butterfly lovers
by boatswain on 31 Jan 2007
So today during Music Appreciation we were listening to Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" and I started thinking about a *much* better rendition of Romeo and Juliet (no offense to Shakespeare, but seriously, the story is so overrated) which is the Chinese version called "Butterfly Lovers."Let's steal a summary from Wikipedia, shall we?
"A young woman named Zhu Yingtai from Shangyu, Zhejiang, disguised herself as a man travelling to Hangzhou to study. During her journey, she met and joined Liang Shanbo, a companion schoolmate from Kuaiji (會稽, Kuàijī, now known as Shaoxing) in the same province. They studied together for three years, during which their relationship strengthened. When the two parted, Zhu offered to arrange for Liang to marry her 16 years old fictitious sister. When Liang travelled to Zhu's home, he discovered her true gender. Although they were devoted and passionate about each other at that point, Zhu was already engaged with Ma Wencai (馬文才, Mǎ Wéncái), a man her parents had arranged for her to be married to. Depressed, Liang died in office as a county magistrate. On the day Zhu was to be married to Ma, whirlwinds prevented the wedding procession from escorting Zhu beyond Liang's tomb. Zhu left the procession to pay her respects for Liang. Liang's tomb split apart, and Zhu dived into it to join him. A pair of butterflies emerged from the tomb and flew away."
Apart from the strange name, you'll have to agree that "Butterfly Lovers" is ten times better than Romeo and Juliet. First of all, how many people go "OMG HOT GUY" and fall immediately in love? Butterfly Lovers goes over the course of.. (drumroll please).. THREE YEARS. Yes ma'am-erreee, three years. Plenty of time for development of our two sexy leads. The whole butterfly thing at the end is plenty cheesy, but still ten times better than "OH JULIET YOU IS DEAD."
Speaking of which, good luck with catching the mattface!
Resolution
by Budinski on 27 Jan 2007
Ok. I've made a few decisions.I'm dropping track, but I'm going to run in the mornings. I'm going to get up at 6 every day and run to school. Then I'll stretch and finish warming up. Then I'll run whatever course I decide to do. Then I'll run home, shower, and go to school. I'll sit around for sixth period and then do my drama stuff. And not only will I just keep myself up, I'm going to stay in condition fit for Cross Country season.
I'm going to kick ass in government this semester. It's bull that I did that badly in Econ. I'm probably going to land in saturday/night school, but that's the price I pay for slacking off.
I'm going to kick ass in drama. I'm going to work my ass off to become the best actress I can be. I'm going to do all I can to make sure we dominate in the competitions and festivals. I'm going to become an asset to our class and I will be accepted as one of our number. I will do what I can to be more outgoing and comfortable with everyone.
... And I'm going to try to win Mattface over. :3
Left Alone with my Thoughts
by Budinski on 17 Jan 2007
I'm not sure what I am right now. Am I happy or sad? Am I content or bored? Am I really satisfied with what I have right now?I should be happy. In fact, I am whenever I'm not at home. I have track, and stage managing... Those seem to be taking up a lot of time, lately. Even if I'm not doing anything, I'm happy. I have friends, and I'm talking to people, and I'm bonding. I'm happy.. until I come home, and realize that I have nothing to do. Nothing for me here. The internet used to be an escape, and now it seems to only be a tool for passing by the hours.
I'm losing and gaining friends. Every day, I grow apart from the friends I've had for years, and grow steadily closer to the people in my fourth period... Drama. I'm involving myself with everything I can in that class, working on scenes, trying to get to know everyone better. A part of me is sad that I'm losing my old friendships, but another part of me is excited to see where these new ones may lead.
As far as old friendships go, well, why bother? All attempts to keep it alive are shot down by negativity. They never have time or have anything to say, and ignore me when we happen to be at the same place. I'm always the one to call or IM, and they've made it perfectly clear that they have no intrest in talking. So why bother?
I sometimes wish I were more outgoing, or more like other people as far as conversational skills go. I'm always the quiet one, sitting in back and watching, with nothing to contribute. Even one-on-one, I sometimes find it difficult to keep a conversation up. This makes it incredibly hard to get to know the people around you.
I'm hoping that participating in scenes for competitions will help me to get to know these people and help me be more comfortable with them... as well as help others to realize my existance. Wouldn't that be nice?
