Really blogging since I am having issues getting to a computer at my house. Damn moving trucks!

Love love love my new layout. I love piccies with Haru in them. His punk look is so pathetic when you consider how he's one of the wimpiest charas on Fruits Basket. Though I was a bit weirded out by the color scheme in the background, now that I look back at it, it sort of grows on me. Anyway, it was about friggin' time I got a new layout and Celes was kind enough to put up with the Academy Awards while she designed this for me. Finding a piccie was a bitch though because all the versions of this were too small. This also reminds me that I need to see even more of FB.

 
I know I promised myself not to blog until Friday, but I just have to give my reaction to this.

Okay I will admit that it does make me a little upset that Fuuma-kun is not looking his best. Forgive me Otherdragon fans, but I am still a F/K er.
But I am extremely happy that it was Sora-chan who messed him up. You rule Sorata! If you're going down, at least you can deprive Fuuma of his prettiness first. That's how to get the last laugh. Now that that utterly sickening display of shallowness is done with, onto the BIG SPOILER!
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SORATA! NOOOOOOOOOO! DIE CLAMP! DIE!
Yes, I am pissed beyond words, but at least my computer won't be taking any one-way trips out the window this evening. Clamp managed to maintain some semblance of decency by letting my poor doomed Sora-chan die while protecting his maiden. They didn't kill each other like I had been suspecting. I can be thankful for that much. Better yet, I don't think that they really fought each other. They stopped because they knew that they could never hurt each other. It would be sweet if it wasn't so unbelievably depressing. *huggles poor Sora-chan* Though Arashi's intention to kill the Angst Brat wasn't all that bad. ~_^
But now I'm confused, does Arashi survive X or not? Because if she does, I will be LIVID! If Sorata has to go down, then he should have his maiden with him in the afterlife. Not because I'm vindictive and cruel or anything, but just because I don't think that Arashi should have to suffer forever by knowing that he died for her. I think she will be happier being dead with him. All the angsty "I killed the one I love and now have to live with it" can be given to Kamui by the end of ep.24. Though I think Yuzu/Kus might be the only couple to survive this mess. That is if someone doesn't drop Kus. Oh yeah, they'd better kill Kakyou too. From the looks of it, I see Clamp going for a Kakyou/Subaru. SAY WHAT!

 
Wow! I just realized how much my latest postings make me look like I'm on 'the drugs.' I should post like this more often. ^_^

 
Last post made me think of a random idea.
So I present to you:

Inuki-chan: Psychic Extraordanaire (Call him now!) ^_^

-featuring special guest stars who shall remain known as Customer Y, Customer A, Customer K, Customer S, Customer F, and Customer Ao.
PS--Yes, I know this is total crap. But I'm bored and sick, so blah!

Customer Y: "So Inuki, should I get together with a man who is about 16 years my senior?"
Inuki-chan: "Woof."
Customer Y: "Perfect. I'll go profess my love right now!"

Customer A: "I've never shown any interest whatsoever in this guy, but I love him so much that I'm willing to betray all my friends for no reason whatsoever. Are we meant to be?"
Inuki-chan: "Woof."
Customer A: "I see. I'll go consult the Dark Kamui now."

Customer K: "Inuki, I think I like guys. I mean, I liked a girl and she's...um...dead now and all the guys around me just seem to want to jump me or at least I see it that way. What should I do?"
Inuki-chan: "Woof."
Customer K: "Ah, turn into a total slut and jump everyone. Works for me."
Inuki-chan: "Growl"
Customer K: "Hmm, and ditch the angst thing? We'll see. Maybe after some of that classic 'healing sex' with a certain someone.

Customer S: "Inuki, I have no idea what the hell I'm doing anymore. Apparently, neither does anyone else. I either have no personality whatsover, am a total jerk, have turned into my worst nightmare, or I'm a spineless wuss. Oh, and did I also mention that from time to time, I can also be a total slut and sleep with anyone and everyone. I used to have personality. I really did. I was interesting and cute and funny and everybody loved the darling little outfits my sister gave me. Now, I'm just sorta...there. What should I do?"
Inuki-chan: "Woof?"
Customer S: "You don't know either?"
Inuki-chan: "Whine."
Customer S: "Die huh? Well, that will probably make everything better in the end. But will I die pathetically?"
Inuki-chan: "Woof."
Customer S: "Figures."

