:: Pirates in Petticoats ::

:: Friday, May 30, 2003 ::

Sick. Blergh. Her fault. Yes, if SARS can come from outer space or cats, then disease can be passed to rabid fangrrls through their blogs. You probably gave me Idaho potato blight. j/k

On a positive note, the medicine the doc gave me could give me vertigo. Nifty! That should inspired me to write more SG.

Go here to learn about the fauna of Japan and my hellish yearly adventures. I totally sympathized with the OP gang when they were hunting for that Jo Bird. And the bit about the computer happened this morning. Whee. With vertigo!

Fic Rant
Instead of writing, I'll rant. Ugh. Watermark. I love it to pieces and I'm a feedback whore and getting lots of feedback so what's to complain about? Pacing. People cry for more, more, more Moments but I can't do it. I cannot conceivably throw Kohza and Vivi together and have them get it on in the sand because a) ouch! and b) there's too much to consider.

Maybe this is me thinking too much but Vivi's sixteen and totally dedicated to her country and still reeling from her whirlwind return to her country after hanging out with Luffy and Crew. Hello? Returner's shock? Well-documented condition. I don't mean to say that I think Vivi's got psychological problems but you don't jump into the arms of the first hot rebel you come across while you're trying to figure out the details of another massive plot to destroy your country. It doesn't seem plausible especially in Vivi's case. Kohza has his own fun issues which will not be detailed at the moment because it's part of the Plot.

Yes, the story has been Plotted. I've got an Outline. All Moments are Plotted into the Outline and once you start using capital letters for concepts and simple nouns, things can't be changed unless it is an amazingly good suggestion that can be worked into the existing structure. I'll just have to ignore the niggling cries for more Moments no matter how hard it is. It's not like I don't want to write them. It's a proven fact that behind our hard candy exterior fangrrls have romantic sappy chewy middles.. And that metaphor didn't quite work. Oh well. Vertigo. Whee!

But thanks to everyone who has reviewed and not told me it sucked. It wouldn't stop me anyway. 20 page Mary Sue fic writers never stop. We have no shame. Muwahahahaha!

More fic rant. I'm trying to get the Grandline/RENT parody finished but La Vie Boheme/I Should Tell You/La Vie Boheme 2 is killing me. *shakes fist at songs* How in the world does one go about converting I Should Tell You into a fight song between Tashigi and Zoro? (grumps) I don't even like that song unless it's live in the first place.

End rant.

To all small friendlies and associates: This is your official "Feel free to use any images in the gallery on SaDIstiC" announcement. I really don't care if it's you all - I know you won't abuse the "privilege." (laughs at the idea of anyone considering use of her craptacular scans as a privilege.)

Lyn, aren't you happy? Not only do you have fans but I got off my arse and put you under small friendlies. No doubt you're struck with the honor of it all. I'll let you take a moment to collect yourself. ^_^

Vertigo. Whee!

Addendum Vertigo Whee: OMFG. Doujin came. (drools and froths...from the medicine. No other reason.)
:: 9:48 PM [+] ::

Hey Mess. Muwahahahahahaha! New Watermark for all to enjoy. That mean's it is your turn.

Updated Tanuki. Mostly added the old chapters to the main fic page, put up new pictures in the gallery, and some interviews with Oda, Luffy, and Zoro. I especially like Zoro's interview since he's so reticient about the biggest influence in his life. Dork.

Translating those interviews are a pain in the bum, especially Sanji's because he goes off on love tangents in the middle of the question. Nico? She keeps being mysterious on purpose. Nami's interview isn't so difficult except her one page answer to the question "How would you describe your fashion style?" Do I even need to get into why Ussop's isn't that easy? (Hint: There are about six footnotes that all say - That is a lie.) Zoro and Luffy are very straightforward (simple? *snerk*) so their interviews were easier to translate and that's why I got them done faster.

Bialy, potatoes come from Ireland, not Idaho. ^_^ And I didn't meant to make it to sound like I was being demanding... gomen.

Congrats on the grade-ness, Skuld!

I'm curious. What OOC ficcage were you perusing, reins? Anything good? (Drools and froths while waiting for the mailman to bring evil smut) Argh!!! I want my doujin NOW!

Dev's fic vault is back up! Yeah! I found the secret pages; thank goodness I had exact change. ^_^ But your post made me sad. I miss gaming. I miss talking about it with my little bro (weeps) Thank gawd for my mumsy sending me KODT - not only do I get a great deal of game-dosing and humor but there are many Midwest in-jokes that make me laugh.