I just feel empty inside, when I come home and sit for hours in front of the computer screen. What's the point of it? Is this really the best I can get out of my life right now? Why am I not out living life? Why am I not out taking classes to better myself and fill my time with something other than these depressing thoughts?
I suppose journals like this are what happens when I'm left alone with my thoughts for too long.
oh the places we'll go with fandom!
by boatswain on 11 Jan 2007
Had lots of fun compiling a batch of icons. 22 in all. Credit if used :)1: random text
2-3: Coldplay
4 and 11: Dogs: Bullets and Carnage
5: Full Moon wo Sagashite
6-8: Hana-Kimi
9: Hikaru no Go
10: lyrics
12-15: Maki Horikita
16-22: Nodame Cantabile (both anime and drama)
Preview it:
Grab it over at my lj :)
san diego and mehico
by boatswain on 22 Dec 2006
I'm going down to San Diego and Mexico, etc. on a Chinese Tour this weekend, so don't panic if I disappear.ARTYJESSWHATEVER HURRY UP AND ASK MATTFACE DAMNIT. Call me and tell me how it goes if I'm not around. YES I ACTUALLY CHARGED MY CELL :D
I'll scan in my christmas cards on Christmas, because SIMON HERE IS AN ASS AND IS LEAVING ME.
Speaking of which, this SIMON is going to go see RAIN at LAS VEGAS. SCREW YOU DAMNIT. RAIN IS HOT.
Bring me pics :D
HAPPY HOLIDAYS MY LOVES :D
(and someone fill me in on Dae's situation)
piano sheet music
by boatswain on 14 Dec 2006
Just links to piano sheet music for reference.I'll post about my day destroying the hearts of middle school brats later :D
http://www.vanillafrost.com/surreal/
http://www.geocities.com/evil_chocnut/
http://set7.piano.free.fr/en/
http://home.hetnet.nl/~barthelda/artists.htm
http://mrpiano.bestmusicpages.com/popular.html
http://www.sheetmusicusa.com/links.htm
http://w3m.fateback.com/
http://www.qualitysheetmusic.com/index.php
http://www.wichai.net/sheet_music.htm
http://nephele.kulichki.net/eng/index.php?ind=downloads
http://www.pianofiles.com/member.php?id=271652
http://www.pianosheets.org/login.php?returnto=%2Fdetails.php%3Fid%3D5186
Life
by Budinski on 13 Dec 2006
... Tastes delicious! I'm not even kidding. I always thought that I'd hate this stuff, because let's face it, "healthy" cereal tastes like shit. But this stuff is actually really good! I'm eating a box right now... Now if only I wasn't too lazy to go get water...I think I pulled a muscle in my ass. It really hurts, and I don't know why. And even if it's just soreness (from god knows what, I didn't do anything strenuous yesterday! It was only a three mile run! Not like the 6.5 I did tuesday!), I don't know how to stretch that particular muscle. Ouch.
Yes! We have our scenes for Competition! It's called "Hard Candy". It's a series of 10 mini-skits, each one with an interviewer and an interviewee. At the end of each mini-scene, the interviewee becomes the interviewer, and interviews a new person. For example, Adam is the interviewer, and Bob is the interviewee. Adam would hire Bob, and then Bob becomes the interviewer for the next scene, and interviews Cindy, who he hires, then Cindy interviews Dave, and so on. But, each character uses their own dishonest means of getting hired. My character, Gail, uses her "mind control powers" and attempts to hypnotize Fred, her interviewer (who used sex to get his job). When that doesn't work, she blackmails him... It's awesome.
zero expectations
by boatswain on 13 Dec 2006
I hate Great Expectations.It's not that its bad.
It's that its horrible.
Pip, the main character, is an obnoxious idiot who falls in love with the world's biggest
On the good side, there's a South Park parody of it. Bad news? I still can't find it.
The most amazing night ever
by Budinski on 10 Dec 2006
I've gotta say, Cross-Country is one of the most rewarding experiences I've ever had. I got my 3-mile time all the way down from 35:36 to 27:50 in just a few months. I've made some great friends and have done something I never would have done if Emily didn't make me join the team.I'm bummed that I'm a senior. I wish I started my freshman year, that way I could have experienced this longer, and maybe I would have made Varsity, or earned some other award or some-such.
