Zetsu's Log

4th Birthday
last modified: Thursday, October 09, 2008 (10:57:46 AM)
Hey yo @ll ... (^_^)/ ...

hisashiburi ... m( _ _ )m ... gomenne ...

my last weblog was more than one year ago ... (O.o) ... and I'm still not done with all my updates ... (-.-) ... shame on me ...

but it happened a lot during that time ... after some seminars in England, I got a job as Software-Tester at T-Mobile Bonn in Germany ... (^_^) ...
the job is real fun, but I have nearly no time left for something else ... I'm really sorry for all the unanswered emails which are still in my inbox ... some for a bunch of months ... (>.<) ... SORRY!!! ... I haven't forgot you all, but I'm quite behind my schedule ...
and I have also not forgot about the Open House event 2008 ... I'll definitely write back everybody who worte me until X-Mas, when I have some weeks holiday ... promised!!!

back to the gallery topic:
can't believe that it's already the 9th of October again ... on the 9th of October in 2004 I began this cel collecting hobby ... so today is the first day of my 5th year of cel collecting ... yay ... *does the happy dance* ...

I'll celebrate it this year with adding something special to my collection ... I was able to get a little piece of the filmstrip of the Bronze OVA ... it was part of a lottery in the Margaret magazine in 1996 ... (^_^) ...
http://zetsuai.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=256382
unfortunately it's not possible to scan it better ... the scan is quite dark compared to the original item ... but I hope you'll enjoy it nevertheless ... (^_^) ...

last but not least I was asked in the end of March from Mandarake if I would be interested in giving them an interview about my hobby in one of the next Zenbu (http://www.mandarake.co.jp/publish/zenbu/) ... and of course I was interested ... (^_~) ... and felt honored ... (*^_^*) ...

my interview was published in the current Zenbu 40:
japanese version (http://www.zetsuai.eu/Cels/Zenbu/Zenbu40Page347.jpg)
english version (http://www.zetsuai.eu/Cels/Zenbu/Zenbu40Page349.jpg)

I'm really happy about the result ... (^_^) ...

Zetsu
re: 4th BirthdayThursday, October 09, 2008 - 1:00:09 PM
Leah

So SO awesome!!! Congratulations!
I love that you would ask to "clean up" the room for Ms. Ozaki! ~_^ I''d love to do that for Kubo Tite too. heh heh heh Brilliant.
Congratulations again!


re: 4th BirthdayThursday, October 09, 2008 - 1:21:43 PM
Zetsuai

Leah-chan!!! ... (^___^) ... thank you very much ...

yaeh, I knew you would understand the "cleaning" idea ... *lol* ... I''ll definitely tip Kubo Tite off that you''d love to clean up for him, when I''ll meet him by chance ... maybe next spring, when I''ll finally fly to Japan ... *can''t wait* ...

Zetsu


re: 4th BirthdayThursday, October 09, 2008 - 4:56:56 PM
tex-chan

Zetsu!!!! *GLOMS* Happy anniversary! Four years of awesome Zetsuai/Bronze gorgeousness. Here''s to tons more!!! *toasts w/ champagne*

I love the filmstrip. That is amazing! And the interview was wonderful. That must have been really exciting for you. Congrats on your anniversary and on all the wonderful things happening in your life!! *more GLOMS*


re: 4th BirthdayThursday, October 09, 2008 - 5:28:03 PM
Gabe

Congrats!!! ^_^ Somehow I''m lazy currently to much work. ; Dadurch so. Alles gute zum vierten sammeljahr und mögen es zig weitere werden die du voller freude entgegen sehen kannst. ^_^ Mehr dann im chat. ^^
*HUGS*



re: 4th BirthdayFriday, October 10, 2008 - 3:40:02 AM
Wendy

Omg, what an incredibly cool thing to be interviewed by Mandarake. I thought it was fun to see how they copied your "typing style" into the article. :D


re: 4th BirthdayFriday, October 10, 2008 - 12:00:21 PM
Zetsuai

tex-chan!!! ... *reGLOMS* ... thank you very much ... (^___^) ... *clink glasses*
yaeh it was really exciting to do this interview ... thanks thanks thanks ... *keeps on glomping* ... (^_~) ...

Gabe!!! ... (^_^) ... no problem ... german is fine ... (^_~) ... vielen lieben Dank!!! ... bis dann im Chat ... *reHUGS* ...

Hey Wendy!!! ... yaeh, that was very cool ... (*_*) ... and you''re so right ... keeping my typing style was fun ... too sad they changed it in the Japanese version ... (^_~) ...


re: 4th BirthdaySunday, October 12, 2008 - 10:42:23 AM
wELCOME cONSUMER

I can''t believe we haven''t had a chance to talk in such a long time. I''m busy teaching and going to school, so I''ve got like no free time. I''m so happy to hear about your job. It''s amazing how those things eat up our time. I''ve been meaning to email you forever now.

I can''t wait to see more of your updates, your site has become so big over the years. Great to see it still expanding, both in quantity and quality! ^_~ That filmstrip is quite amazing to behold. How in the world do you ever manage to find such unusual items from the series you love so much? That''s just wild, I''m quite jealous. XD

Congratulations on the interview, how cool is that? I''m so proud of you, what a rare and unique opportunity for a collector. If anyone deserves it, it''s you. ;) Reading the interview, it makes me laugh because I can totally hear your voice in those responses. All of the little smilies and the things you say in your responses. Too cute! You did such a great job. *big hugs*

I sincerely hope everything continues to go well for you. Don''t work too hard or anything. ^_~ The Beta Awards are being discussed and organized right now on Beta. It reminds me of when we did it last year, which so much fun. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you on that. Thank you for that experience. So, don''t forget to enter this year! ^__~ <3


re: 4th BirthdayMonday, October 13, 2008 - 9:56:37 AM
Zetsuai

Toniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!! ... (^___^) ... *HUGS* ... yeah it''s been a very VERY long time ... working life is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo time-consuming ... (-.-) ...
me too ... our last emails were from last X-Mas ... (O.o) ... time is running!!!

yes, I really need to finish my updates ... (>.<) ... some of the pieces are waiting since 2006!!! ...
luckily there are people out there keeping an eye open for me and biding for me when I''m at work (a big "thank you!!!" at this point) ... m( _ _ )m ... but Zetsuai pieces are getting rare and rarer ... haven''t seen a cel popping up for nearly a year now ... (-.-) ... no more than a day ago I wrote someone that I feel doomed ... when I was still studying and had no money, there were so many cels out there waiting ... but now that I have a job and would be able to afford them, all cels have vanished or have been purchased ... (-.-) ... but I''ll keep on searching ... (^___^) ...

thank you, thank you, thank you!!! ... *hugs again* ... (^_^) ... that was nearly the only thing I had time for during the current year (well, to tell you the truth, I made some time for it!!!) ... (^_~) ... as you said, it''s a rare and unique opportunity ... I didn''t want to miss that chance ... (*_*) ... *does the happy dance* ...

me too ... I hope your work is going fine as well and don''t overwork yourself!!! ... I remember you tending to do so in the past ... so take care!!! ... (^_^) ...

oh yes, I read about this years Beta Awards ... that really brings back memories ... (*_*) ... we had a great time holding it last year ... and no, no ... I have to thank you!!! ... (^_~) ...
I already wrote it in my calendar, so that I won''t miss the deadlines (I hope) ... (^_^;;;) ... and I hope that I''ll have time to search for entries ... (O.o) ...