Your Name
by V.E. on February 26th, 2009
filed under quizzes/surveys
1.YOUR REAL NAME:
V.E. Duncan
2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s and father’s middle names)
Bailey Owens
3.NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother’s dad, father’s dad)
John Arthur
4.STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Dunvi
5.DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Violet Pegasus
6.SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, town where you were born)
E. Harris
7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add “THE” to the beginning)
The Indigo Water
8.FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Vian… *facepalm*
9.STREET NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Cakebatter Tagalongs
10 ROCK STAR NAME: (pet’s name and street where you live)
Cleo Twentieth
11. PORN NAME: (1st pet, street you grew up on)
Skunk Ocean View
12.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3-4 letters of real name plus “izzle”)
Vianizzle
13.YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name)
Ineiahcan… isn’t this one just a tad racist?
14.YOUR GOTH NAME: (“black”, and the name of one of your pets)
Black Mimi
15. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy)
Fantasy Reeses
Lent
by V.E. on February 25th, 2009
filed under anime/manga, health, personal, work
One thing I actually observe in the Christian calendar is Lent. I have a thing for guilt trips, I guess, I don’t know. So this year, I’m going to do three things for forty(-six, if you include the Sundays) days before Easter.
1. apply for work every day (until I find something)
2. exercise; run, walk, jumping jacks, push ups, something every day
3. not read or watch or otherwise indulge in yaoi/shonen-ai/BL/slash
T________________T
I guess #3 is really what I’m giving up, but I need to do the other two things, too, so I’m adding them in there to help make a habit of something. Maybe I can update on my progress or something every once in while, right? I mean, it’s only forty(-six) days, right? …Right?
God, I’m such a masochist.
none of this or this or this or this or this or this or this *cry*
Funnies
by V.E. on February 25th, 2009
filed under entertainment
Moses! NO!
Godwin’s Law
Font Conference
Super Mario Bros: Frustration Did I post this one already?…
Answer using only one word
by V.E. on February 11th, 2009
filed under quizzes/surveys
01. Where is your cell phone? bed
02. Your significant other? none
03. Your hair? thick
04. Your mother? nurse
05. Your father? engineer
06. Your favorite food? spaghetti
07. Your dream last night? …um…
08. Your favorite drink? water
09. Your dream/goal? HAH.
10. What room you are in? bedroom
11. Your hobby? many
12. Your fear? many
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? unknown
14. Where were you last night? home
15. Something that you aren’t? conservative
16. Muffins? depends
17. Wish list item? amazon.com
18. Where you grew up? L.A.
19. Last thing you did? clean
20. What are you wearing? pjs
21. Your TV? small
22. Your pets? cat
23. Friends? few
24. Your life? …interesting
25. Your mood? variable
26. Missing someone? yeah
27. Your Car? none
28. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
29. Your favorite store? B&N
30. Your favorite color? violet
33. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? yesterday
35. Who will resend this? Bobby…?
36. One place that you’d go to over and over? home
37. One person who emails me regularly? Dad
38. Your favorite place to eat? unsure
39. Your favorite cartoon? anime
40. Any more? nope
“Fidelity” lyrics
by V.E. on February 8th, 2009
filed under lyrics
SONG: Fidelity
BY: Regina Spektor
(Shook it up)
I never loved nobody fully
Always one foot on the ground
And by protecting my heart truly
I got lost in the sounds
I hear in my mind all of these voices
I hear in my mind all these words
I hear in my mind all this music
And it breaks my heart [x3]
When it breaks my heart
Suppose I never, ever met you
Suppose we never fell in love
Suppose I never, ever let you kiss me
so sweet and so soft
Suppose I never, ever saw you
Suppose you never, ever called
Suppose I kept on singing love songs
just to break my own fall
Just to break my fall [x3]
Break my fall
Break my fall
All my friends say that of course it’s gonna get better
Gonna get better
Better [x7]
I never loved nobody fully
Always one foot on the ground
And by protecting my heart truly
I got lost in the sounds
I hear in my mind all these voices
I hear in my mind all these words
I hear in my mind all of this music
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart
I hear in my mind all of these voices
I hear in my mind all these words
I hear in my mind all of this music
And it breaks my heart [x3]
When it breaks my heart
But it breaks my heart
When it breaks my heart
Breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart [x4]
Bleach is on my mind
by V.E. on February 5th, 2009
filed under anime/manga
Yes, I know I’m a nerd. If you didn’t know this fact already, you will by the end of this post.
