Officially Undead. Bialy is now the High Mother Superior of the New Universal Mandate.
I have an exxxxxxcellent idea for a Tashigi picture, but alas! no art skillz to speak of. If any artists out there are in need of a Tashigi idea that involves sw0rdz and heavenly JUSTICE and Catholicism (selling point? probably not), leave me a comment.
Yosh! To my bedroom! away! *swoosh*
Edit: Does anyone know the 'correct' spelling for Big Knife Saakiisu?
Same goes for Conis/Konis/Conisu, Raki/Laki, and whatever the heck Sky Knight is supposed to be.
Is there one or two 'L's in Marshal(l) D. Teach?
Is it Van Ogre or Van Auger? Ogre seems more right phonetically but makes less sense.
The names Satori, Gedatsu and Om are all related to Buddhism. But what is Shura?
Another Edit:
Ener's ears are huge and annoyingly floppy. But so are Buddha's. The guide at Nara told me and my mom that Buddha's ears are large so that he can hear the prayers of the faithful.
But Ener just spied on people. Creepy. As. Anything.
:: 7:25 PM
[+] ::
:: Friday, December 19, 2003 ::
Just wanted everyone to know that TODAY I finally saw all the comments for the past few entries. Didn't mean to ignore everyone! So! Answers!
Reins: That was all Kuina (though I am sometimes partial to cotton balls myself.) The Zoro Versus Series is now going to feature Kuina as the highly annoying sentient sword that is featured in most fantasy parodies. She and Zoro can duet.
Shar: And THAT is why I don't read US Jump for OP. It burnzzzz.
Roz: I have plenty of ideas. There are so many random heros carrying swords around these days. ^_^
Dev: I am sorry I didn't see your question until now! Of the current listing that is up, none are particularly naughty per se. Light shonen ai for the gag (barring those Beckman/Shanks books) and the Sanji/Nami, Sanji/Vivi books are mostly gag with a little smooching. I'm keeping all the bad ones for myself. ^_^
Ganked this from her heebeeness. It will probably be repetitious. Some categories have more than one.
"One True Pairing" Ship: Kohza x Vivi. It would make political sense by reuniting the monarchists and the republicans of the country. ^_^
"Canon" Ship: Gen and Bellemere. It was there. Don't tell me it wasn't because it was. And the other Arlong Arc pair - Jo/Yo, Yo/Jo.
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a spork" Ship: Smoker x Tashigis She explains it well. Shushu and Laboon too.
"You are one sick bastard" Ship: I'm fairly liberal until there's shota or incest. Or Ener or Croc.
"I dabble a little" 'Ship: Slash of the Titans. Thank you, solderini You are the new gawdness in my personal pantheon. And I seem to have a lot of uke yaoi Ace for some reason - I call that a dabble.
"It's like a car crash" 'Ship: Three. 1) Anything fishman. 2) The vicious lurv triangle between Kuro/Jango/Fullbody. 3) Theirluvissoshirtless.
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" 'Ship: UsoSanLu. Bialy can be very convincing. (Yes, I am your Koby.) And Wiper x Raki. It is conceivable, but the Skypeia Arc didn't fill in enough of their personalities for me to think there is enough material.
Wiper: *shiny eyes* Raki, I wanted to say...
Raki: *grabs dirt and puts it in a sack*
Wiper: *BERSERK!*
Oh well, fleshing out is what doujinka are for. <- indeed.
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" 'Ship: Theirluvissohawt-ness. The return of the hats. You know what I'm talking about.
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" 'Ship: There are two. Here goes. Sanji x Nami waitwaitwaitbeforeyoustoneme!!!! SanjixNami because I like her abusiveness. I want the abuse and the meromero to continue. It amuses me. If there is romance there will be less abuse and I will be sad. And ZoSan, SanZo = yeah it looks good. But I don't have to point out why this makes no sense, right?
"When all is said and done" 'Ship: Smoker x Hina - unstoppable forces of nature! They can play cards and share oxygen tanks when they live in the old folks homes too.
I ran out of cocaine and bullets. Help me.
:: 8:49 PM
[+] ::
:: Sunday, December 14, 2003 ::
Quote of the Day:
Go and DIE for the sake of our ART! *points at the lyrical battle of naked pimps*
:: 10:47 PM
[+] ::
If you're a small friendly I may throw in bonus stickers.
:: 3:54 PM
[+] ::
:: Thursday, December 04, 2003 ::
The Zoro Versus Series
Zoro vs. Voltron
Scene: Outer space. Zoro is properly outfitted as a spaceman. He can flit through the dark reaches like a graceful swallow due to the Captain Rocket Jet Blaster Pack Usopp invented for him. There’s a special space plastic insert in his helmet so he can hold the Wadou in his mouth.
The five Lions are very robotic and shiny.
Pidge: That is an odd Robeast...
Allura: Smaller than usual.
Lance: KILL!
Keith: That’s right, Lance, we have to save the Kingdom! Activate Interlock…Dynotherms connected…Infracells up…Megathrusters are go!
Zoro has a beer. Well not an actual beer. A dehydrated capsule beer.
Kuina (in the Wadou): It’s chilly out here in space.
Keith: Form feet and legs!
The Lions form feet and legs. Zoro finishes his beer capsule.
Keith: Form arms and body!
Kuina: If I had an ass, I would be freezing it off.
Keith: And I’ll form the head!
Zoro uses his blaster pack to fly to Voltron’s head. Voltron swipes ineffectually at him.
Hunk: Look at that Robeast move!
Keith: Quick! Form Flaming AAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!!!
Zoro breaks in through the metal body. The cabin depressurizes and the pilot is sucked out into the cold reaches of space. Then he implodes. Zoro heads back to earth. Without the head working, Voltron is useless. The other pilots are left to drift in the useless hulk of metal that was ... Voltron. Just to reiterate Voltron = useless.
Score: 1 - 0 - 1
Kuina: He better use the good cotton balls after this. (lasciviously) Good cotton balls .... oh yeah...
Scene: A Dusty Road. Two figures approach each other from opposite sides. They meet - both taking note of the other figure's sword. One of them speaks...
Zoro: Do you know where the hell this is?
Kenshin: Sorry. I’m not from around here.
Zoro: Dammit. Thanks anyway.
Kenshin: Anytime.
They depart, one walking into the encroaching darkness, the other into the rays of the setting sun.
The Improved Universal Mandate which is still a horrible title. Lyn gets to use her native land as a doujinshi library, Fumbum is hereby ordered to make certain that the Guinness continues to flow (an important task indeed!), Nik will maintain Sicily and its colonies, Ginga has become czarina of 'most of Russia' and Bialy has the whole of New Guinea which has been divided so conveniently into those two differently colored lands. That way the blackjack and hookers can be kept separate. Or together. I would never interfere with the day to day management of you all's fiefdoms.
I'm thinking of converting North Africa into a real scale recreation of Alabasta (and in the Improved Universal Mandate it WILL be spelled Alabasta.) People can 'join' the Luffy pirates, walk to Yuba, fight Crocodile, save the country etc. It will be a cross between a fantasy camp and a historical re-enactment. It will be very fun and I will have a Kohza of my very own.
A taste of the new world order. And I have got to come up with a better phrase than 'new world order.' But I will work on that later.
Just a short explanation of the map - Reins you got 'most of Asia' if I go by the idea that you weren't including Central Asia. You will indeed have lordshipdom over Japan however the doujinka will be working in the Obsidian Castle of Doom. I already had that planned out, so sorry about that.
Shar, New Zealand isn't run by cats, but since you'll be in charge you can introduce them. I mean, every other animal has been introduced there so sentient, talking, benevolent cats shouldn't be a problem.
There's lots of land left; call dibs while you can. If we run out of -topias, -doms, etc. there will be room in the Obsidian Castle of Doom (it floats!).
I am working on a topsecretproject (not really) and am finalizing the ficcage section. If you ever, for some odd reason, were inspired by my ficcage and drew something to illustrate a scene of it and would like to submit it to me, I would love you forever. Also any more movie suggestions would be appreciated. I will give credit where it is due and I will love you so much more if you give a link to pictures so I don't have to hunt them down.
Enough. I have to go work.
[Edit: I do not have geography skillz. The Co-Overlord of the New World Order is the one with the Ph.D in Geography, not me, so if I circled the wrong area, oh well. It'll get fixed later.]
:: 11:53 AM
[+] ::
:: Thursday, November 06, 2003 ::
Much pervy Zoro stuff over at HER BLOG, though I think she will disagree. Disagree that there can be too much pervy Zoro stuff that is.
FYI: I don't think I will ever have the talent (or a big enough gran mal brain spasm) to write a "Smoker hits on ____ " fic. That's her particular speciality.
HOODY HOO! I'm crossing off step 1a on my plan for world domination. Remember, if you're a small friendly, you will have your choice of countries when I divvy up the continents. (Note: Some have already been given away; Canada, the Seychelles, Hawaii, Turkey, France, and Australia. And if you wish to have living quarters in the Floating Obsidian Doom Castle, please make your reservations early as space is limited.)
:: 5:17 PM
[+] ::
If I don't get into Georgetown I am going to do something crazy. And since my normal is most people's crazy, then my crazy is going to be seriously fucked up. Like King "they shall be the terrors of the earth" Lear kinda crazy. And just as impotent. I think I'll start by misquoting Shakespeare. AH! TEH TERROR HAST BEGUNEST!
"In the past decade pirate and bandit attacks had increased steadily, omnious signs that the resistance movement was gaining followers."
That isn't Shakespeare. That's just more people writing Watermark better than me when they don't even know about it.
I looked for words to inspire me to write luvthatissohawt but you can't write when you're living in limbo, purgatory proper, stasis. You can't do anything; that's what limbo means. I should be used to it or get used to it. As a sergeant said, "The Army is stretches of mind numbing boredeom punctuated with quick bursts of pants wetting exciting." What he didn't say is that waiting killz.
I posted them hoping they inspire somebody to write something.
My love is a fever
My love is a fable
My love is jazz licks
improvised. - From Love is a Fever, Over the Rhine
The body is a book of matches.
A little fire is required to light this kindling flame
Ohio Blue Tip
Strike anywhere.
Strike me anywhere.
The body is an apple on a tree.
The body is an apple on the very first tree.
Ripe, round, forbidden.
Ripe, round
Shake it down. - The Body is a Stairway of Sin - Over the Rhine
Why yes I AM listening to a lot of Over the Rhine.
Edit: Let's discuss. If Shanks were Axl Rose, then Ben would be Slash. So are the doujinka completely to blame? No. Some of the blame belongs to the 80s.
Good Kuro fic down on ff.net. Sociopaths taste like Jaegermeister. Yum.
Shiru - kamemushi are turtle stink bugs. My bad students had fun putting them places where they would get squished - such as on girl's seats. Then the room would smell like rotten eggs and I would assign lots of homework to make a point.
Or arm-wrestle for dominance of the class. Have I mentioned how much I loved my bad students? They were just like me as a kid. (Except for the bit where they would get caught. Dorks.)
There was a silly topic at K-F subs about "Who's the biggest OP fan?!LOLOMGWTF" It was toasting my grits because one of the qualifications of being a HUMONGOUS OP fan is the listing of merchandise. Dance for Fuji and Avex and Bandai, you little consumers. Dance like the puppets you ARE!
Other than the fact that 'biggest fan' is too subjective to be judged, I found that making a list like that was too materialistic for my Shivatic tastes. "Hi, look how much shite I own." Keep up with the Jones' much?
Then the next big qualifying distinction was how many eps you've seen or chapters you've read. Or how much minutiae you knew. It was getting ridiculous. I wanted to comment, but I knew I would feed the fire of stupidity. I decided it was better to let it burn out on its own, which it eventually did.
Some people define fandom and some people let fandom define them. A person is not the biggest fan of anything just because s/he owns a lot of stuff or knows a lot of stuff.
It's how much you contribute BACK to the fandom that determines how big a fan you are. IMO. It doesn't have to be in fanart or websites or fanfic. It's just in contributing and sharing and being a cheerleader. But not a stupid cheerleader that'll cheer for anything that moves including the popcorn guy in the stands and the other team. A discriminating one that cheers the good stuff.
'Nuff said. I'm gonna give back this soapbox now. Better yet, I'll just hang on to it for future use.
Jen made cool Nami LJ icons. I wish I had LJ. But only so I could use the icons, so that really isn't a reason.
Aside: I realized yesterday that I own a lot more Hina/Tashigi doujin than I originally knew. This is what happens when you buy the mixed bag at yahoo!auctions. And still no luvthatdarenotbesohawt. I weep.
You can get doujin shipped internationally (if a bit dearly) by Doujinbox.
Smoker/Ace is kinda difficult to find but there is a plethora of Ace/Smoker. For you see, "Ace" is doujin-speak for "Grandline roving man whore." Can I get a witness?
But for all the creative powers of the doujinka I have never found theluvthatissohawt. *shakes fists at the minds that waste their time creating Arlong/Chu doujin*
:: 11:56 PM
[+] ::
IRRASHAIMASE!!!
My life has improved by 300000%. I went to the town north of here and they have a Japanese store! And it was just like home (my Japanese home. ;_; )
And the ladies talked with me in Japanese and she knew where I was from and there was Ramune (candy AND drinks, Shiru!) and the type of okonomiyaki sauce they used at the little restaurant near 54 and the bank, and Georgia Original coffee in a can which is a vital ingredient for Smut Garden, and table nuts (teehee) and shelves and shelves and shelves of Japanese dramas, NHK specials, and anime. Prince of Tennis here I come! I was soooooooooo excited. Really, you can't understand how happy I am now.
But I wish I was in Japan now. No, this isn't a cry for sympathy. Just one of those stupid feelings I haven't killed like a stoic soldier gal should have. RAR *stabs emotion* Blargh. My predecessor emailed me and gave me an update on the kids and the village and the Saijo Sake Festival and right now, we'd be getting ready for the fall taiko performances. And she said the kids are being all ebil like usual. I hope Kenta-kun is being a nut-monkey for her; he was for me and it made my day so much better! That isn't sarcasm; I have a soft spot for the wild ones. He was so cute and he'd kill me if he knew I called him cute since he's a manly man of 13.
SO! Extreme happiness for having found a Japanese store marred by an underlying mistiness at having to be in America at all right now.
On a positive note, no need for kamemushi!
:: 5:51 PM
[+] ::
:: Saturday, October 18, 2003 ::
New layout. The other one burned my retinas with the hawtness and this one makes me chortle. But why the hfil do pics I do on my laptop look like teh suck on this comp? I apologize for the crap non skillz. Someday, my friendlies, I will be 733t.
:: 9:20 PM
[+] ::
:: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 ::
Well, the con going hasn't been kiboshed but no cosplay. It is really too expensive.
There comes a time in a girl's life when she realizes that she has no job and lots of expensive education to pay for in the near future and she has to prioritize. Even though I may be picking up a couple of hundred dollars from a writing gig (look, you CAN get paid for writing) the check won't be in the mail for some time. And my birthday is coming up and I am saving for a special present. It involves ink and skin and a very exclusive parlor. Tattoos - the gift that keeps on giving.
I've been busy scanning for somepeople.Hyacynth, you're next. Does anyone else have any requests? If you ask for it, I probably have it. Except UsoSan.
I have done some housekeeping and there are new additions to the small friendlies, both old friends and new. Whether you want me to or not. ^_^
My brother's watched some of the Alabasta Arc and got introduced to Miss All Sunday. He said, "She has to DIE. No one can be that powerful and live." I LOVE watching OP with my brother. We come up with the weirdest stuff.
1. (as Luffy): If I don't understand, I'll BURN it. 2. Hey, ain't that the guy in your ... what the hell's wrong with you? Move over. I don't want to sit by you anymore. (Skippy remembers his first encounter with Smoker's character via yaoi doujin as he watches OP.) 3. (about Pell) That guy looks like the Crow.
Moving on. I totally stole the following from Merichan, keeper of the Smoker fanlisting and now member of the small friendlies whether she wants to be or not. (I really hope you want to be!) I copped the Naruto questionnaire and rewrote it for OP. So go to it people.
Q001. What's your name/penname? Make a short self-profile if you'd like.
stacey; longterm goal: empress of the universe. short term goal: finish this ficcage I began.
Q002. How long have you been reading OP?
Since Nov. 2001.
Q003. Why did you start reading it? What were your first impressions?
I saw the anime first but it was at the Drum Arc. I had to catch up on the back story and at that point there was a LOT of backstory.
My first impression of the manga was how unusual the drawing style was. Then I was impressed by how cool Shanks was for his manly sacrifice. And I liked the creativity of the Devil Fruits.
Q004. What do you like about OP?
I could go on and on about the creativity, the world building, the characterization, the zaniness, the Sanji, but it all comes down to the idea of the 'pirate king.' I think we all have a pirate king goal in the back of our brain and it's awesome to watch someone go out there, with no doubt whatsoever, and pursue it with all his heart and soul. It's pure and I love that about Luffy and the whole gang.
Oh, and pirates. It's full of pirates. A lot of hawt, sexay pirates.
Q005. Who's your favourite character? Why?
*coughcoughkohzacoughcough* Because he's Zoro with glasses, smarts, and directions. And he's got a BIG sword.
And he's a good guy who screws up majorly. Kohza has it all: the followers, the charisma, the ear of the future ruler of Alabasta, but he ends up as a leader of a civil war that threatens to tear the country he loves apart. And even though he does something regrettable, he's not a bad person. And that's why I like him.
Plus he has no respect for authority.
Q006. Second favourite? Why?
Too hard. Um... Smoker. He's a nice guy but he would punch you in the face for saying it and it wouldn't matter if you're a girl either. He doesn't compromise his beliefs but he knows when to put his goals in perspective (getting the evidence on Crocodile instead of running Luffy and Co. down.) He's rough and tough and not ready to be loved. Plus he's a sexual harassment case in the making as soon as Tashigi wises up that her superior officer should wear a shirt.
Q007. Since when have you liked the character from question 005?
Ooh. Good question. It's hard to say. I think I first liked him because reins described him as Zoro with glasses. Then I started reading the arc but I wasn't totally taken until the first anime scene - tenty goodness and all. Plus Takeshi Kusao ownz.
Q008. If that character weren't (insert occupation here), what occupation would they be in?
Hmm, you mean if Kohza weren't an unemployed rebel what would he be? In the real world he would be the personal assistant to a corrupt TV mogul. Then he would expose his boss and take over the company then use the media conglomerate as a force of goodness in the world.
Q009. What does this character seem skilled at?
Making trouble, loving his country, being all "Lawrence of Arabia bad-ass" in the sand.
Q010. What does this character seem bad at?
Listening to his elders.
Q011. What's something you want to know about this character?
Kohza isn't that mysterious but I do wonder where his mom went. Did she die during the last three years or did Toto bundle her off to a more prosperous area so she would be safe from the hard life of Yuba? I think if I got shot my mom would come running, so I'm going for dead. But we may never know.
Q012. Is there any character you don't like? Why?
I would say the baddest of the bad guys is Arlong. He was so personally rotten to Nami that it's impossible to find one redeeming character in his putrid shark heart. Eneru for his icky floppy ears and Crocodile for his horrible laugh tie for second place.
But we need bad guys. So what character don't I like purely coz they suck? That would have to be any kid put in there for the kid factor. They're always there. The kid Nojiko beat up. The kid Kohza yelled at. The kid Kureha operated on. The kid who got Brogy and Dorry fighting. The kids in movies 1, 2, and 3. I never did like teaching K-3.
