All art is at once surface and symbol

Shiny Pichu competition is a go!

I think I'm going to get nightmares tonight. I seriously haven't been this scared in a long time. You can thank Lost Silver and CreepyBlack for that.

They're making adaptations for those games too. That's right. It's that much worse with sound and visuals.

Yes, I'm going to play them when they're done. Lost Silver should be finished by the end of August.

# Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?

I'll say Mother 3 in advance. :P

But Mystery Dungeon. Dear god, Mystery Dungeon.

( MYSTERY DUNGEON ENDING SPOILERS (including Explorers of Sky) )

# Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?

( Miss Madotsuki, please don't stab me again. 6.9 )

...And there's Kain and Cecil from FFIV. Just mentioning them alone says enough.

Ganked from sheepyrai's journal here.

Bolding is mine:

....Somebody posts a picture of topless Fran. Awesome! Boobies!

Then I make the mistake of reading their description.

"Anyhow. If you are offended by this? Well, I don't know what to say other than "grow up". Not only does it have "Nude" in the title, there is a mature content warning. You can also read this description before viewing the picture.
Just for future information.
I'm not sensitive to many things. If you see a graphic novel from me, there will be female nudity (males will be censored), gore, and possibly even sex. *gasp* I try to be conservative, because of this over-sensitive world nowadays. I'm sorry; I grew up with Bond movies (if that constitutes anything).

Sorry to rant, but I think this is a pressing issue that some people need to open their eyes to. *coughmorethanhalfofUSAcough*"

Sheepy points this out to the artist, and gets this response:

"Because I don't think a penis is attractive? Don't get me wrong, I'm all for males, but I just think the unowut isn't necessary to show. Censoring boobs is just...dumb."

Uh huh. We're allowed to do whatever we like with women (Don't like tits? ZOMG U PRUDE) but you can't show guybits unless they're giant and veiny and injected with steroids. 'Cause PINGAS = EWWWWWWW!!!11!1!1 Heaven forbid someone finds them *gasp* attractive without being ridiculous supergiants. Quick! Chop off the Statue of David's "unowut" since nudity = pr0n!

Silly PINGAS, pr0n is for tits!

So, Chrono Trigger. It's one of those "backside fandoms". It's not something I actively explore, but if I'm with friends who also like the game, I'd be more than happy to discuss it with them. :) I kept meaning to write a short Cyrus/Glenn fic but I never really had the time or inspiration. Darn though. Someday. That'd be fun. Frog/Glenn is my favorite character from the get-go, though Robo/Prometheus also makes me wibble. He's like Sonic's E-102 Gamma if he had the chance to develop and live and make friends, and him getting beaten up by his siblings and later seeing what happened to Atropos makes me DDD: inside. I'm not sure if I ship Robo and Lucca as a pair (says the girl who ships Gamma/Amy, Shadow/Omega, Metal Sonic/Amy, etc.), but I definitely love their friendship and I like it when Sarah or Jamie talks about them. :) The biggest thing I've contributed to the fandom was an AMV about the rivalry of Magus and Frog and the hatesex that inevitably followed. I didn't think I'd EVER like Magus/Frog at all, let alone care enough to make a video about them. But there you have it. oO;;; DAMN YOU FANFICTION.

Geez. Proves that the campus video game store is made of all kinds of amazing. Not only does it still has a cartridge of Earthbound, Super Mario All-Stars, Secret of Mana, Super Metroid, Super Mario RPG, and all the classics, but the store has a copy of Chrono Trigger too. Oh my fucking god. You know how rare that is? Chances are it can be bought for cheap here too. You should see the prices SOAR on Ebay! @.@;;; Oh well. Puri turned in Pokemon Ranger (Manaphy intact. I never beat it! XD) and got Platinum in its place. Buwahaha~ ♥

I'm starting Toni Morrison's Jazz for my Banned Books class, which is beginning a postmodernism kick. I'm hoping it wouldn't be as disappointing as Giovanni's Room was, though Catcher in the Rye I liked. Those and studies aside (and all those Greek Tragedies I gotta catch up on! :o), I fetched Coraline by Neil Gaiman from Barnes N' Noble before coming back to Austin. I absolutely ADORED the movie to bits and pieces. Of course I must read the book! I read a few of Gaiman's stuff before, so hey, I can trust him. I'm half-way in the book already. :) Maybe the style is a bit sparse for my liking, but this is a children's book. I've been reading complicated material for quite some time. XDDD;;; Plus I don't really see it as a minus, as it leaves a lot of room for the imagination, which definitely owed to Henry Selick's creativity for the movie. *__________* Also the cat is like every cat I know in the real world, haha. XD It kind of reads like Roald Dahl only spookier. Which is more than good enough for me. ;D

Oooh! Ooh! And it really surprised me! One of the illustrations in the book featured a bunch of crude objects, including a small sketch of what looks like a Pikachu head with button eyes. Remind me to scan it later! *___________*

Here's a small collection of books I want to finish/read in the future:

- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End (Book the Thirteenth) (Final book. I own it. I don't feel like finishing it right now, but I love this series so when I find the time, I will. :o SPOIL ME AND DIE)
- Stephen King - Misery (I love this book! X33 I'm a sucker for stories about authors and tale-within-a-tales, and add ANOTHER bonus to the villain being a creepy stalker and worships Paul Sheldon with an intensity not unlike various fangirls in fandom. And worse, maybe on a scale worse than the rabid Twilight cultists who assault and even murder people for saying bad things about the series. oO;;; Dude Annie Wilkes. You amaze me. I also want to finish this book so I can watch the movie and marvel at Kathy Bates's performance. *________*)
- Mikhail Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita (I'm a Mikhail Bulgakov fangirl. I MUST find this book. This line alone makes you want to read it: Manuscripts don't burn.)
- Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird (WHY have I never read this book? Or watched the movie? Gods, in my spare time, I fucking MUST. Is it sad I already feel warm and fuzzy and full of hope for humanity when I think of Atticus Finch. He's supposed to be the greatest literary hero ever. *_______*)

I also have the Manaphy manga, but that can stay on the backburner. Hahahahahaha. XD

Austin is awesome because once a week I get a new free issue of the Onion. It's the greatest satirical newspaper in the world! Here's a few headlines:

International: U.S. Troops In Iraq Excited To Finally Return To Afghanistan
Opinion: Would That I Had Someone Special With Whom I Could Share My 'Galaga' Achievements
American Voices: Christian Salt Introduced
Advice: Ask A High-School Student Who Didn't Do The Required Reading

So after finishing my annotations (save for opinions, which should be easy anyway), Puri couldn't stand it anymore and set up DivX to watch the subbed version of Giratina and the Bouquet of the Sky, aka Movie 11. After the knife-throwing disappointment of Destiny Deoxys, Puri had critical and hopeful expectations that the Shaymin movie would kick ass. I want to make it brief, so here goes:

( Okay so maybe not-so-brief )

The Shaymin movie gets 7/10 from me~ ♥ I want to make an AMV tribute to Shaymin already, that's how pleased I am. :o

Pokemon Movie Rankings

Yay! ♥
1. Mewtwo Strikes Back!
2. Lucario: Hero of the Wave
3. Lord of the Unown Tower
4. Giratina and the Bouquet of the Sky
5. Latios and Latias

Liked it/Meh
6. Revelation Lugia

I Wish I Could Quit You But the Pr0n Calls Me Back! DDD:
7. Rise of Darkrai

DIE! DIE! DIE IN A FUCKING FIRE! DIE!
8. Destiny Deoxys

Unseen Movies
9. Celebi: Timeless Encounter
10. Jirachi WishMaker
11. Mewtwo Returns!

Likely to Join Deoxys in the DIAF Catagory
12. Manaphy: Prince of the Sea

Dude. Hayley is a gigantic idiot.

First she keeps begging me to trade one of my Pokemon for her blue Shellos, though it's clear I already caught one for the ranch AND its evolution. Finally I succumbed 'cause hey, free berry. And I don't want my stupid Krickitune anyway. Now guess what's on her Wanted Pokemon list? A Staravia? YOU IDIOT! YOU ALREADY FUCKING HAVE ONE! @.@ On top of that, she's bringing a Sneasel to the ranch even though I already caught one for her on her Wanted List. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

She's just fucking jealous I keep the Tazmily Ranch subtitle to ~Full of Cranidos!~ instead of her Zigzagoon. I'm dang proud of my Cranidos. Cute little buggers.

I heard news of Mystery Dungeon 3! I knew it would come out eventually, and I knew Shaymin would finally be in it. Just the night before, I was thinking, "Man, wouldn't it be awesome if Riolu was one of the Starter Pokemon?" MY WISH CAME TRUE. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! *________________________________________*

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky

Fuck yeah baby. With Skymin~! *_________________________________*

( Puri Fangirls About MD3 )

Shouldn't the last chapter be called that instead while this one is "Strange Happenings in Town!"? You'll see in a bit. This is one fucked chapter.

( 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Alamos, Time and Space was stirring, but Alberto & Tonio the most... )

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd we have no snow in Texas. Just straw. :P

Might as well put in my own seasonal album nomnomnom~ ♥ At least Sarah McLachlan isn't preachy about Christmas. XD

So tonight, I was drawing sexy fanart and I noticed after a break it was turning out to be VERY good. Best work yet, even. So feeling energetic, I jumped out in the hallway with joy and twisted my ankle.

Not only did the paramedics visit and I was driven home in a police car (asking me to let them know if my ankle still hurt), they found my sketch on the table and they liked it.

I gotta admit I feel flattered. XD;;; Especially since it was a rather suggestive picture of two masculine men. XDDD!

This is why Austin is awesome. XD

They were very sweet too. :)

Okay, I have like, a new favorite movie now. THREE CHEERS FOR

BEETLEJUICE
BEETLEJUICE
BEE--!

Well... maybe not three cheers. ;D