.::*A Fangirl's Thoughts*::.

So, some things.

I got my first math test back (FINALLY) today. ...I got...a perfect score. D8 lol. I kept like...looking back at it...making sure I wasn't reading something wrong...but no. I really did get 100%. Not that I'm surprised I did well, but I mean...I'm not /that/ good at math. xD;; Ah well. The stuff on the test was fairly easy...next test will be far more difficult... T___T I don't really understand what we're learning right now...

Anyway, in other news, in case you haven't noticed, I'm kinda infatuated with Severus Snape atm. D: I can't remember being this deep in fandom since I first started favoring Kabuto. I love it. <3 I am really just happiest when fangirling. But we'll see whether it lasts. Just because Kabuto started on this level doesn't mean it'll last as long as he has. Kinda hope it does. Snape's the kind of character I really wanna love. <3 Yup.

I honestly think I am a little insane. Or at least have some sort of anxiety disorder. Or something. Last night was just freaky. And that's all I have to say on that matter. Prayer is lovely.

Um, the D button doesn't like me on this netbook. So excuse any lack of D's. I tried to catch them all, but I might've missed some. Sorry.

I am two away from two hundred watchers. Wow. Never would've imagined ever being able to say that when I first joined dA. Thanks so much, everyone who's supported me through all this. <3 Commenters, favers, watchers... It's amazing to me that people would even pay attention to my half-hearted attempts at art. It's really encouraging. Thanks guys. <3

Um...I guess that's it...

I leave with this thought:

"50 points from Gryffindor!" 8D

.::*A Fangirl's Thoughts*::.

Because the old one got buried and I think it's time to let it go. xD Rest in peace, old tag journal. You served me well. *solemn wave*

...aaaaand that's enough of that. On to the tags!

-stolen from (i think)-

Who sleeps in bed next to you?
xD My dog, Chewy. <3

What's one of the stupidest things you've done?
Oh dear...um. Let's see. Probably deciding to play competitive varsity basketball two years ago. Never again...never again. I still can't believe I let my sister and dad talk me into it. U.U

What kind of magazines do you read? What news sites do you read?
I don't really read magazines. I mean, I read Shonen Jump when I happen to visit the used book store and there's an interesting one there or something, but that hardly counts. I don't read the news, I watch it on Fox or get it from my dad. We like discussing current events. <3

If you could see one band in concert right now, any band, dead or alive, which would it be?
Oh dang, um, probably Three Days Grace. Because they have music I could get into at a concert.

What's really disgusting?
Uhh... Conventions. They smellll...

Name one odd item within five feet of you.
An odd item, hmm? Two of the little cows they had in the Chik-Fil-A kids' meals a little while back. Or an old Ramune bottle...and the cardboard-and-ducktape makeshift gun prop from the "Everything" skit! Yes. <3

What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
xD Um, I have so many, it's not even funny. Kabuto and Sasuke are obvious so... Recently, Sylar from Heroes. <3 Because he is epic awesome for invading Parkman's head. >3 And Deidara and Sasori from Naruto. Mostly Sasori. But a little bit of Deidara, too... They're both so cool. ^^

Where would you like to go right now if you had enough money?
Umm, West Virginia. <3 Because it's prettyful~

What are you most excited for?
CHRISTMAS. <3 Shut up, I love it.

What websites do you always visit when you go online? What's your favorite place to visit?
DeviantArt. I'd say twitter, but I mostly do that from my phone nowadays... Skype doesn't count. So I guess my favorite is dA too. xD

What was the last thing you bought?
...dark chocolate Raisinettes. Because I needed chocolate, dangit. D:

What's your favorite season?
Fall. <3 All over the place. Love the weather, love the colors, love the holidays...fall is win. ^^

Does the weather affect your mood?
Oh yeah! Stormy, rainy, or cloudy weather puts me in an awesome mood. xD Clear, windy days are awesome too. Bright, hot days put me in a foul mood, though...

What is your zodiac sign?
Uhh. xD I forget... I wanna say Aquarius and Horse (Chinese zodiac), but I'm not really sure.

What new skill do you want to learn right now?
I want to learn how to make good amvs! xD One of those fantarded things I have only ever dreamed of doing, haha. Like cosplay.

5 things (not people) you can't live without?
mp3, sketchbook, pencil, hoodie, a book

Do you have any siblings?
Yes. A little brother, a younger sister, and an older brother.

What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
Stop being a jerk to my friend.

