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there's a lot going on in my head these days. and a lot of it is money stuff. i have a goal for march, but it's like i want to do two things at once. is some peace of mind really worth all the money? what is now vs. some patience? is peace really going to come from a change? and is the cost really going to be less than the better change?

also, my hair is so ridiculously long now, i'm afraid of it.... O_O

onto thinking cont'd...

 This weekend I finally had a free weekend, so I sat down and downloaded all the volumes of scanlanted FMA and read til my eye-balls fell out, and then some falling into Monday and Tuesday ;)  What an awesome series. They are very close to the end, it feels like.  I can't wait to get to the conclusion!  And then, watch it as an anime "FMA: Brotherhood".  I like it feels like they're sweeping the first animated version under the rug... ^__^;;;;;;   This makes A LOT more sense than that 1st animated series... oh god, it was so horrible compared to its actual story in the manga, lol.  I also plan on collecting this manga.  It makes me happy!  :D  I'm about to go to hulu and get to the brotherhood anime, but ... the story has gotten sooooo good, i dunno if I can watch it without running back to the scanlations for the next chapter! lol... and there are these wonderful characters that the 1st series completely neglected, and then the 1st series threw in all this other stuff that made NO sense and got the story NO where -____-;;;  i absolutely LOVE Lin and Mei-chan... *happiness*  they just come out of nowhere, and i think that's why i love them sooo much.  i plan on making Mei-chan my next cos-play.  XD

Car batteries...you can't drive without one. I tried and it didn't work, lol. Well, it was my fault for leaving the lights on...all day and all night! Ugh...*sadness* So my brother and dad went out to help me get one. And now, I think I'll be good for the winter! One less thing to worry about! @_@

Ah... so I've been obessed with this guy, lol. This was a collab with Kato this past summer. It might ring a bell-literally (I heard it was a little popular as a ringtone, lol). Oh yeah, his name is Shota Shimizu. And mostly I just love listening to him sing. But I guess you pick up a few things if you learn gospel and soul type of singing, lol. Enjoy. :D

Umm... that first one didn't really showcase just his voice, so here's a 2nd one. I'm obsessed with this song. It's the 3rd track on his latest single, "Utsukushiki Hibi yo"



(btw... did you already show one of this girl's songs, Julie? Kato sounds like a familiar name...)

and now I'm going to go back to listening to my 1hr 46min list of his music I just downloaded... @_@

and now it's even more fun to listen/watching again because it's subbed!

In one of our many lecturing sessions, Jasmine once said to me, "I'M SO SORRY, STACY, THAT I'M NOT AS PERFECT AS  YOU!"

If she could have heard what I was thinking, *If I am perfect, like you say I am, then why do I have a sister like you?*

This is the first year that I've ever sat down and watched 9/11 stuff.  Have you ever watched the stuff?  Especially now after all the information they have gathered.  There was one lady that was commenting on her video and she said something like, "I was taping it, but I was still naive and denying that it was happening... I was denying that the depths of evil could be that dark..."  I think that's why I've never really watched this stuff before.  People say that you'll never forget where you were when it happened, but since we were at school, and it's Carroll, I was still very much in my own little world.  I wished that the campus had stopped and brought everyone together, but we all kept going to classes and working.  I had a class at 8, and then chemistry at 9.  It was the class at 9 that came in talking about "towers" and "planes".  But I was just thinking horrible thoughts about the homework that I did not do.  Now, looking back on it through the documentaries and stories, and with just about every minute on tape, all I can think about is how terrible these people were, and how heroic all the people who were there are and were.  These attacks were planned several years in advance.  The attack was planned with maximum terror in every aspect they could be capable of using, and that was as far as I could get before I had to change the channel.  And then tonight I watched about an hour of the people in the world trade center.  It was called, "The man who predicted 9/11".  Not that he would predict how many people would be killed or that the plane would hit that side of the building, but he was the man behind the security for Morgan Stanley and he knew another attack would happen based on the bombing that occurred in 1993.  Their story was amazing.  I say amazing because all those fire drills and emergency drills we take nonchalantly is how they all made it out alive. 

Ok... ok... *takes a deep breath*

‘The Last Airbender’ Full Movie Trailer May Arrive In December

According to Aceshowbiz, Frank Marshall who is the producer for M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender” movie, tweeted that they are currently working on a full trailer for the movie,set for a December release.

