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Clay is good. [19 Jul 2008|05:51am]

blackwhite_rain
Look what I made yesterday~


I like them. ^_^ If I had more time, I'd put a Mugen on the box... but sadly I can't. It will be used for keeping my pens, so I'll always have those two with my pens. The five "cups" are gifts specially made for some people in school.

If you can't buy things with the fandom you like, make you own. XD I'm so keeping the triangular piece in my bag all the time.

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I wish my girls can be more active, but I've got a lot to do...
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you complete me [19 Jul 2008|05:07am]

fuelboysamsonne
[ mood | tired ]
[ music | Sleep On Needles - Sondre Lerche ]

 
i watched The Dark Knight today. the movie seriously kicks ass despite feeling a bit too long. honestly... to me, all the crappy Batman films previously don't exist. i simply love Heath Ledger's version of the Joker. maniac at his best. i don't think anyone can top that. it's sad that he's no longer around but, at least his performance was brilliant. Christian Bale is awesome as Batman. i seriously don't know why he's in Terminator 4, i'll be going Batman Batman Batman lol. Batman's wheels are seriously the coolest. caught in traffic? no worries, just ram everything out of the way hahaha. this movie is sooooo worth the long wait.
 
i met Wei Cao today in Mos Burger... quite a surprise. he took the seat that i wanted to sit in lol. hahaha he's now temp-ing in DBS for a month. job of terror.
 
Nikon d80... Canon 450d... Nikon d40x... i'm screwed. i dunno which to pick. some part of me keeps screaming 'Nikon!!!!!' somehow. 
 
i got my pay today! but it's to clear all the money i owe others lol. 
 
omfg Erlin can get me free ticket for Singfest. damn! i really wanna see Travis and Jason Mraz. but i might not go after all. my classmates will kill me when they find out. who said that i'm saying anything anyway? lol. 
 
i'm really scrimping and saving up now... i haven't bought a single comic for like 3 months? i'm going mad here. i think i'll end up buying them perhaps in a few weeks time?

i'm proud to say that i went to school everyday this week. i shouldn't be proud of this at all but oh well... now all i have to do is keep this up for about 2.75 more years. damn. some classes still feel like a pain in the ass.
  
i realised something this week. only all those who put on an act that they're fine when they're actually not, can tell each other apart from the crowd. the pain and all that i saw behind her mask, reminded me of mine and it hurt to see someone of a similar predicament. somewhat like a smack in the face. i don't know how to help her. fuck.

i'm so tired of waiting.  

back to sleep now... i really need it. (explains the incoherent entry)  
 
complete? yeah right.
 
 
Fuelboy/Samsonne

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Madlax eps 21-26 [18 Jul 2008|02:25pm]

meganbmoore
 No spoilers except: MUWAHAHAHA! I was right!

ANYWAY!

All in all, I give this series a pretty solid thumbs up.  As much as I like it as an idea, I tend to give a lot of the "girls with guns" anime a pass, as they tend to be an excuse for rabidness and extreme fanservice.  There are a few fanservice moments here, but not too many, and the character designs are pretty understated and respectful, even when they do show some skin.  In addition, Madlax herself seems designed to be a little more muscular than the other chacters.  It also has a wide variety of female characters, both fighters and otherwise, all of whom are pretty well developed and easily identifiable.

I can't really think of much to say that isn't purely spoilery that I didn't say in my first post, so I'll just skip talking about things like plot.  While my capslock squee is probably noted for being set off by every little thing (it really isn't, I just try to only read/watch things that will set it off!) I should note that it was out in full force through most of the series, as most of what could set it off was present.  Take that as you will.  It can be slow in parts, and you have to pay attention, but it's worth it.  In a lot of ways, you're better off not really thinking about it and not trying to figure out what's going on, as you'll just give yourself a headache and start missing things.  It comes together on its own as long as you pay attention. 
It does tend to randomly introduce interesting little quirky things that are never explained, such as why Madlax will randomly change into an evening gown for battle, but those somehow only cause mild amusement, not irritation.  Also, the soundtrack is amazing and at least part of the plot revolves around Sooper Speshul Books.  See the "capslock squee" part above.

