Second semester review!

There's not much to say but my previous semester ended up being a lot more chill than I expected. I needed that. :D I also took classes that were more in the afternoon so I adjusted much faster in the classes. 

Japanese 101 was a breeze and I often thought, "I should've taken the placement test to go higher" due to my 4 years of Japanese in high school. But I'm glad I didn't since there was quite a lot of things I didn't know lol. (It was either my 3rd or 4th year in high school that we were told about our lessons being basically screwed up so I was aware that we might have missed a lot while trying to rush and catch up to the other classes.) My only weakness in this class was being social, but it slowly got better and I managed to make friends and got comfortable with being paired up with anybody towards the end. The teacher already knew I was a twin since I sat in once during one of Tamotsu's class. It was funny seeing her reaction. (A lot of people knew me as the red ranger too.) Anyway, the teacher eventually became able to tell us apart and she was very kind. In fact, I plan to take her Japanese 102 class next semester despite that the class time is longer since it's only for two days per week but I rather stick with her while I can. As for my classmates, a lot of them haven't took Japanese before and I tried my best to help them as much as I can. And actually, I think that was the most challenging part for this class. They eventually made me feel like such an ass though since I made it look easy so I often had to hold myself back so they can figure it out themselves. In the end, I had to praise them for their hard efforts and they really did learn a lot through this short time. Maybe in the next semester I can see them again during my breaks and help them if they continue on with Japanese.
Oh yeah. I also feel like I messed up a lot towards the end. I hope my teacher doesn't think I slack off towards the end lol. I don't know why it happened but I guess I just got nervous with the final oral exam...

I also took English 100 after succeeding 22 an 24 in my first semester. I just wanted to get it done with and I did. Though, I think I screwed up a lot in that class since I wasn't used to handing essay after essay. (I think my problem was just getting ideas because putting them together wasn't so bad.) Despite that, I got to take the class with the same teacher who taught one of my previous English classes and she always made each day much more interesting. xD I also had Tamotsu and a couple of old classmates in that class so whenever our teacher got into conversations about her dog/marijuana/etc, we'd all laugh like it was an inside joke and had to explain to the others who were so damn confused. There were a bit of few problems I encountered. One, I eventually had a C at one point because I didn't turn in one essay and it really brought me down. I managed to never miss a paper again but it was difficult bringing it up. Second, Tamotsu and I at one point felt like we were being insulted by a fellow classmate. Now, we don't easily get riled up (or I at least I don't but Tamotsu is fairly good at keeping a lid on it) but there was a girl who actually argued with us about whether or not we were identical twins. I am aware that we don't look alike and, quite frankly, I see more differences myself but she kept claiming we were fraternal twins because "identical twins are supposed to look exactly alike." I never brought up a fight and Tamotsu had to constantly explain to her about the real differences between fraternal and identical, but this girl refused to listen so it was difficult. Also, we (along with another lady who was kind) noticed that she was a bit of a cling-on and emphasize the means of friendship in a way that was kind of obsessive. Not only that, but she would switch Tamotsu's papers with mine right in front of us and refused to give it to the right person until we took the other's and switched it amongst ourselves. (It was her way of playing a game but I did ask her to stop and it lessened a bit.) Despite all of that, we still managed to be on good terms so we overlooked it and tried our best to work with her while drawing some lines. I really don't think she is bad person and the teacher confirmed (without her being there) that the girl has some issues with boundaries so we understood and continued to work with her anyway. The whole "fraternal twins" issue drew to a close when Tamotsu and I had to write on the board and a few old classmates were teasing us a bit until the same girl had somehow told the whole class that we were fraternal once again. It made a very uncomfortable and awkward silence, but the teacher was the one that defended for us by explaining to her what Tamotsu has already told her. And I guess by hearing this from someone else, the girl immediately dropped it and hardly brought it up. (She still believed her own claim but kept it to herself now.) Once that was over with, Tamotsu and I were actually a lot more happy. We weren't picking a fight and we still tried our best to work with her still... it was just difficult to stand there and be told that you're something else when clearly you know what you are. 
Anyway, once we took our final exam, I was pretty down. It was the last time we were going to take that class with that teacher, whom Tamotsu and I eventually realized was our favorite teacher yet. Once we finished and turned it in (I was really slow on it so I was one of the last few to leave along with Tamotsu who had waited), that teacher got up from her chair and hugged us before we left. (And it surprised me because she explained in our first semester that she has some physical problems where if she was touched in certain places, she feels intense pain so it really freaked me out. And I will admit that I have wanted to hug this woman before after all her constant compliments towards us being adorable and precious to her. xD) But we hugged her back and made a deal that we would visit her. Tamotsu and I planned that someday we would give her some chocolates as a thank-you present too. :D She's just that freakin' awesome. (And I passed that class with a high B I think.)

