Sweet Dreams

I finally put in my Right Stuf order, after agonizing over what I should get my remaining funds. (I bought the MKR boxset and a Hayley Westenra CD last weekend with part of the eighty dollars my mom gave me to spend.) Though the Diamond Daydreams DVDs were quite tempting at only eleven dollars each, I ultimately decided I wanted the Paradise Kiss manga more, so that's what I ordered, along with Vol. 5 of Aishiteruze Baby and a cheap, but cute, Fruits Basket poster of Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki that I mainly just got so that I reached the $49 needed for free shipping. *laughs* I don't even know where I'll put it, since I don't think I have much free space on my walls, but I suppose I can take down a few things or something...

Well, anyway, speaking of Aishiteruze Baby, I just finished reading the volumes I bought last weekend. Again, I must say that it is just so darn cute! ^_^ It's not necessarily the best written manga in the world -- as I was reading, I was constantly thinking of ways the mangaka could have improved the story -- but, still, the cuteness! Sometimes it's nice to just read a little bit of WAFF.

Still haven't gotten to my new Fruits Basket volume, though. I've been rereading the entire series lately, so I'm saving the new one until I'm finished. I'm really in the mood to write another FB fic, though. I wasn't really planning to until all the manga was released into English, but Shigure-muse is being awfully persistant lately. *sigh* My muses should be wanting to work on my Kaleido Star fic, not giving me more ideas for a fandom that hasn't been completely released yet in the States, but I do know what happens at the end thanks to online translations, so maybe it wouldn't be too bad...

Gah, go away plot bunnies!

Part the first: List 10 musical artists you like, in no specific order (do this before reading the questions below).

1. Hayley Westenra
2. Charlotte Church
3. Celine Dion
4. Il Divo
5. Sarah Brightman
6. Andrea Bocelli
7. Ace of Base
8. Mariah Carey
9. The Corrs
10. Josh Groban

First off, I gotta wish a "Happy Birthday" to the coolest of all the senshi -- Sailor Pluto. Wonder how old she is this year... ^_^ I almost forgot about it, but last night I was looking over reviews for my old stories, trying to pump myself up, and I came across Tick Tock, the story I wrote in honor of her special day a couple of years ago, which reminded me of the fact.

So, what did I do on this special day? Oh, nothing much. I got the fourth DVD of RahXephon in the mail today, which was really good. I've already watched it twice -- once in Japanese and the other time in English. It actually has a pretty decent dub. (Don't go having another heart attack, Samuraiter. I still prefer the original. :P) The episode with Helena, Itsuki, and Makoto as children was interesting, and kinda cute. ^_^ I've also taken a real shining to Yagumo Soichi. He's mostly been in the background for most of the show, but he had some really nice moments in the episodes I watched today. I think he, Ayato, and Itsuki might make it into my little Harem of Bishies by the end of the show.

I also bought a new CD, Hayley Westenra's Odyssey. If you've never heard of her, she's this New Zealand teenager with the absolute most beautiful voice I've ever heard in my life. Next to Josh Groban's Closer, her Pure CD is my most listened to album. I'm not sure if the new CD is quite as good as the first, but it's definitely a worthy companion. She even makes What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You), a rather boring number from Sarah Brightman's otherwise stellar Harem album, something worth listening to.

I find it somewhat amusing, though, that it seems like all my favorite singers like to duet with my other favorite singers. (Not that I'm complaining. ^_^) On this CD, Westenra does a beautiful duet version of Dell' Amore Non Si Sa with the original singer of the piece, Andrea Bocelli. He, of course, has also dueted with Sarah Brightman (on Time to Say Goodbye) and Celine Dion, on The Prayer, which was then covered by Charlotte Church and Josh Groban, the latter who has also sung with the Corrs on Canta Alla Vita. It's like the Six Degrees of Andrea Bocelli in the world of classical crossover and Europop! (I tend to think of Dion as Europop because of her French albums, which definitely have a Europop feel.) *laughs*

Anyway, I guess that's about it for today.