I wanna go home.

No, I don't.

I've turned into Smeagol with this "wanna stay, wanna leave" thing. I'm so coherent when I'm sick. @_@
:: 2:14 AM [+] ::

Hooboy. Get ready for the random and the caffeine. This is gonna be long and then i`m going to ignore the internet so I can get some writing done. Plus my bestest Japanese bud had been at a conference so I`ve had no one to talk to. That means all of you get to read the stuff I would normally discuss with her. Feel free to skip it.

Someone told (accused?) me of thinking too much. I informed them that I was merely taking up the rest of the world`s slack. An acquaintance of mine, when asked the definition of Communism, informed us, "Um. I dunno. Isn`t that the strict one?" (cue me beating my head upon the wall) Dear lawd is it any wonder that Americans are considered ignorant? There will be a very rigorous exam to receive a passport when I become Tyrant of the US. I am not going to let stupidity outside of the country. Best face forward and all that. Or something.

Hmm, to cut my hair or to not cut my hair. That is the question. I grew it out in Japan because I figured this was my only chance. It is not advisable to be growing out hair during training. Longish, "not quite able to tuck behind the ears" bangs are a liability in a combat situation and short hair has to be trimmed regularly or it looks bad, but getting to the barber was a pain in the ass at Knox. But nine out of ten people polled agree that they like my hair better short. Then there`s the cosplay considerations not to mention finding a stylist in Japan with enough experience with Western hair (keep that razor away from me) to make it look decent. Oh the dilemma. Perhaps I shouldn`t post drivel like this? No one cares about my hair.

You know when you wake up because you thought you heard something? I woke up last night because I DID hear something. That makes the terror bite a little harder. Crunch crunch crunch went the gravel outside my house. Quick. Take stock of situation. Did I lock the doors? The windows? No. Crap. Crunch pause under my window, crunch around the back where I could hear the steps only faintly. The phone is ... downstairs as are all things small and sharp or heavy and blunt. Crunching gets louder as person/thing comes to other side of the house. Maybe he/she/it will go away. Phone rings. Cue small coronary event. Phone rang. Not getting up to answer it. No way. Maybe the ring scared he/she/it off? Crunch crunch crunch back under my window. Right. The walls/windows are made of paper making it easy for he/she/it to enter, but also just as easy for me to escape...to where? Ah, of course. The haunted shrine behind my house where they`ve imprisoned the demon in the shed with that sacred white rope... Pause under the window I wish I had a chamberpot. I would dump it on his/her/its head. Crunching starts again. Terror is tiring. Falls asleep to ominous crunching noises

I found out this morning it was someone taking stock of the Challenge Day course. Why the heck it had to be done at three and involved walking around my house a billion times is beyond me. To top it all off, I was woken up at six for some community rajio taisou. Sometimes I hate having the community center next door...

To the Rumbuggers from Dave Barry a god among men and the Official Miami-Based Humor Columnist Spokesperson for Talk Like a Pirate Day.

I started thinking while under the influence of caffeine and that only leads to weird ponderances such as how in the world to make the K2 pairing work. I betcha if I tried hard enough I could make it make sense. And if you mix in the whole Chaka/Kuro/Pell = bad episode of Tom and Jerry option then ... agh. Must lay off the coffee.

But where did Pell get his socks from!!!??? DOOOONNNN!!! Maybe Pell and Kuro shop from the same mail-order catalogue. And that reminds me that I think Ohm and Jonny bought the same sunglasses from Lenscrafters. Speaking of mail-order stuff, Queenbee Creations makes customizable vegan handbags. You can choose your own Loteria card to put on it too! It`s nifty fun. I`m torn between the skull, the mermaid, the palm tree or the scorpion. Decisions abound!

Mail-order is fun. My smut is coming in the mail soon. I cannot wait. It`s been so long since I won those auctions that I don`t even know what I`ll be getting. I think some Alabasta stuff. Plus the Kuroneko Takyubin Man will be dropping off all this at my front door.

WHY AM I LEAVING JAPAN?! Oh yeah because creepy ass people come and do laps around my house at three in the morning.

Back to OP. Yeah, Sanji needs to get some action and since Nico`s around (grins ebilly) I have an excellent doujin that goes into detailed possibilites of her - no I don`t. (looks guilty and avoids the evil glares of her brother while frantically trying to cover up this) I gave that up. Filthy doujin. Nope. Not for me.

