I NEED TO WATCH MORE ANIME

Just as the titles says. Must watch anime. I might borrow the .hack//SIGN DVDs from the library. I love that series. I missed episodes of it because of karate.

Speaking of karate, I watched Fight Quest on Discovery HD the other day, and it makes me want to take karate classes again. I didn't realize how much I miss it. But there's no point in me signing up for classes now, because I still have to get my dental implant done. But maybe after Christmas I'll see about looking for a new dojo. If only Mr. Bishop's dojo weren't so far away!

Yesterday I got so upset because I couldn't find our Cooks Country magazines. Now I wonder if they got taken to Value Village. Either that, or my dad put them somewhere. He has a habit of boxing things up. He calls it 'cleaning'. I don't think they went to Value Village, because I remember them being in a box somewhere, probably with the holiday cooking magazines. If I can find out where the holiday magazines are, chances are I'll find the Cooks Country magazines.

Speaking of magazines. I spend way too much time on Wikipedia. Did you know that some manga magazines, like Ribon, are the size of phone books, and come with extras like notepads? I wonder if the library has Shojo Beat... according to Wiki, it's not being published anymore. Next time I'm in Indigo or Chapters, I'll have to see if they have any manga magazines.

Also yesterday, Mom let me borrow her fabulous Susan Bates size US 7 circular for my mandrake blanket, because the circular I was using is really stupid and won't stay de-kinked - when your left pinky goes numb when using a circular, that's not good ;P Hopefully I'll be able to zip through the blanket with this needle. I might take it to knit night on Tuesday.

But yeah. Anime. I watched a bit of InuYasha on YouTube last night. I must reserve one of the box sets from the library, because I lost track on InuYasha (again, because of karate). I might go on Wikipedia and read through the episode lists to see where I left off.

I wonder what anime YTV still has on. I should check their site.

Anyways. We didn't go down to see Grandma today because Mom was tired, so we'll probably go down tomorrow.

I've been re-bitten by the anime bug!

Yup. anime bug. i haz it.

And it's not just Pretty Cure (which I watched yesterday). I was re-watching an episode of InuYasha - episode 17, Sesshomaru at his most handsome. Well, maybe not his most handsome...

Also, I have to pick up the Return to Labyrinth graphic novel, and I've reserved Full Moon o Sagashite #1. There are other mangas I'd like to read, such as Ranma 1/2 and the two Cardcaptor Sakura mangas that the library has. I wonder if they're still in print - I love the Cardcaptor Sakura anime. I was listening to the opening theme from it earlier. I love j-pop :)

In other news, all I've eaten today is a few graham crackers, I'm still pissed off at Elyssa, the weather's been nice, I have five things to pick up from the library, and I might walk down to said library on Tuesday - they're open today, but I don't feel like going down today.

Oh yeah. I should probably update on my HPKCHC progress. My Herbology assignment is going well - slow, but well. Slow because my size 7 circular needle is so stubborn. It won't stay unkinked. I don't know if I unkinked it improperly, or what, but it's so hard to work with. I didn't have this problem with the size 9 Prym circular that I have. Maybe the size 7 is a cheap one - I don't know which brand it is, because Mom gave it to me without its sleeve/packaging. So for now it's a Mystery Circular. I'm going to ask Mom to send me the photos of my Ancient Runes blanket square, so that I can turn in my assignment and earn points for Ravenclaw. I also have to come up with an acrostic cheer for the Quidditch thread. I'm not participating in Quidditch, but I'm going to try coming up with a clever cheer. And I need to get yarn for my Charms assignment - either that, or try to come up with something with the yarn that I already have. I have no bronze-coloured yarn, though, only tan-coloured. No silver or grey yarn, either. I'll have to drag Dad to Michaels.

Now I have 'Keep Tryin'' by Utada Hikaru stuck in my head.

So anyways. Ancient Runes is done, Herbology is in progress, and I haven't started Charms yet. Last night I watched Spectacle, and almost changed the channel because Dad was talking over it, so I had thought, "Screw it, I'll watch it later". But Mom and Dad made a big stink about it, so I put it back on. Grr...

edited to correct the spelling of Pretty Cure

What's new

Not a lot is new in my life, actually. I printed off a couple of patterns that I intend to use for Herbology and Ancient Runes. I didn't print of the pattern I want to use for Charms yet, because I don't have the right yarn. That, and I haven't decided whether I'm using that pattern or making something else. I might even sign up for this month's Defense Against the Dark Arts, if I can fit it in.

So, I frogged the opera glove. At first I felt sad, but now I feel kinda relieved, because it was such a pain. I was using Red Heart Super Saver in Light Sage. As much as I love Red Heart Super Saver, I didn't like making the opera glove. Super Saver and eyelets don't seem to mix well. That, and the yarn was kinda bumpy and uneven, and I managed to get loose spots in the glove. The yarn will be used for my Herbology assignment instead. And my size 8 straight needles are free now! :D

HPKCHC has been a lot of fun thus far. I love hanging out in the Ravenclaw common room and looking through the class threads. What makes it even more neat if that I know a few people in the House Cup from other groups.

