Your average Naruto fangirling
That's it I guess. I'm now officially into holidays, for two weeks.
Well, to be honest, I haven't done anything for uni for a while now, especially this week where I struggled anytime I had any homework to do and got done nothing at all in the end, plus I missed a few classes and went to uni only to meet with my tandem partner. Partly because I'm still sort of ill (still trying to break through without getting really ill after all, this is so tiresome!), partly because I didn't have any motivation left. But that's okay, my program for today is to clean up my room, do the laundry and maybe some cooking, and then movies, Naruto, writing fanfics, going out for the walk, sleep as much as I want... you name it, and this for the whole week-end.♥ And I won't even think of my homework! WOOT!
I suppose I'll go into exam mode anytime soon though to catch up all the work I haven't finished those past weeks, but that's also okay. That will mean less time on the internet and the such, but I hope a stricter working schedule will motivate me for the exams that will begin in mid-may, everything will be fine!:)
I finished watching the Orichimaru-attacks-Konoha-arc yesterday evening, and this is so much more fun when you can watch several episodes of this arc on one day! Last time I watched Naruto on tv, I got totally despaired with the Hokage fight because it was the Fight That Would Never End. Rrraaahhh. I don't know how many episodes that one lasted, but when you try not to forget every day that you have to switch on your tv at six o'clock every day, never mind for mondays when I had classes until seven, and then this fight would last for more than a week... this is no fun. Uh, well, ok, this is fun, but the frustrating part was way more important than the fun fun part! Uh, you still with me?^^;
And one more comment about tv Naruto... I'm so glad that for once, the french version wasn't all too bad in my opinion. The voices were imho totally ok (unlike a specific series about a shrunken detective where I wanted to throw my tv out of my window at the latest when I heard a specific drunk and totally incompetent detective talk...) and I can't remember having been as bwuh? about missing logic or white blood or shurinken or, uhm, whatever, compared to the german version where they create a sort of parallel series where nobody ever dies and no blood is shed and nobody gets hurt at all. Seriously folks, how did they manage to show a few nasty episodes where even I flinched a little (main actors: Orochimaru, Gaara, Kankurô's puppet...)?! I don't even want to know how short those episodes must have been to not frighten those poor little kids - and what still sort of remained of the storyline.~_~
We were still speaking of Naruto. Have I mentioned that I like this guy? He's still such an idiot at times, but those special moments don't bother me that much anymore, he has really grown, and not just in power.:)
Another one who has even more grown in my heart is Sakura. I'm still glad that I came to know her first when she already had started to show that she's a ninja as well instead of some random pink girl that has nothing but her Sasukeeeee!<333 in mind. But wow, this is the first time I really watch Naruto from the beginning to the end, in that order, and without skipping episodes somewhere in between. And really does she grow a spine! And as much as any other character develops in that span of time (except for Sasuke, who gets stronger... and regresses into a complete asshole soon after *sigh*), Sakura imho is the most obvious one. I still cringe whenever she acts like the love-sick girl, but that has imho gotten more bearable as well.
I also like Gaara. A lot. At first in the Oooh, Look At That Deathly Beast Behind The Glass fascinating kind of way, but I came to also like him more and more in the same psychological way I like Naruto. (And yeah, I know this is very vague, but I guess I'd have to write a whole essay about them to explain why exactly I like those two *sigh*)
I also like Neji. And Hinata. And Shino. And Kiba. And Lee. And especially Shikamaru despite his chauvinistic remarks. And... uh, actually, I guess there's nobody that I don't like at all except for Sasuke when he's in arrogant bastard mode, but that's kind of fascinating too... somehow. He just needs to be smacked on the head hard once in a while like everyone does with Naruto, a good beating can have a pretty good effect as Naruto has proven on several occasions, for example with Neji or Gaara. *g*
But maybe I'm just biased as I have become a real sucker for NejiNaru and GaaNaru (the order of the names has of course nothing to do with any top/bottom preferences), I really like the effect he had on both of them!♥ Though I will admit, for the first one I totally blame a ship manifesto that made me curious and until this pairing wouldn't leave me alone, for the second I blame an interesting character description of a GaaNaru moment in a specific NejiNaru fic that made me cry for MOAR! And I still do.<3
Naruto seems obviously to become one of the guys I'll ship with almost anyone. *sigh* I'd love to read a good NaruSaku to see how they depicted this pairing, and although I'm seriously scared of any fluffy happily ever after endings, maybe I'll even look for some Naruto/Hinata one day. Don't get me wrong, I like Naruto and I like Hinata, I think they have both a very strong impact on each other, but... first I don't see this influence being that strong on both sides, second this pairing is almost too boring for me. And I somehow can't see Naruto in any happily ever after relationship, don't ask me why.^^;
Sakura. Sakura seems to become the second one I'd like to see in different pairings, though I'm most intrigued by Sakura/Lee for now. Not so much because of Lee, as nice as he may be, but because he was the one that triggered her into becoming someone strong as well, and for me he is also the most obvious symbol of her character changes, especially when instead of being disgusted that such a guy like Lee might actually like her, she brings him flowers while he sleeps in hospital and really and sincerely cares for him. Thus, I like Lee for indirectly helping her to grow a beautiful spine.^_^
