This is going to be a bit stressful. Salem is known for witches and other good stuff, but it's also known for closing down the streets around downtown because of the huge pedestrian population. I have to leave Salem, pick up my friend a few cities over and then come back. I'm sure I'll have to sit through some crazy traffic and after that Hopefully I can get back in to enjoy the festivities.

Of course I get sick around my favorite holiday (whether Pagan or otherwise), I have to dress warmly so no scantily clad kitty this year :cry:, but I am a pretty kickass pirate. It's nice to walk around school in costume, I haven't done it since senior year of HS. I really turn heads, I just need a bottle of Captain Morgan to complete the costume lol. Sick or not, I'm still going into Salem, even if there is an estimated 100,000 people going.

I hope everyone has a fun Halloween!

I was having a real bad day yesterday. The only thing that put a smile on my otherwise scowling face was seeing the inflatable Christmas display. I just envisioned myself pile-driving Santa Claus, and that made the day more bearable. 

As is common knowledge, i love Renji, he's my favorite character in Bleach, and it can be safely assumed that upon purchase of the Bleach game for wii, I was Renji after tutorial mode. That said, I must confess, I don't like his bankai. His shikai looks so bad-ass, I like the jagged edges and its ability to extend. It's just a shame that his bankai is alittle disappointing to see, first off, it's HUGE, which , yeah you can joke, large bankai large..., but I'll try to be more conservative on this topic, the overall size of his bankai ensures that his attacks are going to be slower because he has so much to control. It has a lot of destructive ability, but seems very difficult to manipulate.

Of course it reads differently in the manga, and I didn't mind it as much, but seeing the anime and the game play, it's just too big to manage effectively and Renji was foolish to think that he even had a chance of defeating Byakuya. Then again, maybe he neglected to consider an encounter with his captain and was hoping that he could just charge in for the rescue. Or perhaps he was overconfident since he FINALLY achieved bankai.

I do like that it has similiar qualities to shikai, such as its disjointed nature. I must admit, it does fit his personality well, Renji seems pretty rough around the edges, fairly reckless and has a defiant nature, not to mention that he's physically taller than many of the other soul reapers. But his shikai represented all that better, being metal instead of bone, and it looks a lot cooler.

The whole idea of zanpakto, first release and second release, is cool but must provide a lot of pressure for Tite. There are so many to design, and the bankai has to have similiar qualities to the shikai and it's disappointing when it doesn't look as good.

I saw Deathnote on Saturday and I can't say that I like it. The main character, besides being guilty of hubris, seems to accepts the existence of death gods and their death notebooks all too quickly. First off, he noticed it fall from the sky, i can't help but wonder if he's a skizophrenic and the death god is one of his personalities. It is said that schizophrenics have very vivid delusions and hallucinations, and he probably became one because of the stress of studying. Of course none of this is fact, I could be so horribly wrong, but these are just my thoughts after seeing Deathnote for the first time.

I was talking to my friend who has seen deathnote and he says that it took him up to episode 5 to really get into it, so it may be the same for me. I'll watch a few more episodes and hopefully I'll get into it. I'm sure if I had seen this when I was in highschool I would have loved it instantly. I could think of a couple of names to write...:twisted:

Yeah, I think I'm getting alittle to analytical with my anime...But I'd love to know what you guys think.

EXTRA CREDIT

each letter (except for "x" which stands for "times") stands for a number (0-9) hint: find out what "A" stands for:

AS x A = MAN

yeah, I'm a dork.

Ooh a Bleach game for Wii, i must get it! I've been really good with my spending lately, I can afford it.

Damn, I realize that I haven't gone to a comicbook store for a month now, talk about kicking the habit. I was going once a week, spending over $20 a visit. I had a bad Bleach obsession, but it seems to be in a lull at the moment. I'm hideously excited about the next episode even though, at this point I don't know when it'll air. All I know is that it's going to be a wonderful Renji-centric episode and I love that. It gives me something to look forward to.

Please vote on one that you like best, it would be very much appreciated :)

Today's been a good day, I stayed in my pjs all day, played video games, watched Tru Calling and made some icons/banners. Now that that's out of the way, i'm going to do some studying.

Does anybody else think that October feels more like summer than summer did? I find it hard to believe that I'm comfortable leaving the house without a sweatshirt.

I just got an email from Facebook inviting me to my 5 year HS reunion. I was entertaining the idea of seeing my all my old friends again, some of the guys and even seeing the girls I never got along with. I wanted to go to my reunion to reminisce about the past and how much fun it was and...oh wait, that's right, I hated it. I couldn't wait to leave it all behind and start college.  I can still remember all the bull-crap that happened all too clearly. Not to mention that I only remained friends with two people from there, and I'm on shaky ground with one of them. All the other friends I kinda had well... lets just say that I burned those bridges down to the ground and all that's left are a couple of smoking heaps of ash.

