Alright, so I'm not exactly sure how often I'm actually going to be on here, but ever since I discovered this place through curiously clicking on a link on my friend's signature over on the ANN Fan Forums I've been interested in some of the different features this site has to offer, so I decided to go ahead and give it at least somewhat a shot anyways (though it's taken me this long to actually go through with it ^_^' ) We'll see.
Anyways, I pretty much go by BrothersElric everywhere I go online. It's not really all that highly creative, I know, but it's kind of the best I've ever been able to come up with. ^_^' If you haven't noticed already, yes, it is indeed inspired by Fullmetal Alchemist, my #2 favorite series of all time (though it was #1 when I decided to use it). But there is at least somewhat a minor little story behind me deciding to use it though. Basically I just thought of the series' episode title "The Other Brothers Elric" and decided it'd be something simple, yet just clever enough that not very many other people actually use it.
Everyone pretty much just knows me from Anime News Network's forums and ANN FF. Those 2 and here, plus my e-mail address and MSN Live Messenger that can be easily seen above are pretty much the only social means I have online, seeing as how I'm the kind of person who likes to keep things as simple as he can and not have too many of these places I have to check up on constantly and whatnot. ^_^'
Which basically brings me to my next point: I'm a very laid back, easy going, pretty fairly simple person. Which is good in a lot of ways of course because that also means I'm a very friendly person who's pretty easy to get along with and can pretty easily get along with others, but it can also be quite a nasty backlash quite a bit of times as well because that also means I can be pretty lazy and unmotivated. ^_^' In fact I like to compare myself with Hige from Wolf's Rain because I'm very much his same personality. That's why I like to use his avatar so much, because I believe he's a perfect representation of myself. ;) I'm also very much an optimist as well, or at least try to look on the good side of things as much as I can anyways. I have my moments, as anyone else does. ;) Although despite all this, do note that I can have a pretty nasty temper at times as well, especially towards stuff I particularly feel strongly about. But don't worry too much about that, because that doesn't happen at all unless you really, really piss me off. ;) Also something you probably don't know about me in RL: you wouldn't guess it online, but I'm actually a pretty quiet, stoic (but not cold :) ) person, as I'm actually not all that great at speaking my mind unless it's through writing. ^_^' But don't worry, I'm still a very friendly, laid back, easy going person nonetheless. :)
Right now I don't have much to brag about in my personal life. I haven't been to school in a while now, I do have a job but not a very good one (or at least not a good one to solely base your income off of anyways) and I still live at home with my parents Oh, and did I mention I don't have a driver's license and probably never will because I hate driving with that much a passion? ^_^' But there's hope for me though, so don't ride me off as a deadbeat just yet. The only reason why I'm really in this position is because I got kind of snubbed on an LDS service mission (a mission one can serve if they can't serve a proceliding one for some reason, which I can't because of learning disabilities. And yes, I am a Mormon, just so you know ;) ) which I had to take time off of school for in the first place, as well as not be working at the time either. But now that that's all behind me, I will be headed back to school this coming fall, and am in search of a better job, though I wouldn't mind working this one at the same time either (it works that few hours ;) ).
I already have 2 years of school behind me, and pretty much up to now I've just been getting general education courses out of the way. I'm still pretty undecided about my major, but I do know that I want to go into something that has to do with computers at the very least. I have been and will be again attending Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, and I also play the trombone in the marching and symphonic bands. (I've been a band geek since Jr. High. As we said in our high school bad, BAND JOCKS ROCK!! 8-) )
As far as my anime interests go? Well, I've been a fan of anime ever since I was in the 7th grade, but my first experiences in anime actually go back to when I was a kid. For the longest time it was mostly just Cartoon Network stuff plus whatever else was on the other cable channels we've had that I'd watch/get into, but my tastes have evolved quite a bit since then, and honestly I owe it all to the world wide web. ^_^ Mostly just ANN and bit torrent though. ;) I like pretty much anything as long as it's good, although I really don't like sexual content (for obvious reasons ;) ) which of course automatically means I won't go anywhere near Yuri/Yaoi/hentai/whatever else falls into that category. And I typically don't like series whose soul focous is girly/shojo-ish/high school hijinx/moe-ish type stuff, meaning probably my 2 least favorite generes are Slice of Llife and Shoujo. Though that doesn't mean I don't like anything from those generes, it just simply means that for the most part I don't. But there have been series like that though that have actually caught my interest, even some in a pretty big way too. But yeah, other than that, pretty much anything that's good. Though my favorites do tend to be action/fighting type stuff, sci-fi/fantasy/mech type stuff as well, but my favorite all time genre is without a doubt shounen! 8-) I also like some of the more deep, psychological type stuff and whatnot quite a bit as well.
