http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Sakura-Tora&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Sakura-Tora en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:15:03 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/28282802/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/28282802/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:06:18 PST
I remembered this one picture I drew once upon a time of a girl and boy, the boy kissing the girl's hand and the girl looking distressed. I posted it on DA a lo~ng time ago, recent watchers won't know what I'm talking about, but those who've watched me since the beginning of time may possibly remember it. I really wanted to see the picture, so I started searching for it, but then remembered I had thrown it away because I thought it was terrible. But since I scanned it, and I haven't cleared out my scanner history in ages, I was able to check there and find it. Along the way, I found other old arts of mine that are long gone but I'm thinking, "Dang, I really drew that? Awesome!"

I have low pride in my art. Ask anybody who knows me, they can vouch for me. It's because I know I can be better, and I'm not satisfied until I can look at my art and wonder how was I able to do this. I dunno when that day will come, if it ever does, so when I'm able to look back at my art from 2006, 2005, even 2004, and can say to myself that I actually did a good job on it, I feel very proud of myself. Sure, if you look at the art, one will see anatomical errors, sloppy lines, all sorts of beginner mistakes (that I know I still suffer from), but I can see what I was aiming for, and if I can see that, then I think I did a good job.

Just for fun and for something to do in my spare time, I'm planning on redrawing a lot of the old art. Do another 'Before and After' type of thing that I did with this picture: [link] :I had fun with that. Probably most, if not all, of the drawings I plan on redoing have been posted on DA a long time ago, so old watchers may recognize a them. Those that I can't redraw, maybe I'll post it as a collage of how far I've progressed over the years. That's fun also.

Ah, look how long this got. I doubt anybody is reading this, but for those of you who managed to get through it all let's talk!
Discuss:
Have you ever looked back on your old art that you once thought was terrible and now thought how good it actually is, or have you ever remembered some old art of yours and remembered having thrown it away and regret doing that? Or, DO you throw away old art?

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/27085444/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/27085444/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:40:21 PDT
^{Part of Your World (Little Mermaid: Broadway — Sierra Boggess)
Poor Unfortunate Souls (Little Mermaid: Broadway - Don't know [Sorry!])
God Help the Outcasts (Hunchback of Notre Dame: OST - Heidi Mollenhauer)
The Bells of Notre Dame (Hunchback of Notre Dame: OST - Chorus, David Ogden Stiers, Paul Kandel & Tony Jay)
Hellfire (Hunchback of Notre Dame: OST - Tom Hulce, Tony Jay, Choir)
I Won't Say (I'm in Love) (Hercules: OST - Cheryl Freeman)
One Jump Ahead (Aladdin: OST - Brad Kane)
Reflection (Mulan: OST - Lea Salonga)
Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas: OST - Don't know [Rawr!])
Be Prepared (Lion King: OST - Don't know [Please, if you know, TELL!])
My Lullaby (Lion King 2: OST - Don't know [Same deal])
Journey To The Past (Anastasia: OST & Remix - Don't Know[Ditto]/Aaliyah)
Once Upon a December (Anastasia: OST - Don't know [I'm getting tired of saying this, i feel bad])}

Yes, I realize Anastasia is not a Disney movie, but I love that movie and its music so I DLed them as well.

So yah, these are what I have so far. I plan on getting more because I just realized I'm missing a lot of my favorites. I have A Whole New World already, but I've had that since it first came out, so I didn't include that. lol. I'm sticking to old school Disney music, because that's the best, and they're more fun to sing. I've found and saved the lyrics to all those songs so I can learn and sing them during class. Woot.

Dear cheese, PLEASE, if you know any of the artists I couldn't list, PLEASE tell me! *is too lazy to actually look it up herself*. Oh, and if you want, recommend some songs for me. There are many songs I've forgotten about, I'm sure. So remind me! ^^

Question of the day: Name every and all Disney (Or non-disney) songs you like!

