Random Belated Updates As Per Usual

[jedishampoo]

I really am behind and I apologize if I've missed something important on your journals, my friends! But I think the PMS was just bad last week and I'm only now coming out of the blahs. :)

Shoot, I had a three-day weekend and like 10 fics I wanted/needed to write, but only got 188 words written ("A Strength" for the 15-minute "58" challenge at saiyuki_time). Now, I've gotten some very kind comments and inksheddings made an excellent argument for brevity when necessary recently, but I'm used to having to force myself to stop writing! I would whine that quitting smoking has made me write less except I've actually completed two pieces since I went off the nicotine. So it's just me and my blah.

I went to Indiana to visit mom a couple of weeks ago. Mom is doing great! I drove her to a couple of her radiation appointments and got to meet her doctor and everything. And I met lots of women with no hair waiting for their radiation appointments and I was glad both because (a) those gals are the survivors, yay! and (b) my mom does not have to have chemotherapy and go through what they went through. Oh, and I shopped. A LOT. I bought three or four pair of shoes and three dresses and probably a dozen tops and a couple pairs of croppy pants and stuff for sharpeslass ('cause I'm a GOOD friend) and OMG, I love Von Maur so much. I wish they had one here. An interest-free charge, and their stuff is about Nordstrom-level nice without the Nordstrom hassle (driving downtown, finding parking, etc).

sharpeslass and I watched some nine episodes of Antique Bakery-- the anime. What a strange little show. The MELODRAMA! The PASTRIES! The GOOFINESS! And yet, it's somehow also manages to be touching at times. I read that they made a Jdrama of it, and removed all the gay. Wha? It seems the gay is the point.

EDIT: OH, and I forgot to mention that I've read Azumanga Daioh 1, 3 and 4 and I loved them utterly. They cracked me the hell up, so much so that I was laughing out loud on the plane. God, I love the teachers. And Chiyo-chan. And Sakaki with the Iriomote Cat.

Other than that, it's really freakin' hot outside. I guess that would be LAS VEGAS IN JULY, but still.

Hope everyone is well. :)

Comments

[whymzycal.livejournal.com]

*squishes* Your little flashfic is FABULOUS. And eeee! Awesome news about how well your mom is doing!

I loooove Antique Bakery. It's my favorite manga (shhh, don't tell the ikkou) and one of my very favorite animes. And there's a Korean live-action movie that doesn't remove the gay. despina_moon shoved it at me, and I loved it, too.

Mwah, you!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, dearest person of awesome!

Antique Bakery is your favorite, really? Hee. I'd considered checking it out somewhere if it's scanlated. Or translated at the store. Is it ongoing? And the Korean movie was good? :)

OH I forgot to mention (adds to post) that speaking of favorite manga, I read Azumanga Daioh and adore it so very, very much. It gave me such giggles and squiggles. Have you read that one?

[whymzycal.livejournal.com]

Antique Bakery is four volumes only and published in its entirety over here. I actually like most of Fumi Yoshinaga's stuff. Ichigenme (only two volumes and total yaoi) is another particular favorite of mine, as is Flower of Life (four volumes, slice-of-life, and not at all slashy).

I haven't read Daioh! I've heard good things, though, so I think I'll have to put it on my list!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Oh, goody! ::buys on Amazon:: Thanks for the info-- good to know it's complete and in a manageable quantity!

Goodness I love super-saver free shipping!::