Introduction?

I have no idea what's going to go in this journal/account, but it probably won't be very enjoyable or interesting for those who aren't really friendly with me.

Here are some likely subjects:

• Fandom stuff and fanfic ideas.
• Musings on depression and updates about it.
• Excitement over animation and Glee.
• (Animated) film reviews.
• Simple character analysis.
• Links to recipes I want to try.

I'm really not sure, at this point, what else... Maybe the occasional expanded Plurk meme, but I doubt it, because most of those are roleplay-based. Anyway, if the rest is interesting to you, keep an eye on this journal.

What it's made of is a mystery--

So. My first proper post in this journal is going to be about Slurm. Anyone who watches Futurama out there probably remembers the weird soft drink.

 

Fry is a big fan, and when he wins a tour of the Slurm Factory, (in an amusing Willy Wonka parody), he finds out it is made with the secretion of a big... Slug... Thing. Um, it's been a while, but the point is, it's really gross. And one day, betterdeadthanred and I discovered the real-life version of the product lives up to that nastiness.

So, backstory time! When I first-- Actually, THIRD, met Gwen, it was at high school lunch. She'd talk about Futurama a lot, and I had no idea what the show was, but I really like hearing the funny stories from it, and just learning from Gwen. Eventually, I ended up watching the show, and I really loved it, too! So when, one Christmas season, I was in Hot Topic looking around, I saw actual cans of Slurm... I was so excited! What a great present! How unique and quirky and fun!

And icky. As the time to drink the soda arrived, Gwen and I were both getting a bit apprehensive based on the drink's bright green color. We poured a bit into two glasses... I don't think we even finished that, though! I can't even remember what it tasted like, honestly. It was just... Unpleasant. I think Gwen ended up pouring it out and saving the cans as collectibles, at least.

...This year, I got her a Disney Trivial Pursuit game. Much safer bet.