Alibi.

If my school year was going along normally, today would've been the start of second semester. Unfortunately, a certain labour dispute happened two months ago and I'm sitting in my room writing this entry. Anyway, I thought it was about time to update. Since the holiday rush is over for the most part, I'll have time to.... do work. 

So a short update on what I've been doing the past fews days.

New Year's Eve, I went for sushi with a friend. We ate so much that we could barely do up our coats. That was followed by a walk to Wal-Mart, wandering around the mall and eventually buying hair dye at the drug store. That night, I spent time with the family. My sister went to a hall with her friends and so my brother, mother and I watched the New Year's Eve special on TV. I really want to watch Jersey Boys. Like, really.

New Year's Day, I dyed my hair with my friend. While we waited for the hair dye to settle, we watched WANTED. My hair colour's pretty cool. It's a dark reddish-brown but it's not so obvious until I stand under a light. The hair  dye I used was pretty good. If I can't find a good wig, maybe I'll just cut and dye my hair for my cosplay. That would probably cost less...

That night, we went to a friend's house for hot pot and watched movies. Pretty fun. I'm glad really glad that, although some of us go to different schools, I'm still good friends with a lot of the people I met in high school. My sister told me once, "you know you're truly good friends with someone when, even though you haven't seen each other in forever, you talk like nothing's changed". 

The day after that, I went shopping with my brother and sister. I didn't buy too much. More like, two shirts. For some reason, I can't find anything that I want in particular. Well, there are some things... but I don't think I have the money for all of them. It involves going back to Japan... or ordering stuff online. Sigh.

So there's a possibility that the strike might end next week so I'm actually pressured to get my work done. Have you ever seen that movie, WANTED? Well, there's a scene in the movie where the main character, Wesley Gibson, is told to shoot the wings off flies. He's doubtful up until the point where someone points a gun to his head and threatens , "either you shoot... or I do". Basically, that's how I am. I can't get anything done until I have a certain date or objective to work up to... and of course, the pressure. I suppose that's why I procrastinate so much... even though it stresses the hell out of me. 

So after downloading a bunch of songs and watching a bunch of videos, I am now a NewS fan. I have been playing their songs on repeat for one week straight now. My friend, who is obsessed with this group has been subtly brainwashing me by showing me videos and sending me songs from time to time... I think it worked. Anyway, my favorite would probably be... Shigeaki Kato, especially when he's wearing glasses.  

*faints.*

Funny story, when I was Japan, my friend and I went to a department store and we were looking at magazines. I found one that had a bunch of Japanese idols in it and thought, "oh! Japanese boys!" So I wasn't too sure if I should buy this magazine until I saw a picture of Shigeaki Kato even though at the time, I didn't know who he was. So now, I'm fangirling over NewS with my friend. The other night, I was up till 3:30AM watching videos with her. Oh my. 

So I've been looking for some dramas to watch... I was suggested to watch Kurosagi last year. I decided to watch it, especially since a member of NewS is the main character. But for some reason, I can't really get into it... and so the search for another drama begins. I watched the Hana Yori Dango movie yesterday. Well, more like finished it since I watched half of it in Japan. It was really good. I would like to spaz about it, but I don't want to ruin it for you.

Wow, this entry seems to all over the place. So although it's a little late to talk about New Year's resolutions, I thought I'd share mine. There's quite a few.

-Take better care of myself, actually exercise and lose weight.

-Procrastinate and get distracted less.

-Prioritize my time and money better.

-Draw more, get better at art and design.

-Don't get offended so easily. Actually listen to what other people have to say.

-Be more open to ideas and different people. 

Yeah so... some of these I've amazingly have gotten into the habit of doing. Especially the third and fourth resolution. Hopefully I can constantly remind myself of these and actually commit to them.

And that's about it... I think I'm actually going to go get something done.

The End.