http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:cloudsangel&section=today deviantART RSS for by:cloudsangel en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:33:18 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/28738989/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/28738989/ Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:19:46 PST [link] <-- Seriously, spots open, go and see.

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I need a subscription to dA. If only because I would spam the polls and have too much fun looking at my statistics. Uh. Anyways.

Things I'm working on:

1st place prize for ~GSRP-DA's "Ace Roleplayer" contest. Finished 2nd and 3rd place yesterday finally after like a year and a half. ~ssophiaa still has more left than I do now! I feel mildly accomplished!

IDs for my various RP accounts. There's a lot, trust me. And I all of a sudden felt like showing my love for whichever characters I'm RPing via drawing.

The sketches I'm advertising above where this journal starts.

a journal meme for my own amusement and to get an idea of my characters that are in said journal meme.

20 gazillion dA memes. 12 of which being the "Music Meme" over and over again done my way for my sister's OCs and my OC.

getting college all sorted out. Starting in the Spring Semester.

cover art for a novel titled "Winter's Rose" that a friend wrote. Speaking of said friend, go and peruse this story he wrote. Even if you don't totally understand it, I swear it's worth a read. [link]

A random new-ish twist to the "10 character" meme where you take 10 characters and draw them as other characters. This involves thinking of 20 names though. 10 for the characters you're gonna draw and 10 for what they're gonna be dressed as. I'll list what I'm doing at the end.

comics. At least the layout of comics. I started one based off a dream I had just to practice, and now I'm starting a serious comic of the Jecht/Auron/Braska spheres. God, I love those three like burning.

for the lulz, cosplay picture of Mia as Jecht and Diego/Godot as Auron. I kid you not. Well, someone drew female!Jecht, so I see no problem with what I'm doing.

RPing, actually. I'm trying to be more active as the characters I RP. I've already more or less dropped off the face of Tegaki _{(because it suddenly decided not to work on my laptop, but I've dropped out of sight on RPs there before that happened)}. I'm not counting all my RP characters right now. That's insanity on my part since I'm tired.

FINDING THAT NORMAL SLEEP SCHEDULE. WHERE DID IT GO?!

Trying to keep in touch with friends. I have a phone, but I prefer people calling me versus me calling them. I have a Facebook account, BUT DON'T GO MESSAGE ME THERE ANYONE READING THIS. I never use the damn thing.

Moving my uncle out of my room. That one's not going so well because there's so much stuff in my way that I can't get to any of the stuff I'm supposed to be packing up. Go figure. Also, he was a pack-rat. The closet in my room scares me due to the sheer mass of junk in there.

Decorating my room. I'm going to paint Cosmo Canyon on my bedroom door. NO EXCEPTIONS. And then maybe... ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/27486424/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/27486424/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:30:00 PDT [link] <-- Seriously, spots open, go and see.

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I have come to the conclusion that, regardless of the craziness, Eureka Seven is one of those anime that covers anything you can think of emotionally. After all, it does focus around "growing up".
I went to see the movie when it came out in theaters, and the beauty of the animation was enough to make me gasp in awe. The story was interesting, and kind of sad. Dominic was absolutely lovable in a tragic way for me. And Anemone first appeared as an old lady.
Talk about being AU, huh?

But anyways, I hadn't seen all the anime, so I decided to watch it via youtube. I've been laughing so hard at some things (Hap taking a piss naked is so ridiculous, and Holland not being concerned about being talked to while HE'S taking a piss is even funnier. Men are weird), and being totally wrenched about other things (Ray and Charles. Just their entire arc is enough to get me all choked up).

I still haven't seen all the anime, I just need to rant about Renton, Ray, and Charles.
Something about their interaction, the story, their emotions, whatever; it gets to me in a way that I don't normally feel. And I happen to get a whole bunch of feelings from the characters in anime/video games. I don't know, just seeing Renton be so happy about belonging to parent-like adults... It makes me just as happy. And on the reverse, seeing Renton struggle with the choices he has to make, and seeing Charles talk to him like he's a son (versus a kid they decided to pick up randomly/because he's Renton Thurston) gets me feeling Renton's sense of belonging to a family.

It's not that I've never had parents. I've had them, and I love them dearly regardless of what happens. But just... the thought of these three people, originally strangers, becoming as close as a natural family is something that both warms my heart and at the same time makes me sad. It's bittersweet.

Charles especially gets a whole bunch of time to talk with Renton; to tell him random things, to give him words of wisdom, to say "I'm not going to make your decisions" at the end. He literally accepts the role of a father from the word go. Ray is adorable. Her love for Charles, her kindness toward Renton, and her smile were just things I couldn't help but love. The things she gets to say to Renton aren't nearly as important as the "father/son" thing Charles was doing. Her interaction with Charles about Renton was much more telling.

Yes, I love their characters so much. I was so saddened when they became what they became after Renton left.
Freaking TERRIFIED when Ray went nuts though. Just freaking terrified.

Passing over that subject, I really don't focus too much on the rest of the cast during the Ray and Charles arc. Yeah, I keep track of the events, but it's not nearly as important as what Renton's doing/saying/thinking/feeling. Even the interaction between Talho and Holland (which is my OTP) isn't all that important while Renton's out being taught a few of the more adult lessons he had to learn to grow up.
Of course, during said arc, quite a few of the characters grow. I just was more focused on Renton.

Besides Eureka Seven, I've been thinking a lot about things. So far on my little vacation, I've just been unwinding the tight coil of stress I went through right at the end of Senior year. I've been relaxing, taking an occasional swim in the pool, staring out at the lake... Just doing stress-relief. I doodle a lot of things, I've been experimenting with SAI, and been acting like a kid.
Hopefully, when I do start college, I'll be over both the stress and the laziness.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT THOUGH. My TWEWY game data is gone. I booted the game _{(which you just lost)} up yesterday, and it replied with "game data corrupted; deleting now."
I replied "FUCK WHAT IS THIS" and tried to avoid that by turning off the DS. I think I was thinking like the LPer of Kaizo Mario World.
"Maybe I was imagining it, maybe that didn't just happen."
To no avail; I restart, and the only option is "new game". Damn it, I had some emotional attachment to that save file for some reason. Now I'm totally bummed that it's gone. Bummed enough to not really get into the game _{(which you all just lost again)} like I did before.
I guess I feel like Shiki. "I wasn't feeling it."

Back on a character rant, I realized that Tidus is one of those characters who is voices SO DAMN WELL that it gets to me. I randomly discovered an in-between animation for Final Fantasy X and X-2 that showed the thing that got Yuna actively hunting for Tidus. And HOLY DAMN. The sphere-movie thing that Rikku shows her... even though it's really Shuyin (who I also love for reasons unknown), the voice actor was Tidus's. And... ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/26982245/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/26982245/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:18:07 PDT [link] <-- Spots are still open!

So..... I haven't done anything in a while (nor have i signed out in a while) on dA, but that was mainly because I was more concerned with what was gonna be happening than with drawing serious art.
I do have some things I need to finish up in the way of serious art though.
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...
Anyways, I am currently in Florida. I've never been off the west coast before, so this is definitely new. And it adds to my count of places I've visited, which still isn't a lot. I happen to like it here loads though; better than California. And the weather is awesome. Extreme humidity doesn't bother me as much as extreme heat a la Arizona. It's rained here all the days I've been here so far. And the place I'm staying at has a friggen LAKE right outside.
That's one thing I definitely like about Florida; ridiculous amounts of lakes. <3

Came here on the 31st of August, got more or less settled into my room, paid the rent, and then went to sleep right in the middle of a tropical storm. Dude, I did NOT know thunder could last an entire minute. FTW. Also spent some time admiring the lake (full of lilypads, the pool (which is funny considering there's a lake there), and in general the large amount of trees everywhere.
Amazingly, though, Georgia has more. I swear that Atlanta itself must be a forest or something, there was so much tree-cover! And I got to fly over the Mississippi River I think, which was also amazing.

Florida is very flat. Very pretty, but the landscape is flat.

There's gonna be some things that I need to get done sometime in the next few days (mostly involving plans to get my butt up to New York Anime Festival, which involves transportation and food and costume and stuff). I need to get on a steady sleeping schedule, I need to go and check out the university I came to check out, I need to have fun. Most concerning at the moment to me though is getting a job, and getting to know my way around the immediate area of where I'm living, finding out things about this and that (more travel plans), getting my passport so it's out of the way.......
And in general living more or less on my own.

More to come; I was gonna write a lot of stuff about what's happened, but I forgot it all. A random bumper sticker said this: "40% of the country's wealth is owned by 1% of the population". Another one said "Anything that can go well will go well". My retort to the latter is "if nothing does go well for you, are you just SOL?"

Sometimes bumper stickers are so stupid. xD

<sub>Oh man, what a trip. Flying by the seat of my pants on this one, that's for sure...

And, to Paru, my main concern is getting up to NYAF. If I can manage to do that but can't make a decent costume, then you'll have me in my hakama and some asian-like jacket I picked up looking for said costume.</sub>

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/26263743/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/26263743/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:25:03 PDT
Ok the first 10 commenters will get a free sketch! In your comment state what you want- basically what I know or OCs or something. I suck at animals/anthro, still working out the kinks of kissing, can't draw anything too intimate (trying to avoid kissing as well) because of personal reasons. Friends know why I hope, and others...well, avoid nudity/explicit things okay? Other than, go ahead and shoot.

THERE'S A CATCH THOUGH!!!! If you request a sketch, you have to do this too!

1-Hiyori Tamura, from Lucky Star (by ~Sushizuzoru )
2-Diego and Mia as super heroes; Captain Caffeine and his sidekick Chief Justice (by *Paru-Na )
3-Original Characters Lali and Rino, who have [link] and [link] as reference. (by ~momijikk )
4-Something TBD (by ~wolfypup )
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ALSO:
To *Paru-Na and ~Kaiami and ~momijikk !!!
I decided to change the rules about the gift art I am supposed to finish for you all. Paru gets the full complete art, background and all (which is killing me already since i've been on-and-off painting for a year now), Kaia gets art with simple coloring and nice line art, and Momo gets a sketch much like the ones I'm doing for this challenge.
All of these are in Photoshop since I have a tablet and all my reference is on my laptop.
I'LL GET IT DONE, I PROMISE!!!

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/26067108/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/26067108/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:45:19 PDT *sigh*
Secret of Mana Theater, which was funny and brought a smile to my face while a secretly watched it in my middle school library is no longer active nor will it be resumed. This happened a few years ago (2007), but I only learned it now.
I'm gonna miss the wackiness. But 311 episodes of insanity is pretty awesome.
_{...I wonder if I can still get one of the shirts...*PhantomOfOz knows what i'm talking about at least.}

WELL, consider me late to the party then. This shouldn't be news, but it is. That's another part of my childhood memories that has disappeared. How I'll miss Gomi Day and Meat Day...
Best holiday tributes ever.

To add something else to this (so I'm not just talking about flashes), I finished Cowboy Bebop finally. I was about ready to cry at "Hard Luck Woman", for serious.
I mean...this is another "late to the party" thing. XDD
But still, Edward is my favorite character, and I was totally going crazy by the end of the last episode and yelling in my head "SPIKE AND JULIA IS EPIC LIKE DIEGO AND MIA!!!!" And I got obsessed with "The Real Folk Blues" even though I didn't care for that song at first.
I realized it literally IS Spike's past melancholy translated into music/sound.
Yep.
But I love that series to death, and it's short, and I finally finished it.
So yeah. Two endings to talk about today.
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Not much else, because I say a lot on my deviations/scraps.
I'm probably going to be spamming Miego pictures into my gallery to avoid finishing a background on a picture I drew for Illusion of Gaia, and I'll begin my Secret of Mana art again as soon as I get over my fear of failure.

*sigh*

Secret of Mana Theater... what good memories...
...
Hey Riyou, do you still have the "Gomi Meat Day with Chocolate" comic you drew randomly? With all those old OCs you have, like Keihaku? (I REMEMBER HIS NAME?!?!?)
xDD Revive Keihaku! He was awesome!
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Although he still looked like Yoh. Might need to fix that when you revive him...

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/25901441/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/25901441/ Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:55:09 PDT [link]
This guy is no longer alive, and it's so strange to have a person-less dA page around, but do it anyways in case he can check his mail in the afterlife.

Now to the other business.

My ticket for AX was numbered OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAND! (no joke there.)

And I ACTUALLY spent ALL FOUR DAYS there, including an extra day! Which is made of awesome!

But... this year was kinda disorganized. For starters, none of my friends had the time this year to assemble more than one costume. One of my friends didn't even get to GO this year because her dad got in the way and whisked her off to Sacramento or something (I forgot exactly where). I took pictures and hugged a lot of Vash the Stampedes for her though.

And this year didn't have as much going on as last year that I wanted to see, so I spent A LOT of time in the Artist's Alley. A FRIGGEN LOT OF TIME.

SDKAJLFAS though, I got to meet some people from dA, and made some new friends, and met the AWESOMEST Mike Meekins cosplayer in the history of ever at the Phoenix Wright gathering, so I'm not too disappointed.

Besides...

I GOT TO HUG FREAKING KAZZU!!! WHO WAS IN GODOT COSPLAY!!!

is amazing~! And I got to hug him~! And I was a total dork~! And I'm still being a dork~! And I've probably scared him as well as everyone reading this~~~!

But I don't care.

*ahem*

Anyways, went to see Gunbuster, a panel about the history of Otaku, another panel about Zelda myths (and actually learned something at a con, wow) and bought me a yukata that I still think I'm putting on backwards. Oh well, I'm directionally challenged.

AND OH MY GOD, THE PHOENIX WRIGHT GATHERING WAS FUN.

Stand by for photo spamming.

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And is it just me, or are Asians REALLY FREAKING PRETTY? My sister had to keep stopping me from fangirling all the time.

And you KNOW you're a nerd when the whole point of you wanting to go to a panel is because it's titled "Zelda Mythbusters".

I frankly underestimated the popularity of those two words in a title together.

But I still had fun (and I'm not putting pictures of me in costume up online again), and I totally forgot everything I had been thinking before the con.

It was great therapy, I feel totally back on my feet now. 100% cured of all the anxiousness and sadness I was feeling due to panic and graduation.

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/25466519/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/25466519/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:26:29 PDT
I had forgotten how much I love Tite Kubo's art, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, Morinozuka Takashi from Ouran, Jak and Daxter (which I've beaten), Final Fantasy VII, Cloud, CHRONO TRIGGER (which I've also beaten), Ocarina of Time (WHICH I'VE ALSO BEATEN), and friggen' POTIONS - ALL AT THE SAME TIME. So, right now I want to draw a huge chunk of male people from all sorts of worlds in the same picture.

Honestly, I never thought I'd ever like Ulquiorra... Until I realized he looks like Vincent when he's in full-power mode.

For serious. I started liking his face RIGHT THEN.

And Grimmjow (which I probably spelled wrong). I started liking his face more as the crazy battle-lust started showing on his features. Tite Kubo, I commend you for your facial expressions.

Of course, the farther I read, the more I thought "Oh God, these f@#$ers are so outmatched it's gonna take DIVINE INTERVENTION to save their asses."

Cue Nel's awakened mode.
Cue Kenpachi.
Cue Uryu (multiple times).
Cue Captain 12 (whose name I constantly forget).
Cue Hichigo release-mode in the case of Ichigo.
And so much more it just got ridiculous.

Ukitake cracks me up, because he makes cute faces a lot in serious situations. Ichigo with long orange hair was somehow making me get back into my hair fetish (although realizing it would be that light orange color made me ROFL so bad). Ulquiorra is beginning to intrigue me. Grimmy, well... yeah. I like crazy too.

AND THAT'S ONLY A BIT, AND ONLY FROM BLEACH, MAN!

Although I hated Aizen even more after the flashback. I actually liked him at one point. And I even thought he didn't start off as evil. But no, I was wrong again. Always evil, like Light (although both of them have boy scout faces that make me happy on the inside because cute faces are made of win).

ANYWAY, MOVING ON.

After finishing up what online for Bleach, I moved on to reading the last bit of Zettai Kareshi to balance all that shounen, which actually worked a little, and then I moved on to Ouran.

BIG MISTAKE.

