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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
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1:52 pm - Bleach 228
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I know Bleach ep 228 is supposed to be a filler, but damn there was so much fanservice in it. And I laughed so hard at the antics. One of the best filler episodes ever, seriously. So funny. I love that they paired Byakuya and Rukia together for their sandcastle building and I totally agreed with Unohana that Ukitake's team totally won the contest. The funniest moment ever. LOL
Other than that, I've been somewhat productive at the fanficing lately. 07-Ghost is interesting to write for, even if its confusing as hell canonwise. And of course the fandom is miniscule. *sigh* Anyone else watching this show?
current mood:  amused
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| Thursday, July 9th, 2009
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12:32 am - Fanfic: Verloren's Quest
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Title: Verloren's Quest
Fandom: 07-Ghost
Disclaimer: All rights go to Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. No money is being made.
Summary: It is not easy being an evil overlord, but there are also some perks. Follow Ayanami as he searches for Pandora's Box and the Eye of Michael. Black Hawks-centric. Spoilers for all the manga. m/m
Rating: R so far for violence and innuendo.
Pairing: Ayanami/Hyuuga, and everyone else with Teito. :)
Please note, this story will have spoilers for the identities of Ayanami, Teito and the 07 Ghosts.
( Chapter 1: Meet Teito Klein )
current mood:  creative
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| Sunday, July 5th, 2009
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12:17 pm - Beyond flattered
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It's terrific for my ego when a writer whose stories I really enjoyed (and secretly stalked for fic) writes a nice review and puts me on her favorite author's list. *glows*
Also fic related, I realized I write a lot more than I post. Because 1, I'm lazy, and 2, these days, I don't post stories that aren't somewhat complete. If anyone really wants to know, I'm working on 2 fics, one a Crisis Core one that I'm totally being lazy about, and secondly a super secret Bleach story. But I really have no confidence about trying to write for a new fandom. I don't know how some of you manage to juggle writing for so many fandoms. *bows in respect*
And gaming related, I'm kinda poking at the new Shin Megami Tensei game: Devil Survivor. Amused that they've got a Shibuya 901 building. Getting a bit of a Subaseka flashback there, LOL.
current mood:  bouncy
current music: Praan by Garry Schyman
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| Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
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9:10 am - Yummy pampering
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Indulged myself in some shopping yesterday and bought a wonderful Nectarine Blossom and Honey Body Creme and Cologne set from Jo Malone. Great british brand but there are shops in the US and Australia too!
Description goes: a youthful and fruity fragrance which was inspired by the delicious scent of just-ripening nectarines and a taste of refreshing peach sorbet. Mouth-watering nectarine and peach with hints of plum, blackcurrant and vetiver are combined with the sweet warmth of acacia honey in this truly seductive combination. It's really too bad the internet can't do scents.
It's really hard to find a body moisturizer that absorbs really quickly and doesn't leave me feeling slippery and slimy but also leaves the skin feeling really well-hydrated and smooth and soft. This stuff is really great. Plus, I smell so wonderful right now. Yum.
Talking about yum, I was surfing around and saw these Hand-dipped Confetti Berries. Oh man, they look so good.
current mood:  cheerful
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| Sunday, June 28th, 2009
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4:11 am - On Wireless Mouse
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Here's a question for all you users of Wireless Mouses/Mice(?):
Is it supposed to be so unresponsive? This weekend was the first time I've tried to raid WoW with one and it kept going haywire. I'd be moving it and it would vanish off the screen entirely or I'd be unable to click on the target (thereby losing precious DPS time). And there was once when it just spun me right off the screen and I was unable to click on the WoW window at the bottom to get back into the programme (yes I play in windowed mode). Then there was the time it went crazy right in the middle of the Safety Dance, so I died to Heigan, something that hasn't happened in like forever. (It was the right mouse button that didn't work so good when I was trying to maneuver a turn.)
In the end, I had to switch to a wired one, but I'm running out of USB ports at the back of my PC so I was wondering if that is because:
A) I'm not used to a wireless mouse and need to practice more,
B) or am I moving it too vigorously
C) or is it because the batteries are running out? (Mouse is new and came with new PC so the batteries should be new too but urgh, I have no clue.)
D) some other strange reason I have no clue about.
I've set my mouse pointer to "fast" in the control panel area and that works fine with the wired one. So I have no clue why a wireless mouse is so hard to get under precise control?
current mood:  confused
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| Thursday, June 25th, 2009
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4:28 am - Life is good
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Life is good. The air-conditioning repair man came at last and fixed everything up. I can has cool air again! The humid heat here has been so unbearable lately, it felt like I was melting everyday.
Now playing Fable 2. Bwa ha ha ha.
current mood: bouncy
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| Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
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3:18 pm - Sheesh
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I know the rest of the world has probably given up trying to contain the H1N1 flu but my company was doing its best to keep it down. (Since we're a secured installation which MUST. NOT. Go. OFFLINE and all that). But then some intern comes down with it and proceeds to potentially infect the entire current affairs group (which is on the same floor as the news room, less than 100 yards away).