Q013. Which character would you like to see more of?
The Marines. All of them. The five Marine threat of Smoker, Hina, Tashigi, and the Dancing Duo are just so Marine Mighty that I want them to get into a showdown. Oda should have their combined fleets hit Mocktown and clean it up. With pain. ^_^
Q014. Is there any character who resembles you, personality-wise or physically?
I'm like Tashigi because I need glasses to see, collect weapons, trip over molecules on the sidewalk, and have a burning desire for justice. But I'm not like her because I don't cringe when people yell at me.
I think I'm a lot like Nami too. I'm bossy, quite capable of making my point with a fist, very concerned with the practicalities of living, not happy with people getting too close, content to let others do stuff for me, but underneath it all loyal to the gang when the chips are down.
Physically I don't look like anyone in particular. I mean, look at the waist to bust to hip ratio...
Q015. Are there any comics besides OP that you like?
Manga: NANA, Gokusen, Pretty Face when it was running. US: KoDT, Birds of Prey, old Vertigo titles Computer: Sluggy, Scarygoround
Q016. Favourite characters from above?
Oosaka Nana, Yankumi and Shinohara-sensee (OMGtheirluvrulez), Crutch, Nitro and Gordo (it takes a real man to run a pixie fairy), Death and Delirium (yeah, little goth girl), John Constantine, Riff, Rachel
Q017. Do you buy Weekly Jump? If so, what's the first series you flip to?
When I was in Japan, I bought it. Now I am poor and in America and I cannot. I always flipped to OP and then Pretty Face/Shaman King/Black Cat - depending on what came first.
Q018. What's your favourite scene? Why?
Serious wise - Luffy and Nami at Arlong Park, the gang leaving Alabasta (X!), when Ussop left his pirate gang
Humorous - Zoro getting his coat from Walpol's lackeys, any time Zoro and Tashigi meet up, Ussop and Luffy in the cage at Raindinners', any time Sanji says, "Nami-san, sutekiiiiiiiiiii!"
Q019. What's your favourite line? Why?
"My pants ate your ice cream." Tough Marine sez that to little kid then pats her on the head and gives her money. <3 to moku moku ossan.
Q020. How many volumes do you own? Do you have the fan book or data book?
All except thirty plus OP: Red and Blue, Wanted, and the first Colorwalk. Of course Oda puts out Colorwalk 2 when I'm out of Japan.
Q021. What's your favourite pirate crew? Why?
It will always and ever be the mysterious Red Haired Shanks and crew. They're the Animal House pirates.
Q022. Do you have any favourite couples? If so, please tell.
As my doujin collection will prove, I am very open minded but Kohza and Vivi always and forevah. Osero can do Janku beeyoutifully too.
Q023. Conversely, are there any couples you can't stand? Why?
My likes and dislikes are more about presentation than persons. If it's done believably and within the limits of 'reason' it's okay. For example Crocodile x Sanji = not believable. But I'm not partial to the pedophiles. SmoTash neither since it's fraternization.
Q024. If you could become one OP character, who would you become, and what would you do?
Become Nico and hunt down Ace. ^_^
Q025. Out of all the OP crews, which pirate crew would you join?
The Animal House Crew - but I don't think they let girls join. I'd probably end up with the Marines though. They let anybody join.
Q026. What's your favourite Akuma no Mi power?
Hana Hana no Mi. After seeing Movie 4 and Nico's fight with Yama, it is officially the coolest power.
Q027. What Akuma no Mi would you like to eat?
Sube Sube no Mi. It'd be like Risky Business EVERYDAY!
Q028. What two characters do you want to see battle each other? Again, or for the first time.
Black Cage Fleet vs. Kuro Neko Pirates. Because.
Q029. Favourite battle? Why?
Luffy vs. Buggy. Luffy knew exactly where to put his foot. I laughed for ten minutes. Oda set it up perfectly.
Q030. Favourite chapter opener?
Q031. Favourite volume cover picture?
Is it 12? The one where Nami is in the chair and has her fan and Sanji is sitting on the arm of the chair. Very good clothes.
Q032. Have you seen the anime? If so, what are your impressions?
AWESOME.
Q033. For those who have seen it, whose seiyuu-san fits them the best?
The main seven all do amazing jobs. No complaints here. Just don't let Zoro or Nico sing, please dear gawd.
Q034. Fits them the worst?
Bishie Kebi, Cobra sounded a little too ancient, and Miss Monday will forever frighten me.
Q035. Thoughts on the 'D'?
I don't think Gold Roger is related to Luffy and Ace except very vaguely - because if everyone with D is related then Blackbeard is in the family too. And that would just be too odd.
Q036. Do you own any OP goods?
*laughs* Oh yes indeed.
Q037. What do you think One Piece really is?
I think it is a treasure but it will have been looted or be used for something important so that if someone were to try and remove it there would be catastrophic results. Or maybe it's something that only mattered to Gold Roger.
Q038. Ending time - give a year.
2010. Nice round number and in plenty of time for me to grow up.
Q039. Will Luffy become the pirate king?
He has to. Or what would be the point?
Q040. OP Fandom - good, bad, or ugly?
On ff.net it veers towards the ugly, but so far we've got an excellent group going here. Very well informed on the series, open-minded, and fun. *huggles everyone* Or maybe I just insulate myself from the ugly.
Q041. Do you dread or eagerly await Funimation's plans for OP?
I dread. I don't think it will be bad but I firmly stand by the original material because that's what I saw first. Anything done in English will not be as good by that standard. On the other hand, more fans sometimes means more fun. Only sometimes though.
Q042. If you write fanfiction or draw fanart, who's the easiest to write/draw? Hardest?
Let's not talk about my drawing. Writing - for me the easiest to write are Kuro, Smoker, and Kohza. Especially angsty rebellious Kohza. The hardest by far is Chopper. It's hard for me to get beyond two dimensional cute Chopper.
Q043. What do you think is going to happen in OP from here out? What do you want to happen?
I want the big players to make a longer showing. The Shanks/Whitebeard maybe Alliance, and Ace tracking down Blackbeard.
Q044. Make up your own question and answer it, if you'd like.
Will there ever be a strong female pirate?
Gawd I hope so. I want a seriously evil, seriously powerful female pirate captain to show up and be a major threat to an entire arc. We haven't had a female pirate captain since Alvida. To quote Moloko - The time is now.
Q045. That's it. Feel free to disgorge any thoughts on OP here! Many thanks for filling this out.
ANIME: (in no particular order)
1- One Piece
2- Shoujo Kakumei Utena
3- Jubei-chan: The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch
4- Kenshin
5- Princess Mononoke
6- Escaflowne
7- Dragonball Z (just the fandom blows)
8- Bubblegum Crisis 2040
9- Inu-Yasha (ditto for 7)
10- Lupin the III
CHARACTERS: (in no particular order)
1- Misato (Evangelion)
2- Priss (BGC 2040)
3- Fujiko (LIII)
4- Jubei-chan (J)
5- Akio (U)
6- Piccolo (DBZ)
7- Miroku (IY)
8- Van de Vandervan (E)
9- Folken (E)
10- lots and lots of charas from OP
I'm glad you all are frightened. XD Okay, I don't really thrive on pain, I pretend to.
I just comped the speech from Crocodile at Raindinners. FB had nothing to do with that specifc insanity. We have a project but it's only slightly heinous. And I would never destroy a room in the house with water because Mom angry is worse than Smoker going cold turkey.
May I take all your "theirluvisso___" suggestions and use them on Tanuki? I'll credit, of course.
Stacidile: Take a seat ... and stop glaring so. It's just about time for the party to begin. Isn't that right, Miss FB?
Miss FB: That's right. It's past September.
[Fangrrl Works' "Project: Sadistica" starts now.]
Stacidile: What do you think, fangirls and boys? The project that YOU helped set up is blossoming - like Mary Sues on ff.net! And if you listen carefully, I bet you could hear the screaming all over fandom!! And what do you think all of them believe?
That we will spare them.
Miss FB: Kyahahahahahahaha! (gets a look from Stacidile) Oops.
Stacidile: Teeheehee. There was all that trouble I had to go through to get this far. Learning how to use Japanese scanners, proof-reading, trying to be funny when I wasn't feeling like it, drinking all those stupid drinks, flaming message boards until they imploded. Teaching my fellow fangrrls that mocking and spamming was an art and NOT a right. Slowly tearing away at the canon until a new warped version of the OP universe was created!
Of course, the project can be derailed. There is about one month -
Miss FB: More like two...
Stacidile: Let's say three months then so no one gets their hopes up...until the MASSACRE begins... (adjust glasses)
Miss FB: Stacidile?
Stacidile: Er. Sorry. Until the plan is finished. But you don't have the time, or the guts, or even the motivation to stop us!
Well now. We'll just be going.
And so you know, this room will destroy itself in one hour.
Miss FB: (looks around)
Stacidile: We have no use for this Fangrrl Works secret base anymore. Water will flood it and kill everyone inside. And probably stain all the wood too.
Miss FB: Your mum's gonna be pissed.
Stacidile: Well maybe. IF SHE SURVIVES! MUWAHAHAHAHA! Ahem. Even fangrrls are powerless in the face of this evil. It was so easy. The world is full of stupid people. Come, Miss FB.
Needed free brainstorming time that has nothing to do with transing, writing, or cleaning. So here we go.
We all know Nico and Ace: theirluvissohawt.
How about:
ZoTash - theirluvissosteel
UsoSan - theirluvissokickin'
SanNami - theirluvissomoney
KoVi - theirluvissoseditious
ChaPe - theirluvissoanimalplanet OR theirluvissosandy
SmoHi - theirluvissosmokin'
LaShu - theirluvissoindefianceofnaturallaw
ShaMicapes - theirluvissopimpin'.
