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[jedishampoo]

1) Please, please rain! It is so very hot here. We are having record temps and just going outside makes me want to pass out. And I know it will only get worse... 113 isn't the hottest July will be. ::whimper::

2) Going to Indianapolis soon, for a week's visit. I'm looking forward to seeing the family and everyone, but not to the humidity. At least it won't be 113 freakin' degrees there.

3) I've been reading Loveless, lent to me by my friend Vanessa. I'm on volume 5. Holy crap, what a messed-up series. Every time it gets messed up to the point where I'm like, "I hate Soubi and I can't tell what the hell is going on screw this," something is explained or they have a really cute "I do have friends" scene with Ritsuka. That poor, poor kid. Having to be careful what he eats or else his mom will go all psycho on his ass? Weep! And why is Dad so useless?

I actually like many of the characters, including the teacher and Yuiko and Kio and even 7. But Soubi... that boy has... problems. He's the most unpleasant person alive, surely. And I would say I got past that with Sanzo, but I dunno, Sanzo still grabs me, and I can see why people want to be with him, but I'm not understanding it with Soubi just yet. (People who have read it-- is Soubi explained a little more, later?) He’s pretentious, too. “I wear butterflies because I hate them.” Well, I guess he is a 20-year-old art student, so that might explain the pretentiousness. ;)

I think I’m upset because Soubi is so very needy that he just keeps messing with that poor kid Ritsuka, who's not even sure himself if he likes Soubi or not but is so desperate for freakin' affection that he'll put up with that "I'll always love you" and "I belong to you." Seriously. No wonder Seimei let himself be offed. He was desperate to escape Soubi. ::End Soubi Rant::

Well, it’s been frustrating but I guess at least it’s caught my attention. It’s a series with many layers, I must say.

Comments

[saltcandy.livejournal.com]

I really don't envy your hot weather...it got up to OMG 89 degrees here yesterday and I wanted to crawl into a hole and die.

I totally feel you on the Loveless thing. I'm also waiting to like Soubi. I stopped reading right about where you are because of the frustration (and because I don't like reading scanlations), but I will start again soon because I NEED to know what happens next!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Yes... I keep reading, despite the frustration. It's like, what's going to happen next ARGH! :)

And it's supposed to rain tomorrow. Maybe. 20% chance. Yay!

[inksheddings.livejournal.com]

Gah! I would like to tell you more, but...it would spoil it. Soubi has a lot of reasons for being as messed up as he is. Which doesn't necessarily excuse how he first behaves with Ritsuka, but it's all he knows. He honestly doesn't know any better. And he does come to love Ritsuka, care for him very honestly. He actually doesn't want to be a burden to him, but how to express this the way normal people do? He's incapable. He's never been shown any care or concern from the people in his life, so...it's complicated. :P But keep reading!

[moshesque.livejournal.com]

Hey, you can have some of my rain! It's been pouring here for days. D:

I hope you have a nice visit!

Oh Loveless is very messed up, yes. It's a strange series I used to be into, but got kind of fed up with because of the long periods the mangaka leaves between chapters. One day, I will catch up with the more recent stuff. Soubi frustrated me, but I could see why he was like he was as more and more of his past was revealed, so stick with it and you may be able to understand the things he says/does a bit more.

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Well, like I said, Loveless is strangely engaging while being frustrating. ;) I keep thinking, this volume is IT for me, and then at the end there'll be this completely sweet story or something that explains some of the weirdness.

I just like to bitch! Especially about Soubi! We'll see if I eat my words later. Heh.

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

I'll give it a bit more-- there's so much to it that digging in is just difficult, sometimes! Like I told inksheddings, I just love to bitch about characters that are frustrating to me. Except for Sanzo. I discuss his asshole-ishness with a fond and loving air.

[slyvermont.livejournal.com]

113! Wow. And I've been complaining about temps in the 80s. Although I have no air conditioning.

Have fun in Indianapolis.

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

It finally rained, yesterday. Yay! (Except now it's kinda humid, heh.) :)