Fickle Sayings of a Random

Taking time off assessment to do a meme...

2009-11-12T10:12:24Z

Stole this one off b_b_banana.

1) Post a list of up to 20 books/movies/anime/TV shows/video games/bands that you've had an obsessive fannish love or interest in at some time in your life.
2) Have your f-list guess your favourite character/member from each item.
3) When someone guesses correctly, strikethrough the item and put the name of your favorite character next to it.

Books:

Harry Potter
Poison Study
The Babysitter's Club
Song of the Lioness Trilogy
Trickster Trilogy
Protector of the Small Trilogy

Movies:

Ever After
Kate and Leopold
Howl's Moving Castle
Spirited Away
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
Treasure Planet
A Dog's Breakfast
Up
WALL-E

TV Shows:

Stargate: Atlantis
Stargate: SG1
Sanctuary
The Hills
The City
The Young and the Restless
Pushing Daisies

Anime:

InuYasha
Naruto
Fruits Basket
Nana

Manga:

Fushigi Yuugi
Bleach
Princess Ai

Well, I think I made this one a bit of a challenge. ;-)

Music Meme

2009-10-15T12:33:36Z

→ Put your music player on shuffle.
→ The titles of the songs are the answers.

If you were to see a ghost, you'd scream...
→ Can't Get Over (September)

If you were to write an autobiography, you'd call it...
→ The Kinslayer (Nightwish)

You get a letter from a secret admirer that reads...
→ You Raise Me Up (Westlife)

In a job interview, you're always sure to tell the manager...
→ Looking For Love (September)

When you arrive at the pearly gates in the sky, you say...
→ Self Inflicted (Katy Perry)

If you were a superhero, your catch phrase would be...
→ Best I Can Be (Anthony Callea)

When somebody offers you drugs, you decline by saying...
→ Lost Without Your Love (Amy Pearson)

While stuck in traffic, you read a strange bumper sticker that states...
→ Damaged (Danity Kane)

Hmm... These are some feelings you should really keep to yourself...
→ Unusual You (Britney Spears)

When a bully insults you, your comeback is...
→ Just Like A Pill (Cascada)

So what exactly makes you so awesome?
→ I'm Still Here (John Rzeznik)

Recent events of the musing kind...

2009-07-03T07:09:58Z

Well, I've turned 21.
I guess this is the huge milestone age where everyone wishes you good luck and hands you the key to the rest of your life. I gotta admit- I did enjoy my entry into this age. I had a party with twelve of my friends attending, and it felt great to know that this many of my friends wanted to come and celebrate my special day. I remember only a couple of years ago when I barely had three friends that I kept in regular contact with- now I can rely up to twelve! I guess when we grow, we grow to not only understand ourselves better, but to find a niche of people who accept you and want to be your friend. When I look back, I think of how I've changed as a person. I was apparently 'mature' for my age when I was little, because all I hung around were adults growing up. When I became an awkward teenager, I guess I lost my will to act older due to the constant ridicule of others for being myself. I only saw the positive side of life when I made new friends at a new school, and then university. Although I had a friend like violetpepper who was definitely a constant in nine years of my life, even when she and I had our fights back in the early highschool days. Now we're both adults and have grown from our turbulent past, becoming better friends than ever before. Love you girl! :-D Here's to the next nine years of friendship!

My parents spoiled me with a beautiful black guitar that I've been wanting to learn how to play for ages. I guess learning an instrument in the past, which was the clarinet, just made me remember how great it was hanging out with friends in the band at school, and of course Band Camp. The guitar itself badly needs to be tuned, so one of my future purchases would be an electronic tuner, along with any materials having to do with beginning to learn on how to play. So for now I have the gorgeous thing in its black case, leaning against the wall at one end of my room, looking forlorn and begging me to hurry up and tune the damn thing so I can play the hell out of it. :-P

I guess having so long without a proper hobby to occupy me in moments of free time is making me anxious to hurry up and get playing- not to mention be able to have the ability to write my own music to my lyrics.
Yes, when in moments of solace and contemplation, I write songs. Nothing too fancy or too mushy- I can't decide whether they be dance, metal or accoustic ballad. Heh, if I ever get the chance to relase an album, I'll have to name it Confusion because of the eccletic tastes I possess. But a lot do come from the heart too- majority of music these days focuses around love, relationships and other emotional stuff, so you can understand why I can be influenced to write material in that direction. I once thought of creating a new genre of music by mixing metal and techno together- taking inspiration from bands such as Nemesea. If we bounce around in a mosh pit of a metal concert, what's the difference when it's techno? I often find myself dancing around to femme-metal bands such as Delain and Nightwish- who of thunk it that metal music makes someone dance about? :-P
Maybe in the future, I'll buy myself an electric guitar and aim to write music for metal bands- even though it is commonly known that the majority write their own material anyway. :-P Well, there's always pop-tart rock bands that need music to help fill their slush fund bank accounts. XD

My boyfriend aphius and his brother lomebririon want to learn how to play the guitar or other instruments, and start up a band someday. Their mother recently went to a psychic expo and was told that they should get into music and get singing lessons. I think it would be a great idea for them to get into this sort of thing, because they've always had an interest in music- they, like me, get all excited over a band's new album release and immediately go to the effort of downloading it. :-) I wonder if I could get the chance to be involved in some way musically? Since I'm learning how to play guitar, why not be one of the guitar players? I do like it whenever I see a male-fronted band and they have a female guitarist or keyboardist in their ranks- adds to their appeal, I suppose.
I do like the idea of singing, but many years of neglecting my voice has resulted in me not having the strong alto I used to possess when I was younger. I remember when I auditioned for the Cantica Ludi, the elite choir that only select people from years 11 and 12 could participate in. when I was in year 10, and the Head of Music teacher stopped in the middle of the song with this dumb-founded look on her face and asked me if I was taking lessons. When answering with a no, she looked at me as if she didn't believe me. Sadly, I never got the chance to re-audition when I had to leave the school at the end of the year to attend public schooling.

I do sing though- in the car with the windows up and the music blaring. Heck, I indulge in sappy love songs such as Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" and her duet with Il Divo's "I Believe In You". Even those Disney songs that they play during the credits- I have two compilation albums dedicated to those, and love reminiscing to songs such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "Whole New World".

Just a thought- is it too late to think about a career in music? I love studying my degree in Sociology and wish to use it to make a difference in the world, but there are other ways to change the world. I've always been quite verbal, so a career in voicing my opinion to music sounds like a good idea. Bad thing is, I'm not a young, sixteen year old tramp with a famous daddy, a trust fund and my own recording studio. And it is a very hard slog to even get money and time to dedicate recording in a studio- I know this because a good friend of mine is a part of the band Vital Signs and they work long hours in the recording studios at my university in an effort to release their independent album. I wish them a lot of luck.
Just curious- since when do I need a degree in music to get a start as a recording artist? Many singers today don't even have their high school certificates, let alone a university degree. Although I do admire those that do- like Within Temptation's members, who all met in collage and didn't fully become a band until they graduated. Why is society so hell-bent in shoving in our faces that in order to be successful in the major music industry, you have to be at least in your teens and look good in a bikini? Fake boobs optional, although desired. :-P
I am not of the skinny type- heck, I have a butt and thighs, not to mention naturally-created boobage. I'm not tall, nor do I have fantastic skin which is flawless and tanned. So visually I'm all wrong for the business. I hate it that record companies don't see that it is the music that sells, not by what the artist looks like. Think Slipknot- these guys make their living by having disturbing masks as their faces, and hardly anyone can remember what they look like as humans. I guess the feminist side of me thinks that guys can get away with anything- think of all of those big guys in the business, from the lead singer of Fall Out Boy, to the rappers of D12. I can only count on my hand successful females who made their living without having to become skinny in the process- and I don't think I can use all of the fingers on the hand either. Not to mention some of them are Australian artists who have been only a blip in the music world that didn't even extend outside of our shores.

