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Yay for popcorn!
I usually have to be in the mood to eat it, though. Also, I think my fave variety is Kettle Corn.
Caramel and white cheddar tie at 2nd. ;) I feel if it doesn't have flavor added to it, it's almost like eating cardboard.
Popcorn originated in Mexico. It's supposedly been around for more than 5,600 years. Microwavable popcorn was introduced in the 1980s. Kind of interesting. Yesterday was Peking Duck Day. Good stuff.
Gotten back into practicing my clarinet everyday this week.
Worked on editing the Hetalia Heritage meme in Photoshop. A lot of areas look much better now. I thought I wouldn't be able to fix a certain spot, but it ended up looking pretty good.
Finished drawing my original character Sin's head. I like how she turned out.
I'm up to Phraetes (or Fray) now. He should be another fun one.
Since En Passant hasn't updated in a while, I went back to reading Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. Just until the other one updates again. I like SZS, but it's very long-winded.
They talk a lot and use a lot of examples. Sometimes it gets a bit tiring. Had to skip a lot of chapters, since its been slow as well. It doesn't really matter with SZS, since there's no actual plot. Just day to day happenings for Nozomu and his students.
Got some more writing done on chapter 15. Also, got over my mini-writer's block. Wahoo!
Wrote for a longer time than what I normally do. Which was really nice. Feels like I'm back on my game.
We'll see how long that lasts...(Hopefully, a long time!)
There's been a crazy winter storm going on for the last couple of days.
Its snowed a lot today and yesterday. Been pretty cold and windy as well. They expected the snow to stop early this morning, but in some areas (like us) it hasn't.
A little further south of us, there's been sleet and major ice problems. Most school districts are closed in the region. So, my dad's been off this whole week. Monday, because of MLK Jr. Day. Tuesday there was a little snow, so there was a 2-hour delay, but after just 2 hours of being there, they cancelled the rest of the day. Wednesday and today because of more snow. And, just found out she has tomorrow off as well.
They've shut down some of the main highways too. Snowed about 4 inches here by the end of the day Wednesday. And, I bet we got at least another 4 inches today.
That's a lot for this area. Lots of accidents, too. And a lot of people are without power. (I'm hoping our power stays on!
) It's just creating a mess. Will be pretty messy still when everything melts. Because of the snow storm, we decided not to go to the cafe, like we usually do on Wednesdays.
In Fairy Tail, it was revealed what Carla and Happy's real mission was. Apparently, they were sent out to find dragon slayers, bring them back, drain their magic, and finally execute them. It was all the Queen of Extalia's (a cat kingdom) plan. Which is who they're about to see. I feel really sorry for Carla and Happy.
666 Satan was just epic!
A lot of twists in one chapter. Next one will be the 2nd to last chapter. The final chapter's probably going to be even crazier. I think this would be perfect as an anime, too.
I'm really going to miss it when it ends. Also, read more of Soy Source, Earth, and Host yesterday.
Naruto Shippuden was really cool!
Haven't seen them really get back to the story for a long time. So, this was a treat. Naruto conquered his own hatred, and now believes in himself more. With Bee's help and Yamato watching just in case things get out of hand; Naruto fights the Kyuubi within himself. Bee told him he can't conquer it without taking it's chakra. So, that was the start of an awesome fight. That's a huge Rasengan in the pic!
Next episode should be very interesting, too. If he can conquer the Kyuubi, he can control it, and therefore will become much more powerful.
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The Marilyn Manson version. Honestly, it sounds better than the Soft Cell version to me.
I'm not very into most of his songs, but I think this cover and the one for This is Halloween is awesome!
So much more emotion in his voice for both. The original Tainted Love was composed by Ed Cobb, of the Four Preps, and recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. I didn't realize it went back that far.
It didn't get international attention until Soft Cell did a cover in 1981. Since then, its been covered by many artists. Marilyn Manson did a cover for the Not Another Teen Movie soundtrack in 2001. Later, he added it as a bonus track to his next album. When it was released in the UK, in 2002, it was his biggest hit to date there, reaching #5 on the UK Top 75 charts.
It's been a bit colder lately. I haven't been feeling very well for the last few days. I don't know what it is.
But, I think my ears have something to do with it. I've been bad and haven't been chewing gum for about as long as I've been feeling this way.I have a weird ear problem, where if I don't use q-tips and chew gum everyday, I'm in a lot of pain. I know they say you're not supposed to stick q-tips in your ears, but my doctor insisted I do so. I think if you don't have this problem it's bad for you.
I'll have to start chewing gum again.
I think I'll post the calendar stuff tomorrow. Had my therapist appointment on Tuesday. I can't believe she's retiring soon!
I was better this time with getting my appointment. Instead of the 5 months in between, it was 3. She still thought it was too long in between.So, we managed to make one more last appointment with her next month. Hopefully, about 6 weeks is better. Usually, I feel so into having my appointments sooner, and then 2 weeks later I feel like maybe I don't need it.So, I guess it's good I made the appointment right after seeing her. I'm hoping the next therapist will be just as good, if not better, than my current.
In Fairy Tail, they introduced Gildarts. He's a bit absentminded, which isn't good when you use destruction magic, and you're the most powerful mage in Fairy Tail.If he's not careful, anything he touches, is destroyed instantly. They have to rearrange the town for him, just in case. He's also close to Natsu. Like a father figure to him. He came back after trying to do a 100-year quest, one that no one has been able to complete in 100 years. He tried to do it for 3 years, and gave up. He was attacked by a black dragon on his quest, though. It was powerful and quick. He tells Natsu, and he goes crazy thinking that the black dragon might know where Igneel or the other dragons are. (They all disappeared on the same day.) Maybe the black dragon is the one Gajeel's looking for, or the metal dragon? The one person Natsu feels is truly a father figure to him, is Igneel. (In pic.) So, there's a possibility he may find him? Gildarts warns him, but Natsu said only dragon slayers can fight/understand dragons.
