Watashi ga taizen da to omoimasu.

Well, Anime Central is over and all of my boys are at home again. Because I didn't/couldn't go this year, I was, of course, very curious of what went on. Naturally, the one person I didn't need to hear from, I, well, inadvertently heard from (mainly because the living room TV doesn't work). I got to hear him say things about friends of mine. Things that I didn't really appreciate...especially since they were coming from him. He also took a stab at trying to figure out why my friend/roommate (as opposed to my boyfriend/roommate...or as opposed to him, the prick/roommate) attended conventions. However, he doesn't know jack about anything or anyone, so he should shut up!
Anyway, I've slept on it and decided that it would be completely against my usual personality to curse him out. It's hard. Really hard, but I know what types of people my friends are (or at the very least, I have a much better clue than he does) and if I let him get to me, it will just go to show that he is of some significance in my life. If I've learned anything in the past 21 years, it's that ignoring someone/something is more damaging than any physical or verbal attacks that I could hand out.
I think that's all I have to say for now. And yes, I actually do feel quite calm/self-possessed.

Take care mina san!

Es ist wieder Zeit fuer einen deutschen Eintrag

Tja, es ist schon ziemlich lange her seit meinem letzten deutschen Eintrag, nicht wahr?
Heute ist Muttertag, also "Alles Gute!" an alle Muetter, Grossmuetter, und an die Leute, die sich liebend um andere kuemmern.
Was geht bei mir heute ab? Nichts...ueberhaupt nichts! Ich bin gestern ins Kino gegangen und hab "Hot Fuzz" angeguckt...alleine!...und dann bin ich etwas spaeter ins Bett.
Unglaublicherweise bin ich nach nur drei Stunden oder so aufgewacht! Ich hab schon gedacht, dass es mittags ist, aber nein...es ist erst 8 Uhr morgens gewesen.
Schon seltsam, oder?
Hmmm...ich bin gerade dabei drei Buecher zu lesen und ich schaue mir "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" und "Excel Saga" an. Also, sehr viel geht bei mir momentan nicht vor...
Na ja, hoffentlich melde ich mich bald wieder!

Passt gut auf euch auf!

Melancholy reigns supreme

I usually avoid songs like this, but somehow I am in an especially melancholic mood right now. So, this song just happened to draw me in, and I can relate to it almost completely...and I believe that I'm not the only one.
So, here is another video: Girls Aloud's "Life got Cold" off of their first album Sound of the Underground.

Some things are too good to be true

Well, as some of you might know, I suffered from a pretty bad cold for about two weeks last month, and was recovering from an exceptionally stubborn cough. This week my body decided it would be nice to add a series of vicious sneezes into the mix. Now, I'm getting the odd feeling that the sneezes might not be from another cold, but an allergy instead. Here's my problem: What the hell am I allergic to?!? I've had these types of sneezes before, but after going through two allergy tests, they weren't able to find anything. Sure, the doctors suggested that I might belong to a group of people who experience allergic reactions through the nasal cavities, but I never went through that kind of an allergy test.
For now, all I can do is take some allergy medication and do my best to find out what I am allergic to. I usually don't like taking allergy medication because it causes practically all of my muscles to relax, which is bad for driving, cleaning, and...gymnastics, among many other activities. Oh well...shikata ga nai ne.
Anyway, I need to shower, take more allergy medication, and think about whether or not I want to go to the movies (and if so, what movie I would like to see).
Hopefully, this will get better soon.

Take care mina san.

I'm done! Yatta! Yatta!

Well, the semester is now officially over for me...and now all I want to do is poke holes in the air or pass out. Unfortunately, I am only granted a brief reprieve since I have to set up a new schedule, look at apartments in Urbana/Champaign/Savoy, pick one, do some major cleaning, find a supplementary job during my "vacation", and fulfill all of the duties that I am usually expected to fulfill.
This semester, like the last, was a disaster. Unlike last semester, it didn't take such a high toll on my already cracked emotional/mental/physical states, which I am quite grateful for. Who knows...maybe by the time I graduate, everything will be the way it was...umm...before 2006, I suppose?
Ah well, enough of my whiny ass. I have a bladder to empty and body to feed. Maybe I can write about something more positive in my next post.

