Ageha No Tsuki: Delusions of a Dhampire

☜(▽)☞ Akemashita Omedetou!!!! ☜(▽)☞ - Flash to the Past! ≧ ✯◡✯ ≦.

2012-01-01T14:46:00.003-04:00

At the beginning of this new year 2012 I wanna wish the best to everyone and pray for many happy and joyous things to come. I wanna start of this year with a flash back of 2011, so I decided to do this post highlighting all (well most) of my favorite things from the past year. So without further ado here we go.

Song - Natalia Kills - Nothing Lasts Forever

PV - the Gazette - The Suicide Circus

MV - U-KISS(유키스) NEVERLAND(네버랜드)

Music Video - DEV - Bass Down Low, ft. The Cataracs

Korean Band -Big Bang

Japanese Band - Sadie ➳♥

Female Artist - Park Bom (2NE1)

Male Artist- Moriuchi Takahiro (ONE OK ROCK)

Game - League of Legends
Will probably be my fav game for 2012 too ^_^

For anyone who wants to give it a try :p - http://signup.leagueoflegends.com/?ref=4dee513309530013583443

Anime - Break Blade

Movie - X-Men First Class and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Series - Misfits

(only series I made time to watch)

Drama - You're Beatiful / Ikemen Desu Ne

(Korean and Japanese versions)

Manga - Dengeki Daisy

Manhwa - Tower of God

Novel - Song of the Lioness Quartet
(Didn't come out 2011, but was the best I read last year)

Picture - Talon (The Blade's Shadow)
(Couldn't really choose a definite favorite but this one I really like)

Outfits - Cossette Munch

http://lookbook.nu/user/168381-Cosette-M

She has really nice outfits. One of the people I follow on LOOKBOOK.

Person - Mrzspartacus,
who was there for me when I really need support to stand on my feet. I love you mommy ^_^ ❣

Month - March (happened to be the month where I think I was happiest ^^)

Place - Okinawa Japan

Food - Ben n Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk Ice-Cream

Ended the year eating a pint in one go XP.

Word - 感謝して (Kanshashita - Grateful)

Date with Shinigami-san (✖╭╮✖)

2011-11-08T20:11:00.001-04:00

*collapses onto my bed* Os~su....wasn't quite sure if I'd make it all the way home alive tonight. I had the most epic of bus drivers who kept falling asleep behind the wheel and swerving all over the road. So I say...but at the same time I really couldn't find it in me to care ~_~ between this insistent headache and all the stress from my deadlines at school, I seriously didn't have the energy.

Speaking of school....I'm so gonna drop dead before the end of this semester (╥﹏╥), my November is hella bleak with 2 more essays to write and a research project to do and NO time to do them. I've reached the stage where I have so much work to do that I literally can't work.

I haven't even been able to relax properly. I missed my Fashion Friday post for last week and yesterday's Ani-Monday post, and I didn't even get to do my special PMS post because I spent the entire day Sunday writing a fifteen page essay (✖╭╮✖). *sigh* at least the semester is almost over...

Also, grandma moved in with us yesterday. I was happy, but there was also a sense of foreboding...and yeah she's already started complaing...she's homesick and I can understand that....but....*headache* *sigh*

if I can somehow stuff my spirit back into my body I should be able to mudle through and reach the home free holidays....if not...then I guess I'll have an exotic date with shinigami-san ~~~~

✯ Ani-Mondays ✯:❣❤❣ Kokoro no Jikan ❣❤❣

2011-10-31T10:01:00.001-04:00

Anime means alot to me. I've always loved it since I was a kid, but as a teenager it really became an enormous part of me. Anime has a way of consoling me in ways that music, no matter how much it touches me, can't. Today I want to share a few of the Anime series that really struck a note in my heart, and are really very dear to me.
Here I'm going to list the top ten anime that moved me to tears of both joy and sorrow, that allowed me to laugh in ways I never had before, and that brought me greater understanding and yes, dare I say wisdom?
One stern warning though...Don't you DARE watch any of these great anime in english DUBBED they need to be seen as they were created, please watch the SUBBED.You can click on each title to go directly to watch them.

