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Without Power in NY due to the snowstorm
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So, there was a snowstorm in NY on Saturday. I took a few pictures, and posted one on tumblr.
As I've already told some of you, I lost internet and cable late Saturday night, then power completely Sunday morning. In my town, having no power also means no running water. We've been using the fireplace for heat, and I've been showering at friend's houses.
School was cancelled on Monday, and the town tried to cancel Halloween, though many people still went out anyway. We also had a two hour delay for school today (where I'm writing this from). I'm supposed to get power back by late Wednesday.
As I've already told some of you, I lost internet and cable late Saturday night, then power completely Sunday morning. In my town, having no power also means no running water. We've been using the fireplace for heat, and I've been showering at friend's houses.
School was cancelled on Monday, and the town tried to cancel Halloween, though many people still went out anyway. We also had a two hour delay for school today (where I'm writing this from). I'm supposed to get power back by late Wednesday.
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Back from NYCC 2011. The con definitely had it's ups and downs. Overall, though, despite the epic suck at times, and overpriced food (5 dollars for a shake and 6 for popcorn), it was nice meeting new people and hanging out with old. Lots of epic cosplayers, too.
I cosplayed a casual!England from Hetalia with a really huge Union Jack hat on Saturday, and Vriska from Homestuck on Sunday (I probably won't post pictures).
I bought a lot of cool art prints and buttons there, and I'm thinking about getting some cyberlox online to wear at AnimeNEXT.
I'll be dressing in my casual!England costume again for Hetalia Day NYC on Saturday. I really hope that everything goes smoothly and everyone leaves their obnoxiousness at home, but overall, hopefully it'll be fun.
As for college applications and schoolwork... I'm drowning in them. Seriously. I felt guilty the whole time I was at NYCC because I felt like I should have been doing work. There's just so much of it, and part of it is my own fault, but yeah.
So, how's everyone else?
I cosplayed a casual!England from Hetalia with a really huge Union Jack hat on Saturday, and Vriska from Homestuck on Sunday (I probably won't post pictures).
I bought a lot of cool art prints and buttons there, and I'm thinking about getting some cyberlox online to wear at AnimeNEXT.
I'll be dressing in my casual!England costume again for Hetalia Day NYC on Saturday. I really hope that everything goes smoothly and everyone leaves their obnoxiousness at home, but overall, hopefully it'll be fun.
As for college applications and schoolwork... I'm drowning in them. Seriously. I felt guilty the whole time I was at NYCC because I felt like I should have been doing work. There's just so much of it, and part of it is my own fault, but yeah.
So, how's everyone else?
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France/England recap, school, NYCC/NYAF
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So, I'm back from England and France (a little late) . All and all, it was an amazing trip. It only really rained once the whole time we were there.
So, I can't really do a day by day thing, so I'll just write a few bullet points. I'll talk about school and fandom stuff after.
Normandy:
-I found the museums there really interesting, and seeing the French perspective was something I wasn't really used to and found interesting. And checking into the hotel, I got to speak French to the innkeeper, and translate everything for my dad. Omaha beach and the American Cemetery were really sobering. I mean, I'd always known that a lot of American soldiers had died in the invasion, but seeing all of those graves just kind of shows how nearly incomprehensible that number is.
As for stuff in Paris:
-First of all, I should probably write about GETTING to Paris, and around France. We rented the car, and the GPS, in the UK, before taking the ferry over. And, it turned out, our GPS didn't have data for mainland Europe, aside from the major highways. Getting to a small town we went to and Normandy wasn't too bad; we just got off at whatever highway exit and were basically there. Aside from getting lost one time (and basically driving around in circles trying to find our hotel at night), we were basically fine. Except to get to a big city, you can rely on the major highways to take you there, but finding the right streets is a real challenge. Fortunately, my dad had brought paper maps of Paris, so we managed to find the hotel fairly quickly.
- That said, driving in Paris is fun.
They had this one roundabout... and it gives a great view of the Eiffel Tower. That was a lot of fun.
