.: This Girl's Daybreak :.

I'm in a seriously good mood right now. Considering that this the last day of my vacation, and I have to go back to work tomorrow, that's a little surprising. XD

First off, Witch Hunt posted their complete patch for Umineko Episode 8 yesterday. So, I'm seriously psyched about that. It may be a little while before I'm able to read it, though. Holidays, plus the fact that I want to start at the beginning and go through to the end...and I don't want to have to stop in the middle for anything. Still. Yay!

Then, I just checked RightStuf's website. I ordered the complete series of Shoujo Kakumei Utena, the shiny new remastered sets. (Happy Birthday to me~!) And they're doing a promotion now that if you order all three sets from them, you'll get a replica of the rose signet ring that the duelists wear in the show. (Here's a picture they posted.) Of course it's a 'while supplies last' thing, and I was afraid I wouldn't get one since I waited so late to order. (The third set came out on 12/6.) But I just checked my order on the website, and I am getting one! So, I'm kind of thrilled. <3

And now, I'm off to find some dinner. Ja~!

Well, that was a bit quicker than I'd expected.

I got my bill from Paletweb and sent them a payment, along with an email saying that I'd done so. This was last night, right before I went to bed. Then, this morning when I got up, I'd gotten a confirmation email from them. They received the payment, and confirmed my address and the shipping method I'd chosen. And it said that they'll send me another email when they ship the item. Which won't be until the end of December, of course. So, I guess now I just have to wait.

And it's almost funny how impatient I'm feeling, already. XD See, this is why I kinda don't like to order things online. It drives me nuts waiting for my package to arrive. And that's on a normal order...but now, this is a pre-order. So, I don't just have to wait a week or so. I have to wait a month (and a day or so) for the release date to come, then probably another week or so for it to ship and arrive here. Plus, if my only other experience with EMS holds true, I'll probably have to make a trip to the post office to pick it up. (My carrier delivers before I wake up, and they wouldn't just leave the package last time. So I had to go in and get it.)

...And on a completely different note, I'm starting to get a little pissed off at Netflix. I've been trying to rent Code Geass for the last week or two. Emphasis on trying. First, disk 1 gets delayed. Annoying, but no big deal. I get it, then a little while later, I get disks 2 and 3. But disk 2 won't work. So I go to report it as damaged and ask for a replacement, but the site won't let me, since I got the disk before the estimated arrival date. Which is BS. But okay, I wait a couple of days, and report the disk. So they send me a replacement, which I got today. I try the new copy of disk 2 and guess what! It doesn't work either! Grah! I'm about to scream, here, seriously. And, of course, I can't report this one yet, either.

This is really pissing me off. Normally, I'd probably just say 'fuck it' and buy the damn disk. But this is so early in the series, I don't really want to start sinking money into it since I'm not sure I'll even like it that much. =/ And this is a recent enough series that the disks are still a bit expensive. Plus, this series is released in sets, and I only need the one disk. So, yeah. Not very inclined to do that. Plus, I'm annoyed that I can't watch any of the later disks that I've gotten, since I've never seen this series before and I don't want to try to just skip five or six episodes. =P

...And now it's about time to start getting ready for work. Bleh. Time for some lunch, I think.

Ah, vacation! Such a lovely thing. <3 I'm off for the week, and I'm seriously thrilled.

And I must say, it's getting off to a good start. I got to go shopping today, which is always nice. I didn't buy much, but I got to have some coffee and spend time with Mom. So, yay.

Also, when I got online earlier, I found this over on rokkenjima. Not only did they release the title and portrait for Umineko Episode 8, apparently they're releasing two other Umineko games at this next Comiket. A collection of all the TIPS in VN form, and a fighting game. Yes, really.

I'm not sure if I'm going to buy the other games, or not. If Witch Hunt's going to do a patch for Tsubasa, I'll definitely buy it. If not, then there's no reason to. As for Ougon Musou Kyoku....I dunno. I'm tempted, that's for sure. But I don't know how much I'd get out of it, untranslated. And I somewhat doubt that anyone would translate it. Though, someone might post the commands, menu navigation, etc. Hmm. I'll have to think about it. XD

Also, I started a new manga the other day, but I'm not quite sure what I think of it. Anyone else reading Soul Eater? I'm roughly half-way through it; just finished volume 11. And...I dunno. The concept is good, but the execution kinda sucks. I don't know if the translation of my scanslations just sucks, or if the dialogue of this series is just nonsensical. But it's confusing.

Also, it's glaringly obvious that the mangaka is a perverted old man. =P I'm so sick of the fanservice, seriously. I think they've shown every single female character naked at least once. (Except for Maka, but we've seen her underwear several times. Which, considering how young she looks...is really skeevy.) I'm a little unsure of the cast, too. I like Maka, Soul, and Stein...but that's about it.

Damn it, I want to like this series. But I just don't know. I'll probably read a little more, and see if it gets better, because I'm stubborn. So, I guess that's my question. Does it get better? And what about the anime? Is it any better than the manga?

...And now I'm hungry. Time to raid the kitchen~

Witch Hunt released the episode 6 patch last weekend, and I've just now finished reading it. *Squee*

( Spoilers for the whole game )

Man...Episode 7 doesn't even come out until August. Then, it'll be a fair while after that before we see a translation patch. I can hardly wait~!

Well, here we are. Episode 5, the start of the material not covered by the anime. Yay~! =D

( Spoilers, as usual )

OMG...is it time for the episode 6 translation patch to be posted yet? *Grabby hands*

And now, my thoughts on Episode 3. Yes, this is another long one. I'd originally planned to break it up into multiple posts, but then I didn't. Oops. ^^;;

( Spoilers, as usual )

Man, it took me way too long to finish this one. =P Onward to Episode 4 on Monday, I suppose.

Well, I finished Episode 1 tonight.

( Mild spoilers )

I'll get started on Episode 2 on Monday, I suppose. <3 Should be fun.

Well, I finally got around to ordering some things that I've been eyeing for a while. <3

I got the 3rd DragonBall season set from RightStuf. I've been meaning to get this for quite a while, but I fail at doing things quickly sometimes.

I got a nifty teapot and samples of several different loose leaf teas from Adagio. I've never tried loose tea before, so I'm excited to see how it turns out. I really, really hope that I like it.

And I ordered the Umineko games (Episodes 1-4 and Episodes 5-6) from HimeyaShop. Yes, I decided to give the VN a shot. There's just something intriguing about it; I couldn't just let it go after the anime. I can't wait to give it a try!

And as usual, the waiting for delivery is the hardest part. I swear, I'm so impatient...it drives me nuts every time I order something online. XD

...Yes, this post was pointless. I just wanted to squee a bit. ^^;;