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Japonism Show & AYH Emotions!!

2017-06-01T14:26:55Z

Okay none of this is going to be a coherent thing, I just have to put all of my excitement out into the universe. I am not going to remember everything because it's the next morning and I don't have the bluray/dvd in front of me, but here we go! Obviously this is going behind a cut so no one gets spoiled.

( I am overwhelmed )

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must also mention that bittersweet gives me all the feelings

2014-03-07T15:19:40Z

I never used to like summer. Possibly for reasons of low self-esteem ("I'd rather put more clothes on than take more off!" I used to say), but also because I'm a redhead and everyone knows we burn and then we freckle - a process of mostly discomfort.

However, the older I get, the more I love the energy and the ease of the summer months. I feel both motivated in the early mornings to pick myself up and move, but also a sense of calm and comfort in the evening hours when I get home in time to watch the sun go down.

I wasn't prepared for a winter this harsh. I have done nothing but hibernate and lose steam. I am not as healthy as I thought I'd be by now. I am not as together as I hoped I'd become. The calendar I put on my wall to help get back on track crashed to the floor this morning and I just stared at it blankly.

But, well, there's only up from here. I turn 25 in a matter of weeks and I want to feel renewed on that early April day.

Should I go to Universal Studios? I'll be in Orlando.

I've always loved amusement parks. I don't care if I go alone. (Well, I kind of do, but OH WELL)

So, fandom!

I decided to give ChocoJun a try (not knowing how the manga progressed) and now I kinda/sorta wish I hadn't. I don't really have a problem with anyone who finds that kind of plotline engaging (hey, I watched Gossip Girl for years so I have no room to judge anyone), but I can't stand that it started so strong and crashed so hard.

( cut for spoilers )

Though I am sad to not have a DVD yet (at this point I'd rather have LOVE though and that is a reasonable wait since the tour ended not long ago), I'm excited about all the spring dramas! Even though I have 0 interest in baseball, I know Nino loves it, so I'm happy for him. Ohno's drama sounds like it has hilariously awesome potential.

I need to see the Nazodi movie! I need to see Jun's movie! I need more episodes of VS Arashi like the one with Kazama!

I hope that 5x15 will have some celebration maybe in the summer/toward the end of the year. Shiyagare has been fun lately but the ice skating and the christmas special were the best because Arashi on location ANYWHERE seems to be A++.

Hope all of you are doing well. If you need a place to just ramble, please feel free in the comments here, I'm all ears.

Time to get back to all the writing I've promised to do!

(And if you use twitter/tumblr and we aren't following each other there let me know!)

♥

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the stars, the flowers, but never a glow-worm

2013-08-06T19:39:07Z

Helloooooo.

In the time since I last posted, by which I mean in the journal-ing capacity and not just Arashi's faces (though they are worth a million posts and all of my time ♥) I have:

Game of Thrones

tangiblewhimsy

Among other things. It's been a fairly productive summer, given how I would normally spend my time curled up in a ball complaining about how the temperature should never be above ~my comfort~ degrees. I have been actively attempting to change myself for the better. I want to be healthier, happier, and exist more in a social sphere.

It used to be that I didn't really use Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or any apps on my iPhone for anything basically at all. I isolated myself to LiveJournal only and spent the rest of my time playing bubbleshooter.

I still like bubbleshooter, don't get me wrong, but it's nice to interact with people too. I like to send stickers on LINE. I like to converse in real time! In fact, please add me on things if you're looking for me! twitter - tumblr Introduce me to your friends and I'll introduce you to mine and I promise no biting, just flailing.

I think it would be exhausting to be super positive all the time about everything. I'm too passionate about certain things to not get angry, to not feel frustrated or upset. But I feel different lately! I really do, and I hope the people around me can see it. I'm still learning, growing, figuring out what to improve. I still have goals, still have some small dreams, don't entirely know what the hell I'm all about, but... summer's been unique this year and I'm glad it's not quite over.

