Holiday wishes

On the one hand, this is a bit greedy. On the other hand, I enjoy giving gifts, and I'm sure some of you do as well. If any of you feel like getting me something for the winter holidays, or just because, here's what I'd like:

1. Fiction, original or fan-. I'll put a list of my favorite fandoms and characters at the end.

2. Art, original or fan-. I'll put a list of my favorite fandoms and characters at the end. If yu wanted to illustrate any of my stories at edonohana, I would love you forever.

3. Books. Here's my BookMooch wishlist.

4. Mix CDs. I love mix CDs, and I have very wide-ranging tastes in music. (I'm even beginning to listen to hip-hop, and that's almost entirely because of people putting fantastic songs on mix CDs and sending them to me.

5. Homemade food that travels well. That would probably be cookies or jam, though if any of you wanted to send me venison jerky or anything like that, I would also love you forever.

6. TV shows on DVD or CD. Anything you think I'd like and probably don't have. I have a huge backlog at the moment, but I'd still love to try Damo, Life on Mars, Life, Pumpkin Scissors, and any of the recent-ish Gundam series, especially if they have insane pilots, female pilots, or insane female pilots.

7. I don't suppose anyone has any random doujinshi they're looking to unload? No? Carry on, then.

8. Anime merchandise: always excellent! I note that I have no Gundam Wing figurines whatever.

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Holiday wishes

On the one hand, this is a bit greedy. On the other hand, I enjoy giving gifts, and I'm sure some of you do as well. If any of you feel like getting me something for the winter holidays, or just because, here's what I'd like:

1. Fiction, original or fan-. I'll put a list of my favorite fandoms and characters at the end.

2. Art, original or fan-. I'll put a list of my favorite fandoms and characters at the end. If yu wanted to illustrate any of my stories at edonohana, I would love you forever.

3. Books. Here's my BookMooch wishlist.

4. Mix CDs. I love mix CDs, and I have very wide-ranging tastes in music. (I'm even beginning to listen to hip-hop, and that's almost entirely because of people putting fantastic songs on mix CDs and sending them to me.

5. Homemade food that travels well. That would probably be cookies or jam, though if any of you wanted to send me venison jerky or anything like that, I would also love you forever.

6. TV shows on DVD or CD. Anything you think I'd like and probably don't have. I have a huge backlog at the moment, but I'd still love to try Damo, Life on Mars, Life, Pumpkin Scissors, and any of the recent-ish Gundam series, especially if they have insane pilots, female pilots, or insane female pilots.

7. I don't suppose anyone has any random doujinshi they're looking to unload? No? Carry on, then.

8. Anime merchandise: always excellent! I note that I have no Gundam Wing figurines whatever.

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What we did on the weekend, Part I (fannish stuff)

On Friday, the fabulous seshat visited branna and her husband in LA, and brought a ton of Gundam Wing doujinshi for me to ogle. I don't know who was sweeter, the former for dragging them all the way here, or the latter two for making me coffee and dinner in their home while I totally ignored them and read a stack of doujinshi. Thanks guys!

My favorite circles were 25ANS and Nattsu, though there were others that I liked quite a bit but neglected to write down. I love their art, and they actually draw the Gundams too! They draw the boys tinkering with their Gundams! They draw them on missions, with guns! They put in random extra drawings of the supporting characters! They have plot (much of which I couldn't follow!)

There was one side story of Heero and Duo (roommates at some boarding school) adopting a kitten in which the kitten was so cute and kitten-like that I totally forgot my usual aversion to cute domestic stories. I especially liked the page where Heero sees the stray kitten, looks around furtively to make sure no one will see what he's about to do, then guiltily picks it up and cuddles it.

I am now convinced that Duo/Quatre is the most adorable pairing ever. There should be more of it. Also, Quatre looks good in a burnoose, and Duo looks good with a gun in his hand. There should be more of that, too.

Note: If you comment on GW doujinshi, please do not spoil the canon plot in comments.

Then yesterday yhlee and I watched Avatar through 1.08. Fantastic detail and worldbuilding, likable characters, a fantastic array of weird animals (the flying bison never gets old), and dialogue which is funny without relying on the tired use of anachronistic humor. (I cannot see any animated American movies because every other joke is based on the hilarity of fish/fairy tale characters/cows seeing psychiatrists/having cell phones/making other modern pop culture references, and they're all basically the same joke, and it makes me want to self-detonate rather than hear another one.) Excellent! Spoil me for later episodes and I will drop a giant flying bison on your head.

Yoon reports on Avatar.

Yoon reports on Cain Saga volume 1.

Rilina reports on Gundam Wing 26-30, with pilot sanity rankings.

Rilina reports on Gundam Wing 31-35, with pilot sanity rankings.

What we did on the weekend, Part I (fannish stuff)

On Friday, the fabulous seshat visited branna and her husband in LA, and brought a ton of Gundam Wing doujinshi for me to ogle. I don't know who was sweeter, the former for dragging them all the way here, or the latter two for making me coffee and dinner in their home while I totally ignored them and read a stack of doujinshi. Thanks guys!

My favorite circles were 25ANS and Nattsu, though there were others that I liked quite a bit but neglected to write down. I love their art, and they actually draw the Gundams too! They draw the boys tinkering with their Gundams! They draw them on missions, with guns! They put in random extra drawings of the supporting characters! They have plot (much of which I couldn't follow!)

There was one side story of Heero and Duo (roommates at some boarding school) adopting a kitten in which the kitten was so cute and kitten-like that I totally forgot my usual aversion to cute domestic stories. I especially liked the page where Heero sees the stray kitten, looks around furtively to make sure no one will see what he's about to do, then guiltily picks it up and cuddles it.

I am now convinced that Duo/Quatre is the most adorable pairing ever. There should be more of it. Also, Quatre looks good in a burnoose, and Duo looks good with a gun in his hand. There should be more of that, too.

Note: If you comment on GW doujinshi, please do not spoil the canon plot in comments.

Then yesterday yhlee and I watched Avatar through 1.08. Fantastic detail and worldbuilding, likable characters, a fantastic array of weird animals (the flying bison never gets old), and dialogue which is funny without relying on the tired use of anachronistic humor. (I cannot see any animated American movies because every other joke is based on the hilarity of fish/fairy tale characters/cows seeing psychiatrists/having cell phones/making other modern pop culture references, and they're all basically the same joke, and it makes me want to self-detonate rather than hear another one.) Excellent! Spoil me for later episodes and I will drop a giant flying bison on your head.

Yoon reports on Avatar.

Yoon reports on Cain Saga volume 1.

Rilina reports on Gundam Wing 26-30, with pilot sanity rankings.

Rilina reports on Gundam Wing 31-35, with pilot sanity rankings.