I had ALOT of enemies at that school. ALOT. I'll try to explain, regardless of its somewhat vague terms. I went to an underfunded, female dominated parochial school, we were LUCKY if there was one boy in our class. One thing I never liked and still don't is when a guy has his friends tell you that he likes you, because he's afraid of rejection or lacks something like, masculine organs. Well, there was a popular boy at school that so happened to like me. Cool, right? No, not really. He dated one girl after another for a week at a time or less. I was under the impression that he was playing games and I really didn't like that, he also told every girl in my grade that he like me and had them relay the message. He never actually asked me out, so we didn't go out, but he did follow me home with a shopping cart, once. Weird. So alot of the girls hated me because I "broke his heart!" You'd think some girls would attempt to get him on the rebound, but they decided to hate me instead. He ended up going back out with his ex and they made out all the time. It never really occured to me that he was all that hung up about it. lol

Oh, and then there was the time that a bunch of girls threatened to beat me up over something I didn't say. That was awesome. Oh course that was the day my ride came late so I was standing outside of the school for hours. My friends were very supportive, they were outraged that I was being threatened and then all went home right after school. Thanks guys, nice to know that the people I consider my "best friends" really care. Oddly enough no one actually did beat me up. I kept getting an "I can't believe they didn't beat you up yet" kinda of remark from one girl.

Oh yeah, and I remember around the time of the Columbine incident I was on top of a girl's "Hit List". I took that as a compliment, but was secretly pretty damned scared this one girl. ::Shudder::

I remember thinking that if I stared at someone long enough they would spontaneously burst into flames. It was really the only that kept me going. Plus there was countless other things that happened that made me hate everything. 

Honestly I know that if I went to my reunion I would hang out with the same group of people I did back then except it would be even more awkward. Stuff like that would be a big trigger for me, i'd probably be reeling from it for months. So yeah, I know I've changed a lot and I'm getting my life together but I'm still not ready to face these people with these harsh memories still fresh in mind.

Hmm, i really can't shake this feeling of just being lonely. It sucks. i really need more friends to talk to. It was nice seeing Catie today but it really wasn't enough for me to get out all that I needed to. I can't really bother her to spend more time with me either. She works over 35 - 40 hours a week, i work 28 - 34 hours a week. It just sucks that I really can't make the time, but I really need the time. Working 2 jobs and going to school is just too much. And here I am 12:30 at night just typing away, ignoring my homework; I've already screwed myself over by hanging out with someone until 11:30 and staying up this late. i wish my schedule wasn't so strict. 

I don't know, it's weird. I often feel lonely because I don't know anyone that has the same common interests as I do. Well except for a co-worker I despised. That's ironic. I used to ignore him and give him a hard time and in reality he's someone that makes me feel like I'm not an unwanted, useless outcast that doesn't like sports. Uh, I feel so isolated at work, I have nothing in common with anyone, conversations go stale quickly, and I generally feel awkward and stupid for ever saying anything in the first place. I feel bad when I don't talk and then I feel worse when I do. Maybe I'll get used to talking and it'll get easier but who knows. i really can't tell if I just need more time to myself or more friends to open up to. I don't know if either would help.

Disclaimer : yeah, blantantly stolen and modified to fit my needs; get over it. EDIT: YES, IT HAS BEEN EDITED.

Favorite Color(s) : Olive green, Purple, Gray, Colors with gray in them, and Black.

Favorite Food : Sushi (Spicy Tecca Maki, Spicy Tuna Maki, Salmon Sashimi), Steak (rare, please), Linguine, Tuna sandwiches. I usually order meals that include one ingredient that I want, like avacado, mushroom or anchovies (even though I don't like them that much) Mussels and Calamari (only the tentacles). But I usually end up eating McDonalds because I'm cheap and too lazy to cook and the Monopoly thing is going on.

Ethnicity : White. Toast. EDIT: no wait, I'm not toasted.

Hair Color : Dark Brown

Hair Length : It's goes down below my shoulder blades. It's longer when I straighten it but it's usually wavy.

Eye Color : Greenish Gray

Height : maybe 5'5"

Favorite Non-Anime TV Show(s) : Fraiser, How I Met Your Mother, Dead Like Me, Arrested Development, Ghost Hunters, MythBusters, Dirty Jobs, Scrubs, Supernatural, Reaper and the King of Queens.

Favorite Anime TV Show : currently Bleach (I enjoy the man-candyi)

Smoke/Drink : No/Not recently/probaly won't for awhile

Favorite Video Game(s) : I would have to say that favorite is Tenchu for PS2 because I love sneaking around, hiding and blowing poisonous darts. Currently, I enjoy dance dance revolution (hides face)

Favorite Smiley Face : colon "p", I don't actually like the yellow smilies :P

Favorite Parent : I get along with both

Favorite Drink(s) : hot Earl Grey Tea, Arizona Green Tea or unsweetened ice tea. I try not to drink soda but I'll have either Coke or if no Coke products are available, Sierra Mist. Pepsi be damned! 

Favorite Teacher : Teachers for Figure Drawing, Portfolio and Web Design. I've learned so much from them, if I ever write a book, I'll include them in the thank you's.