He wrote, “For those of you wondering about LAST AIRBENDER, all is well in post and we r working on a trailer for Xmas.” To which movie it will be attached remains undisclosed, but there is possibility that “Sherlock Holmes” will be the one.”

“The Last Airbender” is set to hit theaters on July 2,2010. It’s a live action film version of Nickelodeon’s animated show. They dropped the name “Avatar” from its title, to differentiate the two from James Cameron’s “Avatar” movie.

http://ontheflix.com/2009/09/04/the-last-airbender-full-movie-trailer-may-arrive-in-december/

.....SHERLOCK HOLMES OPENING NIGHT YOU ARE MINE!!!!!!

i HAVE to see this trailer... i just HAVE to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   (O_O)!!!!!

is due any day now.  (due date Sept 9th)  i'll keep y'all posted. 

then home needs to be up-ed on the sanctuary-ness!

so, to up the sanctuaryness, i have ordered digital cable, w/dvr and tv caller ID.  MWAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA!

my mom was like, "can you afford that?!"  and i was like, "yes!"

so the cable guy will install stuff next tuesday. 

ah, sweet sweet cable...

you shall be mine!!!!!  mine!!!!

plus, they up-ed our internet speed for no charge!  woo hoo!

*sigh* i feel better.

part of what brought this on is that work has been painful.  we had this issue come through that affects our most used part!!!!  omg... it's like the midas touch, but even worse than gold--it's the touch of non-conformity.  not only is it a cursed touch, i think it's spread to sight.  so yeah, basically all you touch and see has become non-conforming... and what is our main non-conforming team, but me, Linda, and Verne.  Verne said he would pull out more hair, if he had more to pull.  (he's got a nice, shiny, head.  i told him it was a good shape.)  and Linda and I just want to sit and cry.  (yes, twin waterfalls.)  and of course our wall-to-wall inventory is in 2 weeks.  great.  i don't want to give up, but it seems like something wants me to give up. 

meanwhile, nyshal has lent me a wonderful, wonderful Japan travel book.  it's great, Nyshal!  i'm reading up on little known facts of some cool places.  and there is one place that i HAVE to go... the STUDIO GHIBLI museum!!  (i know, you're like, "that's it?!" no, it is not, but the list will grow.  i promise.  and then you can edit it... lol)

hmmmm...what else have i been plotting?  i'll update more later....
;) 

I'm looking up stats and prices... and if you ever look at mac prices---it's unbelievable that they can get away with these prices!!!!  what does it look like, money growing on trees?!?!?!?!  These are not skewed stats!  O_O


So, for the Mac Mini: 

Price: $600
Processor: 2.0GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 1GB
Hard Drive: 120GB


Now, the PC you can get:

Price: $650
Processor: 2.5GHz, Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
Memory: 8GB DDR3
Hard Drive: 1TB


Which one is more bang for the buck?????  Yeah...  o_O

it's hard to help out a friend sometimes.  it's not just that you're helping them with their studies, or that you're feeding them when they're sick.  not just work, or being physically supportive, but the emotional support can be really, really hard.  especially when you know that you can't give that support.  all i can do is hope for more help to go to them.  and it is enough to say and enough to do, and know that i did my best. 

you know work's bad when all you do is firefighting.  it's like if you had a classroom and all the kids were constantly running out of supplies or something... o_O?  all of a sudden, it's all hands on deck!  only afterwards, then you learn it wasn't that bad... or if only you had questioned something first before running into the project.  (ugggggghhhh.... -___-) 

le weekend... tomorrow's afternoon will be a long afternoon, i think...  -___-

so my friends, there is a controversial movie to see... but not in its subject, but because of how it was cast!
yes, "The Last Airbender"!  people are relentless and i wonder if the film will be released.  you know, i thought that the original show creators and people from the original show would be a part of this production, but it sounds like this film will be in a world of its own!

i'm reading comments like this, "I just received words from the movie producers. They are not going to use Chinese calligraphy at all, replacing it with unreadable symbols. I won’t be participating in the movie." --Professor Siu-Leung Lee, cultural consultant, Avatar: The Last Airbender

What the hell?

