was supposed to be a "Mommy Blogger".  At the beginning of the movie she had stressed-out rants that, actually, I would've read, and three followers.  At the end when she posted this deep, metaphorical thing, she had 235 followers.
     By the end of the movie I was just jealous.
     Not to be ungrateful, I love and appreciate all you wonderful followers!  You're amazing!!!  But her sudden claim to fame was just unrealistic.  I mean, one post and suddenly she gains an extra 232 readers?  Personally, I thought that one entry was like most other really popular blogs out there: thinky stuff that isn't particularly entertaining yet is renowned for its greatness.  (I feel like I made every English teacher shudder right there.)  It also makes me wonder if that's why mine isn't particularly popular.  I've never liked serious content, or, as Patveli calls it, "real talk".  It makes me feel awkward.  That's the main reason I try to shy away from the darker topics in my entries.  MC finds it strange (nah, just annoying) that my main topic is myself, but what else would I talk about?  Many bloggers try to relate to their readers, but I'm not like many bloggers.  I know nothing about celebrities (I swear to God, I have no idea who Angelina Jolie is), don't go through many common situations that people may need advice on, or even really have anything that someone might vaguely recognize from their own life.  Seriously, I spend my time blogging, roleplaying, and reading manga.  Do you really think that I have much of a life to relate to?  MC and I spent LITERALLY ALL SATURDAY watching anime: Steins;Gate and The Devil is a Part-Timer.  (The latter was particularly entertaining.)  And if I strayed from my daily life I would have no choice but to end up in the shadows.  (See?!  Right there!  This paragraph is growing darker and darker!)  It makes me wonder what would happen if I really did start writing more serious entries.  Other than lose the few followers I currently have who read this for a few laughs, would I suddenly become an internet personality?  Hyperbole and a Half is a very popular blog (with its own omnibus!  I read it!) that's actually a bit similar to mine.  The big difference, though, is that the righter has many more experiences than I do to draw upon; also, while I focus on day-to-day topics, she writes whatever comes to mind that seems ridiculous at the time.  She also has funny pictures.  That probably helps.
     Okay.  Now that that particularly rant-like paragraph is trailing off into jokes, let us sally forth.  (I love that comic strip.)
     The school year is nearly over and my birthday is coming up.  (It's on a Monday.  Noooo.)  It was fun being a freshman...I guess?  Next year as a sophomore the Handshake Dynasty is going to do a little scavenger hunt involving cardstock figures I made of each member.  (Actually, I need to finish those.  I'll do requests, so just comment below for a character or, if it's a real person, include a picture!)  Prizes will be candy.  I suggested this to Patveli this year, but he said we should wait a year, since most students probably wouldn't take a bunch of freshman holding something like this seriously.  It does make sense, and we would have everything set by then.  This summer I promised myself to finally work on Zane's comic, which I have been putting off until now.  That might actually be a good thing, though, since my drawing style has improved quite a bit since I last messed with it.  I plan to lock myself in a room with no manga, books, or distractions besides a speaker setup with J-pop, Owl City, The Jellyrox, and Paramore blasting.  Of course, every time I swear to do this I end up balking out and reading a book.  So this time I have to be careful!
     I would gladly go on for hours about this stuff, but I won't put you through that, so I'll go now.  Since I posted today, the next entry probably won't be until...maybe Thursday?  Probably later, unless I have something I really want to write about.  Until then, this is G-star, signing off.

Mini-Ramble: Site's Up!

     Hello, all....HOOHA!  After about two hours of messing with HTML and CSS I know nothing about I finally got the blog to play music automatically when you open the page~!

     I want to go hug the person who made this gadget.  Even if I am only using it to play a 1 hour loop version of S3RL's Rainbow Girl....eh.  I'll add more songs later.  It's just that that song's awesome and it was the one I had up for that favorite current songs side bar thing that no one touched.

     Anyway, I just finished editing the site, probably for good.  Well, apart from the "List of the Week" and playlist bits.  I figured that, since I promised regular lists when I first started writing, I had better make good on it.  The picture up as the background is what I've been working on lately; the girl in front is me and the one behind me is MC.  I thought that, since "Hello all" is what I put at the beginning of each and every post, it would be good to put in there...and I needed something to fill up that giant space.  

