Hush, Love, Don't cry,
It'll be alright,
Hold me close,
As I administer the dose,
Listen to my lullaby of lies.
- Created By Mercury Dragon
There's a Reason These Tables Are Numbered...
Mood: Tired...
Music: Kiyommy+Seiya "Pink Rose"
So, I've been sick for over a week now...My throat doesn't hurt much anymore, and my cough has somewhat subsided, but my nose is extremely runny, resulting in it being raw from all the tissues...Seriously...I hate being sick...I checked my temperature an hour or two ago and it was 99 degrees Farenheit. I called Daku and asked what he thought. He said not to worry because it wasn't much over normal...I then took some DayQuil, and I feel like my fever's gone down. My forehead's certainly not as hot anymore.
I got a deviantArt account. If any of you want to find me or friend me, my username is M3rcuryDr4g0n. I had to use 1337-speak to spell my name because (again!) someone stole my username before I had a chance to use it...Seriously, I've had this username for nearly 3 years now! I registered on April 7, 2006, on MyOtaku as Mercury Dragon. Ooh, that means my 3-year anniversary is coming up soon! Huzzah! Talk about commitment...Anyways, back to the name-thievage...I've encountered two sites now where my username has been stolen! Fanfiction.net, and deviantArt...I wonder if the name thief is the same person...And yes, "Mercury Dragon" was my own, unique name...I guess this calls for a story time...Well, get comfortable...
You see, it all started when I was in 10th grade Geometry class. I sat beside my best friend, Kytten, every day. One morning, she came in and seemed distraught. We talked via note-passing, and I got her to tell me what was wrong. It seemed that she was having problems with her mom, who was being unreasonable. I told her that her mom would soon see the light (or something to that effect) by order of the Mercury Dragon. She asked who the Mercury Dragon was, and I told her it was me. Thus, my persona was born. From that little instance, the Mercury Force was formed. It consisted of myself as the Mercury Dragon, Kytten as the Mercury Cat, Mantha as the Mercury Tiger, and Featherz as Lord Mercury. I'd love to tell you more, but that story is one best saved for another time...
=___= I have midterms coming up this week. My first one is in Figure Drawing on Monday. It's not really going to be a test...It's just going to be a critique...I hope I can do good, though. I have to go to the art building later to decide which pieces I want to use for the critique...I'll have a vocabulary test in Sculpture, but I don't know what day...Not too worried about it. There will be a test of some sort for Yoga...I need to study for that one...It'll be Tuesday...I think the World Civ 2 teacher is going to use our Unit 1 tests as our midterm grades. In Families and Students, I think we just had to prove that we were doing our observations in the schools. In Theories of Human Learning, we'll have a test over some terms, I think...Don't know for sure about that one...
I had a weird dream last night. I'd rather not go into detail because it might be offensive...But I talked to Sako-nee, and she offered her insights. She said it sounds like I have insecurities, which I do (mainly about my future). The possibly offending elements slipped in from World Civ class. She also said that it sounds like I'm afraid of my happiness being taken away or being out of my control. We know it's not a premonition, as my premonitions are generally realistic, as well as insignificant...I know why my future seems uncertain. Our "oh-so wonderful" President, Obama, has proposed a new way to decide how much teachers earn. Merit pay. Basically, it means that teachers will be payed based on how well their students do on standardized tests. Yeah, it sounds good, in theory...But in theory only. Obama and the other law-makers don't take into account all the external factors that affect a student's ability to learn. For one, there's disabilities to take into account. Students with mental, emotional, behavioral, learning, and physical disabilities generally do not perform as well on standardized tests as their "normal" peers. Secondly, there are factors that can affect the "normal" students. For instance, what if Johnny's grandfather, whom he was really close to, passes away the day before the standardized test is to be given? Johnny will be to preoccupied with his grandfather's death to perform well on the test. Obama and all the other law-makers need to take some classes on education, especially on special education. If they think they can base a teacher's pay on how well his or her students perform on a standardized test, they're fucking retarded!! And I DON'T mean in that funny way...
Hm...Now that I've vented about that, I feel better.
My plushy photo project has kind of been put on the back burner for now...I've still got quite a load on my shoulders, what with Sophomore Review coming up...I have managed to put up some new fan art.
Works In Progress
~St. Patrick's Day Pin-Up (just a nameless, sexy girl dressed for St. Patrick's Day; 50% complete)
Well, stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~Tell me how I'm supposed to feel when all these nightmares become real~~
Royal Canadian Mounted Police...
Mood: Super squee!
Music: Placebo "In the Cold Light of Morning"
So, yesterday was Daku's birthday. I gave him the book Gray's Anatomy, written in the late 1800s by Henry Gray. Daku will need it in 2 years for med school. He's 20 now...Yeah, he's 3 months younger than me...And that's the oldest any of my boyfriends have ever been!! Seriously, I've never dated a guy older than me...Anyways, I also took him out to Subway. We brought the sammiches back to the anime club meeting. At the beginning, I played an "Avatar: the Last Airbender" amv set to the Arrogant Worms' "Happy Birthday Song". I'm too lazy to add a link, so please YouTube it. It's really funny. Then we watched "Grave of the Fireflies". I recommend that movie to anyone who loves a good anime! The style is reminiscent of Hayao Miyazaki's work, but it's not a Studio Ghibli film. It was made back in the late 1980s. It's about these 2 Japanese children near the end of World War 2. Make sure you have tissues ready if you are prone to crying. It's very sad.
So, today, I mixed plaster for my first time ever. It feels like a mixture of snot and glue...No, I've never actually felt what snot and glue feel like mixed together, but I can imagine...Plaster really dries your hands out...
