Yet another fangirl raving. Pity the world for having yet another one of those.

 
Heh, Spirited Away is finally coming to the US. It opens in "Select Theaters" on September 20. Which LA and New York City. My stomping, pouting, spoiled child side is not happy that my city probably won't be in the first round of releases.

However, I am happy that Disney finally seems to be treating Miyazaki's work better. This time around, it got a producer that really respected his work. (One of the guys who started up Pixar.) Disney could be doing a bit more to promote Spirited Away though. Really, a trailer should have been in the theaters by now for the show. Putting a "Spirited Away" trailer in front of "Lilo & Stitch" would have been perfect.

In related news, it looks like Miyazaki might become the director for "Howl's Moving Castle" since the first director left.
posted by Mer W at 4:38 PM

 
raps CC on the head Stop that. It's done. It's past. Don't worry about it. Don't brood on it. You are doing fine. Go get some taro bubble tea, and you'll feel better.

Bought my plane tickets for Yaoicon today. H'oboy.

You're going to kill him, aren't you?
posted by Mer W at 2:26 PM

 
So, I spent most of the day flat out in bed with a headache, a cat, and a Quaker parakeet. It's amazing how relieved your pets are when you wake up out of stupor. I did nothing with my weekend expect find $10 jeans at the Gap, buy the Escaflowne special edition, watch "Lilo & Stitch" (again) and finally finish off the DVDs I bought at Otakon.

About those DVDs... Dear lord, why didn't anybody tell me how bad the animation on Weiss Kreuz was? All right, so I'm slow, I only watchd bits and pieces of WK before this. I obviously didn't see enough to realize just how bad the animation is/was. The voice actors are wonderful, and so are the characters. The rest however is mediocre. I'm really starting to understand/see the lure of Schawartz. It's the whole evil is seductive thing. Surprisingly, I really liked the female characters. The girls were cool. They were strong. They were interesting.

posted by Mer W at 9:21 PM

 
I'm BORED, damnit. Quick, somebody entertain me.

pauses

No takers? sighs Fine, I guess I'll go entertain myself.
posted by Mer W at 8:32 AM

 
I should be writing, but I don't wanna right now. Inside, I wish to toss some recipes unto the uncaring public. (And maybe it'll distract CC...) Cause it makes me at least feel like I've done something productive with my day. Cause all I really did today was shop for food.

Rice Salad
When I make this recipe, I think of Tina. (50 lbs of rice!!!!) It makes sense to me, so just trust me on this.

4 c. cooked rice
3/4 c. basic vinaigrette
6 plum tomatoes diced
1/3 c black olives sliced
1/4 c celery diced
1/4 c red onion dice
salt'n'pepper to taste

In a large bowl, combine the ingredients. Stir to make sure the vinaigrette gets everywhere. Serve! It's not bad warm, but it's really good cold.

Basic Vinaigrette
1/2 c olive oil
2 tbsp vinegar (red, white. use whatever type makes you happy)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
salt'n'pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients and whisk together. Serve. For a herbed vinaigrette, add 2 tbsp of your favorite fresh chopped herbs. If you want a balsamic vinaigrette, then subsititute 1 tbsp of bal. vinegar for the lemon juice.

Fresh Raspberry Sauce
Really, really easy. Don't mind the seeds.
1 container of fresh raspberries
1-2 tbsp of sugar (depends on how sweet you like things)
little bit of lemon juice (yes, little bit is the tech. term)

Put berries into a blender, and blend the hell out of them. Add sugar and lemon until it tastes right to you. Serve over peaches, mangoes, ice cream, pound cake, or a simple chocolate cake.

Done now.
posted by Mer W at 7:10 PM

 
It's alive! It's alive! And hopefully, coherent to boot. Spent most of the week trying to put my brains back together. I have now suceeded. More or less. Spent just the right amount at Otakon, ate just the right amount, and had a good amount of fun. Sadly, after several weekends of doing too much, it wiped me out. Didn't help that I was incredibly busy w/work immediately after, and to damned stubborn to take time off.

Got to see the whole run of Houshin Engi, and thought it was wonderful. It was a complex story, and I'm sure that the translation from manga to anime didn't do it justice. However, being an ignorant fangirl, I was perfectly happy. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a decent webpage devoted to it or I'm try and spread the word.

So, I have might have picked up a new addiction, called Hikaru no Go. Cute, and slightly bratty, boy (Hikaru) gets possessed by the ghost of champion Go player (Sai). Sai just wants to play Go, and Hikaru, being a nice kid, is willing to fulfill this need. He manages to acquire a cute rival, Touya and I had to stop watching the fansubs at that point and go meet my friends for dinner. Tina was nice enough to point me in the right direction to feed the addiction. Lo, I am happy.

In old addiction news, this page is feeding my due South addiction beautifully. Katya kindly gave me the address when I met her, and I've gleefully (and slowly) been working my way through it. RayK and Fraser are wonderful.

Still terribly amused by what Pam's doing with her blog these days. She's making me so incredibly happy that I no longer have to deal w/the public in any way, shape or form.

posted by Mer W at 4:47 PM