In love with my ears.

Look at these~ sooo pretty! <3

6g pyrex glass with rainbow dichro spirals
6g black horn spirals with inlaid bone stars
6g white bone spirals

Since when do romance writers love Gackt?

A couple of books I've meant to post about recently.

( in which I use an LJ cut to spare you on the length of my reviews, but would be sad if you didn't read anyway )

And last, but no where near least, I finished all 16 (as of yet US-released) volumes of Whistle!.

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

The anime stuck very closely to the manga plot, aside from introducing Kojima earlier in the anime than manga, which didn't really affect all that much. HOWEVER! There's quite a bit more in the manga during the time when Kazamatsuri is at the 4-day training camp for the select team. Characters are fleshed out a bit more. And you get to see Kazamatsuri working harder than you do in the anime (which I didn't think would be possible without him dying), but also working smarter too! He also gets advice and/or help from other characters, like Fujishirou (of Musashinomori). It's really cool to see those parts. There's also a part where another line or two reveals more about Shige's personality than in the anime. And it really touched a chord in me -- it was something I totally identify with. I didn't think I could possibly love Whistle! more, but I do. I really, really do.

It really annoys me, however, that VIZ felt the need to have everyone refer to each other by their first names. I keep trying to think of their last names as I read their first names, but I forget after a while. I refuse to refer to them by their first names. Absolutely refuse.

Also, I never realized that Whistle!'s mangaka is a woman. But yeah. Which makes SO MUCH SENSE!