And now I must hunt down the other parts in the studio's "girls with guns" series.
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fic post [18 Jul 2008|12:25pm]

a_white_rain
[ mood | content ]

[info]liminalliz gave me an idea for post The Southern Raiders Zuko/Katara fic. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HATESEX, BUT THE SEXING DIDN'T HAPPEN. It's got spoilers, clearly.

Rain Fall Down. Katara's tired of thinking. Katara/Zuko, but not.

Now to go write Mai/Zuko angry!sex (hopefully with the sex in it this time) for [info]30_kisses/[info]rawles.

Also: anyone know what happened to [info]beckerbell? SHE APPEARS TO BE BACK. <3

EDIT: while waiting for more Avatar, I have been rewatching some of my favorite Angel episodes. I like Billy more on the rewatch (though rawr I still hate saint!Cordy, so I also rewatched You're Welcome and well that didn't help much because I yell at my TV: THIS IS WHAT YOU COULD HAVE BEEN, ANGEL/CORDY. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO AND BE ALL STUPID?) but I have to say I enjoy Supersymmetry ten billion times more for this:

Wes: "Fred, you do know that everything Angel and Gunn told you is true. Vengeance will have a price - and once you've acted you can't go back. You'll have to live with your actions forever."
Fred: "He's a serial killer."
Wes gets up: "Alright then. (Walks over to his books) I'm sure we'll find - an appropriate solution."

HAHA I DESIRE TO WRITE THEM BEING BAD COPS TOGETHER. GUNN CAN BE THEIR OCCASIONAL GOOD COP.

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[18 Jul 2008|11:15am]

meganbmoore
Ever since I followed [info]telophase's link when she posted on it, Amazon has been pushing Deborah Chester's The Pearls on me. It is on the front page. It is in my "recommendations" list. It has invaded my Gold Box. Make it go away.

ANYWAY!

POLL!

Poll #1225726
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Which of the following recent pilot seasons to I want to check out, as they are hitting DVD?

View Answers

Burn Notice
12 (37.5%)

Pushing Daisies
16 (50.0%)

Gossip Girl
4 (12.5%)

Sarah Connor Chronicles (EASY ONE!)
15 (46.9%)

Something else I haven't listed but you're positive I'll love
1 (3.1%)

Is "TICKY BOX!" passe yet?
8 (25.0%)

Manji
6 (18.8%)

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Nahnahnahnahnahnah BATMAN [18 Jul 2008|10:57am]

cornerofmadness
[ mood | awake ]
[ music | Cold Case Files ]

Three words for you. Go. See. It.

This movie ruled. To be spoiler free here (though comments might not remain that way be warned) this was absolutely excellent. Yeah sure there were one or two like they could survive that moments but who cares in this kind of movie (that fridge thing in Indy aside, that still bugs me).

The acting is superb. Katie Holms replacement was so nice to see. She reminded me and my friends a little of Linda Carter. Heath Ledger did an amazing job with the Joker, absolutely amazing, creeping you out and yet making you laugh at the same time. Sadly one of his best and last roles, you can't tell it's Heath unless you knew. Everyone else does a wonderful job. Both Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent are hot (and I don't go for the chiseled jaw blonds that much but Harvey had it going on)

Of course the name Harvey Dent alone will tell Batman fans at least one of the spoilers. Let me say this, naturally it is violent. The Joker is freaking psychotic. However, the movie does something that I actually liked, the sheer gore it COULD have used, it did not. There's not doubt of what happened but it's left to your mind what the true nature of the violence looks like. There is not that many truly gory things.

The make up and special effects were wow. Good plot. Only a small hole here or there, absolutely enjoyable. I wasn't that fond of the ending and the set up for the next movie. That was the one low point.

