Winter Quarter Archive '01+'02:~ 

December 15 2001~March 13, 2002

[Wednesday] March 13, 2002

It's the start of the finals, so keeping with tradition, it's BIG picture time! Actually, it's just a big preview, but just forget I said that ^_~. The stress is creeping so very slow I don't even notice it! The weird thing is, my body knows, and keeps in bed for a 3 hour nap while Charles goes of DDRing! Without me!!! Waaah. I swear that game (next to FFX) owns me. Speaking of which, Charles, pick your shirt already would ya?!?!?!? (Said in the nicest way ^_^) Anywhoos, notice I didn't update this thing for a while? Lots of things have been goin' down I swear, I just didn't feel about typing about it at the time. So instead of dwelling on the past, (take THAT Physics!!!) I'm gonna focus on what's going on now. I'd like to think of myself as an eternal optimist, even though things don't always go my way, I like to think things will turn out great for me someday. ^_^

Random bit: Don't take this personally guys, but I'm still feeling the effects of being the fifth wheel. So if I seem a bit spaced or seem to be in my own little world, don't mind me. ^_^

I drew a Tidus in Physics today, but somehow I'm not overly proud of it. I guess I'll have to practice more on him (and Yuna) and I'll eventually get to draw him as effortlessly as Enishi here! Enishi's just way easy to draw...must be cause he pops up so often in my notes! I always liked him better without his glasses on. (though they do add a touch of cool...) Uwaaa....kakkoi!~ I also like drawing out that "sword hand" (the two fingers up). I just looks cool, and besides, in Kung Fu, I can do it too!  Enishi, I luuuuv you. ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 7:03 PM~

[Wednesday] February 27, 2002

Another doodle from LS class, another blog entry. These things are starting to follow a pattern, ya? Geez, *anyone* would want to zone out if you heard this professor talk about the menstrual cycle of all things. (eww.) So, out comes this! Geez...I'm such a hopeless romantic that I live vicariously through this couple I'm quite attached to. I swear, no other Final Fantasy couple made me this fanatic! I'm trying to figure out the correct term for it though, is it Yunis? Tiyuna? Tiyu? I saw some weird combos on both fanfiction.net and on various Japanese websites. Japanese people can DRAW! How I envy them. ^_~ If you didn't notice, kisses are quite hard to draw...sooo oversimplification! Yeah. I'm more of a shonen manga type artist anywhoos. ^_^

Random bit: I neeeeed to play FFX! I just...can't! Must....stop myself!!!!!!

I love it when people respond to my blog entries! Jody, you da bomb! And perhaps, I'm letting myself change little by little, and I just haven't noticed. There's always that possibility, ne?

Oh yeah. 9th week isn't "free" after all. I've got an Art History paper due, I haven't started yet, and that's equal to midterm stress. Arghhhh! I hope things turn out ok for me someday. ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 9:14 PM~

[Saturday] February 23, 2002

Hiya! It's been a while, huh? (two weeks is it now?) BUT! There's a good reason for that. I've been having hell weeks one after the other lately. If it seems like I have a midterm every week, it's because I DO! *sigh* Next one is *da da da daaaaaa!* next week! *GASP!* I get one midterm free week the week after next (9th), then it's time for finals. Waaah.

Well, enough complaining, that's what I seem to do the most on this thing! (Whoops...) But I think it's a good outlet, ya? Well today (that would be Friday) I lost track of my save points in FFX, and ended up beating the game instead. Yup. The second time around. I've seen the ending more than 2x of course, since yours truly taped it! Ahh...now when am I gonna start on that fanfic of mine....?

Wanna know about the doodles up there? Considering my past subject matter in the last month, you *should* know who they are! ^_^  I saw a cool pic on a Japanese website, and I decided, "Hey...Tidus looks pretty cool with his hood on!" So, out comes that picture. And Yuna, she could be casting magic or sending spirits...either one.^_~ I tried to go more "action" for that one. Who knows when I'll pick up that sketchbook of mine and draw for *real* again?

Ah, yes. Jen is sleeping over at my place since she's got the horrible "man-eating" wasp stuck in her light fixture! Oh, the horror! Hehe, I can understand not wanting to wake up to a nasty sting, but I thought that description was pretty funny. 

