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Hello! Please call me Ai. This is a fandom journal--I don't read this friends list anymore, but I will continue to use this journal for fannish posts and to post fanfiction to apples_for_me. Feel free to friend/watch; you don't need my permission. ♥ If you are here for the fiction or fanfic, it's over at apples_for_me. ^_^ I'm always open to discussions, but I am anti-spoilers. Please check my anime list and manga list if you want to know what I've watched/am watching!

ETA: There are no direct/overt links from this journal to my "real" LJ out of this page to make sure Google or business acquaintances don't connect the dots: fandom people who are interested should feel free to ask me for my "real" LJ name through PM or e-mail. ♥

 

Stamps
I have three sheets of Naruto stamps, and they are 800 yen each (80 yen x 10 stamps). One is reserved for toki_usagi, who pre-ordered them a while back. If anyone else would like Naruto stamps, please let me know--it'll be 800 yen plus postage (postage is free if you're already my penpal and I owe you a letter or a Christmas card). I will take Paypal in yen only please. ^_^ Comment or e-mail.

ETA: Does anyone think there will be interest if I buy up a bunch for whichever Naruto fans want these?

NANA fic no good (OOC), back to the drawing board. It's been too long since any exposure to NANA canon for me, which is the root of them problem, so I think I shall have to re-watch the anime, or re-read the manga. I haven't quite decided which. On the one hand, I can start/stop the manga any time and not have to do it in chunks of half-hour episodes. On the other hand, I love NANA's music, and I sure wouldn't mind a re-watch of that...

Looking for anyone in the NANA fandom who's willing to do a character beta for 500 words Nana and Hachi. Is there anyone on the f-list who reads NANA and wouldn't mind checking my characterization? (love_of_anime, as this is a fulfillment of your request, I'm afraid I'm going to have to disqualify you... ^_^)

Happy Birthday, Tezuka. ♥ I hope you had a good one.

I've just left two queries on posts made in hikarunogo asking why comments have been screened on what are obviously meta discussion posts. We shall see what the responses are. I'm all for meta and discussion, and even if the posts don't really make much sense to me, I don't see a reason to delete them or ban the poster, but I've received complaints from two people now, and I want to be fair.

The mod stick, it is heavy. *sigh*

The fall anime lineup is out, and I am looking at:

• Armed Librarians: Book of Bantorra - intriguing premise. One episode to check it out.
• Miracle Train: Oeudo-sen e Youkoso - *laughing* Sheer premise (boys named after trains on the Chuo line) gives this one _one_ episode to hook me.
• Yumeiro Patissiere - Food anime always gets one shot from me. ^_^
• Sasameki Koto - looks like a non-hentai lesbian anime, and therefore worth a shot.
• Darker than Black: Gemini of the Falling Star - I'll give this one a shot, since I liked the first DTB...
• Blue Literature - teaser picture looked interesting, but I have no idea what this one's going to be like. Trying one episode.
• Sanjushi - Three Musketeers, apparently. Worth a shot? *not sure*
• Kiddy Girl-and - ... horrible title (and what?) but who knows, might be worth a shot. The original Kiddy Grade was all right.
• Winter Sonata - Ohoho, time to see what has all those women bawling.
• Sangoku Engi - Romance of the Three Kingdoms--let's hope THIS TIME it's done right (*remembering the horror that was Sangoku Kotetsushi*)

Considering the time crush, though, what will probably happen is that I will just sit on this list until everyone else has watched it, and then go with whatever people recommend... ^_^;;;;;;

80% of this request has been written in longhand. O_o Guys. I wrote. O_o I wrote. *still in shock* Edit: First draft complete! Editing will commence... tomorrow in a hotel room, I think. *tired* Long road trip ahead.

Skip Beat manga (up to 145)
OMG. SQUEEEEEEEEE!

[This post was made for the benefit of the hikarunogo community, but please feel free to vote/participate/spread the word!]

Dear all,

The layout contest for hikarunogo is over, and there are two beautiful entries! As promised, I open the voting to the entire community. Contest voting is open to all; please spread the word so that more people will vote! Voting ends September 14, and I'll put up the winner when I get back to Tokyo. ^_^

Poll #1451916 Hikaru no Go Layout Design Contest
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 49

Which layout do you want for hikarunogo? (if the entry doesn't show up in a HnG-related style similar to the original comments, click "View in original style" in the LJ navigation bar.)

[ETA: I fail so hard--both entries are called "Entry One" because I fail at HTML, but just vote based on what's under the link--that still works! *sheepish* Sorry guys.]

Remember, this poll closes on September 14--make sure you vote! ♥

*dies laughing* Oh man, that grandmother--she really meddles like nothing else! Lesson learned--if living with others, lock important things in drawers (and make sure the key is not anywhere they can find it).

hng_deathmatch is looking for volunteers to be the next moderators! Check out this post (it's locked to members of the comm--just join the comm to read the post and/or comment on it).

The blind_go cliche list is up. And you know what? I feel like every single one of my HnG fics has just been labeled "cliche", even Hotel Starlight ("go as foreplay"). T_T

T_T *weep* Excuse me, I'm just going to be in my corner over here.

*squeal of joy* Episode 10 of Boss (final [edit: penultimate] episode) delivered a plot twist that actually made me SQUEE! ♥ And comedy! *rofls at Hatagiri's interrogation session* ♥ OH YES YES YES! (Took them long enough...)

DONE. AWESOME. YAY!

Boss rocks. *grin* I love it. Finished the series VERY quickly--well, I'll finish it by the end of tonight, since I'm already on episode 10.

ETA: I love how Osawa eats all these peanut M&Ms. ♥ A woman after my own heart! ♥