"Back to Mancunian Way.~

: Congratulations Tieria Erde and Neil Dylandy! :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:27:53 GMT

As of a few nights ago, my Tieria muse and Shu's Neil's muse are officially married, having been married by the esteemed Oriya Mibu, a friend of Tieria's. So yes, he is now officially known as Tieria Dylandy (since he doesn't believe in the hyphenating of the names and wanted to take Neil's name completely.) Tieria now has a Lockon of his very own as his husbando! HURRAH!

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:26:08 GMT

Klaus is very much tsundere.. but unlike alot of tsunderes, he has a standard issue gun (or twenty.) <-- really I'm quite sure he has a fucking armory to himself* Whenever the person he loves says something about him and/or to him, CLICK goes the trusty old gun.

Guns don't shoot people, tsunderes do.

Damn it, where is my icon muse when I need it. I DO NOT HAVE ANY INSPIRATION FOR ICONS!

: Michael Jackson is dead :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:28:40 GMT

I thought he was going to live forever, surely he was next in line to become the crypt-keeper from tales of the crypt.. or at the very least a zombie.

It's pretty hard to believe that he's dead in all seriousness.

: gay-tabulous! :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:09:54 GMT

After ordering the next couple of volumes of "From Eroica with Love" on sunday. (okay not just the next couple but ALL), I went outside to get some food for work tonight, and what was there but an Amazon box. Granted I thought it was Jennie's so I was prepared to take it in to her when then I read my name, "Nia Westphal" on it.

I kid you not, I ripped into that box faster then light.

Lo and behold. volumes 3 - 5 of EROICA. Another dose of fabulous for me! Oh this warms the cockles of my heart!

Let us see how Eroica manages to piss off the Major in THESE volumes! Har har har.

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:57:52 GMT

Episode 37 of Rose of Versailles...

I'm not going to stop watching the series there (god no!), but for just a little while I want to rest in the bubble that is all of my dreams coming true before I conclude the series, you know.. letting it sink in for a little while. I just didn't have the heart to watch episode 38 up and to 40. It leaves one with an unbearable little ache because I know how it ends, after all 1.) it's seventies historical shoujo (which never ends well) and 2.) it's the french revolution on top of that.

But it's still a beautiful series and just a single episode made the entire series worth it for me. (Yes, this has everything to do with Oscar/Andre which is my OTP for the series)

I'm tired and I stayed up as long as I could. It's bedtime for me now.

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:22:20 GMT

So far my old school foray has taken me into three series that I love beyond reason now.

Black Jack
The Rose of Versailles

And now

From Eroica with Love

I'm on the latter series right now. (still have to completely finish RoV but I only have a few more episodes to go until I reach the end). I really like the two main characters and I definitely like them TOGETHER. I always have favorite characters, I always tend to really really like the stoic ones. And Klaus is definitely a stoic. I left the books on Jennie's desk hoping that she'll read them. Aww the brilliance and the best thing is that there are 14 + volumes of them translated so far.

I <3 70's Shoujo.. especially seventies shoujo with HOMOEROTIC CONTENT!

I'm also feeling better now. Aside from the headache, well you can't win them all. I'll be catching up with friend's list sometime tomorrow, promise.

: You won't ever hear me hit the ground :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:53:31 GMT

I will seldom talk about my feelings on this journal. Why, you must ask? Because a single post cannot successfully convey the extent of my feelings which are usually powerful and sometimes even destructive in nature. My emotions are succiently scorpio (due to my rising sign), I feel things to the extremes and usually I feel them at the same time, I am all of those feelings that you don't want to admit that you have but still just linger there underneath the surface and are ready to rear their ugly head.

Also feelings have gotten me into trouble several times, it's better overall for me to pretend that they do not exist, because I'm a virgo and analytical by nature, it's easy for me to treat them as if I was merely viewing them underneath some clinical microscope lens. I grow detached from them if they give an excess of problems, I usually also stick them under glass cases for future observing. Yes it hurts many people, but it's a survival technique that I've learned and I've never been in situation where I haven't needed that in order to a.) stay sane and b.) pick up the pieces in the event of a deep and gashing fissure.

