I promised myself I wouldn't have updated until I got back my thesis from my prof so I could write here with a lighter mood...
Sadly the day I was supposed to get my thesis back was yesterday but my prof was sick this week and didn't have time to read it at all.
So I basically have to wait another week to get back my thesis and know if I need to change it or not.
My mood is not the best, I'm quite anxious ;_; I really hope I'll get a positive answer >_< I want to get over with it and send it to print!!

On other news, tried for an audition, don't know if it went well since it was kind of...weird.
I have a kind of "call back" whenever I want (this is the weird thing) .
They were looking for a female singer for a special event in December, when I went there there were other girls and I saw the person who was auditioning them, telling them that he will let them know in the next days.
When it was my turn, I sang and then after saying I had a pretty voice he gave me a CD and 4 papers with song lyrics, told me to hear the cd so I could understand what style he needed and study the songs. I could call him when I was ready to sing one or more of those songs so he could judge me on the style he wanted.
Which I suppose it meant I passed the first stage. Still..I don't know, aren't we supposed to be short on time? He didn't give me a deadline which was weird. I know he had other people to meet too and he told me clearly that this was just a preliminary check but...
Oh well, I'll see what happens.

I really really hope that next time I'll write here I will be able to do it happily after getting my thesis back!!!

Thanks for all of your suggestions on tv shows, guys!! I haven't even finished reading all of the comments, but I will definitely get through them!! Lots of good suggestions in there! ^-^

But.... BIG NEWS!!!!! I GOT MY NEW VISA TODAY!!!! It was kind of a struggle and I had to go over and over to this government institution or that office over the last two months, and get this form from the city office or that thing from Sensei or wait for this receipt or that proof-of-something. Only to have an immigration officer give me the most dubious look in the world a few days ago and talk to me in a tone of voice that said, "You are crazy, this visa is never going to fly." But it did!!!!!! I got the notice that I was approved today and changed all of my plans immediately and spent the rest of the day picking it up and taking care of other legal things! I'm now all set for the next three years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *throws a party* I really, really am considering digging into my savings to buy an ipod touch (in celebration). Or not. BUT I AM HAPPY!!!! *dances*

So, while I was in the immigration office I went to the convenience store downstairs and saw some cute things.. I was wondering, is anyone interested in random pictures of things like this? Truth be told, convenience stores ('conbini') are huge parts of life in Japan. At least, life in the city. Without them, I think that a lot of people would die for lack of food, bandages, or even shampoo. Funny because I never went to a convenience store in the states unless it was to get gas for my car (they don't have gas at conbinis here) or slurpees or those delicious do-it-yourself nachos (also not here)!

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(I should be sleeping because I need to get up early tomorrow, but I am totally watching the Star Trek movie because it just came out on DVD in Japan today... couldn't help myself and had to buy it!!!! And who knew my DVD player was region-free! Not me!! =D)

I'm just wondering, but... what current TV shows am I missing that are just too awesome to pass up? Any recommendations? There is a lot of TV that I follow, so I might be watching it alread/have seen it already, but let me know what you all like! ^^ ( Stuff I like right now.. )

I still have to get back in the habit of taking pictures!! I guess that it comes with being tired all of the time, that I just don't have the energy to find my camera. Maybe I should start putting it into the front pocket of my bag!! But I do have a few pictures to share!! ^__^

Yesterday, after I finished the very last of the MUSTDO errands during this time off (and this means that I'm niow officially on vacation for a few days!), I went over to Ikebukuro. There is a new electronics store that just opened, and I heard that they had sales on everything, so I thought that I might go and pick up the new Ipod touch.. Despite that I want apple to just stop making computers, I actually am really interested in this product ^^;;; But while the signs said SALE SALE SALE!, the prices were actually the manufacturers suggested prices. The same prices that everyone has.. (aka 30,000 yen for a 32gb) How is that a sale, exactly? They did say that they would match anyone else's prices, but I checked and can't find it for any cheaper anywhere else. Sad. T-T But I just don't want to pay that much.. it's the principle of the thing. And who doesn't like a good deal? ^^ (not to mention that I don't actually need one) So anyways....!

