Cold hands, warm heart

tokei @ 2009-11-27T13:53:00

2009-11-27T05:53:30Z

Re: KHR 269:
- I am convinced that Xanxus is aging backwards. Why does he look younger with every new appearance? Does he go for Botox shots in between chapters or something?
- Rambo = Lambo? o_O
- Amano seems to have a thing for dinosaurs lately. I'm still waiting for 59's Tsuchi-no-ko to appear somewhere.
- 59, still so OTL. /sigh

It's hot. It's too hot. Isn't it supposed to be nearing December? WHERE ARE MY COOL SKIES AND ~~SNOW~~WINDS AND CLOUDY DAYS?

S.O.S

2009-11-18T02:42:04Z

I. I can't get this song out of my head.

Old school karaoke video, I can't stop laughing. OTL

I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE, NO MATTER HOW CUTE IT LOOKS. WHY ARE YOU HAUNTING ME NOW, BEATLES.

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

So we sailed on to the sun
Till we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

{Full speed ahead Mr. Boatswain, full speed ahead
Full speed ahead it is, Sgt.
Cut the cable, drop the cable
Aye, aye, Sir, aye, aye
Captain, captain}

As we live a life of ease
Every one of us has all we need
(One of us, has all we need)
Sky of blue and sea of green
(Sky of blue, sea of green)
In our yellow submarine
(In our yellow, submarine, aha)

We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

As for AFA this weekend, I was surprised to find that the maid cafe there has actually put up a "safety" video on what NOT to do while visiting. (Competition for Coscafe?)

I'm a little annoyed at the actor for the customer~~typical male fanboy~~, but I can't say anything since I've seen the people who hang around Kino and KKnM at ten in the morning on the weekends, especially the latter. All I can say is good luck to them in trying to enforce their rules, especially the one regarding no hanging around the entrance.

Edit: PM INVITED TO NUKE SUMMIT AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FAIL SO FAIL BUT I'M LAUGHING SO HARD MY STOMACH'S JUST BURST.

That fangirl feeling.

2009-11-07T11:50:32Z

It was over lunch with huahua and ~~squealing over the guys in~~talking about the J-drama BOSS that I came to a startling conclusion.

This is how things would be like if I could have the cast of BOSS as my family:

I really, REALLY want Hanagata as my little brother. He would look up at me with those puppy-dog eyes and big grin and bounce around excitedly while going, "NEE-SAN NEE-SAN!! GENKI!" and I would be all "COME HERE AND LET ME SQUISH YOU ♥♥♥♥".

And then I read the Basil and Lancia story in the third collection of KHR light novels and realized that now I want BASIL as my second little brother. OTL Basil would fanboy enormously over Japan and sushi and Iemitsu and Hanagata would be fanboying along with him and suddenly:

Hanagata: HANAGATA! GENKI! \(ﾟ▽ﾟ)/
Basil: (A new Japanese tradition! (。□。)!!!) Y-Yes! BASIL! GENKI! \（◕ฺｖ◕ฺ）/
Me: *is dead from the cute*

The opening sequence to BOSS looks more suited for a host club/bar drama, with everyone looking so suave and handsome and dangerous that you wouldn't believe it's the intro for a cop drama.

And this is random, but Basil has such a complete hero!crush on Lancia in the novel. "He is our comrade! Gentle, kind, strong-- THE PERFECT SAMURAI! /fanboys" XD

:D

2009-10-27T04:21:16Z

The result of four days of doing battle with Gimp:

↓

Things you may be able to tell from the photo:
- Gokudera's bottom half is slightly crooked.
- His right arm is shorter than his left and both arms are a little too thick for the body.
- The collar of his shirt is penciled in because my printer is running out of color ink.
- His head and hair is a little too big for his body.

The blasted program hung on me on an average of twice a day, causing much banging of fists and gnashing of teeth, but nevertheless I have never been prouder of myself. \O/ There're still a lot of changes to be made to the pattern, such as moving up the black bands on his arms so that it's obvious that they are actually wristbands and not biker gloves (although I bet 59 has those in his wardrobe somewhere as well), shrinking his head and hair to a more proportionate size and most importantly, darkening the outlines so that I don't have to squint and bring my face THIS close to the table again just to make sure I don't accidentally slice off one of his vital parts while making him.

A comparison between Gokudera ver 1.1 and ver 1.0 AKA small!Hulk!59:

The brother's comment upon seeing the prototype: "SO MUSCULAR!" And 59!1.0 does indeed look like he's been taking steroids of the wrong sort. I still find him kind of cute though, like a chibi nightclub bouncer or a thug or something.

The rest of my little paper army:

There are about six dolls squeezed into each case, both front and back. Not all the cases are filled due to the different sizes of the dolls, but the brother is convinced that I'm going to make enough to stack them to the ceiling one day. ~~AND THEN I'LL TAKE OVER THE WORLD MWAHAHAHA.~~

I'm thinking of doing either school uniform!Hibari, Varia Ring arc!Gokudera or Irie next, because their patterns look like they'd be easier to translate to paper. And also because I look at Tsuna, Yamamoto and Byakuran's gravity-defying hair and despair.(Well, 80 not so much, but 27 and 100 YES.)

Look! In the sky!

2009-10-16T14:36:24Z

From Sora no Otoshimono (That Which Fell from the Heavens). This series also happens to be making the news for another reason, although the general conclusion seems to be that it's yet another marketing ploy to entice viewers to buy the DVDs for the forbidden fruit, so to speak.

