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So I've been thinking on some of the currently popular cartoons and my various experiences with them. I don't watch a lot of current cartoons; I'll pretty much only give one a go after it's been recommended to me (and sometimes not then, either, depending on the show, my interest level, and my free time).

That one person who kept wanting me to listen to them talk about their assorted OCs tried to get me into Gravity Falls by showing me the Halloween special. That was one of the strangest things I have ever seen in my life. LOL. Amusing on some level, but not really my cup of tea. She told me the series proper was not like the special, and I've meant to give it another try, but it's hard to steer myself in that direction when I didn't find the Halloween special or the characters in it particularly endearing.

On the other end of the spectrum, Ladyamberjo introduced me to the awesomeness that is Steven Universe. Ohmygosh, that show is adorable! The characters are very likable and personable. The plots are sometimes a little strange, but sometimes that's tongue-in-cheek and the characters observe how strange things are (like Steven wondering why on Earth there's a secret dimension inside his lion's mane, LOL). And the series pretty much runs on familial and friendship squee.

Ladyamberjo has also talked favorably about many things in Adventure Time. I'd like to give that one a try at some point, too, but I think Steven Universe is much more my type of show. Post-apocalyptic settings are not my favorite things, so I think that and some other things on Adventure Time would make me sad (like the Ice King's backstory, oh gosh). But Steven Universe is set on present-day Earth, and even though sad things happen there at times too, it seems like they like to end things on feel-good notes. The show is just so adorable and such a big squeefest! It always makes me happy to watch it.

I think Adventure Time is the more popular of the two; I can't seem to find much merchandise for Steven Universe beyond DVDs. That's a shame. I would totally buy Steven Universe figures, if they made them. I definitely hope that show will increase in popularity and get renewed!

Another recent cartoon I would like to watch is Star Wars Clone Wars. I saw some of the little three-minute ones of the first Clone Wars series years ago, but I've never seen any of the thirty-minute CGI Clone Wars series. That time period fascinates me and I would definitely be interested in seeing some of the adventures the characters have. There's new Jar Jar and Boba Fett adventures and that would certainly be fun.

Then there's Star Wars Rebels. I skimmed through a kid's book of the plot, and it sounds fun and very Star Wars-ish, but I think I'd be a lot more interested in it if some characters were around that I already know and like. It seems like it's entirely about new characters instead. One of the fun things about Episode I was how it dealt with characters we already knew, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, and the droids, in addition to bringing new characters into the fold. It really helped to ease viewers into things. I just don't know what to make of Rebels seeming to focus only on new characters.

And of course, Phineas and Ferb. LOL. That show is very cracky and silly. The constant formulaic repetition of the basic plot structure gets a little monotonous sometimes and I wish something would happen that isn't the norm. Some people actually like the repetition, but I usually don't care for that in any show and usually will try to ignore it if it's in a show I really like (such as Perry Mason, which I watch for the characters more than the plots). But perhaps there is a bit of development later on? I hear that the boys finally learn their platypus is a secret agent, for one thing. **snerk.** Perry the Platypus is totally the best thing about the show. And the mad scientist, naturally.

Littlest Pet Shop has also been recced to me. I've tried more than once to watch it and I just can't seem to get past the super-deformed style of the pets. One of these days, I'm going to give it a go and see if I like it. I think it seems a little young for me, but maybe if I actually watched it, I wouldn't think it was any more that way than My Little Pony.

Curiously, as popular as it is, I don't think Monster High has ever been recced to me by anyone. Which is fine; I don't think I'd care for it.

I've also fallen way behind on Winx Club. Is that even still a current series? I know they're finishing (or have finished) season 6. I don't know if there will be a season 7. I stopped watching when KidsWB dropped it and I have never seen anything from season 4 and beyond. It sounds like it has characterization issues sometimes, and I can believe it, as I had characterization issues with what I did watch. That show was always a guilty pleasure more than anything else. I still don't know if I'll ever get around to trying the other seasons.

