- Writer's Block: Single pride day
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dantedirenc- February 9th, 3:02
Not in a relationship, not in a hurry at all to be in one. I'll celebrate Valentine's the way every other Chinese tradition-respecting person is going to - run around demanding red packets from married people, wear new clothes, eat lots of Chinese food. :D
- ...right.
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- dantedirenc
- February 6th, 14:40
bored
You are The Moon
Hope, expectation, Bright promises.
The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.
The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
- A short post of complete and utter narcissism
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- dantedirenc
- February 6th, 2:00
- sore
- Health checkup
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- dantedirenc
- February 4th, 23:55
- bored
( FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF POTENTIALLY JEALOUS PEOPLE. Though this contains DETAILS ABOUT THE PEE TEST )
There will be an ear-rape tonight, by the way. :3
- I found a manga page that looks like it could've been for me.
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- dantedirenc
- February 4th, 2:23
- sleepy
Had a rather enlightening religious conversation with Kenneth. It was...interesting, to see what he thought. Not that I hadn't heard it before, but that it was...simpler.
Off to bed with me, now!
- THE THIRD EAR-RAPE
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- dantedirenc
- February 3rd, 18:12
content
So. Here it is. The third cover, and the one I arguably like the least out of the lot. It's Rock N Roll All Nite, by Kiss, from their 1975 album Dressed To Kill.
Though I doubt the awesomeness of this cover, the yelling kept me happy. (It's not the song, it's me.) And there's no real story behind this song - I just plain liked it and felt like covering it.
Stanley and Simmons, Starchild and Demon,...don't kill me.
I honestly feel that there's something missing from my cover of this song. But I could be wrong. (Nonetheless that's how I feel. It was a lot of fun, as I expected, covering this piece. But it's got something missing from it [other than the fact that I didn't give the shout-outs that the Demon would've].) So yeah. If perchance anyone else senses something missing from this cover, as I have, and you know how to verbalise your thoughts, s'il vous plaît, tell me. Comment or something. I want to know. :3
- Writer's Block: Roommate from Hell
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- dantedirenc
- February 3rd, 17:48
...I'M THE NIGHTMARISH ROOMMATE. >:D
(It was for a couple of days. But yeah. Messiness was win, among various other...issues.)
(Suffice to say I much prefer living alone. :D)
- My thoughts be bloody or nothing worth.
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- dantedirenc
- February 3rd, 16:18
awake
There was no ear-raping last night, as you saw. I passed out at about one in the morning because I got very very tired attempting my third cover. (No, I wasn't tired OF it. I was tired BECAUSE of it.) And all I got done was my first recorded attempt, which wasn't epic to say the least. But anyway. It'll be up by tonight latest, because I have a med checkup tomorrow in the morning. (YES I THOUGHT MY STUDENT VISA WAS DONE. BUT IT WAS JUST THE COE. HAHAHA FAIL.)
Which may or may not mean I won't do an additional one tonight. I'll see if I pass out again. XD
But yeah.
Also the Bokemon were at my place yesterday. It was fun waha. Yogi wanted to capsize me BUT TO NO AVAIL because I'm awesome like that.
...It also made me realise exactly how beach-themed the external area of my place is. LOL. Sort of.
And that the cable car is actually interesting.
...
Okay, back to recording.
- LESS EAR RAPING IN THIS POST THAN IN THE PREVIOUS ONE.
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- dantedirenc
- February 2nd, 1:42
- awake
Today I didn't do much. I went for lunch at New York, New York for the first time. I do not "want to be a part of it" because I cannot cook or wait to save my life, but I did like the roasted mushroom cappuccino and the free cotton candy. I did almost nothing at home in the afternoon, and sent my brother off at the airport with the rest of my family. Before that we'd gotten dinner at The Pasta Shop by Sakae, which I'd never been to before, where I ordered a sandwich with pork. The pork was good, the bread was sad (standard sandwich bread. Tch.). The Kinoko soup after that (YES THE SECOND MUSHROOM SOUP IN A DAY. BELIEVE IT.) was much more filling. Both the soups today were violently creamy...but both also frighteningly good.