Customer F: "What is my real purpose? Am I hear just to be all sadistic and attempt to be sexy? Or am I supposed to have a much deeper meaning which will just be revealed at a later time."
Inuki-chan: "Growl."
Customer F: "What do you mean you don't care? You damn mongrel! How about I shinken your hide?"
Inuki-chan: "...Woof."
Customer F: "Take my place as Master Pimp since Yuuto's out of the picture? I think I can go with that."

Customer Ao: "I usually don't get very upset but I am now that my secret crush died right before my eyes and I'll probably have to go back to my wife. What should I do?"
Inuki-chan: "Woof."
Customer Ao: "Die? But that's what you told the other customer."
Inuki-chan: "Woof."
Customer Ao: "Well if it would make the fans happy..."

~service line disconnected~

Yuzuriha: "Inuki! What are you doing? Get off that phone! We have to go save the world with genkiness and eat ice cream with incredibly large uber-environmentalist men who deflect from their side for the ideals of truth, beauty, and love! Come on!"
Inuki-chan: "Whine."

 
Well, onto my X ramblings. (I'll make this quick since I know some people are tired of hearing it.)

X19=Karen & Aoki have just found redefined the meaning of "awwwww" for me.

-I just want to hug Chibi-Karen and make her feel all better.
-I was to beat her mother with her friggin' cross.
-Yes, Aoki, I'm sure that divorcing your wife and then getting back together with her will make her real happy. With any luck, maybe she'll leave you altogether.
-Heh heh, Yuuto is soo totally flirting with him. (must not say that. Yuuto bad, but...he's sooo funny.)
-Oooh eavesdropping Karen-san. Naaawty girl.
-Scene at flower: Um....yeah....Jump him, Karen!
-Other DoE *snore*
-I wouldn't have cried either, Karen. I would have spit on the bitch's grave!
-Heh heh! Fire Fire Fire! See how it dances.
-Aoki, haven't you watched tv? Whenever you're going to do something exciting and you go to see someone who obviously has the hots for you right before, YOU NEVER DRINK THE TEA! Idiot.
-Awwww, Nataku is a wost widdle puppy. I wanna take him home. I think I'm beginning to like...umm...it. Fuuma be damned! You leave the puppy-boy alone!
-Karen should be Nataku-chan's mommy though Fuuma should just be allowed to have partial visitation rights.
-Yeesh Yuuto, must you fight and flirt in all of your battles? Seriously, I'm surprised you haven't tried for Fuuma yet. You two need to have a good ol' fashioned "Pimp-off."
-Yes! Aoki rules!
-Hah! Yuuto just got the verbal bitch-slap. Guess you can't win 'em all, pimp-boy.
-Hmmm. You know Aoki totally planned that strategic collapse right onto Karen's chest. Me thinking that someone's a closet hentai.
-Ok. 1...2...3...Awwwwww! ^_^ Aoki/Karen might become a new one of my faves.

So much for being quick. Oh well. Now, for the moment I'm been waiting for all through this damn series.

X20=Be happy with what you get, because some fucked-up plot device is going to tear it all to shit.

