I'm In College: November 2011

Obligatory NaNoWriMo status update: I'm about 31k words in, and still chugging along. Just ~19k words to go!

"I got this."

Anyway, on to the reason for this post. The event for which this post is named actually happened quite a while ago, but it's still worth mentioning, as I think it gets across the magic of college rather well.

First, let's set the scene. Myself and several of my friends are hanging out near the main dining hall at around two in the morning, just talking and having a nice time. In order to protect the innocent, I'll refer to my friends by code names: "Generic Ramen", "Vladimir" and "J.B."

First picture that came up when I Google searched "creative nicknames." WTF, internet?

So we're sitting around and chatting, and all of a sudden, a wild herd of drunk college girls appears!

Charizard, I choose you!

Now, they're not really bothering anyone. Two of them are somewhat tipsy, one seems relatively sober, but the fourth is gone. Absolutely gone. And she staggers up to us and compliments Vladimir's hat. Then all hats in general. This girl really likes hats, apparently. (To be fair, his hat was pretty ballin'. :P)

Then things get weird...

Drunk Girl #4 proceeds to ask us where the candy bars are. She really, really wants candy bars, and she can't find them anywhere.

CHOCOLAAAAAATE!

This would be odd enough, but that's not quite the end of it. Because it's not until the girl walks (more like staggers in a rather zig-zagging fashion) away that we realize what she's wearing: a flag. With a belt.

I don't think I'll ever get the answers to several of the questions that were raised that night. Who was that girl? Where were her clothes? And what had she been drinking so that I can make sure to never, ever touch it? The world may never know...

College.

So NaNoWriMo is going well so far. I was a bit unsure of myself at first because I wasn't liking what my plot was doing, but I had a stern talk with it and it's behaving better now. 1,600 words a day has turned out to be a much more difficult feat to accomplish than I'd originally thought, but I'm managing, and at the moment I'm up to about 6k. That's about on schedule, only about 200 words or so behind if you're being very specific. But considering the fact that I didn't write at all yesterday and am up from about 3k, I'll take it as a victory.

SOUL EATER! SOUL EATER SOUL EATER SOUL EATER! I am officially enamored with the awesomeness that is Soul Eater!

If you've never seen it, watch this intro and tell me it's not epic. I dare you.

What other anime features a comedy relief grim reaper and his OCD, symmetry-obsessed son? A scrawny, black-blooded character or questionable gender who wields a bossy, screaming sword? A dissection-obsessed scientist with a penchant for rolling chairs and screw in his head? A loud-mouthed, yet lovable ninja who probably wouldn't know stealth if it hit him over the head with a tire iron?

Bitch please.

Anyway...

The show's characters really are what give it life, as with any show. So here are a list of my favorite Soul Eater characters.

1. Lord Death

Oh, yes. I'm talking about the ever-lovable, always comical, completely badass founder of the DWMA, Shinigami-sama, Lord Death himself. If you've ever seen Soul Eater, you know what I'm talking about. Easily one of the funniest characters in the series, but also surrounded by mystery. (What IS under that mask anyway???) And not to mention, he's DEATH. Ergo, you don't mess with him.

BAMF

2. Death the Kid

The ever-lovable, ever-OCD, ever-(almost)-symmetrical son of Lord Death, Death the Kid. Inherited a good portion of badass-ness from his dad.

That is...when he's not throwing a fit about the fact that he's not number 8 on this list.

"2 isn't symmetrical at all! Scum! Filth! Unsightly, mangy excuse for a number!"

3. Franken Stein

If he's not busy dissecting something, talking about dissecting something, thinking about dissecting something or dreaming about dissecting something, Stein can be pretty hardcore.

Until you put him in a rolling chair.

...still pretty hardcore.

4. Black*Star (yes, the asterisk is necessary)

Ah, Black*Star. How does one describe the always-annoying, yet somehow-lovable Black*Star? He's loud, obnoxious, cocky. But still entertaining to be around (in small doses) and unlike most people that may be similar to him, he actually has the power to back up his loud mouth. Did I mention he's loud? Like really loud? Also, he's a ninja. A loud ninja.

Black*Star is the caps lock of Soul Eater.

BELIEVE IT!

5. Spirit/Death Scythe

This guy.

This. Guy.

This is one dedicated father right here. Maybe even bordering on obsessive. But obsessive is Kid's territory, so for this case, let's just call it "aggressive loyalty."