ひかるの日記～久しぶりだね～

 皆さん、こんにちは～　ヘザーです。久しぶりだね～　元気ですか？また、日本語を勉強しています～     Anyway, I'm back to studying Japanese. I've also been studying French and Spanish (the latter being for an upcoming trip). It's also been a year since I've written an entry on this blog... I'm blonde, now (lol) I did discover something; I'm better at learning a language by reading rather than by writing. Writing in hiragana and katakana will be something that I need to practice in order to get better at my Japanese. Though, Korean was also a bit of a bust as I've struggled with it. Go figure... でも、諦めないよ！頑張ります！That and Japanese feels more natural to me. (^^;;) That's probably another hurdle that I've faced while learning more languages... But anyway, I'll figure out what I want to do in the next several months. Do I want to teach English as a second language or do I want to major in Japanese? That's the question I'm trying to figure out the answer to and have to figure out before I move up to Knoxville. 何しろ、ありがとうございました。また明日ね～

キリンス・ヒカル

久しぶりだね

 皆さん、こんにちは。ヘザーです。久しぶりだね～♪　元気ですか？ It's been a year and I'm back in Tennessee. Meanwhile, my husband is overseas. Other than that, the past year has been a bit eventful and this year is just about the same, to be honest. Towards the end of the year, I did something that I'd never thought I'd do. Well, actually, it's two things. One, I traveled. Two, I dyed my hair. So, now I'm a redhead. 変ですよね？ It's taken me a while to get used to the fact that I'm no longer my dark haired self. I'm now a redhead and I can feel myself changing into a different person. I can't say for sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing. But I still have kinks in my personality that I need to work out... But either way, it's a short post and I can't think of anything else to say. So, I'll end it here... 次回まで、じゃあね！

P.S. Google translate is getting better at translating Japanese. I'm impressed. But I still can't get it to translate "notice me, senpai" accurately. -HS

韓国語を勉強います ~take 2~

 皆さん、こんにちは。ヘザーです。久しぶりですね。ええと、新しい言語は勉強います。Trying to, at least. It's a language that I've been studying on and off since about 2016 or so... It's Korean. I mean, the best that I had gotten was "Hello", "yes" and "no" in Korean. Now the new phrase is "My name is..." I need to get the hang of "How are you?", Thank you" and "Goodbye". But that's why they make study books. But to get on the military side of things, I'm going to be moving again. This time, back to my home state of Tennessee while my husband gets to go overseas. While I am a little jealous, I'll also be glad to have this time away from him (at least, for a little while before reality sets in). Once reality sets in, I might need to go see a therapist so that I can (at least) keep myself from going insane and learn how to be more organized. My mother is under the impression that I won't need therapy once he's gone, but I disagree. I know I will, just knowing my luck. Mainly because I know I'll be lonely without him. I mean, I have my family but it's not the same. I guess I'll have to treat this in the same manner as if it were my mother being deployed all over again. That being to keep myself occupied so that I don't go completely off the rails. In the meanwhile, I would like to continue down the path of learning both Japanese and Korean. I already know so much Japanese that I could carry on a conversation... Well, maybe. (lol) I always say that my Japanese is weak IN Japanese. So it's something. I'll see if there are Korean classes in Tennessee so that I can continue studying it. I know that MTSU teaches Japanese. But I wouldn't mind learning both and see where I am on my Japanese versus Korean. Anyway! 감사합니다. My mind is turning into jelly! ^^;; So I'll just leave it here. またね!

~Heather S.