Fum told me she can`t access my blog. Anyone else having issues with it? Please tell me - it`s not like I would know what to do to correct it and if you can`t access it then you won`t be able to read this request, but um ... (falls over) I`ll go write now? Or maybe just sleep.
:: 5:51 AM [+] ::

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LOL So right; so very very wrong at the same time. Does this have me pegged or what? Where does one find this? (searches tang~ for more smut) But honestly - WTF. It reminds me of that time Shiru and I were discussing how in the world a Kohza x Sanji doujin would work. I hope you don't mind if I share the ramblings at large.

The Fangirl Interpretation of a Kohza and Sanji relationship (provided by Shiru):

Sanji: *reading paper*
Kohza: *reading book*
Sanji: So.
Kohza: So.
Sanji: How 'bout that heat?
Kohza: You get used to it.
Sanji: Your woman's pretty hot, too.
Kohza: Yeah.
(They suddenly fall all over each other, kissing and groping wildly. They stop.)
Sanji: Well. That was weird.
Kohza: Yeah.
Sanji: *goes back to reading paper*
Kohza: *goes back to reading book*

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Addendum: If anyone does happen to come up with sites or fanart of the K2 pairing and sends the links my way, I will write more of whatever you want. I really hope that's some kind of incentive since it's the only thing I can offer. ^_^;;;

And now for...
The Animator Added Moments in Dead End No Bouken
Moment 1: Group scene. Note who`s by who.
Moment 2: Or maybe it`s just hate. But still. Nami doesn`t lay her hands on Sanji now, does she?
Moment 3: Subliminal message!!!!

Durn those animators trying to flood our minds with images of Sanji/Nico and Zoro/Nami. And to make it worse, on the UNO pack Nami and Zoro are sitting next to each other and in my End pamphlet too. (Sharnice, you know what I'm talking about.) I can handle Oda canon but I don't want the animators making doujin fodder. Doujinka have plenty enough imagination as it is. See above quiz.

On that note, it`s comforting to know that fangirls aren`t the only ones who pair up the crew. Grr, indeed. LOL The hats are destined to be together.

Afuji - Who all were in the background? Bon Clay of course ... please tell me not Tashigi and Smoker... ROFL another instance of "so wrong it's right."

I'm so tired, but now I have to work on more Watermark since she threw down the gauntlet.
:: 9:34 PM [+] ::

Reins, I was talking about the Big Belly Button Adventure (my translation). Tentacles; they aren't reserved for fanboys anymore. Lord, I need a hobby. Anyway, about Tang~! I love the orange! Nami with strawberries seems so yummy. I'm sure Sanji would agree if he weren't busy with the tentacles.

It amuses me that the new CLAMP sensation is called Tsubasa since that's the name of one of my friends. I am going to mock him mercilessly.

Nik, I had my fill of that pairing when I bought Allodynia. No more, thanks. :P

Thankies much to you,Matt. I need the portability of a laptop and am not much of a gamer. I need something for making vids. I believe/have been told that Macs are the way to go if I plan on doing that.

On another note, I'm going to teach the shogakko kids how to line dance. (puts on her black cowboy hat) It's a legitimate way of teaching left, right, forward, back and the grapevine! Let me end this by leaving the image of Ace and Nico two-stepping burned into your mind forever! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
:: 11:18 AM [+] ::

Look what Nik let me do with my Pell fanlisting link. *leer* Speaking of leering moments, why has no one informed me that the Adventure at the World's Belly Button special had Sanji and tentacles? Hmm? Why was I not informed of this sooner?

(goes to her special fangrrly place...)

And I'm back! I feel like I should cackle and say another has been drawn to the dark side, but I can`t. Kohza just has this way about him that makes all women want to rebel in his presence.

Or maybe that's just me.

Shoujo is no-go though. Dev already suggested that I join the madness way back when and I checked the dates, but it`s really soon after I get back from Japan and I dunno if I`ll be up for it. Huzzah for jet-lag! And Lise, the offer for space is appreciated but I am having this major issue with FTP, an issue as in" I don`t have it." My comp is old, old, old (pets poor Caspar). Even running Win 95 is difficult these days.

