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[ceitean]

I really, really, really need to get back in the habit of posting again. orz

So hi~! :D :D :D Here, have a checklist.


Things I Have Been Doing:

• Reading Natsume Yuujinchou! Parts of this series make me very nostalgic for old school Holic. ): But that's okay, really, because I liked old school Holic! The whole thing is very...soothing? Yes. Normally I love stories that I can sink my analytical teeth into (yes, my teeth are analytical, don't hate), but NY has this nice, chill, otherworldly vibe to it that's very relaxing. I think I have to be in the mood to read/watch it, though.

• The last Holic OAV. ...no, you know what? I'm not even gonna go there. If I do I'll just spend (another) an hour tearing my hair out and blubbering. (alksdfjasfd, DOUMEKI. D:)

• D. Gray-Man! I just started this series a little while ago and am now all caught up on the latest chapters and making my way through the anime. (Have noticed quite a bit of filler, heh.) Overall I really, really  like it. Lavi's my favorite, not gonna lie. And I've got a soft spot in my heart for poor emo Crowley. xD I hear there's been some massively long hiatuses for this series which I, for one, am glad to have missed. Still, I can see where the breaks in narrative occurred. I'm not sure how I feel about the new art (I LOVED how the characters were drawn in the Ark arc) and the action leading to the last Big Flashback Sequence was a bit messy and rushed, imo, but I'm still really interested to see where this all goes.

• Pandora Hearts. I...I'm not sure I can say anything without breaking into AJSDFA'KSLD*OMG*JFA'SKLDJFASKJDF*SPOILER*ASLKDFALKSDFJ*SOB*ASKDJF;ASJDFASFD. I've decided to do a reread of PH starting very soon, though. :D There are still a lot of plot threads left dangling and I want to see if I can find them all.

• (PH continued) oh, and considering the events of the last chapter...does this mean ::spoiler:: will become a Duke? Yeah. Think about that. I'm not sure it would really be allowed to happen, all things considered, but...it's possible. And that's pretty mindblowing.

• Avatar the Last Airbender. I've been rewatching the series along with the Mark Reads/Watches site which has been great fun so far. The episode-a-day schedule is a bit slow, but worth it in the end. He starts Book 2 next week. *excited*

• Oofuri. I need to get caught back up. orz

• Reborn! *gigglesnort* Ah, KHR. Never change. Oh! Before I forget - What We Fought For by Metisket. Go read this right now. Run, do not walk. This fic is amazing. It's long, plotty, with great characterization and it has research notes. <3 The author calls it a real!mafia AU. I call it a freaking masterpiece. The story takes place just after Tsuna and Co return from the future. As the kids grow up, they find out that the mafia world, largely due to the Vongola's own growing power, has taken a step back from the flashy tactics of old. The Italian mafia no longer relies on flames, or rings, or high stakes battles - it has turned into the real world of Camorra clans. How does Tsuna deal with the real!mafia while still trying to protect his family? Seriously, this fic is amazing, check it out. And while you're at it, check out the author's other fics, too. She's amazing.

Quote from the fic, after Tsuna comes up with his Big Plan To Fix The Mafia and has to explain it to his Guardians:
 

Lambo had initially burst into tears, but Tsuna won him over by promising that no Bovinos would be shot. Ryouhei is game for anything extreme. Gokudera required a knock-down, drag-out argument and Yamamoto required two hours of careful explanation, but they’re both behind him now. Hibari finds the discipline in Southern Italy to be utterly lacking, and has threatened to fix it before. The prospect of a mafia family breaking the back of mafia power in Italy, meanwhile, delights Mukuro down to the bottom of his twisted soul. And finally, there’s Chrome, who has a higher opinion of Tsuna’s intelligence than she ought to, and is largely indifferent to the fate of anyone who isn’t Vongola. She sees nothing wrong with Tsuna’s plan.

