#maybe I will rewatch it someday and I'll finish the show

[precuredaily]

Precure Daily's Seventh Anniversary

Seven. Years. I never fathomed this. Granted, it's not that I've done a whole lot in the last year except make empty promises, but I'm still alive, that counts for something. Precure was in an entirely different era when I began this, and now we are halfway through the third decade of the 21st century, and the third decade of Precure.

I know I say this every year but I didn't think I'd still be around this long when I started. The reason why has changed, but nonetheless, I didn't think I'd be here, and I'm still here, and that's pretty cool. I only published a handful of reviews last year, and have been kicking the last 4 episodes of 5 GoGo down the road for the better part of a year, but I have a plan.

I know I've spoken about my history before, but if you're new here, it goes something like this. I had the idea of watching all of Precure from the beginning kicking around in my head for a year or two before it finally came to fruition. As the 15th anniversary at the time, HUGtto felt like a good time to start going back April 10 was not a special day by any means, it's just the day I decided to sit down and watch FWPC episode 1. Initially I was just sharing my thoughts in a Facebook group, but I wanted it to be searchable and easily archived, so after about a week I moved over to Tumblr. FWPC season 1 is the only series I was able to watch consistently on time, around the time of Max Heart I began slipping a little more, Splash Star was hard to juggle with a new job, and I'll use COVID as my excuse for 5 and GoGo taking as long as they have. Also, the increased screenshots and desire to say more and contextualize more... it all got out of control, it's a beast of my own creation, and that's also why it fell apart. But I'll see it through to the end of GoGo.

As for what's happened in the last year of Precure for me....

Me and my friends finished Delicious Party as promised. I was being overly hard on it, the last arc was pretty good. I still don't think I'd rank it in the top 10, but it's fine. I didn't like them completely sidelining Black Pepper for the final fight, he could have been their Tuxedo Mask, but it we would get Wing the next year, so as a half step it's at least good that he was around for a lot of the show.

I was initially very dismissive of Wonderful, but even by this time last year I had started to warm up to it. I said then: "I don't think it's going to crack my top 10 but it should be a solid middle of the road series." I don't know where I'd place it, ultimately, but it's a quality series that broke some boundaries for the franchise. I haven't seen the movie yet, I hear it's very good.

Precure celebrated 1000 episodes! That's incredible. It's up there with One Piece and Case Closed in length now.

I still have not watched Otona Precure, I intend to watch if after I finish the reviews for GoGo and maybe share my thoughts on this blog as an epilogue. I HAVE watched....

Maho Girls Precure Mirai Days. I should rewatch it, in fact, because I kind of lost the plot at the end, but the central message about growing up and not getting stuck in the past is nice. I needed it. My main complaint are that the short length means the new designs for Ruby, Sapphire, and Topaz style don't get much time to shine since they so often go back to their primary Pink Diamond style; and that their young adult designs do not look different enough from their middle school designs, despite how drastically people tend to change between those ages.

I also rewatched Go! Princess Precure with my friends recently, which I consider my personal favorite series. It holds up quite well. Maybe I'll write about it someday.

I watched up to episode 3 of You & Idol Precure, but have not yet had the opportunity to continue. I hear good things about it, and it seems like a nice return to form for the series. I'll try to pick it back up soon.

Since I haven't seen much precure, I'm going to go ahead and talk about another project that's consumed a lot of my free time. I actually began this in 2024, but didn't mention it last year. I have been on a daily binge, watching the first entry of every tokusatsu franchise in order, since January 2024. I've gotten through Ultra Q, Ultraman, Kamen Rider (1971), Goranger, Kikaider, Red Baron, Space Sheriff Gavan, Gridman, and I'm currently working on Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, the 2003 live action series. This has certainly contributed to the delay in PCD. I haven't been 100% consistent with watching every episode of that project ON the day, I've fallen behind and caught back up, but what's important is that I HAVE caught up and been able to maintain the schedule. It helps that I'm not writing about it. It makes me think of an alternate timeline where PCD never moved off of facebook, or where I kept watching but stopped writing about it, maybe I would have caught up. But whatever. I don't regret the choices that brought me here, I made some real friends through this project, and I'm forever grateful for that.

Lastly, here's my TV and film recommendations from the last year.

