So, I've been meaning to do this for awhile, but I don't get the chance over lunch (which is when I often make posts) since my music is all at home. That just means that I'm behind the times, as usual... I don't have a good playlist to use for this either, so I'll just have to take my chances with the entire Library, and we know how iTunes gets stuck in a pattern sometimes. Here we go...
What's On My Playlist:
The rules are simple: just put your player on Shuffle, load your usual music playlist, and let the questions be answered! MUSIC 8 BALL!
What do you think of me, iTunes?:
"Old School Game" ~Cowboy Bebop
This is a very video game-ish sounding song from the CB movie. I'm going to get really profound here and interpret this to mean that maybe iTunes thinks of me and the world outside the computer as a game under its control, while those of us outside the computer think we're the ones in control. A bit of a stretch, I know...
Will I have a happy life?:
"Heartbreaker" ~Pat Benatar
Wow. That doesn't sound good. I think iTunes was just messing with me on that one...I hope.
What do my friends really think of me?:
"Ocarina Boogie" ~from Zelda, remixed by The Black Lodge
So, my friends think I'm an upbeat, boogie-down sort of girl who likes to play music. I guess they must think I'm somewhat creative too since this remix doesn't actually sound like a sound from Zelda though it feels like it could be because of the instrumentation. I'm thinking about these way too much... Maybe they just think I should end up with someone like Link.
What does my S/O thinks of me?:
"The Spy" ~Final Fantasy VIII, Nobuo Uematsu
This is one of my favorite songs from Final Fantasy VIII. It's got that porno guitar going on that cracks me up, and...wait a minute. Porno? No, no, no, let's just say that my significant other (who is only imaginary at the moment) thinks I'm a little sneaky but fun. That doesn't sound too good either. Oh well.
Do people secretly lust after me?:
"FFX Ending Theme" ~Final Fantasy X, Nobuo Uematsu
Man, Nobuo really likes predicting my love life. Anyway, I'm going to go out on a limb with this one and say that since I was secretly (well, not so secretly, I suppose) lusting after Auron during this whole game and he played a major part in the action taking place during this song, that people might be lusting after me too. Unfortunately, they'll only find out that I'm dead, and have been dead the entire time they were lusting after me and now I'm going to become a firefly in the Farplane. Makes sense, right?
How can I make myself happy?:
"Silence and Motion" ~Final Fantasy VIII, Nobuo Uematsu
What's with all the Final Fantasy songs? They're not all I have on my compy, you know? Well, this has to be one of the trippiest songs I've ever heard, so I guess iTunes is telling me to take drugs. Thanks, iTunes.
What should I do with my life?:
"Fog Sea" ~Final Fantasy X, Nobuo Uematsu
I swear, if one more FF song comes up...!!! Anyway, this one is obviously not a lot of help. The equivalent of the Magic 8 Ball telling me things are unclear. Yeah, so my future's foggy. At least it's not definitely awful, I guess.
Why must life be so full of pain?:
"Lost Fragments" ~Chrono Cross, Yasunori Mitsuda
At least it's not FF... This is a very pretty, very sad song. I can't place it exactly in the game, but it is the guitar and cello version of the main theme. I guess life sucks because time is all screwed up.
How can I maximize my pleasure during shecks?:
"Anything but Love" ~Squirrel Nut Zippers
I think this one pretty much speaks for itself. Wow.
Will I ever have children?:
"Beautiful Alone" ~Weiß Kreuz, Yuuki Hiro
I guess not. This is the music box version too. Wah! So angsty!
Will I die happy?:
"Robo's Theme" ~Chrono Trigger, Yasunori Mitsuda
This is an upbeat theme about a robot who was created to serve humans. He ends up sacrificing himself for the future of the world in the sequel, so I guess that's a good way to go.
Can you give me some advice?:
"Crazy on You ~Heart
I've kept this song partially because I love the way it starts out with the guitar solo, but I suppose if this song's telling me something, it's that the world is insane, so there's nothing to do but find someone and make wild, crazy love to them. iTunes is naughty.
What do you think happiness is?:
"Learn to Do It--Reprise" ~Anastasia, David Newman
So, life is romance. Huh.
Okay, one more of these little test things... I thought it looked kind of cute. I'm not sure I'm being completely accurate on my favorite things, but my brain is having a hard time with thinking in general today.