Yeah Mary! Get addicted to Fruits Basket! It's all part of my plan! Mwahahahaha!~ You know I love ya. ^_^

Short reflection bit for this week (everyone say YAY!): 

You know, somehow, I feel more and more confined (in terms of life) lately. Confined to this school, confined to this way of life, and everything just keeps repeating in a never ending cycle. I mean, nothing's really changing (in terms of myself) from what I can tell. I'd probably be the same old me from High School, single status, stress-a-holic and all. I want change, yet I don't feel I have the ability to do so, or that it's plain impossible at the moment. At this age, I can't postpone my goals to "when I grow up," since I'm practically here already. I know it's a sort of depressing mentality, and I *was* a bit depressed during my numerous hell weeks this month. I wonder...how does one build up enough resolve to go against their own character and achieve change?

~Noelle's reflection faded at 1:37 AM~

I'm sooooo excited! I just won this at ebay today! You know how *hard* it is to find normal Final Fantasy X doujinshi these days? (Everyone seems to like odd pairings and hentai...^_~) Let's hope it's a keeper, ne? Yup! Blog worthy, and I'm distracted on a Saturday. Again.

And dammit! Cheap pencil lead is hard to find these days. I swear it's an indirect source of stress! For example:

You don't do well on a ...physics midterm. Or something.

-First, it's you. "Why didn't I study more?!?"

-Then, it's the prof. "If he actually *taught* things..."

-Then..."Arghhh! It's all because of that expensive pencil lead! I had to spend all of Saturday finding this?!?! YOU SUCK!"

Yup, don't you get my rationale?  At least it'll give ya a good laugh or two. ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 11:31 PM~

[Tuesday] February 12, 2002

I would've put a doodle preview here, but I don't like it enough to. :-( I just changed teachers for LS2, and boy is he boring! I guess I wasn't sleepy enough this time to come up with something good. Wanna see my rejected doodle? With messed up perspective? And total ickyness? (But I kinda worked on it a while...) Click here.

I *know* Renaissance Art like the back of my hand. (hopefully) I wanna kick butt on the midterm tomorrow! Too bad I suck with memorizing dates...

Same with Japanese. I gotta pull myself up in that class too. :-(

Reflection time! (Everyone say YAY! ^_^)

Ok, today, Jennifer told me weirdness. (Yeah, THAT.) It got me thinking, you know? I was thinking hmm...guess that makes me the fifth wheel right? (Jen: "No, not like that!") Even so, I don't think I can help *but* feel that way. Lately it has been feeling that way for one reason or another, I don't know if it's my busy schedule or my way frequent naps, but I always seem to be in the dark about something. (well, I'm that way about other things too, but that's besides the point ^_^) One day I'll hopefully find the how I want myself to be and just where I belong, but for now I'll just go with the flow. Perhaps one day I'll find someone, so I'll no longer be "the odd one out." This isn't just pertaining to college either, it just seems that I am in many things. But hey, if I do find someone, then there can be a six-wheeler! Big rig! Whoo-hah!

You know, I was never the flirting type. I've been just being myself so far and  hmm...that hasn't been taking me anywhere. What's a girl to do?

Geez Emil...if you weren't so happy, we could be married already! ^_~ 

~Noelle's reflection faded at 11:46PM~

[Monday] February 11, 2002

Here's another entry in the "How dumb can Noelle get?" section:

One of my friends from LS2 told me to check up on my multiple choice to see if anything got graded wrong. I looked at my test, looked at the scantron printout, and somehow concluded that I got all of them right!

Ok...so to the professor's office hours we go! Well, Prof. Kerfeld was really nice, and I even learned a few things that I wasn't expecting. But about the grades, apparently I had to go to the LS core office.

...another trek later, I find myself in this office, talk to the guy there, I look over my test while he tries finding my original scantron in this huge pile, and guess what? I find out I read the darn printout the wrong way, and yeah, I got those answers wrong, honestly! Needless to say, I was waaay embarrassed and I got myself outta there! Good things from this? 1.) Now I know where my prof's office is 2.) Now I know where the Life Science Core Office is and 3.) Now I know how to read those scantron printouts the right way! Blah.

Ok, now moving out of the "Noelle being dumb" section, Kung Fu today was pretty darn difficult and cool at the same time! Let's just say, it sure takes a lot of energy to beat the crap outta someone! 

Say you hit air. With a roundhouse-punch combo. Twenty times. "eeeh...I'm alright."

Say you hit someone (who's got a pad) and try to actually bowl them over. Twenty times. "Waaaah! I'm tiiiiired!"

