it's funny how you always want to spend money when you don't have any

[meiface]

Things I am enjoying:
I got caught up on Yotsuba&! and it is full of delight. There's just something about how straightforward and simple that manga is, the day-to-day adventures of a strange five-year-old discovering the world. There was a recent chapter about ordering pizza and getting it delivered - and that was it, but it was great. It made me

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[herocountry]

WARRIOR. i am worrying too bc idk WHO WILL GO WATCH IT WITH ME 8( 8( and ttss wahhh wahhhhhhhh

omg GET AN EREADER :D WE CAN BE EREADER BUDDIES :D what are fairy books

[meiface]

I WISH WE COULD WATCH IT TOGETHER :[

Omg, Andrew Lang's Fairy Books! Book series of fairy tales!

[herocountry]

omg that would be the BEST :[

oooooooooooh. did you ever read the animorphs?? they are up for free dl too! well.. actually... i guess with the internet everything is up for free dl...

[meiface]

no, the covers were weird. :(

[kiku_cha8_8]

Yotsuba& is such a great series. I feel happy whenever I read it.

I have a Kindle and I love it! I've been powering through a lot of Classics because they are free on Amazon.

What are these Fairy books? They're free somewhere?

[meiface]

I am seriously considering getting a Nook! I love the idea of being able to read not just books but also fic and manga on them. :D

Yeeees, these Fairy books are all free for DL on Amazon and elsewhere! I'm a total sucker for fairy tales (the older and grimmer, the better) and derivative fiction based off them.

[kiku_cha8_8]

Thanks for the link! I need all of these immediately ;; I love fairy tales.

[konnistique]

Wait, manga? on an e-reader? that works? :O MOAR INFO PLZ.

[meiface]

I don't have an e-reader yet! I have to figure it out! But I have heard multiple reports of being able to read manga on e-readers because, you know, they're just gif/jpg/pngs and therefore readable on most (if not all?) the current e-readers.

[konnistique]

Yeah, I'm not too knowledgeable in that area either. I know that's why I wanted an ipad--to read fics. But manga would mean putting all the images onto the device... not that it guarantees it'll appear properly? (as in, you don't have to zoom in to read the word etc etc).

[meiface]

iPads just meant more LCD screens though, so still the same strain on my eyes that I'm sick of. I figure someone out there has figured out how to get manga to display properly, since they've managed to read so much of it. I kind of want to get the e-reader first and then play around with it. Sooo tempted.

[ghostdrive]

I have a Nook and it is awesome. Much more convenient for curling up in the fetal position on my bed that a real book lol. (If you do get an ereader and I can totally give recs for ebook comms here on lj!)

And Running Man! I love that show so much. Most of the guests are really awesome on the show (have you seen the episode with Hyun Joong? one of my fave episodes lol), except for the older actors who try to win by using their seniority (so to speak). I started putting together a primer about RM, but I keep on procrastinating. Whoops. /kicks self to get back on track

[meiface]

I've been bandying the idea of getting an e-reader around for a while, but have lately done more serious research into it and, yeah, really liking the Nook.

Running Man is SO funny. I haven't seen the episode with Hyun Joong! I've mostly been skipping around at random rather than watching in order, but I'm sure I'll get to all of them eventually. (I tend to like the younger guests better too, I think, but that might just be because I actually know who they are!)

Also, eee, icon!

[ghostdrive]

I tend to like the younger guests better too, I think, but that might just be because I actually know who they are!

Same! Although I've gotten to know some of the older guests via Running Man, which is pretty neat.

But yeah, a handful of the older guests (usually male ones lol) seem to pull the "I'm the elder!" card way too often. On one episode they were taking turns doing a drawing game, and the older guest on one team was all "Wait, I think we should get another turn!" after his team had just finished their turn, and since Jae Suk is a nice MC he let it happen. Its irritating honestly.

/uses another RM icon

[mayawelstead]

I strongly encourage you to watch the Seungri episode! In my opinion it was the most hilarious episode so far. :D

[meiface]

Ooh, thanks for the rec! I was going to get to it eventually but now I'll move it up my queue. :D

[mayawelstead]

you're welcome! I've watched it about 3 times now, I love it so much xD