Alias Found
1. YOUR PORN STAR NAME: (Name of first pet / Street you grew up on):
Rumour Quincy (That's not half bad)
2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (Name of your favourite snack food / Grandfather's first name):
Brussels Clem (I guess I'm a cowboy)
3. YOUR FASHION DESIGNER NAME: (First word you see on your left / Favourite restaurant)
Epson Panera (I don't know that Panera's is my favorite, but it sounds good here)
4. EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS: (Favourite Spice / Last Foreign Vacation Spot):
Cardamom Nippon (thought nippon sounded better than Japan)
5. SOCIALITE ALIAS: (Silliest Childhood Nickname / Town Where You First Partied):
Al Lawrence (how boring...)
6. "FLY BOY" ALIAS (a la J. Lo): (First Initial / First Two or Three Letters of your Last Name):
A. Her. (Yes, I am a her)
7. ICON ALIAS: (Something Sweet Within Sight / Any Liquid in Your Kitchen):
Kudos Frappuccino (You know I had to work my favorite coffee drink in there somehow)
8. DETECTIVE ALIAS: (Favourite Baby Animal / Where You Went to High School):
Kitten Miege (The kitten part kind of throws me off)
9. BARFLY ALIAS: (Last Snack Food You Ate / Your Favourite Alcoholic Drink):
Cookie Hard Lemonade (That one so doesn't work)
10. SOAP OPERA ALIAS: (Middle Name / Street Where You Live):
Rochelle Monrovia (Hmm... not bad)
11. ROCK STAR ALIAS: (Favourite Candy / Last Name Of Favourite Musician):
Dove Kusano (I have a hard time picking my favorite candy, so I picked one that sounded good. I also have a hard time picking my favorite musician, so I picked the one who sings the song I've been listening to non-stop lately.)
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Thursday, September 22, 2005
One more thing
Oh yeah, forgot to point out my little favicon that I made for this page. (That would be the little icon next to the html address for those of you who've never heard of it) Cool, huh? I've been wanting to make one for quite some time, but was under the impression you had to buy some icon making program or something. But then I found this tutorial on a website linked to Franklin McMahon's and it told me everything I needed to know.
Favicon tutorial
Favicon tutorial
Motivation, Inspiration, Creation
So, we all know that I often get involved in way too many projects at once. I push myself and try to get motivated and accomplish things, but the projects I create for myself have such a wide scope that I tend to get discouraged and frustrated with my lack of progress. Then I get lazy and burned out and don't work on them for awhile. Then I feel guilty about not getting anything done and try to force myself to work on them and end up making something I'm not satisfied with.
Well, I know I have issues, but apparently I'm not the only one with them. This is of course something I knew already, but it's always good to hear it again. It's also good to hear someone else's perspective on such things as well as input on how to make them happen.
Recently, I've started listening to Franklin McMahon's podcast, and I have to say it's making a difference already in my mood, my motivation and my confidence. So many of the things he is talking about are things I've been thinking about myself. It's almost eerie. But knowing I'm on the right track by hearing someone successful talking about them really helps my confidence.
You can find his website here. You can also find it in iTunes under podcasts.
Check it out. I don't think you'll regret it.
Through his website I also found out about a self-publishing website: www.lulu.com. It sounds totally awesome, and if—no, when—I finally get my story finished, I'll have to look into lulu as an option.
Well, that's it for today. I'm busy stuffing files and organizing things on our server.
Well, I know I have issues, but apparently I'm not the only one with them. This is of course something I knew already, but it's always good to hear it again. It's also good to hear someone else's perspective on such things as well as input on how to make them happen.
Recently, I've started listening to Franklin McMahon's podcast, and I have to say it's making a difference already in my mood, my motivation and my confidence. So many of the things he is talking about are things I've been thinking about myself. It's almost eerie. But knowing I'm on the right track by hearing someone successful talking about them really helps my confidence.
You can find his website here. You can also find it in iTunes under podcasts.
Check it out. I don't think you'll regret it.
Through his website I also found out about a self-publishing website: www.lulu.com. It sounds totally awesome, and if—no, when—I finally get my story finished, I'll have to look into lulu as an option.
Well, that's it for today. I'm busy stuffing files and organizing things on our server.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Catch Up
It's been a long time since I've made a post. I think that is mostly due to the fact that I've been feeling incredibly blah lately for a number of reasons, but I didn't feel like writing about it because it 1) makes me feel even more blah thinking about it enough to write about it, and 2) it isn't fun to read about and just seems whiny and self-absorbed. So, those of you who are in frequent contact with me have already heard about my blahs, and if you haven't you probably don't need to hear about them anyway.
That said, let's talk about what I have been doing lately. I haven't been accomplishing much—at least, not as much as I would like—but I have been watching some new things.
