Saturday, November 17, 2012

Car Trouble

HiHi!!

For some reason Bertie has been acting up!!
It started during the summer
with the tire pressure light turning on,
and the same happened again just two weeks ago,
AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!

Luckily, this girl's father does!
And he happened to visit this past weekend!
Whoooooo!!
So, Bertie was taken care of,
so hopefully he'll be better from now on!?!?!

P.S. Dad didn't come to visit me, he came for the Dallas football game...
...whoooo...??
Haha, I feel so loved!


Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
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Friday, November 9, 2012

A Jazz Dream

HiHi!!

The UNT Department of Dance of Theatre
put on another musical this semester!

I think concept was great,
having Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
in a musical setting; however,
this show has a long way to go before it can reach the big stage.

The show was supposed to be based out of modern day New York City,
and yet that was not very apparent.
The costuming was fantastic and beautiful, 
they played very well with the story,
but again, did not seem very "Modern New York."
After the costumes, the setting may have been my favorite aspect:
there were clear baubles hanging from the ceiling during the ball,
a large pyramid during the final performance,
and a magic-like forest for the fairies.
The lights were also great fun to watch throughout the play's progression.

Cast and Crew
Aside from the technical aspect,
The actors were fabulous!
And that's saying something, since it is Shakespeare.
They all had the language down,
and the singing was good.
Even though I did have some issues with the songs...
But again, this show has a long way till Broadway!

All-in-all,
the show was fun,
but not perfect.
Then again,
no show ever is!
But "A Jazz Dream" has promise,
and you just never know now-a-days.
Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!


☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Monday, November 5, 2012

Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses

HiHi!!



In honor of their 25th Anniversary,
Nintendo sponsored the Legend of Zelda license to put on symphonic performance.
They're still traveling throughout the country, 
& I was fortunate enough to attend the October 12th Dallas performance!!!


I was able to record the whole intro!!
It was so beautiful!!!


But, sadly, my camera and phone ran out of space, 
& eventually DIED!!
Then my camera LOST all of my videos!
But, I have the memories, and that's all that matters!

The Legend of Zelda series is my absolute favorite game series,
& I felt so honored to be able to attend such an amazing concert!!
It was so nostalgic, I sometimes even felt like crying!
I really hope they come out with a soundtrack, because that would be awesome!


Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Naruto

HiHi!!

Ok, I'll admit it...
I'm a bit of a "Naru-tard"...
(>_<)


I started watching Naruto when it first aired in America 
on CartoonNetwork, back in 2005,
& I fell in love!!
I followed the story all the way through the Chunin Exams 
& on to the disappearance of Sasuke!
I already loved ninjas, 
but here was a comical Anime series about them
full of bright colors and great characters!
I absolutely loved the use of Chakra, which added a sort of magical element!
Every time the Nine-Tails' chakra would leak, I would get SO EXCITED!
I couldn't wait until the next episode aired!
I was even able to get my mom and little brother in on the series!
And sometimes I wondered if my mom liked it more than me, haha! 


I did start reading the Manga,
but only because my friend lent them to me.
I would really love to keep at it, but there are just SO many!
One thing I loved about the Manga compared to the Anime
was the fact that there were no Filler episodes!!
The only reason why I stopped watching Naruto for a while,
was because of them.
Sure they were entertaining, but they had nothing to do with the story!
(>.<)


My favorite character: Shikamaru Nara!!!!
(>//<)
It used to be Naruto (but that was way too cliche')
and then Shika started having more screen time!
And he was just so great!!
He's lazy, and sarcastic, but he's also passionate!
Not to mention he's a GENIUS!!!
...and it helps that he's quite sexy...
During the Chunin exams, we started to really notice his skills.
And during that battle with Temari, I couldn't stop laughing!


And then he was the only one to advance to Chunin level!
And that's when he started to be seen a lot more in the show!! 
I was just so happy! 
When Shikamaru led the team to find Sasuke...
That was one of my favorite arcs...
Shikamaru's brain power and love for his friends!
Oh my gosh, I cried so much during this section of the story!!


ESPECIALLY DURING THIS SCENE!!! 
Oh my poor Shika-chan!!!!!
(T^T)

All of my boys!!
I really just wanted to make a post about this show, because I love it so much!!
I'm currently in the middle of catching myself up on Naruto Shippuden!
AH! It's been so GREAT so far!!
But it's such a long series, so I know it's going to take FOREVER to finish it!
Wish me luck, my fellow "Naru-tards"!!

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Saturday, November 3, 2012

日本に行きましょう!! (Parts 5&6)

HiHi!!

Here are the next parts of my 
"Let's Go To Japan" series!!


