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[wednesday_10_00]

Gah, my journal looks like a Valentine's Day card exploded. I think I need to stop experimenting with color schemes.

Last week, collarnojutsu came up to visit. She flew into Chicago (at my suggestion), so after I picked her up at the airport, we went to Sanseido (formerly Asahiya) and the aquarium. Sanseido was sort of under construction, so it was TINY. (I still managed to get quite a stack, mostly catching up on some shounen and shoujo series I've fallen behind on.) We had a good time on Saturday, but I'm never suggesting that a friend fly into Chicago again, because driving down there twice in less than a week (during construction season, no less) is kind of a pain.

Other than that, collarnojutsu amused herself by raiding my bookshelf, we read through some G-Defend summaries (another successful convert!), and we watched a bunch of porn culturally enriching animation. Stuff we watched:

Papa to Kiss in the Dark (two episodes) - I actually like the anime better than the novels, I think, because the anime is really funny and cute, while the novels are just one bad sex scene after another. What I hate about both versions (less obvious in the anime because we only get the story from the first book) is that not only is everybody and his brother after Mira, but Mira is absolutely AWFUL at fending these potential suitors off, and constantly ends up getting molested somehow. I gave up on the books after (I think) the second one, but I may give the series another shot because I was told that the secondary couple is more likable.

Okane ga Nai (one of three episodes) - Oh dear. Well, having read the manga, I expected this to be bad, but...yeah, it was awful. The designs are hideous and the characters are just as annoying as they are in the manga. The technicolor fingering, while amusing, was probably not enough of a reason to watch it. I think the only good thing I have to say about it was that Fukuyama Jun's Ayase didn't sound anything like Kaito, so I didn't get weirded out like I did while watching Gakuen Heaven.

Fuyu no Semi (two of three episodes) - I'm not a big fan of this story, but the anime creators really did a good job with this. They added a lot of historical detail and such to flesh out the manga story, and it made it a bit easier for me to follow what was going on. (My only knowledge of this era of Japanese history comes from Kenshin, so I really didn't get a lot of the political references in the manga.) I still think they should have released it as one 90 minute OAV, though, to give it more of a movie feel.

Also, we went to see Shaun of the Police Hot Fuzz, which was hilarious (if gorier than expected). Tonight I'm going to Spiderman with mereflair; hope it's not disappointing. (I've purposely avoided all information about this movie. I haven't read any reviews, even.)

In other news, Pumpkin has made himself totally at home here. We kept him quarantined in the garage for a little over a week, and then started letting him out. And in (to our house, I mean). He's doing okay with the other cats...they don't like him (especially Choco), but they tolerate him. Wednesday hasn't interacted with him much, so we're not really sure how that's going to go. We gave him a bath on Saturday, and the difference is absolutely amazing. (By the time we were done, the bathwater was BLACK.) I don't think any of us realized just how dirty he was. He's really soft and fluffy now. Unfortunately, he's still a little wild. Not in the way he acts with us, but in the way he'll disappear for several hours and come back splattered with blood. Blood as in 返り血. If I'd known he was going to be like this, I would have named him Blood. I mean, he even has long blond hair (kind of)...it's perfect! ...On the other hand, maybe it's just as well I didn't, because then I would have wanted to get another smaller cat, name him Ishuca, and torment him by dying his fur an outrageous red color.

Comments

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Yay Pumpkin update <3 ... maybe you can post some pictures of the cleaned up kitty post bath? :)

I'm glad you've been having fun with friends... I kind of liked the Okane anime, I mean it was sort of bad, but I think most animated yaoi is bad >_> so it's not like it was that worse than others heheh... I thought they adapted the manga well for animation though (and yes the manga is pretty bad too but it's one of my guilty pleasures, sure its the same story rehashed and rehashed but i keep enjoying it )... if you've been reading the latest in it, do they ever get some forward development in Ayase and the seme's relationship!?

So sorry on Please 4 :( I'm awful. I got so bogged down in my other stuff >_< I will send soon. On the up side I found someone to edit chpt 3 if you're almost done? :)

[wednesday-10-00.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been meaning to take some new pictures of him, but I keep forgetting to bring my camera upstairs, and then he's cute and I go "Agh, stop that, I don't have my camera!"