Dan da Dan

Delicious in Dungeon

Brave Bang Bravern

Girls Band Cry

Look Back

Flow

Thanks as always to my friends that I made through this project and those who continue to support me: SailorZombieStar, VertixScribe, Painted Outlaw, Amara Wolfe, and Nono-Bunny; as well as all my followers. I wouldn't be here without you.

Previous posts:

First Anniversary

Second Anniversary

Third Anniversary

Fourth Anniversary

Fifth Anniversary

Sixth Anniversary

[clg-artisa]

I just woke up from a weird dream with fictional characters & stufz, so me talkz 'bout it (me still sleepy righ' now). =u=👍✨

Imma split the dream in 3 parts below the cut.

1. MLP: FIM (or just Twilight Sparkle)

2. Avatar: the Last Airbender

3. Transformers One (mostly D-16)

Part 1 - MLP: FIM

Things kinda looked like the setting for the "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?" meme, but in the show's artstyle. Princess Twilight Sparkle was flying by herself, then she landed on the tall, grassy cliff. There was faint moonlight illuminating that spot, & it was pretty. She looked around at the land below & said something, but I don't remember what.

Oh yeah, Twilight here was still only slightly taller than the average pony like she was for most of the show after the moment she became an alicorn. I still haven't finished watching the show after I finished watching season 6 back in spring of 2017. Maybe someday, I'll get around to it, but when I do, I'm rewatching the first 6 seasons first.

This first part didn't last that long; it was here when the dream changed into something else.

Part 2 - A:tLA

It was daytime with no clouds, & there was this big wall that someone was trying to sneak past. Oh, the wall had a rectangular hole in the center like there was supposed to be a window with glass, & it wasn't there before. Zuko had his season one ponytail (but I think his end-of-show mindset) & was the guard, & he was watching things like a hawk.

Suddenly, a bunch of people showed up like the world was just saved & it was time to clean up the environment. Now there's a long front porch in front of the wall filled with people. There were tons of people (mostly waterbenders including Katara, oh, & Sokka) wafting through the huge lake in front of the wall. There was a forest on the other side of the lake too. I remember standing there thinking it's too bad she can't see all these colors, but at least she can "see" with her earthbending & can hear really well.

On the right side, there was some dirt ground with a big gate a few yards away from the shore. More people came through, & one person was on a big horse with dark blue fur & a light blue mane & tail. Young Princess Luna? But realistic horse? Well, except for the unrealistic colors, but still. Huh??? Maybe the colors are coincidental... Hm...

Oop, the dream is changing again. Next part-

Part 3 - Transformers One

Good lord, of course this one's the longest-

It all looked like stopmotion, but with visual edits to the frames such as altering facial expressions on the toys & action figures. I saw Yolopark figures D-16 & Orion Pax (both cogless), maybe Elita-1 & B-127 (cogless, or cogged?), & other random toys mostly to the left & right. They were all animated on this light-gray tabletop against a white wall, & the lighting... could've been a bit more professional? Oh, & there was this homemade paper banner-sign thingy with wooden stakes for poles. What did the words say? I couldn't get a good look at it, sorry. I know it was colored on with color pencils tho.

All the non-Transformers toys were dancing & celebrating, then they suddenly parted to the sides to make room for D-16. He had gotten a running start & slid forward on his knees while holding out & shaking little cheerleader pom poms made of shimmery lavender & silver tinsel. His face was edited to look like his big smile he had in the movie after he met Sentinal in person for the first time (you know, when Sentinal left the room). In the dream, he was shouting "Yeah!" & it sounded just like his voice. He looked & sounded so happy! cx

Orion then runs up to him from the right (D's left), & they hug & bonk their foreheads together while laughing. D then got up & celebrated some more. The others are still celebrating & stuff. Oh, I think Elita & B were in the crowds? I think...

& what the frick were they all celebrating? No idea. I'll make something up, uuuhh... They're celebrating... the... the fans! Uh, the fans promoting the movie better than the marketing team. Yeah. Perfect. 👍✨

Later in the stopmotion, D & Orion are alone together. The room's light was off, but it wasn't super dark. It was like daylight trying to get past window blinds. There was a bookshelf behind them, & there was this big book... Sorry, the details are fuzzy here. I can't remember this last part as vividly. I think they were talking? I could hear D's voice as clear as day, but I don't know what he was saying. He sounded really happy though.

This part's especially weird to me. As my mind was transitioning from the dream to the waking world, D-16's voice was transitioning into my memory of Brian Tyree Henry (his voice actor) singing in that too-short Vivo song I found out about via a Tumblr post yesterday. It's called Love's Gonna Pick You Up. I can still hear it in my head as I'm typing this for you internet people, lol.

Here's the song link!

Ugh, why do I take too long to write & describe things? This post is too long, isn't it? Xl

[duhragonball]

Next Steps

I finished watching all the Evangelion stuff that I had planned, but I find myself still trying to figure things out about the show. I planned to be done with NGE in April, but it's becoming clear that it's not done with me.

Yesterday, I was talking about this Folding Ideas video from 2013. That was back when Dan Olson was still doing the puppets, but I had seen the video before and purposely avoided it, because it was about Evangelion and I didn't want to get spoiled. The video offered some insightful commentary on EoE, but it also pushed the "Anno's Revenge" theory of the movie, and from what I've read on fan wikis, it seems to have been mostly discredited? I think? It could just be that the wiki editors have an agenda, but I suspect that agendas were what led to the "revenge" theory in the first place. Having two endings to the same story will invariably split the fandom. Each side prefers one ending over another, and they're naturally going to push theories to explain why the other ending exists.

Also, the fan wikis aren't always aligned with themselves. That's Lilith up at the top of this post, and I've read two different versions of what that thing is on her face.

It's a mask that was placed on her face when she was strapped to that cross by SEELE. That's why it bears the SEELE coat of arms: seven eyes over a triangle.

It's Lilith's face, or if it's a mask, it's her mask, originally. SEELE's coat of arms was inspired by Lilith's appearance.

This would just be an interesting bit of trivia, except there's two contradictory explanations here, and that leads me to wonder if both of them are bullshit someone made up on the fly. When I first saw the character, I assumed those craters on the "mask" were meant to resemble the moon, but one of the wiki articles I read suggested that it was just wear and tear on the surface, which sounds kind of cheap.

I could probably get to the bottom of a lot of these things, but it would take time that I don't have. I'm starting a re-read of Jojolion next week. The more I think about it, Neon Genesis Evangelion demands a deeper dive, and I'll have to do my homework and rewatch the whole thing now that I know how it ends.

This is probably just as well, since I did want to go through the Rebuild movies. There's four of them and I own the third on Blu-ray, so I might as well see it through. Mostly, I kept wondering when Asuka would get her eyepatch in the original series, and it never happened. Turns out that's a Rebuild thing. So there's still pop culture landmarks that I've yet to see.

The more I think about it, the more I begin to see that the true appeal to this thing is trying to make sense of it. People have called End of Evangelion the greatest animated film of all time, but that's crap. It's not even the best film with a Toei logo and characters who strangle each other.

I mean, it's no shame losing to the best, but let's be real here.

So the fascination clearly lies with the analysis. Watching the show was just the first step into a larger world. I wasn't prepared for that, but I can't just turn back either.

What I'm saying is that I'll return to this someday. I need to bone up on some of these commentaries, and try to sort fact from guesswork, and then see how far I've come. Then again, it's 2024 and I'm still touting Transformers the Movie as a cinematic masterpiece, so maybe I've been standing in place for four decades in a row. Well, I didn't need to look up why Grimlock is awesome, so not everything has to be so damn enigmatic...

[sticks-and-souls]

20 Questions for Writers

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Only 5. Some of y'all write so fucking fast.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

19,583

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Basically just star wars, and within that, just The Clone Wars (but in my defense, that is a highly diverse universe). But I daydream around whatever media I'm consuming so if something sticks, I may write it (like Loki).

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Lmao, all five that I've written! But Battle Scars (star wars) and Moribund (loki) are basically tied in first place with each other.

5. Do you respond to comments?

Listen, I get really in my head about it. Like the answer is "yes" but also if it's been too long....then I feel like it's too late (RIP all comments for the 2nd chapter of Battle Scars). But comments are the BEST and I always appreciate it when an author responds to comments that I leave for them.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Ha! Moribund.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Off Duty?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

No, thank god. I don't know what I'd do.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Not....yet........

10. Do you write crossovers?

No but I have read some especially good ones.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of?

