So, I mentioned this nearly a year ago, but I'll mention it again. Me and Simon do this thing every year called The Dock Adventures. We do it because it's an excuse for a day out, and it lets us see how much we've changed over the years. We started this just before I moved to Wolverhampton, and things have changed a lot, so this blog will contain three pictures just showing that.
2009
2010
2011
Currently listening to: In My World - Rookiez is Punk'd
Right. Before I talk about Wolverhampton, this is what I've been doing with my time.
I've spent hours catching up with Ao No Exorcist. I've read an obscene amount of NxTouko fanfiction. I've spent around 24 hours playing on Eternal Sonata. I've been treating myself a little bit with my money, so I have a few more games now. I've been hyping myself up for Amecon 2012, and trying to decide on who I should cosplay. I've been playing on The Sims 3. I've watched a lot of Zero Punctuation. I've spent a scary amount of time finding pictures of Yuya Matsushita to reblog on Tumblr. I watched a couple of episodes of Kamisama Dolls. I rewatched the last few episodes of Gurren Lagann (-sob-). That's about it to be honest.
Oh, and there was Gay Pride. It was about as strange as I remember it being.
So, I went to Wolverhampton a little over a week ago for 6 days, and it was a lot of fun. Though it was a little bitter sweet because it's kind of reminded me how much things can change.
Thursday
I arrived just before 8 and Iain met me at the train station. We went to Asda for a few supplies and got back and chilled out for the evening, just catching up. We played on a bit of Soul Calibur 3, and I was kind of awesome at it. I think he was having a bit of an off day with the game, but still. Saw Lewis, and Ben, caught up a bit.
Friday
Me and Iain decided to have a few hours in Wolverhampton. We went around Forbidden Planet, Waterstones and WHSmiths. I bought him a book from the clearance at WHSmiths for £1 as part of his birthday present, because I'm cheap. I bought the Blue Exorcist Manga for myself for the train ride back. Went to Asda again, went home and spent the rest of the day relaxing, because we'd somehow managed to be out for a good few hours. I watched what had been released of Usagi Drop with Lewis and it was adorable.
Saturday
Saturday was a kind of early start for me because I was going to Birmingham to see Kris! I hadn't seen him since May. We spent the day shopping and catching up. I bought Eden of the East on DVD, as well as a film called Sky Crawlers. We had Subway and he made fun of what I usually have. It was a really lovely day, all in all. I came back, met Iain at Asda again, and then when we got home, I bullied him and Lewis into watching the entirety of Eden of the East with me. The dub was awesome.
Sunday
Iain, Lewis and Qamar went to Forbidden Planet for Magic, while I stayed at home with the Xbox and a selection of anime. I managed to finish [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control, and get through a good portion of Deadman Wonderland (which was disgusting, and I hated a few of those episodes) before they came back. Watched an episode of Usagi Drop which brought me up to date, and the Eden of the East movie. After Lewis went to bed, me, Iain, Scarlett and later Ben had a good long conversation about pretty much everything for like, 3 hours or something, and I had a really good time.
Monday
Literally, fuck all happened. I was supposed to meet up with Cam but that ended up falling through. So I spent pretty much all day on Black Ops with Iain and Qamar. I suck so badly.
Tuesday
My last full day, and Iain's 26th Birthday~! We had tea and toast, and Qamar came around with a bag full of food, a cake and Suckerpunch on DVD as his gifts, which was really sweet. We played on a lot of games. We played on a little Halo, then more Black Ops. Then we went off to meet up with Lee, bought alcohol, came back and played on a lot of games. I played an awesome game of Hexic HD, then we watched Suckerpunch which made me cry. Good film though.
Then we got horrifically drunk (me and Iain polished off a bottle of Bacardi Gold Rum and a bottle of Sminoff Ice). We played never have I ever, which I barely remember. Iain set a toilet roll on fire and waved it around, and we had a fight when I went into the bathroom with the tens of toilet rolls that were on the floor. Then I went to bed. I don't really remember much, but I was pretty fucked.
Wednesday
I went home. I hated saying goodbye to Iain again and I was trying so hard not to cry because I hate crying on my own in public. I read Ao no Exorcist on the train, and it was awesome. Then randomly, Simon was at Nottingham train station so while I had my massive wait, I got to catch up with him a little bit and it was lovely.
Now I'm home. I guess a bit of an announcement is that I'm probably going to be moving in with Iain in the foreseeable future, as soon as I get the details, I'm sure I'll blog about it. I'm going to try and be better with this thing. I think my main problem is, I was doing stuff nearly everyday last summer, and that is just not the case this summer. I'll be better though.
Haven't done one of these in about a year. Actual proper blog coming soon, but I just need to make a point, and it's something that's bothering me somewhat.
I'm usually into, I guess, heavier music than what I'm listening to at the minute. I love Madina Lake, and Mayday Parade, and GACKT, and Rookiez is Punk'd, and Aqua Timez, and I very rarely find a pop/R'n'B artist that I like. Like, genuinely really enjoy listening to. And really, really rarely.
