What is this, Horseville? 'Cause I'm surrounded by naysayers. Wordplay!

OK, so... I watched episode 8 of Jyuui Dolittle and... I don't even know what to say.

( THE SCENE IN QUESTION )

(ONLY ONE EPISODE LEFT, THANK GOODNESS)

Well, I'm still slugging my way through Jyuui Dolittle and I can't even tell you why. I'm not particularly enjoying it but I so desperately want to that I'm holding on for dear life. My issue is that the show isn't about the three actors that gave me reason to watch it in the first place. It's about the owners of the week and their pets that happen to have the exact same issues as their owners, or, you know, another person who happens to be appearing on the show that week. It's like being hit over the head by a giant metaphorical hammer. Repeatedly. It's painful.

Let's look at episodes 4 and 5...( Spoilers )

Totally off topic, but I'm really enjoying Pretty Little Liars. My only issue is taking Ian seriously. Because, when I look at him all I see is Young Jarod from The Pretender and can only assume this is some temporary alias.

Finished the last book of The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay. I haven't been that affected by a book, since, well... The Hunger Games. But that also probably has more to do with the fact that when I get around to reading, I read more romance novels than other genres. In fact, after finishing Mockingjay I immediately finished the last of Lisa Kleypas's Hathaway books and have moved on to Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase. What with all the tv watching I do, what's a bit more brain-rotting? Besides, they're fun. Lord of Scoundrels is turning out to be just as funny and charming as everyone said.

Back to Mockingjay and The Hunger Games books in general... ( SPOILERS, OMG. )

I really can't recommend this series enough. Has anyone read anything else by Suzanne Collins? Is it all as good as these books were?

I'm pretty psyched for Eona: The Last Dragoneye to get released in April. Besides that, I don't have much on my plate as far as reading. Probably just some more romance until I burn out on it, as I do once in a while.

Finished watching the first episode of Jyuui Doolittle and... I'm still not sold on it. I want to love it, because it has Mao, Shun, and Narimiya Hiroki with BONUS ADORABLE ANIMALS. But I keep finding issues in everything, like how Tottori has this huge veterinary complex and does all these complex tiny monkey eye surgeries by himself. Or why Asuka suddenly needs to find a place for her horse after the surgery. Um, where were you keeping the horse before that it can't go back? I know she can't sell it, because who is going to buy a horse who might never recover from it's leg surgery and need to be put down. But seriously, the horse had to live somewhere before. Her father had been dead for a while, so someone was helping to pay board for it. I know it's a small thing and often with dramas you have to turn your back on logic, but it really bothered me.

Speaking of the horse. I think it's hilarious that they kept calling it "her" when it had a big old horse penis hanging out there for everyone to see. Just make the horse male, what the hell.

Plus, that cat puppet. OMG. The cat puppet. I still can't get over that thing.

The monkey was pretty freaking adorable though.

More complaining, this time about anime. I finally watched Cowboy Bebop a while back (yeah, a decade+ later than EVERYONE ELSE) and I feel like a horrible anime fan (though I baaaaarely watch it anymore) when I say: I just don't get it. The animation was cool and the music was awesome, but the story? I couldn't get into it at all. There were episodes here and there that were fun or interesting, but the overall arc of the show left me cold. I liked Spike, but I really didn't give a rat's ass about his past.

Anyway, I watched the first episode of Samurai Champloo last night, though I'm not sure why, since it's pretty much going to be the same thing. I'll give it four episodes and we'll see.

I think my main issue is that I'm a shoujo girl at heart. I watched the first few episodes of Princess Tutu and am way more interested in finishing that, though right now it's pretty silly.

I also watched the new ep of Pretty Little Liars last night, because everyone seems to be crazy over this show. I liked it, I just had absolutely no idea what the hell was going on. I guess I need to play catch up on the first half of the season.

ETA: WAIT, MORE DRAMA STUFF! I want to know what everyone is watching this season. Right now I think I'm only going to check out Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta (aka that hopefully completely ridiculous one with Toda Erika and Miura Haruma. Though TimelesSubs is fansubbing it, so it might take foreeeeeever). Nothing else has really sparked my interest, which is probably for the best because there is older stuff I'd like to watch.

Watched the first twenty minutes of Jyuui Dolittle and had to turn it off because:

1. I'm not starting anything new until after NaNo, dammit!
2. He was about to perform major surgery on a horse by himself
3. Shun's whole look. I know it's for the part, but damn. Mao is adorable as always.
4. The cat puppet. OMG. THE CAT PUPPET.

I really hope things get better when I return.

Vampire Diaries 2x06 - "Plan B"

THIS SHOW. It just doesn't stop. There is no down time. If there is ever an episode that's a little slow I'm disappointed, which totally isn't fair because NO show can go full throttle 100% of the time. TVD does its best to prove me wrong though. DAMN SHOW.

First, let's mourn the pretty that was Mason Lockwood. It needed to be done, though Damon is starting to tilt over the line for me. He did acknowledge he was wrong to provoke Katherine at least. But he's starting to annoy me more than he amuses me.

Poor Stefan! I honestly can't remember a scene like that one where the girl gets to do the breaking up and the guy is just so heartbroken. I loved it.

Caroline is fast becoming one of my favorite characters, though Bonnie took a step in the right direction for me. I've always supported her stance on vampires, because it's good to have someone on that side of the argument. But it never sat right with me the way she treated Caroline. It wasn't Caroline's choice to become a vampire and she just became one. Yes, she killed a guy, but it kind of broke my heart that Bonnie reacted the way she did. I could see it if she didn't know the person, but Caroline's been her friend for years. I'm so happy they spent some time together.

Also: Katherine is so evil! Granted, Matt's kind of been on my list since he broke up with Caroline. I mean seriously, he goes from one day professing his love for her and then turns around and decides that she's too crazypants? Not cool, dude. Not cool. Though I do hope he makes it out alive, because Caroline would be super sad. And she already had to wipe her mom's memories after they reconciled :(