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/25545729/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/25545729/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:19:26 PDT [link]
Dude, I've never been a big fan of him, but now it's like... Odd to hear he's gone. I've always liked his dancing. Hell, I'm playing Saints Row 2 right now and I'm using his dance move as the taunt. xD It's just odd, is all.
Plus, I wanted to be on the bandwagon in saying that he's gone. I'mma check out Gaia now and see what the forums are saying. Cause it's not just him that's dead, Farrah Fawcett is gone also. But I don't know her much so, eh.

Happy summer.

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/24033452/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/24033452/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:23:38 PDT I dunno why I'm doing this.

It's midnight.
Got home from hula/ori about half an hour ago (two hours of dancing), took a shower, worked on homework... Now I gotta study SAT words and French.

Do I want to do this?
No.
Will I?
Probably not.
I feel dead right now.
In a way, it's not that late, but I woke up feeling like crap thanks to allergies and I went the whole day feeling 'blegh'. Haha.

So, random talking.

I've played through RE5, co-op, with my friend. Yay. After some minor difficulties, I finally got unlimited ammo for shotty and pistol. Now we're going through veteren. Played mercenaries mode also, pretty sweet. If you have RE5 for the PS3 and have a mic and wanna play co-op or mercenaries, my S/N is Lady_Mint. ^^

*coughchrisishottcough*

I can't wait until summer. No more eczema, no more pants, and no more school.

DUUUDE.
School is a bitch.
They're changing our schedules next year.
Instead of school starting at 8:20, it'll be earlier, to 8:00. We will get out at 2:25. Why?? They want to add a 35 minute tutorial period before lunch. WTF?! That's the stupidest thing ever. Not everybody needs or wants tutorial. So mean. I don't like it. Damn my school to hell. Petitioning sounds like a good idea, but it might do nothing for us since our principal doesn't care for us. hah...

French.
French french french.
Français.

Meh. Don't wanna study. Gunna fail the quiz anyways.
SAT... It's only 10 words, I can study it before class and have it all memorized.

Ok. I found this Question-Meme generator. I thought it was pretty nifty. So, here it is, and what I got.

Link: [link]

Questions and Answers:
1. Do you miss Kristi?
HOLY SHIT, how did it know?! OF COURSE!

2. Name something you have in common with Mitch?
We're perves. ^^

3. Steve is actually Donny in disguise, you know.
._. Whoa.

4. What if you found out that Lauryn was secretly an alien plotting to take over the world together with David?
I'd laugh my ass off and be like, "Keep off the crack, girly."

5. How would Kyle insult Donny?
He wouldn't, he's just too nice. :\

6. Who would you rather get stuck in handcuffs with, Kimmy or Devin?
Hm... Kimmy is one my of awesome friends, and Devin is just this random guy name that I like. . . So I guess Devin. XD

7. Describe David in one word.
Odd.

8. What was your first impression of Donny?
Sarcastic.

9. What if you found out that Devin was secretly an alien plotting to take over the world together with Steve?
First I'd need to find this Devin and ask him to take over the world with ME. Then, I'd be happy.

10. If Briana were to be mistaken for a celebrity, who would it be?
I dunno... I'm not big on celebrities.

Ok, done, g'night.

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/23824105/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/23824105/ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:59:21 PDT spoiler or two for Prince of Persia, 2008 release!
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, SO DON'T BITCH TO ME ABOUT BEING SPOILED!











A friend let me borrow Prince of Persia, the newest release.
Great game, lovely graphics, and finding light seeds is a pain in the ass.
The ending? FUCK. THE. ENDING.
All that work for NOTHING. NADA.
RAWRRR! I feel like ripping somebody's finger-bones out of their hands and stabbing ubisoft's story director person in the eyes with it then feeding their shish-ka-bob eye to the manager of it all! They left us on a CLIFF HANGER! I HATE CLIFF HANGERS!
Then I watched the epilogue DLC thing on youtube since I won't be able to get it, hoping for something better. ANOTHER. FUCKING. CLIFF HANGER!

Elika... As awesome as you are, you suck.
Princey... As smexy (and funny) as you are, you suck also.

