.:reflections of twilight:.

Well, this weekend was... interesting to say the least. Lemme break it down.

Friday:

Well, I semi-broke my bookstore exclusion. I got my last issue of Shojo Beat, the latest issue of Anime Insider (mostly for the coverage on the FMA movie, Bleach and Trinity Blood) as well as Death Note 7, ES 2 and Buso Renkin 1. I still haven't found TriMax 9, but if push comes to shove I can order it from Amazon.

I also got some more yarn for my next project. Yes, it's another scarf, but this time I want to try and switch the colors.

Friday night is our movie night and we watched The Wedding Date. It wasn't bad I thought. It'd be something I'd probably watch again although mom said she probably wouldn't.

Saturday:

The morning was pretty uneventful. Mom did some stuff around the house and then changed the fuses on my brake lights so that they'd work again. Then we got ready for the game. The sky was looking ominous, so I was a bit worried that the game would be canceled. First we stopped by Target so I could show mom the purse I saw that I'm thinking about getting since the one I've been using is starting to fall apart.

We got to the ballpark and, after collecting our freebies, went to find our seats. They weren't assigned, so we could basically sit anywhere we wanted on the upper deck. Mom saw some friends of ours and went to talk to them a bit. The clouds kept rolling in and sure enough, it started to rain. Luckily we were able to seek shelter behind the stadium where the concessions stands were. We didn't know how long the rain was going to last, so we thought we'd wait it out. I ate my obligatory hot dog while we waited.

However, what happens next is one for the books. We were standing next to this "lounge" and there were four people behind us in the lounge itself. Well, the guy had clearly had a few too many, and for the most part I was able to ignore them. I mean, they weren't being overly loud or obnoxious, but sorta borderline. Anyway, they get my attention and ask me where I got my T-shirt. I was wearing one I had gotten from American Eagle a few years ago and it says "Lotus Blossom Club and Lounge" on the back (not a real place, however). Anyway, the guy says the lady he was with's name was Lotus and she worked for a company that was also called American Eagle (not the clothing manufacturer, though). They asked me where I got my shirt, and I told them, failing to mention that that particular shirt probably wasn't available anymore. I thought the matter was dropped and went about my business. However, that wasn't the end of it. They then asked me if I'd be willing to trade them my shirt for one of the cheap freebies that were handed out at the entrance of the stadium. I said no, that I liked my shirt and planned on keeping it. I was incredulous. Did they honestly expect me to shed my shirt and just give it to them! Especially since I paid almost $25.00 for it originally! I don't care if her name was Lotus or not. The nerve!

Needless to say, the game was called and we trudged our way to the car, getting soaked in the process. So when we got home, I hopped into the shower and then fixed me some Green Tea to warm me up a bit from being in the rain. Then I treated myself to a mini pedicure since I was in dire need of one.

Sunday:

Church and Sunday School. We had a new Sunday School class, so it was pretty interesting. After church we stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few things and then we went home. The ballgame that was canceled was rescheduled for noon, but neither one of us felt like going, so we didn't. There was also a baby shower we were invited to, but we didn't go to that, either. I watched more of Pride and Prejudice (not the Kiera Knightly version, but the BBC miniseries version) and gave myself a manicure.

Oh, and I was flipping channels and I heard this song on the TV. At first I thought I was hearing things, but then I saw it was a promo... on Turner Classic Movies! It was a bit surreal.

And I'm looking for another song that was played on a promo on the Discovery Channel.

Trivia of the day: Only sixteen Concordes were ever made, the last in 1980. On New Year's Eve 1994, one Concorde plane carried wealthy revelers on a 32-hour trip to nowhere. These travelers, who paid $23,000 apiece for the trip, rang in the New Year twice because they twice crossed the International Date Line.

If I was a Jedi, I'd think I'd like to be a cross between Mace Windu and Yoda. Both were bad asses who had mad skillz. Of course, only Yoda survived the Jedi Purge. Oh well, you can't win 'em all...

OK, enough of me geeking out about Star Wars... for now.