I totally forgot how much of a fangirl I am over Mori. HE'S NOT EVEN BLONDE, AND I HAVE A HUGE CRUSH ON HIM. Which, if you know me, is a total break from tradition.
(How DO you spell "blonde"? Because my spell-check is divided on the matter. I like having that "e" on the end, but half the time it's counted as wrong. AND IT'S ONLY HALF OF THE TIME.)
I mean, the norm for me is blonde hair, blue eyes. I get made fun of a lot at school for being an "Aryan lover", but I take it in stride (since I didn't even notice until it was pointed out to me as a tease). So yeah. Totally didn't mean to rant about that.

I'll be amazed if anyone reaches this point in my journal; I'm so random and rant-like. But I commend you for reading till here! I glomp you for reaching the end.

OKAY, SRS BIZNESS TIEM.

I'm going to AX again, but this time with a mission! Since I am Lieutenant (which is my running manga-joke of the week) and am going to travel for a year, I get to be in charge of promoting a novel my first Kung-Fu teacher wrote By handing out 20-page previews of the actual novel. I think it was a three-chapter "teaser" that I'm handing out. I don't know WHEN it'll be available, but my Mom (who was put in charge of publishing it by the author) is going to sell it as a PDF file for about $10.

Which is a total steal, guys; this author is the most amazing unknown writer I've ever had the chance to know. And when I say know, I mean having the chance to read a few of his works.

OH MY GOD.

ONE chapter was enough to inspire me in both writing AND drawing! Of course, back when I first started reading the book I was reading, I was not skilled enough to put my thoughts onto paper. That changed though.

I'm biased, I guess; the said reading material was about Kung-Fu, BUT OH MY GOD.

I absolutely fell in love with the "magic". There wasn't literal magic at all, but his words hooked me in and I kept reading until the end. Each word brought me closer to seeing the world the protagonist was traversing, each sentence let me visualize it, each chapter put my senses RIGHT THERE.

Don't take me for my word though; I have a horrible habit of blowing things way out of proportion.
That, and I already go diving right into the world of the story/character until I'm actually right there witnessing it. If that makes any sense.

Just, it was kinda like the story took me in without me realizing it until just now. I can literally remember the smells of the setting (although I was in a room on a bed just reading), I can remember the pain in the protagonist's legs as he held a flat-horse stance for over 3/4 of a day, I remember the sweat caused by hours of pra... ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/24665960/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/24665960/ Sat, 09 May 2009 09:24:48 PDT
I was watching Kimagure Orange Road (for the first time; all I've seen is the OVA and the movie), and I realized that I totally like it.

Which, in itself, is a pretty weird phenomenon.
It's not anything special, like giant robots or space cowboys or ninjas or fantasy worlds... wait. It kinda has ninjas in it.

BUT ANYWAY.

It's an old shojo anime/manga/OVA, and I can't help but love it. I shouldn't have seen the OVA at all, since it's rated 18 and up, but I have, and I still like it today.

....

ANYWAY. Kimagure Orange Road is a story about some kid named Kyousuke Kasuga and two girls named Madoka Ayukawa and Hikaru Hiyama (on the last name, I'm not sure if I got it right). It's basically a love triangle, when you break it down, but something about the OVA got me hooked.

Which, actually, is a huge thing since I was like 10 or something when I saw it and totally didn't get all that was going on and watched them all out of order. Getting interested in a series too adult for you AND watching it out of order is an amazing feat to me.

I say it kinda involves ninjas because Kyousuke and his family are descended from ninjas (according to him and the subtitles I was reading when I learned that), so they can all use some telekinetic power. I suppose that's where the funny comes in, because Kyousuke gets into A LOT of trouble because of his power. Seriously. That, and the females in his family keep getting into the middle of his affairs. He got slapped a lot because of his sisters, and hurt a lot because of his cousin, and just generally slapped because he's a dork and can't say the right thing at the right time.

Yeah.

ANYWAY, I liked it. I like it now, too. The art is definitely old (that's part of why I like it), and the story probably is just as old. Doesn't matter to me.

One more thing; MADOKA IS MADE OF AMAZING. Sure that could be taken as I have a huge crush on her after I finish ranting (and I won't say if that's true or not since I don't know), but any girl who can play the saxophone and kick some major ass is okay in my book. That's another reason why I like her; the main anime soundtrack has a song titled "Madoka" (a theme, I'd guess), and it's basically a saxophone solo. I like jazz, or at least jazzy music. Gosh though, she really grew in the few years the manga/anime takes place. She was flat in the first episode (there are 50), and in the OVA she's got a rack!

Which is part of the reason Kyousuke got slapped so much. Serious magnetism there, I swear it.

Yeah, as soon as I get up the courage, I'll probably be drawing a lot of her, along with some art of Jane (who is Zegram's girlfriend in Rogue Galaxy, and the only character I like out of the entire game).

On a final side note: I really want to play Oracle of Seasons again. Can't say why, but I do.

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/24573991/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/24573991/ Sun, 03 May 2009 20:24:27 PDT I MISS THE GOOD OL' DAYS OF 26-EPISODE ANIME.
Seriously, Bleach is at 113+ in the US, and both Death Note and Full Metal Alchemist have 50+. With me being so busy and isolated from Anime as it is, I'll never catch up.
Bleach, for instance. I think I've only seen about half of the episodes that have been aired. And then I was watching Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, which has a ton of episodes leading up to the one I watched, I think.
(If I'm right, then Lelouch is the second season of the series.)
Boy do I miss when things were easier.
I love Trigun, Scrapped Princess, Cowboy Bebop, and Read or Die simply because they're short. I stopped liking Angelic Layer as much as I did because it's so much Shojo in one place, but I liked it at one point. Granted, Trigun and Cowboy Beebop are also ones that I've only seen (at most) half of the episodes from, but I love them like an old friend.
*sighs*
I don't have an attention span huge enough to hunt down all the episodes of a huge anime series like Bleach or Dragonball or something like that.
I love some of the longer ones (like Saint Seiya), but it's just easier to watch the short series versus something over 100+ episodes long.
there are some animes with short seasons (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex being one, I think), but I know there are a ton in the era of the 90s.
*sighs again*

