愛是最好的東西~

I beat Final Fantasy Dissidia. And it only took me four or five tries at the final boss. >:3

*proud Sabby is proud*

I really, really love having you as a friend. So like, never stop being awesome, kay?

People can disregard this post, if they wish. It's just me being lame. I shouldn't get half as upset as I do over things.

So yeah, my sewing machine broke today, and I feel like an idiot. I should have done my research before buying it, because apparently this model is pretty much considered awful by most reviewers. I should have not bought it at all. The $60 I spent on it could have gone towards something worth it, like college supplies or phone minutes. Or it could have been $60 more in my pretty much barren bank account. And my bank account should not be barren. I should have gotten my lazy ass out of the house over the summer and gotten a job. I know I probably wouldn't have found people who wanted to hire someone for only three weeks, but at least I would have made an effort. I need to stop being so lazy. I need to get myself together and stop running away from things, as I mentioned in my last post. I should grow some balls and learn to deal with the poor opinions people will have of me because of some of the decisions I've made. I think I need people to point out my flaws to me, even though I'll hate it, because I know I have them and something needs to be done about them, and I don't have the motivation to fix them on my own. And I know you are all probably thinking "She needs to stop being so immature and making these emo posts." So I'm going to shut up now.

So yeah. All this over a goddamn sewing machine. Can you say pathetic?

When I get nervous, I tend to run away from the things that cause it. I need to stop this or I'll screw myself over. I think I already have. I'm afraid to talk to people because I'm afraid they'll judge me and think poorly of me, and that really scares me. I need to stop this too. I think I just need to grow up.

I WON!!!!!! 8DDDDDDD

Since you all probably have no idea what I'm talking about, I auditioned for a part in a cosplay project that's taking place over Youtube. It's video blogging for the characters in Axis Powers Hetalia. I tried out for Lithuania and I got the role! I'm so mad excited and happy! X3

So yeah. I'll now be floating around Youtube under the username Sabbysan, same as I do here. It'll be fun times, yo.

I just realized I missed my Wells 111 class this week. Way to go, me. -__-;;

Oh well. Yearbook meeting at 7:00. That'll make things better. :3

Rose of Pain, by X Japan, and America's version of the Hetalia Theme Song was number two. I should have known something by X Japan would come up in the top spot, lol. I listen to them way more than I should. :3

Though honestly, I'm surprised some other bands weren't played more. Malice Mizer and Kamelot didn't have nearly as many plays as I expected. Then again, I used my mp3 player for music more than my computer for a while, so that probably explains some of it.

And it's Hetalia! Now my moods are pretty, lol!

Though it hasn't consumed my entire life YET, Dissidia can be annoying as hell at times, so I must take a break before I get too upset and break the thing. To summarize my feelings on the game so far:

Golbez and Cecil have stolen my heart, Golbez especially. Dear lord I love these brothers~ <3
Sephiroth can go off himself. Stop being so ridiculously overpowered you jerk! >:[
Warrior of Light is kind of annoying, Onion Knight has the most adorable stumble/trip when you miss an attack, and Kefka gives my cold chills. Characters aside, the game is lots of fun and I got the hang of fighting really easily, which is usually difficult for me. In any case, that's enough of Dissidia talk.

College-wise, life is good. My classes aren't too demanding yet, but even when the work does start coming in I think I'll enjoy it. Japanese is my favorite so far. Hirigana is coming really easily to me and I already have a head start on Kanji because of my year learning Chinese. I can't wait until we get into other subject matter, though, like actually how to speak stuff. Environmental Science is also mad fun. My teacher has the most amazing Irish accent and she's really funny. I made some wonderful picks for first semester classes, let me tell you! :3

I've made some really good friends on my floor. My roommate, Caitlin, is amazing and we get along really well. Julianna and Pascale, the girls next door, are also cool and though we aren't close yet, I think we'll end up pretty good friends as time goes on. Caitlin and I seem to have been adopted by two upperclassman as well. Laura, a senior, loves us to death and will come visit sometimes. Evian, a junior, also loves us and is always hanging out in our room (when she doesn't have class). Her friend Tank also likes us, and the four of us have set up nightly viewings of a show called Supernatural. It's about two brothers who hunt ghosts, monsters, demons, and the like. It's mad creepy, but oh so good. *__*
Another friend I've made is Meg. She's a freshman who is in both Wells 101 and Japanese with me. She likes Hetalia, Trinity Blood, and Prismacolor markers. It's grand. <3

Oh, and my schedule is this, just in case anyone was curious:

Monday
10:30- Env. Science
11:30- Japanese
1:30- Env. Science Lab

Tuesday
11:05- Wells 101 (Portrayal of Teachers in the Media)

Wednesday
10:30- Env. Science
11:30- Japanese
7:00- Wells 111 (every other week)

Thursday
9:40- Meditation
11:05- Wells 101

Friday
10:30- Env. Science
11:30- Japanese

Also, I have an HTML class that is online only, so along with that I have 14 credits. :3

And I guess that's it for this super long entry, lol.

WHY MUST ALLIE BE UPSTATE WHEN I AM NOT AROUND?! D8

Not that she'd have time to see me anyway, but still. It feels a little ironic that she went up just after I left.