I can go on and on about this, but I'll save it for another entry.

Meme...

2009-06-09T10:10:13Z

2007, AFI updated its list 100 Years…100 Movies, listing what it considers to be the top 100 movies of all time.

[bold the movies you’ve seen,
italicize the movies you own,
~~crossout~~ the movies you disliked.]

1. “Citizen Kane,” 1941.
2. “The Godfather,” 1972.
3. “Casablanca,” 1942.
4. “Raging Bull,” 1980.
5. “Singin’ in the Rain,” 1952.
6. “Gone With the Wind,” 1939.
7. “Lawrence of Arabia,” 1962.
8. “Schindler’s List,” 1993.
9. “Vertigo,” 1958.
10. “The Wizard of Oz,” 1939.
11. “City Lights,” 1931.
12. “The Searchers,” 1956.
13. “Star Wars,” 1977.
14. “Psycho,” 1960.
15. “2001: A Space Odyssey,” 1968.
16. “Sunset Blvd.”, 1950.
17. “The Graduate,” 1967.
18. “The General,” 1927.
19. “On the Waterfront,” 1954.
20. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 1946.
21. “Chinatown,” 1974.
22. “Some Like It Hot,” 1959.
23. “The Grapes of Wrath,” 1940.
~~24. “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” 1982.~~
25. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” 1962.
26. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” 1939.
27. “High Noon,” 1952.
28. “All About Eve,” 1950.
29. “Double Indemnity,” 1944.
30. “Apocalypse Now,” 1979.
31. “The Maltese Falcon,” 1941.
32. “The Godfather Part II,” 1974.
33. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” 1975.
34. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” 1937.
35. “Annie Hall,” 1977.
36. “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” 1957.
37. “The Best Years of Our Lives,” 1946.
38. “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” 1948.
39. “Dr. Strangelove,” 1964.
40. “The Sound of Music,” 1965.
41. “King Kong,” 1933.
42. “Bonnie and Clyde,” 1967.
43. “Midnight Cowboy,” 1969.
44. “The Philadelphia Story,” 1940.
45. “Shane,” 1953.
46. “It Happened One Night,” 1934.
47. “A Streetcar Named Desire,” 1951.
48. “Rear Window,” 1954.
49. “Intolerance,” 1916.
50. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” 2001.
51. “West Side Story,” 1961.
52. “Taxi Driver,” 1976.
53. “The Deer Hunter,” 1978.
54. “M-A-S-H,” 1970.
55. “North by Northwest,” 1959.
56. “Jaws,” 1975.
57. “Rocky,” 1976.
58. “The Gold Rush,” 1925.
59. “Nashville,” 1975.
60. “Duck Soup,” 1933.
61. “Sullivan’s Travels,” 1941.
62. “American Graffiti,” 1973.
63. “Cabaret,” 1972.
64. “Network,” 1976.
65. “The African Queen,” 1951.
66. “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” 1981.
67. “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, 1966.
68. “Unforgiven,” 1992.
69. “Tootsie,” 1982.
70. “A Clockwork Orange,” 1971.
71. “Saving Private Ryan,” 1998.
72. “The Shawshank Redemption,” 1994.
73. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” 1969.
74. “The Silence of the Lambs,” 1991.
75. “In the Heat of the Night,” 1967.
76. “Forrest Gump,” 1994.
77. “All the President’s Men,” 1976.
78. “Modern Times,” 1936.
79. “The Wild Bunch,” 1969.
80. “The Apartment, 1960.
81. “Spartacus,” 1960.
82. “Sunrise,” 1927.
83. “Titanic,” 1997.
84. “Easy Rider,” 1969.
85. “A Night at the Opera,” 1935.
86. “Platoon,” 1986.
87. “12 Angry Men,” 1957.
88. “Bringing Up Baby,” 1938.
89. “The Sixth Sense,” 1999.
90. “Swing Time,” 1936.
91. “Sophie’s Choice,” 1982.
92. “Goodfellas,” 1990.
93. “The French Connection,” 1971.
94. “Pulp Fiction,” 1994.
95. “The Last Picture Show,” 1971.
96. “Do the Right Thing,” 1989.
97. “Blade Runner,” 1982.
98. “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” 1942.
99. “Toy Story,” 1995.
100. “Ben-Hur,” 1959.

Majority of the italicised ones are my mother's, since she has a love for classic movies.
Speaking of "Toy Story", saw the teaser trailer for the new movie and it's cute and hilarious! :-D I can't wait- even when it's over a year away!

Questionnaire

2009-04-27T14:42:46Z

I want to know 28 things about you. Let me know with whom I'm friends!

1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favourite Movie:
5. Favourite Song or Album:
6. Favourite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favourite memory of us?
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarkey) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent.
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?

Attack of the meme monster...

2009-01-30T15:25:06Z

This is from my darling girl violetpepper . She's given me an interview!

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me!"
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will post the answers to the questions (and the questions themselves) on your blog or journal.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions. And thus the endless cycle of the meme goes on and on and on and on...

1. If you could have a one night shag with no strings attached, who would you choose: Rodney McKay or Carson Beckett?

Oooh... If it had to be based on physical traits and performance, I'd pick Carson hands down. Plus, he's such a sweetie that he'll be concerned whether I'm having a good time or not! Rodney, I'll only shag if I want to have a long conversation about it afterwards, while constantly assuring him that he was better than John Sheppard any day. :-P

2. What do you consider your most attractive feature?

Hmm... I think my lips. Unlike other parts of my body, I've never had any problems with my lips- they're naturally full and quite kissable according to my boyfriend. ;-)

3. Out of the anime/manga you watch and follow, which do you consider to be your favourite? Why?

InuYasha hands down is my overall top favourite. It was the first (quality) anime I watched, and it still always grabs my attention. It has a story that is both interesting and intriguing, and the characters are engaging, with a comedic side when it comes to a character who is a perverted monk that likes to grab butts. :-D
It also has the character that brings out the anime fangirl in me: Sesshomaru, the badass demon with a heart of gold (and a rockin' body). I'm working on collecting all of the seven box sets of the six seasons (season six was split into two boxsets because it was so huge)- so far owning the first two seasons and all four movies.

4. Which school system did you have the best experience with: private, or public? Why?

That's a hard one. Whenever I think of my experiences in private schooling, there are six years of both horrible and memorable memories, where everyone knew me for either as an outcast or as a friend. In my two years in public schooling, I didn't know everyone and majority of the time was a positive experience with a large group of girlfriends whom I hung out with for almost the entire time I was there.
What also makes it hard to compare is the different ages I experienced these things, with private schooling being a part of my horribly awkward teenage years, and public schooling being a part of my more extroverted self.
When I think about it, I was considered more accepted with my extroverted self in public schooling, since it is basically a requirement to fit in. I also loved the more relaxed approach to uniforms and backpacks, which allowed us to show off our personalities a bit more. So to answer the question, public schooling holds the best experiences for me, since the majority of memories at private schooling is focusing around bullying and being forced to deal with the ridicule of others as a consequence to being myself.

5. What is the best thing about being an only child? What is the worst thing?

Best thing about being an only child is the fact that I don't have to fight over the TV remote; I get the house to myself nearly everyday, and I get all of my parents' attention. I'm spoiled on occasion, and I get my own room.
Worst things about being an only child, however, is the loneliness I feel often when I have the house to myself. I've become used to having people around me, such as friends, because I go out often, so whenever I'm by myself at home I find myself bored or sometimes desperately wanting to go out and do something. I do value my alone time, but when you experience it as often as I do, it gets old quite quickly.

