Rozen Maiden

This is what I love about my break! I can watch as many shows as I want! Here's one I finished yesterday, Rozen Maiden. Cute little dolls (my personal fave: Hinaichigo >.<) who fight each other to become the Alice who will get to meet their creater whom they call father. The story first came out in manga format that just finished this year in June 2007 with a total of eight volumes and was then adapted for the anime in 2004. Anywho, the story in the anime is obviously different from the story in the manga since the manga concluded after the ending of both seasons of the anime. Overall a great series and worth the watch. I'm including a brief synopsis of some of my fave characters ^_^

Shinku: she's not as gentle as she looks but she's a lady who doesn't tolerateof her servants slip ups.She has a really deep and caring personality especially for her medium Jun. She often gives amazing advice that comes in really handy. Overall she's the doll that the other dolls look up to.





Hinaichigo: just like her name says she loves
any strawberrys in practically everything. Her sweet
and caring nature gives her the smile and adorable
personality that makes even her enemies fall for
cuteness. She's really naieve and easily cries when
provoked. Out of all the dolls she's the most innocent
and is taken advantage of because of that.

Bored!!!!!! (~_~)

Wahhhhhh!!! OMG! I'm soooo bored!!!! The day before yesterday and yesterday I spent 4 hours shredding at least 50 to 60 lbs of paper!!! My head's been feeling funny and I don't really have a choice....except for the fact that my father arranged a dinner for his friends tonight and I'm soooooo tired I just want to sleep for at least 13 hours straight....even when my exams are over I can't get over the stupid dreams!!!! Last night I constantly dreamed about buying a newer shredding machine that would make my shredding job easier.....I mean COME ON!!!!! What the heck is wrong with me?????!!! *sigh* I've just been so out of it this past weak. I wanna sleep, I wanna sleep, I wanna sleep, I wanna sleep, I wanna sleep, I wanna sleep, I wanna sleep, I wannn a sleep I wanna sleep I wanna sleep, I wanna sleeeppppppppppppppppppzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It rained all day yesterday and the day before yesterday....which makes my sleepiness 10 times worse....I dunno what to do.....I mean I can't even keep myself occupied on blogger! Gahhhhh....what in the freakin world is going on here?! Am I the only one totally losing their mind?!!!! I guess I am.....

Demonbane (^__^)

This is definately not your regular anime, especially since it's based on so much American gothic literary influences like H.P. Lovecraft and others like Aleistor Crowley of England. I found it very interesting when one of the main characters' name was an arab name by Al Azif and her creator was Abdul Alhazred. I've never seen anything like it and after the end credits they explained the reason why. You'd have to watch it to believe it. Here's some info I got on just some of the many references made to Lovecraft's work:

Connections to HP Lovecraft in the Anime:
Miskatonic University is a fictional university in the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts created by HP Lovecraft, an author of horror from the early 20th century. The Necronomicon is also a creation of HP Lovecraft who used the book of forbidden and maddening knowledge in several of his short stories. [1]
Eps 1 "I AM PROVIDENCE" is named after a line in one of the letters HP Lovecraft had written during his life. In 1977 fans of Lovecraft had created a headstone to mark his burial place and on it they put the line from his letter "I AM PROVIDENCE."
Eps 3, Reanimator is likely supposed to be a play on Herbert West: Reanimator is a story written by Lovecraft.
Eps 4, "The Invaders" is also the name of a Cthulhu Mythos story by Henry Kuttner.
Eps 5, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" is also a story of the same name by HP Lovecraft.
eps 9, "The Hunt" is also the name of a Cthulhu Mythos story by Henry Kuttner.
Eps 11 "The Return of the Sorcerer" would but a nod to Clark Ashton Smith's "The Return of the Sorcerer." Clark Ashton Smith was a correspondent of HP Lovecraft while he lived. In the story itself, the Necronomicon is quoted.
Eps 12, "Strange Eons" is a name taken from the book written by Robert Bloch of the same name. Bloch was a good friend of HP Lovecraft. Bloch is best known for the novel turned movie he wrote called... "Psycho." It references a line from the Necronomicon mentioned in several of Lovecraft's stories, "That is not dead which can eternal lie / And with strange aeons even death may die."
Al Azif's name is derived from the "Arabic" name of the Necronomicon, which is "Al Azif." And again, the Necronomicon is a fictional book created by HP Lovecraft.
Azrad's name was taken from the name of the author of the Necronomicon, Abdul Alhazred.

Go Check it out!!!

[wiki has a great outline of it here >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonbane<<]

Episode 1, Scene: "I'll make a pact with you"

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Arabic: عطل سعيدة كلّ شخص!

Japanese: HappyHolidays皆!

Portuguese: Boas festas todos!

French: Bonnes fêtes chacun !

German: Frohe Feiertage jeder!

Korean: 즐거운 휴일 모두!

Chinese: 节日快乐大家!

Working the last week....(>.<)

Ahh...there's nothing like working the last week before Christmas...but I'm so tired right now..After finishing my finals last week and getting my grades today, my whole body feels like it's ready to fall asleep (probably in the aftermath of serious amounts of stress release) gahhh. Neeways, other than the fact that my stomach is messed up and I have heartburn or that I'm bored to tears there's nothing else going on. In fact I don't know what to do over the Christmas break...I'll have ten days off and everything but what do I do during that time? I don't even know if I could bear to spend money on a retarted movie with a horrible storyline or just stay at home and watch T.V. which might have a slightly better storyline....choices choices...what to do? I'll probably start working on my courses for next semester and hope that everything turns out for the best...sheesh...so tired....can't think...random ranting.....*crashes*

I'm done with Finals!!!! w00t w00t *New Music*

*jumps around* I am so excited that this semester is done and over with cuz I just about went crazy....sheesh....I've decided that Fall semester are the worst. I'm just glad it's over and I don't have to worry about it any more exams or anthropology for that matter...gahhh...*shivers* Neeways I'm soooo ready for this holiday season, I'll be working through most of it, other than the 10 days I get off. Definately looking forward to doing what I want instead of what I have to do.
In the past few months I haven't really had the chance to find or watch new shows but I did get to listen to a lot of new and old music ^__^ Here's a bit of what I've heard recently:

~NEWS [new album] Pacific & [new single] Weeek!
1) Ai Nante - 愛なんて- Such a thing as Love
2) Ai no Matador -愛のマタドール - Matador of Love
3) Nantoka Narusa - なんとかなるさ-It'll happen Somehow
4) Weeek!

[for a great review check out>>http://omgasians.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/news-pacific/<<]

~Gackt - 神威 楽斗 - Kamui Gakuto [Singles]

1) Vanilla
2) Returner ~Yami no Shuuen~ RETURNER～闇の終焉～

3) Mizerable

~UVERworld - ウーバーワールド, Ūbāwārudo
1) Shaka Beach ~Laka Laka La
2) Ukiyo Crossing - 浮世CROSSING

~Asian Kung-Fu Generation

1)After Dark - アフターダーク