Niisan and SAO

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I AM SAVED! *hallelujah* Turns out I will still be going to this school still, and we will wait a little longer before deciding anything about where we move. I'm feeling better about starting the new year at the same school as I went to in the end of 9th grade because we went to talk about what classes I'll take and stuff with the counselor a few days ago. I'm generally happy with my subjects. I'm especially happy that I'll get to take a teaching class. Yes, a class for learning how to be a teacher, which is what I've always wanted to be when I grow up. If by junior year I decide that I still want to be a teacher, I can leave school early to do some hours at a local elementary school or something, which is pretty cool.

Niisan sent my sister a letter, and I think tomorrow she will be sending one back. Immediately after we got home from talking with the counselor, I put myself to work to make something for him to send with that letter. I tried to draw him and my sister a little more realistically than I usually do, which took a ton of work. *groan* I managed to do it, though. Yay! I ended up filling the rest of the page with cute little doodles and chiz. I hope he likes it, or at least appreciates the effort I put into it.

I have finally found a picture to use as a Facebook cover that is FMA-related.

(The original picture is the one at the top. I just edited it so that the text isn't seen anymore.) My main problem with choosing pictures for wallpapers and covers and all that jazz is that I want to display my favorite show, but I want to do it in a specific way. It has to show one or both of the main characters, but not in a way that makes it look like a have a huge crush on them. It has to be a picture that would be interesting to people, even if they hate anime or Fullmetal Alchemist. It has to not make people want to back away slowly (from me OR the screen) with their hands out in defense. It has to give a good impression, in general. I don't know how much more detail I could give this explanation for you to know exactly what I want... But yeah. This is the closest picture to that that I have found.

Yesterday, we went to the mall. I had already had a chance to look around Hot Topic (basically the only store I want to go into anymore, and even then, most of the stuff there doesn't interest me) and see what shirts are there lately, and what I would want to wear. Since they were having a sale, my dad and I didn't know if there was something that my sister would want too, so we waited until the next time we came to buy. She ended up not finding something that she really wanted, so I was the only one awarded with shirts in that store. *sparkle* My dad got me an Attack on Titan shirt and one with this on it:

I LOVE THAT MEME XD

There were other animes that had shirts, but there was really only one that I felt I would be most comfortable in, giving off kinda the same impression that I wanted for the cover, in a different way.

It's this, but the title is written in English, not Japanese. It's a really dramatic shirt, huh? (DRAMA BOOOMB) I mean, who WOULDN'T think this is a cool shirt? Seriously!

I finally started to watch Sword Art Online, or SAO, and I really like it! I'm already in the second season. (Can't remember which episode, though.) I think that Kirito (Is it bad I like that more than his REAL name?) is a cool guy, although there were a couple things he said near the beginning that made me want to smack him or something. And the girl, Asuna? She seems to change in personality too fast for me. Within a few episodes, she was suddenly a different person to me. While she can be okay at times, she just isn't close to being my favorite character. For me, so far, it's probably Kirito, then Klein, then Lisbeth (her name annoys me, though). I don't have anyone from the second season on that list besides the main character...

...I think I'm done here. K bai.

Decisions

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I didn't get to post yesterday, so I will today!

I found out the second season of Gravity Falls premieres on August 1! *girly scream* I found out, through a Reddit page, some of the inspirations for characters and stuff like that. I also found out searchfortheblindeye.com is a real site, made by someone anonymous to creep people out. It has a countdown to that day currently. Also, two pages of some story. Why just two, though? *tear*

This week is when girls camp begins, but this time I'm not going. Why?

When asked a few weeks ago, I said I'll go, but I didn't feel as enthusiastic as I was last year. I knew that I would get to know better the girls in my ward and do lots of fun stuff, but it just... didn't seem as appealing. Last week, my dad sent to me one of the e-mails (for some reason they only e-mailed our parents, not the girls themselves) with information on it. As I read through, I suddenly had no desire to go anymore. At the time, I'm sure it was more out of laziness than a prompting from the Holy Ghost, but I still considered it something to ponder on. I told my mom and sister the next day, and they told me to think about it more, and make a decision on whether to go or not.

