The curse of Naruto is upon me! [also, having fun in Jrock land is good for one's health]

I am at wits' end! Which, as anyone who knows me will tell you, is just a brief 5-minute stroll, but that's so beside the point it's actually... meh T__T"

I'm in a state of limbo where I've joyfully finished reading Gakuen Alice some days ago, but am unable to let go of the fandom just yet. Normally, this would translate into a bunch of other days' worth of watching AMVs and reading fanfics but... I /swear/, there aren't more than 10 good fanfics out there! As for AMVs... not even Gin would have the guts to go there. Not even on a dare from Aizen.

I looked through ff.net. I raked lj upside-down and crossways, and except for a rather /bald/ NatsuRuka community, I came across /nothing/! Not even decent MikanNatsume fics (which I would have normally abhorred, since they are the canon pairing. Bohohoring!)

I did have fun one morning with a fic written by a very funny author, "How to write a bad Natsume x Mikan fanfic." Seriously, look it up, it's a doll! And sadly, since it was among the first ones I read, it totally fucked up my perception of all the other ones. Because, by Jove, they /all/ fit the bill. Indiscriminately! Self-insert, next to no characterization, oodles of bad description, "paragraphs? what paragraphs?!", Mary-Sue OCs, et cetera up the whazoo. *mumbles something about there being this one fic where Mikan gets abused by her boyfriend, but then Natsume has to up and save the damsel. Puke*

Oh, and everywhere I looked, there was *growl* Naruto! Communities like "11 reasons" or "30 kisses"? One in two fics was bloody Naruto! Fanart? Naruto. Icons? Naruto. Blooming Naruto and his moronic whiskers everywhere! ARGH!

Then I tried looking for sites that stream /subbed/ xxxHolic or Kyou Kara Maou, and guess what I bloody found: NARUTO!

I swear it's after me. I am being haunted by Naruto. Fuck, of all the lame ways to go...

In other news, I also took an afternoon off to indulge in some Jrock fanfiction, since my apetite was sparked by some Diru fics (like, when in doubt or at a loss, choose yaoi! =))...help me?) That at least assuaged my fears and proved that Gakuen Alice wasn't the only fandom shipped by authors that were 14 years old maximum... or at least people who write as such. From this particular experience, kids, we can thus learn that:

- Gackt can, sometimes, be filled with quilt, so much quilt that it's eating him up inside (see?! I /told/ you that lint is evil!)

- Mana is a historical man (on several occasions). Hwell, now!

I also learned some new and enlightening aspects regarding head-shaving as lice prevention, spirit summoning on Christmas eve and random gay sex. Shall I expand? /:)

Even further removed from any particular subject... I'm beginning to like Yoshiki (X Japan) more and more. His MySpace blog was such a warm and endearing read. And I felt the need to hug him on several occasions. It's sad but heart-warming to read about his feelings concerning Hide's untimely disappearance. Also, can I please move into his pool? ^__^ (yes, I'm aware that makes no sense. Also, I can't believe he took coffee and hot chocolate to people camping outside the venue waiting for his concert. Stuff like that is from another world altogether.)

Ummm... not making much sense. Wasn't really planning on it, but it would have been a nice added bonus.

I cried watching the "Tears" PV again. If I keep this up, people will start calling me emo =))



May the 9 tails of Naruto be with you!