SanZo - theirluvissoimaginedwhatcrackareyousmokingyoufreak (for non yaoi) and theirluvissoOWOWBABYgivemethatdoujin!::drooldroolgurglegurgle:: (for yaoi)
Please add your own versions of the above or new pairs. Make me chortle. I'm in need of chortles. :)
:: 12:05 AM
[+] ::
:: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 ::
November is Sugoi Con. I am a con virgin and need you alls' sage advice.
1. Spend the night or not spend the night at the convention center? Should I attempt the entire weekend or slowly ease myself into the experience by staying only one day? Let's pretend money is not an issue, only the maximum amount of fun. (I could drive home and go back the next day. 1 1/2 hours ain't nothing.)
2. Cosplay. A girl has to start somewhere. I think there's a contest. I have no desire to enter. Is it faux pas to just walk around in costume hoping to bump into OP cosplayers because you want to glomp unsuspecting pirates?
3. GIVE ME GUIDANCE. I have no idea what to expect and am escorting a couple to it. My fellow overlord isn't a problem, but her husband is easily startled. I wish to save him undue mental trauma by being knowledgeable.
Speaking of guidance, if I do cosplay I think I would do Vivi during Little Garden. Only I have no idea how to replicate her diagonally striped shirt o' doom. Comments, suggestions? I could always cop out and make the X shirt she wears on the front of vol. 20-something. I figure she's wearing the white shorts and gogo boots on her lower half. Help me quickly because I went to the Halloween store and had white knee boots put on hold. They're patent leather. Is that too tacky for Vivi?
Funny addendum: I saw one of those silly pillowy muscle shirts at the Halloween store. Anywho, I thought it would be perfect to buy one of those and then paint Whitebeards' symbol on the back. Then anybody could be Ace (and not subject me to their so-not-eight-pack tummy.) Hey, even I could be Ace. Wow. That's mind boggling.
:: 9:23 PM
[+] ::
:: Monday, September 29, 2003 ::
Chou is reading Discworld so excuse me if I digress off the beaten path of OP nyah.
There are some writers that will affect you forever and Terry Pratchett is that author to me. I want to write things that make people feel the way I feel when I read his work. And I feel ALOT.
Shiru and I had a discussion once about who we admire and having heroes who aren't based in boring 3-d reality. She, being the learned one (excuse me as I butcher the summary of your learnedness Shiru but I erased the email a long time ago.), said that we shouldn't be ashamed of admiring characters in manga or novels because that is what has happened since ancient times. The sagas, stories, plays, and spoken words of cultures have defined values for generations. Stories set guidelines of what we could be even if that is not what we are now.
Terry Pratchett has written characters that have affected me in that way. But not only have they inspired me to be more, his books are grounded in a philosophical reality that has changed the way I look at the world. I believe that men and women might be bought and sold so long as they aren't easily spent. I think you can go to the Edge and back. The Great Cycle of Nature can eat my loincloth. There's a difference between important and personal.
I could go on and on but you'll get sick of it after a while. ^^ The point is that I am not the same person I was after reading his books. This is perhaps true of every book you might pick up. But I don't get the same feeling with other books. That's just how it is.
Terry Pratchett is. And my life is better for it.
:: 11:26 PM
[+] ::
:: Friday, September 26, 2003 ::
The image is much big but that is because it mirrors the number of members in of the Cult of Hawtness. The design scheme is an old favorite: color blindness with splashes of blood. You don't like it? FINE! *runs away and pouts in the corner*
Nothing exciting except this blog change. Try other blogs for your daily injection of OP and info.
:: 8:36 PM
[+] ::
:: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 ::
Somehow I own an autograph of Alex Trebek and Bob Barker. This is what happens when celebrity auctions are held at night after I've had to drive for six hours. On the other hand, now I can stare at the glossy and mutter, "The day is MINE, Trebek." as much as I want.
I have a new comp. It's name is Zou. I want to have its babies. Yet I can't use it for much because I haven't set it up for the Internet. That's why I am still emailing from a cafe. Blergh.
Did you know the Hellsing boxset is 120 dollars? Yeah fackin' right. No Hellsing for Stace.
============
5 places I want to go to:
-Malaysia (Hi reins!)
-England (again and again and again)
-Alaska
-Morocco (I'm a couscous whore)
-Otakon
5 things I would like to learn:
-how to ride a motorcycle
-how to fly a helicopter
-how to juggle - kittens and chainsaws!
-how to belly dance
-how to bend the will of others to my own
5 things I wish I was:
-less spazzy
-more friendly
-less of a "right suspicious bastard" as someone once called me
-able to become a great runner without putting in any effort
-Queen of the Universe, barring none
5 things I'm glad I am:
-smart
-always ready with a witty fan culture related comment on my tongue
-able to laugh at the absurdity of any situation including tornados
-not anyone other than me
-soon to be Queen of the Universe, barring none
5 things that make me smile
-One Piece, always
-my friends
-fooling everyone
-Rush Limbaugh falling off the edge of the Grand Canyon. (not coz I don't like him, I just think he'd be bouncy like an Ang Lee Hulk.)
-having ridiculous thoughts in places like church or school or when my parents are lecturing me about something
5 foods I like to eat
-okonomiyaki
-mexican
-virgin's blood (more of a drink I guess)
-peaches, beautiful peaches
-blackblack gum
5 things I'd like right now
-a TV that gets FujiTV so I can watch OP
-my friends in the same town as me
-a new steering wheel cover
-someone to pay for my membership to the gym
-the world, under my boots of doom
5 movies I've watched recently
-Band of Brothers
-The Italian Job (Handsome Rob and mini coopers *drool drool*)
-28 Days Later (Manchester is zombie central. And it makes PERFECT sense.)
-Terminator 3: Return of the Sequels (Dad was in charge of the remote.)
-Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle
5 of the worst anime I've ever seen, imho. Like the *turn this crap off* kind of thing.
-Chobits. Let's not speak of it.
-Bubblegum Crash
-anything with Atom Boy (more of a kneejerk reaction to his overexposure in Japan)
-Dragonball GT
-i can't remember the name but it was 80s, full of pectoral muscles, set in the future and was utter garbage.
5 anime that I think are totally too overrated
-Tenchi Muyo
-Love Hina
-Chobits (my irrational hate knows no end)
-GTO but only because the manga is so much better. I still love GTO in all its forms including live-action. I just think people should worship the manga more.
-Evangelion
5 weird pet peeves
-coffee shops who insist you order with tall grande and all that pseudo italiano bull crap.
-bad key lime pie
-people who talk about politics and don't know anything beyond what they've read in the local paper
-people who won't give blood because they are afraid of needles. People are dying. Suck it up.
-my internet connection at home.
5 things I'd like to tell everyone that I bet they didn't know about me:
-I am hypersensitive to caffeine, so much so that my college roommates put a clause in our living arrangements contract about me and decaf.
-I cross stitch like a mad fiend. Behold my pillow cases of doom!
-I have certification to carry a firearm as a bounty hunter in Ohio. But let me stress that I'm not one.
-I like Dragonball. I just don't like the fans.
-I pledged a sorority in college.
Roz, I would never hate you for having a life.
:: 9:40 AM
[+] ::
:: Thursday, September 18, 2003 ::
Holy HFIL, I *am* alive! I feel like I should be jumping out of a cake or something and - oh my bad. Totally not what I was actually thinking about there.
So what have *i,* the amazing Stacey, High Priestess of Teh Hawtness and General Rebellious Behavior, been up to, you ask? Nothing remotely related to OP unless you count hooking up my DVD player in my bedroom and finding a drawer to shove all my OP shite in. What possessed me to buy all that stuff? Rabid Fangrrly-ness, that's what.
LYN! I am SOOOOOO glad you posted - firstly, a big party should be thrown in honor of you having a fancy piece of paper! WHEE! And also because I hope you received much joy and happiness with the giant box. And I hope your mom wasn't too scared. Sorry, Lyn's mom.
Nik is too cool and I want to steal ideas offa her. I would never be such a plagiarist as to actually get a license plate that sez KAIZOKU but I have decided that I have cash to blow and gosh dernit! I have a car! I want a personalized license plate too. It probably won't have anything to do with fandom (unless it says something like RABID) but I did think it would be hilarious to have L3AD3R.
No. Wait. That would just suck.
Jen and Dev: Jango is SOOOOOOOO happy now that he has his dance partner. And I refrained from licking anything. I have such self control, ne? MUCHAS GRACIAS!
I feel that since, lessee, Reins, Chou, Lise, Matt, and Mess all love Hellsing then I should too. It has a vampire in it - I'm sold. *scours world for eps*
Sharnice - try again! I cleared it out - or try scorpio_kaurhotmaildottydotcom
My big goal is to finish, totally utterly finish, OAG. Then move on to MST:OP and Sanji and his Leather Pants Del Fantastico. I'm also going to rip a few things off ff.net. That'll make me feel all clean and tidy. Happiness! I hate leaving things unfinished, especially when it is fic.
To End: I LOVE you Hyacynth for promoting the Hawtness.
Even though I agreed that I was Stacey1, I did not like ff.net just going off and renaming me like that. So until I come up with something better, you can find my fics under Y St. Ace. It's an odd, not so great tribute to Tori Amos and my continuing interest in Luffy's brother too. Y? Y not.
:: 9:47 PM
[+] ::
:: Saturday, August 23, 2003 ::
From the Desk of
Lesser King of Satanic Altars of Bone, Don Stacey Full Name Here
Chopper: Ahem. Withdrawal from Stacey - symptoms include nausea, dizziness, vomiting, unexplained bruising around the retinas, and bleeding from the nose. Continuation of the condition will lead to insanity. Oh no! We must help the poor people! Stacey must blog!