I'm sure you know, Future Me. I hate making decisions.

So at one point, my mom told me to go up to my room, pray, ponder, and do what I need to to make the decision. That I did. To help me, I started reading through the e-mail again. I sat there for a while thinking, but I was suddenly very unsure. Knowing I had to choose NOW really stressed me out, to the point of silent tears. Eventually I just said "This is just too stressful and a waste. If I can't decide, I might as well make it easy on myself and not go at all." Yeah, take it the easy way out. I considered what I was doing a bit longer, and figured it was for the best of my sanity to say I won't go. As I walked out of my room to tell my mom, I tried to think of a reason, if she asked for it. I realized that eventually, just the thought of going to the camp was getting me a bit stressed. I felt like this time, if I went, I would be more tense and unhappy than relaxed and having fun. So I knew I was doing what felt right, and my conclusion was made.

Having to choose, especially for things that you know can be very life-changing, is very hard for me. I have always been the one that tried to push all of the decision-making to other people. Yeah, I know, that's not good, but I couldn't help it. Nowadays, though, it seems I have to make big decisions more often. (Oh, joy. *Titan Eren yell* *flips a chair*)

Now, I have to choose what school I want to go to for 10th grade.

My family really doesn't like the school that I had to go to for the last few weeks of 9th grade when we moved here, so they want to get me in a better one. They were planning to move to another house soon, anyways (good thing we just rented), so that's not the problem here. The prob, Bob, is that there are 2 schools I could choose from, and whichever I choose basically determines the area we move to. And most likely, where we will be until I finish high school.

Crap.

Future Dress?

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I am still so frustrated that Netflix has all of the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series, EXCEPT for the last season. That entire season is of the Promised Day, the most important part of the story. *angry tears* I am still put off by the fact that everyone learns that there is a Promised Day, then some months pass by (I feel bad for the brothers, not knowing if the other was alive during all that time) without any other mention of them finding out more than that about it. After the time skip, all of a sudden they are all "It's tomorrow!" and "Tomorrow is a solar eclipse!" and I'm all "Wat." How the heck did they know that there was to be a solar eclipse and that that day would be the Promised Day and why that day was chosen?! They never mention anything about that! I find the time skip weird and agitating. Otherwise, absolutely love the series, both written and animated. ...My rant is finished.

Yesterday, my dad took my sister and I to something called the Rewind Fest. It's where awesome tribute bands perform, basically. All of them are the most popular groups from around 30 years ago, like U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers. We saw the shows for those bands, plus for Prince and a little bit for Tom Perry. I knew only 1-2 songs from each of them, but I still enjoyed it. It was cool to know more about what my dad grew up listening to.

While there, some kid came up to us and started talking to my dad. The conversation transferred over to my sister, because he asked her if she liked Kiss (as she was wearing a Kiss shirt), and some more stuff happened, and we were all invited to join a band he was trying to put together to cover Kiss songs. I finally might get to play in a band!... Too bad it's a type of music I'm not really familiar with, and I'm guessing the drums will be different from the Green Day I am usually doing. They might be boring! *frown* I don't know if we will be joining or not.

Did anyone see the new episode of Adventure Time? It's one of the only ones that has ever left me so confused. That means a lot, considering how much weird I can handle, and how much weird I'm used to seeing in that show. However, something I liked is that they introduced another character, a cute little pink caterpillar named Erin. I kinda hope it's not the only time we see her. Most likely, she will end up never being mentioned again, just being remembered by Finn like the people in that episode "Puhoy" (if he evens remembers that dream). BUT (hehe butt) if she does come back, I'm guessing it'll be a person, most likely from the Candy Kingdom, who will remind Finn of that little caterpillar. I shall be the first to attempt her as a person!

I think it's most likely she would have a cute little bob with swooping bangs, and her giant bow would be on the back of her head instead of the front. Also, I think it would make more sense if her bow drooped a bit more.