Sorry about my novel of a profile. ^_^' Anyways, even though I might not be on here that much anyways, still feel free to contact me, send me messages and whatnot, and ask me any questions. I'll be happy to get to know ya if you're a nice person like me! ^_^
Here goes nothing! -sits down, cracks knuckles, and starts typing- People tell me I’ll appreciate looking younger when I’m older and have kids. My response to that is what about now? Sure, it’ll come in handy down the line but it doesn’t help at the moment. I’d imagine it’d be a bit of a pain to have the opposite problem. ^^; Hey, that’s ok. I totally understand. I don’t mind guns since I’ve been surrounded by them my entire life. My step-dad is a great entrepreneur of all the things outdoor. He likes doing taxidermy, hunting, 4-wheeling and just being away from the hustle and bustle in general. I forget how weird it is to have mounted animals on the wall until some family or out of town friends come to visit and make passing comments on how they’re staring at them. I’m at my folk’s place for the labor day weekend and as I look around I can see an Antelope (with 21” horns. My dad also has a big business in antler replicas XD), the mule deer I shot when I was 14, a mink, a squirrel, a javelina, a sage grouse, a peasant, a mallard duck, a badger, a 3-foot salmon, a jack-a-lope, and another deer. I also have a fully body mount of a red fox in my room. It was a birthday present ^^; There’s no reason to be scared of guns normally. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. It’s something you have to realize. As for the hurting your ears part, that’s what the bulky ear muffs are for. I personally don’t wear them when I’m target shooting or out hunting since I’ve gotten used to how loud it is but there’s always that option. I feel the same way about people and smoking however. I think it looks hella cool in movies or Anime but in real life I can’t stand it. I want to rip the cigarette right out of their mouth, stomp on it underneath my shoe and slap them upside the head for being so stupid.
This may just be me but coffee doesn’t really taste good. I like the smell of it however. I always take a huge whiff of it every time I go down the grocery isle. I’m weird, I know.
Kings Peak!? You mean the tallest mountain here in Utah which totals a 13, 528 feet (I still remember that number from my 7th grade Utah history class. The teacher was infamous for giving 100 question quizzes and grueling tests. Not to mention he went through material at breakneck pace that would have been more suited for a college class. He was a awesome though). I would freak out big time if I had to climb up that. You sir, have guts or you’re just as crazy as me who knows that I hate heights but still puts myself in these situations anyways. When I was at Moab with my ward it was only the young women with a half a dozen male leaders to give an assist so I didn’t feel so ashamed to be a wimp. That must of have been embarrassing. ^^; I felt jealous of my friend who would scale up a sandstone cliff past me while I clung to a feeble excuse for a hand/foot hold. I’ve never felt so frail in my life. Lol.
Swimming is something I enjoy. I had a few lessons when I was neigh high but I’m not a expert swimmer. In fact, one of the requirements when I go looking for my first house will be a sizeable pool in the backyard. It’s like a must for me. I love going to my grandparents house in California and jumping into their pool on a 100+ degree day. It feels like you’ve gone to heaven and then some. Plus it’s just fun to play games with other people in it. Rafting doesn’t require a knowledge of how to swim however. If you go with a tour guide, you’re strapped in life jackets that are so constricting that you can hardly breathe and it makes it hard to move your head sharply to the left or right. And by some small chance you do fall out of the raft, the tour is more than willing to do all in his (or her) power to get you back in. I had a really good time the last year I went so I’d jump at the opportunity to go again.
