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Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
30 September 2009 @ 06:06 pm
There's no more project. The class the project was for was never finalized so now I have no time to do it for fun. Sorry if anyone found this and got excited about it.

I haven't been using my live journal all that much since I got my Twitter account because I don't actually have to devote an hour or so of time I don't have typing up a long, funny, thoughtful entry that people probably won't even read. Occasionally, if something cool happens that I want to write about I will, but other than that, I guess I'm just going to see how things go. I don't really need my LJ anymore.

FROM THIS POINT ON, IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT ME. I'M SICK OF BEING THE ONE TO PATCH UP RELATIONSIPS...BEING THE WEAK ONE. NO MORE.


To a friend:

Friendships are difficult, it's true, but even so, they're not something to be taken for granted. Even the people who say that they could never be angry with you WILL become angry with you if you lie, purposely don't invite them to do things, and other such things.

"Unconditional Friendship" does not exist. It never has and it never will because 'conditions' are the basis of the institution: if you don't do things with your friends, if you never open up to them, treat them unkindly or unfairly, you are unaccepting, accusing, unforgiving, and you are selfish with the amount of time you give them, a true 'Friendship' will not be formed.

Another friend of mine tried, once, to explain her irrational actions as "...that's just how I am." It doesn't matter. If you ever hope to have a real, lasting bond with anyone you have to nurture it. Honesty is the hinge on which the door to a true friendship swings and lies are its lock -- whether you unlatch the door and let someone in is your choice. I hope someday you make the right one.

One can not go through life making friends via internet only nor can the online fandom you are a part of and the characters you enjoy be considered a part of your earthly life. They are make-believe and the sooner a person realizes this, the sooner they realize that a human being can not go through life alone. It's like spending one's entire life in a small, dark room with only a tiny window out which he or she peeks once in a blue moon. This is what dishonesty does to a person. It locks them in a lonely place with no exit.

Darling, people are drawn to your "I don't give a shit" attitude and your appathy now, but later in life you will not be so lucky. Now, it's effortless for you to make friends with the kinds of people you enjoy being around but someday they won't flock to you. Someday you WILL be held accountable for your every wrong, for your every lie, and you may end up alone. People do not like one who seems to dislike others -- who takes people for granted and does not make any effort on his or her own to be a friend. Lonliness is not fun.

And so, I guess I lie when I say that no one must earn my friendship because, frankly, they must. It is very hard for me to become close to someone -- close enough to call them a good friend. I have learned my lesson. But you, my friend, have not. And so, since everything must start somewhere, I will be holding you accountable for every lie you tell me, whether you admit it or not because, frankly, I can not be friends with a continuous liar. If I find we plan something and, at the last minute, you tell me you have something else to do...and you don't...well, let's just say you don't have very many more chances.

You were the one who originally changed my opinion of not only myself but of other people. It's sad that it's come to this.

If in the event I am lied to again, repeatedly, I will tell you, here, what I shall do:

I will delete you from all of my friendslists on every website I have an account on.
I will delete your information from my address book.
I will not keep your phone number.
I will not speak to you again.

I am completely serious. I don't need to be treated the way I have been treated. I feel you have taken my friendship and feeling of debt to you for granted and used me as you have seen fit to use me.

I love you dearly and that will never change, but I refuse to disreguard the lessons that I learned early in life FROM you FOR you and to let you continue to reinforce your bad habit of being dishonest with others.

 
 
Atmosphere: shitty
Jam: The Protomen -- The Good Doctor
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
28 July 2009 @ 08:34 pm
Here is a series of terrible videos that will only be funny to those that have either played through Megaman X4, or have seen Iris' death scene. And if I just spoiled the game for you, suck it, n00b.

Director's Cut





MORE HERE, UNDER THE CUT!~ )




 
 
Setting: Eh...
Atmosphere: What am I NOT fighting for?
Jam: Panis Angelicus -- Pavarotti
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
12 July 2009 @ 01:31 pm
This translation will be text-only. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I don't feel like getting angry letters from Tezuka Productions of Asuka for scanlating this. You can order the French version from Amazon.ca and follow along.