Though, being a senior has its perks. I'm glad this is my one year to run, because last night was amazing. The senior girls worked together and got gifts for the senior boys, and the boys did the same for us girls. We got them a gag gift- toilet paper, tighty-whities, decorated "team" sports-bras, and nice picture frames with pictures of them making funny faces in it. They got us teddy bears and cards with the senior boys' picture on it.
And then all of us seniors got Coach and Phil gifts- hats for both, a best-buy card for Phil, and a whip for Coach.
What I didn't know was that the rest of the girls would do something for us seniors. I can't even tell you how happy that made me. Not that I got something, but because they thought of us and did that. They made each of us a scrap book and gave a nice speech- mine which consisted of "don't get hit by a firetruck" (long story). There was candy and a lot of little things with personal meanings, such as baby wipes "to keep clean", a box of (Good luck in) Life cereal with our pictures on the front instead of the random kids... stuff like that. I almost wanted to cry.
Then came the slideshow-video. Lots of pictures from the season and videos of... stuff. Some of us running, some funny random stuff. I really wish I started earlier so that I could've gone to Big Bear and San Fran (especially Big Bear!), because those looked like they were awesome. Ah well.
... Oh yes, the firetruck... The other day we were running. I was towards the back of the "pack", as coach calls it, and as I was starting to cross the street, a firetruck turned the corner and started heading right towards me. You'd think I was training for sprints with how fast I ran to get out of it's way, lmao.
all i want for christmas is you
by boatswain on 09 Dec 2006
(and twenty five other people)
This is just for the BIGGEST BUTT ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH. BUTT-INSKI :D (I seriously need to make a way to add quotes. Ah who cares for now it'll just look like this)
遇到对的人 是种缘分
Meeting the right person , is a kind of fate
我不得不承认 女生还是需要有分寸
I had to admit, girls do need some discretion
你需要去瞄准 你要的人
You need to aim (target) at the person you want
不再被动的等 送上嘴唇变成你的人
Do not wait passively. Send up your kiss and make him your man.
Yeah I know, hooray for retarded lyrics. It's part of the OST of the drama I'm watching right now: It Started with A
 | Speaking of which, Joe Cheng is very hot. No kidding. That's the scene when he's just teasing Ariel Lin. But he's adorable. I think I'm onto 27 fiances now :D |
Voodoo Vince
by whee on 08 Dec 2006
The game is about a voodoo doll named Vince. This guy who wants to rule the world sends his two henchment to steal magical zombie powder. They end up stealing it and capturing Vince's creator. Zombie powder leaks out in the shop and across New Orleans as they make the delivery. This brings Vince to life and really messes with the city. Vince is on a quest to save his creator.The game has some pretty creative attacks, but so far, the game has been easier than most others I've played. The most thing that kills me is falling off cliffs or into deep water (Vince can't swim). The game has a ton of ledges and pits. The monsters and the other characters and the levels are generally interesting. The dialogue is suppose to be funny, but sometimes it's pretty cheesy and sometimes Vince's creator giving instructions and directions can get annoying.
End of the Semester
by whee on 08 Dec 2006
I got done the last thing that I needed to do about an hour ago. I just hope that I don't get much points taken off for the citation stuff (the format is a bit wrong for it at the end and I probably forgotten a few pages within the essay) and that the essay is something that she was looking for.Grades are suppose to come out next Friday for all my classes. I just hope that I don't end up with a bunch of C's. I just don't feel like explaining it to my parents. That I got a pretty disymal grade for my first economics exam since I didn't have the energy to study after that accounting test a few days earlier and I was being pretty ADDish. That I actually found creative writing class (not writing stuff, just the class) to be pretty boring since I'm either bored or have writer's block with writing strictly modern day settings. That I don't feel like writing a story about my life since it can be very depressing. That I'm terrible about remembering stuff anymore. That I'm not really good with subtle stuff and psychology of characters that I don't care much about.
Past Week
by whee on 02 Dec 2006
Nothing much to say about Monday through Thursday really besides schoolwork, being on the net really late at night, and occassionally playing Darkstone. I got an A on the accounting test Monday, and I don't have to take my final for it since I have an A in the class (90%). I got my stuff done for creative writing. I took a break and mostly read Dreams Made Flesh and drew my comic page on Thursday. I started studying for microeconomics this week.Friday, I got up early and had breakfast, studied, finished my comic and scanned it, and went to Sam's, Target, and Steak n' Shake with my dad. I got a game about this masochist voodoo doll that tortures himself to kill his enemies, but I haven't played it yet. I'm waiting until I get done with finals and my essay before I get addicted to anything else. When I got home, I wrote my final exam for literature theories class, and then I was online at night. I was also doing some more reading.