P.S. I think I need to socialize. I'm tired of being a hermit. -HS

4年になります。

 皆さん、こんにちは。ヘザーさんです。ええと、久しぶりだね。去年は、結婚でしたね。But for some reason, it feels like the same song and dance I've been dealing with since 2012... Though, I'm trying to learn to be a better wife for my husband and learn how to deal with him better than in 2015. The only thing that I can do is learn to be a better person for myself rather than to learn how to please him. But yeah... So far, I've changed some of my eating habits and made better food decisions. The only thing left to do is to be more proactive in exercising. But anyway... I'm a military spouse now, which means that I need to be more cautious when it comes to what I say online. Last year, I moved from my homestate of Tennessee to Georgia to be with my husband and now, we are currently in the weird state of Arizona. I have my moments where I miss being in Georgia. At the same time, I'm enjoying the mountains here in Arizona. Moving on! Maybe things will change for the better between us in the near future. Until then, we keep driving ourselves insane... Perhaps, I need to be the one to change my approach on how I deal with my husband, his inert habits, and his need to dominate the conversation. Well, I'll figure it out. またね！

ヘザー・スタスバーグ

Heather Stosberg

(Formally Heather Klins)

P.S. Can we go to Japan? I've been studying really hard. (>.<) -HS

1000の言葉の歌

It's me again. Long time no see, I suppose. I'm in the same place I was last year... Stuck in a bubble. I'm not blaming anybody but myself for being trapped in that bubble. My fears are keeping me from living my life. Or is it my overprotective family? Well, no. Rejection, maybe. It's been two years and love didn't fall my way. Maybe it's for the best so I can learn to love myself. :) It's been a struggle not to be so hard on myself or to be severally critical of my own body. I go back and forth (he hasn't been helping that case, either). Anyway! I started playing Dragonball Xenoverse. I created a female Sayian name Sanzo (I was inspired by Goku to create her and name her after "Journey To The West"). Recently, I gave her the Sayian name "Shaibul" (Chives). As for her Vegeta type character, I did Amarren (Amaranth). Originally, it was going to be "Beetzu" (Beets). Maybe I forgot about it, hence the change! lol The idea I had for her story would be that it would (sort of) intertwine with DBZ. I mean, the way that the battle between Goku and Sanzo was, when I played it earlier today, perfect! I don't think I could ever recreate it! O_O Sanzo put up a good fight, but she lost to Goku. Anyway!!

(This is Sanzo)

Other than the whole Dragon Ball fanfic I had storming in my brain, there isn't really much to add here. See ya! ~HEATHER

P.S. 

一年前

こんにちは。 ヘザーです。 久しぶりですね。 元気ですか? It's been a year since my last entry. I was broken up with and I moved back to Dickson. ガールフレンドが欲しいです! 本当に。。。I mean, it would be nice to have one. But I guess I'm asking for too much! lol On a random note, I need to get my mom a computer so she can quit using mine! Not that I mind... It's just that, she's burned most of my keyboard! O_O; My "c" key is about to fall off! My "w" key is hard to press... But that's it, really. I guess nothing much has been going on in my life, which is further proof that I need to be independent and travel! I'm already thinking about going to Austria to go see Mozart's birthplace and Vienna. Maybe I'll add Germany to that list... So many places to see! @_@;; Anyway... またね。

P.S. I think I want to go a GOOD anime convention. -HK

It's been too long

Dear diary,
Long time no see! It's been a while... It's been a very long time since I've last written on this blog. ^^; Moved to Nashville recently, got a job last year, and dealt with some crazy stuff last year. Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm living with my boyfriend. Other than that, my life has been pretty boring... To the point where I feel like I have no social life outside of work. X_X;; Maybe that's why I've been feeling depressed lately... :\ Maybe I need to stop being so cold and find somebody to hang out with. But, I need to work on my insecurities. My boyfriend has been saying for the past year and a half that I need to get back into music. Music is an extremely competitive field!! That's something that I've tried to tell him for years... I know I'm talented and I know that I can compose beautiful music... But music is EXTREMELY competitive!!! No joke! O_O But maybe I'll try teaching lesson and see how that goes... Sorry that I can't write a very long entry. I don't have much to say... ^^;; Until next time... じゃあね!

