Very tired, so it'll be brief today. Literary characters.




I dunno if Little Bo Peep technically counts, but that's the best fucking horse costume I've ever seen, so.






And, of course, Harry Potter, because that shit is everywhere.





And a special appearance by James as baby Draco Malfoy:

I WANNA SEE SAKURA KICK SOME ASS.

My interest in this series is absent-minded at best. It's there though--but this is about its extent.

"Five Man Band:
The Hero: Tira - the front-line fighter of the original manga Power Trio, one of the Only Sane People of the group, Megumi Hayashibara.
The Lancer: Chocolat - both more forward and more ruthless than her sister, with similar abilities.
The Big Guy: Gateau.
The Smart Guy: Marron - The Other Sane Man, the most well-read and intelligent of the team, and a Glass Cannon magician in his own right.
The Chick: Carrot - Usually a perverted load on his teammates, generally useless in a fight, but he has his moments of awesome, even without being the secret weapon of the group.
Sixth Ranger: Milphey and the other Haz Knights."
-from the TV Tropes Sorcerer Hunters page

*DIES*

The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas

Conn is a thief--a pickpocket, lockpick and gutterboy. Living in the Twilight, the seedy district of the magical city of Wellmet, there's not much else he could be. But when he picks the pocket of the wizard Nevery and comes out with Nevery's locus magicalicus, he's stolen more than he expected.

Nevery expects Conn to be dead--and fast--but when Conn doesn't die, Nevery decides to keep him around--just for a little while. Just until he figures out why not.

While Nevery may think that Conn is his servant, Conn knows that he's really Nevery's apprentice--and that he is meant to be a wizard. But there are a few obstacles standing between Conn and his plans. He has to find his own locus magicalicus within thirty days, or he's out. And between going to school for the first time and trying to help Nevery solve the dangerously low level of magic in Wellmet, Conn is running out of time.

This book is. so. good. Conn is utterly, ridiculously, wonderfully likeable. That's the first thing. Once you start reading his first-person narrative, you don't want to stop. And Prineas's fascinating magic system is clever. Best of all, Wellmet is a fully realized city in a fully realized world--and even as Conn only sees bits and pieces of it, we pick it up on the periphery of his vision--kind of like the way we learned about Lyra's Oxford in The Golden Compass.

This book is the real deal. An honest to goodness great adventure, a feel-good fantasy read that you won't be able to stop reading and will be sorry once the book is over.

Lucky for us, it's the first in a trilogy.

So if you haven't read Sarah Prineas's The Magic Thief yet, why not? Get to it. You will not regret it.

A few random announcements! (No, this probably doesn't warrant excitement, but I'm feeling kind of excited because I'm being productive and everything's going well today.)

First, a whole bunch of people have friended me the last couple days! Hi! If I haven't friended you back, there could be two reasons for this. First, my 'friending policy' is that I'm not going to friend anyone I haven't spoken to, simply because I don't feel comfortable with that. So if you desperately want me to talk to you/want to be able to see my few friendslocked entries (which are usually just random rl stuff), drop me a comment at some point and I'll add you back. ^^ If you have already sent me a message...Well, I have a confession to make. A few minutes ago, when I went to check my message inbox here on lj, I screwed up. I accidentally deleted everything in there and there doesn't seem to be a recovery option (a serious flaw, in my opinion). So, I just went back to my email account and looked at the notifications of messages that have been sent. If I got a message from you and you had already friended me, I friended you back. (That would be ab_ple, ayato4me, chel_navel, cindai, and moonflower88.) If for some reason you sent me a message and I didn't receive a notification, I'm really sorry. You'll have to poke me again, either by comment or by another message, which I will endeavor to not accidentally delete. And I'm sorry I'm unable to reply to any of the messages anyone sent me. I feel like such a retard. Usually I'm better with technology than this, but I got excited and just pushed the delete all button without really paying attention to what I was doing. *blushes*

Second, I've already mentioned this a couple places, but I'm kind of super busy at the moment. This is pretty much the first time all week that I've able to sit in front of the computer without being too exhausted for thought. I just finished the first phase of orientation at my new job today, so things should be settling down a little there. Or at least, most days I'll be going to bed right after I get home from work since that'll be almost midnight, so I won't be around when I'm too exhausted to think. However, I am now embarking on the process of moving into my new apartment, so I'm still going to be not around much for the next few days. And once I get there, I don't quite know when I'll have internet, although I should be able to leech wireless from the neighbors until that problem is fixed. Anyway, it probably won't be a huge difference from usual, but if you're desperately curious as to why I'm so quiet, there's your answer.

Third, I am now fully certified in CPR and first aid, and even though I fervently hope that I'll never have to use it, I'm actually kind of excited to know it. So if you suddenly stop breathing, or are choking on something, or cut yourself or whatever, I know what to do! Well, in theory, at least. ;)

Anyway, that's all I have to say. Carry on!