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I'm aware of? Seems unlikely.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, but I think it would be rad. If @mithrandirl ever wanders back to star wars I feel like we could create something great.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Spuffy. The older I get the less I believe in "there's only one perfect person for you" and I'm much less rigid about who I ship characters with. But Spuffy hit me before that time and even in rewatches of the series there is something so deeply intimate in the way Buffy and Spike understand each other, validate their strengths and weaknesses, and complement one another in the best way possible for the lives that they're living.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I don't have time for your naysaying! I will finish them all if I have to live to be 200 to do it!

16. What are your writing strengths?

Having my characters feel very true to character, I think? And dialogue maybe?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Dude, I am so fucking slow at writing. My quality/speed relationship is a steep negative line.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Does it strengthen the writing, the story, or the characters?

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Before I realized that formulating entire stories in your head, and revisiting them over and over again until they're memorized, even if you never actually write it down still counts as writing (to me), Artemis Fowl.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

That's been posted? Battle Scars, but let the record show that Wa(te)r Born holds a very special place in my heart. I am deeply proud of the writing that I did there despite it being only 500 words.

But ultimately, my unpublished foxiyo fic is where my heart lies. Hopefully someday soon I'll start posting.

This is my extreeeeemely late response to @mithrandirl 's tag. I'm sitting at home sick so I'm not up for writing (is my excuse and I'm sticking with it) but I AM up for talking about writing. Tagging @ladysongmaster, @ninjigma, @captainlaurence, and @grave-cupcake, but if you write things consider this an open tag <3

[never-not-ever]

Watched a new movie tonight. Couldn't finish it after she impulsively OD'd. Bit different circumstances but the OD and the hospital was enough.

It was nice watching it though, relating to some parts. Especially the scene where she's standing in the bathroom, scrutinizing her body, thoughts racing through her head, and starts saying stop! stop! stop! stop! outloud. The whole movie was really good, although I don't know how it ends but I'll finish it someday. I hope it's not some unrealistic "everythings amazing" ending. It was a nice touch when her mother reminded me of my doctor. That really sealed the deal in the end.

It's funny how this main character dealing with eating shit and body shit talks about how she compares herself to every woman she sees and here I am literally comparing my body to hers. I'm glad it wasn't some stereotypically looking girl and it proved my point even more when her mother showed up and made comments like "oh please, eating too much because you can't control yourself is not a disorder, and you honey are not starving." My god I wanted to cry for this girl.

But also her friends calling her out saying she needs to deal with her shit, that everyone has shit. Her boyfriend/best friend calling her a masochist and the biggest narcissist he's ever met. It almost felt like everyone around her was telling her to grow the fuck up and deal with it, which is what I tell myself all the time and fear people around are thinking too.

Whatever. In the end I'm looking forward to rewatching it and finishing it down the road, maybe in a different headspace.

[novemberhope]

One again, the year comes to an end... let's have a look at 2023 and it's top five eras... 1. Pokeverse (Poketripper, Trian, Galar and Alola) Honestly, there's no way around it with four huge projects and the weekly (well... for the most part) trading of the pokebooks, the playlists and the poketumblr (and Legends Arceus which I still have to finish and Paldea with I'm still not a big fan of tbh). I'm always in my Pokeverse era because one way or the other, it's being worked on and/or talked about. TBH, I never thought I would enjoy writing the Alola characters so much, but oh boy, I did! Writing chaotic villians for a change really was something! ♥

2. TCC (and all of it's versions) I have to admit, I'm always in my TCC era, even when working on other stuff. There's always something to remind me of it and this year, I did too Sims4 retellings and learned a lot about posing... I also enjoyed writing the short stories so, so much. Pity that the horse came into the game AFTER the sims stuff was over and done lol. Oh well. Perhaps I'll do this again someday.

3. DOE It's always there in the background and usually, I get dragged into it again by other fans... what I didn't do this year was a rewatch though.

4. Animal Crossing Usually, TT/KTDA shows up on this list but sadly, I was barely in my TT era this year. I don't think I did anything new and I didn't rewatch it either. I even sold most of the dolls because with the pond gone, there's not much to do photography wise. Perhaps next year there's be a full-blown TT era again. This year, however, I started Animal Crossing. It's not the greatest era coz I started it, played for a bit and then stopped again but once the fun little pokecrossing idea was born, I picked it up again.

5. OPLA I'm sorry, but everyone and their mother is in their OPLA era right now. I didn't even know One Piece, never saw the show or read the manga but those 8 episodes of live action literally were it for me ♥ Can't wait for season two and I already have created four ocs for the OP universe, yay! If there's still anyone who hasn't watched OPLA yet, GIVE IT A TRY!! I also watched two of the original movies while waiting for season two...

