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I dunno how you found this, but alas, here you are. So enjoy the frightening fruits of my troubled little brain.
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wSaturday, November 30, 2002 |
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feeling: slightly headachy and stiff
listening to: nothing
I've been a bad blogger lately. Bad me. Baaaad.
Tomorrow's December 1. I need to start shopping. *sigh* My parents never tell me anything they want, so I always end up getting Mom a little box of souvenir chocolates or something, and usually nothing for Dad. Dang them. I gotta find something for my nephew too... and his birthday's on the 8th, so 2 things really... and I know what I want for my sis-in-law's first son, but I doubt I'll be able to find it. Next best thing will probably have to do. Blah. I hope my parents take my advice and get me a PS2. No, seriously... I don't want much at all this year, and don't need anything. Last year I needed a stapler and an umbrella, and I got them... this year everything on the list my mom and grandma forced me to make falls into the hobby/entertainment category. Nothing I could really use. But the most expensive thing on it is probably a PS2, so I'm hoping for that, even though there're currently only a few games I want for it. Hey, it's a DVD player too, though. :P
I really love the Christmas season. Mainly for the same reasons that everyone else hates it. The cold, the snow, the commercialism, the shopping rush and sales that I barely even take part in, the carols... really, who likes those? :P Well, there's also the food, the family, the no school for a month, and the getting, so I guess that balances out... heh. I like Christmas.
This is a fun game. I could play this for hours on end. I have, in fact. Heck, the whole website is fun. Go there. Spend a few hours frying your brain. You might even have almost as much fun there as you did reading this post. Maybe. :p
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/30/2002 08:59:00 PM
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wTuesday, November 26, 2002 |
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feeling: bored and impatient
listening to: Ayumi Hamasaki - I am...
I'm bored~ sooo here's a little lesson in Japanese for all you gaijin out there who think you know a word or two. Ready? Brace your brain. :P Today we will discuss to concepts which are very simple and basic in the English language: Please and Thank You.
HOW TO SAY PLEASE IN JAPANESE
Douzo ~ people are probably more familiar with this term than any other 'please' form. But what you may not know is that this word means 'please' ONLY in the invitational sense. Translated examples: 'please help yourself to some sake', 'please accept this gift', or simply 'here' (as you're handing something to someone).
Onegai shimasu ~ THIS is the 'please' that you think of when you think of the word 'please'. In other words, you use it to request something. Examples: 'please write your name here', 'please assist me', 'please turn on the light'. This is the one you'll want to use if you ever want to make a request using 'please' in Japanese. If you want to be exceedingly humble and polite and stuff, replace 'shimasu' with 'itashimasu'.
Onegai ~ same as above, but more casual. Can be followed by 'desu', which is a little less casual. Literally means something like a desire or a wish; so the above is like, 'please grant my wish'. Just stick with the above, unless you're good friends with your acquaintance or talking to some 4 year old kid.
Kudasai ~ Use of this depends on what you're asking for. Based on a polite verb that honors the person you're referring to (as opposed to humbling yourself to them; the referents are different) and literally means 'give (to me)'. But 'Tabete kudasai' means please eat it, 'Matte kudasai' means please wait, and 'Kore kudasai' means please give me this one. Pretty polite. If you want to be extremely polite and gentle and such, you'd change it to 'kudasaimasen ka' - so 'Tabete kudasaimasen ka', and 'Yonde kudasaimasen ka', etc.
Nasai ~ Uses can overlap with kudasai, but meanings are different. Nasai is based on a polite verb that honors the person you're referring to and literally just means 'do'. I think nasai is usually more polite, also. 'Omachi nasai' is a slightly more formal, stiffer equivalent of 'Matte kudasai'. Also, like the above, you can change it to 'nasaimasen ka' if you want to be extremely polite and humble and gentle. Don't interchange nasai with kudasai on a whim; they each carry their own connotations. Remember that this one's based on 'do' while kudasai is based on 'give me'. If you have to use one or the other, I'd use kudasai.
Douka ~ This one's a bit odd. More literally it's like, 'one way or another' or 'in any way/in all ways'. Something like that. But when used to mean 'please', it seems to me like it holds a tad more... desperation, maybe, than the forms above. Maybe that's just me. Like, a good example I've heard: 'Douka wasurenaide', which means please don't forget. Anyway, I've only heard it in casual contexts, but one might be able to make it work for formal contexts. Don't try it though. Just stick with 'onegai shimasu' and 'kudasai(masen ka)'.
