japanese media franchises and you

this is by far the most incriminating blog post i've ever written.  should it be a pertinent aspect of our friendship that i not have had a pre-adolescent fanatical obsession with a dubbed japanese style cartoon then i beseech you to cloak yourself in ignorance and exit this blog.

i warned you.

last week while i was in tuscaloosa chris found out that i used to watch sailor moon. more accurately, sailor moon was the anime predecessor to buffy. before i was obsessed with the chosen one i was obsessed with an anime cartoon who proclaimed to punish villains "in the name of the moon."

in this way i didn't choose feminism. through the all compelling power of modern day television feminism chose me.  sailor moon, or serena tsukino (usagi tsukino for you native japanese speakers) and buffy summers taught me everything i know. namely that girls rule. and also that at some point in my life someone will come to me and awaken a power in me which is intended to save all the world. and also the universe. 

but i digress. 

so for whatever reason chris became oddly intrigued with my sailor moon fascination and jokingly encouraged me to revisit it.  SO I DID.  i found myself on the three hour drive home remembering plot arcs, supporting characters and favorite episodes. 

that's when i came to the glorious realization that the members of my close circle of girl friends align almost perfectly with that of the sailor scouts, or the titular character's close circle of girl friends. by casting myself in the role of sailor moon, which i am allowed to do as this is my symbolic representation, i can then cast kristin, yates, anna and kate similarly in the roles of the sailor scouts. 

behold:

sailor jupiter/kristin mcdonald

sailor jupiter or lita is characterized by being fiercely loyal and the strongest defender of the sailor scouts.  she is emotionally very tough and is often the one who defends sailor moon both in battle and in everyday life. she is also described as a very good cook. her powers deal primarily with thunder. and, get this, she ALWAYS wears green. 

 

sailor mars/sarah yates

sailor mars or raye is characterized as being the more calm, serious and practical of the sailor scouts.  she enjoys singing and works as a priestess in a temple.  although reserved raye is passionate about the things she believes in.  physically not only does she wear capstone red, she is also the only scout to wear high heels (red) when transformed. her powers deal primarily with fire. 

sailor mercury/anna pendleton

sailor mercury or amy is the most intelligent of the sailor scouts. her quick wit and impeccable assessment are invaluable through the whole series. wikipedia informs me she has an iq of 300.  get it girl. she is the scout with the sweetest disposition and remains unfailingly kind.  her powers deal primarily with water.

sailor venus/kate sparks

sailor venus or mina is the most caring of the sailor scouts and is heavily invested in her friendships. she is continually upbeat and is almost always cheerful and outgoing.  she has a large interest in pop culture which she shares with sailor moon.  she always wears a red hair bow (it was given to her by a cute boy). uniquely, her powers are not elemental and deal primarily with love.

so there you go.  

i'll probably delete this. 

but probably not. 

get it gurl

"i have nothing to declare except my genius."
- oscar wilde, to a us customs officer upon his arrival to new york

i am so busy all the time

to do:

go see away we go in theaters by myself
buy costume for midnight premiere of harry potter
become all consumingly obsessed with a song of ice and fire
close account at suntrust
order books for fall semester
watch all of family guy season 7

no rest for the productive i tell you.

sometimes i write stories about myself

so this girl and this boy live in paris. 

and she's a ballet dancer right? 

and he's a musician. 

and she's french and he's american.

but he writes this piano piece.

and she dances to it see?

and now they are in like.

winter is coming

when i find myself engaged in too many mediums of sci/fi fantasy consumption i tend to dwell long and often on the notion that if i don't find a portal into an alternate reality full of mythical and fantastic creatures soon i am going to consider hallucinogenic drugs. 

this is such a time. 

in the past month i have: read 1.5 novels in the song of ice and fire series, watched 1.1 seasons of buffy and 1 episode of angel, watched the lion, the witch and the wardrobe 3 times (we watched it with the kids in africa), seen star trek in the theater for the 3rd time and perused the web for fleur delacour costume ideas for the july 15th midnight premiere of the half blood prince.

like don't even talk to me about current social and/or political issues because unless it has to do with who will sit the iron throne or the responsibilities of the chosen one or unless it can be accessed by traveling through a piece of seemingly ordinary furniture I WILL HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO RELATE TO IT.  

joy comes with the morning

a year ago today i was sitting in the waiting room at emory university hospital. a phone call from the operating room had just informed my family that the first incision had been made on my dad's arterial valve replacement and thoracic aneurysm removal surgery.

a year ago today i cried more than i ever have in my whole life.

and today my mom and dad are eating together at ihop. my sister has finished watching season one of buffy with me. my brother is working with little kids as a camp counselor. i'm getting ready to drive to tuscaloosa to see my sweet boyfriend and wonderful friends. i am eager and excited.

because joy always wins.

lil dez

this is how i would act given the opportunity to meet lebron: