Furubamania, etc.

Can I just say how much I love Furuba right now? Fruits Basket, that is (it's a manga series).

How is it that I never discover anything worthwhile until it's much too late? Furuba was first published in English in 2004. Long time ago, yes? It was the same with Harry Potter. Gosh, I never even would've considered reading that series until I joined a LOST book club! (How does that work?)

Sara, Chelsy--I want you to know, I'll be eternally grateful to you because you insisted that I read Prisoner of Azkaban. I know I was a real pain, I kept arguing with you and throwing a hissy fit. But it's because I like you both so much that I gave in. And now I have that experience--the experience of loving those characters, and learning how to write a story that just pulls you in. I was inspired. To think I could've gone my whole life never knowing...

It makes my eyes a bit watery. ::sniff::

Alas, but it was all too late. I didn't begin the series until a month after Deathly Hallows was released. I missed it. But at least I can still see the movies along with everyone else. I don't know about that last one, though. I don't know if I'm strong enough to sit there and watch my beloved Snape die.

But again, I digress.

I love Furuba! I love it more than anything right now. I was depressed because LOST is on hiatus till next year and, sadly, next season will be the last. LOST is one of the few things I've caught onto rather quickly. I jumped in mid-season 2. So I'm definitely not a noob. I love LOST so much--it fills my heart, it really does. I know that sounds hopelessly nerdy, but I don't care. That's who I am. A hopeless nerd. I wear my Ajira Airways t-shirt with pride. I even made some LOST jewelry that I keep telling myself I will sell but that I cannot bring myself to let go of just yet.

HP was over, LOST is coming to an end (how will I go on?). Bioshock is great, but my hubby already beat it and I'm just re-living the experience. Besides, Bioshock 2 isn't out till November this year. The Dallas Maverick's season won't start for a while. My vacation to Cabo is months away. It's hot around here, ain't nothing to do. But now I have my Furuba.

It brings me great happiness. I haven't laughed or cried so hard in a long time. I should go re-read LOTR, this summer, too. That will bring back old memories, like going to a high school reunion--except the people in LOTR were much more likable than the creeps I went to school with. Sheesh, they even make Grima Wormtongue look tame.

I just finished books 5 & 6 of Fruits Basket. I honestly have not cried so much since 2 years ago whilst reading "The Prince's Tale" in HP:DH. I cried for two weeks straight after reading that!

I think Kyo Sohma has definitely taken a piece of my heart forever. I'll never look at cats (or scary cat-like monsters) the same way again. ::sigh::

And, anyway, who cares if I'm twice the age of the average furuba-reader? I'll never grow up...



Oh, ah...and....as far as my latest writing adventure is concerned...
Damn, it's hard for me to go in-depth with characters! I have such a great background story, it's epic and I LOVE epic. I love sci-fi and the supernatural and LOSTish stuff like that. Good vs evil, fate vs free will blah blah blah. I got the two main characters down because I had started writing a story about them earlier this year. That didn't please me well enough, I started to get tired of it. So I transferred them to this new story. But I admit, being an aspie keeps me at a disadvantage in that--it's hard for me to relate to people. Difficult for me to empathize or sympathize with other humans. How to get into their heads? Even more challenging...how to get into their hearts? What makes a character so intriguing? What makes us care? That is something I have to work hard to understand, but...I will keep at it.