2 Months & Counting...

Hello!! So, once again I am coming to you after a couple weeks, or maybe more like a week...but anyways, Hello again! I can't believe it's already November! This means that Thanksgiving & Black Friday are soon, as well as Christmas and 2012! I hope you're all ready for the end of 2011!! Anyways, lets get started since I have quite a few topics/rants today!

First off, last night was Halloween! As much as Halloween is my favorite holiday, unfortunately time got away from me and I wasn't able to finish my costume. I still have everything for it, so I might just wear it next year or to a con or something! It was a kind of a bummer since I ended up working for 12 hours that day. I didn't really see anybody else, and I wasn't home until late so I didn't see an trick or treaters either. Major Sad Day! I ended up doing my laundry and cleaning the closet the day before and found my beanie with cat ears I bought at NDK a few years ago. I wore it all day so at least I was dressed up a little bit! Two of my roommates and I did end up carving pumpkins though! We were trying to figure out when to do it, but last Wednesday ended up being a snow day, so we stayed home and did them then! Adrienne carved a ghost coming out of a crypt/coffin, Katie did Batman, and I did a Japanese Kabuki mask! It was the hardest design I've ever carved, but I think it turned out really cool! Unfortunately I carved it a little low on the pumpkin so it looked like he was staring at the ground. It's all good though! I also did decorate the yard, but the snow day happened a couple days afterwards and kind of ruined it. I'll be cleaning it up here in the next couple days.

Green: Adrienne's Pink: Mine Yellow: Katie's

As for other happenings recently, I attended Billy's bachelorette party and Billy and Curtis's wedding was on the 29th. The ceremony ended up happening at the same place as the reception instead of at a cemetery, but I think it turned out really nice! They both looked so happy. Well, actually, they both still look really happy! I'm just sad I forgot my camera. The bachelorette party was a lot of fun too! We played Dirty Minds, watched Rocky Horror Picture Show, chatted about random things, and went to Old Chicago's! It was a blast! The reception was a lot of fun too! Sam and her brother (Pikachu a.k.a. Alex) also came to the reception, so it was really nice to catch up. She's still up in Greeley, so I think we're going to try to get together sometime soon! Anyways, back to the happy couple, I'm so excited for them! It really turned out nice! I never really have thought much about my wedding, but going to theirs I am a little now. It's hard though since I have no idea who I'll actually end up marrying!

Oh, speaking of meeting with Sam, she convinced me to do NaNoWriMo this year. I've always been interested in it, and it starts today. I'll actually get started here when I'm done posting this. I'm not exactly sure how it'll end up since I've never attempted something like this, but hopefully I'll at least make the 50,000 words by the end of the month!

Okay, so for my fangirl rants! They all will be rather short though! First off, a small Skip Beat mention! The new chapter doesn't come out until the 5th, so I don't actually have any news about it! I can't wait though! I'm excited and hope it's not a shorter chapter! We'll see. Anyways, expect another update around then.

Also most like going to be in that post will be information and rantings about Super Junior's 6th anniversary. It's coming up quickly (on the 6th)! I can't believe that I've been in the fandom for three years now! Then again, Arashi is currently in their 12th year and I've been their fan for...eight years now. Wow, and I though three years was long! Also, Super Junior released their Super Show 3 Live Album! It's awesome! I'll link you to Soribada so you can listen to the songs if you would like! I love them and can't wait for the DVD to be released! Since I don't really have any other Super Junior updates, I'll get on to Arashi! They still haven't released the single Meikyu Love Song yet, but that should be coming up soon as well. They did release the short PV a bit ago, but most of the links have been taken down. I'm sure that'll be coming up soon in one of the next couple posts!

Well, I think that's all that for this post! Not much fangirling this time, but there were some exciting things to update you all on! Hopefully I'll be more timely with my next post! Today's gif will be Kibum since I haven't posted a solo gif of him yet! It's from the U MV! XD

 
Ja ne~
Stasi

October Love!

Ohisashiburi Minna! So, I was planning on writing my first blog post of October earlier, but nothing too exciting has been happening. I have a few things to rant about today though, so I hope I don't bore you too much! XD

First off, Halloween is only a couple of weeks away! I've been procrastinating on decorating the yard. Every time I have the motivation to do it the weather is uncooperative. Hopefully I'll get it up this weekend. Also Halloween related news, I have decided on my costume for this year! I am going to be a Jedi! Woooo! I'm pretty excited about it! I bought a blue lightsaber and the fabric to make the cape and outer layer tunic. I won't be too authentic, but hopefully I get it done on time. I just have to stop sleeping in and start waking up early to work on it all that I can. I think I can get it done. First I have to clean my room though. But anyways, I'll probably post a couple pictures (if I actually take any)!

