I totally blame reading too many blogs.

I am tempted to start a non-journaling blog for my various political/philosophical rantings -- mostly because I don't know how much you all care, since this one is mostly fandom + real life. I guess it seems like everyone has a blog. I mean, my dad has a blog. Granted, it's mostly the birds he's photographed and rants about how he's not sure which he dislikes worse -- those darn liberals, the crazy fundies*, or the University of Nebraska's administration + athletic department.

(My father is an agnostic Republican. For those not familiar with American politics, this makes him very lonely, as the Republicans have discovered that evangelical Christians make a nice stable voter base. Also, Nebraska = big footballl school.)

I also got a Facebook. Since I've been trying to keep my fandom and real life separate (it's mostly failing), I'd prefer not to link it here, but people who care can look me up. I'm still not sure what the point is.

I totally blame reading too many blogs.

I am tempted to start a non-journaling blog for my various political/philosophical rantings -- mostly because I don't know how much you all care, since this one is mostly fandom + real life. I guess it seems like everyone has a blog. I mean, my dad has a blog. Granted, it's mostly the birds he's photographed and rants about how he's not sure which he dislikes worse -- those darn liberals, the crazy fundies*, or the University of Nebraska's administration + athletic department.

(My father is an agnostic Republican. For those not familiar with American politics, this makes him very lonely, as the Republicans have discovered that evangelical Christians make a nice stable voter base. Also, Nebraska = big footballl school.)

I also got a Facebook. Since I've been trying to keep my fandom and real life separate (it's mostly failing), I'd prefer not to link it here, but people who care can look me up. I'm still not sure what the point is.

MOTTMBS: Claymore, by Norihiro Yagi

Things that Make Becca Squee: Day 2

Okay, so all of my weekdays are having a theme. Monday was 'traditional fantasy' -- by which, I mean fantasy set in another world that happens to be pre-modern. Tuesday is 'stuff I just started reading' --- things where I'm not caught up to the current releases, but damned if I'm not enjoying myself. The first thing I'm reading right now that is making me squee is the manga Claymore by Norihiro Yagi.

I realize that there's probably a few people who don't follow comics, so, I should explain some vocabulary. Manga is the Japanese word for comics, and is usually used both to describe comics imported from Japan and stuff done in that style. Shounen manga is manga whose target audience is boys. It tends to have a reputation for being mostly about fights and action, with minimal focus on romance -- friendships may feature strongly, though.

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There's also an anime series, currently being fansubbed -- I've seen the first couple of episodes. It does have one of those 'Oh, crud, we need to wrap up the anime, but the manga hasn't ended yet' endings, according to Wikipedia. Apparently, around episode 20 of 26, the anime writers figure out they need to start making up a conclusion. yuuo, since I know you'll care about this, Clare is voiced by Houko Kuwashima (Filia) and Teresa is voiced by Romi Paku (Ed). (I don't recognize Raki's voice actor.)

MOTTMBS: Claymore, by Norihiro Yagi

Things that Make Becca Squee: Day 2

Okay, so all of my weekdays are having a theme. Monday was 'traditional fantasy' -- by which, I mean fantasy set in another world that happens to be pre-modern. Tuesday is 'stuff I just started reading' --- things where I'm not caught up to the current releases, but damned if I'm not enjoying myself. The first thing I'm reading right now that is making me squee is the manga Claymore by Norihiro Yagi.

I realize that there's probably a few people who don't follow comics, so, I should explain some vocabulary. Manga is the Japanese word for comics, and is usually used both to describe comics imported from Japan and stuff done in that style. Shounen manga is manga whose target audience is boys. It tends to have a reputation for being mostly about fights and action, with minimal focus on romance -- friendships may feature strongly, though.

( Read more... )

There's also an anime series, currently being fansubbed -- I've seen the first couple of episodes. It does have one of those 'Oh, crud, we need to wrap up the anime, but the manga hasn't ended yet' endings, according to Wikipedia. Apparently, around episode 20 of 26, the anime writers figure out they need to start making up a conclusion. yuuo, since I know you'll care about this, Clare is voiced by Houko Kuwashima (Filia) and Teresa is voiced by Romi Paku (Ed). (I don't recognize Raki's voice actor.)

The Second Thing Of Chirstmas That Is Such a Pain to Me...

I had a box of little light clips over the weekend, when I ran out of lights and put off finishing decorating for that. I now do not know where they are. I have the little sticky tabs that hold them to the wall, but no clips. Things would be helped if they weren't made of clear plastic.

The Second Thing Of Chirstmas That Is Such a Pain to Me...

I had a box of little light clips over the weekend, when I ran out of lights and put off finishing decorating for that. I now do not know where they are. I have the little sticky tabs that hold them to the wall, but no clips. Things would be helped if they weren't made of clear plastic.