It's been an interesting set of days, I can assure you that!

On Thursday, I went to see Kick-Ass in theaters with my sister, her boyfriend and his sister. I have to admit that Kick-Ass happens to be one of the best movies I've seen in a while. It was witty, funny, down to earth and action packed! When I first heard about it, all I'd seen was the promotional images and immediately thought this was a hoax or some sort of gag movie. But as time started to get closer to its release and I began to see trailers, I found that it might actually be good. Usually when you see the testimonies of audience members walking out talking about how great the movie is you can't really buy into it but for this movie, I do believe they were not lying.

I enjoyed this movie so much that five minutes after it ended I wanted to see it again! I couldn't afford that so when I got home I just watched it on my Playstation 3 thus also showing it to my mother who also shared my enthusiasm for the film.

When I'd seen it in theaters, it was the second time that my sister and her boyfriend had seen it. They stated that they'd wanted me to dress up like Hit-Girl for Halloween since they think I remind them of her. At first I was kind of put off how they felt I acted like a little girl but after seeing the movie I don't really take it as so much of an insult anymore. Color me fickle, I guess!

I agreed with them that for Halloween I'd go as Hit-Girl. It should be fun :3

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Truth be told I don't remember what it was I did Friday...at all. For the life of me I can't remember anything about that day. This is odd because I wasn't drunk or stoned...and I don't think I slept through the whole day so that's a mystery to me! Hopefully it was a fun day!

Today, on the other hand, I DID nearly sleep all day. I slept until about seven in the afternoon. When I woke up I was super hungry so I convinced my mom that she was too and had her buy Wienerschnitzel for everyone. I'm a wonderful daughter, aren't I? Making my mother who is on a diet eat when she isn't so hungry ~_~!

While we ate, we watched Sherlock Holmes courtsey of my PS3 <3 I love that thing ._. I'd be so desperately bored without it.

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I think I only told Leo and my other sister, Miss Plume, about the Language Exchange so let me jot that down a bit.

I've always wanted to move to Japan ever since I was little, around the age of seven. I fully blame and thank my dad for raising me the way I am regardless of it being looked down upon by the norm. Who wants to be drab and normal anyway? In any case, I'm currently trying to pursue that dream by going to college, which I'd previously vowed never to do, and get my B.A in Education with an Associates in English. Why this combination? If you live under a rock, then you wouldn't know that you need that sort of combination vice versa or not, to teach English as a second language.

It is very hard to get a teaching job in Japan if you do not have a B.A. - and as I'm to understand you cannot even get a workers visa without one.

Of course, it would be a big help if I could learn Japanese before hand. I remember when I was younger I tried to learn it from books and ultimately failed because they taught in pure romaji so regardless of understanding cheap 2¢ phrases, I was still completely unable to read or write. There were a few years that I just stopped trying to learn another language save the forced upon everyone Spanish that I still am not very good at. Following this time, I, like my sister before me, wanted to learn German. It was during the time that this girl introduced me to a band I'd never heard of. Tokio Hotel was their name and they'd just come out with their first CD, Schrei which she had imported. The girl was German born and had to move to America with her father as he was in the military. I tried to learn German because I was infatuated with the band, and still am. Well...not so much obsessive anymore, but I'd still like to learn German one day... and Korean....and Russian... <_<

After that, I realized what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to revive that childhood dream and move to Japan. At first, it was in my naivety that I would just work for a while, make about three-thousand dollars and just move out there. Unfortunately, that would be...impossible. There were too many rules and too many obstacles for me just to pack up and go. If I wanted to live there for a while and not just spend a few months there, I would need to suck it up and go to college. I, for one, hate, hate, hate, HATE school. I don't hate learning, I just hate school... and I hate having to PAY for knowledge...I hate that more than school probably.

