Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Yay For Literature And Fairytales!

Well, sorry for being gone so long again. I’ve finally hit a lull in schoolwork, so I feel like posting again. Usually, when things are really hectic, I’d rather spend my free time reading in order to keep me sane (or insane, as it may be ^_^). Anyway, I had my interview today for the job I mentioned last time. I think things went well, but I’m still keeping my fingers crossed. Let’s see… Oh, this past weekend I hung out with some friends (Angie, Avery, and Sara) who I was in the art club with last semester. It was hilarious. We went out to eat, and then we (minus Angie who had to go to work) went over to Sara’s house to watch Little Miss Sunshine. I had already seen it, and liked it, but I swear that movie is way better if you watch it with other weird people like yourself. We cracked up so much, Avery couldn’t stop repeating “That movie was so wrong”, and Sara kept singing “She’s a superfreak, superfreak, she’s superfreaky” at random times for no reason. It was great ^_^ In comic/manga/literary/whatever news, I stumbled across the comic Lullaby yesterday and I must say that I am utterly amazed. Basically, if you took a bunch of famous literary and fairytale characters, warped them, and threw them all together on a quest, you’d get Lullaby. It’s f***ing awesome! The main characters are Alice and the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, the Pied Piper, Little Red Riding Hood, Jim Hawkins from Treasure Island, and Pinocchio. There are also several other famous characters littered about throughout the story in person, such as The Three Little Pigs, The Blue Fairy, and The Three Blind Mice (in a small side story), and referenced by the main characters, such as Dorothy, several other characters from The Wizard of Oz, and the Three Musketeers. Of course, it would be boring if these characters were merely taken straight from their respective stories, so they’ve been tweaked a bit. For example, Alice has been trapped in Wonderland so long that she has grown up into an adult and she’s second in command to the Queen of Hearts (she also wields an enchanted whip and is a pretty badass fighter). The Pied Piper is actually the son of the magical Piper of the fairytale who has inherited his father’s knife-shaped pipe. Red Riding Hood is a shape-shifting little girl who can transform into a wolf due to a bite she received from The Big Bad Wolf. Jim Hawkins has become a pirate after spending several years traveling with Long John Silver and his crew, has become "one of the best of the best when it [comes] to matters piratical" (I love the word "piratical", it sounds so funny ^_^) and he also has a magic sword that is shark-like and enjoys eating things (as well as a one-legged pet parrot). Pinocchio has been magically transformed back into a wooden puppet by some evil being that seems to be the master villain of the story. Also, not only is the story great, but the art is amazing. The detail and style are just awe inspiring. Everything from costume design to scenery is just gorgeous. In fact, I shall show you… Sorry the first image is so grainy. The second one is much better. See? Very pretty, ne? Hmm, I’ve just noticed that the Cheshire Cat isn’t in either of these pictures, even though he’s a main character as well. Weird. Maybe he's off being invisible somewhere. Anyway, if you’re interested in getting a peak at the series, the first 80 pages or so of the comic can be found online here. Enjoy! ^_^ P.S. Oh yeah, and in respone to my last post's comments... Elves: Yeah, ACEN is a convention. It stands for Anime Central since we're in the Midwest. I know, very original ^_^ Kitsy: Yes, my mother was indeed very confused and gave us funny looks for a while. Arlihama: Haha, the part my sister and I were quoting is indeed the scene where Yukito runs up out of nowhere with a big bag of food ^_^ Oh and yes, you are free to taken my background if you wish, seeing as I only downloaded it from minitokyo myself ^_^ -Quotation of the Day- *after Avery, the biggest science nerd of us all, mentions something about a guy she likes* Sara: “That is so nerdy.” Avery: “You know it, our babies will be born with glasses.” Me: “And instinctive knowledge of the periodic table.”

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