Death is and never will be an option for me, I've survived too much in my life to even countenance the thought of myself taking my own life, however sometimes I get these rouge thoughts that are eerily similar to any statement of "I'm going to kill myself" but they come in innocuous little remarks like "If I could just fall asleep and never wake up, wouldn't that be nice?". Once again I'd never kill myself, I think it's the fool and the coward way out.

I don't know what else I'm going to say honestly.

: Dear Life.. thanks for all the real :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:25:54 GMT

So anyways, sorry for not updating. I've been expirincing what ones call "Real-Life-itis" which roughly is when you come down with a disease that seems to eat away all your real time, that is house showings and work related thing-a-mabobs that just suck onto you and won't let you go NO MATTER WHAT. I've been setting up the new store, setting mods and stocking shelves, hey I've even been put in a position of leadership. Go me!

I was called into the office this morning, by Jeannie and Dana. They basically told me that they were pleasantly surprised that I rose to the occasion with how well I've handled the many new people that have come in and managed to get them working in an effective and smooth manner. That was after I managed to get my group to get 5 pallets of freight done in a half an hour due to my ability to organize freight into groups. Really, I'm extremely proud of this feat, I think that today I did my best work ever. It all got handled effectively and I pretty much outshone the other foods lead, Gloria. But honestly, I'm of the opinion that you catch more flies with honey then you do vinegar. Dana also told me that she thought that because of my charisma and my skills, I would make an excellent support manager one day.

That pretty much made my day.

So I'm on a special little high that just won't go away, really just pinging completely and totally. But man, I'm tired. I'm gonna sleep forever, I just know it.

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:51:53 GMT

It was funny though when I was drifting off to sleep early this morning a certain song came on my ipod called "In Our Bedroom After the War" and I was just struck with divine inspiration for a fic for Rose of Versailles though I'm going to watch it to the end before I even begin to write the fic, but there were certain lines just struck me and I think it's very much fitting of the entire series.

I've fallen in love with this series, really I have. Ah, Oscar/Andre.. how you fire my heart.

Now if only I could actually kick out some RoV icons damn it.

Also, Take That's new single is out, "Said it All" plus a song SUNG BY MARKIE entitled "Throwing Stones" which I want, but sadly I need to live in britian in order to order it on itunes :Shakes fist: Damn you, Itunes, damn you.

: watching - Rose of Versailles :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:00:56 GMT

I have this feeling that Oscar and Andre are going to end up making me very sad, very much like how it got to the point where Princess was so depressing for Leo and Eshild that I just wanted to avert my eyes. In all honesty, I'm pretty sure I've just hit the downward spiral and I just know that it isn't going to get any better.

I can't really say anymore because I'm saving it all for the review after I finish watching this series, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be lengthy.

Really, it's not to say that I'm not enjoying this series, it's incredibly good which is really fueling my overwhelming love for the old school stuff, you know.. the anime and manga that EVERYONE should watch and/or read.

13 more episodes to go. I can't believe that I got that far in a weekend, I really can't. But when something engages me like that, it's really hard for me to stop and I just grow obsessive with it until I finish it. I can list a whole lot of series that were exactly like that, that captured the core of my obsession. Rose of Versailles I think can be listed among those series.

And Andre, yeah.. he's a hottie. Just because I'm a lesbian doesn't mean I can't appreciate the animated man-flesh (drawn so perfectly) or Take That for that matter.

: watching - Rose of Versailles :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:08:13 GMT

As far as Rose of Versailles go, I am now an official Oscar/Andre fan. Especially when Andre was like "Oscar, you may seem made of ice, but you have a heart of burning fire" and then he added on "And that's the part of you that I love". And I swear my heart just melted completely in regards to that. But that being said, my mind on the pairings have been made up, I am an Oscar/Andre fangirl just because it's just entirely too sweet for words (and I have a feeling that the end is going to make me cry in that regards, I mean it's an anime about the french revolution.. of course it's gonna make me cry, because we all know how that ends.)