Which leads me into a general question for all - if money was no object, what computer would you buy? Feel free to leave the specs for your dream comp in the comments. I`m curious and since I have this huge chunk o` change leftover from the Trip That Did Not Happen, I figured I might indulge myself. Maybe I`ll have to wait until I return to the States to actually buy the thing, but I can start planning now. So! Let`s hear it! And no bashing Macs or PCs. Be civilized.

I'm glad you all liked the MST-ing. The story gets worse, so maybe it'll be funnier? Or just more painful. :P Definitely more Mary Su-ish. But heck Su is a derivative of my middle name so I'm allowed! That's right! It's my birth-wrong to be Stacey Su; fate decreed it when my parents named me.
:: 12:47 AM [+] ::

When I get into a melancholic mood, all suffer. Er, 'all' being OP characters. This bit of sap was inspired by my third years who are now living across the prefecture attending various high schools. I hate the Japanese educational system sometimes. Most of the time in fact.

And this exercise in Smoker philosophy was inspired by the third grade devil spawn at the shogakko. (That means it's your turn, Mess.)

Plus MST:OP. Before you read it, you have to promise me that you'll still love me in the morning. I am making appropriate pathetic shiny eyes of the "begging for forgivenness" type. You'll see why if you read it.

Manga
Nami is the only one left standing (cowering in fear) after the most recent episode of "Making Toast with Ener." I hope no one (fans that is) gives Nami crap about offering to join up with Ener. It's what I would have done and you can't blame a person for having strong self-preservation instincts. If you're dead, you can't help anybody. And she's still got the Clima-Tact... I just hope she doesn't underestimate Ener. A man wearing hammer pants cannot be trusted!

Addendum: I think someone should write a "young Lupin/Teen Wolf" parody.
:: 6:20 AM [+] ::

Social-ness
I leave deep, meaningful, angsty Ani Difranco lyrics on my blog and what happens? My brother shows up to spam the comments. I was trying to be nice and leave his identity secret since we invested all that time in the witness protection program, but if he insists on mocking me, his identity will be revealed! Skippy's other nom de guerre (that's right, de guerre - the boy doesn't write for a living) is Nick Soapdish and if you know where that reference is from then you are a celebrity r*ckstar.

Shiru - You don`t need money. Money is evil. Go get rid of it. muwahahahaha consume, consume, CONSUME!!! POP Nami is getting very angry at POP Sanji because he can`t seem to stop drooling after the newest addition to the OP crew. *snerk* Perhaps making paper dolls of the fang*rls isn`t a good idea though I bet we could get some good comics for it. Ebil good comics. >:9

Lise, I want to hear the details. I have feeling your preparations are not going to be boring in any way, shape, or form. And I certainly hope that you make the cock flavoured layout. Us four crazy people are making all the het OP layouts - the trend needs to be reversed!

Skuld dahling, I`ve been having to avoid your blog for fears of spoiler-ness. This country doesn`t get the Matrix until June 5th and I have a feeling there is no way I`m going to be seeing it opening weekend.

Nik - merci and gracias for the linkage to the site of Vivi and Kohza-ness. That was a bribe to get me to write more Pell, eh? ^_^

Phew - you two received your smut. Zee, I particularly like that Chopper bit at the end of Peace Corp. Hehe. Chopper hickies; kawaii~~~ And ginga, you are required to eat a big cheesy piece of deep dish for me. *weeps for the pizza*

Love the "laid-out", reins. Oishisoo. ;9
Sanji: I'm not French, dammit!
I saw X-men and totally agree with your summary. I have two additional comments: In the next movie, please let there be Remy, and hubba hubba! Colossus can come save me in his boxers any darn day of the week. *snerk* Oh, and here's Dev's link.

I could not resist and bought the Evanescence CD this weekend. The decision was torturous; it was either that or Scarlet Walk. The price and the fact that it`s an OP fangirl requirement pushed me over the edge. It's par excellente. I particularly like Tourniquet and Hello. I made an entire carload of JETs listen to Bring Me to Life as well... Over and over and over again.

Swag
I have no luck with chara cans. It's pathetic. I can`t wait to get a digicam though. Has anyone ever heard of the Chibi Project? I think my new Arlong fig would like to volunteer for a science project like that too. Muwahahahahaha.