Pit bull and baby chicks go swimming! Lookit how the chickies love their doggie mama! (Who I think is actually a boy.)

Pitbull And Chicks Swimming In Pool

Le test est >> là <<

La Pétillante

Vous êtes souriante, généreuse, lumineuse... Vous créez la confiance et vous attirez la sympathie immédiate. Même quand vous ne parlez pas, votre large sourire le dit : la vie est une friandise que vous savez savourer avec un plaisir communicatif. Confiante et intrépide, vous êtes ouverte aux autres, mais aussi aux nouveautés que vous offre la vie.

Vos atouts séduction : Epicurienne, extravertie, active : vous recherchez le contact, vous êtes une véritable force positive qui nourrit l’enthousiasme de votre entourage. La vie est gaie en votre compagnie et c’est là votre plus grand charme. Vous aimez vous sentir désirée et savez, à cette fin, user de votre audace à bon escient. Vous vous parez aisément de couleurs chatoyantes et de matières soyeuses. Comme tous les plaisirs de la vie, vous cultivez cette ligne gourmande à laquelle vous n’hésitez pas à associer un maquillage tout aussi pétillant.

Votre vanity beauté : Votre féminité s’épanouit dans la couleur et votre rouge à lèvres y contribue pleinement. Votre raisin idéal : un rouge magnétique, subjuguant qui illumine votre visage de sa teinte franche. Décliné sur une palette vibrante, variant de la framboise à l’écarlate, il adopte une texture onctueuse, qui apporte une touche d’hydratation gourmande à vos lèvres.

Mmkay, I've done this before but shush...

Six ships you're into right now:

1. Kernel/Grubbs (Demonata)
2. Bec/Beranabus (Demonata)
3. Meera/Timus (Demonata)
4. Jade/Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
5. Jade/Bai Tza (Jackie Chan Adventures)
6. Ianto/Ten (DW/Torchwood)

Three ships you liked, but don’t like anymore

Uh...

7. Hsi Wu/Jade (Jackie Chan Adventures)
8. Arabella/Lorian (GoT)
9. Gwen/Owen (Torchwood)

Four ships you never liked

10. Rose/Ten (DW)
11. Jack/Gwen (Torchwood)
12. Alex/Sam (Totally Spies)
13. Draco/Ginny (Harry Potter)

Two ships you're curious about, but don’t actually ship

14. Beranabus/Grubbs (Demonata)
15. Jade/Tso Lan (Jackie Chan Adventures)

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My arm hurts.

Stupid flu shot.

I am officially DONE with the first half of the semester \o/ Papers are sent in, classes are attended, now all that remains is to pack (ahahahahahahaa i mean, what) and have a KICKASS Nano brainstorming party with my pretty ladies, Disdainbrook and Clairebear ♥

I've been applying pins to my purse and tote, which is more difficult than it might seem, because my purse is made of freaky tough material and the pins have teeeeeeeeny pin parts. Still, my shit will be Ludopimp'd, and that's what matters :D

Wishing I could see Cobras next Friday but I haven't got any ride prospects :\ Boo.

Been working on the nunfic, bringin' sexy back, and playing Snood. In general, life is good and it's gonna be nice to be home :)

Was anyone else as disappointed by the new episode of CSI as I was?



TVTrope of the Day:
Plot Induced Stupidity


EDIT: To the idiot breeder who's spawn has been howling like it's fucking dying for the last ten minutes: TAKE THE LITTLE BASTARD OUTSIDE!

I watched Enchanted this morning. I love that movie so much. It makes me happy every time I watch it. True Love. If only it really existed...*sigh*

I have Interpersonal Communication soon. He is trying to get us to voice our opinions and know that different opinions is alright. I hate it. I was raised to not voice my opinion about anything really. When I said something it was declaired wrong and I was to sit quietly and not argue.

I had a really screwed up childhood, lol!

I just saw the poster for Twilight. Um...I'm not sure I like who they picked for...well anyone.

Hmm. It seems that people don't think my new fanfic sounds interesting. Ah well. One person reviewed. If I get at least one person to like it then I consider myself a sucess. I had always wanted to write a fic where Sam and Jack stand trial. I like how this one is going.


BTW: Does anybody know where I can get some Enchanted icons? I really want some.

We're holding a mini, low-key ficathon (in the style of springkink) over at brokemycaps, if anyone is interested in submitting prompts. As of today, we have prompts for Brown Sugar Macchiato, Gokusen (1 and 2), Hana Kimi, Hana Yori Dango, Iryu Team Medical Dragon, Maou, Nobuta wo Produce, and Rookies.

You don't have to be a member of the community (or have any intention of writing a fic for any prompts) in order to submit prompts.

Variety is reporting that ABC is putting together a new adaptation of the "V" written by the "4400" producer Scott Peters.