In this video,
we visit the Tokyo Edo Museum,
which was really big and cool.
Then we had some free time
that we spent touring through Harajuku!
Afterwards, we got a bit lost,
and we ended up walking back from Harajuku to Yoyogi...
It wasn't bad, but my friends were pretty upset...
Haha, but I enjoyed myself! I even got to see a Japanese crow!
Why are those things so HUGE?? 
We even got stopped by a British man,
asking us if we knew Jesus...
Uhmmmm... awkward....
(O.o)


Episode 6 has one of my favorite intros...
One morning, when we had free time, 
I found this channel playing children shows!
But, they were shows teaching English,
and they were totally ridiculous!!
My friends & I will never forget,
"Blow Your Horn!"
Besides that, we visited a Tokyo University.
We ate at the hospital, made some friends, and found a pretty lake!
Not to mention all the awesome One Piece merchandise we discovered!
Then we moved into a Ryokan!
That night, I had one of the BEST baths ever!

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Human Centipede Review

HiHi!!

**Warning: Movie Spoilers Ahead**

In honor of Halloween, I really wanted to try and watch a bunch of horror films before the big day! Sadly, I got really busy with work and was therefore unable to do so; 
however, on the final day of October, I decided that I was going to watch 
AT LEAST one scary movie before the end of the month! 
So, while browsing Netflicks, 
I came across a number of classics and great looking movie posters, 
but in the end, I chose to watch "The Human Centipede" movies.
.................(-___-)....................
This may have been one of my biggest mistakes EVER!
Now, the reason why I chose to watch THIS monstrosity was because of all the 
reviews and things I had heard about the movie. 
For one: I had heard that it was good... Ya, definitely not...! 
However, I DID give it a chance.


"The Human Centipede" is about two girls visiting Germany.
On their first night, they get lost and somehow get lost in the woods on a rainy night.
So, these brilliant ladies decide to go WALKING in the 
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT to find some help.....
Uhm... ya, bout that....
Anyways, they happen upon the house of a creepy doctor who drugs them.
Next they wake, they're bound to operating tables in his basement completely naked.
After retrieving one more "patient," a random Japanese guy who yells a lot,
the doctor explains to them his plans:
To surgically link three humans together through mouth and anus in order to create
a human centipede.


So, the movie continues.
The operation is a success, and the audience witnesses the suffering of these poor people.
The sad thing was the fact that the doctor kept making me laugh...
Just the way he would react to some of the things his "pet" did,
or the fact that he seemed so overjoyed with his success.
I know, I'm crazy, but he just made me laugh, ok??

In the end, a couple of cops reach his home in the middle of the woods,
looking for some reported missing people.
The doctor drugs one, and eventually kills them both,
but one cop is able to shoot the doctor before going down himself.
Throughout this whole process, however, 
the human centipede is slowly making progress at an escape.
One of the girls (the back end of the centipede) is sick because of the operation
and eventually dies before the movie's end.
The Japanese guy slits his own throat as a statement to the doctor,
"I'd rather die a human, than like this."
With the doctor, the idiot cops, and her companions all dead,
she is left alone.
And that's how the movie ends.

So, even though it wasn't the best movie, 
I found it just a little interesting.
The doctor was a good comedy relief, and the science behind it all was intriguing-
is this really something a person is capable of??
Either way, after it was done I noticed that it wasn't really late
(only 2AM, no big deal).
So I figured, why don't I watch the second one???


 .............*lesigh*............
I seriously don't see WHY this movie exists!!!
It's just so disgusting!
At least in the first one I had the doctor to entertain me,
but in this one I just kept looking at the time, just waiting for the end to come!

"The Human Centipede 2" is a black and white movie set in London.
Sounds cool, right??????
At least, that's what I thought at first...
Anyways- the movie is centered around this mentally challenged man who lives with his mother.
For one thing, he is absolutely not attractive, 
and although the director went out of his way to do so,
this guy is just plain CREEPY!!!
Every time he had a close up, I screamed inside.
(my roommate was sleeping)
So this guy, a huge fan of the first movie, 
decides that he wants to make a 12man human centipede!
He starts killing and collecting people at his work, a car garage,
and disposing them in an empty warehouse.
And he has no mercy either:
He takes a pregnant lady and her husband, leaving their son crying in the car.