Math 82 was either pass or no pass class. No in-between. It was pretty easy and, since it was mostly an online class, we only had to go to class every monday which was good for our schedule. Towards the end, I started to mess up a bit but I managed to pass it anyway and that's all that really mattered. I also liked the teacher since he was kinda chill but I had trouble talking to him. Apparently, I'm very withdrawn when I'm focused on math and in quiet rooms where everyone can hear you. xD But the awesome thing was how he and Tamotsu shared a love for the color orange lol. He had to wear a red shirt for our first class, but once in awhile, he came with an orange jacket and Tamotsu had liked that jacket. We both passed that class and had no worries..... except maybe me messing up on the last tests but thank the luck for re-takes!

Lastly, I had Psychology 101. It counts as a science class and I wanted to get this over with while I had easy classes lol. It was pretty cool but I really wasn't into the subject very much. I had expected Tamotsu to help me through it since she was usually interested and actually considered in studying the field but we both realized that we were wrong. We ended up procrastinating a lot but we somehow passed the class. xD Tamotsu had a C at one point and I sorta knew I should be a little under her since I got lower scores on the tests... but because I didn't ask (shame on me), I ended up forcing myself to do better and wait til the final grades showed up............ and I got a FREAKIN A IN THAT CLASS. xD It was an awesome result since I had warned my family about getting a C in that class but we all celebrated haha~ It was nice. 
I had really liked the teacher since she was a humble older woman who called everyone "sweeties." She also brought candy and fruits to class in hopes that no one would come or leave hungry and get frustrated. The class felt very home-like if anything lol. And she eventually noticed Tamotsu and I being twins and laughed every time she had to explain the study of twins since it was kinda awkward... but overall, the experience was worth it. 

I didn't really socialize too much since I could go to school later, but I did help and go out with some people and it was something out of my comfort zone. Again, my second semester ended up being more relaxing so hopefully it'll be like that for next semester.

Well, that's all I got for college. Starting to get the hang of it. Hopefully I'll get to drive soon so I stop bugging my grandma... but anyway, it was nice to look back. Let's hope next semester will be just as good as this one. ;D (Especially since I signed up for Speech class.... oh boy!)

My first semester is OVER.

So yeah! I'm finally on break. :D 

I actually ended classes two days ago, but I've been resting up and just flat-out relaxing LOL. It's been nice. I'm in a fix between drawing and playing video games lately.

In truth, I already messed up my sleep schedule. xD I now wake up at around 3 in the evening and don't sleep until 3 or 4 in the morning. It's been crazy. 

But yeah. My first semester has been really awesome and not as horrible as I had made it out to be back in high school. I'm really looking forward to the next semester but at the same time not really since I'm taking math lol and hope to get closer to being able to do what I want to do. 

The instructors were pretty awesome. I learned a lot from them and they actually made the whole experience a lot more personal and enjoyable. I got to be a little closer to them than I intended and it made me appreciate them even more on the last few days. School has never been entirely fun for me altogether, but I got to like it a bit more. 

Also, my first semester has made me a coffee addict. xD 

I don't drink coffee ALL THE TIME, but I only allow myself to drink some whenever I was on my break. (I started sharing one cup with Tamo since she started liking it too, but she could never finish it by herself lol.) I never try to drink coffee everyday, but more like once in a while. Overall, I'm kind of happy to know how much I like it now at least. They helped too.

And another thing: they weren't kidding when they said college makes you sleep less.