I hope those answers were to your liking honey!

Meme...

2009-01-24T12:16:59Z

Think of 10 people and write something that comes to mind about them in the order that you think of them. Mention no names, just number them 1 to 10.

1. Words cannot describe how I feel about you. You are my first love and I am thankful to have you as a part of my life.

2. Get a clue- you have no idea on who you are talking about. Get over yourself and learn to deal with the small things- it'll be your downfall in the long run.

3. You are a wonderful and dear friend. I'll always laugh at our silly jokes- including the hair extension fetish we've recently discovered!

4. You are a great person to talk to. Your advice is beyond helpful and I am glad to have met you and gotten to know you. You also have a wicked sense of humour!

5. Life can be hard, but you are an example of how a person can get past it all and be stronger for it. Your friendship is greatly valued, and I'll always enjoy our heart to heart conversations in the car as I drive you home.

6. Although you have a huge heart, you need to understand that a lot of us think that it is high time that you grow up. Relationships are fun, but they are not meant to take over your life.

7. Thanks man for being a good friend with whom I can have a laugh, but also be serious with. Getting drunk with you is the most fun.

8. Dude, lighten up. You need to understand that the majority of us actually have jobs- yes, you're getting paid, but not for the same purpose as us. Also, leave us alone if we aren't at Society that often- it's because we have JOBS that require us to work on weekends.

9. Love you girl! When it came to relationship advice and how to have a good time out and about on the town, I always looked to you.

10. Thanks for being there for me for all of the moments in my life. You have been a great influence and I look up to you even now for guidance.

A mental break from the assessment...

2008-11-11T13:30:06Z

...A meme! Borrowed this one from dawn_e_h .

Started: 10:59pm

What's going on between you and the last person you kissed? - We're kinda dating and stuff... ;-D

Would you eat a cockroach for your last ex if they asked you? - I have no ex's. But to play it hypothetically: HELL NO.

What friend do you tell the most to? - violetpepper

How's your heart lately? - Still tickin'.

Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? - My boyfriend.

What are you listening to right now? - 'Blank Infinity' -- Epica

Have you ever punched a hole in the wall? - No, I would break my hand if I tried.

Where were you at 2:00 this morning? - At my boyfriend's house watching him, his brother and our friend take numerous alcoholic shots.

Where's the weirdest place you've changed clothes? - In the frontseat of my mother's car while it was driving down a highway. Haha.

Do you wear glasses? - Only when I want to see.

What's in your cd player? - Can't remember- N*SYNC, I think?

Anything annoying you right now? - I HATE ASSESSMENTS! I WANT MY LIFE BACK DAMMIT!

If you could do something differently, would you go back? - There are lots of things I'd do differently, but nothing pops up as being important enough for consideration.

What will you be doing in a half hour? - Mots likely going to bed. Early morning for a full day's writing of essays!

Who is the last person you talked on the phone with? - My boyfriend last night telling me about a trip to Timezone, to which I answered "Hellz yeah!"

Are you going anywhere for the next summer? - I'm working this summer. Need $$$.

Did you have plans today? - I did- but left them late and am now sitting on half a critique essay away from completing one piece of assessment.

Are you waiting for anyone's call right now? - Nope.

Is the last person you kissed mad at you? - I hope not! I can't remember if I had done something that would of made him mad in the first place if it were true!

Do you regret something you did yesterday? - Agreeing to work in the fashion department at work? I hate cleaning out the change rooms- I swear, I think one lady left a fart in one of the cubicles for me to find!

Favorite quote from the song you're listening to? - "Misty windows hide your empty eyes..."

What kind of bottoms are you wearing? - 3/4 black cargoes.

How many windows are open on your computer? - Five. :-)

Story behind your myspace name? - The Spaz? An old nickname from school.

Is something bothering you right now? - My assignments and the fact that my brain is refusing to cooperate.

Are you sarcastic? - Ya think?

Are you shy? - Only when I meet new people or in front of a guy I have a crush on.

Are you talkative? - Too much I'm afraid.

What are you doing tomorrow? - Assignmenting... Argh!

Where did your last hug take place? - Last night,, outside my boyfriend's house.

Have you kissed anyone on the lips within the past month? - Yes- many times! ;-D

Do you secretly like someone? - Oh yes... Been dating the guy for over a year now.

Who was the first person you talked to today? - Mum.

What are you looking forward to? - Friday night- I'll be free and on holidays!

Do you fall for people easily? - I don't think so- I crush on someone, but it took time for me to fall in love and by the time I realised it had happened, I had been in love for ages!

What's the last thing you put in your mouth? - A glass of milk.

Have you ever kissed anyone named Trey? - 0_o Ah, who the hell is that?

Who was the last friend you rode in a car with (not family)? - I was in a car with two friends and my boyfriend just last night!

How late did you stay up last night and why? - Till almost 3am- because I went out to Timezone then hung out at my boyfriend's house as he, his brother and our friend got wasted on shots.

If you could move somewhere else, would you? - No- I have too much of a good thing going on at home!

Do you prefer to call or text? - Depends on how big a message it is.

When was the last time you cried really, really hard? - Four weeks ago at my grandfather's funeral.

Can you live a day without TV? - Yes- I'm a Uni student, I have too many obligations.

Who did you last talk to for longer than 10 minutes on the phone? - violetpepper - and that was a while ago!

Would you ever become a vegetarian? - Nope- I like my meat too much.

Last person you went to the movies with? - Boyfriend, his brother, our friend and his girlfriend.

How often do you talk on the phone? - Quite a bit now- work seems to like calling me.

What is wrong with you right now? - I think I might be fighting something off. I feel really tired, even after over 9 hours of sleep.

What do you wear to bed? - Depends- I'll wear PJs if it's a cool night, or a shirt if it's warm.

What is the longest you have been in the car for a road trip? - An hour driving to work.

Have you ever been around someone who was high? - No.

Have you ever played a Wii? - Yes- briefly with a store Wii and totally sucked. I want one though!

How many months are there until your birthday? - Around 8 and a half.

Did you like anyone last summer? - Yes... And still dating the guy!

Ended: 11:28pm

Band and Musician Meme...

2008-09-03T13:16:46Z

Rules:
1: List the names of the bands that you think fit into the following categories.
2: Five bands per category, a few more or less is fine.
3: Tag 3 people when you're done.

BANDS/MUSICIANS I LIKE.
1: Within Temptation
2: Nightwish
3: Cascada
4: Backstreet Boys
5: Flyleaf

BANDS/MUSICIANS I HATE/DISLIKE.
1: Akon
2: Kanye West
3: Hoobastank
4: Paris Hilton (does that even count?!)
5: Ashley Simpson

BANDS/MUSICIANS PEOPLE THINK I WOULD LIKE BY LOOKING AT ME.
1: Evanescence
2: Britney Spears
3: Pussycat Dolls
4: Avril Lavinge
5: Ashley Simpson

BANDS/MUSICIANS I LIKE THAT I SHOULDN'T/AM ASHAMED TO LIKE.
1: Spice Girls (*Hangs head in shame*)
2: Dragonforce
3: Skillet (Christian metal)
4: Britney Spears
5: Backstreet Boys

...I was bored, OK? Not to mention procrastinating from an assignment is so hard to break away from... :-P

Can anyone find me a life? I seem to have none.

2008-08-31T12:17:33Z

Busy, busy, busy.

