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[fajrdrako]

Last night Lisa, Lynne and I were doing an exercise that involved looking at our lives (past and future) in five year segments, noting what was significant about each five-year span, and what we intended to do in each five-year span in future. The future part turned out to be fun.... lots of travel involved for me, starting with Malta next year. Great sucesses, too. The same successes I wanted when I was five, or ten, or fifteen. I don't change much.

But doing the exercise gave me a surge of optimism. If I plan things right... maybe it will work. Maybe I can twist my life around to where I want it to be. We shall see!

I read Gotham Central before going to bed. That's an incredibly good comic: taking the realism of a police procedural and applying it to the world of Gotham City - puts a whole new slant on things, but it's still a character-based study of the lives of cops. I dropped District X because I had got it in the hope it would be similar, and it looked bad in comparison. And of course I like it that Montoya is gay. Comics are just so cool sometimes.

I also read the beginning of From Eroica With Love, which is at last being printed in English. I was again amazed how different the beginning was from the stories which followed - a totally different theme and style. No one would be paying attention if it hadn't changed, I think. I love Dorian's first appearance - claiming the spotlight as always.

Then last night I dreamed I was discussing Lost with someone. Said I was afraid to love Sayid too much in case he turned out to be a villain. Heh - when I'm awake I have no such qualms about loving characters. villainous or otherwise. I like to write about Lionel Luthor, for goodness sake!

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[in-stead.livejournal.com]

From Eroica With Love is finally being printed in English?!! REALLY?!

Is it out yet? Where can I get it? Do I have to order it? Is it in the comic stores on the shelf and I can just go in and buy it?

Er. *deep breath*

Sorry. I just started reading fan translations of it when I was about fifteen and went nuts trying to find out if it was printed in English and ended up having everyone in my tiny little comicbook store (which was less than half a comic store and more than half a regulare used book store) ready to kill me for coming in and bugging them again and again to try looking it up to see if it was out now. This is very exciting news.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

From Eroica With Love is finally being printed in English?!! REALLY?!

Would I lie to you about something like that?

Yes, really. (Whee!)

Is it out yet?

Yes, it came out last Wednesday.

Where can I get it?

I got it at the Silver Snail. Any comic book store should carry it. And since Chapters carries manga now too, maybe they would have it. It's being put out by DC.

Do I have to order it?

I shouldn't think so, though I put it on my subscription at the Snail as soon as I heard about it.

Is it in the comic stores on the shelf and I can just go in and buy it?

Should be. Go for it! It's wonderful...

This is very exciting news.

It certainly is. I'm thrilled.