Random bit: everytime I do squats for conditioning, I'm reminded of Cloud in his quest for the perfect (blonde) wig from the transvestite muscle men in Final Fantasy VII. If that doesn't scream video game obsessive, I dunno what does. ^_^

And yup! I'm excited about learning even more cool sword poses! For some reason, most of my thoughts trace back to Enishi and his coolness. I wonder why? ^_~

~Noelle's reflection faded at 12:24 AM~

[Saturday] February 9, 2002

Saturdays suck when:

1.) You actually have to wake up ^_^

2.) You make a conscious effort to do school stuff...and it never works!

3.) Have fun watching anime (Hana Yori Dango!) or playing video games (Final Fantasy X!!!!) then feel guilty about it

4.) Have TONS of stuff to do come Sunday, Monday, whenever *because* Saturday was so unproductive!

As you can probably tell, yes, today was another one of *those* days. Geez...I swear I need someone to keep me in check (like my parents? ^_~) so I can do what I need to do for my two midterms next week!

But yeah, I'm waaay glad Jody and Jen (non video gamers mind you) are interested in FFX's storyline! Yeah, it's the best, isn't it? ^_^

No...must...not....turn the PS2....on! Uwaaaaaaa!

~Noelle's reflection faded at 9:29PM~

[Thursday] February 7, 2002

Hiya! Another day, another update. Hehe, dunno if this daily thing is going to be regular. No doodle today either, I'm trying to pay more attention in class like I should. But fear not, they will make a comeback come sleep deprived time! (Which is soon, since 2nd round midterms are coming up!)

Ok, Jennifer (from my LS2) class said my midterm grade was actually *good.* Hmm...made me feel a little better, but I'm still disappointed in myself. Nah, not in the perfectionist way, but the way you get when you make stupid mistakes and think, "Why the heck did I put that there?!" kind of feeling. I swear, tests have their own mentality and state of mind that comes with them. Come hindsight: 20/20 vision, right? Sometimes, (the now more difficult) Japanese class makes me feel that way too. Too bad all my friends are like Japanese whiz kids...^_~

Arghhh...them people next door are bumping their music AGAIN. (Which ranges from techno, hard rock, hip hop and opera) Grrr...WHAT?! I swear their sound system is positioned right on the wall,  just so our side of the wall can vibrate. I know I'm complaining now, but me and my roomie just don't have enough guts to tell them off about it. *Sigh* damn my passiveness!

Oh yes. Final thought of the day? Coffee is wonderful. 

I don't feel like taking a nap at all right now! Now if that isn't a miracle, I don't know what is. ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 5:26PM~

[Wednesday] February 6, 2002

Wow, this is the closest I've ever gotten to being *GASP!* daily. Too bad it's not for saying something good though. *Sigh* It's hard putting up a happy exterior when academically, things seem to be falling apart. I think I go through this almost every quarter. Geeeeeez! Why does college have to be so darn stressful?! One guess: this is the time that determines what you do for the rest of your LIFE! Arghhh! Too...much.....[falters under weight of overpriced textbooks] 

I WILL bring them fishsticks home, you see. You and me Mary! Across the frigid *brrrrr* waters of the (polluted) bay! Whooo yeah! Givin' that Gorton's fisherman a run for his money, ya?

Booyah! I like that word. Wakka (FFX) is so darn likeable his phrases just pop up everywhere. So when you see that in my away message...Booyah!

Oh yeah. The thing that actually got me to sit here and update. Recording Mindiscs sucks when a.) you can only record in mono b.) hear only the bass and no treble, and c.) take FOREVER to fix these things! The solution to this problem was to have my USB adapter thingy in a specific position, then tape in place with masking tape. When I accidentally moved it, *sigh* same thing all over again. I swear, Hirai Ken's "L'mant" is gonna cycle through my head for a while cause of that. This SO didn't help with my current record of sleep deprivation and failing academic status. Ugh.

~Noelle's reflection faded at 10.20PM~

[Tuesday] February 5, 2002

I think I may be feeling a little like Yuna over here...lost and confused. :-( I just got my midterm back for LS2...and ugh. MAN! Those darn short answer essays get me every time. I actually like this stuff is why I'm so mad. Grrr...Now, I'm getting myself in gear for the next midterm so I can kick BUTT! Oh yeah! But geeez, the only class I ever get any doodles in *is* LS. (By the way, that's Yuna and Tidus up there...) I can't help it!  At least I still got it when it comes to multiple choice...