So now I have to wear a mask while I work and take my temperature regularly. So uncomfortable. Sheesh.
current mood:  enraged
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| Sunday, June 21st, 2009
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3:41 am - Ha
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So I gave up on the swanky new, but oddly difficult to use, wireless keyboard and stuck my old wired keyboard into the new PC.
Works like a charm!
current mood:  sleepy
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| Saturday, June 20th, 2009
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8:27 pm - New PC!
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My new PC, with Vista (ha!) was finally delivered, after an entire week's wait. So I've been spending the past 2 days madly reinstalling everything. Having a hard time getting used to the new keyboard. I might end up switching if I can't get used to it in the end, I think.
The only thing I don't have at the moment is a satisfactory music player. Any recommendations? I don't like iTunes, and I used to use a very old version of realplayer. But I heard the new versions of realplayer tries to phish you ads and crap, so I'm a bit leery. Tried the Windows Media Player that came with the machine, but I can't figure out how to make the songs/playlists loop (aka continuous play). What am I missing? Much appreciated if someone can give me an answer.
I still haven't gotten a word processor too, but contemplating trying Openoffice. Not sure where to get hold of that though, to be honest.
current mood: sleepy
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| Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
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5:39 pm - Bathroom business part deux
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How many levels of pathetic is it to go into the office and start celebrating because someone managed to salvage 2 huge rolls of toilet paper from somewhere for the 1 bathroom we have with water?
Thats me today. Anyway, I'm so looking forward to having a day off tomorrow.
current mood:  geeky
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| Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
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8:39 pm - Rage!Meteor!
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Feel the need to rant, so forgive me if this ends up being terribly wordy.
So my company, in the interests of cost savings, shuts down for 1 week. That's fine for the regular 9-6 worker, but I'm in the news department which means we still function 24-7. Unfortunately, it means that:
1. There's NO FOOD because the canteen isn't open (and since we're situated on TOP OF A FREAKING HILL, there's no way out to find any). Having forgot to pack something yesterday, I ended up starving before I found an overpriced vending machine in the depths of the building to grab a snack at. But hey, I can deal, getting a proper meal isn't that big a problem, even if I'm stuck here for 10 hours a day.
2. No, the big problem is the toilets. Yes you heard me. There's NO WATER in half of them. Why? Because we're not supposed to use them. And the other half that have water? Well, good luck cos THERE'S NO PAPER. T_T I'm boiling over this because hey, having toilet paper at work should be a human right! #$!^$%&$#$
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| Sunday, June 14th, 2009
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9:47 am - Fandom is expensive
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Went downtown yesterday and bought myself a new anti-virus. Contemplated getting Sims 3 but the price was a bit high so I decided to wait a little since I don't expect to have much time to play after getting my new PC.
Went to the Kinokuniya sale instead with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) merentha and bought the Bleach Official Character Book: Souls instead for about $22. For the amount of information in there, as well as extra coloured pictures, stickers and other goodies, I think its pretty worth it! The omakes are hilarious too. At least I'm enjoying myself reading.
At any rate, its nice to get out of the house and into some air-conditioned place. My room is like an oven these days.
current mood:  hot
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| Friday, June 12th, 2009
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2:46 pm - Fic booboos
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| Thursday, June 11th, 2009
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5:02 pm - Cause to celebrate?
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So I went out to the PC show and splurged on a new PC. It's a HP Pavilion desktop with a 1 gig Nvidia graphics card etc etc. Running Vista. ~_~ Not top of the line at all, but I just need it to last maybe 2 years so I expect it should be okay. Cost me $1700 at the end, with a 3 year warranty, not too bad. Hopefully it will play WoW and allow me to alt tab at the same time without lagging! OMG!
Also went to Ulduar. Had a bit of a spazz moment when I overslept and forgot. But fortunately it wasn't more than 5 minutes so I hope to be forgiven. Also got to drive the demolisher again for Flame Leviathan and this time, I totally had the hang of it. I didn't die, and when FL started the fight chasing me, I was able to get away okay. And we had engaged him on hard mode too, so I was pleased to live through it. Guess practice really does make perfect.
3 more days for my vacation to go and I haven't really done anything. Whoot for being a total lazy bum.
current mood: cheerful
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| Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
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11:32 am - Pampering self
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Been having a terrible migraine from the heat (also aggravated by that time of the month) so I haven't really been able to focus on much. So I decided this was as good a time as any to do some beauty pampering.
I don't know about you guys, but I get "samples" of stuff all the time in the mail and from stores (thanks to owning 2 store credit cards) so I decided to try out some. Mixed them with some of the neglected products that I currently own but all too occasionally forget to use.
