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Augh, I'm sorry if I don't update or comment much in the next two weeks. ._.; It's almost finals, and up until next Thursday I have:

Three Chemistry tests (Test #6, the last lab exam, and the final, in addition to another 6+ hours of homework I need to do before Monday)
One essay/research paper
One in-class essay
Two Shakespearean plays and 300+ pages of Don Quixote to read
One Computer Science test
One Abnormal Psychology test

So, needless to say, not a ton of time for the internet. I read all your entries, though, I promise; and if I really want to comment on something I usually find time to within a few days. I'm writing now because I have a little time left over after doing Chemistry homework.

LOL, my dad is such a dork. For some reason, he's obsessed with the Pokémon 2000 CD--he's been listening to it for seven years, when I quit listening to that particular CD (of my free will, anyway, as he plays it all the time) about six or so years ago. Also, note that he is usually a classic rock type of guy with good taste in music. This is...well, it's an English Pokémon movie soundtrack, which means it's basically just all this random pop music, ninety-percent of which has nothing to do with Pokémon at all. So, he blasts it on repeat all the time in the car, and lately he's decided to try to sing along. However, somehow, even after all these years, he still barely knows the lyrics at all, so he's constantly getting them wrong, or singing part of one line and just stopping abruptly. It sounds so ridiculous. XD I have no idea how one can listen to the same CD for seven years and still not know the lyrics.

Pairing meme from

moogleborg under the cut.

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:

(I have a lot I like, so I'm just picking some at random.)

1. Haruhi/Kyon (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu)
2. Tsume/Toboe (Wolf's Rain)
3. Albert/Franz (Gankutsuou)
4. Haraken/Yasako (Dennou Coil)
5. Claus/Lavie (Last Exile)
6. Takemoto/Hagu (Honey & Clover)

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:

7. Kiba/Cheza (Wolf's Rain)
8. Shigeru/Hiroshi (Pokémon) (WHY DID I SHIP THIS? I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT)
9. Hm, I don't abandon ships much. Uh, I entertained vague ideas of Naruto/Kiba, I guess? Kind of? No, I don't think I did. Oh well. It'll just have to stay there.

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:

10. Satoshi/Shigeru (Pokémon)
11. Count/Albert (Gankutsuou)
12. Roy/Ed (Fullmetal Alchemist)

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:

13. Tadayasu/Kei (Moyashimon) (HELL YES! I don't need a good reason. Nope, I don't.)
14. Masayuki/Tarou (Ghost Hound) (Um. Because.)

QUESTIONS:

1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?

It just emits creepiness, I suppose. I can see it, I don't mind that it's implied in canon, but it's just... Albert/Franz is sweet and tragic and meaningful, whereas Count/Albert is just creepy and twisted and messed-up, I guess. I enjoy some messed-up pairings, and it's not like Count/Albert actively bothers me, but this one just isn't one of the ones I go for. I'm not completely sure why. It just didn't hit me in the right way.

2. Who do you know that ships #13?

candlejack and apparently a fair amount of people on

fandomsecrets. Hahaha, I seriously thought I was alone in this until someone posted a secret about it on

fandomsecrets and decent amount of people replied expressing similar sentiments.

3. What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3?

I'm not going to say it--it involves a rather major spoiler and I don't want anyone to be spoiled here.

4. What is your favorite moment for #1?

Oh, the kiss in the last episode of the broadcast order. Such a brilliantly strange and amusing scene, and one of the few times I can say I burst out laughing in the climax of a series.

5. How long have you been following couple #6?

Since a few episodes into the series, when (despite the cheesy scene in which the two were introduced), it caught my heart. Takemoto's love for her was just so sweet and pure--no matter how much I adore Morita, I didn't feel like his love for her was as pure and simple as Takemoto's was. I was rooting for them right up to that last scene, which nearly had me in tears. ;_;

6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?

Uh, in all honesty--that's pretty much a crack pairing, I don't particularly care for either character, and I don't know why I was intrigued by it in the first place. So random, haha. I'll never know why exactly it appealed to me at all.

7. Which ship do you prefer--#2 or #4?

I can't say I can pick one over the other, as they're completely different pairings from one another and therefore difficult to compare in any way.

8. You have the power to make one ship non-existent. Choose from #10 or #12.

Just because I don't care for a pairing doesn't mean I feel other people have any less right to ship it. I don't think any pairing needs to go away, because if it makes people happy--who cares? It doesn't affect me that there are people out there who do pair a particular two (or more) characters with each other.

9. What interests you about #14?

I just get gay vibes from it. And it's kind of...I don't know. Twisted in an interesting way? And the way Masayuki's always touching Tarou for no reason and such. I don't know how into the pairing I actually am, but it does intrigue me a fair amount. I'm almost tempted to OT3 all three of the main boys, just for the heck of it. XD

10. When did you stop liking #7?

I think I shipped it romantically for a little while, but as I analyzed the series more and more, it seemed like Kiba's interest in Cheza was more related to the pursuit of Paradise than a romantic type of thing. It's arguable, but...I don't know. Kiba's so driven to do what he's meant to do that being interested in anything with real romantic feelings seems out of character.

11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?

LOL, no. I never shipped that, and just put it in because I couldn't think of anything better to put?

12. What's a song that reminds you of #5?

There are several songs from AMVs about the pairing that now remind me of them. Other than that, nothing in particular stands out.

13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?

I'm very partial to Haruhi/Kyon right now. Their dynamic is interesting to me, particularly on Haruhi's side. I like all of the pairings I listed quite a bit, though.

14. Which do you dislike the most?

I don't quite care enough to actively dislike any of them.

15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?

None of those characters would be terribly compatible for a double date. O_o;

16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.

No, and I assure you they won't. ~~But Toboe licked blood off of Tsume's leg, which would be very awkward if they weren't actually wolves.~~

17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?

From what I've seen so far, I'd say yes. But there are still three episodes for me to see, so you never know? I'm going to guess it's a happy ending for those two, though.

18. What would make you start shipping #14?

More...reason to do so? XD Haha, I kind of ship it already, though, even if it's just a slight penchant for it.

19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer--#2 or #6?

The portrayal of Tsume and Toboe's relationship was good enough for me, though I would have taken even heavier subtext (though I think it would be a bit beyond the bounds of subtext if it had been too much more pushed on the viewers) if it was given to me. I would have loved for Takemoto and Hagu to be together, but that would have defeated one of the big purposes of even telling the story, so I must admit I was satisfied with that, too.

20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them?

They continue doing what they're currently doing in the series? XD