-Man, Ara-chan, Sorata's right, you really suck at chopping vegetables.
-Hmmm. Isn't paella a spanish dish? Strange.
-Yuzu needs to lay off the happy drugs.
-That's the hand scene? WTF? Where's the hair-kissing scene? That was much better! Where's the confession scene? Hell, where's the joking about cooking scene? Well, I'm pissed already. This doesn't bode well for the rest of the ep.
-Awww, chibi-Arashi looks like a little china doll, especially in her kimono.
-Kamui, three words for your angsty ass. GET OVER IT!
-Sora-chan, some advice for you as well. He doesn't need a pep talk. He needs an ass-kickin'.
-Hmmm Kamui, odd that you're whining about Saiki and King of Angst yet you're only dreaming of Fuuma. *points finger and laughs* Someone's in deni-al. Someone's in deni-al.
-Somehow that whole 'wow, you made him eat' conversation lacked the impact of the manga. Could it be because it was, I don't know....RUSHED!
-Yuzuriha's theme song for this episode: "Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match."
-Awww, Inuki-chan's sending his telepathy to Arashi now. Someone needs to send that wolf to the psychic hotline.
-Ok, this whole scene with Sorata just makes no sense.
-Fuuma, are you trying to go Frankfurter on eyes with the eye make-up?
-Hmm. In most cases, I would say awww. But now, I'm just too confused.
-Get out of there, you stupid bitch! Listen to the genki-one!
-Nooo? Who else could Fuuma be talking about, Arashi? *cue monologue of scant Sorashi scenes Xtv has offered*
-Yeesh! Was Sora-chan this beat up in the manga?
-Yeah, there's my good ol' Sora-chan, trying to make his maiden feel better with his jokes.
-Oooh kiss coming up?
-YAY! Definitely the best scene of this whole blur of an episode. Go Sora-chan!
As pissed as I was for this ep, this whole scene at the hospital really did it for me. I laughed, I sniffled, I huggled my computer. This right here is the essence of ep20. After this, I can hide in my happy land of Denial.
*shoves Kamui out of Denial-land. 'Go be sad about your Fuuma-chan somewhere else! This is only for Sorashi denial! You need to hop on the train to the {I'm in love with my best friend} denial along with a certain character from Yami no Matsuei.' *
Hmmm Kamui/Hisoka. Nah, the angst would just be too much.
Yipe! Off topic again. Back to the episode ranting.
-Arashi, I hate to say this. But you need a serious slap to the head! WTF is wrong with you?
-Clamp, you are the devil in plural form. You know this makes no fucking sense! Why are you doing this to us? I swear if you have Arashi kill Sorata, I will totally throw my computer out the window!

 
I guess I feel a little bit better now, but not much. But since nobody cares anyway, I shall shrug away my dark cloud of misery and return to my normal bitch-mode.

School still sucks and wants to crush me with assignments. I just found out I have an Econ project due the same day as my Jour midterm. Ugh. But I made a new friend who lurves Buffy and Angel so that's good. We talked in the Diner for a good hour all about mental issues, women's studies, movies, and of course, all pertinent WB/UPN info. She likes Smallville as well. Kewlies! But poor her missed last Angel and was devastated when I told her about *cries loudly* Wesley and *indifferent stare* Conner.
Then, there's my other friend who I think I should talk to a lot more. I'm pretty sure she's interested in slash but afraid to admit it. I've guessed this from her reading selections ranging from Luck in the Shadows, Laurell K. Hamilton stuffs, and the ever popular (but I'll never read it) Wraethu. I know I probably spelled that wrong. When I asked her, she just said she likes fantasy. Hmmm....

Talking to my father perked me up as always, even though he said I was scaring him and I don't think he was joking. But I managed to convince him that I'm extremely unstable and need to come home and buy stuff. Maybe, he'll buy me new shoes now. He says I still have to help move. I don't really care just as long as I'm not at my dorm. My roommate's new "guy friend" keeps coming over and being all flirty and whispering to her, which drives me crazy because I have this obsessive desire to always know what people are talking about and I can't sleep or write when people are whispering around me. I felt really sick this morning to so the guy's lucky, I didn't throw something at him when he was standing two inches from my bed, being all lovevy-duvy with my roommate. BTW, in the middle of my rant, that ever annoying Melanie stumbled in and went onto to my roommate about something bizarre and stupid and I was inches away from slapping her as well. That reminds me of something my father said on the phone last night. "I guess I'd better come and get you before you kill someone....or lots of someones." Awww, isn't he sweeet?

I've also decided that next week will be devoted entirely to schoolwork. I might read blogs and download stuff, but I definitely won't post or IM since I really can't afford to get distracted next week. I guess this means that I'll be filling up my dialogue notebook again since that's what I write when I can't work on chapters and I have to write something every other day. Hmm, that reminds me that I have to find a better cut-off point for that one piece I did the other day. Ending with dialogue works much better anyway.

I've also been attempting to draw. Shock of the century, I know. Of course, I won't let anybody ever see it because I suck too much and I doubt my confidence can handle another fall. The only reason I did it is because I really want to visualize what something I'm writing about looks like and I can't find any reference anywhere else. So it's up to my pathetic sketching skills to give me an idea. And I swear, I hate doing wings!

Oh and all this anger really drove home my new rant idea with the fanon vs. canon and I'm totally going to go into this with zeal. I don't care who I piss off anymore. So you can bet you'll be seeing that by the end of next week. Look forward to it. It's going to be a real piece of work.

