Oh my god you guys, Speed Racer.

I've seen all my friends posts about it, but it looks like no one on my FL has squeed about it from the POV from a fan of the original series. So let me just say... this movie was fucking made for the fans.

Eric and I got to the theater and got our seats... and suddenly I hear a familiar voice. And omg, who is sitting next to me but my friend Quentin?! He and his girlfriend had come to see it too, so I finally got to meet Diana. That was cool.

And the best part was, Quentin was also a fan of the original series. Which was awesome because Eric wasn't, so I actually had someone to squee with when all the references came up.

( The depth of my anime geekry, let me show you it... [spoilers ahead!!] )

Un-spoilery opinions: The movie was surreal and cartoony, and I loved it. Speed Racer is all about suspension of disbelief. And the show followed Speed Racer physics, too: EVERYTHING EXPLODES.

The cast was absolutely stunning. Every single character looked like they were pulled right from the show, and their acting was spot-on. Honestly, I had my doubts about John Goodman as Pops Racer. I thought he was too nice for the part... Mr. Goodman, I was wrong, and I'm sorry. I'll never doubt you again. Your angry outbursts were superb and the previews didn't do you justice. You truly are the real Pops Racer. *tear*

The only exceptions were Sparky, Spridle and Chim-Chum. I thought Sparky was much too old (he's supposed to be Speed's age) But regardless, he still had Sparky's loveable dorkyness which is truly the heart of what he should be.

As for Spridle and Chim-Chim... they totally surpassed their anime counterparts by a mile. In the anime, I thought Spridle and Chim-Chim were a bit annoying, but they made me chuckle every once in a while. In the movie, though? Spridle and Chim-Chim totally stole every scene they were in. I have no idea what that actor's name is but I want to buy him a candy factory, his performance was so much fun.

The fight scenes were fucking amazing and I would expect no less from Speed Racer. Once again, cartoony and surreal, and just a blast to watch (like the rest of the movie)

Also, the race sequences were pure adrenaline. Totally defied the laws of physics but you know what? I don't give a damn. I was on the edge of my seat watching those races. Love, love, love.

This movie is love.

Eric and I are totally taking his little brother to see it. <33333333

Except this one doesn't have any Astroboy in it, but it's got more Tezuka than you can shake a stick at.

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"Sophia," Holmes muttered, pushing up his sunglasses to rub the bridge of his nose, "this is the first meat we've found in days, and you named it Leo?"

Sophia scowled, holding up the small white cub. "We can't eat him, he's too cute!"

Mega Man heard their shouts as he trudged closer to camp, Sharaku in tow. The two had bundles of kindling in their arms, and dumped it in the growing pile of wood. "What's going on?" Mega Man whispered.

Wato jabbed her thumb back at Holmes and Sophia. "Mommy and daddy are fighting again," she muttered dryly.

"Okay, fine!" Sophia finally shouted, "If that's what you think, let's just eat Sharaku.”

Sharaku yelped. "M-me?!"

“We are not eating Sharaku!” Holmes snapped, crossing his arms. “He's just skin and bones. If we must resort to cannibalism, we're eating Toppei.”

“Hey!!” Toppei whirled, "You'd better be kidding!"

"I am," Holmes shrugged, "as far as you know."


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I cast a bunch of Tezuka characters as Mega Man's classmates in the Astro Boy crossover. This scene popped up in my head -- I don't know *why* they're stuck in the wilderness, but I'm sure it's Mega Man's fault somehow. XD

Bonus points if you can guess who Sophia really is :)

VERONICA TAYLOR SENT ME AN EMAIL <33333



Granted, it sounds like a canned letter for anyone who wants her to reprise her role as Ash, but that's okay. Because it wasn't an auto reply, she had to physically look up my name in her guestbook to send it to me XD

Woo, I feel special ♥

Practicing description in writing, while trying to keep it interesting. Don't mind me.

( Idly, Mega Man recalled a set of dolls he'd seen in a store window... )

50 greatest tv shows, according to some magazine or website or something I don't care about.

...

( Bold the ones you love!! )

Yoinked from firefly99

Regional meme!

Age: 19

Where did you grow up: Missouri, USA

WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Creek.
2. The thing you push around the grocery store? Shopping Cart, or just cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunchbox.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Couch or sofa.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? Gutter.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? Porch or patio.
.8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Soda.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Pancakes.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? A Subway (even if it's from Quizno's)
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? Trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports? Sneakers
13. Putting a room in order? Picking up, or cleaning up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? Lightning bug
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? Rollie-Polie
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down? See-saw.
17. How do you eat your pizza? Most pizzas I will pick it up by the crust and much down. When my dad gets those flat pizzas (which is all the time) I have to hold it underneath like a tripod with my fingers, and then I do the same thing. :)
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? A garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal? Dinner.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Drinking fountain.

