btw, smexykazekage, i thought of u when i put this picture on here ;)
OMG! i think it's been about forever and a day since i've posted!! i apologized over and over for not being on as much lately, but it's these stupid teachers!! arrgh! but a good place to start is thanksgiving i suppose.
my boyfriend and his family flew up to see me!! *dances* it had been five months since i'd seen him, so i was very estatic. we mainly just hung out at my house, then we toured D.C. for a bit. it was fun and i really enjoyed seeing him, though surprisingly, it was a lot harder to watch him leave the second time than it was the first. maybe it's because i knew how much i missed him and everyone else. but i was glad that nothing had come between us, i know i had visited some of my friends from one of my old schools a few years back, and it was way awkward, and to be honest, i was afraid of that. though i shouldn't have, we hit it off like i'd never left. man i love that guy. ;)
enough of that sappiness, on the up side, my friend (who is "umi-kun on deviant art, so if any of y'all go on there, check out her stuff, it's AMAZING!) got me into Phoenix Wright!! *dances* omg i love that game, i'm totally addicted, drawn one fanart and one fanfic already. (it's posted on fanfiction.net for anyone who wants to read it, it's under the pen name "haseo luver92" lol shouldn't be too hard to find me (o, and i did finally get a deviant art account, and i'm "haseoluver92" on there too!! lol). it's so fun!! it's a 10/10 for me (i've only given that rating to one other game and that's Zelda, Ocarina of Time btw). i can't wait to play the rest of them!!
o, and did i mention i'm trying out for the "phoenix wright musical"? that's right, little ol' me! lol for those that have played it, i'm going to try out for April May, and Lotta Hart. believe it or not, i can actually sing (decently) and i love their songs...did i mention i've been recently obsessed? lol
i despise my math teacher btw, i hope one day, an admin realizes that the bitch can't teach. that would make me so happy.
o!! and for someone who just needs a good laugh, i highly recommend the anime "Shin-chan". it's incredibly hilarious, not appropiate for anyone under 16, but it's so funny, it cracks me up. the drawings look like the person was drunk when they did them, but the story is just hilarious. you really have to have a perverted, weird, sadistic mind to like it, but hey (i'm looking at u, insane android, er, advarice tears, er, nicole? what do i call you now? TT0TT)
SPEAKING, of insane android, i have one thing to say.
NOT FUNNY.
actually it was, but still, not cool...just thought i'd bring it up one last time before i go. lol
and that's all!! i just hope Christmas comes fast!
haseo
hi guys!!
well, as i'm sure most of you have figured out, the ouran high school host club dub is out (well, it's been out for a while, but i've just now started to watch it) and it's AMAZING! since i have a whole essay about it, i won't go into details, but i highly suggest that you guys go see it!!
school has been...mweh. my grades keep slipping, it makes me sad. but we started learning katakana in japanese class, so now i know how to spell my name in japanese! it's actually pronounced differently than i thought it would be. like, my name is "catherine" and it's sounds like "kya-sa-rin" in japanese. cute, but definitely unexpected. o, and of course i got into some argument with that one girl again (the one who claimed tuxedo mask never threw roses), she was trying to tell everyone that "enma" was the god of death. i told her no, "shinigami" are gods of death, "enma" rules over spirit world. and she goes, "well he's the ruler of the underworld, god of death, same thing," and then i had to go and explain the difference of spirit world and the underworld, and she still didn't believe me, until some random asian kid came up and said that i was telling the truth, and then she believed him. *pout* that kid wasn't even japanese!! he's KOREAN!! he knows about as much japanese folklore as i do!! grrr!!!!! (@teapot: see, she's one of those ppl i need to send ur latest e-card too ;))
and even though my program is coming, i don't think it'll be here soon, which makes me sad, and the fact that i'm running out of copics makes me even sadder...o tis fate...
yah...
how have y'all been?
twink out!
haseo
Ouran English Dub Impressions
Ouran High School Host Club debuted its English dub on October 28, 2008 of this year, and while scepticism constantly clouded fans in their fear of a horrible dub, I have to say, I’m pleasantly disappointed.
While, I’ll admit, the opening and closing themes should have been left to their original Japanese track, this is all I have been disappointed with (this is not to say that they were completely atrocious, but, the singers were a bit off key). Haruhi was played beautifully. One of the major concerns I had with her was her sounding either too much like a man, or too girly. She was neither. She was delightfully androgynous, with small girl quirks every now and then, while still sounding boyish. My doubts in Caitlin Glass have been completely cast aside, she was amazing.
Many criticisms had been thrown Vic Mignogna’s way for his selection of the all adored Tamaki. And while it is more than likely he was only picked because of screaming fangirls, I think he lives up to Tamaki’s name quite well. I, personally, am impressed with his ability to capture Tamaki’s dramatics (maybe playing Edward paid off after all), and his voice grows on you, and by the third episode it sounds completely natural.
