Why hello there future self and fellows that still read this. It's about time I updated my journal, or at least brought up a few things.

These are my New Year's Resolutions (so if I loose the paper, I might return to them)

1. Loose weight
2. Sew at least 6 big pieces
3. Speak japanese well
4. Decide on an university
5. Kiss someone
6. Get contacts
7. Start a formal non-tumblr blog
8. Paint at least 10 drawings
9. Finish 11th with high grades (max 1 b)
10. Create an etsy shop
11. Read 10 books throughout the year.
12. Watch at least 10 cult classics
13. Learn how to crochet and employ these learnings with this really cute book bought.
14. Meet someone famous.
15. Go to at least 2 concerts.

I've never done resolutions before so I have no idea how this will go.

Fashoin news: I haven't worn lolita in a while, which really depresses me :(      I've also been starting to have a big interest in the whole "spooky cute" style of clothing that has come about (thw whole pastel x bats/skulls/ morbid).   I recently bought my first vintage dress (it's from the 50s).  

Somehow, even if this is the allegedly suicidal 11th grade, I'm finally seeing better grades and I'm actually enjoying a bit more free time than I did before :o

I also started learning japanese during summer and I'm going to Japanese II now :D If I can understand it better by 12th, I'm going to apply for a scholarship that is given every year for students interested in studying over there. I'd die if I could go to Bunka :'D If that's not possible, I'm fine with either FIT or Parsons. 

I'm surprisingly feeling more accepted in school. And I'm doing really well in Pre-Calc Na. I've managed to have perfect tests and do really well in quizzes.

Right now the artists I'm really hooked with are: Beto Cuevas/ La Ley, The Civil Wars, Flroence + the Machine, Franz Ferdinand, Kate Nash, The Kooks, Natalia Lafourcade, Skrillex, and Vampire Weekend. By hooked I mean they're the artists whose albums are constantly on repeat on my iPod. These artists are interesting because not one of them is Japanese, and maybe 2 or 3 years ago they would have all without a doubt been Japanese.

I don't know what else I should update now.

I'll leave now since it's 2 am~

Au revoir~

 Why hello dear friends! It seems Ive been neglecting you lately :O

Let's seee, hmmm. Summer is almost over D: I start on friday, which is incredibly stupid??!?!? Why do I have to start on friday?!?!?


     My summer consisted of my gigantous road trip from Florida to New York. In Florida I staid at Wellington, then we borrowed my uncle's car and left for Orlando, where I for the first time visited Disney! I went to almost all of the parks, including Universal (only didn't go to Animal Kingdom). We got most of the tickets for a very cheap guy since one of my dad's life friends works at Epcot. We then went to Baltimore, where we also met another one of my dad's good friends and had a blast with his family. Then, we went to nyc!!!! It was crazy! Kind of sad since I was fighting with dad every step, but whatever. We went to Tokyo Alice, where I bought a GLB, a Putumayo broach, and my parents bought me this very cute Putumayo cutsew/short dress that I'm completely in love with! We went to FIT, the university I want to study in, and we went to the Alexander McQueen Savage beauty exhibition, where my mind was completely blown to smitherins (McQueen has always been one of my favorite designers!) I also went to Kinokuniya, where I bought another GLB, a Kera, and these really cute alpaca sticky notes. We went to the typical places, including Max Brenner, the chocolate restaurant, and went back to florida. It was pretty cool ~ For anyone who knows me well, the pictures are on my facebook :)

 leaving in 3h!