Also, lately, our family has been watching more TLC. Before, What Not to Wear was basically the only show on that channel we watched, but now we are watching the bridal shows and gypsy shows too. Dang, those people are cray-cray. (I got a new nickname for my dad because of My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding. It's hilarious.) But it's got me and my sister considering more our wedding dresses. Especially my sister, since she will be getting married within 2 years, apparently. (When my brotha-from-anotha-motha comes back from his mission. I'm referring to him now as Niisan.) Just to see what would happen, I tried drawing out one that I thought I would wear... if it was modest.

Sorry that you can't see it well. I found the sketch book I had to use for 8th grade, and I plan to use more of the paper in it, but the paper isn't even close to white. (The doodle of Erin is below these, but I changed the pic to black and white to see it better.)

The bodice (sweetheart neckline is common, but I might prefer a straight-across neckline, since I hate showing cleavage) would have ruching, and the skirt (which would be a ballgown, so it's all poofy and princessy) would be tulle or something similar. While that would be enough for me, a giant sash at the waist tied into a gianter bow at the back would be awesome. Also, my sister said that it seems having a corset would make wearing a wedding dress easier, since you wouldn't have to worry about whether it fits in time for the wedding.

Of course, my mom and sister discussing her wedding has made me consider my own. I have always wanted a temple wedding, but I generally don't like receptions all that much, so maybe, if my future spouse doesn't care either way, I just won't have a reception at all. We might just get married, then when we finish taking pictures outside, so eat at a restaurant with our parents and siblings. Little money would be used and I wouldn't have to deal with the dreaded party, in which the only things I'd enjoy would be the food and dancing. I'd probably hate having my own, since I'd be obligated to talk to EVERYONE, and I don't want to do that! Grawr! Please don't have a full wedding, Future Me! In fact, I don't even want to buy a dress, just rent one for the day! Thanks!

One more thing. This was the first 15th to occur on a Sunday, so I got to wear Niisan's tie to church! It took effort to find a suitable outfit, but we managed it, and I got some more compliments. He's been on his mission for 5 months!~ *yay*

Anna and Furball

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I don't like how abruptly I ended last week's, but I had to finish my work in a hurry (unexpected time limit), and was too lazy to edit. (I had also planned to change the title, but again, too lazy. Just how I roll.)

I had an e-mail buddy (kinda a pen-pal, I guess) from 8th grade named Anna, but just for the fact that she was busy, we had not talked for months. But we have started up again! It seems that now that I'm deeper into the interests of writing and anime, it seems now it's a bit easier for us to talk, although it was always easy. She was the one that introduced me to Nightcore, doncha know.

On Thursday, I finally finished reading the Book of Mormon on my own! I think that was the first time, since I have always read with my family. Since we are told to read from the BOM every day, I just ended up starting from the beginning again. (Hehehe...) I'm curious as to how it works with all the other scriptures, because you are supposed to study those at home, yet I think you are also supposed to read the Book of Mormon, so...

On Friday, I went to my new friend's house (hmm, will have to think of her codename...) because she was having a little party. Basically, we were gonna:

• eat frozen yogurt (and make little marshmallow snowmen)
• play with kittens
• watch Frozen (she adores that movie, along with some friends)

By the second thing on that list, I mean that her cat gave birth to 5 kittens almost 2 months ago, so we were all holding them and playing with them and such during the whole party, except when we were eating. The names were Kitkat (I think...), Cecil, Sage, Storm, and Furball. They were all absolutely adorable. I think my favorite, though, was Furball, who was almost all black, because immediately he just fell asleep on my lap, which apparently he never does because he doesn't like people enough, haha. Too bad he just hated being picked up. If he stayed calm around me, though, then I think I could live with him as my pet, even though one of my favorite things is carrying cats, no matter how much they like/dislike it.

I think my friend's name on here will be Cat Lady, since she loves calling herself that (it usually has "crazy" in the front, but doing so would make her name too long).

There was irony in that I wore my gray cat-ear hat from last year, not remembering that there were gonna be kittens, and the nickname of one of the girls there was Cat. (SO MANY CATZ)

Yesterday, my family went to a little thing called the Alabaster Cityfest. It was slightly disappointing to me, since I've been to events much bigger than it, but I guess that's what happens when admission is free. There, we listened to a band called Atticus Avenue, which is pretty cool. Of course it is, since it's rock. Any kind of rock is cool.

