FLASHBACK

OMG I VAGUELY REMEMBER DAGGER LINKING TO THIS IMAGE A COUPLE YEARS AGO AHAHAHA OH SHIT. IS THIS THING LEGIT??

WAIT, IT CAN'T POSSIBLY BE LEGIT I'M DELUSIONAL. DDD:

--Brief Intermission--

LOL.

It's sooooo true. Totally doesn't surprise me at all; Americans are just a drugs/alcohol/gun-obsessed people. xD

Well, just about every country is alcohol obsessed, but from what I've heard from some foreigners, us American students are just particularly reckless and sad with how we go about it. About four months ago, I had an in-depth talk with a French student studying abroad at my college, and she said that American college students appear to be a lot more alcohol dependent and freakishly stressed out over everything, haha. In her words, "In France, we talk and hang out, then drink. In America, you all seem to drink first and then maybe later there will be some talking." (Which was my observation about many of my schoolmates as well...) And I think that's how a lot of college and high school students approach drugs too...

Not to say that letting loose and legalizing marijuana will solve all of our problems, but clearly European kids are doing something different from most of the kids around here. ^^;;

Gundam 00 ep. 16-25

Episode reactions~ :D (EDIT: All of this, and not one spoiler tag! HOW DO I DO IT.)

16: I think the thing I like most about this episode is Setsuna's insane "GAAANDAAMU" raving. Also, lol@not-so-subtle recap. I don't think I like the Trinity girl. She's too perky. IMO, when you try that hard, you're not even cute anymore. And the loud-mouthed Trinity guy is obnoxious, too. >_>;

17: LOL @ Haro nii-san. Trinity girl gets +1 point at the beginning of this ep. Since the very beginning, I've wanted for Setsuna to get sexually harassed in some way. >_>;

18: WHAT A BITCH. -100 POINTS.

19: I find it interesting that Japan doesn't have a big presence in this show. And moreover, that the main character is Middle Eastern instead of East Asian. (Even though they gave him a Japanese codename for some stupid, arbitrary reason.)

Also, that last scene alone probably spawned 10,000 Setsuna/Lockon fans. xDD

20: I really hope that the UN guy and his... angel aren't supposed to be BL bait or something. Because only the realllly desperate would bite. Personally, I wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole, the creepy bastards. >_>;

It's nice to see the HRL kicking ass for once; since the very beginning, I've actually felt bad for the enemies of Celestial Being, since the Gundams were so ridiculously overpowered. Nice to see things finally balance out.

21: The story's heavily foreshadowing that Saji will someday blow spectacularly. I can't WAIT! :D

......Okay, so screw Setsuna/Lockon, this episode probably spawned 100,000 Tieria/Lockon fangirls. xDDD

And Marina = less psychotic Relena

22: Noticed a lot of the men use watashi. I wonder if it's a military thing? Regarding the Trinities, at first I kinda pitied them, but then I remembered that they're pure evil. And deus ex machina Exia finally gets to kick some mercenary ass!

23: ....NO. NO NO NO NO NO. NO. THERE IS A SECOND SEASON. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.

I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THIS! [/Nowaki]

What a load of shit. :(

24: I like how the UN is ominous and hardcore in this show. So unlike real life. xD

25: (omg when Hallelujah slicked back his hair~ *o*)

Hmm. I think, in the end, it's a drawback that this show doesn't have One True Enemy, like a Zechs Marquise or a Char Aznable. Not only are the final fights rushed because of the sheer number of notable enemies, but they're a lot less epic too. That's one thing Toward the Terra definitely did right; even though that show also had a shitload of characters, it was very clear who the two main rivals of the series were and the viewers were equally attached to both by the end.

It's also kind of weird to see Setsuna suddenly become so passionate about everything, though I guess enough has gone down that would force him to change drastically... and wtf, Graham Aker. You so crazy. xDD

Ugh, Marina and Setsuna's "relationship" is so forced. If romantic development between the two of them is seriously pursued in S2, I at least hope it will be well-done and not rushed like it is here. I like the two of them separately, but together? At this point, it's almost as unnatural as Heero/Relena. >_<;

And seriously, Earth Federation? You'd think they would've laid that old thing to rest by now. xDD

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This show was def. worth watching, even though it took longer than I feel it should have for the plot to finally kick it up a notch. I think I'll probably wait a little while before starting S2. I feel like I need to take a breather after watching something this heavy and watch Major S1 or something. ^^;

Bad Locker Room Experience

The past few days, I had been noticing a woman at the gym who might be my high school senior year Language teacher. I wasn't sure if it was her or just someone who looked like her, since I would just avoid this person in the off-chance it really was my teacher. (I started slacking off in her class during the last couple months of school, so I figured I didn't leave the best last impression on her. >_>;)

So of course, I walk out of the showers into the locker room, and this woman was the only other person there. And I was wearing nothing but a towel. And I STILL couldn't tell if it was my teacher or not from across that room! But if it really was her, I felt like I could've just died from the awkwardness right there and then. Thankfully, after staring at her for a good 30 seconds without her noticing, I'm about 80% sure that it wasn't her... but if it was... I think I might have to start going to the gym at a different time. x______x

....When I head back to Kenyon, I'm taking all of my showers strictly within the dorms. x_________x

Anyway! Just started up on Gundam 00 ep. 14, which is when the new OP starts. The last time I heard that song was around the time it was released--I had almost forgotten just how much I like the brilliant green! I really like how I'm a fan of both groups who contributed the OP themes to this show. ^-^~

Gundam 00 ep.10

Oooooh. To be honest, up until this episode, I had thought this show to be only sometimes engaging, albeit very well-made. But this was an excellent ep! I esp. enjoyed crazyMPD!Hallelujah. Seems like things might be more interesting from here on out. :)

For the moment, I think Lockon might be my fav. pilot, but to be honest, I'm not particularly attached to any of them yet... but it seems like everyone has a traumatic backstory, so that may change in the future. :3

And I really don't get it! Why does Bandai only have the first 9 subbed eps uploaded on Youtube, even though they put all of the dub eps up? Half of the reason why I'm watching this now instead of later is to feed my soul-consuming Miyano Mamoru craving! WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THIS, BANDAI.

EDIT: ep. 11... veeeery interesting. And LOL @ Allelujah's reaction to alcohol.