Random Bundle of Fangirlism

If one never knew this before now, then you shall be informed that I'm a city person. I might not have lived in one for more than three weeks but I gain a greater sense of freedom and confidence than if I'm in rural or suburban nowhere. Maybe it's because I can't drive yet and I have no desire to learn how to. This lack of interest places a humungous twenty-foot thick steel wall between my house and where I want to go. No matter how I see it, I must learn how to drive even if I cry like a baby.

Travelling, however, is not the only flaw. The people tend to be more homogenous and identical than a huge mixed group of Asians in the same room (thanks to my Chinese friend and Japanese anime, distinguishing is not as hard as many say...) And when people like the same things, the "minority" have to suffer with hunting hard to find more obscure and less popular things. Thankfully, cities are far more forgiving to folk like myself.

I was so happy to find several things that suburban Pennsylvania would have once in a hundred years. Or maybe I look in all the wrong places.

AHHH!!!! Not my hand!!!!!

A single import from Germany?! I don't care if "Solitary Man" was not my favorite cover HIM did, this was still collectable worthy. From now on if I find another HIM single case, back away from the oncoming headstrong Fangirl!
The one time I could have bought an And Love Said No import, but I had no money with me... :'(

I finally found the Higurashi manga!! These are only part of the Curse-Killing and Eye-Opening arcs, but this is something. Off to find the other volumes...

Found it in Barnes and Noble, thought, "why the hell not?", and bought it. Research is one of Fangirl's closest friends: I might as well be knowledgeable about these dark-loving fellows with a bad rep. Well, it's changing though...


There are other posts about DC soon, like when I visited an embassy of a country I am hoping to visit before I drop dead.

On a different note, I finally am pushing myself to actually make stuff. Currently, I'm experimenting with metal jewelry, specifically silver. Otherwise, I might as well make other, easier things.

"There's no strength in numbers." - Shadow, Sonic the Hedgehog 2006

A poster I felt the need to make for my favorite Sonic character. THERE WAS NO TRACING AT ALL. Using a pencil and grid system helped to make sure Shadow didn't look ridiculously bad. I'm better at cartoony humans, not anthropomorphic animals. XD

Now, to get into making that lanyard for school...

DC Pics A

WOW! Fangirl actually kept her promise to post up pictures she took during a trip? *gasp!* Such a phenomena has NEVER happened before!!!

I have several others, but here are a handful done by a complete amateur. :P

This was a nice park near the apartment complex where I stayed. Just nearby sat the Titanic Memorial in a quiet, open space near the Washington Channel. Too bad some new buildings will be placed around this peaceful area in the next few years. *growls*

Yay to taking pics on a small boat and risk dropping the camera in the water! All for the sake of art, I guess.

Dad loves this shot...

Martin Luther King Jr. will be happy to know his memorial looks nice. All it needs is paint, more sculpting, and no construction tools.

Walked past the Renwick Gallery. The words "Dedicated to Art" written in the center below the roof caught my eye.

Dad holding a leaf. Too bad I couldn't keep this camera. Mine's crappy...

The National Archives viewed from the Navy Memorial.

More of the Navy Memorial. I was practicing taking shots of water.

Next will be pics technically from another country. Though I was still very far from the desired location by over 30 degrees south and 100 degrees west, it's the closest I was to the real deal. *sigh*

HELLO, DC!!!!!

That title is corny as sin. Wow...

Anywho, I'm finally down in Washington with my dad, and I'm ready to live in the city for three weeks! But know that this is not a vacation; I was invited to take a class in a local DC college to help me decide if I would want to study foreign affairs in the future. I will take pictures (not of myself. sorry, fanboys and fangirls. :P) but I will spend a lot of time more on being with dad and writing papers. Yippee.

Posts might come up more at nighttime on this western hemisphere, when I'll have the most time to myself.

So hang in there, or else there'd be blood... lol

July Update

I FINALLY MOVED!!!!!!! But the unpacking process... *groans*

Yep, my posting activity will still be out of whack for a while. I'll be spending some time in Washington DC for the next few weeks with busy work... and visiting cool places. Because of these two things, I will do my best to post stuff in the next few days. :)

As for my current material, I am still in my anime phase and I continue to check out new series. I prefer to finish a series before I rant about it on my blog, but if it's an exception (like freakin Ergo Proxy or the never-ending Naruto), I might add my few cents on it. If you are a fellow anime fan, I will accept recommendations (something with GOOD PLOT and CHARACTERS, please. ^_^)

Last month's views shocked me. It's great that people all over the world are interested in spending some time reading the ramblings of a minuscule individual in the United States. My opinions might not matter in the great scheme of things, but I'm still very thankful. :)

Enjoy my insane asylum to your heart's content!
... ... or I'll lock you up. :P