 

So yeah! How've you all been lately? :D

Comments

[celestial-m00n.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CEI (can I call you that? Or what could I call you xD You can call me Lilith :])
I hope you have a wonderful day today!~~ Receive a lot of presents and birthday wishes, too!

And it's good to see your updates for quite a while.

PH! PH! I'm looking foward to seeing your speculations about PH after re-read it, since IK you're really thoughtful and suble! Also your knowledge about PH is larger than many of us!

And you haven't posting anything about your real life ;~;

[orchida.livejournal.com]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you have a wonderful daaaaaaaaaaay!

And d.gray-man. I go through huge crushes with this series and then times when I'm like meh. But Lavi is my heart and I'm waiting desperately for his backstory/wtf is going on with him. And his epic crush on Lenalee when he's not supposed to care at all breaks my heart in a really good way. I hate the current art though, the thing that gets me with it is that half of the time I can't even tell who is who. Is that supposed to be Allen? O_o WHO KNOWS? But she's been through an awful lot of changes and I'm just hoping she passes this phase soon.

On PH - he would be the most failboat duke ever. It's going to be interesting to see, but narg, I wish we hadn't gotten rid of every Nightray. Okay, yes, I miss Elliot, but VANESSA! How awesome would it have been to see more of her?

[glareola.livejournal.com]

I just got into DGM recently - and I love it!! ♥ But I only watched a few episodes of the anime... because I'm not very good with anime. OTL
I really need to catch up on PH but I'll never need to catch up with KHR, because I'm always waiting for the new chapter.

[evercool.livejournal.com]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! I thought it was today not yesterday, I fail. Dx BUT I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY AAAAAAAAAAH *HUGS HUGS HUGS* ♥


Aaaah ph is so crazy lately, I can't wait for the next chapter. So many questions. ;A; And I fell behind on Oofuri too, aaah. <333

[wawawench.livejournal.com]

Oi!!!!!!! You've been gone for forever! And wow, this comment box looks really pretty. Anyway, Happy Birthday!!!!!! So happy you're alive! lol

[eire-endellion.livejournal.com]

natsume yuujinchou! It's been one of my favourites for a while <3 I think you should definitely check out the anime, the soundtrack just makes it all that much more soothing and awesome.

Also. Pandora Hearts makes me want to punch my computer right now /sob. I was full on ready to quit it forever last month, but who am I kidding? I'm going to be at the bookstore the day Gfantasy is released to see if I can try and understand any of it raw.

[mairenn-k.livejournal.com]

Happy belated birthday! :D

Natsume is a lovely series, I'm really looking forward to the third season of the anime. It's true that it reminds a little about the early volumes of Holic - hearing that was what made me start reading it in the first place - and it definitely has a very relaxing and gentle atmoshpere to it. All the characters are so awkward and endearing, too.

Holic OAD? What Holic OAD? Ah, I know, that was just too depressing. I haven't even been able to watch it with subs yet, I know it will just break my heart all over again.

... And PH, ugh. So cruel. I almost hate that I care so much for the characters in this series, it makes it so painful when things like that happens.

[ellabianca.livejournal.com]

Hey, lady. Nice to see things are going well for you. Things are OK over here. Keeping busy. Sending out job applications and have had two interviews, one of which didn't work out but we'll see about the second. Also, FEELING WRITERLY. Y'know, as far as fiction goes. I always forget that I do technically write for a living, it's just a different kind of writing. :)

Also, saw the new Pirates movie. Mindless piratey fun, I enjoyed it for what it is. :) Also, I continue to love Jack's antagonistic relationship with Barbossa. Plus, LMAO Jack and his love interest. He clearly cares about her but is still so deeply Sparrowish. Sad lack of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly, though.

I plan to see Thor by myself tomorrow since no one else here wants to see it with me.

Also, maybe drop by Starbucks and start some fiction writing.

Memorial Day weekend is going by too quickly! And I still need to clean my apartment and do laundry. Although I plan to also put on some music and dance around my apartment while I CLEAN ALL THE THINGS.