Friends Only!

This journal's friends only! I'm not adding anyone right now, as I'm hardly around much anymore (save for commenting and communities). Sorry! Thanks, and have a great day!

( Blog crews, stamps, etc )

Ayumi Hamasaki moodtheme by thestrangedolls

CALLING ALL JAPANESE SPEAKERS!

I'm currently trying to romanize/translate a song (RURUTIA's "Hyousa", to be specific). Because I haven't taken Japanese in over six months (in which that semester's class was a total joke anyway), I'm a little rusty, especially in the abstract grammar department.

Anyone who speaks Japanese, or at least knows it on a conversational level, would you mind checking my romanization/translation? I worked from the kanji lyrics, but where my dictionary didn't kick in, I romanized a character here and there from ear.

BOLDED parts are those I am really unsure about.

( Lyrics )

Please and thank you! <3 This entry is unlocked just in case a Japanese-speaking stranger happens to come by and wanted to help XD; Oh, and if anyone wants to try the song, I've uploaded it here! It's absolutely marvelous.

ETA 7/1/08: Thanks to paper_cream, some parts were re-arranged/corrected. Edits in blue.

I stole this from a friend's blog, and it will be public because it just wins. Presenting...


The Life Cycle of a Student

At the start of a new school semester:


After the first week:


After the second week:


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I was literally LMAO-ing at this. I don't know who made it, but it's hilarious because it's true!

Small Friends "Cut". If I removed you, it's because you either never updated your journal or we haven't talked in months and I felt like I barely knew you. If you'd like to be re-added, please leave a comment saying so :)

Take care! If you'd like to talk to me regardless, that'd be welcome. Otherwise, it's been fun!

I'm bored, and I really like this meme, so I'm going to do it again :3

Give me one or two sentences, and I will translate it/them to Japanese.

Feel free to send whatever my way! Last time senshicalico made me translate part of the milkshake song and that was way fun, so yay! XD

HIATUS

When you're doing some practice AP questions for Calc BC and Chem and feel like bursting into tears, you know it's time to take a break from the internets.

Just a short hiatus in preparation for the AP exams in May. I'll be back after May 15 or so. I'll be around LJ posting to comms like calculus and chemistryhelp and maintaining the icontest I co-mod at (updates that take all but 5 minutes), but no personal journal updates or flist reading. =(

If you want to talk to me, I'll still be on AIM periodically but if it's not Calc or Chem related I won't be very talkative, sorry ;__; Take care, everyone!! ♥♥ See you all soon!

ETA as of 5/12/07: I'm back :p

Language meme so I can practice 日本語!

Give me one or two sentences, and I will translate it/them to Japanese.

Like Frey, I too will be armed with just a dictionary and my skills efforts. :3

( School babbles )

The Anonymous Meme
IP logging is off, anonymous posting is on, and the idea is this: you've probably, at some point, had something to tell me that you didn't think you could. It's understandable, we all do it. But here, you can tell me anything, anonymously - whether it's something as big as "I'm in love with you"; something as silly as "I really hate the way your subject lines never have capital letters"; something as serious as "you make me feel unappreciated, I nearly defriended you last week" or "I'm worried about you" or "I think you need someone to tell you that you're being an idiot about this one thing". Just anything that's on your mind in regards to me, a secret about me, even just telling me what you think of me. Negative or positive. Just be honest.

Plz & thanks. ♥

ETA: HAHA I just realized that if this is f-locked, people can't comment anonymously. So there, unlocked. :3

Icon dump number five! The most I've had in a post so far; 80. If all of these look similar to you, it's cause I used the same techniques XD What can I say...if isn't broken, don't fix it. XD *gets shot*

TEASERS


( + E I G H T Y )

...you make bathtime lots of fun! XDDD Yay for random.

1) I like Ceramics a lot. I'm getting a lot better at it. :D I just finished making a clock and right now I'm working on a bowl in the shape of a leaf. It's so much fun and it's great to balance my brain, since I use the left side far too much. :| It's a relief to use the right side for once~ :]

2) I'm going to make a handwriting post soon. :P! Once I fix my scanner.

