Soooooo... I just got back from my first anime convention ( Read more... )

It's been a month since the move, and I'm gradually getting settled in to my new life and a new routine, which also means a return to fangirling. I realized I really hadn't played any sort of video game since a "delightful" trip to the DMV in February (so much fun, I got to go back the next day! 9_9), so it was fun to pick up Pokemon X, change into ( Read more... )

Look what came in the mail today! A sweet haul of sweet merch having to do with (almost) all of the things I care way too much about right now!


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OMG SO SAILOR MOON YOU GUYS SAILOR MOOOOOON

It was OK.

( Talking! )

All right, so what (non-Pokemon) things have I been getting into (and out of) these past few months?

( Watching )

My answer to the question “Who is your favorite Sailor Senshi?” has had a long and complicated history.

( Storytime with Citrus. )

So, looking at various snippets of vintage shojo manga, one major theme seems to be ballet, specifically Swan Lake. One episode of Sailor Moon SuperS even seems to lampshade this a little bit-- Usagi and Chibi-Usa dream of becoming prima ballerinas, but right before practice Usagi finds a tack in her shoe and, assuming someone is trying to sabotage ( Read more... )

In before the end of the year, mwahaha!

Title: When Little Princes Grow Up
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Genre: General/Drama
Summary: A retelling of "The Promise of the Rose" through the lens of Saint-Exupery.
Length: ~7,300 words
Rating (all chapters): PG
Warnings: Dub names, vague descriptions of death, unrequited Fiore x Darien if you squint
Link: http ( Read more... )

Title: When Little Princes Grow Up
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Genre: General/Drama
Summary: A retelling of "The Promise of the Rose" through the lens of Saint-Exupery.
Length: So far, ~7,000 words
Rating (all chapters): PG
Warnings: Dub names, vague descriptions of death, unrequited Fiore x Darien if you squint
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7883983/1/ ( Read more... )

It being the season of snowflakes and sugar plums, I decided to dust off my Nutcracker CD and pop it into the car for my commute this week, and I don't know why this thought never occurred to me before, but I ended up trying to imagine what a Nutcracker danced by the cast of Princess Tutu would look like-- I mean, why not? The anime borrows a ( Read more... )