Three straight days of work- it's getting quite competitive now since Father's Day is just around the corner. I've made overall about $1000 for the fragrance company Aramis this week, but I know I could of done better. I once made $783 in a 5 hour shift, and I feel my current $300+ sales are inadequate in comparison. Although I am happy too that I made sales at all, since the shifts on Friday and Saturday were pretty much dead on the customers.
The girls I'm working with are funny and are good to have a gossip with- I even learnt a couple of good jokes off a lady named Melissa whom I got along with really well. She even got one of the 'spraycards'- a puff attached to a plastic loop- and hung it on her belt, a supposed tribute to other fluffy attachments for the body! LMAO! Another girl, called Larissa, is a complete airhead and the older ladies tell her so- and she even outwardly claimed that she was one. What I found funny was the first day I met her she wasn't too keen on talking to me, but as soon as one of the other ladies told her who I really was (my mother is kinda one of her bosses) she immediately turned all chatty and sweet towards me! I just brushed it off as a 'meh' attempt to suck up, and continued to be myself. She's since calmed down her overly nice attitude and is seemingly normal, as normal as an airhead can get, really.

I'm now glad that I have a day where I don't have to get up early, slather a layer of confining makeup, pull on some unattractive workclothes and drive for ages to sell expensive perfumes to uninterested customers.

Uni? I've been a bad girl and haven't touched my studies for a couple of weeks. The need to just fob it off and go work seemed more appealing to me. I know I really shouldn't, since I could jeopardise my GPA of 5.75 out of 7, I'm going to hit the books tomorrow. And also since I have an assignment due in a week has something to do with it too. LOL.

Life? Still good. Love life is still going strong with my boyfriend. He's still wonderful, so what else can I say? ;-)

Went on a downloading spree the other day- in two days I downloaded Leona Lewis' album 'Spirit', Sam Sparro's album 'Sam Sparro' and Spice Girls' Greatest Hits album. I'm now currently downloading Miley Cyrus' album 'Breakthrough', with my intention and motto being, 'Why buy crap if you can download it for free?'. LOL. And for Stacey's benefit, she can at least be happy that I didn't spend a cent on Miley. :-o

I'm planning on buying a ticket to go see Dragonforce in concert later in October, since they're one of the few male-fronted metal bands who don't resort to screaming their point across. There's only so much screamo that a person who is mostly into femme-metal can take. :-P
I also need to save my $$ for getting a new windshield for my car- which now has a crack as long as 30cm. Yuck.

That's all from my end. Ta ta for now!

Meme...

2008-08-14T10:05:55Z

Stole this awesome one off dawn_e_h.

Each of the answers is a song by one band.
Today's answers are brought to you by Within Temptation:

1.) Are you male or female?
See Who I Am

2.) Describe yourself:
Pale

3.) Describe your day?
Our Solemn Hour

4.) Describe where you currently live:
Somewhere

5.) If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
Final Destination

6.) Your best friend is:
Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)

7.) Your favorite color is:
Aquarius

8.) You know that:
It's The Fear

9.) What's the weather like?:
Frozen

10.) If your life was a television show movie, what would it be called?:
The Truth Beneath The Rose

11.) What is life to you?:
Memories

12.) What is the best advice you have to give?:
What Have You Done

13.) Describe your ex?:
Hand of Sorrow (I don't have an ex, so thought to give an answer anyway)

14.) Your current love interest is?:
The Heart of Everything

15.) What's your favorite hobby?
The Howling

Blah...

2008-06-10T12:40:17Z

I have no life to speak of.
This week I will not sleep- the assessment is too much that I'm surprised that I'll get a chance to breathe.
Sometimes I hate University.
It's a definite love/hate relationship- hate the assessment and exams, love the bar and friends.
Must leave now... Three essays and an online exam await!

Yes, I'm sounding depressed because I'm mourning the loss of my dear friend called Free Time.

Gay Marri-- Oops! They mean 'Commitment'

2008-06-09T11:58:29Z

I'm overdue for a rant, and here's a doosie. (The stress of assessment has gotten to me big time).

There's been a lot of debate about the whole idea of letting same-sex couples having the opportunity to be legally recognised as 'married'. In California, a new law was passed to allow this wonderful thing to happen, and couples such as Ellen Degeneres and Porsha De Rossi, and Cynthia Nixon (Sex and The City actress) and her girlfriend of two years to have the opportunity to marry, just like any other average heterosexual couple.

What I want to rant about is Australia's views to this. Over 50% of Australians support gay marriage, and in comparison to the Californians having only 40% support, we are well ahead of them in terms of views towards homosexuality.
The closest thing to 'marriage' is that gay couples can be recognised as 'de facto' and recieve the same privileges as other de facto heterosexual couples. This pisses me off immensely, because it is not enough in my view. I want gay couples to be accepted legally and fully, and go beyond the term 'de facto' and have the chance to be legally married.

The closest thing is the introduction of a register by the Rudd government that ensures that gay couples can register to be 'committed' to each other. What. The. Fuck?! What next? This to me is sounding like a version of Capitalism- gay couples cannot be held in the same league as heterosexual couples, so they must be treated as such when it comes to the level of legalities towards their committment.

Marriage is a committment, but one out of two marriages fail- divorce is common place amongst heterosexual couples. Who's to say that 'marriage' is considered better and only for heterosexuals if it is not taken seriously by the majority? If it is so sacred, why is it taken so lightly by so many heterosexual couples? This sickens me.

I'm not saying that homosexual couples would have a higher chance of staying together, what I am saying is that the idea of 'marriage' has been talked up too much that it seems to be set upon a higher scale than it really is.

As for this 'committment' bullshit, why not just say it is a marriage? If homosexual couples are wanting to be seen as married, then let them! Not 'committed'- I have friends who are in heterosexual relationships that consider themselves 'committed'- does that make them married?
NO.

Let's go on to the traditional ideology of 'marriage'- to produce babies. Fair enough. This is the main argument used against homosexual marriages, due to the fact that it is physically impossible for two men or two women to procreate together. But what I don't get is how many homosexual couples are passed over or are unaccepted when it comes to adoption?
Not all heterosexual couples make the best parents- there are in fact many who don't deserve the right to breed (due to neglecting their children or not providing them with their basic needs), but they do because it is within their marital right. So why are homosexual couples deemed to be unfit parents? They could provide a loving and safe home for a child in need, but instead many of these children could never know what it means to be a part of a loving family just because there were not enough heterosexual couples to provide them homes.

Let me create a hypothetical scenario for this:
When women were given the right to vote way back in the 1920s, they gained the exact same rights as the men did. They voted and their vote was counted as the same as a man's.
If it was done the way 'marriage and committment' were done, then women would not be seen to have the same rights in their voting as the men would. Instead, the women's vote could only count for half, lessening her chance to make a change in a democracy.
Can you imagine life today if women's votes were still counted as a half? It would be disasterous.

My whole point of this rant is that homosexual couples should have the right to be 'married', not 'committed'. Marriage is a committment, but it is considered so much more and thus can often be elevated above the level of 'committment'.

Change the law Rudd- you've changed a few so far, so what's one more? I'm starting to lose confidence in you.

Sasuke/Sakura Music Meme

2008-01-31T01:25:06Z

Stole this awesome meme from thedevilsheart.

Music Meme

1. Pick a character, pairing, or fandom you like.
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it's over. No lingering afterwards!
4. Do ten of these, then post them

I Can't Stay Away -- The Veronicas

Her heart still wouldn't allow her to move on. It had almost been a year since her last encounter with the criminal, and she wanted to see him again, like a never-ending crave.
She knew that they could never be together, with her loyalty to Konoha and his only on his one goal of killing his brother.
But somewhere along the way she knew that they would meet again, but her patience would just have to keep on going.

This Gift- 98 Degrees

His touch, though gentle, hid a large strength.
He had only just come back to the village hours before, and now he was spending the night at her house, giving her the gift that was his to give. It was their first time.
They knew that they didn't have long together, so they cherished every moment as if it were their last.

