squeeeek

Go right now and squee at evremonde for writing The Castle for the Yuletide New Years resolution challenge. It's Dracula/Jonathan Harker, based on the book, not the film - so rare, so precious! And very, very good.

Birthdays

Belated happy birthday to kabukivice (psst - is it you who's got Waterstones in Reading selling manga now?) and happy birthday also to snowballjane *lobs cake atcha both*

Saiyuki Vol 6 and a Samurai Champloo rec

Sekrit message for mistressrenet: Gojyo's stomach is no longer taught. Well, I didn't spot it either.

Tomorrow is what Tokyopop calls the 'street date' for Saiyuki vol 6!! There's no telling if that means it'll be in Reading anytime soon, but still, major excitement and oodles of pleasure at the thought of owning it. I'm so looking forward to the meaningful touching that Hakkai and Gojyo do in it - when Gojyo puts his hand over Hakkai's to take over the driving, well, it's almost... manly. (For a quick recap on the exact meaning of manly in this context, crossreference daegaer, G Manville Fenn and gay Victorian soldiers)

In other news, if you've seen Samurai Champloo, why not go over to emungere's journal and obsess over the only Samurai Champloo smut in existence (if there's more, I'd love to know), like me: Bruised, NC17, Jin/Mugen.

Open Water, the film about being in abandoned in the sea, is absolutely terrifying. Am never going anywhere by boat ever again and certainly not diving.