#10. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

Code Geass vied heavily with Death Note for this no. 10 spot. They both dealt with anti-heroes who starte out with valiant aims to 'save the world' but ended up with god complexes. Code Geass won the spot for me because I sympathized more with Lulu, who as much as he wanted to, and often thought he was, he was never in charge of his life or the direction he was headed in. His family truly used him, his sister Nunally and his best friend Suzaku. To me Zero was more 'human' than Kira. He was ultimately more selfless. What touched me most and saddened me most was how despite his honest desires, things kept happening that forced him to make the hardest and most villainous decisions, and how much e hurt having to live with those sins. In the end Lulu made the ultimate sacrifice, something Light would and could never do. The storyline in Code Geass is truly unique. I loved how you knew the plot had you switching sides all the time. Sometimes supporting Lulu and sometimes Suzaku, but never hating anyone other than Lelouch's bastard of a father.

#9. D.Gray-man

D.Gray-man comes in at number nine. As an exorcist themed amine I expected same old same old, a bit of Chrno Crusade a bit of Neo Angelique a bit of Trinity Blood. But what I got was something completely unique. The story revolves around a boy become Exorcist, Allen Walker and his special Innocence (item that allows him to fight akuma, which aren't truly demons, but machines made out of human souls by the Millenium Earl).

There are so many plot twists in this anime that you're always on the edge of your seat holding your breath. The battles are intense and the concepts are singly original. I would love to give more detail, but I really don't want to give spoilers for those who have not seen it. I will say that parts in this anime made me cry, and when the anime ended and I moved over to the manga for the continuation parts made my cry happy tears and sad tears.

I love that it isn't a soft or censored anime, death comes, and isn't masked. It isn't the corny plot where the hero always wins and stands laughing victorious with all his loved ones. I love the realist perspective displayed. It also has very interesting takes and portrayals of the biblical concepts of Noah and the Ark. Currently in the manga, the hero is now the anti hero and I'm anxiously waiting for the next installment.

Also, the anime is really long 100 + episodes and so you really get involved with the characters. I love long anime much more that short 1 or 2 season series.

One other thing I look forward to in anime are the opening and ending songs and soundtrack songs. The opening sounds without exception always play a roll in how much I love an anime. My favourite opening song from D.Gray-man is Gekkidou by UVERworld. Unlike most other anime where I skip over the opening after the first time, I've watched this opening every single time. In making this post I watched it three times ^///^.

#8. Blood +

This is a less modern anime setting wise and release time wise as can been seen from the plot and the animation style. In essence, Blood + is about two immortal sisters who have been fighting each other for hundreds of years, one, Diva, on a path that will destroy the world, the other Saya, on a mission to protect it, and her beloved adopted family. The only one by her side from her past is her faithful chevalier Haji.

He loves her but accepts sorrowfully her decision that they can never be together, and continues to watch over her from the outside as she slumbers and wakes to join new families and generations, helping her, protecting her from Chiropterans and her sisters chevaliers.

The Chiropterans are in essence blood offspring of Diva, and Saya's blood is the only thing that can kill them, so she fight using a sword with he running blood. Incidentally, the only way one of the sisters could become pregnant is by the chevalier of the other twin sister, as such Diva wanted Haji, and all chevaliers were genetically wired to love their mother's sister, however, Haji loved Saya when he was not logically supposed to.

In this anime what touched me the most was the unwavering love, loyalty and dedication Haji had for Saya, going so far as the step aside and support her and her adopted brothers love. After Diva escaped, Haji was made to promise Saya that he will kill her when Diva has been slain, but he could not do it. That was his one and only act of disobedience. I wish I could someday meet a person with that kind of true strength, but that may well be asking too much.

Aside from that I love the detail of explanation of the unusual aspects and concepts. Every inch is covered and at the end there is nothing left for you to wonder or be unsure or in the dark about. It isn't one of those anime that end leaving you hanging stupidly wonder what the hell. Every important character and even many less important ones had their background stories given so you could understand each one. Some shallow minded people may find it hard to follow, but I'm a stickler for detail. Lol, it made me feel 'All-Knowing' XD.

The ending is really bittersweet, but it is realistic and you can accept the final outcome. Honestly the selling point for me was Haji and you guys should read about him even if you don't watch the anime. http://bloodplus.wikia.com/wiki/Hagi.

#7. Jyu Oh Sei

Jyu Oh Sei takes play on a cluster of planet system colonies where human experimentation takes place and unethical experiments are done on children. The colony where the main character Thor and his brother Rai are sent to is masqueraded as a penal colony, however it is the site for the experiments of the home planet which is searching for a way to live on Chimaera since leaving eath (the original home of the people).After becoming the Jyu Oh and riding the Dagger Pagoda orbital elevator Thor learns truth about why his parents were killed. Thor was betrayed by his homeland who exiled him to when he was still an innocent child and he was betrayed my his friend, teacher, confidant when he became the Beast King. At the very end however when he saw it was all for naught he was fully remorseful. Jyu Oh Sei is a story of betrayal and the strength to survive and go on in frightening odds.