Personally, I think that more than one ambitious entrepreneur and a few other types would be standing in the streets armed with nets and arms wide open if those things are really fell from the sky. Although would you really want to wear them, after seeing them roost in trees and blast off into the sky trailing smoke like that? The only thing they haven't been shown doing yet is firing missiles, and I'm not so sure that they can't do that.

Source: Japan Probe

ハンマーソングと痛みの塔 (Hammer Song to Itami no Tou)

2009-10-15T08:26:07Z

Harder and harder, still harder now, the singing reverberates through the tower of pain
Who is that trembling up there, clinging to the top?

All these little pains I wanted to get rid of but couldn’t bring myself to, build up
I’ve kept them for so long, and now filled up my first full box of them.

You know it doesn’t really hurt anymore, but when someone sees me
If I have this pain, maybe it allows them to show me a little tenderness.

I gather up that which I threw away and pile the full boxes one atop the other
Watching others pass by out of the corner of my eye, I pile the tenth box on top.

Hmm, still not enough, huh? Doesn’t look like anyone can see it yet.
So I’ll just have to keep building it up, until the whole world can see it.

Higher and higher, still higher now a tower of pain to reach the birds in the sky
Look at him scrambling to the top, pretending to be king, who does he think he is?

I looked down on the onlookers, their mouths agape wondering what was going on
From here they look like ants, and so I piled on the hundredth box.

Those of you who have gathered below, this, is my pain.
And here I am, so high above you that your consoling cannot even reach me.

Surely I am special. Someone that everyone must look up to.
It was because I was chosen by the god of loneliness, that I have come to this view

Higher and higher, still higher now a tower of pain to reach the clouds above
Seated on the top, a king pretending to be god.

All I hear is the sound of the wind, as I pile on the thousandth box
When I looked down I got dizzy, and the seat I had been in was blown off.

And that’s when I felt truly alone. It doesn’t seem like anyone can see me.
I was scared speechless, and suddenly I heard the hammer song.

From the bottom, each box was knocked out in order, the singing of someone’s hammer song.
"We all want to talk to you, so come down to our level."

Harder and harder, still harder now, the singing reverberates through the tower of pain
Clinging to the top, is a god with a runny nose.

Me, pretending to be god, I’m the opposite of who I was pretending to be,
This is who I am, who are you?

Lyrics and translation source, along with a more detailed explanation of the song.
Another version of the PV and a Reborn ver.

DID THEY NOT LEARN FROM DRAGONBALL?!

2009-10-12T14:43:13Z

King of Fighters set to become a movie. I'm weeping tears of blood here. WHERE ARE MAI'S MELONS?! WHERE ARE THE ASIANS?! WHERE ARE-- Aw, forget it. =_= And I hear that Tekkan and Astroboy are next.

In other matters, 59 ficlet for theprerogative, stemming from a very short discussion on jealousy, fandom people and what is left when you take away the most obvious canon part of a character.

59. Envy
Gokudera thinks about souls and spirits, but mostly about souls. He attended mass back in Italy, back in the years when Shamal was a mountain he aspired to be and when he thought he knew his family. Gokudera doesn't admit it, but he thinks that maybe his soul was tied to his mother's in some way, and the thread broke and it flew off into the sky beyond his reach on the day of the car crash, together with her warmth and smiles and music.

Gokudera is empty and angry, but he refuses to be filled.

This is the only thing I have he thinks as he stubs out a cigarette and tinkers with bombs made from Shamal's leftovers, as he looks in the mirror and sees silver hair from a dead angel reflected back at him, as he watches Yamamoto swing a home run and be carried off the field on the shoulders of his exuberant team mates.

This is the only thing that's really mine he reminds himself as Tsuyoshi follows his son out from the entrance of Take-sushi, hands Yamamoto a lunch box and reminds him to be home early that evening. A stray dog whines at Gokudera's feet and he mouths the words silently, Don't look at me.

This is all I need he forces himself to believe as Yamamoto cuts down the last of the Tenth's enemies with a fluid grace and ease Gokudera knows he will never have, then turns around and flashes him an easy smile. Gokudera remembers Reborn's words of natural-born assassin and looks away.

Gokudera is empty and angry, so angry, and he doesn't want anything else.

If I had Plurk or Twitter, this post would take up several slots.

2009-10-10T08:57:27Z

But I keep up the good fight not to give in and register, because I. AM. STRONK.

This pushes self-insert right to its limit. (I love the plaintive little "Nobody believes me" at the end.) The responses to this secret are pretty hilarious, but my favorite has to be the one which starts off with "I am the batman" and spawns everyone coming out and claiming their true identities, from Suzaku to Hermione to "I AM GUNDAM". Which then led me to eagerly going through every single FS post after that in the hope that someone was going to wake up someday and realize that they were Giotto or Reborn in a past life. Or possibly the personification of England. Or America. ~~Or Singapore. Or Sentosa.~~

On other matters:

I find this unbearably adorable yet just a little creepy at the same time. And I cannot get this song out of my head. "That what is really good and what really matters lies in the kisses/ And that's why I want kisses/ That they wake me up every morning/ That the afternoon arrives and there are still KISSES~"

Besos y'all.