I just managed to get my hands on Yuya Matsushita's album. I'm a fan of his from other things he's done. Like he played Sebastian in the Kuroshitsuji Musical, and he was in Quartet which was that really awesome J-dorama. Then I listened to his music and I'm suddenly in love with this guy. This is leaving me in a very confusing place, because I've pretty much always been kind of certain about the kind of music I like now.
So I'm just going to leave this video here, because it's been in my head since I heard it earlier.
I know I said I wasn't going to make pointless posts, but I need to get back into the habit of blogging again.
"There's no such thing as a painless lesson. They just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary; you can't gain anything without losing something first. Although, if you can endure that pain and walk away from it, you'll find you have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Yeah, a heart made Fullmetal."
Today, I finished Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I'm going to explain why I love Fullmetal Alchemist, and why it will forever be one of my favourite anime shows of all time.
I started watching the first series of Fullmetal Alchemist at a really scary point in my life. I had just lost my nephew, it was results day for my A-levels, and I had just been accepted at Wolverhampton University. I hadn't even finished 10 episodes of it by the time I was visiting Wolverhampton for the first time.
Honestly speaking, I think this is the only series I'll watch that will change me as a person. Maybe it was the timing of me picking this show up, and nothing more than that, but the story of Edward and Alphonse Elric was one that touched me so deeply that I don't have words for it.
Right from the start, I loved and somewhat admired Edward. I loved that he never gave up, no matter how the odds were stacked against him. I loved that he cared so deeply for his brother that he gave up limbs for him without a second thought. I loved that he had both a hilarious side, and serious side. I loved Edward Elric.
And I loved Alphonse. I loved his positive outlook, even in the worst of situations. I loved how was determined to help, and save people who he'd had no attachment to. I loved that he was so kind and caring.
I have honestly tried to take a few of those traits into my own personality. As I've finished Brotherhood, I am in another scary and unsure part of my life, and I am trying my hardest to resolve it in a way that will suit me best. I am trying to have a positive outlook, like Alphonse, and I am trying to be brave, like Edward.
All in all, the fandom of anime will never, ever die. Though this particular series has ended, and broken my heart a little, I will always remember it. I'm going to take the lessons I learnt from these characters, and I am going to continue to walk forward.
I’m Ebbie. Twenty years old. British. Born on January 13th. I’m an otaku.
I love anime, manga, video games, Pokémon, Vocaloids, Madina Lake, pyjamas, Bones, Tauburn, pandas, N, vodka and coke, larger and black, Richmond Menthol Superkings, Wolves Anime Club,
Nottingham Rock City, Babylon, Luxray, Luxio and Shinx, Yen Press, Tegami Bachi, Tattoos, Travis Touchdown, World of Warcraft, Shounen Jump, Brad Swaile, Converses, oversized jewellery,
Photoshop, Gendou, Gaia Online, cosplay, conventions, plushies, pillows, figmas, Japanese sweets, Momiji, Persona 4, Yuya Matsushita, Kuroshitsuji, Nintendo, Link, Studio Ghibli, autumn,
Tumblr, Scott Pilgrim, drawing and Disney films.
So, I mentioned this nearly a year ago, but I'll mention it again. Me and Simon do this thing every year called The Dock Adventures. We do it because it's an excuse for a day out, and it lets us see how much we've changed over the years. We started this just before I moved to Wolverhampton, and things have changed a lot, so this blog will contain three pictures just showing that.
2009
2010
2011
Currently listening to: In My World - Rookiez is Punk'd
Right. Before I talk about Wolverhampton, this is what I've been doing with my time.
I've spent hours catching up with Ao No Exorcist. I've read an obscene amount of NxTouko fanfiction. I've spent around 24 hours playing on Eternal Sonata. I've been treating myself a little bit with my money, so I have a few more games now. I've been hyping myself up for Amecon 2012, and trying to decide on who I should cosplay. I've been playing on The Sims 3. I've watched a lot of Zero Punctuation. I've spent a scary amount of time finding pictures of Yuya Matsushita to reblog on Tumblr. I watched a couple of episodes of Kamisama Dolls. I rewatched the last few episodes of Gurren Lagann (-sob-). That's about it to be honest.
Oh, and there was Gay Pride. It was about as strange as I remember it being.
So, I went to Wolverhampton a little over a week ago for 6 days, and it was a lot of fun. Though it was a little bitter sweet because it's kind of reminded me how much things can change.
Thursday
I arrived just before 8 and Iain met me at the train station. We went to Asda for a few supplies and got back and chilled out for the evening, just catching up. We played on a bit of Soul Calibur 3, and I was kind of awesome at it. I think he was having a bit of an off day with the game, but still. Saw Lewis, and Ben, caught up a bit.
Friday
Me and Iain decided to have a few hours in Wolverhampton. We went around Forbidden Planet, Waterstones and WHSmiths. I bought him a book from the clearance at WHSmiths for £1 as part of his birthday present, because I'm cheap. I bought the Blue Exorcist Manga for myself for the train ride back. Went to Asda again, went home and spent the rest of the day relaxing, because we'd somehow managed to be out for a good few hours. I watched what had been released of Usagi Drop with Lewis and it was adorable.