     Okay, just added a bunch more songs to the playlist.  You can skip around it at will, too.  Anyone who's seen my Likes playlist on Youtube will notice a trend throughout most of the songs.... X]  For those who haven't, about half of them are songs from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle AMVs (Anime Music Videos).  I find a video I like and then I get attached to the song that goes along with it.  I even have a Miley Cyrus song in there.  Not that I'm putting that up on my blog.

     In any case, I'm very happy with all this and I hope you are too!  It turned out very well!  Until tomorrow or whenever, this is G-star, signing off.

The Pretty Boy Bible (My Tablet is an Illusion/Saving For Internet).

     Hello, all.  G-star here, and yeah, I know I ditched that promised post about character skeletons, and sorry for it.  But I got distracted, had a short period Wednesday, and a test in class yesterday.  I went to the library yesterday (big, worth it, downtown one, not the school library) and got a crudload of manga in addition to a book I've been wanting to read for several weeks.  (Score!)  ^_^  These include Train+Train vol. 2, Bleach vol. 12, and Kobato vol. 2.  I'm also on vol. 16 of Special A, but I didn't check out the next book....because it's the last one.  T-T  My problem with fiction is that I can't stand it ending.  I have to know what happens to the characters, even after the narrator stops writing about them.  This is why I don't normally do anime marathons and I don't read manga I can get at the library online.  If it's a long series (like Naruto) I'll check out two volumes at a time, but I'll usually alternate between six or seven series, getting the next one volume of each to read until I can next go to the library and get the other series.  (This is usually due to the library not having half the books I'm looking for. =_=)  Usually the reason for me not having an anime spree is the fact that I don't have my own laptop, touch device, or anything with internet.  It's quite frustrating, but I'm saving up to buy a laptop.  Every Christmas my grandparents send me some money in a card, and I save it up little by little until I have a crudload of dollar bills in a 'save' envelope, which is where I am now.  I believe I have approx. $125 right now, and while that's not bad, it's probably not enough to buy a laptop.  Also, MC says that I shouldn't buy a cheap one just because it's all I can afford.  Apparently her old one was always getting viruses, even though she didn't download much.  Much...
     Another series I've been reading from the library is Princess.Princess by Mikiyo Tsuda.  In fact, I have it with me now.  I've been waiting all day for someone to ask what it is so I can say: "This?  This, my friend, is the PRETTY BOY BIBLE."  I shall bide my time...
     I'm considering changing the site.  Like, a LOT.  New background, new color scheme, new everything.  Hey, it's 2014, a year of change.  (Even if I am a few months late.)  I'm not exactly sure why I picked the color scheme I did, it's just that pastels and neon seemed to work with a gray and pastel picture.  *shrug*  But I've been slowly accumulating anime pictures that look like me for avatars on various forums.  I have a ton now, and only a couple of them I've shown on G+, so it would probably be a surprise.  Thing is with the background picture, it has to tile or it won't work because the blog covers up the center.  It's a tad frustrating, but I think I'll try to see if you can move the blog.  It probably won't work.
      I might draw my own picture, actually, to avoid accidentally using a picture from an anime or another blogger, but that would take a lot longer, especially since my electronic drawing pad is screwed up now.  I went to color one of my old pictures and suddenly the shortcuts wouldn't work; I couldn't undo or zoom in nearly as easily, and those are essential.  Not to mention that the eraser (you could turn around the pen and use the back as a digital 'eraser') suddenly did nothing.  The tablet became way more sensitive and it glitches out quite often.  You're probably all wondering "well, why doesn't she just go to settings and fix it?"
     I CAN'T.
     APPARENTLY MY TABLET'S SOFTWARE NO LONGER EXISTS.
     IT MADE ME WANT TO BREAK SOMETHING.
     I got the tablet for Christmas.  It was one of the things on my list, and at the time it was the best thing that ever happened to me.  The thing was awesome, it worked great, and I could draw better by that time so I actually had a reason to use it.  I'll have to ask Dad at some point to take a look at it, but either he's always working or my brother is always on.... *sigh*
     Either way, look forward to some big changes in the near future.  If you like the blog as it is, just tell me and I'll keep it this way, though!  Until next time, this is G-star, signing off.

Quiz Attack (The Anime Marathon/Club Time)!