tsukiakari ～クレアデルネ～

こんにちは! I changed my blog theme in honor of my favorite piano song "Clair de lune". :D But other than that, this winter has been kind of odd... It went from warm, cold, warm, and back to cold! O_O; I saw the ice on the trees while my mom and I were traveling to Dickson. It was a beautiful sight! ♥ It was like a postcard or a poster! On a side note, it's been so gloomy for a few days. :( Also, coming home yesterday was EXTREMELY creepy! I told my mom that they should move Halloween to winter time! lol But, I can't change where it is now. :P I just can't believe that it's March and there was snow! O_O Well, at least in my state... To change the subject, I thought about making my own record label. But, I don't know if I would be able to handle the stress that comes with it. :\ At least it's a thought! lol The name would of been "Serenity Records". I also thought of these sub-labels too... One would be solely for R&B and Rap and the other one would be for any J-Music releases. At least I got one for the J-music label... "Soothing songs" (That or I would of gone with "high art" after the movie lol). Yeah... I need to play some more Sims 2! lol I had an idea for a story involving a singer-songwriter named Yui Hasegawa. WELL!!! I keep getting distracted! Until next time... またね☆

P.S. I need to listen to miwa more often! lol -HK

上を向いて歩こう

It's a bit late... But, HAPPY NEW YEAR! ♥ It's been kind of a bumpy ride towards the end of 2013. But, thankfully (with the both of us in better moods) it's been relatively peaceful so far. I hope that it doesn't change anytime soon... I still miss watching TV at my house and as of late, I also miss having internet there too. :( The only reason I'm on right now is because I'm at my boyfriend's house. But hopefully, that problem will be fixed soon (at least, I hope so). MOVING ON!! I'm addicted to Sherlock! Well... I wouldn't go that far! lol I just love it. :) On a side note, I still need to learn how to control my temper before it flares up. It's not going to be an easy task! BUT!!! I'm willing to try. Also, my boyfriend was in a relatively good mood tonight... Maybe he just needed some well-earned rest. :) Or maybe it the time apart that did the trick. o_o; Either way, I liked that we didn't argue tonight (well, not that much) and I hope that the both of use can keep it up. But enough about that! The first episode of the 3rd season of Sherlock premiered 3 days ago and I missed it!! ;_; But I guess it won't be on Hulu and/or Netflix until a couple of weeks or so. :( OH! Speaking of TV... One of the reasons why I miss TV is because I miss watching my cooking shows, my home renovation shows, and the old TV shows (not like I can watch those on Hulu and to an extent, Netflicks). AHH!! I'm just gripping now. :P I'd better go before I forget to finish this!! Until next time... またね☆

P.S. I'd like to cut my hair again... -HK ;)

冬

皆さん、久しぶり～♪　元気ですか?  It's nearing Winter and the weather has been fluctuating since the beginning of this month! X_X; Last week it was nice and warm... This week, it's freezing cold! (>.<) It's been in the mid 20's all day and also very, very gloomy. Yesterday wasn't any fun either! Sneezing like crazy and my nose was congested to the point where I could barely breathe in!! Other than that, it was kinda pleasant. Still looking forward to the 2nd Hobbit movie and yada yada yada... I'm interested on how they deal with Bilbo's fight with Smaug! But then again, it's been a very long time since I've seen the cartoon movie of the Hobbit. I may need to see again it before going to see this movie, though... I'm surprised it hasn't started snowing yet! lol But then again, Mother Nature has a way to change her mind. :P But yeah... Oh! Christmas is also right around the corner! Holy crap!! I'm not a scrooge, but I'm just surprised on how fast time passed on by! :O Seriously... It doesn't feel like it's December. But at the same time, it does! lol *sigh* Funny how that works. Ahh... 明日まで。。。 またね☆

P.S. I think I'm in love with Benedict Cumberbatch's voice! lol Ehh... That sounds kinda creepy, doesn't it? ^^;; ~HK

