Owned by Seiyuu

Does anybody remember way back in our Comic Con report when I mentioned running into the guy from Golden Age Stories? Actually, we were supposed to mention something about some writing contest thingie they have... We should have remembered that. Anyway. He gave us a book under the condition we e-mail him to let us know what we thought of it, so I finally got around to e-mailing him back and now the Golden Age Stories people are looking into creating a graphic novel series, so he wants to know if we know anybody who'd be willing to submit an art portfolio. I figured we might as well ask, since we know some artist types.

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Let us know if you're interested so we can work things out. For a few more details, here's their website.

In other news... there's not a whole lot of other news. Oreo seems to be doing fine. He's spending a lot of time in the linen closet, but I don't think it's any more time than usual. And then when we're done working, he'll come be excited about dinner time, and after Athena feeds him, he'll come hang out wherever we are.

This morning there was a knock on the door, and I was hoping it would be somebody with money for us (not entirely an unreasonable hope--we're expecting a few paychecks). Instead, it was somebody from PG&E, asking if we got the... I think it was "care"? discount on our bill. He said it in a way that sounded like we should be. We weren't, so now we're signed up for it, so in effect, he did give us money! Wow! Although we're not sure if we should be getting the discount, since, according to our tithing records, we might be just barely in the wrong tax bracket, but right now we kind of do need it. I think if we start making more money we'll call and cancel it early (it lasts for two years).

Later today, we went to the 7-11, but there were fire trucks and police cars outside! ...But nothing seemed to be going on at all. We think it was a car accident and people were assessing damage and getting information and all that stuff in the parking lot. But that's good, because it was kind of scary walking to the 7-11 and seeing the flashing lights and wondering what was going on.

Today I'm thankful for utilities discounts, getting exercise, king size Reesesticks, not finding ourselves in the middle of a stickup, and Oreo keeping his medicine down this morning.

Hey there, minna-san, how are you? Good? I hope so...

I just realised something last night...I have now seen THREE anime series in which someone (most often the/a main character) makes a contract with a devil...and realised when they did so, they were all children!

Let's start with Chrono Crusade...

( Want to know? Undo this seal, and you will! )


Right, that's one down, here's the next...Mahou Sensei Negima...

( Rastel Maskil Magister! *latin spell for hiding spoilers* )


Long explanation there, huh? Well, here's the final one, one of my newest anime loves...Kuroshitsuji...

( This is an order! Keep these words hidden unless they choose to see! )


Those are the three series I'd seen. See what I mean? They were all children when they made contracts with a devil!

That's it for now, minna-san. Ja ne!

Title: A Change In Routine
Characters: Arthur, Merlin
Summary: For Camelot, a change in routine was rarely positive.
Rating: PG
Words: 145
Warnings: Angst. Character death.
A/N: Written for comment_fic with a prompt of Merlin/Arthur, burn.
( There was no smell like that of burnt, burning, flesh. )

Title: Four times Merlin and Arthur nearly kiss (And the one time they do)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin ,
Summary: Four times Merlin and Arthur nearly kiss… and the one time they do.
Disclaimer: Not mine. No money being made from this. Entertainment purposes only… Blah blah blah…
Author Notes: Okay so I know this idea has been done to death but I really couldn’t help myself. This is what happens when you leave uni okay? Your brain has to do something to keep active! Hehe!

( Four times Merlin and Arthur nearly kiss (And the one time they do) )

P.S. I am also exceedingly excited about using my contributor tag for the very first time. Is that sad? Yipee for my 6th post here! :D Thanks to everyone that has commented on my previous posts. You all make my life :D

Title: Strange Things Will Happen
Author/Artist: bitter_tea
Pairing: Shuuhei Hisagi/Rangiku Matsumoto
Fandom: Bleach
Theme: #4, our distance and that person
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Bleach is property of Tite Kubo.

strange things will happen

x-posted to all_for_bleach, kurosaki_clinic, shuuran ...D:

A short crack!vid in which Merlin tries to convince Arthur to... well, you'll see! ;D

Video @ my journal here.

