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^^ I made an icon in honor of that fic idea. **pokes it.** See? XD It just was too good to pass up. It's not really me, though. But it's cute for Valon. Icons with Alister (like my default icon) are better suited to me.
I got a temporary paid account for two months, to kinda test it out and see if I like it. ^^ It only cost five dollars. Having more user icons is definitely a plus. I guess that's my favorite feature of the paid account. XD;
So let's see. . . . Last week, on Wednesday, I did get to get the Saint Tail DVD, as well as My Neightbor Totoro (on Aubrie's recommendation) and the only volume of Magic Knight Rayearth I hadn't seen, the sixth volume from the second season. I'll talk about them in a minute.
We got them on our way down to Lehi to get my aunt, because as I mentioned in a previous entry, we have been planning for months to take her on a nice drive through the small town of Salem that I've talked about before. Something always seemed to go wrong. First somebody would be sick, then the car would get sick, and on and on like that. XD; (And now the car's sick again! It can't seem to pass inspection!) Anyway, so this time we finally managed to go. It was really hot, but at least we went in the late afternoon, when it wasn't as boiling as when it's earlier in the day. We had a good drive, and found a house or two for sale that we'd like to look in once the car recovers.
So then later on when we were home, I watched Saint Tail. I decided to use the Japanese track. For most shows I like them in English, but others just seem to sound better in Japanese. Saint Tail is one of them. ^^ I really enjoyed the episodes, but I'm so used to the manga that I feel bad the anime altered some of the great manga moments. There's this hilarious part where Meimi knocks Asuka Jr out with a potion that Seira made. XD That wasn't in the anime, sadly. ;__; But I love it anyway! And Meimi has a pet hedgehog. How's that for unique?
The next couple of mornings I watched My Neighbor Totoro. Aubrie was definitely right about it. It's so cute! There's just something about it that's really nostalgic and magical. I adore it. Much better than a Disney film.
And of course, MKR was awesome, as always. Nova was devious and wicked, the little rascal. And yet, when you know her true motive and the reason why she had it in the first place, she really doesn't seem that terrible. She's really childlike, not understanding the true consequences of her actions and trusting Debonair, thinking of her as a mother. She's one of the most fascinating characters on the show.
I was horrified to hear about London this morning. I wasn't really surprised, with everything that's been going on, but it made me really sad when thinking about all the innocent people who were hurt or even killed. It makes me mad that people do things like that, not even caring who they're killing. They just want everybody to die, it seems.
I've been writing that fic that has lots of flashbacks to Alister's childhood, but I'm thinking that in light of what happened in London, maybe I should put it on hold for a little while. At the beginning of the year I came up with Alister's mother being on a bus that was attacked. I had a scene written that is the aftermath of that, but as soon as I heard about London I rushed to try to change it. The fic is supposed to be showing the horrors that happen in war and what happens to children such as Alister and Miruko, but still, I don't think I'll finish the fic for a little bit. I should work a bit on the chapter fics anyway.
I got a temporary paid account for two months, to kinda test it out and see if I like it. ^^ It only cost five dollars. Having more user icons is definitely a plus. I guess that's my favorite feature of the paid account. XD;
So let's see. . . . Last week, on Wednesday, I did get to get the Saint Tail DVD, as well as My Neightbor Totoro (on Aubrie's recommendation) and the only volume of Magic Knight Rayearth I hadn't seen, the sixth volume from the second season. I'll talk about them in a minute.
We got them on our way down to Lehi to get my aunt, because as I mentioned in a previous entry, we have been planning for months to take her on a nice drive through the small town of Salem that I've talked about before. Something always seemed to go wrong. First somebody would be sick, then the car would get sick, and on and on like that. XD; (And now the car's sick again! It can't seem to pass inspection!) Anyway, so this time we finally managed to go. It was really hot, but at least we went in the late afternoon, when it wasn't as boiling as when it's earlier in the day. We had a good drive, and found a house or two for sale that we'd like to look in once the car recovers.
So then later on when we were home, I watched Saint Tail. I decided to use the Japanese track. For most shows I like them in English, but others just seem to sound better in Japanese. Saint Tail is one of them. ^^ I really enjoyed the episodes, but I'm so used to the manga that I feel bad the anime altered some of the great manga moments. There's this hilarious part where Meimi knocks Asuka Jr out with a potion that Seira made. XD That wasn't in the anime, sadly. ;__; But I love it anyway! And Meimi has a pet hedgehog. How's that for unique?
The next couple of mornings I watched My Neighbor Totoro. Aubrie was definitely right about it. It's so cute! There's just something about it that's really nostalgic and magical. I adore it. Much better than a Disney film.
And of course, MKR was awesome, as always. Nova was devious and wicked, the little rascal. And yet, when you know her true motive and the reason why she had it in the first place, she really doesn't seem that terrible. She's really childlike, not understanding the true consequences of her actions and trusting Debonair, thinking of her as a mother. She's one of the most fascinating characters on the show.
I was horrified to hear about London this morning. I wasn't really surprised, with everything that's been going on, but it made me really sad when thinking about all the innocent people who were hurt or even killed. It makes me mad that people do things like that, not even caring who they're killing. They just want everybody to die, it seems.
I've been writing that fic that has lots of flashbacks to Alister's childhood, but I'm thinking that in light of what happened in London, maybe I should put it on hold for a little while. At the beginning of the year I came up with Alister's mother being on a bus that was attacked. I had a scene written that is the aftermath of that, but as soon as I heard about London I rushed to try to change it. The fic is supposed to be showing the horrors that happen in war and what happens to children such as Alister and Miruko, but still, I don't think I'll finish the fic for a little bit. I should work a bit on the chapter fics anyway.