Well, recently I've posted 2 more sections for "Interview Yorukifon"...
Also, during my b-day which is July 20, I found out that it was also Zaizen Hikaru's b-day from Shitenhouji from Prince of Tennis. And then my reaction was something like, "OH SHNAP!" and I decided I would try to make a banner for him tomorrow, meaning today, but I couldn't really find any decent pics, and Kage-san already made one and if I made one, it wouldn't even be close to how awesome hers was.
And then I thought of making a one-shot (probably would be very short though) for Zaizen, but I was kinda and kinda not sure on his personality, and I just recently checked this fanlisting which had a profile kinda thingy on him, and I think I got his personality down and stuff, but I'm still scared since well... I dun wanna suffer the flames saying, "HE WAS OOC!!" etc etc. And also, it's already 1 day late, and it's almost 10:50, so... (XD It also said he was a lefty, which made me cheer for joy, and also that his fav subject was English, which is the same for me. And then also that his worst is Classics, and I don't exactly have a subject called that, but I don't like classics either.)
Maybe I'll do it, maybe I won't... But I DO know that Zaizen needs more love. Seriously, I searched "Zaizen" on Quizilla, and guess what? 7 results. And one was actually a Kenya one-shot. And 2 of them didn't have anything to do with him at all. And one was Kage-san's July PoT b-day banners. So basically, he only had 3 creations for him. 4 if you count a b-day banner. They were all one-shots/drabbles. No series. I can't exactly say I can make a series for him though...
*groan* Aw man, I shoulda chose him for Sabrina-san's story lottery thing so possibly, he could have a mini-series! *bangs head* Dammit, dammit, dammit. So I asked my friend to message Sabrina-san for a chance for Zaizen...
I'll get to trying on that Zaizen one-shot.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Newest Update
Here's a better idea of how Akira looks like. Except, her hair is a darker purple, and her eyes are the same shade as the purple in the picture.Poll result: 8 voted for yes to having special flashback chapters for the PoT/DN XOver, *Sensitive*. 2 voted for it being my choice, and finally, only 1 voted for me to continue with just regular chapters. So that's 11 voters in all...I'm disappointed, really. I mean, I see polls with at least 30 votes, and then mine's just... 11. It makes me feel like no one even cares about *Sensitive*, ya kno'.
Anyway, the first special flashback chapter is out, 3 days after the poll ended. XD Sorry for the delay. I actually had a feeling that the majority would say yes, so I was getting the chapter ready to post as soon the poll ended, but my brain kinda shut down due to lack of creative juices. XP
The first chapter was about 1,800 words, which is pretty good compared to my other "short" chapters, which averaged 700 or 800 words. I hope you read it and find that you like it! Also, if you haven't read *Sensitive* yet, then please read it! It's a Prince of Tennis and Death Note crossover, but there's no major confusing info from Death Note, so if you're worrying about that, don't worry. I'll try to make it so you can understand it even if you don't know Death Note.
If you Death Note fans are worrying about Kira, then don't. Kira won't be in the story. EVER. Maybe other case criminals, I'm not sure at the moment, but Kira will NOT be in here. I don't feel like having to explain the whole Death Note thing and Kira plot and possibly confuse some of my readers at the same time. And also, I don't watch/read Death Note, but I know the info of the plot, etc. Just...not perfectly.
Thanks for reading,
Yorukifon
Monday, July 6, 2009
Japanese Language Learning Programs
#1 is RocketJapanese. #2 is Rosetta Stone. And #3 is Pimlur or something like that.
In my opinion, I agree with RocketJapanese being #1. However, I do not think Rosetta Stone is that great. I'll tell you about the different points (good and bad) about RocketJapanese and Rosetta Stone. I haven't tried Pimlur or whatever it was called, so I can't really say anything about that.
RocketJapanese...well, first of all, it's considered to be #1. But, it's also only $100 for a limited time, and Rosetta Stone is #2, but is $500 for levels 1, 2, and 3 Japanese put together.
In my opinion, RocketJapanese is more fun than Rosetta Stone. In the audio tracks (there's audio tracks [they're downloadable so you can listen to them on your MP3 player or w/e], text lessons, and software-ish games called MegaVocab, MegaAudio, and MegaHiragana. You learn about Kanji, and I think-- Katakana too, so don't worry.) the hosts' voices sound lively so you're not bored. Like you know how sometimes you have those teachers that talk in a drone-voice, and then you get bored and don't pay attention? That's how the voices on Rosetta Stone sound like sometimes. Or maybe I'm hearing wrong.
