kiyora-sano

I'm drinking some fucking amazing tea and my mouth is in pain. Thanks-no-thanks, dentist.
(The tea is Teavana's Pineapple Kona Pop, for you enthusiasts out there.)

1.) There's a new pope. I'm not really Catholic anymore - i'm more polyreligious - but I was watching the coverage yesterday because my mom wanted me to DVR it. The guy they chose seems like the perfect choice. He has his Ph.D in chemistry or something, so he's worldly and forward-thinking. From what I've seen and heard, this is a really positive step. So the part of me that is pro-Catholic is very pleased with this. Hail Pope Frank. <3

2.) Writing is slow at the moment, but I'm still making progress. My novel has been getting most of my attention lately - it's just a matter of actually sitting down and hammering it out in Word. I really want to finish this chapter by the end of the semester. I'm not shooting for sooner because, well, I'm taking TWO LANGUAGES because I'm a crazy person. So lots of work, but hopefully...SOON.

3.) Lots of shitty personal stuff going on right now - I may elaborate in a later journal, but I have to work soon, so I can't go into much detail.

4.) CLOCKWORK PRINCESS CLOCKWORK PRINCESS CLOCKWORK PRINCESS. I pre-ordered it, so it should be to my dorm BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK *dies* That book will kill me. I am resigned to this fate. I accept it.

That's about it for now. I may journalize later on.
TTFN, all!

I tagged Angelwolfsfire, who then tagged...everyone. And because i like her questions, I'mma answer them!
Don't worry - I won't be tagging anyone this time. Feel free to steal it if you like, but don't feel obligated.

1) What's your worst habit?

Biting my nails, without a doubt. I've been a nail biter for about fifteen years.

2) Would you rather have to go to prison for a crime you didn't commit, or spend the rest of your life on the run for a crime you did commit?

Life on the run. Because parkouring. Because it would mean I could travel?

3) Are you burdened with glorious purpose?

Of course I am. Because I'm Loki and I don't give a shit.
Also, I am burdened with glorious porpoise.

4) Do you have a "guilty pleasure" TV show? What is it?

YESSS. DANCE MOMS. I CAN'T.

5) Who is your favorite superhero?

Spider-man. But only if we're talking about Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker as Spider-man. Because DAMN THAT KID'S FINE. But Iron Man is a very very VERY close second.

6) If you could do anything you want for a living, what would you do?

Be a zookeeper actress screenwriter novelist travel journalist director of photography.

7) What fandom is currently ruining taking over your life?

FUCKING MERLIN. *cries*

8) Wal-Mart or Target?

EW EW EW EW EW FUCK WALMART. Target is my homeboy. Walmart can fuck a doorknob.

9) Would you rather live in a corrupt medieval town, or a futuristic dystopia?

Corrupt medieval town. Because I'd totally go Robin Hood on that shit.

10.) What are you most looking forward to in 2013?

CITY OF BONES MOVIE CITY OF BONES MOVIE CITY OF BONES MOVIE CITY OF BONES MOVIE

Sooo... I tagged myself (?) by reading GuenVanHelsing's journal about how she was tagged and it said if you read it, you're tagged...
But no spoilers here - I'm actually tagging people.
Because I am le devious like zat.

OKAY. Her questions:
1. First thing that comes to mind with the word "tear"?
I think of Legend of the Seeker, Season 2 - there's a tear in the Veil between the world of the living and the realm of the Keeper (a.k.a.> the Underworld).

2. Favorite food group? (Chocolate is not a viable answer.)
Umm...The ones you're not supposed to have. Because pizza is not a food group. But seriously. Probably fruits. I like fruit.

3. Are you currently hot or cold?
My arms are cold, but I'm decent warm.

4. First media crush? (Can be movie, book, band, whatever~)
First? Jonathan Taylor Thomas from Home Improvement. I was seven years old, and I had his calendar on my bedroom wall.

5. The reason you like your chosen medium for art?
Photography? I guess I just have an eye. I can't draw for shit, really, so the only way to make things look the way I really want them to is to take photos.

6. Last movie you saw in theatres?
Django Unchained - SUCH A GOOD MOVIE. Tarantino is a sick, twisted bastard, and it's beautiful.

7. Your thoughts on a Furby?
NO. NOT EVER. NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN. HELLSPAWN.

8. Least favorite subject in school?
MATH. Math can go to hell.

9. Favorite line -or verse- from a song?
If I had to pick one..... (which is really damn hard, I'll have you know!) Currently...
"I've been hoping for months, hoping for years, hoping I might forget / Oh, but it don't get much dumber, it don't get much dumber / Than trying to forget a girl when you love her."
OK Go - Needing/Getting

10. Average hours on Tumblr per hour?
...hours per hour? One?

I TAG...




Whoever else feels like it.