There are many, many more ways to say please, depending upon what you're asking for and how formal/polite/humble you want to be. It's highly dependent on the situation at hand. Some words even have their own forms that stretch them into a 'please' request. Examples: 'Ikitamae' means something like 'please go'. Bottom line: stick with 'onegai shimasu' and maybe 'kudasai' when you have to request something, and remember that 'douzo' is only for invitational requests.
HOW TO SAY THANK YOU IN JAPANESE
Arigatou ~ Yeah, just about everyone's heard this. Pretty basic. But what you don't know is that there's a better way.
Arigatou gozaimasu ~ This is the better way, assuming you're not good friends with whoever you're saying it to. It's more polite/formal while the above is more casual.
Doumo arigatou gozaimasu ~ Same as above, but with a little more enthusiasm. Like, 'thank you very much'.
Arigatou gozaimashita ~ Same as above, but refers to something that someone has done for you and that is completed and in the past. Example: if a colleague wrote you a letter just to say hi and be nice, and if you're nice enough to write a reply, you'd open by saying this to thank him/her for the letter. You can add 'doumo' to the beginning for emphasis.
Doumo ~ This is a highly schizophrenic little word. In most cases, it's very casual, but it can be used in formal settings without earning you weird looks. It's often used after 'douzo' when someone has offered you something and you want to accept it, especially if you requested it (you'd want to be more polite than 'doumo' if someone just gave you a gift out of the blue). Of course, it's always more polite to say 'arigatou gozaimasu', but you can get by with 'doumo' in SOME formal settings. Avoid it with your superiors (teachers, bosses, etc.) though. Also, you can double it up: 'doumo doumo'. But whether used alone or doubled up, this word has loads and loads of meanings. Used alone or doubled, it can mean everything from 'hi' to 'thanks' to 'bye'. Used in front of other words as part of a longer phrase, it usually has a 'very' connotation: 'Doumo hen' means very strange, etc.
Osore irimasu ~ This one's more formal and very ritualistic, and thus not used as broadly as those above. Literally, it means something like being in awe, or suddenly feeling about as large as a peanut. Usually it's used in the apologetic sense - 'thanks for your trouble', 'sorry for bothering you', etc. It's commonly used when you phone someone and their secretary/mother/etc. answers and offers to fetch the person you want to talk to for you. But if you're not on the phone, you're safe avoiding this one.
Okagesama (de) ~ Also ritualistic. Literally means something like 'in your shadow', so it carries a 'thanks for your consideration' or 'thanks to you' connotation. If you run into someone on the street whom you haven't seen in a while and they asked you how you've been and you want to say you've been well, you'd say this to mean 'thanks for asking'. Another context... if someone's just helped you move furniture around in your home and commented on finally being done, you'd say this in a 'thanks to you' or 'thanks for your help' sense. Always implies or accompanies pleasant information, as above.
Osewasama ~ Ritualistic, again. Literally means 'your help/care/assistance', and ritualism has made it a gratitude expression. It's a fragment, but it's polite. If you want to be even more polite and formal, add 'deshita' to the end. Note: 'deshita' is a past tense word, but if you're using 'osewasama', you're referring to something someone's already done for you anyway, so you're safe with past tense. You're even safer sticking with 'arigatou gozaimasu'.
There are many, many more ways to say thank you, depending on what you're thanking someone for and how polite/formal you want to be. Bottom line: stick with 'arigatou gozaimasu' unless you're in a very specific, ritualized situation, like a phonecall or running into someone you haven't seen in years.
There! Just that easy, you can now express the very simple fundamental concepts of 'please' and 'thank you' in Japanese! Now when you take your vacation there to meet your all time favorite anime voice actor, director, or mangaka, you'll know exactly what to say when you ask for their autograph. And you have me to thank. You even know how to thank me. ^^v
...and now you hopefully understand why someone who is only interested in learning Japanese for easier understanding of anime and manga should NOT make it a major objective in their life to learn the language. I happen to be a Japanese major, and I still love the language even though it's a pain in the neck to learn, so I'm allowed to say that. :P
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/26/2002 04:37:00 PM
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wMonday, November 25, 2002 |
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feeling: tired
listening to: Utena - Watashi Kuusou Seimeitai (I Am an Imaginary Living Body)
Well, the two people I normally steal the Friday Five from every week didn't do it this past week, and I'm too lazy to go all the way to the homepage to get it for myself. Hence no Friday Five from me. Everybody make little disappointed noises now.