Speaking of future October plans, it's almost time for Billy and Curtis's wedding! I can't wait! I'm really excited for them! I actually just got their wedding presents and we've been planning the Bachelor and Bachelorette parties! This Saturday are the parties, so I'll probably do an update (most likely) sometime this weekend or early next week relating the craziness that ensues. Tomorrow I'm making inappropriate cupcakes for the parties with Billy and Zeva, so that'll be fun too! Hopefully they turn out right! I'll most likely post pictures on my Twitter, but I might share them here. We'll see how they turn out! XD

Well, since things are progressing quickly, we are already to the fandom related rants of my posts! The new Skip Beat! chapter came out today! Woooo!! I really enjoyed this chapter. It's been a while since there's been a chapter that actually makes me laugh out loud more than once! It was a nice change, but there also was some good plot movement as well. I won't go too deep into what happened (for those that are reading it as well), but basically Kyoko is coming to realize that the issues that Ren is experiencing are not part of the characters' he's playing, but his own "demons." I can't wait for the next chapter, and it comes out on November 5th so we don't have to wait too long again!

Kyoko can't sleep, so she's creating and counting fairies!

As for other fandom updates, I'll start with Arashi! Sakurai Sho's new drama with Kitagawa Keiko has started! It's called Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de! I really enjoyed the first episode! The instructor was ridiculous, but in a funny way. It was interesting to see Sakurai-san as a butler, but I'm excited to see how things will progress throughout the season! I also love the theme song! I'm not sure when the single is going to be released (I'm too lazy to look it up right now), but the song is Meikyu Love Song and I really love the song. They've released the PV (promotional video) teaser, but most of the ones online have been deleted already, so I can't share it. It looks really good and I can't wait to see the PV in full! I also can't wait to listen to the other songs that will be released with the single. If you haven't heard, and want to check out the Meikyu Love Song, click it's name and you'll get to hear it in full.

Kageyama's (Sakurai Sho) tea time! XD

Last, but not least, my ELF fandom. First off, Super Junior has had  their goodbye stage last weekend. I can't believe that 5jib promotions are already over. I'm sad that we won't be able to watch them every weekend for a while, but it's also nice becuase they are able to have a little bit more free time (hopefully). I know that Leeteuk has been really busy. I'm happy that he's doing so many things, but I think the company and his own choices are spreading him too thin. On top of all the shows he MCs, Sukira with Eunhyuk, and Hello Baby Season 4, he has started with the actress Kang Sora on We Got Married. I just hope that he's able to take some good rest during their upcoming vacation. Especially since SS4 will be starting soon. I'm worried about all the boys though, it's just that Teuki is more obvious in his exhaustion.

These four boys terrorized Teuk and Sora! It was hilarious!

Also, the wonderful month of October has brought us both Henry's and Donghae's birthdays on the 11th and 15th respectively! I just wanted to wish our Mochi and Fishy Happy Birthday once again (I sent them messages on Twitter)! I hope that they had wonderful days and that their new ages bring them many wonderful things!

Henry "teaching" Donghae how to play the violin!

Well, I think that is all that I wanted to update on! As for this post's gif, I bring you the cuteness Sungmin!

Ja ne~
Stasi

Back in the Game

Good Morning!!

So here is my first real post after getting back onto the blogging horse. Yay!! Well, I guess to start off I'll say that this morning I voted at 7!! I was there right when they opened  the doors. The people running were laughing at me, but I just laughed along because it was ridiculously early. I'm just happy the Starbucks on campus opened at 7 as well!! Yay for Pumpkin Spice Lattes!! It's my favorite special Starbucks drink and I'm sad they only have it during the fall and early winter. Yes, but anyways, I took a celebratory picture and have changed it to my default picture pretty much everywhere. Here, facebook, myspace, twitter, and I think that's it, but I'm sure you get the point. Also when I decided to update this morning I went to blog and sat there staring at the gif I posted with my last update for like 5 minutes. I find it absolutely hilarious, so I was trying to laugh as quiet as possible in the computer lab. Too bad I didn't find one that had Eunhyuk's charade paired with Heechul's. I'll post it again here for the picture for anyone that didn't see the previous one. I'll try to find Heechul's too!!

Here's the original one I posted:

 

Here's one with both of them, but it's not the one I was looking for:

Okay, so I'll start out with Skip Beat! It's still in the Violent Mission Arc, but I'm loving what's going on. I love the president and Yashiro-san (Ren's Manager), so to have both of them trying to put Ren and Kyoko together and have Ren tell Kyoko things (like to try to convince him to say he doesn't need her when Ren knows that isn't true and would be lying if he said it). Anyways, I caught up and can't wait for the new chapter here in a couple of days. The last chapter was a little scary with the car accident and Ren losing it. His eyes were a little terrifying. I have seen people become like that and it really does look like the soul has disappeared from their body. It's very eery and creepy. It's also nice that we are learning more about Ren's back-story. I sense a big reveal coming soon. There were a few laughs though so that was good to have a little bit of the classic Kyoko comedy again!!