-Getting mistaken for being French. In Paris. By French people. O_o
-French food. Oh my god, French food. Everything they say about how amazing it is, is completely true. It's truly amazing. The croissants were perfect, and the desserts were amazing. I didn't really eat any any restaurants there, because the food from the bakeries was just so amazing. And the vanilla ice cream was literally the best I've ever had.
-The hotel room in Paris was okay, it was clean and fairly nice (even if it was really small).
-The parks there were so ridiculously pretty. Overall, Paris feels like a much more relaxing, slower paced city than Manhattan.
-As for the museums, all of them were very interesting. Overall, though, if I had to choose the one I liked the least, it would be Versailles. Don't get me wrong; it was beautiful. But the lines were more than a little insane, and it was just too crowded moving around for my taste.
My favorite museum there had to be the Hotel des Invalides. The military information was all so interesting to me, and a lot of it was stuff that we don't really learn in history class. The Pantheon was interesting, too. I've always been a huge fan of Victor Hugo's books, and some of his political beliefs, and it was nice to be able to pay my respects.
-London
-The hotel was right near this one square, and Chinatown. Now that I think about it, it's kind of funny that I've been to China and I've been to a Chinatown in a foreign country, yet I've never been to Chinatown in New York City, despite living in/near NYC all my life.
-Les Miserables on West End was amazing. It was a lot better than I remembered the Broadway version being. The singing, acting and special effects were all amazing, and it made me realize how much I love all the characters again. I even got some of the actor's autographs afterwords. I think I'm going to re-read the book soon.
-The London subway system makes no sense. I mean, my dad and I had managed to figure out the Paris subway. But the London one was just kind of impossible. We spent about 15 minutes staring at the map before deciding that we were never going to figure it out and then just gave up on the subway for the whole trip.
-I had pirogi for the first time ever at a street fair, along with some other Polish food.
-As for museums, my favorite in London had to be the British Museum. Unfortunately, we were kind of pressed for time that day, so I didn't get to look around much. I saw the Rosetta Stone, though. My personal favorite part had to be an exhibit that they were doing on the history of world currency. It was all so pretty and interesting, too bad my camera was dead by then (also, coins don't photograph well anyway).
-In all the European countries, they use so many coins! It's so weird, because in America, coins don't really have much value, but in both France and England, coins are actually worth real money. o_O
School:
I'm a senior! Finally! I'm not enjoying senior year as much as I thought I would though. I've already gotten sick once, so I won't have perfect attendance this year. And... I'm not really enjoying it much socially. I've already talked to some of you about what's going on, but I can't really get into it on my journal here. I'm loving most of my classes, though, aside from Spanish.
I actually used to love Spanish, it was my favorite class two years ago, but this year, I have a teacher who's teaching style and attitude really don't fit. I had this teacher last year, and it made me hate the class.
Overall, though, I love all my other classes. Applying to colleges is going to be annoying though, and schoolwork has already killed my life.
Anime/Fandom Stuff:
Oh My God, NYAF is in about two weeks! I'll be cosplaying casual!England from Hetalia on Saturday, and Vriska from Homestuck on Sunday. Aside from not really liking the panels, it'll be awesome. The artists' alley looks really good this year. Anyone else going?
I'm also going to the free K-pop concert in NYC. It'll actually be my first concert, aside from a French rap group at French camp. Really excited for that.
Also, Hetalia Day is soon! I'll probably be going either as Hungary or casual!England to the meetup in NYC. I really can't wait.
So, I can't really do a day by day thing, so I'll just write a few bullet points. I'll talk about school and fandom stuff after.
Normandy:
-I found the museums there really interesting, and seeing the French perspective was something I wasn't really used to and found interesting. And checking into the hotel, I got to speak French to the innkeeper, and translate everything for my dad. Omaha beach and the American Cemetery were really sobering. I mean, I'd always known that a lot of American soldiers had died in the invasion, but seeing all of those graves just kind of shows how nearly incomprehensible that number is.