The opening song for Jyu Oh Sei, Deep In Your Heart by Koichi Domoto is another great one which I listened to each time and contributed to my love of the short series. Of course I downloaded the full song.

#6. Daughter of Twenty Faces

Now it has been many years gone since I watched this anime, and it is also a relatively short one. I do not remember many of the fine details of it, but I do remember the feelings of compassion and empathy I had while watching it as well as the bits of happiness shared with the characters and sadness when I thought the most important person had died. The Dauther of Twenty Faces is one of the most realistic plot wise stories I have seen. No magic, paranormal anything or over exaggerated skills and I fell in love with it for that. Just a normal everyday girl, living in a very difficult period in post war London. Twenty Faces / the phantom thief, was a rebel with a cause just like Lelouch, but with none of the powers he had, just an ordinary man, with things to protect and a world to change. *reminiscent smile and sniffle* One of the first things that came to me when I was considering anime for this list was the theme song of this anime. The way it plainly described life in four simple stanzas. The song is in French, it is called Bonne Justice and was originally a poem written by Paul Eluard.

Good Justice

It is the warm law of men.

From grapes, they make the wine.

From coals, they make the fire.

From kisses, they make the men.

It is the harsh law of men.

They keep themselves intact despite,

The wars and the misery.

Despite the dangers of death.

It is the kind law of men.

They turn water into light.

They turn dreams into reality.

They turn enemies into brothers.

A law old and new.

That continues perfecting itself,

From the bottom of a child's heart,

To the supreme reason.

#5. 07 Ghost

It's hard for me to put into words my love for this anime (and manga) and the reasons why I love it. It is a really complex and detailed anime, but at the point where the anime ends there is still too much we aren't told so you must continue by reading the manga, bit by bit more of the truth is coming out. The story is another unique remix / rendition of a biblical concept / story. It is based on God banishing Lucifer from heaven and there is also reference the the archangel Michael and Raphael, however other than those concepts nothing else relates to the bible. Verloren, the Lucifer of this story was sealed and fragments of him (the seven ghosts) were given bodies and souls and sent to govern the earth. The people fight with a type of word magic called zaiphon and the church and the seven ghosts fight to save lost souls called wars while the armies use zaiphon to engage in human war in the fight for dominance and power.

The main characters are Teito, a prince from a kingdom that was destroyed and his protector is Frau, one of the seven ghosts (Zehel) who wields the scythe of Verloren and has to fight urges to consume Teito's soul and they are fleeing from and fighting Ayanami who is a human reincarnation of Verloren and seeks to retrieve his sealed power. There is really so much that happens in this plot that I don't know where to begin. I will simple say that it is a journey of friendship, self discovery, vengence and a journey to save loved ones lost.

You can find details here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/07-Ghost but I advise you to watch the anime and read the manga instead.

#4. Break Blade

Break Blade / Broken Blade is and anime I started watching when it came out last year. Two episodes were released and the there was a pause in production. Two weeks ago while browsing anime I came across it again and saw that it was completed. There are only six episodes but each one is almost an hour long which more than makes up for it. So I've just finished watching this and I confess that I was teary eyed the entire time. There were moments during an episode where I had to keep pausing because I was so scared for the main character Rygart. There were also moments when I was yelling at the people on the screen... *shamefaced* I've said all this but haven't mentioned what this anime is about.

To begin with Break Blade is a mecha anime and as Mecha anime go, there is a war going on. One country is invading another yo take over its quartz reserves because that is what the civilizations in this anime run on. Three friends, one being the king of Binonten, the other a soldier of Athens (the invading country) and one a non-magic commoner from Binonten who despises war, are forced against each other. Rygart, the commoner joins the war to protect Hodr, the king and try to convince Zess, the soldier to stop the invasion. The invasion continued and Rygart was forced to kill et cetera et certera, people died on both sides and I mourned certain deaths on both sides. I won't say more as I've given enough spoilers, but please watch this anime. Lastly, I fell in love with the opening song, Fate by KOKIA.