 
Well, I'm beginning to think I'm falling into one of those depression things. I can't find anything good to read lately and my ever-faithful fanfiction is failing me miserably. Add to that the agony of having so many college deadlines coming up on me including room arrangements, writing deadlines, registration deadlines, and the wonderful deadlines of major assignments in three out of five trying classes. I was happy with my writing, but now I'm not. I can't get it to do what I want and that's seriously pissing me off as is the lack of some decent feedback (not from my reviewers by the way, they do just fine), but from other sources. I feel that my originality is being bitch-slapped back into the mainstream tripe that is conformality and it's just making me ever more angry. It's either you go with the flow or you get blown off entirely. I'm learning that now and I think it's my unwillingness to accept that that causes my suffering to be prolonged. Of course, X is pissing me off. But who really cares about that in the first place? I haven't even watched ep. 20 yet so that's a bad sign. What's even more disturbing is that I'm seeking out people who are even more dejected than me to talk to lately (don't worry, nobody I have linked). I have been eating waaay too much chocolate and my only real enjoyment is when I go to work and talk to the younger guys there who are just as pissed off about the working conditions as I am. I would write to quell my issues, but I really don't think I can write in this mood otherwise it will seep too much into the characters and turn the story into even more of an angst-fest than it already is. Can't have that.

Odd that I'm feeling so disillusioned right now, especially after how I was feeling chipper right after Creative Writing. I guess too many things decided to clarify themselves in my mind after that. I might rent anime to perk me up, but I doubt it will work. I guess I'll pick up some more "Child's Toy" and anything else I can find, maybe that Lesson XX. Whatever. I might just stay home and humor my obsessed little brother this weekend. I think his adoration of me might actually be welcome given my current mood. And harassing my dad with my writing tomorrow has a chance of changing my attitude. I was going to sign up for more MLs, but now I think I'll wait a while. I really don't feel like reading people's personal feuds right now. Which makes me wonder why I take such delight in reading blogs? I guess people are by nature nosy and want to hear about everybody else's affairs, even if it doesn't personally concern them. Then again, blogs can be kind of interesting to read when they let others know the owners opinions. I like those posts. Too bad, I make far too many of them. Strange that I can be so opinionated in writing, but when it comes to actual confrontation, I immediately wilt. Possibly a lack of self-esteem. Who knows? Best part is nobody cares because I fall into these slumps and they never amount to nothing, even though they may take a few days to go away. I'm supposed to be a roll with the punches sort of person who kind of sifts through the crowd, without much participation. Hence, I am fully immersed in many fandoms, but I scarcely participate. I think it's because I'm afraid that I won't be able to be as good as everyone else or that I will bring something up that will be totally unacceptable. Though, that does seem to be the trend in many fandoms these days. To tell the truth, I think I'm only having these issues lately is because I'm angry with myself for not having the courage to get involved in ANYTHING. I mean, I'm in my anime club and all I do is watch the movies. Sometimes, I don't even go. That's the only thing I do as part of campus life. I can't join the newspaper. I'm too lazy to committ to that sort of thing. And I refuse to make any attempt whatsoever to get to know people from my classes that I usually talk to during lectures. I'm sick of watching everything blur by, but I'm too damn lazy to do anything about it. The worse thing is that I can admit this and it still probably won't change anything. I don't know. Maybe I'm just homesick, even though I go back every other weekend so that's pretty pathetic if you ask me.

Hell, I'm sick of typing this. I don't even feel like separating it into paragraphs as usual. It doesn't matter though because the only people who actually take the time to read my crap will just breeze through half of it anyway and figure I'm just bitching again. I am. So I don't really care. I can have personal bitch-posts do just like everyone else. Well, there's a phrase I've been using a lot lately. I should have taken a hint by now. But you know what? I don't care. "Everybody else does this" and "everybody else does that" so I follow like a mindless little sheep, even though I may deny it vehemently. I even go through the trouble of arguing points which I care absolutely nothing about just because I've been conditioned to agree with them. I should really stop doing that. I should just accept the fact that I'm not part of any fandom so I don't have to stand up for the general belief or teach myself to like it because "that's they way it is." Fandoms used to be fun for me. I used to really enjoy them. But now....I just don't know.
Okay, I'm going to stop this rant before I get even more angry, which will no doubt cause me to get even more depressed. And as the ultimate expression of my depression, I'm going to freakin' call my father and talk to him because I have nothing better to do. It's really sad actually. When I get on the phone with him, I bombard him with everything just because he's a captive audience and feels forced to respond, even though he has no idea what he's talking about. He's nice about it though and I have to love him for that. The man even pretends to acknowledge yaoi and stuff like that. He's obviously a homophobe, but he waves it off to make me happy. Yay him. I almost feel like I'm pushing my opinions onto him just so I can have someone who will give a damn what I say once in a while. At least, he tries; that's more than I can say for most people I know.

