Exclusive Insanity

This is going to seem really random... actually, it *is* really random, but yeah.

Anyone out there read Digimon Frontier fic? Can you rec me some Kouji/Takuya fic by any chance? I can't seem to find much of it on my own, and I'm starting to wonder if it's even out there.

Don't ask where this came from...

As the subject line says. Today marks the beginning of a brand new year. It's still got all the same old stuff as the old year, but thinking about it as something new makes it seem fresh. It's all good.

I haven't made a resolution this year... Last year I resolved to lose weight, I think. I have done that. I'm actually 40 pounds lighter than I was last year, although I am 20 pounds heavier than I was in the summer. Working on that still, but it's not a huge rush. At the moment, I am not gaining and if I don't do things like I did last night very often, I'll probably start gradually losing again. Not as dramatically as last year, but steady.

Cody and I had Sarah and Tylor over last night, and we all played Mario Party 8. That was fun, but the game was looooong. Cody and Tylor both got toasted. It was amusing.

Today Cody and I had brunch with my parents and two of my sisters, and then we went to see The Golden Compass. That movie was very good. I can't remember exact details about the book (I haven't read it in a while) but the movie seemed to have captured a lot of its essence. It was a little rushed, but that was to be expected. Cody still enjoyed it and was able to follow it, so I don't think it's necessary to have read the book, but it probably helps.

The fact that the movie ended before the end of the book was kind of annoying, but I can see why they did it if they wanted to keep the PG rating. I'll be interested to see how they begin the second movie (if they make it).

Gotta re-read the book series now... Hehe...

Anyway, Happy New Year's to everyone!

Happy birthday, catia! Quarter of a century for you - finally. Time to join the club!

The first sentence from each month of the past year - grabbed from catia (and yes, I will call you today so we can do a light workout).

( Sentences )

Cody and I have put up our tiny fake Christmas tree and piled some of our presents beneath it. It feels like Christmas is coming up now...

Ehe... as if I haven't already ordered enough anime...

I just found a series call Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne - I read the first two volumes of the manga, and it's fantastic! So shoujo, so magical girl, so pretty... It's like a more grown up version of Saint Tail with a more exciting heroine and love interest. I'm so hooked!

The manga was licensed, so I might just decide to buy it at some point because it really is very good. I downloaded part of the anime series and I'm going to give it a try as well. If I like it as much as I like the manga, then I'll probably buy some burned DVDs (since the anime is not licensed).

Yay for new series!

... yay for spending more money...

Oh well, not like I can't afford it. And it's less expensive because there's no pretty box set that I can buy (although that kind of makes me sad). I might actually decide to hold out and wait to see if it's licensed. It's not like it's an inconvenience to watch it on my computer, after all.

Also, I really like Jeanne's costume... I'm thinking about trying to make it once I get my sewing machine (I'm about 99.9% sure that my parents got me one for Christmas). Cody's already agreed to dress up as her love interest if I want to do it.

I'm not sure if I can pull it off, but it might be fun to try!

O_O

... wow.

I finished reading the Saint Tail manga! Hehe, it was so cute! It really did have CCSish vibes, although there were different characters and storylines. It had the feel of 'everything will definitely be all right', which was all it needed to make me nostalgic. And the romance was so cute and squishy! I especially loved the picture at the end of them in the wedding outfits. So sweet!

So yeah, that was very much worth searching for and buying. I'm glad I did, and I can't wait to watch the anime version (I have volumes 1, 2, and 5 so far and the rest are on the way)! But at the same time I want to finish watching Kaleido Star and find out what happens... that was a really good buy, too. I bought it on a whim, and it ended up being really engaging! I might have to go on ebay and hunt for the sequel series, because I'd definitely like to see it. But I will be good and wait until my next paycheck, at least. I still have ten episodes to go in the first series of it, and then I'll have Saint Tail to watch, too.

Speaking of things I need to buy... the official box set of Princess Tutu is being released in November. I'm totally going to have to get my hands on that. That series was really impressive, and had a great theme to it. I'd love to watch it all again, but I will wait until I have the DVD set in my hands and can watch it on our nice big 37" TV.

V is totally right when she tells me I'm a collector now. Haha!

Stuff I have bought recently (ie, after purchasing all of Saint Tail) includes: the official thinpak set of Orphen Revenge, the official thinpak set of D.N.Angel, volumes 12 and 13 and the movie for Fullmetal Alchemist, and a DVD set of the Card Captor Sakura official US subs. Hooray for having stuff with grammatically correct subtitles where everything is spelled right!

I already have wackysub versions of Orphen Revenge, D.N.Angel, and Card Captor Sakura. D.N.Angel has been spoken for, but I'm going to be trying to sell the other two off pretty cheap soon enough. I'll be offering them to people in town first to avoid shipping costs, but if anyone online is interested, leave a comment with your email address and I'll get back to you later on. I was thinking $10 per set ($20 for Card Captor Sakura since it's two sets altogether), but I'm totally negotiable and willing to go lower. I just need to make sure shipping is covered so I don't lose money.

No DVDs or manga have showed up in the mail yet... boo... V is still waiting for her laptop as well, so at least I don't feel alone in being impatient all weekend. We went and saw 'The Kingdom' tonight, which was a terrible movie. The company was good, though. All in all, a good evening.

I'm spending more money now, yet again. I bought a bunch of things for Cody, for his birthday and Christmas. Can't wait to see his face when he sees what they are. I would say what I got him, but he sometimes pops in and reads my entries, so I'll keep it to myself for now. It's cool stuff and he'll like it. I'm excited.

Another thing I ordered is the last two volumes of Fullmetal Alchemist, plus the movie - which completes that collection. I also want to start replacing my wackysub sets with sets that have better subtitles. I recently ordered the Orphen Revenge perfect collection. I'm planning to get Card Captor Sakura and D.N.Angel as well, but I'm waiting to hear back from people on ebay before ordering them.

Of course I'll have to rewatch all of these series once I receive them.

This also means that my wackysub versions will become available, since I won't have any more use for them. I'll probably make another post once I'm for sure ordering the new versions (still not 100% yet), but I intend to sell them pretty cheap - I just need something to cover shipping, so I'd probably estimate around $10 per set or so. Is anyone interested?

I have a request, if anyone is willing and able to help. I'm looking at a really cute looking (but old) magical girl series called Saint Tail. All that seems to be available for purchasing the series is separate DVDs, which I hate collecting (particularly since buying the whole series at once would put me over $200 - but I'd be way more willing to spend that amount on a nice box set than individual DVDs from individual sellers on ebay or something).

Does anyone know of any hard-to-find or out-of-print box sets? Or is there anyone selling the whole set of DVDs at once? Please tell me if you know anything!