I wish it would snow and stick and cancel school again for even just one more day. But no, it's cold, mushy bleakness outdoors. STOP WITH THE WEATHER OKAY? brb, going to live on the equator. ;^;

Also, I wish I could find my camera charger. I know I can't upload anything since my cords are back in Tulsa, but I'd still like to be taking cosplay progress pictures and get a nice one of my new hair.

Not that I'm making much progress, yet... Pattern for Johnny acquired and alterations worked out, but I'm waiting until this weekend to get him started so I don't have to go spend money on pinking shears. So this week will be spent fixing Utena and making prototype stuff for Eelai. eeeeeh, i can be a supa awsum cosplayer someday mebbe? IF I'D STOP BEING LAZY SHIT SON

HOMEWORK. THEN COSPLAY. RAWR.

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn is a novel I'd seen posted multiple times in various book communities here on LJ, so when I saw it for sixty percent off at a closing Waldenbooks, I decided to give it a shot. I was pleasantly horrified and morbidly delighted.

( good, bad, introspection-y )

Overall: People who have no understanding or appreciation of the gruesome possibilities, active or dormant, of the human mind would probably not enjoy this book. Nor would those expecting some brain-teasing who-dunnit. And I would never hand a copy to someone who could be easily influenced into destructive tendencies. As for those not in these categories, this novel is intense and deals with some very ugly subjects in a frank, unforgiving manner. Certainly not for everyone one, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Though I will admit that that may be less for the actual novel and more the things it stirred up inside of me.

Annnnd I definitely needed something lighter after reading it. XD; I'm over a quarter of the way through Leviathan already, which is restoring some faith in the Young Adult Fiction genre for me. I've avoided YA stuff at all costs after Twilight, understandably.

I have heard mixed reviews of this book. If any of you have read it, thoughts? And I forgot to mention this until now: if those of you who I know in person actually spend time reading these silly, long-winded personal thoughts on books and think you might like to try the novel yourself, I'd gladly lend anything I have to you. Just ask. ♥

JAPN 2013 Oral test went much better than the Aural quiz, yaaayyy. We played charades in that class today. Otsu-sensei is becoming less and less scary as the semester continues. And I'm less and less scared to speak up and be the first to answer in a language class. HUZZAH.

Hahaha, Niou's Valentine Kiss track is making me nostalgic for Rikkai and roleplaying. I haven't kept up with the new series of TeniPuri - to be honest, didn't really keep up with the first one aside from anything involving Rikkai or Rokkaku - but after listening to this, I might have to take a look. And add some Niou cosplay to my schedule in the future. :3

Speaking of cosplay, I've done NOTHING. D| GET INTO GEAR AAAAHH. To be fair, I have had tests or quizzes every day this week, and time at the gym adds up. I thought I could do stuff Tuesday afternoon before remembering I had leadership class (which was actually interesting this week - we toured the art museum on campus, ooh, aah), and every other day I'm in class from eight-thirty until five-thirty and want to turn my brain off after that. This weekend I hope to start drafting for Eelai and get Johnny at least cut out. SP Utena is going to have to be put on the back burner for a while due to lack of funding, but oh wellll. I'm not even sure I want to debut that outfit without Ashly, anyway.

I'm almost done with a book called Sharp Objects, so expect a review-type post thing soon. It's a creepy novel, half because of the content, half because of what it stirs up inside of me. I've only got about twenty pages left and, while I guessed the murderer from the start, I still have no idea how this storyline is going to wrap up so quickly. Eeeee~!

GOD I WANT A CHEESEBURGER SO BADLY. And chicken strips. And candy bars. Oh wait! I have popcorn in my room! LET THE FEAST BEGIN.

( oh bother )

I'm uncomfortable writing about this here. I know it's my journal, therefore I should be able to write whatever I want, but I feel like there are only a couple of people on my f-list who would read this and not react with undue concern or the need to tell me how stupid I am. So I'm going to stop talking about it unless I really need to get something out. It's not like I've ever really done so before, anyway. And it's not youse guys; it's just uncomfortable for me in general. Trying to do so now was an experiment with expected results. This post is only to vent because this new knowledge is extremely frustrating. :|

Tomorrow will be a better day. With some actual progress, hopefully. Good night, World, and sweet dreams.

BAWWWW WINTER CAN END NAO PLZ? I'm so sick of being cold all the time. It feels like my bone marrow is frozen, like I'll never be warm again. It's so cold that it hurts. I'm just grateful I haven't gotten sick. UGH. ]8

J2013 had two tests today. I think I did fairly well on them. My brain locked up when Otsu-sensei asked something as simple as what the weather is like in Vancouver. FRUSTRATE. I did finally get an answer out, so I hope the speaking portion grade won't be too awful. Eeeeeh. I feel like I do nothing here. Chinese reminds me of most of my classes at NSU. Japanese and French are much better, but I still seem to have so much free time. Hmmmm. Maybe I should be a science major after all and stop feeling so lazy all the time. Being stuck in my room studying for a whole semester at NSU was awful, but I think it's worse having nothing to do and being alone, wah wah.

Running with Jake last night was good but awful. I'm a sucky runner and get tired after one lap. Stamina! Thou shalt be built! But cycling was pretty fun once we figured out how the weird machines worked. And watching Jake try to read his stats or even look at anything was funnier than it should have been.

I'm just wasting time before leadership this afternoon. Pointless entry is pointless. Why am I even here writing this when I should be working on cosplay/homework? GO DO THINGS, SELF. DDDD: