THIS MORNING I WAS STUNG IN THE FACE BY A BEE

I hope everyone is super jealous of how awesome my life is right now.

What are people's Sakuracon cosplay plans for this year? ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING EXCITING? Do I need to be anyone's designated seamstress again? Talk to me, people!

Meanwhile I'm still debating between various costumes and trying to decide which ones go to Sakuracon and which ones go to other cons. THE LIST:

Finished, want to wear again sometime:
-Ocelot
-Wai Wai Teashop Zuko

Working On:
-Boa Hancock

May Start:
-Ty Lee?

Buuuut nothing's certain and I am malleable. Also, I enjoy participating in group things. SUGGEST STUFF TO ME?

I was going to write up my super deep thoughts on Sherlock Holmes in hella classy bullet points because I can't sleep, but instead I'm just gonna say two things: one, I vehemently agree with most of what robowolf said re: moderate character assassination on Irene's part (er, spoilers in that link).

AND TWO, holy shit I just realized why that movie made me feel so weird. The directorial style gave me that same kind of hectic disjointed feeling as The Brothers Grimm, which was such a profoundly unpleasant experience that reliving it makes me nervous and a little queasy. This feeling has somehow managed to overshadow most of the rest of the movie, to the point where intellectually I realize that I enjoyed the punching and homosexuality (ha ha, my tastes are so classy!) but I can't actually remember anything besides how clunky and awkward and manic the whole thing felt.

Overall: it was fun, and I'm glad I watched it! I don't think it was a good movie, although I did enjoy it. But then I'm the sort of person who enjoyed Van Helsing -- which this movie is a lot like in many ways, most of which involve various authors spinning in their grave and also explosions -- so, you know, my taste is really not good. I can accept this.

SO... I GUESS IF YOU LIKE EXPLOSIONS, PUNCHING, GRATUITOUS SUBTEXT, AND GETTING HEADACHES, THIS MOVIE IS FOR YOU?

Although as bastardizations of Sherlock Holmes go, I vastly prefer The Great Mouse Detective.

Also, I'm ready for Hollywood to stop making every single movie over two hours long. WHEN DID THAT START BEING OKAY, GUYS? SERIOUSLY?! I enjoy long movies sometimes, but really, someone needs to tell directors that just because you can make a really long movie doesn't mean you should. Please, epic responsibly. Tell me I'm not the only one with this problem.


SOB I SHOULD BE SLEEPING

I THINK I HAVE THE FLU 8(

Seriously, I'm boycotting winter this year. Who's with me?

THREE A'S AND A B!

CAUSING MYSELF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS FOR THE SAKE OF SCHOOL PAYS OFF \o/

Sssssoooo I got dragged to The Princess and the Frog (BAWWW laserdragon I AM SO SORRY I WENT WITHOUT YOU AND I WILL SEE IT WITH YOU AGAIN IF YOU WANT ME TO ;^;)

Overall... I liked it! It was cute! And the animation was generally really pretty even if parts of it seemed a little bit lazy BUT WHATEVER, it was adorable and fairly charming and I MISSED 2-D ANIMATION SO MUCH, YOU GUYS, THAT I CAN FORGIVE ITS MANY MANY FLAWS because shit, that was so much better than Home on the Range.

( HOWEVER I HAVE SOME UNPOPULAR OPINIONS AND I AM GOING TO SHARE THEM )

... Anyway, more than anything that movie made me ridiculously homesick. YES I STILL CONSIDER THAT HOME despite not having lived there for like... a decade. Plus now I want gumbo. :'( PERHAPS I CAN BUG MY MOM TO MAKE IT