Veth's Journal

They don't tell you how hard it is to get back into posting on Livejournal after month-long hiatuses (hiatūs?). They should, but they don't. And the fact that I have things like Tumblr, Gaia, Lang-8, Sims, and, of course, schoolwork to take my mind away from it doesn't help matters.

If it makes you feel any better, my life hasn't been all that interesting. I've been in school, studying basically the same things I was studying last year. I'm now a linguistics minor in addition to a Japanese major, so there's that. Also, there is the fact that I will be studying abroad in Japan next year. Which, ngl, is pretty awesome. :D

I haven't really gotten into any new fandoms either. Except ASoIaF/Game of Thrones and Gankutsuou, which both happened this summer... yeesh, it's been that long. (e: OH WAIT I FORGOT LYCHEE LIGHT CLUB wow I suck. Yeah, Lychee Light Club too. Also that reminds me to say hello to my new f!s friending meme friends astrokittie and tasogare_n_hime. Hi! c:) I haven't left any of my old fandoms either, and I just got bit bad by the Baccano! bug so if I start posting regularly on here again it will probably involve a lot of squeeing about that show. Just like old times. :D

Which I suppose is as good a segue as any. I'd originally planned to make a post a couple weeks ago to tell y'all to go vote in animetournament, but then I never did and by now we're down to the top 12 and my boy Jacuzzi got knocked out of the running so it's a bit late to make any exhortations to that effect. You can still vote though if you want to. :B No, the main reason for my post right now is this: who all is going to Anime Boston? Because I know some of you live around here or at least make it here for cons, and let's face it, we need to meet up. The really cool thing is I'll be cohosting a panel this year ("How Is This Con Different From All Other Cons? An Otaku Passover"), so if you want to stop by and say hi, I will be the one up there who doesn't have facial hair. Or if you just see me around the con, I'll probably be cosplaying Graham Specter all three days, and if you don't know who that is, look for the giant wrench. :B

So there is that, and also, I guess, what is going on in your lives even if you are not going to AB. I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO END LJ POSTS

Wow, dang I missed a lot of days. I was planning on catching up on Thursday, but Anime Boston ate my entire weekend. Whoops. AB was pretty spectacular, though. I had a lot of fun. Will hopefully post a con report within the next couple weeks. :D Also Passover ends in a few hours and classes end in a few days so I am feeling pretty okay right now. Just have to get through these last couple homeworks and then finals. Yosh~

I also started watching Madoka today. Yes, finally. It is good so far, but would probably be better if I did not know so many spoilers. :( Still, I like it. The characters seem pretty cool and I love the art style and I want Madoka's house. Kyubey's voice is annoying though.

*deep breath*

( DAY 09: A song that makes you hopeful. )

( DAY 10: A song by your favorite band. )

( DAY 11: A song on the soundtrack of your favorite movie. )

( DAY 12: The last song you heard. )

( DAY 13: A song that reminds you of a former friend. )

( DAY 14: A song that reminds you of your boyfriend/girlfriend. )

( Otakon report! (WARNING: LONG) )

So all in all, Otakon was pretty awesome. ^_^

( Loot! )

( A meme! (LESS LONG) )

I think this entry has set the record for most tags in a post on my LJ.

Today was a lousy day. Kinda had a breakdown. I hate lousy days. x_x

At least it's almost time for Anime Boston. Maybe our costumes will even be done. *goes to plan schedule*

I've had a lot of stuff to post and it was too much to post in one post so this post will only post part of it. And yes, I am trying to set a world record for the number of times saying "post" in one sentence. And the number of tags on this post.

First, a meme stolen from HG:

Make a list of 10 fandoms you are in/things you like and then have your friends list guess who you think is the most attractive/would date/sleep with/etc. Cross them off as they're guessed.

1. Bleach Szayel (hoyvinglavin64)
2. Kuroshitsuji Grell (alex_romao)
3. Lost
4. Hetalia
5. Nolanverse Batman
6. Sandman Dream (hoyvinglavin64)
7. Phoenix Wright Jake Marshall (alex_romao)
8. US presidents
9. Yu Yu Hakusho Kurama (hoyvinglavin64)
10. Star Wars Obi-Wan (Episode II) (hoyvinglavin64)

And, like HG's, most of these'll be super easy. ~*~so predictable~*~

( Cut for the rest. Anime Boston, Pokémon stuff. )

Okay, I know I have been outraged about a lot of stuff in here lately. But this one is seriously legitimate: the girl player character in HG/SS will not be the one from Crystal. I - what? Seriously? No. I dunno if it's just because she was the first girl or what, but the Crystal girl is my favorite out of every player character. They're not replacing the guy (although imo his new design is pretty terrible), so why replace her? Plus, I really, really dislike the new one's design as well. Look at those overalls. She looks like Mario! And what's with that hat? Fffffff I know I shouldn't get so worked up about something like this, but I'm really crushed here. I guess if I can't get used to her in the end I'll just play as the guy, new design notwithstanding. :\

Plus the Death Note photoshoot's been moved to 12 on Friday, so we won't be able to even catch the tail end. And Vaarsuvius from Order of the Stick stopped being hot. And I'm tired. So yeah, pretty bad times all around.

I've been having some thoughts recently - a rare occurrence - so I decided to commemorate it with an LJ post. An LJ post about my newest fandoms.

( So the other day I got The World Ends With You. )
So, a couple questions. First, O.A., are we still on for Ness and Lucas? Because if so, we'd better get cracking, considering Anime Boston's getting closer every month. If not, well...
And second, is there a site like Court Records for TWEWY? You know, a complete repository with all the sprites and artwork and everything? I do know there's a wiki, and that might be what I'm looking for, but I could only take a perfunctory look so as not to avoid spoilers. If there's a better site, someone let me know.

I've also recently begun reading Vampire Knight, and, inevitably, I happened to spot a few similarities with a certain other popular vampire series that shall not be named. However, I'm pleased to report that the comparison is ( favorable to Vampire Knight. )

Also, Happy New Year.

...So I haven't posted in two weeks, which is approximately forever in internet time. Sorry 'bout that. Homework's a butt. -_-;;

( Obligatory leading-up-to-Anime Boston checklist )

...I think that's it. :D

On a related note: THREE DAYS *spaz*

As in, "Oh cwap, I fell down the stairs." yes, it is one word. sthu Usa-chan.

So Kabuto-kun is a leap year baby, eh? Just like Hani-sempai. I didn't know they had anything in common. Wow, that's...sorta creepy.

As you may have noticed, Anime Boston is getting closer, and I have made absolutely zero progress on my proposed Rock Lee costume. That's partly because I'm not sure where to start. I know several of you out there are veteran cosplayers - anyone got any tips for a first-timer?

And because I need something to rant about: I'M GOING TO BED TOO LATE. RANT RANT RANT.

- My friend Monkey. We were watching Forrest Gump yesterday, and that's one of the things he came up with. We also developed a fascination with the words (try and imagine these in an Alabama accent) "Forrest Gum*p*", "mud" (and houses made of mud that were "dirt cheap"), "Viet-nam" (flat a), and "Greenbow, Ala-BAMA!", as well as helicopters and Lieutenant Dan looking like/being a pirate.

...In other news, I'm going to Anime Boston today with HG and Shad and some others, and Christopher Lee turns 84. Because Christopher Lee is actually me, because I'm Saruman, so that also makes me Count Doofus Dooku. But I'm also Darth Maul (and presumably, by extension, Ray Park) and Harrison Ford and Mos Def. Oh, and Rupert Grint, which makes me Ron, which makes me Dumbedore, which makes me Dom, which is so weird that I am going to stop thinking about it right now.