Better Than Drugs -- Skillet

Sasuke's withdrawal symptoms had his team worried. Often he would fall into a feverish sleep and muttered incoherent sayings, but a name was often spoken as clear as anything.
Karin frowned as she placed a damp cloth onto the young shinobi's forehead, his eyes moving frantically under their lids. Orochimaru had for years given drugs to his shinobi to enhance their strength and endurance, but ever since the sannin's death, the supply of the drugs had all but been depleted, and Sasuke was suffering the most out of all of them.
"Sakura..."
Karin frowned again.

Like I Love You -- Justin Timberlake

"I trust you."
Sakura looked up with a start. "Sasuke-kun?"
The young ANBU grunted in slight frustration. "I thought that was what you wanted to hear from me."
Sakura smiled. "More than anything."
Sasuke wrapped an arm over her naked form. "Good."

Helpless When She Smiles -- Backstreet Boys

That warm, trusting smile. He expected to never see that again after all that time. After his betrayal.
Her smile held many secrets, many memories, many pains. He saw that her lips had never felt the softness of a kiss, or had spoken those three small words that meant the world to any man who would hear it.
She was his exact opposite- she still had her innocence, he lost his when he was just a child. He was darkness while she was the light.
She became his source of happiness in the end.

Perfect Enemy -- t.A.T.u

The fight seemed endless. His unrelentless will to prove a point, her obsession in showing him that she was a worthy foe.
Her anger towards him ran deep, providing the strength to keep going. His reliance on his curse mark was proving to be a personal insult, for he thought that he could just use his own strength to beat the kunoichi.
"Come home..." She panted.
"No."
Sakura then proceeded with a pattern of hand signs. "You leave me with no choice."

Love Will Keep You Up All Night -- Backstreet Boys

Sakura couldn't sleep. Her thoughts were still assulting her with memories of the young man who stole her heart. She knew that she still loved him, even after his betrayal.
Looking out her window, she saw a crescent moon hanging low in the sky, signalling that the morning was near.
Placing a hand on the cool glass, Sakura made a wish out to the shinobi, wishing him a safe passage home.

The Heart of Everything -- Within Temptation

The chakra was so thick that the air crackled around them. Former Team Seven, including the newest member Sai, were surrounded. Akatsuki, so many of them, were readying for the ultimate battle.
Then, without warning, Sasuke grabbed Sakura's wrist in a vice grip. "Get away."
She glared at him. "No."
He glared back, but saw no reason to argue when he saw the determination in her green eyes.
"Then don't scream."
Then he began his cursed transformation.

Slow Down Baby -- Christina Aguilera

Lee kissed the back of her hand. "Beautiful Sakura... why won't you be mine?"
Sakura gently pulled her hand out of his grip. "Because I'm already seeing someone."
Lee's face fell. "Ah! Some other youthful male has stolen my cherry blossom away! Tell me who he is so I can-"
"So you can what?"
Lee looked up and saw Sasuke walk into the bar and wrap his arm around Sakura's waist.

Haunted -- Evanescence

The darkness inside of him was an ever-reminding curse, telling him that he would never be able to heal from the wounds of the past. The past had a hold of him ever since his brother killed their entire clan.
Orochimaru's curse mark agitated the darkness, adding power to the sorrow, creating a rage that made him invincible.
But when he was forced to fight against the only person who saw him as a whole, he couldn't bring himself to delve once again into the darkness.

Wow... that was fun!

Poetry time...

2008-01-05T09:22:05Z

Just going through a bout of creativity, so don't mind me...

The tiny pieces,
Broken glass.
A favourite figurine,
Broken in pain.
The cause is vainity,
Innocence gone.

A small cut,
Irritating itch.
Takes away those thoughts,
More destruction.
Reminder of other pain,
Another escape.

A salty tear,
Weakness showing.
Betraying body,
Shows my fear.
Breaking down,
I let go.

What am I on?! ^_^;;

Another SasuSaku one-shot!

2008-01-04T06:06:27Z

The Unwanted Ending

Rating: PG-13 for Adult themes.

Summary: A sad and unwanted ending to a love story.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything having to do with Naruto. If I did, Sasuke and Sai would be constantly shirtless and wearing tight black jeans with chains...Drool... XD

***

It was to be a private execution, away from the prying eyes of the public. Sasuke Uchiha, after being fairly trialled for treason, had been sentenced to death through medical influence of the chakra flows. It was painless, and that was the only condolence that the last member of the Uchiha clan could earn from his earlier years as an ally to the village.

His former teammates and sensei were beside themselves with grief at the sentence, but none of the male members were hit as hard as the only female in the group.

Sakura pushed a hand to her tearing eyes as she helped prepare the necessary numbing serums that were to be used in the execution, so that the accused would not be able to fight off the assigned doctor as they performed the procedure. A tear fell and landed on the bed that was to be Sasuke’s final prison, for they were to keep him strapped to the bed until the numbing serums fully took effect, which could take a few days.

The door to the small hospital room opened to reveal the newly-elected Hokage. Naruto swallowed in sorrow at the sight of his friend, who had long since finished her task and had taken to just staring at the bed in the room as tears ran down her cheeks.

“Sakura-chan?”

The kunoichi jerked, then looked up at the young man. “Naruto?” she sniffed. “Is it really happening? Am I dreaming this nightmare?”

Naruto sighed, then took a step forward. “You know better than I do as a medic-nin that this is not a dream. I tried all that I could in my power, but the council was adamant in their decision.”

Sakura fiercely rubbed away another tear. “It just doesn’t seem fair. He helped to defeat the Akatsuki! What else does the council need to prove that he is on our side?”

Naruto shook his head. “That, I do not know. But I came here to tell you that you’ve been granted a visit to his cell. It’s only for an hour, but since this is the last close-to-normal day for him, please take advantage of whatever time you have with him.”

Sakura turned to fully face her friend and former teammate. “You knew?” A simple question, but it dared to wonder how much Naruto really knew.

Naruto raised an eyebrow. “Sakura-chan, I’ve known for a very long time that you were ‘sleeping with the enemy’ out on missions. Personally, I was just glad that it was Sasuke.” A small grin twitched on the corner of his lips.

Sakura let out a small relieved laugh. “I was so worried that you would object-“

Naruto held up a hand. “Listen, we can discuss this later, but right now, you’re due to visit your boyfriend in less than ten minutes.”

***

Sasuke glared at the doorway to his cell as he listened to the two ninjas who had been assigned to be his keeper till his transfer to his deathbed the next day.

“Such a waste of youth...”

A non-committal grunt sounded at that from the other guard.

“Do you not agree with me Neji-san?”

The Huuga sent a small glare to Lee, indicating that he was not up to talking about their prisoner, instead he changed his leaning position against the wall to pacing the room, which meant that he walked past Sasuke’s cell door with each trip.

A knock on the outside room’s door interrupted Lee’s continued talks. Sasuke’s ears heard hushed whispers before the lock on his cell door was pulled back and opened to reveal the one person he had been wanting to see since his sentencing several weeks beforehand.

As soon as the door had closed and locked behind her, Sakura launched herself into Sasuke’s arms, almost knocking him over in the process. Without a pause, they were passionately kissing, with each kiss treated as being a possibility of being their last.

Pausing to take a breath, Sakura buried her face into Sasuke’s shirt, fighting back the return of tears as she burned into her memory the certain aspects of her lover that would stay with her forever, such as his recognisable scent, and the way his hands ran themselves up and down her back in some form of comfort.

“Sakura...”

His voice broke Sakura away from her thoughts and made her look up to focus her attention to his face.

Sasuke, inwardly, was struggling with what to say to the girl who had risked everything, including the possibility of also being labelled a traitor like himself, to be by his side.

He took a breath. “Thank you.” It was all that he could say, and it meant so much more.