3) I found out I share the same birthdate (March 15th) with Takeuchi Naoko, the creator of Sailor Moon. D: And with six million other people, but that's not the point. XD;

4) And before I forget Sept. 1 is kiwimangoodness's birthday~! :DDD YAAAY~ THIS IS FOR J00, LISARR:



It's a little on the ugly side, though, sry2say. D: Hope you like it anyhow.

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New layout! Featuring PSYCHICER!Yuna. I actually made the header a while ago but just got motivated to do the coding. Back to S1! ♥

LOL, the colors keep reminding me of a quilt. o _ o And lyrical inspiration: The Killers! The Sam's Town album sounds as if it'll be great.

Might make some more changes later. :3

Another multi-fandom icon post! 60 icons behind the cut. I played around with some coloring techniques, and I'm happy to say I've added another element or two to my style =)

TEASERS


( + S I X T Y )

Open only to my flist! Icon-making meme:

1) Comment and I'll pick one of your LJ interests and make you an icon.
2) You have absolutely no say in what I make. Hints do not help you, mmhm.
3) You can pick between having a normal icon or an animated icon. (No time to make animated ones, sorries!)
4) If you do partake in it, please put this in your LJ so I can do the same to you.

And happy 17th birthday bevly!! Hope it's great. And I hope you like your LJ layout present XD!

http://destiny.wind-waker.org

I FINALLY succeeded in getting up my first fanlisting! It's the approved fanlisting for the song "Destiny~Taiyou no Hana~" by Shimatani Hitomi. YOU ALL KNOW YOU WANT TO JOIN. XDDD If you haven't heard it yet, download it and give it a try! ;D

Oh and I know a bunch of you have Japanese-music related fanlistings, so if you want to affiliate, tell me! <3<3<3 :DDD And tell me what you think ;D

(PS. bevly is ten kinds of awesome. But I'm sure everybody knew that already :3)

I haven't written an icon tutorial in almost 11 months :O! I actually had a few forum requests for this one, so here we go! (not dialup friendly, sorry :[)

Subject: Ayumi Hamasaki
Program: Paintshop Pro 7
Translatable?: YES; other versions of PSP and Adobe Photoshop okay
Skill: Easy

FROM: to:

( Bold & Delicious: terrible song, pretty photos. )

I hope this helps! This icon was featured in my third icon dump.

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The 2nd-anniversary celebration layout is up! XD Featuring the twins Mio and Mayu from the ultra freaky yet ultra addictive Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (this journal's namesake!). I gave up at the last minute trying to code in S1 style (cause I wanted a sidebar layout and the stupid horizontal scrollbar wouldn't go away), and then decided to make it S2 since I used S2 a lot in this journal's wee beginning days. :D Nostalgia, wootz~!

Hmm, I started out really liking it but now I just think it's okay. I guess I've been looking at it for too long, haha. And also cause I don't like S2, but just for this layout. :p

Someone tell me to stop making red layouts. >_>;;

This is late cause I just got home but EXCUSE ME WHILE I CRY MY EYES OUT (again). FROM HAPPINESS. (I still love you all, though, France fans on my flist)



ITALIA NUMBER ONE. I AM SO FRICKING HAPPY I COULD DIE.

( Praises & criticisms, and a lot of them in capslock )

I LOVE THE ITALIAN TEAM SO, SO MUCH. Beautifully played, guys. Beautifully played. ;~; Nicely played by France too, I admire their fighting spirit, though they have to do away with the violence. :\

Sorry for posting w/o a cut again, last time XDD (for another 4 years anyway XD) (In other news, I got approved by tfl.org for Shimatani Hitomi's "Destiny~Taiyou no Hana~", so be on the lookout for that XD!!!)

Ayu's on the cover of ORICON Style for June, with images too gorgeous not to icon! :D So icon I did.

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( Pink themed x13 )

Here's the overly-cliched end of school year looking back entry! XD Public for the IRL people, of course.

( It's kinda long )

I'm going to end it here because there's plenty more that can't be put into words. Plus, I'm going to start tearing up anyway. jk, jk