Ok. I already expected a crappy ending, but not like that. It's like... Hell, I was at least hoping Prince was possessed when he did that since you hear Arihmen while cutting up the trees, but he wasn't! Sorta like a Fatal Frame 2 type thing, but nooooooooooooooo. *cries*

I feel so cheated... I just felt like ranting about it.
I think I scared one of my friends when I started raging about the ending.
Here's the convo (name switched to Bob because I can)...

^{Me: OH MY GOD!
Me: NO
Me: WAY
Me: All that work... FOR NOTHING!??!!
Me: WHAT. THE. HELL.
Bob: Congrats
Bob: Prince of persia has officially given you the middle finger
Bob: And guess what
Bob: That Epilouge DLC ends on a cliff hanger
Me: ............................................
Me: This game has just pissed me off. >_>
Bob: MINTY RAMPAGE!!!!
Me: GOD DAMNIT!
Bob: OH GOD HIDE!
Me: >____<
Me: i don't understand whyyyyyyyyyyyy
Me: all that work... WHYYYYYYYY
Me: Even the girl didn't look happy about her revival!
Bob: She smacks him in the first few minutes of epilouge
Me: is the epilogue DLC free?
Bob: nope
Me: DAMNIT
Me: i wanna play it...
Bob: You have to pay
Bob: and I think it's 360 only
Me: ... fuck the 360
Me: fuck this game
Me: fuck the ending
Me: FUCK THE WORD FUCK!
Me: RAWRRR!
Bob: Let me just screen shot this
Me: <_________<
Bob: I had never seen Minteh curse
Bob: It was new}

There better be a PoP2 coming out that actually ENDS this story! Not some DLC which I won't be able to buy. A full-length, weekend eating, 60$ game. I'll probably have to borrow it from my friend, again, if he gets it, but dammit, I will play it!

By the way, no, I have not played the other PoP's. And I may never.

Ok, enough about PoP... Onwards to RE5!

Anyways, so I got RE5 now. I started playing it, and turned it off as soon as the executioner raped me. I got so scared! Ya ya, I know, "But RE5 isn't scary!" Fuck you all who tell me that. I'm scared of zombies, but the game is too awesome to pass up. Plus, Chris is hott. Hah, what can I say? I like guys with muscles. ^^ And stubble ain't half bad either.

But fuck, that game scares the hell outta me. I don't do well with zombies, and full-well knew what to expect when I bought this game. Yes, why should I buy a game that I'm too damn scared to play? Co-op, bitches. It's the main reason I'm getting the game, because I want to experience that story mode co-op. The friend who let me borrow PoP is supposed to get RE5 this weekend so we can play together... He better, is all I hafta say. Cause I can't play this on my own. I don't do well with zombies. But the game looks like so much fun, and once I get over my fear (don't worry, I will... eventually), I know I'll have a blast playing the game. Always happens. ^^

Alright, I'm done ranting/talking... Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/23368197/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/23368197/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:14:48 PST
"WTF? What does that have to do with english??!?!"

Everything, apparently.

We have this stupid project based on Emerson's essay "Gifts". If you've read the essay you'll know what i'm about to say. We hafta show off our -talent- to the class, as well as GIVE THE CLASS SOMETHING.

"oK... why don't you just draw?"

Because I'm not going to draw the class 34 pictures NOR will I give them an old drawings. >_>

So, I decided to do Tahitian dancing, because it's the easiest A I could possibly get (assuming i'll get an A on my essay that I also gotta turn in related to this project). I'll be teaching everybody how to Fa'arapu. Why? Because it is the most used movement in tahitian dancing and i thought everybody would have the most fun with it. Though I'm not the best at it, but i'm not the worst... Meh. For the majority of people who don't know what it is, it's when the dancer moves their hips in a circle really fast and as big as they can. The bigger/faster, the better.

I'm practicing a hell lot right now, trying to warm up so i'll be good for tomorrow since i'm doing this in the morning and can't warm up before class. xP Meh, it won't do much, but at least i'm doin it... It makes me feel better.

