Mare’s Soul

I was looking through my blog’s pages and I realized that I haven’t updated the writing page in quite some time. So, because a lot of the flash fiction and short stories I have aren’t quite polished up (I continue to procrastinate on that) I decided to post some of my old fanfiction! I was looking through one of them, and it’s just absolutely corny, but you have to start somewhere, right? I checked the publication date of my first fanfiction, and it was March 24, 2004. I published 4 fanfiction, but because 1 of them is like…uber terrible, I decided to unveil 3 of them. However if you’re actually really curious about the terrible one, it isn’t too hard to find if you know how to search. So, if you’re bored and want to be humored by my somewhat ridiculous attempt at fanfiction, check out the writing!

I went through and fixed the header and navigation problems with this layout. It works fine in IE7 now, though it still looks better in Firefox. I haven’t checked the site in IE6 yet, but I probably won’t. IE6 continues to elude me. It’s quite mysterious. So, for everyone with a Wordpress blog, if you’re patient, this layout just might be up for download soon enough! I need to come up with a snazzy title (I’ll probably go Latin on this) and I’ll place it for download sometime by the end of the month. Exciting, no?

Oh! I just finished the recent volume of Love*Com and let me tell you, it threw me off guard completely! This manga moves fast. Almost like light. It’s the end of the fourth volume, and the characters are already in their second year of highschool and on their class trip. I don’t read many highschool drama manga, actually, the only other highschool dramas I have read are W Juliet, Fruits Basket (it’s close enough to a highschool drama), and Vampire Knight (yet again, close enough). I don’t own W Juliet and I don’t remember all the details, but comparing Love*Com to Fruits Basket timeline…Love*Com seems to go by in a blink of an eye! The class trip in Fruits Basket happened in volume 13!! *takes deep breath* But, going back to how adorable Love*Com is. There are a lot of cliches in the story, but it’s given in a way that makes it seem fresh. By the end of the first chapter, you already know who’s going to get together, the only frustration for the reader is when are they going to get together. The art is done in a cute way, and although the panels aren’t exquisitely detailed and colored like NANA or Fruits Basket, the story is engaging enough to make your eyes divert away from some of the blankness that can appear on some of the pages. I checked the Shojo Beat website, and I’m happy to know that I don’t have to wait for long for the next volume, which comes out in March!!

It’s finally here! This is the layout I’ve been slaving away at (off and on, and then procrastinating from) for two or three weeks now. As you can see, it features Light Yagami and Ryuk from Death Note. I put in a lot of small details into the headers and even the bottoms of the navigation. I know the layout works fine in FireFox and it doesn’t look so great in IE 6. But, I’m beginning to hate IE 6 more and more, so I’m not too concerned there. I still have yet to check it in IE 7. For those of you on that browser and viewing the new layout, please leave a comment on any errors you may see. I think there’s still a tad bit of coding I have to do, but those aren’t major changes, and I think I’ll wait until later.

For roughly about half a year my dad has made some amazing changes. He’s been eating more organically, taking herbs and vitamins, and exercising regularly. These new health improvements haven’t been forced on any of us (the children) or the rest of the family. However, watching him set this amazing example, especially since he’s quit smoking for over a year now (leave comments about this amazing feat, and I’ll be sure to steer him toward them), has struck a chord within us (the children) subconsciously, and quite possibly the rest of the neighborhood.

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