OMG IT'S 2006!

...Seriously, when did that happen? ;-)

So what's been happening in Nevvieland? Ahhh, my dulcet darlings, I shall tell you! Nothing truly momentous or exciting, but here it is: Reading/watching/obsessing constantly over various manga and anime (the two main ones being the surprisingly thrilling fantasy/shounen-ai Loveless and the shamefully overlooked, heartbreakingly wonderful Kimi wa Petto, which I am desperately in love with in both manga and live action forms, and relate to it far, far more than I should), going to my tedious coffee job every day, crushing v.badly on several boys who of course have no idea I exist, being stalked approached by several other boys who are either creepy, ugly, mind numbingly dull or a frightening combination of all three who refuse to leave me alone (WHY is it only the skeery ones that I seem to attract? *whinge*), sharing some brilliant times with nut_m3g and undomiel_tari (although not nearly enough), spending lots more time alone in my freezing cold flat doing quite a bit of the above mentioned otaku-obsessing, and of course, wondering what the hell I am going to do with my life, seeking a way to end my current stagnation, and making a positive and productive outcome for the upcoming year. Yeah...really not doing so well with that last one. *G*

Oh, did I mention that I’ve been on a diet? I’ve lost 30 pounds since September, which I suppose is quite decent progress, but I still feel like the fattest fat that was ever fat. I assume it’s just because I was such a heifer to begin with that I don’t see any changes in my appearance – I’m not being willfully blind, I honestly can’t see any difference in my face or body or even in my clothes, and it’s starting to get extremely frustrating, actually. But hopefully soon I can look forward to a shopping free for new clothes, hurrah! My short term goal is to lose enough weight by summer to cosplay Sciezka, the adorkable bibliophile from Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, and top contender for Most Obscenely Ravenclaw Anime Character ever (Yomiko Readman from R.O.D is the other one, and I just don’t know who would win – yes, I really am sad enough to consider these things ;-) for AnimeExpo/Comic-Con. I know what you’re thinking – I look just like her (why thank you!), so that’s not really Cosplay, right? Ah, but you forget I have no money and even less talent for making costumes (I don’t even know how to sew on buttons), so the easier the better, and I really like the fact that all I have to do is straighten my hair a bit and voila! instant Hagaren Bookworm. And lose a lot of weight of course. :)

I was going to write a Year in Review type thing, but the only thing that really stands out for me about 2005 is what an amazing year for Fandom Films it was -- not only in terms of actual releases, but the quality of the films was beyond belief. Batman Begins, Goblet of Fire, even Return of the Sith were all incredibly powerful, exciting and deeply emotional films that were far superior to just about anything else on screen (at least in terms of big budget films), and Narnia and most especially King Kong were in a class by themselves. I actually wept at the end of King Kong, not because of the tearful climax (although I did cry several times during this unbelievable film), but because I was just so happy for Peter Jackson; he finally got to make the film he always wanted, and it was perfect. So yayyy for fandom. Yayyy for geeks. Yayyy for me. *giggles*

...And I'm spent. :)