It's official. The new Alexisonfire album is awesome. S'all I need to say about that. They're on Warped Tour this year, but I don't think I'd ever go to that.

A-Mei Chang's new album is really, really good. I like her so much better as a rock artist, rather than pop. There's something about her voice I'm not too big on, but it's not like it's bad or anything. I was very surprised with this album, gladly.

Looks like we're going to New York in a few weeks. My sister's been dying to go. She wants to see Central Park and various John Lennon sites and leave some flowers on his memorial site. I'm looking forward to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and maybe Kinokuniya.

So yeah, I have this shit-tastic semester schedule:
Mon, Wed: 4-5:20
Tues: 11:30-12:50, 1-2:20, 2:30-3:50, 7-9:50
Thurs: 11:30-12:50, 1-2:20, 2:30-3:50
Starting September I can't work at the second library and lord knows what I'll be able to work at my library, as my school hours are right during the page shifts D:

I've been kinda talking to my parents about going away to school. They're not against it, but aren't really talking about it with me and it's bugging me. There's a lot we have to find out to help me make my decision and see if it's even a good idea to go, or if I'd be able to go. Sometimes, I think I really want to go, and others I feel like I'd miss too much here, or be unhappy there. I'd miss rocking out to classic rock with my sister and China has that stupid firewall and scary government. But, I almost think I need to go. Hohhot looks so lovely and the university has great programs.

( Stealing memes )

First Ed McMahon, then Farrah Fawcett, then Michael Jackson and now Billy Mays!? Jesus... It's almost just like who's gonna be next? And then there's Jon and Kate getting a divorce D: I mean, I kinda expected it, but it's still really sad. Poor kids. Last week's episode really made me hate Jon, though. I know Kate can be a huge bitch n' stuff, but he's just a huge douchebag.

Lots of good music has been coming out and I've been finding lots, too. Alexisonfire's new album came out Tuesday, which I was very excited for. I'm really liking it. It's different for them, but has a great sound. This band called Namgar I am in love with. Their album Nomad is really awesome. It reminds me of what I expected Altan Urag to sound like. The whole folk-rock thing. I definitely recommend that album! HMV finally had Utada's This is the One in stock. I enjoyed most of it. Another good Aira Mitsuki single, new Shiina Ringo album, Jasmine's single was good, Tsubakiya Shijuusou, new A-Mei album, a flood of circle, the new Girls' Generation mini-album and I also listened to two Korean rap artists. I don't like rap or 99.7% of Korean music, so idk what that was about. One's a chick who's lyrics are apparently pretty dirty, and the other's the fastest rapper in the world. I still have stuff to go through, but I won't get to it yet.

I bought the Sims 3 ♥ I love the improvements from the Sims 2. Like, it doesn't take forever to go outside your lot anymore. The hair styles and building/decorative items are still sucky, though :/

10 things you like starting with a certain letter. thursdaie gave me C, so I shall try. If anyone wants a letter, let me know.

1. Chocolate
2. Coloured pencils
3. capsule
4. Crisis (Alexisonfire album)
5. Chingis khaan
6. Cookies
7. Carrchy
8. Classic rock
9. China
10. Carrots

The other day I was making lunch and my sister asked me what I was making from another room. "Toast with peanut butter," I said. She replied with, "omg!" Confused, I ask, "what?" And she was like, "You're 19!" So, according to my sister, 18 is the cut-off point for eating toast with peanut butter. Now you know. Hahaha.

Canada Day Wednesday! No work! 8D

Wtf MUCC? I don't want your shitty compilations. They just put out two in 2007. The only thing I'd consider buying is the indie b-side disc, since I generally don't like their PVs. Ageha was cool, but that's it. And that world tour... If they go back to the US, you know it's only going to be NY and/or LA, because the rest of the country doesn't exist.

I watched Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea again, finally. As such, I decided to revisit my previous thoughts on it and Mongol.