Kohza (reading over his shoulder): Are you sure about all that?
Chopper: Of course I'm sure! This is a medical text! Look it sez right here that ... oh wait. Those were all symptoms of exposure.
Kohza: That's what I thought.
===============
Aw. Lots o' people missed me. (or pretended they did at least.) It makes me feel teh luv. *grins and poises her hands over the keyboard to type. Then pauses*
Though why I should even BEGIN is beyond me. Seriously. When people write inflammatory things of THIS NATURE or like THIS, I wonder why I even bother. Honestly.
'Sokay. The tenets of my faith dictate that no blasphemer will go unpunished by the gawds of righteousness. *picks under fingernails with knife* And I'm all about giving the gawds a helping hand. They get busy with other stuff sometimes...
Normally such a lead-in would segue nicely into a discussion on the sociopathy of Kuro or fangrrls or Kuro fangrrls, but I have social blogging to do!
Lyn - how in the seven hfils am I supposed to get ahold of you (now that I'm near a computer to get ahold of you by.) Should I use the hollow brick under the bridge? And it would be orange and sexy and that's the only thing that's saving you.
Shiru! - We must act quickly (love your green-ness by the way) and lay claim to the Kohzinator. I HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE KOHZA FANLISTING IS OFF-LIMITS AS WELL AS ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE OH SO HAWT LUV OF NICO AND ACE THAT DOES NOT CURRENTLY EXIST IN CANON BUT DARN WELL SHOULD. And I promise never to leave you that long again. And I promise to steel my loins and prepare to do battle with ~tang. I had the same problem. No cash flow made it an exercise in pain.
This leads me to a slightly angry point - what's there bums, the people who did the luverly Mr. 9 story put out a new doujin on Aug. 15, seven days after I left the country and I am 99.9% certain it had a mess of a tangle of a "Mr. 9, you're back. Meet Kohza." story inside. Fair? Not at all.
Dev - that's the nicest thing any one has ever said to me. And when I get home we (you me and Jen) will exchange info. Promise! Plus I want to hear Shoujo stories from you two.
Lise - and you and Matt of course. Yup, got lazy and am reverting to bolding instead of linking. Like you all care. You all know who everyone is.
Bialy - YEAH! I liked the Nami-back-from-the-dead series. It wasn't mean at all. Okay, yes it was, but funny cancels out mean every single time.
Reins - I know you were kidding and I like the newest layout. 'S summery and reminds me of everything I left behind! *sniff, sob*
Chou - I would be hypocritical for taking you to task about the comments thing considering I still haven't updated links or joined half a billion flanlistings. Remember, always specify an AIR fight.
Wow. What a really crappy recap. But I'm tired and I still have stuff to do. And my grandparents are probably wondering why I just didn't stay in Ohio if all I was gonna do was sit in the study and type.
I have been on 9 planes in the past forty eight hours and have logged more time sitting on my arse squished in coach than actually breathing fresh air. Oh and I got up at three because airport security is a beeyatch. This is why I am crazy. But that's a given if you're a Merican. This post is for BIALY, who writes about lesbian eagles and channels the spirit of Ussop and stuff and who should amuse me with more silliness when she gets done with summer and has to "work" at "school."
Things I thought about while going insane in coach (Fangrrl Sukebe Level: Orange)
1. st-ace-y: there is a little Ace in me. *leer leer*
2. You know Jonathan Swift's satiric piece, A Modest Proposal? Wouldn't it be funny if Sanji really cooked babies for Luffy to eat?
3. Ussop: Is MacGuyver but with way better hair. (I saw reruns in Hawaii.)
4. Kuro in kilt is SO last month. Zoro in a grass skirt is the NEW fangrrl craze. Okay, you got me. It's just another extension of my "guys in skirts" fetish. Polynesian islands will do that to a girl. So sue me. But don't Mary Sue me. Please.
5. Speaking of inappropriate bottom half wear, Ussop should wear more toolbelts. Just toolbelts though.
6. You know the poster for the musical Cats? And you know how in the cat's eyes on the posters the pupils are made of little dancing cat-like people? Wouldn't that be better with Jango?
7. If I were playing an OPRPG then it would be bad. Ten different shades of dame. For example, Nico.
Important thing happens.
Crew must react.
Nico put down her book. "Captain, I have something to say."
Luffy picked his nose solemnly.
She continued. "Your brother is hawt."
The rest of the crew were quite speechless. When had Nico and Ace met? What was with the cryptic-ness? But Luffy knew what to say. "Well, dur. He ate the Mera Mera no Mi."
==========
Etc. Etc. And I would have too much fun playing a bad guy. And if Hina ever showed up, there would be much long distance phone calls. So. Yeah.
My brain hurts. Con-ners and whatnot, you all sounded like you had fun. I'll write seriously in a week or if my grandparents let me touch their computer, maybe even sooner than that! And I have a digeridoocam to abuse now and many, many OP figures to pose in many, many ways. Ten different shades of dame. Indeed. I will call it MasterOnePiece Theatre. And it will be EBIL.
So. This is what will probably be the last post on PiP as done from Japan. Sadness abounds. Then again I do so like my Internet cafes so I`ll probably jaunt in and type up something incoherent later in the week.
Note my laziness and how I am even too lazy to properly ID people. Bolding names is almost like linking, honest.
Chou. check out www.enetation.co.uk which is a free comments service. It has a good tutorial and will tell you want you need to do. It`s only down like half of the time, but it`s free and all good.
Nik, it`s been forever since I went to salad days and there is Pell`s butt. Thank you. ^_^
For anyone of you who have a blog I will link you someday. This includes Hyacynth. Marine policing is only a good thing in the fic community and no one will grow if they are never told that they suck.
Lise, I am extremely jealous of your costumes. You and jai and matt and whoever else I`m probably forgetting - have fun.
Bialy. Scans. Someday. Yakusoku.
FB. The Zipping. In pieces. Tonight if I do it right.
Lyn, I emailed you. Keep an eye on the post for lots and lots of smut.
Reins. Nothing really. Just wanted to write your name in bold.
Jen! OPRP! Yatta. But I`m sad. Right now it looks like I`ll be too busy to play.
My schedule is as so:
Tomorrow. Leave. Many will sob and there will be a great wailing and gnashing of teeth, breast-beating and clothes-tearing. Not by me, of course. Other people. Marine Fangrrls. Don`t. Emote.
Later Kyoto, Nara, Tokyo.
Sunday, go to the Big Island (that`s right, ginga!) and chill for a few days. Watch me on a ranch! Watch me on da beach! Watch me climb lava rocks and stare at the mesmerizing molten colors of hawt magma! Yeah! *yum, Ace tastes like burning*
Return to the States the 16th.
Go to DC for ROTC interview the 18th. Return the 19th.
Leave the 21st to visit grandparents in NC. (Road trip - may I borrow Usopp, Bialy?) Return the 26th.
Tentatively scheduled for 26th and after - large garage sale and nervous breakdown.
SO! Anime. Didn`t watch it last night, but I have the tape and will keep it to watch during my nervous breakdown a few weeks from now. Newest jump has no OP. Sadness. Anything else OP related? Ah, WAM and OAG are not going to have new chapters for awhile, but on the other hand with all that boring plane riding, I`ll have lots of time to catch up. That means a big update later! I`m sure you`re all waiting in antici......pation.
My turn on pairings talk. I can't believe you people. I mean there is evidence all OVER the place for pairings. Take for example the beginning of the series, when everyone and their mum was crushing on Luffy except for Makino, who only loves her bar and had to fend off the advances of Shanks aka Skanks. Vivi and Nami were busy denying their feelings (with grammar) and then that unprofessional Camera Girl started hitting on Chopper and -
*notices looks*
Duh. "The Series" aka Smut Garden which was written BECAUSE there are no pairings. And because no guy in OP is the textbook definition of bishounen no matter how many beers you have. On the other hand, there are gratuitious eight-pack shots, much more so than in a shoujo series (barring Touga.)
Chou, you seriously need to get comments. I want to comment on your blog but I'll do it here instead. I snorted like a very unattractive hyena when I read your speculative scene of Smoker and Hina, earning me the stares and glares of my colleagues. THAT needs to be written.
My opinion on the main crew pairings is always up in the air and dependent on what I got in my last shipment of smut. SO! Skip ahead, skip ahead, skip ahead.
Nico x Ace: The only "proof" and my only reason for writing Fire in Eden was what she said at Raindinners about the Will of D. Perhaps she's referencing Gold Roger in that comment, but it seems like she was speaking about more than book knowledge and legend. So how many people has she met with that initial? And how many people at that time were we, the readers, aware of that had that initial? Are we SURE that Ace was waiting in Alabasta for Luffy and not actually visiting his hawt hana-woman? And isn't it a well-known fact that cowboy hats are +/- charged and therefore attracted to each other? And the boots ... *fans herself*
I too wait with excitement and dread for the day Nico and Ace meet. What happens then will determine whether I have to file my fic under AU or not.
Kohza and Vivi, like Nico and Ace (theirluvissohawt!), well, if you haven't figured out my opinion on them yet then you aren't paying attention. But let's move on to the interesting option of Mr. 9. He may seem like a doofus and Zoro certainly made short work of him at WP but consider this. The guy's main weapon is a metal bat. Bludgeoning is a very messy way to go and it takes a very special person (re: mentally suspect) to use that as a weapon of choice. Then there is the bonus of chains inside his bat. Ponder that for a moment.
So I think Mr. 9 would happily beat someone's head in to the consistency of ground chuck given enough incentive. Incentive being Vivi, of course. Kohza's got competition. With a BAT!
Lyrics! Not profound or anything, but what I needed for some WAM inspiration and a blessed escape from reality.
Last Kiss - Ishtar, Alabina
(as by moi late at night)
The desert has called out my name.