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/24285212/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/24285212/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:35:29 PDT Zack: Obnoxious pain in the ass?
Thanks, pal.
They're a pain in the ass sometimes.
Especially at this time of the morning when you're trying to earn money for a movie that is being re-released.
That's right; I'm gonna get ANOTHER copy of Advent Children. ANOTHER.
How lame am I, really?
It the Complete version, sure, but... All this work for 25 minutes of extra scenes?
Zack: Really?
Well, I do like the re-worked ones, and the fact that there's actually gonna be BLOOD (besides the pathetic amount from Cloud's forehead and shoulder respectively; get me a Trivial Pursuit on that movie and I'll pwn all your bums) in it. SERIOUS AMOUNTS OF BLOOD AND MUD AND EXPLOSIONS.
Did I mention Rude has a BAZOOKA?! AND IT BLOWS UP A SIZEABLE CHUNK OF HIGHWAY THAT PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ON?!?!?
Sheesh; I get all hyped up and I know it's not gonna be THAT great...
And I'm still gonna buy it.
Serious; it's like Crisis Core all over again, and Advent Children before that, and Final Fantasy VII just before that.
Of course, I can get a break on that one. The first copy mt dad bought to try out was broken and didn't let you play more than 10 minutes into the game. Oh what a boring 10 minutes they were...
Zack: I do like trains, though.
Anyway, to my step-mom, who has been asking me what I want for a graduation gift... I'm asking for a fandom gift.
I WANT A FINAL FANTASY VII POTION PLEASE.
SERIOUSLY, THAT'S ALL I WANT.
_{Well, that's a huge lie, but I could live with just the potion as a gift.}
Granted, it is kinda silly, and the actual drink is supposedly bad, and it's a lot for a damn potion...
BUT I'M A NERD AND I STILL WANT IT.
Jelly enriched with B1 vitamin doesn't sound appetizing. For something that sounds so cheap... I bet it's the actual bottle that ups the cost. I would just re-use the bottle for things like Kool-Aid or something random like that.
NO JOKES, PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY READ MY RANTS (however few and far between)!
I like the damn potion bottles. Even when they're made the joke of the Final Fantasy series. I like bottles in general, but since we're talking POTION bottles...
Yeah.
I gotta stop.
The scanner fried my brain.
And the only two places I saw the FF VII potion had them priced at $99 and $139 respectively.
Zack: Holy cheese and crackers, Batman!
One bottle was empty, and the other came with everything it was sold with in the first place. I want the unopened one, but now I feel like the Joker.
I wouldn't know what to do with it when I got the damn thing.
(Comparing to the Joker's quote about him being a dog chasing after a car, naturally.)
...
Too much Final Fantasy VII for me at the moment.
While I hum away the Final Fantasy IX prelude song.
As I curse old photo albums for being sticky.
And put off doing another piece of art I should have done ages ago.
At the same time not reading Henry V or studying for a math test that's coming at me next Monday.
At least I can take, like, 8 pictures and be done with it.
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I WANT THE DAMN POTION. AND THE MOVIE. AND THAT CELL PHONE THAT CLOUD HAS EVEN THOUGH IT'S FAR OUTDATED BY NOW.
If it's FF 7, chances are I'll want it nowadays.
What's wrong with me? Why can't I stop talking?
At least during my Trauma Center kick I didn't want scalpels and scrubs constantly.
I'd like to see how THAT would go over with my parents.
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"Dad, would you get me some really sharp knives so I can practice my surgical skills on the cat?"
"You're gonna cut up the cat?"
"Why not?"
"Sure!"
*my step-mom comes in and smacks my dad*
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Nah; my life's not that funny.
In fact, I think my dad's finally getting used to the cat and gaining a soft spot for it. A little one, in any case.
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I think my dad forgot that he created a dA account at some point that I don't think I should know about. *ninja*
It was an accident, I swear!
Otherwise, I think he'd be commenting on all of my things teasing me about my username. Pfft. His is a continuing joke, so I can laugh at that.
Oh dear.
I need to pack.
I need to stop thinking out loud.
I need some samurai clothing to lounge around in (although that is not what it's for).
But, my verdict has been passed. I made my decision in any case, and I shan't change my mind about it.
At least, I can answer my step-mom when she asks me next time what I want for my graduation present.
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But I still broke the rules; it wasn't supposed to be an anime/video game gift. XDD
Zack: TIME'S RUNNING OUT, YOU KNOW!!!
OKAY!
I'M GOING NOW, SHEESH!
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Oh, and Zack was just there because I imagined him helping me find the words to desc... ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/23808494/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/23808494/ Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:34:59 PDT Spent a week struggling with the DS version of the first game (WHY is the Wii version EASIER?!) and then took a long break after reaching Triti (my evil nemesis).

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Asked my step-mom (to whom ALL the TC games IN THE HOUSE belong to) if I could start in on her copy of the 2nd one and did. Played one case in a day, and then took a day or so off, and then played TWENTY-SOMETHING OPERATIONS IN A ROW. UPSIDE-DOWN. So I was basically loopy for a while and decided to lay off in favor of Chrono Trigger DS and Final Fantasy IV DS. Cecil's voice annoys me sometimes, and his thoughts are kinda silly at times. So I played a little of IV and then picked up Trauma Center 2 AGAIN and ran through maybe ten or so more operations before opting to actually TRY and stick with another game for a while.

(S P O I L E R)

I LET CHRONO DIE BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP THE FREAKING YOUNGER LAVOS. F@#$ING LAVOS. So I played Chrono Trigger for a long time (in about a week i logged maybe six hours or something), and got crazy about time travel (again).

(more spoilers follow)
FREAKING MAGUS!!! HE'S SUCH A STUPID-HEAD!!! I mean, without him there's no game, but how dumb do you have to be to TRY and summon a massively old being to the surface just so you can get revenge on it when in the most technologically advanced era of mankind's history not even the strongest could subdue its willpower AND YOU KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU WERE THERE TO WATCH AS IT ATE YOUR MOTHER'S MIND?! (hope i was vague enough there) What's even better is that he thought he could defeat it as an adult back in the time period he saw it destroy.

SO BECAUSE OF MAGUS, Chrono DIES and he realizes that he is stupid and weak and changes the history of the entire future. Wow, figure THAT one out. All I know is that there wasn't a giant black castle floating around before Magus decided to pretend to be a prophet for his own mother and his own timeline.
Time travel kicks my mind into submission.

And, realizing a HUUUUUUUGE mistake I made at that point in the game (namely the not-training mistake that i make all the time), I started from scratch and became disheartened.
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Although Chrono Trigger hasn't really been far from my mind. I mean, whenever someone gives me the chance, I jump in with my fandom of the moment is the vaguest way possible.

(In this case, it was a conversation about Fantasia, how many there were, and when was each one made. One was made in 2000, I know that, but none of us in the conversation knew when the first was made even though I have actually seen a good chunk of it. So the one who accidentally started the conversation "helpfully" offers the suggestion of 1000 AD, to which I reply "Disney didn't even exist back then." Then my crazy friend Road decides to say "Yeah, there were dinosaurs back then!" which makes me say "No, they were waaay past extinct by then!" while she continues a small rant about the dinosaurs, which makes my brain think 65 million BC, and say as much. then I continue with a explanation about the 65 million BC being where the dinos existed, and saying "they were extinct by 1000 AD... no, wait... that's not true." because there IS a dino still alive in Chrono Trigger's 1000 AD.)

so yeah, on with the story.

I pick up TC 2 AGAIN a few days ago to find out retrospectively I had only two more operations to go before the end of the game. TWO. made me sad and happy at the same time. so I beat the first one easily enough and then the last... (which i only had a vague idea that it was the last at the time because derek and angie kept saying it was the last)... oh jeez. NEVER HAVE I LOATHED STARTING AN OPERATION OVER LIKE THIS. Sure I hated re-starting for Triti, but the last Neo-GUILT of TC 2 was just made of fail for me.
the vitals kept dropping too fast, the GUILT would keep cutting up the heart of the person I was trying to save, the Neo-GUILT was actually POSSESSING (for lack of a better word) SAID PATIENT'S HEART, i kept cutting the kinda-proverbial red wire of the situation...

it was bad.

the first time i tried to actually defeat it, i screwed up on the second-to-final lap with THREE SECONDS remaining on the clock out of TEN MINUTES.
Angie cut me off before I could keep trying.

the second time, I think I lost all the vitals AND kept cutting the red wire.

and the third time, I left it for a day at the beginning of the operation because i had started in the two minutes i have before i have to get breakfast.

so it took me my fourth try to actually buckle down and finish it off. i hate that final lap though; derek and angie kept interrupting my hacking with their "THIS IS FOR..." thoughts. seriously, every cut, i would get a "this is for" thought. which sucked, because i think i almost cu... ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/23167288/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/23167288/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:50:38 PST ............
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Yeah.
I got The World Ends With You for Valentine's Day.
Well, to be honest, I played it through one week because my friend brought it with her so I could try it. I adored it, but couldn't get a copy of my own. That was in September sometime, I think.
I guess you could say it wasn't really playing, since she had maxed out all her pins (mostly), and was really powerful at level 1 (considering she was at level 100). Amazing. Anyway, So now I have a copy of my own, haven't died yet on normal mode, and I am enjoying the struggle in the fights. I relish a challenge, especially after bouts with Rogue Galaxy.
*shudders*
BUT anyway, I guess my random journal title has some meaning. My world ends with Cloud, and I constantly feel like the world SHOULD be ending for me. Well, that sounds selfish.
Lately, I have been reading WAY too much shojo manga at once. Definitely. I finished the entire of Hot Gimmick in a week. I was rooting for Shinogu. Every part with him in it as the series reached the climax made me sad. Then, about right after, Ryoki would make me LAUGH; which is bad in a library. Then Azusa's face made me sad again.
Ugh, emotion trip.
BUT I CANNOT EVEN ESCAPE IT WHEN I TRAVEL OVER TO SHONEN JUMP!!! I am reading Claymore, and it made me sad while I was reading the part with Teresa! *ruffles hair in contempt*
I dunno; lately I've been getting PULLED into the story. Like... going into a deep dive and actually BEING the character. Hell, if I were to play the next parts of TWEWY right now, or Rogue Galaxy, or even Case 1, Game 3 of the Phoenix Wright Arc, I would become the pitiful soul going through issues of inner turmoil.
Hell. JUPUS'S SOB STORY WITH HIS ASSISTANT (as gay as it sounded afterward) MADE ME FEEL FOR THE DUDE! AND THIS IS FROM THE GAME WITH MORE EMO THAN LINKIN PARK!!!
*swears uproariously*
No, seriously; I'm diving into a story even deeper than I did when I was re-teaching myself about Godot. That last case... I'm not sure which one of us was the player and which was the character after a while. But, not crying blood made a huge difference.
AND I'M RAPIDLY BECOMING SAPPIER AS I GO ALONG!!!!
Seriously; one of the RG characters (Deego) has an ability called "Our Song". AND one called "Eternal Soldiers". NOW BECAUSE I'M A FINAL FANTASY ROMANTICIST LAMER WHO IS SLIPPING IN THE HEAD FROM STONE-COLD TO SAPPY, I adore both the names of those abilities. The first because I was loving Deego and Gale's friendship by the time I actually thought about it (war buddies, rivals, confused enemies, and ignorant romanticist fools), the second because Zegram (voiced by a dude I am now adoring the voice of) and Deego are just that (and because whenever I hear Soldier I think Final Fantasy 7 and Cloud at the same time, quickly followed by Zack).
...Seriously, "OUR SONG". Which has no music in it whatsoever. Which, given the lack of faith I have in that motley crew's singing abilities because of Jupus (ability called "Terrible Tune"; I shit you not), is probably a good thing.
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Whistle! is the most 100% pure honest SHONEN manga I have ever read. Don't ask me to explain that properly though; I actually did try and all I could come up with was "It's just an honest boy's manga; a boy's story and dreams".
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Now back to my previous rantings about video games, stories, and deep diving.
Maybe I have no right to say it, but those dives kinda get me into the mind of the character. I start understanding them, and thus begin making excuses for them. My favorite by far was the one for Daryan Crescend (love that last name!), which was that he became what he did because he was sick of being the hero. I swear, and it still makes perfect sense.
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So, since I am tired and actually want to get to sleep and get a damn drink of water, I shall leave with a few comments for those who had the patience to read to the end of this pointless rant that I shouldn't have written in the first place.