It's not even tomorrow yet and I'm already nervous as hell...

>_>

Dude, I swear though, ANY person who teases me about this, whether it be something as mild as "Shake it!" or whatever, I'm knocking their teeth in and hoping they choke on it. At least, anybody I know in RL. Here... I'll just be like, ">___>"

Sorry, just needed to let this out. Back to practicing...

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/22793797/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/22793797/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:36:14 PST Do all the homework.
Aim for D's on the tests (failing is fine too, so long as you get tons of homework in that class to make up for that failing grade).
BS the final.
You'll pass with a B in that class.

Took me three years, but I finally got it down.
Yup yup. This was my strategy throughout my first semester, and, at the moment in time, I have the following grades:
^{English 3 - A %94 // Second final grade missing
French 2 - B %63 // B // Third final grade missing (yes, I had three finals in french...)
Algebra 2 - C+ %52
Chemistry - B %43
US History - C+ %61
Photography - ... Dunno.}
Of course this plan fails if you have a class where you take online quizzes that are never inputted into the grade book even though you passed the quizzes with A's and homework counts for nothing unless you consider being saved from humiliation a "Something worth working for" asset *coughUSHISTcough*. >_>

This is really sad, but what I say is true. In all classes but English, I have the test average of between 50 to 65%. Excluding English, I pretty much failed all my finals. See those percents beside the grades? Those were my final scores... Those with the // and something after it means that class had multiple finals, and the grades following the slashes are what I got on them. Yay.

I think I'm getting Senioritus early. x_x

..
..
..

I just realized something.
Algebra: My WORST subject ever, I am 1% away from a B-... Trust me, if you knew just what kind of hell I was going through just to keep up in that class, you'd understand why I am so god dang SHOCKED. I hope she rounds up... >_>

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/21840229/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/21840229/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:19:37 PST || -_ ( So... ) _-||

My mom recently updated my computer, right?
I got a Mac OS. Power to the apple!
Due to the update, my photoshop is outdated.
0_0
So, as of right now, all my old CGs are officially GONE.
So pictures like my mara wallpaper: [link] sitting on a rooftop: [link] and others have gone bai bai.
Makes me sad.

BUT, with this update, I can now use CS5, this program that has Adobe programs GALORE. My dad gave it to me, and it comes with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Brige, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and tons others. No Elements, though. That's what I used for my CG for various reasons which I shall not go into. My dad said once he finds the serial number for it, though, he'll give me Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.

For now, I get to mess around with CS5. I finally got Flash, and I'm very interested in learning how to use it! First I gotta get a tutorial though, because everything looks so dang confusing. Difficult to draw in. @_@ Wish me luck!

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

^-----^ ( ART ALSO POSTED HERE ) ^-----^
Gaia: [ minty ]

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/21396186/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/21396186/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:06:04 PST Well, I am a lot better right now then I was an hour ago...
...and especially yesterday.
God, I wanted to kill many many many people yesterday.
Keep note: Never EVER crowd around me, talk to me, or try to hug me when I am sick.
You will receive either a punch in the gut or a massive yell fest for as long as my throat can last.
I mostly yelled at people yesterday because I was too weak to actually hit and cause massive damage.
My throat is paying for it today. Meh meh meh.

But seriously, when you're sick,
does it bug you when suddenly people start huddling around you asking if you're ok when you're clearly not,
suddenly hugging/glomping you (especially if it's somebody you don't like),
and just talking so damn loudly around you?

People know I hate that when I'm not sick,
what makes them think I'll like it WHEN I'm sick!?
Ok, thanks for the concern, but back off.
Like, 10 feet away.
... No, maybe 20 feet, I can still hear you.

>_<

I'm very curious, when you're sick, what's your pet peeves about people or life or general crap?

- - -

In other news... New pic. Check it!
[link]

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/21327710/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/21327710/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:39:14 PST || -_ ( H'oh shyt... ) _-||

Daaayuuum...
He won by a LOT.
With electorial votes.
333 for Obama.
145 for McCain.

