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I attempted to watch the Adventure Time promo in Japanese again, once again I got about fifteen seconds in and couldn't take it. It's Paku Romi as Finn, and I just can't. It's not like I plan to watch Adventure Time in Japanese, I barely watch it in English but gih. At least I am not a huge Adventure Time fan because my brain would blow out the top of my skull or something, I 'unno.

Oh for added lulz I should go look up the Japanese dub cast for The Avengers. That will be good for some laughs! I hope that they kept Fujiwara Keiji as Tony Stark just because he is perfect. I'll dick around on Google for a bit and see what I can find.

All this leads in to I went and saw "Snow White & The Huntsman." It was an okay movie, not spectacular by any stretch of the imagination, but it was an enjoyable popcorn flick, not too deep. There was a definite Ghibli touch running through the faerie scene, that amused me. Kristin Stewart did not make me want to stick hot pokers in my eyes, imagine that. I was very surprised to see Ian McShane as the lead dwarf, I had to triple-check that in the credits because I thought I was losing my mind. (And another was Nick Frost! Huh.)

Of course I can't remember the first fifteen or so minutes of the movie because there was a full Bourne Legacy trailer attached to this movie and it caused a BSOD overload of my gray matter. I just, I can't. I can't. I used to make fun of the Bourne movies as America's attempt at a Bond legacy and now I'm actually going to put money into the franchise because Jeremy Renner. Nnghle. I can't. I just can't.

I was going to have thinky thoughts but it is a Sunday, the last day of my vacation before back to the 9-5 grind of reality and my brain is still partially shut down. I think we got a Total Recall trailer too, I honestly don't remember. (Catie has feelings you guys.) Oh man, could you imagine my quandary had Jensen actually gotten the part of Cap? I remember he was in the final runnings before Chris Evans got the part. I would probably just have had to crawl into a hole and die then.

Okay, it's four o'clock, and I have a shit-ton of anime to catch up on before I can get back to my GAM. Plus plotting and writing and shit like that. I think I owe someone some fanart, but I've kinda weaned myself off of tumblr so I'm trying not to get sucked back in.

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Ah, June is upon us. Summer blockbuster season is in full swing, I have designs on seeing Snow White & The Huntsman either later today or tomorrow, and I still have MIB3 to see as well. Of course, over the past week I have taken my in-theater viewing count for The Avengers to five - not yet a record for me, I need to see it one more time for that. (I adore that movie probably far more than is healthy, but I view the fandom from a distance. So far.)

Made it back safely from Chicago aboard the Megabus; that was a fun trip. Pictures and/or video may be forthcoming, that depends on how lazy I am. Did both Hancock and Willis (neé Sears) Towers, as well as the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum - plus Navy Pier the last night we were there. There is so much to DO in that city, it's so much fun. I would love living in a big city like that; even if just for a little while to get a taste of the experience. But on the other hand, I like where I am at plenty, so.

I got just one "new" souvenir - a black statue of the ibis-headed god Thoth; who is roughly the Egyptian equivalent to Hermes; and whose combined attributes gave us Hermes Trismegistus, author of the Tabula Smaragdina; the Emerald Tablet, which is the root and basis of modern alchemy.

As a direct result of having been gone for a week, no new fanart or fanfic to post; and the anime I had loaded my netbook with would not play due to the fact that my netbook is a bit on the crap-shoot side of things. So I have a lot of anime to catch up on, and some writing to do. My werewolf bigbang will be posted on Friday, look forward to some Roy/Ed one-shot goodness there. (Honest to god. One-shot. Not nightbreed'verse, just... you'll see, I suppose.)

I need to get back in the habit of posting my marathon stats; but I do not feel like it today. Stuff to do later; this weekend is for vegging as the real world enters the equation again on Monday. This entry was original posted at Dreamwidth and has comments. You can comment there or here.

