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 I go away for a weekend(ish) and this is what I come back to? Holy jeebus.



Most of it was reactions from the poll I posted, but still. Wow. Have never seen my inbox that full. NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING.

This weekend away gave me a lot of time to process and think about AGMGTW. I think what mostly threw me was how I initially felt my ship was done for. I mean, it should have been "done for" for me after Amy and Rory got hitched when the universe was rebooted, but it wasn't. It had a level of "omg we shouldn't be doing this" but nothing unheard of. BUT THANKS TO THE LOVELY UNIVERSE OF DOCTOR WHO WHERE TIME TRAVEL IS READILY AVAILABLE, River Song being simultaneously Amy and Rory's child AND the Doctor's future lover sort of threw a wrench into my fannon ship.

So that's when I threw up the poll when my friend went to a seminar yesterday (I'll get to this). And thanks to all the lovely 20 some-odd people who commented, I feel like my ship has been rejuvenated. I needed this in order for me to continue with my chapter fic that I've been working on where there is major sexual tension and plans for more. I think I'll be giving a disclaimer about the time line when I post the next bit (you know, after I write it hahaha).
 
So. This weekend(ish). I purposely planned my trip to be after Saturday when the Doctor Who finale came out. GOTTA THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS. Thankfully my best friend Cathy, whom I was going to visit, is understanding. I went to her place down in Maryland (right outside DC) to dork it out like crazy. We watched the whole series of Escaflowne. It was one of those animes we watched when we were in Middle School/High School and hadn't watched since. So we weren't sure if we romanticized the greatness of the series or not in our teenage minds.
 
WE SO DIDN'T. We both loved it to bits and watched the whole damn thing within 8-9 hours, split between two nights. And then watched Megamind afterwards (which I also loved). And then the Escaflowne movie (which is rubbish, don't bother with it). Watching Escaflowne really made me ship the two titular characters, Hitomi and Van like whoa (WHICH IS CANNON AND CANNOT BE FUCKED WITH, SO TAKE THAT, MOFFAT!!!). I almost want to write fanfic about them. I even have an idea. WHERE AM I GOING WITH THIS??? I'm converting to anime!  hahaha sike, anime was always there So yeah, before I write, I think I wana seek some already written stuff first and see if there's still a fanbase for it. It was released in 1996, after all. If you're interested at all in seeing this, don't let the date dissuade you. The only thing that lets you know what decade it is is the pagers that are used instead of cell phones.

All in all, Kate is happy and had a good weekend(ish).
 

Date: 2011-06-08 11:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] badluck97.livejournal.com
Dude. I just noticed my inbox, which is full of just random notifications. I'm almost at 2k! :D

Oh Escaflowne. What are your thoughts on Utena? As someone you might be familiar with (oh it's me) just got the re-released Seitokaichou Hen (Student Council Saga) on dvd... ^_______________^

Date: 2011-06-08 01:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tasty-kate.livejournal.com
WHAAA! That's nuts! You gota go through those!

*Loved* Utena. I don't think I've actually seen the whole series and certainly haven't read all of the manga, but I've seen the movie (which had me staring at the screen afterwards with a look of "wtf??"). I'm not sure if I'm familiar with the Student Council Saga... I've seen about a dozen or first episodes... I think. I can't remember. hahha I just remember really liking it.

Date: 2011-06-08 01:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] badluck97.livejournal.com
I actually wrote a paper on Utena once. If you need the movie explained? I can make it make sense. :D

Date: 2011-06-08 01:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tasty-kate.livejournal.com
I was pretty good about most of it until Utena turned into a car and then her and Anthy (...was that her name?) rode into the sunset, naked on a sort-of-i-don't-even-know-what.

Date: 2011-06-08 02:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] badluck97.livejournal.com
The thing to understand about the movie is that it is one giant metaphor for puberty. Leaving behind childhood and becoming an adult. The clue is in the title: Adolecence Apocalypse.

Anthy, due to her brother's abuse and the trauma of his death, has created a fantasy, childish world for herself and others. Where people cannot die and cannot be hurt. But the landscape is shattered and broken, like her.

Utena turns into a car because driving is probably the biggest mark of adulthood in a teen's life. Anthy's choice to leave with her, leave behind the limitations of childhood, they emerge from Ohtori reborn and adult.

Date: 2011-06-08 03:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tasty-kate.livejournal.com
My mind is blown and I suddenly feel as if I must rewatch the movie.

Date: 2011-06-11 10:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ladymercury-10.livejournal.com
This is entirely off-topic, but I wanted to tell you I'm following you on tumblr. I'm maia-saura over there.

Date: 2011-06-12 02:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tasty-kate.livejournal.com
O rly? I saw that you just followed me. :D Will promptly be following you back.

Date: 2011-06-12 02:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tasty-kate.livejournal.com
Also: Got your post card in the mail. You're absolutely right: I will never look at the moon landing the same ever again. hahaha

Date: 2011-06-12 02:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ladymercury-10.livejournal.com
Yay for return follows and for the brain-scrambling influence of Doctor Who! :P

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