Now. Let us cut to the chase. I covered another song today, specifically, Let It Be by the Beatles. (Thank God it's the Beatles, you don't get judged half as disturbingly for the Beatles as for anyone else. Because they're the Beatles.)
There is a story behind this, but first I need to give you the link.
Lennon and McCartney, I hope I please you both. Especially you, John Lennon. You freaking genius.
I spammed this song last year, before I flew off to Trinity College, because I had to pack, and to see all my things go off the walls into the suitcase. It was both sadness and madness, because I'd all the packing to do, but also, I'd to face the fact that I was leaving the place I'd been for sixteen years, and that meeting friends here wouldn't be half as easy any longer, and that basically my whole life was about to change. And from that, came Let It Be.
(If there's any difference in the way I'm doing this song in comparison to the way I did the song I posted last night, it's because I was standing up while doing this one. I sat down when I did Desperado. I am biased and like this cover more than the one I did of Desperado, but it's really up to you. XD)
Now to get 120 sit-ups done, and get some sleep. Playing badminton tomorrow (SHOCKHORROR) in the morning with my mummy and her sister and her friend, and I want my Kuja abdominals (back).
- ATTENTION EVERYONE. THERE IS MASSIVE EAR RAPE TO BE HAD IN THAT LINK YOU SEE.
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- dantedirenc
- February 1st, 3:31
listless
So...if you're really bored and your ears are really strong and you don't like the Eagles enough to be scarred for life by me, and/or to hate on me intensely and spam my LJ screaming violent imprecations involving appointments with Sir Lucifer and/or Anton LaVey...
Or if you have about three and a half minutes to kill (four if you count streaming time on a reasonably fast computer) and do not mind amateurs...this is my cover of Desperado, by the Eagles. Oh hurrah.
I did this in 20-30 minutes, so don't come at me with a SAKO or anything if it isn't suitably auto-tuned or (insert something here pertaining to audio technology that I do not yet know).
Anyway. Yes. Here it is.
My condolences go out to Glenn Frey and Don Henley. It was a good song. And then I came along.
(Yes I know I went off key. "But there's a rainbow above you." Tch.)
(Yes I know the timing is off. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.)
Anyway, also. Background story for why this particular song was first on my list, I don't really want to say everything, so you must settle for symbolisms.
"Mukashi ni tabeta BORONEEZE wo
Ano aji ga wasurerarenain da!"
- Two truths.
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- dantedirenc
- January 29th, 15:39
- morose
1) When I say I'm useless, I mean it by my own terms. I'm useless to myself (but sometimes not to the people around me) because I don't like saying I can do something unless I'm really, really good at it. And since there's no such thing in existence for me, I'm completely useless. I will tell you if you ask, if I have working knowledge on something, or if I know a bit on how to do those things. But rare is it that I'll tell you I'm good at something. Because that doesn't exist in my world. Not unless it's perfect. (And it never is for me.)
2) I don't hang around idiots. And that is final. I thought once upon a time that I could take one in, but it appears I have no tolerance for idiocy. I tried once to hang around an idiot, and it crashed, and it burned. So the rule's final - I don't hang around idiots. They're a waste of time and effort, and a strain on the mind. You may imagine for yourself an incentive if you want to...but never expect it to come true. Because dealing with idiots, it probably won't.
- interning
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- dantedirenc
- January 29th, 3:09
accomplished
So. I interned for two days under Sensei.
TwT it was beautiful.
There are no pictures in this post because it's apparently all embargo until next Saturday so yeah. But know that it's gonna be ultra-epic. Like...BOOMZ doesn't even begin to describe it.
The people were great, the models were great...everything was just...fantastic. I don't know how to tell you guys how epic it was. Seriously. But it was. So there. TwT
And I was a truly ascended fangirl. I was interning under Sensei, whom I'd fangirled over since I was fifteen. And I was holding the fan. :3
So yeah. Wait for it to come out.
I hope the omake shots come out too, those were awesome!