Sakura bit her lip and struggled to hold back her anguish. Sasuke noticed this and did the only thing that came to mind and gently placed his lips upon hers once more in a gentle kiss, much softer than their previous lip movements, and more meaningful.

When they pulled away the second time around, it was not to draw breath, but it was due to Sakura pulling away. “Sasuke-kun, I have something to tell you-“

She was interrupted by the cell door opening and Neji looking in with a grim expression. “Time’s up, I’m sorry. Council’s orders.” He stood there holding the door open as the couple in the cell pulled reluctantly apart.

As she walked out the door, Sakura gave Sasuke one last meaningful look before Neji closed the door and blocked her vision. Lee patted her shoulder and gave her a sympathetic look. “It’ll be alright Sakura-san.” His words were little comfort to the kunoichi, but she appreciated the thought all the same.

***

“By order of the Council of Konoha, you have been sentenced to death by lethal chakra depletion. We have provided sympathy by ensuring that all methods of painlessness would be ensured throughout the procedure, so be grateful for this small act of thanks for all that you had done for the village...”

The Council member turned a page on his speech notes and continued his assigned task of informing the criminal and the people present why they were standing in a small hospital room and around a bed where the criminal was strapped into.

Sakura had been assigned, by order of the Council, to assist her former sensei Tsunade in the procedure, and was standing with her back to the Council member, facing the young man who looked calm despite having his arms and legs strapped into chakra-controlling chains.

Just when she had snuck her hand into the chains and took Sasuke’s hand into her own, the Council member had finished his speech and it was time to begin the procedure.

Letting go of Sasuke’s hand reluctantly, Sakura glumly prepared a series of needles full of the numbing serum, handing one to Tsunade and took one for herself. At Tsunade’s nod, they started to administer the serum into certain points of Sasuke’s body.

As the numbness slowly took over his body, rendering him weak, helpless, and unable to speak, Sasuke used the last of his energy to whisper, “Goodbye, Sakura”, before passing out, never to see the world again, only eternal blackness.

***

It was late afternoon, and the sun was just starting the set on the horizon, turning the world golden. A pink-haired woman towing a little boy by the hand walked along rows of gravestones, searching for the one in particular that she had wanted to show to her son since his birth.

Now the boy was three, and old enough to understand, and this showed through his dark green eyes as his black hair blew into his face as he followed his mother.

“This is the one.” Sakura stopped in front of a black marbled gravestone and knelt in front of it to trace the characters that spelt the name of her son’s father. “Kai, your father rests here.”

Kai stepped forward to mimic his mother’s movements of tracing his father’s name on the gravestone. “Mama, what was he like?”

Sakura’s face relaxed into a small smile as she reminisced. “He was always talented, so talented in fact that they called him a Prodigy. He fought for what he believed in, and he never gave up.” A tightness in her chest forced her to pause. “I loved him very much.”

Kai noticed that his mother had started to cry, and crawled into her lap for a hug. Sakura clutched her last connection to the man she loved, and not for the first time regretted not being able to tell Sasuke that she was pregnant during his last days alive. But that was years ago, and what happened in the past, stays in the past.

But the one thing that would not stay in the past was Sakura’s love for the last remaining Uchiha; the man who had once called her ‘annoying’ when they were young; the man she had fought hard to convince that life wasn’t all about revenge, but love and friendship. She was glad to had at least a part in his reborn happiness, an emotion that had been long-forgotten.

Loved ones may go, but as long as there is someone who remembers and still loves them, they will continue to live on.

Fin.

Things I Am Thankful For...

2007-11-20T11:36:37Z

I know this is an American tradition, but I thought that we all should reflect on what we are all thankful for in life, no matter what nationality we are, and I do have things to be thankful for, which I'll list for you all now:

My wonderful parents.
Both my mother and father are, in my opinion, the greatest parents a late-teen girl like me can have. I'm not afraid to tell them anything that is on my mind, and they are always there for me when I need them. They now work long hours and travel a lot for business, so these days our time spent together is a lot less than what it used to be, but whenever they come through the door after an absence, I feel 'normal' again, because whenever I am away from them, I feel like a part of me is missing. A large part, I may add. I am thankful for all of the things they have provided for me, whether it was funds for my car's upkeep, or a giggle at a family joke, or a hug or two.

Great friends.
Over the years, I have experienced bad friendships, where I was taken advantage of and exploited for the person's own personal gains. But, even after all that, I have found some great people with hearts of gold that I am proud to call friend. violetpepperand missperegrinare two of the peoples who are a part of this list, because I feel I can talk to them about anything and everything in my life. Over my time attending University, I have also made more friends, who are just genuinely great to be around. I'm also surprised that all of my friends would actually want to still be my friend back because I'm wierd. LOL. Kidding!

Having the opportunity to have an education.
As much as I would like to bitch about assessment and other annoyances of University, I'll always be thankful being able to have the opportunity to study at all. In my opinion, education makes all the difference to a person's life choices, and to live in a free country like Australia that provides education for both genders and all races and ethnicities makes me even more thankful for that reason alone, because it encourages equal opportunities for all.

There are many other things I am thankful for, but these are the things I am the most thankful for overall.

Meme...

2007-11-02T06:32:12Z

Stole this little meme from violetpepper, and it gave me a couple of minutes of entertainment.

Pick 12 characters you like, and then answer the questions below the cut about them.
Obviously, first choose your characters before you see the questions.

1. John Sheppard (Stargate: Atlantis)
2. Prince Zuko (Avatar)
3. Sokka (Avatar)
4. Teyla Emmagen (Stargate: Atlantis)
5. Rodney McKay (Stargate: Atlantis)
6. Miroku (InuYasha)
7. Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
8. Sakura Haruno (Naruto)
9. Sango (InuYasha)
10. Deidara (Naruto)
11. Toph (Avatar)
12. Elizabeth Weir (Stargate: Atlantis)

1. Have you ever read a Six/Eleven fic? Do you want to?
Haha... nope! But if they ever met, Miroku would ask Toph to bear his babies...just like with every other living and breathing female. LOL.

2. Do you think 4 is hot? How hot?
For a woman, yes Teyla is hot. But I don't go that way.

3. What would you do if 12 got 8 pregnant?
*Laughs hysterically* I'd wonder how it happened!

4. Can you recommend any fics about 9?
Yup. Mostly smut fics with her and Miroku though... ;D

5. Would 2 and 6 make a good couple?
ROFL! Zuko would fry Miroku if he made even a small suggestive move.

6. Five/Nine or Five/Ten why?
McKay/Sango definately! Then she can kick his ass and he'd like it!

7. What would happen if 7 walked in on 2 and 12 having sex?
Shrug, then walk away.

8. Make up a summary for 3/10 fic.
The day Deidara finally embraced his inner gay... and poor Sokka is dragged along with it as his toy.

9. Is there such a thing as 1/8 fluff?
Ohhh... definately! John would get off on having a girl who could pick him up and throw him, and Sakura would fall for his charms and good looks.

10. Suggest a title for a Seven/Twelve comfort fic
Sasuke Opens Up Part One: He Pats Elizabeth's Shoulder.

11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 to deflower 1?
These two fighting it out in the gym... it gets a little 'heated'... Heh.

12. Does any of your flist read 7 slash?
Haha- none of them watch the show to know who he is other than what I have told them! So the answer is no.

13. Does any of your flist read 3 het?
Nope. None of them know who he is anyway.

14. Does any of your flist write or draw 11?
Nope.

15. Would any of your flist write 3/4/5?
*Fans self* I wish! My two favourite boys with a strong girl between them? Bring on the cold shower!

16. What might Ten scream in a moment of great passion?

"What a bang!"