Today I was tired from yesterday and the week. I felt out of it so the most I did for school was studying, editing my final, and writing some more for my final essay. I don't really feel like doing research now, but at least I made myself do something. Other than that, I took a nap, made a design for my character's cousin, read a bit, and helped my mom decorate the Christmas tree.
Tomorrow is going to be busy again since I plan on going places with my parents until around 1 or 2 in the afternoon and doing studying and research after that.
Can you change...?
by whee on 01 Dec 2006
Mashi, can you change the add comments thing to something besides "murder-suicide"? It gets depressing to look at after awhile.Missing the Obvious
by whee on 29 Nov 2006
I just wished that there were some things that weren't so blatantly, blazingly obvious but there for so long that I don't see it. It was only until I read Kingston's book for lit class today and yesterday that I really saw it. I guess scientific objectivity/materialism that's so engrained in US society today had something to do with that since what can be touched and held has more weight in the definition of reality amoung most people here. I guess trying too hard to narrate about normal people and their materiality and how they interact with the materiality of the world just makes a lot of things lose dept and creativity when I write about it, how it becomes meaningless, and how it is nothing more than a bunch of fancy words stringed together which do not really connect to reality that much to me. I'm not a normal adult; I'm a storyteller, a fantasy writer, an artist; the images, people, actions, objects, and animals in my mind are just as part of reality as what can be handled and touched and interacted with in the physical plane; reality is multi-faceted and made up of multiple worlds. It's what I've always been. Without that multiplicity, the subject loses its meaning and magic for me. It's not worth writing about, anymore.all i want for christmas is sleep.
by boatswain on 26 Nov 2006
It's pretty stressing when you're parents don't know the meaning of "limit" and "tiredness".Then again there is that little odd thing y'know, my friend and the other friend. (If you don't know I'll tell you)
AHAHAH I just stretched over and I felt my dog nibble my finger. He's so cute
I finished Nobuta wo Produce (live-action jdrama) and am watching Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (anime). They are kind of the same plotline, kind of like She's All That with a twist. They're both about trying to make someone into a lady or turn them popular. But they are ridiculously funny and I love 'em :D Watch them! Maybe I'll write a review sometime later
Oh, and one more thing:
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for you.
Finals Week Next Week
by whee on 26 Nov 2006
I have a bunch of stuff I need to do this week, too, so I may not be on the net that much.Save the cows, eat more turkey
by Budinski on 24 Nov 2006
Hey there. I'm Jessica, also known as Artemis, or I suppose on here, Budinski. I'm a bitch in real life, so get over it. I don't have a lot to say right now. I'm just posting so that Mashi doesn't eat me or something. :)Happy Thanksgiving!
by whee on 23 Nov 2006
Happy Thanksgiving to those that celebrate it.Mine was pretty normal except the food came later than normal in the day. Same crowd of relatives, same noise, same walk around the park with a few of my relatives and the dog, same birthday celebration, and all around normal.
My birthday really isn't until the 25th, but the celebration is usually on Thanksgiving day since everyone is over. I'll be 21. I guess this would be a bigger thing if I actually drank, but I already know that alcohol makes me stupid. It just seems like any other birthday to me.
officially opened =)
by boatswain on 23 Nov 2006
We have officially opened! Whoot! I've got most of the problems of the code worked out and the sidebar's all working and everything.Bloggers: click on "beam me up, scotty" for the log in link =D
I added some free content: a livejournal layout but it can be easily fixed to suit normal sites.
Most of the buttons are clickable. Go ahead and click on "The Shoebox" in order to get back to the blog page instead of hitting "back" ten million times.
Radio.blog is intact. If you guys want any of the songs or want to add some, email me or leave a comment here :D
Speaking of which, for commenting you guys'll have to use a different name for your actual username for now because i messed up and you can't actually click on the password box XD I'll fix it later =) (if you don't know what i'm talkinga bout, you'll see when you try to comment on this post)
Oh, and send me your bios! >O
you're not only one who can smell fear
by keiface on 22 Nov 2006
So! First actual entry here at Shoebox Requiem, the sexiest group blog on the 'net. I'm Kei, and I'll...um. Make entries. And generally provide the flailing and merriment around here.Testing, testing, 1-2-3.
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