I've always been a night owl (which is why I'm short in height), but the work really does burn you out and require hours to do it. Procrastination was probably what made it worst lol. Although, in my next semester, I really want to be able to do the work earlier so I don't do things last minute. It's not as bad once you put your mind to it, but it will be when you're cramming it all down.
And it got pretty annoying when my grandma would wake up every other night to see Tamo and I finishing up projects at 5 in the morning. She would tell us "You're still up?!" And it was funny at first, but the more she kept doing that made me more and more sick of it. I had to finally tell her that "I'm glad for the concern, but we've been through this so many times that it's okay for us. This isn't high school anymore either." It was hard for me to say it like that, but she got the message and stopped.

Then, this experience really made me notice how much time I was away with my family and friends.

I noticed half-way through the semester that I hardly got to go out with anyone. The only time I went outside was for school. When I was done, I would just come back home and spend hours doing the work. It became a shut-in cycle lol. My mom was the one who was affected by this the most. Since the college campus was closer to my grandma's house, we had to stay over there a lot and my mom was trying hard not to be lonely. After a certain point, whenever we could, we would spend any free time with her. I didn't really get too concerned over friends either since I wanted my mom to be first. Especially now that she has three jobs. I hardly got to see her then, but we managed to spend our free time at nights to just relax, talk, and (mostly) sleep our butts off. That's why for my next semester, I planned it so I can try spend a little more time with her as well as motivating myself to do the work as early as possible lol.

Haaaaa. This is starting to get really deep, huh? xD But that's pretty much the gist of how my first semester went. I was pretty much an anti-social person and didn't try as hard to make friends (but I did somehow lol). Though, this really kept me busy and made my time a little more useful. Well, that's pretty much it for now lol. 

First semester is dooooonnneeeee! xD For those who are doing finals, good luck! And I hope everyone enjoys their winter in case I don't post lol. Until next time.

And I hope you don't mind that the font is like this now. It's just easier on the eyes. Plus, it was kind of dumb of me to use the small font just because it looked fancy. xD Ok. That's all, I swear. 

Trip to the ER

I don't want to keep talking about this incident since I feel like I've been bragging about it to fb and my family. xD But I just really want to let out my issues and let people know that I'm okay... since I apparently made a lot of people worried. 

And on here, I want to be able to remember this experience... since it was pretty adventurous.

So yeah. I went to the emergency room because I had a major stomach problem. 

But let me start over. I actually didn't know it was a serious problem until the evening. I was actually going through the day thinking it was just an upset stomach, but it eventually started ruining my concentration. I couldn't even stay still anymore and talking became difficult.

At one point, I was reduced to whimpering and whining like a beat up dog so that my grandma and twin took notice that something was wrong. I honestly felt ignored because no one was really helping me out at first but that's all water under the bridge once I called my mom.

Although, I'm very bad at explaining pain since I do have a high tolerance for it but all I could tell anyone was, "My stomach is on fire. It feels like it's shriveling up and I just want to puke everything up."

My mom had to come over to my grandma's house. She first forced me to make myself throw up so I had to use a toothbrush... It was not fun, I'll say that much. 

But even after puking, it never helped much so my mom finally took me to the ER. 

On the way, my mom was pretty upset that no one really did anything. I tried to reason with her, but... I couldn't really disagree with her anyway. 

So once we got into the ER, the doctors eventually took me in. (The nurses thought I was 12 or 13 LOL.) I did multiple tests which I don't feel comfortable with sharing just because. And I ended  up getting my results back saying it was just a viral infection. I was so relieved and so was my mom. (She literally was exhausted but couldn't fall asleep until the result came back.) 

And I was at the ER for 4 hours. It was 3:30 am by the time I got out lol. 

My mom ended up kidnapping me to her place so it was actually the first night that I slept in a different house away from my twin, Tamotsu. 

And I didn't have my phone so I couldn't contact anyone... but it didn't matter either way since I passed out pretty fast. xD 

By the next day, I ended up staying home. I was in no condition to go to school. I was really upset at myself because I had a debate to do for my English 21 class, but I was forced to miss it. 

But I ended up being really happy being with my mom. She looked after me and I really appreciated it... 

Later that day, we went to go kidnap Tamotsu this time from my grandma's house and I took a shower there while I was at it. My dad ended up being there too. I was really disappointed that he never really called or tried to question me about what was going on. He only gave Tamo-chan money and said "Get better." I really can't depend on him at all. 

