Owarinai Yume /♥/

Time. Oh crap. [091126]

2009-12-29T09:18:01Z

Yes, it is true. It is Thanksgiving, and we know what that means!

I have time.

Time to… essentially… waste. T_T

As unfortunate as that sounds, I know myself. I know I will do it. I will spend this short vacation I have been granted wilting, burying myself in the amazing videos that I have just gotten to watch from last weekend [MAMA weekend!]

I will try and go in chronological order, although my brain doesn’t always allow me to do that. >>;

Onwards!

[1] Lee Jaejin is hot.
Now, for those FT Island Primadonnas, you already probably knew this. Or you should. If you don’t, shame on you. –glare-

Here:

This is the reason I feel this way.
I most recently found the Music Core performance of ‘Love Letter’ that I didn’t watch… -shot-
I bow to the Kpop Gods, for they have been kind to Jaejin’s stylist and given he/she some sense. :D
Hallelujah. Or whatever…

[2] BEAST is back!
Yayyyy<3
This is all I should say for this because I have another update (thanks to the amazingness that is Allkpop) about where leader has been for… well, last weekend’s performances, but…
I missed them. It is crazy how I became a fan so fast. I guess it was the whole ‘next 2PM/beastly idols’ business… But I just love these guys. I’ll have to upload a fancam or something to show their cuteness. :]

[3] MBLAQ is back!
Yayyy~!
After Joon broke his ankle, I guess it was hard. Although, I like that they didn’t try to perform like SHINee (as a 4-member group)… I like them better all together. :]
I’m falling slowly for MBLAQ. Joon and Mir have a lot to do with that. Joon-abs, anyone? <3

[4] BEAST MBLAQ
I need to post my whole HUGE rant/review/etc about these two groups… I first started writing it when they were just starting… Right after the Again & Again performance on Mnet Heroes. <3

[totally random insert] JACOB BLACK.

This is only because I’m watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and Taylor Lautner is a guest… and they’re talking about Jacob…… And they just showed a freakin’ clip of him! –dies-

……………………..

Holy shit, Taylor Lautner. He is probably one of the only non-Asian actors I will obsess over, along with Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Hugh Jackman (although not nearly as much). It’s just the New Moon craze, I’m sure, but he’s still pretty freakin’ amazing.

I’ve been on Team Jacob since the New Moon book, but he’s just stepped it up a notch with all that shirtless, ab action in the movie. I’ve actually yet to see it, for reasons I shall not go into, but I’m sure it’s better than the first movie.

Infinitely.

It’s because of the sexy werewolf. :]

[5] MAMA – Mnet Asian Music Awards

There’s a lot to this subject, so I shall break it up. Because I need that organization. >:/

-subtopic 1: controversy
First order of business, really. This is crazy how many people have been making a huge deal about people who won, especially the daesang awards. C’mon, really? As big as Mnet is, I’m not sure it’s the biggest deal, especially seeing as how those who are raising the most ruckus are those who chose not to participate in it.

-subtopic 2: SM absence
I’m sure this absence made itself known to everyone, especially those of you like me who are hardcore SMEnt. artists’ fans. I follow SMTown loyally, as much as the entertainment company people can be dicks. >>; Lee Soo Man needs serious work. I suggest an intervention.

That said, I did appreciate the time that other companies got because of SM being gone, particularly JYP… But I still feel like it would have been so much more FUN if SM artists had been there. Seriously, SuJu was missing; it felt so empty in the artists’ section because they didn’t have to put out another 12 seats! (Yes, I’ve accepted that Kibum probably would not have been there.)

Oh yeah, plus the 9 members of SoNyuh missing too. It just felt like the artist section should have been so much bigger, and it’s a shame that it wasn’t. >>;

-subtopic 3: Daesang Awards!
Yayyyy, 2PM! Once again, let my Hottest spirit shine because the boys deserved that (at least best male group), regardless of whether or not SuJu or SHINee, or whoever, were not there.

Yes, I know I’m biased.

G-Dragon -- :] Yes. He is multi-talented, amazing, and he totally deserved what he won.

2NE1… Hm… I have a lot to say about this group anyway- stuff that probably deserve a post to themselves, but I’ll just say that I’m not sure Song of the Year should have gone to "I Don’t Care". That is an award I know SM would have taken hands-down should they have decided to want it. –sigh- Shame.

I’m sad that BEAST or MBLAQ didn’t win best Male Newcomers. :[

-subtopic 4: BEAST/MBLAQ
These newbie groups covered Big Bang’s ‘Lies’ and Rain’s ‘Bad Guy’, respectively. They both did an amazing job.

I’m leaning more towards BEAST being the stronger group, despite them missing their leader. This can be largely contributed to the fact that Joon was still injured though. :/

I also wish the boys could’ve showed these skills off during the actual awards show and make a big bash instead of performing during the red carpet introductions and such. :[

-subtopic 5: Big Bang’s Taeyang and G-Dragon
It’s been a bangin’ year for these two; their careers are off the charts.

GD is freakin’ amazing, despite his weird sense of style. So much talent in one man, it’ll probably be legendary.

Taeyang did so well with his performances; I love that it was both ‘Wedding Dress’ and ‘Where U At’. Personally, ‘Wedding Dress’ is the song that does it for me, but the dancing in ‘Where U At’ is just so strong. <3

Loved the ‘Korean Dream’ collaboration. :] Absolutely.

-subtopic 6: 21st street
2NE1 did so well with this. My favorite was ‘Please Don’t Go’ with CL and Minzy; I think these two are the strongest members, as experienced as the other two are.

Dara’s voice- even if I like her for knowing Tagalog- just doesn’t sit with me; I don’t think she has much behind her. She can act though, and she’s pretty. >>;

Bom is absolutely adorable. I love her. She has a nice set of vocal cords, but she’s just so shy. :/ It’s crippling.

CL just has so much attitude, and she commands the stage. Her voice gets out, as annoying as it could get when she has to project to a large audience (it gets high).

Minzy – my favorite member. She’s talented, energetic; she can seriously dance, and I envy it. XD

-subtopic 7: Kara/Brown Eyed Girls
Good God. This nearly fried my brain.

BEG did well, as usual. I expect no less, especially with that amazing song. ‘Sign’ is so creepy sometimes, but it’s catchy. JEA rocked that house with her ad-lib; Ga-In was in close second. Narsha is always so strong on stage, and so is Miryo, so no complaints.

Kara’s ‘Honey’ remix was awful, in my opinion. You couldn’t even hear their voices over the rock music, but the concept was a good idea. Essentially, Nicole rocked that part of the performance.

The ‘Mister/Abracadabra’ mix… mash-up… whatever. It was so great! Although I think they should have ended it when they all got together in the middle and posed, it was still okay because the camera-people got smart at the second part and had more Nicole focuses as opposed to the serious Gain/Seungyeon bias that he had for the first part. >:[ Seungyeon/Gain ass-shots, anyone?

Although I have to admit, there was some serious nose-bleeding for the guys, I’m sure. I’m a girl, and I’m pretty much straight, and I nearly died watching all those interesting close-ups. FD Yes, I’m referring to the Gain/Seungyeon/Nicole stuff.

-subtopic 8: 2PM
One of the biggest controversial subjects of the whole awarding, internationally even.

It was said that Leadja was supposed to make an appearance, even just for the performance or the receiving of the awards.

The spotlight and the fans singing Jay’s part when he didn’t show up made me tear. It was gut-wrenching. But it was beautiful. I <3 their fans so much, and I’m sure 2PM does too. They obviously miss Jay just as much, if their speeches were anything to go by.

The JYP appearance was great though. And Junho’s acrobatics were amazing.

I nearly died with the ‘Heartbeat’ transition to ‘A&A’. It was so well-done. <3

All the time they were performing, I was secretly wishing that BEAST was closely watching because I wanted them to learn from their sunbaes and become just as powerful/beastly. XD –shot-

This closes the MAMA subject. :]

[6] J-Pop
This is actually related to the MAMA because of AKB48, but I decided to break it into it’s own topic because of the broad subject.

First off, AKB48 is a massive girl-group. Actually, it’s more of a freakin’ choir than a girl-group anyway. Their members talk weird, based off of those who spoke during the MAMA interview/performance. Or it could just be that I’m not used to hearing Japanese girls talk anymore. –shrug-

That said, I looked into J-Pop out of curiosity, and I find that J-Rock is much better… Koreans rule the pop, Japanese rule the rock… because other than a select few groups, I don’t see myself getting as into J-Pop. Now, J-Rock… that’s the shit. XD

[7] Love Sharing Concert – November 22nd
This was absolutely adorable. I loved the BEAST/4Minute cut, too; that was precious.
The performances were great, but there was a nice chunk missing once again. I feel like SNSD and Kara should have been there too. >>; I say this because I have obviously been corrupted (not necessarily in a bad way) by the most recent girl-group barrage that probably permanently got me addicted to gluing myself to talented female Kpop artists along with my obvious fangirl tendencies to obsess over the guy-groups.
Highlights: SS501, 2PM, 2NE1, Ending
　

I shall continue with another post. This one is getting too long. XD

Signing out,
Joy<3

Attention please! Drop the beat, yeah~! (091115)

2009-12-29T07:48:55Z

Why, Kpop gods, why?!

The late burst of wonderful Kpop has me on the edge of my seat with excitement. The fact that I’m writing this instead of working on my Government outline due soon (among other assignments) is testament to this.

[1] Let me just say that the whole ‘Beauty’ fanclub name for BEAST is absolutely adorable, and they can sign me up now- whether or not that name sticks.<3

[2] U-KISS – Man Man Ha Ni
Hello? Where have you boys been? XD

I mean, I’ve seen U-Kiss before, and I’ve listened to their songs, but aside from the 15-minute shine they got for me from their last song ‘Talk to Me’, there was nothing there.

But now, they’ve got me listening to MMHN like it’s a mantra. It’s great.

Autotuning was ‘mehh’ at first, but seriously, it’s gold. Or maybe silver? –shrug-

Maknae Dongho… another few months has been so kind to him. I must watch Maknae Rebellion, come to think of it, since he’s in there. :]

I really like Soohyun though; strong voice, good presence. Although, I feel like Kibum- because he’s Hyung Joon’s brother, and by default should have the same genes and lovable… ness?- needs to up things a bit; I expect more from him I suppose. :/

There’s a new member too, apparently. Kiseop. :] Have yet to know much of him, since I only watched fancams and self-cams from when they were only 6, but I’m expecting the same dorkiness. XD

[3] 2PM
GOOD GOD.