How are you? ♥

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puzzlemaster jun, nino's face, aiba's tongue, sho-intercept form, and ohno

2013-07-27T16:17:48Z

Shiyagare from 07/20 was EPIC. I screencapped it. Here we go~

( I love these 5 men and all of their faces )

Ah, this summer has been sheer joy for me as an Arashi fan. They've been really putting their game faces on. Can't wait to see 24hr TV and more shows and movies and dramas, etc. It's not hard to imagine 5 more years as a dedicated storm chaser. :D

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Jun's ass and other enjoyable things

2013-05-20T15:34:34Z

THREE INCIDENTS OF HYPERACTIVITY FROM SATURDAY NIGHT:

★ 1. My younger sister came home from college for the summer! This is always a good thing because she's really fun and a fellow Arashi fan and sometimes I just need her around. When I saw her car pull into the driveway I might have gotten a little too excited, however, because after hurriedly slipping into some shoes and heading out to greet her... I fell down the porch steps.

It was honestly like something out of a slapstick comedy. I opened my arms and shouted "SHANAENAEEEEEE" and then BAM, I am sliding down three steps and into the mulch (much of which I displaced). I'm probably lucky I didn't crack my head open. D: SO MUCH AFFECTION, I COULDN'T HOLD MYSELF UP.

★ 2. I watched Popcorn again with my sister and got maybe a little too into it, if there is such a thing. SPOILER ALERT!!! - Honestly, I'd forgotten the bit of growl Nino added to his voice during the performance of 駆け抜けろ! and it made me maybe possibly jump up off the couch, scream, and clap my hands wildly. I might have had the same reaction to a Day in Our Life just because I love that song and the brass sound they added at the beginning for extra fanfare. Also Jun's ass. Jun's ass is wonderful. Many things were wonderful, like Nino not even sitting down or getting noticeably tired was that even really him!?!? So good.

★ 3. When we were attempting to buy my mother some gifts for mother's day, my father told me about this rare jewelery he'd gotten her in Chile and would bring home. He told me that it's something you can't really find many places, and that mostly it was where he was in the Andes and in Afghanistan. So Saturday night he gives her this present and as he is explaining to her about the rare stone he goes, "This! This... is Lapis Lazuli."

I freaked out. I was clapping and jumping up and down (this was just a Saturday night thing, apparently) and shrieking because you can get it in Minecraft. When my dad said you could only find it in two places I said "THREE!" and then my younger sister reminded me that Minecraft isn't real and I DID NOT CARE. LAPIS LAZULI. REAL LAPIS LAZULI. MINECRAFT. YEAH.

In other news, it's hot as balls and our air conditioning is broken. I'm attempting to eat healthier and sometimes it's good, sometimes it makes me want a lot of ice cream. I might possibly change my sleep schedule so I can get up even earlier than the ass crack of dawn and walk/jog/exercise in some fashion before work but I'm afraid of losing time with west coast friends - but then, it's going to happen regardless if I add exercise to my schedule and I might just have to deal with it for the sake of my health.

I have an iPad now but hardly any apps, so if anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears!

There is a Shoneen Club contest going on. I am maybe possibly gearing up to write more fanfiction myself but am afraid to tell everyone that I will probably drop most if not all of my WIPs.

Has everyone seen that episode of Kitchen Nightmares that went viral? I made my whole family sit down and watch it and it was AMAZING.

Nino-san is really great, I am excited about potential subs for it. Aiba Manabu had me giggling the other day. It really is just like watching Aiba and some comedian pals be child-like in wonder and goof around. Enjoyable! Sho's Face Show as I call it is... I'm not sure yet. I keep meaning to watch more of it, but it doesn't pull me in the way the other 2 do. I think maybe Sho and Ariyoshi are too similar in overall mannerisms? Maybe with subs it will improve, if anyone decides to pick it up. :)

BUT SHO'S DRAMA IS THE BEST IT IS SUCH A MIND FUCK OMG LOVING EVERY SECOND. And I include the Arashi tie-in song Endless Game because I find it catchy as hell and I can't wait for a performance!

OKAY LJ/DW. I think I have sufficiently posted to you for the month of May. >.>

HI EVERYONE!! ♥

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werk

2013-04-03T20:04:21Z

The office next to ours is so creeptastic. It has glass doors, but you need a badge to get in. It's the same with the office across the hall, but the fact that it's frosted glass and a double set of doors (the second doors you have to punch in an access code and it's all steel looking) is actually LESS frightening because at least they make it a point that you shouldn't know what's happening in there. The one next to us has a fake reception area. They never change out the magazines, there is never anyone sitting at the front desk, and very rarely do I see employees moving in an out. One of the only times I did involved three of them hanging out with Japanese businessmen by the elevators.

