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candylandJust so y'all know--if you're chatting with me and I suddenly go *poof!* it probably means that my internet went 'splody and I had to unplug my modem, wait ten seconds, and plug it back in. It does that every once in a while. I don't know why, and it's really annoying, but meh. I HAVE INTERNETZ!
Today has been a very BLAH day. Like, to the point where I actually sat down and had a good five-minute cry for no real reason. And I strangely felt better afterwards, even though I don't know consciously why I was crying.
magic_truth had a job interview today! I think it was today...but anyway, I hope it went well, hon! YOU MUST TELL ME HOW YOU KNOCKED THEM DEAD! And I hope kaitodoushi had a pleasant orientation at her new job today as well! Me? I'm just...sort of hanging around.
At least I have some stuff to look forward to, though--I should be getting my Fruits Basket manga volume seventeen tomorrow (along with a few other manga volumes I ordered) *hopehopehope* I already know the big spoiler, but I still want to read the volume and know the whole thing.
Honestly, I've been sort of torn about Furuba as of late. It started out as a really unique, original series with some fascinating characters and a great plot and the right balance of humor and thought-provoking drama/angst. The anime version (which I still adore) was my first "real" anime, so I feel a great amount of loyalty to the series...BUT! You knew there was a "but" coming, didn't you? There's always a "but" to these things...
BUT...it's sort of lost that.kaitodoushi and I have discussed this a couple of times. She HATES shoujo with a passion. Fruits Basket and Princess Tutu have been the only exceptions that I'm aware of and/r that we've found--though we might be able to categorize some of the rest into varying grades of annoying? *laugh*
Anyway, she hates shoujo but loved Furuba. Until we got into some of the "post-anime" stuff in the manga. And it sort of went from being the unique, interesting story...into a stereotypical shoujo manga, full of drama and angstand flashbacks, dear GOD, more flashbacks than Naruto! It feels like a lot of the sparkle that made it so fun in the beginning is gone. And that makes me really sad, because I do love the series.
I'm going to see it out to the end. I will have all twenty-three volumes of it sitting on my bookshelf. And when I get volume twenty-three, I will probably put a fun playlist on and sit down and start from volume one and read straight through to the end. Like I said, I have loyalty to Fruits Basket, and I want to see exactly how it ends. With my own eyes. But...I still can't stop thinking that the charm is gone D:
And while I'm yammering on, might as well add that after watching Naruto Abridged on Daily Motion and YouTube, I decided to pick up my Naruto manga again (I have five volumes of it) and give it another go. And...I don't know if actually seeing it (in all its parodied glory) helped or what, but I liked it better. I might have to start picking it up again.
Although...at the end of the written part of the Chunin exam, when Ibiki picks up the paper and sees that Naruto hasn't answered a single question, I couldn't help but mentally think, "I...hate...the Log?"
I've also started really reading again--Yami no Matsuei and One Piece are at the top of my list.sora_ko, I'm just gonna go ahead and blame you for that second one ~♥ AND Hikaru no Go, courtesy of aishuu--I think she wants me to get into that fandom :3 I have also watched the first five episodes of La Corda d'Oro so that strawberrychan will stop bonking me with a very large stick.
See...it's sort of weird. I guess "bored" isn't the word I would use to describe how I've been feeling about Conan as of late. I don't even know what the right word would be. It's almost that "stuck in a rut" feeling, but not quite -_-;; I fail at making sense. But...as I toldran_mouri82 earlier, I sort of feel like ALL my Shinichi/Ran fics are starting to look exactly the same.
I'm not done with Conan yet--not a chance. But...I am looking for a new fandom to dabble in. The trouble is that sometimes I can love a series dearly, but not have the fic-muses go *ping* (see also: Host Club, Ouran High School AND Tutu, Princess). I guess that's the trick. I've watched/read a LOT of series over the years...but written for ten. I guess it'd be better to say I've written for about six, because for four of those fandoms I've written five fics or less. For two of them (Sailor Moon and Rurouni Kenshin) I have written ONE.
