This is my 60th entry in Poyzn.net! Mucho gracias, dankeshoern, arigatou gozaimasu yo, Shan-san! I love this handy-dandy blog, as can be seen by my gargantuan blog entries which no one reponds to. *pokes various people with a stick*

Yanno, if I don’t know you and you comment, I’ll love you forever. If you tell me how and why you are at my blog, I’ll give you presents.

So now I’m exploring my folder on the hard drive and listening to the happy thunder. The folder is more dangerous than the lightning, methinks. XD I have so much stuff…

Oh my gosh, I didn’t even know I still had that old story. It’s something I wrote years ago, I don’t know how many. I’d have to check to see when we had that old computer it was transferred off of. I think it was about 6 years ago, though. Better than some of the stuff I write now, believe it or not. XD

And now the thunderstorm has taken a turn for the worse (Neechan just called and said that it’s hailing the size of marbles where she is, not to mention zero visibility from the rain) I think I’d best shut down the pooter. Plus, the lights flickered. Not a good sign. But tonight I get Japanese food, so all is well. Ja, minna! TGIF!

I’ve just started emailing an old friend who had sent me something saying that a mutual friend’s dad had died. I haven’t talked to that group of friends in years, so it’s kinda ironic that a death would bring me back into the fold. Now I’m all sad and reminiscing. See, Dad? This is why I don’t want to go to CTY again. It messes with my head, and thinking of all the times that I can barely remember but that were so wonderful tosses me into depression. And then I start forgetting names, like my best friend from last session, the one with the Gundam and Yuu Yuu Hakusho obsession. We sang Tamashii no Refrain together and cooed over Gundam boys and she was always playing Life with her cubby-mates and I kept missing Dad’s calls because I was in her room… And she won that award for a poem and I was so jealous! And she introduced the Hiko fangirl to me. Another one whose name I don’t remember. I think that was culrusco, though…

Back to the present, since I’m depressing myself. I have another concert tonight that I had practically forgotten about because it’s so insignificant. Unfortunately, this means I forgot to arrange transportation for me and my cello. Luckily, I was saved from walking home with Fuuma (the cello) by Jen, who somehow managed to get it to stay in her car’s trunk. Much thanks to Jen and Padfoot. *bows* I was terrified that the poor thing was gonna go flying, though. I stared out the rear window the whole drive, making sure Fuuma didn’t go anywhere. ^^;; Silly me, ne?

If anyone has a front picture of Subaru’s shikifuku (ceremonial robes) I will give you my love in return for a copy. And if you know what kind of sandals he wears, all the better. There are only two pictures of that outfit in my Zero artbook, one of which is a shoulders/head shot and the other a back/side full body shot, which is partially obscured by Seishirou-san’s hand. ( I don’t even know why I’m bothering with planning a costume since I can’t even afford the hotel without borrowing money. I need to ask Dad for a huge advance on my allowance, methinks… Glad I get so much of it. ^.^ )

What time is it now, kiddies? It’s Social Blog time! Yaaay! XD

Rusty: You sound like my dad.
Chibi: You scare me. And I was only getting worked up because I have so much happening this week and next. Busy Lisette = Confused Lisette.
Geo: If we could actually get online at the same time, that would work. But I’m shockingly busy at that time of day, especially for the end of the school year (two more weeks!), so I haven’t been around. Gomen!

I should rewatch the X, Weiss Kreuz, and Saiyuuki OVAs. They were neat. And I have this awesome music vid for the X OVA which reminded me that it has footage of Hokuto in that outfit. Bad angle, though. Nothing I didn’t see in the artbook.

Ah! I just remembered! I went to (insert school name here) Night Live the other night. It’s a bunch of comedy acts performed by the drama club and co. One act had something to do with the Hannibal Show Christmas Special or something. Yanno, Hannibal the cannibal? Well, James was Hannibal, and he was the slickest actor I’ve ever seen. Absolutely oily. He made that part fit him like a glove, just as he had played the dork announcing phobias and laughing at other’s misfortunes just a few skits earlier. That boy can *act*. But anyway, a lot of the skits (including Hannibal) had to do with ninjas. I thought I’d mention it, since Steph-san likes ninjas so much. ^^;;

And one final note, since this entry is becoming longer than the Golden Gate Bridge: The latest volume of Kenshin is pathetic. Where’s my Enishi? Get rid of the darn filler episodes already. Grr.