I found this really cool Princess Tutu AMV via sir_hellsing's journal. I really like the song and I'd like to try and find the mp3 of it, but I don't know if iTunes has it. It's called "Hold Me" by a Swedish artist named Nanne Grönvall.

I picked up the latest issue of 'Shojo Beat' yesterday. They've started doing something different. They're printing the manga parts in different colors. Still monochromatic, but in either pink or blue. I think some of the Japanese phonebook compilations do the same thing, but it still looks strange to me. I mean, I think I prefer it in the regular black and white. Not as glaring.

There's a new series that started in it called 'Vampire Knight.' It looks pretty interesting. It's got bishies, good art, intriguing story, and bits of humor. I think I'll keep an eye on this series.

And in 'Kaze Hikaru,' Okita looks really cute with his hair down (he'd just gotten out of the bath)!

I also got 'Saiyuki Reload 4.' The conclusion of the 'Burial' arc and the beginning of the longest arc yet, 'Even A Worm.' We see youkai!Hakkai again and we meet Hazel and Gato. And since I've been rereading the series, I have definitely noticed a change in Minekura-sensei's art style. Hakkai's hair isn't as poufy and the guys are looking even tastier...

Trivia of the day: A United Parcel Service delivery person typically makes up to 300 pickups or deliveries a day. That compares to someone doing 600 sets of step aerobics a day.

*sighs* Well, no one ever said that running a forum would be easy. I just got inundated with a bunch of complaints about how the "Future Thread" format was done. Basically it's a whole separate place to have stories involving the children in the current storyline. I thought it would be a simple thing to divide it into various stages, like "High School," "Junior High," and so forth. Basically I started because I wanted to my character's daughter and the others in her age group to be able to have stuff written about them when they were older instead of waiting for them to age in the current storyline. In there, they're still toddlers yet. However, I knew that others had characters who had children and that they might want to write stories about them at various ages, which is why I set it up the way I did. Now people are saying it's too confusing and that the continuity will be jumbled. I can see how that might be a bit of a problem, but I already set up the folders within the thread. I mean, I don't know how to set it up in a way that would be best for everyone who wants to participate. At this point, I'm ready to throw in the towel. Stampers has already said she's thinking of starting a whole new forum just for the future stuff, but I kinda don't want her to do that. I mean, we already split from the one we were on before, and if she does that, I'm afraid we might be split even further. I already have enough going on what with the moving and packing and everything. I don't need this to be piled on top of everything else.

umadoshi, I need you to send me the studio version of "Sugar" again. I had thought I downloaded it from before, but it looks as though I didn't. That is, if it's not too much trouble. I already downloaded the other music files you sent me. I just haven't unzipped them and uploaded them onto my iTunes yet. I may have to wait a bit for that.

Last night, mom and I visited with a friend of hers she used to work with. She had to move away for various reasons, but she was back in town for a little bit, so she called mom up and told her she wanted to meet with her (and me too since I'm pretty friendly with her also). We met up at Longhorn Steakhouse (which I'd never been to before). Another friend of ours was with us and we stayed and ate and talked until almost 11:00 at night. It was a lot of fun. We laughed so hard! Before hand, we (mom and I) stopped by Old Navy so I could get a pair of shorts. Since we had originally planned on taking some stuff to the storage place, we kinda had to forgo that. We'll probably do it tonight when mom gets home from work.

Right now, there's a Moving Sale going on at the house. People have been going in and out and things have been buzzing. Some lady who lives down the street bought the bed I've been using. I don't know when she's going to get it. I won't need it this weekend since I'm going on that retreat thing, but I have a sleeping bag, so I'll be OK. At the moment, my monitor is sitting on a wooden tray since the desk it was on is going in the sale. It's not too bad though.

Things are quickly coming to a close. I mean, sometime next week I'll have to shut down my computer and be off for a little while. I don't know for how long though. I'll try and let everyone know for sure once it gets closer.

Trivia of the day: There are about 295 species of pigeons and doves in the world. <-- and I'll bet all of them have crapped on my car at least once.