As for stuff in Paris:
-First of all, I should probably write about GETTING to Paris, and around France. We rented the car, and the GPS, in the UK, before taking the ferry over. And, it turned out, our GPS didn't have data for mainland Europe, aside from the major highways. Getting to a small town we went to and Normandy wasn't too bad; we just got off at whatever highway exit and were basically there. Aside from getting lost one time (and basically driving around in circles trying to find our hotel at night), we were basically fine. Except to get to a big city, you can rely on the major highways to take you there, but finding the right streets is a real challenge. Fortunately, my dad had brought paper maps of Paris, so we managed to find the hotel fairly quickly.
- That said, driving in Paris is fun.
They had this one roundabout... and it gives a great view of the Eiffel Tower. That was a lot of fun. -Getting mistaken for being French. In Paris. By French people. O_o
-French food. Oh my god, French food. Everything they say about how amazing it is, is completely true. It's truly amazing. The croissants were perfect, and the desserts were amazing. I didn't really eat any any restaurants there, because the food from the bakeries was just so amazing. And the vanilla ice cream was literally the best I've ever had.
-The hotel room in Paris was okay, it was clean and fairly nice (even if it was really small).
-The parks there were so ridiculously pretty. Overall, Paris feels like a much more relaxing, slower paced city than Manhattan.
-As for the museums, all of them were very interesting. Overall, though, if I had to choose the one I liked the least, it would be Versailles. Don't get me wrong; it was beautiful. But the lines were more than a little insane, and it was just too crowded moving around for my taste.
My favorite museum there had to be the Hotel des Invalides. The military information was all so interesting to me, and a lot of it was stuff that we don't really learn in history class. The Pantheon was interesting, too. I've always been a huge fan of Victor Hugo's books, and some of his political beliefs, and it was nice to be able to pay my respects.
-London
-The hotel was right near this one square, and Chinatown. Now that I think about it, it's kind of funny that I've been to China and I've been to a Chinatown in a foreign country, yet I've never been to Chinatown in New York City, despite living in/near NYC all my life.
-Les Miserables on West End was amazing. It was a lot better than I remembered the Broadway version being. The singing, acting and special effects were all amazing, and it made me realize how much I love all the characters again.
I even got some of the actor's autographs afterwords. I think I'm going to re-read the book soon. -The London subway system makes no sense. I mean, my dad and I had managed to figure out the Paris subway. But the London one was just kind of impossible. We spent about 15 minutes staring at the map before deciding that we were never going to figure it out and then just gave up on the subway for the whole trip.
-I had pirogi for the first time ever at a street fair, along with some other Polish food.
-As for museums, my favorite in London had to be the British Museum. Unfortunately, we were kind of pressed for time that day, so I didn't get to look around much. I saw the Rosetta Stone, though. My personal favorite part had to be an exhibit that they were doing on the history of world currency. It was all so pretty and interesting, too bad my camera was dead by then (also, coins don't photograph well anyway).
-In all the European countries, they use so many coins! It's so weird, because in America, coins don't really have much value, but in both France and England, coins are actually worth real money. o_O
School:
I'm a senior!
Finally! I'm not enjoying senior year as much as I thought I would though. I've already gotten sick once, so I won't have perfect attendance this year. And... I'm not really enjoying it much socially. I've already talked to some of you about what's going on, but I can't really get into it on my journal here. I'm loving most of my classes, though, aside from Spanish. I actually used to love Spanish, it was my favorite class two years ago, but this year, I have a teacher who's teaching style and attitude really don't fit. I had this teacher last year, and it made me hate the class.
Overall, though, I love all my other classes.
Applying to colleges is going to be annoying though, and schoolwork has already killed my life. Anime/Fandom Stuff:
Oh My God, NYAF is in about two weeks! I'll be cosplaying casual!England from Hetalia on Saturday, and Vriska from Homestuck on Sunday. Aside from not really liking the panels, it'll be awesome. The artists' alley looks really good this year. Anyone else going?
