ETA3: Added TRC figurines and Square Enix The World of Mana (what is this anyhow?) plushies

ETA2: Added a Hikago Sai fan keyholder and xxxHOLIC/TRC stamp set.

ETA: I found another mug cup in a random drawer while cleaning today. T_T It's a Karekano Pero Pero mug cup I already have and use....Why I have two, I don't know. In any case, see below for pics.

While digging through my closet I discovered the mother-lode of goods I'd pretty neatly stuck into a bunch of boxes. They were kind of heavy and took up a good amount of room, so I decided to cull. A lot of it was easy because I had this horrible habit of buying two sets of stationary...So there are lots of letter sets below. I also found things that baffled me. Why the hell would I have bought them? I realized that some of them were given to me, thus explaining their presence without me having to resort to a temporary lapse in judgement. In any case, I did a mad run of picture taking and uploading of stuff I wouldn't mind parting with.

Prices are in US dollars, they don't include shipping. Some of the items (such as the mugs and bowl) are heavier, thus will cost more to ship. I may also have to buy a box or a package to send these things safely. Please don't ask how much postage will be...I won't know until I go to the post office. I don't have a scale, unfortunately. I'd prefer payment in postal money orders for those in the US. If anyone outside of the US wants any of this stuff, I'd prefer international money orders. I'd like Paypal to be a last resort.

Warning: Lots of images under the cuts

( hello kitty phone strap )

( hello kitty/nana fastener )

( wolf's rain t-shirt )

( pot clear cd case, pouch, pencil board, wristband, fan-made goods )

( kkm fastener, letter set )

( ouran fastener, notebooks )

( fma mugs, bowl, figurine, double file, hand towels )

( fushigi yuugi letter set )

( princess princess notepad )

( matsumoto temari minicard cases )

( saiyuki postcard set, letter set )

( morimoto shuw notepad )

( sugiura shiho koori no mamono notepad )

( CLAMP mokona mugs, TRC letter set, gouhou drug postcard, xxxHOLIC/TRC stamp set, TRC figurines in Mokona containers )

( matantei loki ragnarok plushie, minicard set, hand towel, letter set )

( hikago clock, pencil case, cards, sticky notes, plushies, notepads, fan-made stickers, Sai fan keyholder )

( karekano hand towel, mug cup )

( cafe kichijouji de letter set, postcard set, notepad )

( loveless postcard )

( angel sanctuary letter set )

( fruitsbasket )

( dn angel sticker book )

( yami no matsuei minicard set )

( rurouni kenshin letter set )

( genjuu bunshou by narushima yuri letter set )

( oh my goddess! letter set )

( Great Place High School (manga by Koujima Naduki) postcards )

( mirage of blaze fan-made letter set )

( square enix the world of mana plushies )

Sorry the pics are not that great. I tried retaking when they were really bad, but I couldn't get good shots of some of the stuff. :P

Listened to the Loveless vocal album and the second Ouran vocal album and soundtrack (former downloaded from here) coming into work today. My impressions:

( Loveless )

( Ouran )

It's been pretty interesting seeing all the cosplay pics from whatever con just happened recently. In particularly like the first pic of Ritsuka and Seimei cosplay posted here. She has a look in her eye and the right kind of looks for Ritsuka.

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I've started reading Flesh & Blood volume 3...I had initially skimmed it really fast, but this series is not one for skimming so I'm going to go through each volume steadily instead of flying through them. I do like how the series highlights how spoiled we modern humans are. Kaito thinks he 'd rather die than eat buggy bread, but he learns to do so because he wants to survive. I felt strong empathy with him, because the thought of doing something like that is so revolting...but what if you have no choice? It's very easy to relate with Kaito because he's such a normal kid in many ways, but then I admire him for being able to survive (so far). I can't even begin to imagine living in such a stratified, dangerous world, especially as a clear foreigner.

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Oh my, Youtube is amazing. It seems everything is on there. I managed to skim through the entire Jyu Oh Sei anime without downloading anything. Admittedly the quality sucks (and the translations of the subtitles were awful) but at least I got to see the entire series without having to bother with bittorrent (which is still giving me problems *sighs*). It's interesting how each episode was made into thirds...is there some kind of limit on file sizes? In any case, too bad I couldn't find direct downloads of the series. I continue to be amused beyond all belief that the main character is voiced by Dohmoto Koichi from Kinki Kids. I've seen him in numerous dramas over the years, from when he was a youngster...but voice acting? I kind of skipped and hopped around the series, but it's interesting enough that I will probably try to somehow find a way to download it (and maybe find a better subber because seriously? The one that was uploaded on youtube was BAD) and watch it at decent quality. Two completely superficial reasons to watch it: Kazi in black and Third. I love their character designs, their voices. And I love Third later on, too. Oh, that was just too sweet. *_*

Part of the reason I wanted to watch the show (aside from the fact that the character designs were to my taste) was the ending song. I love the ending song. I fiddled with my bittorrent settings to attempt to get a decent speed (I failed and it took forever) to download it. Oh, but it was worth it. How I love the song:

Te wo tsunaide [Lyrics and translation]

I thought the name of the artist sounded familiar, and then it hit me that she sang one of the Bleach ending (or was it opening?) songs, Houkiboshi. Ah, that was a nice song. Check out Houki Boshi live on Pop Jam--for some reason I can't help but think there's a big gap between her looks and her voice. She's so wide-eyed, and yet her voice is (fairly) deep and mature.

I need to go find the opening song as well...*sighs* Mendokusai...

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I remember reading the thing about how people can read scrambled words if the first and last letters stay in the same place (Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.). Found an interesting article explaining the myths and truths behind the claim. The article also has examples of similar things in other languages, mostly European languages. Apparently it doesn't work in Hebrew. I know it wouldn't work in Japanese.

I foolishly ventured into the LJ of a rabid fan of an important but not main character in a certain series. Oh, what a mistake. I love fangirl histrionics even while wincing when it gets bad. I've done my share of rants about something or another, but the sheer DRAMA associated with the "What is the (idiot) author/artist doing to this obviously wonderful, special and perfect character??!!! Why does the creator of the character not understand him? OH WHY?? I must WITHDRAWL from the fandom if this TRAVESTY continues!" is just...yeah. Suuuure, you know better. But then, at least they are doing the worst of it in their own LJ and not subjecting any comms to their tantrum (I hope).

I also, against my better judgement (okay, it was a lapse into insanity), read an AU Loveless fic. Another mistake. First off, she was attempting to write in a particular elaborate style and was failing. Badly. Well, it was in the details...but everything's in the details. :P But beyond that, the story! The characterizations! Oh god. I think I'll stick to my policy of avoiding all Loveless fanfics...unless someone I can trust regarding their fanfic judgements recs one. And no pedophilia unless it's somehow beyond amazingly done. Unlikely, though.

*swings a pendant in front of my eyes*

I do not need the Loveless artbook. I do not need the Loveless artbook. I do not need the Loveless artbook.

*blinks*

Did it work?

Phew. Finally done. See Parts 1 and 2 for the rest of the interview.

( The ears and tail that fall off )