6th Movie

Well on Sunday we went to watch the sixth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and it didn't seem any longer than the previous few movies. It was quite comical and didn't follow the book exactly [mostly they changed the location or cut stuff out due to time] but it was enjoyable. And just like the book, the ending was just as sad T_T Graystache!!!!!! No!

*sob*

Anywhoos, we actually had a 'PotterFest' on Friday and Saturday, watching all five previous movies [not in a row, of course--hell not]. It was twelve hours worth of movies.... We saw the first two on Friday from around 9 to 2 at night and only my brother and I mangaed to stay awake. Then on Saturday we watched movie three [which still kinda bugs me since they changed things around *rant*], then the first quarter or four and the last quarter [maybe less]. I think my mom wanted us to 'hurry up and watch it so we can freshen up with five', but whatever. Then came movie five, which was more enjoyable than I remember. Finally, we slept and went out to the movies the next day.

Now we just need to waiat for the next two movies to come out--in case you hadn't heard, book seven will be split into two which is cool but also sucks.

-Tzui

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"And Every Word I Hear Is Just Left Ringing In My Ears / Saying Everyone Around Me Looks The Same"

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN - Ace Enders

Manga:147

Here it is after so long: an updated version of my manga collection :D

My 'hobby' has lasted since fall of '05 up till now, though I was barely introduced to actual graphic novel format. Ah, reminicence...

Basically, in Janurary of 2004 my brother bought that issue of Shonen Jump and us three were entranced. Since then up to I don't know when, whenever we accompanied my mom to Stater Bros. we'd read the Shonen Jumps in the magazine section. This lasted a while--it was fun, though :D However, as I was saying, the actual manga format came in August in our Language Arts class of '05. My friend brought a couple volumes of Fruits Basket and I was further entranced than I could have ever been. I went to Barnes and Noble soonafter and began my collection with Legendz.

Ah, what a beginning... T_T

And now, I present you with my manga collection! If you want a list of all the books in the picture, please visit here. [You can also fullview it there]

-Tzui
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"There'll Be No More Pointless Fighting / No More Money Running It / Bring Back Love"
BRING BACK LOVE [YEAR 2020] - Ace Enders

Mini Golf

On Friday and Saturday we went mini golfing. :D It was fun even though I suck half the time >.<. Our first day I got last with 61, my dad got 60, my mom got 53 and my brother got 45. And in golf, you want the lowest score. Then on Saturday my cousin and aunt came over and we eventually went to Boomers. It was kinda like this one place we went to in Arizona. Anyways, there was outdoors and cosmic minigolf [we only did the latter], go-karts some rides or something and an arcade. Anyways the kids played golf whilst the parents sat out. I got third 'cause my cousin kinda sucked more than I. Haha. Then my brother and I played one more game while my other brother and cousin went to go on the go-karts. We were really close, one right behind the other and switching. After hole 17, we tied. It was all up to 18. And...........I won. It was crazy. I got 3 and he got 4, so it was awesome to win [and speaking of winning, I also beat him at the three rounds of air hockey we played]. ^_^ Okays. I believe I've already posted the picture of books I got Friday, so I'll show the ones I got this weekend.
SATURDAY:

The left book is Kitchen Princess volume 2. I wasn't planning on continuing this series so early but there wasn't anything else I wanted.
Besides... It Takes a Wizard. Oh. My. Gosh. I've been waiting for this book for so long to hit the shelves. Seven Seas kept on pushing back the date and I assume it's 'cause they decided to put the whole story into one book. But after reading it I really loved it. I don't have a set top 5, but this is up there :D

SUNDAY:

Yeah, I was able to go to Borders with my dad and I got Yotsuba&! volume 4. I was hoping to also find volume 5 since Yen Press will be taking over the series at vol. 6. But I haven't read it yet, though the series is really cute ^-^
And finally there's Kitchen Princess volume 3. I'm actually really liking this series and the recipes in the back are cool too. I might actually finish a series that's long than five books.


-Tzui
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"If I Go Anywhere That You Want Me To Go? / How Do I Know You'll Still Follow" PANIC SWITCH - Silversun Pickups

Neopets

Yes, I've started playing Neopets again. [haha]. No, really, I have:

<--This is my Neopets homepage [better to click on it for full view to actually see anything]. I would use one of my usual usernames but I'd already created accounts with 'em so I had to use the last name of one of my OCs; Yggdraeniel. Haha, it sounds so corny but I think it's cool. ^^

This time I picked a Xweetox as my starter Neopet. He's a Red Male named Lapistier [pronounced: 'Lah-pee-stee-ay']. He's already level 9 with fairly good starter stats, though I'm going to work on his HP and Defence next.

Oh, and as of this afternoon, Lapistier as a week old :D Yes, I've been playing that long.