Honorable Mention:

It was short-lived but it was there: Hogwarts was back! After several years of not really working on a Hogwarts project, I did re-read old stories and even created new characters, wrote new stuff and looked for interesting merchandise on etsy^^ Sadly, it didn't last long (Pokemon Alola was back being my hyperfixation and then OPLA came long, oh well), but hey, it was great while it lasted! Maybe another try next year?

What eras did you go through in 2023?

Anyway, I hope you will have a great 2024! ♥ HAPPY NEW YEAR

[becca4leafclover]

Hey! I just finished reading your AO3 story "would I run off the world someday" and I love it! I was wondering if you were going to make more to the story or if it is just over. Because I keep wondering what is going to happen next! (Sorry if you already answered this!)

Hihi!! I'm glad you liked the fic!!!!! :D

Currently, the story just stands as it is. I don't really have a way to write more of the Vault Hunters aspect since its- well its a different world, and Tubbo still can't leave the island yknow? Even if maybe he COULD physically, if there arent any protections on a Vault portal like there is Nether portals on QSMP, that he can't abandon Sunmy now!

I might eventually write more of my nature-dragon-Tubbo headcanon!! I actually made some Minecraft skin edits of a couple of his color changes I just haven't posted them yet cause I can't decide on a good way to show them off lmao. But more writing requires me to survive college finals first and foremost so it won't be in the be near future sadly :(

That being said, I WOULD want to write more of this if I ever found the inspiration!!! I'm currently playing Vault Hunters with some friends, and I'm gonna go and rewatch the Captain's vods on it for research purposes and maybe I'll find something there along the way that'll help me find another idea?

[gottabedramatic]

Coming back again with another list, which also happens to be an update.

Doctor slump: I left it around the 14th or 15th episode. Suddenly lost interest.

Queen of tears: My recent binge watch, loved it. I wish it was longer. I cried my eyes out at the last scene, but it was a good cry.

Recently finished:

Will love in spring – Definitely a good one. Got me thinking about my life and how I'm successfully wasting it... I think it portrayed problems like death, grief, and life with disability well. It's realistic. Emotions seem raw, true. Life isn't made only of flowers and sunshine and this drama shows that pretty well. I also loved how the main leads gradually became more caring for each other.

Fanta G Spot/Hit the spot – I felt seen?? This drama was somehow liberating. Unfortunately this drama is the only one of its kind so I'm really disappointed I couldn't find anything similar. It was refreshing, and the way they talked about nsfw topics (ironic, how they did that in their workplace haha) was actually really good. Reminded me a bit of K-movie Love and Leashes.

Also I hade a huge crush on all the main actors and actresses. They're all extremely gorgeous and I'm waiting for more of their works!!

The Legend of Sheng Li – this is what I mean when I ask for a well done happy ending in xianxia. Classic story between overpowered ML and strong (but not nearly as much as the guy) FL. Despite that, I still loved it, especially when ML started being a bit mischievous and cheeky. And shout-out to Havenly Emperor's grandson for his character development, he's done a great job. Also his sister was the whole mood when she knocked him out to take sneak peak into his memories of the main leads.

Story of Minglan – Is that how home feels? I can't believe I actually watched such long drama. There's so much to say about it... I'll probably never watch something with this vibes, feels and energy again. It was worthy of every second of my life. I'll probably rewatch it someday.

Blossoms in adversity – It was similar to: New life begins, Dream of Splendor and Destined... But kinda better. I don't know what made it better but I feel like this drama tops the aforementioned dramas. Maybe it's because I didn't see the main actors in other dramas that much so they seem more fresh.

Still, the writing, relationships and everything in between was great. Definite rewatch in the future.

Back from the brink – 39/40 ep, not sure why I'm putting the last episode on hold. I spoiled the ending for myself so I kinda know what happens. I love the chemistry, the story and just admiring the ML's beauty would be enough for me, but still I don't feel the urge to finish it.

Unknown – Great watch. The tone of the mains relationship gradually changing was done beautifully.

There are a few other dramas I started but put on hold or dropped for some reason, but let's ignore them.

