Friday, April 30, 2004

   FMA musings...

I've been musing over a lot of things FMA recently (well, haven't a lot of us been?), and I'm going over some of the more recent episodes... but that's all blah, yes, I'm so confused over it all... ... but I think I've pinned down one minor point here. I think that it's intended to take place in Germany. Logic? Very little, but here it goes... First of all, Beck pointed out to me early on that "Alphonse" is very much a German name. I checked a few name resources just to be sure of its origin, and it is indeed German. Next bit of evidence, though it's rather inconclusive... the note that Edward sends Colonel Mustang in episode 26, part of which reads "This section, by featuring a number of objects of special [interest?] from the contemporary collections of the Science Museum, shows how broad and multifaceted a contribution modern Britain is making to science and technology." The mention of Britain, though it doesn't point directly to Germany, does suggest that the setting is likely in Europe. Third. The apparent head of command of the State Alchemists is referred to as "Führer", which literally means "leader" in German (in contemporary English, the word is usually used to refer to a tyrannical or ruthless leader - whether or not this has any bearing on the situation is up for debate). (Let it also be noted that I'm not sure if the word Führer is the literal translation of the dialogue, or just the translator's choice of words.) Fourth, Winry mentions an auto-mail smith by the name of "Gotz" in the 26th episode when they visit Rush Valley. Is that a German-sounding name? Fifth. When Ed, Al, and Winry are on the train to Rush Valley (episode 25), Ed mentions an Ishbal camp in the "mountains in the south." The Bavarian Alps, perhaps? These mountains are also mentioned by Scar's master later in the same episode. Sixth, Rush Valley. Could this be an allusion to the Rhine Valley?That probably doesn't have much relevance, it's just a thought of mine while looking over maps. That's all I have from my musings tonight... aaaand, I gotta go and study more for the SAT on Saturday. Please, please dig through my logic and pick out my mistakes! ^.~

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Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Random act of kindness... and the Kentucky Derby.

Most important musings of the day (excluding those regarding FMA, of course) are over at the LiveJournal... ... but in other news... ever notice how just doing little things can make you so happy? I was driving to the police station to pick up Mom (that's not how it sounds! My mom works at the police station), and there was this guy in his car, wanting to move over into my lane, but no one would let him in, and it was rush-hour type traffic. I stopped to let him move into the lane ahead of me. It made me happy. Life is weird, isn't it ^.^;

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Sunday, April 25, 2004

   SakuraCon!

Whoo! I'm back from the last day of SakuraCon, my first ever anime convention! This has been so fun... my thoughts are all jumbled around from lack of sleep, so I'll probably write about it tomorrow. My costume seems to be working fine, by the way. ^.^; Anyway, I must finish homework... I'll write and comment stuff on Monday. (Ohh, by the way... *evilgrin* I bought meself a Fullmetal Alchemist art book! eeh, such prettiness...)

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Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Happiness, parts I and II...

(Yes, that is a reference to a Chicago song. Cookie if you name the song, and two if you can spout the lyrics. Hee.) Anywyay... Happiness part one. I borrowed the first Fruits Basket DVD from a friend of mine. I love it! Hee... Yuki is so cute... Kyo is less cute, but equally huggable. What irony. *squeaks* That scary girl, though... Kagura... wow... *wince* Well, it is cute. I just watched up to episode 5 so far... gotta finish... gotta mooch more DVDs!... Well, now Happiness part two... as for my PSAT scores... ehehe... *blushes* I qualify for National Merit Scholarship. I just hope I can do as well on my SAT's, which I'm taking in two weeks or so. Anyway, that's all for now. Gotta go to dinner. Meanwhile, please welcome Sohma Yuki into the Pit of Bishounen. *evil cackle*

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   ... *nod*

Well, it's almost 9 in the morning... hahah. School does not start until 9:30 today because the sophomores and freshmen all have TESTING! *evilgrin* ... anyway. I found out what I am in the Laramie Project yesterday. I'm really happy, I have two substantial speaking roles. I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Laramie Project, so I'll summarize briefly... the play is basically about the aftermath of the beating and murder of Matthew Shepard, a college student living in Laramie, Wyoming, who was allegedly killed because he was gay. Some members of a theatre company went to Laramie to conduct interviews, and the play is edited from those interviews. It's really about how people reacted to this hate crime, and how so many things came out of it... as our director, Mr. Kline, says, "it's about compassion." It's a great play, but I think - hope - it'll cause a stir at my school. Anyway, I'm playing Marge Murray, the mother of a policewoman, and Zubaida Ula, an islamic feminist. Good stuff. Going to find some breakfast mow... *waves*

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Sunday, April 18, 2004

EEEH!