The bad parts about the movie? The god awful theatre popcorn, I'm not sure HOW they made it so tasteless, my seat was broken and the movie lost focus for about five minutes

Then it was a glorious night. High 60's full moon, low light fog. I rolled down the windows, screwed going home and just drove around in the dark with no particular place to go. When I got home, Roy was all confused why I should be outside so late

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[18 Jul 2008|06:34am]

shiegra
Vacation time! To return on the 24/25th, or rather so late on the former it's practically the latter.
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I COULD CHASE YOU AROUND FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE. [18 Jul 2008|09:14am]

angelchan_2004
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[ATLA] The Southern Raiders [18 Jul 2008|08:22am]

jinsterr
[ mood | working ]



Okay, so I was kinda down in the dumps for a really long while now - hence why I haven't posted much - so I didn't really keep much track of date until I recently bumped into [info]talklikeazombie's entry of Avatar's most recent episode.

Naturally I went looking for it :3

For those who haven't seen it yet, here's the links for the episode:
316 part 1 | 316 part 2 | 316 part 3

Better watch it now before Youtube takes it down!!

Okay. Moving onward!! 



Warning
: Spoilers!






 
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[18 Jul 2008|05:46pm]

dragonsquee
[20] Air Gear
[51] Code Geass
[08] Fruits Basket
[11] Gossip Girl
[18] Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann
[08] Macross Frontier
[38] Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
[02] Shiawase Kissa Sanchoume
[12] Vampire Knight



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SMASH!, choc french toast [18 Jul 2008|05:03pm]

takishia
I  just found out a few days ago that there's going to be an anime/manga convention on the 2nd of August. In my uni campus. 3 minutes walk from home. Yes.

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Tried to make chocolate French Toast today. I made it too greasy. The first batch was badly burned. Recipe here:
Recipe Finder

 
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unlocked fandom babble? say it's not so :O [18 Jul 2008|01:28pm]

darkenedsakura
[ mood | calm ]
[ music | louder than words - Greenwheel ]

The past few days, I haven’t been sleeping. Haven’t been able to, really. And the number of hours I’d get would just keep dwindling and dwindling, from 5 to 3 to…so on. I was never tired or exhausted – couldn’t nap or even fall asleep during car rides – but the random headaches were worst. Even if my eyes were closing on me at my desk, once I got to bed I was wide awake again. Not even thinking about anything, but I was awake all the same. So I eventually gave up.

My parents aren’t panicking any more, at least. Though mom keeps pushing her “you just have to stop thinking so much” thing at me, like how she pushed the “you can’t do this! You’re young, you should be happy, you have lots of time ahead of you,” at that friend. I shouldn’t get bitter at her for that, though, because it’s what all people without the experience or training say. Sadly. No excuse for ignorance.

I’m a pretty sad person, sigh. Either way, I seem to finally be tiring myself out, so whatever.

We went out to see Hancock here, but I forgot that as it was a global release, that meant that they'd probably done the dub in time for it...and since we went to a smaller theater, not the one that does show English movies undubbed because of the expatriates...sob. We didn't know it was a Chinese dub until the movie started, and then me and my brother basically went "...oh, fuck." My parents asked if we wanted to leave, but whatever, we stuck it out. I mean, I could understand all of the main stuff, just none of the subtleties and only 40-50% of the jokes. The whole experience was irritating. And this makes me think that all Chinese female VAs/actresses' voices suck miserably, from everything I've heard so far. Is the flitty, flute-y, freaking annoying voice just that popular?! D: Sigh, otherwise. Dad was all "see that helped you practice your Chinese!" but lakdjg. It seemed pretty good from what I saw though, and holllllly shit Charlize Theron, but yeah, I have to go find an English version now. -_-

Yes, I’ve finished quite a few series over the past 1.5 months. Well, quite a few for me, at any rate, considering I don’t get into a lot. Non-spoilery babble for La Corda d'Oro, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Ghost Hunt 8D )

But yes, after all of those series. Mmmmmn Naru. See, there’s an emotionally retarded character that I like. I dunno – Dex was baffled when I said I didn’t like Tsukimori (initially; yes, blasphemy, whatever) or Yunoki or a bunch of characters who again are supposed to be my favorites. Everyone should just give up on pegging me because what I watch and who I like, I have discovered, are entirely unpredictable. :D Ouran’s still the biggest case of that. There wasn’t a single person who didn’t think that Kyouya would have been my favorite, but he doesn’t even rank up there for me ._.

