日記４

My diary entries from all throughout 2026. Here we go!

2026年1月26日

It's finally my first entry of 2026! I've done a lot since I've last written in here, I even just got back from an anime convention yesterday morning ^^ I've had a wonderful winter break and my birthday was especially fun, I can't believe I'm already eighteen! For my birthday I decorated my cake again this year, which was another strawberry shortcake. I did a lot better decorating, but I wish i added more strawberries to the middle layers since it just tasted like a regular white vanilla cake outside of the strawberries placed on top. It was still delicious, though! After I decorated my friends came over and while we waited to go to the arcade I opened presents, I got a figure of Max from Sam and Max (I quite literally jumped for joy seeing the box^^;) and a very nice handmade card and a plush of Sam from my other friend. I've been obsessed with it as of late (see my October 2025 entry!), so I was extremely happy recieving these gifts (and finally buying The Devil's Playhouse). The rest of my birthday was spent at an arcade, and we all used most of our points getting as many prizes from the UFO catchers as we could as well as trying to get perfects on any rhythm game they had (They took out the Project Diva cabinet ;;).

It was a really fun time, but I haven't really done much in between then and the anime convention I just got back from, which was superb. I stayed for an entire weekend and got to see one of my favorite English voice actors, Justin Briner (I even got his autograph on a photo of Ryota Mitarai from Danganronpa ^^). I also stayed for a bunch of panels and took photos of any cosplay I knew as well as attended a Maid Cafe (thank you Tomato-chan!) I was so glad there were a ton of Twisted Wonderland cosplayers because of the anime. One of my favorite interactions was speaking to a woman named Sarah while waiting to get in on Saturday morning, I couldn't help but notice her CLAMP ita bag, as well as her Lucy cosplay (Elfen Lied), so I shyly chatted with her for a bit while in line. I wish she won something in the cosplay contest! We talked about a lot of different anime, and she was even surprised when I mentioned anime she thought I hadn't seen, like Mawaru Penguindrum or Flip Flappers ^^ I sadly couldn't keep in contact with her due to her having to make it to a panel, but I'm happy I was able to share some of my favorite animes with her as well as my blog. I hope you'll come visit someday, Sarah! I guess this is a case of ichigo ichie, hm? But I digress, I've really had an exciting month or so! Although I feel like it's only going to get more eventful as I get closer and closer to graduation (to my nervousness ^^;) Thank you for reading!

Will add photos here!

2026年1月27日

A bit of a short thought, but do you ever visit an old website or profile somewhere and wonder if the owner is doing well? I was thinking about this after I decided to browse some websites hosted on The Geocities Gallery, and saw that many websites on there had very personal photos from days long past. I feel a bit melancholic looking at them, as if these photos are a time machine back to a time I never knew. A specific one I visited particularly caught my eye, since the images really felt like I was alongside the family in 2001-2002, going on their trips to Japan and such. I wonder if there's a word for what I feel towards this website? Longing? Nostalgia? I never knew, and probably will never know who these people were exactly, but I hope that despite how old these images are, someone is still thinking about them and wonders where their lives took them in the years since, and hopes they're doing okay. Someone, somewhere, is still thinking about you! This was a short blog entry as it was on my mind currently...I wonder if anyone else has had a similar experience?

2026年4月09日 This entry can be distressing for some. Take care when reading!

It's been a long time since I've written in my log, hasn't it? I've actually been extremely busy as of late, as well as dealing with a sickness for the past month ;; Luckily after a trip to the doctor it was just caused by stress, but I'm worried that as graduation gets closer, I'll have more and more things on my plate that I don't know how to deal with. I'm really nervous for the day I graduate...it's a giant change, isn't it? Life's too stressful rignt now, honestly. Sometimes I even wish I wasn't a senior this year so I wouldn't have to deal with graduation and finals and all that. But even when I do walk out with the rest of my class, it'll be tough knowing my mom won't be there to see me, as my older brother is graduating from boot camp the same day, states away. I just don't know what to do at all ;; I'm hoping this next week will be better once I turn in all of my current projects, but for now it's a race against the clock to get everything in on time. I'm so tired...

2026年5月11日

As I'm writing this, I'm a mere few hours away from giving up this computer I've had since tenth grade back to my school. It's a bittersweet feeling, the fact that I just completed school and am now awaiting my graduation day. In all my life I've never thought I'd make it this far...I always thought I'd remain that same version of me for the rest of my life. I'm really proud of muself for growing past those days despite it all. Looking back, my high school years were quite rough, especially my first two years directly after eighth grade...They were honestly the worst years of my life and yet, I survived them. Of course, I know many of my problems weren't as bad as those who are less fortunate than me, but I'll still congratulate myself for making it here while I think of others. Let's see... in other news, I've been playing a lot of older games on my Xbox 360 again! I actually recently picked up Double Fine's Brütal Legend! I really really enjoy the game despite the fact I'm terrible at RTS games, and despite its sadly short length, Brütal Legend really makes up for it in terms of style and its OST. I feel like I've been consuming a lot of western media lately...hm? I'll always be a weeaboo though XD I've even been watching Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!! (One of my favorite mangas ever) as the episodes release! It's a rarity for me to actually watch seasonal anime as they come out... I think the last time I did was for Oddtaxi so this is definitely uncommon for me. I think this is it for now, so thank you everyone for supporting me through the years! Bye for now!!