Dramas I want to watch soon:

Lovely runner – only a bit over two weeks until I know if it's safe to watch it and none of the main leads dies at the end. The actor that plays ML is known for his passion for the characters that die. Apparently, because he doesn't believe in happy endings or something like that. I'm scared that I'll get attached to the characters and then the ending will be like *whoops he's/she's dead*

The Midnight Romance in Hagwon – Noona romance? SIGN ME UP AAAAA

I already watched the first episode, it has vibe of Something in the rain and One spring night, which is not that surprising when you know that the director for this drama is the same as the one for sitr and osn. Also I loved sitr and osn so I'll probably love tmrih too. AND IT'S FIRST WI HA JOON'S MALE LEAD ROLE IN ROMANCE DRAMA. I mean how this gorgeous man did not get casted for ML in romance dramas earlier??? His smile is melting me... 🫠

I think this is it. I found cdrama Fall in Love about republican era in China and the actress that played FL in the Blossoms in adversity is FL in this drama too, so I have feeling it'll be a good watch.

lots of love till the next update ❤️ 💕

Dramas I'm currently watching:

A Journey to Love – 25/40 ep

My Demon – 6/16

Didn't finish yet and not sure if I ever do:

Strong girl Nam Soon – 10/12 (on hold)

18 again – probably 4/16 (and on hold)

Only for love – around 25th episode?

Want to watch, just waiting for more episodes:

Welcome to Samdalri

The Story of Park's Marriage Contract

The Last Immortal

A Good Day to be a Dog

Moon in the Day

so yeah, no tags cuz it's just for me as a reminder (for a drama slump) that in fact I have dramas I want to watch hahsha

[pagesofkenna]

I think I may have already posted about this, but I went through all my digital files a while back to see what I could find of my old NaNoWriMo projects, and theres two books completely missing and one I can only find half of

and I know that this isn't how the human brain works but it feels like all of the projects I have full files of, I can remember. If not all the details then at least the main gist of how those stories went. but the files that are missing digitally feel like they're also missing from my brain. I remember writing them but I do not remember what happens in them

[woolcityweavingco]

travel is one of the few things i look forward to anymore.

I love to travel. When I was a kid I always wanted to travel to new places. I remember being excited as a kid watching tv shows on the travel channel, telling my parents about different cities and being dismissed because travel was something only rich people did, too expensive for us. I get excited thinking about traveling to the south of France or Aotearoa or Iceland, someday but for now I'm traveling close to home.

Cost has always been something that's made travel feel out of reach, but I've felt like I've watched enough travel hacks that I can make it work.

i don't think only people with a lot of money should be the only ones to travel

I'd never been to the west coast but I had wanted to go Los Angeles pre-pandemic as a graduation gift for finishing my bootcamp. but then my mom ended up leaving the country, and I kept making excuses like not having a job after my boot camp until it was too late and the entire world was shut down.

After things started relaxing I was still scared to go

The first thing I remember thinking about LAX was geez it stinks.

I went to one of the gift shops because I didn't have change and bought a W Magazine with Dolly on the cover and then took a bus to the hostel.

I remember there was a couple on the bus who were speaking in a foreign language wondering if they were also going to the hostel. It was dark, and I knew things would look different in the daylight but I couldn't help craning my head around to see everything we passed by.

When we got to Santa Monica I noticed that all the trees were decorated with little ornaments even though it was October.

One of the nice things about hostels is that they're usually in really nice spots. The hostel I had stayed at in Chicago was literally right next to an L station. The hostel in Santa Monica was a short walk to the beach.

I had just seen the 4k restoration of Possession but that was on a big screen at the Ayrsley. In some ways I, like most millennial people who had been socialized as women, could relate to Isablle Adjani's character. I didn't really recognize anything in this character.

Should I be watching a movie I need a college degree to dissect? Maybe I've gotten too comfortable with my level of intellect and no longer feel any urgency to pretend like it's higher than it really is.

I will say it is a fucked up movie though, maybe I'll rewatch it for Halloween.

it's escapism, you're literally wanting to escape

the nice thing about travel is that you can imagine yourself in a brand new life.

have you ever wanted to just take off and leave and never come back?

I told my mom i was going to a work thing so she wouldn't worry. it was the first time i had left home since the pandemic started, so I'm sure she had reason to worry

Santa Monica beach is just a walk from the hostel. I woke up early before the sun rose and walked out to the beach

I loved visiting the musuems

I really loved the Little Tokyo Galleria.

