Pets #1: Meet NiNi

Pets are adorable little things. It doesn't matter if you love pets now or not. You can't deny that there is one point in your life, you actually considered in getting a pet. Now this is my little bundle of joy. His name is NiNi. I know what you are thinking. Who in the right mind name a male bunny NiNi? Give me a minute to explain. My little furball was supposed to be a female (or at least I wanted a female). However, the original owner wasn't very good at determining the gender of her rabbits (which is how she ended up with a big litter to begin with). I accepted and named the rabbit NiNi originally thinking he was a female. That is until puberty hits. By then, my poor bunny already responds to the name and it was hard to train him into another name after that.

Anyways, pets are a great companion if you don't like (or don't have) kids. Sometimes it is nice to come home to meet a cute companion instead of an empty house. And if you do have children, having a pet is a great way to teach them about responsibility. So if you plan to have a pet, don't just love them because you think they are cute. My NiNi grew up to look quite different (no photo available yet) but I still love him. My cute little furball. :3 

Holiday #2: To be thankful for a thankful holiday

I'm sorry for disappearing for two weeks. I had two big Thanksgiving events for each week to prepare for. With college and two events to deal with, I didn't have the time to type anything. Now that Thanksgiving is over, I can get back to my regular schedule.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, I find the time of this holiday to be quite interesting. Everyone knows Thanksgiving occurs before Christmas, and most importantly before Black Friday. Thanksgiving is a holiday for being thankful for the things we have yet the next day everyone is clawing for the best deals in stores. Some even buy things that they probably won't ever need. Did everyone forget what they just said they were thankful for the day before? I'm not trying to say we can't want things. In fact, I bet there a lot of people who understands what I'm actually saying. But for those who don't often think about this idea, remember to want and buy modestly. The last thing everyone wants is to waste more money on the day that was create to help us save.

Night of the Living Dead

Zombies, zombies, zombies! Who has never heard about them and their cause? Whether it is caused by radiation, disease, or black magic, we all can't deny we have a subconscious fear of the dead rising to life. With all this zombie talk, one can't help but wonder what zombies might be like if they do exist. From all the zombie movies I have watched so far (not so many if you are a zombie fan), I have a good picture on what I don't want from a zombie.

#1: Fast Running zombies

I realized that we all feel safe because we assume zombies can't run. I had that idea too until I watched Zombieland. Although that movie itself doesn't scare me, the zombies themselves were enough to knock my soul out of my body. I myself am a very slow runner and seeing how there's a chance that zombies can run fast, it really taught me to keep my cardio up. I don't like to exercise really but this movie reminded me how life still follows the rule of "survival of the fittest." Want to survive in a zombie apocalypse? Learn to run.

#2: Clubbing zombies

No, I don't mean clubbing as in going into a dance club. I rather deal with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" zombies any day over this type of zombie. When I say clubbing zombies, I meant zombies who know how to use clubs and rocks as weapons. It may be a rare idea. The zombies we know in our current era usually use their teeth and bodies to attack, infecting their prey to be one of them. Not to mention power in numbers, it's almost like one ant fighting another ant colony by himself. However, once I watched Night of the Living Dead (1968), it really got me thinking. That was the first time I saw zombies' using table legs and rocks as clubs. There was even a small scene in the beginning of the movie where the zombie seems to know how to open the car door (although the scene is debatable since the door was locked and never opened). Still the concept was stuck in my brain. Think about it. The movie may only show zombies' using clubs but what if they can use other weapons. What if they know how to open doors properly? That is some scary shit. I just pray zombies don't learn how to use guns.

Holiday #1.5: This is Halloween...

Sorry for posting up one day late but hey, yesterday was Halloween. What else would I be doing? This Halloween, I think it was not the most eventful but I have the most successful costume. After many years of planning and searching (and procrastinating), I finally got the costume I wanted. It was a very interesting adventure looking for all the parts. Make-up was easy. The wig was not so bad. However, the dress was an ironic obstacle. For many years, I have been trying to find a long white plain dress. Doesn't sound that hard, right? I thought so too but once you become an adult... every costume that is sold, for some odd reason, is quite "naughty." I don't want that. I just want a plain dress, as if it is from the hospital. Trying alternatives such as angel or ghoul costumes, every costume was "naughty." I was about to give up when a good friend of mine found exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to her, now my costume is complete. So, what are your Halloween adventures?

Sadako Yamamura

Happy Halloween!