I came across a cute anime show Friday morning called Pretty Cure. I had been up really early because Mom had to go have bloodwork done at the lab, so I had to get up and look after the dogs. I didn't feel much like watching the morning news, so I flipped through the program guide and saw that Naruto was on YTV. I put it on and realised that it was pretty far into the series, so I did more guide-surfing until I decided to watch Naruto. Then on the other YTV channel, I saw Pretty Cure, and decided to see what it was. Like I said above, it's pretty cute. I didn't catch the end of the episode because Mom and Dad came home, so I flipped it back to the morning news, just in case Mom would tut-tut about me watching kids' shows :p The library doesn't have Pretty Cure, and I looked it up on Wikipedia and clicked on the YTV link to see the episode list. Turns out the season is almost done, so I'm hoping they'll replay it.

Other than that, not a lot has been going on.

Not much happenin'

...but I'm bored, so I'll write a blog post.

I'm using Firefox now, because IE 6 stops responding a lot. I don't like the bookmarks on Firefox, though. They're in a drop-down menu, which annoys me. But the tabs are pretty convenient.

I went to the library yesterday to pick up My Neighbor Totoro, InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler, the book on World War II, and French Girl Knits. is pretty scratched, so I'm hoping it'll play okay. If it doesn't, I'll tell the librarians that it needs buffing. The InuYasha movie is scratched, too, but not as badly.

And I went through the new items, which were added last night. I reserved The Wrestler, Frost/Nixon, Lost in Austen, Slumdog Millionaire, and a bunch of other stuff. Now that I think about it, I probably reserved more DVDs than books... oh yeah, I also reserved the new U2 CD.

I should be doing schoolwork

...But instead I'm on Blogger. I'm really weirded out, still. And my eating habits aren't as Hobbit-like as before - I'm not eating as much. In fact, I don't think I ate anything for breakfast, but I had a glass of juice. And I don't think I woke up until 10-ish. I'm starting to feel hungry, though, which is a plus.

So, last night I reserved My Neighbor Totoro and the second InuYasha movie. The InuYasha movie is in transit now, and I probably won't have to wait too long for Totoro either.

In addition to my weird eating habits, I've been really tired, too. Some days I feel like going back to bed and not coming out until dinnertime. I don't know if I'm going to youth group tonight, because Mom and Dad might visit Grandma tonight. Part of me wants to go to youth group, because I'd be getting out of the house, but another part of me feels like staying home and watching movies.

That's all I've felt like doing lately - watching movies. That, and reading, writing and knitting. I haven't done math for two days straight, partly because of headaches.

I did go to the library yesterday, though. Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders is pretty good, although I'm not entirely sure what to knit from it. Maybe the 'Berry Jewellery Bag' thing. But that requires reading a lace chart. eep.

I should probably go eat now.

Headache, go away :(

I should be doing biology, but I don't feel like staring at the texts in the biology program right now. At least my headache is starting to fade, 'cause it was a real pain a few minutes ago.

Stress, stress, stress. Mainly to do with my grandmother's health, although I won't go into detail 'cause I don't think certain relatives want me plastering the details on the internet. But it's really tiring me and Mom out.

Because I needed a brainless knitting project, I started a plain stockinette scarf out of my off-white Lion Brand Fun Fur Solid. It looks really neat, like a piece of wolf fur. I was working on it while watching Princess Mononoke, so I named the project San, who is the 'wolf girl' in the movie. I love that movie...

So, I'm on an anime kick. Not just Princess Mononoke, but also InuYasha, which I've been watching on YouTube. I think I'm going to reserve some more Hayao Miyazaki films from the library, because I need something to keep my mind off Grandma, and something to do while Mom and Dad are visiting her. In a nutshell, Grandma is limited as to how many visitors she can have, and if I'm there, we'd be pushing our luck. And because I'm not sure how to work the VCR part of the VCR/DVD player with the new TV, I can't watch Tokyo Godfathers, which is on a VHS tape. Damn. I might reserve My Neighbor Totoro, which I still haven't seen. And maybe some feel-good-ish movies like Grease (which I haven't seen in years), or those popular teenage movies that I never saw like The Breakfast Club. I have seen part of Pretty in Pink, however, and a teeny, miniscule bit of Sixteen Candles.

Phew.

I didn't do any math yesterday, mainly because of stress and wanting to throw my sketchbook against the wall. Note to self: never work on manga drawing when you're stressed out.

I hope this counts as 'school work'...

Maybe I'll borrow the third and fourth InuYasha movies from the library, too.

I have to go to the library, actually, to pick up Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders, a Robert Plant CD, and a few other items. I don't think I have any DVDs to pick up, though...

Aching :(

What a fascinating dilemma. My stomach is aching, but I don't feel sick - it's more like a muscle pain, like I pulled a muscle or got kicked really hard. But I haven't been to karate recently, so I assume that I pulled a muscle. My right shin is also aching a little.

On the upside, I watched The Best of the Muppet Show today while working on my ruff. My mom's borrowing The Best of the Muppet Show and The Muppet Show, Season 1 from the library. We watched the first disc of season 1 of the Muppet Show as well. Also, the first season of Cowboy Bebop is in transit, and so is the soundtrack from Shine a Light. So I'm really happy about that.

I also made a mix CD of calming music - stuff like The Battle of Evermore by Led Zeppelin, and If by Pink floyd, among other songs. I'll listen to it when I'm reading, or knitting, or doing algebra, and I'll probably listen to it before going to bed, to help me sleep.