I'm also slightly intrigued by SasuSaku, though not as much as SasuNaru I must admit.^^; I think they're pretty similar for a lot of things, I can't picture any of them as being a happy fluffy pairing with dream weddings and kids and stuff in the end, but they can be imho very interesting in a psychological point of view when done well. The point is, I guess both fandoms seem to be way too full with TWUE LUV fans if I get this right...;>_> *sigh* But then maybe I should just stop my rambling here, watch the end of the series and try to resume my opinion by then.^^;
Next comes Akatsuki, but that's for later, when I have done my cleaning for today.♥
Also, dear Bleach-Fandom. I like you, you're awesome, but please, can we stop with those canon-pairing rants already? Or am I really the only one who doesn't see any of your favorite pairings become canon in Bleach, ever, regardless whether it's IchiRuki, IchiHime, RenRuki, YoruUra or... well, in this particular case YoruSoi. I just don't think that Bleach is about pairings at all, as much as I like my fanon pairings, and I'd be more than surprised to suddenly see IchiRuki, IchiHime or whatever other pairing happen in the end. So please, dear YoruSoi comm, as much as I love that pairing, stop bitching about those YoruBya rumors. Thank you. It makes my head hurt when it crashes on my desk too often.
But seriously, maybe I'm the one who is biased about that because my favorite pairings in Bleach aren't likely to happen anyway and thus I'm happy that there are no real canon pairings (except for the three obviously married ones). But I immensely enjoy those hints that go in any directions (including het, yuri and yaoi hints ♥) and thus make so many different pairings in all colors and shades plausible. That's one of the reasons why I like Bleach fandom so much I guess, there's no ZOMG TWUE AND ONLY CANON OTP like in any other series, but you can pick anything that suits your tastes, most of the times without being called a dick because you mock that awesomeness of the mangaka's genius with your gross fanon pairings. Well, except for the rabid IchiRuki and IchiHime wankers probably...;>_> *remembers the Bleach section on FandomWank and it's many, many IchiRuki vs IchiHime pairings wars*
And to pick on my doubts again, what do you think, am I really the only who doesn't see any pairings come true in the end? Or am I the only one that is too blinded by her daydreams for recognizing that the only possible last scene in Bleach will probably be a romantic one?^^; *iz confuzzled*
Well, to be honest, I haven't done anything for uni for a while now, especially this week where I struggled anytime I had any homework to do and got done nothing at all in the end, plus I missed a few classes and went to uni only to meet with my tandem partner. Partly because I'm still sort of ill (still trying to break through without getting really ill after all, this is so tiresome!), partly because I didn't have any motivation left. But that's okay, my program for today is to clean up my room, do the laundry and maybe some cooking, and then movies, Naruto, writing fanfics, going out for the walk, sleep as much as I want... you name it, and this for the whole week-end.♥ And I won't even think of my homework! WOOT!
I suppose I'll go into exam mode anytime soon though to catch up all the work I haven't finished those past weeks, but that's also okay. That will mean less time on the internet and the such, but I hope a stricter working schedule will motivate me for the exams that will begin in mid-may, everything will be fine!:)
I finished watching the Orichimaru-attacks-Konoha-arc yesterday evening, and this is so much more fun when you can watch several episodes of this arc on one day! Last time I watched Naruto on tv, I got totally despaired with the Hokage fight because it was the Fight That Would Never End. Rrraaahhh. I don't know how many episodes that one lasted, but when you try not to forget every day that you have to switch on your tv at six o'clock every day, never mind for mondays when I had classes until seven, and then this fight would last for more than a week... this is no fun. Uh, well, ok, this is fun, but the frustrating part was way more important than the fun fun part! Uh, you still with me?^^;
And one more comment about tv Naruto... I'm so glad that for once, the french version wasn't all too bad in my opinion. The voices were imho totally ok (unlike a specific series about a shrunken detective where I wanted to throw my tv out of my window at the latest when I heard a specific drunk and totally incompetent detective talk...) and I can't remember having been as bwuh? about missing logic or white blood or shurinken or, uhm, whatever, compared to the german version where they create a sort of parallel series where nobody ever dies and no blood is shed and nobody gets hurt at all. Seriously folks, how did they manage to show a few nasty episodes where even I flinched a little (main actors: Orochimaru, Gaara, Kankurô's puppet...)?! I don't even want to know how short those episodes must have been to not frighten those poor little kids - and what still sort of remained of the storyline.~_~
We were still speaking of Naruto. Have I mentioned that I like this guy? He's still such an idiot at times, but those special moments don't bother me that much anymore, he has really grown, and not just in power.:)
Another one who has even more grown in my heart is Sakura. I'm still glad that I came to know her first when she already had started to show that she's a ninja as well instead of some random pink girl that has nothing but her Sasukeeeee!<333 in mind. But wow, this is the first time I really watch Naruto from the beginning to the end, in that order, and without skipping episodes somewhere in between. And really does she grow a spine! And as much as any other character develops in that span of time (except for Sasuke, who gets stronger... and regresses into a complete asshole soon after *sigh*), Sakura imho is the most obvious one. I still cringe whenever she acts like the love-sick girl, but that has imho gotten more bearable as well.