Let's see, what else can I talk about. Oh, Halloween, my favorite Holiday!! So Halloween itself was pretty uneventful. I worked most of the day, but then I went home. That was nice to see my mom, brother, sister, dogs, and kitties (especially Cheesey). Unfortunately it was really short since I picked up an early shift on Monday. Oh well. I do have plans to go back Friday though. People are leaving the house leaving my Mom alone, so I'm gonna go hang out with her!! She said we'll watch a movie or just hang out! It'll be nice to spend some girl time with my Mom. Plus, I'll get to finish my laundry!! Anyways, back to Halloween...Erin and Eli did throw a party on Saturday afternoon/evening. It was a blast. I've been to a few Halloween parties before, but this was the best hands down. I dressed up as a non-descript Bleach shinigami. I didn't get much pictures because I totally forgot my camera. Literally forgot though, because when I got home I realized I left it on their counter. Go me. But we played Rock Band 3, I watched the Exorcist for the first time, had a laughing fit with Talking Carl in the corner for 20 minutes, and enjoyed hanging out with my friends. It was nice because I haven't hung out with them like this since before I went to Japan. Overall, the point was the Halloween festivities were amazing, but unfortunately nothing actually happened ON Halloween.

Let's see, what else do I need to add. Um as for fandoms, I've pretty much solidified my Mom as a Shawol (Shinee fan). It's amazing because not only am I getting her and my sister hooked on Kpop now (I've previously converted them to Jpop), they are staying within the SM Family!! It was really funny on Halloween. During dinner we watched the 2010 Hallyu Dream Concert. When Shinee came on my mom suddenly said "I feel like I should be screaming. Even though it's just on TV and happened a while ago, I still want to scream and cheer." Ladies and gentlemen, my Mom has now been promoted from fan, to fangirl. Welcome to fandom Mom!

Okay, so back to fandoms...as I have mentioned in a previous post, the first Kpop band I listened to was Big Bang. I have to say that they aren't my favorite, but I still enjoy their music and totally have a G-Dragon bias. But anyway, I was sent this questionnaire thing about Big Bang, so I will fill it out and do it and post it in my next post. I'd do it in this post, but it would get way too long. So I'll put it in a separate post! Hopefully I'll fill it out and get it up soon!! Also relating to fandoms, I need money. Super Show 2 DVD was just released and I want a copy really really bad. I want the edition that comes with a poster!! The plus side is that it will be cheaper to buy a 2-disc DVD plus poster delivered from Korean than buying a CD from Japan. I'll only end up spending around $30. Hopefully I'll get enough money soon and can order it before the editions with the poster sell out.

I'm not quite sure what else to add, but I'm sure that I could add much more. I guess I'll just have to wait until the next post! As mentioned in the previous post, I am going to try to update my blog at least bi-weekly, but I would like to do it at least weekly. Also, I'm thinking of getting a Tumblr to post my quote of the day there as well. Also, I might open another Twitter account to do my quotes of the day, but I'm thinking I'll most likely go with Tumblr over another Twitter account. We'll see how I feel and if I actually think I have the time to post it on Tumblr and not just on my Facebook statuses. Instead of a last icon/picture, I bring you the most recent video that had me dying of laughter. Introducing, what I believe to be, the most EPIC pillow fight EVER!

Until next time~

Stasi

Halloween!!

So today is Halloween. My costume is done (earlier this morning) and I am now prancing around campus as a Renaissance girl. Hmmm......I love Halloween. It's sad though because not many people are dressing up. I know Halloween is mainly for kids and stuff, but come on. Aren't "adults" allowed to have fun too?? I'm not talking about the going out and getting completely wasted and drunk and having a hangover for the next three days kind of fun. I'm talking about the fun of becoming another character for a day and just being able to do and act different from usual. Yes, I am going to a party tonight. The thing is I don't plan on getting hammered. Yes, I probably will have some sort of alcoholic beverage...but it's not the point. The point is hanging out and having a blast with a group of friends. Yes there tends to be alcohol at these type of get togethers, but at the same time I can see it as helping. Some people just won't get out of their box unless they are loosened up a little. I feel like this is sounding a little hypocritical, but I don't mean it to be. I'm just not sure how exactly to put how I feel into words.

Anyways...I'm happy it's Halloween. I can't wait to get back to my dorm and see all of the little kids dressed up and adorable coming for candy. This morning I saw a little boy dressed as a turtle. It was sooooooo cute. I just wanted to pick him up and take him with me. At the same time it reminded me of my previous Halloweens and all the memories I have from them. I just find it very interesting how some people perceive Halloween. Most of the time, it's the jerks that make Halloween not fun. I just hope everyone has a Happy Halloween and has a blast. It's my one of my favorite holidays and I just don't like it when good things are ruined.

Well...that's it for my rant right now...I might add some more later if I feel like it. Thanks for reading!! *hugs & kisses*

Love,
Stasi