Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna, in die illa tremenda

I used to post on this thing 3-4 times a day. What happened? Oh yeah, life...

Several things!

1. I've started watching Doctor Who. And hell if I didn't become ridiculously obsessed. I'm about halfway through series 1 (2005), and I've skipped around in series 2 and 4 as well. The whole Doctor/Rose thing is lovely and heartbreaking. It literally made me cry at one point. Me. Cry. That's nearly unheard of. I love British TV. It really never lets me down. I guess over the years I've come more accustomed to British humor, because I seriously find this show SO AMAZINGLY FUNNY. This was not the case 10 years ago, when I had issues trying to figure out why Brassed Off was considered comedic... I think watching the British version of Whose Line every single day for many many months somehow changed my brain.

2. As per darkeyedwolf's recommendation, I started watching Rebound, which is adorable. Plus, MOCO IS IN IT, AND I LOVE MOCO. Who doesn't love Moco? Freaks. That's who. I've had issues with Aibu Saki in the past (I really, REALLY hated her character in Utahime, and due to transference, I've been lukewarm about her ever since). This is the role that actually made me like her. I cannot help but like her here. (This happened once before with Seto Koji, who I HATED in Koizora, but won me over in Atadan) The plot is a bit weird. Body issues, fat people, etc etc etc. I enjoy that they actually made Saki and Moco appear fat - usually they put a normal sized girl on screen, and are like "OMG FAT!!!!11". And I like that there is a show that addresses this. I DO NOT LIKE that she apparently lost 70lbs in 2 weeks. Not possible. BELIEVE ME. As formerly kinda-anorexic (long story), I know this cannot happen. 30lbs in 2 weeks eating nothing but 5 baby carrots a day? SURE. But not 70. Either way, I'm only a few episodes in. I got distracted (as per usual), but I do hope to return to it as soon as the Doctor Who mania burns off.

3. I'm not going to talk much about Dae here, mostly because it breaks my heart. I will say that I don't think he should be found responsible. My dad actually had a similar situation happen to him. He was driving on the highway at night when all of a sudden the car in front of him swerved into the other lane. Because YOU CANNOT PHYSICALLY SEE WHAT IS ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU, he didn't see that there was something in the road, and hit it. This happens. Dae didn't see the motorcyclist, and it was no fault of his. I don't know Korean law, and I'm SURE it's different, but here in the USA, you would not be found responsible for something like that. Especially if you didn't hit the person in the first place. I think people are paying WAY too much attention to Dae, and not focusing on the real issue - the driver who hit the motorcyclist to begin with, and then drove away. I have sympathy for the deceased's family, of course. But I also have sympathy for Dae, who is also a victim, IMO. He's being blamed for something that he could literally not avoid. Wrong place, wrong time. I have a feeling a lot of these people who keep saying it's Dae's fault (or at least partially his fault) don't actually drive on a regular basis...

4. Things are boring / okay at work and stuff. I'm not going to stay long there - no fault of theirs, but I need to change. I can't live my life doing this.

5. Went to the doctor, got meds. I hope to soon be happier. Now, if I could only remember to take them...

6. The weather's been really fucked up here. Everyone knows of the devastating tornado's all over the country? Well, last night three hit in Massachusetts. Seriously. Tornadoes. Here. We don't get many of those. But these were bad. They hit six towns, killed four people, injured at least 200, and practically destroyed a whole town center. Luckily I live rather far from where they struck, but I did get a scare when randomly the sky turned green last night. Weirdly enough, we didn't even get much rain. The storm seemed to pass just below where we are.


I think that's it for now - I have to go to the gym (*gag*), so off~

I got the last of my SOLAR albums in the mail the other day. I love them so much! The packing that YG does is flawless, as always. I'm hugely excited about their new album packaging concept. Will they be similar to Stand Up/Remember, or will they be totally new and different? Ah, the questions of our time...

Anyway, back to SOLAR. I have them all in a stack in my closet because I fear getting them dirty... I haven't decided which one I'm keeping yet, so I haven't unpacked them. I've got numbers 12820, 25801, and 27226. As for the pictures, I got two of the same (the shirtless one) and one other (I think it's the closeup of YB's face).

