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0. I'm about as subtle as a yellow school bus in the woods. And evil like a bear. And strong like a tree. With about as much potential as an acorn. GO FOREST LIFE FTW!

1. Beans watch movies, too. Yesterday I went to see "Julie & Julia" with my mom and her boyfriend. I really liked it ~ it was about food and romance and based on two true stories and all that good stuff. It really inspired me to cook ~ because I do cook. And I'm pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. And I do. And so do my parents. And my friends. And pretty much everyone who has ever eaten something I've made. So there. Anyways, mom agreed, so we ordered a cookbook by Julia Child ~ "The French Chef Cookbook". And I shall learn to cook French food.

2. I've noticed that a lot of women/people in general these days aren't really great at cooking. America has gotten better at making good frozen food and fast food, so the actual ability to create something from scratch is kind of a dying art. I think this is a pity, because cooking is almost therapeutic in many ways and also because it's just something that's good to know. Also, it's just plain healthier.

3. Frankly, I'm kind of jealous of women in movies. They're pretty and a lot of them have really great husbands/boyfriends who are devoted and strong and all that. And then I see my mom and her boyfriend... and he's devoted and strong. This leads me to the conclusion that men in my generation just plain suck. I don't know, maybe the way people raise their kids has degraded. In fact, I know it has. A lot of the time, anyway. Ah, well. Maybe dudes in college (when I get there) will be more mature and secure and stuff. At least some dudes. Frankly, I already know one college student who is neither strong nor secure. I guess it's hard to be strong like that if one doesn't believe in oneself to begin with, though. But my hopes for West Coast peeps are a little higher. (no offense to the rest of everyone else, that's just where I'm going to be going to college)

4. My little baby pony ate his first ever apple. Right out of my hand. I held onto it for him and he sort of just nommed off a chunk of it. It was pretty cute. I'm going to see if I can get a video of him eating an apple or something. One of my llamas also ate an apple. Llamas have trouble with apples ~ they have to have a way to bite off a bit, otherwise they'll end up swallowing them whole (or trying to). I actually had to reach into the llama's mouth, grab the slimy apple and pull it out. Yum.

5. I'm kind of glad I'm not a drag queen. I wouldn't mind being a gay dude or a lesbian, though. But I can barely put makeup on my face, let alone do it well or put makeup on my chest or wherever to make it stand out. But, then again, I don't need to... SO, HA! I really kind of admire people who know how to do all that cause it really seems to be a bit of an art. All the paints and knowing where they go and how to put them on and knowing what makeup goes best with which outfit. It's an art.

6. We almost went crabbing yesterday. I say "almost" because when we got there, mom's boyfriend discovered that he'd forgotten the keys. He and 2 police dudes who happened to be wandering the docks spent about half an hour trying to hot wire the boat to life... and they failed. But it was pretty fun to watch.

7. I've been listening to a lot of Bump of Chicken songs lately. If you don't know Bump of Chicken already, they're a Japanese alternative rock band (I think). Go look up "Bump of Chicken Glass no Blues" on YouTube. Right now. Do it. Anyways, I really like most of their songs and the translations of the lyrics I've seen are all pretty deep and awesome.

8. I've been wondering this for a while, but do people act egotistical to hide the fact that they're really insecure? I mean, it'd kind of be like what they say about bullies ~ they bully others because they're weak themselves and they don't want to seem like it. It reminds me a bit of how people will say "I'm awesome" on their profiles ~ makes me think "Well, if you have to tell people that you're awesome, then you probably aren't really that great." This is pretty judgmental of me, but it's what I think and this is my journal. So, with the acting egotistical ~ it can be anything from answering every question the teacher asks to talking about physical prowess (of various types) to other stuff to make one stand out ~ does it mean that said person believes themselves to be actually below others or is it really ego? I think the answer varies from person to person, frankly. But people have a tendency to create shells around their insecurities so that they don't get hurt and so that others don't notice.

Japanese for the day (for old times sake):
Knowledge
Chishiki

Prism
Sanryoukyou