
Which in my honest opinion, THEY SHOULD NEVER. HAVE. DONE.
I mean, honestly. Kishimoto-sensei, WHAT THE BLOODY EFF WERE YOU SMOKING?? Badly drawn villains and more badly drawn plots, looking as if it was written by some plebby fangirl with some obnoxious FF.net username. And the scenes! The scenes! It's only saving grace was screen time for the other genin teams, which they sorely lacked (Team Kurenai! In 3 full episodes! The utter shock!) and character developments for the others, in which we see secretlysnarkydomineering!Shino, Kiba's common sense on all things Shino-related, Hinata's spine delurking, and the emergence of TenTen's pseudopersonality (which basically is Lee = IDIOT, Ga-sensei = BIGGER IDIOT, Neji-sama = GOD). Other highlights (or non-highlights. Trust me. These are like The Filler Episodes To End all Filler Episodes.) include Hinata's new combat!ballerina technique (Kaiten looks better. Way better. And this is not me, the Neji fangirl, talking.) and a teensy bit NejixHinata if you squinted and tilted your head sideways while bobbing it up and down. Watch out for the Sailor Mercury cameo. No, really. This is where we realize that painfully shy Hyuuga Hinata is actually a magical girl leaning towards exhibitionism. Water fun exhibitionism. (And by "water fun" I'm not referring to kiddie pools, either.) Is Hiatsu repressing her that badly? This might actually be proof that the Hyuuga, (just like the Sohma. And the Kuchiki.) are in dire need of lounge-chair therapy. Or at least a hug. Yes. A hug. If it can get Neji to stop watching birds, the world, ladies and gentlemen, will never be the same. And there's that cute scene that just itches to be made into a Visa Mastercard parody. Or at least an LJ icon. (A bowl of super-spicy curry. 50 Ryo. A glass of spring water. 10 Ryo. Neji eating too much chili. Priceless.XD)
Also, also. Kurosaki Ichigo is a stilted, male version of shoujo manga's magical girl complex. Ordinary high school student, check. Has secret/hidden/slumbering powers, check. Meets small, obnoxious, yet completely lovable creature from another dimension/world/universe/closet that gives him bad-ass supah-powerrzzz, check. Has more than one (1) love interest, check. Villains trying to duel/maim/kill (and since we're yaoi hopefuls, shag him senseless) him, check. Ne, Ichigo... where's the sailor fuku? xD
Random linkages:
Fleeting Fancies - A Fanworks Recommendations Site. so you don't have to wade through those plebby FF.net fics. Tons of recommendations for various anime/manga/games, both in fanfics and fanart, in gen/het/yaoi/yuri, from G-NC-17. Everything that could possibly float your little fandom boat. Also, check out the webmistresses' LiveJournal accounts, tomomichi (for the more, up-to-date recs) and ninjatrauma (for reviews, witty comments and general fangirling).
...and also, whilst I was typing this, I somehow influenced my aunt and my grandmother to peruse my uncle's latest FHM collection. I feel as if I debauched them somehow. o_0;;

{{ 13:02 }}
Madonna - Crazy For You
"...swaying room as the music starts
Strangers making the most of the dark
Two by two their bodies become one."
- Somehow, this conveys to me scenes of Prom night. Awkward shuffling on the dance floor and the garish disco lights hiding that blush from asking your crush to dance. Pure fluff. :)
Mandy Moore - Crush
"..you know everything that I'm afraid of
You do everything I wish I did
Everybody wants you,everybody loves you
I know I should tell you how I feel
I wish everyone will disappear
Everytime you call me,
I'm too scared to be me."
- F.L.A.M.E.S., passing notes in Physics, and that fluttery feeling in your stomach whenever he passes by. Schoolgirl crushes. The bane of my high school existence. >_<; (Still is, though.)
"...so I'll hold you tonight like I would if you were mine
To hold forever more
And I'll savor each touch that I wanted so much
To feel before
To feel before
How beautiful it is
Just to be like this."
"...come to my window
Crawl inside, wait by the light
Of the moon
Come to my window
I’ll be home soon."
"...I'm a bitch, I'm a tease
I'm a goddess on my knees
When you hurt, when you suffer
I'm your angel undercover."
"...here it comes again
Cannot outrun my desire
Cover my descent
And throw the
Beauty on the fire
Drawn towards the edge
Do I assume I could fly
Every secret shared
Why do I drink
The feelings dry
Don't go too far
Limitation scars."
"...and I swear you're just like a pill
"...aren't I lovely
And do you want me cause
I am hungry for something that will make me real
Can you see me and
Do you love me cause
I am desperately searching for something
Real."
"...What am I gonna do when I get a little excited a little in vain?
Tell me,
What am I gonna say when I find the center of my heart is the suburb to the brain?"
"...if I was your girl believe me I’d turn on the rolling stones
We could groove along and feel much better
I could do it forever and ever."
"...do you still have doubts that us having faith makes any sense.
Tell me nothing ever comes rational or breaking down."
"...oh my life is changing everyday
Every possible way
Though my dreams, it’s never quite as it seems ’cause you’re a dream to me
Dream to me."
"...are you having regrets about last night
I'm not, but i like rivers that
Rush in
So then I dove in
Is there trouble ahead for you, the acrobat
I won't push you, unless you have a net."