バースデイノウタ

誕生日おめでとう、僕へ～♪ (*^^*) But yeah, it's my birthday. Yesterday, my neighbor brought down a day old miniature Dachshund puppy! It's soo cute! It's black and brown and for once, they found a female! We have (in exception of our border collie) all male dogs! O_O I told my mom that I'm thinking of name her "Autumn". I first thought of "Aki" (because it means "Fall" in Japanese)... But I decided against that because my mom would have a hard time remembering the name! lol So I changed it to "Autumn" to make it easier on her. :P Anyway... In the past few days, I've been watching Guitar Center Sessions and I've found some interesting artists on that show. Some that I have NEVER heard of, too! The songs they performed are pretty good! ♥ Although, my mom and I were (sort of) watching this documentary on this bluegrass band on the BYU channel (or some other channel we have on DirectTV). Towards the end of the documentary, my mom became intrigued by the music and said "They sound pretty good!" But other than that, it's been kind of a boring, but quiet week. There isn't really much else to say, now is there? Maybe other than ayu releasing a single on Christmas Day. o_o; Oh! Nowadays, I don't really know what I want for my birthday. I can say the same about what I really want for Christmas. It's either that I'm really picky now or that I'm having a hard deciding! lol I guess I have too many things on my list to pick... :\ I DO know that this is one of the things I wanted for my birthday! :D

Koshi Inaba's Shian album

But something else popped recently on my birthday wishlist too... Kim Jaejoong's WWW album. But it looks I'll have to get that one on my own. :P GEEZ, I HAVE A LOT OF MUSIC RELATED STUFF I WANT TO GET!! lol The video game related stuff is for Christmas. :P Maybe music related too... Like Koshi Inaba's enII tour. I found the blu-ray version on Amazon and the DVD version on ebay (but it's either HK press or Taiwan press). I REALLY want to watch that concert (one way or the other)!!! o(>.<)o Ahh well! Until next time... またね☆

P.S. Isn't she pretty? :) ~HK ;D

That nostalgic moment...

Yep. I've been feeling terribly nostalgic as of late... Ooor maybe not! lol I just know that there has been a game that I played as a kid that has been running through my head for about a week or so. Sadly, I can't remember the name of the game to save my life! X_X;; ANYWAY!!

HADOU!!

Speaking of Hadou... This album has some YUI elements along with a touch of ayu. Although, I don't think that it was intentional. I think he might of wanted a very relaxing folksy album... But, I could be wrong! (^^;;) But, I've been listening to Zettai(ki) like CRAZY, though! lol So glad that I have this album in my possession! No, seriously... I need to give this album another listen, though. Maybe I underestimated it... But then again, I also need to give some other albums another run. Like Koda Kumi's JAPONESQUE album, for instance (and maybe half of ayu's discography). Moving on... I had a terrible allergy attack yesterday! X_X; I don't know if it was because of the weather change or if it was because it was the first day of Fall. But, I feel better now, thanks to anti-histamines (mainly my friend benadryl)! lol

秋でぇ～すぅ～♪  ヽ(*⌒∇⌒*)ﾉ

Oh and (once more from this crazy bitch), Happy Birthday to Koshi Inaba! :) 

WELL!! Off to bed I go! おやすみ☆

P.S. 

"誰かに決められたルール そんなもん必要ない

だってこの僕らがルール そこんとこ譲れない"

-HK ;)

甘い香のラベンダー

久しぶり♪ Ok, it hasn't been that long! But still... I haven't updated this blog at all! ;_; SHAME ON ME!! :( But I have been pondering this for about a month... "Should I or should I not get a tattoo?" If I decide on this choice, I have two choices for a tattoo.

This A symbol (without the ayumi hamasaki arena tour 2009 words)

Or this design I made (minus the blue background)...