I haven't read the newest parts of Okane, no, because there didn't seem to be ANY progress being made in the last couple volumes. And anyway the only things keeping me going were the humor and my curiosity about what happened between them before the story starts. And those can only keep me going so far.

It's totally okay on Please 4--I'm not ready for it anyway. Chapter 3 is almost done. I'll try to get it to you tomorrow.

[spacealien-vamp.livejournal.com]

Tell mereflair she hasn't updated her journal in over a year and it's making me lonely. <sniff>

[wednesday-10-00.livejournal.com]

I will tell her for sure. I bug her about it once in a while, but it doesn't seem to do any good. I think drastic measures may need to be taken.

[mordath.livejournal.com]

For some reason, it didn't register with me that it was you she was visiting. Because I am dumb like bricks.

[wednesday-10-00.livejournal.com]

I think you didn't realize because of my sneaky ninja powers.

[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

I think you didn't realize because of my sneaky ninja powers.

.. and I tend to keep my lesbian flings a secret ... from the ones who'd get jealous. :P *runs and hides*

[spacealien-vamp.livejournal.com]

... from the ones who'd get jealous.

Whoops, then you shouldn't post here! <plants a MINE MINE MINE flag on wednesday_10_00>

[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

*laugh*

Meheheh, I have too much fun getting other people in trouble. XD

[wednesday-10-00.livejournal.com]

Hey now, don't be starting rumors on my journal. Didn't I tell you that I was already taken? Besides, I know you'd only use me for my library and then cast me aside.

[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

Noooo!! I'm crushed. *sob*

Well... I guess I'll live. But I'll take your library as retribution. :P

(Don't worry people, this is the internet, and I'm just kidding. In actuality, I'm a horrible person and totally empty inside. There is no room in my black heart for love. Just manga. XD)

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Blood as in 返り血

LOL!! That is so cat. You should totally call him Kaerichi when your parents aren't looking. (Have you managed to hook collarnojutsu on Koori yet?)

But if you got another smaller cat, would he try to eat him?

[wednesday-10-00.livejournal.com]

You should totally call him Kaerichi when your parents aren't looking.

I don't honestly know if I can say that in the high-pitched voice used to call a cat. ("Kaerichiii! Here, kitty, kitty!")

Umm, I think she knows OF Koori but doesn't know it that well (because of the whole not-English thing, I think?)? I don't suppose you have a link to the last of your Y_D posts handy?

If the smaller cat was willing, I think, yes. He's tried to pounce on Choco a couple times (looking for the tear gem, I'm sure!), but she just hisses and swats him.

[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

(Have you managed to hook collarnojutsu on Koori yet?)

I actually already know about it...and want it!! ^__^ The whole not-in-English thing is in the way, foo! I read about it a long time ago and have been really, really interested ever since.

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

w_10_00 commands, I pimp!

The last of my y_d Koori posts, from which you can link back to all the previous ones:

http://community.livejournal.com/yaoi_daily/3075259.html

I posted all of the seven volumes that had been scanlated at that time; there is one more chapter now wrapping up the last of the arcs, which I don't think I ever got a chance to post, but can send you if you get that far. Oh, man, this is making me want to go back and tackle translating the Wild-Rapunzel arc again. *packs more books for beach*

And after the scanlated stuff, there's summaries...

/pimp off

I really should do a Koori pimpage post for my own journal; it's been too long since I ranted and raved about it.

Foo!

[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

Dammit! You beat my entry! :P I actually wrote most of it last night but updating my journal from home is a PITA, so I was saving it for lunch break today.

I'm glad you posted the, um, films! we watched because I usually forget the names of random things I watch like this and then end up being sorry for it later. (Now I know what to avoid, hah! *glares at Okane ga Nai*) But Papa to Kiss in the Dark was cute. (Mmm, the redheaded guy... XD)

Boo Chicago... I knew it would end up being a pain for you. :( :( :(

Woah, this is a lot of PINK, by the way.

Re: Foo!

[wednesday-10-00.livejournal.com]

That's okay, you're entry is better than mine anyway...yours is like, fun and stuff. >.>

Yeah, it's a little too pink, even for me. I'll have to do something about it...I'm just not sure what. Actually, I miss my old layout, but that style doens't have a sidebar option, and I've gotten used to having one, so... -_-

Where's my cat porn?

[mangaroo.livejournal.com]

I refuse to acknowledge your existence until you post Pumpkin pics. No icon for you!