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I think I solved my problem of longing to watch season 2 but not being able to afford the DVDs right now. The videos on the official YGO site are actually working for me! I am amazed. The audio and video are a little out of sync, but nothing so terrible it would make watching unbearable. I am astounded that they have almost all the episodes of YGO Classic up, if not all of them! At any rate, they seem to have all of season 2, which was what I wanted to see. I would also like to see 5, so I'll probably look into that if things keep working so I can watch all that I especially want to see in season 2. I wanted Battle Ship most, but the earlier part of the season would be fun too.
And I would really like to be able to go to the theatre and see the remastered YGO movie in March. I doubt I'd be able to, especially since the matinee would be out since that's on Sunday and the only other slot would be Monday evening and, I imagine, full ticket price. That problem in addition to not having a way to get to the nearest theatre showing it or having someone to go with. I have a brother who liked YGO years ago, but he doesn't live near here at all. And I have a feeling that the one who does live here would be uncomfortable with the magic elements, so I don't like to ask him. I wish there was a way to subtly find out if he would be bothered before asking about the movie. If I just flat-out asked him about the movie, he would probably agree to go to be able to spend time with me, which would be sweet, but I wouldn't want to do it if he would end up uncomfortable. Hmm, though, as I recall, he's okay with Pirates of the Caribbean, and the magic-y stuff in that probably isn't worse than in YGO. (I personally find it worse, but then I was totally grossed-out by the whole "Davy Jones' heart" thing. And I hate zombie falling apart humor, in general. Although I was amused by most of the mummy battles in the YGO movie.)
I was thinking, though, that if I do manage to find a way to go, I could cosplay for it. LOL. Fans sometimes cosplay for movie premieres, like Star Wars or LOTR, so I could show up as Ryou or Yami Bakura and not have to wait for Halloween to try it. Fun times!
I'm almost done posting Dragons at Dawn. I just put up chapter 18. Two more to go! It's both exciting and strange to finally be almost done with a story I started almost a decade ago. So many times I got it out and looked it over and tried to think about how to continue it, and I just never had the inspiration. Then, several weeks ago, it suddenly occurred to me how I could save the fallen characters in a way that would make sense and everything started falling into place from there. My original outline would have had Alister and Rishid running the organization until the climax. I think the way it ended up turning out, with them discovering their loved ones are alive but in suspended animation and breaking through the stones' evil influence to fight against the madness of the Neo-Orichalcos for the majority of the story, makes the story way better than it would have been otherwise. Duke's subplot is largely the same as in the original version, but Bakura's has been changed and I prefer the way I'm doing it now. I nodded to the original concept with a nightmare he has in chapter 18, though, and just for curiosity's sake I might write a blurb set in the nightmare of the others finding him after Yami Bakura falls to protect him to see what the interaction would be like.
I'm also working on the Seto plushie. The fleece gave me some trouble, but then I found a fleece tutorial that helped me figure things out and get the strength to try again, and I think I got it pretty good now. Pants are done and I'm in the middle of the shirt. Just need to hem the arm holes and then I can do the sleeves and collar. Expression came out well too, I think (I hope). I used to draw him a lot, so I'm no stranger to that.
I'm debating making a YGO website to muse on things for my current verse and show the differences between it and the past verse. I'd have fun making profiles for the characters and such. I always love doing that sort of thing. I remember in the past I headcanoned Alister plays the harmonica, because of the usage of one in his Japanese theme. I still like that idea. I've also decided that in addition to acting, this Alister works as a pilot and lets people charter his private plane for day trips. Valon keeps his job from the original verse, which was pizza delivery boy. It's Raphael I'm having the hardest time figuring out a good job for. In the past he was an insurance salesman, which is kind of hilarious, but for this round I wish I could think of something better.
And I am absolutely positive of the existence of an AMV using Doom Arc clips and the song We Are. I can't recall if one of my friends made it or if I just stumbled across it on YouTube, but if it's the latter, it seems to be gone now. But I remember it distinctly enough that I can even picture some of the clips. "Devil at the doorstep" was Dartz smirking at the camera. "Telling everyone just how to live their lives" was the bikers on the construction site building, I think. "Information highway" was motorcycles down the street. One instance of "you wash your hands, they come out clean, never recognizing the enemy's within" was Raphael during one of the duels with Yami Yugi, furiously drawing a card. I am so sure this AMV exists, or existed, and I wish I could locate it and see it again. It was expertly done, apparently depicting the utter hypocrisy of Doom's mission. I loved it!