1) Post a list of up to 20 books/movies/anime/TV shows/video games/bands [fannish etc.] that you've had an obsessive fannish love or interest in at some time in your life.
2) Have your f-list guess your favourite character/member from each item.
3) When someone guesses correctly, strike through the item and put the name of your favorite character next to it.

1. Final Fantasy VIII
2. Final Fantasy XII
3. Avatar: The Last Airbender
4. Psych
5. Lost
6. Phineas and Ferb
7. Slayers
8. GetBackers
9. Star Trek AOS
10. Gundam Wing
11. Pirates of the Caribbean
12. Petshop of Horrors
13. Yami no Matsuei
14. Harry Potter
15. Junjou Romantica
16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
17. Zombieland
18. Final Fantasy VII
19. Final Fantasy III
20. Scrubs

:D

This post originally made at Dreamwidth.

Title:  Save Me (6/?)
Author:  Greenie
Rating:  R
Pairing:  Merlin/Arthur
Warnings:  Therapist/patient AU.
Disclaimer:  If you think this is true, you need a psychiatric evaluation.
Author's Notes:  part one and part two and part three and part four and part five.  if you read please comment because i'm terrified of posting this.  thank you.

here.

Poll #1493037 Neoroma : Poll of Randomness #8
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 10

I want my breakfast cooked by :

( I don't want Nyx to cook my breakfast and here's why ~ )

Author: hogwartinized
Title: The Wish (5/?)
Rating: PG-13 (mild language, established m/m relationship, implied violence)
Warnings/Spoilers: Spoilers up to and including 2x07: The Witchfinder; non-spoilery appearance of a character from 2x10 (don't need to have seen the episode to understand); possible trigger for implied violence.
Summary: After Arthur discovers Merlin has magic, Arthur banishes Merlin from Camelot. Furious and heartbroken, Arthur unwittingly confides in a servant and expresses a wish that Merlin had never come to Camelot ... with disastrous results.

( “Arthur,” Gaius said pointedly, sweating slightly in the late-morning sun, “I think we’re lost.” )

_{Or you can start at the beginning.}

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My original copy of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the PS1 has disappeared.

I know I had it at the old apartment before we moved here, but it may have been accidentally left there, since we moved in such a ridiculous hurry... or it may have been accidentally thrown away with garbage. I spent the last six hours checking every box and bag in every room of the apartment... and it is not to be found. :(

I looked on Amazon and eBay to see about getting another copy to replace it, but the prices are ridiculous. Nothing is lower than about 40$ and that's mostly just for a used Greatest Hits edition (which originally cost all of $19.99). Mine was the original black label non-reissue.

It was one of my favorite games ever, and one of the few times I got a Christmas gift from my parents that I really wanted.

This makes me sad. :|

I did find a huge box full of old Fear Street, Baby Sitter's Club, Girl Talk, and other such books and dropped them off in the garbage room downstairs in the section where people leave stuff that they don't want anymore that's free to anyone that wants it. So, hopefully some parent will bring them home for their little girl.

The moon was full last night, and when it was surrounded by clouds, it glowed with such brilliance as unlike everything I have ever seen. This morning, there was a thin veil of white on the ground; apparently it snowed overnight. While I'm not too particular about having a White Christmas, the snow does add a certain peaceful, almost holy ambience to the metropolitan (if you ignore the dirty slush on the road).

Finally bought Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. I was going to wait for the paperback version, but I couldn't resist anymore. Also borrowed Diane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale from the library. The language and the plot draw me in so much that I've decided to buy the book after all; the book reminds me of my younger years when I declared my undying love for books. It has been awhile since I've felt such child-like wonder towards a book and such earnest, fresh affection towards writing in general.

