I am so tired after a long hard week of notes notes notes, lectures lectures lectures....It's time to just RELAX and watch movies and J-Dramas...my agenda for now is looking at watching:

1. The Forbidden Kingdom
2. House of Flying Daggers
3. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
4. Twilight

Obviously I'm in an asiany kung-fu movie feeling, minus Twilight. Hannie brought that movie home and I'm itching to rewatch it n___n
Anyway, Audrey Kawasaki is back to work again with new oil on woods at her next display in Tokyo at SPACE YUI !!

Her drawings are so beautiful and raw it makes me want to cry....okay maybe not cry but I am floored by detail.
Other updates are that I have developed an overwhelming fetish of BOWS BOWS BOWS !! Lena Fujii kind of helped with that n____n

I'm going to crochet one of those tonight or tomorrow...so adorable! I'm also excited because I just downloaded the new ViVi May 2009 issue and I am itching to read it n____n
But for now, I'm going to go tackle that pile of movies and watch them all....or at least try to without falling asleep !!
I also watched He's Just Not That Into You and it was absolutely AMAZING! It changed my outlook and gave me hope and I loved how you can totally pick it apart and choose which type of girl you are...I think I'm a mix between Ginnifer Goodwin's character and Scarlett Johanssen's character. All that I know is that I am in love with JUSTIN LONG. He's amazing.

Au revoir,
NIA

I never thought that I would ever feel the stress of college applications ever again. I guess I was wrong. This time around, I applied to Kansai Gaidai in Osaka　小坂, Japan　日本. I hope they accept me, regardless of how my Japanese has increasingly gotten worse. I find out in May if I have been accepted.

Lately, I've been crazily ADDICTED to J-Pop (japanese pop) music.

this is Tohoshinki and the song title is called Mirotic. They're actually a Korean band, but they also sing in Japanese!


i picked these up at our local Japanese supermarket, Marukai. It's like top ramen, but udon うどんstyle...and I think it might be healthier, though probably not by much. they are super　おいしい yummy when cooked the right way. I picked up different flavors ~ shrimp, pork, crab...



i also picked these up. Nori　のり ! japanese seaweed, often seen on sushi. these come in different flavors. I think the Teriyaki てりやきones are the best. Since I gave up chips for lent, these have replaced them. ^___^



I also picked these up. they're mochi もち　filled with super sweet strawberry jelly/syrup. I thought they were kind of sweet, but they were super cute! They're as small as little erasers kids buy in school. they also had blueberry flavor!


i liked the lighting in my bathroom this morning so i decided to take a picture of my perfumes! i have two of the Harajuku 原宿Lovers perfumes, Love and Music. they smell so yummy, but I'm scared to use a lot because there's only .24 ounces! I also have Weekend by Burberry, which is probably my favorite scent. Daisy by Marc Jacobs, a gift from my sister. and a Fresh Vanilla from Bath and Body Works. mmm. <3


these drinks keep me SANE during the school week. my friend told me about the green tea one, and i have been ADDICTED ever since! the Kona coffees are also SUPER yummy... and only .98 cents! mm!
 

But here are my picks for what I desperately need to go out and buy: DRESSES AND ONEPIECES...items I know will carry into the summer and keep me happy all the way through spring :)

Floor-length dresses for the beach and strolling and everyday kickback. This is from Forever21.

Cotton Romper also from Forever21...

Sandals are a must in the hot Cali weather around the beach and long summer nights.

Urban Outfitters

I'm an absolute belt freak. I wear them with cotton dresses, denim, high-waist pleated skirts....

And basically these two outfits will sum up my wardrobe this spring/summer for a dress-down type....band tee shirts of a good material and brand, bleached washed denim, cutoffs, etc.

VVanessa Anne Hudgens...don't really like her, but spotted these outfits and craved their contents!

I guess the hot season will be looking at a sort of hipster vibe. Fine by me :) The summer is going to be filled with rock concerts and beach time anyway :) I'm so excitedddd

Hhahaha the only thing standing in my way is $$$$$$$money$$$$$$$$$ so let's try and tutor as much as possible to make the stuff while school is still in :)

It's hard to believe that once graduation is over...highschool is NO MORE for me and college awaits! I'm very excited! But sad to see the fun times go :(

^^^That's me on the left during a candid shot of a pep rally :) And then below is the senior class picture with everyone wearing senior shirts that they made....i'm with the group in black on the lower left.

And now is the time to start the hardcore workouts instead of the winter jogs....hot weather is coming meaning tank tops and bikinis...!! I think i'll switch to running on the road now instead of the treadmill.....And i'm determined to keep a strict diet of oatmeal for breakfast and salads for dinner and lunch and lots and lots of good fluids....and fruit!

I steal tangerines from my neighbor's tree whenever I walk past because I swear they are the best tasting ones in the entire world........I call it the magic citrus tree. I love fruit fruit fruit !!!

Went to Daiso a while back and here are the goodies :)

Bought the latest ViVi magazine ... it is SO THICK ! Unbelievable...but definitely well worth what I paid for it :) That's my new quilt in the background !! Makes me very happy!

So my school had its Sadies Hawkins Dance a week ago...Here are pictures from the night...!

The theme was "REVENGE OF THE NERDS"...So me, Ariel, and Mel dressed up like total goobers...But I absolutely love the oversized metallic red bow in my hair :) Tsubasa seems to love them a lot...as well as Yui Kanno from Popteen !

This is very random but I rhinestoned my contacts case....someone needs to take the darn crystals away from me...!

And this is very random as well but as I was waiting to go to school...I noticed that the sky had this strange formation in it...looks like there's an eye or something watching from above. Very beautiful :) I love sky pictures.. They are my favorite!

And this is me playing my darling new guitar for a friend of mine :) I also performed this song [BOATS AND BIRDS by GREGORY AND THE HAWK] on Wednesday evening at our school's version of American Idol :)

Okay, so let's do this first entry in eons some justice. What is new in my life? Well, at the moment it is all about college college college and where I'm going and if I'm moving out...etc. I desperately hope so. I haven't started the March scholarship season yet which is awful I know! But it is getting there...
I've become thoroughly obsessed with the Gorillaz again hahha ... I absolutely love Noodle, the little asian girl who rocks out on the guitar....and I'm desperately wanting to buy their novel, RISE OF THE OGRE...

She makes me want to cut my hair short and have big Skullcandy headphones glued to my ears 24/7...Anyway, it makes me excited just to know that the Gorillaz are coming out with a third album....!! They started recording in January :)

I feel like i need to be reborn back into the music scene...haven't been keeping up lately....too busy for anything apparently! But Peter Bjorn & John had a new album come out in February and I still haven't bought it yet...ahhh... I guess it's time to dig out those Itunes cards from my dresser....I'm so excited though..Peter Bjorn & John and Depeche Mode are playing a concert together on my birthday...! That's probably where you'll find me on the day I turn 18 ....

And NO DOUBT is having a reunion tour with THE SOUNDS and PARAMORE. Did the sky just open up and angels swoop down ? Because oh man. I thought i wouldn't ever get to see Gwen back with the boys again....! Now I'm stoked beyond words. Three of my favorite bands on tour. All with leading ladies who I admire. Oh man heart attack!

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