     Hello, all.   G-star here.  The business classroom smells like grilled cheese sandwiches.....and it's right before lunch.  Cruel.
     I think Basketball has quickly become my favorite class.  I get to play a sport I actually enjoy, the teacher seems to like me, and one of my best friends is in the class.  I've also found out that there really is such a thing as a 'good' sweat.  The only problem I have is that it's first period....
     I found out from MC about a part of Death Note (an anime I've mentioned before but never finished) where Light loses his memory.  Now, something like this immediately catches my attention because of the implications; there's plenty of room for comedy and goading by other characters about things the amnesiac can't remember.  So now that I've been dragged over brambles back into the show, MC has decided that we're going to have a Death Note marathon over the weekend.  I agreed to this, but only if we could watch the anime I've been watching, Meganebu!  Apparently it's only 12 episodes long (....T-T) and is ridiculously unpopular on animelist.com, but I've always liked obscure manga and anime and this one is right down my alley, even it's not for MC.  It has no real plot, which is what annoys MC the most (just like Lucky Star), but it's my one condition and she'll abide by it.  I'm also going to model for her, since she got an old-timey camera in Arizona (that's where she was all spring break).  We did something similar in middle school with her phone camera and the nearby bike path, and they actually turned out pretty well.  This should be fun.
     We discussed all this last night while Skyping.  We had intended to get some co-op Geography homework done, but when we finished that we immediately became distracted.  I opened quizilla.teennick.com out of boredom (I surf quizzes there when I have nothing else to do on the internet) and read the title of the newest one, "What Jellybelly Flavor Are You?"  MC gasped and ordered me to do the quiz for her.  (She was cleaning her room while we talked and so couldn't access the internet.)  We did this by me reading her the question and then the answers, or, if the list was extensive enough, just let her name one (we did this for color questions).  She ended up getting this odd cherry drink flavor, and I got peach.  While mine suited me fairly well, hers said she was "delicious."
     Mmmmm.  One Miss Cappuccino, please, hold the ketchup.
     After this we continued on to several other quizzes, including (but not limited to) a Disney Villain and a superpower (more like elemental power, though) quiz.  For the villain one MC got the Evil Queen from Snow White (hehe)...and I got Gaston.
     WHA?
     It continuously described me as "narcissistic" and "proud", before ending the result with "congratulations, jerk."  Okay, the jerk was only implied, but still.  I'm not narcissistic!  Okay, maybe just a little, but aren't all bloggers?  I mean, we spend our hours talking about ourselves.  But what else could we write about without extensive research?  Sandwiches?  Video games?  (Admittedly, that is one of my main topics, so I don't talk about myself all the time...)  For the superpower quiz MC got water.  It suits her quite well, I must say.  I, on the other hand, got....DARKNESS.
     Usually quiz writers put a picture in each result to jazz things up a little.  The one for darkness was a little girl in a chair holding a skull.  Um....
     Apparently, if I were a boy, I'd be the coolest guy around, but since I'm a girl I'm constantly being crushed on.  Yeah, yeah, sure....I wish.
     The Chemistry Club had planned an awesome event for today's meeting: the ULTIMATE cola fountain.  They poured five gallons of cheap cola into one of those plastic water cooler containers with a long pipe attached.  A nail near the base would keep the 99 Mentos from falling into the soda until we could reach a safe distance and pull it out with a (long) string.  We did all this in the science courtyard, and there are full-length windows along the two bordering hallways.  A huge crowd gathered in those two hallways, and several people were recording.  Everyone in the courtyard backed away and another member of the club counted down before pulling the string....
     ....and nothing happened.
     The two main members fiddled with it, shaking it, hitting the Mentos off the bottom, shaking the tube to make sure none of them were stuck, even putting salt in it to start the reaction, but still nothing happened.  Everyone slowly trailed off and eventually I had to leave for class.  But it would've been cool....probably....
     Minecraft Club was canceled by the chaperone, AKA my Physics teacher, AKA the Chem Club advisor.  Apparently he didn't get enough sleep last night.  He's nice, but he incessantly ditches club.  We all look forward to it, too, and he doesn't tell us until we're all waiting in front of the computer lab without a ride home.  It's frustrating.
      There is a good side, though.  I got to meet up Bibbidy, who apparently decided to go the meeting that day.  After finding out there was no club today we went to the library.  The librarian recently got in a few new manga series, including Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle~<3  I recommended it to her and finally got Vol. 1 of Ororon.  Looking forward to reading it.
     I had this whole rant about Pokemon Mega-Evolutions prepared, but I think I'll save that for later.  I enjoyed posting once a day, but writing a big, decent one is probably better.  I'll continue posting the daily Mini-Rambles, though, for entertainment purposes.  Until Monday, this is G-star, signing off!

