Damn, the snow stuck.

I had to clear off the car and shovel the driveway a little when I drove Maryann to the train this morning. But I wore my fleece Artemis Neko Hat (made by Carrie), so it completely made up for it. I ♥ my Artemis neko hat!

So it was just me, Juliet and Will who went to see Aeon Flux this Friday. The movie was better than I feared it might be, but not as good as I'd hoped. From Juliet's POV -- someone who has never seen the MTV cartoon -- she enjoyed it, and at least the plot seemed to make sense. I did like the feel of the movie, and I enjoyed it. But mostly, it got me excited to see the cartoon again. I had downloaded all of the episodes from WinMX last year, and never got around to watching all of them... but then after my harddrive crashed, they were lost. =( Now that WinMX is not free (I seem to remember, according to gokumew2), I'm considering buying the DVD of the complete series, with extras, on eBay for... I've seen around $35 including shipping. And I know that Paypal has some holiday 10% off coupon, so it would be closer to $30. I'm thinking about it. If anyone knows of a download or torrent for it, I am totally willing to be persuaded not to waste $30 on the official DVD.

Maryann and I drove over to Victor's house last night for a lil get-together with Chris, Carrie, Sean Kelly, and Crystal. Which was actually quite nice. Haven't seen them since once in mid-October! We've all been so busy with work and school and such. I was so happy to just go and hang out (especially since I had the car)! We played Soul Caliber 3 (which I hadn't seen until then, but I'll have to get for Liz) and kind of watched some of Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, which was MUCH better than I thought it would be! I really liked what I saw of it (and I think I'm one of the few who really didn't like Mononoke Hime, although I think that's mostly due to the fact that I thought the dub REALLY REALLY SUCKED, and haven't seen it subbed)! When we were leaving at around 3am, it was snowing ~ so pretty! Drove Chris & Carrie back to Chris's house. Crystal lives in Queens, so I gave her a ride home, then back to my house. The drive in the snow was beautiful and exciting ~ 'cause it was snowing softly, not so much that it blinded. I really do love making the drive over to Staten Island, I guess just 'cause I enjoy driving a lot and it's a long enough drive that I can enjoy it, but not so long that it's tedious. And also, the fact that when we leave there are barely any cars on the road adds to the enjoyment. ^_~

I'm really looking forward to hanging out again for New Year's Eve (if not sooner).

Clueless about LOVELESS (general impressions, no plot spoilers)

On to anime news.

I watched 10 episodes of Loveless yesterday. And finished the last 2 episodes this morning.

It's an interesting anime. I don't think I can say that I liked or loved it, but I was definitely interested and I really would like to know more of the story. By the time I got around to the last several episodes, I realized that (unless I was wrong about there only being 12 episodes in the series), it wasn't going to really "finish". Then it annoyed me how much time they wasted in the beginning with those fights... but I do realize that they were necessary, and that the scenes with Ritsuka and the therapist really do set the slow-and-confusing mood of the anime, which I enjoyed.

It sucks that there isn't more of it, just so there can be a bit of closure! I don't think that's too much to ask. =Þ

I'm not generally into yaoi for yaoi's sake, so I'm not all excited over the fact that it's a "yaoi" anime. I don't dislike the yaoi hints between Ritsuka and Soubi, but I'm not completely into it either. And it isn't the shota part either because I'm a perv; I like shota. A lot, sometimes. =D But I'm not really convinced yet; I really wish there was more of the story for me to sink my teeth into.

Yeah, so those are my thoughts on Loveless.

On a side note, I ♥ Konishi Katsuyuki (seiyuu for Kyo in Samurai Deeper Kyo, and Soubi in Loveless). And discovered that he was also the voice for Tooya in Ayashi no Ceres, for which I have now found my motivation to watch! Angelica, can I borrow the series from you now, please? *grin*

Black Cat?

I just saw ponderosa121's fanart post for a series called Black Cat that is supposedly Weiß Kreuz/Cowboy Bebop-ish. This one seems to have completely slipped past me.

Angelica, do you have it? Downloading it? Interested?