There's sunlight, slanting at a weird angle.

[deralte]

I looked out the window this morning and wondered what was different about the view. Then I realized it was what the grass outside looked like when it was an hour earlier in the morning when I usually see it. Why am I awake?

I spent most of yesterday getting various tasks done in between watching many things. ashfae came over, and I addicted her to the intriguing beauty that is Gankutsuou, and we were imensely entertained by how gay the anime is. It's approaching Arslan levels of gay, and that's impressive. We then watched our obligatory episode of Inuyasha, but sadly, it really wasn't that entertaining. In the end, after she left me alone reading serious articles on Buggery and the British Navy and went off to plan world domination, she mysteriously returned, most likely to check that I hadn't reported her to the World Necktie Association, and we watched pretty episodes of Fruit's Basket, to which she is now officially hooked.

Afterwards, I did some boring organzing for uni, and more importantly, watched episodes of 7 and 8 of Lost, with seven being mostly excellent, and 8, not so much. Am now more entertained by reading the Television without Pity recaps.

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[ashfae.livejournal.com]

I never did see Arslan. Should I remedy this?

Perhaps I should go read Inuyasha comics and find the stories that are interesting, and we can locate those episodes. Sigh. Am still addicted but I wish Takahashi wouldn't always lose her stride at this point.

Gankutsuou is haunting my dreams! I kid you not!!!

[deralte.livejournal.com]

I'd recommend watching Arslan only with a friend(s) whose open to interpretation and enjoys mocking things because really, that's the only reason my bro and I have watched (what little there is of it). The plot is this utterly fem prince, Arslan, is rescued from a disasterous battle that destroys his kingdom by this hot, devoted general, who takes him to meet another bishounnen strategist/artist who he has "a past" with the general, to help them. Then they meet up with the bishounnen minstrel, the bishounnen thief. There is one woman who the thief flirts with at least, proving that one character may not be gay! Oh, and the villian is the evil brother of Arslan, who hides his face behind a mask but will most likely be a bishounnen.

Take that, and some of the most suggestive lines you will ever witness in an anime, and thousands of longing looks between the guy characters and you have hours of mocking fun. My bro and I tend to insert the obvious dialogue from the subtext and this was before I'd even read more than a few slash fics. In short, I wouldn't watch it for seriousness, but it's damn funny for that very reason.