And now, anger

You know what day I really hate?

St. Patrick's Day.

The reason why I hate it? Because I'm part Irish.
Yes, I hate the day of Éire's Patron Saint because I have Gaelic blood.

Lemme explain.

St Patrick's day is a very important holiday to Irish Catholic people, because St Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland.

Only, instead of "snakes" it's "pagans" and instead of "drove them out" it's "killed them all"
But that's just arguing semantics.

Anyways - that's what St Paddy's Day is SUPPOSED to be about - you know, Church, feast in the Saint's name (remember, it's Lent, so no breaking your sacrifices) and all that.
Shamrocks are very important because St Patrick used the three leaves as an example of the Holy Trinity

HOWEVER, what St Patrick's Day has become is "International Drink Until You Pass Out" Day
All over the place you'll see people just drinking, and fighting and generally being as un-Irish as possible. People with shirts or banners that say "Irish for a Day", or calling out "Keith's Me! I'm Irish!" (Pro tip - Keith's is as Scottish as a CANADIAN beer can get). It's also generally the only time of the year they'll drink Guinness, they'll never drink a proper Irish whiskey, or even Scotch - they'll instead drink Canadian or American stuff, which, while good (Canadian stuff anyways - and only when mixed) is crap compared with the real thing.

And what the FUCK is with Green Beer? Wanna know how to make Green Beer? Drop green food colouring into a pint of Budweiser. Gotta be bud, 'cos it's the only one light enough in colour.
Talk about non-Irish.

There's the Green obsession - which is fine, the obsession with four leaf clovers on the other hand, is not.
Another Pro tip - four leaf clovers are as Irish as the Queen.

All of this isn't to say that true Irish people can't don't drink on St Patrick's day - most do. But, the usual celebration is to go to the pub, have a Pint of Guinness, and a glass of either Jameson's or Bushmills. In addition to a family dinner, and going to church - it is, after all, a Catholic holiday.

Mid March would be a much nicer time if people stopped ruining Ireland's good name.

Éire go Brách

30 Days of Video Games/Disney/Music/Anime

So, I've decided that I'm bored, and need little pointless things to keep me sane - hopefully I'll still be able to do silly things like my homework - but in the mean time - this stuff.

So, I have a Tumblr account, and have decided to do the 30 Days of challenges, specifically Video Games, Disney, Music, and Anime

I've already started on Video Games, but on Facebook - and haven't gotten around to doing it on Tumblr yet - but when I DO get around to it, I'll probably do all four at the same time. Just. Fucking. BECAUSE.

Also, I'll post the four lists here - for the sake of finding the lists on Google.

Also - as I do the challenges, I'll edit the list to provide links to tumblr.

Day 1 – Very First Video Game
Day 2 – Your favorite character.
Day 3 – A game that is underrated.
Day 4 – Your guilty pleasure game.
Day 5 – Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 6 – Most annoying character.
Day 7 – Favorite game couple.
Day 8 – Best soundtrack.
Day 9 – Saddest game scene.
Day 10 – Best gameplay.
Day 11 – Gaming system of choice.
Day 12 – A game everyone should play.
Day 13 – A game you’ve played more than five times.
Day 14 – Current (or most recent) gaming wallpaper.
Day 15 – Post a screenshot from the game you’re playing right now.
Day 16 – Game with the best cut scenes.
Day 17 – Favorite antagonist.
Day 18 – Favorite protagonist.
Day 19 – Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in.
Day 20 – Favorite genre.
Day 21 – Game with the best story.
Day 22 – A game sequel which disappointed you.
Day 23 – Game you think had the best graphics or art style.
Day 24 – Favorite classic game.
Day 25 – A game you plan on playing.
Day 26 – Best voice acting.
Day 27 – Most epic scene ever.
Day 28 – Favorite game developer.
Day 29 – A game you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 – Your favorite game of all time.