Miami, Orlando, Baltimore, DC, AND NYC HERE I COME <3<3<3<3<3<3

             Alright, so the concert started at 7pm, but I got there at about 3pm. My mother straightened my hair, but gawd, with the humidity, within half an hour it was already curly XD ( Not to mention how much I sweat during the concert!) They opened the doors at 6pm. Sadly, my brother and I were separated shortly, but no matter. After and hour of almost unbearable standing up (I was the third person from the stage barrier, where ther was this platform), and defending myself from a fat girl that tried to shove me every 5 seconds), the show started. The opening band, in my opinion, was pretty awesome <3 (Foglio). They played 5 songs, and we had to wait about 30 more minutes for the actual show to start.
Anyway, on to the good parts :D
              Jared entered WITH A CAPE <3 Holy mother hotness, guys in capes=yum. Under it he had a blue leather jacket (gorgeous) and under it a white sleeve-less shirt. He also had pink/black shades on (which he took off rapidly thank god.) Also, his hair wasn’t yellow!!!!! He painted it brown and styled it upwards <3. He was pretty much the only one I could see well, sorry guys :/ Anyway, they played This Is War, Search and Destroy, Attack, Hurricane (acoustic version!), Escape( I believe), 100 Suns, Closer to the Edge (which was more than fantastic! Incredibly exciting/pumpeosa), Vox Populi (I was so happy! It’s one of my favorite songs and it’s just so meaningful to me! I really wanted to hear it in concet because of the drums), From Yesterday (only the chorus), A Beautiful Lie, The Kill, and finally of course, Kings and Queens, along with the whole getting on stage thing. They also played some Metallica and Pantera. The set list wasn’t very long :/
              Now to what happened during the concert! Jared started undressing little by little XD By the time he had only the white shirt on, a girl threw him her bra XD And guess what? He put it on!!!! And he played a whole song with it on XD One thing I must comment on, Jared is VERY charismatic :O And even lovelier in person! His expressions are very amusing too! He lifted his shirt up teasingly twice, but HOLY CRAP WHERE THE FUDGE DID THE GODLY ABS OF GLORY GO? Oh well, he’s still smxy. Anyway, a few people fainted and a lot could not stand the pit! It was crazy! We were pushed from all sides and had little air! I felt like an algae in the sea, being swayed from side to side by the current!
          Overall, I found it awesome! Maybe it should’ve been a tad longer, and maybe Jared should have tried to sing more (I don’t think lungs are his forte, but he definitely tries to compensate for it by incorporating the audience), but the whole atmosphere overtook it. The feel of screaming out the songs (which I, of course, know all by heart), the drums hitting your heart, and the jumping like mad… well, I personally loved it!

 I am overjoyed <3 Earlier today, my brother and I found an old doggie outside our house with a collar that said Charlie but had not address. We decided to leave it tied outside with food and water for if anyone was looking for it. I was worried about the possibility no one would find it and we'd have to give it to a shelter. A bit ago, a man and his cleaning lady came over with worried looks on their faces and told us it was his dog <3 Wiiiii I'm so happy! Charlie found his way home! <3<3<3<3

So this is a Shakespearean sonnet I wrote for English class. It's not perfect but I do like it ;)


Skater Boy

Oh skater boy, mistake the pain for jest.
The sun is out the sweat will run it’s May.
Don’t ponder why; you know your life’s the best.
You skate away the fear with this fine day.

Oh skater boy, from each and every fall,
Be stronger, faster, better, harder. Try!
From every ollie, every grind you shall
Commence to realize the high and cry.

And no, by then it won’t be misery.
It shall be pride for mission quite complete,
When looking back you’ll see through injury,
A reason why your life is not defeat.

So hear your heart, do stand, be free, J.B.
Oh skater boy, life’s glee with thee shall be.

 My whole afternoom has been spent crying over these two things:

50 Japanese nuclear engineers are staying behind at the Fukushima Power Plant to try and prevent a nuclear meltdown. They are getting the same amount of radiation per hour that a nuclear engineer receives in his/her ENTIRE career. Get these heroes on the front page.

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3TM9GL2iLI&feature=player_embedded#at=16
I'm not going to talk about these more, I've already cried enough.

 
Ok guys, so I looked into my closet and selected a few things that were in good conditions and sellable.  Al the money I raise from this will be donated to the Red Cross for Japan <3

Here's the link to the things: (there's a few loli socks and mangas there)
Link

 http://www.metamorphose.gr.jp/onlineshop_eng/accessories/150110170029.php

I'm probably going to end up buying this... but it can't be helped look at it!