JOURNAL: Anime Jedi

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  • Accomplished with new life... 2004-02-17 23:44:30 Well, since my last Journal entry that I wrote today, I did a few things that helped me relax a bit and help my mood.

    First thing I did was take a bath. Last time I remember taking bath was years ago when I pulled my hamstring (I think that's what it was) in soccer and collapsed the second I was finally able to get off the field. That day I took a bath to soothe my muscles. Today, I took one just so I could lie there with my entire body submerged except for the very front of my face (to breathe of course). Reminded myself of Shinji and Misato taking baths to help think or relax. Did it work? I suppose so. I felt a bit more at ease, which was a pleasant change of pace.

    Next, I wrote three reviews tonight. Why so many all of a sudden? I wanted to do something that I could feel accomplished about. And I did because... I wrote AnimeMusicVideos.Org's 50,000th review! ^_^ Pretty snazy. ~_^

    Unfortunately I that ate up my whole night, and now I'm here at my computer a little later than I should be, with no homework done, freezing cold hands, lack of sleep and hungry. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get my priorities straight. -_-

    Kevin (Anime Jedi) 
  • It's tiring just to keep going... 2004-02-17 18:43:18 Hmmm... today I feel quite depressed. I'm not sure about what though. All I know is that I have this gloomy aura surrounding me. -_-

    I wish I knew why, but my dog has been whinning at me for a long time now, and I don't mean just today. For the past week or something, and when she's around me, she's always whinning. If I pay attention to her, I feel like I'm giving in. If I ignore her, it doesn't help at all. If I get mad at her, I feel horrible. If only I could talk to her and figure out what it is that is on her mind...

    I finally made a banner (signature) that I really enjoy. It's my profile picture right now, incase you wanted to see it. It's sort of a combination of my previous works, but for once it seems like it has a pleasant flow and look to it. ^_^

    It's been just over a month since the last time I've slept in my bed. Well, it was a good run, perhaps I'm stiop doing these kinds of stupid things and just do the norm. Who know, maybe this is what has been sapping my strength! lol

    Kevin (Anime Jedi) 
  • A break would be nice... 2004-02-16 21:38:47 Universities have still been on the top of my to do list.

    I'm slowly still watching Kare Kano (I bought the American version "His and Her Circumstances", but "Kare Kano" is so much faster to say). It's almost exactly like the manga, which is pretty scary. I have the first two volumes and the fourth, so I like to check back and forth. The biggest difference is definitely the speed. I always took things slowly, so all the soliloquys and monologues, were all slow and dramatic. But in the anime, it's a quick little blurb. That's ok I guess, it justs takes a little getting used to. The only thing I don't really like is the amount of on screen text that is used. And because it's in Japanese, there are always english translations hovering over the characters. It's like a description for every scene, or even what is the mood/thought of the current character in the scene. Just a little too much for my liking.

    School hasn't been too tough lately. My classes are going well, but it leaves me with an uneasy feeling that I'm not doing all that I should be doing to be successful this semester.

    Last night I was studying for a test, but somehow I woke up at 1:30am lying on my bed, yet the last thing I could remember was studying at my desk. When I awoke, my lights were still on, and all my stuff was still spread out on my desk. I suppose I collapsed at one point during the night. Oh well, I went to bed anyways after that. lol

    Kevin (Anime Jedi) 
  • An unknown Valentine's day... 2004-02-15 01:52:06 This must have been the least festive Valentine's Day I've ever had, considering the only reminder was once this morning, and hearing it on the radio around 11:00pm. I didn't do one thing Valentin's Day related except for one gift for my mother.

    Let's start on Friday, shall we. Yes, Friday the thirteen. Shuch a scary day, unfortunately nothing bad happened. lol Anyways, I had the beep test that morning. I scored a level 12.5, so that beat my old record of 11.5! That filled me with content, though my head was now pounding, my stomach churning and my feet pulsing. I pushed myself a bit too hard for that race, because I couldn't even concentrate for the first half of my next period. But eventually I got over it.