If you want to read these text translations then please send me a friend request. They will be avaliable only to the users on my Friends List. I'm not doing this to be a bitch: this project is going to be my first attempt at translating any sort of 'graphic novel' and it's probably not going to be all that great. So, basically, I'd rather not be laughed at by other, more experienced translators or Tezuka fans. XD

Note: This will be a translation of the French publication of Vampires [French Edition © 2005 Asuka Editions]. In this version, the story is compiled into three volumes -- unlike the Japanese reprint by Akita Shoten, which encompasses four volumes. So, for those of you who have the Japanese version but can not read Japanese, I will be posting my translation by 'chapter'. That should make it a little easier to follow along.

Important: I'd like to point out the fact that, since this is going to be a translation of a translation, some things may differ from the original Japanese text. I'm sorry about this but if Asuka changed anything before publishing it's out of my hands. Also, I will try to translate this word for word, but, knowing French as I do, there will probably be some slang words/phrases that make absolutely no sense in English. In the event that I come across one of those, I will imput the English equivalent of the term rather than translate it literally.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the content of this manga -- neither the original Japanese text nor its French translation. It is the intellectual property of the late Tezuka Osamu (now the property of Tezuka Productions) and Asuka. I claim no ownership to the original printings and publications of "Vampires" but I DO own this text translation so I will not allow anyone to use it on their own site without my express permission.
 
 
Atmosphere: Working On It
Jam: George Winston -- Moon
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
11 July 2009 @ 09:38 pm


Robotic Artificial Individual Designed for Efficient Nullification


Get Your Cyborg Name





THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER I SWEAR ON MY FUCKING LIFE!
 
 
Setting: EVERYWHERE
Atmosphere: OMG RAIDEN
Jam: None right now
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
10 July 2009 @ 09:19 am
RULES:
A.) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs & replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

B.) Tag 8 people to do this quiz & those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by & cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by. Continue this game by sending it to other people.


QUESTIONS:
01. What's the last TV show you saw?
The Colbert Report (the TV's on in the background...but I can still see it)

02. What are you wearing at the moment?
Blue camisole, Pink Panther pajama pants (FUCK YES ALLITERATION!)

03. Have you lost any friends recently? Why?
Liz hasn't been online much lately so I haven't been able to talk to her since she's not a phone or text person. TTATT

04. What is your favorite scent?
Loose leaf tea

05. What's your occupation? What do you do there?
I am a Mudkip. I have no job.

06. What do you drink the most?
Distilled Water -- tap water makes me ILL!  X_X

07. What is your favorite restaurant?
La Tolteca. Them fucking Mexicans make some GOOD ASS FOOD, BITCHES~

08. What will you be doing after finishing this?
'Reading' Vampires by Tezuka Osamu

09. What did you want to be when you grew up?
When I was little I wanted to be a Paleontologist.

10. Other than the mouse/keyboard, what was the last thing you touched?
"Vampires"

11. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
AWESOMEEEEE~~~

12. What's the least favorite thing about yourself?
UGH MY FATNESS! I'M SO FUCKING HUGE IT'S DISGRACEFUL! >__>

13. Do you believe in 'love at first sight'?
Pfffft of course not. The very nature of true and honest love means that the lover is attracted to or accepting of everything about another person. Just seeing them isn't enough, you have to get to know them.

14. What time do you usually go to bed?
Depends. I go to bed at 10:30 pm on school nights but stay up to 4:00 am or earlier on the weekends and in the summer.

15. What's the meaning behind your LJ username / name / nicknames you go by?
Eh, it's just a Japanese word that I liked. It actually means "Comforting the love-lorn". Thought it was pretty.

I'm not going to bother tagging anyone since I have very few LJ friends and the one who actually SENT me this meme isn't even an LJ user! #_#

 
 
Setting: in bed
Atmosphere: sleeeeepy
Jam: Fort Minor -- Remember The Name
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
09 July 2009 @ 02:10 am
THIS CAKE IS TOTALLY A LIE!

Liz and I tried to make it not TEN MINUTES AGO and it turned out to taste like hatred feels.

Here's a little of our conversation about it's sheer BADNESS:


Makube Rokuro says:
 Did it work for you?