Concert tonight. I should be frantically preparing and/or practicing ’till my fingers bleed, but I’m getting very laid-back about concerts. Although that movement that’s almost entirely cello and alto solo is something I should really work on, since I can’t even get the fingerings right. Ara…

Someday I should interview Grandma about WWII. She was a nurse stationed over there, and I’d kinda like to know what it was like. Morbid fascination, perhaps. Or perhaps an author’s curiosity. ^^;;

Well, time is running short, so I shall go see to my laundry (am I washing my concert clothes at the last minute? Why, no!) and finish preparations. Wish me luck, minna!

How be all my homie G’s in da house, yo? We be chillin’, foo’! XD It’s even funnier when you say it slowly and enunciate everything.

So, now that I’m done making fun of people (you should hear my prep imitation), I must thank you all. Yesterday’s comments were delightful and I take great joy from them.

Geo: I lost the Search for Aeris. *innocent whistle* And it’s okay, we know you didn’t die. *Yoda voice* Not so easily killed you are. Why you make good sidekick it is. XD

Shan-san: Thanks for the suggestions, but one must break it down further: Why would a non-social person want to socialize at a big con? What makes it fun? And we won’t have spending money anyway. Money must be borrowed simply to pay for the room, let alone costumes. Speaking of which…

Steph: You’re so lucky to have your aunt to do it for you! I mean, Dad did sew pretty much all of my Yohji jacket (Thank you Dad! I love you!), but I’m doing this one all on my own. How hard can a hakama, a gi, an underrobe, and a pair of tabi be?

*flash to future*
Lisette: *hunched over sewing machine* Oh, woe be the day this unworthy one took upon herself the endless trial so commonly known as “Sewing”! What insignificance as has been attached to that name hath been cast aside in light of its true nature! Oh, woe! Woe!
Mysterious Voice: Quail not under thy fearsome burden, for I have been appointed to be thine own voice of reason, which thou hast long ago forsaken!
Lisette: Happy be the day! Tell me, oh fateful sound which hast welconmely intruded upon my labors, what path of fate might bring light again to mine eyes and a joyous jingle to my pocket?
Voice: Wear a T-shirt and jeans, you fool.
*flash back to present*

Whoa, time trip. Hate it when that happens. XD It always goes into that crappy imitation of archaic speech, though. Gotta love that archaic sound. Hee hee!

So last night there was a really kick-ass thunderstorm. The lightning started really early, but the real rain kicked in at quarter ’til 11. I couldn’t fall asleep until after the storm was over cuz I was sitting at the window cooing over the lightning. ^^;; I wanted to go with Mum to pick up Neechan from work, but it turned out that someone else was picking her up, so no midnight run to the mall for me. ;_; I’m told that all the streetlights were out and the puddle splashes went up over the car. I wish I coulda been there… ;_; *sniffle*

But I am also told that we’re supposed to get thunderstorms all week, so maybe I can see it yet. Maybe our electricity will go out for days on end! That would be neat. ^.^ I’m so glad I’m no a homeowner.

I saw a rainbow! Whoo! There was a brief thunderstorm, and then it was raining and sunny (dear lord, I just typed sonnig and had to backspace it) and there was a rainbow! I haven’t seen a rainbow in years!

Great, now I feel old. -_-;;

Yesterday was the fireworks for Memorial Day. Steph and I were singing in various languages. Don’t let her convince you that I was the only one singing. Sure, I was the only one doing bizarre impressions of punk rock, but she was the one who started Oha Rock. …I think. Something like that. We sang a lot together, okay? ^^;

Ack, indigestion. Remind me to avoid Burger King. -_- You need no more details.

Well, I’m working on a project about the Department of Education. Sempai and I will be filming the presentation at various school-related places around town. I’m writing the script. Wish me luck!

I’ve been thinking about tattoos and cosplay. I like Zell’s face tattoo, and I like the wing design I made, and I fully intend to cosplay as various people in the next few years. For example, this summer I’ll be Subaru in his ceremonial gi and hakama. I’ve started calculating costs and everything. ^^ I need a haircut, though, and I was thinking of wrapping my head in bandages so people would know I was Subaru and not some other person in ceremonial robes. XD Really, it’d be neat to walk around half-blind. No depth perception? No problem! If he can light a cigarette right by his face, I can walk around Otakon. XD

Suddenly, I feel like I’m in Ficbusters. Chibi? Are you writing? XD Someone’s walking on my grave!

Speaking of my grave, there’s a little graveyard by where Grandma lives that has Grandad’s grave in it. I was wandering around, thinking of FF7 (There was a gravestone for someone named Barrett) when I came across a peculiar grave. By golly, right there was my name, first, last, and middle initial. Creepy, you say? Indeed it was. I was very freaked out. That is, until I saw that the middle initial just had some dirt that added a line and made it look like mine. It was not my grave at all! Thank goodness. I wouldn’t want someone to come along and haul me back cuz I’d gotten up out of it. XD

Now, everyone help me convince Steph to go to Otakon with us. I’m having trouble thinking of logical arguments for going. ^^;;

Is this…? It looks like… Ah! It is! *glomps the Gardenia link* K-chan no illust da! Her arts were in Sephiroth’s Sand Castle, and I always greatly admired her style. And now I have accidentally found her site! Oh, happy day! Wai! Wai~! ^.^

To Shan-san: I am told that skiers and swimmers shave their legs because of aerodynamics and such. Makes perfect sense to me. ^^ And you’d better play FF7 soon so that I can explain the plot holes to you! XD

Okay, so right now I’m in a FF7 art kick as well as a FF8 fic kick and a DW3 and RE remake kick. How many kicks can you have going at once? *gets kicked in the head* Ow! Not a Harry Potter Japanese fanart kick! NOOOOOOOO!!

…So anyway. It is Sunday, and yet it manages to be wonderful. And I know why! There is no school tomorrow! None! Nada! *gets distracted by a Cloud and Sephiroth art* Whoa. Now that is how the game should have looked. *slaps herself* Back on track! No school tomorrow, which means I can clean my room, work on that Civics project, and visit Steph! …Wait a minute. Did I just say “clean my room” as though I was looking forward to it? Someone shoot me. Quick.

So, about that FF7… K-chan has some really good arts here. Surprisingly enough, I have very few FF7 sites bookmarked. Out of Time is a good fanfic site for it, and I can think of a few other fics, but no arts. Hmm… Geo-kun? Got any good ones for me? XD

Estuans interis ira vehmentis.
Sors immanis et innanis.
Veni veni venias, ne me mori facicas. (Glorioso generosa)
Sephiroth!

And he didn’t die. Kinda. Well, okay, he was dead from the start, but he isn’t gone. Cloud is delusional, not me. XD

Shan-san: Nah, then one gets a rash. XD And sorry about the bouncing emails, I’ll see about cleaning out my shinra account. And I blame you not for lack of comments, since I keep forgetting to read your blog. I really do mean to. ^^;;

My grades were in question for a little bit yesterday, but I have just been told that they are good enough to get me off restictions (Free at last! I am free at last!) and that summer plans rely on 4th quarter final grades. I am flooded with relief.

And now for links, because I need to get off my lazy bum and do what I say I will. (Like update with those pics that I must scan.)
Black Rose
Soramame’s House
Marble Choco Lovers (LotR art, too!)
Auron Zanmai Dou
Spicy Digital Toast
Autumn Breeze
Wunnerkammer
Camoflage
Tsuwabuki’s Opera Glass
MC Square
Kaitaishinsho
Fu-na.lib
Gera Gera
Azure
Tasty Graphite: It’s uglier than your momma!
Eugene’s animation+
Silvertales
Studio Pretty Pecs
Soldier Boy (Initial D arts, which means nothing to most folks nowadays.)
Sacreligious
High-mode
Ebisya
Gardenia
Notebooks and Pencils

And that is more than enough, even though I didn’t go through all my links. Most of those are Japanese, but easy to navigate. Have fun!

