Grape Garden

Dad and I caught up a lot in Maurice, and next time we're starting Part 4~ You know that feeling you get while you read a chapter that's got you excited and you're thinking, "...Whoa. I liked you before, book, and now this is reeeeeeally getting good! :o" That kind of... profoundness. That's Chapter 37 for me. (Me: "Wow, Maurice should've taken hypnotism earlier! :o He's way less of a jerk than he was earlier!") Dad seems to feel the same as I do, and oh boy oh boy oh boy~ ♥

Sara Jaye and I watched most of the Jirachi movie despite technical issues. We'll finish next time~

Meanwhile... I think I found my new favorite tumblr. (Magicastuck: a Homestuck AU in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica universe)

I'm in love with Rose's design from the banner, gdjksghskjdg.

Watch Dave's transformation sequence. Oh my god. Oh my fucking god. (Like/Reblog the original post here)

brb going to library

It's that time of year again... time to close off 2011 with fandom memes!

First Fandom of 2011: Pokemon B/W. And Raggedy Ann & Andy, aka my Obscure Fandom.
Favorite Main Character of 2011: Pinkie Pie! If you want main-main, Twilight Sparkle. :) Though he's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay far from being a main character, I'm totally gaga for Grimsley too. Fuck yeah.
Favorite Villain of 2011: THIS IS THE YEAR OF VILLAINS. Let's check them out!

- Lord Kuruku from Unico and the Island of Magic. HOLY FUCK HE IS TERRIFYING. Just... listening to him is bad enough. He'll turn you into a puppet and use you as a building block for his castle.
- Kyubey from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. HATERS GONNA HATE. I love this fucking bastard. ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼
- Patrick Bateman from American Psycho. There's a reason "Hip to be Square" is on my iPod.
- Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange. A classic villain protagonist! "Singing in the Rain" immediately makes me think of the guy/movie/book without fail. And he likes Beethoven.
- Discord from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. He is so much fucking fun. I hope he comes back in future episodes. ;; If not... his short run was definitely a sweet one. ;D "Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain, guys! Chocolate rain!" You said it, Pinkie.

Nope, Team Plasma doesn't make it on the list. FAIIIIIIIIIIIIIL.

Favorite Het Couple of 2011: N/Touko from Pokemon B/W.
Favorite Yuri Couple of 2011: Applejack/Rarity from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Honorable mention: Homura/Madoka from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. THIS YEAR WAS FULL OF PONIES AND MAGICAL GIRLS. MOSTLY PONIES.
Favorite Yaoi Couple of 2011: Andy/Marius from my novel-in-progress. Might as well be honest. :P Though if you want a true fandom answer, I was quite infatuated with Grimsley/Marshal from Pokemon B/W, so there's that.
Fandom That You Never Expected To Get Into: Homestuck. :o I PROMISE I'M NOT ONE OF THE INSANE FANS THOUGH. I mostly sit in my own sandbox with friends, haha. XD
Fandom That Made An Unexpected Comeback: Sonic the Hedgehog for short spurts of glory. After Nicole beat SA2B, I showed her Sonadow and Knuxouge art. I watched some of the playthrough of Sonic 2006 for lulz and got hit by nostalgia, and then someone made a post of Sonic Generations which got me curious about the games again. And omg, Sonic CD just got a re-release. ghdskjghdkjsghkdg.

Not to mention I discovered one of my friends filled an old Sonic/Griff request I left at the kink meme. All my love, da_space_kase. All my love. ;;
Fandom That Inspired The Most Crack: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Lots of it. When one of your main characters is Pinkie Pie, that's to be expected.
Last Fandom of 2011: Homestuck!
Fandom of 2011: *singing* My Little Poniiiiiiiy, My Little Poniiiiiiy, ahhhhhhhh~

One of the first things I'll be watching for the new year will be "My Little Pony: Rescue at Midnight Castle." "Con Air" will be coming up soon. Oh yes.

( Now for the fanfiction meme. My answers got heavier than I wanted... )

So Dad and I halfway through reading Maurice together. Another usual lovely reading time right? Well...

