Papered Quills

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:05:47 GMT

Disneyland's Glowtini tasted like fucking Nyquil.

WAT

wiser_9 's apple martini tasted a bit better.

HELL FUCKING YES

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:36:19 GMT

"In our matching wool caps(knitted by your restless fingers) pulled down low over our pale-girl foreheads." (Oates, 74)

The teacher was using this to talk about converting quotes, but all I was thinking was "IZ DAT SUM YURI?"

"We were enchanted with the Strand and with each other in the Strand. Over seen by surly young clerks who were poets like us or playwrights/actors/artists. In the agony of unspoken young love, I watched you." (Oates, 74)

THAN I WAS THINKING, "I GOTTA BE RIGHT BECAUSE IT MENTIONED "UNSPOKEN YOUNG LOVE."

I asked the teacher what the book's title was and he brings up that they are lesbians. I love being right. I'm going buy it just because of that. Well that and because I love Oates' prose. Now if only I had some money.

Ganked from Obabscribbler

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:55:24 GMT

Using cartoon character or show names, spell out your name

Mung Daal (Chowder)
Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)
Ned Flanders (The Simpsons)
Iago (Aladdin)
Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Edd (Ed Edd n Eddy)
Kimiko Tohomiko (Xiaolin Showdown)
Alfred Pennyworth (Batman the Animated Series)

Current favorite cartoons and anime
Sailor Moon
Yu Yu Hakusho
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Chowder
Xiaolin Showdown
Gargoyles
Batman TAS
Xmen TAS
Spider-man TAS
Ed Edd n Eddy
Spongebob Squarepants
Blood+
Family Guy
Ben 10
Inspector Gadget
Justice League
A lot more, really.

Favorite cartoons when you were younger
The Mask

The Simpsons

Samurai Pizza Cats

Ducktales

Darkwing Duck

Animaniacs

Aladdin

The Critic

Mega Man

Bobby’s World

Digimon (1^st season)

Yu-Gi-Oh

Trigun

Reboot

Mighty Max

Beetlejuice

A lot more.

Cartoons you dislike

The Mighty B
Tail Spin

Spongebob Squarepants

Rugrats

Samurai Jack

Dave the Barbarian

Spider-Man Unlimited (Argh, instead of an adventure! of finding Mary Jane in colonial England, I got that.)
Phineas and Fern
Rocket Power
Others probably...

Guilty pleasure Toons (those you probably won't admit you watch)
I have no guilt when it comes to toons.

Favorite cartoon characters
Omi (Xiaolin Showdown)

Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
Owen Burnett (Gargoyles

Batman (Batman TAS)

Charles Xavier (Xmen TAS)
Selina Kyle (Batman)
Magneto (Xmen TAS)
Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
Joker (Batman TAS)
Flapjack (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack)
Harley Quinn (Batman TAS)
Poison Ivy (Batman TAS)
Elisa Maza (Gargoyles)

Cartoon characters you dislike
Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)

Pearl (Spongebob Squarepants)

Bloo (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends)
Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
Vlad (Xiaolin Showdown)
Bessie (The Mighty B)
Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)

Most recently seen cartoons
Chowder

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

Spongebob Squarepants

Batman TAS

2D or 3D?
As long as its good, I don’t care.

Toony or anime?
I’m cool with both; starting to get more into cartoons rather than anime.

Comedy or drama?
I can has both?

Have you ever...

Drawn fan art of a toon?
I fail. Hardcore fail at that.

Written fan fiction of a toon?
Yes, many many many.

Spent over an hour discussing a cartoon?
I remember that lenghty Pokemon discussion I had. Good times.

Planned on getting a job in an animation studio?
It’s one of my wild dreams, but I really doubt it.

Worked in an animation studio?
if I did, it wouldn't be a dream.

Still have toys based on cartoon characters?
No, but I have some anime stuff. Though, I really want this:

Still BUY toys based on cartoon characters?
No, sir

Cried while watching a toon?
When Mufasa died and when Prince Demando bit the dust, but I probably have cried over others. I dislike my woobie emotions.

Laughed until you cried while watching a toon?
I crack up like nobody’s business.
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And a Youtube for you:

Remove your hat

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:23:12 GMT

Thurop Van Orman is an awesome person; such an easy-going person. That is all.