At least Physics went ok. And I hope Art History did too. *Sigh*

Hope this doesn't lead to depressive things like 1st year Winter Quarter. At least FFX is here to keep me company ^_^. 

~Noelle's reflection faded at 8:30PM~ 

[Saturday] February 2, 2002

I'm soooo glad this past week is OVER! Physics midterm Monday, LS2 midterm Tuesday, Art History paper Due Wednesday, two HARD quizzes Thursday, and Friday just sucked because of an 8AM class. *Cracks knuckles* Watch out next week! I'm gonna trample you!

And right now? On a Saturday? I'm trying to do work? HA! Not gonna work. I think I used up all my "good student" study habits studying for my midterms last week. I guess I should take it easy, though I'll fall more behind in my reading than I already am! *Sigh* At least I got past the great scene in the Macalania forest AGAIN in FFX! Hmm...wasn't as special this time, but I still loved it. Oh yeah, just saw "The Others" last night. Great movie! I've never been so scared of a slamming door and the number 14 in my life! Nicole Kidman was great, the ending "twist" was cool, and I'm SO glad no one spoiled it for me!

Maybe I should title this entry "So Many Men, So Little Time?" Hehe, *three* doodles of  cool guys! Considering I was really sleepy for most of the week because I was studying, I had to doodle lots to keep awake in my classes. I just noticed that the sleepier I am, the better these things seem to come out. I don't know if that's good or bad. ^_~ With all this doodling, I should get some *real* fanart going soon, ya? On that subject, I gotta finish my CCS fanfiction before I start myself on an FFX rampage! It hasn't been updated in....3 months?! (or more?) Wow. 

Ah, wondering just who these men are? From top to bottom, Wakka, the happy go-lucky blitzer from FFX, Auron, the hack-em-slash-em man of experience (also from FFX), and Enishi from Rurouni Kenshin, the "crouching tiger!" Enishi's about to go into that cool stance....^_^ *Blinks a few times* ANYWAY, I probably should wrap this up now. 

Last thing, fav song on Guitar Freaks? Dynamite by SMAP! ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 5:35PM~

[Sunday] January 27, 2002

You know those unproductive weekends that happen like....*every* weekend? And especially come midterms? Yeah. I'm having one of those. Hopefully things will get done today since my Physics midterm is tomorrow...*sigh.* It sure doesn't help that Physics really doesn't agree with me (anything math based usually doesn't).  Anyway, I'll try my best on this and sure Jody, a study session seems great ^_^. 

Know *why* my weekend was so unproductive? Let's spell it out. 

FFX + PS2 = Lazy Noelle and no work

Ut ohs. Lethal combination! To prove it, I'm already a little bit more than 20 hours into the game! O_o Today is a Physics day though...maybe I'll have FFX as a reward for my efforts! Yeah!

~Noelle's reflection faded at 1:06PM~

[Wednesday] January 23, 2002

Ok, today, just SUCKED (Tuesday, that is)! This is mostly due in part to the frickin' HUGE amount of kanji I have to memorize for a quiz?! Gimme a break. J5 is even *less* stress relieving than say....Life Science 2! @#*&)(@*#()_@!##! Oh yeah, Physics Lab sucked too. Don't ask. :-(

Well, the sketch up there is Tidus and Yuna (again) doodled in LS2 (again) and waaah me, messed up the original right after I scanned it! Oh well. Anyone's who's gotten up to Bevelle in FFX will know what's going on. ^_^

I'm hopelessly addicted to FFX (this is the 2nd time through!). Blitzball, once you've got the right team, is incredibly fun and time consuming! Whooo~ there goes all my studying out the door! Gotta shape up soon though, everything's about to speed up in school, I can feel it. 

Little Tokyo over the weekend was waaay fun, it took the entire day! Though I'm starting to hate the feeling of being "non-studying guilty." (Yeah, you know what I mean...^_~) I've been feeling that a lot lately. Guess I gotta get on top of things and THEN have fun. What a concept!