#3. No. 6

No. 6 is a really recent anime compared to the others. It came out and finished just this year, last month. It has only eleven episodes, but I believe it finished, whether or not there will be a season 2 is another story. The setting for this anime, as with each of the other is singularly unique. Two boys from different backgrounds meet, and end up joining together to rebel against the government of the country, who as so many governments do, were carrying out unethical experiments. My love for this anime grew as the bond between Nezumi and Shion grew. The harsh realities of their world and the fact that so many people lived oblivious to it inside the city walls while the masquerading government outright slaughtered innocent people en masse to make the country 'look good', was really saddening. The fact that these too boys barely out of childhood were risking their lives to both save and destroy, and still finding love along the way made me love it even more. Despite the short length of this anime there is nothing that I can day it lacked, or that I was dissatisfied with...well there is one thing....but I don't want to post that spoiler, and to most people it wouldn't be something to be dissatisfied about xP. I placed No. 6 at number 3 on this list possibly because it is still so fresh in my mind, but also because it just...feel real. As in, I felt for the people and the things the went through,and I was really pissed at the government for their inhumanity and cruelty, and all this going on in a city they claimed was ideal, while lying to all the citizens. InuKashi is also another excellent character and surprise surprise...there's an identity surprise which I shalt not give away. Finally, I loved the singing voice of the actor who voiced nezumi and the song he sang to mourn the passing of others was lovely.

#2. ❤Saiunkoku no Monogatari❤

Now this is one anime that I am completely biased about, and so it gets two pictures ^o^. Saiunkoku Monogatari is set in ancient Japan and is based off of a novel rather than a manga. Its set in the times when the country was properly under imperial rule with all the hierarchical noble families and such and I'm reaallllllly a sucker for period based anime. The character I fell in love with the most, Sa Sakujuun, pictured in both pictures above, was one of the main antagonists that everyone hated....but I love him so :p. My second favorite, Si Seiran, was the most unfortunate soul :( tho he was pious and selfless and counted himself so blessed...so I cried in his stead ~. The main character is a headstrong girl, Ko Shurei with a big dream to make a difference in her country and no time to spare for building relationships and families as much as she did love. Though she was very naive she's a bit of a role model to me. One of the random things I found that I love form watching this anime is Ehru music. Shurei played the ehru every time someone passed away at her home when she was a child, she also played it for Sakujuun ❤. I'm not particularly bother by the emperor though he was nice enough and I also was fond of his confidants Ran Shuei and Ri Kouyuu and Shurei's best friend Ran Ryuren, the most eccentric, yet brilliant and kind individual ❤. It's a genuine bishounen anime and I have no complaints about any of the prominent characters, but what earned it this number two spot is the strugle that shurei went through as a woman trying to make a place for herself in what was in those days very much a man's world. She went strongly against the odds, persevering even as hard as it was, even when her life was always in danger, even when she felt like breaking down. That earned this anime a special place in my heart. Lastly, the opening song, Hajimari no Kaze by Ayaka Hirahara, truly moves me, both the melody and the lyrics comfort me. This not only ranks as number 2 in my list of anime that touched me, but it is also one of the best anime I have seen in my entire life, and I've seen alot...the otaku that i am ^///^. Incidentally, this is the only anime that I had downloaded and burned onto a DVD in it entirety, ever.And for the record, it isn't a chick flick >:|.

#1. Serei no Moribito

Because this anime has earned the number one spot I will start with the part of it that first caught my attention. The opening. The song is 'Shine' by L'arc en Ciel, and watching this anime was the first time I met the band and I love them now ❤. The song grabbed me and drew me into the anime before it even began, that's how important soundtrack is for me. Listening to the song on its own I think its lovely, but when I watch the opening, the combination with the anime and everything I know the anime entails I always, ALWAYS get teary-eyed.

As I mentioned before, I'm a sucker for period based anime, mostly ancient Japan and this one goes back possibly further than Saiunkoku Monogatari as you can see from watching the opening. Seirei no Moribito, which means, Guardian of the Spirit, is about a young prince, still very much a child who is sentenced to death by his father as it is believed that he is inhabited by a spirit which will bring destruction to the kingdom. His mother attempts to save his live and hires a female spear wielder to act as his bodyguard and flee the persecutors. That is where the heart rending story begins. The bodyguard, Balsa, a warrior with a heart filled withatonement for lives that were taken to save hers as a child, sets out to protect Prince Chagum not only from his own people, but from the spirits that are also after him. She seeks to free him from his curse so that he can return to his home and mother. Over the course of the journey they fall in love with each other, not romantically, but as a parent and child as Balsa becomes more of a mother to Chagum than his real mother ever was, and he becomes a much loved son to her. They face many dangers, living under strenuous conditions, always journeying, always encountering enemies.