I get such a kick out of Flapjack's voice. It's impossible not to.

Need a hilarious Flapjack icon.

I Lol'd

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:27:04 GMT

Stan Fucking Lee. I get such a kick of out of him in a he-brings-the-lulz kind of way.

Yeah. Need Coffee

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:14:10 GMT

Srsly, does Aaron Eckhart have a hospital bed!fetish?

I've seen three movies with him in a hospital bed. :D I have to see more movies to see if there are more hospital bed scenes.

FROM ME TO YOU

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:42:13 GMT

Youtubes for your enjoyment (hopefully):

I CANNOT UNSEE IT. THANKS, wiser_9

The song. It burns a bit, but I liek this video.

I forgot why I watched this. My childhood, it burns.

Oh, I love the TAS, but I never knew it was so corny. :D

The alcohol made me do it

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:27:36 GMT

Ganked from senri.

1. Name:
2. Birthday:
3. Where do you live:
4: What are you studying/What are you working as:
5. What makes you happy:
6. What are you listening to now/have listened to last:
7. What is particularly good/bad about my LJ:
8. An interesting fact about you:
9. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment:
10. Favorite place to be:
11. Favorite lyric:
12. Best time of the year:
13. Weirdest food you like:

RECOMMEND
1. A film:
2. A book:
3. A song:
4: A band:

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me:
2. Two things you like about yourself:
3. Put this in your lj so I can tell you what I think of you?

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I finished re-watching The Demon's Quest last night. I wanted some Ra's Al Ghoul/Batman (TAS bare-chested Batman and Ra's Al Ghul? HELL FUCKIN' YES), but instead stumbled upon some Superman/Batman. Hell, I want me some more of that. I don't even like Superman.

Hot Damn

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:33:35 GMT

So, I watched The Dark Knight about two days ago; it got me in the mood for other Batman stuff. I don't own any Batman comics. All of the stuff I've read, I have borrowed from other people. I'm a happy mooch.

I had to make myself content with other shiny things. I watched the DCAU!Batman shows, but for some reason I had neglected most of Batman Beyond, so of course I was surprised to see this (I might have seen it, but my memory is foggy.):

Bored Much?

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:59:13 GMT

When I saw Chicken Little for the first time (It wasn't as good as I was led to believe), I immediately thought that Buck's relationship with Chicken Little is similar to Baba's relationship with Amir. It made the movie a lot more fun. Both Buck and Baba were bad parents at first, both of them lost their wives and their sons disappointed them until they proved something. Ah, parallels, you make my days fun.

Also: I want to make these two good buddies:

Uda (Hitoshi Iwaaki)

Mr. Rosso (Naoki Urasawa's Monster)

Both of them cry when they watch movies, so they can cry together while they drink some coffee. Good times, good times.

Hungry Hippos

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:55:43 GMT

When I read an entry on fandomsecrets, I wondered if Inspector Lunge was a better detective then L. I want to say Lunge, but I am being bias, even if he was annoying. After remembering events in both mangas, L seems like the better detective. I'm still unsure, though. TO THE INTERNET!

I wish I had a goatee or mustache.

In other news, I finally saw wiser_9's new Macbook. I was jealous. Very jealous. Those Macbooks are sexy.

STFU, myself. You've got a beautiful laptop of your own, so STFU.

Oh, oh, I wish I could enjoy Tamora Pierce fully; I'm a little embarrassed over liking her. I've just started rereading Emperor Mage. I have not read her Song of the Lioness series (to my dismay).

I want to be somebody, but I don't want to work for it

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:30:39 GMT

I just got my hands on Dragon Head scalations. I like the series thus far.

I'm rooting for Iwada as I read it. He filled the leadership quality that was in Teru as I progress through volume 5. Iwada did not strike as an awesome character until I read that volume. Nimura is a jerk, but that might change later on, so I can't hate him. Ako, man, Ako. She's strong. Teru is all right; I don't hate him, but I don't admire him as much as do Ako or Iwada.

Dragon Head fascinated me. It reminded me of Lord of the Flies with Nobou as Jack.

After I finish with the series, I'm going to read Phoenix.

On my booklist is The Time Traveler's Wife because it's about goddamn time.