Excuse me, all of you reading this (probably no one), but I swear, I nearly had a freakin’ orgasm watching their comeback performance.

Not really in a completely sexual way either, as weird as that sounds… Just, I don’t know! It was just so powerful, and so… THERE. I swear, I was squealing, gritting my teeth, had my mouth over my hand because I had to keep quiet, had goosebumps.

Yes. Serious.

Now, before you think me –completely- crazy, let me just say that it’s because I was, am, always will be a hardcore Hottest. As it is, with all the Jaebeom business I decided I did not want to write about (unless you guys like to be flooded with dramatic, sympathetic, cry-baby business) for the sake of avoiding the tears, this comeback meant so much more to me than it would for me to shake hands with Miley Cyrus. [GASP! I know, right?!]

But no, seriously. It was just so powerful to me, and the 2PM boys never disappoint, never cease to amaze me with all their amazing stage presence, all their freakin’ pwning talent. :D

C’mon. If any Kpop fan, any Hottests, happen to be reading this: you have to hand it to them. Even missing their leader, they did pretty damn good. Everything from the intro to Wooyoung’s final… twitch…

And the fans. Goodness. I wanted to cry; it was so beautiful. I’m glad to see there are still some sane Hottests out there that have heard JYP’s assurances, as shaky as they may be. I’m glad they continue to support 2PM for the sake of the remaining members.

I could go on forever. I won’t. More later on 2PM and their amazingness<3

[4] IU – Marshmallow
Yes, that is the song title. :] I find it absolutely adorable.

I want that dancing marshmallow that she has on stage when she sings. I’d pay for that.

I’ve never actually listened to her before, not seriously, but I have heard of her and her old songs. I find this one addicting.

[5] FT Triple – Love Letter
I meant to write about them much, much sooner. I have a feeling I’ll have to dedicate a whole post to FT Island and all their respective activities as the somewhat scattered group they are right now.

From FT Triple (Jaejin<3, Jonghun, Minhwan) to Hongki in the drama ‘You’re Beautiful’ to Seunghyun in Maknae Rebellion [man, I need to watch that show!], it’s a lot to dedicate my time to. –sigh-

I will though. I will find time.

That shall be all for now. I really need to finish my government. –glares at paper- I hate you, government homework! Die~! T_T

Signing out,
Joy<3

WARNING

2009-12-25T02:07:21Z

This is a warning of sorts, I suppose.

From this point forward, I shall likely be bombarding this journal with frequent Kpop rambling/madness/fangirling/anything of the sort, what have you.

For all who still may read this journal/will be here’s the gist: I am so stuck on Kpop – it is outright ridiculous, I’ll say it myself.

For someone like me who should be working hard on not procrastinating and getting to work on the piles of homework I have everyday, it should be illegal.

As it is, Kpop is the secret obsession that keeps me afloat.

I’ll be ranting frequently.

Expect much about: 2PM, Kara, BEAST, MBLAQ, FT Island, SS501, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee… any member from those groups… and possibly several other groups not mentioned because I can’t exactly think of them right now.

I may also include links to downloads or videos or images. (aka possible spam!)

Since my Japanese obsession, I also got seriously into dramas… and because of the Kpop influence… I’ve really gotten into K-dramas. Expect rants on those interspersed with the music stuff.

I may or may not decide to post my rants that run the line of being editorials/columns because I am editor-in-chief of our newspaper, and I tend to write those often for the paper anyway. I have some more personal ones written that I may just decide to post if I so desire. Those actually get decently written, if I do say so myself.

Other more infrequent updates will also include: story/writing updates (whether it be newspaper, creative, or what have you), ideas, plot bunnies(?), and the like.

Basically, you can pick my brain reading this journal. Everything but pretty much my more intimate personal life. :]

Brilliant, yes?

So far, I have done the layout, got most of the tags organized...
Just as a note, the date that will be on the subject line is just when the post was initially written. :]

Hello all.

2009-03-27T08:03:33Z

I have not written anything here for so long.
It's amazing.

In any case, I bring no particularly ground-breaking news.
I just wanted to give off a sign that I live.

My spring break is coming to a close.
Hopefully before it ends, I can be productive.
I plan to post the crap-ton of icons I have had lying around.
And maybe if I can, I can have my mediafire filled up to share some leftover files, if anyone cares.
Warning: I will be unleashing a load of k-pop related stuff. XD I have been obsessed lately. You could not imagine. =]]
There are a lot of older icons from my Japanese drama/Tenimyu kick though. ^-^

Until then?
Luff~

It sucks.

2008-07-20T04:05:02Z

Umm....

I'm angry, depressed, and all this other bad stuff.
Things seemed to be going wrong lately, and then the straw that broke the camel's back-- my computer crashed.
It died. T^T
I cried, honestly.
XDD

So yeah.... I don't have much to do lately... Not even any writing, or anything. It sucks. Lost a lot of my stuff, too. So I have no idea if I'm gonna be able to recover all that or if it's just starting from scratch again, but I'm praying that it'll work out for me and I can get at least all my stuff if the laptop doesn't make it.

So...................... yep.

Update.

Till laters. <33

Who cried?!

2008-06-26T00:26:47Z

-wave- I did~ A total of 3 times, if I'm not mistaken. Not full-blown bawling, mind you, but I was sniffling and tearing up and everything.
XDD No worries though -- It was only because I was getting overly emotional. I really got into it.

I'm talking about ROOKIES, btw. I finally was able to watch the drama because someone kindly uploaded it on youtube just recently -- all 5 episodes that were out~
It was addicting. I watched it within 2 days. [I probably would've finished in 1, if it wasn't so late already and since I seem to have no social life--but whatever. XD]

Anyway, very touching storyline. Just the kind that keeps me on my toes. I was talking/yelling to my computer screen during some parts. XDD
It's based on the manga ROOKIES, which revolves around a high school teacher-- with a violent record against a student-- who happens to get the chance to teach again at a school with a baseball club-- with a violent history as well-- full of delinquents.

I knew that I was gonna be into it-- although at first it was only because of Shirotan. XDD But also because I prefer the action-packed dramas like that~ :3 And yeah, I was right. It's unbelievable. And I can honestly say I only really cried because the storyline was so adorable. Like, the teacher is such an idiot, for the most part-- but the way he does things just really tugs at the heartstrings.
And these guys! Goodness, it makes you wanna hug the computer. XDD You know, the usual badass delinquents who just really need some love~? XDD Yes. It was so wonderful, it drove me to tears. XD
Brilliant actors, IMO. Especially Sato Ryuta as Kawato. And Ichihara Hayato as Aniya~ Shirotan plays a part that's so different from his actual personality, so it really shows that he's a good actor, I think. XD More info C/O DramaWiki.
I'm definitely ready for the next episode, which I think may be out soon because those who are subbing it show on their site that they're almost done. :D Can't wait~
Meanwhile, I've busied myself with the theme song. Which is shown on my "Music". It's great~

For those of you who are actually reading this, I suggest checking it out. XDD Worth your time, I think~
Those who sub it: [here]. And on youtube: [here].
Enjoy, and if you do watch, please let me know what you think? :D

On another note:

I still haven't finished Hana Kimi?! [Taiwan version] WTF. xDD I love it, I honestly do, but I don't seem to have the time-- which, logically-speaking, makes no sense, since I don't have much to do to begin with. I'm making progress, but the episodes are so damn long. So I guess, to be honest, I just don't feel like watching it all at one time. -shrug- I'll finish it eventually. xD
I'm in love with the actors/actress though. :3 And, seeing as they are originally singers, I can probably give credit to the fact that they have amazing songs. :D I think they're in Mandarin? Not sure, though. ^^; More info C/O DramaWiki, once again. xD

[insert] Man, do I love DramaWiki~ It's so helpful. C: [/insert]

Oh, and Absolute Boyfriend drama goes on~ It's getting better! :DD Yayyyy~

[/ranting]

I let it get away with me again, didn't I? ^^;
-wave- Til next post? C:

Ehh~

2008-05-25T08:15:56Z

Setting aside all the critique stuff--I wanted to update and say some stuff. :3
Sorry if I happen to be flooding friends pages. >.<

I wanted to mention that I did make a new layout. I thought it turned out rather well, considering I don't have the latest version of, and am not familiar with usage of the latest PS. XD I made the amateur-ish collage of KenKen~ <3 I ended up liking it, even though originally I was just playing around with all the pictures from his Oceanline photobook. :3
So, in this case, some credit goes to the person who originally scanned those pictures~ I forgot where exactly I got it from, but I'm pretty sure it was from one tenimedia entry. So thank you~ I am so thankful since KenKen is so amazing~ XD
I more or less like it. XD I dunno why, but the layout turned out with orange because for some reason, most of the pics have a orange-ish/reddish tint, ne? X3 Anyway, hope it doesn't kill people's eyes too much. XD

Oh, you know, I also initially planned to post my opinionated 'review' of Higamyu, which I watched a few days ago. :3 I loved it.<3 I guess I'll do that tomorrow or something. Or whenever I get around to it. >>; You all know how I get.

M'kay~ I am quite tired. I'll update about that laterrrrr~~ XD

Much love<33

"I'll also show you a sweet dream, next night."

2008-05-25T07:30:32Z

8D –extremely giddy- So last night, I started watching the Vampire Knight anime! X3 It’s actually been out for quite a while, and that’s just judging from the fact that there are now 7, almost 8, episodes out subbed and uploaded on Youtube and everything. XD
Oh, it was absolutely amazing. For those of us who are Vampire Knight fans, I do believe that this makes it better. And of course, being me, I was being anal while I was watching and I decided to write up my opinion—which I seem to be doing quite a bit lately. XD
Please feel free to read and comment—whether you wanna disagree… or just yell at me, which is fine too, I suppose. XD Definite spoilers for those who haven’t seen it, so please proceed with caution. :3 Happy reading?

First things first, my general thoughts:
It was pretty damn amazing. I thought that once the anime was gonna be released, I was gonna have some serious trouble accepting the quality of it compared to the manga-which is nearly incomparable. But, it was pretty decent, better than I had originally expected, I suppose.
There are only 26 episodes, according to wikipedia. And 7 are out, as of now—news is, the 8th episode is supposed to be released sometime tomorrow? I’m not quite sure.
In any case, I’d recommend it—definitely for the manga fans, and even for those who prefer just watching the anime. –thumbs up- :D

Storyline/Plot It follows the storyline of the manga pretty well, although from the way it’s going, it’s covering everything pretty fast. I don’t think it’s badly done though, the details are still pretty well-developed and everything.
Comedy: I think it’s perfect. Like, it’s not too much overdone, because we all know that VK has a pretty serious plot with distinctly serious parts, but the comedy is sprinkled in there well. [Chairman Cross is essential for this. XD] I mean, of course, the comedic parts in that were in the manga are in the anime. =] So yay.
Deviations
-There was a bit in the 3rd episode—Yuuki goes off the campus (which, isn’t that not allowed in the first place?), and there’s a bit where she encounters this little boy and a woman who were both Level E… Now, maybe I’m just completely being forgetful, but I honestly do not remember this bit in the manga. >>; I guess I could be wrong; and if I am, I would love to be told. XD
-3rd episode again, Ichiru is introduced a lot earlier. Zero mentions him-although briefly.
That’s the major thing that stood out to me, although there were little things here-and-there, too. Otherwise, I think the storyline is being followed really well. Now, I’ve seen some anime that veer off ridiculously, so that’s a good sign, I think. =]

Art Beautiful. Considering that some animes really butcher the art when compared to the manga, Vampire Knight gets it right. :D I mean, it would be a shame to see Hino Matsuri-sama’s work with the gorgeous vampires go to waste, right? XD At least they do it justice.
The chibi! 8D It’s so cute~ <3 [Aidooooo~~ X3] It’s great—so obviously Hino Matsuri’s style. XD -Note: Episode 6, they really kinda screw up Yuuki’s face. XD
Character Looks It’s different than what I expected from the manga and everything, but that’s often how it is with the anime. >>; I mean, Yuuki’s eyes—they’re a lot more obviously reddish than I thought. Maybe it’s because I know about the story in the manga and everything, but still. ^^;
Kain’s hair is dark. Aido’s eyes~~~ -squee- They’re absolutely amazing. :3 I like how blue they are. 83 And Yori’s hair, the same as Kain’s—it’s darker than I thought. I could’ve sworn somewhere I saw she was blond? XD It could just be fan-art and whatnot though. –shrug-
Zero and Kaname~ Perfect as the manga. But of course, I expect it was requirement they get those characters right. XD I love Zero’s eyes~ <3

Music Opening song-which I’m listening to as I write this-is wonderful. :3 I love it, personally. Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi by ON/OFF The video is pretty cool too. XD I like the clips they show of the actual anime, Yuuki’s parts are so amazing. X3
Ending song: SCARY. No joke, it scares the crap out of me. Not only because of the clips from the anime itself, but the song period. It gives me the creeps. ”Still Doll” by Wakeshima Kanon The red eyes, both Yuuki’s and the bunny. –shudder- Ugh. [info from wikipedia]
General music—like scenes, themes, etc.—WOW! Like, I swear, there was a point where I had to take off my earphones because it just creeped me out to be hearing it all loud in my ear by myself. XD Although, it does help set the mood pretty well, so I guess that was the point. ^^; I really like the OP, though. :3

Seiyuu [Voice Actors]
-Zero: Mamoru Miyano~ <33 –squee- I recognized him immediately. After all, watching so many hours of Tenimyu does that. XD I was so excited. He plays Ishida in Tenimyu. He was also Tamaki in Ouran HS Host Club and Light in Death Note. =] He’s amazing. I was so excited to hear him. Although, it’s really hard to imagine Mamo-chan for Zero. ^^; Still, he does a really good job. I think he portrays Zero well. :3 I could be biased though. >>;
-Kaname: Daisuke Kishio. I’m not familiar with him, really. But according to wiki, he played… Luppi in Bleach… Susuki in the Shippuuden movie… Tsukune Aono in Rosario+Vampire…? Honestly, at first, I thought his voice wasn’t right for Kaname. Like, I expected a silkier, deeper voice… But after a while, it really started to suit him—really gentle and whatnot. :3
-Yuuki: Yui Horie. I think she’s a singer, too. =] Mei-Ling from D.Grayman. Hitomi of Dead or Alive series. XD I think her voice is a little too high sometimes for Yuuki… But then again, it could all be in my head. >>; I came to like her voice for Yuuki though. =]
Overall, I like the seiyuus. I like Chairman Cross’s seiyuu. XD He does such a good job. And Kain’s~ I like it so much. :3 Aido’s fits his pretty well too. And since I love those characters, of course I noticed? XD Takuma’s gentle voice is captured well. And Shiki’s is so cool~ X3 Even Seiren’s and Yori’s. :D

Characters
Portrayal I’m sure this has a lot to do with the seiyuus, of course, but I think that the characters are brought to life from the manga so well. :D It’s exciting. Like, I love the Chairman~<3 He’s like, the comic relief. XD It’s so great. And the way Zero and Kaname interact and whatnot is so good. :3 Yuuki, the only thing I have with her is the fact that when she moves, like it’s almost too good..? It’s like, kinda inhuman-and although I realize that it’s the way it was in the manga too, it makes it more obvious to me about the fact that she’s not all human. >>; But I’m being critical. ^^; Sorry. I love how Aido is portrayed, just like I expected of him. X3 He’s so adorable, like completely squish-able. XDD Kain is funny, too, how he’s shown to care about his cousin and all. But Takuma, he’s different in the manga, somehow. He doesn’t seem as energetic in the anime. –shrug- It could just be me though. >>;
Powers
-Kain’s powers were shown in the anime. When he confronts Zero, he gets mad and then the tree behind him catches fire, so I’m assuming that’s what it is. I honestly do not remember seeing this in the manga..?
-When Kaname’s powers are shown, OMG! I freak out. It’s so amazing~<3 I love how he’s so powerful. :3
-Aido’s powers are great~ Like, episode 4 when he’s talking to Yuuki about why she’s special to Kaname and whatnot. :3 The only thing is, I’ve always wondered how he manipulates it when there’s not always water around him [ex: ep4, Yuuki scene]. Does he manipulate the moisture in the air too? ^^;
Perspective
I think that the anime does better showing how hard it is for Zero. Like, when it zooms in towards Yuuki’s neck and shows that Zero is having trouble. Better connection with the character, it’s wonderful.
It’s the same with Kaname, and exactly how he feels, the pain and everything when he’s around Yuuki~ It’s almost heartbreaking. =’[
Pairings
-Zero/Yuuki: Gosh, it’s heart-wrenching, no joke. Like, ep4—after Zero bites Yuuki and he prepares to go away and she stops him—Yuuki says, “Mou, daijobu dakara.” [something like “it’s alright/it’ll be alright now”]… X3 And then there’s a flashback where she comforst Zero when he’s scratching at his neck when he was younger ‘cause he was disgusted about being bitten by ‘that woman’ and she says the same thing~ <333 I was like, “Awwww~” XDD It was so sweet. Also ep5 when he gives her the gun. <3 Nyah~ Ohh, and the ultimate Zero/Yuuki moment, in my opinion: 8th night in the manga, I think? Where she openly offers her neck—the ‘unforgivable’ thing, ep6. Ohh wow. It was great~ <3 “Yusurarenai”, I think is what Yuuki said. :3 Excuse my spelling, btw, but I thought it was so cool. XD –totalfangirl-
-Kaname/Yuuki: Oh, gosh. The way Kaname cares for her is so freakin’ impossible, I swear. XD It’s utter devotion that breaks my heart. >,< Episode 6, 7—wow. When he saves Yuuki, when she was young and the Night Class was newly established and he calls her cruel~ It’s well-done in the anime. :3 I like it. Yeah. Poor him though, because the pain is easy to read in the anime. >>; It’s so cute how Yuuki is with him in the very beginning. :D And even cuter how he is when they’re older. –is a total softie for that stuff- XDD He’s almost scary protective of her though. ^^;
Chairman Kaien Cross
This is just a note that I was curious about. Was his name ever outright mentioned in the manga? In the anime, he is called by his first name, Kaien, a few times. :3 I thought it was cool that I found out that was his name. XD I <3 his character though. XD Oh, and he was a former vampire hunter. I think I may have known that already though, but still. Ha~

Miscellaneous
-My subject line: “I’ll also show you a sweet dream, next night.” I honestly have no idea what it technically means yet, but it ends every episode. I think it’s pretty cool. XD My brain doesn’t completely wrap around the whole meaning yet, but I think I have a vague understanding. =]
-In ep3, with the woman and child Level E vampires and he goes to save Yuuki, he is called “nakama” [roughly: comrade, kin, etc.] by the woman and she stops before she kills him. I thought that was so interesting. It really got to him though.
-“Vampire”: The word itself pronounced in Japanese is “vampaia” and it just sounds so funny to me. XDD I thought I’d share that bit. And there’s a different word for it in Japanese, too. Umm-“kyuuketsuki” or something along those lines? It’s probably butchered in spelling and all, but whatever. XD The girls from ep1 with the Aido-trying-to-suck-Yuuki’s-blood-scene say it. Oh, and funny thing: after the Level E vampires get destroyed and everything—they burst into dust. It’s interesting to me, like hey, that happens! XD It shows in ep5, I think, when Takuma destroys that Level E dude. =]

That concludes my carefully compiled thoughts on the series so far. :D I think it’s wonderful, personally. I mean, the episodes right now are great, as fast at they’re going through the storyline and all. Other than that, it’s definitely worthy to spend time watching. The episodes aren’t that long, either. :3

To watch: The group subbing is shoku-dan-- their website and shokudan[LJ] Otherwise, I suggest checking out this user on Youtube who has the subbed ones uploaded: XxXKisaxxAngelXxX
Hope that helps, if you’re interested. :D

Whoo-hoo~ Another opinion/fangirling-packed issue of critiques courtesy of Joy-chan. XDD There we go! :D
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Current Obsessions?

2008-05-16T02:42:46Z

I remember I said I would update about it... :D
Now, please note that I was testing for a straight 4 hours today and I'm a little off when it comes to writing. This is no in depth review like the Naruto thing. Just ranting from a crazed fan. XD

One I've been particularly itching to rant about:
Twilight saga~
-dies-
<333
It = LOVE.
Seriously.<3
XDD

I read Twilight... then New Moon right after... In less than 2 weeks... It would've been less if I didn't have homework and other distractions... like my other obsessions. XD
In any case, I would like to cut this now... just in case I say some stuff for those that haven't read it that may be spoilers. And, just a note, if you haven't read it, then you MUST. I command it. XD [I'm so late in reading it, but still, I am now--so whatever.]

It is amazing, first of all.
I can't even begin to say...
I started reading it because we got to talking about the release of the movie... around December... I think it's the 12th. :D
My friend recommended it with a burning passion, so I had to pick it up. [We're in to the same kind of stuff. ^-^] So she let me borrow her copy because the library is always backed up on holds and whatnot, and I'm not exactly pouring with the money to buy it.... Or at least not at the moment... XD;
Read it in less than a week. I devoured that thing. And no joke, before this series, I hadn't seriously read[finished] a book for fun in AGES. It was always for school or something............ New Moon was finished the week after..... I'm in the middle of Eclipse now. And I preordered my copy of the 4th book--Breaking Dawn--a few days ago... C: It comes out August 2nd. [too long, but still]

Of course, first thing:
--Edward is FREAKING AMAZING. Like, deathlywonderfulandperfectandirresistiblydesirable... [the way he is in the book, not so much the movie, which is rather upsetting >>;] His dedication to Bella breaks my heart. XD
             -funny: My friend and I were talking about the book... and I brought up how great I thought Edward was... and here is probably one of the most memorable quotes of my whole school year:
    Her: "I would so do Edward!" [note: she has a boyfriend that she loves a lot. XD]
    Me: -laugh- "I would too. In a heartbeat."

Second thing:
--Jacob is the sweetest thing in teh world~ <3 He's so cute, and like... just like a big bear-er... wolf. Huggable stuffed animal-like. XDD I love him. I dunno, even when he gets annoying in some parts of the plot and whatnot, what he did for Bella in New Moon is forever imprinted, and just like her, I can't bring myself up to hate him. XDD -is a softie-

Third thing:
OMG, the plot! I swear, once Stephenie Meyer gets into the action-y parts, I can't put the damn book down. That's why I make sure to save it for the weekend when I don't have to stop. XDD It's too much to have to wait. ^^;

Fourth thing:
I have a... thing for vampires and werewolves and the like... I had to pick up this book. >>;

Fifth thing:
I dunno, I just love it.
I love the characters, very divers with lots of background and development. I don't see any 2dimensional characters here. :3
Love the plot, story. Period.
When the action picks up, so does my pulse. C:
When the story gets angsty and sad, I cry. [ex: New Moon--after Edward leaves.... -cried like a baby-]
And yeah............

I did further research and such on Stephenie Meyer's site, and I found the first chapter to this project she's doing about writing the story in Edward's POV. -squee- It's wonderful~ <3 It's called Midnight Sun.... or to-be-called, or something. XD For those who like the series and haven't read it, you have to NOW. It's so exciting! <3

[random insert]
I heart Alice<3
and Emmett. :D
Carlisle is so awesome.
Eh, screw it: The Cullens just rock my socks.<3 [/end]

Umm.................. Movie info:
--to be Edward: Cedric Diggory of Harry Potter....
    +no offense to those who like him, but I don't think he fits the image that I had of extremelygorgeousEdward in my head. >>;
--to be Bella: lead girl in Messengers....
    +she's pretty... I see it working out
Either way though, I like Stephenie Meyer's original choices for the characters better.... D: Too bad she doesn't really have a say. -sobs-
I like the guy who plays James though. I see it. :3
Jacob... umm... I don't even remember who plays him -- I'll look sometime later. ^^;

Eh, I forgot half the stuff I was going to write... More later, if I remember or feel like editing.... =]

Current Obsession #1 CLEAR! :D

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Lie-Lie-Lie-Lie-la-Lie~

2008-04-28T09:52:30Z

Which means:

I HAVE JUST SEEN THE 4TH NARUTO MOVIE!!!!!!!!!! -cheer-clapclap-confetti-dance-

8DDDDD

I'm so unbelievably giddy, you cannot begin to imagine. First of all, I should like to warn everyone against reading this post if you have yet to see the wonderful, amazingness, and total ownage of this (for the lack of a better word) -orgasmic- movie. :DDD

It is amazing, in every possible sense of the word. If you thought you loved the Shippuuden before, then you were wrong, because seeing this movie is the biggest cherry on top of the best cake in zee world. XDD
You notice I keep exaggerating, yes? Which obviously means that I am in love with the movie.
Let me start out by saying that I have not been keeping up with the Shippuuden anime (just the manga). Yeah, yeah. Shame on me, I realize. However, this just proves that the movie was that good, I think, because I jumped right back into it and fell in love all over again~ -squeal-

Below is the cut for my own personal reviews/rants about the movie, the generalized things (for those of you who haven't seen it) are visible. The more specific and otherwise spoiler-quality stuff must be highlighted.

So I want to point out that probably more than half of these things that will be written will be purely opinionated. If you don't agree, that's fine. Let me say what I like anyway. =]

Now, let's start with the general things: (in no particular order)
1) Naruto is one of the best things in the whole wide-freakin' world. Yes, I feel that passionately about it. The series is so amazingly amazing that I can't come up with another amazing word. XD
2) Masashi Kishimoto-sama~ -bows over and over- He is GENIUS. We should all love him for the genius work he creates and shares with the world. :D
3) Dattebayo should have their own fansite. Because they own~! <33 FTW! XD The 4th movie (according to narutocentral) was released in Japan on April 23rd. It is (very early) April 28th as I write this, and I just watched the whole thing subbed by the amazing staff of Dattebayo. -bows- I feel like hugging them all. X3
4) The characters of Naruto whom you can't not love. FD (no particular order) Character analysis is expanded in the 'spoilers' part, I apologize~ ^^;
    -Naruto: durr~ He's wonderful. Intense character with lots of passion and heart. He's too great. And always a comic relief, might I add. :3
    -Neji: again, durr~ It's Neji? It should be self-explanatory? XD He's so cool~
    -Lee: Waiiii~ -huggles- He's no pushover, even without ninjutsu! :3
    -Sakura: She's funny. Abuses Naruto too much, maybe, but she's really grown up, and it's great. =]
    -Kakashi: Ummm... I do believe I should not need to explain myself. He's always good. XD
    -Gai: XDD Zee awesomeness~
    -Shikamaru: Heheh~ Shika owns.
5) This movie is perhaps the most complicated and exciting one of them all. :D In the best way possible. :3

Please highlight to view the rest:

This time, I present my thorough thoughts on the movie that may (or may not) contain one or more spoiler(s) for the movie. Again, I warn anyone planning to read that it's not a good idea if you haven't seen it! Read at your own risk.
Note: Forgive my mistakes-I've only seen it once for now. XD; I'm recalling to the best of my abilities.

Overview:
The movie begins with the horrible scene of Naruto's death. (ranted on below XD)
After showing the worst foretelling scene of Naruto's funeral, the movie goes on to show Yomi, who is the over-ambitious ninja who decides to revive Mouryou (main villain) and raise the Stone Ghost army to allow the Thousand Year world (or something like that) to take over the five countries and rule the earth... eventually bringing about its destruction.
Mouryou's soul is sealed within the Demon Country and his body in the Swamp Country. To revive him, Yomi-who's perfected the forbidden medical ninjutsu-takes Mouryou's soul from the seal into his own body to transfer it back to his body in the Swamp Country. Along with his 4 lackeys, who feed off some snakelike chakra-providing things, he seeks to destroy the high priestess of the Demon Country-who is the only one who could possibly seal Mouryou away again.
To accomplish this, Mouryou's army is raised once more, wreaking havoc not only on the Demon Country, but everywhere else. In response, the five great countries ally together and rise up to stop the army from (duh) destroying the world. Tsunade sends Team 7 [Naruto and Sakura, Lee-in place of Sasuke (see below for a laugh), and Neji in place of Kakashi as jounin] to act as a bodyguard team for the priestess.
Now, this priestess (Shion) is quite the brat. She is spoiled, or at least is portrayed that way in the beginning. She is able to foretell people's deaths (elaborated below). She immediately butts heads with Naruto about those who risk their lives for her and her continuous outlook on their-- aka her selfishness.
The long 'travel' as well as the KICKASS fight scenes follow and fill in the middle of the movie, of course. (elaborated below)
It's more or less a generic Naruto end fight when Shion has to choose between saving Naruto's life and stopping the death she herself foresaw, or sacrificing herself to join with Mouryou and disappearing with him forever. (below)

ELABORATIONS:

-Naruto's 'death':
    It's bullshit. (Excuse my French.) Stupid crap almost made me cry. I swear I almost died myself watching it because I was literally holding my breath. It was a terrible pitch. I mean, I know that people would've gone to watch it anyway without all the bullshit trailers on Naruto's death! Gosh. It was so bad. ==; However, I must admit that it was interesting. I suppose in its own way, I have to give it credit on being one of the most edge-of-your-seat leads ever. While I watched how it happened, I screamed. XD No joke. I was calling Shion stupid because I blamed her immediately. Of course, it's Naruto. You figure he did it because he really wanted to protect the girl, yeah? XDD In any case, EVIL way of doing it, but it really caught my attention. =]

-Naruto's role:
    Of course, as a whole, Naruto's character is nearly perfect. He's annoying, which is something you expect from at least one character, yeah? We've come to expect it out of him, so I don't think it's really a big deal anymore... But he's a genuinely compassionate and warmhearted person that people can look up to, real talk. :3 He's a constant comic relief in this movie. XDD The scenes crack me up like no other. (explained below) He's stupider in this movie than any other episodes though. ^^; We love him. You can't help but love him.
At the end scene, where he pulls Shion back right when she's ready to do whatever she was planning to, I see the 'normal' Naruto that's always determined and whatnot. :D The huge Rasengan that was combined with her bell power reminded me of Goku from DBZ's huge power ball thingie that he gathered from all the people of the earth or whatever? Yeah, that. XD Too much, I have to admit.
    +Favorite Naruto scenes: (no order)
-after saving Shion from falling into the water and dying: the hair flip with the excess amount of water--ABSO-FRICKIN-LUTELY SEXY AS HELL. XDD Shion thinks so too because she stared. XD
-carrying Lee on his back (also on Lee’s character): XDD Such a dork. In a good way. :3
-very last scene when Shion asks for his help: XDDDDDD –choke- Wow! I don’t think he realized exactly what the question entailed, but obviously Lee, Kakashi, and Sakura did. XD Naruto’s so cute~
-death prediction: “But you just said not to worry about it!” XDD I love how he acts nonchalant, and then ends up freakin’ out about it. :3
-the rash thing: XDD Idiot. And then Shion’s reaction: “Is your friend stupid?” XD

-Lee’s role:
He’s one of the best characters in the series, period. I love his determination, and his raw power. And, he’s so polite. Like someone you’d take home to mommy. XD
`+Favorite Lee scenes:
-fight with the stone guy (Gitai?): It was one of the most exciting fights in the movie-probably my favorite, actually. :3 And, the ‘bonbon’ that Gai gives Lee with the ‘medicine’… XDD I have an inkling it was just spiked. FD Still, it proved for a good fight. Very intense. Love how he opened up to the 6^th gate! 8D I didn’t even know he was capable of it~ X3 It was so great~! I was squealing, I think. XD
-Naruto carrying him: XDD The log! Poor thing. CX

-Neji’s role:
He is so unbelievable sometimes! CX It’s the greatest thing seeing Neji in action because he’s so cool and calm. Mysterious character, you gotta love him. :3 Like his fight with the ‘aniki’ of the 4.
+Favorite Neji scenes:
-whipping out of that waterfall to stop guy from killing Shion/cutoff: May I say perfect timing? :3
-making fun of Naruto: XDD Always great.