I still love Conan. But I want something new that I can dig my little plunnie fangs into and torment and play with like ya do. It's just finding that next series that'll make me want to write. I haven't really had one in a while. So...if anyone has any further recommendations, I'll take them! Just please...don't say PoT. First off, I'm really not into sports anime/manga, and secondly...the fandom looks frightening. There's not enough yaoi in the world for that O.O
...wow, I haven't done a major fandom babble in a REALLY long time. This felt kinda good 8D
New fic up oncandyfics: Waking Up for 30_friends. Are you getting sick of these posts yet? I'M NOT!! 8D
Today has been a very BLAH day. Like, to the point where I actually sat down and had a good five-minute cry for no real reason. And I strangely felt better afterwards, even though I don't know consciously why I was crying.
magic_truth had a job interview today! I think it was today...but anyway, I hope it went well, hon! YOU MUST TELL ME HOW YOU KNOCKED THEM DEAD! And I hope kaitodoushi had a pleasant orientation at her new job today as well! Me? I'm just...sort of hanging around.At least I have some stuff to look forward to, though--I should be getting my Fruits Basket manga volume seventeen tomorrow (along with a few other manga volumes I ordered) *hopehopehope* I already know the big spoiler, but I still want to read the volume and know the whole thing.
Honestly, I've been sort of torn about Furuba as of late. It started out as a really unique, original series with some fascinating characters and a great plot and the right balance of humor and thought-provoking drama/angst. The anime version (which I still adore) was my first "real" anime, so I feel a great amount of loyalty to the series...BUT! You knew there was a "but" coming, didn't you? There's always a "but" to these things...
BUT...it's sort of lost that.
kaitodoushi and I have discussed this a couple of times. She HATES shoujo with a passion. Fruits Basket and Princess Tutu have been the only exceptions that I'm aware of and/r that we've found--though we might be able to categorize some of the rest into varying grades of annoying? *laugh*Anyway, she hates shoujo but loved Furuba. Until we got into some of the "post-anime" stuff in the manga. And it sort of went from being the unique, interesting story...into a stereotypical shoujo manga, full of drama and angst
I'm going to see it out to the end. I will have all twenty-three volumes of it sitting on my bookshelf. And when I get volume twenty-three, I will probably put a fun playlist on and sit down and start from volume one and read straight through to the end. Like I said, I have loyalty to Fruits Basket, and I want to see exactly how it ends. With my own eyes. But...I still can't stop thinking that the charm is gone D:
And while I'm yammering on, might as well add that after watching Naruto Abridged on Daily Motion and YouTube, I decided to pick up my Naruto manga again (I have five volumes of it) and give it another go. And...I don't know if actually seeing it (in all its parodied glory) helped or what, but I liked it better. I might have to start picking it up again.
Although...at the end of the written part of the Chunin exam, when Ibiki picks up the paper and sees that Naruto hasn't answered a single question, I couldn't help but mentally think, "I...hate...the Log?"
I've also started really reading again--Yami no Matsuei and One Piece are at the top of my list.
sora_ko, I'm just gonna go ahead and blame you for that second one ~♥ AND Hikaru no Go, courtesy of aishuu--I think she wants me to get into that fandom :3 I have also watched the first five episodes of La Corda d'Oro strawberrychan will stop bonking me with a very large stick.See...it's sort of weird. I guess "bored" isn't the word I would use to describe how I've been feeling about Conan as of late. I don't even know what the right word would be. It's almost that "stuck in a rut" feeling, but not quite -_-;; I fail at making sense. But...as I told
ran_mouri82 earlier, I sort of feel like ALL my Shinichi/Ran fics are starting to look exactly the same.I'm not done with Conan yet--not a chance. But...I am looking for a new fandom to dabble in. The trouble is that sometimes I can love a series dearly, but not have the fic-muses go *ping* (see also: Host Club, Ouran High School AND Tutu, Princess). I guess that's the trick. I've watched/read a LOT of series over the years...but written for ten. I guess it'd be better to say I've written for about six, because for four of those fandoms I've written five fics or less. For two of them (Sailor Moon and Rurouni Kenshin) I have written ONE.
I still love Conan. But I want something new that I can dig my little plunnie fangs into and torment and play with like ya do. It's just finding that next series that'll make me want to write. I haven't really had one in a while. So...if anyone has any further recommendations, I'll take them! Just please...don't say PoT. First off, I'm really not into sports anime/manga, and secondly...the fandom looks frightening. There's not enough yaoi in the world for that O.O
...wow, I haven't done a major fandom babble in a REALLY long time. This felt kinda good 8D
New fic up on
candyfics: Waking Up for 30_friends. Are you getting sick of these posts yet? I'M NOT!! 8D