OKAY GUYS

I has a brawl now :3

TIME TO GO FIGHT. My friend code for Brawl is 1032-1069-9340.


GIMME UR CODEZ.

Hey, is anyone on my flist going to ANIME ST. LOUIS? Just out of curiosity.

Going well so far!!

I got a little bit more to do. Gonna cut my hair and temporarily dye the ends black to make the mullet he has in the back... other than that, hooray, i has a black jack hair :3
( Black Jack Cosplay behind cut~ )

XD Seriously, though, what network HASN'T that signal invaded?

So, what have I been doing? XD

I've decided that my plan is to go into nursing, at least for right now. I'll get a 2-year nursing degree, and at the same time work on a 4-year commercial arts or graphic design degree. Once I get the 4-year degree done, I'll ask about getting into the JET program and hopefully teach English in Japan for a few years, and then maybe come back and keep nursing while training to be a cartoonist.

Granted, any of that is up for change at any moment XD

( Aaand the rest behind here. Prepare yourself for a healthy serving of tl;dr... )

( ADD? In <i>my</i> brain? It's more likely than you think... )

And that is my life at the moment. Estimated date for next update, sometime in the year 2061. :B

Hurricanes causing floods every year, it seems...

Huge fires that devoured California...

Multiple tornadoes tearing up the midwest...

Let's see. That's water, fire, and air. One last element to go, and I'm sitting on a major fault line that's WAY past due for another quake.

So I finally got a Wifi USB adapter for my DS, meaning I can play my pokeymanz on the interbutts now.

So gimme your DS friend codes/trainer codes/WHUTEVAH everybody and we'll trade pokemon, and have EPIC BATTLES.

Sarah, once I get my DS back tonight I'll be able to walk you through finding your friendcode :)

Fuck House/Wilson
Fuck House/Cuddy
Fuck House/Cameron

...Hell, even fuck Hosue/Black Jack.

Because dammit you guys, House/Kutner is TRUE LOVE.

I did this a while ago. OH WELL.

stolen from kuririnchan

1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?" YOU SAY?
Honey-Bee

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
I'm Going Digital

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Brown-Eyed Girl

( More behind the cut~ )

Batman dropped to the floor, idly rubbing the indent where the bonds had been. The cable had rubbed a raw circle at his wrist. Imagine if that had been my skin. He glanced up at the stranger -- a bizarre one, with a scarred face and spasmatic clumps of white in his black hair -- just as he walked past, intent on grabbing his weapon from the wall. Batman whirled, yanking it from the wall before the newcomer could. After a moment of inspection, he frowned.

"A scalpel?" He glanced up, eyes tracing the scar across his face. Looks like he had some kind of skin graft. "Interesting choice of weapon."

"I'm a doctor," the man said simply, holding out his hand. Reluctantly, Batman returned the instrument.

"From what I know," Batman watched as the instrument was inpsected, "scalpels aren't meant for throwing. And yet you're quite a shot with them."

He shrugged. "People don't like doctors."

Batman turned that over in his mind, and smirked.

WHY HAVE I NOT WATCHED HOUSE MD BEFORE RECENTLY?!

IT IS MADE OF MUCH AWESOME AND WIN.

And there is no doubt in my mind that House, MD was inspired by the manga Black Jack. Which is fine, because those two in a room together would pwn many souls.

Man now I gotta write a crossover. I got a plot and everything, I just need to play Trauma Center first. *nodnod*

SO IT GOES LIKE THIS. Gregory House, Derek Stiles and Black Jack are kidnapped by agents of Delphi and forced to do... I don't know, something. Delphi's a group of evil bioterrorist bastards, I'm sure there's SOMETHING diabolical they could do with three legendary doctors.

Well whatever. They escape and Delphi feeds rumors to different governments so those three are like... I dunno, on the run for something. I guess. Well anyway, they have to travel around and clear their names. And maybe clear a few strains of GUILT, yeah, that'd be awesome.

But mainly it'd be hawt UST between Black Jack and House. Because if they got together and had a baby it would be more powerful than Chuck Norris. And yes, they would totally have a baby. If Black Jack can turn a fucking TUMOR into an eightteen year old girl, then by God, he can mpreg House's ass to the next millennium.

And meanwhile, everyone on House's staff is freaked because House just went missing. YEAH AWESOME.

Oh, and Derek Stiles stands around being useless except when he uses the HEALING TOUCH^TM and when he has to carry House around because they need to move fast.

GRRR I NEED TO WRITE THIS LIEK WHOA.

:D