-Shion’s role:
I liked what her character portrayed. It was a cross between selfishness and selflessness, in the most complicated way. It was still a little bit hard for me to piece together when she explained about her role as priestess and why she has those visions, but I think I got the jist. It’s like she’s stopping her own death by ‘sacrificing’ those around her that are willing to protect her. That’s what I get out of it, anyway. Besides, that’s how they explain it. XD
It was sad that she grew up somewhat like Naruto, but I expected that because it seems to be a recurring theme in the Naruto-verse. ^^; It was nice that she really did care for… his name escapes me, but her friend and loyal ‘bodyguard’… starts with a T, yeah? I didn’t like how she seemed to give up on Naruto towards the end, but I do like that she believed in him and worked to save his life. It was sweet.
However, I think she’s gonna be a target for a lot of fangirl hate. XD She was a little bit too attached to the much loved blond. XDD

-Other characters:
    .Sakura: She had to be there, of course. It’s a given. During her scenes, it made me wanna say ‘shannaro’ with her. XD
    .Kakashi: I know his scenes were just snippets, but he was still super cool when he came out with that Raikiri~ Whoo~!
    .Gai: XDD “It’s a bonbon- I mean, you chomp it and then boom!” Wow.
    .Shikamaru & Temari: I love how they manage to pop up at the end, and then they’re together…? Hmm~ FD
    -On a sad note: Gaara didn’t make an appearance! –sob-

-My view of the plot:
It’s a crazy, twisted plot with some deep implications on theme. I think the very beginning was a little bit rushed because they jump right into the war and whatnot, but it couldn’t be helped, and doing it that way got right to the hardcore action that we all want out of Naruto. Yay, fight scenes! XD
The fact that it was another huge world destruction thing wasn’t suprising; I expected that. I also expected the different type of Rasengan that ended Mouryou. XD It was a bit predictable. In fact, the whole time, I was predicting how it was gonna happen or who died, etc. For example, I knew that it wasn’t Shion who died the first time. I knew that Naruto couldn’t die (DUH) XD. I figured that by mid-movie it was gonna be some major fight between Team 7 and the 4 lackeys, and the 4 lackeys would end up dead. =]
However, I think that it was still beautifully executed. I loved the action. The different character growth was great to see, especially Naruto. It could be the fact that I’ve just really missed Shippuuden, but it was still amazing when it came to grabbing my attention.
And……… I think that’s it. XD

-Theme?:
Good and evil? Of course, that’s a given. XD It was also a bit of self-preservation and will to live though, I think. Shion represents most of it. Naruto just acts as the catalyst. He opens her eyes to everything. Shion seems selfish, and she doesn’t want people to die because of her anymore, but she’s stuck because if she does die, then the world ends. Lose-lose situation. D:

-Ending:
I think it deserved its own section ‘cause it just thoroughly pissed me off at first! D< I mean, honestly! It goes from big BOOM! The volcano erupts, floods the mountain… And then, it just cuts off and the song starts playing and the credits go on! I mean, wow! Really?! It was crazy. It made me mad because I thought it was gonna end like that-all stupid and whatnot. XD
I should’ve known better, of course.
I liked that the very end scene was lighthearted, with Naruto’s comical personality of course. XD It was great that the others got to show up for that part too. :3 Kakashi~ XDD
The only thing is, we never know what happens to Mouryou, and that kinda made me mad. >>; I guess he just evaporated. And of course, there was no consequence to Shion? Yeah…….. great. XDD
Let’s just say, the ultra-happy ending left something to be desired. There were questions I had that probably will never be answered. –tear- XD;

-Animation:
Could’ve been better…? I’d say it’s around the Shippuuden-quality, especially since I watched it through narutocentral, and it was uploaded on Veoh. >>; But yeah, it didn’t take away much from the viewing experience, I think. –shrug- It depends on your preference. Still, the animation was more or less the same as Shippuuden—meaning, sometimes it was distorted.
Okay, I’m being too critical now, dammit. ==;

-Overall:
Loved it. Totally worth the 2 hours. I would’ve downloaded, but I have to make room on this hard-drive… or I’ll dl it on another computer. XD
Umm… 4.5/5
=] But I’ve always loved Naruto, so I don’t know if you’d like to take my word for it. XD

There! This concludes Joy-chan’s wonderfully critic-like analysis of the Shippuuden movie. XD She now feels like a socially-inept person who just wrote a movie review-style thing that took about an hour and ½. XDD

No, seriously. WATCH IT! It’s beautiful. <33

Luffles~ Joy-chan, away! =]

I'm back~?

2008-03-08T07:37:51Z

First off: Here is a Meme that I snagged from Michi-chan, which she snagged from Crys-chan, who got it from.... somewhere. XD Please don't feel obligated to fill it out. It's just a thing I thought was interesting. :3

YOU.
01. Name:
02. Birthday:
03. Place of residence:
04. What makes you happy:
05. What are you listening to now/have listened to last:
06. Do you read my LJ?:
07. If you do, what is particularly good/bad about it:
08. An interesting fact about you:
09. Are you in love or do you have a crush at the moment:
10. Favorite place to be:
11. Favorite lyrics:
12. Best time of the year:
13. Weirdest food you like:
14. Do farts make you laugh:

RECOMMEND.
01. A film:
02. A book:
03. A band, a song and an album:

ME.
01. One thing you like about me:
02. Two things you like about yourself:
03. Put this in your lj so I can tell you what I think of you. (Only if you want to.)

[transition~]

Hello! Konnichiwa! Hola! Nihao! :D
Kumusta, kaybigan! X3

Okay, English~ How are you all, my friends! :3 [That's translated, btw. XD] So was it just me or was the week ridiculously long?! It was kinda exhausting. I didn't quite understand it. This week was the end of our 3rd quarter, so I'm kinda worried about getting my 'report card' in the mail. It was kinda suck-ish, in my opinion.... >>; I'll update when I get it. XD
So in any case, the days seemed to crawl by... They weren't all that bad, I suppose....
Now, what is quite suckish is that next week is a whole week of standardized testing! :D Yayyyy~
NOT!
I hate the CO standardized tests. Piece of crap. Nonsense.
Ugh.
But I guess it could be worse. Then, I have another week after next, and spring break after that! :DD Now that really is yayyyy~ :3

Nothing in particular happened. Except..... Nope, nevermind. Nothing happened. XD

So I dun have much to say.... I think I'll just write later. XDD

Bai bai~! [heart]

:DD

2008-02-22T09:09:33Z

X33
I've been so immersed in Tenimyu for the past week. XDD I've been watching Dream Live 3rd over and over. Plus, the backstage.
And I see that after a while, it gets so much easier to tell them apart. XD The very first time I watched it, I had to seriously pause the video and look over it for a while before I could figure out who was who, but now, it's a snap. :D
Accomplishment? Of a major dork, perhaps. XDD
But I mean, hey, I seriously love it! X3

My favorites as of now: those two dorks in the icon~ :D Aiba and Shirota. :3
Notes: Aiba in Dream Live 3rd--the Kira dance--crazy hips. XDD I learned that he's Suzuki's brother...? I'm not positive, but it seems so. Umm.... And it's sad, but he was the only one who moved on for the 3rd cast after 2nd cast graduated.... ;~;
Shirota--he gets slap-happy in the Dream Live 3rd backstage. XD But overall, he seems to be one of the most outgoing. :3 Ohh, and I think he looks slightly American... yeah? He's smexy though, so it matters not. XDD

I cried watching the end of Dream Live 3rd because the whole cast was giving their speeches about graduating and whatnot, and it was so sad. I was watching the subbed version, so it really got to me. XDD It was so dramatic. X3 Same with the end of the Dream Live 3rd backstage. Everyone's audition was shown, and it was freakin' sad to see that they were leaving.... T^T

Umm.... Hyoutei regulars are amazing~ Umm, my favorites from that cast would be Saito--playing Oshitari with his extra sexy voice and accent! :DD And RuiRui~ :33 He plays Gakuto. I'm not too much of a Gakuto fan in the actual anime/manga, but I really like RuiRui in the myu. :3 He's the youngest, if I'm not mistaken..? But, yeah~ He's so cute, and he can dance! :D I think that the Hyoutei cast was amazing. It was perfect. It's hard to pick favorites. I like them all. XDD I mean, Kato Kazuki (Atobe) was such a good actor. And Takuya is so cute, he's fun to watch. Plus, KenKen! :D He plays Shishido, and he plays it well, but watching the backstage--he's so down to earth and pretty different from his character. XDD So is Date--for Choutarou. :3 Waii~ They're just LOVE!!!

I love watching backstage for dl3 because I like watching KenKen kick everyone's ass on Janken. XDD He's so good. And he got my sister all obsessed with the game that we can't seem to master. >>; But yeah. It's wonderful.

I'm kinda scared of the sudden obsession that I've taken up with these J-boys~ But hey, they're amazing. If you watch, you won't blame me. XDDD

Anyway, it's late. I have at least 3 tests tomorrow, so I should probably go to sleep, yeah? XDD

G'nite~ <33

TENIMYU~!

2008-02-18T02:43:27Z

OMG OMG OMG!!!! I'm so excited.I do believe I just took fangirlism to a new level with this whole TeniPuri obsession~ 8DD

Why, you ask? Below, please~

Okay, so I got to watching Tenimyu a couple of nights ago. Since there aren't as much Prince of Tennis fans out there in the fanfic world, I'll elaborate--Tenimyu is a portmanteau for the Prince of Tennis musicals. I saw it on Youtube while I was browsing the TeniPuri (portmanteau for 'Tennis Prince') episodes.... So I was thinking I was bored and whatnot, so I decided 'wth, why not check out what the big deal is about Tenimyu'.... So I did.