Either way, I'll be stuck with it forever! lol Oh and I started composing a song titled "Lavender". But I guess I should scrap it, start over, and add some Celtic elements to it (along with some Asian elements). But maybe I should write a folk inspired song inspired partially by nature... What should I title it, though? "Luna Sonata"? "Sweet scented moonlit night"? Maybe "Moon"? AHH! I'll think of something! lol OH! I have an idea for a guitar driven song with the title "Foggy morning". AARGH!! SO MANY IDEAS!!! (@_@) lol さあ!　明日まで。。。またね☆

P.S. Lavender smells pretty, doesn't it? :)

新しい歌

久しぶり～♪　元気ですか? It's been gloomy for the past few days! Well, it doesn't help that it's been raining... But anyway... Ayu's been doing all of these magazine shoots (especially one for Majesty JAPAN). Don't get me wrong, I do love this recent shoot! But, I want some new music. I know it's too soon to be complaining about it. ^^; Wait! So why AM I complaining about it? lol Nothing new on my end, really... So, this'll be a rather short blog entry. Until next time... またね～♪ (^_^)/

Midnight Sonata (1st Mvt: 銀のエチュード)

Hi! :D I was tempted to title this blog "真夜中物語". But, "Midnight Sonata" suits it more. Must of been influenced by the classical music that I've been listening to lately! lol Oh, speaking of that! I picked up my flute again and gave this Bach piece a try! Unlike the movement after it, I prefer this one myself. :3 Maybe I'll pick the guitar back up in the process! lol That's if I can pry my mom's guitar case open! O_O; But yeah... Time came by pretty slowly today. All day, I felt like it was later than it actually was! Like, I ate some leftover pizza for an early dinner and I thought it was 3 when I started when it was actually around noon! I'm either getting older, I'm losing my mind, or a combination of both. Ahh... I'm just tired! On a random note, this is a picture of the kitty that I'm caring for! :D

Isn't he adorable? ♥♥

He's an active little bugger, though! lol Once he's hungry, he will crawl all over you until you give him what he wants! O_O;; Oh and he bites too when he's playing. Other than that, he's a sweetie! :) OH! Speaking of music!! Maybe I should start composing again! But maybe I should get a refresher in music theory just in case, though. ^^;; OH!! On another random note, whenever I close my eyes, there's a flash of light. Like if an anime character made a realization. I wonder if this is normal? It feels prophetic and a little scary! For the most part, it usually happens when my boyfriend isn't around. :\ Even if I WERE to mention this to him, he would think that it's a coincident and that kinda stuff. I also wonder what it means? Ahh well! Until next time... じゃあね～♪ (^∇^)/

ようこそ、僕の新しいブログへ☆

こんにちは、皆さん～♪　ようこそ、僕の新しいブロゴへ！元気ですか? It's just been so CRAZY! The kitty I've been taking care of is growing up so fast! It was only a month ago that my mom and her tenant/buddy from Iraq found this little baby too. Damn... Time flies too damn fast! lol Anyway... Usually, I name most of the kitties. This time, it was my mom's turn! lol She named him Smokey, after the mascot for the Vols. Other than being a little brat at times, he's a very sweet kitty! (*^^*)♪ Other than that, I can't think of anything else to add to this blog. Until next time... SEE YA!

A calm, summer day

こんにちはぁ～♪ How's your day? It's been rather calm and peaceful here. :)  Not to mention that it's been rather warm too! Thank god it's not painfully hot like it use to be! lol I remember back in 2005 that it was around 90 degrees (at one point, 100 degrees)! But enough of reminiscing in band camp memories! lol I was playing some of the game "The Last Story" for a little while and it's an interesting game so far. The music to the game is A-MA-ZING (probably because Nobuo Uematsu composed the soundtrack)! ♥ But yeah... Yesterday, I was SOO tired, I went to go take a nap and ended up sleeping the entire night! I must of had one hell of a sleep debt to catch up on! X_X; At least I feel better now! (lol) But yeah, I had a good day! :) I also made myself a sundried tomato-basil grilled cheese sandwich. YUMMY~♥ I wonder what sundried tomato-basil related dish should I cook up next? lol I'll think of something. :P Other than that, I can't think of anything else to write! lol Until tomorrow... じゃあね～♪