And I would really like to be able to go to the theatre and see the remastered YGO movie in March. I doubt I'd be able to, especially since the matinee would be out since that's on Sunday and the only other slot would be Monday evening and, I imagine, full ticket price. That problem in addition to not having a way to get to the nearest theatre showing it or having someone to go with. I have a brother who liked YGO years ago, but he doesn't live near here at all. And I have a feeling that the one who does live here would be uncomfortable with the magic elements, so I don't like to ask him. I wish there was a way to subtly find out if he would be bothered before asking about the movie. If I just flat-out asked him about the movie, he would probably agree to go to be able to spend time with me, which would be sweet, but I wouldn't want to do it if he would end up uncomfortable. Hmm, though, as I recall, he's okay with Pirates of the Caribbean, and the magic-y stuff in that probably isn't worse than in YGO. (I personally find it worse, but then I was totally grossed-out by the whole "Davy Jones' heart" thing. And I hate zombie falling apart humor, in general. Although I was amused by most of the mummy battles in the YGO movie.)
I was thinking, though, that if I do manage to find a way to go, I could cosplay for it. LOL. Fans sometimes cosplay for movie premieres, like Star Wars or LOTR, so I could show up as Ryou or Yami Bakura and not have to wait for Halloween to try it. Fun times!
I'm almost done posting Dragons at Dawn. I just put up chapter 18. Two more to go! It's both exciting and strange to finally be almost done with a story I started almost a decade ago. So many times I got it out and looked it over and tried to think about how to continue it, and I just never had the inspiration. Then, several weeks ago, it suddenly occurred to me how I could save the fallen characters in a way that would make sense and everything started falling into place from there. My original outline would have had Alister and Rishid running the organization until the climax. I think the way it ended up turning out, with them discovering their loved ones are alive but in suspended animation and breaking through the stones' evil influence to fight against the madness of the Neo-Orichalcos for the majority of the story, makes the story way better than it would have been otherwise. Duke's subplot is largely the same as in the original version, but Bakura's has been changed and I prefer the way I'm doing it now. I nodded to the original concept with a nightmare he has in chapter 18, though, and just for curiosity's sake I might write a blurb set in the nightmare of the others finding him after Yami Bakura falls to protect him to see what the interaction would be like.
I'm also working on the Seto plushie. The fleece gave me some trouble, but then I found a fleece tutorial that helped me figure things out and get the strength to try again, and I think I got it pretty good now. Pants are done and I'm in the middle of the shirt. Just need to hem the arm holes and then I can do the sleeves and collar. Expression came out well too, I think (I hope). I used to draw him a lot, so I'm no stranger to that.
I'm debating making a YGO website to muse on things for my current verse and show the differences between it and the past verse. I'd have fun making profiles for the characters and such. I always love doing that sort of thing. I remember in the past I headcanoned Alister plays the harmonica, because of the usage of one in his Japanese theme. I still like that idea. I've also decided that in addition to acting, this Alister works as a pilot and lets people charter his private plane for day trips. Valon keeps his job from the original verse, which was pizza delivery boy. It's Raphael I'm having the hardest time figuring out a good job for. In the past he was an insurance salesman, which is kind of hilarious, but for this round I wish I could think of something better.
And I am absolutely positive of the existence of an AMV using Doom Arc clips and the song We Are. I can't recall if one of my friends made it or if I just stumbled across it on YouTube, but if it's the latter, it seems to be gone now. But I remember it distinctly enough that I can even picture some of the clips. "Devil at the doorstep" was Dartz smirking at the camera. "Telling everyone just how to live their lives" was the bikers on the construction site building, I think. "Information highway" was motorcycles down the street. One instance of "you wash your hands, they come out clean, never recognizing the enemy's within" was Raphael during one of the duels with Yami Yugi, furiously drawing a card. I am so sure this AMV exists, or existed, and I wish I could locate it and see it again. It was expertly done, apparently depicting the utter hypocrisy of Doom's mission. I loved it!