The first one I started was Tenimyu Dream Live 4. It was kinda hard to get into since I don't understand too much Japanese, but I was pretty familiar with the TeniPuri lingo, so it was easier than I thought it would be. So, I started that--I think Friday night. It was kinda slow. Youtube requires the shows to be cut into like 13 parts, so it was kinda annoying to keep cutting it off.

So there was a huge deal of comments about missing the 2nd cast, which I apparently missed since Dream Live 4 had a different cast, apart from a few people, and I had to check out the big deal about 2nd cast.And now, I know why. :DDD

Tenimyu 2nd cast is LOVE<33

That was a common thing that was mentioned, and now I can completely agree!! X3 I went back and watched Dream Live 2, and I watched the whole thing even though I understood minimal things. XDD It was unusually addicting to watch those guys.

Especially Yuu Shirota!!! Shirotan=LOVE~! I think I wanted to watch it at first solely to see him. XDD I mean, wow. He plays the part of Tezuka Kunimitsu~ And he does it well. :3 And, of course, I fell for Aiba~<33 Hiroki Aibacchi plays Fuji Syusuke~ 83

I got to watching the Tenimyu Supporter series-which interviews the characters individually, as well as by school... And it was so funny watching Seigaku all together. They're so hyper when you put them all in one room to make commentary. It was hilarious. And it makes me love Shirotan even more~!! -squee- I also went on to see the Tenimyu Supporter for Hyoutei, and wow, Oshitari's actor Takumi Saito is amazing!! 8D His voice is so smexy~ I love it. These are all about half an hour to an hour long, so I've been on the computer for a while. XDD But the backstage scenes for Dream Live 3 seriously almost made me cry at the end. It was so great how they were all so happy in the beginning and whatnot, and most of them ended up graduating.... ;~; I think the most missed would have to be Shirota. He's amazing. X3

So yeah. I suggest watching 2nd cast as opposed to the others. As far as I've seen, it's been really good. :D I think I'll go on to watch the others some other time because I have a major headache from sitting in front of the computer for a while. XDD And I can't really do anything but watch them have fun since I barely understand. I think I'ma be hearing Japanese everywhere now. XDDD
I really gotta go to Japan, yeah? :3

Thankyou for listening to this ultra fangirly ranting~! <33 I do believe it shall continue later. XDD

Tenimyu is LOVE!! [/plug]

Naruto manga c389 [spoilers?]

2008-02-16T00:36:48Z

Okay.................. So it's kinda starting to make me mad.......
Highlight to read:

I mean, hello?! That's it?!?!?! All I saw was Sasuke's wonderful shuriken attack, and then the whole fireball battle, and then.... the very beginning of this ultimate Amaterasu--all while Zetsu is doing commentary. I mean, wtf?! Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about their fight and all, but it's starting to make me angry how the chapters are so short.... >>; I know that's nobody's fault but maybe Kishimoto-sama and whoever splits those chapters, but I mean, c'mon! It's starting to get ridiculous.... and boring. Because I wait a whole week to see what would be 2 scenes on a Naruto episode......... ==; Plus, I really wanna see what Zetsu is so excited about with this Amaterasu thing. I have a feeling that Itachi's gonna go blind after this battle though---if he survives, that is. XC That's not positive, I know, but we all feel it coming, yeah? I feel like there's gonna be someone else to go. It better not be Sasuke! I'm still warming up to him all over again! >>; So..... in conclusion, they should really move on with the fight. XD [/rant]

Yep..... Does anyone know if there's a new Naruto episode? I have yet to check Dattebayo. But I'm still not caught up. >< I had planned to be like 3 weeks ago. XD But I have a 3 day weekend. Maybe I can finish them all? I don't remember if I downloaded last week's episode either........ Hmm..... I'll check later.

But man, I'm so happy the week is over. I'm exhausted. I think I really need to fix my f***ed up sleeping schedule. I read in a magazine at the store that it really makes a person tense. XDD It was so funny because I was sitting in the car, and I didn't even notice but apparently, I was just totally in my own world, staring out the window with my mouth open. My dad was laughing so hard. XDD -shrug- I couldn't help it.

Have a good rest of the day~ <33

Neji fluffz~!

2008-02-13T04:41:31Z

Some more drama going on at school, dear friends. It's wonderful. [note sarcasm]
But I won't even go into that because I'd rather not touch on it.

I finally changed the background/layout/etc. again. :D I've been meaning to do that. Yeah, I thought it turned it okay. What do you think? Hurt your eyes? For some reason though, it always ends up mostly black with the text and pic as the main color in the whole page. XD I guess it's just better for me that way. I like the dark colors.

Anyway, this post does have a point! XD

I wrote this I think last weekend... maybe last week? For Crys-chan! <3 It's just a drabble, but I thought I'd help since she's probably working really hard for FoS....... Yes, I'm totally using this as a bribe. XDD Jokes~!

[[Reassurance]]

Sometimes, I just need to hear you say it...

Sitting silently on the edge of the bed, you watched him prepare for the newest mission. He would be gone for a few days again, maybe more. These missions always served to feed your paranoia. Being his girlfriend made you feel obligated for reasons you couldn’t define. It wasn’t like he asked you to do certain things, to be a certain way. There was just a constant nagging feeling that drove you to be the best for him.

Perhaps because you couldn’t help but seek reassurance. After all, he rarely told you how he felt. A girl could only assume for so long. You began to question eventually.

You stood and followed him when he walked to the door. He slung the bag over his shoulder and turned to face you with those gorgeous iridescent eyes. “What’s wrong?” he asked, picking up immediately on the deep thoughts you were having.

Snapping your head up, you smiled nervously under his intense gaze. “Oh! Nothing, why?” You reached for his pure white clothing, smoothing the wrinkles on his shoulder to distract yourself from his eyes. “Be careful, okay?”

“Hn.” Taking you by the chin, he stared intently at you, opaque eyes burning through you. “I will. It shouldn’t be too long this time, so wait for me.” Leaning over, he pressed his lips against yours, effectively banishing your straying thoughts. “I love you, (name)…” he whispered in your ear as he wrapped his arms around your waist.

You got the sudden urge to sob, but bit it back in favor of hugging him back. “I love you too, Neji.”

[-x-X-x-]

=] Fluff. <3

Yeah.... I just now realized how short it was. >>; But I shall probably write a couple more. It's V-day in 2 days, after all~ :3

Sasuke~ <3

2008-01-26T22:32:07Z

Yo! I just read the latest chapter of Naruto! I wanted to slap someone. Here--highlight to read:

So apparently, Madara is one twisted person. I can't believe he would do something like take his brother's eyes. From the very beginning of Itachi's story though, I knew that it would have something related to him and Sasuke--those two are quite twisted themselves. I don't really think that Sasuke would let Itachi do something like rip his eyes out for his own power or whatnot, but I'm still worried about Sasuke. I don't want itachi to die or anything, but if it means that Sasuke will, then forget it. I do believe that this fight will be epic~! :3 I'm so excited! This chapter was a little bit more satisfying than the other one. XD At least it told us stuff. Especially that Madara was responsible for the Kyuubi attack! -gasp!- This means now that he's the one responsible for what happened to Yondaime and Naruto! D< I'm ready for the next chapter now~!

Oh, and here's the Riku drabble that I wrote up. Just this one for today~ I shall wait for FoS to post the Sasuke and Shino ones~ <3 Enjoy!

KH = property of rightful owners. These words are mine. Steal and be attacked by my rabid plotbunnies. :]

|Nap|

“(Name)!” You grumbled irritably when you felt the incessant shaking of your shoulders, making you swat instinctively at the pair of strong hands causing the annoyance.

“Leave me alone~!” you mumbled, burying your face in the warm cocoon of your arms crossed atop your desk.

“Wake up, (name)!” the silky voice coaxed, continuing the gentle shaking despite your attempts to shoo it away.

“No~ ’m tired! Just let me… ten minutes… I swear, I’ll… finish later…” Before you could even conclude the sentence, you were already dozing.

“(Name), you don’t know how to take ten-minute naps.” Without warning, you were yanked from your comfortable position and deposited none-too-gently on your wobbly legs.

With a whiny sob, you leaned against his form for support, unable to stand on your own. “Stop~ So mean…” you murmured, arms reflexively winding around his lean torso as you snuggled against his chest.

Sighing, he wrapped his arms around you tenderly. “(Name)…”

“Riku~” you retorted softly, eyes still closed. You were drifting in-and-out of dreamland now, barely aware of his words although the baritone rumbled against your cheek as he spoke.

“Please?”

“At least finish this paper. If you don’t pass that class, your mom will never let you come here again.” He shimmied away from you with some difficulty, nudging you gently back to your desk. “Come on.”

Huffing, you sat back down, (color) eyes opened only in slivers. “Yeah, yeah…” Your parents had made you a deal about the whole situation. No more Riku if your grades didn’t stay up.

Leaning over, Riku stared at you with those piercing eyes, raising an eyebrow. “Unless you don’t wanna come here anymore?”

“Oh, shut up,” you replied with a roll of your eyes.

Smirking at the fact that he seemed to have won, Riku planted a kiss on your forehead before standing up straight and moving to leave. “You know you’d miss me if that happened.”

You tossed a balled-up piece of paper in his direction, making a face as he caught it. “You’re such an arrogant jerk! I’m up now, okay? So stop it already!”

Running a hand through his silken tresses, Riku smiled slightly. “Right. Well, we can always take a nap together later when you’re done…” He walked away with a suggestive simper on his gorgeous face, chuckling softly to himself.

Cheeks burning a bright crimson, you whipped around to face your homework, muttering something along the lines of ‘pervert’ as you scribbled with a pout. Well, you were certainly awake now.

-x-X-x-X-x-

Me: XD I always do that. I can’t seem to take 10-minute naps. I just sleep for a couple of hours. ^^;

Random as usual--because I do it well. XD

<33

But what does it mean to be "correct" or "true"? Merely vague concepts...