Thought dump

2009-10-05T15:18:22Z

It was only when I was browsing through fandomsecrets and I came across this secret when I realized just how important fandom has become to people. I know I know, there are at least a thousand other secrets on how fandom has helped this person or other overcome suicide attempts and made life brighter in general, but that was the only secret which hit the switch for some reason. It reminded me a lot of this dialogue from the Hogfather television adaptation:

Death: Humans need fantasy to *be* human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.
Susan: With tooth fairies? Hogfathers?
Death: Yes. As practice, you have to start out learning to believe the little lies.
Susan: So we can believe the big ones?
Death: Yes. Justice, mercy, duty. That sort of thing.
Susan: They're not the same at all.
Death: You think so? Then take the universe and grind it down to the finest powder, and sieve it through the finest sieve, and then show me one atom of justice, one molecule of mercy. And yet, you try to act as if there is some ideal order in the world. As if there is some, some rightness in the universe, by which it may be judged.
Susan: But people have got to believe that, or what's the point?
Death: You need to believe in things that aren't true. How else can they become?

That last line of Death's says it all, really. When life becomes too much, when the big pile of shit that's been hanging over your head begins to topple, when your fingers finally slip from the edge that you've been desperately hanging on to for so long, you need a place to run away to for a while, even if it isn't real, even if it only exists inside your head. How else do you go on? It's like being too sober all the time. We all need that veil, that slight haze of not!life and not!reality to make things just that bit more bearable.

Speaking of the TV adaptation, I had no idea that there was an actor inside Death's costume. I honestly thought it was a giant puppet. XD; They hired this Dutch guy to play him, and there's a button inside which he hits with his chin everytime he opens his mouth and Death's dialogue comes from speakers somewhere AND IT'S ALL SO COOL-- *_* Although I thought Death's voice should be more booming and menacing.

And while we're on the subject of fandom secrets, this secret made me go AWWWWW while this one made me want to laugh and cry at the same time because it could have been me when I first started poly nine years ago. ~~Wait, it's been NINE YEARS?! I'M OLD. T_T~~

Oh, and all of you should go watch Cloudy with a chance of meatballs if you get the chance. The main character's A-DORK-ABLE! ♥ He does his own narration and sound effects! His pet monkey is voiced by Neil Patrick Harris! And there's an over-zealous policeman IN SHORTS! :DD

NI-PON-PON!

2009-09-30T02:20:31Z

I laughed like a mad thing. XD

A shorter version (now with added crotch thrusting!)

And I think this may be the one which started it all.

Oh, my aching stomach. XDD I suddenly miss Mao. :O

tokei @ 2009-09-27T16:58:00

2009-09-27T10:04:01Z

I learned a new vulgarity on Friday. It was from an interviewer who used it on me, strangely enough. I admit it was partially my fault to begin with but you're allowed to swear at the interviewees now? Wow.

From a 100 themes meme I picked up from somewhere:

1. Introduction

He stood on the roof, hands firmly planted on his hips as he watched the pink and orange rays of sunrise creep steadily across the gardens at his feet.

Stretching (and wincing as a few bones popped in the process, surely he wasn't that old yet?), he waited for the first silver of sun to show itself above the horizon before cupping his hands around his mouth and delivering the first message of the day to all within the residence he was perched upon.

"GOOD MORNING WORLD! GIOTTO, ON HIS FIRST DAY AS VONGOLA PRIMO, SENDS HIS REGARDS! PLEASED TO MEE--"

His foot slipped, and the announcement trailed off into frantic whimpers as Giotto desperately flailed and scrambled for purchase on the slippery tiles.

Ten minutes later, the storm guardian found himself looking up at his boss hanging like a stranded cat from the roof and hoping that this first duty of rescue was not going to set the mood for the rest of his term in the Vongola family.

- All the men in the Sawada family seem like pretty easy-going guys when they're not out doing battle and defending the honor of the Vongola. Just look at what Iemitsu told Nana to tell Tsuna when asked why he was gone so often. And then there's Tsuna. XD

1. Introduction

"Greet your big brother, Korea."

Japan noted Korea's arms wrapped tight around one of China's legs, and saw the look in the other boy's eyes claiming mine mine mine not yours anymore but MINE now.

He swallowed, and bowed as a snake uncoiled in his stomach and whispered terrible things into his bones.

"My name is Japan. It is a pleasure to meet you."

-OOC!Korea. In my head-canon, Korea wants EVERYONE'S breasts, not just China's. XD
- Partially based off a fic on FF.net in which Japan, too used to being the center of China's attention as an only child, was threatened by the adoption of Korea and having that attention taken away from him. Cue the Japanese invasion.
- Besides, there will always be some form of sibling rivalry in any family with more than one child.

74. Are You Challenging Me?

"Wheelbarrows!"

"Barcodes!"

"Drills!"

"Urinals!"

"Toilet paper!"

"ROLLED toilet paper!"

"Gunpowder!"

"Wikipedia!"

"Exploding balls!"

America--along with every other male nation present--gaped at China.

"Doesn't that hurt?"

China stared at him.

"Of course they're meant to hurt," he snapped. "What else are they supposed to do?"

America grimaced.

"Man, I know you do a lot of weird stuff over at your place, but this sorta takes the cake."

"Weird stuff? What are you talking about, you--" It was only when China noticed the sudden presence of many, many tightly crossed legs all around the table did he realize that what he meant did not necessarily tally with what the others were thinking.

"I was talking about METAL balls, you sick perverts!" he yelled, face as red as his flag. "Cannon balls!"

America paused.

"Oh. You should have just said so then! Zippers!"

"It is not my fault that you Westerners have your minds in the gutter all the time. Matches!"

"Paperclips!"

"Fireworks!"

"Thundersticks!"

"Thundersticks originated in me!" Korea piped up.

Both nations whirled around and yelled, "SHUT UP, KOREA!"

"But it's true!" Korea whined, his sleeves flapping as he waved his arms for emphasis. "I invented them! And MP3 players! And Rain!"