Mini-Ramble: A Summary of Flubber.

     Hello, all.  G-star here.  I originally had a set-out plan for this post, which I came up with last night, but as always, I forgot everything I thought yesterday overnight.  So I'll just talk about MC's birthday instead.
     Patveli and I forced her to walk home while we biked ahead to pick up some cupcakes (white with purple buttercream frosting) that my mom and I had bought and get to her house.  We waited for a couple minutes and then shoved cupcakes down her throat (virtually) when she arrived at home.  I got her a thing called a Splat-Back, an odd sticky ball that flattens when you throw it at something hard enough, then turns back into a spherical shape.
     Patveli named the material "flubber".  Oddly, it fits.
     I also got her a kneaded rubber eraser, because she was continuously stealing the one from my pencil case whenever she saw it.  She appreciated that as well, and has been messing with both presents since yesterday.
     Patveli got her guitar supplies -- 'handmade' strings and picks -- and Rory (the formerly unmentioned fifth member of the dynasty) made her a 'showoff' card, but couldn't come.  We watched the fight scene between Edward and Mustang in Full Metal Alchemist, threw the flubber at various surfaces, and ate cupcakes until my lips were purple and IT WOULDN'T COME OFF.
     It was a good day.  G-star off.

Mini-Ramble: A Lot of Books I Have and Haven't Read.

     Hello, all, G-star here.  I think I may begin posting Mini-Rambles every day during third period; I get the work done fast so I have time to blog, and it would be a lot easier than trying to write a lengthy post on Wednesdays and failing....but they'd be a lot shorter.  What do you think?
     While I'm not exactly a social butterfly at school, I've been having a lot of fun with Google+.  I don't use Facebook or Twitter (besides, I don't have a smartphone) but G+ can, for now at least, fulfill my sharing needs.  I'm subscribed to several different anime fans, one of whom set up an 'anime vote'.  They commented on the post with several different anime and you +1'd your favorite to vote.  I thought this would be fun until I went down the list and realized I'd never even heard of any of them.
     By nature, I avoid popular anime unless I'm forced to watch/read it (by it being the only thing at the library or MC holding me at gunpoint), with the exceptions of Naruto, Bleach, Black Butler, OHSHC, and Fairy Tail.  Other than that, I'm a manga junky, preferring small stuff by authors I've never heard of (like Me and My Brothers from Hari Tokeino, one of my old favorites <3).  Needless to say, after being disappointed by the variety of anime to vote for, I reposted it with my own list.  I doubt anyone will vote, though.
     Does anyone have a good series for me to read?  (Not you, MC.  I know what you're going to say.)  Normally I get several chapter books from the library at a time that might be interesting (or parts of series I'm reading), binge read the twenty manga I got, and then finish maybe half the novels only to return the rest without renewing.  But I had a LOT of reading time over spring break and I'm almost done with the second-to-last book in my library bag.  I just finished the Maze Runner trilogy, tried the Chaos Walking series and couldn't appreciate it, and am one book into the Halo (?) series.  Fantasy would be good....I'm currently rereading the Bartimaeus Trilogy.  If you've got anything, please comment.
     Now that BOB is over, the book club is left with nothing to do.  The members who hadn't ever intended to do BOB and just came for the books are ecstatic, but the rest of us just spend lunch chatting, watching funny Youtube videos, and, in my case, reading freshly checked-out comics.  Speaking of which, the librarian recently received a few new manga series, including the first ten or so volumes of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle~!  Sadly, they're all volumes I've read.... T-T  I may reread them just for the heck of it.
     She also has a new series called Ororon by Hakase Mizuki.  I have no idea what it's about, but it's really tempting....all I can see of it is the yellow cover, yet I desperately want to read it.  With all hope, I'll be able to check it out today at lunch.  I'll write a review as soon as I do!
     Well, that was all mindless gibberish.  Gonen'nasai.  G-star out.

A Post Foretelling a Post (Dragons Have High Calcium/My Imaginary Social Life).

