I will never get tired of Princess Tutu

Seriously, that series is my crack. It's like the creators took everything I love best about stories and fairy tales and classical music/ballet and put it together in a blender just for me.

I'd heard about Mark Reads a year or so ago when he started blogging Harry Potter but didn't pay much attention to it. Then I heard that he was going to be watching Princess Tutu.

YES! So I hopped on over there and (after reading all of his entries so far on the Tortall books) read his post on the first episode:

"HOLY SHIT, WHAT DID I JUST WATCH???"

And now we get to the part where I will never ever stop laughing because that was absolutely my reaction when I watched that same first episode. I love that he talks about the different worlds. I love his thoughts on the music. I love his reaction to Neko-sensei because let's face it, we all had the same reaction. I love his ranting about how Fakir is such an asshole. If you ever have the chance to watch the DVD extras for this series do it, because it includes commentary on the first episode from the dub actors for Ahiru and Fakir, and they talk about these same things. I can't wait to see how Mark reacts to the rest of the series.

Now I want him to watch Utena.

Holy shit, he "read" The Princess Bride as well?!?! Forget the job hunt, there goes the rest of my afternoon.

I'm just posting non-stop lately

So today I went to Barnes & Noble to pick up some books I had ordered, including Curse of the Blue Tattoo from the Bloody Jack series. I'm happy because my books have arrived, and I still have gift cards to use, and--

SWEET POLLY OLIVER WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE TO MY JACKY?!?!

There was nothing wrong with the old cover! This new one sucks! Jacky looks like a tramp dressed up in a reject Ye Olde...Sometime costume! Mistress Pimm would not approve.

I need to learn how to make those book covers out of paper shopping bags so that I never have to see this again.