Miyavi's Releasing a New Single!!

Yayz! Apparently Miyavi hasn't released something properly for three years, and this is his first time releasing with EMI, which makes it a huge deal. I'm just happy we get to hear a new song. (XD) Although I can see why he's been busy . He's got a daughter who'll be 1 in July and he's currently on a 60 dates tour. I can't imagine how exauhsted he must be. (XD) The new single is called Torture, and it will be released in September. He performed it for the first time on the 6th of June (I think) and there was a Youtube video posted on the 15th of June.
 It's not the best quality, but it gives you a good idea of just how epic his new single is. (XD) I love it at any rate. (XD)

 

Miyavi hasn't announced what day in September 'Torture' is coming out, but I can't wait. (XD)

Moar (De)Motivational Posters

Indeed, but first a quick update. (Has been too long. I'll probably rant about the exams being over at some point XD) As I've explained, you can get otaku points, by however I decide to award them. (Although I'll mainly do it by 'guess the characters' or something along those lines) But to allow more people to get otaku points, whenever you post a comment guessing the answer, whether it's correct or not I'll delete it. That way, I can see whether you know the answer, give you the points for it, while allowing other people to try and get rewarded too. It's all good. (XD) Anyway...

 Otaku Points Time!! Who's cleaning the window?

 Ouran High School Host Club never ceases to amaze me (XD)

 That's all for now folks (XD) Must go sleep.
Bye all! ^^

Otaku Points

Hello all!
Ok, so in the previous post as a joke I said 'whoever guesses who this is correctly gets 5 otaku points' or something along those lines. But then I had a strange sort of brainwave. (It happens occasionally XD)

Basically I'm going to have a points system where when you get a certain amount of points, you win something (XD) I'm not sure how many points to do at the moment...but I'll probably do it so it's 150 points or so for a drawing and a 1000 for a cosplay or something. I'll draw anything or cosplay anything within reason. I might have other prizes, but I need suggestions, because I fail epically. (XD) Can anyone else think of any prizes? Or different point amounts for the rewards. Whatever. I'll take any suggestions (XD)

All I know for definite is that I'll have a list on the right side with all the people who have otaku points, and how many they have. That does mean that whenever you're trying to win otaku points, you'll have to use a name, it doesn't matter if it's a screen name (^^)

Anyway, I'm off to play Tekken.
Bye all! ^^

Favourite (De)Motivationals

Hello all! I warn you know, this is a long post (XD) I'll probably do a couple of posts with different posters, because there are just too many epic ones (XD) Although most of them are to do with anime/manga or cosplay, they're still funny (^^) Doesn't matter if you know the series/characters/whatever or not (^^) I know it looks somewhat strange, simply because my blog writing background is black, but quite frankly, I don't care enough to change it (XD) Anyway, here some posters! (In no particular order)

 (I think her last appearance was a couple of months ago. And she's supposed to be the main female character...right...XD)

 XD

 That's probably one of my top ones (XD)

 5 Otaku points for guessing who this is correctly!!!!! XD

 That's all for now! Bye bye!! ^^

Exams

So. Sensible people would have started revising ages ago and would have learnt everything for my upcoming exams. Have I done this? HAHA, I'm fecked. Especially for my I.T. exam on Monday. Usually I never revise for any exams or tests, but GCSE exams are a slightly different case. It's only my A-levels and (potentially) my career on the line. So depressingly I'm taking a trip down to cram all you can from the textbook in the last couple of days. Not really the way I want to spend the weekend but hey.

And the Monday after this I'll be doing my science modules. All of the buggers, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Probably in that order. I shouldn't fail those, thank God. I'm better at science than I am I.T. All these exams are really stressful. (I'm so unbelievably screwed next year DX And Year 11, there are tons of exams DX) That's why I wasn't in school on Friday. Illness caused by stress. I can't wait for the next two weeks to be over, because after that there will only be 13 and a 1/2 days left of school, and 5 of those days are enrichment week. (I think...) So that shouldn't be too bad (^^) Out of interest, who else is screwed for these exams? XD

