Crash.

[dragonoflife]

Broken the boundary. I'm no longer suffering from mild depression; it's become quite serious.

Why? Well, work is exhausting me. The stress from being responsible for the well-being of six people is tremendous, particularly since I've spent the last couple of nights as the only person there. Did I mention the co-worker I'll be working with for the next few days does nothing, leaving me to do all the work?

My role-playing is shot to hell, now. The only thing left for me to do is play Devil May Cry all night. Don't get me wrong, I like Devil May Cry, but I want to roleplay. I want to and I can't.

I feel like somewhere along the line I've lost track of most of the people on my friends list. Everything's changed, and I don't think I like the changes. I don't know what to do any more.

I feel empty. Empty and motionless. Frozen, perhaps.

I don't know how to express it. Except to say that I'm alone. That I'm lonely.

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Re: I'm Your Friend

[phoenix760.livejournal.com]

I like mostly shounen stuff, although there are a few things that one could argue belong to either shounen or shoujo. Inu-Yasha, Ranma, Escaflowne, etc. I was sort of raised on action flicks since that was my way to spend time with my dad. My idea of a chick flick would be Braveheart, Gladiator or Spiderman (however the romance in that was, well...it could have been written better).

I typically don't like the way girls in anime are portrayed. They tend to abuse the male characters, like hitting them over the head and the male characters just sit there and take it. Either that or the girls can't do anything for themselves and the guys have to constantly save them. Usually they're a combination of both. How much like real life that is, in Japan, I have no idea. That one android chick is a good example of a good female anime character. Strong, but has no need to prove it to anyone.

It's always the ones that seem like they'd fry someone for looking at them wrong, that have the highest tolerance levels as far as annoying people go. Hiei from YYH is very much like Vegeta in personality and character design (same height, same hair, but a light-weight, add a katana and a bitchin' dark flame attack like kamehameha only in the shape of a dragon. When he summoned that for the first time, everyone was like, "Uh...wow, uh, glad he's on our team..."). He's constantly surrounded by people who are "annoying" and he just ignores them or makes a remark regarding their IQ level. Such a bad ass.

I do like watching Goten and Trunks. They're hilarious during that tournament. Okay how is it that the android woman can have kids? I asked someone once and she didn't know, but she doesn't know about many things in general anyway...

Re: I'm Your Friend

[dragonoflife.livejournal.com]

Androids 17 and 18 were actually normal people before Dr. Gero abducted them and turned them into androids. Cyborgs would probably have been a better term, as they're mostly biological still.

It's always been my opinion that the World Martial Arts Tournament Junior Division Final was one of the most stylish and well-done fights in the series. It wasn't over-the-top or outrageous, and didn't need a lot of special moves and tricks. It was just cool.

I always liked Meryl Strife from Trigun. And Martian Successor Nadesico has so many females there has to be one or ten that're good portrayals. (*cough*Ruri!*cough* who also falls under the idiot-tolerating clause...)

Re: I'm Your Friend

[phoenix760.livejournal.com]

The best martial arts fighting scene I've ever seen would be from the Cowboy Bebop movie. There are actually 2 or 3 fights in there that are good, but the last one takes the cake any day. The use of actual moves and blocks was great. Kenshin fights are pretty good, but he talks so much, I guess if you're as fast as he is then you can afford to talk during your fights. He improvises a lot too. Well thought out and well choreographed fights are the best!

Trigun is a good series. I like Legato the best, but just about everyone else I know likes Wolfwood the best. The manga is almost completely different in the way it's told. The anime is way better in telling the story. Besides Legato is more of a lackey in the comic than the icy bastard, who lacks major self-esteem that he is. I mean who was the real villain in that show.

I think there's an idiot in every show. The only time I like the idiot is when you're not sure if they are dumb. Millie seems like she's about as smart as a box of sticks, but she has her moments of profoundness...and you're like "Where did that come from?" Captain Tylor from the Irresponsible Captain Tylor is like that too. How does someone who acts like a complete moron and pull off half the stunts he does?

Re: I'm Your Friend

[dragonoflife.livejournal.com]

Millie and Gourry would be a disturbing couple.

I'm starting to rethink my policy on not IMing first. Or at least making the occasional exception.

Re: I'm Your Friend

[phoenix760.livejournal.com]

Millie and Gourry...scary. Just imagine their children. My favorite from Slayers is Xellos, that guy is just way too cool. "It's a secret". He's probably one of my top favorite characters in anything.

IMing policy? Have you had bad experiences with IM in the past?

Re: I'm Your Friend

[dragonoflife.livejournal.com]

Sore wa, himitsu desu.

I'm just the sort of person who doesn't tend to IM first. Mostly I presume that if people want to talk to me, they'll IM me, and that if I initiate I'll probably just be annoying them.