Right, so I’ve been watching Bleach off and on the past two days… so much that I had a dream about Ichigo whispering “Bankai!” over and over in my ear. (Yes, I’ll admit I’ve had a crush or two on an anime character here and there.) In Bleach, there are swords called Zanpakuto that many of the characters use to fight one another. “Each Zanpakuto is a manifestation of its owner’s soul, and has a unique name which is required for a Shinigami to learn in order to use Shikai and Bankai. As such each Zanpakuto has unique abilities that match their owner’s characteristics and personality…” (see “Zanpakuto” link above). So the question was put to me: If you had a Zanpakuto, what would it look like and what would its powers be?
At first, I thought about it half-jokingly. “Whatever it would be,” I said, “it would confusing, complicated, or both.” But then, after the question wasn’t just dropped, I decided I wasn’t mentally stable enough to wield such a sword, but it was pointed out that characters like Kenpachi and Mayuri are certainly not stable enough to wield one, either, but they do. Well, then, if they can have one, I can, too! ^_^
So, after some thought, this is what I’ve come up with. Shikai stage requires the owner learning the sword’s name (with the notable exception of Kenpachi, of course); my sword’s name would be Ku_so_ka (which means “visionary” in Japanese), upon which it would become a naginata (photo). The shikai could be activated by saying “See, Ku_so_ka.” I chose the naginata because it was used by women in the Samurai class. In fact, “a functional naginata was often a traditional part of a samurai daughter’s dowry. Although they did not typically fight as normal soldiers, women of the samurai class were expected to be capable of defending their homes while their husbands were away at war. The naginata was considered one of the weapons most suitable for women, as it allows a woman to keep opponents at a distance, where any advantages in height, weight, and upper body strength would be lessened.” As the name implies, each cut inflicted on an enemy would create visions; that is, the naginata would be poisoned with a fast-acting hallucinogen to disorient the enemy.
In the Bankai stage (achieved by saying “Bankai” while holding the shikai Ku_so_ka), the naginata transforms into multiple bo-shuriken (photo) made of steel and one double-edged tanto (photo), which is a short Japanese sword similar to a dagger. The bo-shuriken can be directed by pointing the tanto and do not need to be physically wielded to be dangerous. I figure that if I can’t kill someone without touching them (as with a naginata), I might as well get up close and personal (with bo-shuriken and a tanto). The bankai form of Ku_so_ka is also drugged, but with a milder hallucinogen and a stronger poison that causes death more quickly than in the shikai form.
Hahahahaha. I’m such a nerd. If I lived in Bleach, I’d probably be one of those poor souls who gets eaten in the first episode, not a shinigami… but one can always dream, right? LOL.
More random links of interest
by V.E. on February 5th, 2009
filed under anime/manga, entertainment, personal
… well, interest to me, anyway.
Applying to the JET Program to teach English in another country
Handmade Swords carbon steel, full tang (which means they’re fully functional)
Shop Japan for Japanese clothing (kimonos, etc.)
Kneadful Things, for witchy things
The 8 1/2 Laws of Rumor Spread from Psychology Today online
Anime Music Video guides
Like this needs an introduction: The Geek Hierarchy
Photos from the two most important American bills regarding women in the last decade… notice any difference?
Two kinds of ‘slavery’ a la the Gorean Voice