What else about Neopets...? Well, I transferred all my money and items from my old accounts--which was a lot. I got a shit load of stuff and about 150,000 NP from it, though I've almost 230,000 now which is kinda sad. ^^; But I also kind of missed the games that I used to always play.

If you've a Neopet account, be my NeoFriend!

Anyways, went to Barnes and Noble, which was unexpected. Basically my mom kinda bought a new car and she really wanted to drive it so we went to do errands. But I was able to get two manga for myself [and a Chocolate Frosty from Wendy's ^^] Back to the manga.

On the left is Negima! Magister Negi Magi volume 23. I was led to believe it came out later this month but I found it actually came out a few days ago, so I bought it [of course]. Haven't read it yet, though.

And I also got Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning volume 8, which I believe also came out this month. I'm really liking this series and now I'm officially caught up with the manga. It also happens to be my second largest series at 8, with Negima having 23. ^^;

-Tzui

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"Cause We Need A Leader / Someone To Be A Hero"

LEADER - Ace Enders

Scrabble

Yes, I play Scrabble. It's very fun actually, if you actually play it [and maybe bend the rules a bit *cough*].

We've played several rounds so far this summer, one of which we played today. Here's the final result [I got last, beaten by my brother and mom [as usual :p] I believe we were all able to play each of our tiles, though it's still kinda hard when you've got crappy letters >.>

Oh, and my mom was finally able to spell 'ZOMBIE' this time--she was almost able to the last time we played but I think she didn't have room last time. Oh, and the E is a blank tile, so it's technically [not] there.


And then my dad and I went to Barnes and Noble which we were going to do yesterday but kind of ran out of time--he came home late and there were two shows we watch at 8 and 9 and B&N closes at ten, so yeah. But we went today where I ran to one of my old friends and her mom. I wasn't even expecting to see her there but I did, and she's still as dorky as ever :D We talked and were dorky in the B&N JR section, looking at the plush toys and baby books. Haha, good times. But she was there since three and we said our byes. It was fun talking to her again.

So anyways, my dad and I went to the bookstore. I got two manga [pic later] and I grabbed a book for my brother. Then we got Super Scrabble. Yes; Super Scrabble. I couldn't believe how BIG it is--441 squars compared to 225, and twice as many tiles. Aweome. :D To the left's the pic of the completed board we played tonight, which took forever. It was really fun though I got last again.
Me=188, Bro1=204, Dad=277, Mom=289, Bro2=299. It's not that I suck at it, it's just I can never get the tiles on the right spaces and stuff. >.> Oh, and I was able to spell 'DRUDGE' finally, but my mom mooched the points by adding '-ERY', which totally sucked. -.-

Okay, manga time. For some reason, Barnes and Noble hasn't carried the manga I want recently, which totally sucks. Maybe I'm used to the variety of stalls at Franks but it may just be me. I was gonna get Jack Frost but the cover was bent. I didn't know what to grab so I got Alice on Deadlines volume 1 [right] and Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning volume 7 [left]. And I got my dad to pay for them :D

Good nights.


-Tzui
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"Look At You Now / Remember How You Gave Me Shit / And I Made Lemonade Out Of It"
LEMONADE - TSUNAMI BOMB

July and Books

Man, it's July already. This is my third week of vacation and I can't believe how fast it's going O.O GAH! I don't want summer to end.

But it has to.

Well, I opened The Odyssey today though i haven't started reading the first chpater yet. I'm going to have to read it soon, though I also want to finish the book books still collecting dust on my shelf.
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And speaking of books, I was able to get my mom to take me to Barnes and Noble today. I also was able to get her to pay them for me :D

The manga on the right is Kashimashi volume 5. Huzzah! I've finally bought the last volume in the series [though it was mostly procrastination--they didn't have many books I wanted today]. It might be one of the series I own that I really like though to say the least I like all my series :D
Then the blue book is The Graveyard Book. I actually don't remember what it's about but I might not have really boughten it unless I had that coupon--the book was $18 originally, but I paid just over $10. ^^ I'll try to get around reading it soon.

Oh, and the yellow magazine is Nintendo Power August 2009--it came in the mail today and I've read most of what I found interesting--still need to go over the E3 section.
And speaking of, the video game that I found most interesting was Fragile. It looks spooky yet also very interesting even if most people wouldn't see it that way. You play as a kid named Seto and all you remember is living in the postapocalyptic Japan where everything is deserted and beginning to be overrun by plants. There's ghost and as far as you know, you're the only survivor left. Personally, I'll get this game even though it's one NP might rate it as a 5 or lower [i.e. Time Hollow and Lux-Pain].

Now off to read my manga!


-Tzui
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"Earth Below Us / Driftin, Falling / Floating Weightless / Calling, Calling Home"
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