But anyway, with Rosetta Stone, you just match up pictures with words/phrases/sentences over and over again, which gets boring. At first, it might be ok, but in level 1 Japanese Rosetta Stone, you do that for a section at least 10 times, so it gets annoying. Rosetta Stone also does not really have any English, so it can't really explain things to you.
With RocketJapanese, they still talk in English as well, and they have text lessons where they can explain things to you easier. RocketJapanese helps you learn Japanese in less than 2 months, and I'm pretty sure that's faster than the average time it takes for you to learn the language with Rosetta Stone. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
By the way, I think RocketJapanese focuses more on conversational Japanese, but I think you can focus more on reading/writing characters if you want to.
If I was rating these 2 products, I would rate RocketJapanese 5 stars, and Rosetta Stone 3. However, I'm only taking the FREE 6-day trial for RocketJapanese, so I have yet to talk to my dad about actually buying the whole thing. But I'm hoping I can, because I don't think Rosetta Stone is working for me. It may work for other people though.
I just made a post about this so I could vent out my frustration, I guess, and so that you could see the different points about each program from someone who has experienced them. But to be honest...I don't think I said any bad points about RocketJapanese at all... *sweatdrop* I can't really think of any...
In my opinion, I agree with RocketJapanese being #1. However, I do not think Rosetta Stone is that great. I'll tell you about the different points (good and bad) about RocketJapanese and Rosetta Stone. I haven't tried Pimlur or whatever it was called, so I can't really say anything about that.
RocketJapanese...well, first of all, it's considered to be #1. But, it's also only $100 for a limited time, and Rosetta Stone is #2, but is $500 for levels 1, 2, and 3 Japanese put together.
In my opinion, RocketJapanese is more fun than Rosetta Stone. In the audio tracks (there's audio tracks [they're downloadable so you can listen to them on your MP3 player or w/e], text lessons, and software-ish games called MegaVocab, MegaAudio, and MegaHiragana. You learn about Kanji, and I think-- Katakana too, so don't worry.) the hosts' voices sound lively so you're not bored. Like you know how sometimes you have those teachers that talk in a drone-voice, and then you get bored and don't pay attention? That's how the voices on Rosetta Stone sound like sometimes. Or maybe I'm hearing wrong.
But anyway, with Rosetta Stone, you just match up pictures with words/phrases/sentences over and over again, which gets boring. At first, it might be ok, but in level 1 Japanese Rosetta Stone, you do that for a section at least 10 times, so it gets annoying. Rosetta Stone also does not really have any English, so it can't really explain things to you.
With RocketJapanese, they still talk in English as well, and they have text lessons where they can explain things to you easier. RocketJapanese helps you learn Japanese in less than 2 months, and I'm pretty sure that's faster than the average time it takes for you to learn the language with Rosetta Stone. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
By the way, I think RocketJapanese focuses more on conversational Japanese, but I think you can focus more on reading/writing characters if you want to.
If I was rating these 2 products, I would rate RocketJapanese 5 stars, and Rosetta Stone 3. However, I'm only taking the FREE 6-day trial for RocketJapanese, so I have yet to talk to my dad about actually buying the whole thing. But I'm hoping I can, because I don't think Rosetta Stone is working for me. It may work for other people though.
I just made a post about this so I could vent out my frustration, I guess, and so that you could see the different points about each program from someone who has experienced them. But to be honest...I don't think I said any bad points about RocketJapanese at all... *sweatdrop* I can't really think of any...
Friday, July 3, 2009
Death Note, Another Note: The Los Angeles B.B. Murder Cases
やった！！！(Yatta!)
デス ノーテ （Dessu no-te? But then the last katakana character doesn't match..)
Well, anyway, I got the book! But it was from E-Bay and the condition was "good", so it's not perfect or anything like that... I wanted the new book, not a used one or anything, but nooo~ my brother just goes and gets it. It was only $2 difference, which isn't that bad... this version of the book looks different from the version of it shown on Amazon... I wanted that version cuz it looked cooler. T______T
Oh god, now I'm acting like a selfish brat. SEE LIGHT?!?! SEE WHAT DEATH NOTE DOES TO YOU!?!? HUH, HUH!?
I've always wanted to say that, and now I had a pretty good excuse, don't you think? Well, I'm off to read it so then I won't have to worry about spoilers in the newest chapters of Quirks by 4, a Death Note and Inuyasha crossover on fanfiction.net.