( God, I'm such a nerd :P )



I dunno when that came out, but new Altan Urag video. The song is so different compared to their last album. I didn't like it when I first heard it, but it's really grown on me. Can't wait for the album!

I keep finding Cantonese singers. There's just something about Cantonese I do not enjoy, but most of what I come by lately is Cantonese. I like Kay Tse's Yelling album. Japanese music wise, I grabbed Miho Fukuhara's newest single and am loving it. A great summer release and a rock-y a-side :)

Rapey McRaper is back :/ He's a nice guy, I guess. Just kinda creepy now lol. The other day, there was this guy in about 19 or 20 who smelled like alcohol (at 11am) and then this girl came in and they started arguing, then they went outside and argued and came back in and argued. They finally went back outside and were really loud. After the guy left, the librarian went to check on the girl and apparently the guy threw a bottle at her and bit her O__O

Today was my dog's birthday. The big 1-2. Poor thing, all she does is sleep all day. Hopefully that preserves her lol.

Ya know, for Family Guy being such a hilarious show, American Dad is terrible. I've seen it a handful of times when nothing else has been on and I never laugh.

I finished Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood tonight. Honestly, I was pretty bored for about the first half, but after that it was excellent. The story really surprised me, and the characters all had a lot of backstory and defining personalities. Yeah, I wasn't expecting a lot of what happened. Another great read. Actually, it's a pretty dark novel. Not like his others are fun times, but I felt this one really was like that. As I was reading, there's this part where Toru mentioned how he went to see Naoko in the hospital years before and recalls the oleanders and I immediately thought of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman. That story in the short-story book is also about Toru.

Next to read is Fighting Techniques of the Oriental World: Equiptment, Combat Skills, and Tactics. I was stoked to find that *_*

I started drivers ed this weekend. Biggest waste of time ever? I'm seriously not taking in anything I'm being 'taught'. We just get work sheets that we either use books to answer, or stuff from the Drivers Handbook (which was like 8 months ago. Who remembers that!?). I have a test Saturday, but I have no notes. That should be fun. I also have to miss three 8 hour shifts at work for this shit D:

Speaking of work, I started working at a second branch, but only for June, I believe. They have two other pages, but the library's messy when I get in there and it's all out of order. What the hell do the other two do? I hate people who do stuff half-assed. Like, it's your job; just do it.

( Meme 'cause I'm bored )

My friends and I went to see Terminator Salvation Tuesday. Christian Bale was in the movie D: Ugh. He was a lot better in this than Batman Begins though. But, he sounds like an old man when he yells D: Either way, he looked pretty good. It was a really good movie; very action-packed, but I haven't seen any of the other ones lol.

Any of you guys watch Jon and Kate Plus 8? Man, the premiere was so intense. It was so sad when Alexis was talking to Jon during the party omg ;__; But I loled at Collin calling the piñata a 'chiñata'. The next episode looks funny.

Metric's new album is so. freaking. good. I can't stop listening to it. And it's not just good because their last album (excluding Grow Up and Blow Away) was garbage; it's really good. Satellite Mind is my favourite track.

Finished John Man's The Great Wall and really enjoyed it. The 'young Mao' part made me laugh, but it was a really interesting and enjoyable read. Now I'm on Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. I'm a little annoyed, tbh. Like, I absolutely love the way he writes, and this novel's no different, but is he incapable of coming up with different characters? It's always this sort of laid back, yet somehow unhappy guy and the mysterious, quirky girl who has problems. ALWAYS D:

I started practicing writing hanzi characters. I love the ones with a lot of strokes. But, I can't help but think of how wrong it seems writing them. Like, when you have to draw a line from left to right, or in some, imo, illogical order.

MiChi's new single is very good. She hasn't disappointed me yet, but I think the a-side was a bit better on her second single.

( Meme 'cause I'm bored... )

I know there was something I actually wanted to talk about...