Saturday
Saturday was a kind of early start for me because I was going to Birmingham to see Kris! I hadn't seen him since May. We spent the day shopping and catching up. I bought Eden of the East on DVD, as well as a film called Sky Crawlers. We had Subway and he made fun of what I usually have. It was a really lovely day, all in all. I came back, met Iain at Asda again, and then when we got home, I bullied him and Lewis into watching the entirety of Eden of the East with me. The dub was awesome.
Sunday
Iain, Lewis and Qamar went to Forbidden Planet for Magic, while I stayed at home with the Xbox and a selection of anime. I managed to finish [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control, and get through a good portion of Deadman Wonderland (which was disgusting, and I hated a few of those episodes) before they came back. Watched an episode of Usagi Drop which brought me up to date, and the Eden of the East movie. After Lewis went to bed, me, Iain, Scarlett and later Ben had a good long conversation about pretty much everything for like, 3 hours or something, and I had a really good time.
Monday
Literally, fuck all happened. I was supposed to meet up with Cam but that ended up falling through. So I spent pretty much all day on Black Ops with Iain and Qamar. I suck so badly.
Tuesday
My last full day, and Iain's 26th Birthday~! We had tea and toast, and Qamar came around with a bag full of food, a cake and Suckerpunch on DVD as his gifts, which was really sweet. We played on a lot of games. We played on a little Halo, then more Black Ops. Then we went off to meet up with Lee, bought alcohol, came back and played on a lot of games. I played an awesome game of Hexic HD, then we watched Suckerpunch which made me cry. Good film though.
Then we got horrifically drunk (me and Iain polished off a bottle of Bacardi Gold Rum and a bottle of Sminoff Ice). We played never have I ever, which I barely remember. Iain set a toilet roll on fire and waved it around, and we had a fight when I went into the bathroom with the tens of toilet rolls that were on the floor. Then I went to bed. I don't really remember much, but I was pretty fucked.
Wednesday
I went home. I hated saying goodbye to Iain again and I was trying so hard not to cry because I hate crying on my own in public. I read Ao no Exorcist on the train, and it was awesome. Then randomly, Simon was at Nottingham train station so while I had my massive wait, I got to catch up with him a little bit and it was lovely.
Now I'm home. I guess a bit of an announcement is that I'm probably going to be moving in with Iain in the foreseeable future, as soon as I get the details, I'm sure I'll blog about it. I'm going to try and be better with this thing. I think my main problem is, I was doing stuff nearly everyday last summer, and that is just not the case this summer. I'll be better though.
Haven't done one of these in about a year. Actual proper blog coming soon, but I just need to make a point, and it's something that's bothering me somewhat.
I'm usually into, I guess, heavier music than what I'm listening to at the minute. I love Madina Lake, and Mayday Parade, and GACKT, and Rookiez is Punk'd, and Aqua Timez, and I very rarely find a pop/R'n'B artist that I like. Like, genuinely really enjoy listening to. And really, really rarely.
I just managed to get my hands on Yuya Matsushita's album. I'm a fan of his from other things he's done. Like he played Sebastian in the Kuroshitsuji Musical, and he was in Quartet which was that really awesome J-dorama. Then I listened to his music and I'm suddenly in love with this guy. This is leaving me in a very confusing place, because I've pretty much always been kind of certain about the kind of music I like now.
So I'm just going to leave this video here, because it's been in my head since I heard it earlier.
I know I said I wasn't going to make pointless posts, but I need to get back into the habit of blogging again.
"There's no such thing as a painless lesson. They just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary; you can't gain anything without losing something first. Although, if you can endure that pain and walk away from it, you'll find you have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Yeah, a heart made Fullmetal."
Today, I finished Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I'm going to explain why I love Fullmetal Alchemist, and why it will forever be one of my favourite anime shows of all time.
I started watching the first series of Fullmetal Alchemist at a really scary point in my life. I had just lost my nephew, it was results day for my A-levels, and I had just been accepted at Wolverhampton University. I hadn't even finished 10 episodes of it by the time I was visiting Wolverhampton for the first time.
Honestly speaking, I think this is the only series I'll watch that will change me as a person. Maybe it was the timing of me picking this show up, and nothing more than that, but the story of Edward and Alphonse Elric was one that touched me so deeply that I don't have words for it.
Right from the start, I loved and somewhat admired Edward. I loved that he never gave up, no matter how the odds were stacked against him. I loved that he cared so deeply for his brother that he gave up limbs for him without a second thought. I loved that he had both a hilarious side, and serious side. I loved Edward Elric.
And I loved Alphonse. I loved his positive outlook, even in the worst of situations. I loved how was determined to help, and save people who he'd had no attachment to. I loved that he was so kind and caring.
I have honestly tried to take a few of those traits into my own personality. As I've finished Brotherhood, I am in another scary and unsure part of my life, and I am trying my hardest to resolve it in a way that will suit me best. I am trying to have a positive outlook, like Alphonse, and I am trying to be brave, like Edward.
All in all, the fandom of anime will never, ever die. Though this particular series has ended, and broken my heart a little, I will always remember it. I'm going to take the lessons I learnt from these characters, and I am going to continue to walk forward.