For me, Seirei no Moribito takes the number one spot on this list and in my heart

for the bonds that grew through dangers, the love you can have for someone, so strong you'd risk you life though the person isn't your child by blood or parent by blood for that matter. It also points out the dangers of the ignorance of men.

Honourable Mention: Vampire Knight, Shounen Omnyouji, Death Note, Darker Than BLACK, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and Hanasakeru Seishounen.

(✿◠‿◠) Fashion Fridays: ☠★☠Neons, Skulls 'n Bunnies ☠★☠ (◠‿◠✿)

2011-10-28T11:50:00.001-04:00

Another Friday another splurge of fashion. Today I wanna share items and designs themed with skulls and bunnies and items that incorporate neon and florescent colors. I generally don't like to wear too many bright colors because I feel smothered or like I'm drowning, but I really love when there's otherwise plain clothes or somber colored clothed with random splotches in bright colors. I also am partial to skull designs. I love graphix skulls and cute skull designs like skulls with bows, ribbons, flowers and bunnies. ^o^
And talking about neons, who better to head this post that DJ SiSeN? ^^

Soooooo...without further ado, lets start with the skulls :).

These three tops are from Alchemy England. There are a number of their tops that I like, but I chose these ones because they all showcase different styles. Alchemy England - Shaolin Spirit Berlin (left), Alchemy England - Death Zombie Miami (middle) and Alchemy England - Cursed Praga (right).

I like the third one the most, specifically because I love long tops, aaannnnd I like stuff with the seven deadly sins X3. Moving on we have these three skull and neon tops. Couch - Nu Skelly Vest Dress (left), Couch - Nu Skelly Girl's T-shirt (middle) and Couch - Skull Star Vest Dress (right).

As far and animal stuffies go, I'm okay with animal pictures on my clothes but I prefer them not all cute and cuddly, so I especially love this Cupcake Cult - Bunny T-Shirt and of course this Death Kitty - Sophie Top as well. I'm also partial to pink x black combinations. And speaking of pink and black, while totally deviating from the topic...I recommend the webcomic (≧ω≦) Pink-Black. It's about werewolves ^^.

This Luv Bunnys - Luv Bunny Hoody is really cute. And I really like the Hell Bunny - Bad Girl Mini Skirt as well. They're both simple, but that makes them applicable for general wear for school and just hanging out, which is basically all I have the time to do recently, and not very much of the hanging out either ~_~.

Of course skull bunny must be here ≧✯◡✯≦

NewBreed Girl - Skunny Vest

I really love the degree of detail on all the Spiral clothes. This isn't my favorite item from them, but well it fits today's theme and the detail is amazing. I particularly like the feathers.

Spiral - Broken Feathers

Last but not least, also from Spiral, this amazing hoody. Front and back views. I like shinigami as well >.< and purple is my favorite color, aaaaand I love the lace ups, so this is a win win win hoody for me.

That's all for todai ^3^.

Ja ne! ♥

☜☆☞ ◕ ‿ ◕ \m/ Fashion Fridays: Chains and Straps \m/ ◕ ‿ ◕ ☜☆☞

2011-10-21T14:21:00.001-04:00

It's been a really tough week for me, and it'll continue to be tough for a while...but I wanna continue with my blog posts and sharing the things that can help me cheer up. Today's J-rock tidbit is....*drumroll*

Versailles - Kamijo ✖‿✖

This week's theme is chains and straps. I wanna share some awesome chain themed items and strappy items I found that I really like.

I spent most of the morning browsing Attitude Clothing. They didn't have much chain clothes, but I did find some that I liked, and they had a number of strappy items as well.
This is the best dress I found there.

Dead Threads - Graffiti Dress

Poizen Industries - Maze Vest

I also found this maze vest. I like the buckle straps that go up the sides, although it may seem like there's a bit too much going on in it, what with the staps, lace and criss-cross ribbon. I like the theme, but overall i think I don't like the relationship between the side straps and the corset ribbon.

In the picture below I love the top, but as far as straps go, what I like are her arm sleeves.
If this was in last week's post on ribbons I would emphasize the top design more. As it is l love this overall combination, pants included. This corset, lace and straps combination fits together better than the Maze Vest.

Poizen Industries - Frill Top

These pants (Living Dead Souls - Blitz Pants) I love because from the moment I saw them I thought 'Reita'. I've dubbed them Reita Pants ٩(×̯×)۶ . I also really like the second pair on the right (Poizen Industries - Korse Pants).

And here are shoes that would go great with all of these clothes; Iron Fist - Sweet Skull O Mine Booties and Demonia - Crypto 315 Boots.