And and and we all went for dinner and it was on Sensei. :3 I got a Wagyu Kalbi Don. It wasn't as great as I thought it would be, but it was still wagyu beef. >:D
We talked about everything and anything, me and Ken and Aaron and Dawn and Sensei, over dinner. From my ascent in fangirlism (oh god do you really want to hear this one?), to our cover letters, to uniforms, to mean teachers, to what GCE stood for.
We talked till ten. And it was good.
...And this post just sounded like nothing, but really I don't know how to tell you guys how brilliant interning was. It was just...interning. >w<
And now back to my life. I'm going to 压腿 and do sit-ups as much as I can the next days, because I want my stomach back. :D
I will miss working under Sensei though, for these past two days.
Pure magic.
- lids.
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- dantedirenc
- January 26th, 15:31
- creative
Stuff has happened. Stuff I can't be shat to talk about.
But I'm no superhero. And that's stayed throughout. And my attempts to be the good person for the very first time in years, has been foiled. Perhaps I'll just stay mediocre forever."the less that you give, you're a taker"
I'm going back to interning tomorrow. I'm slightly nervous because needless to say I won't consider myself anywhere near the most competent of Sensei's interns/assistants, and it's a big shoot. But I'll do my best. Because Sensei needs it.
Meanwhile I shall make a list of songs I want to cover. Because I'm bored, and because I wish to embrace the fact that at this point I'm virtually one of the dudes.
This list is non-exhaustive and can be updated whenever.
1) Desperado - Eagles (These things that are pleasing you/Can hurt you somehow.)
- Epic. Perfect. And extremely appropriate. [DONE]
2) I Wanna Make Magic - Fame (I wanna be more than just a fool/With makeup on his face.)
- The token "I Want" song.
3) Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (YESSU. BOKE PRODUCTION PRZ. ANTHEM! :3)
- This is a lot of fun :D
4) I Don't Wanna Stop - Ozzy Osbourne (Don't try to change my mind/You know I'm one of a kind/Ain't gonna change my bad behaviour.) - Instrumentals for this one will be an issue. But it does personify me, and Ozzy always makes me just a bit happier. ^^
5) Golden - Fall Out Boy (And all of the mothers raised their babies/To stay away from me.) - Emo TTM song. But I love it nonetheless.
6) Let It Be - The Beatles (For though they may be parted/There is still a chance that they may see/There may be an answer, let it be.)
- Because I spammed this nonstop last year when I had to leave for Oz, and the time is fast approaching again... [DONE]
7) Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols (Don't know what I want but I know how to get it/I wanna destroy passerby)
- It's one of the things I don't know if I should cover or not, but it's got barely a tune to it. It will be a lot of fun though. Anna Tsuchiya covered this song, to not much avail...I liked Motley Crüe's better. :D
8) Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (With the lights out, it's less dangerous/Here we are now, entertain us)
- The fun involved is irresistible. >:D
9) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (Turn 'round quick and start to run/Find out I'm the chosen one/OH NO!)
- This will definitely be fun. It's gotta be ultra-expressive though. But it's got so much yelling/apocalyptic messages packed into it that I really wanna do this...better find an uninterrupted spot.
10) Rock & Roll All Night - KISS (You drive us wild/We'll drive you crazy)
- SPIRIT WIN. [DONE]
THE REQUEST LIST FROM GRACE IS AS FOLLOWS:
1) Viva La Vida - Coldplay
2) I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
3) I'll Be Waiting - Lenny Kravitz
4) Koe - Amano Tsukiko
(Well I'll do at least *one* of those..)
THE REQUEST FROM I-LYN:
1) Wannabe - Spice Girls
(Healthy list that is now...)
- What Faith would look like if she gave a shit.
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- dantedirenc
- January 13th, 18:19
- accomplished
Because I cannot be arsed to wear makeup of any form at all, I found a YouTube tutorial to teach me to do that to my pictures so I don't have to worry about it.
Admittedly, I got curious, which is why I even have this picture with me at all. But yeah. No real life experimentation in this area is happening at all. Trufax.