Then there's The Legend of Korra, which I believe just finished up? I'm curious about it since I heard it takes place in what looks like the 1920s (?) and that's a favorite time period of mine, but I don't think I'd want to watch it unless I ever get around to seeing Avatar, and I don't know if that will ever happen. That's a long show, so a big commitment. And it would need to be watched in order too. I have difficulty gearing myself towards watching things that need to be seen in order, since I don't have much watching time and I usually like to stick with my current interests since I don't even have much time for them.

I also want to try the CGI Hello Kitty series. I've experimented with a couple of the older series and I thought they were adorable, especially Hello Kitty and Friends. The older series were anime, but I'm not sure what to call a Japanese-made CGI show. CGI I usually think of as a cartoon rather than anime.

My favorite current cartoon is My Little Pony, and I love the two Equestria Girls movies, too. I am often exasperated by the directions the show takes, however, especially how they're not consistent in writing for the characters or their supposed development. I kind of wish Equestria Girls would become a series, if they would focus on Sunset Shimmer's journey to learn about friendship. I just love and adore Sunset Shimmer so much and would want her to be the central figure in any Equestria Girls TV series.

I think if I continue to be exasperated by the writing choices once season 5 of My Little Pony starts, Steven Universe will usurp it as the favorite current cartoon.

Current Mood: cheerful

Give me a fandom and I'll tell you:

My OTP
~~My OT3~~ My favorite set of three, not in a romantic sense unless it's a love triangle
My guilty pleasure ship
A ship that makes me nauseous
A ship that is too fluffy for words
A ship that gives me nightmares
~~The sexiest ship to ever set sail~~ I don't use the terminology, and at the moment I can't think of something to replace it with, so right now I don't know if I'll even answer this question. I'll get back to it later.

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Give me a series and I'll tell you:

❤ Fave male:
❤ Fave female:
✖ Least favorite:
✔ Who resembles me:
❤ Most attractive:
❤ Three more characters that I like.

Current Mood: tired

I am tempted to join

kingdom100. I really shouldn't. XD; **has way too many theme comms already.**

Still amused/irritated over the self-insertion dream. Mostly amused, which is probably because I'm tired. And the thing's definitely a signal that I am freakin' obsessed. If it won't come out one way, it'll come out another. Though it was probably partially influenced by me telling Mom last night about the FF7 shipper wars and the people who like Aerith with Sephiroth. She said maybe they just wanted him to have somebody, and I said that Aerith is for Zack. X3 Honestly, though, I can't imagine Seph with anyone, really. ~~And I find Sephiroth/Aerith just a highly disturbing pairing, in any case. XD Not just because I adore Zack/Aerith, either. Just ... no.~~

Truth be told, ~~I don't think I've been as obsessed with a character since Marik.~~ But even during that time, I'd gone past the self-insertion phase, which I went through big time with Kaiba. XD; Though I'd be lying if I didn't admit that sometimes, with Marik and Sephiroth, I've wanted to self-insert. Which probably also was coming out in the dream. Amusingly, my dream self did not like the idea of the book series; she retained my view on Seph being single.

In other news ... WTH moment on Winx Club. Baltor, who is pretty much the only thing I like about season 3, said that he used an absorbtion spell to pull Bloom's biological parents into his body, so if she destroyed him, she'd destroy them, too. Just ... WTH. **shakes head.** Though I guess stuff like that is to be expected from a magic-themed show. **shrugs.** Which is one of the reasons why I denied liking the show for so long. It's a guilty pleasure, really. ~~I still want badly to rewrite season 3. XD And I would make Baltor be Bloom's father. Though there's always the chance that he could be her uncle, I guess....~~

I think season 1 really had the best writing overall. Season 2 gave us Layla, who is just awesome, but the bad guy was a moron. And season 3 just feels so hastily thrown together, it's a joke. No wonder it's the last season.

