Sweet Dreams

It's been a while since I actually wrote a real entry in this thing. O.o

Well, first of all, allow me to vent my frustration at Ch. 5 of ATR. I thought once I finished Ch. 3 and Ch. 4, things would be easier, but then I had to be stupid and stick something in Ch. 4 that I didn't originally plan to do. So, now I have to take that change into account in later chapters, and it's such a pain. Gah!

(Let this be a warning to anybody who might be tempted to "skip around" while writing a story. Don't do it. Just...don't. (Unless you have an extremely detailed outline or something of the sort.))

*screams* 

There, I feel better now. ^_^

What else has been going on? Well, Mama surprised me last weekend by treating me to a little shopping spree at Cato's, one of my favorite clothing stores. I got some really cute stuff. ^_^ Most of it is in layaway at the moment, but I did get to take home a rather sexy black lace T-shirt and a beautiful black-and-white dress that I think looks like something Jackie Kennedy might have worn during the days of Camelot. It's mostly black with a white satin sash around the neckline that ties into a bow near my left shoulder, and I absolutely adore it. The stuff in layaway is another black lace shirt, a matching long black skirt with lace around the waist, and two 2-piece (tank top with sheer blouse) tops, one black and one white. (I really didn't mean to just get black-and-white stuff; it just turned out that way. *laughs*) 

Mama liked the two brooches I got her for Mother's Day, and she gave me $25 for our family's made-up holiday of Daughter's Day (the day after Mother's Day). The money will most likely go into my "Buy a GBA" fund. ^_^

Speaking of video games, I've been feeling really nostalgic lately, ever since I found my old NES console a couple of days ago underneath my bed with Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom still inside from the last time my sister and I played it. (We finally beat the game on December 31, 1999. ^_^) I don't know where any of the other games are or even if the console is still in working order, but it really brought me back. Maniac Mansion, Vegas Dreams, Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, Gold Medal Challenge, Barbie... Good times, those were. ^_^ (And Samuraiter, gamer extraordinaire, is just in awe that I have the Princess Tomato cartridge.)

Lessee...what else?

I got the fifth disc of Cowboy Bebop from Netflix yesterday. It seems to beat the odd-number curse, since I actually rather liked it, save for that stupid episode about the Mad Pierrot, or whatever his name was. The Feng Shui and Cowboy Andy episodes were fantastic, though, so they kind of made up for that one.

Oh, and for Fruits Basket fans, if you're looking for good fanfiction, I highly recommend checking out Ysabet's stories at http://ysabet.velvetangel.net/fanfic/furuba/. She mostly writes Rin/Hatsuharu angst, but there are a few stories that have other characters in the spotlight. The Ceremony of Innocence, in particular, is a fantastic end-of-the-series fic that's sure to satisfy both the Kyo/Tohru fans (waves Kyoru flag) and Yuki/Tohru fans. ^_^

I'll just wrap this entry up by saying, "Go, Katharine!"

She and Taylor are moving onto the American Idol finale next week. Whee!

Three Names You Go By
- Yumeko (or Yume)
- Margaret
- Meg

Three Parts of Your Heritage
- Polish
- Irish/Scottish
- Native American

Three Things That Scare You
- Change
- Driving
- Identity theft

Three of Your Everyday Essentials
- Computer
- TV
- Food

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now
- Black and white striped shirt
- Long black skirt
- Underwear

Three of Your Favorite Bands or Musical Artists
- Sarah Brightman
- Josh Groban
- Hayley Westenra

Three of Your Favorite Songs - at the moment
- "The Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera (particularly Sarah Brightman's version)
- "My Confession" - Josh Groban
- "You Are Water" - Hayley Westenra

Three Things You Want in a Relationship (other than Real Love)
- Fun
- Friendship
- Security

Two Truths and a Lie
- I have one sister.
- I don't have a driver's license.
- I've never smoked.

Three Physical Things about the Opposite Sex that Appeal to You
- Hair, especially red or black
- Eyes
- Facial hair, particularly goatees

Three of Your Favorite Hobbies
- Writing
- Watching anime and reading manga
- Singing

Three Things You Want to do Really Badly Right Now
- Watch one of my new Princess Nine DVDs
- Get a snack
- Finally finish my Someday's Dreamers fic to my satisfaction

Three Places You Want to go on Vacation
- Rome
- New York City
- Warsaw (Eh, I've always been interested in my Polish heritage)

Three Things You Want to Do Before You Die
- Learn Italian and Polish
- Write and publish a book
- Go on a date

Lessee, what else to talk about... Oh, I finally got the second Cowboy Bebop DVD in this weekend from Netflix after waiting for months for it to become available. I have to admit that this bunch of episodes was much better than the first one, which I wasn't too impressed with. I loved "Waltz for Venus" and the one with Jet's old girlfriend, and Ed is a lot of fun. ^_^ I also watched a couple of episodes dubbed since I heard how good it was supposed to be and discovered that it really is a great dub. *shocked gasp*

The funny thing is that my mom absolutely adores the show. I think she's more interested in it than I am, if you can believe that. She was actually disappointed when she saw the preview for the eleventh episode and found out that she would have to wait until the next disc to see it. *laughs* I have a cool mother.