Sweet Dreams

Wow, can you guys believe it's already the 22nd. It feels like Thanksgiving was, like, two minutes ago, and now there's only two days left until Christmas Eve (when my family opens presents). Where has the time gone?! Seriously.

Oh, right, I spent most of it playing Sims. *laughs*

But I've done very little of the things I usually do before Christmas. I've only listened to a couple of my many Christmas CDs (btw, got Sarah Brightman's yesterday -- fabulous!), watched only one Christmas movie, not counting the usual TV specials (my fave -- the remake of Miracle on 34th Street), haven't read the Snow Princess Kaguya manga side story or watched the Sailor Moon S movie (not to mention all the other anime Christmas episodes I usually watch), or read any Christmas fanfics. This isn't right. -_-

Well, I guess it's better late than never, huh? I think today I'll listen to Christmas music all day long, read the Snow Princess Kaguya story, and reread some Christmas fanfic classics -- namely Lianne and Amethist's Psychotic Sailor Moon Christmas Carols and sophiap 's As God is My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly...". Then tomorrow I can have an anime Christmas marathon.

Yeah, sounds like a plan.  I think that's what I'll do. ^_^

01. Pick five of your favorite singers/groups.
02. Go to Last.fm or Wikipedia and look up their biographies.
03. Post at least one interesting fact for each singer/group.
04. Tag five people on your f-list to do the same thing.


As for tagging...do it if you want.

Now, to the squeeing!

First off, my Emma manga volumes came in on Tuesday, and I finished reading them yesterday. Blue, thank you for recommending it to me! ^_^ I loved it, loved it, loved it! The ending was a little weak, in my opinion, but the rest was near perfection. I do believe I'll give it the number three spot on my favorite manga list, just behind Chobits and Fruits Basket.  

This week, I also finished watching the Peach Girl anime, which I've been renting from Netflix. I've heard a lot of bad reviews for it, especially compared to the manga, but I actually really loved it, in a guilty pleasure kind of way. *laughs* It kind of makes me want to check out the "superior" manga, but considering that it's eighteen volumes long and I already have a "to read" list that's a mile long, I think it's probably better on my wallet if I just stick to getting the boxset, which just came out a couple of weeks ago. (Good timing!) Just need to scrounge up the money...

The biggest squee of all, though, is...

World Championships on ABC! Tomorrow!

*jumps up and down like a crazy person*

Whoo! You have no idea how excited I am! Three hours of figure skating goodness! Of course, being the fanatic I am, I already know the final results (except for the men's competition, which isn't over yet), but... 

Can it be two o'clock tomorrow already?

1. List your top five favourite musical artists
2. List your top five favourite songs from each artist.
3. Tag five people to do the same. 

Sarah Brightman

Once in a Lifetime
Anytime, Anywhere
The War is Over
Naturaleza Muerta
Gloomy Sunday

(Note: Since probably 80% of this list would actually be her Broadway numbers, I decided to stick with non-Broadway songs since they're more hers, which is why Music of the Night -- my all-time favorite -- isn't on there. Also, her new CD came out on Tuesday! Whee! I can't wait to get it. ^_^)

Josh Groban

My Confession
When You Say You Love Me
In Her Eyes
Canta Alla Vita (featuring The Corrs)
Broken Vow

Charlotte Church

Dream a Dream (duet with Billy Gilman)
Crazy Chick
Habanera (from Carmen)
Finding My Own Way
Call My Name

Celine Dion

Surrender
If That's what It Takes (Pour que tu m'aimes encore)
That's the Way It Is
L'abandon
To Love You More

The Corrs

Queen of Hollywood
Confidence for Quiet
At Your Side
Runaway
Humdrum

I don't feel like tagging, so if you want to do it, be my guest.

Make a list of everything you would like to receive for Christmas. Yes, Christmas is supposed to be a time of giving and thinking of others, but we’re all guilty of experiencing those greedy gimmies. So why not give in to it, if just for a moment? The list can be short or long. It can be as simple or as outrageous as you want it to be. You can list what you actually asked for, create an ultimate wish list, or a mixture of both. It’s all up to you! 


I guess that's about it. Makes me wonder what is under the tree since I never got the chance to give Mom my list before she announced she had finished her shopping and I doubt she knew I wanted most of the stuff on the list. Guess that means she spent a lot of money on stuff I don't want. *sigh*

I'll type up a longer update later, but I wanted to go ahead and type up my list of presents while they're still fresh in my mind. (My family always opens up presents on Christmas Eve.)

Pretear boxset
Ah, My Goddess! DVD
Vol. 13 of Ayashi no Ceres
Vol. 16 of Fushigi Yugi
Vol. 10 and 11 of Fruits Basket (one which came with a free mini-calender)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi CD
Sarah Brightman - Love Changes Everything CD
Il Divo - Il Divo CD
Blue CD case
Black skirt
Teal satin blouse
Purple sweater with white collar
A couple of picture frames
Candy
A "Scorpio" journal and a couple of pens
A "Mystic Fountain" from my sister (Basically, a fountain that creates steam)
$190 (Twenty from Mom and Dad, twenty from Uncle Stan and Aunt Valeta, and the rest from "Santa")

I think that's about it. ^_^

First off, I gotta wish a "Happy Birthday" to the coolest of all the senshi -- Sailor Pluto. Wonder how old she is this year... ^_^ I almost forgot about it, but last night I was looking over reviews for my old stories, trying to pump myself up, and I came across Tick Tock, the story I wrote in honor of her special day a couple of years ago, which reminded me of the fact.

So, what did I do on this special day? Oh, nothing much. I got the fourth DVD of RahXephon in the mail today, which was really good. I've already watched it twice -- once in Japanese and the other time in English. It actually has a pretty decent dub. (Don't go having another heart attack, Samuraiter. I still prefer the original. :P) The episode with Helena, Itsuki, and Makoto as children was interesting, and kinda cute. ^_^ I've also taken a real shining to Yagumo Soichi. He's mostly been in the background for most of the show, but he had some really nice moments in the episodes I watched today. I think he, Ayato, and Itsuki might make it into my little Harem of Bishies by the end of the show.

I also bought a new CD, Hayley Westenra's Odyssey. If you've never heard of her, she's this New Zealand teenager with the absolute most beautiful voice I've ever heard in my life. Next to Josh Groban's Closer, her Pure CD is my most listened to album. I'm not sure if the new CD is quite as good as the first, but it's definitely a worthy companion. She even makes What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You), a rather boring number from Sarah Brightman's otherwise stellar Harem album, something worth listening to.

I find it somewhat amusing, though, that it seems like all my favorite singers like to duet with my other favorite singers. (Not that I'm complaining. ^_^) On this CD, Westenra does a beautiful duet version of Dell' Amore Non Si Sa with the original singer of the piece, Andrea Bocelli. He, of course, has also dueted with Sarah Brightman (on Time to Say Goodbye) and Celine Dion, on The Prayer, which was then covered by Charlotte Church and Josh Groban, the latter who has also sung with the Corrs on Canta Alla Vita. It's like the Six Degrees of Andrea Bocelli in the world of classical crossover and Europop! (I tend to think of Dion as Europop because of her French albums, which definitely have a Europop feel.) *laughs*

Anyway, I guess that's about it for today.