and the main protagonists will all be caucasian actors...
"It’s been a huge disappointment to hear about the casting for Avatar’s live-action movie. The show was heavily influenced by Asian culture, some of the characters were even modeled after Asian members of the crew. But now, with the pre-dominantly white cast, it feels like all the Asian/Eastern influences, origins, what have you, were just a backdrop for these characters. But I always believed they were Asian, or even mixed Asian. And that belief added a little extra pride in working on such a great show. The appreciation Mike & Bryan had for Asian culture, the interest it generated in the fans, gave ME greater appreciation for my own culture. So it’s just hard to believe they couldn’t find one Asian actor to hold any of the lead protagonist parts. Not one? This film is going to feel like some other Avatar story."
- Dao Le, Animatic Editor, Avatar: The Last Airbender

What?

It makes me so sad.  Maybe I'll just sit at home and have my own marathons of the show, and that will be it.  I don't know if I would go as far as to boycott the movie.  This issue seems to be growing/gaining more support, maybe the movie will boycott itself! 

Well, these are just two professional opinions from people who were part of the show.  There were lots of people that were part of the show...  but I don't like the direction this is headed.  My poor show ... what will become of your movie?  ;_;

So, ever since Friday night, at the Transformers movie, I have not gone a day without watching the last airbender trailer, atleast once a day. It's really getting unhealthy now, and I guess atleast I can admit to it? lol. But anyways, so I've moved on and am now reading about people's thoughts on the movie online. However, I'm finding their thoughts incredibly stupid: I'm finding anything and everything under the sun saying that this movie is "racist against asians"!

I wish they could get it through their thick skulls, THIS MOVIE IS BASED ON EASTERN CULTURE STUFF! HOW ASIAN COULD YOU GET?!

Their target is the director and his casting, and that it called for "caucasian and or other ethnic...". You know what? I don't really give a damn. And isn't M. Night Shyamalan 'asian' anyways? I don't understand. And somewhere, someone, maybe they're putting down Margret Cho, or maybe she really did put this somewhere down in a blog, that she was disappointed the director didn't cast 'asians' into the movie, and that how are asians supposed to get into films, writing, and directing when they are discriminated against.

Show me two asian guys who had similar ideas as the creaters of avatar: the last airbender who were put down on their ideas, while these creators got to create this awesome show. when i watch this show, i feel like the creators are more asian than i am!

Anyways, it's M.Night Shyamalan. What of his has ever really made complete sense to you? It's a story, just shut up and listen.

Personally, to me, success is not determined by what kind of DNA I have. Way lame.

Her video has an extra middle part she sings!!!!! Yay for new music (added)!!!!

here's the website with the interview and video:
http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/07/21/boa-exclusive-video-britney-spears/#more-1546

just the video:

this weekend started out with movies, movies, and more movies! i finally saw transformers, and with Judy and Robyn! i enjoyed the decepticon bashing. so overall, i was satisfied with the amount of robot bashing. and of course, the coolest part was Optimus Prime. he has an awesome, "i'm ready to kick ass" scene. i had to say it outloud to Robyn, "THAT'S AWESOME!"

and now today, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! you know what i realized though? I'm really mad that we're only seeing half-blood prince now. it is not as exciting as it would be had it come out in the winter, like it was supposed to. other than that, it was a really good movie. lol. btw, if you're going to go see it, get there about 40 min before it starts. it's still really crowded! i went to see it with *hugs* arisa! she found out that the reserved ultra-screen tickets are now $16 freakin dollars! i did think that 8.50 for the ultrascreen matinee was kinda high too! (i thought it was supposed to be 7.50?!) (it made me think, maybe i should've bought 10 boxes of cereal? ^_^;;;) it was a really good movie though and i don't mind it for the ultrascreen experience. i think i'll be going to the theatre to see it again if possible. my goal is to see it 3 times, because it's Harry Potter, and that's what I do... -__-;;; i forgot how quickly the movie can progress, just like the books. from this point on, it's just going to snowball downhill!

it was very much, the main points of the main points of the book. me thinks they've finally found the correct way to translate the harry potter books into movies! lol. it really felt like a movie this time. "not like we're watching a chapter after a chapter," as Judy said. if you're into the movies and not the books, i think i might suggest you watch the previous movie before you head out to see this one. this movie starts very promptly, basically at the same moment the previous movie ended on!

