Avocado Toast and Manga
May. 15th, 2019 10:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouse Well, I just spent 3 hours outside working in the backyard. One of the things that I think I hate the MOST about gardening is that often I feel like I put in a ton of work and make no discernible difference. I have given up and made myself avocado toast. (If I make it myself, do I get the hipster points or not?)
On the up side of all this, It is amazingly gorgeous out (65 F / 18 C) AND I got through a bunch of episodes of the "Amnesty Arc" on The Adventure Zone podcast. Mason got me into it on our road trip down to Chicago. It's a roleplaying podcast, and this particular arc has a kind of contemporary monster-of-the-week vibe to it, like "Buffy" or "X-Files." I have always been an unusual nerd in that I actually enjoy hearing about people's D&D campaigns, even as an outsider. Getting to listen while other people play is actually a step _up_ from that, so it's extra-enjoyable.
It is Wednesday, so I should report on the things that I managed to read thanks to a fruitful trip to the library:
Again!! (Vol. 1-3) by Mitsurou Kubo : A weird find that surprised me. It's about a loner/loser guy who, thanks to random/unexplained magic, is reliving high school along with another popular girl that he accidentally shunts back through time with him. Loser guy ends up joining the cheering squad, something he secretly wanted to do, while the popular girl keeps completely screwing up her friendships by being too forward with people who technically haven't met her yet. It's kind of a fascinating sports anime, with bonus magic?
Chou yo Hana yo / Butterflies; Flowers (Vol, 1) by Yoshiara Yuki : I only read the first volume of this because I don't understand straight people. Girl, if he treats you like crap, walk away. Money (plus a weird connection in your past) does not equal hotness. Respect yourself.
Pluto by Uwasawa Naoki : I read the first three volumes of this one, too, but only because that's all that the library had. I've actually put in a request for as many of the rest as they own. This one is based on the world of Astro Boy, which I have never read or seen, which I suspect makes me a fake fan.I had no idea that a big part of the world of Astro Boy was about robot/AI and human interaction. Pluto actually follows a robot detective that gets entangled in a series of murders of his fellow veterans of the last big war, some of whom are also robots.
Mayonoka no Occult Koumuin / Midnight Occult Civil Servants by Tamotasu Yoouko is my new anime obsession, but I also read the single chapter that's available currently online. I had one of those things I have where something about a side character instantly pulled me in and now I'm completely hooked. The basic story follows Arata Miyako on his first day on a job he thought was 'community relations.' Turns out, that wasn't WRONG, as Arata is liaising with a community, it just happens to be a community that are call "Anothers"--yokai, ghosts, spirits, gods, and the like. I kind of like this one because: caution tape and paper work feature prominently. Alas, the anime is new enough that Crunchyroll is still locking down new episodes as they come out, so I think there's only 5 that are freely available (6 if you're a subscriber.)
In a few minutes, I'm going to get up and head out to hang out with Eleanor to try to get some work on Unjust Cause done. I also need to start work on my Loft critique.
At some point, i should probably check in with my library work? I kind of sort of forgot to take hours this month, so that's kind of awkward, also there are some webinar type things that are due that are like sexual harassment training things that are required. So... yeah.
Anyway, how's by you?
On the up side of all this, It is amazingly gorgeous out (65 F / 18 C) AND I got through a bunch of episodes of the "Amnesty Arc" on The Adventure Zone podcast. Mason got me into it on our road trip down to Chicago. It's a roleplaying podcast, and this particular arc has a kind of contemporary monster-of-the-week vibe to it, like "Buffy" or "X-Files." I have always been an unusual nerd in that I actually enjoy hearing about people's D&D campaigns, even as an outsider. Getting to listen while other people play is actually a step _up_ from that, so it's extra-enjoyable.
It is Wednesday, so I should report on the things that I managed to read thanks to a fruitful trip to the library:
Again!! (Vol. 1-3) by Mitsurou Kubo : A weird find that surprised me. It's about a loner/loser guy who, thanks to random/unexplained magic, is reliving high school along with another popular girl that he accidentally shunts back through time with him. Loser guy ends up joining the cheering squad, something he secretly wanted to do, while the popular girl keeps completely screwing up her friendships by being too forward with people who technically haven't met her yet. It's kind of a fascinating sports anime, with bonus magic?
Chou yo Hana yo / Butterflies; Flowers (Vol, 1) by Yoshiara Yuki : I only read the first volume of this because I don't understand straight people. Girl, if he treats you like crap, walk away. Money (plus a weird connection in your past) does not equal hotness. Respect yourself.
Pluto by Uwasawa Naoki : I read the first three volumes of this one, too, but only because that's all that the library had. I've actually put in a request for as many of the rest as they own. This one is based on the world of Astro Boy, which I have never read or seen, which I suspect makes me a fake fan.I had no idea that a big part of the world of Astro Boy was about robot/AI and human interaction. Pluto actually follows a robot detective that gets entangled in a series of murders of his fellow veterans of the last big war, some of whom are also robots.
Mayonoka no Occult Koumuin / Midnight Occult Civil Servants by Tamotasu Yoouko is my new anime obsession, but I also read the single chapter that's available currently online. I had one of those things I have where something about a side character instantly pulled me in and now I'm completely hooked. The basic story follows Arata Miyako on his first day on a job he thought was 'community relations.' Turns out, that wasn't WRONG, as Arata is liaising with a community, it just happens to be a community that are call "Anothers"--yokai, ghosts, spirits, gods, and the like. I kind of like this one because: caution tape and paper work feature prominently. Alas, the anime is new enough that Crunchyroll is still locking down new episodes as they come out, so I think there's only 5 that are freely available (6 if you're a subscriber.)
In a few minutes, I'm going to get up and head out to hang out with Eleanor to try to get some work on Unjust Cause done. I also need to start work on my Loft critique.
At some point, i should probably check in with my library work? I kind of sort of forgot to take hours this month, so that's kind of awkward, also there are some webinar type things that are due that are like sexual harassment training things that are required. So... yeah.
Anyway, how's by you?
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Date: 2019-05-16 01:10 am (UTC)I do remember Pluto being really neat!
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Date: 2019-05-16 01:59 am (UTC)