Which reminds me.. when did Shinon become my representative of RoV?

: Rose of Versailles! :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:06:18 GMT

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:28:57 GMT

I have officially decided that the whole seme and uke cliche is only amusing and/or fitting when applied to Oscar/Andre.. and not as a theoretical concept.

: watching - Rose of Versailles :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:56:15 GMT

I have watched the first two episodes of RoV (sorry about not responding back to alot of comments, however when I woke up from my nap tonight.. I was just really groggy and couldn't form coherant sentances. However, watching this series makes me realize that I really do like strong females. I mean girls that just deliever a whole lot of asskicking and wield the whole "I can do things just as good as a man!". This being brought up because I really really love Oscar.

I am not sure about Marie-Antoinette though, I am more inclined toward Oscar/Andre because that scene in the first episode where Oscar and Andre are just gong to fisticuffs really made me go 'awww how cute, they must love each other'. <-- that is because I have a screwed up sense of heterosexual romance. This may very well be though because I'm a lesbian and I demand that my women are strong.

Also...

Everything.

In.

This.

Anime.

Fucking.

SPARKLES.

But hey, at least it's not vampires. There is something to be said for small mercies.

: DECISIONS! :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:21:23 GMT

It is decided. I have been stewing over what anime to watch after finishing Princess Tutu while the animu isn't written on my list, it is something that I do want to tackle since I'm on a classical kick myself. I am going to embark on Rose of Versailles the 70s shoujo classic which was the inspiration for Utena to come into existance.

I mean, being that I'm on a classic 70s manga and animu kick and all.

WISH ME LUCK.. (it's 40 episodes)

Then I may start one of the more current shows.

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:37:32 GMT

Jyuu's Post of Awesome, Cute and sometimes vaugely Disturbing!

Toys that Shouldn't Exist - Just looking at these toys will probably mentally scar you for life. (this ranks right up there with top ten cartoons YOU SHOULD NOT SHOW YOUR CHILDREN). This link right here leads to unintentional porn and thereby is probably :highly: NSFW.

The many hairstyles of Sephiroth - {picture link} I definitely have a favorite one, it's probably the one that everyone thinks it is because I am very predictable. (handlebars! :shot:)

The first AMV I ever watched. - For all of you that have not seen it, it is a truly masterful amv and probably will always remain one of my favorite amvs ever. I mean, combine Mindless Self Indulgence with Pokemon and you get WIN! every time.

Another favorite AMV - This is when you combine Card Captor Sakura's Touya Kinomoto and Mindless Self Indulgence. It's made of almost equal win. (Can you tell that I like this song?). This amv artist also did an equally good Yukito/Touya amv that is fairly strong. I'm very hard on AMVs and so it's very rare when I see one that is really awesome, but when I do, it gets immediately favorited. (damn AMVs aren't what they used to be)

For those of you who like the song on the AMVs but don't have it... here it is. Bitches love me cause they know that I can ROCK!

When it comes down to it, I am very hard on fan made videos. It's just how I am.

Gallery of Japanese Love Hotels. - Seriously, I do want to stay in one of those, I think I am especially coveting the HELLO KITTY BONDAGE ROOM. Hello Kitty? Bondage? Combine.. PROFIT?!

And now the section where I showcase icons that I think are pretty fucking marvelous!

- Made by perotine (livejournal). It's not funny really funny if you don't know what song it's being referred to, so if you're not quite certain then look up "Sailor Song" by the group Toybox. It makes much more sense when you listen to that.