1) In Rogue Galaxy, even the ROBOT has an emo past.
2) I rant far too much about a game I hate but want to finish.
3) Never trust Damon Gant, or me for that matter since I fear my likeness to him.
4)I live in Final Fantasy 7. Start talking in that lingo if you want to get through to me.

AND NOW, I GTFO and brush my gorramned teeth.
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oh, another for the road:
WATCH FIREFLY.

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/22388699/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/22388699/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:30:16 PST BUT IN ANY CASE, I will now not be as on as I've been. Winter break was by far too short, Toon Mania closed last year (meaning my access to an anime store is now limited to LA as the closest), and I have too many places to check messages.
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AT LEAST I DID SOMETHING WHILE I WAS HERE.
I'll probably have a link in all the journals I have that need one, so just take that I'm not going to be as active while having time to actually do art for submitting.
Peace out.

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/21921067/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/21921067/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:11:02 PST So, that got me intrigued. I went through the small pile, and found some to my favorites SNES games. Lufia, Secert of Mana, Illusion of Gaia, ActRaiser, and Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
DUDE THOSE SUCKERS ARE THICK. They're twice as thick as a user manual today. WANNA KNOW WHY?!?!? BECAUSE THEY HAVE LOADS OF GOODIES IN THEM!
The Zelda, SoM, and IoG ones came with MAPS. All of them had a little prologue to start them off. The Lufia one had OFFICIAL ART of the beginning/ending epic scene with Maxim and Selan. The IoG one had ART IN GENERAL that I have searched for almost my entire art-hunting phase. Art of characters that never had art bigger than a 30x30 icon. SERIOUSLY. The SoM one had an epic picture of clay figurines of the main characters with Flammie flying above them. AND ALL OF THEM HAD LITTLE WALKTHROUGHS AT THE BACK OF THE MANUAL. ALL OF THEM. And it ranged from a third of the game to the entire thing. I WAS AMAZED. AND NOW I FEEL CHEATED.
I mean, SOMETIMES you MIGHT get a poster in a modern game, and SOMETIMES you MIGHT get SOME art that you'll never find otherwise, but most of that is in the official Walkthrough. But back in the good ol' 16-bit days, the companies knew how to make a user manual. Lots of actual information, some art, and A FRIGGEN MAP.
I'm totally geeking out, so beware the soon-to-be flood of retro gaming fan art that is soon to come. IT IS COMING, because I already started.
*coughshadowcough*
Maybe I'm the biggest retro gamer around these parts, so most can't share this passion, but all I can ask is that you feel cheated with me about user manuals.

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/20955832/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/20955832/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:33:25 PDT I just saw the awesome-est Japanese movie that was ever made by a singer. Seriously. It was totally great.
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It was weirder than anything i have come to know, BUT IT WAS GREAT.
Of course, that may be because i had friend commentary going the entire time... we didn't take the movie seriously.
all i really know is that the gun-fighting was EPIC, there was a drug addict who saw a FLYING FISH, there was a vampire (HYDE) and friggen GACKT as his close friend, and there was a guy whose job was Sho's (Gackt's) OFFICIAL CIGARETTE LIGHTER. it was totally weird, but totally amusing to watch. i actually liked it, considering i was worried about how it would be. I read that the acting was horrible, but it wasn't so bad.
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Although Gackt could've made sure not to flash a wedgie at the camera. I kid you not.

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/19854743/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/19854743/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:18:31 PDT [link]
MY RP GROUP: ~GSRP-DA
MY FANDOM OF THE MOMENT: ~Thats-my-rule

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Do you know the other name for a sun shower? It's translated to "the Fox's Wedding" from Japanese.
Today, just as we were arriving home, a huge cloud just started pouring huge raindrops from somewhere. It was still a bright Arizona day though! It also felt good against the skin. I said, when I finally realized it was POURING, "The fox spirit got married today," much to my companion's surprise.
I was too busy to really enjoy it, however.
It kinda made me a little sad though, because it was like the desert was saying goodbye to me. I go back to my Dad's house for school on Monday, so I'm feeling a little sentimental.
And relieved; I'm actually ready for my vacation to end.
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That's really all I have to say. I was lucky to be in a sun shower, and all that jazz. Oh, I didn't feel like getting rid of my journal entry from before, so yeah.

<sub>My life dictated by music...
(if you plan to do this as well, put your MP3 player of choice on random and go!)

Opening Credits
= Icarus (Kansas)
BECAUSE it's a great opening~

Waking Up
= Yuudachi-Afternoon Rain (Suga Shikao)
I think night life when i hear it... yet it's the afternoon playing for me waking up. oh... i DO wake in the afternoon... and it DOES rain in the afternoon here in AZ... i get it now...

First Day At School
= Wasurenai Kara-Because I Cannot Forget (Gackt)
Fitting, really. I always remember the previous year before i step foot into the first day of school.

Falling In Love
= Together Forever (Pokemon song; 2BA Master)
I DON'T KNOW. This could possibly be farther from the truth, but then I think of Cloud...

Fight Song
= Loving Guitar Serenade (Gyakuten Saiban Meets Orchestra)
THAT'S NOT FUNNY. I don't fight during the calm times... *thinks* Sometimes I fight love though...

Breaking Up
= Dirty Little Secret (unknown to me)
Scary accurate, actually.

Prom night
= Johnny C Bad (Nobuo Uematsu, Final Fantasy VI)
That would be cool if they played quality songs like this at my prom. Alas, I won't risk going to find out if they do.

Life
= Through The Night (Outlaw Star)
Cool, and accurate...

Mental Breakdown
= Happy Birthday to Me (Cat Girl Nuku Nuku)
O_o

Driving
= Wild Rock (Saiyuki Relaod)
Should I be offended?

Flashback
= Sanagi (Suga Shikao)
I don't know yet.

Getting back together
= Song For the Dead (Jak X)
SEE, THIS WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE DRIVING PART OF THE QUESTIONS!!! this makes a little sense to me as is though. Oddly, the person i broke up with ages ago wanted to do something with the name "Anthem of the Dead"...

Wedding
= Warehouse Tiger/Swinging Zenitora (Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations)
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WHAT?!

Birth of Child
= papa mama nozomare NU baby (miyavi)
EVEN LESS SENSE THAN BEFORE!!!

Final Battle
= Regret (malice mizer)
Sorta, but it's a really calm song... am i a step behind my player?