The person was from Maryland so there was some slack allowance, it’s hard to realize at times that outside of Utah mormons are more in the minority than not and that a lot of stigmas from yester year haven’t disappeared yet. I’ve met many a person from across the world that thought people of LDS faith were born with horns and they had to cut them off through surgery. I’m not kidding. Is it true that only guys can get remarried in the temple though? I heard that recently and it bothered me. What reason is there for that? Not to be mean or anything but I’m really curious. I’ve been to Little Wild Horse Canyon several times and I have to agree that some of my best memories come from there.
In my drawing 2 class, we'll be drawing on location for the next month or two (until the nasty weather sets in), meaning we'll be drawing in the mountains. I was going to take my digital camera up with me last Thursday but I forgot to. I’ll definitely have to remember when I go next Tuesday. Last time, I set up my portable easel at a red sand bank next to a gurgling stream and a jutting mountain not too far away. I struggled with the chalk pastels as I haven’t used that medium to draw before but I absolutely loved it. There’s just an undeniable peace around you up there in the mountains.
I’m the reserved quiet type myself and I catch myself being overly quiet at times. I try to chime in more so people don’t think I’m stuck up or anything, quite the contrary.
Yeah, the diehard guitar hero fans who spend day and night trying to perfect their technique need to get a life but as for you and me, I think we’re just fine. My gamer tag is ForlornHope638 fyi. What model was the 360? A premium (the type I got) or an elite (I wish I had that one since it has a 120 gb hard drive as opposed to 20 gb of the premium. I haven’t filled up my current one though so I guess I’m ok.) Paying for books is a pain in the you know where. Although this year wasn’t too bad. It cost $134 for the three books I needed, not too bad considering last semester that’s how much I had to pay for my Art History book alone. Then I had to pay $100+ for art supplies, that wasn’t so stellar. Oh well. Such is life.
Actually I bought it at Amazon for $19.99 new and preordered the second for almost the same price. I buy a lot of stuff from Rightstuf too during and excluding sales. I recently preordered the Ouran High School Host Club set 1 from them and it took all my willpower to not get School Rumble season 2 set 1, Beck think pack, Fullmetal Alchemist sets 1-4 and Yu Yu Hakusho Season 3 set. I have to be frugal since I’m going to school right now and cash is hard to come by. Being a poor college student has it’s ups and downs. ^^; That’s awesome that you nabbed the Last Exile set with the Alvis figure and mouse pad for only $60. That’s a friggin’ steal. I only have the singles (check out the What’s On My Shelf blog on my profile for pictures of my humble but slowly growing collection.) for Last Exile. I’m collecting Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage, Yu Yu Hakusho, Ouran High School Host Club, and FMA at the moment. I collected Mushishi in singles and it was worthy every penny IMO. I absolutely love the series, it’s like no other that I’ve seen.
Hell yeah. I plan to at least. I’ve wanted to go to Banzai ever since it was created in 2005 but something has come up every year. One time I had vehicle problems, the next two years there was the mule deer hunt and last year my ride bailed out on me. I’m hoping to get a ride with a girl I know at Anime club since like I’ve mentioned to you before, I hate driving up north. I suck with directions too unless someone writes me some specific ones down on paper. ShadowAlex here on myanimelist is going too so we three could probably meet up at the same time. I’d love to hang out IRL. It’d be fun! Tiffany grant is coming in addition to Vic Mignoga. I’m a fan of what they’ve done in the past so I’m psyched. I’ll probably bring my Evangelion DVDs or Fullmetal Alchemist ones for them to sign or maybe Ouran (I know it comes out a few days AFTER the con but Rightstuf often sends out preorders weeks before the street date).