I'm also going to the free K-pop concert in NYC. It'll actually be my first concert, aside from a French rap group at French camp. Really excited for that.
Also, Hetalia Day is soon!
I'll probably be going either as Hungary or casual!England to the meetup in NYC. I really can't wait.
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So I finally cleared out all over 1000 of my notifications. It took some time, but I finally did it. I'm probably going to have at least 200 when I get back, but oh well.
Also, I LEAVE FOR ENGLAND AND FRANCE TOMORROW. OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY GOING!!!!!!!!
*ahem*
And just letting everyone know, if you hear any news about a teenage American girl from New York who got lost in London or Paris within the next few days... yep, that'll probably be me.
I'm going to take lots of pictures... (which reminds me... have to charge my camera), and I probably won't update from there.
I'm most excited for going to see Les Miserables on West End. I adore that show, and it's been off Broadway for awhile now. Also, I'm happy about being able to speak French again.
I'll probably post a few pictures from French camp and England/France when I get back.
As for fandom related stuff, the Homestuck update a few days ago blew my mind. Like, really. I never expected things to end up happening like that... and I can't wait for the next part. Sucks that it seems like it'll be awhile though.
In another news, I'll be missing the premiere of the next Doctor Who episode because I'll be in France. Even though I just found out I get BBC America at home... :/ It looks like I'll be in England for the episode after, but I still don't know if I'll be able to watch it. Either way, I can when I get home.
Oh, as for anime related stuff, it's worth mentioning I'll be going to Hetalia Day in NYC in October, and NYCC/NYAF in October as well.
But yeah. As for real life, non-vacation/fandom stuff, I'm a little nervous about going back to school. I just really can't stand all the drama that goes on there, all the drama that I know will go on there... :/ Also, only have a little bit of summer work left, but I want to get it done before I leave.
But yeah. That's that for now. Talk to you all when I get back!
Also, I LEAVE FOR ENGLAND AND FRANCE TOMORROW. OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY GOING!!!!!!!!
*ahem*
And just letting everyone know, if you hear any news about a teenage American girl from New York who got lost in London or Paris within the next few days... yep, that'll probably be me.
I'm going to take lots of pictures... (which reminds me... have to charge my camera), and I probably won't update from there.
I'm most excited for going to see Les Miserables on West End. I adore that show, and it's been off Broadway for awhile now. Also, I'm happy about being able to speak French again.
I'll probably post a few pictures from French camp and England/France when I get back.
As for fandom related stuff, the Homestuck update a few days ago blew my mind. Like, really. I never expected things to end up happening like that... and I can't wait for the next part. Sucks that it seems like it'll be awhile though.
In another news, I'll be missing the premiere of the next Doctor Who episode because I'll be in France. Even though I just found out I get BBC America at home... :/ It looks like I'll be in England for the episode after, but I still don't know if I'll be able to watch it. Either way, I can when I get home.
Oh, as for anime related stuff, it's worth mentioning I'll be going to Hetalia Day in NYC in October, and NYCC/NYAF in October as well.
But yeah. As for real life, non-vacation/fandom stuff, I'm a little nervous about going back to school. I just really can't stand all the drama that goes on there, all the drama that I know will go on there... :/ Also, only have a little bit of summer work left, but I want to get it done before I leave.
But yeah. That's that for now. Talk to you all when I get back!
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So, let's see let's start off with this... 
tagged me,
1→You must post these rules.
2→Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
3→You have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4→Go to their pages and tell them you tagged them.
5→No tag backs.
6→No crap in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you read this." You legitimately have to tag ten people.
Okay, so 10 things.
1) I'll be taking 5 languages as classes in school next year (half year of German, half year of Russian, AP Spanish, French 3 and Independent Study Chinese 4)
2) I collect a variety of things, including foreign currency, seashells, postcards, rubber ducks, carved wooden objects (primarily African), four leaf clovers, and a bunch of other things, but mostly coins.