- It sort of reminds me of the 'go away' icon I made for Shu, I think that Kain is ultimately the anti-stupid people person, I'm sure he jumps on stupid people.. as a matter of principle. -made by laicons (livejournal)-

- The Cecil/Kain shipper in me eats this all up. -Made by shanaqui (livejournal)-

- ANYONE WHO HAS PLAYED FFXII AT LENGTH WILL UNDERSTAND THIS ONE! -made by motorbike (livejournal)

I've of course enclosed credit if anyone wants at those icons, please please please credit if you like it as they are not my icons but other people's.. just other people's that I've found amusing.

Well time to wrap it up. Stay tuned next week for another fun amusing link-a-round.

: How Work Went... :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:54:40 GMT

Every muscle in my body aches from work last night. I got called in two hours early. What was I doing?  Cleaning the new store. OH BOY, it's a far cry from the old store, it's at least 3 times bigger and there are so. many. coolers.   Yes that's what I was doing, cleaning, however also. The new store's softlines is smaller, infinitely smaller. I was amazed at how small the women's section is. I did hear that when a store goes super center, all areas sort of downsize.    Maybe it looked small though because there were no clothing hanging on the rack. All shelves were empty, which means that when everyone comes in for stocking, it's going to be amazing seeing how the store fills. This also means that I will be seeing something come from nothing which will be an awesome thing I think.

Cindy was just as intolerable as usual. Basically since I was the only listening ear there, she bitched and moaned about how bad life was and gave me a lecture on how I wasn't a real women because I didn't want children. Bitch, please. Unlike some people I do not have to verify my life by how many small beings I can pop out of my cooter (I can't believe I just said that.. :smacks head:).   But anyways, there was also a small scufffle about my real name which she heard Jeannie call me by, and then I took her aside and went, "If you are not a.) my parents or b.) my boss, then I strongly suggest you do not call me ______." and then came the response, "well I thought that was the one that you preferred" and I was like "No.. everyone in the store calls me by my preferred name, and since you are neither my parents or the one directly above me, then it is good enough for you to use." and then I walked out.

Woot for power of intimidation, and mark my ways she was intimidated. Well I'm not going to let Cindy shove me around and think that she can say anything to me, that's not my style. Not with people that I don't like.   Generally with people that I like, I'm too much of a pushover, but people I don't like.. they get no quarter from me.

And whatever, if I'm less of a woman because I choose not to propagate the earth, well then so be it.. if that is a woman's only role in life, then I thoroughly reject it. People like Cindy can bite me.

: Random Take Thattery and stuff About Work :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:26:57 GMT

I get to go over to the new store tonight!  Albeit it's a bit early but it's also very exciting because I'll get to see the inside of this wonder.   It also means I will be working with Cindy who is my most unfavorite person ever. But you know, I can ignore her and as long as she doesn't pull the shit she did on friday night, I will be quite alright. I mean god damn it, can someone be even more annoying then she is?  Oh wait, Charles. *for people who don't know who Charles is, be very glad for he was batshit insane and I'm damn glad that he's not on night shift anymore.. -he got fired due to the crazy-*

I tried scouring youtube for videos of the TT concert. However they were all crappy and probably taken by dumbnut fangirls who are singing along with them and obscuring their voices and jumping up and down so that the guys are really a blur on the stage.   Not worth my time at all (one day Take That.. I will go to England and see you since you refuse to come here to the US.).

Which reminds me, my Walmart husband, Johnny broke up with me saturday night. Found another waifu, that's alright though because he told me that we'll always have something special, and then he gave me that cute little wink and I told him that his new waifu better treat him right or else I'll beat her up. Then he held his hand to his heart and was like "that is why I married you in the first place", evidentally it is because I beat up girls.. or something, I'm not certain.    Sharon called me a whore but I told her that it was only because Johnny looks like Mark Owen. I told Johnny that he proabably wasn't girl enough for me anyways. Luckily Denise offered to let me grope her breasts. (it's nice to know that I have a backup.)

My work is crazy, you'd think it wouldn't be. But it seriously is.   James and I are going to start a cult, we are going to put newbies through bizarre initiation rituals like drinking fresca while standing on one foot... oh yes and giving us money because we're awesome.