I also like Gaara. A lot. At first in the Oooh, Look At That Deathly Beast Behind The Glass fascinating kind of way, but I came to also like him more and more in the same psychological way I like Naruto. (And yeah, I know this is very vague, but I guess I'd have to write a whole essay about them to explain why exactly I like those two *sigh*)
I also like Neji. And Hinata. And Shino. And Kiba. And Lee. And especially Shikamaru despite his chauvinistic remarks. And... uh, actually, I guess there's nobody that I don't like at all except for Sasuke when he's in arrogant bastard mode, but that's kind of fascinating too... somehow. He just needs to be smacked on the head hard once in a while like everyone does with Naruto, a good beating can have a pretty good effect as Naruto has proven on several occasions, for example with Neji or Gaara. *g*
But maybe I'm just biased as I have become a real sucker for NejiNaru and GaaNaru (the order of the names has of course nothing to do with any top/bottom preferences), I really like the effect he had on both of them!♥ Though I will admit, for the first one I totally blame a ship manifesto that made me curious and until this pairing wouldn't leave me alone, for the second I blame an interesting character description of a GaaNaru moment in a specific NejiNaru fic that made me cry for MOAR! And I still do.<3
Naruto seems obviously to become one of the guys I'll ship with almost anyone. *sigh* I'd love to read a good NaruSaku to see how they depicted this pairing, and although I'm seriously scared of any fluffy happily ever after endings, maybe I'll even look for some Naruto/Hinata one day. Don't get me wrong, I like Naruto and I like Hinata, I think they have both a very strong impact on each other, but... first I don't see this influence being that strong on both sides, second this pairing is almost too boring for me. And I somehow can't see Naruto in any happily ever after relationship, don't ask me why.^^;
Sakura. Sakura seems to become the second one I'd like to see in different pairings, though I'm most intrigued by Sakura/Lee for now. Not so much because of Lee, as nice as he may be, but because he was the one that triggered her into becoming someone strong as well, and for me he is also the most obvious symbol of her character changes, especially when instead of being disgusted that such a guy like Lee might actually like her, she brings him flowers while he sleeps in hospital and really and sincerely cares for him. Thus, I like Lee for indirectly helping her to grow a beautiful spine.^_^
I'm also slightly intrigued by SasuSaku, though not as much as SasuNaru I must admit.^^; I think they're pretty similar for a lot of things, I can't picture any of them as being a happy fluffy pairing with dream weddings and kids and stuff in the end, but they can be imho very interesting in a psychological point of view when done well. The point is, I guess both fandoms seem to be way too full with TWUE LUV fans if I get this right...;>_> *sigh* But then maybe I should just stop my rambling here, watch the end of the series and try to resume my opinion by then.^^;
Next comes Akatsuki, but that's for later, when I have done my cleaning for today.♥
Also, dear Bleach-Fandom. I like you, you're awesome, but please, can we stop with those canon-pairing rants already? Or am I really the only one who doesn't see any of your favorite pairings become canon in Bleach, ever, regardless whether it's IchiRuki, IchiHime, RenRuki, YoruUra or... well, in this particular case YoruSoi. I just don't think that Bleach is about pairings at all, as much as I like my fanon pairings, and I'd be more than surprised to suddenly see IchiRuki, IchiHime or whatever other pairing happen in the end. So please, dear YoruSoi comm, as much as I love that pairing, stop bitching about those YoruBya rumors. Thank you. It makes my head hurt when it crashes on my desk too often.
But seriously, maybe I'm the one who is biased about that because my favorite pairings in Bleach aren't likely to happen anyway and thus I'm happy that there are no real canon pairings (except for the three obviously married ones). But I immensely enjoy those hints that go in any directions (including het, yuri and yaoi hints ♥) and thus make so many different pairings in all colors and shades plausible. That's one of the reasons why I like Bleach fandom so much I guess, there's no ZOMG TWUE AND ONLY CANON OTP like in any other series, but you can pick anything that suits your tastes, most of the times without being called a dick because you mock that awesomeness of the mangaka's genius with your gross fanon pairings. Well, except for the rabid IchiRuki and IchiHime wankers probably...;>_> *remembers the Bleach section on FandomWank and it's many, many IchiRuki vs IchiHime pairings wars*
And to pick on my doubts again, what do you think, am I really the only who doesn't see any pairings come true in the end? Or am I the only one that is too blinded by her daydreams for recognizing that the only possible last scene in Bleach will probably be a romantic one?^^; *iz confuzzled*