Exclusive Insanity

... I know I say this every time, but why, why, WHY do I keep seeking out the latest chapters of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle? I want to know what happens, yes. But until it's finished (and maybe even after it is), every new chapter I read just gives me a bigger headache trying to figure out what the HELL is going on! I'm so confused! There's like three or four versions of Syaoran and Sakura and they all wear the same clothing so I keep mixing them up! CLAMP, you suck! Just tell us what the hell is going on and end the stupid manga already! I really just want to know what happens to everyone.

Meh. Anyway...

I need to get working on my sewing, but I'm being lazy today and haven't even done my morning workout yet. I'm on the first of two days off (it's been a couple of weeks since I've had two in a row) and I just want to lounge around and do nothing all day. Which is totally just going to make me more stressed in the future because I've barely started on our costumes and really need to get them done. Darn my procrastination!

Also, Geocities is closing soon. I was going to let that silly Ken/Daisuke site die, but I just can't do it, because I hate it when a site closes on me. If there's a possibility that even one person still looks at the darn thing, I have to preserve it. So... it's going up on my paid webspace. Eventually. Gotta fix a couple of things. And then I'll put up an 'address change' thing on the geocities page (for however long it'll still be around). Hopefully soon.

In much better news, I start my new job in exactly two weeks. So excited!

I wasn't going to comment on this Amazon thing that's going on, because I don't order much from Amazon.com (I order from Amazon.ca, which seems to not be suffering the same symptoms as its US counterpart), but then tsaiko posted a link to what seems to be a really good theory on why this whole mess took place, and I wanted to post it myself to give people on my friends list a chance to take a gander at it (if they haven't already).

So, here.

WHAT THE HELL????????

Who on earth would think that series was worth over $100????????

I've been watching Digimon season one again... (surprise, surprise) I have most of the series in Japanese with subtitles on my computer, and I ordered box sets of the first and second seasons in English from Amazon. Yay! More money spent! (it's so worth it, though, and Cody paid for half because he likes that series too - have I mentioned that I love him?)

Yeah... anyway...

... I really, really want to read Yamato x Taichi fanfic. Despite, y'know, never having really been into them that much as anything but a side pairing.

WTF, brain? You confuse me!

So, since playing Chrono Trigger, I've been really into turn-based games and I picked up FF III and FF IV for the DS as well. Console games have so enthralled me that I'm not doing the MMORPG thing as much, but that will probably change in the future.

Anyway, when we were at the store and buying the games, Cody was trying to figure out which of them had this song that he'd liked from one of the Final Fantasy games he'd played before. Ty even tried to help us figure it out, but we never could get it straight. I think, however, that I have figured it out.

Based on this ordering which I found online (the left is the Japan title, the right is the North American release):

Final Fantasy I - Final Fantasy I
Final Fantasy II - N/A
Final Fantasy III - N/A
Final Fantasy IV - Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy V - N/A
Final Fantasy VI - Final Fantasy III

Final Fantasy VII and up were released with the correct number in North America.

Now, we're getting a re-release (sometimes a first release) of all of these games in North America, mostly on the DS or the PSP, and they are using the correct Japanese order for numbering. This means a lot of confusion for those used to the original releases.

Based on this and the fact that Ty thought the song came from Final Fantasy III, it seems likely that the song was from Final Fantasy VI.

Yay for confusion being (hopefully) resolved!

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, and Happy Holidays to the rest!

I'm off to work soon. Got my DVDs and laptop packed. Hehe. There's a DVD player hooked up to the plasma that normally shows our poker game at work right now, so I might not need the laptop, but you never know.

I'm bringing Christmas cookies and I'm going to have a good time with the co-workers I'm in with today. Then I'm heading over to my parents' for our family gift exchange. And then off to Cody's parents' to keep his mom company and open our presents to each other.

Yay Christmas!

Happy birthday, catia!

Hope it's a good one!

A Feminist Critique of Animation is a very interesting site for anyone who is interested in feminism, animation, or both. She takes a look at anime, Disney, and traditional roles in animation that really can be applied to any form of media. I don't agree with everything she says here (such the generalizations she makes about yaoi and the implication that it is always a healthy outlet for female sexuality), but she definitely creates some interesting discussion.

More photos of Quiz are up here! Most from the last night he spends with his manhood, haha.

The new stuff starts on page two with the kitty peeking out from behind our games shelf.

I followed a link provided by nighteevee to a very long fandom history of someone called MsScribe. She was a well-known person in the Harry Potter fandom... I knew absolutely nothing about that fandom going into this, but really, you didn't have to. If you know the basics of any fandom, this is definitely an interesting read. It amazes me the lengths people will go to for attention - any kind of attention.

Anyway, if you find this sort of fandom drama interesting, the page is here.

In other news, Cody is playing through Tales of the Abyss from the beginning again, and I'm going to read the strategy guide and help him along. We're going to see if we can beat the anime to the end!

We'll see how that goes.