Thank you so much, everyone who commented on my last post. It means a lot to me. And you'll be relieved to hear that later that day I had a whole breakdown/cryfest that resolved a lot of the lingering issues, and I have been up and about for well over a week. Just in time for a CRAZY MIDTERM WEEK OF DOOM.

As proof of my gratitude, I will not complain about the midterm madness and will instead move on to lighter topics.

Things I have been doing with my time that you might actually be interested to hear about:

Merlin fandom (through Delicious) - I think I need to have Delicious taken away from me. It is a terrible and addictive timesuck and my network is far too enabling of the crazy fangirl indulgence. My Bradley James love continues to reach new heights of creepitude every day.

( Anime-related bold points: Code Geass, Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou, Earl and Fairy )

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Okay, so I am watching the show for the first time? I'm kind of in the middle of season 2 right now? I'm enjoying myself, but in true Elizabeth form failing to really love it because it has been over-hyped? However, I've heard the show doesn't really get truly awesome until like, season 5 or so? And Bradley James is a huge fanboy, so I figure this is just another way I am succumbing to the insanity of my love for him.

Antique - As in the Korean movie adaptation of Antique Bakery with the general hotness factor, and in particular the gay text/subtext quotient, turned up to 11. Basically, already awesome Antique Bakery now with SMOKING HOT GAY LOVIN' with a French Jonathan Rhys Meyers look-alike. And THREE-DIMENSIONAL(!) insanely delicious-looking pastry. And insanely GORGEOUS set designs and cinematography. And INSANELY INSANE RANDOM MUSICAL INTERLUDES. I basically watched this movie with my mouth hanging open the entire time.

Also, I had another Merlin dream where I was traveling with the gang in a kind of modern world, where we all had monster companions. Like, I'm talking digimon/pokemon, Japanese fighting familiar, amalgam-ish monsters. There were stock poses and cg sparkle effects and shit. My subconscious is an amazing place.

I just woke from a nap where I had a dream that Arthur and Merlin were going to college in a city (it looked suspiciously like Columbia). At first they were just randomly walking down the street, but they got into an argument and Merlin was really angry at Arthur being a prat all the time. Then, Arthur was like "fuck you, I am a fucking great human being," and then he grabbed Merlin's hand and they ran to this insanely large playroom with like, 30 or so kids playing around in these gigantic play-castles, and he said, "Merlin, welcome to Camelot."

Because in my dream, Uther ran an orphanage and Camelot was the rec center that Arthur was in charge of. And of course, this place was fucking awesome, and Merlin was all like, trying not to look too impressed, "Well, at least this is in keeping with your general maturity level."

This was a fucking great dream, guys. Except for the part where it was all about me trying to escape the responsibilities of getting older (seriously, they're at a college that looks like my college and then they run away to a playland paradise? way unsubtle). But you know, finals are over, and I'm going home tomorrow. I have no need for these things you call responsibilities.

In other news, thremedon is going to be spotlighted on LJ starting next week! I find this exciting as hell! splintercat and I are trying to be good mods for once and put together some special events over there, so Havemercy fans, stay tuned. :)

For the second time in my life, I stayed up all night reading Sleep Is For The Weak reviews. Get it? I am not getting sleep because sleep is for the weak.

*bangs head against desk multiple times*

I swear to God, I've taken a step beyond nocturnal and have now become omniurnal. I should try xkcd's 28 hour day, I could screw that up even more than it is already screwed up.

...Alright, now it is 5 hours later, and I've sort of slept. I napped on the couch in a very determined manner. I might have been dreaming that I was reviewing an anime that doesn't exist for most of that time. That was definitely a way more enjoyable this-is-your-brain-on-TMI dream than I have had before. The last one I can remember was an anxiety dream I had in high school where I was studying calculus that took place the night before my actual Calculus BC AP test. Studied a little too fervently for that one, I think. Thinking too much about anime is infinitely preferable.