After that I met up with Aloni and Michele and went to the prison-themed restaurant, The Lockup! (http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g528911/)

Maybe it's because they redid the interior recently (It does resemble a giant prison, but you don't get handcuffed or anything), but I wasn't overly impressed... It was kind of barren (not that it's a bad thing to have less people in a restaurant.. that means we only had to deal with 20% death-by-secondhand-smoke). But it wasn't all that I was expecting, really. I might head to the one in Shibuya sometime to see if it's any better!

( A few pictures.... sorry it was dark so not too many! )

Ahhh, today I mainly slept and ate. I'm not sure what happened! And now it's 2am and I can't sleep. I suppose that I will read a little bit of Fushigi Yuugi and try to go to sleep. I really want to have a few productive last days before work starts again!! So I'd better rest up!!

PS: If anyone knows of any Ipod touch sales in Tokyo, let me know! I'm thinking a 32gb for ￥25,000 or less, or a 64gb for ￥30,000 or less ^^ Also if you know of any place to get a new Nintendo DS for less than ￥ん12,000 let me know too! ^^ Online is okay, but I'd rather in a real store so that I know for sure what I'm getting!

I was getting set to update, when I realized that I hadn't posted Thanksgiving pictures yet!! It's not yet Thanksgiving for me (yay America?), but it is for my Canadian friends (or it was), so we got together last month and had a big homemade dinner at Adele's house!

It was a big ball of fun, and so great being able to kick back and hang out with people (and meet all sorts of new fun people, too!!). Not to mention, food!! =D My favorite!!! ^___________^

Anyways, I'll just share a few pictures and let that tell any story (such as there is).

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It was an interesting night... populated by The Bulge (Adele's pear pie), Bobby Helen (our turkey-stand-in), and cranberry boobs (I might have had a hand in that..), among other things!

Oh, the memories.. I hope that I can make it to the American version next month! It depends on work and other stuffs, of course... ^^

I knew it was a bad horror idea from the start. YET.. I still went and do it. I started playing Kingdom Hearts. ==;; Now I want to play instead of studying >> BUT the game is worth it though :D

Soo.. we sold the house and moved. I miss my old house -heart- ><;; But it's okay, because my parents and I took tons of pictures on the last day -haha-

Halloween was "okay" this year. Not too bad, not "fantastic" either. In other words, it was normal.

Cool isn't it?




My brother was a banana this year. I would post his picture in costume here and show you guys, but I don't think he'll appreciate it if he ever sees this o_o

It was my friend's birthday coming up, so we met up and had sushi together. :)
.. maybe, just maybe .. we ordered too much (it was just the two if us eating .. '__')



Lastly ..  VERY yummy dessert :D

My internet suddenly works at home!!!!! I'm gonna start crying!!! ToT

And now to get ready for filming Pop'n Press tomorrow. It should be a lot of fun, I'm looking forward to it!!! I will also update my lj the day after or so... since I have internet now!!! (for the moment at least) ^^

Two mondays ago i went back to my old school to abuse its facilities. Printing and binding my notes, and buying stationery. I also took the chance to look up Maryann, one of the juniors in the debate club, with whom i can never seem to stop talking.

I ran into my junior, who was in my Japanese class last year and she was due to start on her major project this year.

And then it hit me. Just one year ago, i was starting on my major project. I was fetting. I was excited at the prospect of FINALLY tackling this final hurdle and ~*GRADUATING*~.  I was going to the library like nobody's business, reading all my issues of reader's digest..I resorted to EXTREME MEASURES to ensure i did work, spending hours in front of my laptop with photoshop and flash open...OH THE AGONY!
At the same time, there i was dealing with issues among my friends, being shamelessly hit on by (a) certain someone(s), lost my wallet, went downtown with my friends to admire the christmas lighting...
it was all so very very vivid indeed.  and it was all A YEAR ago. It feels as though the past 8 months aka, the 8 months in which i was attached zoomed by so quickly, it's all a blur, leaving only the period where i was single crystal clear.  Does being attached do this to you? LOL. 
I mean its been an awfully eventful year, struggling with school problems at the beginning of the year, getting hooked up, then graduating and then starting school again, struggling with school work again, meeting a whole new buncha friends namely, those in school as well as the people in the debate club IN THE SAME YEAR but none of it seemed to make as much an impression on me as stuff did when i was single. 
Perhaps because being attached provided me with so much thrills, and enjoyment, time seemed to pass so fast, whereas everything seemed so much clearer and more exciting when i was single cuz my life was somewhat mundane. 