Gurren Lagann also had ridiculously over the top fonts for attacks and the such and I can see the case people make that it gives an epic Anime a even more epic feel but I honestly could do without. Same with the karaoke effects used on 99% percent of fan subs today. Absolutely pointless. I marathoned Fullmetal Alchemist in 4 days shortly after the fan sub for the last episode came out. I was absolutely on cloud nine. I’ve done that with a couple other series but that’s the one that sticks out in my memory. Nowadays my Anime habit is reduced to watching a 3-4 episodes before I go to bed at 1 or 2 am to get some shuteye for the school day. During the summer I’m more loose though since I don’t have any obligations besides going to work if I have a job. Naruto was another I watched in bunches but there were only a 100 episodes at the time and I actually watched Bleach from day one. I recently checked in on Shippudden now that the fillers are over and found it really enjoyable. I’ll probably buy the uncut OP sets or rent them through Netflix then since I find it easier to keep my interest in the Anime rather than the manga even if the latter is filler free and takes less time to get through. Color, excellent voice acting and amazing animation goes a long way.
The Chimera Ant arc better get animated as an OVA or I’ll cry. Hunter x Hunter is one of those rare cases where I think the Anime is undeniably better than the Manga. I heard the mangka is resuming the manga this October so we’ll probably see conclusion to that arc at least in comic book form.
I’m basing my opinion off of the Anime, that’d be correct. I liked the series up to the Pieda battle but I didn’t love it either. Like I mentioned earlier, I’m not a huge fan of excessive gore and the drab color plattete but will put up with it if there’s something more to make up for it. So I think I will check out the manga starting with volume 9 like you suggested. Based on what you’ve read on the manga do you think they could make a second season continuing were the first left off or is it hopeless?
I’m the polar opposite, I’m fine with nudity & sex as long as its done in a tasteful way (in other words, no hentai) or is necessary to further the impact of a certain scene. Seeing people get horribly mutilated just makes me cringe and want to look away from the screen. And since I’m an art major I see nude figures all the time as default whether its in art history class as we study the renaissance art to drawing classes were we have to draw female busts and figure illustration were a model poses with little to nothing on (although I haven’t took the latter yet).
The fact that Death Note is different from most of the other shounen out in market is what really distinguishes it. I still see it as shounen in that two young men are battling it out against each other but instead of it being with fists it’s with wit. Plus a lot of the younger generation can probably agree with Light’s line of thinking.
I love it so far. The animation is surprisingly fluid and striking for a shounen Anime; I didn’t notice too much shortcuts or overall laziness. It gets brownies point for that. I also liked that the male protagonist had a reason to be strong other than to beat the rival, kind of like Naruto were he wants to get recognized by the elders and stuff but here he just wants to protect the girl. The mythology is a bit interesting too with them having to target the demon, then make it so it can’t move, put up a barrier and then exterminate it/send it off. The dog spirits are super cute too lol I love their designs. In any case, I’ll be watching more of it. (when I don’t know. School kind of puts an ax in my Anime watching habits unless I do it before I go to bed) Filler doesn’t bother me as long as it’s of the good variety. The second half of FullMetal Alchemist was filler and I loved it.
Wow, we actually have the mtn channel on our basic cable in the dorms. So yeah, I’ll be checking that out when it comes out if nothing to see you guys perform. :P
This year I lucked out and I’m on the first floor, the same floor that the laundry room is on. Although ,now I have to go to the fourth floor if I want to get drink or food out of the vending machine. Pros and cons, I guess. When I got there and started moving in my dad slung a bag around his shoulder and then immediately put it down. There was an inch long cut near his elbow and it went past the skin. It was gross. So my mom had to take him to the hospital while I packed by myself. Luckily one of my roomies was there and helped me with it. My dad had to get 6 stitches. It turns out the 24” metal ruler got out of it’s confines and cut him. And to make the day even better, I threw up in the middle of the bathroom towel isle at Walmart. It was totally embarrassing. ^^; Other than that, the past week or so has been great. Not eventless mind you but I’ve avoid some major disasters.
I get distracted easily so after a few paragraphs, I can’t concentrate at all. Maybe I have ADD. 00’
It was amusing, yesterday, I was on my laptop and my mom saw my desktop which was of the Medicine Seller from Mononoke. And she said, “She’s pretty!” lol I told her it was a guy and she was like, “Oh, is he gay? He has long hair and nail polish.” I told her no and left it at that. I ‘d of explained more but usually when I try to explain something Anime related to my parents they think I’m weirder than they already think I am. My two younger siblings, on the other hand, are otaku in training lol.