That's all. :3

So I'm all moved in and settled down and things are looking good. My roommate's name it Kaitlyn. She is awesome and I think this will actually work out better than if I had stayed with my other roommate. Actually getting here was a bit of an adventure (we got lost twice), so I was stressing, but things worked out

So yeah. Expect more updates when I'm not exhausted. <3

Unfortunately I haven't gotten in touch with her yet, but I have a new room and a roommate and things pertaining to school are GOOD AGAIN! 8D

Today was eventful, surprisingly. This morning I had a Rotary meeting to go to. I spoke a little bit about my year in Taiwan and we got to listen to a couple give a presentation on the health work they do in Honduras. I was working on 4 hours of sleep, but had fun regardless. My Near plush doll also arrived when I got home. I ordered him last week and he's sooooo adorable! He went out to lunch with my family and I. Two of my aunts and cousins went with me and my mom to the restaurant my brother works at. I had a tomato basil pannini and it was delicious~

I spent a lot of time packing for college. I got all my clothes, supplies, and most of my dorm stuff ready to leave with me on Sunday. I got a message from my roommate about an hour ago, though. Apparently we could not stay in the room we had originally been placed in, so she's been placed in another room and I am currently without one. She's going to try to get me in a room on the same floor as her. It's on a healthy lifestyles floor, which I hadn't opted for originally but I don't mind at all, and I would be rooming with a Japanese girl. The building is also a lot nicer than my old one. This could be really awesome, but it's not set in stone. In any case, whatever room I'm placed in, I don't know the person I will be staying with, which is a little scary for me. I also don't know what I'm supposed to bring for the dorm, if I am going to leave some of the stuff I bought home because my new roommate already has those things, etc. It's kind of stressing me out, in addition to me being disappointed about not being able to stay with my old roommate. This isn't going to ruin college for me, but I can't help but be a little worried about how the room situation goes. And dammit, whoever my new roommate is, they better not have brought curtains. If I don't get to use the ones I made I'm gonna be very unhappy. >:[

My Near is being a lifesaver right now. He is so easy to cuddle. <3

( I love this thing way too much... )

We celebrated my dad's birthday today. I made him a most awesome cake. A most awesomely lame cake, actually. Oh well. It amused him and that's all that matters. :3

I ran into my History and Environmental Science teachers while buying materials for said cake. It was nice to see them again. I made sure to say "Happy Birthday!" to my History teacher, lol. My class would always clap and cheer "Happy Birthday" whenever we saw him, because it always made him flustered and embarrassed. We even did it at graduation: our valedictorian said it in her speech and the entire auditorium clapped for him. The look on his face was epic. XD

But yeah. I made a cake. So here are pictures:

( The 'B' totaly stands for 'Birthday'. Totally. )

Also, between a gift card and a huge Rewards card discount, I got over 50% off on a purchase at Borders today. I got a new volume of Rurouni Kenshin (the big, three-volumes-in-one edition) and volume ten of The Sandman, all for less than the price of Kenshin. It put me in a very giddy mood.

I just found out all the books I'll be needing for my college classes this year. To this I have to say THANK YOU to Dollars for Scholars, but I'm still coming up short by a little bit. My text books cost about $245 all together. I only have $204 in my bank account, and only about $190 is scholarship money. I did get quite a bit from Dollars for Scholars, but most of that went towards my first tuition payment.

God damn I hope I get a job once I get to school. This is nuts.

Edit: I just found out I can't get a job on campus because applications were due while I was still overseas. Crap.

Seriously. Every time I see it I feel like screaming. Not that I don't think the drug is a good thing, it is, but I HATE the way they market it.

"I chose to get my daughter vaccinated..."

OMG. Stop making it seem like the daughters are objects. No matter how old they are, it's THEIR body. They have a right to choose what they want shot into it. It makes it seem like what the girls in the commercial want doesn't matter at all, or that they aren't smart enough to make the right decision. Maybe in some cases a girl isn't smart enough, but still. How can people expect girls to become responsible, mature adults if they aren't allowed to make the decisions that really matter for themselves? I would like to see the makers market Gardasil to the age group that it's intended to help. Who knows? Maybe it would work.

I just watched the trailer for The Lovely Bones.

Holy crap it looks amazing.

I am not even joking. I WILL be seeing that when it comes out. I never read the book, but after seeing that trailer I'm going to. I probably should have read it earlier, given all the times my friends have told me to read it. Either way, I can't wait to see the movie!

I went dorm shopping today and got a bunch of stuff taken care of. I bought fabric to make curtains, a mirror, binders/notebooks/all that other fun stuff, and some other little things. My favorite purchase was a small sewing machine to take with me to college. It's easy stored, and it's not like I'll be doing any heavy-duty projects while I'm at school, so I thought it was a good investment. Then I looked online and saw that the model I bought has gotten some pretty bad reviews, so I'm hoping it won't go and fall apart on me. >__>;;

As I said before, I'm making the curtains for my dorm. I did not tell my roommate this, I just said I would be bringing curtains. Her bedspread is rainbow, apparently, and mine is white with black polka dots, so I bought both those patterns of fabric. I really hope they come out okay, and I really hope my roommate likes them!

God, I'm so excited for school. I'm not even joking. I do not want to wait another two weeks!

Lastly, I was looking at the back of a pack of miso soup mix I bought today. I realized just how much my year of learning Chinese will help me with my Japanese class. I knew half the kanji I was looking at!