With popular vote, I believe it was aboubt 100,000 difference.
Dang.

Obama won...





Holy shit...

I feel old.

McCain put on a good run, he gave a good last speech (those boo's, although funny, were very rude. >_<.

Well, good luck Obama.
Good run, McCain.
Hope the next 4 years are a prosperous one for all of us...

(BTW, yes, I'm for Obama. Please don't spam my journal with "BOO OBAMA SUCKS" or any other crap like that. Thank you.)

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

^-----^ ( ART ALSO POSTED HERE ) ^-----^
Gaia: [ minty ]

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/20207366/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/20207366/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:37:50 PDT || -_ ( Yes, bum. ) _-||

These are the first four days of being a Junior in Highschool.
I feel old.
Damnit.

This year, I'm taking:
- photography (day-um, expensive class)
- chemistry (tons of people i know in that class, it's crazy)
- algebra 2 (boooring)
- english 3 (REGULAR! HELL TO THE YAH, BABY!)
- US history (thank god, I got the same teacher I had last year for history, he's awesome)
- french 2 (I predict failure).

I have Algebra, English, and French homework due tomorrow, none that i've started or gotten close to finishing. English, I gotta do this stupid quote thing, and I picked it yesterday (NOT PROCRASTINATION! I just couldn't decide on a quote) and realized i had a picture already drawn (messily) that would work for the quote, so i'm using it, but I gotta clean it up a lot and add tons of things to more fit the quote. I'll post the picture when it's finished. French, I got this packet I have no clue what the answers are. Algebra = review.

Mmmmm... I seriously gotta stop procrastinating right now, but it's too hot. Damn people closed the pool on the hottest day of the week. wtf?! And my printer is out of ink so... I think I might be screwed. Gah... I dunno. I'll find a friend to print it for me. Dunno.

Meh, back to work.

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

^-----^ ( ART ALSO POSTED HERE ) ^-----^
Gaia: [ minty ]

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/20139190/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/20139190/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:46:03 PDT || -_ ( The Letter Meme ) _-||

Stole from

(True? Maaaybe...)

Dear ~fera-nai,

Dear (the last person who left a comment on your journal):

I don't really know how to tell you this, but our romance is over. I think I realized it first of May under the bus and I saw you sit on my avocado plant. I'm sure you're senile enough to understand that Santa doesn't exist. I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep your photo as a memory. You should also know that I never openly mocked a new life as a clone.

Greetings to your freaky family,
-Sakura-Tora (Minty)-

RULES:
Do the "Letter MEME". Tag no less than 5 other people, and leave them a comment, informing them that they have been tagged. Then copy the "How-to" Letter Meme, and finish your Journal entry.


-> How you do the Letter Meme:

Dear (the last person who left a comment on your journal):

I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .

__12__,
-(Your Name)-


1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister


2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes


3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kabob - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife


4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out


5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk


6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scarred
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed


7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this.
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks


8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Yo... ]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/19507493/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/19507493/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:57:20 PDT || -_ ( Tips anybody? ) _-||

Mmhmmm . . . Today's topic is shoes. Why shoes? Because I want to customize my own pair of shoes and I need tips.

I got a pair of white Grasshoppers sneaks that sort of remind me of a British Golfer. Hecka comfortable. I wanna draw on them but all I have are permanent markers. I've looked around and seen custom shoes made with acrylics and fabric markers.

My question: Which is better to use to make custom sneakers? Acrylics, Fabric Markers, or Sharpies?

If you're curious about the fabric on the shoe, feel your shirt. Something like that. I know for a fact Sharpies bleed on this kind of fabric, so I'm cautious on using it.