*heavy sigh* I do not like having to twist people’s arms in order to straighten out our summer plans, but it must be done. ‘Specially since it seems that one person is spreading false info and no one is communicating. That’s why we have a private blog, folks. Tell us about changes in plans, however slight they may be. I really don’t like having to drag details out of ya’ll.

In response to the ONE comment I got yesterday (thank you Stephy!), I must say that we seem to be right out of vanity. We’re overstocked on sloth and envy, though. I’d gladly barter for some high-quality self-esteem. *evil grin* God is so nice to me…

In other news, it’ so d(BLEEEP) hot here that I zipped off the lower portion of my new hanky-swanky pants (which come with optional straps, pockets, and lower legs) and shaved my legs. Possibly too much personal info for those who think all girls keep their legs hairless at all times, but I think it’s silly. Hair is good insulation, which you need in the winter. But it’s over 80 today, so I need no insulation whatsoever. ^^;; So now Lisette is in shorts. I haven’t worn shorts in years. I must be getting old for the heat to affect me so badly…

And that is all, because I am lazy. And because I want to go look for a particular Gravitation MP3. Fare thee well.

I am feeling rather down, since my summer plans are coming to a grinding halt. I have tracked the causes of this to two and a half people (half because I’m not sure how involved he was), and I am very, very unhappy. I need caramel and tea and a good book. I have tea and two books, so all I need is caramel. Maybe some parental comfort. I like parental comfort.

Social blog:
Steph, get some self esteem. (teasing tone there, not condescending or any such.) I adore your drawings and such. I admire your skills with CSS, as painful as writing the actual page may be for you. I think the Schu layout is simple but flavorful. I adore the Aya layout for reasons mostly beyond my understanding but having something to do with the effect of looking in a window at Aya framed by bronze light streaming in a window with darkness all around. It’s rather poetic when I phrase it that way, isn’t it?

Geo: You always lose links. I dare not even ask how many are missing right now. Do you have Chibiland? The P: P blog? Your blog? My blog? Steph’s blog? Any of our pages? XD But you are. A man. Of the sea! XD

And now, since I’m out of time, I shall say one last thing: I hate fate. I believe in it rather thoroughly due to unexpected evidence and coincidences that occur all too frequently. And Fate seems to dislike me as well. That is all. Expect links tomorrow, or maybe book reccomendations.

*sniffle* I feel neglected. No comments for little ol’ lazy me… So what if I disappeared for a week? Must I really teach ya’ll to give me comments again?

Steph-san takes good pictures. Aya-kun looks very nice indeed. And I love the new layout! I’ve been yearning for some Schu lately, and it looks very nice. I went to every page so I could see all the Schu pics, despite having his character sketches in my posession. *considers* Actually, I think those are in the second manga, so I have them in my virtual posession. XD Right? Right. At any rate, the layout doesn’t looks as bad as you think it does. (And I still worship that old Aya layout. The image editing, while simple, is godly. I am also attracted to light/color schemes, so…)

Geo and Nick need to blog more. Come to the Geek Side. We have Palm Pilots.

Since I have nothing better to do, I shall direct you all to a number of excellent fanfic sites. Note that I am not responsible for any content you may dislike. I don’t even remember what the fanfics were about; just that they were well-written. Which means you can expect a fairly large amount of OOc that happens to be either plausible or so ridiculous that it’s an original story with names and faces of familiar characters. ^^;; Enough disclaimers, have some links.
Out of Lives
Darkness Rising
wonderland
Black Rose
Bishounen Ink
Nikutai no Yume
And that is all I can easily find in my favorites list. Enjoy, if you will. I promise not all of it’s yaoi. …Or is it? I forget. ^^;; Silly me…

Expect art/comic links soon. I have more wallpaper pages than I know what to do with. And I’m reading this comic called Affinity Uncertain, which is exactly like reading a manga - complete with Japanese sound effects and such. I keep translating it into Japanese as I read it, which doesn’t help any. For example, the line “Teppei, you…” becomes “Teppei, omae….”. Simple things like that, since more complex Japanese fries my brain. ^^;; Someone should publish this girl. She draws very well, nice storyline, good use of screentone…

And now I must tend to cooking dinner. Fare thee well.