     Hello, all.  G-star here.  I really don't have anything to talk about, but I figured I should post so you wouldn't think I was just ditching you.
     ...Again.
     Anyway, you don't have to worry about not getting your weekly dose of daily life; I'm just putting it off because I have the regional BOB (Battle of the Books) competition this Saturday.  (MC is in my group as well. ^_^)  Since that's going to end up being a fairly long post by itself, I thought I would post on Sunday or Saturday afternoon and that would be my main entry for this week.
     So look forward to that!
     For now, though, I have to work on an article for health.  We're supposed to write two factual articles and one creative.  The first thing that came to mind when I began my creative page was dragons.  Surprisingly, the idea was immediately approved, as long as I also inserted something health-related.  For some reason, my teacher suggested a...recipe for vegetarian dragon stew?  And the vegan dragon blows bubbles...?  I really have no idea where he was going with that.  I may mention something about dragon meat providing a high level of calcium, though.
     I've been spending a lot of on +Google, mostly because I have no interest whatsoever in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc., and I need to get my anime pictures somewhere, right?  Well, I've gained three new anime buddies in the last week.  Two of them were introduced to me thanks to Fai D. Flowright, wizard (from CLAMP's Tsubasa :3).  Ah, Fai-dono.  He is my imaginary boyfriend, my comedy show, and my social life.
     Oops, did I say that out loud?
     Well, I'll tell you how BOB goes soon, so wish me luck!  G-star out.

Mini-Ramble: I Am the One Hiding Under Your Bed -v- (7r|ck-0|9-|_337ing)

     Hello, all, G-star here, and a happy Halloween to you all.  I don't really know what I'm going to say here, I just wanted to acknowledge the fact that it's all hallows' eve.  The title of this post, by the way, is from the song "This is Halloween", which I'm listening to right now.  (I prefer the version by Panic! At the Disco.)  Most people would just think this is weird, but I felt it appropriate to listen to any and every song I could think of that has the word "monster" in it or is about Halloween.  Those would be "Monster" by Skillet, "Calling All the Monsters" from A.N.T. Farm, the "Addams Family" theme, and, of course, "This is Halloween". 
     I'll see if I can find any more, but for now, what about trick-or-treating?  I know, I'm a freshman in high school, but I'm still planning on going trick-or-treating tonight with an old friend: who remembers Red, whom I went sandboarding with this past summer??  Well, for those who do, she's coming with me tonight (I hate trick-or-treating alone '^').  Every year I get freaked out by all the scary costumes and haunted houses, especially the ones of zombies, which, for future reference, are, in my opinion, the scariest things EVER (write that down; there will be a test).  I wonder how long it takes for people to set up those super-complicated haunted houses in their front yards, garages, etc.?  In that way, Halloween is like Christmas; a time for techies to show of how l33t they are with flashing light displays, simulated haunted houses, and motion-sensor automatons.  Yeah... 7r|ck-0|9-|_337ing!  I like that.  (Can you even read that?)  As soon as I understand programming, I'm making the scariest haunted house ever!  Then they'll pay...they'll all pay...ESPECIALLY YOU, MISS CAPPUCCINO!!!!  (Won't just putting it together scare me half to death? -_-') 
    Speaking of costumes (a little late for that, huh?), I'm being Little (oh, hardy-har) Red Riding Hood.  Originally I was going to be the Cheshire Cat (I was the White Rabbit last year, and I have a striped cat hat and tail), but when I was putting it together I realized it looked like something I would wear normally.  That says something for my fashion sense.  Anyway, I went out to several thrift shops with my mom, and this is what I found: my first pick was an awesome geisha outfit (like the girl Lau always has with him), but it was shot down. u.u  Yeah, it had a relatively short skirt, but it was for a woman and on me it would be longer... *sigh* Anyway, my second pick was an angel, but I couldn't find a good white dress or cool wings.  So, as I had already discovered an awesome red cloak and gloves, I went with my third choice: Red Riding Hood.  And it's not half bad.  I'm wearing the cloak now with a red tee, a simpler version of the costume that I'm wearing to school.  Yes, we're allowed to wear our costumes to school today.  So far I've seen a devil, a nun, an apocalyptic prophet, Olive from Popeye, a Mickey Mouse fanatic, Dorothy, and an evil gnome.  Oh, and then there are the lazy people who just wore cat or rabbit ears (namely MC -.-). 
     Probably the best part of today is the fact that, so far, I have absolutely no homework!  *cheer*  In geometry it's because we have a test tomorrow, in French it's because we had a test today and she let us do the hw when we finished, and...actually, I'm not positive about business, because it's not over yet, and we still may get some.  Hope not...
     Haha...I just wrote a blog longer than my weekly update all about Halloween.  (Stating the obvious.)  It would have been longer had I started talking about the history of the holiday and the religious aspects.  Be grateful I didn't.  What did you dress up as?  Well, in any case, until Saturday, G-star out.  Oh, and remember to check under your bed before you turn out the light.-vv-