Around 10 PM, the power went out in our house, the cause being a horrible storm outside. The kind of storm that terrifies children. I don't remember the last time the power went out at night. However, it caused everyone to go to sleep earlier, now that we had nothing to do, and I slept for over 9 hours. Oh, that felt good. *peaceful look*

Final thing! Today I reread Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which I haven't done in at least a couple years. Still as good as I remembered. And this time, I decided to look up the poems that are referenced in the story before typing up my blog entry for the week. It's nice to know the general idea of the original works that Lewis Carroll makes parodies of. *teeheet*

Partying at The Gym

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Remember that Alphonse pic 2 posts ago I was so proud of? I edited it a little with Photoshop (I know how to do very little on Photoshop. Need more skills pleaz) so that it was brighter and clearer.

Too bad so sad! I couldn't make it whiter than this without taking out details. *tear* Still, if you compare it to the original photograph, it is better. See?

original

new

There may have been some other button in Photoshop that would have made this even better, but as stated before, I know very little Photoshop, and sometimes when I click on buttons when I don't know what they do, crazy chiz happens. I wish someone could just help me out here!

Now that it's summer break, my family decided that we will go to the gym at least 3 times a week, and we will attempt to do exercise in some other form on the days we stay home. *sigh* I knew it would happen eventually.

One of the first things my sister and I did was go to yoga class. In case people don't know, there is more than one way to instruct a yoga class. It can either be fast, for exercising and losing weight, or it can be slow, for meditation and flexibility. You can also do either in a normal temp room or in a hot room.

The first class turned out to be the fast version in a hot room.

I'm never doing that again.

Seriously, we were soaking in sweat and sore everywhere, and I came out a little light-headed. My sister estimated the temperature of the room to have been at least 85 degrees. It really sucked.

For the next class, we were more careful about what kind of yoga they were doing, so we ended up in the one that I had originally anticipated, where they go into one pose and stay there for a minute or two before slowly transitioning to the next. It focuses more on stretching and balance. Once again, having to get into one of the poses showed just how flexible I am, which is -5. It's not just sad, it's unhealthy how inflexible I am. Which is the main reason why I wanted/needed to take a class of that sort.

I'm just going to assume we will be taking that class from now on, plus slowly start getting into other classes and activities at the gym.

Last Monday, I decided to start rewatching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, or FMA:B. After all, I can't truly see myself as a fan of it unless I have seen it multiple times! And I will have to settle for that until I buy the books someday! (They don't have them at my new library *tear*) It was surprising and almost depressing that there was a lot of stuff I didn't remember quite as well as I thought I did. Also, this time I'm watching the English dub, when I think the first time I mainly watched with Japanese audio. The audio for shows and movies in a different language than the original tends to annoy me. The only exception I can think of is Black Butler, since most of their voices were British and awesome. Don't get me wrong, Vic Mignogna is cool, but even the way HE says things might not sound as best as can be. I don't really get why voiceovers for animated stuff always sound weird compared to how people talk in the real world. I get if the character has a voice impediment or accent or something, but otherwise I wonder why they talk that way. ...I'm rambling a little, aren't I?

I believe I have mentioned a few months ago that I was working on a fanfic called Two Souls, One Armor. I was able to get at least half of it done (which is a lot considering how many pages on Word that filled up) before having difficulty continuing it. Not only was I having a hard time thinking of what to write next, but I was doubting how genuine the emotions seemed in what I had already typed. It is all basically in my point of view, so it is important that it seems like I really am part of the story. After all, everything that happens in the original storyline of FMA:B now becomes part of my actual life. But the way I say some things, I think it seems like I am still just watching it in my living room, not being a part of it, if that makes sense. I just don't think I react to stuff as much as I should.

At the moment, I just really need the break from that fic before trying it again, if I do that. And if I do try it again, it will have to be from a blank slate. Oh great.

Until then, I decided that I will be active as an author on Fanfiction once again. I did so by announcing I will do silly one-shots by request. Someone reviews with a prompt of one or two words, and I just use that to make a story. Yay! Hope I will have time to add to a totally different fanfic I started about a month ago while pleasing the public.