Two-Headed Boy says:

 ehh kind of

Makube Rokuro says:

 ...yeah
 I covered mine in chocolate to make it taste like chocolate
 XD
 I tasted it before that, though...
 And that shit TASTES like HATRED FEELS

Two-Headed Boy says:

 xD
 The batter for mine tasted okay, as did the first bite into the cooked product..
 then it just got worse and worse
 Not even Big Boss could eat all of this

Makube Rokuro says:

Big Boss could eat all of anything
 Except this

Two-Headed Boy says:

 That's how terrible it is

Makube Rokuro says:

 I'm glad we did it together! As corny and stupid as that is
 xD

Two-Headed Boy says:

 Yeah, it wouldn't be as much fun if only one of us did it
 It would be difficult to explain how awful it is
 And all my chocolate chips settled to the bottom. :(
 I THINK THAT"S WHAT I'M MOST SAD ABOUT

Makube Rokuro says:

 Poor chocolate chips
 Being shunned by the rest of the cake
 Oh
 Excuse me
 'cake'

Two-Headed Boy says:

 hahah
 I'm sorry for this but
 this cake is a lie

Makube Rokuro says:

 This cake is a lie, concealed in a NOT SO DELICIOUS mystery, wrapped in an ocelot, and about to be punted into orbit by Shining Gundam

Two-Headed Boy says:

 why an ocelot ocelots are cute D:

Makube Rokuro says:

 Because it's a Metal Gear reference
 God, Lizzi, jeez
 XD

Two-Headed Boy says:

 But Ocelot is cool. xD

Makube Rokuro says:

 Well so is Shining Gundam
 AND IT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS MONSTROCITY, TOO!
 XD
 Not even delicious chocolate and caramel sauce could fix the abomination that is the Mug Cake


 
 
Setting: My room
Atmosphere: BAD CAKE IS BAAAAD
Jam: None right now
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
I finally got my three-volume collector's edition of Tezuka Osamu's "Vampires" and I'm sosososooooooo fucking excited to start translating! I mean, taking a French class (or five) and translating the Old World French into English is one thing, but actually attempting to translate modern speaking-French is another thing entirely! It's gonna be really hard, but totally worth it! I've had this manga trilogy on my 'PLEASE PUBLISH' list for four years and actually getting a chance to read it (and giving other English speaking fans that chance, too) is going to be wonderful!
 
 
Atmosphere: First Read-Through
Jam: CSI: New York background music
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
Okay! I know how I can occupy myself this summer AND get a jump start on my French work for next year. I think I'm going to put my mad (Did I say 'mad'? I meant 'Okay' or 'shabby at best'.) French translating SKILLZ to good use and do a text translation of the French release of Osamu Tezuka's "Vampires". I won't be making any scanlations, since I'm TERRIBLE at using photoshop and it's kinda illegal anyway. But, anyway, I'll probably be putting the translations up here on my LiveJournal account 1 chapter at a time. And there will DEFINITELY be page cuts because DAMN, they're gonna be some seriously long posts! So, if anyone has the manga (in either language, I guess) they can follow along.

W00t! I feel like I have a purpose!
 
 
Atmosphere: ROOOOKURO
Jam: None right now
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
29 June 2009 @ 01:32 pm
I like to think of it as my duty to myself to examine (in retrospect, of course) my actions and try to discern my own subconscious' reasoning. It came to my attention recently -- in the past year or so -- that my father has been displaying signs of OPD (Obsessive Personality Disorder). It didn't really start to bother me, though, until he started ignoring our family in favor of working on and tweaking his Duster (a muscle car, for the uninitiated). That got me thinking about my own strangely obsessive behavioral patterns involving the stories in anime and game series. Now that I've become reinterested in Tezuka Osamu's magnificent stories and his darker character, Rock, I'm reminded of this obsessive problem of mine, the way my father acts, and OPD. I'm afraid I may have the disorder.

Of course, my case is a little different from the norm: Obsessive Personality Disorder is usually only associated with habit forming drugs and alcoholism. But I guess it makes sense, in a way, because drugs or alcohol are what druggies and alcoholics take pleasure in. In turn, the stories in various animes and video games are what I take pleasure in. It fits. The only thing that I do that doesn't fit the profile is my constant switching between fandoms and even particular characters.