Something Amazing, I Guess

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:33:58 GMT

Ok. Ok. Am I missing something?

Most of my F-list people are in love/like with Death Note. Did I miss something when I was reading it?

I picked up Death Note because I was curious about what two girls in my art class were going on about. I kept on reading after the Light and L interaction was introduced, but that was the only thing that I truly liked about the series.  I stopped at volume 7, but skimmed through volumes 8-12.  Death Note was too wordy; it explained things in the manner the Naruto manga did.

L creeped me out, for serious. I don't understand how fandom finds him cute.

So am I missing something totally awesome?

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:52:23 GMT

This tickled my funny bone, but killed my brain.

Writer's Block: How I got on LJ

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:39:43 GMT

Who introduced you to LiveJournal? Why did you first open an account or get involved?

View other answers

Jesus Christ introduced me to the wonders of LJ. I thank him each and every day because without him, I would not have stumbled upon the jaw-dropping pr0n; be it guy/guy, girl/girl, guy/girl, tower/squid, barnacle/combine or anything-with-a-hole/tentacles.

Biscotti?

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:58:49 GMT

FanART: Sailor Moon/Xiaolin Showdown/Yu Yu Hakusho/Random

ChibiUsa/Omi is my new ~~crack~~ one-sided OTP!

OHES NOES! STRIDER!

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:18:24 GMT

Things that are made of WIN!:

Webcomics:

Gordon ~~Freeman~~ Frohman's Adventures!

Images:

I'm not a big fan of Colossus, but man, is this thing pretty.

Media:

YOU DON'T MESS WITH KLEINER!
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I want a strider plushie/action figure just so I can yell out "STRIDER!"

Shotgun and Overwatch pulse rifle FTW!

Headcrab Zombies Make Me Trigger Happy

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:48:22 GMT

I want some Haruka/Usagi. Subtext ran rampant in the manga and anime. Michiru's gonna feel lonely, so I'm cool for some Haruka/Usagi/Michiru. Haruka/Usagi/Seiya? Or how about a big Sailor Senshi orgy? :D

~~I've been reading Black Dog's doujinshi.~~

Oh, oh, oh! I'm reading a story and one little word gave me a fit of giggles:

“Your wife’s condition is pretty delicate Chiba-san,” the doctor said, addressing Mamoru. “Sometime during surgery her brain received a shock, and we had to rush things out. She’s in a comma.”

I just picture Usagi trapped inside a giant comma. It's lul-arious.

Party-Time?

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:00:51 GMT

For a three semesters failure, getting an 'A' in my English class is a huge deal. I'm giddy, but the impending doom of my math grade looms over my achievement. I will know tomorrow if I passed my math class.

Last time I check, 400-something/800 points achieved, but I have a 76.6% out of 100%; I'm a little confused. Really. (My friend has 600-something/900 points, but she has a 89%)

~~IZ CONFUSED.~~

Edit: I got a 'C' in my math class!

Pina colada, where art thou?

Puddle of Goo

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:04:37 GMT

Psychedelic!

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:51:19 GMT

I'm so down today.

Somebody give me a pina colada.

I'm full of Hometown Buffet food.

Oh, and I want this:

Made of Pure WiN

The Wants Of A Sleepy Nightdreamer

Sun, 25 May 2008 08:49:38 GMT

I want to dance while listening to music, you know, like when I'm walking to class.

I want an awesome wheelchair that doesn't break every five seconds; one with a cup holder and an umbrella over mah head when it rains.

Ah, life. You silly thing you, sitting there; denying me.

Give me two dollars later on, so I can buy some ice cream. We'll call it even.
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Maybe I should do something useful instead of complaining in the times that I can't sleep-like write or draw or peek through the window to see the sun rise. Never seen it, really.

Disposed. Disposed. Disposed.

Thu, 22 May 2008 01:36:34 GMT

Shesh, I want to read manga now. Books were the hot item of yesterday (but I still want to read shit)

Manga I want to read/buy with a passion:

Parasyte. I picked this up last year. Currently own two volumes. Iwaaki's style fumbles a bit, but it's way better then most stuff nowadays(that are in bookstores).

Dragon Head. Also picked it up last year; read it up to volume five and have not found the rest. It was funky in a good way.

Pluto. Urasawa delivered Monster, so I assumed Pluto must be a good read.