I actually felt somewhat needed on Saturday... *snort* ...no, cause see, my original plan for the weekend was to stay on campus, since this week's only 3 days and all. But as it turned out, my parents planned to visit my grandpa for his birthday (the one they almost thought had cancer), and I wanted to go, cause I never get to see him. Also, they'd been talking about taking my nephew along with them, which made me want to go even more. So I went home, and joined my parents and nephew to visit good ol' Grandpa and Jan. Now, see, their home is... well, not exactly ideal for those who have just learned to walk. There are two side by side stairways leading from the ground floor, one going up to a hallway with some rooms branching off, and one going down to a living room area. Well, Nephy being the adventurous little 11 month old squirt that he is, was absolutely fascinated with the stairway that led down. I lost count of how many times he tried to lead himself down there, before I stopped him. Yes, me. Only me, for the most part. In fact, of all the probably dozens of times he made for that stairway, I only remember 3 occasions where I wasn't the only one around to grab him. The first two, the other person took off running to grab him at the same time as me and managed to get him just before I could, and the third time I couldn't jump off the couch in time and no one else was looking so I had to yell for someone else to grab him. Every other time, though, it was all me. I couldn't believe my parents, especially my obsessed-with-the-happiness-and-well-being-of-her-grandson-and-constantly-watching-him-like-a-hawk mother, let him out of their sight so many times. See, if I had stayed on campus, he more than likely would've gone rolling head over heels down those stairs at least once (a dozen times, if the first time didn't deter him) and really hurting himself.
Go me. :>
To change the subject, have I mentioned that my dad is an extremely cool person? Yeah, I have. But I am again, so there. My dad rocks. The word 'worry' does not exist in this man's vocabulary. Even though he's struggling to pay off a house, two kids' worth of college, and loads of other debts, he is convinced that he is one of the luckiest people in the world, and that he has everything he wants and needs. He is extremely smart in the stuff that really matters in life (which doesn't include the spelling of 'medieval' :P ), he has the most rational and logical mind I've ever known, and I have never seen him in a situation where he didn't know what needed to be done. He gets out, he experiences the real world, he knows what's going on - but not so much so that he tried to strike up conversation with me about the latest oh so hott *choke* boyband to hit radio stations all over the world. He always shows an interest in things I like; heck, he's even asked me several times stuff about the Japanese language, and thanks to me he watches Hey Hey Hey! - a non-subtitled Japanese music/variety show - even though he doesn't care for any modern music and has no clue what they're saying. He even likes it, sometimes. He's supportive, he'll work his fingers and other limbs to the bone and beyond to feed his family and utter no complaint, and he's amazing with kids - he can settle down the most insanely hyper and misbehaving of toddlers and make them sit quietly for an hour or more and STILL have them love him enough to want to come home with him after church (yes, this has happened :P). And sometimes he can even talk sense into my extremely pessimistic, stubborn, constantly fretting mother - somehow. There's more, of course. I couldn't type it all if I wanted to. He just rocks. I didn't realize till I left for college just how much my dad rocks.
So why is it that a guy as cool as my dad can have some kind of huge lymph gland enlargement that could be anything from nothing to life-threatening? And why are they making me wait ANOTHER 3-4 weeks plus before I'll know which end of that spectrum it falls in? -_-
*becomes a praying woman again*
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/25/2002 12:16:00 AM
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wMonday, November 18, 2002 |
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feeling: bored
listening to: Utena - Kakuu Kakokei Majinai (Utopian Past Tense Incantation)
Survey. Nothing better to do.
1. Beatles or Elvis?:
Beatles. Beatles Beatles BEATLES. \>
2. What is your secret spy name?:
I don't remember. I'm not even sure if I've seen that clever online name generator yet.
3. When you were a kid you wanted to grow up to be:
A teacher. Then an artist. Then an author. Then a radio DJ. Now, I have no freaking clue. Which wouldn't be so bad if I planned to marry, cause then hubby could bring in the cash. But since that's not gonna happen... I guess I'm screwed, no?
4. Ever had an odd pet (anything other than dog, cat, fish, bird)?:
No. I want a ferret.
5. Boxers or Briefs (interpret this as you will)?:
Boxers.
6. List the strangest town name(s) you've ever seen:
I always thought any town with the word Christmas in its name was asking for it. And there's a ton of them, in case you wondered.
7. Ever taken the purity test?:
Uh huh, a few of them.
8. Is your hair color currently your natural color?:
Yeah. Poop brown.
9. Your current celebrity crushes:
None. There's no point in celebrity crushes. If you are hopeless and desperate enough to have one, chances are you'll never even see the person face to face. That said, I haven't had a celebrity crush since I was like, 14 or so. Devon Sawa. :P
10. Do you own any Tupperware?:
Me, myself, personally... no.
11. Ever re-gifted an item?:
Probably, but not to the same person who gave it to me. That's just heartless. :P
12. Your favorite Stooge:
Oh, I dunno. Larry.
13. Daffy Duck or Donald Duck?:
Donald.
14. Favorite game to play (not sport, just game)
Don't ask me that, cause it'd take me about 4 years and the wearing down of 2 or 3 keyboards to come up with a complete answer.
15. You do a GREAT impression of:
A log. Oh, and a zebra.
16. Most recent celebrity spotting:
I've never spotted a celebrity. I've been to, like, 2 concerts, and that's it.
17. Strange skill you have that not many people know about:
I can brush my teeth so fast it looks like I'm running in fast-forward. :3
18. The body part you like best on yourself is:
My... eyes? Futch, I don't know.
19. A bad habit you have is:
Nail biting, gluttony, extreme sloth, and introversion.
20. The last concert you went to:
Don't ask. You don't wanna know, and I don't wanna tell. :p (no, it's not THAT bad, but you still don't wanna know)
21. Kinkiest location you've ever done It:
Done what? Lunch? Shodou? Photography?
22. What is your drag name (name of first pet with mother's maiden name)?:
FYI, that's how you form your porn star name, not your drag name. Though I guess it would work for either, ne? :3 Yeah... it's Sissy Schrader. Cutesy woo woo.
23. Your favorite fast-food burger is:
I don't care for burgers. Fast food chicken sandwiches I like, but not so much burgers. Big Macs are ok though.
24. Worst job you've ever had:
Worst what?
25. In the movie of your life, whom do you want to play you?:
...well, first off, I sincerely hope there will never be a movie of my life. As for my answer, I don't know and don't really feel like thinking about it.
26. Your dream car:
One that runs. Actually, I'm quite fond of my current '91Thunderbird. If he ever dies I'll probably just get another one of the same color, only made in '96.
27. Your favorite comic strip is:
Peanuts, Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes (RIP), and The Far Side.
28. Do you still have your appendix?:
Yes, I do. In my body, even.
29. Toilet paper: rolled under or over?:
Over. Don't ask why, I dunno.
30. Your favorite donut:
Eclair eclair eclair eclair eclair eclair eclair eclair. *droolfest*
31. Favorite basketball team (if you have one; pro or college; men or women):
No thanks.
32. Favorite Simpsons quote:
Too many to think of and type here right now.
33. Do you collect anything interesting?:
Not really.
34. What are your hobbies?:
Drawing, writing, anime, Playstation, kanji practice, eating, sleeping, and (growing interest) bettas.
35. Your favorite form of chocolate:
Chocolate is chocolate. If it's chocolate and doesn't contain coconut I'll eat it.
36. Your guilty pleasure:
I still enjoy the occasional Pokemon fix. 9_9 I even wish I had Pokemon Crystal, but that'll never happen. Oh well.
37. Your favorite piece of sushi:
The only bite of sushi I've ever had I don't know the name of, and I didn't like it much anyway, so no answer here.
38. Your favorite way to blow $20:
A Media Play run. $20 miiiight get me one of the many DVDs I've been wanting for months. If not, I'd just buy another little trinket of some sort to throw on one of the many trinket piles in my room. Stuffed critter, maybe.
39. Ever slapped someone who was not a blood relative?
Yeah, a couple people. Just on the arm though, as I recall.
40. Your favorite Girl Scout cookie:
Thin mints.
41. Your personal theme song:
Used to be Pinch Me by BNL, but now... I really can't think of one. There's an Ayumi Hamasaki song that describes me somewhat well, but I can't remember which one it is now.
42. Do you have any jewelry in your birthstone (and what is the stone?)?:
I've been told by different sources that my birthstone is pearl, opal, and/or a couple other things I can't remember. I probably have some jewelry in one or two of them, but I never wear any of it.