I've been watching season three of Nikita after it was donated to the yellowdancer21 library by the Callow Queen, and I had no idea that the third season was the season of abrupt hair changes. I knew that the hair styles would change... I've seen random episodes from later seasons. But I didn't realize they changed all at once. Now Madeline has very short hair, Michael has short hair that they obviously don't know what to do with because it looks all bushy and 80's at the beginning (kind of like how Duncan's looked in the last season of Highlander), and Operations has gone white (which I think actually looks rather distinguished). I don't mind the changes so much, but they were still a bit of shock. I'm still a little iffy on whether Madeline's hair completely changed her character or not, though.
Now that I'm addicted to Gilmore Girls I've been watching the new episodes of that, and I want to slap Rory upside the head SO bad. And this week is the beginning of a new season of LOST! Let's hope it keeps up the momentum it had from last season and doesn't disappoint like Alias has lately.
As far as anime goes, I'm still watching Bleach (I'm a few episodes behind, but only a couple and once they've finished downloading I'll be all caught up); I've been watching Scrapped Princess and Shannon kicks major ass (he also likes to kick walls when he's frustrated); I've watched the first two DVD's of Mirage of Blaze and I'm excited to find that it has an interesting plot and not just shonen ai goodness (though it creeps me out how much the characters look like characters from X at times). Oh, and I watched Shamanic Princess a while back and that was really good too—trippy, but good. Last, but not least, I've also become addicted to Honey and Clover.
This anime is right up my alley. It's character driven, which means not a lot happens plot-wise, but I don't mind. I enjoy slice of life stories that focus on the character's emotions, thoughts and motivations. Let's face it; real life can be very hard sometimes— even without aliens, epic battles or super spies getting involved. I also really enjoy this anime because it focuses on art students who are all supposedly college age (though Hagu still looks like she's no older than ten) trying to figure out their direction in life, where they fit in with the people around them and who they love. So, it's totally shojo in that respect with lots of love triangles, squares and pentagons. But at the same time there's this element of nostalgia that makes me wistful about my own days in college—that feeling that you need to enjoy every single moment because it won't last forever and everyone will change in different ways once they graduate. I can completely empathise with Takemoto and his fear of the changes accompanying graduation and losing that feeling of belonging with his circle of friends. The art style of the series is nostalgic in and of itself, with faded colors and softened lines. It makes me so wistful it hurts at times...
But I would be remiss if I didn't mention the other aspect of Honey and Clover that I love: its sense of humor. This anime touches on some of the things I loved so much about Fruits Basket. It can make me cry and roll on the floor laughing in the same episode. Morita is insane. But SO much fun. And somehow, despite his carefree, oblivious demeanor, he deeply cares about the people around him, and somehow he manages to be a guardian angel for each of them at some point. I also enjoy Shuu-chan Sensei for his extreme protectiveness of Hagu (not to mention the fact that his voice actor also played Hughes in Full Metal Alchemist—he's good at the overprotective father role).
I also have to admit I find it extremely cool to see the characters visiting places I have seen or been to on my brief visit to Japan. Ueno park for Sakura viewing (I only wish Morita had shown up to sing for us when we were there), Odaiba with the huge ferris wheel...
Okay, so I'll stop going on about Honey & Clover but only so I can mention the pinnacle of my recent watching experience: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. It makes me weepy just thinking about it. It was everything I hoped for and more. I'm glad I didn't spoil myself too much for it, because it was nice watching it without really knowing what was going to happen. They really stayed true to the game, in my opinion, and it felt like they really did fans homage—they made it for us, not just to wring more money out of an old game—from the fanfare cell phone ring, to Barret saying "You're late, bitch," to the fight against Bahamut which was almost turn based like a fight in the game. And let's not forget Cloud's limit break, and the fact that he was actually unable to stand up straight because he was injured—I knew he was low on HP then. :) Reno and Rude were awesome too—who knew Reno could translate Tifa?—and I enjoyed the comic relief they provided. Even Rufus was cool, I have to say—and not just because he was played by the same voice actor who played Roy in FullMetal Alchemist. I still would love to see an omake with Rufus throwing back the hood of his cloak and revealing himself as Roy, though. That would be awesome.
The fight scenes were incredible, and the music was so awesome that I've already preordered the soundtrack. I think Square made a mistake by not releasing the movie here at the same time in Japan because I'm worried some people who watched the fansubbed version won't buy it. I can't imagine being so stupid, but I'm sure some people will be. It will be mine.
(sorry about including an angsty Cloud pic, but he was so angsty in the movie it's hard to find one where he isn't angsting)
That said, let's talk about what I have been doing lately. I haven't been accomplishing much—at least, not as much as I would like—but I have been watching some new things.
