hey all how u been?

Ive been good and so yeah got a little free time and today in school was japan day so i worked on my hair today using gatsby loose shuffle, still trying to perfect it and i was in a hurry so it didnt turn out as expected, my hair is also getting longer and im gonna dye and layer it soon so i wanted some suggestions from anyone on how to do it. My style here is influenced from satoshi and hazuki from when they have the hair in the front half of the head straight and in the back its curly wavy.



lol sorry for dirty mirror just noticed it and i guess i have some cleaning to do ><



and my dirt i mean the white spots on my mirror



lol i messed my bangs up here but yeah need suggestions on what to do with them






a bigger ex. as to show u how bad i need to clean my mirror lol




so i decide to switch to better bathroom




lol now that i look at it, its pretty messy but yeah any suggestions?







man i hate how a piece of my hair is out of place ><




PEACE BE WITH U ALL XD!!!!

life is never easy

and it never makes things easy

especially balancing work, school and band

yeah i finally got my job back, which means im gonna be really busy again, rarely time for msn, lj, aim, facebook.

really sucks but i got new goals and priorities now and so i have to sacrifice some things, even though i wish i didnt have to

doesnt mean im going to be completely cut off, just means that im not going to be as free and so cant keep up with you all, even though every single one of u is very important to me, shoot cant even keep up with my family now XD

but yeah, hopefully will try to balance things out

ja ne

So,

....I watched paranormal activity last friday and i have to say oanflkjsadfsadfsa

   SCARIEST MOVIE I EVER WATCHED!!!!

yeah really it scared me beyond belief, it was funny and scary. And i mean SCARY

so scary, that where we were sitting, there were these 20+ year old girls sitting behind us and watching, and as the movie progressed, they started to cry and say "I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE *sob sob*"

lol anyways if ur in the US, i highly consider u watch it cus its amazing XD..however if u get scared easily and it sticks with u, then dont

this movie can literally mess u up

finally finally finally


 I beat my record and ate 3 subway foot long sandwiches, took alot out of me but i did, now time to knock out from some food coma


zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Not that many pics this time, its mostly pics of the street thats next to my house and where i walk my dog, i like to call it the magnificent mile, even though its only like 1/4 of one.

this is what i call magnificent mile



some views of the lake in my backyard





a place where a friend and me use to sit and talk


never seen this flower before, but it looks nice XD



those leaves are red, means fall is here XD


lol my dog hates water







my blue house ^^






one of the many flowers in our front garden











alright thats all this time, i think i take too many photos, ill cut it shorter next time XD

photoblogging is really fuuunn!!!, *coughs* hmm ok so a lot more than last time, maybe this one might be the most ill post at once, but yeah lets get to it XD



somehow this seems like a comfortable way for her to lie down, lol i really dont know how but she reminds me of a chicken by the way she is lying down



lmfao happened to catch this one by surprise, lol so weird the way she sleeps hahaha



lol i tend to do this to her alot, her cheeky face XP



she apparently loves to lie down on grass



she bites as well XD



her tickle spot XD



what i like to call her attack stance!



just relaxing



my japanese book and the notebook i use to take notes



lol basic hiragana practice, text coming soon wish me luck!



lol meesssyyy bed!!!



ahh my old comp and desk, never use it anymore except for show and to hold my things



backpacks and shoes all over the place!



the ultimate work station XO!!!!!!!



lol my dog retaliating against my bothersome behavior towards her, haha i dont mind it tho ^^



this is a shot of our lake from my room, looks amazing all 4 seasons



 a couple of our trees in the backyard, really tall trees!



a shot of the back of my house, my room is the farthest left window



a closer look at the lake, its huge!! and there are fish and turtles to catch, turtles are a bit hard suprisingly, only cause they dont fall for the bait, therefore u have to catch them by hand and they bite soo hard *_*



this is the front walkway to my house at night with flash so its kinda hard to see things



front of my house at night with flash, haha look there is a ghost in the garden!



i made this pic a little bigger so u can see how the garden looks like at night w/o flash, i think it looks cool



same as the description above, XD



my hair is starting grow back and my curls are coming back as well XD



lol i accidentally pressed the button to take the pic, caught in the moment pic, lol i look puzzled (still trying to figure out my cam)



here i was trying to figure out how to take out the flash, instead i pressed the button again XP



idk what i was looking at here, maybe the screen of the cam



i started working out again and took nyappytama's health advice, im starting to get back into shape just gotta stick with it from now on


man sorry guys that was alot of pics but i promise u that next time wont be so many overwhelming pics

till next time

peace!

this is my dog april, haha i guess i forgot to tell u guys we got a dog in april 09 lol, boy do these blow past my mind XD



haha funny pic of her sleeping

uhh thats about it for now, more pics to come soon!

Hey yall


   I got done registering for my classes and payed it off fully so im set to go for school. My schedule is pretty kick ass as well here it is

-Introduction to Philosophy
   Monday and Wednesday from 2:00pm-3:15pm and it starts this monday

-Beginning Japanese 1: Global Studies
   Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00am-12:15pm and it starts this tuesday

-Introduction to Psychology
   Tuesday from 2:00pm-5:20pm and it starts sept. 22 XD

-Introduction to Socialogy
   Friday from 10:00am-1:20pm and it starts sept. 25 ^0^!!