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

^-----^ ( ART ALSO POSTED HERE ) ^-----^
Gaia: [ minty ]

]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18992856/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18992856/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:05:26 PDT || -_ ( BUT HOLY FUCKING SHIT DID IT HURT! ) _-||

*ahem*
Today.
I got waxed for the first time.
Cleaned up my brows and got the pits stripped.
I was supposed to have this done this Tuesday, but I was getting tired of wearing T-shirts instead of tank tops, and no way was I going to workout and dance in a tank top with hairy pits. So, I asked to get it over with today, and my mom said sure. The ride to the Spa, I was listening to music, and telling myself, "This isn't going to hurt... This isn't going to hurt... This isn't going to hurt... Oh dear Lord, help me!" At 3:15, I walked into the room. I got my brows done first. The wax was warm, it felt nice. It was a pretty deep green also. I was content. Also getting a bit giggly... There must've been somethin in the air cause I kept on giggling. But then when she did the first pulling off of the wax, the giggles stopped. It hurt, yes, but she did this pressure thing that made it feel better right after. I got teary eyed... Then there were four or five more waxes to rip off my face. I think the part that actually didn't hurt was the wax in the middle of my forehead (between the brows).
My face feels smooth, but I look like I'm glaring now. My mommy says I look pretty and keeps saying that... >///< So that makes me happy.
Now for the pits... My mom had to help 'stretch the skin' or whatever to keep it from being painfully painful. Now this is when the tears started to fall. Weird, I wasn't crying, but the pain was so much that tears starting to pour. So embarrassing. But the lady was nice, and she put this cooling stuff on my underarms and it felt a lot better.
Mommy bought me Pho and then Red Bean With Fruit Shaved ice With Yogurt. The BOMB! Healthy, cold, and a great dessert. And she called me brave. I don't get it... I was raining tears, yet I was brave... So weird. lol.

Ha... It's 11:46 PM, and lifting my arms hurts under there, but... It's so clean! NO SHAVING FOR A MONTH! WOOT! ... But now I have to go back when it gets long enough again. *whimpers* I can't see myself getting used to it. The plucking I could deal with, but the wax...

Never experienced getting waxed before? Especially in the pits? Let me put it in the nicest way...

IT HURTS LIKE A MOFO SHOOTING THEMSELF IN THE NECK WITH A BURNING ARROW ATTACHED TO A SPIKED MALLET THAT HITS YA IN THE UNDERPITS GOING AT 159 MPH!

Good thing about it? It goes fast, the pain. I think what got me was that it just... happened, and I got scared, and that scare started the tears. It was the pain that kept the tears commin. lol. ^^'

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Art related stuff?
Drawin a piccy right now. 80% done. It looks awesome, IMO. I can't wait to finish it.

BY THE WAY
My mood lies. I'm not Euphoric, but I can't change my mood for some reason. I dunno what mood I'm in right now.

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

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]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18569113/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18569113/ Thu, 29 May 2008 23:16:58 PDT || -_ ( Sweetness... ) _-||

Tomorrow, I am being pulled out of school at lunch and going straight to the airport to go to LA with my mom and dad for the weekend. Woot! It's an hour flight, and in that hour I hope to study French, write a letter for English, read ~50 pgs for English, and take a long nap. So that's about... 15 minutes each? I dunno. I failed basic math.

Ya, we're gunna go to this Medieval Knights thing tomorrow night and hopefully I can get a princess crown. I want a princess crown!!! ^-^ lmao. I'm such a loser. Woot. Well ya, Hopefully I can take tons of pictures, but I probably can't since I am lacking a camera and my phone can only hold 20 photos (not including videos).

Saturday, we're goin to Universal Studios. Sounds fun. Can't wait!

Sunday, we come back.

Woot.

I hope to get the majority of my homework done as well as draw at least one picture, so wish me luck!

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The cutest little kitty you shall ever lay eyes upon! GO LOOK AT IT!
So adorable... I wish my cats were that small when they were kittens... Heck, I wish they were that small NOW!

... If you've ever listened to Taylor Swift's song, "Teardrops on my guitar", have you ever found it awkward to sing along since she is singing about a person named DREW? It is for me... ... Yah, ok, shutting up.

Ciao time!

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

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]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18450137/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18450137/ Thu, 22 May 2008 15:54:25 PDT || -_ ( Sweet 16 baby! ) _-||

lmao. Yup, May 22, 1992, at 9:52 AM, I was brought into the world kicking and screaming. Woot.

lol.