As far as chains go, I stumbled onto a site that had an interesting concept. Instead of tops with chains integrated in there make up, these are body harnesses that can be put on with any top that you want to spruce up or punk out. These are from Decarabia.

Industrial Angel

Gladiator

And from the creator of these, here are two more awesome bracelets. Personally I prefer the Charnel cuffs because for accessories I prefer a mixture of chains over anything else.

Gothic Lolita Cuff

Charnel House Cuff

And these accessories are from attitude clothing, Alchemy Gothic - Mortal Remains Earring, Zacharia - Handcuff & Gun Necklace and Poizen Industries - Buckle Sleeves.

Finally, these are some cool slave rings that I found some months ago. When I remember where I found them I'll put the link in the 'Procrastinate' section (right sidebar).

That's all for nao. I'll end with a token picture of Aki-sama. Til next time ~

Ja Ne! ♥

\m/✯◡✯\m/What's soft, squishy and Rockin' as hell? \m/✯◡✯\m/

2011-10-18T09:14:00.001-04:00

Sooo, I was supposed to do this post about three days ago....but I was lazy and seriously lacked the energy to >~<.

I thought anyone who liked anything about anime and J-rock knew what a plushie was, but one of my twitter friends actually had no idea. It was so cute ^_^. I was like, "If u had to make a Ruki animal plushie what animal would you choose?" And she was like, "...erm...whats a plushie." X3 so off I went to find her an awesome example of a plushie, and explain to her what it was. Because we were talking about Ruki (the Gazette) I looked for Gazette plushies and I found this adorable Uruha plushie of him in his shiny purple short shorts ≧ω≦.

Its suuuu adorable ≧ω≦I wants it.
I really wanted to find an Aoi plushie after this but I couldn't (╥﹏╥), I did however, find this one of Ruki in his red suit from Cockroach ٩(×̯×)۶

And I found a set of miniature sized Gazette plushies of the whole band.

Of course after finding Gazette plushies I HAD to go look for Sadie ones, but alas....no luck ಥ_ಥ, thought I did find a lot of Hide plushies like this one, and this one of An Cafe's Bou (who by now it should be clear that I adore).

Finally, I found a bunch of SHINee plushies that are all suu cute.

SHINee Miniatures

Taemin

The links to these plushies and others that I found can be gotten on my We Heart It account which is also in the right sidebar here --->

Ja ne! ♥

乂⍲‿⍲乂 Fashion Fridays: Ribbons and Bows 乂⍲‿⍲乂

2011-10-14T16:42:00.001-04:00

I spent my free time today eye-shopping for clothes that, as usual, I can't afford. This might seem a little weird, but for me it's awesome fun. I love looking at cool styles, designs and fashion as much as I love wearing them (≧◡≦). While I do wear alot of different stlye of clothings, my number 1 loves are goth, punk and visual kei. I typically spend a huge amount of time hording pictures of J-rockers in their awesomely creative outfits. ✯◡✯.


PaRADEiS - Mashiro (Vo)

Today the focuses of my random web searching were styles with bows and ribbons, I did make some awesome unrelated finds, but those will be reserved for my next fashion friday post. I started out looking for cute casual tops and dresses and stumbled upon these

Tokyo Fashion Bowknot Woolens Top

Japanese Style Bowknot Belt Uniform

on Cutie Code. They have a ton of really cute casual outfits...but they're pretty darn expensive >3>. A better site I found for more affordable casual clothes, is Wholesale Dress.net and they have a number of cute items too and a wider variety of categories. So like I said...I started out looking at casual clothes, but somewhere along the line I slipped over into dresses....

Ribbons Embellished Strap Layered Dress White

and from dresses, into lolita fashion, and I came accross this adorable item ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿

I really love this dress because it's one of the simple3r lolita dresses I've found, and I can easily get away with wearing it outside of a cosplay setting. Of course, after finding such an adorable dress I traipsed off in search of items that can go with it. I found a number of awesome accessories including this leg warmer and glove pair from Fantazia

And these cute Heel Pink Lace Tie Scalloped Bow PU Lolita Boots, from Lolita Dress Shop.

This squeal worthy Death of Dahlia choker and equally gasm worthy wrist cuffs. And yes, I will reveal the site where I found them...eventually (◕‿-).

And finally, after hopping all over the net I came back to actual clothes and fell right into a veritable gold mine of clothes! They are really pricey, but I SWEAR I will save up and buy some of them. My favourite so far is this v-kei skirt. I love it love it love it love it soooooo freaking much >///<.
This skirt, from Attitude Clothing is right up there on my very long, very elaborate wishlist :3. And my new favorite brand is Dead Threads XD.