I see you finished Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex recently. What did you think of it?
Ah, what the hell, I signed up there. I actually don’t have that much of a beef with ANN anymore , it’s just that I’ve been too busy to really post much there. The reason I reply to people on mal is because I feel like I’m more obligated to respond to them since they’re directed at me and it’d be rude. XD
Well, that was exhausting. *goes off to curl up somewhere with a book*
Yeah, I understand the overwhelming feeling when you first drive. I remember that when I started the driving part of my Driver's Ed class, I went from not really knowing how to drive to going 40 MPH and almost crashing a few times. ^_^' I take the bus to school, though. So, while I'm not too big on the environment and stuff, I still save myself some money and contribute. ;)
BTW, I saw on your list that you've seen Hunter x Hunter. I'm interested in it and Viz is going to release it in December, though it has a horrible cover art.... -_-;; But anyways, would you recommend it as a fellow Shonen fan? ;)
Thanks. It seems you and I have a high compatibility rating. I have to see how that changes when I finish rating all my anime on here. And that's a lot of text in your "About" section. :P
Let's see if I can get these spoiler tags to work ..
Fair enough. I didn’t feel radically different on my birthday this year either. Except it felt weird telling people how old I am since I have the appearance of a 14 year old. Do you know how bothersome it is to get the glare and the “You’re not 17!?” when you go to buy a M rated game. It gets old really, really fast. The last guy who rung me up for a M game got all flustered after I showed him my ID and kept saying “I hope you enjoy your game!” over and over until I walked away. Pssff.. Moron. I don’t really look forward to being of drinking age either. I can’t stand the taste of straight alcohol and I’ve only had a few ’mixed’ drinks before that were alright. I just couldn’t understand my room-mates last semester who drank so much that they were falling over furniture or puking in the bathtubs. Mormons, in my opinion, have it right for making booze, coffee, and other heavily caffeinated drinks a taboo. You live a lot healthier that way. I do look forward to owning a gun though. I’m thinking of getting a .22 pistol and a concealed weapons permit. Not that I plan to shoot someone but it’d be nice to have one when I’m walking around campus or somewhere at night. Better safe than sorry. ^^; It’d also be fun for target shooting or hunting jack rabbits.
Faith IS a two-way street. I being the mere mortal that I am forget that at times. I guess that’s my problem right now; I have too many things going my way right now. Living on my own, going to college, meeting new people who are from different parts of the world and different faiths, finding someone I want to spend the rest of my life with, etc. I’ve been looking at different beliefs but never spending time to dabble in any. Maybe when life slows down I’ll be able to find my center but for now that is how I stand..or rather teeter precariously.
Why, yes, you do. Those trips would of normally cost in the hundreds or even thousands but I only had to pay 20 or 30 bucks towards it. I have a fear of heights to an extent too. ^^; I’d monkey my way up those steep sandstone cliffs only to look down and freak out. Thankfully we had some nice male leaders who were more than willing to take my hand and help me down. In addition to the tons of backpacking/hiking we did there, we also did a bit of white water rafting (one of my leaders and a girl my age fell out once when they leaned over to get a better look of what was in the water) and hiking through slot canyons were both shoulders brushed the sides (not for the clusterphjophic eh?). On one of the night boat trips on the Colorado river, a man asked one of the male leaders how many wives he had. Lol. The ignorance of some of people back east just astounds me. I love the red mountains you can see in Cedar City, it’s just beautiful. I’ll take a picture of it from around campus when I get there. Or better yet when it snows.. There’s just a magic to the city when it’s covered in a blanket of pure white.
Have your ever been to a cave in Goblin Valley where you go in and keep walking until your crawling in total darkness only to find yourself in a sort of cavernous like room with a hole in the top that lets in light. That use to be our ward’s secret base whenever we went there but I always wondered if other people found it too.
Good onion on ya. I think it’s stupid to be worried about what others think and let them rule your life. Being cool or hip be damned.