P.S.
I just finished the Black Butler series (both seasons one and two) and it was very upsetting.  So this is a dedication picture, as well as for your enjoyment.

P.P.S.
...and this is for MC.

P.P.P.S.
And this one...is all me.  I'm sorry there are so many pictures; I couldn't help it.

No Giggling, No Texting, No Stereotyping (A Moment of Silence; My First Finished Fan Art)!

     Hello, all.  Before I begin, I would like to have a moment of silence for those who died today in the Twin Towers catastrophe.  I'd like to, but I don't know how to do that in a blog, so...





     I'll count that as a moment of silence.  Alright, let's get to it. 
     Today was my first day of high school, and it was...interesting.  I believe I'm beginning to understand public school "classes": nerd, jock, preppy, geek, emo, loner, goth.  (Not to be prejudice!)  I used to go to a private school, a very small one, so we were all in the same "class"; I thought of us as a family, but everybody else probably thought of as the school montage.  Unlike most of the grades, none of us were even the slightest bit alike, yet we all got along like, well, family.  In high school, though, the "classes" are pretty much defined by the cafeteria tables, which, by the way, were round, not rectangular, contrary to popular belief.  I ended up sitting with two girls I had made acquaintances with, two more who just sort of showed up and yet still knew my name, and one more girl who seemed not to have any friends yet.  I don't know if I've told you this yet, but I absolutely hate being cliché and/or a stereotype.  In other words, I will attempt NOT be anything like anyone you can read about as a character in almost every fiction book in existence.  Which is why, as you may understand, I was agitated by the fact that all my "friends" thus far were girls, making me "one of the giggling girls".  *-*  NO LIKEY.  I try my best to be a tomboy loner!Yeah, I know I seem obsessive, but that kind of thing really bugs me!  So, since I wasn't talking to anyone at the table anyway (too absorbed in the latest volume of Special A) I decided to go hang out in the courtyard.  Not that there was anything really to do there... I just kind of wanted to find MC.  Later I checked my phone (in my backpack in my locker) and found out that she had texted me during lunch to ask where I was. -_-'  I think I need to use my phone more often...no...that would make me one of the cliché constantly digitally connected teenagers.  Hm, this was originally supposed to be about how my day went, but instead it turned into a rant about my animosity of clichés.  Ah, the freedom of rambling.  Thinking back on it, nothing else I did today was particularly interesting...  I got lost.  Quite a few times.  Once I got lost on the way to the same class I got lost to yesterday at the introduction thingy.  In the exact same way; ending up on the other side of the school from where I was supposed to be.  -_-""  I have a feeling this is going to be a long year.  Oh, and an update on the Death Note fan art I was working on for MC; it's done!  I'll post it in this entry.  (Remember, this blog is copyrighted, so no using it for avatars/signatures/backgrounds/character bios, please!  Or anything else!!  Credit for Light and L goes to the respective author.)  Next week I'll post another update on how school's going, and possibly a list of clichés that drive me nuts.  For now, G-star out.

Digital Design and Accidental Advertising (The Battle of the Otakus).