2008-01-20T13:48:05Z

-spaz- OMG! I just read the new chapter of Naruto, and I may be late and all, but it was still edge-of-your-seat thing. Stupid short chapters, that makes me angry. ==#
Contains spoilers, so highlight to read:

It pretty much sucks that there isn't more on Madara because I'm so curious as to how he managed the immortality (besides the 'last secret of the Sharingan' that Itachi was talking about)... It's beyond me how a man could ever control Kyuubi, but hey, more power to him~ XD
I love Itachi's lines, btw. My 'subject' is part of his speech~ I thought it was deep, yo. XD But I hate how they always cut it off when it's getting to the part that might actually share some very useful and long-awaited information. It's getting to be too dragged out. >>;
In the end, it piled on to the confusing stuff with Madara's past now starting to unravel and whatnot. I guess it answered some stuff with the Uchiha bros, but it was just Uchiha-drama again~ XD Though, I did get inspiration from the whole 'You still don't have my eyes, Sasuke'--or whatever--bit. Itachi's so cool though~ X3 [end fangirlism moment]
I wonder when they're showing the Jiraiya issue again? TT^TT Another character I'll go through withdrawals with... >>; I thought Deidara was bad, but man, the way the Ero-sennin went was too damn hard. Crossing my fingers that I'm wrong in assuming he's dead, and he actually miraculously survived~ How else would he write the book, yeah? ;~;

I know I said I'd post the drabbles, but they're on my other comp, and I don't feel like getting them... >>; Later? :]
<33

:]

2008-01-18T01:38:45Z

Sooo~

I wrote up 2 drabbly-thingies, one last night and another just a couple of hours ago. :D One's Shino, the other's Riku~ <3 They're both random, because we all know I'm so good at that. XDD

I dunno why I chose to write about Riku though... ^^; I know that the Shino one fit his character and all, but Riku was just pulled out of thin air. Maybe I should write more KH fics, yeah? :3 I think I shall~

Oh, I'll post them... I dunno, maybe later, maybe tomorrow or the weekend~ [Yay, 3-day weekend! 8D] I'll post them here, since the opening for FoS got moved again~ -tear- So yeah, until then, I'll see if I can whip up some nice V-day drabblets~ XD

<33

Hee~

2008-01-06T08:03:16Z

I figure, why not. Got it from Mikari-san. :D

Tell me of a fandom (book, TV Show, Movie, band, etc.) you know I know of and I'll tell you:

1. The first character I fell in love with:
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now:
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t:
4. The character I love that everyone else hates:
5. The character I would shag anytime:
6. The character I’d want to be like:
7. The character I’d slap:
8. A pairing that I love:
9. A pairing that I despise:
10. Favorite character:
11. What are your five favorite things about your fandom?
12. What are your five least favorite things about your fandom?
13. Who are your five favorite characters?
14. Who are your five least favorite characters?
15. What are your five favorite pairings?
16. What are your five least favorite pairings?
17. Which character are you most like?
18. What is your deep, dark fandom secret?

Oneshots~

2008-01-04T20:17:56Z

:D I finished these a couple of nights ago, but I didn't get the chance to post yesterday~ <3

Here you go, littleduck-chan! I was finally able to find it. XD; Anyway, hope you like.

|Caught!|

Why had you never noticed? Why? Since you were little, you'd always been praised as one who caught little things, despite how random and miniscule they were. Now, this; for something so huge to fly right over your head for so long was unforgivable!

It was the day before last that your friends had decided to clue you in on what exactly was 'missing from your life'.

"He stares at you all the time, (name)."

"How could you not have seen that, (name)?"

"It's so cute!"

They had gushed endlessly about the fact that Roxas, the amazingly cute guy that sat beside you during third period, had the habit of staring at you at times. Apparently, they've caught him doing said act numerous times and just now chose to inform you about it. The whole time this particular thing had been going on, you had no idea! How much denser could you get?!

Now that you finally were aware of it, however, there were also a couple of other problems. Besides the fact that you were now extremely paranoid about almost every movement, it worked your nerves that you could never, ever catch his eye! It was literally by a hair that the two of you missed direct eye contact. After a few tries of meeting his pretty baby blue eyes, it got unbelievably irritating. It wasn't as if you were staring, per se, either. It was out of pure observational purposes. If he truly was staring, you reserved the right to know for sure, and perhaps even why. It was only right, after all.

"(Name)! Let's go!"

The call tore your concentration away from Roxas, who was standing just a few yards away with his twin brother, Sora. Your teeth were gritted in annoyance at the missed chance when he snapped his attention right back to his brother as if he'd never even considered looking at you before. But you knew better than that. You saw it clearly from the corner of your (color) eyes this time. It was true! It was most definitely true! You weren't sure whether to feel ecstatic, shocked, embarrassed, miffed, or maybe all of the above.

"(Name)! Hurry up!" The pair of voices that called out to you once more distracted your normal focus.

"Yeah, I'm coming!" you called back, not once allowing your gaze to veer from the sly boy that stood at the other end of the classroom. You'd get him, once and for all.

-x-X-x-X-x-

"Roxas! Roxas!" the words seemed to leave your lips with ease, but at the moment, each syllable that escaped made your heart pound hard in your chest. You wanted to pull the words from the air and swallow them back up, but you found it was too late for the wishful thinking when he whipped around.

He'd frozen in his tracks, head twisting back to look toward your running form. You were running right to him in rather dangerous speeds. "(Name)-san?"

You skidded to a stop right in front of him, your panting breaths and flushed cheeks making him quirk an eyebrow in question. "Are you okay?" he asked innocently, although a tiny pink tinged his face as well. "What's wrong?"

Taking a deep, calming breath, you met his piercing eyes precisely, making sure to lock on this time. "I... need to ask you something!" you blurted out, hardly minding the fact that Sora and Kairi were standing right behind Roxas, watching the scene with seemingly unrivaled interest. "You... you have to be completely honest!" Your eyes were serious, the look on your face a cross between confusion and curiosity.

He merely nodded slowly in response, the hue of his blush brightening as you took another deliberately long inhale. "Roxas, whyareyoualwaysstaringatme?!" you asked, the jumble of words coming at him at such a rapid pace he hardly caught any of it.

"Huh?"

Sora and Kairi burst into hysterical laughter at the blonde’s reaction after considering the question for a moment. "Ooh, Roxas, she caught you!"

If it weren't for your already burning cheeks, they probably would've laughed at your blush as well. As it was, they couldn't tell exactly why it was you were so red. Then again, it didn't seem to matter, since they were much too busy mocking Roxas's blazing pink face. "S-st-staring?"

You nodded vigorously, ignoring the jeers that only served to make the back of your neck grow hotter by the second. "Y-yeah! I've seen it! You're always so good at turning if I look, but I saw you once or twice!" You were rather amazed that you were able to get the explanation out without stuttering. "I just need to know... why!"

There really couldn't have been too many reasons. It was either he found you so repulsive it was hard to turn away, or it could be the dreamiest cliché ever!

Roxas stared at you with a wide-eyed look, his cheeks still bright red. “Uh-umm…”

Sora was still snickering in the background, with Kairi clamping a hand over his mouth to stop him. “Shh!”

His twin, however, was finding it hard to even open his mouth to say something. “(N-name)-san… I-“

“Just admit it already, Roxas!” Sora coaxed, nudging his brother playfully before he was dragged away. Kairi was shaking her head along the way, apologizing to you as she lugged Sora far to allow you privacy.

Once the two of you were alone, you turned to Roxas with a deep breath, attempting to calm yourself down-but failing miserably. “Admit?”

His baby blue eyes darted back and forth between you and everywhere else. “I-I’m sorry, (name)-san…”

You scrunched your eyebrows in confusion. “Huh?” Why was he apologizing exactly?

Raising his head to finally look you in the eyes, he tried to relax himself with a sigh. “I didn’t mean to stare!” he confessed rather loudly, turning several heads your direction. “It was… sort of… reflex…” he continued in softer tones, shying away from the looks you two were now receiving.

You giggled softly at his explanation, finding the blush that wouldn’t recede from his face rather amusing. That was odd, seeing as how he was the one who liked to ~~stare~~watch you continuously. You’d think he’d be confident about this whole confrontation.

“Wait! Please, don’t take that the wrong way!” he said, gorgeous eyes filled with worry. “I meant that- Well…”

You waited patiently as he tried to pull his words back together, biting your lip to hold back a snicker. To think that you were the one embarrassed to approach him about the issue. Besides, there was no possible way you could take that staring and his current stuttering in a wrong way. It was all pretty flattering. After all, it was Roxas.

He shook his head and sighed. “(Name)-san, I-“

“He likes you!” a voice called from somewhere down the hall, one that was later muffled. “Whoa! Wait-! Kairi~!”

Your shocked (color) eyes met Roxas’s, knowing for a fact that voice was Sora’s. The two of you stared at each other for a moment before bursting out in peals of laughter. Although the both of your faces were flushed red, he offered you an attractive smile. “He said what needed to be said, (name)-san… Please don’t make me repeat it,” he pleaded.

With a grin, you shrugged. “I’ll think about it.” You heard another shriek from Sora and Kairi’s general direction. “For now, I think your brother may need rescuing.”

He chuckled, nodding. “I guess so.”

“Oh, crap! What did I say?!” came the yell that sent you and Roxas running.

“Kairi, please don’t kill him!”

-x-X-x-X-x-

And also, I finished this well-overdue one~ XD For Michi-chan~ <3

|’Twas the Night in Konoha|

‘Twas the night before Christmas… When all through Konoha, not a creature was stirring, not even ANBU guards… The stockings were hung by the chimneys with care, in hopes that Saint(?) Kaka-Claus soon would be there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of their future as genin danced in their heads. And you in your slippers, and Naruto’s cute night cap, had just walked around the couch to give Konohamaru a tap.

“Hey, you okay?”

Okay, so maybe not everyone was asleep. There was no possible way that could happen. The Hokage had taken precautions this time around, what with the attempt to steal important scrolls a couple of years ago during the time everyone was sleeping and waiting for their dear Kaka-Claus.

Konohamaru sat on your couch, staring at the crackling flame that lit up the whole room. You placed an Icha Icha novel beside a bottle of sake on the table right beside your large, festively decorated Christmas tree.

“(Name)-nee-chan, do you to think he’ll make it on time this year?” Konohamaru murmured, picking up his mug of hot chocolate and taking a careful sip of the steaming liquid.

You giggled at Konohamaru’s pouting face, knowing he was greatly doubting the infamous Kaka-Claus once more. It wasn’t really anything new. He was known for his not-so-prompt arrivals. There was this one year, for example, that he managed to show up… finally… around Valentine’s Day. When interrogated by a severely disappointed group of people, he merely rubbed the back of his head and said, “I’m sorry I’m late, everyone.” Of course, there was a grin on his face; you could tell from the creases on his mask. “A cute elf stopped me on the way, so I danced.” [1]

That, of course, was met with silence. And then, there were some chuckles, a few giggles, amongst the crowd. In any case, he went on with distributing the gifts that were well-overdue-dubbing them gifts for both holidays-and he went about his way.

