"oh where do we begin, the rubble or our sins?"

[orangerful]

So many things to post about, but where to start?

We watched the Veronica Mars movie on Sunday night, in the comfort of our living room since I got the digital download as part of my Kickstarter package. I have...feels. Good and bad. Honestly, the show itself did not fair as well as I had hoped during the rewatch and I think those conflicted emotions effected my enjoyment of the movie. I think I'll just write up a longer post later because there is too much to say and I'm still sorting through it myself.

Since Tim was such a good sport about marathoning VM for the past two months, I've been letting him pick our evening viewing the past few days. I've now seen the Cowboy Bebop movie and the entire FLCL series (which is just 8 episodes). This is probably the most anime I have seen in a single sitting. I liked FLCL more than Bebop. Not sure what we will watch next. We also need to catch up on Justified. And I kind of want to rewatch Game of Thrones before that comes back.

And OMG tomorrow is the PSYCH FINALE! whoops, I think it's NEXT week, not this week. We won't watch it until the weekend because we usually watch together with Sylvia when she comes over. But talk about feels, on I KNOW there will be FEELS! Even for such a silly show, it will be hard for them to resist.

We went to my parent's last night for the grand finale of my birthday (and I wanted corned beef because St. Patrick's Day!!!). My Mom got me a Whovian cookbook, the Dollhouse comics, the latest Origami Yoda books, 2 Her Universe tops, and some instant chai. She also got me a dupe of the Beatles song book which I am exchanging, I think to get a copy of Frozen or Catching Fire...or maybe Adventure Time.

Speaking of shopping...oh I was WEAK...so weak. Entertainment Earth emailed me on Thursday, telling me that the Adventure Time Funko Pop figures were 30% off in the Daily Deal and...I may have ordered all of them. 10 figures. I did want them all though, I just didn't expect to buy them all at once but the deal was too good to pass up! They retail for $12, usually go for about $10 bu they were all $7-$8! SUCH A DEAL!

And now I'm going to start winding down because I agreed to go into work early tomorrow (usually I work 1-9) to help out with preschool outreach, so I need to be to the school by 10:30 to do a storytime, then go back to the branch, then I go back to the school again at 2pm, then I have manga/anime club from 4-5:30...somewhere in there I need to eat lunch...gonna be an exhausting day!!! But I am making taco dip (or taco ooblek as my mom calls it) for dinner, so that is my treat to myself. :)

Don't forget, I STILL NEED QUESTIONS FOR APRIL! Have fun with it! I don't mind - it can be personal or fandom related stuff. :D

Comments

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

Awesome gifts from your mom.

Hope you survive tomorrow. :)

Stacey

[plumxxjam.livejournal.com]

Cowboy Bebop is one of my favourite anime ever. And FLCL is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. <3 Yey for anime!

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I feel like I need to watch the series to really get the movie. I understood the movie but I felt like I was missing a LOT of little things. Sorta like watching "Serenity" and having never heard of "Firefly".

FLCL was very interesting, not sure I understood half of it LOL. I have a feeling the guy who wrote Scott Pilgrim must have watched it because it made me think of that a few times.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_profiterole_/]

Argh, I hadn't realised this season of Psych would be shorter! :/ Now I feel cheated.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

At least it sounds like they told them it was going to end and let them shoot a final episode, which makes me happy. They are doing another "sleepover" this weekend too with an all night marathon.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

You and I may have had opposite reactions to the VM rewatch, for me season three fared far better than remembered when I got to it and I came out of the movie largely happy. I have a long write up in my LJ and can't wait to read yours :)

Excellent birthday gifts!

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I saw your post but decided I didn't want to read it until I had gotten my own thoughts together. :) I think I enjoyed most of the movie but there were a few things that bugged me and I've been trying to figure out if it was the movie or the genre that just isn't working for me.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I hear that. There are definitely a few things that irked me but so far I've glossed over them. I do think the stories work better in a series and I'm hoping they get a mini-series or something as a pick up after the success of the film.

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

I never was into Veronica Mars, but I did note in the back of my mind that the movie is happening now. Interested to see your conflicting views when you're ready.

I've now seen the Cowboy Bebop movie and the entire FLCL series (which is just 8 episodes). This is probably the most anime I have seen in a single sitting. I liked FLCL more than Bebop. Not sure what we will watch next.
MADOKA MADOKA MADOKA! You need to watch Madoka. It is THE BEST. Full name, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica." It looks like a cutesy, fluffy girly-girly cute anime, but don't let that fool ya. It's legendary. I'm not even gonna tell you what it's about, because it will blow your mind that much more if you go into it blind.

I still haven't see Frozen myself; the wait list is eons long at the library, and I know everyone loves it, and I'll get to it eventually and love it myself, I'm sure, but I just don't care that much? I dunno.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

LOL okay I will take a look at Madoka. Hulu has all 12 episodes, which is about as long of a run as I'm willing to commit to haha.

I'm a Disney junkie so it's hard for me not to love Frozen. It's not my favorite of the newer Disney (that goes to Tangled, which I ADORE!) but I thought it was pretty plus I love Kristen Bell.

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

Hulu has all 12 episodes, which is about as long of a run as I'm willing to commit to haha.
It won't take you long to get through, trust me. Especially once you hit Episode 3--that's the Shit Gets Real episode.

Gah! I need to see Tangled, too. I am quite behind on my feature length cartoons.

[ekaterin24.livejournal.com]

FLCL is one of the videos "my" Anime Freaks requested when I ran the club at MTR several years ago--silly and fun, though not quite my thing. I love Cowboy Bebop, and suggest you try the TV series as I think it's better than the movie. The movie is more of a wrap-up or companion to the TV show. I'd say give it 3 episodes if you do try the TV series--you must see Stray Dog Strut as it's a lot of fun.

Yay for awesome birthday gifts!

I hope your outreach goes really well. Preschool is a cool age, though I admit I love babies and toddlers, and teens, the best. I think the kids will find you cool and fun, and the teachers will appreciate you going in and, I presume, doing some early literacy stuff and making it fun!

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

FLCL was just so odd. I just read the Wiki synopsis and I actually understood *most* of the basic plot but I feel like there was a LOT going on in the subtext that I was missing.

I need to see if BeBop is streaming anywhere.

Outreach was fun, even if the 2pm kids were HYPER! LOL. But we made it through. :)

[thekaiserchief.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen FLCL but I do love Cowboy Bebop.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I'll have to check to see if it's streaming on Crunchyroll or Hulu.

[hermionesparkle.livejournal.com]

Your mom gives rad gifts! Lol. Very cool about the Funko Pop figures! I love them. I only have one but I want a bunch of them. I can't wait for the Buffy ones to come out.