And wow, it's September 1st. To me (and to meteorologists) that means the first day of Autumn. I'm still trying to process it. XD

EDIT: My favorite scene from Kingdom Hearts II. X3 I finally found it by itself, and not tacked on to everything else. It's short, but awesome.

Current Mood: tired

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Had insomnia for much too long because that weird oneshot was falling into place again. XD **now has decided she must start it.** And I got a cute FF7 plunnie! X3

Current Mood: tired

Ahh, I am continuing to enjoy the RP with Aubrie, and all the lovely character development. Throughout all the years we've been doing this RP, there's been a lot of character development and relationship development, including:

- Yaminah and Duke's friendship, which has evolved probably about the most of any. ^^ The arc where they were trapped in the snowy place and Duke was delirious was great. XD So amusing, especially when she had to kiss him to silence him. That was still when their relationship was pretty rocky. But then it developed to the point where they started hanging out, and eventually Yaminah tried to help him against his father's return.

- Yaminah and Seto's friendship really has grown as well. Throughout the years they've worked together, Seto's loosened up a bit and even laughed a couple of times, though I know that's hard to imagine. XD

- And Seto has developed a lot to come to the point where he has the relationship with Tazi, which came about after they were friends for a long time. He's still aloof, and cold, and matter-of-fact, but he's softened a bit.

- Tazi herself has gone through so many changes. She was such a brat at first! Then she became more likable, but physically weak. I think Khu's criticism is what pushed her a lot to pursue her fighting skills.

- Alexander has not only developed, but inspired the entire doppelganger race! XD I really liked his reaction to the whole thing with Eostre; it seemed to bring him full-circle, showing his continuing innocence, but also how he has grown and learned from his past mistakes.

- Alchflaed and Abracham's friendship. There's so many different aspects to it. X3 I've loved watching it develop, especially some of their first meetings, and the scene at the train station.

- Alchflaed and the Big Man's relationship. It's especially interesting since neither one really fully understands what they're doing or what they're feeling. The Big Man fools around a lot, but he hasn't actually had a relationship since that girl in his youth so long ago.

- Gin, and his various relationships with people. In developing his character, I wanted him to still possess his cold, twisted personality while being forced to admit that there are at least two people who are extremely important to him: Sherry and Vodka. While he tries to work out his feelings, he experiences varying degrees of desperate, and often selfish, behavior, and he's coming to the realization that he can't let them go, which alternately confuses, exasperates, and annoys him. Though he's embracing the idea of a life with Sherry away from the Black Org, and since he and Vodka are now considered traitors anyway, he's taken steps to try to ensure it will happen, and he's ready and willing to eliminate any threat in his way, be it Brandy, Jenever, or Yaminah (when she's delirious and shooting magic). He's probably my favorite character to tinker with at the moment, ~~which is why he gets the longest paragraph.~~

- Vodka. X3 Watching him become bold enough and brave enough to actually punch Gin to try to help him break Jenever's control over him was such a thrill. He's such a mystery, since we rarely see any glimpse into his thoughts, and he's so fascinating. And adorable. XD

- Yaminah and Vermouth's friendship. It's interesting since neither one really tends to pal around with a lot of people, and both of them tend to hang around men more than women. But their personalities match so well. I love it when they start teasing Gin and Vodka. XD And Vermouth's finally gotten to the point where she's somewhat admitted her unrequited love for Gin to Yaminah.

And I was thinking about much I liked Dark Bloom on Winx Club, and I've been toying with something where Alister's dark side is unleashed. And not because of the Orichalcos or something; it's just something that happens due to his anger and bitterness over something. Dark Alister would be a formidable opponent. XD; I have to admit, I've been intrigued by that persona ever since I wrote The Darkness Within and drew the accompanying picture. My only question is, What would cause him to flip out? XD;

And here's a quiz I grabbed from Elora.