I know, I know. I've been doing nothing but tablet-spamming for the past, uh, month. That's mostly because tumblr ate my attention span, torn between that, my big bang fic and my sudden level-up in artistic ability meant I've stopped paying attention to LJ/DW like I used to.

Went up to Cincy this past weekend, my father had an audition for a part in the Ben Kingsley movie that's shooting in Northern Kentucky. It's a tiny tiny tiny role but does have a speaking line, so. (My father might be in a MOVIE dude what.) Came back early under threat of DIRE WINTER WEATHER; turned out we did not even get so much as a snowflake.

I am still stalled on chapter 8 (of ten) on my big bang. So close to the END. Anyone out there want to beta for me? This upcoming weekend is going to be a flurry of work on it; hopefully I will knock out the last 10k of words and start the epic revision process. (Given the fact the fic is due the first week of March, ahhhh.)

That's... pretty much it. Haven't been to the movies in a few weekends, I am SO BEHIND. Started watching Smash, enjoying it; The Walking Dead came back and makes me wince and yet I still watch it. NCIS/NCIS:LA/Justified/The Vampire Diaries/The Secret Circle are all still okay, no big changes of pace there. Supernatural... well, we'll see. I feel I'm still watching out of an obligation to, not because I truly enjoy the show any longer.

I am EPIC BEHIND on all my anime series. I finally caught up on Bakuman; oh god the cute. The squee. WHY ARE TAKAGI AND MIHO SO ADORABLE. I love them. I love Bakuman, considering how badly I hated Death Note this amuses me. I'm all caught up there, I'm only three episodes behind on Beelzebub (when did I start loving this show? I don't know. It's crack only rivaled by Gintama); and I'm working on getting caught up on Bleach. The episodes drag a little but for the first time I have no idea what's going on in Bleach and it's got my attention again, so that's good. Once I'm caught up on those I have about six other series I'm halfway through, then I need to pick back up on my anime marathon of DOOM. I stalled out in the "K's." I hope to be caught up on all my ongoings by the end of March - I do NOT need to lapse another six months lol.

Okay, and since I've wall o'texted about life the universe and everything, here is the (finished) artwork I've completed since last dump:

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For carrole's birthday, we took her to a Reds game last night.

'twas an awesome game. Fiddling with my phone I took a few photos, and realized I can do that awesome panorama shot with it.

Large images!

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We also got a crazy fan who jumped the wall and ran onto the field during the game. It was quite the exciting night!

I feel ashamed every time I see the KFC double down commercial because, one some level, oh my god I want to try one. I'm not a bread lover, so meat and cheese and more meat only equals love in my book. But jeez, it's a heart attack in a paper wrapper. Ahhhhh.

So today I was somewhat productive. I have four garbage bags full of clothes sitting in my hallway to cart off to Goodwill tomorrow, and I cleaned out my dresser and closet. Of course that's only a small amount of cleaning/getting rid of shit that I plan to do to this apartment, but the point is I STARTED, and I have bags of stuff to show for it. I also threw away and entire bag full of hangers, they really aren't kidding those fuckers multiply behind your bag.

I keep thinking it's Sunday. It's not, I have a whole nother day off yay! Tomorrow I think I'll attack the first filing cabinet and some of the Boxes of Shit that reside under my bed, some of which I imagine haven't been rifled through from two moves ago. Ahh, it feels good to get rid of crap that I haven't touched in forever.

I also caught up on Bleach today, ah the filler in the anime is completely over, OMG. I have no idea how long it lasted but it just kinda went WHAM wrapped up OH HAI EVERYONE LOOK THIS IS WHERE WE LEFT OFF. So, uh, yay?

In conclusion: I am sleepy. I allowed myself to sleep in until almost eleven this morning and wasted most of the morning, so. Back to usual sleep-schedule for me. After I see how far Brotherhood has gotten on Adult Swim.

Wow, this weekend is Derby?

I am a bad Kentuckian. Pfffft. *had no idea*

Thinking up a DW account name. Dunno if I want to go with the obvious of catystorm or do something entirely different and new? Hrrrrrrrrrrrrm.