Funeral Song
= Hide and Seek (konstantine)
This works, kinda. the feeling of it anyhow.

Final Credits
= End Credits (Nobuo Uematsu, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children)

final result: my player knows me well, but it's crazier than i am.</sub>

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/19262574/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/19262574/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:39:59 PDT and !!!

Anime EXPO... there isn't a single thing I can say that'll tell you how much fun I had this year. However, I'd like to tell you about my time there. There was a number of cos-players that I never thought I'd see; Digimon, Pokemon, Speed Racer, Power Rangers, and even a Beyond Birthday! I got a lot of nice things there, including a Naruto sleeping cap and Cloud + Fenrir figurine. This year was the best in my book. The Hayao Miyazaki theme was very nice, and we saw his movies by way of 35 mm projection reels. I got a whole bunch of things and even got things bought for me _{(making me the one who spent the most money at this convention)}. We had a mock trial involving Phoenix Wright figurines, a "dead" Toon Link, and Phoenix having the hots for Ema, and GODOT AS THE JUDGE. We walked in circles a lot _{(no exaggeration there)}, and we laughed entirely too much for our characters. I feel so spoiled, and so sick of fast food, but the EXPO is supposed to make me feel like that. Here’s the account of this year’s adventure.

DAY ONE:
I was dressed as Nausicaa. When my group finally got registered ( as Tohru Honda, as Jade Curtiss, as Misa Amane, and as L Lawliet), I demanded that we go to see Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind that day. But before that, we had nothing to do since the Exhibit Hall and Artist Alley didn’t open until later. Artist’s Alley opened up first, so we went there. I saw quite a few people from Deviant Art there, including _{(who I think is male, since there was a guy at the stall. I never knew he was male!)}. I bought some pins and two fan badges while trying to save my limited amount of money. I got to hug two Diego Armandos and a Godot, and I got pictures of the original Digimon cast, AND THE JOE OF THE GROUP WANTED A PICTURE OF ME! I totally gave hugs to the TK, Izzy, Kari, and Tai. Then Momiji, Kakeru, and I moved on to the movie room and met up with our Anime Club’s ex-president. We made witty comments at the movie, as is customary, and I pulled a tiny stunt as Nausicaa. _{(I had a special prop; chiko nuts that I pulled out as the children gave them to Nausicaa.)} Then we moseyed over to the Exhibit hall, where I spent my money on... manga and a Phoenix Wright figure. I was nervous, because I was gambling on getting a Godot. Well... I GOT A RARE ONE; GODOT WITHOUT HIS MASK!!!!! Then I went over to the Funimation stall, and saw a full Host Club set up. YOU COULD ACTUALLY GET HOSTED, TOO! Of course, I chose Mori as my host. We talked about Phoenix Wright, and then I got a hug as I left. I was so embarrassed and excited at the same time. My friends had to keep me from fangirl screaming most of the time after that... We went back to the hotel room at some point and slept in preparation for the next exciting day.

DAY TWO:
I went as Reno of the Turks. ( as Haruhi Fujioka, as Jade Curtiss, as Nekozawa, and http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/19083009/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:49:46 PDT It means a hella lot of political/religious speculation that I gotta deal with as I try my hardest not to scream and jump out a window.
(Okay, scratch out the window, I'm just kidding.)
HOWEVER, I do not exaggerate the useless talking that goes on here. I had my music in, but my mom was talking on and on about how the world is doomed because that's what it says in the Bible. I know we're not very well off; I'm not blind, but I hardly see how the Bible can be a prophet. She even had that kid Sarah talking about it like she knew the entire story!
That worries me more than anything.
During lunch (I tried sushi, can you believe it?), she and my ex-Kung Fu teacher were talking about it too. They mainly stayed in the politics side, with occasional bits of funny from his side. I adore my old teacher (and the new one), but I wanted to puke and run away from the politics... and not because of the sushi, either.
Well, it wasn't a total waste. He told stories about how hard his head was, and how he played "Fight in the Dark" with high schoolers (yes, that is such a boy's game) in his basement. Apparantly, you can hit him in the head so he sees orange/red veins. He said that his eye doctor told him that a hit that makes you see that is supposed to leave you dead/comatose. It reverses the signals to your brain, supposedly. I believe it from him; he's kinda tough. Imagine; taking a hit like that multiple times. And in that game (which is to the point; fight in the dark) he was the only one to run. All yu could hear was tiny footsteps and then a loud "CLANG!" from running into a steel pole that kept the floor up. It was funny to hear the war stories. He fought dirty, but he was a shrimp against high school boys; cut him some slack.
ANYWAY, I feel so sick of this talk. Every time I hear it, I stop wanting to strive for my dreams. I wanna just live without my mom saying that i have to believe in this end; the end of the American currency, the end of what we know as solid, the end of my comfort zone. I wanna enjoy what's left of my childhood, dammit!
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I think I'm done with that rant of doom.
I'll be quite ready for the reprive called ANIME EXPO 2008.

~cloudsangel
(AKA Aneko)

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The rules ^^:
1.Post these rules
2.Each person must post 8 random (hopefully interesting) facts about themselves
3.Tags should write a journal of these facts
4.At the end of this post 8 more bloggers are tagged and named
5.Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

1: cheesecake is my filler word for any situation right now
2: Crisis Core is my life (duh)
3: i know next to nothing about myself
4: i own 2 advent childrens and 2 crisis cores
5: I am now a supporter of a crazy duo of trouble...
6: ....... I still like the Power Rangers movie
7: I have next-to-no pride when i talk about stuff
8: uh, i can hold a grudge til the end of the world?

tagged:









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over that; now onto the random:
i have crisis core in english now. i'm a tad dissappointed with the VA job, but hey, they do their best i guess.

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/17556658/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/17556658/ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:16:56 PDT 1,367 deviations or so to look at. i got to 967 before i scrapped and ran away. so now i have only one. much better

rather short entry todaty...

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/16144677/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/16144677/ Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:47:53 PST Go to your music player of choice and put it on shuffle.
Say the following questions aloud, and press play.
Use the song titles that come up to answer each question.
NO CHEATING.


1.How does the world see me?
= Interrupted by Fireworks (WTF?! i'm that soft inside?!?!)

2. Will I have a happy life?
= Vanilla night version (well then... yes?)

3. What do people really think of me?
= Destiny Islands (no comment...)

4. Do people secretly lust after me?
= Brothers sung by Vic (?!?!?)

5. How can I make myself happy?
= New World (?! oh wait, i get it now...)

6. What should I do with my life?
= Dress bloody trinity mix (GAWD, WTF?!?!)

7. Will I ever have children?
= Superpredators (my battery died here, and it replies with this...)

8. What is some good advice for me?
= sakukenkaishi (well, that fits. work hard and stuff)

9. What do I think my current theme song is?
= Spirit temple (hells yea)

10. What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
= Deku Palace (...*shoots ppl*)

11. What song will play at my funeral?
= Victory (ironic, ne?)

12. What is my day going to be like?
= Tifa's theme (o_O jeez, make me feel bad...)

13. Why am I here?
= Metamorphoze (yeah, exactly...)

14. What will people remember me for?
= Active Heart (ok, my MP3 is making fun of me now)

15. What song will I get stuck in my head tomorrow?
= FF Battle piano version (...)

16. Are there people outside waiting to take me away?
= Sanctuary (O_O i'm not playing anymore...)

17. What will this year be all about?
= Celes theme piano (. . . dammit)

18 - If you reached the top of Mount Everest, you would scream:
= (... oh yea, before i write it this time!) Farm Boy (i swear it)

19 - The next time you stand up in front of a group of people, you'll say:
= Ringo no Urami Uta (yeah. great. somethin about apples)

20 - Your message to the world:
= BLACK STONE!!!!!!!!! (yes!)

21 - Your deepest secret:
= Papa lapped a pap lopped (O_O this ain't funny)

22 - Your innermost desire:
= The Legendary Hero (okay, i can't really oppose this...)

23 - Your oldest memory makes you think:
= Al Bhed Tribe's Chi (see above)

24 - Somewhere in your wedding vows, you'll include:
= Mt. Gagaze t(WHAT?!)

25 - When you wake up in the morning, you mutter:
= Dragon Roost Island (this stuff doesn't make sense anymore...)