Yah, just felt like braggin that I'm another year older. Yay! Say happy b-day to me? Please? It makes me happy when people do.

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]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18374935/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18374935/ Sat, 17 May 2008 23:26:38 PDT || -_ ( So much so it pisses me off ) _-||

So much is annoying me right now.
Actually, for a long time, many things have annoyed me, yet I've kept them bottled up. Big things, in my opinion. Only the small ones are able to escape, taking with it my anger and releasing it on others. I want to say what they are, but by the time I list and talk about them I find myself copying the journal and pasting it onto my Digital Journal. This will more then likely end up the same way, but if it doesn't then... Wow.

I won't say what my problems are, what is annoying me. I've learned that I can't. But I'm curious... Has anybody else been in this kind of situation? Where they wanted to tell somebody, anybody, about their problems, but was so afraid of something that they decided not too. Has anybody spent a good long time on a journal, yet decided not to post it?

Or sometimes, by the end of the journal, and after rereading and rereading, I see how foolish I am acting and delete it. This journal is so close to being deleted...

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

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]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18152927/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/18152927/ Sat, 03 May 2008 17:46:21 PDT || -_ ( I shall become FAMOUS! ) _-||

lol... Not really.
Actually, my friend has this CCOC Video Production final project and she made a music video to the song "Sympathies and Condolences" by The Domino Effect. They are a local band and are awesome. They also have reaaaally cute awesome band members. ^^' (They were helping w/ acting and... stuffz. lol)

Anyways, yes, that's what my friend did and I'm playing the main female role (not as the singer, but as the person acting). One of my other guy friends was playing the main male role... It was weird, ^^' But he did a great job w/ everything he had to do... Lucky bastard got to do so much fun things. *jealousy* Mm, I won't say anything about it until she has posted it on youtube, which won't be for like... a month, at most, I think. But as soon as it is up on youtube, I'mma post a link up here for all of you to check out and I'll talk about it to clarify anything if she doesn't.

Well yahh... Just felt like sharing this awesome info with you. The MV will be awesome, so when I post it up, ya'll BETTER watch it! Or doom upon you and your guerrilla turtles >__>






Yah, I went there.


CHECK OUT THE DOMINO EFFECT'S MYSPACE!
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]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/17579724/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/17579724/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:09:00 PDT || -_ ( Fo shizzle. ) _-||

Today, I went to Fera's house for a par-tay! Woot. It was pretty cool. We jumped a fence. (It was my idea) the majority of us got our hands cut up. Afterwards, one of my friends started bitching about it. xP Well, he didn't need to do it if he didn't want too! I wanted too. I was going to do it whether anybody would follow or not. It was going to be the only chance I would ever have to jump a fence. I had fun doing that, even if now my hands are stinging like crazy. xD

Ya know... I really gotta give props to people who throw parties. They somehow manage to give everybody a good time. I could never do that. Trust me. I've had parties in the past and they were utter failures. I just hate throwing parties, too much work, too much headaches, too much making sure everybody is happy. Even a small party is too much for me. xP So, to you party-throwers, congratulations.

Ok. So I still got my poster to do (god damnit), I worked a bit on my event map thing (don't ask) and still gotta work on my 15 pg thing (again: don't ask). This must all be done by tomorrow. I also still have math homework, study for french, and driver's ed homework due monday. Tuesday, I have soooo much notes for World History that needs to be done, as well as what I didn't get done by sunday, I need done by Tuesday, cause that's the due date.

... Shower first, then work. I reak of outside. xP

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

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]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/17549688/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/17549688/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:14:37 PDT || -_ ( ...wat have I gotten myself into? ) _-||

Normally, I wouldn't mind drawing something for a class project. It's fun. I get to be creative.
Normally, I have tons of time to think up what I want to draw and produce many sketches, eventually coming up with something I like.
Normally, I'm by myself.

This is normally.