Later this afternoon, I'm going outside and playing with some Sidewalk Chalk. I've got a package that I've had for a year now...I've been waiting for it to get warm again, and today it's like 80 F! Back on Monday, it was like 45 F...So yeah, big temperature jump...Tonight I'm going to Joco Java, the local coffee shop, for Open Mic night. I'm hoping to read a poem of mine...Speaking of, I need to find which one I want to read!
So....HINATA'S NOT DEAD!!!! And there was much rejoicing...
*is shot for Monty Python reference*
Um...I entered Teh Kimmeh's wallpaper contest...So I'll be working on an uber-secret project...I think my idea's really kick-ass, and I don't want anyone to steal it...
Works In Progress
~Big Brother? (Contest entry for opalskys' Cosplay Contest; Kita as Ed Elric, 50% complete)
Well, stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~The worst is over now, and we can breathe again~~
Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care...
Mood: Ugh...
Music: Shimokawa Mikuni "Alone"
JackE tagged me...So now I have to write 25 random facts about myself and tag more people...Here goes!
1) I HATE chainmail with a passion that burns brighter than a super saiyan's hair!
2) I'm a pervert at heart.
3) My paternal grandpa taught me how to draw before I could even sit up on my own.
4) I love being a ginger.
5) I want fraternal twins (a boy and a girl) with red hair and blue eyes.
6) I have a Betta fish named Aidan.
7) I keep my hair braided and it looks like the female version of Ranma Soutome.
8) I hate "Twilight" simply because of all the hype.
9) My parents hate anime.
10) I love Mozzerella string cheese.
11) I have an undocumented phobia of dogs.
12) I miss the naivity that came with being 5 years old.
13) I'm 20 years old.
14) I still believe in Santa Clause.
15) I still try to stay up to catch that weird old man...
16) I have my wedding colors picked out, as well as bride's maids.
17) I want a father-daughter dance at my wedding.
18) I'm currently planning on getting married on June 18, 2011.
19) I think I need to lose a little weight, even though I'm skinny.
20) I hate Disney Channel singers.
21) I miss the classic Disney movies.
22) I procrastinate a lot.
23) My paternal grandparents are the only ones still alive.
24) I'm afraid they will die soon and I will have to miss the funeral because of college.
25) I never met my maternal grandmother because she died a couple of months before I was born.
And now I shall tag you all!! *insert maniacal laughter*
Stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~My heart's a battleground...I need more affection than you know~~
Grand Theft Idea...
Mood: uber-hyper
Music: Madonna "Die Another Day"
Well, I've seen several of those photo-comic things, and I thought to myself, "Hm...Is it possible I could do one of those? I wonder..." So I looked around my room to see if I had some stars...And lo and behold, my eyes came to rest upon my plushies! So, as opposed to action figures (which I actually considered buying...), I will be using my plushies. Mainly Sasori and Deidara, but Kadaj might make a few guest appearances. Perhaps I'll steal Daku's Hinata and Itachi? I dunno yet. But I'll just change my Angel Tears world and see what I can do!
In other news, I officially passed my Praxis I Exam! So, I'm well on my way to becoming a teacher! Huzzah!
Oh, and some of my classes might get cancelled tomorrow, due to an ice storm. Cold weather season has finally arrived in my part of the U.S.!
Well, stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~"Danna! Danna! I need you to wake up, un!" "You can go to the bathroom by yourSELF, brat..." "No, I don't have to go to the bathroom, un." "Oh, then is it THAT kind of need? *evil grin*" "*glare* No, danna. I need you to wake up, un! You're sleeping on my hair!"~~
So What...
Mood: meh...
Music: None (watching the 3rd Harry Potter movie)
Nothing's really happened lately. I just finished my first week of classes. I have an interesting schedule...Here goes....
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
~Sculpture I -- 9:00am to 9:50am
~World Civilization II -- 10:00am to 10:50am
~Figure Drawing I -- 1:00pm to 1:50 pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays
~Families & Studends In a Diverse Society -- 9:30am to 10:45am
~Theories of Human Learning -- 1:00pm to 2:15pm
~Yoga I (Tuesdays ONLY) -- 3:30pm to 5:00pm
So, if I'm not in class or eating, I'm in here...On my computer...Or I could be in Daku's room...When the art classes pick up, I might be in one of the art rooms...
Speaking of art, we started our first project in Sculpture I! We're making 1/3rd-lifesize busts. I'm making one of the Joker, from the "Dark Knight". The professor said we couldn't make cartoons...And he looked straight at me when he said it!! And he's never had me in class before...*insert Twilight Zone theme* If I could've, I'd have made a bust of Gojyo, from "Saiyuki". Haha, or maybe Deidara, depending on how I felt...
Figure Drawing I is gonna be fun. We get to draw naked people. We have 3 models: a girl who's (for lack of a better word) fat, a girl who's nearly anorexic, and a guy who's pretty fit. The funny thing is, the guy is in my Yoga class!! So, when we finally get to draw the guy, I'm gonna be in Yoga the next day and see him and think, "OMG I kno wut u look liek NEKKID!!" Lolz.
I'ma make some oatmeal...
Oh! Me and a friend (who I met through Daku) are having a Deppathon Day on February 7th! She's makin brownies, and I'ma buy some Sunny D and other snackage...She's gonna come up here and we're gonna watch Johnny Depp movies all day. And whilst we fawn over Johnny and his smexyness, Daku is gonna get his "7 on the 7th Achievement" on Halo 3 Live. Yup yup!
Well, I have nothing else to say...Nothing whatsoever...No works-in-progress either...
Stay classy, Otakuites!
Excel~
~~Sephiroth should be Lord Master President Fuhrer of the world~~