And the rest of the cast sounded just as excellent. Kyoya sounded delightfully evil, yet in a cool sexy way. Mori, in the three lines that he’s spoken in the first three episodes that I’ve watched, has even made me squeal (who’d thought Roy Mustang would’ve sounded splendid for Mori?), and the twins were amazing in unison, but it was nice to show differences in their voices for when they speak individually. Hikaru had more of a brash, lower tone in his voice, while Kaoru spoke in soft manner -- a little more high pitch, I think, truthful to their personalities that which are revealed later. Hunny, was my only nitpick (possibly because I love him so much). His voice was rather annoying, but he definitely had his moments where I wanted to just squeeze the daylights out of him because he sounded so cute. Though it was curious that “Bun-Bun” was named “Usa-chan” in the English dub, you would’ve thought that “Bun-Bun” would have been easy enough to say.
Plus, the pronunciations of names was fairly accurate, they were not battered and beaten, but if any were wrong, it wasn’t completely apparent, and it would be to someone noticing after going over a fine tooth comb. The use of “sempai” “chan” and “kun” were all used, faithful to the Japanese origins. Most of the original dialogue was also preserved; and if it wasn’t, then it was replaced with an equally funny line. For example, I can’t recall exactly when Tamaki says in the anime, but in the manga, in the third episode, where they are giving the doctor examinations, Tamaki refers to the host club as “sexless” and in the English dub, he refers to them as “supporting homosexuals”, in Tamaki’s glee tone of course. I thought it was just as amusing, if not a bit funnier.
And many other voice actors made their cameos (all who, eerily enough, all appeared in Full Metal Alchemist…And Yu Yu Hakusho…), Laura Bailey, Chuck Huber, and if I’m not mistaken, I could have sworn Justin Cook even made an appearance, but I wouldn’t bet my life (I recognized the voices by ear, it’s what happens when all you watch is dub ;)) on it.
So all and all, Ouran English dub has my money; it’s the first thing that I plan on buying once my allowance comes in. If anyone wishes to watch it before buying, YouTube so far has the episodes in English with fairly decent quality. So, please, don’t go in there with negative thoughts, (and don’t be turned off by the theme song, puh-leez!) and enjoy what FUNimation has beautifully redone.
I give it a 9/10
Until the next dub debate
haseo luver92
yea, don't ask about the title, my stomach feels like knives are being shoved in there and being twisted...damn the female internal system...curse you Eve!!
*ahem* anyhoo, i just uploaded a small picture, it's nothing great, just the lineart since i don't have my program, and my copics are drying out on me (TToTT) but i like it. it's my anniversary picture for me and my boyfriend who, today, have been dating for one year. pretty crazy huh? i remember babbling off to you guys the entire thing, and all the drama before hand. and look at me now!! lol
i've been reading manga like crazy lately, like, too much. it's interfering with work, because i'll be on the computer and then just rush over to a site and start reading....o woe is me. (not really lol)
ouran is going really good...nana is really gut wrenching, it's so sad!!! (and now i wonder when i got into jousei and shojo so much?)
but i am getting my program back, i think, i don't know when it's supposed to be here, but eventually it's coming...again, i hope.
and that's about all, i hope u all have a great day!
haseo
hey guys, long time no see.
sorry i haven't been around much, school is really killer. i had so many tests this week i thought i was going to die. (plus english papers to write).
we watched "howl's moving castle" in japanese class on thursday-friday. i was at first a little sad at howl's slightly higher pitched voice (i'm so used to hearing christian bale's sexy deep voice...lol), but it was still really good. i thought it was funny at the part when howl says he finally found something he wanted to protect, and it was sophie, almost all the girls in the class in unison went "awww!!" i thought it was funny (sensei rolled his eyes).
bad news with my program, despite the fact that we have a bank statement, AND my model number for my tablet, i'm not sure if they're going to give me the serial number. dumb bastards. X(
i really despise school, i can't wait to graduate and just leave. but that thought makes me sad, because at my old school, i really enjoyed it, and never wanted to graduate. it's just so frustrating over here. the classes are three times as hard, and i don't really have anyone to talk to or hang out with. sure i have a few aquantices, but i still don't...really fit in. it's like i'm the odd-ball in this school's perfect harmony. and, it's more of, it's so different. like i could joke around back at my old school, about anything, and nobody would take offense, you could joke and have a good time, whack people over the heads, they whack u back, u both laugh, it was just a more relaxed atmosphere. i really miss it, i just hate this place so much. it's like it's choking the life out of me. *sigh* sorry for the emo rant, but it's it's so frustrating, especially since i'm going to move AGAIN next year. i'm going to have to repeat this friggen process all over again. *sigh*
but in better news, i finished reading an excellent series called "I'S" it's amazing, and it's a refreshing romance story told through the perspective of a guy. so it's not all glittery and completely retarded like some shojos, and the character's personailities are so realistic! it's like they're real people! but it does have a few...dare i say "ecchi" scenes, one or two nude scenes (very simple tho), a one gay guy (but honestly, he was one of my favorite characters, he was so funny, like he wasn't flamboyent, but he had just the cutest comments, and he was so oblivious!) and yah. so if any of that stuff offends you, i wouldn't read it. you should probably be at least 16 before reading it. but, you guys should really read it. it's AMAZING. (9/10)
and that's about it, sorry Sakurie, i'm working on ur picture, but i'm very angry at my lack of a program, and i don't want to screw the picture up by coloring it by hand. =_=
have a great day guys!!
haseo