"Don't be ridiculous, you can't invent the weather--"

Japan raised a hand.

"I believe he is talking about the pop idol, Jeong 'Rain' Ji-hoon."

"That's right!" Korea beamed. "Pop music originated in me!"

An arm suddenly shot out and grabbed Korea by the front of his shirt, and the Asian nation found himself not two inches away from a pair of very distinct eyebrows, both of which seemed hell-bent on angrily bristling themselves into his face.

"Are you--" England hiccuped, and Korea had to lean back as waves of alcoholic fumes rolled from the other man's mouth. "Are you CHALLENGING me, BOY?"

- Both America and China have a very impressive list of inventions. Looks like America was trying to make up for lost time, since China got such a head start. Korea, on the other hand, not so much. He did have his turtle ships though.
- This originally started off with Japan's pretty barcodes, but then mutated into this. XD
- The Beetles. 'Nuff said.
- Korea may actually be older than England, but England would bite his tongue before admitting that.

SINGLISH AHOOOOYYYY---

2009-09-10T14:00:46Z

Reading this week's issue of 8 Days ("The Annoying List"), I realized that I agreed with all 43 items listed. This made me feel very annoyed, and for no reason I was going to compile my own list of pet peeves when I thought, "Aiyah, no one needs to know how annoyed you are lah. Besides it will rampage into personal territory and history and YOU THINK PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT YOU MEH. You think you ~~L*K*Y~~ the Queen ah?" so I didn't.

Instead I went to dig up videos of cute fluffy animals so that we can all go AWWWW together instead.

I can practically hear the poor bunny's thoughts within the first minute of the video: "YOU. SNIFFING. MY BUTT. WHY." XD

On a completely random note, why I got so many funny funny useless bookmarks in my library ah? No wonder scroll that time like never-ending one... /grumbles

You flaming boy band cabaret!

2009-09-08T03:24:10Z

Totally watching this if it ever makes it over here. :DD Now I feel like watching both movies all over again.

Elle:
There! Right There!
Look at that tan, that tinted skin.
Look at the killer shape he's in.
Look at that slightly stubbly chin.
Oh Please he's gay, totally gay.

Callahan:
I'm not about to celebrate.
Every trait could indicate the totally straight expatriate.
This guy's not gay, I say not gay.

All:
That is the elephant in the room.
Well is it relevant to assume
that a man who wears perfume
is automatically radically fey?

Emmett:
But look at his coiffed and crispy locks.

Elle:
Look at his silk translucent socks.

Callahan:
There's the eternal paradox.
Look what we're seeing.

Elle:
What are we seeing?

Callahan:
Is he gay?

Elle:
Of course he's gay.

Calahan:
Or European?

All:
ohhhhhh.
Gay or European?
It's hard to guarantee
Is he gay or European?

Warner:
Well, hey don't look at me.

Vivian:
You see they bring their boys up different in those charming foreign ports.
They play peculiar sports.

All:
In shiny shirts and tiny shorts.
Gay or foreign fella?
The answer could take weeks.
They will say things like "ciao bella"
while they kiss you on both cheeks.

Elle:
Oh please.

All:
Gay or European?
So many shades of gray.

Warner:
Depending on the time of day, the French go either way.

All:
Is he gay or European?
or

Enid:
There! Right There!
Look at that condescending smirk.
Seen it on every guy at work.
That is a metro hetero jerk.
That guy's not gay, I say no way.

All:
That is the elephant in the room.
Well is it relevant to presume
that a hottie in that costume

Elle:
Is automatically-radically

Callahan:
Ironically chronically

Vivian:
Certainly pertin'tly

Warner:
Genetically medically

All:
GAY!
OFFICIALLY GAY!
OFFICIALLY GAY GAY GAY GAY
DAMNIT!

Gay or European?

Callahan
So stylish and relaxed.

All:
Is he gay or European?

Callahan
I think his chest is waxed.

Vivian:
But they bring their boys up different there.
It's culturally diverse.
It's not a fashion curse.

All:
If he wears a kilt or bears a purse.
Gay or just exotic?
I still can't crack the code.

Brooke:
Yet his accent is hypnotic
but his shoes are pointy toed.

All:
Huh.
Gay or European?
So many shades of gray.

Judge:
But if he turns out straight I'm free at eight on Saturday.

All:
Is he gay or European?
gay or european?
Gay or Euro-

Emmett:
Wait a minute!
Give me a chance to crack this guy.
I have an idea I'd like to try.

Callahan:
The floor is yours.

Emmett:
So Mr. Argitacos...
This alleged affair with Ms. Windam has been going on for...?

Mikos:
2 years.

Emmett:
And your first name again is...?

Mikos:
Mikos.

Emmett:
And your boyfriend's name is...?

Mikos:
Carlos.
I'm sorry! I misunderstand. You say boyfriend.
I thought you say best friend. Carlos is my best friend.

Carlos:
You bastard!
You lying bastard!
That's it.
I no cover for you, no more!
Peoples.
I have a big announcement.
This man is Gay and European!
you've got to stop your being
a completely closet case.
No matter what he say.
I swear he never ever ever swing the other way.
You are so gay.
You big parfait!
You flaming boy band cabaret.

Mikos:
I'm straight!

Carlos:
You were not yesterday.
So if I may, I'm proud to say,
He's gay!

All:
And European!

Carlos:
He's gay!

All:
And European!

Carlos:
He's gay!

All:
And European and Gay!

Mikos:
Fine okay I'm gay!

All:
Hooray!

Mikos and Carlos:
Fine. Okay. We're gay!

