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Feb. 6th, 2008 11:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pacificpikachuWhy am I still awake, f-list? I got up at 6 AM this morning after only getting about four hours of sleep, and yet here I am at almost 1 AM writing in my LiveJournal despite the fact that I've been exhausted all day.
I had the dumbest reason for not sleeping, too. XD
So, I was lying in bed and I was trying to think of something to think about that would help me fall asleep. My mind perused over several things, and inevitably conventions came up. Well, I know myself pretty well by now and I know that when conventions come up in my mind and I'm trying to sleep, it's a BAD THING. So I attempted to banish thoughts of conventions, but instead I ended up going on a two hour conventions-and-cosplay thought spree during which sleep was beyond hope.
You see, conventions make me insanely excited. I've been to forty of them or something like that now, so you'd think the GLEE would have subsided by now, but...apparently not. The thought of Fanime coming up is like an explosion in my brain. It's so exciting to me at times that I can't sleep, because suddenly brainstorming for the next costume(s) or reliving amusing memories or wondering about guests for future conventions or...well, the endless stream of thoughts becomes incredibly energizing and one thing leads to another and forget sleeping. Attempting to get thoughts of conventions to go away always leads to more convention-related thoughts, so it's a vicious cycle until my mind just shuts off or whatever it does.
I'm such a geek. Such a hopeless geek. XD
I've pretty much given up on getting to Zoology class tomorrow. It would literally be a six hour journey to take the bus there for an hour-and-a-half class (not to mention the bus ride back), and mom and dad are both working days tomorrow so a ride there is out of the question. And it seems all my friends have classes up in Nevada City on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so basically I'm screwed. I e-mailed my professor to let her know I probably won't be able to make it, so hopefully I won't miss out on anything essential. At least I get a day off...? I'm going to be feeling guilty about it all day, though. :(
I read more Vinland Saga today! Not very much, though, as the reading is going very slowly. This is simply because the art is so pretty and detailed that I start staring at it and then I can't stop. It's kind of frustrating in a way, because I just want to read the next page but my eyes insist on lingering on EACH AND EVERY PAGE and soaking up everything. Sometimes I'll move on to the next page, only to flick back to the last one to stare at it more. So I'm literally taking fifteen or twenty minutes to read about eight or ten pages. Ridiculous. I'm enjoying it a lot, though. ♥
Lately, I've been really wanting to reread 20th Century Boys so I can catch up on it (I read it back when there were about 17 volumes out, and now there are 22 plus 21st Century Boys, but I can't just jump back into the story because it's insanely detailed and intricate). Plus, I just want to relive the whole amazing story. It's my favorite manga of all time and one of my favorite stories overall--I definitely want to experience it all over again. I may make a 20th CB pimping post later, as I think it's something that not nearly enough people have heard of, which is a shame. Everyone should read this series--it's really an experience. Naoki Urasawa = the master of manga.
I have so much new anime and manga I want I to watch/read, so it's a matter of finding time. I'm looking forward to all the anime/manga people have recommended to me, though. I need to get moving on all of those series so I can get more caught up! I thrive off of awesome series. 8D
It seems like there have been constant Berserk references all over the place (this is partly KK's fault, but also just, uh, the internet in general), so I'm thinking about adding the manga to The List of Things to Read in the Impending Future. I'm reluctant because it's long, although I'm sure it'd be worth it. It's just...hard getting into long things. Especially when they haven't ended yet.
Damn it. I really am going to drown in anime and manga, aren't I? I need to set limits for myself or something. This is insane. Prioritizing would be good. Actually going and watching/reading some of the things on the list to completion would be good. Instead it seems that I spend my time finding more things to add to the list, which just makes it even crazier.
I've been feeling kind of gloomy lately. I haven't the faintest idea why, but the dumbest little nitpicky things have been bothering at me and I have no idea why. It hasn't been too bad, but sometimes I just feel strangely lonely and...isolated, I guess? It's hard to describe because it doesn't make all that much sense. I think getting to spend more time with friends might help a bit--maybe I just need to vent or something. I don't know, it's uncharacteristic of me to be moody, though. Maybe I just need more sleep.
