The touching tale of a boy and his weasel.

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Hey lj, what are some anime that are better then their manga and vice versa?

I'd like to take a moment to talk about a new book series I just finished the first book of.

It's called "Gone" or at least the first book is and its written by Michael Grant

It's "new" in the "New to me sense" but was originally published in 2008.

The story takes place in a little town on the coast of California when suddenly, inexplicably everyone 15 and older in the city spontaneously vanishes. In a "Lord of the flies" kind of sense (He says though he's never read lord of the flies) the kids are tasked with trying to keep their little society from falling apart, taking care of each other, establishing order. And as can be expected there's always some bullies, manipulators and devious cruel children ready to take advantage in this new world order.

This book hit me like a train in the sense that it took things into a far darker direction then I had originally been expecting starting early on when the vanishing first happens, one of the characters is in a truck with her grandfather as it careens off the side of the road when he vanishes. What followed was a brutal description of the injuries and pain that came with a horrible car accident.

And that? Was the light stuff.

A supernatural element is introduced by way of a massive impregnable barrier that has surrounded the city and surrounding area including a chunk of dessert and the ocean. Furthermore strange mutations are occurring in the local wildlife and in the children themselves.

If you enjoy character driven drama, youths being forced to deal with dark situations that NO child in that age group should have to deal with and a nice almost apocalyptic sort of setting this is a great series to dip into.

I was brought into this series by My friend Laura from Digital Dive who app'd a character from the series, after meeting someone who played another character from the series in Trans_9. From what I've read I've gained a deeper appreciation for both the characters in Trans_9 and can't wait to find out more about them both.

My only regret is now I have to wait for the checekd out copies of the second book in the series to be returned.

So I don't usually do Meme's but I was up late last night and I'm extremely suggestible while I'm barely awake.

This Meme was from Ari digi_dragon

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Hey guys remember me?

Yeah me neither.( Anyway...so I got fired just before St. Patricks Day.Collapse )( Time spent not workingCollapse )
 
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Now I'm a happy Panda

I'll try and update more.

Got any questions? Things you wanna talk about? I know there are some of you out there who almost only talk to me via this LJ and frankly I want to get back in touch with you!

Also just putting this out there, I'll be going to K-con in Vancouver Washington the first week of September and my own local con Anime Banzai in October. Any of you who might have some money to burn and would like to pop over and hang out with me and my crew? You're more then welcome. I'd be happy to share my hotel room with you.

So anyone still watching glee, I think Lebanese is worthy of joining my favorite terms for lesbianism

Right up there with "I Lesbian you"

Not long ago I had, a bad case of the twenty-somethings.

One of those nights where the entire world feels like it's falling apart around you. You see the future approaching like a train and you are of coarse, unprepared.

Laying there tossing and turning I felt an anxiety I had not felt in so long. The kind where I knew absolutely that if I didn't get my foolish emotions out in the open I would not sleep.

And they were foolish, completely. I know better. Logic can explain away all my insecurities and fears.

But emotions are a powerful sometimes uncontrollable force and no amount of logic would sooth me.

So I logged into Divechat, at sometime around three in the morning.

The few remaining chatters listened, related with me, and then proceeded to join me in a string of dick and boob jokes, sexual innuendo and the like.

It's nights like this I know I can never discount how important internet relationships have become in my life. I know my meatspace friends would have done the same for me, but none of them were awake at three A.M.

So those of you that were there in the wee hours of the morning to be horribly wonderfully inappropriate with me? Thanks. I hope I can be horribly inappropriate for you as well sometime.

So, in an effort to continue to hide from the reality that is my life I've really thrown myself into reading lately. Mostly graphic novels but I'll be starting in on proper books soon.

Last night I finished up Hack and Slash omnibus 1 and another book. Because I have Hack and Slash 2  to read I'll save that for later.

So today let me just share some words about "The Littlest Zombie."

The Littlest Zombie is a whimsical series of one shot stories by Fred Perry. You may know him as the mind behind the cheesecake comedy adventure series "Gold Digger."

I've been a fan of Perry's work for years  though I haven't collected alot of it due to lack of funds. Last night I found myself concerned I'd run out of reading material on my breaks so I ran into a local Hastings before work and this little gem jumped out at me. With a title like "The Littlest Zombie" How could I refuse?

These stories are set in a post apocalyptic world and are bookended in front and back by a story set at Christmas time. The world has been over run with a zombie plague and there are allusions to a great war that devastated mankind. There are still survivors and though much of the issues deals with them, the story is really about a tiny Zombie just trying to get by in the world.

Our hero has no name, but we do get some narration from him on occasion. He's a clever little zombie, and he has to be because as a small child zombie he's not strong enough to fight his way to the meat when a horde falls upon it. Unlike his undead brothers he has the capacity to learn and you find yourself rooting for him despite the fact that the plain and simple of it is he's killing people and eating them.

This sometimes dark but cute series was a tasty treat for me during my work hours and I was happy I read it. The supporting cast of humans and one tiny adorable vampire are colorful and have enough personality that they themselves could star in their own books for the most part.
I can suggest this short little snack of a series to those who are a fan of Zombies, cute humor, or someone who just wants something different to read.