I'm hesistating to sell them. Mostly because I tend to become attached to stuff easily. Also, I think they'll gain value with time. I don't want to sell for less than $60 USD (and I'm hoping for more), so with prices fairly low right now, I want to wait a bit.

( Work! )

Right now though, I'm desperately tired. And not in a good mood, partially because of the exhausted thing. Also, I feel pasty. Since it's summer, everyone is tan... except for me. Still pale.

Day 1 of my FIVE DAY TRAINING for my new job is complete. Yes, five days. I'm a little baffled by that... I also didn't know in advance, which makes things rather unpleasant. Because, you see, I work Saturday - Tuesday. So in addition to the 4 days I actually will be working, I have 5 days of training. Which means nine straight days of work. NINE STRAIGHT DAYS (I'm assuming I get Monday the 5th off because of the holidays, but even then, 8 straight days is pretty damn harsh). Luckily I get paid for it all. Two weeks pay, to be exact (my work week is only 4 days).

I'm so tired. I forgot how tiring this all could be.

On the topic of YB's song previews; I've really liked two of them, liked one okay, and thought the remaining two were just... not my style.
I have two of the SOLAR deluxe editions on order. Yes, I ordered two. Just in case, you know. I don't want to be caught without one, because of the limited nature of them.

This is random, but I was thinking the other day just how excited I am for What's Up?. And yes, the reason is Dae. It's not as simple as me being a fangirl though. Like, I wasn't terribly excited for IRIS, and it's not because I like Dae better (actually, TOP edges out Dae in my favorites), but because Dae makes me happy. Just seeing him smile makes me happy. I am so looking forward to seeing him act. Especially in this drama, where the plot looks very interesting, and my type of film (I can't exactly define "my type", but I know it when I see it). I like a lot of the other actors as well, so it makes it all that more exciting to me.

I'm hoping to get back into drama watching soon. The past few months it's been hard for me to concentrate on a drama. Hopefully now that I have a stability in my life, what with my job, I can start watching things again. But not right now, right now I'm reading :D

Well, I have a bit of good news. I got a job today! Finally. And while I look at it as a temporary gap in between what I have experience in and what I actually want to do, it has some pretty awesome points.

( Job stuffs )

Now that I have a job, and will be on a normal schedule again, I will have a lot more time/energy/inclination for watching dramas. When I'm not as busy, I tend to watch less stuff - a paradox, I know. Because the general basis for this blog is Asian dramas, I feel bad when I don't actually watch anything.

That aside, I've been reading all sorts of manga recently, and decided to do a few little reviews.
( All shoujo, of course )

There's actually one more - Chocolate Cosmos, but since I haven't finished reading it fully (the last chapter wasn't scanlated, so I read a summary, and it wasn't the same), and I'm kinda tired of writing, I won't review it (other than to say it's kinda weird, and I un-canon shipped). I'm reading a few more right now, and I suddenly have a burning desire to finish reading Red River (which, if you'll recall, is the manga I knew was good because the later volumes are plastic wrapped - indicating some sexytimes).

I have a potential lead on a job that I am qualified for. It's still biotech (which I wanted to get away from), but it's a much better role. I'm also applying for a plethora of biology jobs all over the place. Including at least one in Cuba (why not?), and one in China. I have decided to become more steadfast in my job search. Which is hard, because it makes me depressed, but I am trying, damn it!

Tomorrow a bunch of shows start. I am excited, especially since American shows are ending their seasons.

I forgot to do it yesterday, so it's a two-fer today.

Day 6 - A song that reminds you of somewhere
(According to popular lore, Dave Matthews wrote this song at my old college in Virginia. His wife attended there, and some of the lyrics reference the school. Dave performed free concerts there, once upon a time, alas none during my tenure at the school)


( A song that reminds you of a certain event )

( I got to see my hospital cat today! )

WHY, OH DEAR GOD WHY isn't Triple subbed yet?! WHHHYYYY?!

And, for that matter, why isn't Buzzer Beat subbed yet?! (Granted it just aired yesterday, but damn it, I'm impatient). I just skimmed the raw of episode 2, and SO CUTE. I love it so much, and there's lots of shirtless Yamapi. NOT ONLY THAT, there is WET SHIRTLESS YAMAPI. That's a bonus right there. Love you, Japan!

