^^;; My shrink likes the drawings too, for some reason… Dunno why you people like them. All I see when I look at them is what’s wrong with them. So my shrink wants to work with me on this self-esteem thing, because I have none. I mean, intellectually I know that I can do well in whatever I put my mind to, but I always fail to meet my own standards, so in my mind I’ve failed completely. And even if it’s perfect, I’ll find something wrong with it. I dunno why I do that. ^^;; I really need to finish up Circle of Nine (the FFX fic I posted parts of before) and HTML it so that I can post it. I just plain need to finish my revamp, actually…
Mum cut my hair, but it’s longer in back and all-around longer than I’d like, so I get to visit the fancy place. But since the anime club is today, I might have to hide my hair… ^^;; It isn’t that it’s a bad cut, it’s just that I want the new cut to be a surprise. To tell the truth, I was really relaxed about Mum cutting my hair, because I was leaving lots of room for error and we had a backup plan… But if this next cut turns out bad, I can’t do anything but let it grow. Eek.
The anime club is becoming a chore. It isn’t fun anymore, we can’t find a permanent indoor location, certain members of the club are pissing me off, and there’s only a few people I really like there. I mostly use it to read manga, babble to those few people about FF7 and the like, and be Lucifer. Lucifer and socialization can be taken care of at school, which will start in 5 days or so, and babbling about FF7 is something I already do routinely. And keeping in touch with the 2 people I can’t already keep in touch with would be simple. So there’s really nothing keeping me at the anime club other than obligation, but re-elections are next week and I’ve wanted to leave for a long time… Blarg. I don’t know what to do. I feel obliged to keep going to the club (I’m Lucifer, I’m the only one who’s never paid dues[makes me famous], and I’m a council member) but I find no enjoyment in going to the club. It’s too long, too buggy, too sunny, and too boring. And when we do something “exciting”, everything goes horribly wrong. Blaaaaaaaarg.
So now that all the bad feeling are out my system, I will babble about Initial D and music.
Initial D rocks. Yes, it’s poorly animated. Yes, the cars look silly because they’re crappy computer animation. So? Looks aren’t everything. When the Hachi-Roku got tapped and spun out mid-drift and then recovered, I held my breath. Whenever Ryousuke comes on-screen, I squeal. Yes, it all looks horrible. Yes, it’s all about cars. Yes, it can be tedious and drawn-out. So? I knew nothing about cars and was all about pretty animation when I started watching it, and it taught me that not only are cars beautiful, but so is ugly animation. It also taught me that voice actors aren’t everything. Yes, Koyasu voices Ryousuke. So? That’s not why he’s so cool. Yes, Miki Shini’ichirou voices Takumi. So? He sounds delightfully half-asleep. The only time with that series that I’ve squealed over the voice actors was when I got a remix of one of the songs where Koyasu rapped. I’d rather coo over the Takahashi brothers’ cars, thankee. RX-7, oooohh…
So basically what I’m trying to say is that Initial D defies convential anime, in a sense. They have famous voice actors but put no emphasis on them. The animation style doesn’t matter. The weirdness of the computer cars doesn’t matter. The driving is what matters, and even if you don’t understand the garage-babble, it’s pretty clear what they’re talking about. The character interaction is great, and there’s plenty for both fangirls and fanboys. Hot chicks driving cars, Ryousuke giving Takumi flowers before they race… Whee! I gotta write some fanfiction for that boy. ^.^
Music. The Ode to Joy, in its entirety. People singing, volume changing from pianissimo to forte, 23 minutes long. That Ode to Joy. It rocks. At first it always made my cry (Kaworu! *sob*) but I’ve gotten used to it. It isn’t really spectacular-sounding (I like Dies Irae better), but it’s neat.
Next is Ameno. Not really classical, but it kicks ass. The Ameno remix by Era has a nice, medium beat (bass and synthesized drums), cool vocals (solo and choral, I think SAT), and some kickass instrumental in the middle involving strings, synth, and bass. Classical mixed with rock with very nice results.
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Baka: Yay! An artist I greatly respect and adore likes my drawing! I still think ya’ll are just trying to make me feel better, but thankee anyway. ^^ It’s working. I looked at the Val sketch and drooled all over it. ^.^;;
Nat: Well, of course he’s mortified! So am I. ^^;; I can’t believe I drew that… I’m glad you and Amadis like it. I’m so proud with the chibi! I drew the chibi and then I was like, Oh yeah! He’s in a wheelchair! So he was gifted with wheels. XD I’m glad you like my drawings, but they really aren’t that good. (I have a sneaking suspicion that people think I’m digging for complements when I say that. I am not, I really think that. ^^;; ) I don’t think I could draw the Gundam boys if I tried… I drew Duo’s head once, but that was a fluke. I really don’t like that style. ^^;; I wish I could go to a bookstore… And buy a book.
Geo: I can’t do PHP either. ^^;; If you want a better quality pic, let me know. I can try fidding with the scanner or something.
Padfoot: Yes, Eroica is the ’80s manga. I want to drive in those mountains. Hairpins… Oooh…
And my last topic change of the day: I now have volumes 1-5 of Eroica rather than 3-5. The first two had been on backorder, and I wasn’t really expecting to get them, but yesterday Neechan brought the mail in and there was a little package and I thought wistfully, “I wish that were for me.” Then Neechan looked at me and smiled and I was all “OOH! It’s for me! Gimme!” and it was my Eroica manga. ^.^ I love it. Time to add yet another language to the list of ones used in this durn manga, though… XD Their legs are even longer in the first mana! It’s absurd! Their legs are twice the length of their torsos! But I have a picture of a surly Klaus hugging Dorian (it was cold, they were trying to conserve body heat, and he was making sure to touch Dorian as little as possible XD ), and so all is well with the world.
I’ve decided that I’m not going to go to the anime club after this week. It simply isn’t enjoyable and I don’t see any way to change that. After this week I will no longer be a council member, so I don’t feel obliged to continue attending meetings. So long, and thanks for all the pics.