Yet another game addiction: Guitar Freaks! According to Jen, I look so cool with a guitar I should be in a band!  Without saying, that comment made me happy. ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 1:31AM~

[Friday] January 18, 2002

Oh my gosh! What's this you say?! Doodles? Oh noooooo! I really do want to pay more attention in class, I really really do, it's just that old habits die hard. I'll just keep thinking of it as a way of not making me fall asleep in class, cause that's even *more* embarrassing. But yeah! Guess who? (You should know, or I'm a crappy artist) It's....Tidus and Yuna! Yeah, that's right, in the layout too! *GASP!* Anyway, I don't think my "favorite couple" phase is going away anytime soon...so might as well practice drawing them, right? ....right? This is my first attempt on them, and these characters have so much detail on them! I KNOW I got some stuff wrong on Tidus, but eeeh. Oh well. He runs right through my LS notes too if you look closely. Man, those are gonna be hard to read. 

On to other things...school has been hectic lately! I feel so rushed even though it's the beginning of the quarter. Anyone else feel the same way?  I guess not doodling would help with that, huh?

New anime interest! Hana Yori Dango! I think most of its appeal comes from it's waaaay kick-ass heroine Makino Tsukushi. Geez, sometimes I want to BE her! Big thanks to Jen for introducing it to me!  ^_^ 

Lots of work to do, but also lots of excitement for this weekend! I'm really looking forward to going to Little Tokyo! BeatMania, here I come!!!!!

Oh yeah, I think I might replay FFX again. I'm sooo in love with that game! I even downloaded the whole OST (4 discs!) and the songs done by the Japanese seiyuu for Yuna and Tidus! Am I a fanatic or what?

~Noelle's reflection faded at 9:38 PM~

[Tuesday] January 8, 2002

Ok, so no doodles....yet. I think I actually want to pay attention in class this quarter, but if a wave of inspiration hits, you'll be sure to see something come up in here!

Is it just me, or is it really hot lately? Tonight I just took out my Physics book, and suddenly....BAM! One side of my head starts pounding like crazy, I'm overheating, and, I'm a bit light-headed. Whoa...Physics. Dangerous stuff, I tell you. I sooo have to lie down. It kinda reminds me of the feeling after getting beat up in Kung Fu....but I didn't do anything!!! ^_~

Oh yes, which reminds me. I have so many errands to do! (For school, nonetheless.)  Another for the record here....I HATE BUYING OVERPRICED TEXTBOOKS! Grrrr....WHAT?! 

Moving on in FFX news, I got the Magus Sisters as a new Aeon! Well, actually you get them separately, and they don't really get an intro, and I still have yet to see what they actually do. First things first, let's see if I can win the PSM challenge with my achievements! (Once I mail a picture out) Go me!

Oh yeah. That's yet another one of my errands. Hehe. ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 11:17 PM~

[Monday] January 7, 2002 

Hiya! I'm back at school, first day went alright, and a couple more hundred bucks flew out of my wallet (unwillingly this time) cause of textbooks. (ick.) I don't know whether I'm happy or sad to be back, just call me neutral ^_^. 

If you read often enough, (or just look down a few entries) here is my FFX layout! Ta dah! I know I'm not terribly creative or adept with Photoshop and such, but at least you can look and say, "Wow, something new!" (You have to at least think it, right?)

 I just love that picture up in the title bar up there, so I had to use it! I got it from the Japanese FFX page where they say a DVD is coming out! My question is, DVD of what?!? It HAS to be something good. Darn me and my inadequate Japanese comprehension! Well, it's coming out Jan. 31 over there, maybe some news will leak out by then.

Oh well. Till next time, watch me try and get back into the studying groove! Somehow, my mind still thinks it's vegetatin' time! Uh oh....

~Noelle's reflection faded at 4:42 PM~

[Sunday] December 30, 2001

Whoa, one of my fastest updates recently, huh? Here's something blog worthy:

I BEAT FINAL FANTASY X!!!!!!!

Yup! And it only took me... about 50 hours ^_^. The visuals are spectacular, the story is great, but...[SPOILER] highlight the text to read this next part if you haven't played through the end of FFX:

**************[rant start] ************

The fayth shoulda made Tidus REAL! Just so that he could have another love scene with Yuna, AND they could live happily ever after! Waaaah! She looks so lonely at the end! BUT! There was that little bit of Tidus swimming up to the oceans' surface at the end, so maybe...he's REAL! And he'll reunite with Yuna! And HAPPY ENDING! But *Sigh* too bad I don't get to see that in oh-so-glorious CG. :-(

**************[rant end]*************** 

But, great game nonetheless. Since I didn't get everything this time around, I'll be sure to play it through some more or even...again! I've still got MGS2 to replay also since that game is yet another work of art. ^_^

