My inner child wears a pocket protector.

[whynot]

Back in my day, we had no tags! We had to use 'Memories'!
So I've changed my layout to accommodate for tags. Have begun the lengthy process of tagging my entries, but am nowhere close to done. Because I enjoy organizing (but not cleaning or tidying up, for some reason), I like watching my tag cloud grow as I do so.

Okay, kids:



YOU READ THEM. YOU TOTALLY READ THEM, ADMIT IT.

The bookstore was having a sale and they had a shitload of Animorphs books for the equivalent of US$1 each. How could I resist? Now I have like 9, which is good because I forget how they only take an hour to read. And they're dark too. The darkness of the series has always been a factor of attraction, but I'm rereading and am pleasantly surprised to rediscover cannibalism, junior high kids who rejoice in killing (just Rachel, actually), gory details of slaughter, and contemplations on the impersonal cruelty of nature. And the spoilers on the Wikipedia entry tell of more! I want. I want all 50-whatever volumes! I can't believe the series went into 50-whatever volumes. I gave up in the early 30s.

And also relying on payphones and using chatrooms that have a character limit BAHAHAHAHAHAHAilovethenineties.

Apparently quite a number of them were ghostwritten, which -- I guess -- doesn't surprise me, and doesn't really bother me either.

Comments

[mikhale.livejournal.com]

OMIGOD. I read these a lot. Like a serious lot. I was Ax and my bestfriend was Jake and we were shorms. And guh, I was so fantastically geeky about them.

If you looked back at it, it is a wonderful, wonderful universe with a well-thought backstory and characters that are just alive. It's so awesome. I stopped reading around book 36. And subsequently spoiled myself after years to come.

[maiahaha.livejournal.com]

...I STILL HAVE 1-32 FROM WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I just could never get rid of them hahaha o wow.

WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE?

[ion-bond.livejournal.com]

I remember those! They were dark, you're right, and I loved them. It's good to hear the stand the test of time.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

They're 49 pesos at National Bookstore! Well, the selection's not complete, and some branches have worse selections than others.
But yeah, it is a pretty thoughtful book that brings up all sorts of philosophical issues, as a good science-fiction book ought to. Not that I had picked up on all of it, but rereading the books made me appreciate Applegate (and her ghostwriters) all over again.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

Back then I liked Tobias because he was angsty and had the hots for Rachel, and Marco because I thought he was funny. Now though, I like Ax and I just want to slap Marco, except when he's being practical. I love how Ax is a mouthpiece for contemplations on the human race, offering insights into anything from animal rights to TV commercials to, of course, the cinnamon bun.

You know what I also love? THE SOUND EFFECTS.
TSEW! TSEW!
TSEEEEEEEEEER!
RRROOOOOAAAAAARRRR!
They're like one step away from multiple exclamation marks.

Who was yours?

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

I love re-watching movies and re-reading books that I did when I was younger. I was pleasantly surprised to rediscover how chock-full of issues it is. How they got rid of David was pretty cold, gruesome Taxxon death, dismemberment everywhere, acceptance and details of physical pain, and the extent to which these tweens put up with combat and death. MAN.

And did I mention the sound effects? And also the nineties references? Marco recommends Ax watch 'Party of Five' instead of 'The Young & the Restless' and I lost my shit.

[ion-bond.livejournal.com]

You know, after you posted about this, I saw a stack at a stoop sale. I probably wouldn't have bought them if you hadn't taken me on the trip down memory lane.

[twoskeletons.livejournal.com]

SCORE for nostalgic geekery!