Bye for now!! ^_^

Photo Editing/PhotoShop

Yep, Photoshop. Well it would be photoshop, if I had the software...but I don't. (XD) In my case it's photo editing, but it's the same sort of thing. We were doing it in an I.T. lesson the other day and I couldn't help but be interested. (I'm interested in photography, and I'm pretty sure those two go hand in hand.) So I decided to try and do some at home, to find we have no photoshop software. So I tried it using photo editing software, and I've got the same sort of results. I did different effects to the same picture, and I like them all (XD) But which one do you think is better? (There's a poll on the side. Or you can just comment, don't care which XD) I know the editing is not perfect, but that's the point of practising isn't it? Here's the different outcomes:

Please vote or comment (XD) Thanks (^^) The one with the most votes will probably be stuck on deviantART (^^)
Bye for now!! (^^) 

The War Against Risako

Damn, second post in a day. Oh well, after this I probably won't post much anyway. Besides this is starting to REALLY get on my nerves. Most people who know me know that I'm not the biggest Risako fan, but it's getting ridiculous. Risako Sugaya is NOT fat. Come on people. Ok, I admit that she has put on a little weight recently, and now can be classed as slightly chubby, at least compared to the rest of Berryz Koubou. But have you people actually thought this through!? It amazes me that these two photos, with only a couple more started this whole feud against Risako.

 Ok, shall we look at this logically before pointing going 'OMG she's put on so much weight! She's getting really fat!!' Seriously. What. The. Fuck. Think about these:


Possible Reason 1: She's putting on puppy fat or baby fat as some people call it. For those who are unfamiliar with the phrase, puppy fat is effectively why babies tend to be chubby. They put on more weight and eat more food than they usually would, to grow it off. So they eat tons for a couple months or so, and then it all stretches out as they grow. She's only 16, it's more than likely that she's still growing, so there's a possibility that it's a last minute growth spurt. Because it is possible to about 10 centimetres in two months. (I would know, I did that >.< It really hurts to grow fast >.<)


Possible Reason 1 and 1/2: Putting on puppy fat, in order to grow out, instead of up. It's perfectly plausible for her to be developing her curves, like I said before, she's only 16.


Possible Reason 2: Stress from being who she is. Usually stress leads to weight-loss, but really does depend on the person. Being a teenage girl, I can sympathize completely with Risako. It's way too easy to turn to chocolate or cakes or something along those lines. If you turn to comfort food often enough, it become common place. Obviously, I don't know what it's like to be in Berryz Koubou, but it has to be stressful. She's the front girl of Berryz Koubou and the youngest one. There's a hell of a lot of pressure on her to do well and look 'right'.


Possible Reason 3: Exam stress. I definitely know this one. Being 16, Risako is almost definitely doing life changing exams (I don't know the Japanese education system very well, but it's not going to be completely different.) A lot of people seem to forgot that the idols do other stuff than just sing and dance, they do actually have lives. If Risako was to fail every single exam she takes this year (I'm not saying she will) she could be completely screwed. If she can't get her important exams right, and she wants to leave H!P, she's stuck. So that's worrying. Plus, it's way too easy to snack while revising.


Possible Reason 4: Depression/Confusion. Ok, so this is the least likely and I do doubt it, but it's still plausible. Most people know that if your in H!P you can't have a boyfriend, or be romantically involved with someone (I have no idea whether the contract says just boys or people in general but whatever.) Risako auditioned for H!P when she was 8. The chances of her ever having had a boyfriend is ridiculously low. Unfortunately, teenage girls tend to have a huge amount of hormones. As far as I'm aware, humans tend to be designed so that they have some sort of sexual (there's no point lying here or tip-toeing around the point) release. It's true. It's a fact of life. Not only do humans have sex for offspring, but for pleasure too. There have been experiments, and quite a few have shown that a human can change from being straight to gay depending on the circumstances. (I remind you that I doubt this, but it is entirely plausible) It could be that having barely any access to guys, or at least a lot less access to guys, is pushing her towards girls. Although being homosexual or bisexual is slowly becoming more accepted, it still causes issues. The average human is straight. So there is the chance that Risako is getting more interested in girls than guys, which is confusing her. (Let's face it, most if not all girls when they're little all watch or read fairy tales about finding Prince Charming.) If she is turning towards girls, then she's becoming part of the minority which may make her feel slightly alone. Confused, but with no one to talk to, because it'll probably be an awkward/nerve wracking conversation. Which could lead to her getting depressed. Even if it's mild depression, just feeling down is enough to turn to comfort food. So maybe that's why.

Possible Reason 5: She's putting on more muscle. With all the dancing, it's entirely possible.


