Slow, slow, slow

[yuuago]

Whenever it's time for someone to leave, mum starts shoving food in their direction. "Here, take some cookies with you! Oh, and this package of fudge! And X and Y and Z!" She's like my grandmother that way. Does it to my brother, too, and at supper time there is always something similar. "Do you want more? No? There's still pasta left, how about that? No? How about dessert? I have tarts and pie and fruit - are you sure you don't want any? Are you sure?" Always pressing food on people.

Well, that's how it was today. I'm going to be going home with fudge but I kind of ended up eating all the cookies, oops. Haha. Oh, well. Man, am I ever looking forward to being back in Saskatoon, though I'm kind of worried how the flight will go. For those who don't know, there was an incident on Christmas Day (?) in the US that caused international flights to be shut down for a while, both in America and in Canada. Least, that's my understanding. Then the result is that flights were backlogged for quite a few days, and eventually things started moving, but there were huge-ass delays. Now, I think things have calmed down a bit, especially when it comes to just inter-provincial flights, but it's probably slowed still. Man, I'm just glad that Fort McMurray's airport isn't a major one, else there could potentially be huge issues with delays. I'll have no problem getting to Edmonton, and probably Edmonton to Calgary will be fine, but it's the Calgary to Saskatoon flight that I'm worried about.

I'm still working on making a list of ~resolutions~ for the new year. I've felt so busy these last few days that I haven't really be able to sit down and think on it. I've decided something though - since I never fulfil goals if they're vague, I want to talk only in defined things, and preferably specifics. Nothing like "try to be a better person" or undefined stuff like that. More like, "get driver's license by May" and "read at least one non-academic book per month". Probably 3/4 of it will be real-life related, and 1/4 will be fanstuff-related. We'll see.

I've started re-watching Saiyuki. Very exciting~ I've never actually seen the entire series. Only up until 12, I think - maybe even fewer than that. This was back in the days of fansub vhs, gasp and egads. Anyway, it'll probably take me a while to get through this. I had intended to also re-read the few manga volumes I have, but er, looks like I won't be making my way through them before I leave. (I would take them with me, but space in my luggage is kind of limited). After that, I'm going to tackle Utena, which is still dl'ing. I've only seen a few episodes of that one, too. That was all thanks to dearest parzi, who copied her fansub tapes for me back in the day. Ahhhh, memories.

Sigh. Should get back to packing now. I have a feeling I'll be up all night.

Comments

[peekaydee.livejournal.com]

my grandma attempts to force food on me too, and i'm just like "grandma if i eat any more i am going to explode" but i eat it anyway because when you make an old person sad you like feel guilty forever

dude the early on saiyuki has the weirdest art ever, both manga and anime. their necks are so strange i don't even jghhk; everyone keeps telling me that "it was when minekura was good!!one!!" but i am like "reload is so much better ngl"

[yuuago]

Regarding art - I know, eh. Was reading vol 1 today and I can't get over how weird (and sometimes bad) the art is. Geeze. I haven't read Reload yet; might get around to that when I'm finished with the first one. We'll see how I am for time.

[peekaydee.livejournal.com]

reload is so awesome seriously but i totally have a love/hate relationship with this stupid series. IT IS WORTH YOUR TIME THOUGH if you get around to it i mean

[noonish.livejournal.com]

food is never a bad thing bro. it's like...magic. ♥ awesome magic.

also i think you should resolve to sleep more.

[yuuago]

Magic indeed. But there's only so much I can take back, I mean srsly.

By the way, sleep is like, totally lame.

[noonish.livejournal.com]

sleep is magical


maaaan yuu i am sick since the first time since like july i feel like my head is exploding

[hokuton_punch]

SAIYUKI LOVE~

Yeah Minekura's art has improved like whoa though. XD Reload is GORGEOUS. The manga in general is better than the anime (SKIP GUNLOCK, I AM NOT KIDDING, IT IS AWFUL - the only redeeming value it had was making me realize Chin Iisou had streaked hair), but I still have nostalgic love for the anime, which I watched OBSESSIVELY my first year of college...

Utena is so fucking good, I don't even have words. ;o; (AHA AND IF YOU GET IT WATCHED I CAN MAKE YOU READ MY CREEPY FIC WITH THE FONTCOLORS, OHOHOHO.)

[yuuago]

SAIYUKI IS LOVE INDEED

Maayyyyybe I will check out Reload after I'm finished everything else, then. I do remember having the first volume of it at home, though I don't remember if I ever actually read it.

Utena = <3 and wait what you wrote fic of it? EXCELLENT.

I've started downloading Trigun too, because that's another one I loved but was only able to see a few episodes of. Ah, memories.