But now, I'm in a group of five doing a big-ass project on A Tale of Two Cities. Basically, we gotta shorten the 300+ pg book down to 15 pages. But supporting that big project, we have mini projects to do in our group. Thus far, I feel like I've done the most, but I can't really complain. I offered to do it, I knew what would happen if I did. So, I'm not complaining about all the work I'm putting into this stupid project worth 200 points. But, what I am complaining about is what short time-frame I have to draw a [b]poster[/b] for this book.

I have until Tuesday.

I was just informed of the poster thing today.

I just volunteered myself to do it if nobody else wants too.

More then likely, because I'm the artist of the group, nobody else will want too.

It takes me days to do a good drawing, how am I gunna cook up a good poster? This has to be at least half way done by Sunday, which is when my group is meeting together to put everything together. It has to be done by Tuesday.

Friday is my "Work my ass off with english" day, because Saturday I'm going to a b-day party that I've been wanting to go to all these past weeks (It's Portal themed! woot. the cake is a lie, btw.) and will hardly have time to work on the poster.

Nyah. I dunno why I'm writing this journal. I just need to get this off my mind right now. >_< I know, I know, I could be sketching out my ideas right now. But it's 10:11 PM, i'm tired, and I should be sleeping right now (I sleep early now a days, weird). I have no creative-ness in me. Guess I'll do it during class tomorrow, or hopefully somebody else offers to do the poster. *prays for the second*



if anybody who has read the book has any ideas on what I should do for the poster, please, feel free to throw in your suggestions. I'll listen. I promise.


Hopefully by Sunday, I'll have a new, happier, journal up. Until then... Deal with this pointless journal.

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

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]]> ~Sakura-Tora http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/17339588/ http://Sakura-Tora.deviantart.com/journal/17339588/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:41:27 PDT || -_ ( ...Bored ) _-||

Rawr~. I'm bored.

3 months left of sophomore year... Wtf happened?
I feel so old. I want to be a kid again. A little kid who doesn't have to worry about boys, jobs, colleges, grades, their looks compared to other people, and ... just people in general... All a little kid has to worry about is drawing a new, pretty picture for mommy so she can hang it on the fridge and steal the tire swing before the other kids get to it. Rawr, I so miss play grounds. And nap time, nap time was fun. Now, the only nap I can get is during class and that's if i don't get caught. xP I would seriously give up my computer (which is practically my life) just so i can relive being a kid again for a few days, maybe a week or two. I would be hecka happy.

Nyahh, I feel so depressed now... Not only about the fact that sophomore year is coming to an end and all that other crap, but I've recently been reminded why I truly hate warm weather. Eczema. That damn mofo is back again and with a vengeance. For those who don't know what this bastard is then you're somebody who doesn't have it. Lucky... >_> It's when you're skin gets hecka ichy and rashy and dry and evil. >_< Well, I have it. It's a curse among my family. Last year, I had it on the insides of my elbows, or whatever you call that juncture, on my right arm. This year it has spread to both my arms from shoulder to wrist. WTF!
Even worse: It's on the front of my neck.
*dies*

I'm hoping that this is only temporary and it will decrease back to just the inner elbows, because that is smaller and not as bad as THE WHOLE FRICKIN ARM! I mean, at least if it's on the inner elbow, i can cover it with a big bandaid and be happy. I don't think they make bandaids big enough to get my whole arm.

Nyah... Back to soaking my arms in dead sea salt mud. >_< It's so icky (but it works... eventually).

Oh! I hung out with my girl friends today since it was mini day (end of 6 wk grading period, damn.) and we saw our guy friends jamming out (they're in a band). It was the first time we ever saw it live. Before, we just saw one of their vids and heard a bad quality recording of one of their songs. They were pretty good. ^^ They'll get hecka famous one day if they don't break up from arguing and when that day comes, I'll have their autographs up for sale on eBay going for $100k. Cha-ching!

lol.

...They still need a band name. I think they should call themselves the Garage Band. lmao... *is shot for her loserness*

~Sakura-Tora (AKA Minty)

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