Things I've Done for the Year 2016

Achievements/Things I've Done for the Year 2016

1. Took up piano lessons again after years of hiatus
2. Beat matching like an amateur DJ
3. Pledged a monthly donation to WWF. (but cancelled it due to personal reasons)
4. Restarted journalling (I keep a daily diary, but I haven't journalled in years)
5. Contributed a short message to High & Low concert fanboard project
6. Picked up mixed media altered art
7. Picked up felt applique
8. Picked up embroidery (for a personal project)
9. Sewed a piano pouch.
10. Sewed tote bags.
11. Started investments.
12. Bought my first shares.
13. Made a 2D journal out of all the otome game/anime postcards
14. Sewed see-through storage pouches out of scrap clear vinyl and scrap fabrics
15. Got slightly more active on Twitter and Instagram
16. Still playing Nekoatsume and Pokemon Go
17. Bought goods from LDH Flagship Shop *prays for safe delivery*
18. Decorated old notebooks to make them look good
19. Spring-cleaning parts I and II done. Onwards to part III in 2017.
20. Modified and reinforced bags to lengthen their lifespans
21. My young students passed their piano exams. Continue to work hard, youngins. You have potential. Don't waste it.
22. Packed lighter for Japan trip. 

直直イチャイチャ

https://twitter.com/exnews24/status/814881931989028864

直人さんと直己さんはたまにチクチク言い争いをしているけど、それはイチャイチャしてるようなものだそうです。(直人さん談)

NAOTO AND NAOKI'S OCCASIONAL LIGHT BANTER = THEM FLIRTING

NAOTO, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO FUEL YOUR OWN SHIP.

NAONAO 5EVER

Updates: Makidai and Verbal will fully recover in 2-3 months.　よかった。　QAQ

Generations World Tour 2017 has been announced. Stay tuned for updates!

PLEASE COME HERE.

Please recover, PKCZ

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20161224/k10010818601000.html

http://www.news24.jp/sp/articles/2016/12/24/07349900.html

3JSB cancelled their Sapporo concerts for today and tomorrow because PKCZ had an accident at around 1235am Japan time. A truck collided into the wagon that PKCZ members and 3 staff members were in, allegedly due to poor vision and ice burn on the roads.

They reached Sapporo by shinkansen after flights on 23 Dec were cancelled. They were heading to the venue by wagon when the collision occurred. It wasn't life-threatening, but Makidai and Verbal suffered the worst injuries. Rib fracture and pulmonary contusion. Supposedly Makidai also got a concussion. DJ Daruma suffered from a sore neck (from the whiplash) and...leg fractures??? The driver also suffered from whole body impact.

The extent of the damage to the wagon: https://twitter.com/exabcexex/status/812493643223175168

Taku from m-flo updated with this. Thank goodness Verbal is conscious, but what is the update of Makidai and Daruma???

命に別条なくて良かった。とても、心配です。一刻でも早く治ることを願ってます。

早く治りますように。

Goods will still be sold at Sapporo Dome.

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I don't care if 3JSB doesn't have more concerts while they wait for PKCZ to recover. Health and recovery is more important. And the fact that they consider PKCZ as important as 3JSB, who are the main stars of the show, tells me that they would rather disappoint their fans than to carry on the show without PKCZ.

I can think of several reasons

1) Repertoire would be difficult to change.
2) PKCZ is important to them. It speaks volumes about how much they care.
3) THEY CARE MORE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE INJURED
4) They won't be able to perform their best if they are worried about the injured.

Whatever it is, I've never been prouder of being an Exile Tribe fan. This is why I love them so much, and why I will stick by them no matter what bullshit they get.

A better translation: http://www.europeanexiletribe.com/en/archives/12803

Rampage Lightning

The Rampage from Exile Tribe released a new MV for their debut single Lightning.

I do have some favourites from Rampage, namely Rui (performer). But Makoto (performer) and Riku (vocalist) are slowly getting my attention, haha. IT DOESN'T HELP THAT THESE THREE SHARE THE SAME HOROSCOPE AS ME. I SHOULD STOP LIKING PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN IN THE SAME MONTH OR SHARE THE SAME HOROSCOPES.

Rui's birthday - Aug 16
Riku's birthday - Aug 10
Makoto's birthday - Jul 29

=.=

It's almost as bad as me liking Naoto AND Ryota (Aug 30, Aug 29).

I have mixed feelings about the song, coz Rampage's style isn't to my taste.

EX CH

I finally got EX CH. Because of 3JSB. Love them so much. ($12 monthly in total. Goodbye)

Now to watch every single video on EX CH because I can and I will.

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I'm going to finish Suna no Tou first. Gun-chan is my only ray of sunshine in this drama. Literally a series of unfortunate events for the protagonist and her family. If only I could just bitchslap all those so-called rich families in the drama. Their air of so-called superiority piss me off.

But.

Gun-chan.

What's with your characters and older women? =.=

Naoki is a rare pokemon!

Tataramura 160803, 16:00 talk show with Naoto, Naoki, Sekai, Taiki

https://twitter.com/sabibisabibi/status/760872682351005696

Audience: Shimane's guardian angel.

Naoto and Naoki: Not a guardian angel!

Naoto: Naoki isn't a pokemon! Please don't catch him.

etc

Naoki: Please watch your steps when using the smartphone!!

HOW CUTE

DIY Fandom

Recently, I've been struck by a bout of the DIY virus. I want to create my own fandom wearables/usables. To own the things I like. Right now, I can't afford the beautiful ones I see on the market.

For instance, perhaps I'd want to make an LED light skirt like this. Best of all, the LEDs are removable so I can use the skirt with or without the sparkles.

I definitely like the colours on this out-of-stock Dr Who dress. Even this out-of-stock Dr Who skirt is gorgeous. Colour-wise, nothing gets to me more than seeing blue-black ombre, or blue-white ombre like this. I appreciate green ombres, red ombres and purple ombres too, or perhaps it's easiest to say, I love ombres.

I love astronomy. I love galaxies and nebulas, the constellations in the sky.

Designs that will attract me:

1) Music

2) Constellations, galaxies, nebulas, stars

3) Canines and felines

4) Victorian grandiose

5) Nature, mori kei

Perhaps I can create something for my current fandom High&Low (besides memes, that is).

Bias wrecker

Definition: A bias wrecker is someone in a (KPOP) group who catches your eye often and tests your love for your Ultimate Bias. A bias wrecker is also the person who will destroy your Bias List and make you question your life and ATTEMPT to put your bias list back together.

Oh. I definitely have bias wreckers in LDH.

Naoki and Kenchi are my bias wreckers, even though my top favourite remains at the top.