That's about it for today's fashion surfing, but there'll be more again next week!...Probably....unless I'm swamped with school work.

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Ja ne! ♥

Gossip-Mongers >_> (warning: rant)

2011-10-14T15:29:00.002-04:00

It seems I'm being forced to face the very high possibility that I'm not quite as invisible as I believe. Well I never thought I was physically invisible, but I was seriously under the impression that other people overlooked my existence as much as I overlook theirs....but maybe that was just wishful thinking on my part.

Still, in general, I thought the whole 'I stay out of your way, you stay out of mine' rule was applicable to my life and surroundings. Never did I think there would come a day where I would be hearing dangerous rumours about myself spreading around. Rumours without a single trace of truth anywhere in them. Yes I'm aware people whisper and murmur about me, but I'm a weird / abnormal person so that much is to be expected. I assumed all they do is stop a second to briefly wonder why I'm so strange, before going on with their obviously more important lives.
And yeah, I have been a subject in rumours before, but usually I'm a side participant, just briefly listed as an accomplice, so to speak, to whoever the rumours were really about. I never thought I'd be the sole subject or a rumour, much less that malicious rumours would be flying around about me, and it really makes me wonder, what kinds of people lead such un-fulfilling lives that they'd take to time to create a spread lies about me. My second thought is of course, just who the hell did I piss off, and how, to make them want to spread character destroying gossip.
On both counts I haven't a clue ~_~. I really wish that people would stay out of my way, after all, I stay out of theirs....and its not that I'm stuck up, it's just that, well...I don't care about any of these random people much less know who the hell they are. I suppose to be receiving this much hate from people I don't even know, I must have really committed some grave crime without being aware of it. I know I'm absentminded...but I'm not that bad. Honestly though I don't care enough to speculate about the source of these rumours. I simply hope that they stop, and they don't seriously impact my life...in any way.

But geeez! Is a little anonymity really so much to ask for? And why to black people have to be such extreme gossip mongers. I know now almost everyone in my close group of friends is a subject in one sort of extreme rumour or the other...all of disturbing content. ~sigh~ the only conclusion I can come to is that it all either stems from jealousy or fear...or both....with more than a pinch of extreme boredom and self esteem issues on the part of the script writer.

Seriously I hope they find some thing worth doing with their lives and stop eking out pitiful lives. Meanwhile I'll hold out for the possibility of leaving this sad country and someplace a little closer to heaven (Japan) :P

That's all...for now.

Mata ne ~~~

De-stressing: J-Rock Binge

2011-10-13T15:17:00.001-04:00

So after the disturbing Nicki Minaj news I received earlier today I decided to go wash my brain and listen to some J-Rock. I've been a bit out of sync with J-rock for the past couple months due to stuff at home and assignments at uni. I haven't checked up on alot of the bands I like that aren't as popular in a while. Decided to look up Aicle (愛狂います。) today and saw they have too new PVs out, Koutei Penguin and Hirari.

Aicle - Koutei Penguin

Aicle - Hirari

Hirari came out first and between the two, it's the one I prefer. But of course the story doesn't end there...nope...while going video hopping in related vids, I see a Decola Hopping vid...so I watch it...not a new vid, pink pirate vid...liked it cuz her band embers were pretty hilarious and cute...but then...then.....I go scrolling through related again...and what do I see? Guess.....Nicki....freaking Minaj! grrrrrr! Again, How the FRICK is it related!!!!!! Felt like stabbing someone with a fork. I literally cried Y^Y. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if I actually liked Nicki Minaj, but I don't...I really...dislike...her ~_~. And her outfit in said related vid (yes I clicked on it, the masochist in me made me do it) was suck fail harajuki oshare fashion it was painful to look at. Again I ask, Please, pleaaaaase, let J-rock remain sacred! Don't even let it associate with things like Justin Bieber, and Sean Kingston, and Minaj.... ~sigh~

Moving on........

Sadie's Rosario album came out yesterday and the PV is now out and floating around the net. (squeeeeeeeeeeee!!!)

Sadie - Rosario

<3 <3 <3 I have been waiting for a new Sadie PV for so long, especially because Aki spends so much time hiding from the camera...PVs give me new fangirl material :3. *fangirls* So much rawrness!!!! >/////< Soo....I like Mao's mask in this, reminds me a bit of one Kyo from Dir en Grey used to wear, but its different. Most epic thing in this video? The Nun outfit....I don't even...lol...seeing Aki-sama in a habit was just the last thing I ever expected...its just too cute ^3^. I must say, Aki-sama had the best nun outfit evar. Later I'm gonna search translations and work on the lyrics for the song ~ Meanwhile I'm replaying it for the fifth time for the afternoon.

