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![]() ![]() A whole new year! Time to start blogging again. It has been a hectic past few months. I had heart surgery in October of last year, which resulted in an 8 week recovery, but I am back to my old self as of recently. School is about to start again, and I have been working at a nursery for a few weeks. I love working with children! Maybe I won't be too busy this semester...although I am taking an A/P class ![]() and then when I find the time! ![]() 0comments |
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I'm a 22 year old girl who is currently a student trying to get into nursing school. I have a calico kitty named Mike (pronounced meekeh, a popular name for calico cats in Japan), whom I love very much, although she can be very mean! I am a very friendly, but quiet, person, and I am always open-minded about learning new things and about different cultures. For about 6 years, I have been studying Japanese which you could say is one of my past times. I have actually lived in Japan and gone to high school and college for 3 semesters for a total of about a year. I currently live with my parents, brother, and my uncle. Some of my hobbies are: web design, making stuffed animals,cooking, pixeling, and of course, studying Japanese. Favorite color: pink, all pastel colors Favorite food: sushi, cold sandwiches, cucumbers and sweets Favorite music: J-pop. Especially Ai Otsuka, ,EXILE,GreeeeN,Utada Hikaru,Rie Tanaka,Hanako Oku,Home Made Kazoku and more : D I also enjoy J-trance, and anime music. Other than Japanese music, I like Daft Punk, 80's music, and 90's dance music Favorite anime/manga: Azumanga Daioh, Lucky Star, Di Gi Charat, Pita Ten ( I love all of Koge Donbo's work!) Favorite Japanese doramas(drama): LIFE, Daisuki!, 1 Litre of Tears (very sad..), 14 Sai no Haha, Akai Ito, Koizora Favorite games: I love my Nintendo DS! I like to play, Harvest Moon, Pokemon Soul Silver, Taiko no Tatsujin, Pop n' Music, Sims 2, Katamari Damacy, and the MMORPG, Mabinogi Favorite movies: Lost in Translation, all of the Studio Ghibli(Hayao Miyazaki) films, especially Tonari no Totoro Current obsession: anything kawaii/Japanese, kao ani, cute pixels, San-X(tarepanda!), Q-Lia, and of course, JAPAN~ Likes/Dislikes: I love anybody who is sweet, kind, and understanding of other people's feelings. A gentle, fun-loving personality is something I admire. A judgemental and insensitive trait is one that ticks me off. I also HATE racism and ignorance. As for other things, I don't like tomatoes, tofu, and I basically can't eat grapefruit! I also dislike most actresses/singers(britney spears, disney channel stars,etc.) because they set a bad example for young girls, making them think they have to look a certain way to be accepted. ![]() |
Fansites, forums, and listings that I am a part of~ Fan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Forums ![]() ![]() |
![]() Some cute adoptees I have collected over the years. Click on each image to visit the site where I got them from. These are for viewing only. Do not save anything from this page. Thanks to Ferny Dust for the very cute toybox <3
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![]() ![]() A whole new year! Time to start blogging again. It has been a hectic past few months. I had heart surgery in October of last year, which resulted in an 8 week recovery, but I am back to my old self as of recently. School is about to start again, and I have been working at a nursery for a few weeks. I love working with children! Maybe I won't be too busy this semester...although I am taking an A/P class ![]() and then when I find the time! ![]() 0comments |
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![]() Here is how to make a chocolate cornet as seen on the anime, Lucky Star They are so good and I recommend you try them! INGREDIENTS: ![]() ½ cup sugar 1/3 cup sifted flour 3 tablespoon butter, melted and cooled For the cream filling: 1 ¼ cups whole milk 2 oz. semi-sweet, melted 3 egg yolks ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa powder 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract PREPARATION: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Beat the egg whites til stiff, sprinkle the sugar over them and fold over gently. Fold in the flour and the butter in the same way. Butter and flour a baking sheet, then heat it up in your pre-heated oven. Drop the batter onto the hot baking sheet by tablespoons and spread thinly. Bake for about 3 minutes, and the wafers are gently golden. Be careful not to burn yourself! Quickly take the wafers from the sheet with a spatula, and while still warm, roll into cones. If they cool too quickly and become brittle, return them to the oven briefly. Fill with cream filling, let them cool and enjoy! Cream filling: In a small saucepan, warm the milk over low heat until it is just hot enough to steam. While the milk is warming, whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, and cornstarch until the mixture is completely smooth. Once the milk is steaming, add the melted chocolate to it and whisk until it is fully incorporated into the milk. Add half of the chocolate milk, whisking constantly, to the egg mixture. Add the milk and eggs back into the hot milk, continue stirring, and heat it for 1-2 minutes, until the custard reaches 170F on a digital thermometer and is very thick. Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla extract, and chill before filling pastry. This chocolate pastry cream recipe makes approximately 2 cups flavored cream. ![]() |
![]() These dango are came from the anime, Clannad. They traveled all the way from Japan looking for new homes. Please take one home today and put one on your site! Be sure to link back to me please! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New shipment of dango arriving soon ![]() |
![]() Some pixels I have created for you to use however you like! But please do not copy or alter them in anyway, and don't forget to link back! Misc. Pandaneko: ![]() ![]() San-X Oyasumi Bakura: ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Here are some backgrounds for you to use for your website. These are not 100% made by me and I do not take credit. Just save the image, upload the image to a file host(such as Photobucket)and paste the code into your site. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() If you do not know what a favicon is, it is that little icon that shows up before your site name ( usually just before the url field in your browser). They are really cute, so I have made some for you to use if you want ![]() your computer, add the code below between the < head > tags of the index part of your site, and you should be ready to go! If you want to make your own favicon, go here Icons ![]() ![]() |
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![]() After having studied and practiced HTML over the past 6-7 years, I have finally created Harmony Dreams! I hope to learn a lot more about web design, and improve my site. Although I don't have much on my site right now, of course I plan to add more as I come up with ideas. While thinking of what to call my site,I wanted to name it something that would give visitors peaceful thoughts. Finally, "Harmony Dreams" came to mind. I started this site because of my desire to show my love for everything Japan to the world! ![]() |
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![]() Here are some of my favorite sites! Kawaii/pixels ![]() ![]() Anime ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Want to link to Harmony Dreams? Take one of these and upload it to your own server! No direct linking please! Thank you :3 88x31 ![]() 32x32 ![]() Donate a button? e-mail me! ![]() |