    I went out that night, and only got back around midnight. Not a good thing, since being so busy all week with University made me forget the next day was Valentine's Day. Well, I stayed up until 3:30am making a picture frame for mother, and left myself 4 hours and a half for sleep because of a University information session early the next morning (which was today).

    Anyways, lack of sleep didn't pose too much of a problem. I went to the session (which was pretty boring) at 8:30am, then went to the Interior Design show which just happened to be held in the same building. We looked a bit, but nothing else.

    Since we were downtown, I asked if I could be dropped of on Queen Street and shop a bit. I ran to a comic book store, and marvelled at their entire anime collection. After some deliberation, I chose the box sets of "His and Her Circumstances" and "Berserk". I EXCEED MY LIMIT! Argh... I had to resort to giving up Beserk and only buying His and Her Circumstances. Oh well, just have to wait for next time.

    Next my mother dropped me off at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, since I was meeting a friend to check out the 2004 Canadian International AutoShow. Keep in mind, I just ran the Beep Test the morning before, felt like dying after it, got not much sleep all night, and walked around the Interior Design show for a few hours. We met up, and checked out cars for 7 hours! He must have taken a picture of every single car in there! 0_0 I agreed to go because he came with me to Anime North the year before, and since he doesn't really like anime just like I don't really like cars, this was making things fair. lol Anyways, I got home at 12:30am, watched some Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances) and am now here at 2:47am. Long couple of days.

    Kare Kano is a good anime, but let me warn you it's different. I think the first episode came off strong as being TOO different, so new viewers could be thrown off a bit. It's very similar to the manga. And I mean this is visual appeal. The story's exactly the same, but the speed is so much faster than one would read the mange. So when you read, you take your time, and things are calm, but in this, there's not a moment's rest. Not only that, but a lot of scenes look exactly like they came right out of the manga. Also, the voice acting is good, but not great. Veronica Taylor does Yukino, but since her most recognizeable character is Ash from Pokémon (and his mother), I've grown accustomed to her voice being that of a young boy, not a young girl. Anyways, it justs sounds odd, plus while she puts in a bit too much emotion, Soichiro doesn't exactly have any emotion. Weird world... Of course I've only watched three episodes so far, but the crazy manga look is starting to fade and it's starting to look a bit more like Evangelion (yay!).

    Kevin (Anime Jedi) 
  • A big surprise... 2004-02-12 21:30:55 First things first, I'd like to wish Rozard a Happy Birthday! Congrats on finally becoming 21! ^_^

    Tomorrow is going to start really harsh. Why? I have to run the beep test. Well, today in gym class we were all lounging around after the test about rock climbing. Tomorrow was supposed to be the day we chose our activities for each unit this semester in gym, but she informs us that that plan is infact postponed one day. We all ask why, and she said because everyone is going to run the beep test. In my opinion, as long as you push yourself, this is one of the most grueling running tests I've ever had to do in my life. This year I had planned to prepare days in advance for it, and here she is telling us the day before! Thay just throws all my plans out the window. I usually get around level 11, which is easily 100%. At that point, I'm usually the only one left, but I heard that today a grade 11 just ran until level 14.4, which is totally insane! I collapse by level 11.5, and she said he only broke a sweat at level 11. Oh well, perhaps the spring beep test will be announced a bit sooner, this way I'll have a fighting chance. ^_^

    I'm slowly still writing opinions. It's actually getting harder to find good AMVs that have few reviews, but there's always a couple. And the one good thing about writing them so often, is that it becomes easier to make one that is pretty lenghty. You just sort of follow the same pattern, and look for the same things. Just write what comes to mind first.

    There are a few categories I'm not going to bother voting for, just because I'd have to download WAY too many vids. I'm of course talking about categories like "Best new creator" or something like that. To be thorough, that would involve downloading all teh vids of each creator, and I'm not exactly willing to do that. lol

    Well, that's all for today. I still won't go to bed for a bit, but with the beep test tomorrow, I might just be in bed by midnight in order to get a good night's rest. So goodnight, and may you all have pleasant dreams. ^_^

    Kevin (Anime Jedi) 
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