Today my boss received a compliment on brochures that I created. SO PROUD. I'm not sure I could ever write a proper description of my job. I do web design, design for print, online community management, data entry, administrative work, collaboration with our tech partners on a mobile app and a searchable document archive, tech support & writing, event planning, and more.

A week or so ago I was so overwhelmed with projects that I was about ready to curl up in a ball and sob it out for awhile. Then I suddenly realized I was getting more and more tasks because I'm awesomely capable. I AM PRETTY BADASS, YOU GUYS.

IN OTHER NEWS:

+ I had a promotional offer on a website that sells gift baskets and it was about to expire, so I sent chocolates to myself complete with a Happy Birthday card and I'm not even ashamed in fact I'm excited about it.

+ Working on a web project with some other Arashi fans! No idea how it'll turn out but hopefully it will be useful to people.

+ I have many things I'm looking forward to, therefore all is well. ♥

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I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there

2013-03-08T16:27:36Z

I've now officially had my LiveJournal for 10 years. It's gone through some name changes, friend changes, fandom changes and more - but it's never moved.

I started this journal with the intent of keeping in touch with friends from middle school, who have long since left the platform. The fact that it became such a "home base" for me in life was unexpected. Discovering that I wasn't alone in my thoughts or feelings on media allowed me to open up and ask questions of people I've never met before about incredibly personal things. What I did not feel confident enough to approach in my environment was easier here, safer. I found that being open with others could be incredibly rewarding.

Since I was 13 years old I've been documenting my hardships, my passions, my perspectives, and more in this space. In an odd way, even more than my physical location -- here is where I grew up.

The mean girls in high school were the LJ users who said I was a friend, then started a roleplaying game without inviting me. My closest confidants were girls from all over the country (and now all over the world), who stayed up late talking to me over instant messengers and in LJ comments. Through various fandoms - I learned the negative consequences of speaking first and thinking later, of diving into friendships without being ready to commit to the effort, of being too stubborn to let another person enjoy things you do not, of feeling victimized instead of addressing your own role in your unhappiness. I've also experienced the joy of shared interest, the bonds of open discussion, freedom of expression, and creative development.

Whenever I have feared that I am worthless, whenever I've wondered if I can make it through another day, whenever I've questioned my view of myself or my ability to make friends - the connections formed through LiveJournal have brought me comfort.

More than any other website, I have felt heard and valued here.

I think that's why I'm having a difficult time knowing how or when to move forward. The fact that I'm even typing this in DreamWidth's interface is a powerful indicator that things are scattering. I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea about my experiences on other social media platforms. I've been talking about Tumblr and Twitter lately and how I'm not satisfied, but it's not because I'm not having fun. The more I use them the more I get out of them, in fact. But it's for all the reasons I listed above that I think it's okay for me to say it's not the same. It could be, someday, but I don't know how to approach it.

I think 2013 will be the year that I contemplate what it is I want, how to best achieve it, and push myself to step into the next decade of my Internet existence.

If anyone has any suggestions or insight, I am all ears. Because I love you, and I love your feedback and friendship, and I trust you. As always. ♥

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not so much independent as spending a lot of time alone

2013-02-16T22:37:00Z

I've decided that while I very much enjoy clicking on little hearts next to posts and reliving fun Arashi moments, overall TUMBLR is very solitary for me. It's a place to put things I like, track things I like, etc. but it's not a social experience. I post something and then I get a bunch of notes that don't say anything D: And no one is liking me, they're liking the picture I slapped up for them. So while I will continue using it, and enjoying it because I can Photoshop a lot, it's not a replacement for LJ/DW. I want to talk with friends!

But it's getting dangerously quiet around these parts, isn't it? ♥

HELLO!

Last night I called the police because a creeper has been creeping around my house. We've been robbed before (in the summer) and I really didn't feel comfortable about some strange man just standing in the dark in the rain watching my house.