Translation Party

2009-09-03T03:22:42Z

Taken from daegaer: Take the first lines of your last ten stories and run each of them through Translation Party until they reach equilibrium, or until the program gives up on you. Post the results.

1. Japanese, English, 6, diplomacy, 111,111,111 one One of the first single 1-inch 1,111,111,111,111 job one by one in the show-style afternoon tea

2. In France, increases significantly scattered petals and glossy.
For some reason I'm thinking about one of those Clariol's Herbal Essence shampoo ads now. XD

3. "It was my window." Yamamoto, shoulders and hips, shoulders.
80. SHOULDERS. HIPS. SHOULDERS. OH GOD. ANYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT WANT TO FOCUS ON HERE?

4. "She said," I have long, Bokkusutaito Itasa Sasatani temple is known of his hind legs wrapped mainly wool.

5. One of the United States, China, South Korea, one of the two hands and two single Arabic Mikkusuberidansu, 1 and 2, one or two other people two persons in one of the two other legs of his people than the 2,222 cases, all day, I fail to understand the experience I think.
I'm thinking that last line pretty much anytime I find myself talking to certain people.

6. It was confirmed that he works this time. In other words, short and concise, clear. He is not that time, this misunderstanding.

7. Gokudera is taking place during the first morning will have to soon, the tree, he was very worried about and opposed to sleep, get a better look into the scale at the top of its burrow.
Gokudera's remarkably well-preserved for someone actually present and actively participating when the first morning dawned. XDDD

8. Gokudera, it is difficult 10th, a coward shame to say to him once, grab a handful of pressing the fur between my teeth pulled thin branches.

9. Glare, China, January 3, his 29th, was back before the core of the routine.
The translation process for this one had nuclear weapons involved half-way. I'm disappointed they didn't make it in the end.

10. Wed, bride, fish for men, on the other side of the river.

I would like to visit someday, but not actually LIVE there.

...Unless someone's mad enough to pay for all my expenses. In which case AKIBA, ONSENS, BUTLER AND NEKO CAFES HERE I COME.

Result from an online generator which had me laughing out of my chair and all the way to the floor. XD

America: Go get 'em, Arthur! :D
England: TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN DAMN TERRORISTS. D<

I have learnt my lesson the hard way.

2009-08-28T09:36:57Z

So, about Bruno...

That was the first time in my life I stepped out of a cinema with such an empty feeling. ._. The advanced warnings were accurate, both for the cringe-worthiness of the film and the appearance of a certain part of the male anatomy (which also happened to be the literal representation of this site.)

In short, I am now traumatized and may never quite recover again. ._.

* * *

APH drabbles! Most of which made sense at the time of writing but not so much now.

"The scones you served me when I went over to your house the other day, that was really disgusting."
-- America, Hetalia Ep 9

Japan demonstrates the art of diplomacy after his first afternoon tea at England's place.

To England:
"I can honestly say that there is nothing like this in my house."

To America:
"It reminded me of your coffee."

Back home:
"The English language is surely a fine thing to learn. But as for the their cuisine, I think it would be best if we were prudent, remained true to our culture and not overstep our boundaries."

* * *

Italy/Japan

"Japan, Japan! I just had this very bad dream and I can't get back to sleep but Germany isn't here and it's the season for tomatoes so Brother's over at Spain's place and I don't want to be alone, I can't sleep alone it's SCARY so can I sleep with you tonight? Please please please?"

"If you promise to put on some pants first."

*

It was around two in the morning when Japan woke up and wondered blearily when his blanket had grown arms. It was only when he managed to lean over enough to light a candle and look down that he saw it was Italy, arms wrapped firmly around Japan's waist and head burrowed into the shorter nation's stomach. (A glance further down confirmed that the man had somehow managed to lose his clothing again.)

* * *

So I heard from Italy that France? He so totally tried to make war on England's kitchen one day oh my gawd can you believe that? It's like so stupid! No, how should I know why he did that HELLO? It's France? And England? They're like, so totally hawt for each other and all? And he had like all these chefs with him and he just totally marched right in and get this, NEVER CAME OUT AGAIN.

W-Well of course he's still around, duh! He must have escaped or something, ha ha ha!

*

America told me it lasted maybe an hour? I do remember him saying that France retreated crying-- Poland! Poland, how many times do I have to tell you, no ponies in the house! I said no!

I'm sorry, where were we again?

*

It was HORRIBLE. The fridge, I swear it was the portal to Hell! There was this... this charred THING inside, this dark spawn of Satan! It had eyes! Worse, it had those monstrous caterpillars England calls eyebrows!

AND THEN IT MOVED, MON DIEU I CANNOT GET THE SIGHT OF IT OUT OF MY MIND.

You must understand, I had to defend myself of course.

*

"THAT BLEEDING SON OF A POODLE DID WHAT TO MY BLACK PUDDING."

* * *

"--damned bloody gormless arsehole--"

"Such language, Angleterre.' France sighed. 'And Italy asks me why we call you les goddams."

* * *

1. England has a bad habit of acquiring and then subsequently losing things: stationary, clothes, pets, wayward colonies... You name it, it's passed through his hands and gone again.

2. China is the same, although like England he would never admit it.

3. Japan smokes a kiseru at home and always makes sure there's a pack of Mild Sevens in his pocket when he has to travel to some other nation's house for another of their endless world meetings.

He takes great care though, to never smoke in front of any of the younger and more impressionable nations such as Taiwan and Korea.

* * *

France stood up, eyes blazing and rose petals scattering.

