Well, today, I finally went to the post office and retrieved a gift that traveled so far to be adopted by me.
A pair of onyx studs that came from my dear LJ friend who wants to remain anonymous.
I opened the box, and they were so CUTE!! Tiny little shiny black stones waiting patiently to be put on my ears.
They're actually the same onyx studs she'd bought for herself, only smaller. I asked her for a smaller size because I like my jewelry small and dainty most of the time, and they're just the perfect size for me.

( Thank You Note )

I've written about my RL best friend, Ms. A, before. Yes, she's the one that brings me balance.
Well, today, something happened that made me completely appalled at myself for failing to give thanks to Ms. A in the Thanksgiving night post.

( A Love Letter )

Since I'm in a Kenshin mood again tonight, and camui_love has not seen Kenshin's oh-so-GRAND first appearance in Fuurinkazan, I just needed to post this. I'm sure many of you have already seen it, but GODD**N if that's not a SUPER RED HOT entrance!!

EDIT: Sweet dyan25 gave me this link to a site with all the subbed FK episodes in case you didn't know about it. Thanks, Dyan!!!<333

( The Moment My Consciousness Nearly Left Me )

Oh Geeeeeez...... =____=
Although I understand what he says perfectly, I don't envy anyone who will be tackling this translation.
Too many puns, too many ero ero references that are hard to translate, too many deviations from correct Kanji usage.
Why can't he just write normally???
Do I really want him to???
Mmmmmmmm, let me think....
Hell no.

Sounds like Ariake campus was much quieter than G had expected. Different venues, different crowds, I guess. 9_9

BTW, who is Yoshida Senpai (senpai is a senior student in this case)? Something about him crying tears of joy over some kind of victory?? Hmmm? Can anyone help me?

I'm on a holiday mode right now and taking a little break from G translations (OK, I just need to finish my real work, actually. ;_;).
My hubby, always my default tech guy, installed Sling Box for me, so now I can watch any TV programs on my big iMac monitor. =D
I had 90 hours of unwatched TV Japan programs, so while working, I just kept it running at the corner of my screen. Wow, that really spiked up my work efficiency (not)!!
I've been recording repeats of Fuurinkazan, so I just watched a couple of episodes with G in it. My, oh my, he's a gorgeous Kenshin.

( How Kenshin occupies my mind. )

I'd like to give my sincere thanks to

My family, for giving me your consistent love, for allowing me to bask in your glow, for being my rocks, and for being exactly what I need. My boys always remind me of the miracles of evolution.

GACKT, for inspiring me to live my life better, for showing me the true meanings of beauty and strength, and for giving me headdesk moments and good laughs over your glorious dorkiness. Without you, I know that I never would have met any of my beloved LJ friends.

My LJ friends, for always being there for me, for accepting me and my love for GACKT, and for being such an amazing group of people with so many different personalities and opinions that I feel endless affection and admiration for. You continue to give me so much, and I can only hope I'm giving at least a little bit back.

And
Mother Earth, for your unimaginable wisdom and intelligence, for your immeasurable patience and vitality you continue to show us - your children - despite our cancerous existence, and for the beauty you infuse in every little thing that exists. I don't know how many more years we'll have to enjoy our brief existence on this planet, but knowing that you will live on gives me more comfort than I probably deserve.

Since karadin told me about Keyhole TV (Thanks, Karadin!) and I'm now capable of watching G on TV....LIVE!!!, I'd sworn to watch Arashi live.

It's 5:01AM and I woke up!!!! YEAH!!!!

I'm watching it now. Live report. No, it's not. I'm not gonna spoil it for everyone.
It'll just be my ridiculous live reactions. Yes.
(In retrospect, this is a reaaallly dumb post, so please don't read it. XD;;;)

( My dumb reactions =_= )

OK, what did I write? *reads above*
Mmmmm, terrible. So incoherent. Well, it's supposed to be, but still...

I hadn't heard from Annette since I wrote that email to her. I was almost giving up, knowing that Annette was actually trying to move out of the house she was in when I adopted Daisy from her. She may have moved and her email address may have changed, as well...
Daisy's been behind the baby gate most of the time during the day. She's been a good girl, patiently waiting to be let out. My hubby and I were playing a board game with the boys this evening, and Daisy was just rolling on her back on the floor right next to us, happily having her belly rubbed by me.

But then, just now, I got e-mail from someone else I don't know. Apparently Annette's forwarded my message to this person, who also works for the same animal rescue organization.
The message simply says,

"Please call me about Daisy. Thank you."
Followed by her name, the rescue organization's name, website address, and her phone number.

And I can't stop crying right now.

You know, the recent pic of G (top) that everybody's been posting?
Am I the only one that thinks he looks just like 中島美嘉(Nakashima Mika)? (bottom)


Similarities? No? ....9_9;;;

( Yuki No Hana )

She is also such a rare kind of beauty.... W♥_______♥OW....

So, this morning, my beloved parents-in-law left our house to go up to Virginia to see their other two boys and their families.
It's always nice to have them around, and the kids are so happy to see them.^^

( Fun at the Mall )
( Sleep Deprivation )

This is the letter I wrote to Annette, an animal rescuer (i.e. a complete angel), today. I dreaded to write this for the past so many days.