3) The first (and only) ship I really got into was Zutara in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
4) The first and only fandom that I'm really active in to date is the Hetalia fandom, though I'm hoping to change that this October.
5) I have music in a variety of languages on my iPod, but the majority is in English. Other languages include Chinese, Lithuanian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, and Uyghur, to name a few.
6) This is the first time I've been tagged in anything.
7) I've been to four countries in my life so far: America, China, Ireland and Canada.
8) #7 is going to change in a few weeks when I leave for England and France.
9) One food I absolutely hate is sushi. I do eat onigiri, though.
10) I'm currently in a relationship.
As for tagging... hm...
, 
, 
, 
and everyone else tagged in this post later on.
So okay... now that that's done, TIME TO TALK ABOUT CANADA.
French immersion camp was honestly one of the most amazing experiences of my life. There were a lot of awesome people there, including
, 
, 
and 
. I learned a lot of French, and had a lot of fun. The only bad thing (or good thing, depending on how you look at it), is it gave me a different perspective on some of the people in my school who I was friends with before, and kind of emphasized all of their bad qualities. Not really sure how school's going to go when things start up again because of that. However, the awesome people I met and talked with there far outnumber the bad things, and some of those awesome people go to my school, plus I have other friends, so I'm sure all will work out in the end.
And I'll be uploading pictures soon. It was really beautiful there, and I managed to get a lot of awesome pictures.
And in other, more fandom related news... I finally saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 yesterday. It was amazing, and I plan on rereading the books soon.
More importantly... I finally saw the trailer for The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra, and it looks amazing. I can't wait for the series, even though there will probably be Shipping War 2.0 because of it. Though I have to admit, I do almost miss the shipping wars of the Avatar: TLA fandom.
tagged me,1→You must post these rules.
2→Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
3→You have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4→Go to their pages and tell them you tagged them.
5→No tag backs.
6→No crap in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you read this." You legitimately have to tag ten people.
Okay, so 10 things.
1) I'll be taking 5 languages as classes in school next year (half year of German, half year of Russian, AP Spanish, French 3 and Independent Study Chinese 4)
2) I collect a variety of things, including foreign currency, seashells, postcards, rubber ducks, carved wooden objects (primarily African), four leaf clovers, and a bunch of other things, but mostly coins.
3) The first (and only) ship I really got into was Zutara in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
4) The first and only fandom that I'm really active in to date is the Hetalia fandom, though I'm hoping to change that this October.
5) I have music in a variety of languages on my iPod, but the majority is in English. Other languages include Chinese, Lithuanian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, and Uyghur, to name a few.
6) This is the first time I've been tagged in anything.
7) I've been to four countries in my life so far: America, China, Ireland and Canada.
8) #7 is going to change in a few weeks when I leave for England and France.
9) One food I absolutely hate is sushi. I do eat onigiri, though.
10) I'm currently in a relationship.
As for tagging... hm...
, , , and everyone else tagged in this post later on.So okay... now that that's done, TIME TO TALK ABOUT CANADA.
French immersion camp was honestly one of the most amazing experiences of my life. There were a lot of awesome people there, including
, , and . I learned a lot of French, and had a lot of fun. The only bad thing (or good thing, depending on how you look at it), is it gave me a different perspective on some of the people in my school who I was friends with before, and kind of emphasized all of their bad qualities. Not really sure how school's going to go when things start up again because of that. However, the awesome people I met and talked with there far outnumber the bad things, and some of those awesome people go to my school, plus I have other friends, so I'm sure all will work out in the end.And I'll be uploading pictures soon. It was really beautiful there, and I managed to get a lot of awesome pictures.
And in other, more fandom related news... I finally saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 yesterday. It was amazing, and I plan on rereading the books soon.
More importantly... I finally saw the trailer for The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra, and it looks amazing. I can't wait for the series, even though there will probably be Shipping War 2.0 because of it. Though I have to admit, I do almost miss the shipping wars of the Avatar: TLA fandom.
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