About Me

  • About Me: 18. Japan obsessed. I like Harry Potter, Death Note, D. Gray Man, Naruto, Paranoia Agent, and Lucky Star. I'm president of the Japanese Music Club at the University of Washington. I'm also an undergrad there~ This is my journal where I put my overthought thoughts down into writing for some semblance of hope as to figuring out what I'm actually thinking.

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Dir en Grey, D'espairsRay, Gazette, High and Mighty Color, Miyavi, Gackt, Girugamesh, LM.C
  • Favorite Albums: Withering to Death, Coll:set
  • Favorite Genre: Japanese Rock, Asian Rap
  • Favorite Songs: Cage and Glass Skin by Dir en Grey
  • Favorite Lyrics: The Final, PapaMama
  • Songs for Roadtrips: put 1000 plus songs on mix
  • Songs I hate: Reila by Gazette
  • Guilty Pleasure: singing and screaming along with music in my car
  • Songs I repeat the most: Forbidden by D'espairsRay
  • Band I wish I was in: Dir en Grey, but i would prefer if i was male

Television

  • Favorite Shows: House M.D., Burn Notice, NCIS, Mythbusters, CSI: NY, CSI: LV, Ace of Cakes, Unwrapped, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Ed Edd and Eddy
  • Favorite Channels: USA, Food Network, Discovery Channel, Cartoon Network
  • Favorite Reruns: All Above
  • Most Addictive Show: Ace of Cakes, Mythbusters, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
  • Favorite Episode: The episodes of CSI: LV that have the bathtub "suicide" murderer.
  • Characters you relate to: None
  • Favorite Theme Song: Burn Notice, House M.D., Ed Edd and Eddy, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
  • Show I Secretly Watch: Cartoon Network Dubbed Animes (as much as i hate them)
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Can't remember the name, but it was really good!

Style

  • Where I shop: Hot Topic, thriftshops, online
  • Brands I love: Tripp, Moix du Moi, Split, TargetXD
  • I like to wear: whatever happens to catch my eye
  • Can't live without: Metal (not music), Sweatshirts, JRock, Friends
  • Prized Possessions: Laptop, Photographs
  • Guilty Pleasure: Lolita Dresses and Japanese Boys~

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Vampire Effect, Harry Potter (first few), Tokyo Drift (not the plot), Memoirs of a Geisha, Suicide Club, Fight Club, Princess Bride, Labrynth
  • Favorite Actors: Alan Rickman, Johnny Depp, David Thewlis, Ralph Fiennes
  • Favorite Directors: Tim Burton
  • Favorite Genre: Humor (not slap stick), Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Harry Potter, Tokyo Drift
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: Fav Recent Quote => "If I dont come back, tell Ma I love her." "Your Ma is dead." "Then I'll tell her myself" (No Country for Old Men)
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Princess Bride
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Emma Watson XD

High School

  • School Name: Shorecrest High School
  • Status: Student
  • Class of: 2008
  • Attended: 2004 - 2008
  • Sports: Tai Chi, Archery, Fencing
  • Organizations: International Club, Soran Bushi, Japanese Language Club

Video Games

  • Games I Play: MapleStory
  • Consoles: Computer
  • Gaming Alias: eden, shisou, ikotu
  • Servers I Play On: Mardia
  • Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Tetris, Super Mario Bros
  • Most Addictive: Tetris
  • Proudest Achievements: Reaching Assassin level on Maplestory
  • Favorite Soundtrack: Halo 2

College

  • School Name: University Of Washington
  • Status: Undergrad
  • Class of: 2012
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): Japanese Language, Asian Studies
  • Minor(s): Japan Studies
  • Organizations: Japanese Music Club

More About Me

  • Nicknames: eden, 止水 or 死相(MMORPG), bai(MMORPG)
  • Nationality: American/Canadian (Japanese at Heart)
  • Religion: J-Rocker
  • Heroes: Mum
  • Interests: Yaoi, Fanfiction, Japan, Photography, Writing, Reading, Jrock
  • Expertise: Photography, Writing
  • Occupation: Student
  • Industry: Japanese
  • Website: http://mixi.jp/show_friend.pl?id=14645218

Books

  • Favorite Books: Waaaaaaaaaaay to many
  • Favorite Authors: Anne McCaffrey, David Morrell
  • Favorite Genres: SciFi, Fantasy
  • Favorite Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape
  • Recent Reads: Brave New World (omg so good)

Travel

  • Places I love: Japan
  • Places I've been: Japan, Canada, Mexico, America
  • Places to see before I die: All of Asia, Britain, Egypt, India
  • Dream Vacation: Trip through all of Japan, then a flight to China and a road trip all over Asia, pass through India drive to Egypt and fly home from the end of the Nile. 1 year excursion. I wish I had the money.

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Asian, my mum's cooking
  • Favorite Dishes: Sushi, takoyaki, steak, potatoes brocolli and cheese, sukiyaki, melon bread
  • Favorite Desserts: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, the ice cream version, Vanilla Mochi Icecream
  • Favorite Drinks: Milk, Sprite, Water, Fruit Smoothies
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Cheez-its.. i could live off of these (~￣▽￣)~[]
  • Best meal ever: Blue Steak at Daniel's (seattle)
  • My Original Recipes: Throwing random food that tastes good into a pot and cooking it. XD
  • Favorite Restaurants: Daniel's, SushiLand, Japanese Bakery in Seattle
  • Foods I hate: Asparagus, Spinach