Lol, a little bit. I wouldn’t mind so much if it wasn’t so damn expensive to replace the different peripherals. People say that you should learn how to play a real guitar instead of playing the game but I just love that you can gather anyone in the room and jam out like a rock star without any prior knowledge or experience. Maybe there will be some kind of breakthrough and I’ll be able to play expert but I’m quite content with the hard difficulty for now. We could rock out online if you got a 360 as I have one myself. I also have a Wii but rarely play it except for when I have friends over (I do want to get crackin’ on Okami sometime soon though). Rock Band isn’t that fun without the three or four people chugging together to belt out a song in a satisfactory manor. So yeah it’d be best to get game only if you have a bunch of mates who would be willing to play with you.
Oh, I think I remember the latter. Isn’t that were Naruto goes to the training grounds before going to the main tournament and finds Hinata hiding behind one of the logs? Then she comes out by thanking him for being an inspiration and he comes back by saying she’s a weird timid person (blunt as always naruto!) But he also said he like people like that. That was soo cute. If there was a meter for cuteness, it’d be way up there.
About $20 for 28 eps if you know where to look on the net that is. I wish more series were released like that right off the bat. The industry seems to gravitating to those kind of release with series like Code Geass, Ouran High School Host Club, Hunter x Hunter, etc but it’d be nice if all of it was like that.
True dat, true dat. I seem to be a glutton for pain though as I keep following the Naruto manga week by week. It feels like it goes by at a snails pace but it really doesn’t once you go back and read an old arc. I just want to find out what happens next. :P
I saw bits and pieces of the 4kids version but never a full episode since I couldn’t take the crappy edits. No, I saw the first episode through a fan sub that liked to use annoying fonts for attacks and stuff (does it really need to be 10 times bigger than the normal font and rainbow colored XD). Anything more than 26 episodes kind of makes me balk at the thought of watching it all. I don’t have as much time as I used to so when I start a long running series I better be darn well prepared to see it to the end. The tricky thing is it’s hard to tell if a series is going to stay good or get better or (like I fear) plummet into mediocrity some where along the line. I’ve heard good things about One Piece though so it must be worth it. I think I might marathon it in bunches like you said at a later date (is FUNI releasing it uncut in boxsets?). Right now I’m focusing on getting rid of most of my On Hold list since they’ve been on hiatus for years (that’s no good XD) Oh, noes, you were a manga cow. You..you..fiend! Lol jk If I had a Borders or something close by, I’d go do that too.
Yeah, Hunter x Hunter isn’t the holy grail of shounen but I do find it pretty enjoyable. I think it kind of peaked at the Yorknew auction arc and went downhill with the Greed Island arc (maybe it’s caus I don’t really like mmorpgs). It’s kind of picked up a bit near the end of the Chimera Ant arc but the mangnaka keeps putting the manga on hiatus so it’s hard to keep enthusiastic about it. Plus the art took a huge nose dive (not that it was really that good for a shounen anyways. Bleach takes the cake for that.. I just fell in love with Kubo’s edgy style).
Something about Claymore rubbed me the wrong way and I can’t quite pin point the reason. It may be a culmination of many things like the color plattete was very much a very muddy kind of grey (I’m very much a visual artsy person. When most people look at a experimental Anime and say ‘What an acid trip!” I friggin’ shout praise for from the heavens at its beauty), the excessive gore that made me go ewww (I can stand gore but that doesn’t make it good. Baccano had a great story and characters to make up for it..Elfen Lied needed it to reinforce the shock value and Hellsing never took itself too seriously) , a lackluster nonending (seriously, that’s it. I want more :*( ), and I wasn’t a fan of the character designs. I know some of those are weak reasons but like I said I’m not quite sure why. I still enjoyed it somewhat though. The half yoma half human thing was a nice twist on the genre.