His ultimate goal, it seemed, was to get the original actress from the movie as a victim.
And he does, 
and she plays the completely ditzy actress asking no questions as to
WHY he was leading her to a dirty old warehouse on a rainy day!
...but,you know, whatever...
Once she arrives, he begins his work.
His anesthesia was bashing their heads in, his bandaging was the duct tape,
and how did he connect them all??
Yep, scissors, staples and duct tape...
I was gagging like the whole scene that he "operated" on them.
And because nothing he did was sanitary, people were just dying.
Eventually it got it working,
but in the end all the people died from either sickness
or from bleeding after pulling themselves apart.
The leading lady, the actress, fought back by force-feeding the guy his pet centipede.
Of course, this was after the pregnant lady, whom we all assumed was dead,
runs out of the warehouse in the midst of labor.
She runs out into the rain, gets in a car, 
THE BABY IS BORN ON THE CAR FLOOR
BUT SHE DON'T CARE!!
KUZ SHE JUST PUTS HER FOOT DOWN THE PEDAL CRUSHING ITS HEAD
AND SPLATTERING BLOOD ALL OVER THE CAMERA!!!!
........................
Jeezus, that whole scene I was just like: 
"Wait. WTF is happe- O GAWD, WHAT!?!?!?!" 
........................
After ALL THIS CRAP HAPPENS, 
the guy wakes up...
Turns out, he was just dreaming the whole thing.

.........So, ya..........
That is four hours of my life I will NEVER get back!
I can't remember who told me it was a good movie, 
but I need to go punch them, or something for having put me through that!!
Ok, I'm going to go watch some Disney movies, or Poke'mon,
OR SOMETHING HAPPY TO GET THIS STUFF OUT OF MY HEAD!
((Hopefully, next year the horror movie genre will be able to redeem itself.)) 

 Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

This is Halloween

HiHi!!

Halloween Day, and I still have to go to school...
But one of my favorite things about being in college,
is seeing all the adults dressed up!!
I mean, we're all about the same age, 
but it's nice to see people who can laugh at themselves!!
Even though we're "adults,"
doesn't mean our Inner Child is gone!


The first person I saw in costume: Superman!
Poor guy, his bike had broken down...
Guess he won't be saving Lois Lane today...! 


Walked by THIS while heading to class!!
If I hadn't been running late, I SO would have played a few rounds!!
Bravo UNT for having Carnival Games on Halloween!!
(>u<)


And not JUST Carnival Games,
Cotton Candy too!
And all for FREE!!


All of the school groups are always getting into the events!
I got so much candy while trying to get to class!


Hehe, my shadow...
Wonder what I am for Halloween??


You know that there always has to be a V on Halloween!


My friend, Wil, trying on my Kigurumi in Movement!
Haha, he's a bit taller than me,
so it looked great on him!
"Willy-The-Pooh-Bear"
(^-^)


I have this thing when I get dressed up:
I have to take a picture!
We're all a bit narcissistic! Leave me alone!
(>u<)


Just showing my love to my Hundred Acre Wood pals!
Pooh Bear, Pooh Bear, && Eeyore!!


Family & Friends back home getting ready for a night of
Trick or Treating!!


I miss them all so much!
I really wish I could be there!!!
(>.<)


Haha, they were "Chollas" for Halloween!

Nico being all Ninja
& my Nicky being Sub-Zero!
(He didn't even know)

& my little Cora walking around as an
Adorable Pink Dinosaur!!

Well, I hope you all had a GREAT Halloween Night 
full of Treats and Fear!

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Saturday, October 27, 2012

日本に行きましょう!! (Parts 3&4)

HiHi!!

Here are videos 3 & 4 of my Japanese Journeys!! 


In this video, we complete our first day in Japan!
We travel through Asakusa and Yoyogi, 
visiting Sensou-ji and other shrines.
We ALSO have our first Adventure!!!
...My friends and I make an ATTEMPT at translating a menu that is all Kanji...
(o.o)


This next video consists of our 2nd day in Japan.
We have a Calligraphy day, which was tons of fun,
and my friend led our 1st field trip to Kabuki!!!
The performance was beautiful and so amazing! Also, there were a TON of Middle School girls...
We end this rainy day by moving into a new room... Just for the night.
But it was totally worth it...
If you can't tell from the video, we were pretty excited about sleeping in a Tatami styled room!!
(^-^)

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Friday, October 26, 2012

MEK Halloween Matsuri 2012

 HiHi!!

So, last year, my roommate (Kim) & I 
went to the MuEpsilonKappa's Annual Halloween Matsuri.
We had a lot of fun, so I figured, why not go again??
Sadly, Kim wasn't able to go,
but I was able to convince Stephanie and Stacy to come!
We were all hungry before the event, 
so I decided that we should eat at Subway,
just so that I could bother the guys working that night! (^-^)
They were kinda surprised to see me in my Pooh Bear Kigurumi!

Saw this Adorable Little Guy!!
The Halloween Matsuri was lots of fun again!
I got a bunch of candy, and I sang karaoke!
But my favorite part was catching up with my friends.
I haven't seen Stacy in forever,
& some of my other friends from my old Japanese class were there!


Besides all of my candy,
I also won this adorable Mameshiba!!
He was worth only 100coins, so I'm surprised no one had gotten him!


I was so excited to finally have a reason to where my Kigurumi!!
It was a little chilly outside, so I felt all nice and warm wearing it!
I wore if for the rest of the night, it's just so comfy!