( Pairing Quiz )

Speaking of Winx Club, while season 3's plot is excellent, I'm unhappy with the way it's being executed! There's so much OOCness it's headache-inducing. And it would have to be from Musa and Layla, too, my favorites since season 2. Though Bloom is great this season and I'm pleased about that because she was my first favorite. X3

Current Mood: happy
Current Music: You Make It Feel Like Christmas---Neil Diamond

What makes a strong female character? Well, people obviously disagree, but I was extremely spooked one time when someone somewhere made the comment that Buena Girl from Mucha Lucha is one such character, and a good role model. I can't stand that show, it's so freakin' crude, but I did try it a few times, sometimes out of boredom while waiting for YGO. Anyway, I really don't find any of the main characters likable, and I don't think Buena Girl is a good role model at all. XD; She's so self-righteous all the time, looking down on anyone who doesn't feel as strongly about masked wrestling as she does. And if I remember right, she's one of those characters who physically attacks other people over small and stupid things when she's upset. I have never found that appealing in a character, male or female. It's why I have such a low opinion of Kaoru from Rurouni Kenshin, and of Amy Rose from Sonic X. Do people think that to be a strong character, a woman has to beat up male characters even when they don't deserve it? I think it's pathetic. It's one thing to be a good fighter, triumphing over people who obviously mean you harm, but it's quite another to go berserk when someone doesn't mean to do anything wrong.

Actually, that's not the only reason I dislike Amy, but it is a big one. XD; Another reason is because of her incessant swooning over Sonic. She's like a scary fangirl! And I'll never forget the time she tried to "rescue" him, but she wouldn't untie him and instead she dragged him up some stairs, causing him to hit his head on each one! .___. Pathetic, pathetic.... I know it was all played for laughs, it always is, but possessive idiots like Amy just scare and annoy me to no end. If I ever met someone like her in real life (and I have met some online), I'd want to get as far away from her as possible.

Anyway, back on topic. What makes a strong female character? They have to face their problems, they have to stand up for themselves, they have to stick to their beliefs, they have to recognize that they're not the greatest thing in the universe. . . . They can do all of that without resorting to losing their sanity just because someone innocently and inadventantly made a comment that they didn't like. For Heaven's sake, grow up! Reacting the way Kaoru and Amy tend to do is not only annoying and unnecessary, it's immature. And it makes me not have much (if any) respect for them. I honestly don't find it funny at all. XD; I keep thinking of the poor guys who aren't meaning to say anything wrong and then they're suddenly clobbered.

On another, less controversial subject, I'm bringing back one of my minor doppelganger characters: Aballach's secretary. Right now I'm trying to give her a Welsh name. I had selected Blodwyn (which means "white flower") and then I also wanted Glyn ("from the glen"), but in my head I keep calling her Bronwen, and I really don't want to name her that because it means "fair-breasted". .___.; Then there's Branwyn, which means "beautiful raven" (and that makes me think of Rue from Princess Tutu XD), but I don't want to name her that because I picture her with long and flowing white hair, like Kisara. Ravens, of course, are black. Of course, I guess her name could be Branwyn anyway, and Blodwyn is some sort of alias. XD

I've seen the first four episodes of Detective Conan, BTW, and I like it! I'm not too keen on the whole body-shrinking thing, but eh, since it only happened to him and a girl, and since it's science-related and has nothing to do with magic, I'll overlook it. XD (Well, not that I wouldn't overlook it if it was magic-related, but I'd probably frown on it even more, at any rate.) It's really nice to have an anime that doesn't have any magic, for a change. And the mysteries aren't kiddie stuff, either. Some of them are DARK! I mean, check out episode 3, with the music idol and the guy who was apparently murdered in her room. This is a very mature show, really. I think I'm going to be nuts about it. XD

I'd actually kinda prefer it if the Junior Detectives weren't around. ^^; Maybe they'll grow on me, but right now they seem like unnecessary baggage meant to lighten the show up. And I feel that Ran's father already lightens it up fine. XD More than that seems like overkill. Those kids don't really know what they're doing, and Conan ends up having to look out for all of them! It gets in the way of the mystery.