But anyways, DAMN YOU TAKE THAT FANGIRLS WHO ARE NOT ME.. (and chemcat.. since we are automatically cool). DAMN YOU AND YOUR CRUDDY FILM-TAKING TECHNIQUES... I REFUSE TO ACCEPT MARK OWEN AS A SPARKLY BLACK BLOB.

I have so much that I have to do this weekend. I have to start on my journal theme. Luckily I don't have to think of songs to use because I have them all written down.

I just realized, you all know where I work now. Bugger.

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:05:51 GMT

The Take That "The Circus" tour started in England today.   I am sad.

I have to wait for the concert DVD now.   Oh but they do "Hold Up a Light", I love that song.. but then all of the songs on the CD are my favorite.

I cannot stress enough that "I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE CONCERT DVD".   Please Take That.. but it out quickly, because I'll be buying it.

Also, I heard that next year Mark Owen will be coming out with another solo CD.   SCORE!

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:33:00 GMT

As much as I don't like Gaia normally (being that I think that alot of people on gaia are asshats). I actually logged onto gaia for a bit, and of course they have their battle system up.

It's more fun then I expected. And surprisingly lag free.. but this may just be because it's 4:30 in the morning. But yes, very simple to manuever, uncrowded and all those things. I don't know though, it's interesting and the background music is pretty nice. If ever I log onto gaia, forget the boards, I'm playing this.

You know, it's probably super lagged in the day when I think about it. But the ring system is definitely sorta intriquing because you get your pick of alot of different rings. I played as Jyuukoi for a bit and got a heavy water balloon ring.

Anyways that's my random update, I need to force myself to go to bed now.

: Princess Tutu - A Review :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:21:30 GMT

So I finally finished Princess Tutu. The best time to review a series when it's still fresh in your mind. I know that alot of people take an objective approach where they've calmed down on the emotions, but likewise I think that is the time TO review a series, when it's just right there in your heart.

Princess Tutu is an EXCELLENT series. If one looked at the art outright, the first reaction would be that it is just some silly shoujo story sort of like sailor moon, except involving ballet and fairy tales. Comparing it to Utena would be a FAR more apt comparison actually because of the fact that there is so much symbolism in the series. That being said, I wouldn't compare it to Sailor Moon at all, sure there's a transformation sequence and yes it's a magical girl story, but it's so much more then that because in essence despite the title, Princess Tutu is not the main character, she is merely the catalyst through which all of the other characters flow and make their decisions.

Watching the first six episodes, you are like "ahahah ballet-fu" but then you get into the meat of the story (and that you don't even reach until episode 13 to which the story starts going into akt's. Then the true story begins in which you realize that was just a false end (sure you could stop watching the series right there and it would be fine, but if you start the next season, you can't accept that ending ever again.

The characters are phenomenal and not at all how they are painted initially. What you see is just the surface for all the characters, toward the end they are painted in such a multitude of shades and have actual depths that to me it was almost impossible to stick with certain preconcieved notions, they become better.. they become stronger because they've been through that darkness.

My view on the pairings have changed a bit (not too much though). I still like Mythos/Fakir, but I've been moved to actually appreciate Ahiru/Fakir and Mythos/Rue.. and you feel as if the story didn't really deal any of the characters wrong whatsoever, that in the end that they each got what they needed. (I still wave my Mythos/Fakir flag though.. proudly.) That being said, if you are a person who likes heterosexual pairings, then this series you'll probably like.. but there is subtext that I feel exists for Mythos/Fakir. It's a strong series that I think every person should watch regardless of what side of the boat that they lean toward.

Yes, this is the part where Beth dies...

