An · Erraich

Hmm...Day two of my week off before I have to go back to school. I found out last night that I did indeed pass all my classes, and so I am quite pleased. I would have loved to get something better than a C+ in fizix, but I suppose at least it's a C+ and not just a C or a C-. In the worlds of fizix and organix, one must take what one can get, it seems. The only one I'm really really annoyed with is lab. B+? The hell? I got like a perfect score on pretty much every lab report. ::flails::

Anyway, though. Week off. And, I found out Laura from work is in my summer class. Looks like we'll be palpating cow vaginas together. XD I love being pre-vet. Shweeeeeeeet.

So yeah, overall, I'm feeling pretty good, despite the fact that I'm going to have to get used to waking up between 5:45am and 6:45 am throughout the entire summer, and anyone who even remotely knows me knows that 1) I am not a morning person and 2) I do not do well on sleep deprivation. Pray for me, all.

In the world of Things I Frequently Obsess Over: I saw the E3 trailer for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots today. Uh? I am increasingly convinced that Hideo Kojima drops large amounts of acid before penning the plots to these games. The first one invlolved a floating telepathic teleketetic crazy man in a gas mask. The second involved what for all intents and purposes was a vampire, plus some immortal beings who apparently were created from the patriotism of Americans or some shit like that. The third one had a ghost who led you down a river of all the people you've killed throughout the game. The fourth? Who the *hell* knows. Questions: Why is snake suddenly older than Col Campbell? Why has Meryl not aged a day? What the hell is Naomi whining about *now*? Will Quinton Flynn's Raiden own me as much as he did in MGS2? The answer to the last is looking like yes, since he's apparently become the crazy amazing hyper cyber badass ninja. Who kills Metal Gears all by himself. On the downside, he Looks Stressed. On the upside, his hair is still long and platinum, and his eyes are still really pretty. And the Stressed Look actually kinda gives him an Air of Yoshitaka Amano, not unlike the cg rendition of The Final Fantasy Warrior that appears in the Origins version for PS2. And of course, Amano makes me all gooshy. So.

Another thing: Gankutsuou is becoming so good just about now...but I will say no more, because I plan to make Julie watch it. ^^

Finally, I got the new volume of Red River (Anatolia Story) in the mail today. I was hoping it would make me happy, but actually it't just depressing me! The main couple is *sucking* at life!

If you don't know, Red River is an historical/fantasy/romance manga I'm reading, about a girl who gets pulled back into the ancient Hittite Empire by some freak-ass Queen who wants to use her as a sacrifice so she can cast a curse on all the royal family except herself and her son so her son can become king so she can have power blah blah blah political intrigue blah blah. But of course Yuri, the girl, it rescued by Kail, the third prince, and he takes her under his protection, and tries to send her back but then gets thwarted several times and then they fall in love, enter Unresolved Sexual Tension.

It was plastic wrapped and imprinted with the "Parental Advisory" stamp, which made me all hopeful that they were *finally* going to Do It. Because let me tell you, the sexual tension between those two at this point is enough to stop a semi. Plus, we're already in Volume 12. I mean, come on. Touya and Aya had done it by volume 7. By volume 12, I'm pretty sure they already had that baby on the way. GET WITH THE SHOUJO PROGRAM. So anyway, Yuri's becoming all horribly depressed because one of their dear friends framed *herself* for the murder of the King and was hung (She did this so that Yuri would be absolved of any suspicion....because she wanted her to marry Kail and maybe dispel some of this sexual tension and freaking MAKE BABIES OR SOMETHING). But Yuri's all freaking out, and so she wants to go home, because she can't take all the killing and betrayal and whatnot. I'm trying to cut her a break for this, because she has been through a lot so far, and she's held up remarkably well, especially for a shoujo heroine. She even learned to use a sword, ride a horse, generally take care of herself to some extent (gasp). But I have to admit, she is starting to irritate me. She's being WISHY-WASHY! She's *never* wishy-washy! It's why I liked her so much! Because she's like "This is rough! And it sucks! But I will be brave, and do what I wish, and achieve my goals!" and I'm like, "Yey! The feminist movement!"

But now she's all wishy washy. She's all, "Oh...I really love Kail and stuff...but you know...I should go home. Oh, parting with him kinda makes me feel like my heart is being slowly consumed by rabid weasles, but it's really the thing to do."

Meanwhile, Kail isn't doing much better. He's gone all freaky man-possessive. Turns out the parental advisory is because he practically *daterapes* her in one scene, and poor Hadi (her handmaid/confidante) has to come beg him to freaking *stopitwhatthefuck!?*. I am mostly forgiving him as well, because it sort of stems from a bad dream, and then he like weeps over it afterwords, but...I dunno. So everyone's pretty much sucking at life, and of course the next volume doesn't come out until July. :deep sigh: I know she's not going to go come, since there are 28 volumes in all, but you know...it's a pretty shit place to leave it for two months, imho.

Rabid weasles, eh? See what happens when I get up so early?