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ladybug_archiveOn Wednesday I went out to buy sheet protectors so that I could print up LATT. (Since it's so big, I wanted a binder instead of just staples.) I also wanted to get the 3-disc DuckTales boxset that Disney just released. DuckTales was a big part of my early childhood, as were all the early Disney Afternoon shows. In order to acquire those two items, I had to accompany Dad to a meeting. XD; The places I wanted to go to were three blocks away from the meeting place. So I did get what I wanted and got LATT printed up. ^^
I am really surprised at some of the stuff they allowed to be shown even in DuckTales. XD I thought that show was directed more to a younger audience than, say, Darkwing Duck, but I found a lot of jokes in DuckTales that kids would never get (and that I hadn't gotten when I first watched it). The big scene shocker for me was when they allowed (in silhouette form, but still) someone to strangle Scrooge unconscious. .__. Seriously, you actually saw the attacker squeeze his neck until he went limp. I have a hard time believing that would be allowed today. XD; I bet Toon Disney edited that scene out when they showed DuckTales there.
Another thing I was really pleased about is that the 27 episodes they included in this first set were randomly picked. They didn't just have the first 27 episodes of the series. By having them picked randomly, I got a lot of my old favorites in the set, including the genie one. ^^
I just got done with the prologue for the follow-up to LATT! I posted it just now. Alexander gets some moments. XD And I've decided that this fic can be my annual Christmas fic, since I'm nowhere near done with POTT (which takes place in February). LATT took place in summer, but I never said exactly when, so I decided that it could have been late summer, in September, and then I moved things ahead a few months in the follow-up so that Alexander's wing can heal and that the action can start. The follow-up has a German title. XD Why? Because it looks cool, and better than the phrase would have looked in English.
... And I love my Siegfried icon. XD On Saturday I watched a couple of Doom episodes and then I wanted to see the clip where Siegfried mops the floor with Weevil and Rex, since I hate what the writers started doing to them beginning with Doom arc. I noticed the expression Siegfried had after Weevil summoned his monsters, and I knew it was icon material.
Speaking of episodes, I finally got to see Mana in this past Saturday's YGO episode! I was surprised by how much I like her. It ended right before Yami B and Mahado started their duel. (You know, I've seen so many spellings for his name, that I really don't know what's correct any more.) And they kept the flashback scene where Mahado got bitten by the snake, though they didn't actually show the snake biting him. And Yami Y sounded like Yugi in that part. ^^ They did keep him sucking out the venom, which I was somewhat surprised about. It's an important part, but they've cut out important parts before. XD; I love how the censors seem to be loosening up.
This dialogue amused me:
Tristan: Every time I open a door, there's fifty more!
Joey: Even the doors have doors! ><
And Seto talked to the Millennium Eye. XD
Seto: ... What are you looking at? >< . . . Someone shoot me. I'm talking to an ancient golden eyeball.
I don't remember if he actually said "shoot me," but I thought of that probably because he used the phrase in LATT when he talked to the Dark Magician. XD
EDIT: Poked around in Sarah's LJ and found this unique quiz:
--Redneck--
1] Do you have a couch in your front yard or porch?: No
4] Do you like to get dirty? No. -.-
5] Do you like country music? Depends
6] Do you have a broken car in your back yard? No.
7] Do you own a cowboy hat? It looks cowboyish, but it's got a camouflauge design. It's cool. X3
8] Do you live on more then 2 acres? No
9] Do you have more then 4 different animals at your home? No
Total Yes: 2
--Goth--
1] Do you wear black eyeliner? No. I don't need eyeliner/mascara. I have extremely long lashes. XD;
2] Is most of your clothing dark? A lot of it
3] Do you think about death often?: Yes
4] Do you want to die?: No!
5] Are you a social outcast?: Oh yes
6] Are you pale?: Yes. XD
7] Do you like Hot Topic?: Not really. The music annoys me.
8] Do you enjoy Tim burton movies? Haven't really watched them....
9] Are you mean?: No.
Total yes: 4
--Skater Punk-
1] Can you skateboard: Noo.
2] Do you wear Vans?: Eh?
3] Do you do stupid stuff with your friends?: Define stupid.
4] Have you gotten in trouble with the Cops?: Thank God, no.
5] Do you watch the x-games?: Eh?
6] Do you have any piercings?: No. Not interested.
7] Do you like/wear mohawks? Noo.
8] Do you wear Band t-shirts: ... I'd wear an Evanescence one if I had one.
9] Have you called someone a poser?: No
Total YES: ... A half-point? XD
--Prep--
1] Do you say the word "like": Very, very occassionally and usually without thinking.
