Also, Vivi has returned home from the Hawaii Animal Quarantine! She is adjusting well and Sophie really seems to like her. They make me so happy! I’m just sad that my vacation is over so I can’t spend as much time with my kitties anymore Well, supposedly, we have a hurricane on the way. Maybe I can spend time with them if they cancel work. Like that would ever happen with my luck! I’ve nearly been in 3 hurricanes, but they always miss. I want free time off you cowardly hurricanes! (though I do not want to actually experience one, just have the time off ) HURRICANE FELICIA, I CHALLENGE YOU!

Listening to :: Bacchikoi – Naruto Shippuuden

In other news: I joined the Divinity TCG today! It’s all about collecting anime and manga bishounen! A fangirls dream! I’m excited! I’m starting with the Santoryu deck (Roronoa Zoro from One Piece). That guy is a true bad-ass. Go check it out, and if you join, tell ‘em Anne sent ya.

On the home front, 25 days until Vivi gets out of Hawaii Animal Quarantine!! Or as I like to call it, kitty jail… (see sidebar for countdown) Poor baby! Sophie (my new kitten) needs someone to keep her in line! The furniture and my legs are all scratched up and the squirt bottle doesn’t work as well as Vivi in attack mode

Listening to :: We Are Remix – One Piece

Speaking of music, Michael Jackson, alleged Pop King, passed away on Friday. Despite all the controversy in his later life, it’s still sad. I, like many, love his music. You can’t mistake his voice and style anywhere. I’m not a die-hard fan, but I do watch him in the media, like anyone else. When I observe him, I think of the South Park parody episode. Yeah, they made fun of him, but they also made a strong point that stuck with me. He may have done questionable things in his life, but look at the underlying person. Although he has millions of fans, many of his actions seem to be done out of loneliness. Every time I see him, no matter how many people are around, he seems lost. I think he never completely grew up, and didn’t quite know how to act about it. That obviously doesn’t justify some of the things he’s done, but the Pop King is still gone. If you don’t mourn the man, at least mourn the little boy he once was or his music…

Listening to :: Allegro Cantabile Sound – Nodame Cantabile

Listening to :: Tabi no Tochuu from Spice and Wolf

Some new things in my life too. The very biggest thing is that my little brother (little meaning 26 ) is getting married! It’s exciting and I’m very happy for him! It’s still very weird to me, though. I can’t seem to wrap my mind around that fact. He hadn’t even met her that last time I was home which was Christmas. Mom says that she likes her, so that’s good enough for me. My mother is an excellent judge of character. I get to meet her when my family meets up in Florida in December. I’m excited. I’m also more nervous about what she’ll think of me as a sister-in-law. People I meet generally like me, but I’m only truly myself around my family. My family loves me, but I know I’m very eccentric and self-contained. It’s like all of a sudden I have a new adult immediate-family that I didn’t grow up around. I guess I’ll try to be myself without acting too anti-social. That being said, I don’t want her to feel left out either. I’ll have to try extra hard to include her. It’s funny, usually it’s the one marrying into the family that’s the most nervous.

Other news. After much struggle, we finally got an apartment reserved! It’s about a hundred bucks more than the last one that we tried to get, but it’s bigger and on the top floor with vaulted ceilings. They said it’s one of their best apartments. Our move in date is November 1st, and boy am I excited. No more living in a place that oughta be condemned. Just today, the hallway lights outside the apartment all stopped working. And I know it’s not the bulbs because it’s all of them and they were just changed a month ago. My roommate had to knock on the door because when she tried to unlock it, she couldn’t see. It’s not safe in this kind of neighborhood. It’s not what I would call the ghetto or the slums, but it’s dirty and old and I don’t like going out after dark around here. It doesn’t help that I’m on the night rotation again. Think happy thoughts, Anne! Less than a month left until I move!

Listening to :: Kinjirareta Asobi – Rozen Madien

Listening to :: Up Side Down – Kaitou Saint Tail