spacealien_vamp | Getting stuff done

I used my laptop practically all day at work. It was slightly annoying that the outlet within range of my desk was already filled up by cords from other teachers' things, but after I ran home and picked up an extension cord I didn't have any problems. I updated my yukata page through the part that I've gotten accomplished so far.

I took several of the requested photos today. I'll have to work on the rest when I have the opportunity.

The new shelf is in the middle, with the preexisting ones on either side. (The shelf on the left has my stuff, while the tiny shelf on the right is the stuff left by my predecessors.)

I don't generally re-read books, unless I've totally forgotten what has happened in them. Sometimes I will go over favorite scenes, but that's about it. However, when it comes to books I use a lot, this one is at the top of the list. It's my kanji dictionary, which I bought back when I first got serious about studying Japanese around 1998.

If I had to pick something "most read," it would probably be this manga. It's a really sweet story with pretty art AND gorgeous Heian Era clothing. That's hard to beat.

I'm pretty sure I bought my deep fryer and food processor the last time

wednesday_10_00 visited (...and if I didn't, I thought about it...), so I think this is the only truly new one. (Does the gratuitous bag of chips count as food?)

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However, it's written with "historical" Japanese, plus the main character speaks in ultra-keigo, so it can be difficult to read if you're not familiar with that style.

So I hear... that's why it went on my amazon.jp wish list instead of my I HAVE TO HAVE THIS RIGHT NOW CLICK "BUY" list. (I have amazon wish lists on two continents, how scary is that?) Maybe I can work my way up to it.

canis_m has an absolutely hilarious series of squee posts about Ouchou (as well as many other neat-sounding BL manga and novels), but they're flocked. Well worth checking out, although the plastic pony addiction, chotto...

Now, in the category of I HAVE TO HAVE IT RIGHT NOW ~~it's in the mail from Japan~~ is the complete series of Seikimatsu Darling and Shin Seikimatsu. There are scanlations, scanlations! (Of the first two chapters, so far...) So. cute.

Seikimatsu Darling, the first series, is really adorable. I especially like the way it starts out. I was aghast when I realized it just *stopped* without any resolution (back before the second series came out).

The second series (really just a continuation with a different publisher)...is...well...the characters are still cute, but the lack of plot eventually gets to the point where it makes me go, "And what is the point of this?" It starts to focus too much on zany little vignette episodes that TRY to be plot but don't quite succeed. The author either needs to jack up the cuteness of the characters to the point that I don't care if there's a plot, I could just watch them sit around talking to each other and I'd be happy (as in the case of, say, Corseltel no Ryuujutsushi)...or develop the plot to the point that it will hold my interest.

<whisper>...or increase the smut level a notch or two...</whisper>

I fell in love with the OVA when I first saw it (I gather now that the OVA covers only the first two chapters, since the two chapters that have now been scanlated match the OVA exactly). From what I'm read of the reviews (http://www.senshigakuen.com/aqua/manga/series/index.html), I'm hoping that its cute plotlessness will give me something reasonably easy to practice my Japanese on.

Major plot lines so far from the new series revolve around movie dates, meeting family, and volleyball tournaments. Seriously, it's that cute.

I have amazon wish lists on two continents, how scary is that?
*scratches head* Isn't that normal...?

canis_m has an absolutely hilarious series of squee posts about Ouchou (as well as many other neat-sounding BL manga and novels
Her reviews are hysterical. She makes me want to read stuff that I already know I don't like. (And if her Gyousou/Taiki obsession doesn't make you want to watch Juuni Kokki, then I don't know what will.) It's thanks to her that I found Takanaga Hinako, who's one of my favorite BL authors now. *gratuitously uses icon*

although the plastic pony addiction, chotto...
*snerk*

Er...That wasn't a nasty snerk or anything. I mean, I still have all the ones I bought when I was a kid. I just don't share the obsession.

Aw, I'm not throwing stones either. ~~What with the 25 broken computers in my basement and all.~~ It's sort of endearing, but I just don't get it. ^-^

(And I did NOT have any plastic ponies when I was little. I was too busy building model cars.)

Aw, I'm not throwing stones either.
No, I knew you weren't. But I thought I sounded a little catty, and that wasn't what I meant.

And I did NOT have any plastic ponies when I was little. I was too busy building model cars.
Ahahaha...I had it all. Barbies, ponies, Cabbage Patch Kids...I was such a girl. I did always want to play with my brothers toys, but he never let me. (And for good reason. I used to break his stuff all the time. I was such a rotten little sister.)

Yeah, the Gyousou-Taiki thing is sucking me in. Slowly but surely. Um, where did I put those downloads of Juuni Kokki again?

What has she reviewed that you KNOW you don't like? Since her reviews really do make everything sound either hilarious or adorable. I'm thinking of getting my hands on Pocket Sentimental now.

I just about died laughing over the whole "obstacle to Buddhist practice" discussion.

Um, where did I put those downloads of Juuni Kokki again?
You'll thank everyone for pushing you after you get into it. It does start slow, but it gets soooo good.

What has she reviewed that you KNOW you don't like?
Anything by Hoshino Lily. (Remember the one with the catboy sex slaves?) I've yet to read a manga by her that I don't loathe. As for Pocket Sentimental, I thought it was cute, but nothing to write home about.

I just about died laughing over the whole "obstacle to Buddhist practice" discussion.
Funniest translation EVAR.

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