Totally happy nao ^_^ gonna browse more vids, find out what SuG's been up to, then head to my Ab Psych class x3

Ja ne! ♥

(ノ-o-)ノ Go Ahead. Make My Day (・_・)

2011-10-13T12:50:00.003-04:00

The new chapter of Tower of God came out today, and I stumbled upon the most epic shootout ever XD.

(ps. click it ^)

This, is probably exactly how a shootout with me in it would go....think I'd be the dude on the left...cuz he's taller XD. The other dude would be my bbf cuz she's just as bad as I am x3. Haven't read the manhwa yet, but I shall do it nao..ish. It's a pretty cool and original storyline 'Tower of God' this is what I moved onto when 'Trace' ended. Of course it's nowhere near as awesome Trace was, but it'll do.

Today I'm worried about a number of things, but the biggest thing bugging me right now is the knowledge of 'Harajuku Barbie' >_> properly known as Nicki Minaj...or however the hellz she spells her name. What worries me is her growing interest in japan, and her soiling of everything I love. She has twisted concepts of japan, belongs to a world completely different from harajuku and everything it stands for, and it scares me to no end when I picture her weaseling into J-rock category fashion, and then sticking it randomly in her hip-hop songs and music videos. y_y I really need her to stay away. *protects images of aki-sama* must protect visual kei's innocence. I pray the day never comes when a J-rock band stoops so low as to do a collab with someone like her. JYJ..formerly part of TVXQ/DBSK (One of my favourite, most loved K-pop bands) already stepped into forbidden territory by doing a collab with....Kanye.........West *grimaces*

I still love them, and their other new songs are pretty good, but this aches my soul. T~T. I refuse to watch the entire video or listen to the entire song...I skip to the part after kanye ^3^ then I enjoy it muahahaha. Yah..so I'm hoping I don't have to see anymore such developments, if only I'd be so lucky ~, but at the very least please, pleaaaaaaase, let J-rock remain sacred.

Well I think that's enough ranting in one sitting...>//< will spam stuffs again soon :)

Ja ne! ♥

Drenched Cat

2011-10-12T19:40:00.002-04:00

...You know that saying "Look what the cat dragged in" ?...Well I am the cat...I dragged myself in...drenched and dripping, from school today. Y_Y. Rain chooses the most inopportune times to fall. Namely when the weather forecast is supposed to be dry, and I have no umbrella.

And it doesn't even lightly sprinkle either. No, it pours down, abruptly, in heavy bucket-fulls. And so, for the second time in far too soon, I've arrived at my house soaking wet. ~sigh~ I've resigned myself to a very annoying head cold come morning....

Speaking of dragging myself, that's literally what I spent the day doing, dragging my lazy butt from one place to another searching for a location with enuff decent wireless so I could flop and not do my assignments. It's really sad when youtube videos load at the rate of one second per minute. That's been the general trend at SGU for the past three days Y_Y. You know what that means? No streaming random j-rock vids, no anime, and barely any manga D:. Hopefully over the next few days it gets better.

Despite the epic internet though, I did manage to find one new and pretty awesome song from a band I never knew before. I don't know if you know of We Are the Fallen, but its a band that has some of the old members of Evanescence and, well, they're pretty all right. Here's a MV I found from them, played it over a good number of time too...then d/led it XD.

Gonna search for more music, albums and stuff from then when I have the time....if I remember >///<
Anywhos....time to try to properly dry my hair ~

Ja ne! ♥

Grarrr

2011-10-12T17:59:00.001-04:00

Well, here I am...on Google blogger...finally XD. So I felt the urge to start documenting my awesomely boring life again, but really, I'm too lazy to go tidy up my website...actually the last time I visited my site and decided to reformat it, edit and refresh it and start posting stuff again I only got about a quarter way through...then got lazy and left it part done... >__< ==> Zenith Works yeah...I'm embarrassed by the current state of it...but not enuff to actually DO something about it XD...instead I've come running to this...A blog.

I can't say I'll post regularly...can't say my posts will be entertaining nor at the very least interesting...but I can promise to be here until I get bored, and I can promise to spam all my discoveries, procastinations, and random junk I find from time to time ⊙▽⊙.

And on that note :3

Ja ne! ♥