I'm anxious to see the new Superman movie. XD I read a couple of articles on it when I was at Borders and it seems like it'll be cool! I prefer Batman over Superman, really, since Batman has to catch crooks using his technology and his brains, as opposed to superpowers, but eh. XD I liked the first Superman movie, from the seventies, and wow, I think the new guy really looks a lot like Christopher Reeve's version!

I don't know why it is, but lately, for some reason, I've been even more opposed to magic powers than usual. It just doesn't impress me a whole lot, and I'm afraid it's probably starting to come out in the RPs I do. XD; (Baby Face, for instance, is getting highly frustrated at the thought of having to rely on people with magic powers to stop the doppelganger Mafia. Though, I do honestly think that's how he'd feel about it.) Lots of people go out of their way giving characters the most amazing and impossible powers there could be, but I'm more impressed if someone can solve a problem without needing to rely on magic. I liked this one episode of Winx Club that's on the tape Aubrie made for me, where they're in a realm without magic and they have to figure out how to get out of a life-or-death situation by using their smarts and skills alone. And I know I do have characters that use magic (Runihura, for instance), but on the other hand, while the doppelgangers have knowledge of magic, they don't use it too much. XD Well, some don't, anyway. **thinks of Apollo and his spells.** I've found that when I have a character who does use magic, if their name isn't Runihura, the extent of magic they will probably be able to do is simply to blast people.

... Maybe one reason why I don't care for magic too much is that sometimes it seems like if a character can use it, that's all they'll ever use to solve a problem and they'll never develop any other skills they might have. XD I'm glad that Yaminah has other fighting skills, such as using a sword.

Speaking of the tape Aubrie made for me, I found the episode that got cut off before the end because of the tape running out, and it looks like it's a Sonic X Valentine's episode where Amy is going nuts again trying to get Sonic to be hers, so I don't think I'll mind that it got cut off. LOL.

I also don't know why it is that I'm feeling so opinionated today. XD But eh.

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Oh wow. . . . Siegfried is THE AWESOME. X3 I loved what he did to Weevil and Rex! They deserved it after becoming cheap, cliché, and flat comedy relief! And his duel with Joey is coming along so well. And that flashback Seto had. . . . He's finally starting to figure it out! I'm already psyched for next Saturday. The episodes were so great!

It looks like YGO really is moving to 10:30. Ugh. I wish it wasn't. I hope that isn't a foolish move on the part of Kids WB.

The premiere of Winx Club was today, too. I love the new girl, Aisha/Layla. She's so cool and spunky while being intelligent. I think she may become my favorite of the Winx girls. She's just what the show needed! I hope they won't ruin her the way they ruined Tecna when they set her up with Timmy.

Sonic X looks like it'll be really interesting. This new season is supposed to be really dark.

TMNT started off good, which I am glad of, since I was somewhat annoyed by the way they've been advertising it. Leo's really been affected by everything they've come through, it looks like.

The concert was really awesome. They played Liszt and Rachmanonoff, and the latter piece was really, really great. There were some parts that just sounded so hauntingly beautiful and melancholy. . . . Wow, it was so cool. I loved it. I loved the whole atmosphere, too. Everything was so classy. Something about it all just made me feel right at home.

I did get to buy Hellsing #4 at Borders. And Megaman #8, too! The plot is getting so intense. Megaman DS has been introduced, and he's so much like Yami Marik, right down to how he was created!

This has been a very good day indeed.

Current Mood: psyched up

Jessi-Chi has now told me in detail about both the Howl's Moving Castle movie and the book upon which it was based. I am so glad that the movie omitted some of the things in the book. @__@ At one part, she said that the witch takes these two guys, takes them apart, and then takes pieces from each of them to put together. And I don't say this very often, but I think this calls for it. WTH??! That is so sick. -___-; That's a million times worse than anything in the Harry Potter fandom. Thank goodness that's not in the movie version.... I don't see as how it had any relevance to the main plot anyway. That's probably why Miyazaki-sama removed it, and the other stuff, as well. I told her I'd probably like the movie version best, if I liked either one. XD; The movie version sounds more magical, like Miyazaki-sama's stuff always is, while it sounds like the book is trying to make fun of all the fairy tale clichés and hence, is probably more humourous (and it sounds like it has very dark humour at that).

