Is it just me, or does everyone who shops at Hot Topic nowadays think they're cool for doing so? Is it just me, or has Hot Topic gone farther down the crapper over the last four or five years? Aren't the goth/punk stereotypes supposed to be something that people ease into instead of saying, "Oooh, that's cute, I'll look just like an anime character if I shop here!" Over half of the point of it is to NOT be the mainstream! Damn you Hot Topic, you used to sell some nice stuff until all these stupid little lolita-wannabe fangirls came along! So far, I've been able to compile a rather accurate questionnaire for people to go over and find out if they're misunderstood, miserable and gloomy creatures or if they're just some poser. Now for the haters, don't worry, I've done my homework and several surveys to assure a high level of accuracy in these little details. But, if you still feel the need to rag on me for it, go ahead, no person alive could make me hate myself anymore than I do already.

And remember, I don't give a flying fark if you do some of these things and still wear black. It's not the clothes that make you, so wear whatever you feel comfortable in!



You are probably NOT goth...

if you refuse to eat meat because you think it's wrong.

if you cannot forcefully extract at least two tablespoons of blood from yourself with a sharp object in less than ten minutes.

if you like "Naruto."

if you are obsessed with Final Fantasy (especially Advent Children).

if you have never modified your clothing with your own hands. (Patches, ripping and trimming do NOT count.)

if less than four people on average per year try to get you on antidepressants (even if you're already on some).

if you are allowing your parents to plan your future for you with no regard for you own wishes.

if you have never made a serious suicide attempt.

if you like more than twenty percent of the things currently being sold at your local mall's "Hot Topic."

if you will accept a friend based on what they wear.

if you would eagerly spend more than sixty dollars on a casual top-and-bottom set that is not genuinely unique in some way.

If you automatically like someone just because they like at least one anime or manga.

if you cannot tell someone to stop staring because you think it would be rude of you.

if you wear clothing, dye/cut your hair, get piercings/tattoos specifically to get attention or because one of your friends did it.

if you do ANYTHING just because one or more of your friends does it.

if you want to buy everything that has a skull on it.

if you purposefully try not to laugh or smile just for the sake of appearing dark and gloomy.

My dad finally caved in and let me adopt a rescued cat a couple weeks ago. Her name is Maggie, she's about a year and a half old, her fur is medium length and an ash grey color, her eyes are bold yellow, and she has two litters of kittens in her past, one of which was adopted by her. She's perfect in every way... Cuddly, loving, purrs a lot, loves to play, and so very well behaved. It hurts a lot to think that cats like her are put to sleep every day just because people want kittens and then throw them away when they're older.

I guilted my dad a bit into his decision, but I have no regrets of saving Maggie. I had told him about visiting her at Petco, how she was so much like Sugar and how she wouldn't get a second chance like Sugar did during the holidays. He said he would let us adopt her as long as Jordan and I paid for all of her things, got her declawed, dealt with her food and water, and cleaned up after her. I was nervous about the declawing, but the procedure has become so much better in just the last couple years. Maggie's paws were only sore for three days, then she wanted to play again.

I hope more people will adopt pets rather than buying them from a breeder. Just remember to have them neutered if they aren't already...

I'm getting pretty sick of people who take genuinely harmless jokes waaaay too seriously.

Example: I like to read exaggerated jokes and comics about Warcraft addicts and how they have no life. There's a pretty funny one here on DA where a WoW player's girlfriend was naked and trying to get him to have sex with her. A whole bunch of WoW players responded to the comic with insults and cursing, just like the immature little brats they are in Trade Chat. I can't help but think that only the people that the comic ACTUALLY applies to in real life were the ones freaking out over the joke. They act just like most of the Horde players in Trade Chat when someone says something they don't like because they take it too seriously. But for some reason, they have no problems with "jokes" about raping and killing young women and desecrating their corpses. Now, THOSE are the "jokes" that are unacceptable.

All in all, it's a JOKE about a GAME, so grow up.




Happy WoW-gaming!
~Ryukamiya, lvl 80 Paladin

Well, today I made some traditionally shaped, rounded triangle onigiri (rice balls). I filled them with shredded broiled beefsteak and even put the nori (dried seaweed paper) on them like you see in anime and manga. I love the way the nori looks, and it makes a nice little holder, but... the uber fishy odor seeps into the rice and I can't stand it. I guess you'd have to like fish in order to like the flavor that the nori introduces to the food.

I think I'll make a bunch soon for some friends and fill each batch according to their individual taste. So that means I need to collect requests from everyone.

Fillings I'd use includes (but is not limited to) plain or teriyaki chicken, steamed or lightly broiled carrots, tuna, artificial crab, other random fish, umeboshi (yuck I.M.O.), broiled pork, shrimp, wasabi, etc. I wonder how it would taste filled with home made strawberry jam? I know, I'm odd.

I'd like these people to please respond to this journal, listing fillings they'd like in their onigiri.

SynMina
Vinny
Zoma
Ryo
Tony

Knowing myself, I'm probably forgetting a few. Woe is me...

posted the following as a journal entry which I answered, and now I'm posting it.




"YOU WATCH ME. I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other. Let me know with whom I'm friends with!"

Answer these in your reply to this journal:

1. Your Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Film:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of dA?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarkey) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent:
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?