17. If you wrote a songfic about 8 what song would you choose?
"How Can I Not Love You" -- Joy Enriquez

18. If you wrote a 1/6/12 fic what would the warnings be?
Warning: Suggestive language; Groping; Sexual Innuendo; Possible NC-17 Activity.

19. What might be a good pick-up line for Two to use on Ten?

Zuko: "How do you like yourself- medium or well done?" *Ignites fireball*
Deidara: "Can't we just bang?"

20. When was the last time you read fic about five?
MONTHS AGO. It's kinda sad actually, since I love him so much.

21. What is Six's super-sekret kink?
It's no secret that he loves to get off by grabbing Sango's behind.

22. Would 11 shag 9? Drunk or sober?
Haha... Toph would definately have to be drunk to have femme-sex with Sango.

23. If Three and Seven got together who tops?
Sasuke definately! He's always wanting to be the best, so why be bottom? Poor Sokka...

24. "One and Nine are in a happy relationship until Nine suddenly runs off with Four. One, broken-hearted, has a hot one night stand with Eleven and a brief unhappy affair with Twelve, then follows the wise advice of Five and finds true love with Three."
John and Sango are in a happy relationship until Sango suddenly runs off with Teyla. John, broken-hearted, has a hot one night stand with Toph and a brief unhappy affair with Elizabeth, then follows the wise advice of Rodney and finds true love with Sokka.

25. What title would you give this fic?
"When John Realised That He Was Gay All Along". Hahahahahaha!!!

26. How would you feel if Seven/Eight was canon?
Scream and jump up and down with happiness! Sasuke//Sakura are meant to be dammit!

Meme!!!

2007-10-25T11:48:23Z

Stole this from violetpepper, since I'm such a good friend and wanting to copy everything she does. *eye twitch*

10 Things currently on your desk
09 Favorite ships (If you don't ship, characters).
08 Of your current favorite songs
07 People you talk to most
06 Favorite kinds of candy/chocolate
05 Favorite bands and ONE artist
04 Websites you visit daily
03 Items on your wall
02 Favorite quotes
01 Favorite movie

10 Things currently on your desk (considering the fact that I don't own a desk outright to call my own, I'll just list what is on the desk the computer is on)
1. Two old printer cartridges which should be thrown out.
2. A white stapler.
3. Mum's work papers littered everywhere.
4. CDs...
5. Pens...
6. A red pencil case.
7. A blue calculator.
8. A small calendar.
9. Random photos of family and events.
10. Post-It notes.

09 Favorite ships (If you don't ship, characters).
1. Sheppard/Teyla (Stargate: Atlantis)
2. Katara/Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
3. Sasuke/Sakura (Naruto)
4. McKay/Weir (Stargate: Atlantis)
5. Naruto/Hinata (Naruto)
6. Daniel/Vala (Stargate: SG1)
7. Ron/Hermione (Harry Potter)
8. Harry/Draco (Harry Potter)
9. Harry/Luna (Harry Potter)

08 Of your current favorite songs
1. "Frozen" -- Within Temptation
2. "At The Beginning" -- Donna Lewis
3. "Hook Me Up" -- The Veronicas
4. "The Way I Are" -- Timbaland
5. "Miracle" -- Cascada
6. "The Swan Song" -- Within Temptation
7. "Not Gonna Get Us" -- t.A.T.u
8. "A New Day Has Come" -- Celine Dion

07 People you talk to most
1. Mum
2. Dad
3. violetpepper
4. missperegrin
5. Scott
6. Renee
7. Brie

06 Favorite kinds of candy/chocolate
1. Peanut Butter M&Ms
2. Snickers
3. Malteasers
4. Peanut M&Ms
5. Mint cream-filled chocolates
6. Peanut Brittle

05 Favorite bands and ONE artist
1. Within Temptation
2. Daughtry
3. Nightwish
4. Skillet
5. Cascada

04 Websites you visit daily
1. DeviantART
2. Facebook
3. Livejournal
4. MySpace

03 Items on your wall
1. Wall hanging of Sasuke from Naruto.
2. University calendar poster
3. My laptop fund tally.

02 Favorite quotes
1. "I...can't think...of anything... sober...to say...DUDE!" (Brie and me making fun of a picture of Renee)
2. Me: "Boys are clueless." Jason: "Yes we are."

01 Favorite movie
1. Ever After!!!

Wow... that killed some time... LOL.

Favourite Things About Myself...

2007-09-27T11:40:44Z

I saw this advertised in the login page of LJ and I thought I might give my writing a go and write some things that I fav about myself. It technically says favourite thing about myself, but I have too many things that I like/love about myself that I can't just choose one.

1. The ability to always keep positive, even when life is going crappy. I'm always the energetic one amongst my group of friends, and even though I'm naturally lazy when I'm by myself, the positive feelings whenever I get a friend to smile just makes my day. I try and smile everyday to a stranger or two, and when they smile back, it's great. I sometimes have days where all I do is bitch and moan about things that could never change, but I'll always revert back to being happy again.

2. I'm an eclectic person when it comes to fashion and music. One day I'm all dressed in black, the next I'm all decked out in colour. With music, I go through phases. One time all I wanted to listen to was RnB ballads such as Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton, and another time I was all plastic pop. Now I'm in the Metal and European Techno musics, two very different genres, but I think I like these two the best.

3. I say the most random things every day. Just the other day I was driving with my friend Brie and I was trying to think of a response to a question in a conversation and I ended up saying "Suck on" instead of "Suck up" when I referring to who I had to 'be nice' to at a recent BBQ so I could steal drinks off them. The rest of the night, Brie and I would just look at each other and laugh at my silly mistake.

4. I'm very loyal to my friends, due to the fact that I've had to deal with some absolute bitches in high school who backstabbed me too many times, abusing the friendship I gave them. Because of this, I lost my ability to trust so quickly, but when I eventually become friends with someone, I'll always be there for them if they need it. I'm not clingy- I got over being that too after the betrayals, but I'll never abandon someone if they did something bad. I have friends who smoke and/or drink every weekend, but I care for them all the same because they don't pressure me to do the same.

5. My singing voice. I had this fantasic soprano/alto singing voice that I had kept to myself from the Head of Music teacher of the school I was attending at the time, not revealing it till I was 15 when I was auditioning for a major choir that only Years 11 and 12 could perform in. She was so shocked that she stopped playing the piano and asked "Are you taking lessons?" When I answered no, she just shook her head, disbelieving. It was quite an achievement to irk the HoM teacher, because what was considered high standard at the school at the time was a girl from the plastic group of my grade who is a pure imitation of Britney Spears.
Nowadays, I've deepened to an alto, and my ability to reach high notes has dissapated from years of lacking proper training. I still love to sing- I do it in the car all the time! But I do miss being able to sing Whitney Houston with ease.

6. My finger nails. LOL. Long, hard and sharp. Low maintenence. What else can I say?

Well, that killed some time. Cya till next entry!

Random facts about me...

2007-09-02T13:09:46Z

I'm stealing this from an old post of violetpepper's.

List seven random facts about yourself.

1. I hate tomatoes- yet I'll eat pizza, spaghetti bolognaise, bruchetta, tomato sauce, etc. Wierd, I know.

2. I'm not goth, but I like to dress mostly in dark colours, majority of it black and purple, along with some of the accessories being goth designs. I'm not depressed or anything- I'm actually a very happy person in reality!

3. I'm a Backstreet Boys fan, through and through. I love other bands and groups, but I've loved these guys since I was eight, and I've never looked back. Bring on the next tour Down Under boys!

4. I find ties (not bow ties, just business ties) a turn on whenever a guy wears them- especially the one that I have the hots for.

