Araiyumi

Yes. xDD It's true. I just realized that I hadn't updated my journal in a while, so here goes:

-FINAL EXAMS
-End of the first semester
-Valentines Day ( I'll explain that one later )

....aaaaand, yeah. That's about all that's happening. Now for a quiz. xDD Filched from ( with permission, of course. xDD )

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
"Sandry's rich."

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.
Bookmarks. And lots of them. xDD

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Ben 10 on Teletoon

4. Without looking, guess what time it is.
7:45 pm

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
7:29 pm

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
My music in my ear- Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'n Roses. xDD

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Yesterday, while skiing. xDD

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
The television. xDD

9. What are you wearing?
Jeans and hockey jersey

10. Did you dream last night?
Yes- but I'm not telling you what about. xDD

11. When did you last laugh?
Earlier while watching television- my brother is SO weird. xDD

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
A coatrack, some bookshelves, a bulletin board, a clock, and couple of pictures/awards. Plus a door, my closet, my window and curtains, and a bunch of purple paint. xD ( My room is purple )

13. Seen anything weird lately?
My brother. Don't. ASK.

14. What do you think of this quiz?
It's killing time. xDD

15. What is the last film you saw?
Step Up.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
A decent video camera, a super-duper state-of-the-art computer, camera software, digital editing software, and a decent moviemaking program. xDD -

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know.
I wear contacts. xDD

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Assassinate George Bush. ( Sorry to anyone who actually likes him, but I DON'T. )

19. Do you like to dance?
Yeah!

20. George Bush:
Don't even go there. See Question 18.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Anita, Nina, Lyra...there are so many possibilities. xDD

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Jonathan, David, Craig....not sure about that one....

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Depends where. xDD

24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
Congratulations- you've made a difference in the world.

And that's all for now!


Arai

Guess who's back, back again....xDD

Anyway, I'm back for good now. I hope, anyway. This computer's on the fritz, so I might not be on here as much as I'd like, but I've more or less finished what was making me sooooooo busy, so here come the updates. I had a great Christmas. It was snowing like crazy here in the middle of nowhere, and I got more or less everything I wanted- including a book on how to draw comics, so you may be seeing some of that from me. Actually, as to the drawing, I've been having some inspiration problems. I've found that the only thing that really ever works for me is if I draw what's in my heart- aka what inspires me. I'm sure you've all heard that before. Well, I haven't really been inspired to draw anything in the past couple of months, which is why you haven't seen much from me. There's so many drawings lying around that are half-finished it's not even funny. But I've had a couple of good ideas since New Years, so I'll try to get back into the habit of drawing and submitting artwork for you all.

Before you ask what happened to the fanfic, I shall tell you. With so much going on, it got shelved because there were more important things happening. I will try to bring it back out once school restarts...but I'm not sure how well that will work. Just bear with me- it'll happen sooner or later.

In other news....I go back to school on Tuesday, but not much else is happening.

NOW: For something important that I got from one of my friends. We have to see how many Deviants we can get hooked on these!

Natural Highs. Think about them one at a time BEFORE going on to the next
one... IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, especially the thought at the end.

1. Falling in love
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts
3. A hot shower
4. No lines at the supermarket  
5. A special glance
6. Getting mail
7. Taking a drive on a pretty road
8. Hearing your favourite song on the radio
9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside
10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer
11. Chocolate milkshake (or vanilla or strawberry
12. A bubble bath
13. Giggling
14. A good conversation
15. The beach
16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.
17. Laughing at yourself
19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours
20. Running through sprinklers.
21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all
22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful
23. Laughing at an inside joke
24. Friends
25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you
26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep
27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner)
28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones
29. Playing with a new puppy
30. Having someone play with your hair
31. Sweet dreams
32. Hot chocolate with marshmallows
33. Road trips with friends
34. Swinging on swings
35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger
36. Making chocolate chip cookies
37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies
38. Holding hands with someone you care about
39. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change
40. Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you
41. Watching the sunrise
42. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day
43. Knowing that somebody misses you
44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply
45. Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think

Friends are angels
who lift us to our feet
when our wings have trouble
remembering how to fly.....

Now that you have read these, pass them on to all your friends to remind them that you care for them. ^__^ Anyone who gets this has to copy and paste it into their journal, and add all their friends:

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10. All of my precious non-DeviantArt friends. ^__^

Hi Everyone.

I know this is a couple of days late, but- MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! anyway. xDD I'm so sorry I haven't been on much, but I've been so freaking busy that there's been no time for this- much less drawing/writing/sketching. Fortunately, I got a couple of books on such subjects for Christmas, so that'll give me incentive to draw and try some new techniques. Thanks for bearing with me, and I promise I will put up a full update journal sometime soon, answer all those comments ( 52!? ) and I'll post all of the stuff I've been slaving over lately.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

^__^

Arai

.....to SLEEP!!!

If only I could.....

Yeah, so....a general update in my life is: HELPMEIAMTOOBUSYTOTHINK!?

But I'm on here since I figured I owed it to all of my wonderful friends, both 'Net and not, to update you on my life. So- post-Chanukah, and pre-Christmas, April-chan owns:

-lotsandlotsandlots of new clothes. xDD Really, there's like 3 bags of them or something
-NEON PINK iPOD NANO!!!! ( iPod tribute will be posted shortly )
-new books
-new music
-hockey jersey ( from my brother's team )
-more money that I haven't spent yet. xDD
-EDIT: and now I own a Japanese pocket dictionary!!!!

Aaand...yeah. In other news, right now in PE we're learning dance. No, seriously. They teach that as a mandatory unit at my school. We don't have a choice...but it's actually kind of cool. It's really funny, that's for sure. Except when your partner almost dislocates your shoulder, breaks your wrist, and then actually trips you and dumps you on the floor.

I don't think he meant to.

But still.

IT HURT!!!

Moving on...xDDD

The Secret Santa we're doing in my French class ends tomorrow, so I have to take my present....the last Band class before the break is also tomorrow. We're working on this project in English, but I don't think any of us will finish it before the break, so we'll have to extend it. Oh well.

Yeah. That's about it, other than I've been having some other problems lately. Sura ( ) knows what I'm talking about. Just some stuff that's been happening with my friends has been SERIOUSLY complicating my life....but I think I've finally gotten it straightened out.

Oops, gotta go- I'm going to be late for Japanese if I don't get my butt in gear.

Talk to you people later. If I don't talk to some of you before Christmas- Merry Christmas, everyone!


April  

Good. LORD.

Sorry, people, but you're not gonna see much of me until after Christmas. Sorry, but life is really freaking complicated right now. I will fill you all in after Christmas, I promise! ^__^