As far as spoilers go, the one that I mainly wanted to touch upon was Fakir. I think that as far as characters went, he underwent the most major transformation. He went from the knight who couldn't save anyone to essentially.. well god. He ended up writing the stories. Sure he had his particularly assholish moments, and at the beginning of the series you are like 'oh god, Fakir, what the hell' But then you just realize that there was a reason for all of what he did. And while he was ready to accept his fate of being twain in two, he ended up undergoing that personal transformation, he took charge.. certainly not of his destiny, but his own. In a way he was Drosselmeyer's insert, an expression of Drosselmeyer's helplessness. I really loved the end when Fakir just writes. When the music accompanies the flow of his quill pen and it's just so very.. the word that I can describe it is.. well simply EPIC. And if you like epic, then you'll love Princess Tutu.

So when it comes down to that, I was really happy with Princess Tutu, the end was fitting and it left you feeling a bit sad, but still satisfied that the story had ended exactly as it should. And honestly, it wasn't so much a feeling of ending as it was conclusion. For it was obvious that the characters went on even after the end.

Now what should I watch now? I am thinking Black Jack.

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:37:01 GMT

All of my LOTRO characters. They are just random computer generated blobs of statistics. There is no emotional significance to them, nothing. The sooner I treat them as such, the better I will be. After all isn't it the first rule of thumb.. you don't get attached to the character, they are just there to be your loot basket. Naomii is merely there to get me stuff, nothing else... I retract all personal significance to her.

: Tuesday Breakfast REANIMATE! :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:20:41 GMT

:groans:

My tuesday morning breakfast club somehow disbanded within the last couple of months, I think it was because the person who was -really- gung-ho about it had to take medical leave. So everyone else has been like 'you wanna go to breakfast' and the general response has been 'ehhh..' because the same things really happen; it is mentioned that the only meat I like is breakfast meat, we almost always mention the girl and the carebear with a strap-on and then there are a few other inside jokes. It's just the same.

We're probably going to do it this morning because really all that Jeff has been able to talk about is 'tuesday morning conversation' (which really isn't just tuesday anymore.. we talk tuesday morning -all- the time.. nothing new) and 'breakfast'. However I don't think I can manage breakfast anymore except as an occasional thing. I think though it's because Bruce is gone, he made breakfast. Not to mention that Matt really can't attend because his day's off do not run parallel to mine.

Tuesday morning breakfasts have quite simply gone old hat. Oh well, I suppose that it happens.

In a few weeks we move into the new store, that could be potentially awesome, it could also be potentially boring considering that I think the no-ipod law goes into effect then. (Oh what will I do without listening to the various podcasts that I subscribe too. Oh I know, listen to them at home. I will never listen to real music ever again.. except for Take That music, I forsee this now)

ZEHAVIT GOT ME LISTENING TO THE PHOENIX WRIGHT TAKARAZUKA SHOW (or at least snippets). Edgeworth, he's hot. (and I don't feel as if my lesbianism is threatened.. oh wait, when do I ever.. preferring girls never stopped me from appreciating the hot anime/manga guys that wander all over the place.)

HOW IS EVERYONE TODAY? IS IT ALL GOOD IN THE HOOD?

: Icon textures and Deviantart :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:58:04 GMT

A little known fact about me is that I have a deviantart account, I also make icon textures and resources. So if you want to add me over at deviantart, I am Jyuukoi. And to give you a sample of what I actually came come out with, I'll share my latest texture (I made it last night, and put it up tonight.

+Credit is optional (but nice if you do)
+Comments are love! (And so are Fav's)
+DeviWatch me for new resources if you like what you see!
+Resources over @ Soylent Icons
+Enjoy!

--

Seriously though, credit is nothing major. I get more joy out of the fact if you actually use them. They were just splatters in my paintshop program, seriously. (and if you devwatch me, well that just makes my day more then a thousand credits could do, seriously)

: Things that make you go hmmmmm :

jyuufish@yahoo.com — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:10:03 GMT

Dr. Kiriko and Black Jack. I keep running into that pairing in all of the japanese fanart sites. I've read one little story with both Kiriko and Black Jack in it. This is interesting, I shall have to consider this.

:Hmmmm...: Aw hell, I think that I'll just have to continue to read more volumes, but damn do the japanese draw Dr. Kiriko all sorts of hot.