I could be super serious about RL troubles right or I could post about boybands. Guess which won.

Aug 08, 2010 14:36

Status update: A little worryingly numb at times. I don't think I'm shutting down, I'm still able to enjoy happy things, but... well, I watched some tv yesterday and the first episode of a series dealt with the murder of this little boy and the parents feeling bereft and grieving after him and... I felt nothing. Not really even a twinge of ( Read more... )

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nicefinalbeam August 8 2010, 19:50:36 UTC
This entire entry (aside from the bit at the beginning, which I can only give you hugs for) had me cracking up so hard. ♥

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beckerbell August 8 2010, 20:02:22 UTC
Both of these things make me happy! Hugs and cracking people up! My favorite things. ♥

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ill_ame August 8 2010, 20:56:05 UTC
Oh goddamn my weakness for Ohno/Jun. Now I know what I'll be watching next.

Also, your fish photo is gorgeous.

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beckerbell August 8 2010, 21:13:29 UTC
At least we can be weak to Ohno/Jun together. *beams terribly at* (It's soooo loooonely over here!)

Thank you! ♥ I am super weak to pretty shots of fish, so I was delighted with how this one came out. *___*

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aegistheia August 8 2010, 21:13:20 UTC
Hugs on the RL :( ♥ Everyone deserves some love ♥

You have a good eye for ~*artistic*~ photos! I like your koi pond photo! Especially the reflection of the tree superimposed on the surface of the water, just when the rocks beneath kind of get faded out by the blue of the sky. It's an interesting mix of textures. ♥

I tried out the Ohoku manga (and came away with like maybe 20% of the actual dialogue) but it's actually quite interesting. For one thing, the male Ohoku isn't a direct reflection of the real-life female ones, and, uh. Ithoughtitwasreallyhot when 800 hot men bowed in deference to a powerful woman. >____> Power trip, there. AND YES, TAMAKI HIROSHI IS SCORCHING, YUM. Did I tell you that they kept in at least a few BL parts from the manga too? :D :D

VSA099: SO THERE IS OHNOJUN IN THERE, REALLY. Ohno is a master at being a little shit and getting away with it, even more so than Nino because everyone is expecting NINO to do that. Wait, this entire episode is shippy? Like everything else they do? *puts on to-watch- ( ... )

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beckerbell August 8 2010, 21:25:46 UTC
Return squishy hugs for you as well! I hope things will return to an even keel soon, but it's been comforting to be able to vent about it (even vaguely) like this. ♥

I swear, sometimes the photo looks shopped even to me, like I layered three different photos over each other to get the textures, but that really is just the way it came out. And thank you! I enjoy taking photos kind of a lot. XD

Fffffff, seriously, waiting for Ohoku to come out on dvd and getting subs is going to be kind of painful. I WANT IT NOW OKAY AND YOU ARE TOTALLY NOT HELPING WITH THIS.

VSA099: There is totally Ohno/Jun in the episode! And I really think Ohno did a lot of it on purpose--it's a testament to his skill, really, that he's been doing this for years and you can know that he's a little bastard and he'll still make you forget that he's a little rat bastard! ILU OHNO. I wouldn't say it's 100% shippy the entire time, but it's definitely worth checking out if you're an Ohno/Jun fan, it had some really good moments. (And the one REALLY shippy ( ... )

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aegistheia August 8 2010, 21:52:40 UTC
Venting is good for the soul ♥ We're here ( ... )

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beckerbell August 8 2010, 22:09:35 UTC
Photography is definitely my favorite kind of still art (well, aside from fanart, which is kind of a whole other kettle of fish) because it can be a little hard, but when you capture a perfect moment, it's almost like a whole little world in that picture. (OH GOD DID I REALLY JUST TYPE THAT OUT? SO EMBARRASSING.)

I'm a little surprised that Japan came out with such an incredible-sounding story (but not that surprised, I've heard rumors that Japan is getting a stronger and stronger feminist movement) but I'm really glad, because it sounds awesome and amazing and, most of all, like it's genuinely interesting on a gender dynamics level ( ... )

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deelovesryo August 8 2010, 21:38:35 UTC
Oh! I just watched this evening VS Arashi 99, I thought the same as you, when Jun goes to Riida and smacks gently his butt for being so slow I went fangirl mode because you know, yesterday I spend all day reading a smut meme and some of the fics were just awesome,lol,(sure you know it but here if you want to check: http://jesmutmeme.livejournal.com/872.html?page=1#comments, and do you know this author, she has awesome smut fics: http://alexxasick.livejournal.com/24463.html) and then I read this sentence: "Yes, they make an amazing team when Jun bosses Aiba around and Aiba just goes along with it" and cracks me up because right now I watched Zoom In!! - Jun 2020 (10.04.23)from Ao no Michi fansub and all that talk about how he wants to direct a possible Aiba solo concert, talking while smiling and all bright-eyed was great, he also says he loves Aibaka and he prefers him being Aiba-chan ( ... )

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beckerbell August 8 2010, 21:57:31 UTC
Oh, crap, fic links, you're trying to be the death of me here. I mean, yes, how terrible, plying with me porno links just like I demanded! XD♥ (By which I mean, thank you for the links!)

And I had completely missed that Zoom In!! appearance, WHICH I AM HUNTING DOWN AS FAST AS MY FINGERS CAN GO. I love Jun talking about his bandmates because he really can't hide what a squishie he is for them, like, at all. HE WANTS TO DIRECT AN AIBA SOLO CONCERT OMG MY HEART. Thank you for the heads up on that! ♥ And thank you for the lovely comment!

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deelovesryo August 8 2010, 22:58:43 UTC
Na, I always be indebted to you for the Beautiful Days secret talk translation link and comment, all that about "Aiba-kun was really like a star" "His movements were magnificent" LOL, I was like an hour smiling and searching for Aiba/Jun fics and I went so far as to download the concert that Jun talks about and well, sure he was great, after all I love Aiba almost as much as I love Jun but, I think he was normal, I mean he was like he always is, so the special sparkling must be in Jun's eyes, lol
BTW I just watched this gif http://i37.tinypic.com/hwb7so.jpg in jadenmd lj so I'm going like crazy to search for it in my VS collection, look, look at Aiba's hip! there is total contact!, lol, I think I'm going to Aiba/Jun fic hunting again XDDDD

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beckerbell August 8 2010, 23:13:01 UTC
*watches gif* GOD I LOVE AIBA AND HIS TOTAL LACK OF RESPECT FOR JUN'S PERSONAL SPACE, seriously. He's always been a little like that, hasn't he? Just ignoring Jun's OMG GIVE ME MY PERSONAL SPACE I AM WALLING MYSELF OFF FROM YOU GUYS vibe and just goes right in and touches him anyway... and Jun totally lets him, laughing at it. No wonder Jun's kind of totally smitten with him.

Though, I may have seen that one (it seems kind of familiar) but now I clearly have to hunt that VS episode down again, too. +__+

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opaquebubble August 8 2010, 21:49:29 UTC
Arashi has just been totally bringing the happy lately. In so many ways. And the subs that have been coming out relatively quickly are lifesavers. Otherwise I think I'd be having a bland, boring, and slightly depressing summer. So yeah. I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. ♥

Also THANK YOU because I realized I hadn't see the VS Golden ep, and I thought I did, and I need to get on that.

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beckerbell August 8 2010, 22:00:43 UTC
I've been a little surprised at how smoothly I've gone back this time, but I think the amazingness of the subbing groups has a lot to do with that. The beautiful quality, the readable fonts, the fast turn around time, AHHH I LOVE THIS FANDOM. Also, I really love that Arashi isn't necessarily trying for these ~*epic*~ moments as much in the stuff I've been watching, instead they're just dorking around and that's when I love them the best. (And I'm very glad that they're helping to make your summer better, that's one of the things I love about being in this fandom, hearing that they can really help people. ♥)

And you're more than welcome! *beams* I'm just pulling stuff at random, whatever looks interesting, so if I can hit on something that needed more exposure, all the better! ♥

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opaquebubble August 8 2010, 22:15:25 UTC
I know. I don't know if the over-exposure of the anniversary year made me have to wander away for a little bit, but the Arashi love came back with a bang, out of no where, and I just fell right back into it. And omg yes. The quality has been amazing, and that paired with the total awesomeness of Arashi seeming to fall back into a groove of dorky love is just...lots of awesome! I swear sometimes Arashi keeps me sane XD

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beckerbell August 8 2010, 22:19:51 UTC
The anniversary year was awesome for all the things they got to do and all the opportunities it gave them and the ways they could establish themselves and I'm glad that they're super popular still, but I definitely prefer the off-anniversary years. I felt exhausted just trying to be a fan of theirs, but now... I feel like I can manage again and they're back to being the Arashi I love and just dorking around. ....I think that I missed the dorking around for a long time, yeah.

And no kidding about them keeping a person sane!

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