So. The original first.
Then the modified.
And that. Is why you love YouTube tutorials in the middle of the night.
- The House Six number - A fantasy between The Wux and I
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- dantedirenc
- January 13th, 18:07
- content
Nothing Suits Me Like A Suit - How I Met Your Mother (HOUSE 6-IFIED)
{Please feel free to angrily flame my/Grace's Facebook wall if you think some parts could be better.}
DARREN:
I know what you’re thinking
What’s House 6 been drinking?
That girl was smoking hot
LEON:
Yes I coulda nailed her
But no it’s not a failure
‘Cuz there’s one thing she is not
CHRIS:
To score a ten would be just fine
But I’d rather be dressed to the nines
It’s a truth you can’t refute
Nothing suits me like a suit
DANIEL:
Picture a world where all the boys and girls
Are impeccably well dressed
That delivery guy in the jacket and tie
That puppy in the double-breast
DAVID:
That ’80s dude in mutton chops
That baby with a lollipop
That lady boss who’s kinda cute
Nothing suits ‘em like a suit
SAM:
Wingman I can wear
They’re oh-so-debonair
The perfect way to snare
a girl with daddy issues {Sam, pick the girl. Preferably actually has daddy issues. Hmm.}
In navy blue or black
Check out this perfect rack
I want to give them a squeeze
CHRIS:
Oh really?
Then answer these questions
If you please
AMOS:
What would you do if you had to choose
Between your suits and a pot of gold?
SAM:
Suits.
CHRIS:
What would you say
If you gave your suits away
In return you’d never grow old?
SAM:
Suits.
LEON:
What would you pick
One million chicks
Or a single three-piece suit?
SAM:
It’s moot.
DANIEL:
What if world peace
Were within your reach …
SAM:
Abbadabada I’m gonna stop you right there.
It’s suits. Come on, Daniel.
Get your head outta your ass.
ALL:
Two! Three! Four!
Girls will go and girls will come
But there’s only one absolute
Every bro on the go needs to know
That there’s no accepted substitute
AMOS:
I’m sorry suits, let’s make amends
My Sunday best are my best friends
Send casual Friday down the laundry chute
DAVID:
‘Cuz nothing suits the undisputed oft-saluted suitor of repute
Like a …. wait for it … Suit!
DARREN:
Then again, she is pretty hot.
- Humans ARE interesting!
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- dantedirenc
- January 5th, 11:41
Your result for The Jung Type Death Note Test...ENTP
You scored 20% introversion, 86% intuition, 86% thinking, and 29% judging!ABOUT THE TEST
This personality test is heavily based on the Kiersey Sorter. In essence, it measures your personality across four variables: Introversion-Extraversion, Intuition-Sensing, Thinking-Feeling and Judging-Percieving. There are both positive and negative attributes to each of the traits.Introversion-Extraversion: Generally, people who score high on "introversion" are reserved, quiet people who keep to themselves whereas people who score low on "introversion" are outgoing, friendly people who are extraverts.
Intuition-Sensing:
People who score high on "intuition" are guided by gut instinct, they go on intuition as opposed to people who score low on this trait, who prefer to rely on established fact and their senses, rather than their own belief.
Thinking-Feeling: People with high scores on "thinking" rely more on their head to make decisions, whereas people who score low on "thinking" rely more on their heart to guide them. (Note: this has no bearing on a person's intelligence level; it merely refers to the way in which they make desicions.)
Judging-Percieving: People who score high "judging" are firm, decisisive people, whereas people who score low on this trait are flexible, accomodating people.YOUR RESULTS
Stats: Approximately 5% of population.
DN characters with this type: Ryuk.
In a nutshell: "One exciting challenge after another."
Desciption: Creative, resourceful, and intellectually quick. Good at a broad range of things. Enjoy debating issues, and may be into "one-up-manship". They get very excited about new ideas and projects, but may neglect the more routine aspects of life. Generally outspoken and assertive. They enjoy people and are stimulating company. Excellent ability to understand concepts and apply logic to find solutions.
