memoria somniae

Four are now completed.

Memories
Keepsake
Cinnamon and Milk
Pale Shelter

Fifth one will be forthcoming, I have a solid idea for it... I just need to take a breather so as not to burn myself out, what with writing so much in such a relatively short space of time. ^^

Bwah! XD Because you are not around to say this to personally, I will say it here instead!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAIJI~ ^_^

*gives you much, much DiasxClaude goodness and <3*

:3

As it turns out, I got stuck up at Ramapo till late Monday, mainly because of the really bad storm that flooded a lot of roads and made it difficult to get anywhere. I spent most of the time playing Phoenix Wright on Matt's DS. It's so fun! I'm completely addicted and going through withdrawal. XD; I was partway through the fourth case when I had to stop. Curses! But, soon, I will *finally* have my own DS and be able to steal borrow his copy of the game and finish it. Will have to get the second game too, and the third one when it comes out over here.

I also had a funny customer today who, apparently, couldn't quite grasp the concept of an express lane. When I politely informed him that he had to have 12 items or less(he had a nearly full cart) to get in line, his reply was "Oh, sorry, didn't know we were counting!" I laughed at him. XD Behind his back, of course.

I also acquired more manga on Friday night; there was a Tokyopop "buy three, get the fourth free" deal at Borders, so I got another volume of Fruits Basket(they were, of course, missing the next few volumes I need :P) a Slayers novel(they had 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6...), volume two of Trinity Blood, and the first volume of Great Teacher Onizuka.

Can't wait to buy VP:L and play it on my PSP~

(New Jadis icon. Whee.)

Well, it's done. Suo's chapter is complete, and posted. Next one will be the one to get the wheels truly in motion for the A ending events, and I can't wait to write it. It's one of the ones I've been most excited about writing, and now that the time has finally come to get close to the juiciest bits of the story, I'm beside myself with anticipation. It's going to be so fun.

In other news, I'm very close to completing Tales of the Abyss, I got my Momiji shirt and Ayame plushie in the mail, and had a great time in the city last Wednesday with Matt, Kell, Dais, Howie, and Peter. I got to visit the Met for the first time, and liked it a lot, especially all the Greek and Roman stuff, and the swords and armor. Particularly the Japanese stuff, my inner Kenshin fan was squealing. XD And speaking of Kenshin, I found his plushie at Kinokuniya and bought it. Has the scar and everything. XD Now just to wait for my awesome messenger bag~

This is way too cute.

Mmmm, I love the smell of new stuff.

Thursday night, I picked up the final three volumes of Kenshin(which is simultaneously :D and T_T at the same time), as well as a copy of my own of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, as I'm starting to collect the Narnia books.

Today, I got TALES OF THE FREAKING ABYSS, another Narnia book, the first volumes of Read or Die and Fruits Basket, and a wintastic friend for my Sanosuke plushie - a Shigure plushie. XDDD He's so cute! And he looks all happy, and appears to be hugging... something. XD Perhaps a high school girl? XD Also a penguin bookmark. :3

Interview went well, I should find out in about a week if I got the job or not.

Cross your fingers~

Now to eat.

So, I just created a Valkyrie Profile fanfic community, flenceburg . Hopefully, it will get some members and activity~

I also have a job interview on Friday! :D Tis with a local bank, I really hope I get it and that it pays more than I'm currently making at ye old Stop & Shop. I need to get out of the supermarket, BADLY. X_x

This cold I've caught needs to GO AWAY.

In Suiko II rambling, I've changed Jowy's nickname to "Cherry Coke Zero" after ringing up a 12 pack of that exact product today. XD Luca's also been rechristened "Shishio Lite", as he spouted off some dialogue early on that reminded me of Shishio's philosophy, but of course he's nowhere near as good a villain as Shishio himself is. Too bland, too much overdone insanity, uninteresting backstory, and lack of Mugenjin. *nods*

Also, the note from Mukumuku in my comment box? BEST. COMMENT. EVER. XD

Dipan done.

Whew.

Now to eat something. @_@

As predicted, Hrist and Silmeria arrived today. :D! So pretty~

Whee, two days off now~ Time for the writing of HR~

\o/

Hrist and Silmeria will probably arrive tomorrow(as they're in a separate order).

So happy~

It's so pretty~

Now to eat~

This is what happens when Luna listens to "Rasputin" at 3 am after playing Valkyrie Profile for a few hours.

( She writes demented song parodies... )

So I got bored tonight. Really bored. And when Luna gets bored, Mr. Bigglesworth gets bored. And when Mr. Bigglesworth gets bored, people DIE!

That, or I go to adultfanfiction.net and search for horrible fanfic descriptions to laugh at, and occasionally look at the fics themselves(like a certain Childhood Friends).

Here is a chat excerpt of the very best/worst one I found, during my admittedly limited visit(this was SO good/bad, I doubted I could find anything as horrifyingly hilarious).

( Cut for your protection. )

Stolen from Howie.

Comment here and I'll tell you one thing that I like about you. Then go post it in your LJ and see who comments.

Summarize 10 of your fandoms in one sentence, then see who on your friend's list can guess each fandom.