title: threesome
author: toodelicious
disclaimer: © bbc
pairing: arthur/merlin, arthur/gwen/merlin
genres: au
rating: nc-17
word count: ~ 1104
summary: "it's just a one time thing, remember? you don't even have to touch him. just concentrate on me, all right?", she said, coming to a halt in front of her boyfriend, taking hold of his hands. he sighed heavily. "you sure you want to do this?"
beta: many thanks to santacarlagypsy
a/n: written for kinkme_merlin prompt: arthur/merlin, some arthur/gwen/merlin. modern au. arthur and gwen are in a realtionship. gwen talks him into inviting a man to join them for a threesome--just once, she says. arthur reluctantly agrees, but says that he won't actually touch him(arthur is straight). gwen invites merlin. to his surprise, arthur finds himself attracted to merlin(and vice versa). what starts as a threesome turns into merlin/arthur. gwen is forgotten.

here @ my lj - comments are always appreciated! ;)

Title: Anniversary
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 4471
Rating: R
Warnings: blood, vampires
A/N: A vampire AU set in the Scent 'verse
Summary: It is the anniversary of the night Arthur and Morgana were turned. Merlin thinks they ought to celebrate. Arthur thinks he's gone mad.

Anniversary

Title: Linked
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers: Screencaps from various episodes up to and including Sweet Dreams. Pre Merlin/Arthur, some Arthur/Gwen
Summary: Merlin doesn't know what to do about Arthur and Gwen.
A/N: Xmas fic for wherethewind. She said i should post here so here i go.

All screencaps by wherethewind.

Preview:



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Release Date: 2009/11/23
Cast:
KENN
Morita Masakazu
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Kaji Yuki

basically they just sit there and talk, haven't got a chance to watch myself -__-

download at the homepage (clikc on the 1M bps or 500k bps)

The holidays have never really been about commercialism or decorations or presents for me. They've usually been about my family getting together, and doing lots and lots of cooking.

Most of the things I would consider 'traditions' in my family all revolved around cooking and recipes. So, with the major annual holidays flying around, I decided to work on a few things this week.

I bought the ingredients to make a homemade pork-lentil soup, and anginettes. Anginettes (our name for them in my family -- they are called 'Anginetti' elsewhere, it seems) are a kind of easy to make Italian cookie. Most of the recipes I see are similar to the one my mother used, that she got from my Dad's family, but none of them are exactly the same. Ratios are different, and none of them that I have found use orange juice, though my mother does. Most recipes I find use a frosting instead of a glaze icing, and most of the recipes do them in a 'drop cookie' (ie, drop spoonfuls of dough on a sheet) instead of shaping them into the little bow-twist shapes we always did.

At any rate, between checking recipes and referencing my own knowledge, I managed to make them come out almost exactly like my mom's.

They are very light and lightly flavored (most often with lemon or anise, but you can use almond or orange or whatever).

The little colored ball sprinkles are a staple for our recipe. They're just not complete without them. They're really easy even for kids to help with, and there aren't any complicated instructions or ingredients.

Right now while I'm taking a break, my ham shank is all cooked and taken apart. The good meat is being refrigerated for meals, and the bones and fat and leavings are boiling for stock. I managed to get a 9lb shank portion for 11$ instead of 17, thanks to a coupon. Whee. Tomorrow I'll probably skim the fat off the cooled stock and then add the lentils.

As of last night. In my arms. She had a horrid case of UTI that lead to surgery last friday. But she just wasn't strong enough... And now she's gone.

preview:




find the rest here.

OMG, today was perfect. X.DDDDD

Well, let me start from the beginning.

Arrived in Akihabara later than planned because Motoshi and I accidentally took the wrong train. Hiroko chan went on her own since she had some other business to take care of that took longer than expected. Namie chan (recent friend I made on mixi who's into Hatano) was waiting for us at the Anime Center already.