Yesterday, I played my clarinet for an hour. Did some klezmer tunes, Mozart, and songs from my solo book. Rosie really enjoyed it. It was just written all over her face.
She has such a different reaction than most cats. Kind of cool. Not only could you see it on her face, but she started to curl her toes cutely. Almost couldn't play watching her and seeing how cute she was. Actually played pretty well.
In O-parts, Zenom's 'Great 4' show up and start attacking the groups in the whale ruins. One of them, Kujaku, is Kirin's twin brother. They have a long battle, but Kirin wins. Mei actually fought well, too. One of the 'Great 4', Franken Schultz, starts to attack Ball, Jojomaru, and Amidaba. He was turned into an O-part by his father. All that's left of him is his brain inside a puppet-like O-part. Looks like they'll have his story next. But, Jojomaru already figured out how to destroy him.
Read an article on making a chili in You Maga. Had a recipe, as well. Very 'manly' speech.Almost transposed an Irish tune all the way through. Read more of Timeline. Got pretty far into it. Intense at the moment. Pretty graphic, too.
Found a few more interesting words using the dictionary at the cafe yesterday. All to help with writing. (To remind me/find new words for describing things in my story.)
I finally was able to get a lot of writing done on Tuesday. Getting into it again. For a while, I felt a little detached from my characters.
But, after that bit of writing, I feel a lot more 'connected' and therefore can develop them and 'hear' their voices more. Went over the kanji checklist for the JLPT. There's only 3 that had problems 'sticking'. But, after going over them, it's a lot better. I'm feeling a little more prepared for the test on Sunday.
deviantART fave: Don't even think about it Another cute drawing by an artist I watch. They're thinking of turning it into a shirt.
Youtube:
Something I'm sure Buster would have done, if given the chance. He would've whipped their butts!
Mood:
Or, Small Love Song. By Mongol800. This was an insert song for the drama Proposal Daisakusen. At first I was a bit iffy about it.But, it really grew on me. Mongol800 is an Okinawan band, and consists of 3 members. They debuted when they were just 19, in 2000. Mongol800 doesn't advertise, yet they have become very successful, and have released 2 videos. This song is their most popular. I guess I'll have to look more into their songs. Found a vid with both the song and some clips of Proposal Daisakusen. Including the English subs. Gives you a taste of what the drama was like, too:
Control was really good this time.The stories are interesting and a bit more complicated than some detective dramas. This time it was about a young woman who was strangled to death. They found her killer, but he ran, jumped from his apartment building, and needed to be hospitalized. While in the hospital, he was poisoned with arsenic in his soup. They suspected the victim's father for a while. But, it turned out to be their family doctor. He also lost his daughter a while back, and wanted to help her father get revenge. It was sad.
Another sad bit is her father has stomach cancer and only has a couple months to live.
In Fairy Tail, Lyon might have been killed off. Wendy finally heals Erza. Jellal unleashes Nirvana. (It was sealed in the tree that's in the pic.) Nirvana switches people's inclinations to either good or evil. If the person has negative thoughts and is anywhere near it, they become evil. But, that also means if an evil person has positive thoughts, they become good. Kind of crazy!Jellal still doesn't seem to be thinking or have awareness of his actions. I still think he's like a zombie.
Started working on a new article in the June issue of You Maga. It's about summer-related foods. Played some Beatles and Irish tunes. I seemed to be doubting myself as I was playing this time.When that happens, I make a lot more mistakes. I've got to just relax and play next time. I also managed to do all my walks so far today. Hope I can keep it up.
In O-part's, Jio now has the legendary O-part. He joins Ball, Kirin, and Amidaba again. The group's not sure what to make of the legendary O-part. It has a Kabbalah diagram on the back. Mei sneaked onto the ship. Jajamaru had a baby named Jojomaru. He completely changed his appearance. He looks like a giant wolf with really long fangs now. He's in the middle of the pic. His baby is that fluffy thing on the right. And, Zero, Jio's old teacher, is on the left. Cross thinks if Jio goes to where he's hidden Ruby at Stea's base, they will be able to reinsert her soul. Once her soul's out of Jio, Satan might fully take over his body. Jio agrees that Cross should kill him if that happens. The group's main base is now Entotsu City. Ball's home, and the place that Jio saved 6 years ago.
Yesterday, I scanned my drawing of Max. This time using my printer, which sometimes makes things look really weird. I messed with the settings a bit, and the image doesn't look too bad. Not as good as when I do it with other printers, but not bad. It's like too sharp or something.
I'll edit it in Photoshop, and see how it comes out. I'll have to finish editing Tzvi, too. I forgot about him and started a new original character face sheet.The first character being Zero.
Also, worked on brainstorming a bit for chapter 14 of Alliance. And, on the recipe list and comments I have as a Word doc. It's coming along nicely. Worked a bit more on my character and building descriptions.
deviantART faves: Tasty Sundae... Chocolate Bread II APH- Romania First, a really tasty looking sundae. Second, an awesome looking chocolate bread. I don't know if I've had chocolate 'bread'. There's a recipe link in the artist comments. Third, a drawing based on the official design of Romania from Hetalia. Kind of cool. The design is really new, and yet I've seen a lot of fanart of him already. It's like the fanbase soaks these things up like a sponge.
Youtube:
A funny Gintama amv. Shows you some great highlights of the show. I thought this was the Bob Marley, Don't Worry Be Happy song, but it's not. That probably would have fit the series even better.
A hilarious Hetalia amv:
Such a fitting song for Prussia from Hetalia:
Another funny Prussia amv:
