Below are the most recent 9 friends' journal entries.

Friday, November 27th, 2009
zing_och	7:51a	Thanksgiving for me was almost two months ago, but I want to tell you: I'm thankful for my new computer! More about this when I'm back from work. Almost the weekend! Whee! Current Mood: rushed (Comment on this)
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
jordangrant	9:35a	Owned (HP/DM) -- Post 103 Title: Owned Rating: Adult Summary: The Malfoys have always been owned by the Potters. HP/DM. Deathly Hallows compliant although the epilogue is ignored. Warnings: Slavery, dominance/submission, slash, angst, romance. Since this story spins off of canon, Harry's in a relationship with Ginny when we begin. Disclaimer: Based on JK Rowling's Harry Potter works, the full canon except the DH epilogue. No infringement intended and not for profit. Feedback: Yes, please. ---- This story is based on a prompt provided by lothy. ---- Latin incantation and translation provided by fabula_rasa. ---- Owned banner art by quill_lumos. ---- Thanks to triomakesmehot, quill_lumos, hogwartshoney and clauclauclaudia for the feedback and valuable comments. ( Continue Reading ) Current Mood: cheerful (15 Comments |Comment on this)
lilian_cho	2:31a	Six Impossible Things (Seth’s Morning List Remix) [The O.C., Seth/Ryan, 100 Words, PG-13] 1. Only sesame seed bagels left, and no cream cheese. My life, ladies and gentlemen. 2. Ate a bowl of Oreos for breakfast. 3. There’s a coffee ring stain on my X-men. I know I accidentally burned down Dad’s office, but a man’s comics are sacred. 4. Ryan kissed me to shut me up. Twice. (!!!) 5. Did a Samuel L. Jackson impression under my breath. Was sharing my bucket of popcorn, extra butter, with Ryan, when our shoulders bumped together. It was nice; not Summer-in-a-Wonder-Woman-outfit nice, but getting there. 6. Make out Share kisses with Ryan at the poolhouse. Remix of theswearingkind's Sam Jackson Ain't Got Nothing on These Two (f-locked) for remixthedrabble. I haven't actually watched the episode on which #3 is based. One day I'll probably finish watching the O.C. Maybe. If only for more of Seth Cohen's wordvomit. [ LJ | IJ | DW ] Current Mood: *shuffle shuffle* (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
sinick	10:40a	SchaDANfreude! Check this for a chortleworthy guest spot! *sniggers at the Twihards, because yes, Virginia, I'm Just That Petty* Current Mood: giggly (2 Comments |Comment on this)
lilian_cho	3:07a	A reason Aziraphale is awesomecakes [Good Omens drabblet] Aziraphale had, on several occasions*, persuaded Crowley to take over his angelic duties. When it is his turn to be Crowley's stand-in, he tempts impoverished students** to make splurges on books at Amazon. * Rare books & manuscripts auction ** A month down the road, they discover they're the recipient of a small grant that they don't remember applying for. [ LJ | IJ | DW ] Remixed by lilfluffykitten: Spontaneous Acts of Charity (The Sorry We Missed You Remix) [Crowley, 150 words, rated G] Another remix written for me this round: Envy remixed into Envy (The Curiosity Hurts Remix) [Morgana, 100 words, rated PG], by rapunzelita (Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
painless_j	10:08p	Anime rec: Piano no Mori The Piano Forest (Piano no Mori) (Perfect World of Kai) (2007) # Genres: drama, tournament. Themes: music, piano. Status: OVA (101 min) Anime Start/End Chapter: Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1. Ends at Vol 6, Chap 41. Director: Masayuki Kojima Summary: Amamiya Shuuhei transfers to Moriwaki elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest. Igniting his meeting with an equally enigmatic child that goes by the name of Ichinose Kai, who seems to be the only one capable getting sound out of the