I was reading this rather awesome paper-- "Beautiful, Borrowed, and Bent: 'Boys' Love' as Girl's Love in Shoujo Manga" by James Welker today. It's really an interesting read if you can get your hands on it. Basically he's claiming that early (and continuing) BL stuff is a) written to avoid the traditional role of 'woman' and b) is a stand-in for ( Read more... )

Update... been taking care of two darling little cats named Ferris and Cameron (lol) and they're just positively two of the sweetest cats I've ever met. Though... the minute I leave, I start to sneeze. And sneeze. And sneeze. Like my lungs were being pulled out of me, I sneeze. I'm incredibly allergic to cats. Whee. ;_ ( Read more... )

HOLY GOD IN HEAVEN! THE VIRGIN MARY IS WATCHING! O_O Actually, that's the title of the show. *coughs* Anyway, yeah, so I'm swinging lesbianish these days thanks to the sexeh babes in that show. They're so elegant and adorable and I totally want Rosa Gigantea to be my "onee-sama." @_ ( Read more... )

*coughs* Yeah, so I'm actually putting this up- not because I have anything to say- but because I'm waiting for the last 1% of Maria-sama episode 4 to finish. I've gotten very much into that show. Which is kind of sad, as it's not particularly excellent. I just like the elegant lesbians, that's all ( Read more... )