:: 7:45 AM [+] ::

i've had a lack of inhibition
i've had a loss of perspective
ilve had a little bit to drink and it's making me think
that i can jump ship and swim
that the ocean will hold me
that there's got to be more
than this boat i'm in

they can call me crazy if i fail
all the chance that i need
is one-in-a-million
and they can call me brilliant
if i succeed
gravity is nothing to me
i'm moving at the speed of sound
i'm just gonna get my feet wet

until i drown

i teeter between tired
and really, really tired
i'm wiped and i'm wired
but i guess that's just as well
cuz i've built my own empire
out of car tires and chicken wire
and now i'm queen of my own compost heap
and i'm getting used to the smell

i've had a lack of information
i've had a little revelation
i'm climbing up on the railing
and trying not to look down
i'm going to do my best swan dive
into shark infested waters
i'm gonna pull out my tampon
and start splashing around

Cuz
I.
Don't.
Care.
if they eat me alive
i've got better things to do than survive
i've got the memory of your warm skin in my hands
and i've got a vision of blue sky and dry land

i'm cradling the hardest, heaviest part of me in my hands
the ship is pitching and heaving
our limbs are bobbing and weaving
i think this is something i understand
i just need a couple vaccinations
for my far away vacation

i'm gonna go ahead and go boldly
cuz a little bird told me
that jumping is easy
that falling is fun
right up until you hit the sidewalk
shivering and stunned

they can call me crazy if i fail
all the chance that i need
is one-in-a-million
and they can call me brilliant
if i succeed
gravity is nothing to me
i'm moving at the speed of sound
i'm just gonna get my feet wet

until i drown.

Swan Dive, Ani Difranco
:: 4:41 AM [+] ::

Marines. Don't. Angst.

But they do star in excellent fics that are scathingly hilarious.

There can never be enough Marine fic. Thank god for Mess. She has posted more of Stronger and I rejoice.

How about we do a deal, Mess? I'll post a chapter of Watermark, you post a chapter of Stronger, I'll post a chapter of OAG and then you post a chapter of Young Soul Rebels. No pressure. None at all. (foams at mouth in anticipation of the next chapters of either/both.)

That means I'm up next with a serving of OAG. I'll try and get that done this weekend. ^_^

:: 8:56 AM [+] ::

*hugs the layout* I love them so much.


:: 7:45 AM [+] ::

Which should I get? The Hawaiian assassin`s weapon of choice? Or the everyday club of death? Yeah those wretched ugly shirts weren`t the only Hawaiian inspiration in the Arlong arc.


:: 9:15 PM [+] ::

To answer Afuji`s question:

The whole `Let`s have the kids choose English names` got kinda screwed up. Originally I wanted the kids to choose their own English names. I blatantly stole the idea from my high school Spanish class. I thought the kids would get a kick out of choosing a new identity.

My idea turned into `Mr. Fujikawa will choose the kids names.` And this would have been alright had not one of two things happened:
a) I was sick for a bit and
b) Mr. Fujikawa really likes pop culture.

So when I returned to school, the second years had names like: Adam and Eve, Jack and Rose, Neo and Anderson (which I shortened to Andy) Romeo and Juliet and the like. It was a mess but it was too late for them to be changed. I had a chance to salvage the first years names and also convinced Fujikawa that Frodo was NOT a viable choice. Can you imagine? ^_^;;;

In other teaching news, today the students took a test on the passive tense. I laughed when I saw that one of the sentences that they had to change from active to passive was "Stacey punched me yesterday at school." That`s right. I`m seme in this team-teaching gig and everyone knows it. FYI, the correct answer was `I was punched by Stacey yesterday at school.` Variations thereof were also allowed.

Addendum: The water is rising.
:: 2:46 AM [+] ::

To bring everyone up to date, in last week`s chapter, Nico was electrocuted by Ener. This chapter opens with Nico falling to the ground.

Or she would have if Zoro hadn`t caught her. He gave an evil glare in Ener`s direction. "Onna da zo."

.....GLOMP ON ZORO!
Zoro: Get orf!
Me: But it was so cool! It was almost like you were channeling Sanji or something.
Zoro: Don`t compare me to that dumb ass cook!
Me: "Zoro to the rescue of the damsel in distress!" Whee!

Enough glomping on Zoro. He also learned a valuable lesson about open circuits and the conductivity properties of steel. (Note: Kuina had nothing to do with it.) I thought everyone should know that Ener stepped on Zoro`s head and ground his face into the dirt too. Anyone wanting to join the Ener-hate club? The strikes against him are as follows. He has a harem-esque type thing going on, has floppy Buddha ears, wears hammer pants which are so not cool, and turns whomever he chances across into human Krispy Kremes though without the delicious sweet filling. These people now include random guerillas, his own priests, Sanji, Usopp, Raki, Sky Knight, Robin, and now Zoro.