I walked PCH all the way to El Matador Beach (shout out to Flashpacking America for the idea). I walk alot normally so this was pretty easy, I was just really scared because it was a highway.

One reality I was prepared for and was really excited about was how many Latino people there are in Los Angeles, especially how many Salvadorans there are.

Los Angeles has the most Salvadorans in one place anywhere outside El Salvador itself.

I had heard that there was a Salvadoran Corridor in LA near Koreatown.

Sometimes when I speak spanish I wonder how much my accent comes out. I wonder if other spanish speakers recognize me as Salvadoran. In my experience it's a very relaxed way of speaking, colorful and particular. it's kind of like hearing a southern accent when you're from the south it puts you at ease.

Walking around the market I felt at home. I called my mom to tell here what I was seeing, the fruits, the clothing. I sat down to eat some pupusas and a family sat down in the table next to mine. There were like six people and they all spoke spanish. I wonder what it would've been like to have moved to Los Angeles instead of Charlotte, I'm proud of being a Salvadoran but there isn't a really a strong Salvadoran community in Charlotte the way there is in a city like DC or LA or hell even Long Island had Central American festivals every year as long as we lived there.

I think if I did move to LA it'd be for a reason like that, to be closer to my culture without having to leave the US.

I left the market and bought a box for my mom, and some candied coconut candy for me.

I actually was so sad to come back home. It happens every time. I'm not really sure why. Maybe it's because

I’m not really good at anything no matter how hard I try to be but when I travel somewhere new none of that really seems to matter

i'm a nobody. i'm a loser but being on the beach it doesn't hurt so bad.

[francesderwent]

Your Jeff/Annie fics over on ao3 are some of my favorite fics of all time. Do you think you'll ever start publishing fics again?

That is so kind of you to say!! I don't think I'm done with fic at all, even if I am giving more of my creative brain to original stuff these days. But I do tend to write fanfiction while I'm in the middle of watching or rewatching a show, or I lose track of all the voices and get stuck writing basic scenes because I can't figure out what the characters would say or do. There's a very good chance that I'll finish Intermediate Evasion and maybe write new Jeff/Annie fic someday, but it will probably have to wait until the next time I watch Community - which, to be perfectly frank, may be quite a long time? I watched Community for the first time in the early pandemic, then IMMEDIATELY turned around and rewatched all my favorite Jeff/Annie episodes...and then I watched the whole show start to finish with two of my brothers...and then I watched some of the episodes again with my youngest brother, while muting all the inappropriate jokes. So I watched the show like four times in as many months? Unhinged stuff. Dark days. But someday, when my near-memorization of my favorite bits has faded, I'll go back, and then I'll hopefully be able to write that dang epilogue!!!

[imasucker-4-memories]

hihi!! i’m sorry for the late reply!! i surprised myself slept the whole day away!! i can’t believe i did that 😅 at least i had nothing going today!! 😂

that’s still a fairly good deal i would think!! as long as you had a blast, that’s what counts!! i’m happy you’ve been able to find things you enjoy to fill your weekends with!! oh man it’s been a while since i’ve gone to a play myself. i’ve seen quite a few but my favorites that i’ve seen were the lion king and aladdin!! they were both so amazing and i highly recommend going to see them if they’re still touring and come somewhere near you!! 🥰 i would love to see wicked someday as i heard it’s a really good play as well!

yes, i love the different animation styles as well!! talking about all these shows has made me want to rewatch them all!! if you try out sailor moon, you’ll have to lmk if you like it!! 🥰 princess mononoke is an AMAZING movie!! the artwork from that movie and really all of studio ghibli’s leaves me astounded!! it’s so amazing and breathtaking. and the messages from their movies i feel like is a lot more profound if that makes sense? it doesn’t feel shallow but very well intentioned and like it comes from the heart of the creators. 🥺💖

and awww!!! i’m happy you’re liking the show so far!! it’s so wholesome and cute fr!! i love zen and shirayuki’s relationship sm!!! they’re absolutely adorable!! 🥺 i finished the show now and i’m so sad!! i wish there’d be a season 3 but there probably won’t be. time to move on to something else!! 😭 and oh yeah!! i’m always down for movie nights so you let me know bc my schedule is pretty flexible 🥰

hmm any nickname is fine really!! just something that seems right to you 🥰

i hope you had a good day today and are getting some rest!! pls take care of yourself!! 💖