All hope is not lost. Hell, I don't even know if I seriously have OPD anyway! But the possibility scares the FUCK out of me.
 
 
Setting: Planet Dimon
Atmosphere: ashamed of my shortcomings
Jam: Firebird Suite -- Igor Stravinsky
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
There is quite a lot to be said about getting all four of your wisdom teeth extracted in the same surgery. Too bad none of it's good. First of all, I would just like to say that, quite frankly, nitros oxide (more commonly known as 'laughing gas') DOES NOT MAKE YOU LAUGH! In fact, it doesn't even make you HAPPY! TAILS OF FAIL AND PAIN AND MAYBE WIN(?) )



"Hand over the gun." So creepily benevolent! <<<333

I think that's enough of my rambling for now.






 
 
Atmosphere: OMGROCK
Jam: None at the moment
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
07 June 2009 @ 12:05 pm
 So, this is going to be a long post because a lot's happened since I wrote last...well, that is, if I can remember everything that's happened since February. Actually, there are going to be two posts because I have quite a bit of private stuff to write about, so If you're really interested in that aspect of my life, just add me and you'll have full access -- you can never have too many friends. So, yeah. On with the massive info dump of doom! Since there's so much I want to post, Imma put it all under the cut. <3


If you feel like taking the time to read this LONG ASS POST, by all means... 8D )





 
 
Atmosphere: Are we human? Are we dancers?
Jam: Ocelot -- Killers Remix
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
24 February 2009 @ 08:25 pm

Momocakes says:

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/02/lg_watch_phone_coming_soon_cos.php


Momocakes says:

IMMA BE A SPY

Liz says:

why does LG think this is a good idea whyyyy

Momocakes says:

Because LG is retarded

Momocakes says:

And they want to give everyone super-fly spy-gear.

Momocakes says:

NOW I CAN STALK YOU, TALK TO YOUR OTHER STALKERS, AND TELL TIME AT ONCE!

Momocakes says:

XD

Liz says:

why are you stalking me D:

Momocakes says:

I'm not

Momocakes says:

But just in case I am, you should totally roll up your blinds. It'd make it a LOT easier.

Momocakes says:

XD

Liz says:

You can be really creepy sometimes, you know that? xD

Liz says:

uhh hang on brb

Momocakes says:

pffffffft

Momocakes says:

you're shutting your blinds! that's not nice!


 
 
Atmosphere: I'M A LOSER SOMETIMES
Jam: Night Music -- Nature (this is totally fake)
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
24 February 2009 @ 05:58 pm


Some straaaaaaange things happen on 4chan. Of this, I am sure. Especially now, after stumbling upon gay Spy vs. Spy porn in /y/ this weekend. Though the subject matter wasn't really to my tastes, the art was quite impressive (the artist had taken the time to 'redesign' the spies into more human-like characters; only their long, pointy noses were the same) and it reminded me of how much I had loved that strip as a child, so I went off in search of a place to read some of the original comics (google XD).

 

In Memory... )

 

 
 
Setting: Corner of Woe
Atmosphere: R.I.P. Buddy
Jam: Hide and Seek -- Imogen Heap
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
14 February 2009 @ 12:44 pm


"YOUR MAMA WEARS TOO MUCH MAKEUP!!!" >:<

 
 
Setting: Office
Atmosphere: XDDDD
Jam: Final Fantasy -- The Butcher
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
03 February 2009 @ 06:40 pm

Do you ever go out to dinner (at a sit-down restaurant) by yourself?


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Yeah, sure! Actually, there are some great advantages to going out to dinner alone -- depending on what kind of restaurant you go to.

If you're at a fancy place, you don't have to possibly pay for all or part of a friend's meal. If your buddy 'accidentally' leaves their wallet at home, there's a good chance you'll be paying a huge bill.

If you're going to a more casual place, you may have the chance to join another group of people or flirt with your waiter/waitress. XD
 
 
Setting: Home Relaxing
Atmosphere: Sooo Tired
Jam: L'Enfer -- KYO
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
31 January 2009 @ 10:09 pm

This is the best AMV I have seen in a REALLY LONG TIME. And that's saying something.