Sooo yeah. Now I'm afraid that if I go out to pick up Chinese food, when I come back I'll have had things stolen. D:

On a happier note, I was so much in need of this weekend off that I am really taking time for me and what I want. Which means watching Miranda for the first time in a marathon fashion. Finishing up Elementary will be next. (I like Sherlock also. Apparently that's not allowed? It's like when I was 11 and I liked Backstreet Boys and *Nsync. Tough times.)

I'm glad that winter will be over soon because I have a lot of places I'd like to explore. If I'm going to spend my money on anything, it'll be gas for my car so I can travel and take pictures. I don't really care if I'm not the most amazing photographer because it's not the point, you know? I like to have very quiet, relaxing adventures. I wish I could bring people along sometimes! Because I am also a crazy chatterbox.

Black pepper chicken and British comedy. Yes, yes, I think so.

Any other suggestions for shows I should be checking in on? Movies? Old, new, I'm up for suggestions. ♥

PS: The twitter game of Marco Polo with Arashi fans was THE BEST. The absolute best!

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me, january 2013

2013-01-27T21:10:40Z

Briefly, I just want to say - I don't know. I don't know how often I'll be updating my journal(s). I don't know if I'll ever get my writing mojo back. I don't know what 2013 will mean for me in my personal life or in fandom. I have absolutely no clue whatsoever.

But I do know a few things 100% for certain:

01. I love you! All of you. When the holidays came and I had cards from Poland, Belgium, France, the Philippines, Japan, right here in the USA and more - I can't even begin to tell you the amazement and the joy it brought me. I know such brilliant people around the world.

I would not know most of you if I wasn't an Arashi fan. I wouldn't know most of you if it weren't for LiveJournal. I've spent 10 years on this platform come March, and though I can sense things are changing? I'm not leaving here entirely, because I think there are things that can still be expressed here and I need this space.

02. That being said, I have started using tumblr and twitter actively. Because I'm finding more and more that it's where people - including my LJ friends - are spending time. I don't want to be forgotten. I don't want to be left out. I want to have fun, I want to be silly, and I want to see you all! So, if you're using either of those platforms -- you can find me nicefinalbeam and sparkleboom.

So!

( An Arashi dream I had last night! )

( And a little of what's up in my day to day routine )

:)

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new year, same five

2013-01-07T15:17:35Z

Since I am confined to bed today - blegh stomach virus - I decided to put my time to good use.
I promise I'll have a wordier post sometime soon, as I have much to say about the holidays and the lovely cards I received and so on. For now - what's on the agenda, Oh-chan?

Yes~ For today! 80 meticulously snapped & colored screencaps of Share House. Because I love Himitsu, and I love Arashi faces.

( but why is it called Aiba tea? )

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conference crasher doesn't know if he wants to mug me or pick me up

2012-12-05T20:46:43Z

Some guy approached me in the conference center, saying he liked my bag. This is nothing new or strange, because I've honestly been approached many times before about this bag - it's a keeper. Anyway, he talks to me about how he wants to buy one for his sister in Africa and where did I get it and can I buy it for him, and we have a good laugh about it.

He asks for my card, I hand it over, because hey! This is a networking event and I'm supposed to be peppy and social. But before we can start talking tech I realize that something is very wrong. He keeps asking questions he's already asked, pulling at my bag trying to get it open, and hugs me without permission. He tells me I have to put his number in my phone, so I pretend to when really I'm just pushing random keyboard buttons in my text message. He tells me he'll bring me back things from Africa - bags and jewelery, etc. I have no idea what's coming out of my mouth at this point because really I want to run, but I'm freaked out and embarrassed and don't want to make a scene.

When I finally do manage to leave, he rushes after me asking me to put my cell number on my card and I tell him absolutely not and he finally leaves me alone.

I feel so violated and creeped out and wonder why all of the people around didn't notice something was wrong or do anything - especially when he chased after me. I guess because he called my name, people thought he knew me? Just like I assumed he was here for the conference. Ugh.

I am having a tough time already, very nervous about being at the event alone and in DC alone, etc. This just made things a lot more unpleasant and I really just want to hide away.