"You," he bellowed. "Will eat my cheese. And you will LIKE IT."

Steeling myself

2009-08-26T15:35:13Z

UP turned out to be a surprisingly sad movie. T.T The pacing of the entire show was something like "LAUGH! AWWW! CRY! LAUGH! GASP! CRY! LAUGH! AWWW! CRY!" It was a good movie, but I am weak and I don't think my feelings are up to such a roller coaster of a ride again.

Tomorrow I go to watch Bruno. I have also been warned to prepare myself for the appearance of a certain part of the human anatomy. How does one go about doing so is beyond me, but I appreciate the advance warning nonetheless.

* * *

KHR drabbles! I cannot remember the last time I wrote any of these.

In reference to this MAD from a previous post. +! Not x! +!

"That was my window."

Yamamoto shrugged and swung the baseball bat over his shoulder.

"The door wouldn't open from my side either," he explained. "And it was really cold outside!"

Gokudera's cigarette and temper snapped.

"And you thought smashing in the window would help?" he bellowed, one angry finger jabbing at the broken window through which a very cold wind was blowing. "MY window! MY room! Which was, and I emphasize WAS, at the optimal temperature of twenty-five degrees celsius but now thanks to you is FUCKING FREEZING!"

"But you stopped crying! That's good, right?"

It wasn't a laugh nor a smile, but to Yamamoto getting Gokudera roaring mad and blowing things up was better than seeing him in tears.

thelovemafia, do you remember this?

"There was a woman," Gokudera whispered, one hand clutching his head, the other wrapped tightly around the small box. "She made...music? And she was smiling. Always smiling and talking and laughing, and she, she was so warm and bright and--"

His fist suddenly slammed down on the icy floor. Tsuna gasped as the rings on Gokudera's fingers and his jewelery melted, soaking the kneeling boy to the skin.

"So warm," he said to himself, staring at his reflection in the ice below him. "No snow, no ice, just music and light and her voice. She talked to me, sang to me, laughed with me, held me close, told me she didn't want to let me go."

The snow king looked up, water from his melting crown running down his face like tears.

"She loved me."

Tsuna's chains shattered, his eyes still fixed on Gokudera's as the crown on the other boy's head did the same.

N!D!P!

2009-08-09T08:55:26Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE!

44 years since the separation from Malaysia, 50 from the British. Still on speaking terms though! :D

In other news, G.I. Joe's a fun movie! People stealing things, things getting blown up, warheads and vehicles flying through the air, the Eiffel Tower being eaten by millions of nanomachines ~~("Les salauds!" cried France in horror, hands flying to cover his rose. "Your tourists I can put up with, but this, America, THIS is going too far!")~~, etc etc. The vehicles used in the movie were so cute! They looked like polished-up and shiny versions of those toy cars you could control them with a remote control!

Now, who's watching NDP and following that, Singapore Idol? :D

Re: KHR 253

2009-08-08T04:15:28Z

TYL!TSUNA LIIIIVVVVEEEESSSSS---- \o/

Oh, and Byakuran = Destroyer of Worlds. *resumes massive flailing*

In other news, looking over the Japanese text for the 七色のヘタリア動画を酒の勢いで歌ってみた or Hetalia Douga video has uncovered the fact that the term 萌えました actually does exist. o_O

How to work it into everyday conversation is another thing altogether though: "The brutal way in which the rugby players bonded moe'ed me so badly!" XD;

/is slaughtered badly by people who actually know how to use the term

Oh hidey hidey hidey ho.

2009-07-23T05:52:02Z

You know that your trip's off to an interesting start when this is the first thing that happens

What you see above is the one of the sliding doors after being manfully manhandled back into place AFTER it had fallen on my friend. She had just pulled on it to open the cupboard when it apparently decided that death by squashing was a fun idea and fell on her. ._.; We had to call house-keeping to fix it and to change the sheets and the kettle, as well as for instructions on how to operate the safe and then to open the safe when the door got stuck...

...Y'know, that's most probably why when we went down to the reception to change the cardkey for the door (because it refused to unlock the door despite doing the in-and-out on the lock 453458978908 times), the counter staff went "Ohhhhhhhh, room XXX.". ^^; When asked what was the problem the guy simply smiled and said that our card was spoilt. /sigh

Have other photos now.

There was a cruise ship with passengers embarking/disembarking at the ferry terminal while we were waiting for our boat. There was also this adorable old man who had a camera on a tripod set up with the timer on while he stood in front of the windows of the terminal and started posing all by himself. X3

A buoy or something. It was falling apart pretty badly.

The sofa where I ended up spending most of my time while in the room. I would drag my pillows and blanket over and just stretch out on it and aahhhh--- I really wanted to take it home! XD

The view from the balcony. We went during the off-peak season, hence the distinct lack of sunburnt tourists.

Huts housing the spa and massage services. No photography was allowed inside, which is a great pity because it was absolutely gorgeous. The entire area was made of wood with bridges and pebbled paths and pools with koi swimming serenely around.

Dinner on the first night there. All we ordered were two set meals and an agedashi tofu and this was what happened. We couldn't finish it, FYI.

It looks like a giant curry puff, but it's actually a pizza. :D

There was a Polo Ralph shop in the hotel lobby selling polo shirts which proudly announced your favorite country.

Bad photography is BAD. -_- There were all these nations lined up next to each other, but I couldn't get in close to get a better photo because I was afraid of being chased out by the shop assistant. There was Russia, China, Brazil, Japan, and as to be expected, England stacked right next to America. I suspect whoever works there is a Hetalia fan. XD

This has absolutely nothing to do with the trip but there was the cutest car parked near my place. It was so small! So round! So yellow! SO CUTE!

