slight... okay, not so slight panic

i like going places. i like visiting different countries. i like being in LA, and i like being in Manila, and i like being at the beach or wherever the heck i'm going. i like being at my destination.

it's the actual process of traveling that i dislike.

mostly just because it takes absolutely forever. i know i'm not the only person in the world who could stand to go without an 18 hour trip from Manila to LA. i mean really. i'm eagerly awaiting the day people will be able to teleport to their destination. without screwups, thanks very much Mr. Dane Cook. i'm positive that i'd hate to find my arm coming out of my forehead or my butt. yikes...

so let's see... because i'm a serious procrastinator, i went out on one last outing with some friends, one of whom i had no idea was in Manila until i bumped into her on the way to a birthday dinner for my aunt. we watched the Devil Wears Prada because i read the book before and therefore wanted to see the movie. it also just came out today (curse the Philippines and it's uber delayed movie releases! why the hell did Kinsey come out the same day as Superman?!), so that's another reason for procrastination.

oh yeah, what did i think of the Devil Wears Prada... well.. it was good! i liked it. it ended up swaying quite a ways away from the book, but it still worked out. not a bad transition, really. pret-ty good. enjoyable movie. though i think Christian should've been hotter. the guy they cast for him was a little disappointing to me, looks-wise.

anyways, my cousins were also lookin' to see me before i leave, but... they're too lazy to leave their apartment, and i'm kinda too lazy to leave my house, so... that went nowhere. :P but... it's okay, i guess. i'll see them again! and besides, i already got to squeeze a lot o' manga out of my cousin. bwahaha. i now have loads of manga to read!! among the new ones (as in, have not finished readin' through 'em) are Hajime no Ippo (oi, don't ask...), 666 Satan (done by Naruto's creator's younger twin brother!), Fables (well, okay, it's not a manga, but it's a readable!), and the oh-so-popular Death Note!!

i feel so bad for Kishimoto Masashi (creator of Naruto)... i mean, imagine. you make this series that pretty much explodes with popularity and gets animated, and it's super popular for a good long time and everyone loves it. and then, all of a sudden, the anime studio runs out of material, so they make fillers. loads and loads and bitter loads of filler episodes. horrible filler episodes. it must suck so much to watch your magnificent series go straight down the pooper. i mean, the manga for it's still goin' strong, but damn it's gotta suck to watch its anime fall from grace.
and then to top it all off, your younger twin's manga series starts to take off with popularity as well. even though the storyline is sorta similar to yours.
i mean... that must suck.

poor Kishimoto Masashi-sensei... T_T

anyways, moving right along.

i bought new contacts!! my eyes are gonna be a really funky color from now on. it's like, gray on the outside and kinda honey-colored on the inside. quite fascinating, really! haven't gotten to wearin 'em yet, since i only just got 'em, so i'll get to wear 'em for the very first time once i'm already back in LA. XD

i have such mixed feelings about going back. for one thing, i'm gonna be jet-lagging something awful. for another thing, i'll miss being here. but i'm still really excited 'cause there's so many things waiting to be done! for instance, i'm hopeful for a chance to visit Chapman and storm the very first anime club meeting of the year. BWAHAHA! though the chances of that are, sadly, quite slim... well, i'll have other chances. >:D

and i'm also eager to attack my sister at her workplace. random drawings of Sora will decorate her chalkboard!! wheeeee!!! XD

*rereads entry* damn, i think i should be tested for ADD or something. :P

...OMG, I'M LEAVING IN THE MORNING!!! >_<