D:

SAVE ME WITH GIFS OR SOMETHING I DON'T EVEN KNOW I JUST NEED MY FRIENDS *HUG*

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you don't know you're one of us

2012-11-25T15:35:21Z

Friends, you need to know something.

I have apparently been a member of the band One Direction this whole time and never knew. At least that's what my dream from this morning told me.

We were at some concert featuring a variety of performers - a Christmas special, and One Direction was supposed to go out and perform. I was told backstage that -- OH HEY you've always been one of the members where have you been!? Instead of this being some happy moment for me where I run out into the spotlight...

Either I fight back against the dream or am just very rational in the dream, because I immediately start explaining all the reasons why this is a bad idea (none of which involve me being female, actually, so maybe only semi-rational). I don't know any of the songs they sing except for one in a dramatically hum when it comes on the radio way. I have no desire to be in this group. Fans are going to be SO ANGRY and hate it. Etc.

Then they tell me that I can quit the group, but I still have to go out there and sing with them. I suggest, "No, let me be an MC or something! I'll just introduce and interview them." They wouldn't let me. YOU MUST SING WITH THEM. IT MUST BE DONE.

So I escaped with my boyfriend Cory Matthews from Boy Meets World. Obviously it was the only choice left.

♥

So! I am working on holiday cards! If you want one and haven't given me your address, please do so by clicking the link below UNLESS you are on DW, in which case go here .

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HOLIDAY CARDS POST 2012

2012-11-18T17:10:30Z

If you would like a card from me, please leave me your name and your address (and what winter holidays you celebrate) and I will send one along!

I'm in a place where I'm a little more financially able to do things like, erm, buy stamps. SO THIS IS A VERY GOOD YEAR and I want to repay all the people who have sent me lovely cards in the past. I have kept them all in a safe place and I still look at them from time to time. ♥

Please note, asking to be sent a card does not mean you have to send one in return. If you'd like to send one, however, and need my address - let me know. :)

Comments are screened. ♥

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massive update about massively important things like ice cream sweaters

2012-11-16T18:02:02Z

I accidentally deleted my dreamwidth layout, then I accidentally imported all my livejournal entries to dreamwidth twice making duplicates of everything and a mess of my journal, and then I typed all that as the beginning of this entry as a way to blame my lack of updates on something slightly inconvenient rather than the fact that I've been simultaneously busy and lazy. DAMN YOU, RANDOM ACTS OF DREAMWIDTH (Ilu, really).

I hope there are people out there still reading my entries and waiting to hear from me again. I hope there are people out there still writing so I can reconnect with you! I'm going to go through my LJ and DW flists this weekend and do some major catch-up. The friends I've made over the past 10 years (WOWOWOW) are truly important to me, even if it seems like I've been a very shitty online friend for 2012. ♥

Here is a list of random things that have happened in the month since my last status update.

HAPPENINGS of nicefinalbeam's life

-- Uncle passed away unexpectedly just before Superstorm Sandy, which made a mess of trying to get to a funeral because he lived in New Jersey. I want to get that part out of the way first so that we can move on to happier things because that stress and sadness is over now. ♥

-- I am apparently terrified of all insects, as when a perfectly innocent ladybug appeared out of NOWHERE in my bedroom and landed on my thumb, I screamed as if in serious danger. At least when it disappeared and reappeared on MY FACE at three o'clock in the morning, I did the decent thing and carefully escorted it outside. Maybe it was trying to tell me something.

-- ZE ELECTION. I was happy about it, nothing else to say on that aspect of things. What I really want to say is that Santa Claus was one of WV's candidates until October 31st, when he withdrew - which I assume is because shit gets real around this time for him. EVEN HALLMARK HAD HALF ITS STORE DONE UP FOR CHRISTMAS BEFORE HALLOWEEN. What the actual hell, I like ghosts! I'm going to make Halloween Cards a ~thing~

-- Been very, very busy at work! Things are going really great on that front I think. More and more I'm able to take initiative and do things that make me feel satisfied and not just like the implementer of everyone else's ideas. Social Media and Technology Specialist has such a nice ring to it, right? :D Commute is long, but the area is beautiful, so I can't complain.