5. I'm a sucker for anything romance- from ballad songs (like 'Unbreak My Heart' by Toni Braxton) to cute chick flicks like Just Like Heaven and Ever After. And yes, even crappy romance novels pull my interest, with the fantasy/erotica series 'The Land of Hetar' being one of the series on my shelves. And I'm looking forward to buying book 6 of the 'Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter' series, with promise of lots of romance in store. And I can't help but ship pairings from my favourite shows as well- from Zutara (Zuko/Katara) to SasuSaku (Sasuke/Sakura) to Sheyla (John/Teyla).

6. For some freaky reason, I keep getting high marks for assignments at Uni that were half-assed pieces of work. Can anyone explain that to me? I was a B/C student in High School, now I'm getting high marks for assignments that I put even less effort into than I did when I was in High School. (And no, I'm NOT sleeping with the lecturers or tute teachers! LOL).

7. I'm a self-confessed nerd. No questions about that piece of info. Haha.

Well, that killed some time. I hope it didn't bore anyone!

RL report: OMG, I made such an idiot of mysef at dinner tonight. My parents and me went out to a restaurant for Father's Day (which is today, in Australia). Anyway, at some point in the middle of the meal, I felt a bit wobbly, and feeling like I was tipsy. Then, I realised that I WAS TIPSY, because I had about 2.5 glasses of wine within the space of an hour, one of those glasses being on an empty stomach! It was funny though, because I had to grab the side of my seat to feel steady! LOL! Then, after I had a couple of cups of tea at the end of the meal, I felt a lot better, a lot less like I was on a rocking ship. Now I know my limit... and it's not much!

OMFG!!!

2007-08-25T09:50:54Z

The latest manga chapter for Naruto is uber AWESOME!!! It's so great that I have to fangirl about it! LOL. (violetpepper would be so proud of me...)

What was revealed was one of the worst-kept secrets of Naruto fandom- the fact that the Yondaime (the man who sacrificed himself to save Konoha and was the one who sealed the fox demon inside of Naruto) was Naruto's father!!! And they revealed his name (FINALLY!!!) as Minato! How cool is that?

AND THAT'S NOT ALL!!!

They went on further (it was a conversation between Tsunade and Jiraiya) and talked about Naruto's mother, who was called Kushina and was from the Whirlpool Country, which no longer exists. And they also revealed that she had red hair, talked a lot (just like Naruto) and was a tomboy when she was younger.

As you can seriously tell, I'm quite excited about all of this because no one has EVER been told on who Naruto's parents were till this week's installment!

It also makes me think upon what new theories can come up with these new pieces of information... with Naruto's mother being a red-head, does that mean that she could be related to pink-haired Sakura in some freakish way? That would be so hilarious if that was revealed, because Naruto has this HUGE crush on Sakura...

And as for Sasuke, he and Itachi had a 'psychic connection' and had a brief confrontation, and now they're heading off to meet in person for the 'FINAL SHOWDOWN' at one of the Uchiha compounds... Which means that the manga is NEAR COMPLETION!!! OMG!!! I just hope Sasuke doesn't die in the end! I'll cry if that happens!

Just a little somethin somethin...

2007-08-16T03:43:19Z

Because I was so inspired by missperegrin 's last entry, I decided to finish off a picture I had only half-done and dedicate it to her.

Mermaid

I'm not the best drawing artist in the world, but I hope you like it all the same!

Update on life...

2007-08-15T06:37:08Z

Uni ~~home~~work has been gradually increasing, but it's become quite a pile-up to the point where I'll have to sit down one (or two) days just to complete it, no interruptions what so ever. I'm not stressing over it (why should I?), but I really need to get my brain back into gear due to the work being study for an exam in ~~four~~ three weeks time.

In a recent interview I just read, actress Rachel Luttrell who plays Teyla Emmagen on one of my favourite TV shows, Stargate: Atlantis, has hinted on a possible Sheppard/Teyla turn for the fourth season. Yay! Most of it revolving around her character's pregnancy, and apparently Joe Flannigan (John Sheppard) thinks that his character would be jealous over Teyla's pregnancy! I wonder what over... I just want the new season to start up already!

What else can I say? Not much to dwell on at the moment... I'm working on another SasuSaku one-shot, a sequal to my previous fic on my last post. It's set in Sasuke's point of view this time... and he's having trouble with talking during his dreams as well... Oh, to see the look on Karin's face if that'll ever happen in the manga/anime! (Like it'll ever happen, but I can dream, can't I?)

Oh yeah! I finally found the MP3 of the song 'How Can I Love You' by Joy Enriquez from the movie Anna and the King (with a very cute looking Tom Felton in it, LOL). I love this song to death because it is so beautiful, and I think its a little SasuSaku themed too IMO... I'm such a dork. LOL.

The Things We Never Mean To Say

2007-08-09T04:18:04Z

A SasuSaku one-shot ficlet by hokipoki1213.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did, I would make Sasuke and Sakura elope...
Rating: PG-13/M
Genre: Romance/General
Warnings: Slight lemony-ness, not graphic, but it's citrus-y enough to have the rating.
A.N. I wrote this while waiting for someone at University, just something to pass the time. I've forgotten the number of times I had to hide the page I was writing on because a Professor or offical-looking person walked by! LOL. It's not great since I'm new at writing Naruto fanfics, but it's better than many of my other attempts.

Sakura's breath hitched in her throat. His hands ran themselves even lower, creating shivers along her body. A soft moan escaped her lips when the hands of her lover massaged her hips and thighs...

"Sasuke-kun..."

Her murmur made the young man above her pause in his exploration of her neck with his mouth, and looked down to give her a lust-filled gaze from his dark orbs. Sakura reached up and stroked a hand across his cheek, then, moved to the back of his head to pull him down for a passionate kiss...

Soon clothing was scattered around them, as Sakura and her lover explored each other's bodies, soon discovering a sensitive spot at the base of the young man's neck, just above his chest...

"Sasu.."

Her moan was cut short as his mouth desended upon hers once more, creating a pink flush to travel and cover her body...

"Sakura..."

Sakura paused. The voice that came from the young man did not match the one she remembered...

"Sakura!"

She frowned. Now he was yelling at her! This was not like him at all...

"SAKURA!!!"

"What?!"

Sakura sat up with a jolt, rapidly blinking her jade eyes in confusion. She was on a campsite and two and a half pairs of eyes were staring at her. Then reality hit her: she had fallen asleep as the others were preparing their evening meal, exhaustion taking over. And by the expressions evident on her team mates' faces, they had an idea on what she was dreaming about.

Naruto gave her a confused look. "Did you have a bad dream Sakura-chan? You were moaning in pain and everything."

Relief came swiftly. So she had assumed wrong.

Putting on her best smile, Sakura replied, "Yes, I was having a nightmare. It's nothing now, no need to worry!"

Sai gave her his usual blank, emotion-less look, yet Sakura could've sworn something on the borders of amusement flickered through his dark eyes. "Must of been a bad one if you had to cry out Sasuke-kun's name," he commented.

Sakura could feel herself itching to knock-out the ANBU, but chose not to, for fear of giving away the dream's synopsis. Instead, she nodded in agreement, the promptly laid back down, turning her back towards her still irked team, glad that her former sensei, Kakashi, chose to continue reading his Icha Icha instead of voicing his own opinion.

Then, a few minutes later, Naruto's voice could be heard, lowered in an attempt to not disturb Sakura, assuming her asleep once more. "Do you reckon she dreamt that Sasuke was attacking her?"

Sai let out a small sigh. "I don't think it was that type of 'attacking' that Sasuke was doing in the dream."

Sakura's face turned into the shade of her top at that comment, glad that they couldn't see her face, just as Naruto let out a confused "Huh?"

Sakura then made a mental note to lure away her dark-haired team mate later for a little one-on-one 'conversation', which would highly possibly put the ANBU into a temporary coma...

Fin.