Now, I'm going to start school sometime in June...as a Freshmen with this mini-mester. Unlike the little rich kids who have mommy and daddy pay for their education, I unfortunately cannot get my B.A.- in the standard four years or the elite three years. (What I would GIVE to get a B.A.- in three years ♥ ) Instead since it is just finAID strolling me along, I'll probably finish in six years...I hate the sound of that, I really do! I'm so impatient with this, honestly!

I'll be a busy person, you see, because I plan to get a full time/part time job once I get my schedule for school so that I can afford luxuries as well as possibly save up to shorten that darned six years of doom. I think... I'll be very tired by the end of this.

Anyway, back on point about learning Japanese. I have done self-study as well as video lessons that have worked to some point. I'm fairly certain I've memorized all of Hiragana and a bit of Katakana as well as some grammar and words. I've also got Rosetta Stone installed...let me tell you that when those people say this program is fun...they're lying... it is SO damn boring! So...boring...

Whilst searching the wire for my usual fix of information, I came across a site that advertised for people wanted to learn different languages in exchange for their own. Language Exchange is what it is called and I figured I might as well give this a try. I submitted my little add and at first thought no one would respond...a few days later I was e-mailed by someone saying they'd like to exchange with me!

For the sake of the blog, we'll name her Miss M.

Miss M is a native speaker from Tokyo who lives in Canada and wishes to improve her English. I'm a bit nervous to speak with her on Skype when we decide to talk to each other for the first time since I've never done this sort of thing before. I hope that I can help her improve her English like she wishes. I feel so obligated that I'm actually going to go ahead and refresh my self on the English language. It's obvious I know English as it is my native language but when I think about it long and hard I come to realize that I don't really know English fully. Sure, I speak it and type it daily but I've never fully known all the rules to this language, all the grammar and situational uses. I've never thought about all the words I don't know the meaning to or all the phrases and metaphors that don't make sense to me. If you were to sit down and think about your own language can you honestly look someone in the eye and say that you know it one-hundred percent? I know that I can't.

For the sake of being able to help Miss M with her English, I'm going to catch up on my grammar by reading Language books and guides. This will be good for me as well, since I do plan to teach English.

I'm excited and nervous at the same time!

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Moving on, have you ever read something like a book or a comic that never continued or finished? Maybe a television show that got canceled? Did you ever want it to continue even though it looked as though it never would?

This happens to me all the time.

The latest of these happenings is with a manga that was canceled in December. I didn't think much about it then but the more I do and know that I've re-read it I realize that I want to know what happens!

I love the characters and I love the story so far so I'm actually sad that it's not going to continue.

The mangaka is named Amano Youichi and the manga is titled “Akaboshi – Ibun Suikoden”.

I'm so privy to this manga that I've already made plans to cosplay the lead sometime soon.

The point of this part of the blog is that I want to somehow write a letter to Amano Youichi asking him what happens. It's the sort of feeling that's embarrassing because it feels sort of wrong to do so. I'd feel rude writing and asking, “Can you tell me what happens next?” when I don't know him at all. But it's such an urge that I think I might sometime later if I see that it really isn't going to continue. Oh, the drama Dx!

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Lastly, speaking of Cosplay I've finally decided what to do with the quotes I've gotten back.

First of all, cosplay is very expensive so I can't do all of them all at once so I've decided to split the list into a two year period.

I've decided to buy from three sellers:

Two, technically three, costumes from K for this year.

Three from Cat early next year (this includes the Ryuusei Taisou costume from Akaboshi).

And the wigs split between the two years for their respective costumes from B.E.E.

Totals for each would be...$435 for K/B.E.E.

And something like $770 for Cat/B.E.E. The following year.

These do not include shipping Dx

These are the leisurely things that I also need to get a job for :3 I have habits to support, after all!

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I can't think of much more to type now so,

until next time, にっこり笑ってください。

じゃね！(~-~/^)

Labels: cosplay, Japan, Japanese, Kick-Ass, Manga, Miss M, Miss Plume, Playstation 3, Tokio Hotel