43. Your favorite sandwich (or sammich, if you prefer):
I'm quite content with simple deli ham on white or wheat with Hellman's mayo. Or even just good ol' grilled cheese.
44. The farthest place you've ever traveled to:
South Dakota, I think. And I was, like, 3 at the time. ><
45. What would you do with a million dollars?:
Pay off my college, buy a not-too-huge house and pets... and that would probably just about take the whole million. If not, I'd throw the rest in the bank and build some interest.
46. What is one of your life goals (have you achieved it yet?)?:
I never really had any, except to own a horse and a Great Dane. Haven't achieved them, and probably never will.
47. Have you ever seen the movie "Free to Be You and Me" in elementary school?:
I don't believe I have.
48. Your favorite Muppet (from any Henson production):
The Swedish Chef rocks your socks. X)
49. In 10 more years, you want to accomplish:
A bachelor's in the humanities, a job by which I can house and feed myself, and a trip to Japan.
50. Your favorite foreign-language film:
That's a tossup between Utena: Adolescence Apocalpse and Mononoke Hime. Difference is I've only seen the latter dubbed in English, so I don't know if that counts.
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/18/2002 12:57:00 PM
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wSaturday, November 16, 2002 |
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feeling: bored
listening to: the Hamtaro theme is stuck in my head >< HELLLP
BEWARE - the following post contains several totally random and probably stupid thingies strung together in no sensical fashion, because I am bored. Just a heads-up.
And no, I didn't miss the Friday Five. There was none this week. Other people took the liberty of making up their own questions in its absence, but I don't think I will. My brain doesn't feel like it.
I don't think I mentioned it here before, but in case you didn't know and are interested, I named my new betta Phoenix. And I think he's older than I thought he was when I bought him, because his fins are really, really long. Well... even if he is older than I wanted, as long as he doesn't get sick he'll probably be with me longer than Mitsu was... murr. Mitsu was great. Phoenix is great too, but... he ain't Mitsu. *shrug* Not that I expected him to be... but... oh, I gotta design Merman Phoenix soon... I still love drawing Merman Mitsu x)
Speaking of randomness, this is cool: I now know how produce a total of 100 Japanese kanji. *mini-jig* Yay, only 1900-odd more to go~
Oh, and I received some interesting and slightly disturbing news today. The middle brother of the late 90s band Hanson that no one's heard from in 2 or 3 years... Taylor, a.k.a. the girly one... has... a... baby. X_X What is this world coming to...
The cool thing, though, is he and his wife named the kid Ezra. That's a cool name. You could call him Ez for short. Ez sounds cool. ^^v
Hmm, more random stuff... tonight I saw my nephew for the first time in 4 weeks. He's now 11+ months old and walking is his main mode of transportation. *sigh* He can also come close enough to saying words like ball, cookie, and kitty that you can understand what he's trying to say, as long as he's looking at the object he's naming. 'Baa' is pretty easy, but it can be hard to distinguish 'Gaaghhee' from 'Gaee-gaee' unless there's a cookie or kitty-kitty right in front of him. But then again, a whole lot of things are 'kitty' to him - little stuffed critters that go in a Noah's ark toy we keep here for him, the big light-up Christmas Snoopy we're currently storing in the computer room, etc. It's amusing.
*running out of ideas*
Muhahaha, my newest Sims Brett and Katy finally got married the other day 9~9 I tried I dunno how many times to get those two hitched, but every time Brett proposed Katy gave him a different excuse as to why she didn't feel like it... odd little buggers they are. But now they're married and filthy rich and soon I'm gonna move 'em into the biggest preprogrammed house in the Sim neighborhood, and they're gonna have kiddies and maybe Katy'll become a nurse someday and then I can create Audra the woman-who-looks-like-a-cop-but-isn't and *ramble*
...I really don't have anything else to say. I had nothing to say in the first place, to be honest. Just thought I'd blog. I hardly ever do anymore.
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/16/2002 10:34:00 PM
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wSaturday, November 09, 2002 |
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feeling: bored
listening to: Cowboy Bebop - PAPA Plastic
Ok. Tonight I went with my parents to a play at my former hig school, right? The play was in the "old gym", which is on the second floor. So we were heading upstairs - Dad first, me behind him, and Mom behind me - and we were just getting to the top, entering the middle of the gym itself (middle as in between the main floor and the 'bleachers'...not really bleachers but yeah), in plain view of everyone seated within... when my mom, behind me, pipes up "Your pants are dirty!" and... begins to brush off my butt with her hand. *twitch* I'm just hitting the top of the stairs at this point, so I whirl around to escape her hand and give her a death glare, nearly knocking over a table or something in the process. And in response, she says this... "How did your pants get dirty?? It brushed right off, but still..."