thought to be broken piano. Found: saw it shared in some anime comm and thought the summary looked intriguing. Manga BU page. Mangaka: Isshiki Makoto Genre: Comedy Drama Seinen Slice of Life Status: 17 Volumes (Ongoing), scanlation ongoing. Summary: from KEFI: A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the piano as the son of a family of prestigious pianists. Yet it is their common bond with the piano that eventually intertwines their paths in life. Download: I've watched it at Youtube. My notes: I must say it at the very beginning that contrary to my usual way of getting familiar with a new animanga, I haven't read the manga this time. I only watched the anime, so please take into account that everything I'll be saying is only about the anime. This is a pleasant story: while not action/adventure, it has enough plot to keep your attention, especially around the climax. The boys are likeable. Kai's pretty wild and brash but also kind and has this inner purity and honesty that sometimes accompany raw talent and that influence people around him. I liked his practical reasons for learning things. He can't read score; he plays what he has heard. Once he found that he couldn't reproduce a particular piece of Chopin's, he plays scales to learn to play this particular piece, not because one must learn scales first, nor to become a good pianist in general. And so on. I absolutely adored his literal-mindedness about Mozart. The crowd of Mozarts made me laugh every time they appeared. In other words, Kai is lovely and very refreshing. Shuuhei is a bit more boring because he's very straight-laced for a boy his age and he plays the piano for all the wrong reasons, but doesn't it often happen this way? The two boys meet and gradually change each other. The best about their relationship, as for me, was the ways it didn't go. I can't say much more here but I liked how the dramatic side of it was downplayed rather than milked for all it's worth. It makes Piano no Mori a soothing story. I think animation and drawing are good. I hear that the main problem people have with the manga is the drawing style. Am not able to say anything about that yet but I can't see what's not to like in the anime, if to speak of the visual side. It's neither cheap nor banal, and it's the only anime so far where a character playing the piano didn't make me cringe. This leads me to why I give it only one star if I like everything. Not quite everything, as it turns out. You see, it's piano this and piano that, piano this and piano that. In more coherent speak, the story is fine and lovely but, I don't know, very narrow. Not unlike Hikaru no Go. But HnG was much more emotionally affecting and the story was much bigger than just about Go in the end. It sort of turned me inside out, made me live it for months. Here somehow I didn't have the impression that the story is bigger than the main theme. Pleasant? Yes. Interesting? Yes, enough. Can I relate? Nope. Apart from that, I repeat, it's a lovely story. I doubt you'd regret spending 1.5 hours on it, so give it a try! *Sorry if you have seen some (a lot) of this post before. I accidentally posted the draft :/ (Comment on this)
painless_j	12:44a	Music: Japanese: J-Rock Part 3 of my Japanese music favourites. Today's topic is J-Rock. As usual, some songs are more rocky than others and the range is from Speed Metal to Pop-rock to anything I've found similar enough or fitting, with a generous dash of anime music and some hip-hop. It just means that on the whole, today's selection is gloomier and heavier than the two before it. I've shared three of these songs with you already but not the rest of them. Files are uploaded to Box.net, which means that you can listen to them before/as well as download(ing). Box.net tends to mess up the sequence of the uploaded files, so I've added links to each song as well as to the folder. I did make it with the proper sequence in mind, so that one song flows into the other smoothly. But in any case, hope you like a few of them! So, with thanks to lyssaphra and kyuuketsukirui for sharing music with me, on to the music! *Nitemare and Nightmare is the same band. I just kept the song tags as they were :) Song title Length Singer/Band Album (where it was already in the tags) Crucify My Love 4:36 X Japan Curtain Call 5:34 GLAY Beloved Wind 3:40 Akeboshi STONED TOWN Kenji 3:51 Fort Minor The Rising Tied I.V. 4:55 X Japan Saw IV OST Moshimo Piano ga Hiketa Nara 3:53 Plastic Tree Baka ni Nattanoni Jisatsu Ganbou 4:39 Due le quartz Best of Due le Quartz Eternally Beyond 4:25 Moi dix Mois Beyond the Gate Brave Love: Galaxy Express 999 5:16 The Alfee Dancing Yooderu Night (Leorio) 3:36 Gouda Hozumi Hunter X Hunter Singles Collection The World 3:47 Nightmare Death note anime soundtrack Haiiro no Hitomi 4:24 Shiina Ringo & Kusano Masamune Utahite myouri [disc 1] Shangri-La 4:37 Angela Soukyuu no Fafner OP/ED Single Again 4:15 YUI FMA:B 1st OP D-tecnoLife 3:53 UVERworld D-tecnoLife Monochrome no Kiss 4:00 SID Monochrome no Kiss (Kuroshitsuji OP) Coming Closer 5:14 L'Arc~en~Ciel Smile Kaze no Uta 3:40 Motoda Minako Hunter X Hunter Singles Collection Kasou 5:09 L'Arc~en~Ciel Bokutachi no Yukue 4:33 Takahashi Hitomi Bokutachi no Yukue Alumina (Tv size) 1:13 Nitemare Death note anime Soundtrack Desire 4:24 Luna Sea Style Hologram ANIME Ver. 1:41 NICO Touches the Walls Hologram (FMA:B OP) Talkin' 2 myself 4:53 Hamasaki Ayumi Talkin' 2 myself MY LONELY TOWN 3:38 B'z Drink It Down 2:51 L'Arc~en~Ciel Trailer Rip Blessing 4:34 FictionJunction YUUKA Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Intro Theme - Koya Ruten OP/ED Still Doll 3:20 Kanon Wakeshima Vampire Knight Shinkai no Kodoku 3:58 Kuwashima Houko Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED DESTINY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK II God Knows... 4:38 Hirano Aya, Goto Yuhiko Oricon 2006-07-03 Single Weekly Best 30 Rolling star 3:09 YUI Rolling star Kimi Dake wo 5:26 Spitz Crispy Ain't Afraid to Die 7:15 Dir en Grey Ain't Afraid to Die Kaze ni Fukarete 4:16 Elephant Kashimashi Ashita ni Mukatte Hashire -Tsukiyo no Uta- Separation 4:49 Angela Soukyuu no Fafner OP/ED Memorial Address 3:56 Hamasaki Ayumi Memorial Address Forever Love (Acoustic Version) 7:54 X Japan X ======= (Comment on this)
Monday, November 16th, 2009
painless_j	7:01p	Happy birthday to my BFF: music: Japanese: J-Pop On the occasion of my best friend wieder's birthday, here's part 2 of my Japanese music favourites. Today's topic is J-Pop. Of course the selection can be called J-Pop only very approximately. It wouldn't be me if I didn't include some rock into a pop selection and some Chinese and Taiwanese music into a Japanese one. Consistency is overrated :) There are two songs that aren't Japanese, quite a few that has lots of English lyrics, and as for genres, well, genres are fluid things. It just means that on the whole, today's selection is more bouncy than the one that is to be posted tomorrow or the one from yesterday's. There's also a lot of fantabulous anime music here. One song title looks beyond weird but this is what was in the tags when I got it. Files are uploaded to Box.net, which means that you can listen to them before/as well as download(ing). Box.net tends to mess up the sequence of the uploaded files, so I've added links to each song as well as to the folder. I did make it with the proper sequence in mind, so that one song flows into the other smoothly. But in any case, hope you like some of them! So, with thanks to lyssaphra and kyuuketsukirui for sharing music with me, and with best wishes to wieder, on to the music! Song title Length Singer Album (where it was already in the tags) Get Over 5:16 dream BEST OF HIKARU NO GO Bokura no Bouken 3:55 Kids Alive BEST OF HIKARU NO GO Byakuya ~True Light~ (Full Version) 4:16 Miyamoto Shunichi D.N. ANGEL Vocal Collection Duty 5:15 Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki Can You Keep a Secret? 