Hottest Teacher:  I don't know how to answer this. Oh, me and my co-worker have this freaky joke that I'm having an affair with the "Z-man" he's kinda a goofy professor that we like to do impression of. I don't know why I have to have an affair with him...I think it's all an elaborate ploy...

Crushes : Just about everyone when I first went to college lol

Status : In a Relationship (a good one this time)

Want to have kids : I don't know, I have a lot of fears when it comes to kids. As it is, babysitting is really difficult, I don't want to influence them in a bad way.

Favorite Ex.Girlfriend/Boyfriend : Never really had an official girlfriend : P. My first boyfriend was the best, he was rad! I brought him to my Junior Prom and he wore converse all-stars, band pins, had the suit jacket with the tails, and had green spiky hair. It was awesome. I wasn't into punk rock boys at the time, but he lured me in with a Slipknot wallet. False advertising! 

Girl(s) I Miss : My friends Catie and Coll. I haven't talked to my friends for a couple of months, I feel so isolated. As for the boys, I miss most of the guys I went to college with, they all transferred : (

Favorite Music : I'm so bored with music, I can't find anything I like anymore. Right now I've been cycling between Maroon 5, Limp Bizkit (Significant Other), and the radio. I need new music. Once something goes in my car it never leaves. I have like 40 cds and I don't want to listen to any of them. Actually now that I've charged up my iPod, I've been loving the SOAD! and KoRn :)

Favorite Band(s) : all things considered, Evanescence, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Muse, Coheed and Cambria, Static-X...

Favorite Song Right Now : "B*tch we got a Problemi" by KoRn

Worst Subject(s) : History of Photography, Most communications studies because I don't read the material.

Consider Yourself to be a nice guy/girl : Yeah, but that makes me a push over and a lot of people like to take advantage.

Favorite Movie(s) : The Stars Wars double Trilogy. Eh, I haven't seen anything new. I want to see Knocked up.

Pet Peeves : Sometimes, I just hate people and even bunnies. There is no getting around it. Oh, and the magical way my HTML is NEVER correctly formated! WTF! How people think they can design things themselves in Microsoft Word. How no one emails me when I check my mail frequently but when I forget to check, it's important and time sensitive. When guys try to get my attention when I'm in a moving vehicle, as if I'm not busy driving

Favorite thing to do when I'm bored : Waste time. Avoid doing my homework. Go on tv.com like a hundred times in a day.

Favorite Program(s) on the computer : Adobe: Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks, and Safari : )

Whole Name : You can just call me Rica. Well, most of you anyway.

This was pretty fun.

Yeah, I'm a little bummed right now. I'm not sure why. I have a test/quiz/exam (my teacher wasn't too clear on which it was) tomorrow and I scarely studied. i have recently acquired a nameless rabbit and I am resisting the urge to love. It's so cute, but I'm only babysitting it until the owners have a suitable living condition to house this bunny. Who knows when that'll be, but now I have to take care of it and not get too attached. I love little animals.

Yesterday my brother splurged on a pre-birthday present for him and his son, they now have a Wii that they willingly left at my house :D Yeah, I'm buying games for that...if I can afford it. My boyfriend and I played it until 1:30a on Saturday, so the fact that Bleach wasn't on didn't bother us too too much, even though we were worried that we had missed an important episode last Saturday. We played it today also, before and after the car show. It's the greatest most innovative thing even created. I actually broke a sweat while boxing with my nephew. He kicked everyone's ass, damnit. But it's good that this console is making him more active. Actually everyone in my house including my parents, played the Wii. I was impressed that it appeals to older generations.

So I went to a car show that had antique cars and some really gorgeous mustangs :P I hate to say it, but I do like cars, I just wish I knew what they were...Oh well, I'll never be one of the guys. But that's my recap of the last four days.Night.

I'm really happy right now :) This doesn't happen all that often, usually I feel mediocre, not bad or horribly, miserably depressed but right now I'm elated! I'm making decisions on my own and I decided that I am going to stay another semester at school. For two more classes I can attain a double major (concentration). I can graduate in May, instead of December, with a degree in Art with a concentration in graphic design and web design. Doesn't that just sound nice? Just a couple of days ago I was making myself sick with the thought that I had really screwed up my college career and I'm not good enough and other insecure thoughts, but honestly it's worked even better than if I had graduated in 4 years. But anyway, I'm keeping this a secret from my parents because they won't support me on this, they just want me to finish by December. So I need to find a way to pay for college...without finacial aid. Maybe I can get some scholarships or something. But first I have to ask my web design professor if he is teaching night classes next semester. Staying in school a little longer will be a domino effect. If I stay in school I can keep my student job which will give my a year of graphic design experience (which most jobs require), I can apply to the Museum as a student intern (working for free), and I'll have web design skills which will make me more attractive to potential clients. So I think this the best move I can make.

But that's not what I'm happy about. I went to my conference for my writing class and she loved my paper. I just need some reassurance every once in a while. So I feel really good about myself and I feel like I can make decisions. So I'm happy.

But alas, I have to go to work.