Best. Anniversary. Ever.

Today is the relaunch of the Sailor Moon and the premier of the Codename Sailor V mangas. It also just so happens to be our anniversary today. Boy, does he know what a woman wants or what? ;) Probably the single most favorite series of mine (being followed closely behind Card Captor Sakura) that is full of girly things, magic, talking cats, and princesses. Anyone around to remember the travesty that befell the series back in the days of Mixx/Tokyo Pop should rejoice that not only is this redone (with the relaunch covers they had in Japan when the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon series came out), but released by Kodansha themselves, who was the original publisher in glorious Nippon.

Side note, Kodansha has probably some of the best Japanese language resources coming out this side of the Pacific now, and it would behoove anyone studying the language to pick up some of them.

Now I get to cram my face full of sailor suited justice before we sachet off for our traditional anniversary steak.

P.S. - Yes, I really did have a black cat growing up, but his name was P.J. and he was, sadly, not from the moon (or the planet Mau). Nor did he appreciate me trying to tape a moon on his forehead when I was in Jr. High. Go figure.

Being crafty

But apparently none of my sewing needles are slim enough to fit through the small glass seed beads. :( I'll also be making Shiba heads, but figured I'd start with something easy.

Also, Craigslist is amazing, in case people didn't already know. I decided to browse for a drafting table to see what was out there, and I came across one someone was selling for :20bux:. Apparently the guy's son had used it as a desk for projects involving, but not limited to, epoxy, markers, pencils, paint, scissors, exacto knives, burning tools, ink, super glue, regular glue, Scotch tape, masking tape and Bob the Builder stickers.

Needless to say, it was a little bit of a mess. But for $20, I wasn't about to let it get away. So with a little bit of elbow grease, a straight razor, and a DVD of PGSM, I set off to work. Once it was cleaned up, I managed to find the damage to be fairly minimal and concentrated on the bottom center left edge. I might decide to go in and sand down the top and fill it in with some wood putty, but for now, I think it'll do the job.

 

Now I just need our bigger apartment so I have a place to put the damn thing...

What I'm Reading Wednesday

Woo, under the wire here, Steph.

Anyway, here's part of what is taking up part of my time. I'm currently dipping my fingers into a few literary pies at the moment.


Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of WWII - A bit self explanitory, but it's a history book about the Allied occupation of Japan from August 1945 to April of 1952. Currently about 20% through it. Great read for a bit of more recent modern history of Japan, though I am looking forward to finding something good about much older periods, next.

Japan at War: An Oral History - Heh, sense a theme? This one focuses more on personal oral reports of the Japanese during the war. Only thumbed through the first few pages so far, but I'm afraid if I start reading I won't put it down, and it's a fairly thick book and I have other things to do.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The UK edition. After the 8th (7.5? 7 2.0?) movie came out, I decided I wanted to re-read my Harry Potters, but this time plow through the UK editions I got for Christmas a few years ago (yes, there is a difference!) I got up to the climax of the story then life and other books barged their way in. I'll finish it soon, though, as well as the other 5 books. The second one has always been low on the list of favorites in the series for me, anyway (6th is still the worst, bleh.)

The Hunger Games - Even though I'm loving my WWII books, sometimes you need a break from the serious. I'm looking forward to picking up my nook copies of this trilogy this week and sailing through it, especially since I liked Battle Royale so much, even with the guy's obsession with the song Born to Run.

Next on my list will probably be the Game of Thrones series. And I'm about to go to a book discussion group this Monday on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Excellent read, I highly recommend it to anyone interested in science.

There are also always comics involved, but such is another post for another day. I'm very much looking forward to the relaunch of the Sailor Moon series (plus the never before released in the US premier of Sailor V!) More on how I wished the black kitty I had growing up would have told me I was a magical princess from the moon on Tuesday. :V