5:08 Utada Hikaru Distance Navy Blue 4:20 Aiuchi Rina Power of Words Sincerely 5:09 dream BEST OF HIKARU NO GO Emotionally 4:53 Makoto Suehiro, Isao Kasai, Saori Yamada Fullmetal Alchemist ~Wingless Angel~ Game Original Soundtrack Futatsu no kodou to akai tsumi 4:36 OnOff Kuon no kawa 4:34 alan Chesspiece 4:35 Faye Wong Koi no uta 4:38 Tomatsu Haruka Koi no uta Daia no Hana 3:37 Yoriko HIKARI / Daia no Hana Cherry Girl 3:59 Koda Kumi ~Asterisk~ (OST Ver.) 2:02 ORANGE RANGE BLEACH Original Soundtrack I Hateshinaku Tooi Sora Ni 3:35 THE STAND UP Kyou Kara Maou! Original Soundtrack Uso 3:28 SID FMA Brotherhood D-tecnoLife 3:53 UVERworld D-tecnoLife Koya Ruten 4:54 FictionJunction YUUKA Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Intro Theme - Koya Ruten Intro 4:13 Yonekura Chihiro Mononoke Hime OST EXEC_HYMME_LUMINOUS_DEF 3:38 Ishibashi Yuko Ar Tonelico OST The End of the World 4:50 Angela Hitomi no Chikara 4:31 Mizuki Arisa BEST OF HIKARU NO GO Days 4:27 shela BEST OF HIKARU NO GO Desert Rose 5:25 Sakaki Tarou Shousha no Theory Genki de show 4:41 Hiroshi Hashimoto Yakusoku 4:17 KinKi Kids I believe 4:55 Ayaka Spiral 4:38 Angela Spiral MagicRoom 3:17 183 club Saga ~ This is my road 4:40 Kanon My Road ~ Songs from Guin Saga Akatsuki no Kuruma 5:04 FictionJunction YUUKA Shiki no uta 5:00 Minmi Samurai Champloo OST Rays of hope 4:36 Hitomi Last Exile OST 2 ======= (Comment on this)
painless_j	1:23a	Music: Enka On the occasion of my best friend wieder's upcoming birthday, here's some music. Today's topic is Enka. I love Enka. Well, not all of it. Not even most of it, but what I love, I love to bits and pieces. Box.net tends to mess up the sequence of the uploaded files, so I've added links to each song as well as to the folder. I did make it with the proper sequence in mind, so that one song flows into the other smoothly. But in any case, hope you like a few of them! It wouldn't be me if I didn't include something non-Enka in the Enka selection. There are three four (but three are more obvious then the 4th) songs like that here; see if you can find them :) Also, the very first song can be a bit overwhelming because of it's very slow and wailing beginning but just wait until it becomes rhythmic! Kiyoshi's voice is amazing, trust me. On the whole, today's post can be called a post with amazing voices. I've shared two of these songs with you already but not the rest of them. Files are uploaded to Box.net, which means that you can listen to them before/as well as download(ing). So, with thanks tolyssaphra for giving me music and with best wishes to wieder, on to the music! Song title Length Singer Hakkun no shiro 6:17 Hikawa Kiyoshi Tsugaru No Furusato 3:18 Misora Hibari Finale- Desire 6:39 Various Artists Sailor Moon - Complete Vocal Collection Vol. 1 Sen no Kaze ni Natte 4:33 Akikawa Masafumi Northern Lights ~Aurora~ 3:48 Hikawa Kiyoshi Omatsuri Mambo 3:22 Misora Hibari Kiyoshi no Zundoko Bushi 3:40 Hikawa Kiyoshi Kage wo Shitaite 4:35 Shimazu Aya Ano Oka Koete 3:18 Misora Hibari Tassha de Na 3:37 Hikawa Kiyoshi Yukisudare 4:39 Shinno Mika Desert Rose 5:25 Sakaki Tarou Echigo Shishi No Uta 3:27 Misora Hibari Ano ko wa Icchatta 4:41 Hikawa Kiyoshi Jousento-San 3:24 Misora Hibari Kojyou 2:37 Hikawa Kiyoshi Otokomichi 4:39 Kitajima Saburo Koori No Emperor ~ Keigo Solo Edition 2:48 Katoh Kazuki ======= (2 Comments |Comment on this)