I am transforming my environment. 

I want to live and breathe my creativity and let it seep slowly out of the depths of my soul, where it has sheltered for far too long. 

Also, it is DOMA day. One step closer to pure equality.

I got the line work of my Naruto tattoo done yesterday. It took only around 2 hours, and I was reading The Island of Dr. Moreau throughout. My tattoo artist is named Reed. He also did my Ranma 1/2 piece and my two bows, as he is renowned for his color work. I can't wait for the outline to heal so that I can get some poppin' color put in. 

中納言家持
 

かささぎの
渡せる橋に
置く霜の


白きを見れば
夜ぞふけにける 

 

 

That is my favorite of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Poem #6. 

 

If I see that bridge
That is spanned by flights of magpies
Across the arc of heaven

Made white with a deep-laid frost,
Then the night is almost past. 

So I am taking a break from work for the summer. It is such a relief. And as a result, I pushed my supervisor into allowing my coworker/friend Lillian to work in my place. She desperately needed a reliable job for the next few months in order to pay for rent, so I am super happy to help her. She's really an incredible lady. 

I am also close to the finale of Mass Effect 1. I can see all of the mechanics that they scrapped, or changed to make them more efficient. Driving around in the Mako all the time is killing me. I can't seem to play as a non-female Shepard. In my mind, Shepard just is a woman. Which is so strange, because I was always mixing up the character gender for Dragon Age (and character species), but I try to start as a maleShep, and it just doesn't work for me. I think some of this has to do with the fact that I worship the femShep voice actress (Jennifer Hale). She is incredible!

I'm also loving the anime Chihayafuru, revolving around the classical (yet still prevalent) card game Karuta. I used to play karuta with my sensei as a child, and it was my most.favorite.thing.ever, so I have a personal connection to the series. The characters are all realistic, the relationships are realistic, and the depth of the series is mind-blowing. Highly recommended. 

I am getting my Naruto half-sleeve tomorrow! Narutooooooo. I'm so thankful to Chase for getting me hooked on Naruto again. I definitely survived this past year and a half in part due to the awesomeness of this series. 

Captain America is my favorite superhero. He gets his strength from his compassion. That is awesome. 

I got an A+ in my English class this term. And an A in my other class, so 4.3 GPA awww yeah.

Got a bubblegum pink, Nintendo Gameboy phone case. Love itttt.