I should go out there again.
So I could hear somebody pray...
And prayers will follow me there.
Would you carry me, faithfully, over the seas?
I'll open the sky to kiss you goodbye.
Fly!
You gave up and you sacrificed.
You wanted to be with the stars
that no one could read in your eyes.
But have you said all your goodbyes?
Would you carry me, faithfully, over the seas?
I'll open the sky to kiss you goodbye.
Fly!
Speaking of lyrics and molesting Ace (got his wallet! wait, huh? never mind), FB, I'm still working on the Grimpe lyrics for Sanji's theme. And the zipping. Not done. Surprise? No.
Everyone:that was a challenge aka I`m not touching that pairing with a ten foot bo but if Bialy finds it anywhere or the elusive Shushu/Laboon, then sc0r3! someday dammit i will join all these fackin` fanlistings and that includes blackjack and hookers!
Lyn:ACEXNICOHAWTLUV, OP-based children stories? necessary for the future of our planet. fusion fangirl doujin? please!
Reins: freebies, yummy... *chomp chomp* ask surfer zoro for a massage.
Dev/Jen,Jen/Dev:I owe you something, probably my soul, and that kindness ranks up there with losing a body part for a person such as a leg and/or arm, so imagine me hitting my head on the deck of the Baraties saying arigatou!
Shiru:you,me,rebel shrine/fanlisting?eheh?rebels taste like nutella - when I get through with them *leer, leer*
FB:secretl33tproject, yes, it will be zipped someday I promise!
staceylicks chou`sdescription: yum tastes like strawberries
Lise, Mess: all emails are being held hostage by the ebil Time-Suxxor Monster. Will reply, post-haste (ie when I am not packing/having nervous breakdown, etc.)
Everyone again: sorry if I forgot to mention someone/something important! life`s a beeyatch when you`re a fangrrl trying to take over the world. l8r
:: 10:26 PM
[+] ::
:: Sunday, July 27, 2003 ::
More doujin talk, a challenge posted on the yaoi ML, and a pairing I am missing...
Slash of the Titans - Brogy/Dorry; Dorry/Brogy.
100 years. One island. Two giants. If that ain`t a set-up, I don`t know what is.
More observations by a fan who can talk about Kohza and doujin endlessly.
ginga - I don`t know the back of my hand that well. I know the back of Kohza`s hand though because I often stop the DVD player to study his scenes frame by frame.
I collect doujin. I collect it like an obsessed butterfly collector collects butterflies. Just like Mr. or Miss Butterfly Collector wants to have that blue Amazonian Giant Wing-ed Chaos Butterfly under glass even though it`s on the verge of extinction, I want the rarest doujin out there. So I`ll turn my nose up at a SanjixZoro but will sell government secrets for, say, a non-gag ChopperxZoro. Not because I actually like that pairing but because I just want to have it. Sense? Who the hell cares about that? Hahahaha.
Now that everyone knows the extent of my mental illness, let me move on. Lise, there are some Smoker/Luffy ones out there BUT I think the doujinka are following the ingrained societal reponse to the older/younger brother dynamic. Ace says it best in my doujin when he`s kidnapping Sanji - My things are my things. And YOUR things are my things too. My guess is that Ace gets dibs on Smoker because he`s the older brother and that contributes to the relative rarity of the Smoker/Luffy pairing.
This segues nicely into me re-hashing something chou mentioned on his blog. Yes, everything Vivi knows about love she learned from Nami which makes Kohza a very happy camper because the princess brought the video. Nami, of course, has a copy for future blackmailing. She`s sexah and smart, doncha know.
In other news of life imitating art and vice versa, Skippy is barback/security at an undisclosed location. Go him. Now he will have real stories I can use on my site.
Goes off hunting for the legendary Tashigi/Kohza doujin.
Episode 107 - a fangrrl's examination of one Kohza-riffic episode scene by scene in lieu of actually doing work.
Inspired by Shiru's fanning and because I am in desperate need of inspiration and distraction.
Ah. Kohza, Kohza, Kohza. Lots of Kohza. The episode begins with a flashback of Kohza in the sun wearing the least amount of clothing that he ever does during the entire series. Yup, sweaty, shirtless, scarred Kohza working in the hot sun. This almost makes up for the rest of the series where he wears a shirt, long pants, heavy boots, a long overcoat, two scarves, and sometimes a cloak on top of that, plus gloves. Later there is a "bandage" theme. You would think the guy is living in Drum from the layering that's going on. Sheesh.
To further my universal clone theory of everything, I believe Zoro stole Kohza's goggles from that scene and later used them in Skypeia.
During the flashback confrontation with Cobra, young Kohza goes Super Saiyan in what is an obvious reference to Mr. Kusao's past seiyuu work as Trunks. Look carefully. It's there.
Yum. Kohza angst. It's good to know that he feels conflicted about destroying his homeland. And there's Kebi and Eric and Falafra too! Yeah! But where's Okame, dammit? And Eric - please go dye your hair a different color before someone mistakes you for Hina's nephew or Fullbody's younger brother or Coby's cousin.
Next is the confrontation with Cobra. My biggest peeve with this part of the episode is Kohza's horse. I hate Kohza's horse. HAAAAATE. Shiru knows. I believe I devoted an entire email to the subject. The short version of my complaint is that any horseman worth his salt would not be riding a horse SO OUT OF PROPORTION TO HIS OWN HEIGHT! It begs for trouble. So either Oda knows nothing about horses, cares nothing about proportion or Kohza must be a damn fine rider. This observation of course leads to many bad jokes about "riding," "breaking in fillies," "saddle sores," "keeping your seat," etc. But I'm pretty sure Shiru and I covered them all already. Feel free to leave your own in the comments box though.
Another in-joke that the animators have added is the Zoro Wanted Poster at the commercial break bit - because Zoro hasn't done anything in the episode! At least Vivi has talked at that point! So why wasn't it her poster? Because of the clonage. That's why.
Here's the confrontation with Cobra. I really have to admire a guy who wants to beat down his own liege lord and has to be restrained by two royal guards. That kind of rage is inspirational. YOU SHOT KOHZA! YOU BASTARDS! Haha! Kohza makes a funny gurgle when he falls to the ground. See. I'm not so much of a fangrrl that I can't laugh at others' pain.
Blergh. Lots of dumb stuff with plot and exposition and BW and destruction. Ignore this part and wait for more Kohza.
Oi. Kebi. Eric. Shaking your Leader ain't going to make him feel better. Trust me on that. Yeah! Mr. TsuBonKureSama! Second pet peeve: The changing of the line from "The king is a henna okama" to a "henna ballerina." Wussy censors.
Then comes the scene where it shows that Kohza would make a good dad. Okay, not really. I just figured I should put that in there. Actually, Kohza, being the master of propaganda that he is, is now using the little kid as a rallying symbol for the upcoming battle. I find this worthy of applause. Show no mercy, Leader. Wahoo! Kohza's speech! Let's go kill stuff! Like our country!
And then there's more non-Kohza scenes. I find it amusing that Chaka beats his head against a marble pillar because Pell isn't around. Ha. True love dat. I do not find it amusing that Chaka almost breaks down in front of the troops. That is not good leadership skills, Chaka!
I hate Crocodile. Stacey tries to concentrate on her hate and ignore the Smoker/Luffy/Zoro love triangle moment but can't when Zoro says "dakara uchi no senchou yatten da." Blahblah non-Kohza stuff. BUT! The episode ends with the angsty theme, "Glory" with short Kohza clip. And because I actually buy the Avex DVDs (making me infinitely better than all of you), I have the added bonus of the character files so I can look at Kohza's profile, many facial expressions, and different poses whenever I feel like it.
Really. I should make a shrine at some point, shouldn't I?
:: 9:39 AM
[+] ::
:: Thursday, July 24, 2003 ::
I copped out and only reviewed the fics that I like on ff.net today - and I only got to about half of those, so if you don`t get one - well, you could probably care less but I`ll get around to it. If the grammar is off in your review or I sound incoherent, it`s because I am. And I have still more reviews to get around to, including the yaoi ML fics and the roastings over at Fics from the Deep.
Then I figured I should get my arse in gear and get out that stupidly promised (why do I make promises?) fic for the yaoi ML challenge. It will be done. And it WILL be short. And since it was begun in my `evil` notebook, it will be an `evil` story AKA not in the true spirit of OP. But I like my yaoi full of whips and chains, if not physically than metaphorically, so that`s what I`m going to write.
Fuji-san inspired me, so maybe there will be more chapters of WAM and OAG before I leave. I really, really, really wanted to get one of the stupid fics finished before I left, but that seems about as likely as Ace staying awake through an entire meal.
If anyone needs to get a hold of me for some odd or random reason, email is the best way to do it. If your name is Lyn and you want doujin (and I know you do ^_^ ) get a hold of me ASAP through the usual methods.
Posting? I promise nothing.
PS The Ace adventure continues to amuse. The look on his face while he samples the Marine all-you-can-eat buffet is priceless. Will he go over to the Dark Side? Will the doujinka be vindicated? (leer leer) I wait with bated breath.
:: 3:00 AM
[+] ::
:: Friday, July 18, 2003 ::
Nik, I'm weighing in on this test of my fangrrlyness. To try and do so before I leave would involve two night buses, about two hundred bucks, and taking a day off from work. To NOT do so is even too heinous to imagine.
Love my mum but she's screwing up my fanning. If she weren't coming to see me during my last few days in Japan, there would be no question about me going to see the ship, then taking it over and sailing it down to Miyajima Shrine and through the floating torii gate. (grumblegrumble I was here two fackin' years and she wants to come NOW? grumblegrumble)
But I am the tour guide for my last week here in the country. *forces a smile*
In fangrrly defense, I did spend a few minutes last night, just a few, trying to convince her that she didn't want or need me to see Tokyo and that it would be much more exciting if I went off on my own and she hung out with her friend that lives there. Yes, I AM a horrible ungrateful child thank you very much but relatives ruin my fangrrl wa.