arisa was commenting, "are they really that old?!" well, because professor mcgonagall looked really old. i felt the same, lol. my first reaction was, "what's with all the horomones, lol!" but yeah, i guess that's what this book was about too. the Ron-girl issues were funny. *happy sigh*

now... ONTO "THE LAST AIRBENDER" MOVIE TRAILER!
o... m... g... i almost fell over dead when i saw this trailer at the transformers movie. i was so filled with joy and excitement that i cried... i think crying over this news is a bad thing, but i couldn't help how happy it made me. i love this series with all my heart, as much as i love harry potter and fruits basket!





by the look of the trailer, it actually gives very little as to how the story will be told. i was worried about it too because i didn't know who'd be writing it, but when i saw this interview with the director, now, i just know it'll be awesome! M.Night talks about the show with as much passion as i'd talk about it! *phew* and yay!




avatar: the last airbender is just great series. it treats its story like anime: it has a beginning, middle, and end. characters develop. and face the consequences of what they've done. and they have to make choices that effect their destiny. so yeah, this isn't sponge-bob-square pants.

it's also about (and this is what appealed to me when i first saw it) martial arts, eastern religions, cultures, and myths, and then throw in "bending" of the four elements! the writers do a wonderful job with humor too. way to be sassy! and just hilarious. it's full of win.

since the movie will be coming out, i thought i'd buy the 1st season asap. lol. i can't help. i'm obsessed? XD

to watch episodes online:
http://www.avatarbending.com/book1water.html

so it's been a long time since a good entry.  it's time to write!  errr...what to write?  o_O  well, it's difficult, because sometimes this is what the days are like: i woke up, and i breathed, work happened, then i came home, then i went to sleep, and repeat. 

work's been okay.  nothing super dramatic, yet not always dull either.  this past week though, was really rough.  while it happened, it was the first week that i started thinking about all the activities our area does. O_O  both Linda and Verne were gone for about 80% of the week.  everything else was Stacy.  O_O  usually, it does not phase me, but this time, i had to call for back up from my boss' boss.  but that week is done, and now tomorrow i'm taking a day of vacation.  i'm just going to chillax, and get some sleep in.  ^__^  i was just honest with Linda and Verne," I'm really pooped.  I hope it's okay I take a day off tomorrow?"  T_T  and they both said, "You did a great job, Stacy.  Have a great day tomorrow!"  Yay. ^___^

other than that, i don't know if i've been pickier and bitchier at work, but when people bring work to me, i'm actually starting to push back.  "no, these cannot be rejected.  they are good parts.  you can't reject them just because they come in a different box than normal!  take it back to the buyer.  there is nothing i can do for you guys.  this area is for poor quality material, not a drop-off for things you don't know what to do with!"  i was so proud of myself, i shared it with Linda and Verne. 

other than that, i've just been poking at people online and can't wait to see Harry Potter this weekend!  *__*

sometimes you just have to pull a song from out of nowhere for no reason.
well, today i was feeling tired, sad, but hopeful and i thought this song hit the spot. it's kinda older now, but the story behind it is soo sweet.

about this song: "The song is about a girl named Elisabeth Wagner, she was the inspiration behind his (Billy Gilman) single 'Elisabeth,' and he met her for the first time Saturday (Oct. 6) at the Texas state fair in Dallas The song is about a strong woman's fight against disease. Wagner, 21, has had neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes small growths to form on her nerves, since she was two years old. "Elisabeth" was written by Wagner's aunt, Liz Rose, and her friend Kim Patton Johnston. "

lately, i've been hanging out with le peeps, and they know all the words to this song. so i looked it up, and voila, someone has done a twilight video/mv with it. it fits well. :) but i didn't care for the behind-the-scenes videos, more of the movie clips would be fun.





and they've released a trailer for the new moon movie (due in the fall)


my comments: holy crap is Jacob buff! and the wolf is super cute. and who the hell bleed a glop o'blood over a paper-cut? :D



while we're on the subject of twilight, have you heard of rifftrax? they're like a mystery science theater. you play their track while watching and just about die laughing! i LOVE watching this clip...oh how i love twilight, (and making fun of it!)