2] Do you shop at Hollister/Abercrombie&Fitch?: No
3] Do you pop the collar?: ... Eh?
4] Do the people in Hot topic scare you?: Not all of them. XD
5] Is the only nerd u like Seth Cohen?: ... Eh? And none of that "u" stuff. I hate it.
6] Do you watch LAGUNA BEACH?: No. -.-
7] Do you like pop music: Depends
8] Do you want/have a little dog?: No. They're cute, but I like cats better.
Total YES: 2
--Hippie--
1] Is your hair long?: No. I may grow it out again, out of curiosity. But at the moment I like it short.
2] Do you own a tye-dye shirt?: No
4] Do You want to save the animals?: Sure
5] Do you think war is unneccesary?: No
6] Have you smoked pot?: No
[7] Do you like classic rock and trippy music?: Classic rock. What's trippy? Is that the psychedelic stuff? XD
Total YES: 2
--Gangsta--
1] Do you act ghetto: I hope not.
3] Do you like hip-hop?: No.
4] Was Tupac truly the greatest rapper in the world?: Who?
5] Do you believe he's alive?: I have no idea
6] Do you like afros?: Not really
7] Have you ever said "Fo Shizzle"?: No
8] Do you like to dance?: Yes
9] Do you own any Baby Phat or G-Unit?: ... Eh?
Total YES: 1
--Emo--
1] Do you cry often?: No
3] Do you like soft music: Yes
4] Do people not understand you?: Hardly anyone does, because I don't bother trying to help them do so.
5] Do you write your own songs?: No
6] Ever dyed your hair red, black or dark: No
7] Do you cut your hair: Yes
8] Are you lonely: No
9] Is Ohio for lovers?: If lovers want it to be.
Total YES: 3... I echo Sarah: What happened to #2?!
--Surfer--
1] Do you surf?: No
2] Do you wear flip flops year-round?: I don't own flip-flops. Never understood the craze.
3] Is your hair shaggy?: Fluffy. XD
4] Do you wake up before 6 every morning?: Heck no.
5] Do you own any pairs of shorts?: No
6] Are you tan? No
7] Do you want to be at the beach right now?: No
8] Do you hate tourists?: ... Should I?
Total YES: 0
--Geek--
1] Do you wear glasses? No
2] Do you get good grades? Yes
4] Do you stick pens and calculators into your shirt pockets? No
5] Does your mom pick out your clothes? No
5] Are you on the computer often?: Indeed
6] Do you ever get picked on?: Not really
7] Do you look forward to go to school?: I look forward to when it's done. XD
8] Are you shy arond the opposite sex?: Yes, offline I am
Total YES: 3
I am really surprised at some of the stuff they allowed to be shown even in DuckTales. XD I thought that show was directed more to a younger audience than, say, Darkwing Duck, but I found a lot of jokes in DuckTales that kids would never get (and that I hadn't gotten when I first watched it). The big scene shocker for me was when they allowed (in silhouette form, but still) someone to strangle Scrooge unconscious. .__. Seriously, you actually saw the attacker squeeze his neck until he went limp. I have a hard time believing that would be allowed today. XD; I bet Toon Disney edited that scene out when they showed DuckTales there.
Another thing I was really pleased about is that the 27 episodes they included in this first set were randomly picked. They didn't just have the first 27 episodes of the series. By having them picked randomly, I got a lot of my old favorites in the set, including the genie one. ^^
I just got done with the prologue for the follow-up to LATT! I posted it just now. Alexander gets some moments. XD And I've decided that this fic can be my annual Christmas fic, since I'm nowhere near done with POTT (which takes place in February). LATT took place in summer, but I never said exactly when, so I decided that it could have been late summer, in September, and then I moved things ahead a few months in the follow-up so that Alexander's wing can heal and that the action can start. The follow-up has a German title. XD Why? Because it looks cool, and better than the phrase would have looked in English.
... And I love my Siegfried icon. XD On Saturday I watched a couple of Doom episodes and then I wanted to see the clip where Siegfried mops the floor with Weevil and Rex, since I hate what the writers started doing to them beginning with Doom arc. I noticed the expression Siegfried had after Weevil summoned his monsters, and I knew it was icon material.
Speaking of episodes, I finally got to see Mana in this past Saturday's YGO episode! I was surprised by how much I like her. It ended right before Yami B and Mahado started their duel. (You know, I've seen so many spellings for his name, that I really don't know what's correct any more.) And they kept the flashback scene where Mahado got bitten by the snake, though they didn't actually show the snake biting him. And Yami Y sounded like Yugi in that part. ^^ They did keep him sucking out the venom, which I was somewhat surprised about. It's an important part, but they've cut out important parts before. XD; I love how the censors seem to be loosening up.