Social blogging and other things I haven't done:
Still haven't gotten to ff.net to review Mess or Lise's stuff though they posted a week ago.
Didn't get around to actually telling Bialy about the AWESOME SANJI LINE. Yeah. I suck but you found Stephen's site so all is well.
Haven't replied to Mess or Sylph via email.
Haven't commented on the delicious roasting of "that one fic" over at Fics from the Deep. Yum. Roasted mpreg tastes like burning.
Haven't changed the link to afuji's blog. Haven't commented on Sylph and Ginga's new layouts.
*hisses at Chou and Ginga* How IS IT that I have bought a billion and one of those STUPID chara cans and NOT YET received a Kuro? And you get one for your birthday! *pauses mid hiss* Er, what I meant to say was happy birthday. And you! *rounds on Ginga* don't EVEN talk to me about plushie Shanks!
FB. My cousin sez hi and wants you to get those pictures away from Mak.
I'll be gone until Tuesday, climbing Mt. Fuji with a bunch of hyper genki sixth graders. If you don't hear from me it's because we were trapped at the top and the children resorted to cannabilism.
I am busy with leaving parties and what have you. Feel free to read womit and rising sun for the supplement issues of my life.
Hara told me he would like to change his English name to Sanji. I just asked him why, rather than try to explain that Sanji is not an English name. He said he wants to be like Sanji. When I asked why again, he said that Sanji is cool and smokes and swears and he wants to do that too.
GOOD JOB, ODA. I`m the only one allowed to corrupt the youth of Japan, thank you very much. Mind you, Oda and I aren`t the main corrupting influences around here. The konbini store owner offered me a lift yesterday. He was being chauferred by a guy who looked like he was in a bousozoku gang and they were in a black on black car with black tinted windows. coughcoughHiroshimayakuzamuch,sir?coughcough. I guess I shouldn`t be surprised at Hara`s aspirations, considering the local flair for criminal behavior.
Back to names. Kanemoto-kun wants his name to be Mr. Prince because he *gasp* wants to be a prince. Not to mention Wataridani-kun who insists being called Mr. Anderson. Not Anderson. Definitely not Andy. Only Mr. Anderson.
There was a ZoNa moment in the anime ep and Satori`s dance ... kimochi warui. Manga: Usopp is rawkin` hard in this arc - definitely doing some manly warrior of the sea (sky?) actions. Much love to toasty Sanji who still manages to be a smart ass through it all. I think it would be cool to see Nami and Ener versus each other with their bos. Of course Ener would cheat and through in some lightning juice, but it would be cool nonetheless.
Um, there is much social blogging that needs to be done but there are also many letters of encouragement I need to write to my special kids. Later, yakusoku!
:: 10:15 PM
[+] ::
:: Saturday, July 12, 2003 ::
New shipment of smut today. Oh, precious precious smut. It's Jango/Kuro-tastic with a special side of Kohza/Ace. Oh yeah. That's right. Because when the doujinka get the urge to draw, they get the urge to draw OUT OF A PAPERBAG!
And oddly enough I love it. Not because Kohza is so durn hawt as seme but because the doujinka is constantly poking fun at herself. It's not supposed to be serious or venture anywhere near canon so it's fun and I can enjoy it because they aren't asking me to believe it happened. I would though. If only for the smut factor. ;)
But even better, this doujin has a short with Crocodile trying to get Ace to join BW and then trying to get him into a serafuku. And then Ace has to fend Sir Croc off and isn't doing so well against the Sand Sand no Mi until... he gets a lot more hands and they start beating the snot out of Croc in not so not places if you're a guy, if you get my drift, which I am sure you do. Damn. To totally rip off another blogger: NicoxAce - thereloveissohawt.
Then there's what happens in Smoker's office, but that's a whole nother smutty story...
I had the funniest conversation on Friday. We're getting new uniforms for taiko and we were deciding what we should wear under the happi coats. Normally we wear whatever solid color t-shirt we pull out of the closet, but it was decided that we need to look more uniform so we were looking at possible undershirts, different styles of tank tops and whatnot. Then Tomo-chan, our head, said that she had a great idea and went out of the room then came back and pulled up her shirt.
Haramaki as a boob tube, baby!
I'm not sure what was funnier. The way she was wearing it or the fact that she had one in the first place. We took a vote and no one believed me when I voted in all seriousness for the haramaki! Come on. If YOU had the opportunity to wear a haramaki Steve Urkel style, you would do it. Admit it.
Who knew this morning when I sliced a chunk out of my foot and bled, Zoro-like, all over my house that my day would include impromptu farewell parties, line-dancing, random displays of affection, rain, and more Stronger. Happiness.
More happiness. Shiru is back from her three month engagement in Bedrest City! I squeal with the joy.
The Navy
"I'd spend my entire life out on the water if I could," said store manager Jeff, 34, of Portland, Ore. "Maybe that's why I think women in the Navy are extra sexy. They're capable, independent and they can teach me a thing or two about navigation. Of course, they look pretty cute in those uniforms, too!"
Hina: Capable, independent, can navigate. *nods approvingly* Of course.
Tashigi: Oh, I'll introduce you to 'cute,' Jeff. How about the Second Generation, Silver Forged, Katana of "Cute"? Is THAT cute enough for you?
Hina: *reading again* "...teach me a thing or two about navigation..." *looks at ranting Tashigi* Hina suspicious of this "Jeff" person.
The Marines
Office manager Theresa, 26, cast this vote from San Diego, Calif. "I have no patience with guys who have to make a big, macho display," she says. "But when you see a Marine, you think: 'Hey, there's a guy who is tough and knows how to accomplish his goals.' And, OK … having a seriously toned body isn't going to cost you any points with me!"
Coby: That's ME! Tough and goal-oriented! Oh, I wonder if I can get this woman's number!
Smoker: Kid, she's totally wrong. Being a Marine is ONLY about big macho displays. Look at me! Look at ... *gets an eyeful of Jango and Fullbody* um... *remembers Nelson* er... *sees Hina and Tashigi* And look at Bellemere!
:: 8:54 AM
[+] ::
:: Sunday, July 06, 2003 ::
Lise has a lovely new fic involving needles and a stripped down Zoro. This segues nicely into ...
Anime Update aka "Thank you for the Zoro fanservice":
I have felt that ever since the Isle of the Goats, the animation has been lacking. I was watching the Baraties Arc the other day and was amazed at the water. Yup. Just the water. I miss that water. But now the animators are pulling out the stops. Better camera angles, more detail in the background, less reused footage. Bout TIME! *grumbles about the goats again*
Behold Upper Yard, it`s semi humid jungle atmosphere, and the inherent consequences of the climate conditions. These include Luffy running around with his shirt unbuttoned (Ace and Luffy are SO brothers ... washboards ... *drool*), Sanji`s short pants and his legs which are hair-i-licious with the machismo (Sanji: Nair? I don need no stinkin` NAIR!), plus all the Zoro fanservice in this episode. Someone must have gotten rid of the Austrian body building crack fantasies they`ve been having because Zoro is less of the meathead he normally is. Much improved and making me vury, vury happy. They added a wet t-shirt segment and he was half nekkid for a bit until Nami couldn`t handle his Manly Manfull-ness struttin around. She threw his blue wifebeater at him before she lost all her self-control and jumped him right then and there. Admit it Nami. It`s okay. No one blames you for making Zoro wear clothes. No one except for all those irate fangrrls behind you.
A contender for the cutest Zoro moment ever was when he made his preparations before he swung across the water a la Tarzan. Right up there with when he was all happy and warm after he killed people for a coat on Drum Island.
Chopper was a cute little Zoro fanboy when the swordsman made his "I want to meet gawd so I can kick his ass" comment. Nico is always the coolest; her dead-pan observations never fail to crack me up. The only pirate I was not happy with was Usopp and that`s just because of his clothes. They`re so boh-ring right now. His bandana is a strange off-white gray and his t-shirt is an icky army green color. Or maybe my latent colorblindness finally kicked in. I dunno. But Usopp needs better clothes.
Jump Update:
Jump cover is really jumpy - the OP gang are free fallin' in the sky. Nami looks da kewlest. It almost makes me want to go to Airborne. Not.
Ace's Mailman Adventure Series!: Ace beats up a Marine and steals his clothes so he can visit his boy-
(Cue a resounding "SHUT UP" from Smoker and Ace.)
Ahem. Deliver mail.
Sanji and Usopp make it to the top of the Maximus. Nami gets ready to battle it out with Ener and has learned an important lesson from Zoro and Nico: dodge. Nico is busy moving every away from the ruins and up the giant beanstalk before the destruction begins. The Skypeians and the Shandias guerillas are getting away. Still. The flying bird thing bit it, but Aisa and Luffy are okay. Luffy tells Aisa to go find Nico.
Nami's still standing against Ener. She uses the Thunderball from her Clima Tact to block a lightning strike. Of course, Ener wasn't really trying so he just ups the juice - and gets a gunpowder ball in the face. Enter Usopp with his resounding battle cry, "GOMEN NASAI!"
The End
Info request:
Anyone have suggestions for good vegetarian cookbooks? I heard Moosewood was nice and a B.C.-er recommended the Rebar restaurant cookbook. Opinions? Suggestions? Please comment. I like eating and hope to continue to do so in the future.
Social Blogging:
FB, take it easy and get better.
reins is back and then gone again. Hope you have/are having/had a nice time in Singapore!
Lyn, I hope all your server/money-ish problems are being worked out.
To all those who made it to Anime Expo - lucky bastard. In retaliation, I ripped off Skuld's quiz thing and put it on Womit. HA! Take that for having fun without me!
