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NEWS has been a huge source of happiness and encouragement for me, whether it was 6 years ago when I first discovered them, or 5 years ago when I started a new journey, or just this past summer when I was feeling down about my job situation. NEWS lyrics helped me to calm down and keep trekking through. So this is a post kind of for me to put it all out there, lyrics that really speak to me when I need a little push. This is also in celebration of their anniversary. NEWS, thank you for existing, fighting for it, and bringing the joy back to us ♥

Dreams -Me no mae ni yume ga aru, mada daremo shiranai yume ga. Tsuyoku ikinakute wa
Ikenai yo ne. Susumu beki michi wa jibun de, sou sa jibun no ishi de kimereba ii...I realize I feel dreams...

"There is a dream in front of me, one that nobody knows yet. We have to live with strength, don't we? The path on which we continue down is ours, and we should decide that path ourselves...I realize I feel dreams."
( More lyrics :) )
Also, Tegoshi’s translated comment below really fueled my love for NEWS as they are now:
I don't want to hear "I loved 6-members NEWS", it's frustrating to know that somebody might want us to go back to what we were. If somebody thinks that for real it's because our power is not enough yet, it means we have to work harder and harder. NEWS is a 4-members group. From now on it will always be like this.
(Credit to spilledmilk25 for the Popolo Interview)

So on that note, Happy 10th Anniversary! I will always, always support you ♥

There are way too many things in my 'to read later' bookmark, so here I am remedying that by posting. Mostly, this tab is like 30% actually bookmarked to be read later and 70% bookmarked things that I wanted to share with you, lol.

I have been quite the productive bee this semester. Most of my big projects are done and finished early. Only by a day or two, but it feels GOOD! So, with the exception of my massive Career Portfolio and final exams, I am actually not that bad off right now *dances*

So, lately, I've become obsessed with the vlogbrothers, John and Hank Green. Perhaps I am a little late into this, but OMG, they are nerdtastic and awesome ♥
There's a slew of amazing videos and I don't know which one to recommend first, because there are a lot of inside jokes within them that takes a bit getting used to.
My first exposure was this:


But then I got to watching his first and second chapter readings of The Fault in Our Stars and I'm already in love with the book.
There is too much about these two brothers and their videos for me to gush, so I'll just leave it at that. I have other things to show you!
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★ Classed end July 17th, I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel. After that, I need to back up my computer, erase irrelevant files, reorganize iTunes? Ugh, seems like too much work. Clean the house, work on fic, watch dramas, prepare myself for another grueling semester starting mid August.

★ I have watched f(x)'s Hot Summer PV at least 10 times. I can't stop staring at their legs! *___* And Amber, aldjf;jasldfj, she is fierce. I love that she is confident enough to have her boyish charm and work it <3

★ I've been playing nothing but Monkey Majik's westview album the past two weeks.
魔法の言葉 is stuck in my head. I love how there are two melodies for the chorus, and the lines, "I'm living my dream so I can help you with yours," and "this is the meaning of magic," because it's so true.

★ je_otherworlds has finished posting. Holy amazing goodness, the fic that was written for me is a two parter, and it's about angel!Koyama trying to figure out Shige's want, and Shige's fascination with Koyama's brown/wheat-colored wings, and falling in love and senpai!Yamapi and aaldjfdj YES. Here is the first part :)
It's eerily close to what I had in mind, so I wonder if the person who wrote it knows me? lol

★ parallelsfic's sign-ups are open at AO3. If you're up for a mini-Yuletide, go for it. Bloody Monday, Liar Game, a bunch of Sentais, and Maou were nominated, so I might participate.
Instead, I should really work on writing those fics people requested and working on my growing pile of WIPs xD

★ Tara has inspired me to do a voice post. Any topics you'd like for me to talk about?

OK! So, on a whim, I decided that I'm going to post every day using a different mood each day, which means, I'll be posting for 132 consecutive days. Wow :o

I'm sure there will be days where I have nothing to say, so don't worry about me spamming your flist with my usual long-rambly entries :P
But there will also be days where I have too much to say, where one mood will not convey it all, so I forewarn for that.

In any case, today's mood is Accomplished!
( What did I do? )
If you didn't adore Okada Masaki before, you will now! He is so dorktastic!
OMG and Ozumi Yo and Kiritani Kenta; you would not be able to tell they are 30+ years old with how they act sometimes *squishes*


I can't get enough of Erika Toda as Toma in SPEC.