Blood Baptism. Read the first chapter. Interesting.

Koi Kaze. Cute style that sort of reminds me of Saikano.

Other stuff: Arthur de Pins' stuff translated. It's porn made cute.

I want Kazuo Umezu's stuff and Shintaro Kago's stuff because they're both insane. Junji Ito looks tame in comparison now.

I discovered some of this stuff through scans_daily.
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I really want a pina colada.

I have to mah math homework. Bummer.

Oates is Cool, Like Pina Colada Cool

Tue, 20 May 2008 23:01:49 GMT

Oh, man. My English class is love. I've read some pretty interesting shit in our textbook(The New Millennium Reader 4th edition), including Joyce Carol Oates' Were Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

It's made of awesome. Her prose is so pretty, yet very frightening. The way a certain character acted/talked in Where Are You Going[...] is extremely creepy, like knock-me-out-with-a-stone creepy. It's the prose, man, it's the prose. I'm a sucker for prose.

I'm going to read more of her stuff once I hit the bookstore. :D

She drew her shoulders up and sucked in her breath with the pure pleasure of being alive, and just at that moment she happened to glance at a face just a few feet from hers. It was a boy with shaggy black hair, in a convertible jalopy painted gold. He stared at her and then his lips widened into a grin. Connie slit her eyes at him and turned away, but she couldn't help glancing back and there he was, still watching her. He wagged a finger and laughed and said, "Gonna get you, baby," and Connie turned away again without Eddie noticing anything.

Oh, you poor, stupid girl.

Today, my soda damaged my textbook, so I guess I'm keeping it. It's a good thing, I guess, since I liked the stories. Fate? lololol
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Ok, since I'm on the subject of books: The Kite Runner.

I finished this book about a month ago. Everybody in school was reading it and my teacher made it mandatory. (I was going to read it eventually anyway.)

For a debut novel, Hosseini did well. I did not like the fact that he wrote in first person because I'm not the one experiencing this; I'm not Amir, despite the fact that I'm looking through his eyes.

The imagery was sufficient without it being too overbearing. It's simple and to the point; however, his prose was not I enjoyed the most and neither was the Afghanistan situation/background; it was the characters.

There were not that many, but they were fleshed out nicely. I liked some of them, like Rahim Khan and I disliked some of them, like Assef, yet there were some characters that I disliked and liked vehemently.

Amir. Hassan. Baba.

Amir was such a coward. I get it. He was a boy; a scared little boy starved for his father's attention. How could he have done nothing about Hassan's rape? Even if he did run away, he could have done something. He wanted to tell, but he was too scared about losing Baba. He is not the best of friends either. Poor Hassan. He just leaves Hassan whenever it's convenient, despite his thinking of Hassan as a brother.

He redeemed himself through Hassan's weary son. He's a little redeemed in my eyes after his frantic rescue. He grew mentally stronger too. He made Baba proud.

Hassan was so nice, so understanding and loyal, but he lacked a backbone. My god, I wanted to knock some sense into that boy. He allowed everything to happen to him; he allowed Amir to verbally abuse him; and he allowed his fate to happen. If he had stood up for himself, they would have never left the house, but his loyalty to Amir was so great. It was his downfall, poor boy.

Baba, great man. Great man in everything, but family. He expected a lot from Amir because Amir is the socially legitimate half. He pushed Amir to the point where his son had to take out on Hassan and to the point where Amir did not stand up to Hassan. It was not fair that Baba kept Hassan being his son from Sanaubar a secret. He robbed his family of the truth; hell, he robbed everybody of something and he said that it was the worst thing that you could do a person. Baba seemed like the type of man who doesn’t care about society’s rules, so I found it a little strange that he kept quiet.

I was unsatisfied that Amir and Hassan never had a confrontation as adults. I felt robbed of that. I wanted closure between those two; it felt like the book was going in that direction, but it never came. Hassan is killed and Amir is left with his son. I wanted them to make up; I wanted them to duke it out; I wanted them to do something, be it good or bad. Hell.

The Kite Runner. It was a ride. It was a slow ride at first, but man, did it pick up. Good book, read it six times, can’t seem to read the parts when they were younger.

I’m such a whiner.

:DDDDD

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:14:44 GMT