Saiyuki Burial ... and The Last Straw ...

[texchan]

So, on the happy-sqwee side of things ...

I finally (FINALLY!!!) got to sit down and watch Saiyuki Burial. I started it night before last and finished it up yesterday afternoon. This is one of those shows I've wanted to watch since I first heard it existed. Seems like forever, really -- even though I know it's not. I can never truly keep up with the "new" anime as it comes out. I don't have much time to sit and watch shows, which means I tend to lag behind quite a bit.

But ...

I LOVED THIS SHOW!!!

I really loved everything about it. I think it's such a beautifully done show. I loved the animation, and I loved how they stayed really close to Minekura's art style from the manga. I loved the twisty-turny way in which they told the story and how it seemed to start and end full-circle. I loved seeing the beginnings of these characters I've adored since my first viewing of Gensoumaden. I felt like the show was filled with emotion and meaning, and I loved that too. So, yeah ... mucho love for Burial from this fangirl.

While watching, I managed to grab caps and scene info for my Burial sketches. That was a total kicker. There is something about seeing the sketch actually on the screen that makes me love them that much more. And, in this instance, I realized I had managed to snag (without even realizing it o_o) a couple of very meaningful, pivotal scenes. That was a fun and happy realization.

You can check out the fruits of my labor here, if you want.

On the "Last Straw" end of things ...

Just ... ugh.

Let's just say it's a good thing I was able to watch Burial and that I adored it so much. It served as a bright spot in an otherwise dreary and stressful week. This week -- actually, the past several weeks, but things seemed to come to a head this week -- has just felt like one of those times when life decides to bear down on me and squeeze for all it's worth.

We started school, which brings its own brand of stress with trying to get everything back on schedule and running smoothly again. Then, of course, I had to deal with Mr. Jerk-Face in the kiss & ride line. I knew something like that would happen sooner or later, because people are stupidly impatient and irrational when they are waiting in that line. But I had hoped I could at least make it through one week of school without any hassles. That was irritating but minor.

I've been having a string of different health problems. And that has been weighing more and more on my mind. I'm so phobic about going to the doctor, but I finally had to break down and call. I just can't live like this any more. It's like my body totally hates me or something. Really, more like my body isn't even my own any more. Bleh. So, I'm worried even more about that -- and already stressing about the doctor visit. Which is stupid, I know, but ... there 'ya go. It's the way I'm built.

We have to pay taxes this coming week. Something that's always enough to make me break out in hives -- well, if I was prone to breaking out in hives. I'm not, so I just internalize that stress.

My car is still acting up -- not always starting when I turn it on. I've been trying to get an appointment to bring it in for service. I've called three times so far ... left three messages ... and NO ONE has even bothered to call me back. If the car wasn't still under warranty, I would take it somewhere else in a flash. I'm beginning to regret giving this particular dealership my business. Of course, the service department is now closed for the weekend, so I guess I'll have to try again on Monday. Irritating.

My daughter threw the mother of all temper tantrums yesterday. Not totally unexpected, as it's the first week of school, which means she's keyed up and tired all at the same time. Still, it was not fun.

And then, this morning ... the Last Straw. I come into the office and start surfing away on my trusty old PC. (Mainly because it happened to be on already; I forgot to turn it off last night. *izsobad*) I go to all my normal places: email, Rubberslug, two forums, and then I head over to DeviantArt. Normally, this is a safe site, but today ... VIRUS. Ugh. One of those stupid, irritating, anti-virus pop-up viruses latched onto my computer from DA. Stupid DA. I hate that site, anyhow. The only reason I still go there is to follow a couple of artists I adore. I never post there. My anti-virus and firewall did catch it, but not fast enough for me to do anything about stopping it. I mean, this thing was lightning fast.

Anyhow, here I am, staring at my computer with the stupid, fake anti-virus warnings popping up all over my screen. Telling me to buy their stupid, fake anti-virus software so they can scam me out of my money (the bastards). I tried running my real anti-virus software, and, while it ran just fine, the pop up windows kept obscuring the scan results, making it impossible to see anything. If I ignored the pop up windows, it opened Internet Explorer to an advertisement for Viagra. Can someone PLEASE explain to me why the FRAK these idiots are so fascinated with Viagra? (Or perhaps it says something about the state of their "equipment", if you know what I mean.)

When the Viagra ad opened, I realized what I was looking at. I was looking at my Last Straw. I started crying, and just turned the computer off. Totally weenie of me, I know, but I just couldn't deal with it right then.

Which brings me back to ...

Saiyuki Burial!! *sqweee!*

Comments

[ladybuggington.livejournal.com]

*hugs*hugs*hugs*

I'm sorry you're having such a bad week. I can totally empathize with a lot of it.

I've been having some health issues for months now and I'm too scared to see a doctor for a variety of reasons, but I'm about ready to break down and do it, because I know it will be for the best when it's all over. I just hate being stripped and poked and prodded. I get myself convinced I'd rather die of some unknown disease that that most of the time, but logically I know it's silly.

Z can help you get rid of the virus, I read a thread of hers that helped me get rid of essentially the same virus on my Sisters computer she was gone for AX that weekend but said she'd have been happy to help.

Meanwhile, I suggest re-watching some Weiss and slipping into a state of happy fangirlyness. Real Life crap can wait awhile.

More *hugs*

[tex-chan.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I totally understand your feelings about the whole doctor thing. This is exactly where I ended up. I don't want to go. And am terrified of going. I know I will stress over it all the way until the appointment is over -- and probably longer, depending on what happens. But, at the same time, I just reached that point where I was like: "Crap. I can't do this any more. I just ... can't." >.O

My hubby managed to get rid of the virus for me. It took him all day -- persistent little devil, that virus. Ugh. But the PC is now clean again. Or, as clean as a PC can be. >.>

Ah! Weiss ... VERY GOOD idea! *fangirl WOOT* =D

*HUGS back*

[lucidscreamer.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. :HUGS:

[tex-chan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the moral support! =)

*HUGS back*

(How are things for you, by the way?? I hope you're doing relatively OK. *more hugs*)