I gots me a job!

Well ,folks, the shock of shocks: I got hired at a real office with a real salaried job. The fucking bookstore copped out on me, so I took up Ann and Kim's offer to shoot a resume over to where they work, and now, lo and behold, I have a real job.
My Mom and Dad and Big Brother are all really proud and excited for me, and I'm pretty pumped up, too. But despite all of this growing into adulthood crap, I still don't drive and I still salivate over new anime. So the core of The Jen Von remains intact.
Much love and wish me luck!

I'm not so good at this...

...keeping up with a blog thing. Please bear with me! The only real excuse I have at this point is anime. I have been downloading hours and hours of it lately. And that's all well and good for the watching, but I miss having friends that can discuss it with me afterwards, too. Oh Michelle why do you have to be so far away! But on that note Chelle says: It's a boy! I don't know when he's due, though, because we had to get off the phone so quick when we spoke the other day. Hmm... wonder what sign he'll be? I like me a sexy fire sign like Leo. Roar.
So Michelle's expecting and I'm eagerly awaiting my own birthday, because that means a Modest Mouse show! Yay! In fact, I am rocking out to The View, a very fine track indeed, right now. And nothing helps you get psyched for a show quite like listening to the album all day.
But enough of the chit chat. I wanted to start this blg so that I would have a place to get stuff out of my head so here goes: how come everyone has to roll their eyes so hard when I start to talk about anime? I mean, I know almost none of my friends watch it along with me, but why can't the rest of you just show some patience and put up with a quick rant from me now and again? I won't go on and on about tao spells and caster shells and shit like that, I just want to tell people how excited I am by the goodies I find. Do you get all eye-rolly when others mention movies you're totally uninterested in? Generally I'd say most people don't. They just listen to a quick rant about the cool car chase scene, and then move the conversation elsewhere. And that's all I'm asking for. So on that note:
I've started watching this kick ass show called Full Metal Alchemist and it's got all your anime needs, from bitchin' fight scenes to weird humor about noodle bowls. But what I love about it is that it is in the classic vein of anime plotlines about some strangely powerful kid who, although only 15 or 16 years old, is somehow trusted in a cast of characters that are all 25 or older. To Michelle I say, think of Fushigi Yuugi (did I spell that right?). Miaka is a kid trusted with a country. (In the Ann voice:) Who does that?!
Aah, got that out. See, it wasn't that bad. Now get your eyes out of the back of your skull.