No worries!!! My reply is pretty late too😂 got out of work about an hour ago and doing some grocery shopping right now. At least now you're well rested!! Always good to have those times and just sleep☺️ I was hoping to do that this weekend but I might just go to a concert on Saturday😅

How has your day been?☺️💕

Definitely want to go again next year! Yeah have definitely taken advantage of going to places when I can since my breakup. Been spending time with a lot of friends too which is always good. Ooohhh I've never seen those!! I'd like to though hahaha I've only seen Pippen and Pretty Woman live. I wanted to see Network with Bryan Cranston but no one that I went with was interested in it😂 I would love to see Wicked too! My sister was part of the production that they did in elementary school hahaha pretty neat stuff.

Sailor Moon may definitely be the next one on my list hahaha but definitely need to dive more into studio ghibli movies. Maybe I'll do that Sunday☺️ if you'd like to join, you can! They definitely don't sugar coat on the message that's for sure, I got ya no worries😁 yeah I recognized Prince Raji's voice from other animes so that was pretty cool! I think I'm on episode 5 of the first season🤔 why won't they come out with season 3??????

I'll figure out a fitting nickname to give you the more we chat🥰

I hope you had a good day today too!! Definitely going to try to sleep earlier lol depends on how long cooking goes. Really helped last night😅 take care of yourself too!! Hope to hear back soon💖💖💖

[lanxyuu]

OMG I have NO idea how i didnt see this until now, but I need to let you know that you are not alone, I GET YOU SO MUCH AND I'M SO HAPPY TO FIND PEOPLE WHO FEEL THE SAME EVEN NOW 😭😭

Like, I watched the anime in 2014 and I still have unresolved and unsatisfied emotions over Kaname. I guess it doesn't help that the fandom is super small and/or dead by now LMAO so I've just carried these feelings with me up until now. So I guess this is also a warning message that it doesn't get better sgshsgsg 😭😔

As for everything you said, YES you've echoed a lot of my thoughts. The fact that he cried from Sayu's confession, because it was a sign that someone actually cared about him?? EXCUSE ME 😭😭😭 the way he's so constantly overlooked, both IN the show, and BY the show. He's always watching his friends, always is aware of their feelings, yet nobody does the same for him. And then in the show, we literally see at least a glimpse of everybody's parents besides his?? And the end, we see everybody reuniting with their family, EXCEPT HIM?? And yes also the way he was basically forced to watch everybody and especially Chisaki change and move on in the blink of an eye, despite being such a constant source of reassurance and stability for her and her friend group, and the way nobody noticed this? And how he could never express it, especially not to Chisaki because he knew how much she'd change, and she'd only pity him like a child? It just makes me sad thinking about it and I legitimately wish I could just be his friend 😔😔😔

Omg and when you say you could write an essay about this, I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND YOU HAHAHA and I've considered it too! Maybe someday I'll finish it and post it :') I also have a few Kaname-related headcanons in my drafts rn and man this makes me wanna finish them!!

ALSO OVERANALYZING EVERY SCENE HE APPEARS IN?? YEAH 😭😭 he has so much going on internally that he never expresses, ESPECIALLY after the timeskip, that I also ended up just rewatching every moment he has in the show, because I'm just so attached to him and all the feelings he had during that time. :'(

Thank you to the OP for posting this, it's incredible to find somebody who understands my feelings so so much. I wish I saw this post earlier but I'm still glad I did ♥️

Early in the morning, I'm still stock on analysing every scene that Isaki appeared like I was totally not having fun watching him always have a smile on his face ಥ‿ಥ He always gets behind all of them afterall, and no one has check on him how he was feelings (｡•́︿•̀｡) Man, that's so sad... That's why I was so moved on what Sayu did, oh gosh they deserve the world. And also, the fact that no one is approaching Isaki in that big pack of ice, I didn't even see his parents man why ( ･ั﹏･ั) Every characters has their people waiting for them man why do you have to do that thing to my best boy. .·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·. I wish I could write an essay on how I am feeling so frustrated on what Isaki have gone through, imagine staying with the person you love for so long and then when you were gone, they find their own happiness and still you're the one being left out and empty man that thing really sucks I hate this he deserve better Ó╭╮Ò Man thanks to Sayu I even had the urge to continue finishing the series