a tiny marimo in the stream of life

I've actually seen it before I came home just now but

Batman!US and Robin!UK

Must. Draw. Fanart. Nowww.


EDIT: So I'm done properly squeeing in the privacy of my room (though I think my bro can hear me from outside). I'm really, REALLY glad I got into this fandom and USUK, because, seriously, Hetaween's made me really happy and all; I did today's work in a positively cheerful mood +o+

And, the USUK moments are just PRECIOUS. The tiny little note behind England's ear, them meeting up, England being America's first follower on Twitter (SQUEE!), England actually agreeing to wear that Robin costume to pair with Batman!America, their bickering and sexual tension in public... I can't help but think that the reason why America chose England to be his partner was not just because England's his first follower :D you get my drift?

Other than that, I love the costume groups Hima-sensei has drawn for this event. Alice!Belarussss ;A; she's so gorgeous <333 and so is Belgium in her red riding hood. The Nordics as pirates really made my inner pirate!fangirl squeal in joy (and the costumes are really interesting). The Asians and Germans are also very awesome, but what caught my attention was Cuba, Cameroon, and.... India! Cuba in a bunny waiter outfit was too cute XDDD seriously, Hima, what's with you and waiter outfits? Cameroon's shy attitude was very endearing X3 and his (tiger?) lion actually graduated an art academy! LOLOLOL India's portrayal was not what I had in mind (a pretty, dark-skinned girl), but he sounds like such a gentleman in his conversation with Prussia. He just gives this really nice vibe, and seems likable.

Also, I keep laughing at Mochimerica and its (his?) antics. And Grandpa Rome!!

Haha, I'll draw something later tonight :))) I feel really refreshed. Thank you Hima-sensei, and all the kind people who have translated the Halloween comics! <3

The thing that I dislike most about staying in another person's place is probably the smell. I notice that every room or house has a distinct smell that's different from others, but I can't properly describe it.

I've been out of town these past few days, accompanying my grandma to Semarang to visit my aunt and uncle's apartment exhibition. It was a rather lovely city: not too big and still lots of trees around. The food is cheap and good, travel time between places is only 5-15 minutes, and there's a public bus service (which sadly does not exist in my city even though it's the second biggest in the country).

So. The plane ride was very uncomfortable because I kept getting dizzy especially during landing, but the plane. The plane. It was so small and cute! It carries 80 passengers max, and the wings are attached to the top side of the plane (usually it's from the middle right?). There are big propellers; I think the blades are as tall as I am. Anyway, it's small, therefore it's cute.

My aunt and uncle run a property business, and right now they're launching a 19-story apartment for sale. I hope they reach the targeted sales quota. I think if I keep talking, I'll dive straight into some personal and family issues, so I'll just say that I've come to re-acquaintance myself with them, and found that they are rather decent people. Yep.

And they told me that if they're organizing another event, I should come with my other older cousins and learn some marketing skills a.k.a trying to sell an apartment unit or a house. LOL.

Their house is big, but not pointlessly so; very tasteful decoration and furniture. And now that I'm back home, my luggage and I smell like a very fragrant infusion of tea and flowers (which is really nice but it just feels foreign).
For comparison purposes, when I came back from my other aunt's place (in the same city as mine), I smelled like dog, dog fur, and... something fragrant which I think must have been her perfume. Some shirts that she gave me still smelled faintly like that even after my mom washed it and used fabric softener. And she had to shake off the fur that was stuck to them.

What else... Oh, and I really recommend reading Martin Page's "How I Became Stupid". It tells of the struggles of Antoine, a man who's tortured by his own intelligence and painful awareness of things, as he tries everything from alcoholism to suicide (and finally the denouncement of his intelligence) to fit in with the society. One of my favourite books ever, hands down. I personally think the alcoholism one is very funny.

Now to read some fanfics.

Uni starts tomorrow :(((