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=11549237148259903447
- the lack of subject
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- dantedirenc
- 26th December 2009
- indifferent
I don't mind.
This was Cuba, not Poland.
I'll admit I'm judgemental. Very judgemental at that. But I'm not angry. Not at you.
I simply never want to see what happened before ever again. Ever.
Words cannot express how disturbed I was then.
I appreciate your company. All of your companies.
But if this becomes a war, I have my allegiances. And my first allies, in any given war, are the truthful and rational.
And name-calling is never any good.
(Meanwhile, I'll be reading I Am Ozzy.)
- the lack of subject
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- dantedirenc
- 25th December 2009
meh
So. I'll say this while I can.
Merry Christmas.
Now off I go to a wedding.
Then to freeze my ass off at the China-Russia border.
- Queueing
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- dantedirenc
- 20th December 2009
Bloody Pissed
Today, I was in the most FML queue ever.
Me and my sister were side by side queueing in Popeye's. We were about to advance to the first spot in the line, when all of a sudden...
BOOMS.
Next thing I know, this fat middle aged woman whom I didn't see before is in front of us.
I lean down and to my left.
"Ei, why is that woman wearing Azumanga Daioh?"
"WHY IS THAT WOMAN JUMPING OUR QUEUE?!?!"
"SHE IS?!"
And so, the jump begins. I mean, I know we're younger, and we're obviously smaller, and if she wanted to she could totally bodyslam us, but that's just wrong.
It's okay, I figure. Woman's probably only getting a two piece set and leaving.
Haha. Hahaha.
"I want a Maxi set, upsized..."
Her order fades to static in my ears, as I make katana-slashing movements at her with my money. I thrust my arm at her repeatedly, and wonder for the 13674484793046733th time where 千本桜無限 is when I need it.
"Oh and I also want a large..."
"FUCK!" the voices in my head all scream.
Her fatter friend comes, in a pretty uncomplimenting flower print.
"Is that our order?"
"Yah, it is."
I stand behind, making emo-kid wrist-slashing actions with my money. Then I bend my knees, tilt my head back, and make silent screams of agony to the heavens. Declaring myself a religious skeptic may actually have caused this shit to happen, after all.
Not.
(This exact position, arms placed lower.)
"Thank goodness I'm not standing behind Miss Swan at Starbucks." I think to myself.
The bill comes up to about $38.90. I might as well have.
"Oh yah hor, we need straws."
As my sister and I attempt to advance, the fat bitch leans, and I feel her enormous personage reach in front of us, to the straw holder on our left, where she grabs a disproportionately large handful of straws, and dumps them on her tray. (I also accidentally copped a feel of her stomach. It's 100% pure lard, I tell you. Softer than my brother's. And my brother's the Michelin Man.)
Meanwhile, behind us, a loud voice proclaims, "I hate it when people queue like that."
My sister turns around, and sees a woman looking at us, standing side by side. The woman stands with her fat son. Side by side.
We advance at last, when the fat bitch goes off with three trays full of food and drink, taking her friend and son with her, smiling like she just won some kind of goddamned prize. (Yes, go off, fat bitch. Bully some kids, why don't ya.)
We place our orders, and while we do so, the portly bastard at the back loudly talks about why he shouldn't be eating here.
"Have you seen the oil that they used? I have. FULL OF SATURATED FATS."
"Then don't eat here lor." his mother replies.
"I saw their oil you know. Sotong Brand Oil. So fattening."
The whole time, the bastard remains firmly rooted in the queue, as he complains about just why he shouldn't be in the queue.
I continue my order, as I hear something very loud about diabetes and how you can get it eating food like this, as if I don't know already.
The fat bitch comes back.
"Excuse me, can I change these large mashed potatoes to coleslaw?"
The cashier leaves us, and makes the fat bitch happy.
Eventually, we get our food. We run. We RUN.
Suffice to say I'm not going back to Popeye's during the rush period for a good long time.
- ...OH I GET IT NOW.
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- dantedirenc
- 17th December 2009
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