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OMFG YOU GUYS

So I went to see the Gyakuten Saiban movie. What I thought of it aside....

THEY FUCKING FILMED THE GODDAMN MOVIE 5 MINUTES AWAY FROM MY OLD APARTMENT. AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT.

I am seriously pulling a von Karma meltdown right now.

Would love to use a more appropriate icon for this post, but LJ fucked up my icons when my account reverted to unpaid. Just like they're fucking up everything else these days.

OMG

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I am just squashed flat by Sherlock 2x03.


Need so many icons.

Take a good look at this pic and see if you notice anything.

( non-spoilery screencap from Sherlock 2x02 )

Happy New Sherlock Year no, definitely Sherlock. Because so far this year, we've already had a significant earthquake, and I broke the lid of my (yes, limited) Pikachu teapot.

Sherlock, on the other hand? Effing amazing. I was worried after reading an article that was basically, "Lol, you silly John/Sherlock people can go home now, because Irene, Sherlock's ~one true love~ is here," even though I knew that was probably just the idiot heterocentric press. But oh, Moffat handled it perfectly. Of course, for my own personal preferences, I would have preferred that it had been made even clearer that Sherlock had pretty much no sexual interest in Irene, but I think for the case of storytelling, the decision to leave it somewhat ambiguous was the right one. After all, Sherlock must be, above all things, an enigma.

However! That hasn't stopped me from writing fic about it. :3 Sherlock/John post-coital fluff this-a-way~ Yeah, fic, remember when I used to do that?

I also finished scanlating volume 1 of Shounen Maid. You can download chapter 7 and 7.5 or read it online. (Side-eying mangafox so hard right now, though.) About 2/3 finished with chapter 8, because I've been spending my whole vacation doing that and testing BPAL instead of cleaning like I'm supposed to.

Because not four days ago I mentioned that LJ had gone a whole year without a major fuckup. Looks like they were just saving it all up to release in one massive failpocalypse.

I bought a bike yesterday. And found that my legs have turned to jelly since August. ;_;

Today I saw a four-year-old wearing a Playboy shirt.

OMG what a colossal train wreck of Just Not Getting It is going on over here.

And why am I still up.

I sent out my first BPAL swap today. Not only did I finally find someone who wants a bottle of Snack Hut, but she's actually willing to trade me a bottle of Chaste Moon 2005 for it!! :O Swapping is awesome. It's all the fun of buying, but a whole lot cheaper, and you get to get rid of your unwanted stuff at the same time! (Plus they don't count against my "one pending order" rule, which I've already broken. XD)

No, not my new job or new apartment. Something much more important! My new mood icon set!! *points*

I seem to have gotten sucked back into BPAL. Must remember the "only one pending order at a time" rule.

Oh, hi, I'm still alive by the way.

David Tennant was in my dream last night. He decided we were BFFs and started spamming me with funny cell phone pictures and videos of John Barrowman.

DO WANT

I got approved for the apartment! Things got delayed a bit because of the typhoon and a few misunderstandings, but I'll be moving in on Wednesday! :D

(Also, "Idol, Host, or Real Estate Agent?" would make a pretty awesome tumblr.)

The good news: The apartment is chosen. And it is fantastic. It's a bit more than I wanted to pay for the size, but everything is SUPER modern and fancy. And the best part: kittehs~~~~~~~~~~!!!!! >o< I can't wait to get settled in so I can start picking out scratching posts! (I've already decided their names.) I decided to go with an apartment near work. It makes getting to Kyoto a pain, but better that once a week than an hour and a half on a bus every day. I was tempted by another apartment that had some really interesting architectural features and a fantastic view (seriously, you could see the creepy Teletubby Demon God, Umeda Sky Building, and Kobe from there), but the shower and kitchen were just too old and dingy. (And honestly, I'm not sure if I could sleep somewhere that was in view of Tower of the Sun.) Besides, one of the good things about it was the built-in ladder-accessible shelving, which would be a disaster in an earthquake. There was another apartment that was way too expensive (80,000 a month), but was so gorgeous that I would have gotten it anyway if it had allowed cats.

The not-so-good news: Apparently, in Japan, "available immediately" means "it will take 10 days to process the paperwork even though the apartment is completely cleaned and ready for you." An extra week in a hotel is not going to break me, but I wasn't planning on it, especially with all the money hemorrhaging I'll be doing with getting settled into the apartment.

Of course, nothing's officially settled yet. I hope I don't regret making this post. ^^;

If I get an apartment near work, I'll be able to bike or walk there in just a few minutes, but going anywhere out of biking range is a pain. Not that I will need to do that much, because there's a huge shopping center right next to the school. If I get an apartment in Ibaraki, I'll be very centrally located on a major train line (great if I hate this job and want to find something else), but it's a half hour bus commute to work each way. What do I dooooooooooooooooo

(Also, Nook is awesome. If you have one, let's be buddies!)