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1. Usually, by this time, everyone has their own 'life' so it sucks that much more if we need to meet outside of class .  Peer bonding?  Gag me.  Sorry, we're not a club or sports team, and I don't wanna see these bastards anywhere but inside our educational institution!  Don't even get me started on people being late when we agree on a time to meet. 2. Most people are lazy and won't take initiative to do work. When someone responsible finally steps up to the plate, delegates, organizes, and puts in a lot of effort because no one else will, they're instantly labeled as one or more of the following: bossy, uptight, overachieving, attention whore. 3. More often than not, the hard worker in the group is under appreciated and exploited while the so-called popular, lazier one in the group seems to get all the thanks and credit for doing a small task.  What... the... fuck? 4. Since college instructors don't aid in the delegation of tasks, the workload...

This is basically me when I try to get to my studies.  I'll sit at a desk, telling myself that I won't go anywhere until I devote at least an hour or two studying. I start to study and realize that I need to use the internet to look up some material.  Telling myself that I will not get distracted , I search the info necessary and then, somehow, s-o-m-e-h-o-w... I always end up gif surfing.  You might be wondering, "why not just turn off the computer then?"  I've tried, and the result is me looking like an idiot staring off into lala land after about half an hour. This time it was ALoK gifs (I got my sis addicted to the series and we've been watching it. lol).  Has anyone else watched this show?  I'm in love ; the animation is gorgeous, the plot is incredible,  omg, too much awesomeness... I can't even. If you're ever feeling frustrated in life, just go gif surfing.  Trust me, it's definitely one way to feel better. Allow me to indu...

Not to knock vegan diets, but with all these health promotions about going vegetarian or vegan and the benefits of 'healthier' skin...  I feel like it's slightly misinforming the public. On the other hand, I'm not saying that a vegan diet is completely bad, because it's true that there are a number of health benefits from switching to greens.  It's just that it does NOT guarantee better looking skin in the long run.  I'll explain my reasoning later. As for me, my main motivation for eating healthier is to feel better, manage my weight, and to achieve the best skin health possible for me.  I eat lots of salad, especially as a meal, but I am not a vegan nor am I vegetarian.  What I like to do is limit the amount of meat I eat.  Not cut it out completely. So why would not eating meat, fish, or dairy foods be bad for your skin? Because of collagen production . Adequate collagen production is the key to all skin problems having to do with aging and app...

Hello! Thank you to everyone that commented on my last couple of posts on otome games!! I also sincerely apologize because I've deleted those posts off this blog and posted them in a new one. It's called Otome Love and here's the url: http://otomeloove.blogspot.com/ I've been playing quite a bit of these games and I don't feel like I can organize them well on this blog. It's one of those topics that kind of demands its own page. x) So if anyone's interested in reviews on playable characters for Voltage otome games, then feel free to check out that blog. I'll be posting reviews there. (^_^) Happy reading! -- Minapi

So it's been a few months, and I've been... dealing with this beast called 'hormonal acne'. What is hormonal acne ?  It's when you're out of high school and you finally got out of that horrible teen acne stage.  You didn't think it could get any worse...  But guess what?  It can!! (-__-) I started to notice that I was breaking out with inflamed acne around the top of my forehead, in the middle of my cheeks, and along my jawline.  A lot of the acne was the painful type, under the skin (cystic). At first I thought that there was something wrong with my skincare regimen.  I thought about if my skin was the oily type and maybe the moisturizers I used were clogging my pores or maybe my cosmetics were comedogenic (pore clogging). After trying and failing many times with different products, I found that it wasn't the products at all and that the cause was something far more sinister and underlying. Hormones. If you're wondering how I came to th...

1. When you see people driving in cars, do you ever make judgments about them based on what kind of car they're driving?  Like, "oh, a middle aged man driving a van...  He probably has kids." or "old man driving a BMW. That must be his retirement car." 2. I've gotten really into smartphone otome games.  It makes me feel like I'm using my imagination again. If anyone judges, I say, "At least I'm not playing candycrush all day." 3. Some wise lyrics from a 2pm kpop song: "Energy is the gift of youth, distress is the poison of youth." 4. It's amazing what perspective can do. It has the power to make old problems look like nothing. 5. Don't postpone happiness.  Be happy NOW.  Make the most of any situation you're in.  Make the most of life. 6. Do your best! You won't have regrets if you know you're giving it your all. 7. Don't worry so much about the future that you forget to live in the present...

Oh where to begin...  I've been working 3rd shift (AKA, night shift) so I've been watching more TV than usual, just because...  night shift does that to you. OK, here's the list that got me through these dark times.  The majority of them are available through streaming on Netflix as of now. Magi - Labyrinth of Magic  The story of Magi revolves around three friends: Aladdin, Alibaba, and Morgiana.  It takes place in Arabia... somewhere in the mid east (although the characters travel elsewhere throughout their universe).  Aladdin is a Magi which is sort of like an avatar that appears in the world to choose a king (Alibaba).  The magic used in this universe is called Rukh which is sort of like this energy that flows throughout the world (similar to FFVII's lifestream) and Magi/magicians can use and manipulate it to create spells/magic. At first I didn't know what to think of this anime but after you get through the first 10 or so episodes,...