Death Note and Kenshin are very much so shows that I enjoy. While I feel that the former isn’t quite as good as some people say, it’s worth a watch and I think it’s a good series to show non anime fans. One of my roommates got into it last semester and she hates Anime. Its been said before and I’ll say it again but the last filler arc really killed it for Kenshin and is the reason why I won’t ever finish it. It was going so good too. Ah well. I haven’t heard of either D Gray Man or Kekkaishi but I’ll have to check those out. Thanks for bringing them to my attention ^^;
I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for that game then. This may sound stupid (this is coming from a non sports fan) but what channels would it be on? Basic cable, I hope? ‘Caus that’s all we get at the dorms.
Lucky duck. I’m always worried that I’ll pack too much or too little. I can’t bring everything from my room at home since the dorm rooms are a bit on the small side but I’ll try to. Lol I hope my room isn’t on the 4th floor this year. Well I guess they have elevators in there but it’s still pretty annoying. Yea, we’ll both do good. No sweat. :D
My first reaction to seeing your comment on my profile was, “Holy crap, a wall of text.” XD I loose my will to type half way through replying and it’s like a battle to finish it. hehe
It’s good that I’m on top of things and noticed that your b-day was on the 16th. How was it turning 22? After you turn 21 (the age that you can booze..legally and buy a gun in your own name), it seems that you stop having things to look forward to. It’s all downhill from there. XD You start getting grey hairs or have none at all, wrinkles pop up, bad back and you start saying “Back in my day we had to walk 20 miles uphill in the SNOW to school and 20 miles uphill back to home. You kids have it EASY.”
I wish I had your faith; I just don’t believe as easily as some. I loved the leaders growing up and the trips we went on. Some of my best experiences in life come from the church trips we took to places like Arches and Zion national park or Goblin Valley. The towering red rock and expanse of cliffs just took my breath away. I even got to go to Delicate Arch which is the very same arch that you see on many of Utah’s license plates. It is so huge and beautiful. The walk (or rather climb) was a bit extraneous however. I used to have a picture of it on deviant art but it’s not there anymore. *left the site for ..reasons*
I didn’t really try to fit in with any of the cliques either. Although the people I hung out with were definitely weird in the most typical sense of the word. We had more fun that way. The closest stereotype we got to was probably that of a geeky type but we weren’t really. At college, I kind of let lose any kind of restraints I had and I’ve had a surprisingly warm reception. I get along well with the theatre majors and the anime club members the most to my surprise. Didn’t care for my roommates last semester who drank like sailors. I almost felt like playing the devil’s advocate and turning them in to the RA (alcohol isn’t allowed on campus or on the dorms at SUU). I didn’t though. Sigh. Stupid me.
It totally should. I can see it now. “Pro Guitar Hero Champ leaves the crowd speechless by her perpetuous performance of Through the Fire and Flames on expert. That night will forever stay in the hearts of the people gathered there..” Or something like that. I actually can only do it on hard. I don’t really feel like spending that much time to conquer expert . The real point of the game is to have fun rockin out with friends. XD One of mine broke my extra controller the last time we played. She got..err..a little enthusiastic ^^; I was surprised I could do the drums on rock band at all. The hardest part for me is the foot pedal but I think that’s because somebody broke it in half and we had to tape it together. I haven’t had the best track record with friends and videogames XD.
Kudo points for liking Hinata, she’s a favorite of mine too. There’s just something awfully cute about the way she acts so shy. I’m like that too but I don’t stalk the guys I’m interested in ..most of the time. Yu Yu Hakusho is probably one of my top 3 most watched Anime to date. The other two being FLCL and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (both seasons). I’ve rated it a 7 here on mal but if I had based it purely on enjoyment, it’d be a 9. I just loved how the different characters bounced off of each other and unlike other shounen it actually had an end. I’m currently buying the new season sets since for once it’s affordable to own the whole series.
Sssh no Bleach spoilers please! I’ve dropped the Anime for good and put the manga on hiatus so I have no clue what’s going on right now. The last part I read was were Ichigo and the others go to save Orithime in that Vizard place. I don’t have the patience to follow it right now so I’m waiting until Kubo finishes the manga. I want to marathon it all in one fell swoop. ^^;
Lol a Harry Potter Anime.. Well.. I’m open for the possibility! I’ve read a few HP doujin in my time but I don’t really think that any of the characters in the book are gay so it was stupid. (harry x draco, harry x snape? Oh, barf..) but it was a bit amusing to see them in Anime style.