1. The twilight of the gods approaches, despite that term being a mistranslation. Valkyrie Profile (maiji)
2. Secrets, legends, swords, and a tree. Seiken Densetsu (maiji)
3. Screw the rules, I have DRAGON SLAVE! Slayers (maiji)
4. I've got inner demons. Shadow Hearts (maiji)
5. im in ur caves, snatchin ur dragons
6. The art of war. Suikoden (maiji)
7. Far beyond the sea of stars. Star Ocean (maiji)
8. A long time ago... Star Wars (tortrd_cyclone)
9. Boldly go. Star Trek (maiji)
10. I'm not even supposed to BE here today! Clerks (faeana)

Odin stood in the throne room of Valhalla, a scouter over his left eye. His face was inscrutable. Freya hovered nearby, looking worried.

"Lord Odin! What does the scouter say about his power level?" she questioned him. He abruptly tore it off, and crushed it in his hand, pure rage now filling his face.

"IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!" he screamed.

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Yeah, I need mental help. As for who they're talking about, interpret it any way you wish. I deliberately kept it vague so it wouldn't be spoilery.

Journal editing is fun.

I'm bored and in the proper mindframe for this, so I'm going to dig up this old meme and have a go at it.

1) Write down fifteen ships of yours.

2) Invent a godawful shipname for them. It can be anything from an opaque melding to a bizzare abstract concept, but it must sound vaguely genuine.

3) See if your friends can guess what the ships are and why.

4) If you're doing multiple fandoms, clarify which ship's from which fandom to avoid confusing the flist.

Some of these are going to be easy, others really obscure. XD And I'm going all over the map for this.

1. Heaven's Not Enough(VP) Lenneth/Lucian, onyxstraten/maiji
2. Shades of Revolution(Suikoden 1) Flik/Odessa, onyxstraten
3. Shadows and Light(Shadow Hearts) Yuri/Alice, onyxstraten/maiji
4. Lovely Strains(VP) Suo/Shiho, maiji
5. Breezy Knights(Suikoden III. Yeah, shoot me for the pun.)
6. Lonely Hearts(VP) Kashell/Celia, onyxstraten/maiji
7. Light My Fire(Slayers) Lina/Gourry, onyxstraten
8. Half and Half(VP:S) Rufus/Alicia, onyxstraten
9. Bloody Tears(Suikoden II/III) Nash/Sierra, onyxstraten
10. Blue Rogues(Skies of Arcadia) Vyse/Aika, onyxstraten
11. Summoning Affection(Tales of Symphonia) Sheena/Lloyd, onyxstraten
12. Heart of Stone(Slayers) Zelgadis/Amelia, onyxstraten
13. Shifting Emotions(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) Odo/Kira, onyxstraten
14. Heart of Sword(Wild ARMs) Jack/Harken(Elmina), grayfox
15. Lunar Eclipse(Lunar) Alex/Luna, onyxstraten

Let's see how you guys do. XD

Edit: Ah, what the hell. I'm going to add some bonus ones just for fun. XD

16. Paper Dreams(Read or Die) Yomiko/Nancy, rijsg
17. Royal Pains(Slayers)
18. Heart and Mind(Suikoden II. HAR. This is probably THE most obscure one here.)
19. A Place to Call Home(Terranigma)
20. Star-Crossed(Terranigma. Or maybe THIS one is.)
21. Two Precious(Star Ocean 2. SHOOT ME NOW FOR THIS NAME. XD) Ashton/Precis, maiji
22. Three Reasons(Star Ocean 2) Claude/Opera, maiji
23. Brouhaha(Star Ocean 3. YES, this is a joke.) Fate/Albel, maiji
24. Cat's Eyes (Fruits Basket)
25. Tides(Star Ocean 2) Dias/Claude, maiji

So, yesterday I went to the actual Quick Stop. =D RST Video is there too, with movies still inside, but is closed, sadly. :< But it was pure awesome to get to walk around inside the Quick Stop, regardless. Got some photos, too. :3 Naturally, I wore the Jay and Silent Bob shirt(with Brodie quote assist on the back) that I got at the Secret Stash. Can't wait to see Clerks II on Saturday~

Also been listening to the first volume of the VP:S OST, it's amazing. I'm looking forward to hearing the second volume and arranged album, it really seems like Sakuraba has gotten back what he had in the first game. ^.^ And of course, I can't wait to play the game itself.

Still watching Star Trek, I now think "City on the Edge of Forever" is one of the Best. Things. Ever. <3

So is Flonne, in a random change of subject. I saw her introduction at the beginning of Chapter Two of Disgaea recently, and couldn't stop laughing. She rules. Nin nin~

So, anyone who's played SO2 extensively and had Opera knows that's it really difficult to get her to make the Black and Green Systems, and FAQs generally agree that she has to be at a high level and will go through a lot of Material Kits before she makes either one.

So how the hell did she make the Black System today at level 46, with only Machinery skill level 8, and it was the first time I'd had her do it in this file? Seriously, what are the odds of that? XD I'm guessing extremely low. I literally exclaimed "Holy shit!" when I saw it pop up, and had to look at it in the inventory to make sure I'd really seen it.

Shame Laser Bit doesn't seem to be that good, though. :< Oh well, hopefully I'll get lucky again and make the Green System too. I can dream, can't I? XD