Eh, though, okay, yeah, sometimes who I don’t like surprises me as well. I actually thought I’d like Tsukimori a lot more. Naru didn’t surprise me. XD I didn’t think I’d like Kahoko, nor Mai. Then again, I’ve realized that most of the characters whom I absolutely love and adore…are ones who I’d absolutely hate, loathe, and detest in real life. If I met a real Hei, I’d probably run far and wide. I would probably have glaring matches with Naru. Fill in every other favorite character of mine in those blanks as well. Even the girls…well, it wouldn’t be that problematic, and I think I’d get along nicely with Haibara, but I think I’d see them like the second lunch table next to us. That’s all. I dunno, is this strange? 8D What can I say…characters whom I don’t have to interact with are one thing, but I won’t deal with them in real life.

Oops, haven’t effectively studied Japanese or Chinese all week. I guess that goal of getting fluent in Chinese over the summer is definitely going to go straight out the window…*headdesk x 100*

I should also probably stop being depressed and an insomniac. Though I’ll never take that suggestion of antidepressants and sleeping pills. Ever.

Hm, I feel like changing my tags system. It's horribly and unnecessarily convoluted. I really am meticulous, to have a numbering system in there. -____-

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HOMG. Bleach is finally getting somewhere! [17 Jul 2008|10:36pm]

ana_leez
[ mood | cheerful ]
[ music | Nine in the Afternoon → Panic! at the Disco ]

Sooo....bleach 318...THERE IS GONNA BE LOTS OF ACTION COMING UP! :DDDDDDDD

YAY ACTION~ 8DDD

Sooo...How have you all been? :D I made this list of projects to do over the summer, and I have not done any XD well....the summer is meant for relaxing, no? XDDD

THE LIST OF DOOM.

»Read Samurai's Garden and All Quiet on the Western Front (for school)
»Organize my closet (XD. It's futile)
»Remodel my room
»Gain 6 pounds (it's really hard -___-)
»Paint my room
»Start making icons, banners, headers ect.
»Get a job...(not that anyone will hire anyone who is 15, but hey...it's worth a try)

ehhh...the list goes on...and on....and onnnn

and I'm in debt. LOL. That's why i need a job

so yeah XD

but yay for summer! I have been catching up on my sleep most of the time ^__^

byebye

♥Ana


 

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Mash Game: Predict Your Future at eSPIN-the-Bottle [18 Jul 2008|12:54am]

kudan_alchemist
 
Behold... My Future
  I will marry Kim Hyun Joong.  
  After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in Akihabara in our fabulous Shack.  
  We will have 2 kid(s) together.  
  Our family will zoom around in a Red bmw.
  I will spend my days as a fangirl, and live happily ever after.  
 
whats your future
 
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I honestly need to ask this. [17 Jul 2008|09:02pm]

halfling_rogue
[ mood | sick ]
[ music | "Bleach (English Version)" - SNoW ]

So if you had a friend who was driving you crazy to the point where you couldn't take it any more -- actually, scratch that, if you were the friend doing the driving crazy, to the point where your friend couldn't put up with you any more, which would you rather hear? A tirade/lecture about what exactly it is you're putting the person through, or a concise "If you don't clean up your act I'm cutting all ties with you." ?

Because to me the latter sounds more harmful, but I am beginning to suspect that I am wrong!

Adam I already know your opinion.

ETA: Perhaps I should clarify! If your friend has been gently prodding you about the things driving them crazy up until this point, and you have been brushing these proddings off, then what? Ultimatum? Or make sure they are damn well getting the point more extensive lecture?

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Windhaven by George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle [17 Jul 2008|10:34pm]

meganbmoore
Maris is a Landbound, the daughter of a beachcomber. As a child, she watched the Flyers-men and women who carry messages between the islands of their world and fly using large, metal wings- in the air and wished to join them. She thought she finally had her chance when a childless Flyer, Russ, took her in and raised her as his own, declaring her his heir. That changed, however, when Russ finally had a biological child of his own, and tradition demanded that, when her step-brother, Coll, came of age, Maris turn the wings over to him. However, not only is Maris the better Flyer of the two, but Coll himself dislikes flying and wishes to become a bard, but the rules of his class forbid him any path but that of a Flyer. So Maris challenges the Flyers’ council and convince them to implement a new system where the Landbound can be trained and challenge Flyers for their wings, so that the system will be based on merit instead of bloodlines, and the children of Flyers who wish to pursue different paths can do so.