“I’m sure he’ll do his best, Konohamaru,” you replied, retrieving the blanket from him to usher him up the stairs. “Now, c’mon. You need to go to bed and give him a chance to come.”

If he didn’t come on time this year, you’d really have to punish him. There were to be no ‘cute elves’ this year. Otherwise, dearest Kaka-Claus would more than likely lack some appendages next Christmas-time.

With a sigh, Konohamaru stood, finished off the rest of his hot chocolate, and walked over to give you a hug. “Goodnight, onee-chan.”

You returned his hug, patting the adolescent’s head lovingly. “Goodnight, sweetie.” There was a smile on your face as you watched him climb the stairs with a yawn. For a few minutes, you sat beside the fire, watching the dancing flames while you sipped on your hot tea, humming softly to yourself. After putting out the fire, you went ahead and followed Konohamaru to bed, crossing your fingers that Kaka-Claus wouldn’t disappoint this year.

-x-X-x-X-x-

“Nee-chan! Nee-chan! Wake up!” Your body was shaken almost violently, the quaking on your bed persistent even as you pulled the covers over your head and groaned.

With some effort, you pried your tired eyes open, staring expectantly at an exuberant Konohamaru still fidgeting beside your groggy form. “What is it?”

“(Name)-nee-chan, it’s Christmas day!” he exclaimed. “Come on!”

You raised an eyebrow, sitting up. Could it be he finally came? On time, for once? Still skeptical, you stood and grabbed your robe from the back of the chair, following the skipping Sandaime’s grandson down the stairs, calmly taking them one at a time while he skipped quite a few.

“Oi, what’s the rush?” you asked with a tired smile. “Is there really something under-“ You were brought up short as soon as you reached the foot of the stairs.

Oh, there were gifts under there all right. More than enough, you concluded. From the front of the tree to the back, there were tons of brightly-wrapped boxes topped with equally colorful bows. Your jaw went slack at the sight of them.

There was no possible way… “No…”

“Yes!”

“(Name)-san! Can you believe it?” A voice called, bursting through your door. “He came!”

You whipped around, coming face-to-face with a red-cheeked Sakura. Slowly, you were able to recover your senses, and your mouth curled into a wide grin. “I know! I see!” You couldn’t seem to help it when she threw her arms around you, and the hug was enthusiastically returned.

“Nee-chan, here I go!” Konohamaru called from beside the fireplace, digging fiercely into a present.

So, you made Sakura and yourself some tea and Konohamaru a cup of hot chocolate, watching with amusement while he literally tore things apart. There were constant ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ from him and giggles from you and Sakura.

“I can’t believe he came this year…” Sakura murmured as you both picked up scattered wrapping paper from the floor.

You were just about to toss them into the trash when your door burst open, revealing an apparently incensed Sasuke and a grinning Naruto. You would’ve been angry, had it not been for the way they were dressed. Both of them, much to your amusement, were clad in green and red matching outfits. There were cute little hats atop their heads, complete with festive teeny bells that jingled when they made the slightest movement. On their feet were complimentary elf boots, pointy-toed and everything!

When the laughter that bubbled up from your throat finally died, you dove for your camera, only to be stopped by Sasuke’s growl. “No way, (name)-san!” he called, fuming at the fact you’d so cruelly laughed at his embarrassment. He glanced at Konohamaru, ready to release the fit of laughter he was hard-pressed to hold back. “You! Laugh, and I’ll put you on the naughty list!” he threatened, his onyx eyes narrowed dangerously. [2]

“Uh-umm… I think it’s cute, Sasuke-kun,” Sakura said, her voice slightly muffled behind her hand. “E-especially on you, Naruto.”

Naruto smiled widely, running towards you. “I know! We finally got to help Kakashi-sen--I mean, Kaka-Claus this year! What d’you think, (name)-chan?”

You were beaming. “Hai! It’s adorable, Naruto-kun… Sasuke-kun…” The Uchiha’s snarl of annoyance made your shoulders quake with effort to stop your giggles. “But I mean… why you, Sasuke? I thought you’d never ‘stoop to that level’?”

Konohamaru burst into a hysterical fit of laughter, followed later by muffled chuckles from Naruto. Said infuriated Uchiha, however, pinned you with a death glare, to which you raised an eyebrow. He sighed deeply, shaking his head.

“Godaime-sama said that I had to go with the dobe and Kakashi-sensei, or else she’d make me go on every mission with a costume.”

He looked absolutely miserable, so you couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for the teen. “Well then, how about some tea, my little Sasu-elf?” you teased.

With a groan of defeat, he nodded. “S-sure…”

-x-X-x-X-x-

Later that night, when Konohamaru was tucked into bed, your dear Kaka-Claus decided to drop in, still dressed in all red. You were sitting beside the brightly lit Christmas tree, watching the fire burn while contently drinking your tea. The infamous jounin popped up at the windowsill, the tired bags under one visible eye making him look quite ill.

“I see you made it on time this year,” you said.

With a good-natured grin, he replied with a smile, “I figured you’d kill me if I didn’t. Now, how is my Mrs. Claus doing?”

You raised an eyebrow as you stood, placing your cup on the table beside your chair. He walked towards you intently, holding a small box gift-wrapped box in his hand. “Mrs. Claus?” You stared at the box in his hand with a small smile.

“Why yes.” He took you in his arms with ease, offering you the box with the crease of a smirk visible through his mask. “And it seems in my haste, I forgot to deliver one very important present.”

Carefully, you plucked the gift from his hand and shimmied away from him slightly to open it. You inhaled sharply, looking at him with surprise. “Kakashi…”

“What?” he asked with false innocence, tugging down the infernal mask he always wore to press your lips together lightly. “I did say Mrs. Claus, didn’t I?”

In that case, you’d have to get Sasuke to dress up just one more time.

-x-X-x-X-x-

[1] Michi-chan’s line. I thought it was cute~ XD

[2] -cackle- Again, Michi-chan’s~ Sasu-elf! >3

I apologize if there are any un-edited tags. XD I type them up so I don't have to add them later~ Anyway, yeah. <3

^0^

2007-12-24T23:54:51Z

So......................... Tonight's Christmas Eve! :D Yay~!
I was thinking of writing a Christmas ficcie, like a book of drabblets, and I have... 3 done... XD I should really, huh?
Well, in any case, I spent most of my morning watching Pirates of the Caribbean~ -squeeee-
Johnny Depp is l o v e. XD It's funny that I never thought that much until recently... He's had some really good movies and all. :3
Oohhh~ In any case, I shall write again later... I have to go finish some last minute cooking and such. :D And then I'll write~

Yes, it's a wonderful thing. If you can get me ^that^ for Christmas, I'd smother you. XD

Eh-ni-hoo! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :3

<333
Joy-chan

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2007-06-28T19:36:11Z

So I think it's sorta odd that I have like... endless ideas for drabbles and oneshots and such............... But........... I haven't written them?? O.o
No, I'm not just trying to be mean about it... I just haven't been able to write properly lately. Except for the two smut drabbles that I wrote~ XD Those I actually rather liked. Especially Neji-chu~~ CX The Sora one was pretty surprising. I didn't expect his name to come up. XD Yes, because that's how I write. I don't even know for sure who I'm writing about half the time.. ><

So anyhoo~ I've had some sort of writer's block that I can't seem to explain. Like, I know what I want written, but I don't know how to put it to words?? >.>; Yeah. So I've been trying to read up on stuff to see if it lights a fire under my ass.. XD That actually worked though.. :3 There's a couple that you all should expect soon. (Because I will sit in front of the computer until they are finished!!)

Here:
~~Roxas~~ for littleduck-chan!!
~~Bankotsu~~
~~Eiji~~

And yes. There's this persistent little smut drabble idea that won't leave me alone. So maybe I'll write that today..... XD No promises. Hopefully I will. But who knows. Jeez, I'm such a perv. It's all smut.. >.>; Ehh~ -shrug- XD

Loves~
--Joy

I'll get there...

2007-06-05T19:17:14Z

Hmm... So far, I think I've got a basic layout thingie done. It's alright. I mean, I don't mind, but there's kinks that I can't seem to figure out. Gosh, I suck at this. >.> It's all good though. I'll get it eventually... With some major help, perhaps. xD

So anyway:
My fanfics!! :3 I've been bad. I've been writing instead of doing my homework. Gosh. >.< I'll never get done. Stupid AP. Oh well. I'll get there.

I have 3 new ones that I've written. 2 of them typed. I'm so proud. :D

One: This was first done, I think the night before FoS was closed down for transfer. Deidara/Reader. Just a drabbly-thing that goes along with the other one I wrote.

Two: :3 This one I love. In my own personal opinion, it could've been better done, but I'll edit it later, most likely. It makes me proud 'cause I wrote it all out on paper first. :3 I haven't done that in who-knows-how-long. Plus, the pairing is one I personally loved working for. Morinozuka Takashi/Reader. -cheer-

Three: This is another that I wrote out on paper, but I have yet to type out. It's shorter than the one above. So yes. And maybe I can finally get Crys-chan to change her mind about Sasuke. XD Sasuke/Reader.

Oh yes. There actually is another. I mean, it was just a spur of the moment, what the hell kind of thing I basically just threw together on my mom's laptop. But it's about Akatsuki. No definite pairing. I just had fun writing a bunch of stuff. xD Random. But maybe I'll fix it up and post it. What the hell. I seem to have a thing for the Organization quite recently. XD They're so fun.

Anyway, till my next project.

--Joy <3~~

LJ

2007-06-05T07:31:54Z

Hmmm.... I finally decided to get an LJ account. Perhaps, I'll stay active, but I don't even know. To begin with, it had to be all mean and not fit my usual screennames. So when I tried to change it around, I didn't like them. So here's mine. I didn't like it as much. >< But it pretty much tells you who I am. Then, I'm frustrated with the damn layout-thing. You see, I've never been really patient with those things. I have a Myspace that I just usually throw on a premade layout for. So I haven't gotten around to messing with this one yet, but I should soon... For now it will stay this way. I'm glad I found this great premade one for starters while I get all my shit figured out. >.> Anyway, I hope somebody can give me a hand with that. Since it makes me feel sad when my page isn't all pretty-like. T^T

And all this thanks to FoSFF being down. Man, I miss the site... -cries- I've had Prince of Tennis keeping me pre-occupied. Oh, and my schoolwork, but I miss the site. Just browsing was always fun. XD Plus, I have about 3 new things written that I'd love to upload. I hope Tsula-chan gets it up soon... ><

Anyway, Mada Mada Dane <--for me. XD Ja.

--Joy