Five Random Things Make A Post

[coraa]

1. Some of you may remember that I won a registration prize for pre-registering for Anime Expo early.

Well, it arrived today, and guess what it is?

The Naruto Collectible Card game!

*cough*

Since I don't watch Naruto... or play collectible card games for series I do watch (though occasionally I will collect the cards for teh pretty), if any of you would like this, I would be happy to send it to you. I haven't opened the sealed box, but it looks like it's probably one of those starter-deck deals with a bunch of cards and stuff that you need to start playing. Also, it advertises that it has Ninja Art! Who doesn't love that?

(Note: I am actually quite charmed by the idea of a pre-registration gift, so this is in no way mocking AX. And I got an adorable green lizard keychain that I am keeping, so!)

If none of you want it, I will widen my circle of offering to people I know in fandom, and then if none of them want it, I'll... I dunno! Make ironic pop art out of it, or something.

2. My Pioneer Organics box for this two-week period showed up. It has purple cauliflower. Purple! It's very pretty although I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with it. But still. Purple! (It might look quite nice steamed and with a white cheese sauce, now I think of it....)

3. The box also contained my order of strawberry-flavored kefir. I put it on the order out of curiosity, and I have to say it's not bad. It's quite like yogurt, unsurprisingly, except more liquidy (as befits a beverage), and quite a bit more tangy. Like, way more tangy, with a faint undertone that reminds me of very good, very sharp cheddar cheese. It wouldn't appeal to people who prefer their yogurt to not taste too yougurty, but I like it a lot. It's supposed to be good for you, but I dunno if it's actually any better for you than, say, yogurt. But still!

(As a side note: triath asked me some time ago why I chose Pioneer Organics of all the CSA/organic food delivery-type options in the Northwest. The answer is twofold. One: Pioneer offered a lot of types of vegetables I want to eat, and a good variety. I didn't want to go with a purely-local-CSA project, because, to be frank, I want something other than apples, onions and potatoes between November and April. I also liked that I can exclude things I don't want, add recurring orders for things like garlic and ginger that I'm going to want every order, and throw on things like free-range beef and, well, kefir, if I feel like it. But more important was Two: you can sign up online, manage your account online, have people deliver it to your door, and never have to go anywhere or interact with anyone to do it. If I have to print out an order form, go to a pickup location, or talk to someone on the phone to manage my account, I just won't. So Pioneer handling everything online was a big bonus. At any rate, I've been happy with the cost and service, and very happy with the quality of the produce, after three deliveries.)

4. I am, uh. Working on three stories right now. "The Coppersmith's Salamander," "Feather in the Gears," and "The Bear Who Wards Against Drunkenness." There's also a piece that begins "Elves love freeways," but I can't get anything of that beyond the first sentence....

5. Tonight, 2gouda4u, thegreatgonz and marvinalone come over to watch more FMA. If memory serves me (I love saying that, it makes me feel like the Chairman), the next few episodes are Scar-heavy episodes. Wheeee. Tormented Scar is Tormented. And talks to his arm. I love that shit.

Comments

[sithjawa.livejournal.com]

Beware the purple cauliflower, for it shall stain everything it gets near purple!
srsly. Cheese sauce w/ purple cauliflower = purple cheese sauce.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Good to know!

Though really, I like purple, and so purple cheese sauce would be okay. Less vomitous-looking than a lot of other things the purple could leach into....

[triath.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm...fresh veggies!

I love my bakery shares. Yay for CSAs and BSAs!

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Oooh. I should look into bakery shares. That sounds awesome.

[triath.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of any besides the one that's down the street from me. But I hope you find one because it's freakin' awesome!

[neonelephant.livejournal.com]

If you don't get any other offers on the Naruto TCG, I can provide it a passable home (I'd say "good", but my interest in it is more academic, rather than based on any assumption that I'd actually play).

[coraa.livejournal.com]

I think the chances of someone being a raging Naruto fan who wants it are slim to nil, so you'll probably get it. Thanks!

[avani.livejournal.com]

Yay Scar!

[coraa.livejournal.com]

He spends, like, two whole episodes dialoging with his own arm. And yet, when Armstrong shows up, all pink sparkles and bulging muscles, even Scar makes the '...the fuck is this????' face.

I seriously love this series.

[istgut.livejournal.com]

Why do elves love freeways? Or is ironic? If it's not not ironic, do they like the close together in-city freeways, or do they prefer the rambling freeways that crisscross the countryside? The 90 goes into the mountains; I could see elves liking that when the fog comes rolling in. Unless they're sick of nature :)

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's city freeways, specifically LA freeways. (These ain't no hippie ecofriendly elves, yo.) Elves love to go fast, and they love the way a busy freeway turns into a river of light after sunset: red light one direction, white light the other. They make cars out of bones and leaves strung together with glamour -- to unenhanced human eyes, they look just like ordinary cars -- and drive wild. Sometimes they cause accidents, and dance around the fires. Mostly they just drive fast. Speed limits are for wimps and humans.

[linley.livejournal.com]

I also have a collection of random lines that haven't yet found a story. I keep hoping I'll find places for them all.

Are you interested in being on my writing filters?

[coraa.livejournal.com]

I would love to be on your writing filters. Thank you!