The L and Misora Naomi picture in the first few pages is so cool!!! *eyes sparkle*
Oh, I finished the novel already! It took me 2 hours at most! Surprisingly, the parts in B.B.'s POV (well, not entirely but kinda) were funny, because he was trying out different evil laughs... O.o
LAST EDITED;; 7/3/09
デス ノーテ （Dessu no-te? But then the last katakana character doesn't match..)
Well, anyway, I got the book! But it was from E-Bay and the condition was "good", so it's not perfect or anything like that... I wanted the new book, not a used one or anything, but nooo~ my brother just goes and gets it. It was only $2 difference, which isn't that bad... this version of the book looks different from the version of it shown on Amazon... I wanted that version cuz it looked cooler. T______T
Oh god, now I'm acting like a selfish brat. SEE LIGHT?!?! SEE WHAT DEATH NOTE DOES TO YOU!?!? HUH, HUH!?
I've always wanted to say that, and now I had a pretty good excuse, don't you think? Well, I'm off to read it so then I won't have to worry about spoilers in the newest chapters of Quirks by 4, a Death Note and Inuyasha crossover on fanfiction.net.
The L and Misora Naomi picture in the first few pages is so cool!!! *eyes sparkle*
Oh, I finished the novel already! It took me 2 hours at most! Surprisingly, the parts in B.B.'s POV (well, not entirely but kinda) were funny, because he was trying out different evil laughs... O.o
LAST EDITED;; 7/3/09
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Japanese Introduction!
(Uwahhh~, Marui-san looks so cool in this picture. Kudos to who drew it!!!)
はじめまして、るキーちゃん です。よろしく おねがいします！！！
(Hajimemashite, Ruki-chan desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!)
I learned how to type in Japanese with an English keyboard! :D SO happy XD. That introduction was only in Hiragana, not in the full Kanji or anything like that. I only know Hiragana, so... but even though I only know that, I could've put the full Kanji too...
What do you think? It's cool, huh, huh???
Oh, and also, if you're a RL friend, I'll be sending you your b-day party invite (e-mail form) a week before my b-day. So, July 13-19, be sure to check your e-mail! :D Except Tabby, Abby will just tell you since your internet utterly PHAILS. xP
Monday, June 15, 2009
WISHLIST~
Yo, long time no see, eh? ...Not really. Anyway, here's my wishlist that I told my friend I would post so they can choose something to get for my birthday I guess... I dunno how to get it in my sidebar or as a gadget. (Audrey, you can tell the others about this so they can have an idea too.) I tried, but I can't put anything in it. SO HERE IT IS!: (Oh btw, it's in no order)
1. Japanese OR Vietnamese learning book. Even if I can only borrow it, I'll be happy!! ^^
2. Everyone to sign up as a member on our company website! xD ^^ Kidding.
2. Did anyone notice this is the 2nd #2? I bet you just looked. :P Umm... a Neopets cash card? I dunno... can't think of anything.
3. Any manga book. (Shonen Jump, or any other manga separate series as long as it's good.)
4. A big origami panda head I can tape to the front of our company's binder!! :D
5. A plushie for either: panda, cow, doggie, fox, wolf, frog (Any really, it's just those especially.)
6. A tennis racquet that's either blue, green, or purple? But then we'd have to find one that fits me and with grip tape that's comfortable for me... (Abby's place has tennis courts, so I could go there to play, I guess.) {They're too expensive for a b-day gift though. So don't. xD}
7. Maybe some tennis balls to go with that racquet. xD
8. Art/writing supplies
9. Any of the Death Note Live Action movies that have the sub. There's the 1st movie with sub and dub on Amazon and it's $11 about. So yeah. And then the 2nd is $15, but I dunno if it has subs... I wanna see the 3rd though. OH! It does have subs too. Good. xD
I think I'm getting better at this "Wishlist" thing. **Already getting Death Note, Another Note**
LAST UPDATED;; June 27, 2009. 3:20 PM
1. Japanese OR Vietnamese learning book. Even if I can only borrow it, I'll be happy!! ^^
2. Everyone to sign up as a member on our company website! xD ^^ Kidding.
2. Did anyone notice this is the 2nd #2? I bet you just looked. :P Umm... a Neopets cash card? I dunno... can't think of anything.