Overall im really excited about my schedule, though i have to say that being in one class for 3 hours is gonna be hard, i like all the classes i have so i guess its all good, hopefully this will be fun XD

enough said, Girugamesh's new single Border kicks ass XD!! srsly with just 2 songs i like it way more than the whole DIM album, 10/10 for me XD

sometimes it feels that the life from me is gone, idk what exactly it is, maybe im running out of goals to achieve, lack of motivation, struggle, stress or idk. Either way its annoying and I hate it cus ive been told that i have a positive view on life, dont get me wrong i do, but from these past days, i havent gotten good sleep and just stayed up listening to music. But anyways, trying to accustom to a new lifestyle here is difficult, if it wasnt for kiyo i would go crazy XD.. but thank god he is here. Its tough to go about my day without missing my friends and family back at home. I guess maybe im feeling a bit homesick which im hoping that is not the case cus i promised myself and to my mom that i dont get homesick. I guess part of the reason why im feeling like this is cus kiyo and me had tough luck looking for jobs, im gonna need one soon otherwise im screwed big time with school and rent ><..but ive been told to always remain hopeful, sometimes thats all u can do and thats what u always need to do. So ill remain hopeful that everything will work out, it will take more than this to get in the way of my future with my band. Anyways, the summer is coming to a close, lol yeah i know its july, but this summer has been pretty full for me i guess, maybe cus i have already done so much, idk but to me it feels like school may start tommorow. Speaking of which, im going to be taking online classes due to the fact of money and transportation, i wonder how that will turn out especially it being with me lol. Anyways I know I havent been replying to alot of entries from my friends, believe me i wish i could, but until the 30th of this month, i have to share the comp with kiyo, so sorry guys, as soon as my laptop comes, ill return the favor. Wonder how u all are doing, hope everything is all good. Peace

ok guys here is my first rant, hopefully my last one to

I got DIM, new gazette album a couple days early when Souh told me about it, already i knew the album wasnt going to be special like NIL or Stacked Rubbish, but i thought I would give it a chance

.....well 2 days have passed and I have to say that this is the worst Gazette album ever, there are a total of 17 tracks, 5 are mini intros or whatever which is way too much, 4 are new recordings of old songs, (though i have to say that the new Guren is really good), that only leaves them with 8 new songs, out of which i only liked 3. This album was a complete disaster, i know they are trying different things, but man this is bad like really bad, i grew up listening to Gazette and i think they are starting to lose their material. They are selling out. I give this album a 2/10 only because of Guren and those 3 new songs i like which is In the Middle of Chaos, Shiroki Yuutsu and Dim Scene. Other than that, very very poor quality music, to me they are going metal, like worse than diru. Gazerock is dead..im sorry XP.

On the other hand, as of now, Kagrra has become my official number 1 favorite band, sorry Girugamesh but hey u guys have been up there for awhile and Ryo will still be my fave Drummer and Satoshi will still be my fave vocals, they are at number 2 now, but if they release something good than they are back at number 1 XD.

have a great day

ok so this is the first practice with kiyo and me, it is a song that we just made up in 5 mins, not complete and no vocals, also the camera's audio did not pick up the bass lines, but the bassist is really good. this is just improv. so there are erros, but more vids coming to u soon XD

Kiyo- Guitar
Me- drums
Jo- Bass

YES FINALLY,

the day has come....yesterday XD.... yeah i reached vegas yesterday and i wanted to post yesterday, but didnt get the time

but anyways, vegas is awesome, its beautiful, ppl here are nice and i have a wondeful new family im living with and a kick ass bro in kiyo XD

we had a great first day and i can tell we will have lots of fun, but i still will remember my home back in chicago with my friends and especially my family, at the airport many of my friends actually showed up at 4 am at the airport to see me off, that meant alot XD... but my mom, when i had to say goodbye to here she started crying so much, all i could do is smile and hug her tightly and comfort her, my sister too... my dad coudnt come because of work but i know it would have been the same... anyways

im here now and its awesome, new town and new ppl... food here is great kiyo took me to sushi XD
 and when i got home,  i knocked out and woke up just about now...

today is a new day and so i got many things to do

thanks to all who supported me and wished me a safe trip and happy success

it means alot

peace

Holy shit, that was amazing, senior prom was awesome, we had a great time, but the best was the after party

first prom was at 6, we ate crap food, danced to cool music and left at 11 to the hotels!!!

man that was so awesome, everyone having a good time, most who were drunk, im surprised, i still havent touched a drop of alcohol my entire life and i didnt do it then either, i felt a sense of pride that i was going to drink despite everyone trying to make me...but i was just talking with friends and dancing and having a good time while staying clean, we did play a ton of cards when we were all tired, i won my share of $50 from poker hahah thinking about taking my gambling skills to vegas once i turn 21 ^^...so yeah it was awesome XD

anyways so that was till about 4, when my friend called and said that we could stay at his house since its his old house and that its for rent, but no one rents it and he still got the keys, so we went there and played beer pong and cards till like 7am today, we slept, i put shaving cream on my drunk friends, we had laughs and wat got me the most was one of my friends who was so drunk, he fell down the stairs laughing and couldnt remember where we parked his car...lol i felt bad but at the same time, i was just lmfao...

btw i just got home right now, and im not gonna go to sleep any time soon, i still have to pack and all... hope i survive

2 days till i move ^^

YES!!!! FINALLY!!!!