Damn it! Now I'm pissed, annoyed by my roommate's neverending calvacade of well-wishers and flirters, and feeling even worse. BTW, this is probably another middle of the night bull-shit posts. Maybe, I'll just sleep on it and retract it tomorrow. MAYBE.

 
Shucks howdy! (sorry, too much CB before lunch)

I actually managed to finish my short story to submit the two committees and even more amazing, I'm not offended or aggravated with it. I think it's really one of my better pieces, alarming considering the subject matter. Maybe, it's all that angst...or maybe it's just because I really enjoyed writing the characters. Nicky is such a good boy, always looking out for his lovers, though him and Christian aren't quite like that yet. And Chris was just sooo sad. He really reminded me of Celes' later drawings the more I wrote about him. Too bad, I doubt I'll ever be able to write him as a bright-eyed seventeen year old now. *sigh* Oh well, I guess he can hang out with the rest of the psychotic charas from my original fiction.
Anyways, if anyone cares enough to read (I know nobody does), you find it at
Life at the Start of the Millenium.
I know I suck at titles and I know the ending seems a bit sappy, but what can I do? *shrugs*
The strangest thing is that I passed on watching Sorashi last night to finish this thing. I should go watch now.

Then, I'm off to study for my next entomology test coming up next Thursday, the day after my Journalism midterm, and right before my Asian Art essay is do. God, must they totally bombard us in work the week before Spring Break? -_-

 
I have to hold off on working on my fanon vs. canon rant. It appears that in order to get into my Intermediate Fiction class and the Writer's House next year, I have to have a 10 page short story by the 18th of March. Plus, it has to be good. Luckily enough, I've managed to come up with an idea that combines two of the most dejected characters from my original fiction: a college student (Nick) and a male hooker (Christian). So I've thrown them both together in the same apartment and have them dealing with the usual alcoholic/smoking binges, coupled with the dream of Broadway. Of course, as with all my writing, such a story is loaded with angst, violence, and mental issues galore. But surprise surprise, there's no actual shonen ai implication. Sure, you could view it as such but I didn't write it for that purpose this time. It's just two very messed up characters, working through the young adult stages of their lives. Maybe if I work really hard, I'll have it done in time to submit it. Though I'm not sure if the committee will approve of the subject matter. Oh well, it's not like I show Christian during his occupation. If I'm subtle, I might be able to pull it off. We'll see.

 
Blogger you are the devil sometimes! Quit munching my posts!

Added people. I had reasons but Blogger ate them and I don't feel like reposting unless Blogger decides to cough them up again.

 
More original fic ramblings. Only read if you care.

I hate this. I finally have privacy and I can't think of a single thing to write. Possibly, because I know nothing very interesting happens in the chapter I'm working on. Maybe I'll just toss in one of my aggressive characters and have them start something for a few pages. Erik might be up to the job. She always likes a fight.

Erik: Oh no, I'm not doing any of your dirty work. Get someone else. You've been ignoring Maren for a while. *storms off*
Maren: Yeah! I wanna do something besides be briefly mentioned in Arteme's thoughts.
Nayami: Look, I can't handle all of you plus the main characters at the same time.
Maren: You're just picking favorites. *gives the 'bird'*
Nayami: I am not!
Tyrell: You bet she is. I had like two friggin' pages in Chp. 36 and they were boooring.
Nayami: You shut up or you're getting paired with Maren.
Tyrell: *whimpers*
Maren: Better him, than that Nadia chick you have in mind.
Nayami: Why do I even try?

 
Oooh Ranting Time.
Today's Topic: Why the hell shouldn't people plot out a story before writing it?