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Ye gods, and here I thought when I turned 20 this past June that I was getting too OLD...
In other news, if you tried to look at the pics strategically linked in my post below, you may notice that they don't show up. Sorry. If this isn't fixed within a day or two, I'll try something different. *puts on Dad's steel-toed work boots and kicks Ofoto into the next decade*
~EDIT!~ Ok, the pics in the post below work now. I moved 'em.
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/09/2002 09:13:00 PM
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wFriday, November 08, 2002 |
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feeling: decent
listening to: Cowboy Bebop - Don't Bother None
Readin' my paper in Roy's cafe
The old guy next to me is loud as day
Rambled and rambled while eatin' his pie
He dropped his wallet, now its mine uh-huh
Sorry old man, but that's jus' the way that it is
Don't bother none
Won't help at all to worry 'bout it
Picked up the wallet and slipped outside
Walked around and walked around and walked around town
I found my nerve and a good place to hide
Only to find no cash inside uh-huh
Oh well, I guess that's jus' the way that it is
Don't bother none
Won't help at all to worry 'bout it
I got thirsty so I went to a bar
Met a lil' darlin' with the face of a star
In the mornin' woke up to find
She stole my car along with my heart uh-huh
Oh well, I guess that's jus' the way that it is
Don't bother none
Won't help at all to worry 'bout it
Wish she'd give me back my heart uh-huh
Oh well, I guess that's jus' the way that it is
Don't bother none
Won't help at all to worry 'bout it
This is such a cool song. I could put lyrics to PAPA Plastic and Pushing the Sky here too, but... that'd take too much space. Just download them. Along with Yo Pumpkinhead.
Hmm... I'm not doing the Friday Five today, because it's all about those good ol' politics, something that means very little to me.
So.
Well, my new betta is healthy and happy now. It was official yesterday when I discovered his first bubblenest. :3 His fins are nice and long and his dorsal fin rises up and arches back and has these 3 individual rays in back that trail behind... so freakin' pretty. *swoon* And sometimes, on seemingly rare occasions, that dorsal just sticks straight up - it is too funny. >u< It's weird though... he's almost constantly squaring off with his own reflection in the tank walls, but I've never once seen him flare at it. Very weird. And he's still unnamed. I got to thinking though... the rainbow rock in his tank reminds me of those painted rock canyons and stuff you see in Western pictures, and his coloration reminds me of early dusk/twilight/sunset... so together they make quite the Western American-ish color scheme. It's kinda cool. So I thought maaaaybe I'd try to find a cool Native American or Western-ish name for him. Now I need to find a Native American dictionary or something...
So, can you tell all the pics linked above were taken with a cheesy little webcam? ¬-¬ Fish wouldn't stop wiggledancing around showing off for it, the little ham... made it very hard to get clear shots. I think this may be the beginning of a bee-yoo-tee-ful friendship. *tips hat and strolls off*
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/08/2002 07:33:00 PM
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wTuesday, November 05, 2002 |
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feeling: =_=
listening to: nothing
I've felt all icky since mid-yesterday. Tired and headachy and weak and bluh. I think it's the weather. Like, I noticed when I started feeling like that yesterday, it started raining, and today it's been raining most of the day. When it's sunny and cool (or mild) I feel spiffy. When it's really freakin' hot, raining, or (sometimes) cloudy, I feel gross. Interesting.