[hokuton_punch]

The Reload manga is really good, the anime - not so much (though still worth watching just for the weird omake at the ends of the episodes - Hakkai knits! I CANNOT MAKE THIS SHIT UP!).

Omg Trigun I LOVE THAT SERIES, I need to rewatch it. ;o; And when you finish Utena let me know, I shall dig you up a link to the fontcolors fic! X3

[tatoeba-tadayou.livejournal.com]

Utena is crazy and bizarre and I like it probably more than I should.

[yuuago]

I remember loving it so much, but I don't recall anything about it except that everything was sparkly and brightly-coloured. 8D I look forward to this. I do remember that I didn't think it was weird when I was watching it, but I was like 14 so gods know there was probably a ton of stuff that I didn't notice.

[tatoeba-tadayou.livejournal.com]

Utena sort of just gets... progressively weirder. But it's one of those things where it slowly descends, so you're not even questioning it at that point. And then the movie is just icing on the cake.

[harosketch.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why parents and grandparents in particular force food on you. It's like they want you to be fat :/ I know it's because they want you to be healthy and well-fed, but... surely forcing it down your neck is the wrong way to go about things ^^;

I hope your flights go okay! I heard about the incident, the man almost setting off a bomb on a plane. I'm not really surprised there's still delays... But I hope it's not too bad! *crosses fingers for you*

[yuuago]

I don't get it either. Parents are just plain weird. They make you eat so much stuff, and then they tell you that you look fat. SIGH.

The flight actually went okay! The one from Calgary to Saskatoon was hella packed, but there were no delays. Such a relief.

[blackanise.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the flight, I hope it's not delayed! Do you have to be back at school on the 4th as well?

[yuuago]

There were no delays. I was lucky! <3

School starts on the 4th, but I don't have any classes until the 5th. Lucky me~

[chikotori.livejournal.com]

INSERT SAIYUKI FANGIRLING HERE

If I have scanlations of the manga volumes I would spam them on you, but alas I don't. But I'm so glad I have a few Saiyuki volumes here since after chatting with you last night I'm craving for some corny demon ass-kicking. But yes, tell me if you want the spinoff arc, I have scanlations and manga volumes for that.

Getting a driver's license isn't too hard. It's the forcing yourself to drive again after your first crash that's nerve-wracking okay I suck at motivating people

My mum does that too, at the end of dinner she'll be pressing food on us. Then right when we're chewing on an extra mouthful she'll comment on how we seem to have gained weight orz|||

[yuuago]

FLAPS HANDS WITH YOU

I might very well prod you about the spinoff arc after I'm finished with Saiyuki (and Utena and Trigun and Moomins... ffff). WE SHALL SEE.

Getting a license is... difficult for me because I have almost no motivation to do it. I don't plan to own a vehicle, as I can't afford it. The only reason I'm doing it is because my learner's permit will expire in the summer, and I will need the license as ID.
To be honest, I don't like driving - my mum tried to teach me a few years ago and it made me so incredibly uncomfortable. But it might just be because it was my mum, and because we were using her shiny new van. Why she decided that was a good idea, rather than using Dad's old-ass Jeep with the huge dent in it from where he hit a deer, I do not know. But there it is.

[chikotori.livejournal.com]

TRIGUN o（≧ω≦）o
At this rate, we'll both probably forget about it hahaha oh well.

Ah, I see. Is a license the only form of identification that is acceptable?
I liked driving, but I was driving an old, scratched-up mini Jeep, which was pretty easy to handle. I wouldn't want to drive a shiny car either, it'll make me way too nervous.

My dad sort of tried to teach me to drive, it was the most horrible thing ever.

[yuuago]

Haha, yeahhhh. I will be going through this stuff forever. ;p

And license is pretty much the only ID that is acceptable for everyday use. There are also non-license government-issued ID cards but it's very uncommon for people to have them. And I guess people can use passports as ID, but I don't have a passport yet, and even if I did, it isn't commonly used here for things other than flying. (For example, people would look at you very very strangely if you tried to get into a bar using passport as ID, unless you were obviously an international student or something).

Driving with my mum was... unpleasant and too much pressure.

Imagine Russia teaching you how to drive. Yes. It was like that. ;p

[chikotori.livejournal.com]

Hey hey what about Cowboy Bebop? It is from the same generation as Trigun, IIRC.
...all the stuff I've watched had a lot of men ffft
I think one of the reason why I like the spinoff much more is because Hakkai was a lot more kick-ass there <3

I normally use one of my student cards. Technically, it is not acceptable but most people accept it anyway. But sometimes you get anal people. A friend told me that she once got ID'd for buying plastic knives for a party.

lol Russia :D Mine was like... Germany.

