YES. They are using the Kings of Convenience as background music for episode 9 of Coffee Prince.

I KNEW I LOVED THIS SHOW FOR A REASON.

PS when the hell am I going to see some of those obscenely hot looking makeout scenes? I am stoked, because all kdramas ever seem to offer are chaste little pecks on the mouth.

Holy shit. HOLY SHIT.

I can't believe it's actually, officially over. I think I'm most concerned about that fact over anything else. I mean, it just felt like it was going to last forever (that "good" kind of forever, where you never ever get sick of it). Thinking about The End makes me miss the freakin' good old days, when all Sokka had to worry about was his snow-watch tower falling apart (and meat), Toph made blind jokes (and, by extension, made everyone feel guilty for about five seconds afterwards), and Zuko had hair that slowly engaged in a hostile takeover of his face.

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ANYONE UP FOR BABBLING/DISCUSSION/WHATEVERTHEHELL?

So, I've been shopping for a bento and accessories for some time now, but nothing had really caught my eye.

And then I discovered Shinzi Katoh.

Holy shit ♥!!

His bento designs are absolutely adorable. I seriously want ALL OF THEM. And his onigiri cases, too. I really, really want his Gibbon design bento (I even have matching chopsticks and kinchaku all picked out!), but it's even out of stock on his own website. I might buy another one to hold me over until a restock happens. Not that I would mind, really. Like I said, I want them all. I hope I immerse myself enough in bento that it's worth it to have more than one.

NEW KITTEN! And to finish filling the larger large void the recent death of Twigs left (for she was, in her better days, a rather large cat), we're bringing home ANOTHER ONE in a week.

Um. We're not crazy?

Took my oldest cat to the vet this morning. We walked in with her, but she didn't come back out with us. Needless to say, today sucked.

We knew it was time, though. She was something like 18 years old, and she'd been having problems with her hips. Last week, she had a lot of trouble walking. This week she stopped eating, and we had to carry her from place to place because she couldn't get there on her own. It was hard to watch her; she was that miserable looking. She wouldn't even eat kitty treats this morning, and she's a fiend for those.

She had a good run. At least I managed to give her that.

So I'm finding that I absolutely hate the second season of Hanadan. I mean, I know dramas thrive on angst and misunderstandings and eavesdropping on all the wrong parts of conversations, but seriously. I am about to throttle Makino.

Every single time Tsukasa tries to explain himself, she cuts him off. He tries and tries, and eventually gets mad, then she gets mad, then it's a whole new can of worms that's broken open. It's quite boring, after three straight episodes of exactly the same scenario.

AND YOU, Tsukasa. STOP LETTING HER WALK ALL OVER YOU AND RIGHT OUT THE DOOR.

I'm waiting for him to clamp a hand over her mouth and make her listen.

If things are going to be like this all season long, I may just skip to the last episode. Cut out all the crap and just get to the (hopefully) happy ending. (I really didn't even see a point for season two in the first place. So what if it didn't cover all the stuff in the manga? I liked things they way they were.)

And honestly, if Rui falls in love with her again like I have a horrid feeling he's going to, I'm going to punch a baby in the face. WHY. WHY. He didn't fall back in love with her in the manga, right?! STOP IMPEDING MY OTP.

Someone please tell me its worth it to keep watching.

IN HAPPIER NEWS, I bought my Philly Folk Fest tickets today. I'm stoked!

EDIT: OK SO episode four's "fig scene" gives me vast amounts of hope (which will probably be dashed to little pieces in the next episode BUT STILL AT LEAST IN THIS MOMENT THERE'S HOPE).

Post Hanadan's episode three "Humingyay" moment-

Conclusion:

Tsukasa is a moron.

But an adorable one.

I most certainly did not just stay up until seven in the morning to finish the Hana Kimi manga.

T-THAT'D BE RIDICULOUS.

「ハグだよ。ハグ。」　（"It's a hug. A hug!"）

Watching episode 7 of the Hana Kimi drama.　That line cracked me up, for some reason.

I am also pleased to report that I have to read the subtitles far less than compared to when I first started studying Japanese on my own four years ago. やっと・・・・　プログレスか？？

Done with Capital Scandal. I will so miss the snazzy music and the 30s dance moves. :(

( A sort of running commentary on the last three episodes )

Final verdict - I'm definitely glad I watched this one.