Seems that way.

[in_the_blue]

Hannah's been home sick with the virus making the rounds for two days now. Clearly today is a better day for her.

Yesterday morning I took her to the doctor who ruled out both strep and bronchitis, which left us with the icky well, it's a virus and it has to run its course thing. I was glad it wasn't either of those bad boys of childhood medicine, because that means I don't have either of those things either (since Hannah and I are together so much). So we stopped and got a few things on the way home from the doctor's office and bunked out on the couch at home all day. Last night, she said she was still feeling so-so, so I decided she ought to sleep in today instead of spreading the cheer around school. I haven't heard nearly as much coughing, so I think she'll be good to go back tomorrow.

In the meantime, I'm glad I didn't have work scheduled. I'm working Friday and Saturday, and I'm at the massage school on Thursday being some sort of expert witness, but other than that, I don't have work until the end of next week, which is good because I'm having a visitor for a few days and might just be scarce. I was getting the guest room set up and the cats would not stay off the bed. It's sweet and silly, but it's hard to make a bed with three cats lying on it. I guess they needed to test it out first. The room's mostly set; I still have a few days.

I'm the Queen of Procrastination.

In the meantime I've done a buttload of laundry, folded it, got the garbage out, did up the guest room, cleaned the kitchen, cleaned the kitchen again, and have been having so much fun taking care of the litter boxes and the fish tank.

And... Jasmine, Queen of Cats, just stole and ate a potato chip. Go, girl.

I'm off to watch some Trigun. It's a good day for anime... but when isn't?

Comments

[jules1278.livejournal.com]

*sporx viruses*

And also, it'd have been entirely silly of Her Highness, Queen of Cats, to have stolen the chip and then not eaten it...

;)

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Funny thing, though... ibuprofen actually helps. So I took some, and it's taking its time but it's working. Hannah's taken some too and that's helped her, so I think it's back to school for her tomorrow.

Which is fine, because I have a date with the massage school to go be all professional and whatnot. Yeah, I'm gonna send Mugen, what the hell. He can kick some ass there.

[kit-the-brave.livejournal.com]

I hope Hannah feels better soon! And Annemarie loves both tortilla chips and Goldfish crackers.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Usually Jasmine's a snob for Cheez-Its. I guess it's a case of any port in a storm...

[alemara.livejournal.com]

Whee, Trigun! Have fun!

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Waah, I didn't get to it yet. I kept getting distracted. Maybe this evening, if my slowtime threads let themselves be slower than normal. Or not. You know about http://animeviewer.net - the streaming anime site?

[alemara.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Feh, distractions. They need to go away so you can watch some Trigun and then tell me what you think. And no! I didn't know. That's going to be really nice to know about.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

I watched 1 and 2 tonight. I'm pretty sure I can consistently sit through two of them at a time. But I'd like to watch more before I give you an opinion, and I'd definitely like to watch at least through nine, because that's where Wolfwood's in from at 12.

Stylistically.... well, I'll wait and watch more, but it kind of confirms what I've thought the other times I've watched it.

[alemara.livejournal.com]

I'll be patient! It'll be worth the wait.

I think I know what you mean about the style...the show takes a little getting used to and the style is definitely...uh...odd, especially in the first episode (it kind of calms down after that), so I'll be really interested when you get to the point where the style shifts a little. Well, shifts isn't the right word, really. My favorite part starts at around Ep. 6, personally. I enjoy the first episodes because yay Vash and really yay Meryl and Milly, but 6 is where the series kind of starts picking up the pace, so to speak.

And I'm going to stop now because even though you don't mind being spoilered, I would be annoyed at myself if I slipped up, so. Let me know when you get further in so we can talk about it! I could talk Vash and Wolfwood and the insurance girls all night.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

You mean... Gandalf dies but comes back? OMG! SPOILERZ.

Just kidding.

I just found out my Friday has opened wide up, so I might be able to watch a bunch more episodes then. Milly cracks me up, though. She actually reminds me a lot of someone I know... kind of scary, huh?

[alemara.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD AND ALSO THE TITANIC? IT SINKS.

Dude, I love Milly. She's hilarious, and she's such a rock for Meryl. The insurance girls are two of my favorite anime characters ever, full stop.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Shit, man. I was holding out on watching Titanic until all the buzz finally died down.

When I've watched more, we can dish about 'em all night.

[alemara.livejournal.com]

As Mr. Spock says (or ought to say), "Damn skippy."

Psh, well, that's not so bad. At least I didn't tell you about how *SPOILER*.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

It's like the time in Bebop when *SPOILER* finds out how *SPOILER* used to *SPOILER* with *SPOILER* and gets really *SPOILER*, then goes and *SPOILER* with *SPOILER*.

Why aren't you online? Damn.

[alemara.livejournal.com]

Holy shit! So you mean that the *SPOILER* in episode *SPOILER* is actually because of *SPOILER* and *SPOILER* and that *SPOILER* from *SPOILER* episodes ago?

Wow, that is *CENSORED* *CENSORED* insane.

Maybe I just like filling up your entry with comments! Still, I could be online, I guess.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Yeah! That's JUST what I meant! You're AMAZING!

And either way is good. I'm just watching The Simpsons, being stupidly excited about the movie version coming out in July.

[alemara.livejournal.com]

I'm like an army codebreaker.