We all met up and then had lunch at a curry place. I took that time to write my theme thingy for the after talk. After that, me, Hiroko chan and Namie chan went around to the different anime shops in Akihabara. Today is the day I did all my shopping. Got Pale Green's album, the Natsume Yuujinchou fanbook (Nyanko Sensei Yuujinchou), a Chiral no Mori box (yes, just for Youji and Tetsuo), 3 boxes of Lamento one coin figures (no Asato .T___T but I did get Konoe), and I fiiiiiiiiiiiiiinally found the 2007/12 issue of B's LOG with Hatano's Voice of Prince interview! =.DDD It was at Messe Sanoh where I bought the one coin figures. I got the Chiral no Mori box over there because the shop tokuten was sweet pool pins. X.3

After spending much money, we met up with Motoshi and headed back to the Anime Center. Oh, even though we arrived late, we got numbers 2-5. X.D #3 is my lowest yet! This time I was lucky and our numbers were called third so we sat 4th row. It's so CLOSE!! X.DDDDDDD

My mail didn't get read on the show unfortunately. For the after talk, Hatano fanboi'd over Doraemon. X.D He had bought one of the DVDs recently (see his blog) and even had it with him so he ran outside the booth to grab it so he could show everyone. X.D So cute! Talked a lot about how he was crying while watching it the day before. (Narita san had apparently asked him earlier if he was sleepy but actually his eyelids were just heavy from all the crying the night before. X.D)

Then they read Namie chan's theme thing. OMG, it was hilarious! She had asked them how they do kiss noises and requested that they do it in front of everyone. X.DDDDD Hatano was soooooooooooooo embarrassed!!! They made him kiss the Evangelion bread cans that they had introduced during the AniCen information corner of the show. He requested Asuka. X.DDD (Originally they were gonna make him kiss Doraemon. X.D) Like, he was going do it and then just started laughing because he was embarrassed. X.DDD It took him like 3 or 4 tries before he could go through with it. So cuuuute!

Basically the way Hatano makes kiss noises is he uses the middle joint of his index finger. Holy shit man, it was HAWT. So this is how he makes noises in bl dramas.... X.DDD No seriously, the sound he made was SEXY. Guhhhhhhh~~~ Namie chan, GJ!!!!!!!! Afterwards, Hatano was soooooo embarrassed and said, "Shinitai (I wanna die)." X.DDDD

And then after, they read my theme! X.DDDD YAY~!!! Thank you, Mirakki san! I wrote saying that I came to Japan in fall (though girigiri) just as they had recommended and that it suddenly got cold recently but it's actually not that different from California. Japanese people seem to have a warm image of California so I asked what Hatano and Narita's image of California is. This time Hatano read my letter! X.DDD It's always been Narita in the past. Made me happy. Was also happy that he was able to read my terrible handwriting. X.D They mentioned the ocean and were all asking me if the oceans were pretty in a way where they were expecting me to say yes and I didn't have the heart to tell them that our oceans are friggin' dirty so I just nodded. .^^;;;; Apparently Hatano Papa wants to go to California. Hatano also mentioned wanting to go. DUDE, come to Fanime! X.D

Also got to see Hatano do his whistle that sounds like bird chirps. He also did a whistle using his thumb and middle finger. He had to back far away from the mic cuz it was gonna be loud and even so it was pretty loud.

Last letter was asking when the photo for the calendar included in Voice Animage was taken. It was taken on the same day as the Kannou Mukashibanashi recording. A girl behind me to the left had the magazine and she held it up. Then Murakki san and Narita made Hatano do some of the poses. X.DDD It was hilarious. For the main photo of the Kannou Mukashibanashi interview, they had him like flip his jacket (kinda like Tendou sensei's jacket play) and it took like 20 shots for them to get one that looked perfect. It was actually pretty cool to see Hatano do it. Then Narita san made hiｍ redo the pose he did for the calendar photo. X.D I'm so glad I was able to see this all up so close. X.3

Anyway, YAY for getting letter read and getting to talk to Hatano and Narita again. .^___^ We were taking pictures in front of the Anime Center when Mirakki san came out so I thanked him and sad otsukaresama deshita, and he thanked me for my message. (I sent him a message on mixi before leaving in the morning.) He really is a nice guy. .^___^ He's funny too. He was wearing Narita's hat and it looked like he had a really bad hair cut. X.D


So, tomorrow. Casey got me an interview with ArcSys at 5. I guess in the morning I'll head over to Yokohama Station and go to Animate and I've also got a couple things to ship out. Ya. I think Animate's having Gold Card koukan again and I'm like 6000 or so yen away from a second keihin point so I'm gonna see if I can get it.