And I finally got me a new betta~ *squee* He's pwetty... head's kinda golden, body is brilliant lavender (think brilliant as in UV light on white ink), and fins are dark red... makes me think of early dusk. Great time of day. ^o^ It'll take me weeks to decide on a cool name for a fish this pretty though. :P But, I worry about him... all he does all day is hide. In a corner, behind his rainbow rock hidey-hole, or under a clump of moss. Only comes up on occasion to breathe, then goes right back down. I guess I can't blame him... he was all settled in that little death trap bowl on the store shelf, then he was dumped in a bag and transported here and left in that same bag for over an hour, during which time he fell on the floor under my dad's *ahem* watchful eye T_T ... then all of a sudden he's dumped into this 2.5 gallon tank that's a freakin' jungle compared to what he's lived in probably all his life... he probably thinks there's something lurking around every corner ready to ambush him and tear his poor fins up. So I wrapped a couple T-shirts around his tank, cause I was told that that would help him calm down and settle in... but it doesn't seem to be changing anything yet. He didn't eat well this morning either... had 4 wiggly lil' thawed wormies (betta's favorite food) for dinner though, with more vigor and movement I've seen from him yet (that's not saying much, really - it just means he hung around the top during feeding and eventually ate 4 worms instead of hiding under the moss after sampling one bite) which encourages me... but he's still a skinny little guy. I just hope he's not harboring some sickness I can't see. *sigh*
And you know what? These frozen bloodworms are HARD to feed. >< They come in these little cubes less than an inch square. The process: I peel off the foil on the top and use the single tine of a plastic fork (my alternate for toothpicks, which I don't have) to dig out a chunk, which I drop into a spoonful of his tank water to thaw. That normally leaves me with a big ol' pile of teensy little worms - today I probably got over a dozen - out of which I'm only supposed to feed him the nice juicy red ones. But I'm lucky to see anything remotely red in that clump. Most of them are brown and skinny and bleh. Anyway, then I stick one on the end of the fork tine and dangle it at the surface till he takes notice... he zooms in straight for it, and just when I think he's gonna finally show a little vigor, he freezes and just stares at it. 9_9 But eventually he does snatch it up and look for more. Today I managed to get him to take four - which, I'm told, is probably too much for a guy his size, but he still looks so skinny, and I was just happy to see him eating with SOME degree of eagerness. Still though... I swear, for every 'juicy' red worm he eats, half a dozen not-so-juicy ones get pitched. Oh well... he eats it. Works for me.
...yeah. Mmmmmm, bloodworms. Well, at least they don't stink.
Anyhow, he should perk up in a few days or so, after he gets into the routine and learns where those nummy little worms come from. :3 He BETTER, anyway. Bettas aren't supposed to be this scaredy and inactive. -_-*
And now, I am off to the Japanese club's special encore showing of the original Japanese version of The Ring. I almost want to see the American version of that already... :P
(edit~ forget The Ring. I got there and some Vietnam War movie was playing. -___-)
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/05/2002 07:07:00 PM
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feeling: -_-
listening to: nothing
Computer broke for no outwardly apparent reason on Thursday afternoon. Nice way to end a week of days loaded with 5-6 hours of homework and studying each. Most all of my files were backed up between 3 CD-Rs, except a song or two (one that took me about a month to download, conveniently) and, I believe, two Photoshop files with maybe a few days' worth of hours between them. If I lose those two files, I'm going to tear that machine apart, eat its circuits, and feed whatever caused it to break to my worst enemy's dog.
This sucks royally. I actually have a few things I'd like to look at/add to/start - I even have TIME to do them, for the first time in weeks - but any of them require my computer, which I won't see again until possibly next weekend. *throws random small objects out window*
Anyway. Friday Five.
1. Were you raised in a particular religious faith?
Yes, Christianity. United Methodism to be exact. The most boring kind.
2. Do you still practice that faith? Why or why not? Yes, for reasons that would make little to no sense to people who read this. In a nutshell though... because it works for me.
3. What do you think happens after death? Initial judgment and a foretaste of either paradise or the lake of fire, followed by the real, permanent judgment of EVERYone, dead and alive, at some point in the future. But I don't see how souls in Hell could be re-judged and then moved to Heaven, or the other way around, so... yeah. Heaven or Hell.
4. What is your favorite religious ritual (participating in or just observing)?
...ok, I dislike the word 'ritual' in terms of religion. It makes any traditional or somehow repeated component of any religion sound... I dunno, demonic or something. Just makes me think of monthly blood-drinkings and sacrificial ceremonies by moonlight, you know? Maybe I'm the only one... then again, a lot of people think that about the term 'religion' itself, so... oh well. Anyway, no, I don't really have one.
5. Do you believe people are basically good? The way I see it, every human comes into this world 100% innocent. It's the world - how they learn to view it, and the things that TEACH them how they view it - that makes people evil.
Why on earth does something in this room smell like my nephew? I haven't seen him, nor has he been in this room, in at least 2 weeks...
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 11/02/2002 02:41:00 PM
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