26 - Right now, your feelings are:
= Kaze Wa Mirai Ni Fuku (argh)

27 - The day you fall in love will be the day that:
= One Winged Angel (i die then... yeesh, i can't get a break)

28 - You scream during sex:
= (i can't scream this, but okay) Wind Waker title

29 - Your farewell message to the readers of this:
= Hey Digimon (not really a farewell now, is it?)

Why isn't there a 30? well, as you can see, my MP3 player likes making a fool outta me for some reason. i kept smacking my head through this...

and now for another


1 . YOUR REAL NAME:
- (censored) JUST CALL ME ANEKO!!!

2 . YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)
- Ralizzle (... things like to make fun of me...)

3 . YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)
- Crimson Chocobo (CUZ IT IS AN ANIMAL!!!)

4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
- Ralpe (like i said. it's almost ralph)

5. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: (Your 2nd favorite color, and favorite drink}
- Cerulean Hi-Potion (O_o i'm a geek. and that sounds yummy)

6. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name)
- Anmaahgon (... that's not bad, actually)

7.YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (both parents middle name)
- Michelle Lopez (yeah, i think it's blah)

8. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets)
- Black Lobo (he's a white dog, actually. and i didn't want to say Ryo, since he's a spaz)

and ANOTHER

----Rules----
1. Keep an open mind
2. Don’t share the paopu fruit with Sephiroth
3. Don’t be me like, do your homework
4. Play the *look on nagi's profile* game on DA
5. Don’t trust HIM
6. After you finish this, leave a comment in the journal of the person who tagged you-- telling them you completed... ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/16127702/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/16127702/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:39:31 PST short story: it's great.
but i (stupidly) left it in CA just in case our mom decided to consficate our games this week. she never asked for any games, so there's no restriction.
(needless to say, i'm going though some WICKED withdrawl right now)
it's like a drug right now, cuz i wanna hear zack's japanese voice accompained with those facial expressions, and i wanna see Aeris and Shion(tsneg) and Angeal and Genesis and Cloud and Sephiroth... ARGHHHHH!!!!!! the last part of the game i went through had hojo, then cloud in it!!! YOU KNOW HOW OBSESSED I AM WITH CLOUD, PEOPLE!!!!!!! but anyways, i shouldn't add too many spoilers, in case i already have.
let me say that i like the DMP system. it makes your limit breaks a roulette system which randomly activates during any battle. i like it because i happen to be lucky with it, but it means i don't have to worry about my limit being used up. and every time you hit a limit break, the resulting power surge adds HP, MP, and AP to your stats. (i once had excess HP of 4150, MP of 227, and AP of 328) there isn't anything i could say to myself that'll convince me to let go of FF7 now. i need it, so i'm gonna get good grades ALL YEAR this time so it doesn't get taken away.
oh, and i got 2 other final fantasy games to play if i get bored (or i die), along with a zelda game.
you can't tell i'm spoiled at all....

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/15354194/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/15354194/ Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:21:31 PDT in other news, i had a real deep talk with meh uncle. we got so serious and so silly that i wasn't even sure what was really happening. but talks about anime tend to do that kinda thing. it just struck me as weird for me to talk with my uncle(the clown) like that.
(aren't parentheses so useful?)
but i ofund a gackt bio, and was reading it with some mild intrest. he can't write books, but the story of what he was before strikes me as intriguing. i'm just a noob like that.
then i was reading a thread on how to annoy gackt, miyavi, sugizo, and yoshiki. a lot of it involved sugar for meevs and challenging gacchan's OC competitive side. (challenge him to hula-hooping and you're cheating!)
i guess it's a "you had to be there" kinda thing, but nonetheless.
(i think i got my uncle interested in japanimation... O_o)

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/14848523/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/14848523/ Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:01:33 PDT
Tis sad, i know.

but my pictures are on it, so she can't ban me for long anyways. but more to the point, i started playing one of my gameboy games again.

i'm a retro fan, i admit.

There's just nothing like starting up an old game and siging in contentment. it's like seeing an old friend again or something!

(i'm so nostalgic that it scares me. pixel music, old style rock, piano, and the works are the best things around for me...)

Again, more or less i'm content with humming things like background music to old SNES games, or revisiting a battle of the past in my mind during school. that's probably what i liked in wind waker so much; the revisiting of the boss battles in grayscale with skewed music.

let's get off the topic of the nostalgia of a 15-year-old, shall we?

my mom is having a zombie weekend that's been lasting through over two weeks. i'm serious, you can't say a single sentence without it being refrenced to zombies in some way or other. no matter, cuz we're gonna see the third resident evil again to finish the trilogy since we started it and all.

oh, and i'm gonna miss my first two classes on monday. that because we're flying back to CA on monday. early on monday. yeesh, huh?

gawd, i could write for DAYS if i ranted long enough... but it's been a while since i said anything in this journal.

randomly: drinking away the emoness probably works wonders. *coughSHIDOcough* (shout-out to MRE again!)

I miss AX. even though it was so disorginized... IT HAD A CONCERT!!! WITH GACK AND MIYAVI AND SUGIZO AND YOSHIKI!!!!! i'm officially a total gackt fan now. which is weird, since i don't tend to fall into fandom with an artist. ah well, Gackt's meh first oppa!!! (korean joke, so i understand if you don't get it.)

which brings me into this: an american with mexican blood who DOESN'T dress like a slut and can speak a little of several languages. (spanish, japanese, korean, german, french, al bhed , and others i can't remember.) ALTHOUGH i can only say like 5 words in some of those languages so they don't really count, but i don't care!

ANYWAY, goodnight to meh followers and i'll try not to procrastinate when it comes to my art and stories this year!

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/14006788/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/14006788/ Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:04:03 PDT
1) Why aren't the sages in TP the same in OoT? Well, I just answered that myself (the sages in OoT never existed after Link came back to his 10-year-old life.), but the answer doesn't mean that the sages still couldn't be sages! So it got me to wondering how the sages would look TP style. If someone hasn't already done that... I'M GONNA HAVE FUN DOING IT!

2) Still about the sages; WHY are they all old men?! And WHY do they all look the same?! (Bear with me; I have nothing better to do than think about this stuff.)

3) **SPOILER** (although I'm betting all of you have read HP 7 already...) Why is Harry so stupid? *gets ready to ward off flamers* I mean ONLY that Harry starts figuring out the answers himself just before he dies. Before, well... he wasn't very smart. (I don't count after he died. He reached enlightenment after he died, so he got smarter.)

So that is what I do all day. Sad, huh? Somewhere in my life, my dreams make up for lack of interest. (Trust me, they do their job WELL. Gah, my dreams are INSANE right now...) not to say that they're more insane than yours, just more insane than I'm used to in dreams. (Like when Kadaj and Sephiroth were intent on killing me.)

ANYWAY, I have new art!!! Wootness!!! And some of it is bad, but I painted it ages ago, so yeah it's bad. BUT IT'LL BE UP THERE SO I'LL HAVE NEW ART!!!

I'm all stiff from Kung Fu. I'm such a slow learner when there's more for me to practice. My main teacher tells me to practice while shaking a cane at me... TT-TT Just kidding. I just happen to think that he might do that soon for my lack of practice. Lol I'm still kidding. The teachers are all really nice. They are wicked strong though, so I kinda don't wanna get on their nerves TOO much. ^_^ (I gotta stop kidding!) Heh, anyways, I'm like MRE since I like the smell of dit (shortened name!) It's supposed to keep our knuckles from getting sore and all raw, but I think I punch too hard. I'm probably boring you all with random talk, but it's my journal, so there! But today... I made banana bread for anyone who wants it in the house. Which means just me and my mom.

Shout-out: HI BETH!!! HI DAD!!!

(I'm a dork, but I don't care since they have my DA page on favorites. Embrace the dork in you!)

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/13919924/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/13919924/ Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:42:16 PDT It's been a while, and i miss my final fantasy 6... the last thing i got to play was Tetris... at least it was on the DS.
So i reread my Jak 3 guide more ofter than anything to satisfy my boredism.
I got other things to read though... and i don't wanna read them anymore... *cries*
in not-game news, my elder step-sister moved out. WHICH MEANS I GET MY OWN ROOM!!! as soon as her stuff is cleaned out, at least. well, it's a start. I MISS ALL MY FRIENDS IN CA!!!!!