I did a cute doodle of Simon in my Animal Science class today. I have no idea why I am sharing this, but...it's cute? [/pointless information]
I'm just about braindead at this point, so I think I'm going to stop writing right now.
I had the dumbest reason for not sleeping, too. XD
So, I was lying in bed and I was trying to think of something to think about that would help me fall asleep. My mind perused over several things, and inevitably conventions came up. Well, I know myself pretty well by now and I know that when conventions come up in my mind and I'm trying to sleep, it's a BAD THING. So I attempted to banish thoughts of conventions, but instead I ended up going on a two hour conventions-and-cosplay thought spree during which sleep was beyond hope.
You see, conventions make me insanely excited. I've been to forty of them or something like that now, so you'd think the GLEE would have subsided by now, but...apparently not. The thought of Fanime coming up is like an explosion in my brain. It's so exciting to me at times that I can't sleep, because suddenly brainstorming for the next costume(s) or reliving amusing memories or wondering about guests for future conventions or...well, the endless stream of thoughts becomes incredibly energizing and one thing leads to another and forget sleeping. Attempting to get thoughts of conventions to go away always leads to more convention-related thoughts, so it's a vicious cycle until my mind just shuts off or whatever it does.
I'm such a geek. Such a hopeless geek. XD
I've pretty much given up on getting to Zoology class tomorrow. It would literally be a six hour journey to take the bus there for an hour-and-a-half class (not to mention the bus ride back), and mom and dad are both working days tomorrow so a ride there is out of the question. And it seems all my friends have classes up in Nevada City on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so basically I'm screwed. I e-mailed my professor to let her know I probably won't be able to make it, so hopefully I won't miss out on anything essential. At least I get a day off...? I'm going to be feeling guilty about it all day, though. :(
I read more Vinland Saga today! Not very much, though, as the reading is going very slowly. This is simply because the art is so pretty and detailed that I start staring at it and then I can't stop. It's kind of frustrating in a way, because I just want to read the next page but my eyes insist on lingering on EACH AND EVERY PAGE and soaking up everything. Sometimes I'll move on to the next page, only to flick back to the last one to stare at it more. So I'm literally taking fifteen or twenty minutes to read about eight or ten pages. Ridiculous. I'm enjoying it a lot, though. ♥
Lately, I've been really wanting to reread 20th Century Boys so I can catch up on it (I read it back when there were about 17 volumes out, and now there are 22 plus 21st Century Boys, but I can't just jump back into the story because it's insanely detailed and intricate). Plus, I just want to relive the whole amazing story. It's my favorite manga of all time and one of my favorite stories overall--I definitely want to experience it all over again. I may make a 20th CB pimping post later, as I think it's something that not nearly enough people have heard of, which is a shame. Everyone should read this series--it's really an experience. Naoki Urasawa = the master of manga.
I have so much new anime and manga I want I to watch/read, so it's a matter of finding time. I'm looking forward to all the anime/manga people have recommended to me, though. I need to get moving on all of those series so I can get more caught up! I thrive off of awesome series. 8D
It seems like there have been constant Berserk references all over the place (this is partly KK's fault, but also just, uh, the internet in general), so I'm thinking about adding the manga to The List of Things to Read in the Impending Future. I'm reluctant because it's long, although I'm sure it'd be worth it. It's just...hard getting into long things. Especially when they haven't ended yet.
Damn it. I really am going to drown in anime and manga, aren't I? I need to set limits for myself or something. This is insane. Prioritizing would be good. Actually going and watching/reading some of the things on the list to completion would be good. Instead it seems that I spend my time finding more things to add to the list, which just makes it even crazier.
I've been feeling kind of gloomy lately. I haven't the faintest idea why, but the dumbest little nitpicky things have been bothering at me and I have no idea why. It hasn't been too bad, but sometimes I just feel strangely lonely and...isolated, I guess? It's hard to describe because it doesn't make all that much sense. I think getting to spend more time with friends might help a bit--maybe I just need to vent or something. I don't know, it's uncharacteristic of me to be moody, though. Maybe I just need more sleep.
I did a cute doodle of Simon in my Animal Science class today. I have no idea why I am sharing this, but...it's cute? [/pointless information]
I'm just about braindead at this point, so I think I'm going to stop writing right now.