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The 30 Day Song Challenge

Day 01 – Your favorite song
Day 02 – Your least favorite song
Day 03 – A song that makes you happy
Day 04 – A song that makes you sad
Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06 – A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to
Day 09 – A song that you can dance to
Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
Day 12 – A song from a band you hate
Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 – A song that describes you
Day 16 – A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 – A song from your favorite album
Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh<
Day 26 – A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play
Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29 – A song from your childhood
Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year

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30 Days of Disney (including Pixar)

DAY 1: Favorite movie
DAY 2: Favorite princess
DAY 3: Favorite prince
DAY 4: Favorite song
DAY 5: Favorite kiss
DAY 6: Prettiest princess
DAY 7: Favorite castle
DAY 8: Saddest moment
DAY 9: Favorite couple
DAY 10: Best hair
DAY 11: Favorite animal sidekick
DAY 12: Favorite non-animal sidekick
DAY 13: Favorite outfit
DAY 14: Favorite villain
DAY 15: Favorite romantic moment
DAY 16: Favorite singing voice
DAY 17: Best eyes
DAY 18: Favorite name
DAY 19: Favorite soundtrack
DAY 20: Funniest moment
DAY 21: Favorite quote
DAY 22: Bravest princess
DAY 23: Favorite dance scene
DAY 24: Favorite parent
DAY 25: Favorite lyrics
DAY 26: Most magical moment
DAY 27: Best wardrobe
DAY 28: Favorite sequel
DAY 29: Favorite overall moment
DAY 30: Favorite happy ending

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30 Days of Anime

Day 1 - Very first anime
Day 2 - Favorite anime You’ve watched so far
Day 3 - Your first anime crush
Day 4 - Anime you’re ashamed you enjoyed
Day 5 - Anime character you feel you are most like (or wish you were)
Day 6 - Most annoying anime character
Day 7 - Favorite anime couple
Day 8 - Most epic scene ever
Day 9 - Saddest anime scene
Day 10 - Favorite slice of life anime
Day 11 - Favorite mecha series
Day 12 - An ecchi picture from your favorite series
Day 13 - Cosplay of your ‘waifu’ or Husbando’
Day 14 - current (or most recent) anime wallpaper
Day 15 - Post a cute Neko-girl
Day 16 - post a kigurumi cosplay of your favorite anime character
Day 17 - Favorite tsundere
Day 18 - Something moe
Day 19 - Mandatory swimsuit post
Day 20 - Favorite shoujo anime
Day 21 - Best yandere character
Day 22 - Favorite BL/yuri couple
Day 23 - Anime you think had the best, or most intriguing art
Day 24 - Favorite anime hero or heroine
Day 25 - Best anime villian
Day 26 - Your favorite harem anime
Day 27 - Favorite anime opening theme song (Bonus - Favourite Ending too!)
Day 28 - Favorite pokemon
Day 29 - Favorite school uniform
Day 30 - Anime Character you want to Cosplay

El Cazador de la Bruja, and other anime things

I've gotten way too much of a backlog of anime to watch, so I decided to just sit down, strap in, and watch something.

I borrowed Last Exile from my friend, but NO! Apparently DVDs are not what I should be watching, so I watched El Cazador de la Bruja instead.

First impressions: Totally awesome. Will Buy.

So far, near as I can tell, it's Trigun, but with more of a Science-Fiction spin to it, with a girl instead. And Yuri. OH GAWDS THE YURI!
There's also a very Fireflyesque sense of the series, as a whole, being character driven, with plot as a side thing. And that suits me just fine.

Regardless, there's an adventure theme, and that will probably inspire me to watch Last Exile... and maybe get around to reading more of The Name of the Wind.

Other things I plan to buy include Evangelion 2.22, Spice&Wolf season 1, Spice&Wolf Light Novel vol 3, Spice&Wolf Manga vol 3, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, FMA Manga vols 4-, Black Lagoon vol 7-, Black Lagoon season 2, and another plushy - also, maybe a Gundam model, or a VN, or an art book.

Oh, and food, can't forget food - it's a good thing I'm staying with my friend who lives, like, RIGHT THERE, and has a car, rather than hotel-ing it

Though, I may have prefered hotel - we'll see how things go.

Also - I wish that the nearest Timmies wasn't a half hour walk away - I miss that about Rez - where Tim Horton's was only 10 minutes away.

I also miss the Nerf Wars.

But off rez is cheaper, so I accept my sad existance.

And that's all he wrote.