In less gleeful news, workplace is not allowing me to do a leave of absence, so I have to quit. And lose my health insurance (kinda... it's a long story). I'm not pleased.

LOST is awesome. I'm too tired to write more, but wow. I love that show. And I love Ben.

Someone was fired from my group at work today. Which will make my life THAT much more difficult. Because, in general, I kinda dislike my coworkers. Despite that, I AM one of them. But I'm also the closest with my boss. So I'm kinda stuck between them. I liked the guy who got fired well enough, but I also know why she fired him.

Work politics are so confusing, and tiring. It's like being in high school again. You'd think people would grow up. But no. They don't. Sometimes I think I'm the only person who sees it for what it is; a job, not a social network. And I really think they owe more respect to our boss. She's the one we work for, not the best idea to distance her.

Anyway, job-life's going to be difficult for a while.

I was going to watched another episode of Utahime today, but of course the copy I had was corrupted, so I had to download it again.

But I DID get another of my YesAsia shipments, oddly enough the one that shipped last; the TOKIO album. I didn't take pictures yet. It's cute, because I bought the Korean version (it was about half the price as the normal Japanese version), and it came with a booklet of the lyrics translated into Korean. I TOTALLY have a Japanese release Big Bang album where there's a booklet with the lyrics translated into Japanese. Maybe tomorrow I'll finally get one of the other shipments.

I also just downloaded a shitload of ipod applications, including several Chinese character (traditional) / Mandarin ones. And one that shows you pictures of Chinese food. Mmmmm Chinese food. I basically only eat two things (I'm not kidding); soydogs, and Chinese style tofu stir fry.

I should sleep. Maybe.
Oh! Random quick Big Bang stuff. First off, Lollipop was featured on PEREZ HILTON! I kinda love how he's into K-Pop. Link here. Seriously, DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS. Most people are racists assholes, so it's not worth it. But he got it wrong. He said it was 2NE1's single FEATURING Big Bang. It's not. If anything it's Big Bang's single feat 2NE1.

Also, a teaser for the new w-inds / GD song has been released. So exciting! I might preorder after all. But which to get... there are three versions.

One of the bosses at my work recently had a baby. I'm basically the Vice President of the social committee, so I got the job of picking out baby gifts for him.

So tonight I drove to Babies R Us (baby superstore) to pick up some gifts. And OMG I nearly died from the cuteness of that store! In particular, there were these tiny itty bitty booties that had doggie faces on them! I was so entranced by the store I ended up spending more money than they had provided me. Whoops! Thing is, I'm not a kid person. My siblings are all a good deal older than me, and I was an aunt for the first time when I was 7 years old. Having lots of screaming kids around me all the time had a negative impact on me.

That being said, I LOOOOVVVEE babies! They're so small, and cute, and soft. Screaming babies are no fun of course, but I'd take a screaming baby over a screaming child any day.

Anyway, Lost was, as always, entirely amazingly perplexing, but kick ass. I'm STILL waiting for Boone to come back (mmmmmm Ian Somerhalder). It could happen! Hell, Ana Lucia appeared! So did Walt! I was devastated when Boone and Shannon died. They were my favorite characters.

Btw, I'm not blogging it, but I am totally watching Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003. I HAD TO after reading darkeyedwolf's spectacular pimp post. Btw, for future reference, this show is EXACTLY MY TYPE OF THING. Exactly (um, angst, fucked up people, forbidden relationships, psychos, violence, manipulation... yeah, my thing). I'm 3 episodes in, and holy shit do I love it. It's making me a nervous wreck, but I love it regardless! I'm in love with Takano (I still don't know his name (Fujiki Naohito, thanks wiki!), and will call him Takano for the rest of my life), freaked out by Fujimura, girlcrushing on Hana and Beniko, and utterly amused by Narimiya Hiroki (who is a goddamn psycho).

Holy shit, it just occured to me that the dude who plays creepy pedo teacher Fujimura is the same guy who, in Anmitsu Hime SP played a hilariously effeminate samurai with REALLY bad hair!
Kyomoto Masaki, I think I love you.

I wasn't lying about the hair, was I?

I have the written parts done for numbers 15 and 14 in my countdown. I just have to do the pics now. Fuuun.