MY QUESTIONS FOR YOU...
1. If you could LIVE in one of your fandoms - and only one - what would it be and why?

2. College ruled paper or wide ruled?

3. Blue ink or black ink?

4. Do you prefer cake or ice cream?

5. If you were an animal - an animal that actually existed - what would you be and why?

6. Would you rather have super speed or be able to memorize every page of every book you've ever read?

7. Chicken on a raft?

8. Facebook or Tumblr?

9. Would you prefer to have magic in a world where magic was illegal, or be able to read minds in a world where everyone is unable to speak?

10. If you had to wear one color shirt for the rest of your life (cartoon character wardrobe style), what color would it be?

**GAME OF THRONES FANS BONUS QUESTION!**
Which Game of Thrones house is LEAST like you?

The things I think of while listening to "Chicken on a Raft" for half an hour straight...

So I have an idea that I think some of you might be possibly interested in. It would be a bit of an experiment, and a bit of an ongoing project. But I'll throw it out there and see what you guys think.

The basic idea is that we - we being whoever wants to be involved, without any real cap on the number of people or anything - would write a story, one chapter at a time. There would be a set order of which chapters people write (with everyone getting an equal number of chapters - possibly no more than three or four, depending on how this goes), and each person would write their chapter in order and we'd put it all together at the end. Like post chapters on here, with links to the previous writer's chapter and dA profile or something...

It's up for discussion, certainly. And the current idea I have for a plotline involves pirates (probably due to that motherfucking chicken on that motherfucking raft), so once we figure out who wants in, we can debate that - whether we're keeping the idea I have, or if we want to do something different.

Please comment to let me know if you're interested. The chapters can be as long or as short as you want - I want this to be enjoyable, and not just a homework assignment or anything. I just think a collaboration would be kind of fun for us here.

btw - My mood isn't ACTUALLY scared. I just picked it because it was a chicken.

There are a lot of things in this world that baffle me. If I were going to list all of them, it would probably take about ten journals to get them all. In light of recent events, I'm just going to pick my top two. I hope you don't judge me, because they're extremely different from each other. However, I'm not in any way trying to make light of one because of the other. It's just that I know that sometimes, when tragic things happen, I need to balance them out with other things in order to keep myself sane. That being said...

1.) I don't understand why saying "no" is such a difficult thing. I'm one of those people that's just really bad at being assertive and going for what I want and telling people no. There was a semester last fall that I actually became good at it, but that was because I just didn't care what people thought of me. I was strong, and that was kind of empowering. However, sometime after this past January, I sort of lost that mojo and forgot how to say "no." And now I've found myself in a situation where I could be in a potentially really nice relationship, but there's something out there that's much less of a guarantee but also much more meaningful to me. And I don't know how to tell the guy I'm seeing that I might want to go for the other chance. The guy I'm seeing is really sweet, considerate, gentle, kind, and understanding. He's a fantastic person and I could potentially see myself being really happy with him, despite the little things that kind of turn me off. But on the other hand, there's another guy who I haven't told about my feelings, and if I was going to be with anyone in the world, I would choose him in a heartbeat. I just can't say "no" to the guy I'm seeing.

2.) I don't understand how people can commit murder without motive. Off of that, I don't understand why people - particularly those in major media positions - don't bother to fact-check. By now, I'm sure you've all heard about the tragedy in Newtown, CT yesterday. A 20-year-old man killed his mother before going to the elementary school in Sandy Hook and killing 26 people, most of whom were kids under the age of 10. What possesses a person to do something like that? There aren't words to justify or rationalize that kind of act. There also aren't words to make it better. No amount of avoidance, consolation, sympathy, or care can heal a wound like that. As someone who does not have children but understands maternal emotion very well, I felt sick to my stomach when I heard and read those reports.
However, what made it worse was that the press incorrectly identified the suspect. Earlier in the reports, they publicly stated that a man named Ryan Lanza was the shooter. Several hours later, they retracted that statement, saying that it was his younger brother, Adam. The fact that the media did not bother to confirm this before publishing it is disgusting to me. They could have very easily ruined a man's life because of that, and I don't even think they care. It's about who breaks the news first, and that is just unacceptable. It's also painful that regular people don't bother to do the same - my roommate was in our dorm, on the phone a few hours after reports went out. I had just finished reading several articles online that had come out with new information about the tragedy, and I heard her side of the conversation, which went something like this: "No way. How'd he even get a gun into school? I can't believe a ten-year-old would do something like that. His dad probably has a gun and he left it out."
People make me sick for all kinds of reasons. They say bad news travels fast, but incorrect information travels faster. This is a disgusting and cruel habit, and the world needs to break it. The American habit of speaking before thinking has the potential to make a huge mess for people, and I'll be damned if I see this sort of thing continue to happen in the media.

Ugh.
Please keep the families and friends of Newtown, Connecticut in your thoughts and prayers.