Me: Well, looks like {Maurice's} sisters are never going to forgive {Maurice}. I don't blame them. I say he totally deserved it!
Dad: He's a total pissant.
Me: I know, right?
Dad: In fact, he reminds me of *insert the name of a certain relative that we both dislike with aggravated emphasis*
Me: ...*insert nervous He Gets Better speech along with My Favorite Character Shows Up Shortly Before Part 4 Starts, etc.*

Yes, Maurice is a douchebag most of the book. God I sound like an apologist. But bringing in Relative-That-Must-Not-Be-Named makes things all kinds of awkward. The last thing I want is for the rest of the book to be ruined by a character who reminds him of Dear-God-Why who may or may not be redeemed for him by the end and that I've wasted both mine and Dad's time. He still likes the book (I think...) and laughs at some parts (including today's session), it's just... worries worries worries. I just wish Awful Relatives did not have to be included in the one place that was supposed to be our salvation from them.

It makes ME feel like a douchebag. This is why I never recommend or share anything unless I want to beat myself up.

Trying not to cry, 'cause the LAST thing Dad needs is to be jinxed out of Christmas after finally proving himself to the Dolans he was capable of celebrating the holidays without snapping at someone and/or making them upset. In fact, I wish we were on the plane already.

As usual, I'm not doing a good job.

Let's get the regular loot list out of the way~

- The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde. Fuck yes. 8)
- The Deluxe DVD Boxsets of the entire series of Revolutionary Girl Utena + the movie. I am SO watching this with Princess Tutu when I get home.
- Marcella: A Raggedy Ann Story by Johnny Gruelle. This is a rare book AND a tribute to his daughter. ;;
- Manga: Sailor Moon 1-2~
- How Not to Write a Novel by Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman. This book is hilarious and I read several passages to my uncle and dad, which they loved. XD You can read samples of the book at their site. :3
- Outwitting Writer's Block by Jenna Glatzer.
- $100 Target gift card
- Stocking full of Dove chocolates (milk + dark)

My sister's gonna draw me a sketch of Raggedy Andy & Marius from my novel as a late holiday present~ ♥

Awesome gifts. But none of this compares of the kindness of one woman I met this Christmas holiday. ;;

( Ladies and Gentleman, get ready for an IRL Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. )

I'm so happy. ;; HAVE A MERRY TOGEKISSMAS EVERYONE~!

By: grapegarden/"insanepurin" and "scarlethibiscus" on LJ
Fandom: Yume Nikki
Kinks: Body alteration/injury
Summary: 31 icons of Monoko in her “stop-light” form.
Content notes: None.



( Red light... green light... )

--Commenting encouraged, but optional
--Credit either grapegarden/"insanepurin" and "scarlethibiscus" on LJ
--Hotlink and/or and claim any of these icons as your own, and the stoplight won't be too kind on you.

Ladies and Gentleman? Allow me to introduce you to what I call a case of "Development Hell." For everyone who's ever had a longfill on a kink meme, here's my advice to you; finish it first before promising the OT their fic. This fic has endured Writer's Block and a second playthrough of B/W, but there was one song that inspired me to save it... "The Origin of Love" from Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Don't be surprised if you start seeing parallels between the fic and the song. :o

OT wanted fluffy sex between N and Touko, with the latter showing the former what love is. I don't know if OT ever got to read the finished fill, but hopefully, she will. And if she did, I hope it's to your satisfaction, and I thank your kindness and patience which encouraged me to keep going. :)

Also thanks to Sarah for the title suggestion. Yay~ ♥

Title: Fitting Back Together
Author: Puri
Fandom: Pokémon
Genre: Romance
Rating: R
Warnings: Sex and mild swearing.
Ships/Characters: N/Touko
Finished: Yes. ;D

( But I could swear by your expression that the pain down in your soul was the same as the one down in mine. )

A depressed character gets a big hug from a random Audino.

Multiple mini-fills encouraged for maximum cuteness. =)

Best prompt or best prompt? This is one of my favorite fills that I've written for pokanon. This was written the day before Pokemon Dream World finally worked, and... needless to say, I preferred my version. :P Also I ship Audino & Scrafty. So cute!

Title: Regenerator
Author: Puri
Fandom: Pokémon
Genre: General
Rating: G
Warnings: None.
Ships/Characters: Audino, Scrafty
Finished: Yes

( Short and sweet like an embrace )

Title: I Can Tell Time By the Moon
Fandom: Raggedy Ann & Andy (except Andy's nowhere here. :P)
Prompt: Death
Medium: VID
Music: Michael Crawford - Please Wake Up
Length: 2:40
Format: .avi
Rating: G
Warnings: None.
Summary: A fanvid set to two Raggedy Ann cartoons, based on the real-life tragedy of Johnny Gruelle and his daughter Marcella.

( Lengthy explaination here. )

( The video itself! )

( Download link )