-- TEXT MESSAGES I SENT ON NOV.14th (and all of them to tangiblewhimsy)

I love sweaters on pets but I am a girl in that way and many ways including my literal gender
Yesterday I bought ice cream and it was past its expiration date and freezer burned. I must make up for this today even though it is cold outside
Who sells ice cream like that I should seriously get my money back but whatever lol
If not for the melting I might even put a sweater on my ice cream
I wouldn't even be the cliche single girl trying to replace a boyfriend with it I just think it would be really nice for me
Sky is pretty world is pretty Nino spot is pretty over and out
I am doing pelvic thrusts to Face Down while other cars look at me like I'm crazy this is all traffic is good for
Sorry for the delay in responding a new road opened down the mountain and I was driving and screaming like I was on a roller coaster

-- I included that last bit because that's a typical day in the life. Except then I go home and watch too much television, including but not limited to 2 new additions of a random BBC period drama "The Paradise" (though it just ended in a very strange fashion) and "Happy Endings".

-- PRE-ORDERED ARAFES after many complications and near-tears moments. Honestly, I was worried it wasn't going to happen after CDJapan told me I couldn't use PayPal because I already existed in their system, then they wouldn't take my password, then I had to trick CDJapan by changing my PayPal email so they wouldn't recognize me anymore. PRE-ORDER BY STEALTH. But it was very much worth the 20 million page refreshes, and I apologize to anyone following me on twitter who had to witness my slow emotional destruction/rebuild.

-- I think I might literally pee my pants when the Lucky Seven special airs because can we talk about the brilliance of a Kimi wa Petto near reunion with Eita, Jun, and Satomi and also how fabulous Jun looks with his hair and his leather jacket and also MOAR BROMANCE PLZ and um... LUCKY SEVEN!!11!!1

That's all for now because I'm pretty sure that just took my entire lunch hour. OOPS. ♥

PS: A HOLIDAY CARD POST IS COMING. I want to send them! Be on the lookout for that, and also please link me to yours. :D

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off to big dee, little eh double ell eh ess (by plane, thank goodness)

2012-09-29T00:33:53Z

After a long and stressful week, I pulled onto the busy highway as usual this morning, trying to get up to speed, when I noticed that my accelerator wasn't doing anything. Not only was my accelerator not doing anything, my speedometer was showing a very rapid decline in mph.

"Oh shit," I thought calmly, pressing my hazard lights and taking a moment to think. "Well, get off the road."

Only problem is, it is very difficult to get off the road when you have cars going 70mph in lanes on either side of you and your brakes aren't working either. AND OH HEY, guess what! It is also really difficult to get off the road when you turn your steering wheel twice and then it won't move again.

Thankfully, I had maneuvered just perfectly enough and just quickly enough that two steering wheel turns and one pump of the brakes was all I needed. I coasted beautifully into a grassy median on the left, not a ditch, and I had a U-Turn spot behind me. The guard rail didn't begin until a few feet from where my car came to rest, so I also did not crash into that. It was probably the safest spot that I could have been at rush hour.

THE LUCK OF THIS. THE BEAUTIFUL LUCK OF THIS.

Seriously, there was a lot that made me unhappy about the situation. Paying $600 dollars for a new fuel pump is kind of shitty. Berating myself for not making it into work, not entirely fun. Crying in front of a Safeway because you're filled with anxiety and slightly in shock from earlier? All unpleasant scenarios.

However.

I WAS NOT HURT. Not a single scratch on me.
I did not bother traffic. I didn't cause an incident to be reported on the radio. No one was held up. Not even the police officer who drove me to a shopping center, because he was on his way to his shift anyway.
I have the money. I have a job. I saved. I can pay for this myself without adding financial burden on my parents' shoulders. I've always wanted to be able to handle my own shit.

Not even kidding you, I was driving home yesterday when a black cat crossed my path. I had to stop and wait for it to cross the street. And when it did, I thought, "I wonder if that's actually bad luck. What if it's trying to communicate something else?"

I think, just maybe, there was a reason I didn't make it into work today. There's a reason why my car suddenly said "Don't go any farther." Maybe this bad luck spared me from worse luck, because as far as this bad scenario went? It was about as lucky as bad luck gets.