Oh man, that movie looks really funny. I like The Simpsons a lot but I don't watch it that often. Personally, I've got some pretty sweet Full Metal Alchemist going on over here. It's pretty cool.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Yeah? I haven't seen much of FMA. But I don't watch a whole lot of stuff with or without a whole lot of prodding. Ask people who know me how stubborn I get about that stuff.

The third Simpsons movie trailer wasn't anywhere near as good as the first one, but Green Day are making a cameo in it, so Hannah's all psyched.

[alemara.livejournal.com]

I used to be completely obsessed with FMA, and even though I haven't watched it in a long time I still really enjoy it. It has some incredibly gorgeous artwork, for one thing, and the characters are all compelling and complex.

Actually, I stopped being so infatuated with it when I saw somes of the dubs on CN...I didn't really like them that much. I guess maybe I'm just used to watching the subs instead.

...As I write this the next day. I hope Hannah felt better today!

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

She's back at school and they haven't called yet to say come get her, so I think we're good with that. I'm just sitting here biding my time: I have an hour and a half until I have to leave to fetch her. I might watch 3 & 4 while I'm here and relatively unoccupied, although there's tons of housework I could do.

But that's for later, or for tomorrow. I have my priorities.

The little bit I've seen of FMA is pretty. I know a few people who are pretty obsessed with it even now. I'm trying to inch toward being motivated to try more stuff, but really... the more people tell me to see something, the less likely I am to do it.

I'm not watching Trigun because anyone said I must. I finally came around to wanting to at least watch through 9, and I did it all by my little self. Such an accomplishment.

[alemara.livejournal.com]

Ha, I watched anime instead of doing housework earlier today, which just meant that now I'm half an hour behind schedule. Oh, well. Jeff and I are going to look for an artist tonight at a networking event! I am all kinds of psyched.

As for what to watch...I know from first-hand experience that a lot of what other people OMG LOVE I don't always like, so I'll watch if it looks like I'll like it. I'm glad you decided on your own to watch some Trigun, and maybe you'll like it enough to watch past 9 and maybe not; either way I'm happy you're trying it. I promise not to tell you to watch more if you don't want to (not like you'd listen anyway, you Scorpio you).


I will say, though, that 9, 10, and 11 are all excellent Wolfwood episodes. Just so you know. Okay, as you were!

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

*salutes* 9, 10, 11. Gotcha.

It's kind of slow going at this point, but the main theme (I think) is starting to become evident. You've got to love someone with a reputation for violence who's more peace-loving than anyone else.

I have to say, though, that one thing I like about Spike is that when violence is called for, he doesn't hesitate. Like he says, he's not there to save the world and he doesn't give a damn about it (except really he does). He's just a humble bounty hunter.

Vash is... still badly drawn, even though I like him okay. I'm waiting for it to get meatier.

Have fun tonight. My best to Jeff, okay?

[enelya-oronar.livejournal.com]

Boo on Viruses ans sick kids. Kadee is still on antibiotics for three more days. Sick kid. She 105.3 on the thermometer this time. Scared the begezus out of me! Cool abth and all.

Doc said she has/had: Sinus Infection, Throat Infection, Ear Infection, and her left eye was getting infected. Hhmmm, think maybe the fever was so high 'cause the kid was sick?!?! GEEZ!

Glad Hannah is better - what is Trigun? remember I am a newbie. I did just order the first three Naruto seasons from Netflix.

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Boo on Viruses ans sick kids. Kadee is still on antibiotics for three more days. Sick kid. She 105.3 on the thermometer this time. Scared the begezus out of me! Cool abth and all.

Doc said she has/had: Sinus Infection, Throat Infection, Ear Infection, and her left eye was getting infected. Hhmmm, think maybe the fever was so high 'cause the kid was sick?!?! GEEZ!

Glad Hannah is better - what is Trigun? remember I am a newbie. I did just order the first three Naruto seasons from Netflix. <lj-suer="ktdid2000"> is a fan and recommended them.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Trigun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun).

I'm so sorry about your little Kadee! That's terrible. Luckily, Hannah's ears and throat and eyes and lungs were all fine and clear.

Hannah likes Naruto. I watch it with one eye and listen with one ear.

[enelya-oronar.livejournal.com]

You have a thing for cowboy-bounty hunters don't you!

:o)

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Mmm.... not particularly. I do have a thing for Cowboy Bebop because I believe it really is the best anime series out there, the best one ever developed, one of the prettiest, with the best storyline and characters and soundtrack. Also, it has the single best dub of any anime series I've ever watched.

I'm watching Trigun to catch myself up on Wolfwood's canon so I know a little bit about the guy from a meta perspective when we roleplay, but if I were a big fan of Trigun I'd have watched it all already, and I haven't (despite the fact it used to air regularly on Cartoon Network). I don't like the way it's drawn or animated and I'm not a huge fan of the dub at all, or of the storyline yet. But I'll give it a chance. I know alemara will jump all over me but the characters (so far) don't seem particularly complex or interesting to me. I'm sure they will as the story develops.

My criteria is stated above, but honestly, if an anime doesn't grab me within about fifteen minutes, I tend to let go of it. I know that's a high standard, but I see so little that even keeps my interest for that long. I think with Bebop it took me about five minutes to start to seriously love it. Maybe ten, but that's it, and I couldn't wait to see more of it.