And today, I'm slowly feeling better. Still drowsy and sore a bit, but I'll live lol. 

My grandma came in while I was asleep, patted my head, and smiled at me when I woke up a bit. I was pretty freaked out at first, but was happy before passing out again lol. 

Tamo-chan also told me earlier today that mom was secretly afraid of the results saying I had an explosion in the appendix. Tamo-chan ended up explaining it to me (mainly that it causes death) and said that I showed all the symptoms to it, but the doctors ruled it out so we're just lucky it never happened. After hearing this though, I felt pretty grateful that it never happened.

Soooo I just really hope that this never happens again haha. But if it does, at least I know what it is.

And I'm actually surprised with how many people were concerned on fb. Tamo-chan kept posting about me being in the ER while I was there so I didn't know until the next day. I was both very happy yet really guilty. I don't usually try to be open with my problems so having many friends actually wishing me well was pretty awesome lol. But I, too, was very concerned about certain people since they took it harder than I thought. xD 

Well, that's it. The nutshell of this whole experience. I just want more sleep, but now I must do homework lol. Ugh.

Oh well.

Life just doesn't simply stop for anyone so we must keep moving ahead. I'll do that much at least.

Just a silly video.

Only now I decided to put this up lol. 

Oh. You may want to put your volume up by the way. My videos are always rather softer than I intended...

I was sick awhile back and it really messed up my throat. My grandmother had told me that my voice was scratchy, but after testing this out, I realized my voice was a bit different. (Maybe a little deeper than usual lol.)

And this video is not the same one I posted on FaceBook. I made this video shortly after the first one because it was too short. xD 

And it's funny because I got my twin, Tamotsu, sick right after LOL.

This is just pure randomness for now since my blog has been kinda dead. Enjoy. 

So much homework.

Just constantly getting distracted when I'm supposed to be doing my work lol. Ah well.

It's funny how simple it really is, but procrastination and laziness just make it stressful. 

I'm going to regret doing my homework last minute one day. Especially when I have to do Math and Science. I suck at those subjects the most... 

Hmm what to say. 

I recently got into coffee.

I always liked coffee, but I was never allowed to drink it because it got me all hyped up. 

But now that I'm a little more mellow, I can handle it and I prefer to drink it in the mornings now.

Also, I decided to read the manga, Yotsuba. I never read it in order before so I'm trying. xD
I'm deeply moved by Yotsuba and Koiwai's father-daughter relationship. It's enough to where I want to draw new OCs inspired by it lol. But we'll see if I can actually pull it off haha... 

Oh. I'm also getting into Twitter. It's crazy lol. I'm starting to update constantly about pointless rambling. It had made me question why I even have a blog... but then again, there are things that I want to share that can't be limited to 140 characters lol.
Despite that, this blog can't really upload things directly from my phone so that's troublesome as well...

Hm. Very recently, I was having problems with my throat.
It burned at first so I had trouble breathing. Then, it turned irritated and started affecting my speech. It lasted for a few days, though. 

Today, it's much better but I'm congested now lol. I still have to keep coughing to clear my throat but I'm relieved that it'll be better by Wednesday...

Wednesday, I have a presentation to do. Our teacher calls it the "reading circle."
A selected few of students present on specific dates on an article to four or five other students.
Those selected few must present on an article to their audience and just sort of form a small debate or conversation about the topic.

Mine is going to be able cell phone theft. Interesting, right? Lol.

I realized I'm a bit dumb when it comes to reading articles. I don't really care for the news (except the comic sections LOL). But ah well. 

Ehh I better get back to finishing the article.

Before I go, I have some pictures I've been meaning to post: 

Snapped a shot of Lohi in the morning a couple of days ago lol.
She usually comes with us for the ride when we have to go to school, but she didn't want to.

Ate at my favorite Chinese restaurant lol.
Got this for free from the owner. She's really nice. = v =
It really helped my throat. 

Went to the mall with my cousins and they wanted stuff from the bakery.
Took this photo for Tamotsu. Tamo walked away from us and I wanted to tease.
She really loves chocolate covered doughnuts with sprinkles lol.

My youngest cousin fell asleep on my shoulder on the way home. 