♥

Flying to Dallas Sunday morning~ Going to be there all week for work. It's going to be insanely busy and I will probably stress myself out, but! I will eat well, go to my first NFL game, have a bathtub in my hotel room I can soak in like a person who can afford such a luxury, and hey! I'm traveling. That's kind of cool. :)

Love you guys. *SQUISHES*

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tame at heart - four eyes - head down - peacemaker

2012-09-10T00:38:03Z

DEAREST FLIST --

I want to let you know something.

This journal is a safe place to:

Speculate that any Arashi pairing is real based on silly evidence
Get excited about any Arashi show, currently airing or previously aired
Enjoy any hairstyle sported by any member
Talk about Ohno's tan, Sho's intelligence, Aiba's laugh, Jun's smile, Nino's adorable hands

And the list could go on. I'm not going to judge you, tell you that you are wrong, or try and talk you out of your opinion.

Also let me know if you'd like to:

Watch a show online together while eating gelato
Write random drabbles for fun
Deposit line-art here that I could color (I love to coloooooor)
Suggest a theme for a picspam
Fangirl about Arashi + children, music, dramas, PVs, etc.

I'm totally here for that kind of thing. :D

♥ nicefinalbeam

PS: I will try and update more. I bought cute clothes for Philly today and I'm super excited about my first business trip. \o/ More about things of that nature soon~

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why is it such a tuesday today

2012-08-29T01:31:30Z

Soooo to make a long story short, we've been robbed twice this month. Once from a car, once actually in the house. I am thoroughly creeped out, we're doing everything we can to keep safe, and in spite of all the horrible stuff happening around me on top of the criminal activity, I am doing my best to just push forward and be strong. Because honestly, I can't afford not to do that!

In an effort to keep chipper, I shall post this--

ARASHI LOOKING BEAUTIFUL IN PVs -- VERSION AIBA!

( missing My Girl which is a damn shame :( But done in a rush, so... )

The End. ♥

PS:

PPS: Please add pictures in the comments if you see this and can because I could use more beautiful Arashi faces, the other four too. Okay? Okay. THANK YOU.

PPPS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO waxrose and aeslis!

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ready to samba all over this place

2012-06-02T01:10:37Z

WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING ALL OF MAY? Seriously, I have no entries. I kept saying I'd post something to let people know I was alive, then forgetting to do that because I'd watch Around the World in 80 Plates and then listen to a podcast, and on and on. I can assure you that most of my days have been spent searching (unsuccessfully thus far) for jobs to apply to and watching my younger sister play Minecraft, which is probably why I didn't bother to update about my life. Not much to report. :D

Currently I am watching the sun set on the horizon from my bedroom window while dangerous storms loom overhead. Summer! ♥

So! There are a few fandom things I wanted to talk about quick.

( cut for rambling and opinions and introspection~ )

Without further ado, the dance routine Yama have been choreographing for some time now--
password: verydanger

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a change of pace, and no change at all

2012-05-06T02:08:18Z

this is what I did today

and this is what I loved today--

( super hot nino at music station )

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explosions

2012-04-20T02:35:21Z

SO MANY FEELINGS!
excusemewhileIgotakeacoldshowerthanksfacedownpreview
therearesomanythingsI'velearnedaboutmyseldtoday

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and I will never NOT enjoy men in blazers, thanks!

2012-04-17T00:06:03Z

I was going to do an entire picspam of Tore! because Aiba was the most beautiful man in existence during his appearance, but even though I had a bunch of screencaps... after putting the very first one into photoshop, this was enough for me. I COULD STARE AT THIS ALL DAY. I am finally starting to understand what is so swoon worthy about 'C'mere'.

SO HI THERE. I HAVEN'T UPDATED SINCE FOREVER. Not for a lack of want, mind you. In fact, I continuously kept putting off updating because I kept thinking I was going to involve some sort of graphics when I did. "Oh, I better wait because I have some pictures of mannequin5/tore/vsa/arashi's faces" and then TIME PASSED, as it does. But all of you have been so kind to meeee, hi hi hi. I love you.

