Saturday, August 6, 2005

Reiki pwnz your soul and you know it.
Mood: Blissfully unaware
Anime craving: Bleach
Current music: Jeremy- Pearl Jam

I haven't updated since when?! Eheh. Sorry. I thought that having more time would mean that I'd actually do stuff. Silly me. ^^;; Well, summer's officially over for me now and I've already gone through my first (very rocky) week of senior year. Late buses, endless forms, homework (history reading *sudders*), etc. But, I think senior year, though stressful, will probably be pretty fun. We get all sorts of privileges that the underclassmen don't. And you don't need to be cynical about the school anymore since you'll never have to go back. All my last years at a school have been very pleasant and I got very active my last year at a school.

Anyway, all's quiet on the anime front. Nothing really much going on. I dunno, I guess I've just been feeling a little disenchanted with anime and the community lately. It's not any one particular person, but it's the rude, rabid fans and condescention and the self-assured n00bs that don't really know anything. Not everyone is like that, but I do have my nasty run-ins, facilitated by my incredible ablility to be misunderstood online (and in person, to be honest). I really hate it when I think I can talk intelligently with people, but if I say something against the popular opinion, I'm chastized. What, I'm not allowed to have an opinion? I must love [insert popular character here]? The big problem is that I don't and I'm usually foolish enough to tell others. Maybe I should keep my opinion on my journals. At least here, I'm encouraged to express myself. And all my friends at myO are fantastic, so I feel pretty comfortable here. ^_^

Speaking of annoying fandom, is anyone else nervous about the North American license of Naruto? I'm a little wary at the moment. I'm not particularly opposed to anime being licensed, especially because it makes both the anime and the products more accessable, but I am a little worried about the kind of fans that will start flooding the chatrooms and message boards. I know I sound horrible right now (and to be honest, I am excited about all the nice, polite, open-minded new fans), but I'm just scared that we'll get scaryfans in the Naruto community who (1) go around in gaggles, slamming anyone who doesn't support a particular character or pairing or (2) think they're all that and correct our pronunciation/spelling/character names (and are wrong).

Anyway, sorry for not coming by more often and sorry for the rant-fest above. Oh, and I'm sorry that I forgot my myO anniversary picture (it's on my other computer... ;.;). But, I have some love for my wonderful friends. :3

~MillenniumChaos~