This dialogue amused me:
Tristan: Every time I open a door, there's fifty more!
Joey: Even the doors have doors! ><
And Seto talked to the Millennium Eye. XD
Seto: ... What are you looking at? >< . . . Someone shoot me. I'm talking to an ancient golden eyeball.
I don't remember if he actually said "shoot me," but I thought of that probably because he used the phrase in LATT when he talked to the Dark Magician. XD
EDIT: Poked around in Sarah's LJ and found this unique quiz:
--Redneck--
1] Do you have a couch in your front yard or porch?: No
4] Do you like to get dirty? No. -.-
5] Do you like country music? Depends
6] Do you have a broken car in your back yard? No.
7] Do you own a cowboy hat? It looks cowboyish, but it's got a camouflauge design. It's cool. X3
8] Do you live on more then 2 acres? No
9] Do you have more then 4 different animals at your home? No
Total Yes: 2
--Goth--
1] Do you wear black eyeliner? No. I don't need eyeliner/mascara. I have extremely long lashes. XD;
2] Is most of your clothing dark? A lot of it
3] Do you think about death often?: Yes
4] Do you want to die?: No!
5] Are you a social outcast?: Oh yes
6] Are you pale?: Yes. XD
7] Do you like Hot Topic?: Not really. The music annoys me.
8] Do you enjoy Tim burton movies? Haven't really watched them....
9] Are you mean?: No.
Total yes: 4
--Skater Punk-
1] Can you skateboard: Noo.
2] Do you wear Vans?: Eh?
3] Do you do stupid stuff with your friends?: Define stupid.
4] Have you gotten in trouble with the Cops?: Thank God, no.
5] Do you watch the x-games?: Eh?
6] Do you have any piercings?: No. Not interested.
7] Do you like/wear mohawks? Noo.
8] Do you wear Band t-shirts: ... I'd wear an Evanescence one if I had one.
9] Have you called someone a poser?: No
Total YES: ... A half-point? XD
--Prep--
1] Do you say the word "like": Very, very occassionally and usually without thinking.
2] Do you shop at Hollister/Abercrombie&Fitch?: No
3] Do you pop the collar?: ... Eh?
4] Do the people in Hot topic scare you?: Not all of them. XD
5] Is the only nerd u like Seth Cohen?: ... Eh? And none of that "u" stuff. I hate it.
6] Do you watch LAGUNA BEACH?: No. -.-
7] Do you like pop music: Depends
8] Do you want/have a little dog?: No. They're cute, but I like cats better.
Total YES: 2
--Hippie--
1] Is your hair long?: No. I may grow it out again, out of curiosity. But at the moment I like it short.
2] Do you own a tye-dye shirt?: No
4] Do You want to save the animals?: Sure
5] Do you think war is unneccesary?: No
6] Have you smoked pot?: No
[7] Do you like classic rock and trippy music?: Classic rock. What's trippy? Is that the psychedelic stuff? XD
Total YES: 2
--Gangsta--
1] Do you act ghetto: I hope not.
3] Do you like hip-hop?: No.
4] Was Tupac truly the greatest rapper in the world?: Who?
5] Do you believe he's alive?: I have no idea
6] Do you like afros?: Not really
7] Have you ever said "Fo Shizzle"?: No
8] Do you like to dance?: Yes
9] Do you own any Baby Phat or G-Unit?: ... Eh?
Total YES: 1
--Emo--
1] Do you cry often?: No
3] Do you like soft music: Yes
4] Do people not understand you?: Hardly anyone does, because I don't bother trying to help them do so.
5] Do you write your own songs?: No
6] Ever dyed your hair red, black or dark: No
7] Do you cut your hair: Yes
8] Are you lonely: No
9] Is Ohio for lovers?: If lovers want it to be.
Total YES: 3... I echo Sarah: What happened to #2?!
--Surfer--
1] Do you surf?: No
2] Do you wear flip flops year-round?: I don't own flip-flops. Never understood the craze.
3] Is your hair shaggy?: Fluffy. XD
4] Do you wake up before 6 every morning?: Heck no.
5] Do you own any pairs of shorts?: No
6] Are you tan? No
7] Do you want to be at the beach right now?: No
8] Do you hate tourists?: ... Should I?
Total YES: 0
--Geek--
1] Do you wear glasses? No
2] Do you get good grades? Yes
4] Do you stick pens and calculators into your shirt pockets? No
5] Does your mom pick out your clothes? No
5] Are you on the computer often?: Indeed
6] Do you ever get picked on?: Not really
7] Do you look forward to go to school?: I look forward to when it's done. XD
8] Are you shy arond the opposite sex?: Yes, offline I am
Total YES: 3