RANDOM THINGS IN A LIST~~~~<3

➜ I have a Macbook Pro now! :O I had my trusty Macbook (Fitzwilliam Dancy) for five years, and I loved it muchly. But it was time to move on (because it was literally falling apart), and my parents were kind enough to purchase this for me as a combined birthday and graduation gift. When I got onto my old mac to move some files, I sang "AND IIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUUU~" And it's true, because we have ♥ memories ♥ and also because I don't have microsoft word on this computer and school isn't over just yet. :|

➜ Mikeneko! No spoilers, as honestly I didn't understand what was happening at all and I need subs to be sure of anything, but JUST BY FACIAL EXPRESSIONS... I like it! Because in spite of being totally confused I had ~feelings~ and that's always a good sign. BUT SPEAKING OF THIS DRAMA BRINGS ME TO ANOTHER THING...

➜ Ohkura Tadayoshi! I need someone more knowledgeable to tell me if he is worth pining for, because I have this very strong attraction to him every time he just... exists? When he was promoting Ooku he kind of just sat there and I was like "OH HOT." And then he was promoting Mikeneko and I was like "OH HI THERE, AGAIN." And I watched episode one and I don't know if I'm supposed to like or dislike his character because he's just... ALL OVER THE PLACE but also VERY ATTRACTIVE. help meeeee

➜ College -- IS ALMOST OVER AND I AM FREAKING OUT. LIFE. LIFEEEEE IS HERE :O

➜ Television -- I have been enjoying Mad Men this season, Criminal Minds is still mostly good but losing my attention because not enough of Rossi being the best at everything for no reason like he wrote the book on (honooko ;D), and blah blah... EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH NEW GIRL BECAUSE IT'S SO GOOD BUT NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT IT. Seriously, I can't stop laughing every time I watch it and I didn't think I would like it, but it's amazing because... well, every reason.

➜ Fandom -- shoneenclub is running a contest, check it out! But also join exchanges if you want to... and er... do the giant list of arashi on television if you wanna... and also I might possibly drop all of my current WIPs to move on and enjoy writing fanfic again, so I'll keep you posted. ♥

( and one more picture of Aiba on Tore being a gentleman just because~ )

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for dreamwidth too~

2012-04-01T20:21:21Z

THE GIANT LIST OF ARASHI ON TELEVISION

CLICK CLICK CLICK. ♥

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I want to sit in that chair and veto some laws!

2012-03-30T03:29:35Z

A little over a year ago now, I believe, my younger sister and I were watching a show together and things got pretty intense with the plot. In her excitement, my sister screamed "THERE'S GONNA BE A FACE DOWN! A FACE DOWN!!!" And when I asked "Which one is it? A FACE OFF OR A SHOW DOWN!?" We decided both and laughed until our sides hurt. It's been an inside joke ever since.

When I woke up this morning and saw that there was going to be a new Arashi single called Face Down, I laughed until tears were streaming down my cheeks and immediately had to tell her (she's a fan too, thankfully, or she might not have found it as amusing).

Amazing.

It was this kind of day. ♥

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sneezing in the garlic butter sauce

2012-03-26T04:49:49Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, tangiblewhimsy! YOU ARE THE BEST.

So here is a birthday fic. Aiba/Jun in French AU, written stream-of-consciousness like on my part so I'm not even going to beta it or think too hard about it. OKAY? OKAY! :D

( One day Jun is going to get this perfect... )

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acquiring a caffeine addiction was worth it, babay~

2012-03-23T04:30:14Z

I found out the other day that I was selected to receive the highest academic honor my university has to offer. I had to have at least a 3.86 GPA and be nominated by at least 3 professors, but the entire faculty has a say and anyone could have veto'd me at any time. When I discussed it with some of the professors who nominated me, they told me how excited they were that they had someone they could recommend who was actually selected, and told me how rare it is that someone can go through the department and be good at everything.

I get to go to a special convocation ceremony!

I seriously want to cry I'm so relieved. I'm putting this in my journal not for the purposes of bragging, but because I want to be able to look back on this and remember that I'm not just going to leave my college years behind with a diploma. I didn't just earn the paper, I worked for this and people noticed.

♥

Ironically, they still have to petition to let me graduate because of a transfer credit counting as my writing in the major. I don't even...

OFF TO WATCH LUCKY SEVEN. :D

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