The point is, she is not getting fat. Like I said before she is/had put on weight, but there are tons of different complications that could lead to that. No one can know someone completely. For all we know she could be suffering from an eating disorder. If it is one of the first 4 (and a half) reasons, don't you think reading tons of comments and posts would make it even worse? If you really are her fan, don't you think you should support her? What annoys me the most is all of the Western people commenting on her weight. Just because she's slightly chubbier than some people in Japan you get the right to make jokes and stuff about her weight? No. The only reason she's being singled out is because she's famous. If you think about all the overweight people in the Western side of the world, Risako is nothing. If she walked around in London, no one would think she's fat. The minute you put her with Japanese people she's chubby. Seriously, what the hell. I wish people would think things through. Because I think you'll find, regardless of the fact she's put on a bit of weight, she's still very beautiful and talented. Her weight should not be this much of an issue.


Anyway, I really should stop ranting. *bows*
Bye all!! (^_^)
(Long rant is LOOONG)

Berryz Koubou's New Look

Anyone who doesn't know Berryz Koubou will probably be completely uninterested by this post. Like I care. (XD) Anyway, a photo of Berryz has been released about an hour ago (I love the fact that their company gives updates so regularly) I'm not sure whether it's going to be the single cover (Or at least, one of the covers. Last single they had 4 different editions.) or whether these are the outfits they'll be wearing, all I know is it's almost definitely associated with their new single 'Maji Bomber'. (I know there's been some confusion on what their new single is called, but I'm fairly sure it's Maji Bomber.) Here's the picture!

 I have a couple of observations:

Chinami: Her hair...tis a tad strange. But I don't know whether I like it or not. But I can see it being a bit like marmite. (XD) Some fans will love it, some will hate it.To be honest, I think the only reason I'm not sure about her hair is because her clothes don't suit it (XD) If you ask me, she should be wearing a different top, because the one she's wearing really isn't very flattering. Her incredibly tiny belt skirt, however works quite well, seeing as she potentially has the best legs, in the whole of Hello!Project.

Risako: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE!?!? Some of you may know that I'm not a fan of her having a fringe (or bangs if you prefer) and after I saw these pictures of her, I'd thought she had gotten rid of the silly thing...

  Why the hell does she have it back again!? And even worse this time! In Watashi no Mirai no Danna-Sama, it didn't look too bad, but clearly, it's back with a vengeance. All I can say is, if Risako goes anywhere near me when I have scissors, she better freaking run. (XD)

Momoko: Does your appearance ever fecking change!? You looked like that when you were about 13. I mean come on!


Saki: She's killed her hair too. No where near as bad as Risako, but if you ask me, she's had much better hair styles.


Maasa: This photo doesn't do her justice. I've seen videos of her in the company studios, and her hair looked a lot better in them, if you ask me, as photos go, this is a bad one.


Miyabi: I love the whole rocker chick thing she has going on! And I'm SO glad you got rid of those absolutely horrific curly long hair extensions. I prefer her hair without any extensions, but these ones do look a lot better. They're a step in the right direction. (XD) Her hair colour is looking pretty awesome too.


Yurina: She's looking even more beautiful than usual! Although if you ask me, she should have a darker hair colour, deep brown/black suits her better. Well in my opinion.


It's a shame there are no decent photos of the new single covers, but here's quite a reasonable one.

Fuck it. That picture decided it (XD) Chinami's new look = WIN! These really do promise a good PV, and I really can't wait. For me, it'll be Chinami, Miyabi and Yurina (And maybe Maasa) who will stand out this time. I hope they get more screen time. Risako abomination of a fringe does not deserve excessive screen time. (XD)
Bye for now! (^_^)

Hello!

Hello and welcome! This is my new blog 'Big Bowl Of Stuff'. I have no doubt that I will post irregularly, and it will be about whatever I want. (XD) It'll probably focus on Music, Anime/Manga, Movies (Occasionally) and whatever else I feel like. I'll probably do a bit on cosplay, but not much, as I already have/am part of a blog for that: ECCG

Now, I'm not perfect, so there will be the odd spelling mistake here or there, and grammar will be all over the place, but hopefully, it should entertain you. (XD)  Some people may have noticed the sort of blogging system I have here. Well writing system. I put all the emoticons in brackets and the stuff I want in brackets in italics (but still with brackets). I do these to try and make it easier to read. But if you find a different style easier to read, please tell me. (^_^) Anyway, bye for now!