On the positive side, Ener really likes his fruits and veggies. Is he a vegetarian megalomaniac? That would lead to interesting sociological implications as meat-eating is often used as a marker of the levels of physical violence in society and...I`ll spare everyone the feminist/vegetarian theorizing. :)

Non Pirate Note: I watched the 'Passion' episode again. It doesn't matter how many times I watch that...
Without passion, we'd be truly dead.
*sniffles* Naku na, Giles... you're gonna make me cry too.
:: 12:59 AM [+] ::

Onsens are the be-all, end-all of the exhibitionist bather's life. I love onsens, be they mud, sand, outdoor, indoor, in caves, in waterfall grottos, with healing minerals or with water heated from the earth's core. A few pirates seem to enjoy them too. Vivi's gonna be pissed that Nico's in her bathroom and I'm jealous that I've never done a sakura bath like Chopper. Any Sanji fangirl's drooling yet? gwah...

And on this page, scrolling down a bit, we see splicing of the onsen scenes into tenugui. I was at Animate last night and caved and bought the Sanji one so I can wear it at kendo practice. Sanji won't let a lady get hurt, ne? Further down in the stationary section we see that Zoro has been taking all the 'roids in Chopper's med bag. XD
Zoro: I vill pump *clap* you up!



:: 9:58 PM [+] ::

Concerning our video talk - I think a wonderful but little used song for an OP vide would be Tool's Aenema and it's just because of this line:
Learn to swim. Cuz I'm praying for rain, And I'm praying for tidal waves, I wanna see the ground give way. I wanna watch it all go down. Learn to swim.

We should do that, fix Desert Rose ;_; and then do an OP chara dance video to Enrique Iglesias' Bailamos. There really *isn't* enough dancing in One Piece. :) (pokes her) Right?

jen dahling - reins and i would both love ya forever if you would. you probably will want something a little nicer than what i can sneak in and do during my lunch break. i`ve had too many close calls with kocho-sensee recently. (kocho-sensee`s eye-glasses flash ominously.)

Speaking of random OP school incidents - every week the eighth graders have to write me a question. If I pick their question, I answer it and then we have a conversation. If they can answer questions in English, they get more points on their next test. Today the question was: Do you watch One Piece?

Do I ever! - as the entire class and the teacher I work with soon learned. Andy (that's his English name) and I talked in front of the class about our favorite arcs, villains, and pirates in English for a good five minutes. The boy loaded up on points. There was a hilarious exchange at one point when I asked him what his favorite character was. After quite a bit of stammering and blushing, he said, "Chopper." His best friend stood up and yelled, "That's not true! Your favorite character is Sanji! And that's because you wanna - "

"URUSEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed Andy, effectively drowning out whatever horrible secret was about to be revealed. But he ended it a little too soon.

" - mi." And his friend sat down. The class was in hysterics and Andy was mortified. Aw. Andy's a little Nami fanboy. Kawaii. He got lots of points in case anyone is wondering.

But enough about that. Let's go back to the subject of scans that almost got me in trouble, I have one of the "big poster." It`s a shot of the guys chilling in sky island territory. chopper and konisu got cut out (gomen, guys) and it`s not editted but if someone would like me to send it along I could do that. It's 367K. You will want it especially if you are a soon to be nico shrine/fanlisting mistress or want more pics of her because she is front and center and lounging in a tree.
Ace: She`s too sexy!
He speaks the truth! She IS too sexy.

I must mention that all quiz-ness is stolen from her! Props to Jen for finding ways to kill time. Dev, I'm sorry about your troubles and eagerly await the return of your blog. ginga, I'm glad you a) liked the kohza smack b) are finished with classes and c) found that tea fanlisting which I will join (but probably on womit, since that's my quote normal unquote blog. *snerk*) Chou, Mess and Shiru, you'll hear from me soon.

:: 12:01 AM [+] ::

ARA!!! A new layout! How did that happen?!
:: 3:52 AM [+] ::

I have a feeling that the following isn`t necessarily a good thing. Especially...say...if you want to make and keep friends.