THE LIP-SYNC IS PERFECT!

http://www.youtube.com/v/EB92K56U1Vo

Also, I was at the mall with Aibou today and someone stole my money while I was trying on dresses. ;A;
 
 
Setting: everywhere
Atmosphere: MY MONEY IS GONE!
Jam: Spirit Never Dies -- Masterplan
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco


Welcome to another episode of 'Morgan's Late To The Party'. This week's episode: WHAT MORGAN DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT DAFT PUNK THAT ALMOST EVERYONE ELSE DID. </ insert FAIL here >

Today was a snow day so I really had nothing to do. I spent the majority of the morning finishing my first playthrough of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, sleeping, and fighting the evil 'Cramps Monster' so, by the time the sun had set there wasn't much left to do. And that left me extremely bored. So I decided to putt around on YouTube for a while to see what trouble I could stirr up when I stumbled upon what seemed to be an AMV set to 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' by Daft Punk.

Their music is killer, so I watched the video which consisted of blue people being somehow processed to look like regular humans and that intrigued me...

THE REST OF MY 'INTERSTELLA 5555' RANT )







 
 
Atmosphere: CRAMPS!
Jam: Something About Us -- Daft Punk
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
So, a good buddy posted this meme in her journal and I decided to post it here. No one seems to read my journal, but I'm posting it anyway! Maybe I'll answer myself for kicks or something! XD


MEME UNDER THE CUT )
 
 
Atmosphere: I'm Siiiiiiick!
Jam: Lux Aurumque -- Eric Whitacre
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
16 January 2009 @ 09:58 pm
Well, My birthday was this weekend and -- Surprise, surprise -- most of my friends couldn't make it. Jamie and Liz , my two best friends, were among those that didn't make it and only one of them had a valid excuse. My family decided to dig into my cake before they sang to me and I had to ask them to before they finally did, I recieved no gifts sans one from my friend Andrew who gets kudos for fucking remembering that you give gifts at a birthday party, and after coming home from spending the night at Jamie's house, my mother didn't even say "Happy birthday". All of this adds up to the fact that my birthday sucked and I'm never having another party again. Ever.

A birthday isn't really a celebration for the birthday-person, but a chance for the people who love and value said person to gather and celebrate that person's existance, to show that person how much they care...to let that person know that they are happy that he or she exists. And recognition of one's existance by another is the key to being.

On Saturday my Noein Complete Collection arrived in the mail and it truely made my shitty week a little better -- after my terrible birthday and midterms all this week, I'm glad I could come home and escape into Haruka's Hakodate and La'cryma and Shangri'la. It has to be one of the most amazing series I have ever come across. It's bittersweet love story and beautifully complex base in quantum physics conceal many darker themes that would depress a viewer if they were presented otherwise. Noein helped to shape my own abstract ideas and views of the world when I first watched it several years ago and now -- since I have the entire series -- I have the opportunity to share its complexity with my good friends, my new friends. They will be my observers and I theirs.

Also, today marks my 28th time completing Kingdom Hearts.
 
 
Setting: Everywhere
Atmosphere: I'm so down...
Jam: Sleep -- Eric Whitacre
 
 
Morgan "Momo" DeMarco
09 January 2009 @ 10:51 pm


So I'm mad. And I'm mad at Jamie. And everyone else as a result. Fuck you all. Fuck you. And your mom. Go Die.

There is no reason for her little bitch ass to be skipping out on my birthday party tomorrow. I'm afraid this may be the last straw for she and I. She's taken my kindness for granted one too many times and I'm getting sick of it. As a matter of fact, most people do. So if anyone wants to do anything with me anymore they're probably gonna have to ask me themselves. And if they don't too fucking bad. I'm sick of being the only one who ever puts forth any effort in my friendships. Everyone sucks.

In other news, I'm auditioning for one of the lead female roles in 'Fiddler on the Roof' so I have to learn 'Matchmaker'. It's been playing on a loop on my computer whenever I'm online for the past couple of days, so I think I may know it by now.

Awesome.

Also, 'Frailty' is a great movie.

 
 
Setting: Hell
Atmosphere: MAAAAAD
Jam: Matchmaker -- Fiddler on the Roof