Led Zepplin Is Poetry In Motion....

I thought it was about time I had a Venture Bros icon. :D

Thanks to dragontrap, I've been watching first season episodes! And man, has the animation come a long way. But catching up on the older episodes, including episodes I'd missed, I'm reminded of every reason why I love this show.

Ghosts of the Sargasso pretty much sums up...everything I love about this series, actually. If you're going to watch one Venture Bros episode, that's the one. I mean, come on! The opening sequence is just an epic tribute to David Bowie! And it hits all the classic cartoon tropes. I watch this show and I can't help but think 'this is just like all that crap we talked about in high school'. It takes me back to after school sessions crashing in the computer lab or the clubroom, arguing and picking apart classic cartoons.

And every time I watch it, all I can think is 'if the two guys who created it hadn't, these guys I knew in High School would have instead'.

Oh, and on another note...because the majority of Twilight fans on my Flist are Not Happy Right Now, I just want to extend my sympathies. I've been there, my friends, I've been there. And it sucks.

Though this, to me, proves what chocomimi and I were touching on last week. Stephenie Meyers is the Mercedes Lackey of supernatural romance. People have compared her to Anne Rice, Laurel K Hamilton, but no....the most apt comparison I can think of, based purely on her work, is Lackey herself. (And before anyone jumps on me, please keep in mind, I own nearly every book Mercedes Lackey has written and keep buying new ones. I like her books.)

But yes. While I won't touch your fandom with a ten foot pole, and do not enjoy the books myself, I do want to offer my condolences to those who were let down by The End. It's never fun, regardless of the series or medium.

Alright, I've got RP and Ponies and a fuckton of clothes to put away! No more lazing about for The Fey!

There Is Time To Kill Today.....

Or not, but I kind of wasted a lot of time. :D It's one of those days where RP has eaten my brain. But in a good way.

Tamaki's finally starting to actually, healthily deal with what happened to him. He's had a couple of little set backs, but overall, he's doing a lot of thinking and soul searching and working it all out. And the twins' little plan actually didn't backfire, despite Tamaki's initial freak out. :D And he's opening up about other things, too, which is good for him. He's not repressing quite as much, and his old self is peeking through. *pats him*

Naomi's actually set for nightshift, which was something I was worried about! She really doesn't have anyone she trusts, other than L himself. But an order is an order, and despite the fact that she and L do have a relationship that's more along the line of friends than just professional, she still defects to him and takes her position seriously. So despite him giving her a mission that's technically impossible - ie, find someone she trusts - she's going to do it anyway. And it's good for her, to work with other people - other than by herself like she's used to - and start forming relationships. With...you know. Other people. :D

Valyn's still an absolute mess, who I suspect is about to start clinging to Renji any minute because damn does that boy need a hug. But again, he's starting to talk about things, in his own way. He'll get over it, as he always does, but for the moment he's very much broken. (But that's kind of a daily occurrence for him. :D)

Eileen's still doing fine, Citan's considering taking a night to round up some monster corpses and dissect them, Lyta's still dealing with her brain being overloaded by death and not completely calming down from what happened to Fox the other night, Hughes is quietly worrying over folks from home as usual, and Lust is calming down and getting her focus on. With some help from Hohenheim!

CU is still all pirate-y, and Maria's going to be calming down some before too much longer. She's cooled off, and she does have the trial to deal with. Henry and Dante are still doing their respective things. :D And...that's pretty much the state of my RP characters. Save for RW, but I think we'll be moving the plot ahead after Otakon?

I really should finish my laundry....