---------------------------
The Un-telligent Test
You have a knack for greatness. For the record,you are:
83% Un-telligent!
which is significantly higher than the current average of 60%

Here is the custom report of your personality that led our team of geeks to conclude (with confidence) that you are resourceful and sly woman:

"The subject shows a very high level of intelligence, and her sense of observation is one of her best qualities. Considering this, she shows a lot of potential, but that's only part of the equation.

"The subject displayed a insane and twisted (rather brilliant) sense of humor, a fair and productive sense of morality, and a barbaric self-confidence. The balance of these three traits is important; high levels of confidence, medium levels of morality, and a good level of humor make for the strongest individuals."

Final Score: 83% Un-telligent
=================
I`m happy that something, even an online quiz, finds me moral. I`m also oddly proud of the "insane twisted and rather brilliant" part but the sum still doesn`t add up to "would bring her home to meet mother." I guess I`ll have to snag me an orphan. ;)

I scanned quite a few images from my OP moviebook. I`ll try and get those up this weekend. Since I`m stuck in Nihon, I`ll have more time to update. Whoopitidoo. SARS can kiss my grits.

I`m working on not one but two new layouts. Aren`t you excited? They won`t have an ounce of sadism or sociopathy, implied or otherwise! Clean as a new penny whistle!

Dev, what`s going on? I can`t find your page!

reins I`ll do my best. I give no promises on quality and lack there of for my scans.

:: 6:55 PM [+] ::

Oh Kohza, my eternal devotion to thou hath increased a thousand-fold. I LOVE YOU, KOHZA!!! I love your scar and your glasses and the fact you are not wearing your perpetual coat. I love your smile! (to everyone) He really didn't smile enough during the Alabasta Arc did he? And he has such a nice smile. (fans all over the room until the mischief gains control again)

I love the slightly ominous tone that this whole tableau can take if you factor in a previous scenario involving Kohza, Vivi, and the palace's wine cellar.
Kohza (thinking): Keep smiling. Just keep smiling...
Cobra (thinking): He's gonna notice that we're walking in the direction of the scorpion pit right - about - now.

I'm going to laugh. Feel free to join me. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Skuld and Lise are now sucked into the dark cruel world of the small friendlies. Prepare yourselves for vicious fangrrling, the constant application of nutella to inappropriate places (stacey applies more lip-gloss) and ninja monkey armies.

I was gonna blog more, but I am tired. You all forgive me. You don't? Umm...look at this again! (Stacey runs away while everyone is dazzled by Kohza's gorgeous smile.)
:: 7:14 AM [+] ::

'Ello everyone! Glad to see that the leather update was well received and that some people enjoyed the Kuro torture. If it makes you feel better, Hina's suing me for defamation of character.
Kuro: And I'm suing you for defamation too. Defamation of me.
Me: Eh, you know you liked it. And I could have thrown kilts and nutella into that mix...

Speaking of kilts, did I mention that I love this? And this and this and this? Stop with the layout changes you guys. I'm getting a serious inferiority complex.

Plug of the day:JOINJOINJOIN! I'll be joining soon.

Funny thing: While on a road trip this weekend, one of my friends said to me, "You read porn?!" I was shocked, appalled, and frantically wondering if I had accidentally packed an anthology somewhere in my clothes, but the friend was referring to the newest OP tank! After I got done laughing in her face, I asked her what made her think it was questionable material and she said that Raki's boobs were busting out of her shirt. *snerk* Is that any worse than Western comics? I think not. I figured her leftist vegan sensibilities would have been more offended by the very obvious arsenal the guerillas were sporting.

Other funny OP-ness. Most weather teaching; more children making me laugh.
Me: Say it with me. Foggy.
Kid: Buggy?
Me: Fawwww geeeeee.
Kid: Buggy Senchou?
Me (trying not to laugh): Listen. Faaaaaaaaawwwwwwwww geeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Not Buggy. They don't even sound the same.
(Kids pause. Then attack!)
Many kids: Bara bara! Senbei! Festival! Bara bara parts! Buggy senchou! Buggy!
Crazy kid: MOKU MOKU KEMURI O-SSAN!
Me: .... ^_^;;; Let's try "sunny" then, shall we?

Speaking of insane cuteness; the newest SBS personages in OP 28 are none other than the Alabasta Men-folk; Igaram, Pell, Chaka, Cobra, and KOHZA!!!! And he's so cute! I *will* scan that tomorrow. Everyone must see the devastating smile-ness of the Kohzainator. I'm trying to get Watermark to end on that scene.
:: 1:54 AM [+] ::