Normally, that would be the end of the book, the result of several hundred pages of Our Heroine’s efforts. Here, it’s not even the first hundred pages. Instead, the rest of the book focuses on the consequences of Maris’s actions over the next several decades. There is, of course, an increase in equality and equal opportunity, as well as an increase in the quality of the Flyers, not to mention biases from both the old blood and the new. On the other hand, there’s an infusion of people who don’t fully understand the responsibilities of being a Flyer, people who simply want the ability to fly, and others who try to make the Flyer’s role be more than a messenger. For the most part, the book avoids making a moral judgement either way, instead focusing on Maris’s unique perspective. The first “One-Wing”(Landbound-born Flyer) Maris both understands the wants of the One-Wings, but also understands the need for the other traditions and responsibilities of the Flyers, having been raised by one, and much of the book focuses on the conflict between that.

For some reason, though, while I liked it, the book never really took off for me. I think I have the same problem with it as I did with Caroline Stevermer’s A Scholar of Magics. There, we were supposed to believe that the school the book was set in made everyone fall in love with it. While it seemed amazing in terms of scenery and architecture, the people there kept me from understanding why the hero wanted to stay there so badly, especially given his other option. Jane totally wouldn’t have objected to his stalking her across Europe. Here, so many Flyers are such pain in the butts that I can’t picture people wanting to be stuck with them for years so desperately. Sure, there are plenty of likable characters, too, but the Flyer society as a whole would rather benefit from a few punches in the face. I did, however, get a bit choked up at the end.

And finally, I have to ask: is anyone else kind of tired of how many fantasy novels just describe their world’s origin as “oh yeah, our ancestors colonized the planet umpteen generations ago and left us this toy/humanity developed this gift” and that’s the entire background? Here, it really seemed unnecessary. There wasn’t really a need to throw in SF elements to explain the wings. I should also mention that this is fantasy in the context of it being set in a world not our own. Aside from when it states their ancestors came from another planet, there are none of the typical fantasy magic elements, and no real SF elements, either. 
 
Possibly, I also kept looking for flying ships.  Because I like those.  But they really would have made it a different kind of book.
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Bored and Tired from drawing, so Survey dump [17 Jul 2008|10:55pm]

lazyartistgirl
[ mood | bored ]
[ music | Monologue- She Wants Revenge ]

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a multi-themed picspam, you know you want it [17 Jul 2008|10:03pm]

cornerofmadness
[ mood | mellow ]
[ music | I wear my sunglasses at night Timbuck three ]

This first bit was just too much fun. No animals were hurt in the filming.

ho hee and a bottle of rum…uh Smirnoff’s


do I have to wake up? No, fine, pose me


Roy knows he can out do his namesake

* all alcohol consumed by photographer


Welcome to the garden

gypsy pepper

watermelon weeds and purple….uh well you know


and TMI almost THIS is why i hate heat. It's not just a matter of hating it. It literally tear me up. My skin just starts falling off in tatters thanks to dishydrotic eczema triggers by temps above 75. I LOATHE anything above 80. I could so easily move to Canada or Finland.

kinda gross

you can see other spots on my feet and fingers just starting

seriously flesh shouldn’t just FALL off

my other big toe is worse, it's coming off like a glove but i blurred those...

touch my monkey dragon eggs
go touch [info]ishte's and [info]wildrider's too. Don't let good dragons die. (and don't get discouraged by page can't be displayed just roll back around later and try again...the site gets too many hits)

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【音質向上】「コンビニ」を歌うとこうなります。【あにま】 [17 Jul 2008|09:55pm]

sagibunu

I thought this was very cute.
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hmph! [17 Jul 2008|08:41pm]

meganbmoore
I am trapped at work and there are about 15 "OMG AVATAR!" posts that I can't look at.

I hope you're all having fun without me.

Anyone know when the s3 DVD set will be out? 
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