Aloha, there.
I'm suu.
I have some Spain/S. Italy art to offer. (:
I cross-posted this to the main hetalia comm, so, uh, hi there, again.

(follow the yellow brick road, man)

Someone commented on one of my Fujibato pics (whose title was "Fujimoto x Kobato chibis"):

"Sunao is so cute"


........................ agdsfgdfgfghghj. No. I loathed that character from Sukisyo to death, don't compare him with Fujimoto! A- and wasn't the title clear enough? ;;;;

*EDIT* Oh, and the description I wrote for the pic had this at the beginning: Fujimoto x Kobato from KOBATO, a manga by CLAMP.

People clearly don't read artists' comments no matter how short they are.

Religious Freedom in Viet Nam
Target:EU, US & ASEAN governments and UN High Commissioner, Human Rights
Sponsored by: Friends of Thich Nhat Hanh

Please sign this petition addressed to the European Union, the United States government, ASEAN governments and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to ask the Vietnamese government to formally recognize the Plum Village practice of buddhism. By joining the petition and the group of 100,000 people asking for religious freedom, you will make a great measurable step towards global human rights in Southeast Asia.

The Bat Nha community has been under severe violent governmental pressure to cease activity in Viet Nam. The monks and nuns were forcefully expelled from Bat Nha monastery and are been persecuted in their place of refuge, Phuoc Hue temple, Bao Loc, in Lam Dong province. These monks and nuns are practicing in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and continue his tradition in his homeland.

Our initial effort and petition to protect the Bat Nha monastics was recognized by EU and U.S. leaders, which in turn caused the Viet Nam government to ease pressure on the Bat Nha monastics for the last three weeks of Oct 2009. But on Nov 2nd, the Chief of the Province Lam Dong summoned the Abbot who is currently hosting the 400 refugee monks and nuns, and demanded he force them to leave by the first of December.

The strong harassment and intimidation of this community continue with attempts to disband them from Phuoc Hue and other temples where they have sought refuge. They also are threatening to draft the young monks into the army within a few weeks. We need your help to bring an end to religious persecution in Viet Nam with this new petition to ASEAN, European Union, United States governments and the High Commission for Human Rights to continue diplomatic pressure.


Read more and sign petition here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/6/religious-freedom-in-viet-nam

Has anybody so far found a pattern for the poofy-at-the-thigh pants about a third of the characters in Hetalia wear?

( Big reference pic is big... )

We got up very early to take Tim to the airport. We're finally getting some winter rain. In fact, it's pouring, and in the distance the mountains are covered with snow far down their sides. We hit some heavy rain on the way to the airport, along with some pretty impressive lightning, and saw no less than five cars spun out or overturned by the side of the road and a two-car collision. Folks, you've got to slow down!

Great visit with Tim. He'd met Jackson as a pup last Christmas, but they hadn't seen each other since. J did some initial barking, wuffing, and skulking, but was won over very quickly and soon up in Tim's lap, bringing him toys and socks. It was good to see. Apart from his trust/shyness issues, he's such a good, friendly, playful dog. On the show Dogs 101 they did a segment on English Mastiffs. Jackson may not be a purebred, but he sure takes after that side of the family in face and temperament. Hopefully he'll stay on the runty end of the weight spectrum. Still well under 100 lbs. but he's only a year old. Emma was her usual canine velcro self and spent a lot of time in Tim's lap, soaking up attention. Tim even coaxed Oscar the Garage Cat in for some visiting. Oscar is his cat, whom we are cat sitting until Tim gets a place that allows cats. Could be never. Oscars nice, but pees in the house. Hence the garage accommodations.



Back now, sitting by the fire trying to decide the day's tea, or at least day's first tea. I seem to be craving Tie Guan Yin, after reviewing an especially fine one the other day, from Norbu Tea. I just ordered some for my own private stash, along with an interesting pu ehr baked and aged in sweet bamboo. It's very sweet and light, without some of the damp earth flavor of a more traditional pu ehr.

I also need a Yixing pot to dedicate to TGYs, and have been looking for a long time. Finally settled on this cute and funky one, from sensationalteas.com, made by Xiao Ma. The colors come from different colors of zisha clay inlay.




Good excuse to sort through the TGYs I have lying around, and cull out the old and inferiors while I wait for the Diamond Grade to arrive and spoil me for everything else.


Friends coming over tonight for a "Thanksgiving left overs" potluck.

Time: Present

Question for: All NATIONS

Question:

Is beer really magical?

Hello! Daily hopeless entry is here!

Nothing much happened in my life today either, remember I tend not to go out much unless I really have to. I just realized I have no class on monday morning, so hopefully tomorrow will be a little more restful.
And I'm in a Christmas mood goddamnit! Help meeee! I hate Christmas o_O
Next week mum will want to set up the Christmas tree, then she'll go away somewhere to do something, then my brother will say he has homeworks to do and then I'll be left alone with the boxes, but this year I swear I won't decorate everything by myself! I don't even want to decorate. (actually mum already brought the fake lightning tree downstairs, I can't believe Christmas is that soon o_O)

Talking about Christmas I'll go Postcard hunting this week and send them :)

Anyway today was anime day so let's review things, but before, I have to say I'm in love with Darker than Black OP ...
It puts me in a good mood ^^


( Spoilers for Letter Bee, KHR and Darker than Black here!  )( Read more... )