{{ 00:53 }}
Anggun - Chrysalis
"...cause I know The way to break your heart
The way to tell a lie Like you do
Oh yes
I know The way to make you cry
The way to give you doubts
Like you do."
- Anything you can do, we can do better. Wayyyy better.
Chantal Kreviazuk - Leaving On A Jet Plane
"...there's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I'll tell you now, they don't mean a thing."
- The best cover yet done of this song. And the Armageddon scene where they sing in the hangar. XD W00bies, the lot of them.
Christina Aguilera - Come On Over
Donna Lewis - I Love you Always Forever
"...you've got, the most unbelievable
blue eyes I've ever seen."
- I keep seeing Naruto whenever I hear this song. I don't know why. Is it the perky beat? Or is it just that particular line? o_O;
"...she’s making you crazy
Making you a wreck
Making you follow me
Making me a suspect
You seem to think I’m playing her game
Don’t you know, don’t you know her name."
- The case of The Ex. We all know it's in bad form to compare the before and the after. But they still don't seem to get a clue, don't they?
"...it’s the way you love me
It’s a feeling like this
It’s centrifugal motion
It’s perpetual bliss
It’s that pivotal moment
It’s impossible
This kiss."
- Because my inner w00bie demands this song. And that scene from Practical Magic was just too goshdarn cute.
Hemp Republic - Sabihin Mo
- Oooh, OPM. One of the few ones that I actually have no qualms listening to. Sums up my "crushing" phases. Ne, Cholo? XD
Holly Valance - Naughty Girl
"...been a naughty girl
Real bad so and so
Done too many things a girl shouldn’t know
I swear I never knew
I could hurt you so
Done too many things a girl shouldn’t know."
- Heh. Guilty. Way too many times, this.
"...oh, I really should have known
By the time you drove me home
By the vagueness in your eyes
Casual good-byes
By the chill in your embrace
The expression on your face
That told me
You might have some advice to give
On how to be
Insensitive."
- Yes, men are insensitive jerks, thick-skinned beings that they are. And this is me, not being bitter about it. Not at all. Really.
Jennifer Paige - Sober
"...I see the light, oh what a light
And I am sober
All that you served to me
No longer will I drink it in
I took the time to think it over
I see the you that I never knew
Now it's finally sinking in
I am sober."
- Wake up Sleeping Beauty. While you were dreaming of ever after, his shining armor's gotten some chinks, his steed's turned into a nag, and he ran away with Snow White.
Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
"...I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly.
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye."
- Dreams, y'know. Without them, life's a broken-winged bird that can't fly. (And, uhm. That was from Walt Whitman. Not Hyuuga Neji. Just so you know.)
Kylie Minogue - Breathe
"...don't blame me just because I am bored
I'm needy, I need to taste it all
Don't doubt me just because I am quiet
I'm thinking, thinking about it all."
- Sultrysultrysultry. Audiogasm as onky Kylie Minogue can.
LeAnn Rimes - Life Goes On
"...shame on you if you fool me once
shame on me if you fool me twice."
- Like those nifty double-purpose adhesive tapes, this can be either a snarky eulogy or a great break-up song. ;P
Leigh Nash - Need To Be Next To You
"...but I need to be next to you
Oh I, oh I
I need to share every breath of you
Oh I, oh I
I need to know I can see you smile each morning
Look into your eyes each night for the rest of my life
Here with you, near with you, oh I
I need to be next to you
Need to be next to you."
- Borderline-stalker song. But it's Leigh Nash and you know that saccharine voice would never creep you out.
M2M - Don't Say You Love Me
"...don't go there baby
Not before I'm ready
Don't say your heart's in a hurry
It's not like we're gonna get married."
- The perfect excuse for those pesky blind dates that get all emotionally (and physically) grabby after just one night out at some cheesy Italian resto at Ortigas. Translates from girlspeak to: Ick. Not my type. STAY AWAY.

/end workplace rant.

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