Interior Express Outlet
by V.E. on January 4th, 2010
If you’re in the area, there’s a great Chicago Furniture Store that you might want to check out if you’re in need of quality furniture at low prices. Sign up for their email list for great deals and check out their blog for the most up-to-date information. Interior Express Outlet has dining room furniture, sofas and sectionals, furniture for the bedroom, and more.
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12 Moments 09: #2
by V.E. on January 4th, 2010
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This entry is part of 12 Moments in Anime 2009.
#2 is Kuroshitsuji‘s two main characters. I watched Kuroshitsuji (wiki) in its entirety during my trip home on the train in July and found the two main characters, Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaelis, to be be very delicious. The storyline was also interesting, the episodes both cute and serious, and the twists satisfactory. But mostly, I liked Ciel and Sebastian. ^_^
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12 Moments 09: #3
by V.E. on January 3rd, 2010
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#3 is the opening of CANAAN (wiki). The series is… well, I’m reserving my judgment because I haven’t yet finished it… but the opening is pretty sweet. Enjoy!
12 Moments 09: #4
by V.E. on January 3rd, 2010
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#4 is Anime News Network (ANN), where I get all my reliable information about pretty much any anime or manga I can think of. As I’m sure you’ve all noticed, all my links are to the ANN page of an anime, not the “official” website. I do this for a couple of reasons. First, often there is no official website (that I can find). Second, if I’m able to find one, the website is in Japanese, which does me no good at all since I can’t read anything but English (sadface). Third, I’ve found that the ANN page and wiki page combined have more information about a series than an official page would, since the official page is primarily just for promotion. Finally, the links for ANN pages are more stable than if I were to link to a now-popular official page which may not even exist in a year’s time, much less be updated.
Here’s to Anime News Network, a website which makes my life a little easier!
12 Moments 09: #5
by V.E. on January 2nd, 2010
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#5 is Gundam Wing (wiki) fanfiction… of which I have read a lot this year. When I wasn’t doing stuff for class or watching anime proper (or looking for a job), I was probably reading GW fanfiction. It’s not even my favorite anime. It’s just my favorite set of characters. Gundam Wing first came out in Japan in April 1995 and has had a core set of fanfiction writers ever since who just won’t give up on the characters. And thank heavens for that, right? More reading material for me. The fandom is chugging merrily along as other animes come and go.
I finally decided to watch the whole series all the way through (which—haha—I hadn’t done before 2009)… Did you know that “the Perfect Soldier” idea for Heero came from the fandom, not the canon? Yeah, I didn’t either.
The most obvious pairing in fanfiction by far is 1xR (Heero/Relena) followed by 3×4 (Trowa/Quatre), which both have some basis in the actual series. After that comes my favorite pair, 1×2 (Heero/Duo). 6×9 (Zechs/Noin), 13×11 (Treize/Une), 5xS (Wufei/Sally), and 13×6 (Treize/Zechs) are also popular pairs. I could probably write an essay on the significance of the numbers and their order, but I won’t bore you with the details here. If you’d like some recommendations for fanfiction or would like to learn more about Gundam WIng, feel free to drop me a line.
12 Moments 09: #6
by V.E. on January 2nd, 2010
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#6 is the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (wiki) episode in which Kamina died. My younger brother force fed me Gurren Lagann this summer and I have to admit, it was pretty good. The most devastating moment in the entire series was the end of episode 8, when Kamina died. I refused to believe it at first, and the very fabric of the series changed with his death. It was at the same time awful and amazing.
Don’t believe in the you who believes in me. Don’t believe in the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself.
12 Moments 09: #7
by V.E. on January 2nd, 2010
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Speaking of Yaoi Press, #7 is Anime Expo’s Yaoi Prose announcement.
Yamila Abraham, director of Yaoi Press, announced at Anime Expo 2009 that Yaoi Press will be producing Yaoi Prose starting in 2010. I was excited to learn about Yaoi Prose, which will offer illustrated ebooks for download, at the Saturday Yaoi Press panel, where we also saw Winter Demon cosplayers and liveaction yaoi (wheee!).
Yaoi Prose‘s debut is part 1 of Incubus Master, available now for free when you buy anything from EverythingYaoi.com.