I've been watching season three of Nikita after it was donated to the yellowdancer21 library by the Callow Queen, and I had no idea that the third season was the season of abrupt hair changes. I knew that the hair styles would change... I've seen random episodes from later seasons. But I didn't realize they changed all at once. Now Madeline has very short hair, Michael has short hair that they obviously don't know what to do with because it looks all bushy and 80's at the beginning (kind of like how Duncan's looked in the last season of Highlander), and Operations has gone white (which I think actually looks rather distinguished). I don't mind the changes so much, but they were still a bit of shock. I'm still a little iffy on whether Madeline's hair completely changed her character or not, though.
Now that I'm addicted to Gilmore Girls I've been watching the new episodes of that, and I want to slap Rory upside the head SO bad. And this week is the beginning of a new season of LOST! Let's hope it keeps up the momentum it had from last season and doesn't disappoint like Alias has lately.
As far as anime goes, I'm still watching Bleach (I'm a few episodes behind, but only a couple and once they've finished downloading I'll be all caught up); I've been watching Scrapped Princess and Shannon kicks major ass (he also likes to kick walls when he's frustrated); I've watched the first two DVD's of Mirage of Blaze and I'm excited to find that it has an interesting plot and not just shonen ai goodness (though it creeps me out how much the characters look like characters from X at times). Oh, and I watched Shamanic Princess a while back and that was really good too—trippy, but good. Last, but not least, I've also become addicted to Honey and Clover.
This anime is right up my alley. It's character driven, which means not a lot happens plot-wise, but I don't mind. I enjoy slice of life stories that focus on the character's emotions, thoughts and motivations. Let's face it; real life can be very hard sometimes— even without aliens, epic battles or super spies getting involved. I also really enjoy this anime because it focuses on art students who are all supposedly college age (though Hagu still looks like she's no older than ten) trying to figure out their direction in life, where they fit in with the people around them and who they love. So, it's totally shojo in that respect with lots of love triangles, squares and pentagons. But at the same time there's this element of nostalgia that makes me wistful about my own days in college—that feeling that you need to enjoy every single moment because it won't last forever and everyone will change in different ways once they graduate. I can completely empathise with Takemoto and his fear of the changes accompanying graduation and losing that feeling of belonging with his circle of friends. The art style of the series is nostalgic in and of itself, with faded colors and softened lines. It makes me so wistful it hurts at times...
But I would be remiss if I didn't mention the other aspect of Honey and Clover that I love: its sense of humor. This anime touches on some of the things I loved so much about Fruits Basket. It can make me cry and roll on the floor laughing in the same episode. Morita is insane. But SO much fun. And somehow, despite his carefree, oblivious demeanor, he deeply cares about the people around him, and somehow he manages to be a guardian angel for each of them at some point. I also enjoy Shuu-chan Sensei for his extreme protectiveness of Hagu (not to mention the fact that his voice actor also played Hughes in Full Metal Alchemist—he's good at the overprotective father role).
I also have to admit I find it extremely cool to see the characters visiting places I have seen or been to on my brief visit to Japan. Ueno park for Sakura viewing (I only wish Morita had shown up to sing for us when we were there), Odaiba with the huge ferris wheel...
Okay, so I'll stop going on about Honey & Clover but only so I can mention the pinnacle of my recent watching experience: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. It makes me weepy just thinking about it. It was everything I hoped for and more. I'm glad I didn't spoil myself too much for it, because it was nice watching it without really knowing what was going to happen. They really stayed true to the game, in my opinion, and it felt like they really did fans homage—they made it for us, not just to wring more money out of an old game—from the fanfare cell phone ring, to Barret saying "You're late, bitch," to the fight against Bahamut which was almost turn based like a fight in the game. And let's not forget Cloud's limit break, and the fact that he was actually unable to stand up straight because he was injured—I knew he was low on HP then. :) Reno and Rude were awesome too—who knew Reno could translate Tifa?—and I enjoyed the comic relief they provided. Even Rufus was cool, I have to say—and not just because he was played by the same voice actor who played Roy in FullMetal Alchemist. I still would love to see an omake with Rufus throwing back the hood of his cloak and revealing himself as Roy, though. That would be awesome.
The fight scenes were incredible, and the music was so awesome that I've already preordered the soundtrack. I think Square made a mistake by not releasing the movie here at the same time in Japan because I'm worried some people who watched the fansubbed version won't buy it. I can't imagine being so stupid, but I'm sure some people will be. It will be mine.
(sorry about including an angsty Cloud pic, but he was so angsty in the movie it's hard to find one where he isn't angsting)
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