ONE WEEK UNTIL NEW FMA.

I... am beside myself. WITH GLEE.

Also: One week and six days until my vacation. Oh god do I need it. x__x;

Next project: BOX OF NOTEBOOKS.

I had the weirdest dream last night that included Stitch, cupcakes without frosting, and Zod. You know, from Superman II. I DON'T KNOW, OKAY. (I also had a dream a few nights back about the 'Charger from Burn Notice. I HAD A DREAM ABOUT THE CAR, NOT ANY OF THE CHARACTERS. Dean, get the hell out of my head OMG. (Yes it was about dismantling it. Underwater, of all things...))

Catie's List of Shit She Needs To Do Today:

Clean computer area, organize bottom two bookshelves.
Take a shower.
Look at the bathroom, laugh at its state, leave it.
Go to Wal-mart.
Go to Toys'R'us. (Other side of town, ugh.)
Go to Lowe's.
Stop by self-serve Car Wash, clean out car.
Home.
Laundry.
Work on cross-stitch.
Finish Basilisk.
WRITE THE TWO DAMN CRACKFICS THAT ARE BOUNCING AROUND MY HEAD LIKE TIGGER ON A SUGAR RUSH.
Maybe revise chapter 5 of Chasing the Sun. Feed to beta (if finished revising).

AT LEAST IT'S PRETTY OUTSIDE.

*scratches back of head* Okay, remember my froth about wondering whether or not I'd have a job come Monday? So, it turns out I'm like the top performer overall for our team. o_O; *is about as surprised as anyone* I figured I was in the bottom with all the shit that's going down. 'Course right now that's no measure of job security, but still.

In other non-real-life related news, I got my new Yamaguchirow Kenshin doujinshi. AU future Kenshin doujinshi. *squishes it* Short-haired Kenshin completely throws me off because ... that's Kennichi, at least, to me. (Well, sans scar.) But still, cute! And the random Saitou with the Hawaiian shirt... that was comedy gold. There's also a megane!Kenshin in there that looked like he stepped out of P4, outfit and all. Can't wait to get a working scanner going, I have more icons to maaaake~

Caught up on the Bleach anime, I've actually gotten to the point where I stopped reading the manga!

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Holy crap when did I stop reading the manga? I figure I have some serious catching up to do. @____@;;

I also caught up on the Tales of the Abyss anime. Sorry, still want to run Luke headfirst into the wall. Or maybe close his head between the oven doors or something. Maybe I'll like him a little better later on or something, dunno. Kennichi keeps laughing at the whole replica/clone thing; although I can't really say MUCH for his clones. *glares* Okay, well, Kenshin's fine, but Yuukito is a couple sandwiches short of a picnic if you know what I mean.

Got to catch up on Gundam 00 and then I am allll caught up on "current" series that I'm watching; then back to Antique Bakery. After that Arc the Lad is next up in queue, speaking about anime based on video games...

Been keeping up with my 'writing 250 words a day' resolution, but just barely. And I'm not cranking out anything of, dunno, quality. Haven't touched chapter 3 of my Nano to revise it, I really need to. Also need to go back to writing stories, or working on prompts or something. The only upside to my resolution is I've worked a little bit and touched a little bit on stories other than my FMA/Supernatural fushion fics.

The roommates are out, so I'm going to go make some mac'n'cheese and settle in to play P4 before attempting to go to work again tomorrow. Crazy people, are, well, crazy.

Excedrin PM is my newest bestest friend ever.

I have been home for an hour and I still haven't started on my laundry. I WILL DO THAT NOW. MAYBE. Kenshin, come do my laaaaaaaundry. ;__;

So much cleaning to do, but I have most of the day to do it tomorrow! Must pick up supplies for chili dip; then go to the New Year's party. Got a couple of do-able resolutions this year; most of them have to do with getting my act together on a lot of various projects I've let lie.

Um, not much else to report. LAUNDRY. AND STUFF.