I chu you buttchu! XD

2009-07-18T08:04:41Z

Blame that blasted song that's been going around these days. At least, I think it has. (I'm slow, what can I do?)

'Buttchu' from an msn conversation with theprerogative. Nobody else buttchu! :D

"Big bro! I want nobody buttchu!"

China could only stare as Korea advanced towards him, limbs seemingly rebelling against one another as he attempted to do a mixture of the American can-can and Arabian belly-dance.

China was utterly confounded. The young man"s actions were absolutely absurd, even for Korea. For one thing, why was he swinging his hips like that? It only made his robes and sleeves flap from side to side like windmills. And he was pointing, yes very clearly pointing! At him! His elder! Where had the boy's manners gone? Add to that him running his hands up and down his sides while deliberately lifting up each leg to trip towards him... He was not a show horse, although he behaved like one most of the time. Both he and America--

Understanding dawned. America. It was all that western devil's fault. Korea must have watched one of those western movies again and gotten into his head that something in it had originated in him, thus the stranger than usual behavior.

"Only your breas--I mean only you will do for me, big bro!"

"GO HOME KOREA!"

* * *

One of Russia's ears twitched. Perhaps it was just the snow, but there was a certain feeling in the air. A feeling like
dread, like--

"I found the ring, Brother! It was so careless of you to lose it in the river like that but now that I've found it we can get MARRIED MARRIED MARRIED--"

"GO HOME BELARUS!"

* * *

EXTRA:
It would work this time, he was sure of it. The words were short, clear and concise. There was no way he would be
misunderstood this time. This time he would succeed, or he would wring Korea's neck until he truly was divided into the north and south.

"Japan! I-I want nobody but YOU!"

"England?"

Oh bollocks.

"...T-to sign these, uhm, papers. Yes, papers. Right here."

Japan took the documents from England's limp hands and studied them carefully.

"I will have to discuss this with my boss, but I should be able to sign and have them back to you by tomorrow. Will that be all right?"

"Huh? Ah. Yes. Jolly good. 'Scuse me now..."

"Where are you going, England?"

"The loo."

"But the toilet's this way--"

Japan, following his foreign friend, rounded the corner and came face to face with the sight of a depressed England attempting to pound a hole in his back wall with his forehead.

"ENGLAND! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

"Just. Uhm. Paying my compliments to your wall. It's a nice wall. A good wall. Very hard. Very solid. Ha ha ha..."

"You are bleeding, England! Please stop!"

"No no, I'm fine. Perfectly fine. Leave me alone."

"It is NOT fine! Please allow me to take you home! Or to a hospital!"

"I told you I'm all right! I-I'm not doing this because of you! I've just got too much blood in my head, that's all! Ask that little girl behind you!"

"PLEASE GO HOME ENGLAND!"

The PV which started it all.

You know I'll still love baby
And it'll never change

Chorus:
I want nobody nobody but you
I want nobody nobody but you
I don"t want anyone else
I can"t have anyone but you
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

Why are you trying to push me away?
I hate it
You ignore what I'm saying
Why are you trying to send me to other guys?
Why are you doing this?

Saying that this is for my own good
Saying that you are just not enough
Stop it right now, you know me well enough
Why are you forcing what you know I don't want?

Chorus x2

I'm satisfied, I'm happy
If I have you I don't want for anything else
Who do you want me to meet and be happy with?
I can't be happy away from your side

Saying that this is for my own good
Saying that you are just not enough
Why can't you understand that it makes no sense?
How can I be happy without you?

Chorus

I don't want nobody body
I don't want nobody body
Really, if it's not you
I hate it!

Chorus x2

Back to the days
When we were so young and wild and free
Everything was just like a dream
I want to go back to those times
Why do you keep on pushing me away?
Why do you push me away

I don"t want nobody nobody
Nobody nobody but you

Wolf and squirrel

2009-07-16T13:13:00Z

Type-SK's wolf!59 and squirrel!27 as requested by theprerogative. First is in reference to my LJ header pic, second to one of Type SK's four panels. I'm so sorry that it sucks. ;_;

The first thing Gokudera does upon waking every morning is to immediately turn around, scale the tree that he fell asleep against and peer anxiously through the burrow hole at its top. Seeing the small ball of amber fluff still hibernating soundly deep inside, Gokudera would breath a silent sigh of relief and watch, content.

Some days this would leave the wolf satisfied enough to reluctantly slide back down the tree trunk to forage for his own food, careful to keep the tree within sight at all times as he did so.

Other days he would slowly, cautiously, reach a trembling hand into the hole. Holding his breath, he would brush his fingers against the tips of Tsuna's fur and press down lightly enough to feel the fur move with the squirrel's steady breathing. On these days Gokudera would be so filled with the sheer warm bliss of happiness that he walked head-first into trees and fell right into snow drifts and never even noticed.

* * *

Gokudera shoved a thin branch between his teeth, grabbed a handful of fur, sternly told himself not to be a coward because it was disgraceful to the Tenth, and pulled.

The branch snapped.

Gokudera had to bang his head against the ground many, many times in order not. to. SCREAM. Fuck.