Today's moment of pure GLEE: So, I auditioned for this acting job at the Museum of Flight, right? Well, the call came in today, at 5:04 PM... I got the job! EEEH! Happiness! ... ^.^; Have a really, really good Sunday, everybody.

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Friday, April 16, 2004

   GAH!

Well, it's officially one week until SakuraCon, and boy, those costume woes are setting in... We bought two yards of navy and two yards of white flannel, cut them out, sewed just as we had been shown by a very kind lady at Uwajimaiya... ... and are now majorely screwed over. It doesn't even come close to fitting me, even though we measured the freaking thing out and by all logical means, it should fit... ... erm. So now Grandma has taken it upon herself to call around to martial arts places... we're going to panic and run out to some store all the way in Federal Way. Apparently the guy there has the right sort of thing in stock and in my size... ... but, yeah, I'm panicking. I really hope this isn't too expensive. *meeps* I haven't even gone to Kinko's yet to check prices... nor have I finished my hakama... can I have an extra month of time? Like, without school?

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Saturday, April 10, 2004

   I am DEATH!

... *meeps happily* ... while searching for tools with which to weed the dandelions out of our former-garden... Mom uncovered a scythe. ... We have a scythe. ... I have a scythe at my disposal. ... *experiencing joy that is too great to be expressed in words* ... so, I reaped the souls of countless weeds today. I feel like Death. Or maybe a peasant. ... nah. Death. *exquisitely evil grin* Mm, about the price quote for bumper stickers... the guy at Kinko's told me that they will only print them Monday through Friday. Apparently they only know the prices on Monday through Friday, too. Oh well. This week is my spring vacation, so I'll just go back when I come home from visiting Willamette on Wednesday. *hugs her scythe* I spent so long reaping that my hands are kind of apoplectic. Can't really type well. Wheeh. Good weekend, all.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2004

Uno mas! o.o;

This one is in something of a tribute to Beck, after a brief tangent on feminine anime guys. My apologies for the scribbly text... I have yet to recover all of my good fonts from my old computer box, so I had to put the text in using my bad tablet. He's eeevil, and it took me a few tries, but I think it's legible now. Have fun. ^.^; Couple more things for yous, now... First of all, I've been asked whether it's okay to use my banner designs on clothing items and such. My answer... I'm so honored that you'd like to display my humble little brainchildren. Please, go ahead, print them out, stick them wherever you see fit. I won't even demand credit for them, though I'd certainly appreciate it. On that topic, if people want them, I can give out nice, higher-resolution versions of any banners that I make henceforth... I can't offer big shiny versions of ones that are already posted, since, well, I never made big versions, but any requests that I get or new banners that I make, I'll keep a large version just for use on printed/physical media. Now, una pregunta for you all... if I made, say, bumper-stickers or bookmarks of some of these guys... would you buy them? I'd probably market them over my website (that is, if I ever finish the upcoming layout and set up my own PayPal account), and I'm certain they'd be very cheap... since I can mooch money of my parents (for the time being, that is) to print and copy at Kinko's, the majority of cost would just cover shipping. But all that aside... say, if I made a 2.5x10 inch bumper sticker of a banner of your choice and sold it for... maybe a dollar plus shipping, would you buy it? That's all fer now. *grins* me and my futile money-scrounging schemes. G'night, all!

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Monday, April 5, 2004

I's a redhead!

... actually, it's more orange, but, oh well. People seem to like it. *grins* I love it, personally. It's a bit too light to really be Kenshin-colored-hair, but I can touch it up with a darker red before SakuraCon... I probably would touch it up anyway just to keep the roots a little less noticeable. Anyway, I've got another banner for yous all... this one is sort of a parody on a frequent graffiti that went around after the death of Charlie Parker, the first real "bebop" musician. His nickname was "Bird" or "Yardbird," and after he died, it became sort of a cult-ish thing to graffiti "Bird lives"... so, I present to those of us who don't believe that our favorite green-poofy-haired bum is really dead... Night, all!

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