Our version of Ouran chapter 75 is finally out! XDDD
Ah, you can download it from our website here: Music Room 3 scanlation website

Ah, finally *_*

Now I don't know if I'm annoyed or not at the fact that the other scanlation group updated their version fixing it after reading ours...ok apparently they credited us but only on the blog where it was posted and not inside. I don't think I like this...

But changing the subjects!
Today I gave my professor the thesis...now to wait a full week before getting it back...I'm so so scared >_<
What if she says that it sucks? I don't want ;_;
And today I saw also another friend at uni whose doing an interesting thesis ^_^

Ah...now this week end I will try to translate the bonus chapter for Ouran...I'm on a traslation high XDDD

I didn't sleep well for the last 3 days, probably it was because today I had to go and meet one of my former teacher at Acting school and was nervous.
It was my dance teacher and she was not exactly...a sane person.
But well, she is directing a play/musical which is going to be performed at Teatro Sistina in Rome, which is a very important place and since she needed singers to record the songs (on stage there will be only dancers) she phoned me offering me to record some songs since she needed another soprano.
I did it also last year but it was different because last year I was there with friends, this time I was there called as a professional singer between other professional singers...
One of them (the only other soprano) was my former singing teacher at Acting school, and so were the others, all teachers or professional singers.
I felt so small...you can't imagine how nervous I was I kept having a weird headache since yesterday...
But it went well, it's been a while since I sang, last time it was in japan but it went fine. I'm glad for that, I feel like a pro now and it makes me feel weird to think that my voice will be heard at Sistina...XDDD

Nothing more on real life side, I'm still waiting for Friday when I'll go to my prof and give her my thesis so she can read it.

I actually wanted to take a pic today, you know..one of myself with headphones in front of the microphone just before we begun but...it was too newbieish...I needed to be a pro after all, so no picture XDDD


And this is all for now, little by little I'm going forward, can't wait to be in Japan and start to work hard there.

Oh yeah, a big hug to eien_chiharu, I really hope you'll feel better soon!

Damn, I need a singer icon XD

What do these three books have in common? Erotic covers, hormonally-driven content....
Would you fancy reading these? I would not. Looking at the cover alone makes me lol. In fact ,maurice and i jokingly named these books the 'Desperate Housewife' novels, for deprived women begging to be violated.
I tried reading one of these books just to have a look at the content, and as much as i hafta admit to the awesome use of language (everything was described vividly and poetically) it would not be enough to compensate for a lack of storyline. The one i read was In the Banker's Bed by Cathy Williams, if anyone wants to know (maybe i picked a wrong, contentless book to read? lol)
Still i would hafta say it serves as a good respite for repressed people =P

Today on my way home from school, i sat next to a girl who looked to be no more than 14 or 15. And she was reading a novel. I stole a glimpse at her book and here was what it looked like:

OH MY GOD.  A middle school girl. Reading a Desperate Housewife novel. WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?! Shouldnt she be reading Twilight or something? Instantly i thought "MAN, this girl is clearly deprived!!!" Stuff like that never existed for me when i was that age!!!!  There i go with my stereotyping again. We're all guilty of that. For all you know, she could be reading it to enhance her description skills. I mean, i DID read one Desperate Housife novel out of curiosity..=/
Maybe being outta high school for too long has led me to be outta touch with what high school kids these days read. Maybe reading stuff like that's become the norm. Still its somewhat new to me to see such a young girl reading such....um hormonally charged stuff hmm....
And then while walking, this guy doing a survey comes up to me and asks me how much i spend on shopping

me:  i dont really go shopping. Less than 50 i guess?
him: what're your hobbies then?
me: i like to study
him: *bursts out laughing* oh wow...your a very rare breed indeed.
me: why, thank you! ^^

Is liking to study such an anomaly? -.-

He should try NOT studying, and do something torturous for a few years like.....hmmm i dunno.., design? ^^ 
I'm sure once he's done he'll be begging for a calculator, cuz math seems so much easier and more fun. 
My economics lecturer is truly an amusing one.

"You gotta try the questions, torture the model (graph) twist its limbs (the lines) and enslave it! If you do not enslave it, you will be a slave to it! Once you get it, you'll love it so much, when i beg you to stop you wouldn't wanna! "

"This subject's really easy!...but its really damned hard to attain a pass"

LOL. Looks like it's time for some serious economics cramming!