4 panel credit of Type-SK

Ore wa AMEEEERIKA! DDDDD

2009-07-03T15:15:53Z

*rolls eyes* As if we didn't know already. XD

Brother My Brother
Blessed Union of Souls
Brother my brother
Tell me what are fighting for
We've got to end this war
We should love one another
Oh, can't we just pretend
This war never began
We can try
Brother my brother

We face each other from different sides
The anger burns can't remember why
It's kind of crazy to cause so much pain
Our foolish pride makes us hate this way

We watch our world fall apart
Tell me what good is winning
When you lose your heart

Brother my brother
Tell me what are fighting for
Isn't life worth so much more
We should love one another
Oh, can't we just pretend
This war never began
Tell me why
Brother my brother

Yes
We can try
Brother my brother
Yes

Let's take a moment to look deep inside
and say we're willing to give love a try
we're not as different as we seem to be
there's so much more to me than what you see

It don't have to be this way
Think about the consequences
then turn around and walk away

Brother my brother
Tell me what are fighting for
Isn't life worth so much more
We should love one another
Oh, can't we just pretend
This war never began
Tell me why
Brother my brother

* * *
Right, putting aside America Revolution angst now.

This is how I normally think of America in general:

Land of supersized people, food and lots of firearms. XD

A quick search on the Net shows that Alfred F. Jones' ego is in no danger of being deflated any time soon.

He may be a giant dork at times

And claim to be the hero ALL THE TIME

But when all is said is done, America is, well, America.

Happy birthday, America.

Who? XD

2009-07-01T03:11:35Z

It's Canada Day! :D

Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please
Even if in winter things tend to freeze
We've got the world monopoly on trees
And our country's bordered by three different seas

Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please
We invented the zipper, we've got expertise
We made insulin to combat disease
Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please

CHORUS
Brits have got the monarchy
The US has the money
But I know that you wanna be Canadian

The French have got the wine and cheese
Koalas chill with the Aussies
But I know that you wanna be Canadian

Et si ce n'était pas assez
On a deux langues officielles:
L'anglais et le français
Ooh la la

Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please
Where else do you find mounted police
Or go to the hospital and not pay fees
Yeah I know that you wanna be Canadian, please

And when freshwater is in high demand
We've got the world's largest supply on hand
So you know that we could make a pretty good friend
But it's even better if you can be...

CHORUS

So you're thinking to yourself,
"How do I live in this beautiful country?"
Well we've got some steps for you to follow...

STEP 1: Lose the gun
STEP 2: Buy a canoe
STEP 3: Live multiculturally
STEP 4: You're ready, there is no more!

We got beavers, caribou and moose
We got buffalos, bears, and Canadian goose
And we're sorry about Celine Dion
But she did do that good song for James Cameron...

CHORUS
Brits have got the monarchy
The US has the money
But I know that you wanna be Canadian

The French have got the wine and cheese
Koalas chill with the Aussies
But I know that you wanna be Canadian

The Greek chilled out with Socrates
Can't build a wall like the Chinese
But I know that you wanna be Canadian

In Kenya they have safaris
We've missed lots of other countries
But I know that you wanna be Canadian

Happy birthday, Canada! You might be invisible to everyone else most of the time, but at least your Papa still sees you!

BONUS: Seriously, who? XD

Covering up

2009-06-27T14:56:37Z

KHR 247:
- DOGGY! ♥♥♥

- This series is turning into some fantasy RPG. XD

- 80 has been upgraded from 'brat' to 'trash' in Squalo's eyes. XD

- Genkishi has a major inferiority complex.

* * *

I don't think there's a term for real people/singers doing covers of Vocaloid songs yet, but have vid spam anyway.

Hetalia England x Japan parody of the original vocaloid song.

A slower, ballad cover by 'halyosy' with original video. Also my favorite.

Another cover by 'Anima' or あにま.

Miku, band version.

Band Edition, Boy's side with 'Anima' as vocals. And your eyes are not playing tricks on you, the drummer is indeed wearing a horse head. XD

KHR 6927, original Miku vocals and version. There was another KHR AMV with Tsuna being twins in it using the same song, but I can't find it at the moment.

Original Miku version. Lyrics are slightly suggestive.

Anima cover with different lyrics.

USA x UK version

Another USA x UK version, definitely NSFW.

Nihonloid, Homeland and Sodium. XD It's actually a Kaito cover pitched to sound like Japan, with very different lyrics.

USA + UK, original Miku vocals

Anima cover

And to round things off, Germany and France boppin' their way to the top. Shake that booty, Ludwig. XD

The sad thing is that I actually like this version better than the original clip. XD

With a distinct lack of everything

2009-06-18T09:02:44Z

Things I learned after ~~the war~~ exams:
- SLEEP BABY COME TO MAMA.

- I am a little frightened of the sheer amount of dust that has accumulated in my room. /cringes

- It's awfully difficult to clean dust off books.

- Speaking of books, there's a whole of lot of them I haven't read and another whole lot I have to give away. And I haven't even touched my manga stash yet.

- I CAN SEE EMPTY SPACE ON MY BOOKSHELVES NOW. WHAT MIRACLE IS THIS.

- Three years of school = three huge boxes and plastic bags of nothing but notes. What am I going to do with them I have no idea.

- My Internet connection hates me.

- As does the weather recently. (THE SUN! IT BURNS!)

- There has been a distinct lack of good movies to watch lately. Any recommendations?

- Pigeons have taken to roosting under my window. And sometimes ON the window itself.

- I may be becoming addicted to Persona 4. (I keep expecting a window to pop up and announce that 'Nanako-chan can now take a mortal blow for you in battle!' XDD)

- Finally, this song has been running through my head for the past few weeks:

EDIT: I'm giving away 'The Villain's guide to Better Living', 'The Sandman Book of Dreams' as well as the first volume of 'Eternal Sabbath'. Please give my books a good home, someone!