Ramblings and Musings of the Insane, Philosophical Ladybug

Blaaah. First the phone rang, then Dad didn't want to stop doing what he was doing on the Internet on the other computer. We need to figure out how to both be on at the same time. All in all, I was offline for fifteen minutes short of two hours.

At least I was able to write more of chapter 9 of LATT. I'm doing a scene with the Von Schraiders right now, and I like how it's coming out. Then I'm going to do a scene with Vivalene, and then I'll switch to the bikers. ^^

Trigun is one of the strangest animes I have ever seen. XD; I got a DVD from the library last week because I decided what the heck, I'd try it out. The first episode was one of the stupidest things I've ever watched. **laughs.** But I liked the second episode. Vash is amusing. ^^ I like Meryl, too, but Milly is such an airhead. I just hope there aren't a lot of cheesy character designs like the green mohawk guy from the first episode. That reminds me a little too much of One Piece. Not that One Piece isn't great, but seriously, you know some of their character designs are outrageously cheesy. You know it!

I'm pretty sure we're going out tomorrow. . . . I need to pick up the Hellsing anime DVD that I finally ordered from the library. **smirks.** I've just become so very fond of the manga, but I want to see the anime too. **just hopes Dad won't see the anime cover and have a conniption because of all the sharp teeth.** XD; I hope it won't take too long for us to get the OVAs in America after they start being released. I wonder how much stuff one 35 minute episode will be able to cover. Two manga episodes, maybe, if they're taken directly from the manga without adding in filler? **is rather anxious to see the Millennium stuff animated, and well, Schrodinger, of course.** It's cool that they're starting over from the beginning, though. ^^ Maybe some of the episodes will be done better than they were done originally.

This is really unfair! I only got five and a half hours of sleep yesterday, but it was impossible to sleep! I was so tired that I actually fell asleep for a nap at one point, but later when I got into bed I tossed and turned for TWO HOURS. WTH? I've had about four hours and forty-five minutes of sleep today. I want sleep.

And I'm trying to call the tech support for the mouse since they're open, to see what they have to say. They're really cheap-seeming and unprofessional. They don't play music while you're on hold, and every thirty seconds a recording comes on that says, "Technicians are still busy. Please continue to hold." This is ridiculous! My dad thought I should see what the technicians had to say about the mouse, but apparently I'm not going to be able to talk to them. I'm about to give up and just go with my brother's advice. I'm on hold right now as I'm typing this. I've had enough.

I did get to watch most of volume three of Saiyuki earlier. It was awesome. X3 Of course. So much friendship cuteness and hurt/comfort. . . . And the swearing level was around the same as in the movie, with the same words, so that's satisfying.

The news is official! New YGO episodes start next week, as advertised this morning on KidsWB! It looks like there'll be one starting off the block and then another at its usual time, both new. I just hope that they're dubbing Pharaoh's Memories as well as Grand Prix. They're calling this last season Grand Championship, and during the trailer, I only saw Grand Prix clips. . . .

I also saw previews for the talking fruit show. O__o That thing looks scary. Seriously, I think it disturbs me more, in its own way, then volume one of the Hellsing manga. XD;

I got feeling somewhat sad and nostalgic after watching the trailer announcing the final season of YGO, so for some of the time I watched a couple of random Noa's Arc episodes. I think, if I can get the time, I'd like to start reviewing a lot of my favorite YGO episodes, starting with some of the really intense Duelist Kingdom ones.

After watching those episodes, I happened to see the last five minutes or so of the Bratz show's preview. **winces.** So much pre-teen nonsense. I don't think I'll be able to stomach that show. XD; I can't stand most stuff that's aimed at pre-teen girls.

Not to mention there was a really dumb Skechers commercial involving EATING the shoes and then having them materialize on the kids' feet. WTH? **sweatdrops.**

And I've been working more on chapter seven of LATT! It's coming along well. I hope it will continue to do so.

**looks at a cool fedora on eBay.** This one really does almost look right. It goes off auction right away, though, and I don't know that I want to buy something just yet.

And gaaah . . . I have to get a new mouse! This one has been driving me crazy for days! I can barely get the curser to move unless I repeatedly roll the ball on the mat. Not even cleaning it helped.