For the longest time, I've been wondering why some stories that I read both on the net and in my Creative Writing class seemed so inconsistent and choppy. Worse of all, they had virtually no ending and just seemed to be trying to impress with style. Now, I know. These people aren't plotting out their work before they write. What's even more annoying is that they are actually offended that I should actually suggest to them plotting out their stories.
Provided below are three quotes from my class and my response to them. As usual, this is just MY opinion. Take it or leave it.

"What? But that would ruin the creative flow. You should just write what comes to your head."
Are you serious? How do you think writers come up with those books and things? They figure out what they're going to write before writing so everything makes sense. Of course, they always change things durign writing but at least they have some idea of what they're trying to do. Most artistic expression can be just created from the mind: poetry, art, music but not prose! Why? Prose needs build-up and description and it needs to make sense to the reader. If you plan right, when you go to write it, you can set things up for the reader so that everything will flow better. Most of the time, people who don't do this end up bringing something up and never talking about it again, losing the mood/tone of the story, or losing the character's personalities.
Now, it's okay to come up with a general idea and then flesh it out on the go, where you just write what comes to you. That works. But one must have that broad idea at least.

"You'll ruin the surprise."
Writers aren't supposed to be surprised by the plot of their work. Readers are supposed to be surprised. Writers are supposed to have a vague idea of what's going to happen so they can properly build up to it. If they writer IS surprised, you can bet that something is not consistent. Of course, you can be surprised with the subject you're writing or the style or the actual quality of the work, but that's a different matter all together.

"I don't have to plan. I'll just write based on the reactions I receive."
In general, people who make a small plan of what they're going for, write better. They don't write to satisfy anyone but themselves and don't let other's opinions influence their work TOO MUCH. A little influence is okay, but when you're writing a situation/scene/sex episode just because someone said you needed it, even though you don't really see the warrant for it, you're being influenced WAY too much. Now, if you like the idea so much that you're willing to give it proper build up and reason, then it could work.

"Planning and writing from your mind. Both work, you idiot!"
To some extent, this is true. Both can work. But they only work well if you plan the key elements and only write details or fleshed out aspects from scratch. Letting a story take you where it wants is a great idea if you have some idea where you want to go beforehand. For example, when I first started writing my original syory, the shonen ai was mainly supposed to be alluded to only. But as I developed the characters, I realized that it made perfect sense to build a relationship and things pretty much progressed from there. Of course, I did have a plot sketch beforehand so I knew how I could incorporate what I wanted to into the story.

In conclusion, think A LITTLE before you write. After that's done, you can just go with the flow and still have something that both makes sense and is special/significant to you.

Next rant: Fanon vs. Canon (Mircea Eliade style!) AKA See I do learn stuff in my Hist of Asian Art Class. Wow! And better yet, I can apply it to the completely unrelated realm of anime/manga fandom! Wuzzah!

 
Before you read, notice this post is just me rambling about my original writing and issues I'm having with it. I see everybody else whine about their writing. I wanna do it too!

Hmm, confused. I'm supposed to be working on the next chapter of Psychosis, but instead I keep gathering ideas for the sequel I'm planning on: Relapse. I don't know why. I was just trying to write a fight scene one day and all of the sudden, all of my new characters in Relapse pop into my mind, especially Christian.

So now when I should be generating ideas for Chp. 37, I'm here browsing old pics of Chris that Celes drew a while back when we were considering working on a manga. The idea still hasn't panned out because I usually can only work with one story at once, otherwise I get confused as is happening now with my original idea and the sequel. So I'm looking back at these pictures and I look back at the ideas I've plotted out and realized that I totally turned innocent Christian into a 22 yr-old whore by Relapse. Well, at least he's a nice whore, albeit severely depressed. I bet it was that strange pic of him with the fishnet that sent a subliminal message to my brain. That does give me idea for a nice manga title though: Descent. And damn it, why do I keep having odd ideas for him and Dominic (not slashy, just really odd).

Anyway aside from him, I've managed to create a 21 yr old named Ace who is like Keiichi of X on crack and whose best friend is 15; and a very warped character who I've dubbed Gabriel.

Argh. Must stop thinking of sequel and work on original some more. I've got some heavy duty angst to set up the scene for.

 
Note:

Squick pairings are the result of thinking wrongly into Leareth's Gentlemanly Conversation and a very warped conversation with Hokuto-chan, Kerianne, and Piiko. Me thinks me needs a good psychiatrist.