I guess I haven't really updated much lately. Let me change that.
I've been on a manga/light novel kick recently. I took advantage of Barnes and Noble's "buy two get one" sale on manga, and I finally got down to reading the one I got for free. It's the first volume of Blue Exorcist. It wasn't as hooking as I'd hoped. Then again, it was only three chapters long, so I haven't got enough of a feel for it.
Today I was selling some old magazines at Half Price Books. When they were looking the magazines over, I found five volumes of the FMA light novels (which are all of the ones translated into English). Needless to say, I'm roughly $26 poorer. The magazines, if you're wondering, only fetched me a buck-- and there were 241 of them! Hey, at least I'm not $27 poorer.
Hmm... not sure what else to say. I was going to finish watching that Yu Yu Hakusho DVD set that I borrowed from the library, but the third disc is badly messed up. Oh well. But I'll find a way to finish the series. A legal way.
If you managed to get through all my ramblings, I have a little tip: if you subscribe to Crunchyroll's email newsletter, they give out free premium trials. That's how I got to watch Cardcaptor Sakura in its entirety. Subtitled. I burned through that like nobody's business. If you didn't know, I'm kind of in love with Crunchyroll now.
So has anyone seen/read any of these aforementioned series? Better still, do you have a Crunchyroll account? Don't you just love my lame attempts at starting conversation?
I'm already behind on my countdown, but I just realized that I forgot to add an OP and and ED from one series and picked others instead. So now I have two too many. Oops. I guess I'll just go on without them. I'm already thinking about what else to do with the OP/ED Countdown World in the future. I'll make a post about it when I actually finish my countdown.
Anyone willing to join me for a livestream tonight? If there's interest, I'll put up a link sometime between 7pm and 8pm CDT. I know that may be difficult if you're across the "pond", but if you're suffering from insomnia, fell free to stop by and tell me what tomorrow is like.
It's on! Join me.
On the chat, we were talking about what it's like to view theO from someone else's computer. I'm typing this with four people looking over my shoulder. Not literally. But you get the idea. Shoutouts to TDE, Elricz, Toya and Kyra.
Thanks for the fun time guys. I'm going to bed.
I was so pumped for starting the Countdown event, but now I'm kind of stuck. I have most of my list assembled, and I know I could finish it within the day, but I have one problem.
That problem is depression.
I know some of you guys know firsthand how debilitating depression can be. You don't feel like doing anything, and when you realized you haven't done anything, you feel worse.
There are at least 10 different otaku-related things I have hanging over my head, and I can't seem to get into any of them. Maybe it's the lack of stuff going on regarding theO. Hardly anyone is posting, and even fewer people than that are commenting. Although I do comment on various things, I feel that I'm still a member of this guilty party. Plus, a certain wound in theO's side has been reopened, which is probably what's getting me down the most.
I sincerely apologize for this post. I try to hardly ever post anything this down, but I really have to vent a little. Thank you for your understanding.
I'm starting to think about my neglected Worlds, namely "Wanna-Be Rock Star Diary", "CD Collection", and "Wanted!". I'll dedicate a paragraph to each one, and what I want to do with it.
Wanted!: If you don't mind, I think I'm just going to delete this one. Although I liked the concept, and thought it would be helpful, it never really took off.
Wanna-Be Rock Star Diary: I never update it. In fact, I think it's been about a year since I touched it. I'll either delete it or make it private until I actually have some musical experiences. Like gigging with a band.
CD Collection: Here's where the title of this post comes in. If you've noticed, "CD Collection" doesn't have any posts at all-- just an intro. It doesn't even have a master list of all of my CDs. This is because I'm self-conscious about my musical taste. I know I have no reason to be; theO is a supportive, friendly place, after all. I'm just afraid that I might anger some people. I have some strong opinions on certain albums, and I've been known to get into arguments about them. Also, in some cases, my opinions are uninformed. I'd like to learn more about certain artists/bands and their music, but I'm afraid to do research, because music is a loaded topic for me, and I might make myself upset. If anyone is still interested in reading my album reviews, speak now. I might delete that World as well.