So ends my intensive vegetation. I'm gonna go out, I'm gonna do stuff, and I might even write an essay for a scholarship! Whoohoo! Who says video games are bad for you? ^_~

~Noelle's reflection faded at 3:20 PM~

[Friday] December 28, 2001

The end of another year is coming swiftly to a close and this whole Winter break, I have been....vegetating ^_^.  Yup! Endless hours of bliss in front of the PS2. I've finished Metal Gear Solid 2, (I'll get those dog tags later!) and I currently making my way through Final Fantasy X (35 hours bay-bee!) It's the first time I've gone through a Final Fantasy without a strategy guide, so I'm sure I missed a lot of stuff, but it's way more fun finding things out on your own. It's a little frustrating at times (to think that is ^_~) but I'm loving FFX. I wonder what'll happen with my vegetation progress once I get back to school? Hmm...

BUT! That one scene between Tidus and Yuna in the Macalania forest...*sigh* I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching it. Suteki da ne? With each time I watch it, I long more and more to be in love too. *Sigh* What a hopeless romantic I am ^_^.

I would've updated this more on a daily basis, but I lost the disk with all my files on it for this page (and still haven't found it) so I had to update this page by saving it from the web instead. (Wah.) It's the one thing that's missing in my house that I haven't found in the weeks I've been here. *Sigh* 

Moving on to other things, Christmas was a happy occasion as usual, though I didn't really fall into the hype (or groove?) into the season this time. Why? I dunno. Let's see come New Years. ^_^

My grades last quarter weren't all that I hoped for, though I was expecting something like it. I hate it when borderline grades never go in my favor. I know I could've worked harder, but I put my all into those classes. Oh well, that just goes to show how smart I am. 

On a happier note, I just went to SF yesterday and the city is as vibrant as I remember. Even though it was a rainy day, everyone was lively, shopping bags in hand, oblivious to the troubles of the world. Ah, to experience this every time I come home. Of course, I got some nice things for myself as well ^_^.

That pretty much wraps up everything up to date, yup. Come the new year, I'm planning to change the layout to (who else?) Tidus and Yuna. Look out! New favorite couple! Bring on the fandom!

~Noelle's reflection faded at 3:35 PM~  

[Saturday] December 15, 2001

This page is getting a bit long...go to the archives here for the old stuff. And beware, this entry's pretty long too.

No picture this time because....NO MORE SCHOOL! (Well, for three weeks, and plus, I don't have a scanner...^_^) But whoo! Being home feels good. Took me quite a bit to get here, let me tell you that. 

My friends over at UCLA know I was supposed to leave LAX on a 7AM flight out, right? Well, that would involve having me waking up at 4:30 AM to get picked up by my shuttle, and things should've worked out from there. But guess what? Yours truly hit the alarm clock unconsciously, went back to sleep for about 2 hours, and got really freaked out when the alarm clock read 6:30 AM. I mean, I reeeeeeallly freaked out! I thought I wasn't going home! But if I'm home, there must be a happy ending, right? How it turned out was that my dad calmed me down over the phone, I called United, miraculously got to LAX ( I don't know if the shuttle was just there outside by coincidence), and got on the next flight at 8:53 AM! How cool is that?!? My lesson from this: If I ever have something I absolutely have to get up for, I need to have someone call me, and NEVER ever get on one of those early flights out AGAIN! Whew! Enough of my ranting, just needed to get that out.

Today (So it's technically morning, but I'm referring to Friday ^_^) was a cool day for lying around and being a vegetable. My cool as heck friend Emil has a Dreamcast with Project Justice (I've always wanted to play that!!!) and I just sat in front of the TV for say...4 hours. No biggie. ^_~ Oh yeah, and I ate not one, but TWO dinners too. At least I got to see elementary school basketball in action! Ah, the days when it really was for fun.

While on the subject of video game systems...guess what I got....

PS2 PS2 PS2!!!!!

Wanna know when? The exact day I came home! (That would be Thursday the 13th) I slept in the afternoon, got up, went to the mall, and bought it! How impulsive is that? Metal Gear Solid 2 is captivating me so far, but what I'm really looking forward to is Final Fantasy X! And guess who pre-ordered that too...

The downside to all this? Well, a few hundred dollars just left my bank account, let's leave it at that.  

~Noelle's reflection faded at 1:24 AM~