SCHOOL IS DONE!!!!!

so happy its finally over, now all the stress about graduating and passing all classes are gone, all thats left for me is prom and graduation ceremony and then its off to vegas!!!

im so excited, but also sad, i had a great 4 years in high school and im gonna miss it along with the teachers and staff that i like and my friends, most probably i will never see again. But thats life, u have to move on to bigger and greater things, but i will never forget any of them (hopefully XD), but now that i think about graduating, i think about how far not just me, but everyone goes in life. From preschool and kindergarten, till now near the top. It feels great to know that we have such wonderful opportunities to accel in life and that we are being rewarded for our hard work. There is still ways to go for me, but for now im going to enjoy my final days here with my family and friends and worry about college later.

Im off to bed, have a busy day tommorow XD

5 days left till i move

 ha i do miss posting entries, its been awhile but now that my life is on track, ill talk about my day today

So the day went awesome, the weather was a bit iffy cus it was night except that it would rain on and off, but after we got out of school it was sunny, about in the mid low 70s, and it was cool cus of the rain which led us to play some basketball at the park. We got challenged by some older guys in college who bet us on a game of 3 on 3, we beat them and got ourselves some dough XD (talking like around $60 total), they were pissed, we were dancing together XD, then they challenged us to a 5 on 5, and put 10 bucks each, we beat them again and they went on home, in total we made up $110 which we split between us 3 and went out to eat. haha im bad for betting especially since im moving to vegas, but when u challenge us, we never back down and we were hungry, hope they come back tommorow

thats about my day, right now im just relaxing in my room with meh dog, she is nibbling my toes which is disgusting because i havent showered yet, maybe she likes the taste of sweaty feet XD, *gags* anyways off to take a shower

ja ne to u all XD!!!!

HEY YA EVERYONE!!!!,

 its been awhile since i posted, i cant even remember the last time i did. Hows everything going with everyone? I know i have there are a couple of u guys who are seniors, congrats to us, we are almost done, and move on with our lives. I cant wait, i graduate june 7th. Its been so long since i talked with most of my lj friends and so maybe i should fill u in on my plans after high school ^^

So right now we have about say 20-25 more school days left and with that being said, my plans are in set. I am moving to Las Vegas (god help me be good ><), to my guitarist Kiyo's house. I will be living with him and his parents and i will be a paying guest meaning that i will be paying rent to stay at their place. People are always asking me why, but i tell them its because its a good oppurtunity for me to learn how to live independantly while still being able to live. Also since he is my guitarist, we will soon start our band activities which i cant wait for as well. Hopefully my other guitarist souh will come as well. That means that the 3 of us are sharing one room oolalala XD. Anyways so i move on june 9th which is 2 days after i graduate. So im going to be missing out alot since my friends planned so much for us in the summer.

Im gonna miss my family and friends when i move, but of course i will be visiting. Even my dad started tearing up when i booked my ticket with him, him and me been through alot since we usually fight alot, but no matter what we have always and will always be family no matter what and he said that he sees me becoming successful in the future which meant alot. My mom was suprisingly supportive of my move and even bought my ticket. She said that it is important for me to make my own decisions and to really live life. Even though my parents took alot of heat and bashing from my other family members because not only was i moving, but i was moving to Las Vegas, thinking that i may throw my life away. But when i witnessed that, i realized that my parents have the utmost confidence in me to not screw up my life and stay on the right track. I love them so much. My sister was all teary eyed too cus she doesnt want her big bro to go, but she said that we all have to move on. She grew up alot, i remember when we used to fight so much over who gets to watch tv and all that stuff. But now we are best friends.

so thats all thats going on with me. I gotta get going to sleep soon, everyday is a new day to do something special XD

ja ne!!!

45 more days till i move

*sighs* so this is it, the last days of my childhood and im pretty nervous XD!!!!!  idk but its like all the things that made me are gonna change as now i have to start assuming adult responsibilities and all......lol but at least starting now i can kinda be on my own which is wat i want so its all good than, but gotta make my last day the best ^0^!!!

P.S- THIS IS IMPORTANT SO READ

ok guys so this is wats gonna happen, starting next week when i hopefully get my job, im gonna be gone for about a year almost, cus im gonna be working full time and all so im constantly gonna be busy, i know some of my lj friends do f-cuts to the ppl who dont talk, BUT DONT CUT ME PLZ, ill try my harderst to talk with u guys but it will be difficult, so to all my friends- have a great time and stay safe and i love all u guys XD!!!!