I've been bad.
Couldn't resist the temptation.
I just finished watching Chubaw. Thanks to everyone who provided links for the video. My special appreciation goes to Franck. <333

( Very very short summary. Not much of a spoiler. )

OK, there has been sort of a discussion (mystery?) regarding how the new single, 雪月花, is pronounced. The latest finding was that it's actually "SETSUGETSUKA" (despite what many others had thought) based on its spelling shown in very fine print in the jacket image for the single. However, watching Chubaw, I heard him call it SETSUGEKKA. So, coming from the horse's mouth, I'm going with Setsugekka, instead of Setsugetsuka, from now on!!
This makes me very happy, and relieved ^^;, because I have to say Setsugekka sounds so much prettier and had trouble understanding why G chose to call it Setsugetsuka.

BTW, I'll be commenting back to all of you once I'm done with this patent! <3333333

I just finished another segment of MusiQ and then realized that there are so many posts published by my beloved friends that I'm just dying to read, and yet I'm faced with my work-work glaring at me to be worked on!!

LJ PANIC

I just need to settle down and put my work ahead of them for now. FOR NOW.
*cries silently*

P.S. The Chubaw episode already aired!? WTF? Has it already been uploaded somewhere!? Have I been stuck in a cave without my knowledge? XD

Today I received wonderful gifts from Tessa (sarahlgollum ).
They are a choker and a matching bracelet that she made for me with round and square onyx beads. (You all know I've got an onyx fetish, don't you? ^_~)
They fit me perfectly, and I can't wait to wear them with a simple, elegant dress that'll go well with them.

( Now to Fragrance... )

I can only say THANK YOU, Tessa, so very much. I feel your G-love infused in each one of the beads. oh yes. ^^
(Sorry I didn't thank you earlier today. I just wanted to surprise you with this post. X3)
Oh, and your official(?) Gackt notepad!? WOW!! I was amazed and at the same time felt bad that you used it on me!! XD

Only 3 more hours until my beloved parents-in-law arrive.
Only 3 more hours for me to clean up this house that I had given up on eons ago (OK, since No.2 was born).

Vacuum, dust, clean guest bathroom, change sheets, wash and fold laundry, put up dishes, empty trash cans...etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

I LOVE it when my house is clean. I can't relax very well when it's messy. But when I realized that I had a toddler who is unbelievably efficient at creating a mess 50 times faster than I can clean up, I said "To hell with it."
Hence the mess I'm facing right now.
OK, I know, I'm procrastinating. I just wasted spent 30 minutes watching a G vid I didn't have to watch.

Somebody help me. I need those funky ladies from Clean House right now.
Sigh.... End of procrastination. *goes to get a vacuum*

Friendship should be kind and generous.
Friendship should be positive.
Friendship should be understanding.
Friendship should be mutual.
Friendship should only be appreciated, never expected or demanded.

To gain friendship, you must offer your trust first.

It's 4:30AM and I FINALLY finished the cursed DIAPER translation, which turned out to be quite a bit larger than the provided word count originally suggested.
I was going to translate the next segment of MusiQ interview around 2:00AM, and then realized that I had somehow failed to translate a huge chunk of the diaper document! GGGRRRRRRRR

Thanks to all my lovely friends who left comments in the comm. I can't comment back today (I will tomorrow ^_~), but seeing you guys having fun with each other has been a great joy and a huge reward for me.

I need to hit the sack now.
Night night.

I don't quite remember where exactly he was talking about this, but when G was asked how the single, Koakuma Heaven, came about, he answered that he wanted to make a song that was really fun and erotic, and that the best rock band that made such songs was Southern All Stars. He said it was created as sort of an homage to the band, and their song, Erotica Seven, was one of such fun and erotic songs they'd made.
And he said he'd mumbled to himself, "erotica seven, erotica seven, erotica seven, koakuma heaven...., Koakuma Heaven!"

So, I think it's safe to say that Koakuma Heaven was very much inspired by Erotica Seven.
By the way, I believe the title, Erotica Seven, is a pun on UltraSeven (the vid's absolutely hilarious), who is one of Ultramen. Shhhhhhwaaaaaaaaaaaccchhh!!

Video uploaded by 1978kuwata on Sep.3, 09.
Performance from Music Station, 1993.

(OMG, look at the neko poses at the end! XD)
I love Southern All Stars. They're ballads are superb, as well.

Finally put my boys and hubby to bed. Still hours of work to do. T_T
Here I am, feasting on leftover Halloween candies to stave off fatigue, daydreaming a bit before getting back to work.

The title of this entry has nothing to do with RRII ^^;.

I've heard astronauts talk about how living up in space can keep you from looking older because of the absence of gravity.
No gravity = no sagging = less wrinkles

And who looks so much younger than he actually is?
Imagine GACKT getting his 2 - 3-hour daily sleep in a hidden zero-G chamber of his mansion like a cute little naked cocoon to prolong his youthful looks.
Wow, I really must be tired right now, but the vision is so delicious to me. lol

I guess I'd be very happy with my boobs up there, too.

EDIT: I've decided to use Peko-chan userpics when I'm up to no good. You have been warned, people.

Snatched this from Cher-ly (gakucherie ) <333 Your result for The Elemental Beauty Test...

Enduring Beauty

42% Earth, 8% Air, 33% Water and 17% Fire!

Take The Elemental Beauty Test at HelloQuizzy

I agree with some parts and not with some other parts... But maybe the test's smarter than me, uh-huh. (9_9) BTW, my hubby's sick, I've got loads of work-work, my parents-in-law are coming on Tues. and the house is chasing me with mops and dusters (or is that just my hallucination?). Not much commenting back today, but I read, love, and appreciate all comments and messages here, there, and everywhere. Thank You.