Today, my grandfather went fishing.
He caught this big one.
My grandparents teased me because they know I like fish lol.
But I know dinner is going to be awesome tonight~

Taken not too long ago. 

I was doing my homework and felt Lohi lie down on the cushion lol.

Well, that's it for now. I still can't wait until December lol.
And I still haven't figured out what to wear for Halloween. It'll come to me pfft.

Until then lol.

Starting anew.

So I decided to change in a new direction. 

I wanted to be a little more professional with my new alias and keep it as one name lol. That and I feel as though I finally settled into a name that wasn't just made for jokes, but a name I can actually go by for years to come. 

Sorry this change is a little awkward since I've been stuck with Casey for a long time, but it wasn't working for me anymore lol.

Oh and by the way, I know I said many times that my twin is Suzuki, but after the name-change... Suzuki is now Tamotsu. xD Please bear with me on the new change lol.

Anyway... on to life so far. 

It's already halfway through the semester and I'm impatiently waiting for December to come already. xD I'm being expected to hang out a lot and go out more so the winter season this year is going to hopefully be a busy one haha.

And of course there's always a little trouble going on.

Fortunately, my grandmother on my mother's side got her cancer removed. Sure, she has to live with one boob but it's not like she's going to impress anyone now lol. She's doing a lot better than we have all expected and we're just grateful she's okay now. 

Now for the down side, my mom has been constantly telling us that she hardly gets to see us anymore. And I don't disagree with that lol.

Awhile ago, my grandparents went to Vegas and my dad was kind enough to stay over with us at our grandparents' house while they were away. (Probably to just let us feel more comfortable since I haven't set foot in my dad's house for about a year now. I'm just not ready right to go over there after all the shit that happened.)

Moving on... Even when our dad was over, Tamotsu and I didn't have a chance to hang out with him at all. He wanted to go out to the zoo, but we woke up an hour late so he changed it to the movies. However, even that was cancelled because Tamotsu and I ended up doing homework all day. We were all secretly glad we didn't go to the zoo since we probably would have never finished our homework on time lol. 

So yeah. Same thing goes for my mom. She's supposed to have us 4 days in a week, but it's been 3 days now because- again -the homework. We only see her at nights now and she only hangs out with us for an hour or so before passing out. It's been pretty hard on all of us. 

December is going to be so much more better, believe me.

Huuuuhhhhhh. I don't have much to say since I'm just constantly doing work lol. I think I'll just end it here. 

Well, until then. Hopefully I'll have better news next time. 

P.S. Don't get me wrong. I love college way more than high school, but the work is surprisingly very time-consuming than I expected. Ugh. 

Mom's Birthday.

Avoiding homework so I can type this out instead. xD 

Anyway, my mom's birthday was yesterday. It turned out to be pretty chill yet enjoyable.

What sucked was that we had to wait until she was done with work.
She can't afford any more time off so she had to get off on her usual time, which is 5 pm. 
Suzuki and I didn't mind. We just got to town at 4 pm and cruised for about an hour until we met up with her lol.

We all just went to eat expensive food at Nordstrom. I paid for the dinner. xD 

Then, we just strolled all over the big mall. My mom now knows what Jungle Fun is so she looks forward to going there one day just to play the DDR lol. We all kinda need a fun work-out anyway. 

(Not surprisingly, I bumped into a friend lol. She was nice enough to wish my mom a Happy Birthday and even told me that she had wished she could've gotten something. I told her thanks but it was alright. xD) 

Oh and my mom admitted that she would cosplay Madam Red and Undertaker if given the chance. Now I want to save up money for thisssss. 

The only big downer of the whole birthday was the fact that Suzuki and I could't give her this sketchbook we were working on.

We planned that we would draw in it and add people's messages saying "Happy Birthday."
Unfortunately, we didn't get to finish it but we let her know that we have something else for her. 
Hopefully we'll give it to her by this month. I really want to show it to her!

Hmm yeah. That's pretty much it lol.
I didn't take photos because I was actually having such a good time and didn't remember it. xD 

Ahhh well, I know I'll never really forget this particular day in my head. We just did so much lol. 

Better get back to my homework now. Until next time, whenever that may be. = u =