3. Any manga book. (Shonen Jump, or any other manga separate series as long as it's good.)
4. A big origami panda head I can tape to the front of our company's binder!! :D
5. A plushie for either: panda, cow, doggie, fox, wolf, frog (Any really, it's just those especially.)
6. A tennis racquet that's either blue, green, or purple? But then we'd have to find one that fits me and with grip tape that's comfortable for me... (Abby's place has tennis courts, so I could go there to play, I guess.) {They're too expensive for a b-day gift though. So don't. xD}
7. Maybe some tennis balls to go with that racquet. xD
8. Art/writing supplies
9. Any of the Death Note Live Action movies that have the sub. There's the 1st movie with sub and dub on Amazon and it's $11 about. So yeah. And then the 2nd is $15, but I dunno if it has subs... I wanna see the 3rd though. OH! It does have subs too. Good. xD
I think I'm getting better at this "Wishlist" thing. **Already getting Death Note, Another Note**
LAST UPDATED;; June 27, 2009. 3:20 PM
Friday, June 5, 2009
>.<...Summer Plans? I guess...
Sorry! No piccie this time!
With the way I'm going, seems that I'll update this blog weekly. xD
Well, I wanna learn Japanese and try to be fluent by the time I graduate from high school... That gives me about 5 years... xD Why by the time I graduate from high school? Well, I'm planning to take a Chinese class at whatever university I'm going to be accepted to. And I don't think I would really have that much time to try to learn Japanese after I get a job or something... and I don't think I would be able to handle Japanese and Chinese at the same time either. I'm not the kind of person who can handle that.
But even though that gives me 5 years and I kinda know the 46 basic Hiragana already, I'm not sure if I'd still be able to be fluent in Japanese... I seriously need to see my friend's Japanese book (she actually takes classes at a different place) so that I can copy down the other Hiragana and study those. Kanji looks hard. >.<
I already know some words and stuff, but I'm not sure about the sentence structure and the particles and all that. So I barely know any sentences. Maybe I'll use Christmas money to buy 'Remembering the Kanji' books online... I have a senpai friend who uses that book and a SRS to learn 40 Kanji a day AND remember them. I don't really know how to use a SRS...or really figured it out, but I have this other site that I use that's kinda like an SRS, I guess?
Yosh! I'll get the first 'Remembering the Kanji' book for my b-day then! ^^ Uhhmm...yeah, but I'll need to learn the rest of the Hiragana first though. (Psst~ if you're one of my RL friends, there's a hint to what to get me xDDD But it might be a bit too expensive...) I'm not sure how much it costs though...
Another thing- I have to take swimming lessons the week after the last day of school, for 2 weeks. Mon-Thurs. But I'm in level 5 already, so I know all the stuff I need to know, so what's the point of continuing?! (You need to finish level 6 to complete the program) I'm not even going to pass level 5... And lately, the people who I have to take the lessons with are meanies! HMPH.
Please tell me what you think about the Japanese learning plan I talked about above in a comment!
With the way I'm going, seems that I'll update this blog weekly. xD
Well, I wanna learn Japanese and try to be fluent by the time I graduate from high school... That gives me about 5 years... xD Why by the time I graduate from high school? Well, I'm planning to take a Chinese class at whatever university I'm going to be accepted to. And I don't think I would really have that much time to try to learn Japanese after I get a job or something... and I don't think I would be able to handle Japanese and Chinese at the same time either. I'm not the kind of person who can handle that.
But even though that gives me 5 years and I kinda know the 46 basic Hiragana already, I'm not sure if I'd still be able to be fluent in Japanese... I seriously need to see my friend's Japanese book (she actually takes classes at a different place) so that I can copy down the other Hiragana and study those. Kanji looks hard. >.<
I already know some words and stuff, but I'm not sure about the sentence structure and the particles and all that. So I barely know any sentences. Maybe I'll use Christmas money to buy 'Remembering the Kanji' books online... I have a senpai friend who uses that book and a SRS to learn 40 Kanji a day AND remember them. I don't really know how to use a SRS...or really figured it out, but I have this other site that I use that's kinda like an SRS, I guess?
Yosh! I'll get the first 'Remembering the Kanji' book for my b-day then! ^^ Uhhmm...yeah, but I'll need to learn the rest of the Hiragana first though. (Psst~ if you're one of my RL friends, there's a hint to what to get me xDDD But it might be a bit too expensive...) I'm not sure how much it costs though...
Another thing- I have to take swimming lessons the week after the last day of school, for 2 weeks. Mon-Thurs. But I'm in level 5 already, so I know all the stuff I need to know, so what's the point of continuing?! (You need to finish level 6 to complete the program) I'm not even going to pass level 5... And lately, the people who I have to take the lessons with are meanies! HMPH.
Please tell me what you think about the Japanese learning plan I talked about above in a comment!
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