What subject in school did you remember the easiest?
Umm, probably vocabulary/spelling. Because I knew most of the words before I even had to memorize them, haha...

.::A Fangirl's Thoughts::.

i guess it's about time i updated this. xD

here's what's been going on with me.

-been a bit too busy for my tastes. school's as annoying as ever, but at least i enjoy math. ^^ my teacher's the most adorable thing ever. xD he's your stereotypical math nerd down to the thick glasses and too-short pants, hahaha. i love him. <3

-art block plagued me for a long time, but i'm starting to break it. fighting the good fight on that front.

-i. love. lord of the rings. <3 omg.

-and nickel creek.

-and sasuke. especially lately.

-speaking of naruto, been overall very pleased with the direction the manga's been taking. kishimoto's finally getting back to the roots of the whole sasuke-naruto rivalry/relationship thing that made this series so interesting to me in the first place. i missed it, and now it's returned. yay. kankurou, however, is officially on my short list of "characters i loathe." which usually means he'll end up being favored eventually because i can't loathe even a character for a very long time, but we shall see. we shall see. i won't forgive him easily for using sasori as a puppet. D:< and don't give me this "he's just a doll/puppet it's not like it's actually him" nonsense. he's just being irritatingly unoriginal; don't use someone else's handiwork, make your own... >> says the sasuke fangirl. xD don't worry, i'm not pleased with sasuke's fighting as of late, either. i miss the old days when he was actually inventive and clever. now he's just relying on the massively overpowered "gift" itachi gave him. still love the kid, but his fight scenes have gotten a little repetitive.

-RAIKAGE IS WIN <3

-GAARA IS WIN <3

-MIZUKAGE IS WIN <3

-danzou...has win moments occasionally.

-tsuchikage is sorta annoying.

-i'm so proud of the seven of you that voted for sasuino and the three that voted for sasutema. <3 :'D and the rest of you too, of course, but i didn't expect anyone at all would be interested in those two pairings of mine. :3 you made me happy. and i will see about geting some sasusaku out there. xD and maybe some humor kabusasu/sasukabu just for kicks. because i feel like making fun of them since i haven't lately. <3 (what do you mean, lolita on a triceratops so doesn't count as making fun of! not at all! xDD)

-trying to work on my to-draw list. u.u i promise i am. you all should bother me about it more. D: if you're actually talking to me i find it harder to put things off...

-get twitters, guys. D8

aaaaand i guess that's it. :3 love y'all. i want to see nine. D: and i want a job. and yet i don't. oh well.

byyyyye. :3

-Marie

.::A Fangirl's Thoughts::.

<edit2>New monitor acquired! Thanks for all the advice/concern - and especially thanks to ~Simply-Indescribable for the monitor. :'3 I owe you one! xD;; *works on her picture* lol...</edit2>

<edit>Ummm, the monitor on my computer died on me. D: So I might not be on as much in the coming days, and I won't be able to do any image editing and therefore posting until I get a new screen. So sorry. :/ Also, to my Skype buddies, I most likely won't be on that either until I acquire a new screen. I *have* Skype on the laptop, but I really really hate using the laptop. D: The internet on it is SO laggy, I can't even imagine what that would do to Skype. >< I may try if I get desperate enough, but there's a good chance I won't be able to stand the slowness. xD;; Laggy internet REALLY bothers me. D: So yeah. I can still get ON the computer, just not as much as usual. Wish me luck in getting a new monitor soon. D; Love y'all. C:</edit>

So I went to SacAnime yesterday. And...was a little disappointed. But let me break this down into good and bad points.

Good Points
1. Finally got to see ~BlackSandPiper!! I didn't get to hang out with her much, though, sadly, due to the fact that she was busy running her table in the Artists' Alley, but still! It was good to see her again and talk a little before she heads off for college. <33 And she gave me free stuff, which of course always makes me happy. ;D She spoils me, lol.
2. Bought art. C: There was a gorgeous Ciel fanart I just HAD to buy, and I got a little Ciel pin which is cute. <3 Also bought an original print, a couple bookmarks from ~BlackSandPiper, and a commission picture of me and chibiKabuto. xDD It's totally adorable. So yeah, art is good. Found some people to look up on dA, for sure...
3. Got to hang out with my boyfriend ~Teh-Skywalkerz, and our friend Andy. S'always a good thing. <3
4. Did the Brawl tournament. Technically, this could go under either bad or good points, but I did enjoy sitting around and listening to everyone geek out about Brawl. ^^ Not to mention watching some of those matches. These people are GOOD, man.
5. Some really good cosplays. <3 Most notably, there was an epic Suki (from Avatar), a few awesome Kuroshitsuji groups, a REALLY good Orochimaru-Sasuke combo, a good Kisame, two good Hidans, and some Hetalia cosplayers which, though not particularly /well/ done, still made me smile and laugh purely because I LOVE AMERICA AND RUSSIA, DARNIT!
6. Venue was much nicer overall this year. C: Air conditioning worked better at least. And it didn't smell /nearly/ as bad. Except for the outdoor gaming room and perhaps slightly less space, it was a big improvement, I think.