     Hello, all.  Well, in my book, it's officially the school year!  Aaaah....  As I'm a freshman, I attended...well, not really an orientation, but I received my Student ID, school picture, and class schedule.  My first class is Geometry, at 8:30 in the morning.  Dag, this is gonna be fun.... ;_;  Originally, I had signed up for a new elective called (insert my school here) Idol.  I was going to learn the basics of stage singing, microphone use, etc., etc., (I'm a relatively amateur singer, by the way,) but instead I was put in something called "History of Rock and Roll" since that's almost all that would fit my schedule, which I think would be more boring than the title implies, especially since I prefer techno. B]  Speaking of techno, I was recently introduced to a couple bands (made by the same person) that specialize in techno, and they're really good.  One, Eleventyseven, can be found on iTunes, but you have to do a little searching for the other one, The Jellyrox.  Comment with a request and your email and I'll send you a link to one of their old songs to download (they don't sell them online anymore, so they're not pirated, no worries)!  Check out Rhett Gedies on Google+ if you like them, he's in (if not the President of) the Jellyrox fan club, and you can get more music and even t-shirts from him!  *ahem*  Sorry, that was off-track.  Anyway, since I never signed up to learn about Elvis's personal life, I switched to "Digital Media Design".  In other words, I get to make blogs like this for grades!!  Awesome, right??  Yeah...um... *goes off and listens to Demons*  Hi.  I thought that might be an appropriate place for a pause.  Miss Cappuccino is currently on a houseboat somewhere, reading a thick book, so since she couldn't go to get her schedule, I'm waiting with bated breath for her return so we can compare classes (we will be attending the same high school)!  Speaking of MC, I'm currently working on some fan art for her and I might post it on here if I can figure out how to color it on Paintshop.  Not that I don't know how, I'm just not very good at it.  At ALL.  I prefer colored pencils, especially these cool watercolor ones MC got me for my birthday.  If you go over them with a wet paintbrush they look like watercolor paints, although I couldn't do that unless I drew my art on watercolor paper, and that stuff's surprisingly expensive...  In any case, it's Death Note fan art with MC cheering for L and myself for Light.  I haven't watched the anime for a while, but I did see a good portion and we just happen to each favor one of the lifelong enemies.  So it's a constant battle of "Light's cooler!" and "L's cuter!".  If you watch Death Note, tell me what you think in the comments below.  Who's better?  Light or L?  You tell us.  See you next week; for now, G-star out.

Little Miss Otaku (Two Amateur Authors).

     Hello, all.  I said I would, and I will...  A POST ALL ABOUT MY ANIME OBSESSION!  Well, and other things to...  Before I ramble for twenty minutes about my favorite characters, however, I'll write a recap of what's happened this week.  First, Miss Cappuccino is spontaneously going on vacation to California tomorrow.  We'll still Skype, though, since she has it on her phone.  And we have a reason to!  We have recently began work on what we call a "Dystopian Fantasy".  I won't say much on it because we don't want the idea taken, but I will say it's the best we've made so far.  We've tried many times to write stories, novels, comics, etc... but we always stopped after making a character and a very vague plot.  But I tell ya, this is gonna be it!!!  I'll tell you how it goes.  We'll work on it over Skype while MC's on vacation and then when she's back.  Now for the meat of the post...  For at least two years I've had an obsession with manga, starting with the children's manga Animal Academy by Hakobune Hakusho and going from there to the young adult section eventually.  My favorite manga are probably Aya Kanno's Otomen, CLAMP's Tsubasa, and Maki Minami's Special A.  The art isn't the best ever for the last one, but it's really funny.  For some reason, I try to avoid most of the more popular anime, probably because I hate clichés, and if I become a Sasuke fan then I'll be a walking cliché!  Stupid clichés...  I'm actually a pretty good artist myself and I've drawn a couple of fan-art pictures and I plan to write a manga once my art improves a little more.  I'll post my fanart after I finish each picture, but only if you remember the copyright, okay?  Yeah.  Anyway, there's this thing about good manga/anime where I become obsessive over one character, (usually a guy,) but only for really good ones.  Maybe because the characters are better developed?  Wow, I thought this post would be better than this.  Since I've used up most of my writing skills today making up Dystopian Fantasy, maybe I'll just write a list...  Oh, and I'm going on a high school youth group coast retreat tomorrow, so that's probably what next week's post will be about.  G-star, signing out.  See you next week!

     My Top Manga/Anime (and which version I prefer)

1. Lucky Star (Anime)
2. Ouran Host Club (Anime)
3. Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (Manga)
4. Otomen (Manga)
5. Special A (Manga)
6. xxxHolic (Manga)
7. Death Note (Anime)
8. Black Butler (Anime)
9. Pearl Pink (Manga)
10. Mamotte!  Lollipop (Manga)
11. Me and My Brothers (Manga)
12. Library Wars: Love and War (Manga)
13. Tsubasa (Manga)
14. Yotsuba&! (Manga)
15. Yu-Gi-Oh! (Anime)