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/12518969/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/12518969/ Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:15:29 PDT Except for teh gorram "Oocca", which got on my nerves, every bit of programming is memorable to me. then again, i changed my mind. the bug princess Agitha was a MILLION TIMES more annoying than anything. (See? i even remember the names of most of the people!) Gah, what with Final Fantasy VII dying here in the US, and my faith in Square fading away rapidly, and my ranting on how easy Celda was... I'm glad something made me so obsessed.
But enough about Zelda for now. Riyou is SO obsessed with Deathnote right now, it's insane. The more she talks about L, the more i remember the Deathnote cosplayers from AX 06. god, i miss AX... i dream about it A LOT. along with some random crazy things thrown in.
I also seem to be rapidly falling back to my old SNES games. I will never have a more favorite game than Secret of Mana, or respect other new games like my 16-pixel friends. Ahh, the days...
(All my nostalgia makes me sound older than i really am. i don't lie about my age people. i really am 15. riyou and Ryu can vouch for me.) well, my flaming is getting out of hand again... This must be one of my longer journal entries in a long time.

And now, a question about reality;
WHO THROWS A FUCKING CELL PHONE AT SOMEONE'S ASS?!?!?!?
(this is not hypothetical; it really happened. TO ME.)

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/11703817/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/11703817/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:45:15 PST that's a record for me!!!!!
and........ MY NAME IS ANEKO TABBI!!!!!!!!!
(i'm not sure if that's denial or hiding...)

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/11271067/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/11271067/ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:05:38 PST I remember when I thought 2007 was sooooo~~~ far away too.
(but that's sad... since i was around 8 or something...) Ah, I have new art up, since i FINALLY got a scanner!!!! *w00tness!!!*

]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/11142461/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/11142461/ Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:54:25 PST
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The Twelve Days of Jak 2 Christmas

By Light-Eco-Sage

Almost the whole gang was at the Naughty Ottsel several days before Christmas. Not because they wanted to get drunk, but because Daxter had procrastinated on his decorating for Christmas, so now his demanding that everyone come and help.

“Uh… cherries…” Sig said to Daxter and Torn as he worked to festoon ribbons to the walls. “I won’t stand there if I was you.”

“What the hell, Sig?” Daxter yelled, “I can stand where ever the hell I want! It’s MY bar!”

“You can’t tell me what to do!” Torn yelled. “Just cause you have that stupid PeaceMaker, you think you can order me around, but you can’t!”

“Suit yourself, though you should know that that’s where Keira hung the mistletoe.” Sig laughed, then he added: “Pucker up.”

Torn and Daxter looked up and, indeed, there was mistletoe hanging from the ceiling. “Eww!” They both shouted as they jumped out from under it.

“Stupid mistletoe!” Torn spat as he gazed up at the innocent looking leaves. “Of all the stupid Christmas traditions!”

Suddenly, Jak stormed in and he looked mighty pissed. “DAXTER!”

“Watch out, Jak.” Daxter said, “You’re standing on the deadly spot!”

“Wha?” Jak looked up and saw the mistletoe, he quickly leapt out from under it. “Who put that up there?” Jak asked.

“Keira…” Daxter began, but Jak remembered his anger.

“Daxter, I have a problem with my… er… costume.” Jak said.

“Why?” Daxter asked, “It’s perfect for you!”

“I refuse to dress up as Santa Claus!” Jak roared.

“Come on, Jak, its business!” Daxter said. “You sit here, let a few kids sit on your lap and listen to their Christmas wishes! In the meantime their parents are buying a couple drinks! It’s foolproof! I’ll make a bunch of money! Beside, you’re already kind of fat…”

“Why you little…” Jak raged, “I am NOT fat!”

“You weigh more than I do!” Daxter retorted. Everyone stared at him.

“Daxter, you are a 10 pound rat. What am I suppose to do about that?” Jak said, then he added, “Besides, muscle weighs more than fat…”

“Boys, stop fighting!” Samos said, “It’s Christmas! Jak, please, for ONCE just swallow your pride and put on the suit!” Jak growled and walked into one of the back rooms. “Okay, when Jak gets back, we’ll sing Christmas songs!”

“Oh oh! I know which one we should do!” Daxter cried, “The Twelve Days of Christmas!’ Except, I hate the words. ‘A partridge in a pear tree?’ What is a ‘Partridge?’ And what the hell is a ‘Pear tree’ for that matter? Let’s make up our own words!”

“Good idea!” Everyone said as Jak walked in, wearing the Santa suit, beard and all. Everyone laughed.

“See, I knew you guys would laugh at me!” Jak growled.

“Just in time, Jak, we’re going to sing our own version of the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas!” Daxter said, “Oh, by the way, you get the first verse!”

“Wha?” Jak asked, then Daxter interrupted him.

“And a-one, and a-two!” The live band started playing.

(A/N: Since when did Daxter have a live band? They popped out of a plot-hole.)

Everyone sang:

“On the first day of Christmas

My true love gave to me:”

Jak did some quick thinking before singing:

“An Ottsel on my shoulder just for me!”

Everyone sang:

“On the second day of Christmas

My true love gave to me:”

Keira jumped in:

“Two Jet-Boards!”

Everyone sang:

“And an Ottsel on my shoulder just for me!

On the third day of Christmas

My true love gave to me:”

Daxter yelled out:

“Three hot chicks!”

Everyone sang:

“Two Jet-Boards,

And an Ottsel on my shoulder just for me!

On the fourth day of Christmas

My true love gave to me:”

Sig jumped in:

“Four Morph-Guns!”

Everyone sang:

“Three hot chicks,

Two Jet-Boards,

And an Ottsel on my shoulder just for me!

On the fifth day of Christmas

My true love gave to me:”

Suddenly, Praxis ran in and yelled:

“Five Seals of Mar!”

Jak shot Praxis, then joined everyone in singing:

“Four Morph-Guns,

Three hot chicks,

Two Jet-Boards,
~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9629792/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9629792/ Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:13:21 PDT ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9448355/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9448355/ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:49:55 PDT ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9308107/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9308107/ Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:59:36 PDT
*ahem* i got to meet voice actors from FMA!! (ed, roy, lust, falman, riza, rose, archer, havoc...) CLAMP made their firt apperance at a convention there too!!! ANIME OVERLOAD!!!!!!! *dies*
so on my road trip back, i was listening to my ff-7 soundtrack. the Advent Children oe was $37!! i only had $50, so i didn't get it. (although now i really want it... >_< i met some k00l people there! they were roy and hughes cosplayers. (well i WAS ed...) i miss them. *sniff* they're going to COLLEGE after summer!! omg! i'm still hardly out of 9th grade... my favorite part of AX: THE FMA GATHERING!!!! That was some good fun. there were TONS of FF7 cosplayers!!! yataa!!! i was getting to be friends with a Cid cosplayer before i left. he might go to Japan next year!!! lucky... i hugged/glomped a lot of people!!1 it was fun!!! ^_^
i wish all of you had gone though... i missed you all while i was gone!!!
*sigh* conventions leave you broke... and the after con depression is hard to get over.

(teh bad thing about my week... my bf dumped me... *cry*) ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9153416/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9153416/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:56:03 PDT
(you can send me messages, but i won't get them for a while...)
that means no deviations, messages, or comments from me...



that was everyone who heard (in their minds of course)
(and YES i had to add all the ninja into my entry) ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9148138/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9148138/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:41:32 PDT
i love my Cloud-san!!!
i need to draw a picture of him sometime or later...
i feel like being some random storm...
. . .
yea, i'm being weird. that's only cuz i'm waiting for my bf to get online.
we talk alot about nothing...
well, i'm running ou tof stuff to say, so...


to end this journal post...
figure out the meaning yourself... ]]> ~cloudsangel http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9133052/ http://cloudsangel.deviantart.com/journal/9133052/ Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:50:18 PDT lol i'm really funny so everyone says.
I like ninjas.
i'm listening to anime music (duh)
my favorite games are Secret of Mana, Lufia the Legend Returns, and Final Fantasy VII.
I'm not Edward; i like milk.
i have no scanner, so it might be hard for me to get pictures up.
it's summer, i have time to figure it out.
i like fire too...
anyway, i have some rising talent to sharpen, so please bear with me, okay? i know i'm not the only person here, so i'll try to be considerate to you all too.
okay, bye ]]> ~cloudsangel