Agreement on Naruto being one of the few shounen that grab your interest from the start. Can’t say that for One Piece since I’ve only seen the first episode and I dropped it promptly after. It looked pretty promising but I can’t commit myself to a 300+ series. It’s a bit intimidating. Maybe the manga would be easier to tackle. Hunter x Hunter is another of my favorite shounens but it took a good 6 or 7 episodes to get into it. ^^;
Ah, ok. I was about to say that was borderline torture to make you guys march 6 hours a day every day with your uniforms on. Sweet. I can’t wait to see you and your band. Bet you guys (and girls?) will look absolutely study. Lol
Man, I’m way beyond tired. I’m moving back to the dorms this Saturday so I’ve been making preparations to go back. Moving back to and from is always my least favorite part of the school experience. Once I get into the groove of things it'll be okay and life will be good. Anyways, I better stop typing. Lata.
Happy 22nd Birthday, I hope it’ll be a good‘un! ^^;
I grew up in a Mormon household surrounded by a loving Mormon community and for that, I’m truly grateful. I couldn’t of asked for a better upbringing but it’s all I’ve known. How do I know that it’s the right religion when I haven’t even so much as bat an eye at the other ones. There’s so many isms out there that it’s a bit mind boggling. Catholicism, Buddhism, Baptism, Protestant, etc, just to name a few. So I’m kind of trying to find out a little more about each and see what suits me best. Who knows, maybe I’ll become active again. I’m not really sure what the future holds ^^l Thanks for the well wishes though!
ROFL. Band JOCKS. I like it; I likes it a lot. They should replace the age old term of band geeks to band jocks. What’s so bad about being able to play an instrument and taking pride in it? I, for one, think it’s awesome. I always thought that the band people always had so much fun together but I chose to take art and language classes rather than band. I know I’d buy an electric guitar for an arm and a leg only to let it collect a lot of dust. I play a mean guitar on Guitar Hero and a rockin’ drum on Rock Band though. You can’t really brag about that to people though. Haha.
I wouldn’t want to be a mile away from you two if you guys ever met. She’s studying to be a vet at the U of U right now. Both my mom and step dad hate sports with a burning passion (unless you count hunting as such or four wheeling) so I guess I’m like them in that aspect. I wish I had something to hate.. *sniff* *sniff*
I spy with my two little eyes a NaruHina shipper. Hinata and Naruto are polar opposites once you sit and think about it. Hinata is shy and indecisive while Naruto is loud and self confidant. But there’s always the saying that says opposites attract. I have an outgoing friend who compliments my reserved nature quiet nicely. NaruSaku is also nice IMO. It has had more focus but I’m not so sure they’d really work out as a couple in the end. Maybe SasuSaku would fair better? Lol
That was depressing that Hinata had a whole lot of time to make her moves on Naruto when they were on their billionth rescue mission but never did anything. And nothing else happened to advance the pairing but lets be of good faith why don’t we. Although I’m hesitant to root for pairings since most of the time they don’t really go into fruition and are more of a side amusement than anything. Yu Yu Hakusho is the only shounen fighting in recent memory where the main protagonist gets with the girl. Maybe that’s why I think so fondly of that series. ^^l
Yea, no shounen is purely original. No show is nowadays if you think about it. I think it’s more about the execution of these clichéd elements that really makes it or breaks it for a show. I think you’re spot on with the Harry Potter analogy too. I also like to think that both Naruto & Harry Potter are aimed at kids but find audience with the older crowd too and are very addicting once you start. ^^; Do you know if there will be a chapter this week? I can’t find it anywhere… I think I’m going blind. XD
Ouch, that sounds harsh. I’d die if I had to march out on the field for 6 hours a day. Did you have to wear a uniform too? :P
Even though it's a day early, I'd like to wish you a happy birthday. Hope you got everything you wanted. Oh yeah, try to not eat too much cake and ice cream. The last thing you want is to spend your birthday with a stomach ache.