Take care mina san!

Babbling Benedetta

Well, May is finally here and a potent combination of excitement, anxiety, and sorrow are leaving me with the same bittersweet aftertaste that blood usually does. I want to feel some relief, but all the scratching in the world couldn't get rid of this itch...at least not until about a month after finals.

I met quite a few interesting people this semester, which doesn't happen a lot. Of course, being in a Japanese class with only about 12 students kind of forces you to get to know everyone else. So, now I'm quite sad thinking about all of the laughs and conversations we shared in and out of class. But who knows, we might be able to stay in touch and see each other again in other classes.

Yesterday I took my Japanese final, so now I have three more to go. I know I won't get 100% on the final, but I think that I did quite well.

What else has been going on? Well, the remnants of a cold that just don't seem to want to go away, a right knee that has been bugging me (which is odd since that's supposed to be my good knee), a sudden increase in dizzy spells again (which might be caused by the combination of a cold and anti-depressants), overwhelming nausea (that is probably also caused by anti-depressants and/or thyroid medication), and experiencing the oh-so-familiar pain that accompanies my ovulation (only this time, it seems I am dealing with two eggs instead of one, since both ovaries are causing me pain).
I know that things could be far worse, so I'm glad to have been given this relatively minor burden.

Other news: I was planning on going to Anime Central this year, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be...*sob, sob* I'll be fine as soon as the convention's over...and I guess I'm already over the fact that I'm not going...at least I'm not feeling anything at the moment. Sure, it would have been great, but oh well.

Next topic... My dad and my younger sister had their birthdays this week...and my younger brother's will this upcoming week, so yay...I guess. Three Taureans in one family...that's at least two Taureans too many. At least.

Umm...well, I can't really think of anything else to babble on about. Not now, at least.

So, have a nice evening mina san, don't fall on your faces, but if you must...do it with flair.

Video clips galore

Yes, I'm lazy. I'll write an actual post...umm...later today. Right now, I just want have everyone to join in the fun and watch some funny clips...or disgusting...maybe both. Learn to like them, okay?

Okay, don't watch this if you don't like Japanese TV or homosexuals (well, very flaming homosexuals) or butts or faces on butts or...oh, who cares? Just watch it and damn me later.



I just watched this one for the first time a few minutes ago and at least my boyfriend and I thought it was hilarious. It's nothing against Lindsay Lohan, but it's still funny.



This clip is in German and sadly enough, without English subtitles. It is from a German comedy show called Die Wochenshow and it's kind of like Saturday Night Live or Mad TV. This clip is from one of my favorite skits Sex TV with Brisko Schneider. My mother should really appreciate it. If you want to know what they're talking about in this clip, just send me a message and I'll be more than happy to provide explanations. Other than that, it doesn't really matter if you understand it or not, it's still funny to watch and listen to the voices.



Again, a clip from Die Wochenshow, but this time from another one of my favorite skits Der Erklaerbaer.



I know, another German clip. For this one, you really don't need to get what is being said. It's from another comedy show, Bullyparade, and the clip is called Der kleine Hitler (Little/small Hitler...yes, that Hitler). It's a hilarious clip.



This is from Bully's Partnerboerse, also from Bullyparade. Here the people get to say what kind of a partner they are looking for (kind of like classified ads, but on TV), but that often doesn't go the way it's supposed to...













Another clip from Bullyparade. This time it's Robin Hood showing off his gangsta rapper style. And guess what...it's in English! (Yay!)



Okay, I'm done. Too many video clips for one post. I'll type another one in a few hours. I need sleep people, so good night.