I finally got chapter 4 for Life After the Tears done. I included a civil author's note in which I requested for people to stop leaving "reviews" that were only questions about other stories. That's so frustrating when they do that. Now I need to make good on what I promised Aubrie before she left and get the next chapter of Phantom of the Theatre done.

And I finally broke down and had to admit that I like Winx Club, in spite of its flaws (which I still say it has). XD; A couple of weeks ago I joined the LJ community for it, and I'm happy to report that the people there are very mature and intelligent. I was afraid that I'd only find rabid fangirls. XD; Thank goodness, I haven't seen even one in that club! ^^; The community mommy is very firm about idiots staying out. She just booted one earlier. Now I wish I could see W.I.T.C.H. as well, so I could compare the two shows. I often see people saying how alike they are.

Current Mood: happy
Current Music: RUN by Megumi Ogata

Hmmm. . . . I don't think I posted my opinions of last Saturday's Jackie Chan Adventures episodes, did I? I was musing that maybe I'd like one out of the two episodes. And that was exactly what happened. XD;

I thought the first one was interesting and fun. They were in Australia at the beginning, and Tohru drove up with the car, and Uncle goes, "Tohru! Put steering wheel back where it belongs!" LOL. I got a giggle out of that, even though it doesn't seem logical to me that Uncle wouldn't realize that in many places outside of the U.S., the steering wheel is on the opposite side.

The second episode was dumb. ><; I imagine there were good points in there somewhere, but it had so many things that I hate (weird mutations, gender changing, people turning into animals) that I couldn't even bear to watch. XD; I wanted to see things get resolved, though, so I ended up flipping back and forth between it and the Winx Club. -___-; That should be an indication of how bad it was.

Though . . . I am a closet Winx Club watcher. -.- I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I actually have broke down and started watching it religiously on Saturdays. I like it better than Mucha Lucha or Xiaolin Showdown, which is what Kids WB usually has on during those slots. Winx would be really great, if it wasn't for those major flaws I ranted about a few entries back. XD; For good or bad, I'm a sucker for magical girls shows. . . .

And I was thinking earlier about one of the shows I used to watch on PAX TV. It was called Twice in a Lifetime. It was kinda like Quantum Leap in some ways. . . . It was a second chance show. When the people died, they had the chance to go back and try to unravel their biggest regret and see that it didn't come to pass. They would have three days, and they would be accompanied by either Mr. Jones (season 1) or Mr. Smith (season 2). I was really into that show at one time, but you know what? I don't know that I was ever crazy about the premise, and I know I don't like it now. What happens in our lives happens, for whatever reason, and no matter how much we dislike some things, those events helped shape who we are. We can't just go change them, because that would change us, and not necessarily for the better, even if we think it would.

I think I liked the show mainly because of Mr. Smith. XD; He was a great character, and I think he was a lot better than Mr. Jones. Smith actually seemed to genuinely care about the people he was helping. With Jones, it was all business. He acted like he just wanted to get his monthly quota filled up. Once he said as much to one of the people he was helping. I guess he could have been joking, but I dunno . . . I think he probably meant it. XD; Mr. Smith just seemed more real, more human, and more lovable.

I've been working on chapter 3 of Life After the Tears. I can already see that this fic is gonna be a lot different than the RP I did with Lisa, but that's okay. XD I really like RPing story ideas, because that helps me see what will work and what won't. I'm lost on how to use the cemetery scene in this fic and have it be just as poignant, though. Maybe I'll have to make that into a one-shot by itself, using elements from that RP with Lisa. XD; When I did that RP, I saw ways to make the conversation a lot longer and more poignant.

**randomly.** Does anyone think Alister would ever wear a fedora hat? The image just popped into my mind now and it won't go away.

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