[yuuago]

Cowboy Bebop hmmm. Maybe someday. It's one of those ones I've always meant to see but just can't get around to, hurr.
KICKASS HAKKAI, YOU SAY. This is relevant to my interests.

Yeahhh, can't get away with student cards here, unless you're using it for stuff on the university campus. People would be like, "lol, no."

Pff Germany. I do not envy you.
Russia mum was like, "Why are you so nervous? It's all fine! ^J^" But you know that things would have been REALLY UNPLEASANT if I so much as got a scratch on that car ahhhhhh

[chikotori.livejournal.com]

YES. Snazzy uniform + black leather gloves + glasses + sloppily tied back hair aaahhhhhhh gimme a sec, I'll look for the page. I want to see it again myself.

Fortunately the car I was using is already so scratched-up that no one would notice if I added a few. I did damage it a bit when I got into an accident orz|||.

That emoticon D:
Dad was like "LOOK AT THE MIRROR! YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO JUDGE THE DISTANCE BY LOOKING AT THE MIRROR! NO, STOP! YOU'RE GOING TOO FAST! SIGNAL! REMEMBER TO SIGNAL BEFORE YOU TURN!" Stress.

[chikotori.livejournal.com]

This (http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z80/chikotori/cover02.jpg) is what he normally looks like (the one of the left. I'm pretty sure you can guess who's on the right. Another one who stole my heart ♥ Minekura sure loves giving all her characters an addiction to nicotine.
This (http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z80/chikotori/14.jpg) is him in uniform, pulling on gloves. I was totally all over this page when I first saw it a few years ago.

[minninen.livejournal.com]

Toiset etsii tikapuita taivaaseen,
toiset sammuttavat Auringon~
Toiset tekee tihutöitä toisilleen,
toiset tuhoavat viidakon (sen mitä jäljellä on)~
♪♫♪~

Aaah I love their music but can't really even try to sing their songs because they either have really weird lyrics or swear words or both... ;3;

I watched like 3 or 5 episodes of Saiyuki a long time ago, but it never really hit me. But I've seen Utena and it's pretty ace even with the blatant OMG SYMBOLISM and the fact I didn't even have a favourite character, hmmnh. I totally have a soft spot for old animation in general because of the art style and aaaaaaah cell animation. ♥

My grandmother does that food forcing thing, too. That's why whenever we're at their place I'm always super impolite and leave the table early because soooooooob I don't want to sit there and listen to her telling me to eat eat eat eat eat.

[yuuago]

Eh? That so? I had no idea. Obviously. ;p Saa, I dl'd all their albums over the Christmas break, and I'm slowly making my way through it. Love it; it's so easy on the ears, compared to much of what I listen to (good thing, that - there's only so much heavy metal I can take before my head starts ringing, hah)

I do not remember blatant OMG SYMBOLISM in Utena, however this is probably because at the time I was way too absorbed in staring at all the pretty. Hard to say - it's been a very long time.
I do like that older style best; must say, newer anime just doesn't look right to me, and I'm not entirely sure why. It's too... shiny? Maybe? I dunno'.

[minninen.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. Most of their songs have like at least one swear word or some really weird lyrics. ;3; ( Like like... "Would you cry of happiness if I f*cked you well?" )

Utena is pretty much like rose...rose...rose...rose...rose...another rose. But still very pretty. ♥

[mimes.livejournal.com]

hahaha that first bit pretty much explains every single person in my family. Every man, woman, aunt and uncle. . . I probably do it too.

I probably feel way too amused when you mention that you're at the Calgary airport even though it's just the airport.

[yuuago]

I think it explains like, every person in everyone's family. ;p At least the older people, really. What is up with that, I don't even know.

NGL I was kind of amused by the Calgary thing too. Even though the airport doesn't count.

[jesusphreaq.livejournal.com]

So I'm listening to city of electric light (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6SZIVvbg8U) and I check my friends list and there you are with that guy from Road to El Dorado or whatever and it looks like he's playing along to it. I laughed for like a whole minute watching him.

Saiyuki was SO CRACKED OUT. I definitely gave up on it on purpose. The manga is ridiculously better than the show.

[yuuago]

Cracked out, you say? I SEE. I'll keep that in mind. Gonna' give it a go, but still, now that I think of it I do remember people saying things a while back about filler episodes and such.

[jesusphreaq.livejournal.com]

OH YES. After the first little bit you start realizing the WHOLE THING IS FILLER. One thing that really bugged me (besides the lack of plot and the awful voices when I had to watch it in English) is that in the manga that the yokai look like people with pointy ears who have powers. FOR SOME REASON the anime directors didn't understand that this was a race of people, and decided that the yokai could be enormous bees or spiders or trees or undead, and have ridiculous powers that didn't make sense...