-La Prairie Swiss Cellular White "Triple Action Concentrated Essence" feels really nice on the skin and absorbs right in, but priced at an insane $350 dollars a bottle, I doubt I'd be rushing out to get it. Am tempted though, because my skin is starting to lose tone and elasticity. Ah glorious age.
- Shu Uemura's White Recovery Ex Whitening Concentrate mask feels nice and cool, but honestly, I have no idea how much of it I'd have to use to get "whiter" skin anyway. The packs are also insanely expensive. But as a mask, they're nice as an excuse to lie down, relax and just chill for 15 minutes.
Also got the oil based "Skin Purifer" cleanser and "Deepsea Moisture" toner samples, and those 2 are supposed to be pretty good. Got the lot as samples for buying Shu Uemura's foundation and base, though the only reason I bought them was because I got a $15 dollar voucher from my sister. Because at $70 a bottle of foundation, (and $75 for the base) the coverage on my skin better be amazing. (Not that I expect my crater-sized pores will really be hidden all that much.)
- Body Shop Rice Bran Scrub. Really like this. Took a long shower and scrubbed myself all over with it, and damn if my skin doesn't feel soft and smooth after that. Good stuff, rinses right off, no residue and doesn't leave any feeling of dryness. Used my Body Shop Cranberry shower gel too and now I smell yummy.
- L'Occitane Dry Skin Hand Cream. Still using the tube that merentha gave me a year ago, but damn if this stuff isn't the best hand moisturizer I've ever used. Absorbs right in, no greasy feeling. I bought the "Dry Skin Lotion" too and love it. But I use that usually for my legs. Great stuff.
- Fancl Skin Renewal Pack. Haven't tried this, and I'm still not quite sure what it is. The packet's all in Japanese but I suspect its some sort of moisturizer thingy.
- Kao Biore pore pack. Little strips that go over the nose, supposedly to yank your blackheads/whiteheads out. Well it works as advertised. Good stuff too.
Now I feel pretty and smooth and relaxed (albeit my migraine's still there, so I might just go take a nap later.)
current mood:  calm
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| Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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6:49 pm - Something to look forward to?
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Well out of all the E3 announcements so far, I think the only interest I have (teensy-weensy itsy-bitsy bit) is in Kojima's announcement for Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Seems that the game will feature Raiden and be multiplatform. I might just emulate merentha and buy a copy and fumble around on it just because Raiden is very pretty. Hahahaha.
current mood: amused
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| Monday, June 1st, 2009
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10:55 am - On heat and suspiciously red lychees
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The heat is giving me a massive headache. I'm also feeling a bit of eyestrain, which could be contributing to the headache. Ate some Advil but I hope I can manage to work properly today. ~_~
Mom just came into my room and handed me a plate of suspicously red lychees to eat. Suspicious because for that color, you'd think they'd be sweet but they're not particularly so. I keep examining my hands to check if red dye is rubbing off. Just hope that whatever they use to make it red, isn't too toxic. Seriously, China does things to their fruit, its sad that I'm now justifiably paranoid about consuming their stuff.
current mood:  tired
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| Monday, May 25th, 2009
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8:46 pm - Gaming vacation whoot!
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Just got my roster for next month and I'm dancing with joy because I'm getting a whole week's leave. Ok, a good part of it is going to be UNPAID, but oh well, I can stay at home and have another gaming vacation!
Now the question begs, what shall I try to complete in that time? Last 2 vacations I got, I finished Vesperia and Star Ocean 4. I think I want something satisfying for this next one XD XD.
current mood:  happy
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| Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
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2:42 pm - Puzzle Pirates
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I have to say I'm loving the new duty puzzle on Puzzle Pirates. Rigging is so fun to play. But dang, inflation has really hit the game. The exchange now for dubs is 1800 poe to 1 dub, up from like 700 poe a year ago when I first started. I'm guessing this is a consequence of the economic recession when people have less real money to spend to buy dubs. ~_~
current mood: sleepy
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| Thursday, May 21st, 2009
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5:22 pm - Things I learn from Bleach
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Here are some things I learnt from Bleach, which could really be applied to most shounen anime.
1. Fighting is foreplay. 'Nuff said.
2. Nakama power trumps all.
-If you're kidnapped by evil overlords/or in mortal danger, your friends will come to rescue you, no matter if it requires a journey into hell. Also it doesn't matter if these friends of yours are people you've met barely a week ago, they'll still make that perilous journey to save your ass because they're your friends.
3. Authority figures are members of the JTC (Jump To Conclusions) club.
- People are accused and sentenced immediately, despite having conflicting stories of the event that they're accused of.
4. Hell is spanish.
- okay, this is pretty unique to Bleach. :)
5. No matter how far removed, special characters will always look identical to their dead relatives.
- I'm looking at you Ichigo/Kaien, Rukia/Hisana.
I'm sure I'll think up more as I dig deeper into the fandom. Hee.
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