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Monday, October 22, 2012

日本に行きましょう!!(Parts 1&2)

Hi, hi!!

So, I've been wanting to do Youtube videos ever since I made my account, 
And now I have a reason to!
Like I promised, I decided to turn my Japan experience into Youtube videos!!
I have NO idea how many videos the trip will cover, 
but I'm going to keep putting them together all the way up until the final day! 


Remember: I took over 1,000 pictures and videos while in Japan! 
So, it may take a little while to get them done! 
But I'm trying my very best!! 


These are all the same pictures on my Facebook, 
but all the videos are brand new!! 
The music is KyariPamyuPamyu BECAUSE while in Japan,
I bought a CD of hers so I felt obligated to use its music!!

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆


Saturday, October 20, 2012

She's Beyond Good And Evil


HiHi!!

The second production this semester was 
a play written and directed by students:

"SHE'S BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL: A SERIES OF PLAYS BASED ON THE MUSIC OF ST. VINCENT" 

I couldn't help but think how amazing it was to hear 
that Lauren's show was going to be performed!
I was so happy for her!
I was quite excited to see the production,
and I've got to say,
it definitely lived past my expectations!!
I was drawn in from the beginning,
and when it ended,
I wanted more!
The Cast & Crew
Not too long after the first showing,
there was news that the show had been picked up at a Theatre in Houston!
How amazing!! 
I just can't stop thinking how great Lauren must be feeling;
being able to see her work on stage!

It's times like these I start feeling energized about my own future!
I would just love to already be working and fulfilling my own dreams!!
GAH! 
I don't want to be patient, future!!
(>.<)

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Nothing but Busy...

HiHi!!

Well, that title pretty much sums up my life since school started.... (-_-)

 I was originally signed up for 18credit hours at school, but I eventually dropped a class because of work. Because of my crazy schedule, I've only been closing the store, basically every night... It started getting really hard to get my homework done, or any sleep, so I had no choice but to drop to 15hours.

 This semester, I'm taking Intermediate Japanese, Movement I, Voice I, Stagecraft, and Theatre History. I've also started with the UNT Japanese Club as well as being a conversation partner with UNT's Intensive English Language Institute (IELI). I'm so busy every single day, but I'm loving every minute of it!!

 As an aspiring Voice Actress, my Voice class has become my absolute favorite class, along with Movement! I'm learning so much, and it's great to be improving on my craft. As for my other classes; I thought I would be scared working in the shop, but when I finally got to use the saws I was so pumped!  It helps that I love the smell of wood... And my Theatre History class is so intriguing!

 But my favorite part about this semester: being a part of the Theatre Department! With having only Theatre classes, I've been able to make a lot of friends! And seeing as how this is my major, I am so happy! Not only that, everyone is so freaking cool! There are just so many great and talented people in the UNT Theatre Department, I look forward to going to class!!


 Now, Japanese is a whole different story... The course this summer passed so quickly, it had no chance to stick in my brain... So, these past few months have been a lot of catch up for me... 

 All-in-all, I've had a pretty hectic, yet exciting semester so far! But I still spend every free moment in my room watching shows or napping... (~.~) 


Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Monday, October 8, 2012

New Glasses!

HiHi!!

Ok, I KNOW that I've been THINKING of wanting to get a new pair of glasses.
I was tired of my glasses, I mean, I'd had them for more than 2years now! 
Well... I guess the gods must of been listening, because I now have a new pair!

A couple weeks ago, while at work, my glasses had this very random & epic death...
I mean, they just kind of DIED in my hands. 
...It was pretty depressing...


So! I went the following day to talk to the Optical Examiners on-campus,
and boy were they amazingly helpful! 
By the end of the week, I had an appointment!
I had to have all the tests done in order to get a new prescription,& it was lots of fun! 
But then again, I'm one of those strange people that love visiting doctors...
Found out that my left eye is stronger than my right, 
but ONLY when corrected... Otherwise, my right eye is the better one???
Uhm... Or something like that....


I got my eyes dilated!!
Sure the sun gave me a bit of a headache, but I thought it was so cool...



Then, FINALLY, after having to go 2weeks without glasses, they came in!! 
The frames are a bit bigger and more circular than my other ones, 
but I love their aqua color! 
As soon as I walked into the office, these glasses caught my eye, 
so I'm really happy I was able to get them! 

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Spotify

HiHi!!

I just wanted to let everyone in on my newest obsession:
SPOTIFY
My friend, Carolyn, asked us in DATP to get one, 
& I thought, "Why not...?"
But this is what happened:

And I can listen to every one of these songs
over & over again....
&&&& I can pick the movie/scene nearly every time!!
(>w<)
I'm addicted, leave me alone!

Till Next Time: 
Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!
☆*:.。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