( xoxo )

( crossover )

Obviously this is going to be edited like crazy as I read more of the original GG novels but I had to get some thoughts down before I explode.

All three abilities are useful but if I have to pick one it would probably be teleportation. Imagine cutting away from the traffic and heading straight to your office from home. Plus you don't have to pay for tickets on public transport.

Finally got round to watching last night's eppy after a long day out in London.

( bad wolf )

I went out yesterday afternoon to watch a comedy musical called Dickens Unplugged. It turned out to be very funny to my surprise. Comedy Theatre is very small and I sat in the stalls which ended up being close to the stage since there was no orchestra needed. All the instruments were played by the five performers and they changed costumes constantly. It's a pity the show is closing after merely a month of opening. Nevertheless it was a nice family treat.

Dickens Unplugged talks about Charles Dickens' life as well as acts out some popular stories by the author. They do it in a very amusing fashion though which makes the show entertaining. The two things which sold me were the bursting into Defying Gravity from Wicked Unlimited. Together we're unlimited plus in the Christmas Carol sketch the crippled son of Scrooge's clerk blasting away on his electric guitar that was disguised as a walking stick/crutch. He even did the metalhead pose with his fingers if you know what I mean :P

Also I didn't realise West End Live was taking place yesterday and today. It's free admission and performances were outside the Capital Radio building in Leicester Square. I'm delighted this kind of thing is free however there are no seats. It's all about standing for at least five or six hours. But I'm sure it was still entertaining with the various exhibitions and musical performances. I guess it's like a taster for different musicals so if one wanted to see what LOTR was like then they'd hear it. I've been keeping an eye on YouTube for any clips to see what I missed.

Livejournal has always been the place where I would brainstorm on my writing and post general fandom thoughts. I've done the latter a lot more lately as I've stopped writing fiction though I've also written some RL posts here and there. Trying to cut that down of course ^^;;

Since I joined loads of communities related to media I seem to make more comments on people's posts rather than receive comments on my personal journal. Receiving little feedback on my LJ isn't so much of a bother but if I do need suggestions on some things I make a clear mention of that where possible.

As mentioned in this post I saw a really good Sailorjupiter cosplayer @ London Expo last May though couldn't take a photo. Luckily others managed to get really good photographs from that day. Spotted the Jupiter cosplayer. Have a look through here. Link credit goes to the MCM Expo forums.

I discussed with Nii-san about the (im)possible task of organising a cosplay group with other people and which characters we should be if we had the chance. As we were on the subject of Bleach's popularity he mentioned he'd cosplay Ishida and I said I'd do Kuchiki Rukia. If he wanted to cosplay Byakuya he'd have to be very cold ^^;; I'm still considering Kenshin at the moment because I'd happily "Oro" from a hug if necessary XP

Oh blimey I'm mental for this but I managed to get tickets for three gigs and one musical (this is for nostalgia). So if all goes well I'm going to see Kagrra in August, OneRepublic in September and Apocalyptica in December. I'll have to revise these bands' music in the meantime.

My very first LJ usericon was of Sakurazuka Seishirou from X/1999, smoking a cigarette casually. The colours within the image were deep red. So fitting for a very dark character xD. At the time of joining Livejournal I had finished watching X and took an immediate liking to the Seishirou/Subaru relationship, as well as Seishirou individually. The fangirling got deeper after I started reading Tokyo Babylon.

My icons change a lot depending by the fandom I'm obsessing over but my current default userpic is of Nightwish keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. His composing is simply fantastic. I'm a sucker for epic music and he just makes metal sound so good with symphonic style. I've been listening to Nightwish for at least 7 months now and their music always ends up on my CD player.

I noticed a lot of my fav {ff.net} authors had LJs and was intrigued by what this website was. Why were people registered there? I then discovered it was like an online journal however at the time I didn't understand the appeal of sharing personal entries in public (didn't realise then you could make them private if necessary).

After a lot of thought I decided to open an account just for the sake of sharing notes on my fanfiction and the ideas behind them. I had no intention of turning it into a place where I babble about anything from fandoms to "philosophical" thinking. Boy was I wrong XD

Nonetheless I find LJ is great when it comes to finding fandom communities. I found great graphics and discovered new music simultaneously, as well as caught up with fellow ff.net authors I thought had disappeared :)

Art of Life - X Japan

I believe in the madness called "now".
Past and future prison my heart.
Time is blind, but I wanna trace my love,
on the walls of time over pain in my heart.
Art of life.
Insane blade stabbing dreams.
Try to break all truth now.
But I can't heal this broken heart in pain.
Cannot start to live,
cannot end my life,
keep on crying.

Sleeping Sun - Nightwish

For my dreams I hold my life
For wishes I behold my night
The truth at the end of time
Losing faith makes a crime

I wish for this night-time
to last for a lifetime
The darkness around me
Shores of a solar sea
Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping
Weeping
With you

Ghost Love Score - Nightwish

My fall will be for you -
My fall will be for you
My love will be in you
If you be the one to cut me
I will bleed forever

Bring me home or leave me be
My love in the dark heart of the night
I have lost the path before me
The one behind will lead me

shamefully being gig nerdy again D:

It feels like I've not posted in forever even though my last entry was 8th June but I popped up again on the 12th. My guess is that I've been so busy with stuff which would explain the faraway feeling perhaps.

So as the X international tour is postponed "indefinitely" arranging a trip to Paris for a few days is unlikely :/ Hopefully things will work out for the band in future. Keeping my fingers crossed.

On the other hand I recently found out while browsing random journals that Kagrra are scheduled to play in Kings Cross, London :) Ooh Kagrra it's been a really long time, yes? Miyavi is in London in a fortnight's time and I originally thought about checking him out though now that Kagrra's been mentioned I might save up for that band instead. I've been trying to control my spending on things I'm more familiar with where possible. I'm going to two gigs in August it seems - plus watching a musical.

Would like to naturally see Nightwish in France during August as well however it seems difficult to get there. I'd probably have to fly there or something. Other bands I want to see are:

OneRepublic they came to Shepherds Bush on my birthday though I was watching Chess that time. They're coming back in September to perform in my birthtown
Apocalyptica I've been on an Apocalyptica kick lately since downloading most of their albums. It's difficult to fully go fangirly on them as I seldom listen to Metallica. Apocalyptica might be coming to London in December to perform at the Astoria -which is where NW often perform, as will Dragonforce and Miyavi. I'm curious to see how cello metal sounds live with my own ears

Past
Chocolate Release
I Spy
Hide and Seek
Streetfighter II

Present
Tetris
DDR
Solitaire

Tear away my fluctuating acne so I have smoother skin and get rid of a lot of flesh so I have a more likeable appearance (not too skinny of course!!)

Plus cosplay androgynous Jrockers x3

( DW 4.8 Silence In The Library {briefly} )

being more enlightening

Dir en grey popped up again in the last issue of Metal Hammer. Managed to see a nice scan of the interview

Didn't know this was around but a biographical documentary on Tuomas Holopainen has been subbed on YouTube. The cameraman follows him as he shows his home and what his hobbies are. There's also his cute neko XD I think there are 7 parts in total.

Changing past decisions would be a hell of a risk to one's timeline.

BUT if I was brave enough and had the chance to go back and change decisions then you'll get a long list from me XP

Two things I'd like to change is putting trust in too many people as well as the subjects I picked while at school.