My Life:
1) Wildlife is pouring off the mountains like angry gods. There were monkeys on my roof last night. Mountain monkeys. I don't even know what to think about it. Crazy.
2) I was informed that I am 'less foreign' than other foreigners. Whatever that means.
3) I got a haircut. I have a fringe. Go me.
4) Packing. Doing lots of that. Lots and lots of it.
5) Taiko. When I am not packing, I am playing the drums. Two performances this weekend, two more at the end of July. Lots of practicing, especially since the stage for one performance is one fourth the size of the one we use. That means a lot of drum shuffling and since most of us take our cues from the person next to us, who are now on the other side of the O-daiko, we're having to learn new cues. I like the new challenge it presents. We're also getting new happi coats for the Kinsai Matsuri. *hangs onto taiko sticks for dear life* What am I going to do in a month?
More Watermark. Nik, you might want to check out this chapter. Why? No reason. ^_~
:: 10:37 AM
[+] ::
:: Sunday, June 29, 2003 ::
Who's your manga-ka? Oda Eiichiro is your Manga-ka, that's who!!!!
WONDERFUL SPOILERAGE FOR ALL TO ENJOY!
Ace appears to have floated into Marine held waters - what's the significance of Marine G-2 Shibu? *prays that's Hina's base*
Another chapter of pure gold from the master - including lessons on the properties of pure gold! Luffy and Ener fight; Ener gains the upper hand when he manipulates the gold to wrap around Luffy's arm, trapping him. The giant gold ball rolls off the deck of the Maximus and takes Luffy with it. Ener even wipes out the flying horse and Aisa for good measure.
In the meantime, the people of Skypeia are wondering what's up with Upper Yard and Conis is hot-footing it back to the Going Merry. Nico is trying to help Zoro and Chopper.
Nami is left alone on the Maximus, holding Luffy's hat. She declares that there is nothing that Ener has that she could ever want from him. Ener smirks, the thunder rolls and he asks, "So that includes your life ..."
Cut to Conis who has made it to the Going Merry. She finds the little fox, Su, in a state of panic because THE BEDS ARE EMPTY!!!!
When I saw the final panel, I clapped, I cheered, and I did an impromptu tango with my Luffy plushie! GO SANJI AND USOPP!!!!! For it shows Usopp airborne and hanging from his retractor belt from the bottom of the Maximus while Sanji climbs the rope!
Womit will be seeing more activity in the days and weeks to come then poor neglected PiP. OP is tasty goodness but it does not help me pack, plan, or fill out the fackin' FAFSA. If you need to get my attention for some urgent reason, email WILL be the best way to do that. If you don't have the address, leave a note and I'll supply it. Over and out.
:: 10:40 PM
[+] ::
:: Thursday, June 26, 2003 ::
Very odd. I've only had two death dreams in my life. The one that keeps coming up repeatedly is that I am a Special Agent on the trail of a notorious serial killer who has finally been tracked to the mean streets of Philly. I have him cornered but he refuses to be taken alive. He shoots and gets me right where my bulletproof vest isn't covering me, upper left torso near my collarbone and it nicks a vital artery. I die in a bloody puddle on the sidewalk before my partner can get to me and hear my last words which are "Tell my husband and kids I love them." Afterwards my partner takes the guy alive and the serial killer is sentenced to fifteen consecutive life sentences in a maximum security prison. I am given awards posthumously which my grieving husband accepts from the mayor of Philly. The End.
Sorry if that was morbid, but I find it kind of amusing considering the quiz results.
It has been a not so hot day. I had a great desire to boot every child I saw out of the metaphorical boat and into the water with the giant sea monster. There is a reason some animals eat their young.
I would get into it but if it ain't OP it ain't on this blog. A short "your welcome" to Lyn. Mess has a new tarot card at North Blue.Jen has put up a Sannami fanlisting. I know there are people I'm missing but I just wanted to check in, say an emphatic "I'm not dead yet!" and now I must go back to the "real world" aka place where I have to pack.
:: 7:12 AM
[+] ::
:: Thursday, June 19, 2003 ::
Weather - Typhoon ^_^ Kendo-sensee taught me new moves last night - mostly by whacking me about the arms and shoulders when I did something wrong. It reminded me when we were training and the DS told us that we would run until we fell over but that if we fell over we would be kicked until we got back up. Needless to say, no one stopped. Motivated, motivated, downright motivated ... A fond memory. That's right. Though I am bruised and sore, I am happy. Pain gives me a sense of accomplishment. ^_^ Lots of other things give me a sense like that too. Twas a sign I tell you!)
I hope to make it to Sugoi-con. Anyone else? Possible OP cosplayers I can molest?
Social: Lise, you`re too nice. Wanting to be a pirate does not excuse bad fic. I like the pre-lim layout for the Eternal Pose.
reins' new layout is so cute. Ace is all sleepy and vulnerable to Nico's advances now. Get 'im!
bialy continues to make me snort Yoohoo out my nose.
Whee! Onsen time!
Anime: OP Since the animators don`t want to catch up with Oda, they`re filling in the details in interesting ways. Nami`s original adventure at Upper Yard is extended with a bit of snooping around. The pirates have a much longer encounter with the White Berets where they fight properly, and the White Berets appear to be more of a team and less like complete and utter weenies who stole my cloud covered pajama bottoms. Sanji has more opportunites to hit on Conis, and when Nami, Nico, Zoro, and Chopper get taken away to the altar, an explanation is given as to why Zoro and Nico didn`t kick lobster-tail to free the ship. So there`s still filler, but it`s relevant filler. And everything is so very, very, very funny.
Sanji (as the GMG is taken away): Why ... why is Nami-san wearing a T-shirt?
There`s a new ending. The animation is wicked cool and stylistically much different than the other endings. I`m not so sure about the song but I wasn't too entranced with Ruppina's last one either, so I'm prejudiced.
Ficcage I`m still dabbling with them but they`re 99.9% done. Over the Moon is now Rely on your Crew and La Vie Boheme (Life Cafe) is now La Vie Pirate (Party`s). You'll get the most out of it if you know the songs. You'll get more out of it if you just understand that it works when I sing it. Now to finish on that Zoro/Tashigi duet. *stabs duet to death with a spoon*
:: 1:05 AM
[+] ::
:: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 ::
Do you have what it takes? Enlist. And show me that you got the guts!
:: 11:01 PM
[+] ::
:: Monday, June 16, 2003 ::
I sat down to watch Inuyasha tonight, something that I don't often get to do. I'm not a rabid Inuyasha fan so I'm not really up-to-speed on what's going on. Even if I don't know what's going on, it's still fun to listen to Yamaguchi Kappei do his thing. He's such a talented guy. So imagine my surprise when the first character on screen was voiced by Kusao Takeshi, seiyuu to my rebel Kohza. I'm gonna have to get to know this Bankotsu a little better! Wahoo! And he's ebil. An ebil bisshie leader with a big ole sword. *cackles with delight*
Then another OP friend and neighbor Hirata Hiroaki, aka seiyuu for Sanji, showed up! I was so happy because this character seemed very polite and nice and then he gutted an old man in cold blood. @_@ Chibi-nasu what have you done?
:: 7:24 AM
[+] ::
:: Sunday, June 15, 2003 ::
Goodness look at me - a writing machine. Two more chapters of Watermark - now with more non PC death and plot! I bumped up the weekend's "penance in the form of humor" quotient with another chapter of MST:OP. Contrary to what Ben and Shanks conclude in this chapter, merely saying "I'm sorry" will NOT absolve one of all sins.
Whoa. Look at the fanlistings by Zee and Marie! I'm waiting for Mess' Marine fan-enlisting too. And look she is Queen of North Blue. Whee! More OP sites!
Skuld, what's the best way to review stories on Rose is Rain? I would prefer not to go fangrrl about a non OP related topic on my blog. But I may. *licks 'Perfect'* I had to wait until I saw the movie but when I did I ran off to read it and ... phew. Who knew code could be so mmm mmm good? Everyone, check it out if you like visual imagery.
On an old note: I wonder if Oda realizes the turmoil he throws into fandom by saying casual little things like, "Oh, someone's leaving this year." He probably does it on purpose and then surfs the BBS boards and laughs at all of us. Or maybe I'm projecting what *I* would do if I had the power of an entire fandom hanging on my every word. (makes note not to let self get anything resembling 'power')
Speaking of fandom, I'm sorry that it's being such a bitch for youtwo. Lise, I understood what you meant about the characters driving the fic and not the other way around. Personally I prefer my SanZoro to be the zinging thrum of machismo in the air, so thick you can almost taste it, as opposed to what happens in the doujin. And Chou I am equally pissed about that fan's comments, but I imagine for different reasons than you. The automatic assumption that series aimed at fangirls aren't complex pushed one of three buttons of mine. The button that makes me want to introduce a fanboy's crotch to a wiffle bat. But you ranted better than I so I shall move on. ^_^ <- happy face to remind everyone that I am not as violent in real life. Honest.
This Weeks Jump: Non Spoiler Edition!
What is it about Ace... Is it the boots? Is it the half-open shirt? Is it the freckles? Mmmm, freckles. Oda is exploiting the cowboy theme with the influx of mini heilan coo/Jersey cross-breeds in the background. CURSE THE CUTE-NESS! Urge to drink milk rising ... rising ...
What makes me want to punch Ener in the face so much? Is it his scaly nose? His camel-lashes? His hammer pants? His ears? Hmm. The ears. CURSE HIS EARS! Urge to tie them into knots rising ... rising ... We learn many important things in this chapter such as the conductivity of metals, there's no rubber in Sky Island (won't go into the socio-anthropological problems that could pose - no wonder land's so scarce), and that you can't hurt what you can't hit. Tricky evil Ener! So who's going to start an Ener-hate fanlisting?
:: 1:52 AM
[+] ::