a minor incident

Me and My Awesomeness
Hi, everyone! Welcome to my LJ/DW! Some of you who have been on the internet since the dawn of time may know me as Daimira, champion procrastinator and neglecter of assorted websites, shrines, and more abandoned blogs than can be counted. That hardly matters, because I'm awesome, anyway.

I'm a scientist, writer, and government dog all in one tiny 5'0" package that loves dogs, water sports, and crazy insane extreme activities that often involve a lot of falling (or trying not to).

What I'll Probably Be Talking About
Expect a lot of entries about books and music. I might post the occasional book review, usually 2 years or so AFTER a book has reached fame, haha, by which point it has become overrated, and then I will likely just say "Hey, this book is OVERRATED." I enjoy the fantasy and young adult (which is basically just fantasy, anyway) genres, as well as the occasional horror and literary fiction.

I might also post a CD/artist review every now and then (this may actually be up to date). I lean more toward indie pop/ alternative pop and folk, although I do listen to "harder" stuff. However, I am not an indie snob -- kinda hard to be when your favorite artist EVER is half-immersed in mainstream pop. You can check out my Last.FM profile if you want to know more.

I also like a lot of Western TV shows like Chuck, Psych, Monk, House, Buffy, Angel. I love J/K/C-dramas (in that order), such as Nobuta wo Produce, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, the first Gokusen, Nodame Cantabile, Full House, and Coffee Prince, just to name a few. I also love anime and manga, including Rurouni Kenshin, Ouran High School Host Club, Yakitate!! Japan, Cowboy Bebop, Vision of Escaflowne, and Hayao Miyazaki/ Studio Ghibli films. I may or may not flail at idol groups like NEWS, Arashi, V6, and Tokio. /denial

Friending
If you and I share similar interests or are in the same fandom (see above) and usually have conversations, feel free to add me and I'll do my best to add you back as soon as I can. I don't lock many of my entries, though, so if you're just a casual visitor, you're not missing much.

Because of all the fireworks everywhere, poor thing. So doubtless I will be spending Christmas Eve comforting a frightened dog and trying to stop him from climbing onto my bed (and lying on me -_-;)

I hope you all have a better day than my dog, though! XD

HAPPY HOLIDAYS~!!!

Since my family's definition of a holiday is the complete opposite of mine, I spent most of the day outside. As an explanation, holidays for me equals sleeping in until I get hungry, eating, and sleeping some more. For them, it usually involves waking me up at an ungodly hour (earlier than when I have to work, even!) and dragging me outdoors.

Since it was raining most of the weekend, however, my father's plans for us to go swimming were cancelled (fortunately, because though I love swimming, I abhor swimming in the nearby resorts which are usually overrun with children). But though today dawned bright and sunny, it was my mother's plans we followed and we wound up going to the mall, where I immediately commenced a shopping spree and I just have to ask retailers this:

WHY IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOUR SIZES SO FUCKING INCONSISTENT?!

I don't get it. Last year, my size would range from small to large, depending on the clothing store. Now? It ranges from EXTRA SMALL to EXTRA LARGE! WTF? Oh, and when shopping from the same boutique, I bought three blouses: one was medium, one was large, and one was extra large. Again, this was the same boutique!

I really miss the days when I was a medium everywhere. What is going on? How can one store's extra small be another's extra large? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. Oh, while we're at it--

WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE THE DEFAULT DESIGN FOR WOMEN'S BLOUSES DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT GIRLS HAVE BREASTS?

Unless I'm flat as a washboard -- or have a dent in my chest, maybe -- I am apparently going to have the hardest time buying clothes. There is something wrong going on here! I'm not even very...er...boobular?

I'm sorry if this should not be a surprise, but for the past four years I only bought clothes from catalogues (I'm still a medium in those) or out of the country (which use the number sizes, so idk).

Anyway, that aside. I went to see In Time after my shopping spree and let me just say: IT IS A MOVIE I WILL WILLINGLY WATCH THREE TIMES. ON MUTE. BECAUSE WHO CARES ABOUT PLOT WITH THAT MUCH PRETTY? I mean, Justin Timberlake -- pfft, I don't care about you. BUT MATT BOMER. ALEX PRETTYFER PETTYFER. CILLIAN MURPHY. VINCENT KARTHEISER, HELLO. And Amanda Seyfried is always pretty!

Can I just say that I find it sad that Justin outlived everyone that was prettier than him, though?

The plot was kind of hilarious, though. There were several gaping plot holes and the clock was too much of a Deus Ex Machina at times. And how do you even transfer time just by clasping hands, idk. But who cares? Pretty!

Now, however, I feel about to sink into a food coma because I had too many carbs today (Japanese for lunch, Chinese for dinner). So that's all I have to say about today. Which actually, seems like a lot now. And I have to be up early tomorrow for a seminar, so blargh. I hope I can stay awake through it.