Bad Points
1. PREREG IS YOUR FRIEND. D< REMIND ME NOT TO FORGET ABOUT IT NEXT YEAR. I do not like lines...and I do not like expensive registration.
2. Ran out of money too early for my liking.
3. There were two video game rooms, and for some reason, they decided that Brawl, the most popular game with the most watchers, and DDR, the most physically active game, both belonged in the OUTSIDE room? IN THE 100+ WEATHER?! I do not follow this logic.
4. ...I realized yesterday, that I do not actually like most anime fans. Maybe it's just Sacramento that's like this, but somehow I really doubt it. I just...ugh. They...disgust me. I think that's the right word for it. I hate how...stupid they act. It's like, are you really that dumb, or are you just faking it? Because I'm not sure which is worse. It's one thing when people act like that online, but somehow it's far more irritating to have to deal with that kind of behavor in real life. -____- It bothers me. THANK YOU guys for being (for the most part ;D lol jk) intelligent anime fans.
5. WEAR SOME CLOTHES, WOMAN! D< HAVE YOU NO SELF-RESPECT?! Apparently the ravers decided to show up early. Wearing practically nothing. >< So many things I did NOT need to see peeking out there.
6. EDGE HOGS. MAKE ME. MAD. So we joined the Brawl tournament, right? Well, after waiting for like an hour for my first match (there were 74 participants. D: so many!), I was all excited and happy, right. :3 Fully expecting to lose, but hey, I was gonna have fun while doing so. xD And then...my opponent showed up. D: AND HE WAS A FREAKING EDGEHOG. See, I'm not mad that I lost; he would've beaten me even without the edgehogging. He was simply faster than I was and they banned my favorite courses anyway, so I had no field advantage to try to exploit, so I was pretty much doomed... So WHY did he feel the need to kill me with that retarded edgehog move, when he could've just killed me normally?! It's like, come on, have some respect for your opponent! D< At least let me go down swinging, not just falling to my doom because you won't let me grab the edge!! Worst part is the courses that were banned were exactly the ones I could've used to counter his edge-hogging when I got to counterpick a stage. U.U Mario Circuit...Shadow Moses Island...even Bridge of Eldin would've worked! Or Temple! But NO, just ban all of Marie's stages, see if she cares. D< So that was irritating. I actually said "oh, you jerk..." and meant it. Which is rare. (Not the jerk-calling part, the meaning it part.) Needless to say, I somewhat lied when I shook his hand and said "good game". >> For which I feel bad. But oh well...it's over with, just needed to get that rant out there. xD;; Kids, do yourselves a favor and save yourselves a lot of hate, and don't edgehog in Brawl.
7. I don't like cons without friends around. D: Lukers and Andy went to go play Brawl most of the time, so when I was running around spending money on art, I was alone and realized just how much I hate that. D< Not because I was worried about anything happening or excessively lonely, but just because there was no one to distract me from all of the parts of the anime community I don't like. See, when I'm with friends, I can just kind of laugh at the losers and move on and be caught up in my little circle of friends and ignore what's going on around me. But by myself, that's hard, man. D:

Overall, I was simply dissatisfied with the event. Still worth going to? Yes. At least to hang out with friends, buy art, and play some Brawl. C: If ~GoodSirDavid and ~Pointy-Pointless hadn't been sick, I think I would've enjoyed it more because they would've gone to look at merchandise and things with me. xD Was also sad that ~Simply-Indescribable wasn't there, but hey, it was really expensive this year so I can't blame her. ;]

So yeah. There you go. Con report. Hopefully I'll have a table next year, which should be more fun...

.::A Fangirl's Thoughts::.

I have a request.

is doing the Fanservice Meme and needs help deciding who to use. xD Help her out by voting in her poll (for Alex)? xDDD

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