It's past 2 in the morning and it doesn't seem that I'll get any sleep.  It's not because I'm worried, or I have a big paper to write, or etc.  I've now discovered the great joy of... reading.  Ever since I watched the TV series of Ah! My Goddess I've plunged head first into that world.  I've been watching and reading anything that I can get my hands on related to Ah! My Goddess... except the disgusting and cheesy Doujinshi comics that destroy the image of Ah! My Goddess... in my opinion.  I've read all of the unflipped manga that Dark Horse comics has released, even though they relases them with huge gaps in the order of the volumes.  I've watched the first OVA's along with the recently made TV series... both seasons 1 and 2 along with the TV special called "Fighting Wings".  

The latest is the 1st Ah! My Goddess novel "First End".  This is the 1st novel I've read that didn't relate to school in anyway.  I read this because I have a deep desire to know everything there is to know about the Ah! My Goddess universe.  It's hard to blog about this without typing any spoilers, but I'll try my best.  Bottom line... I never enjoyed reading novels.  I always thought of novels as boring.  My imagination could never manifest itself so that I can "see" what I'm reading.  For this book, since I've watched the anime and read the manga, the images and sounds were in my head already... helping me to enjoy this novel to the max. 

The novel was excellent!  It started well, ended well, and had me crying at the end.  I can admit to it.  I'm old enough to admit that the story was written well enough to get me to cry.  Heh... remembering that story now is getting me all teary eyed again.  

I've never plunged into something so deeply before in my life.   

It makes me feel good that I'm making an effort to push past my usual routines and comfort zones.  I'm discovering the joys in these different things that I can't wait for the next.

Anyway the summer is coming up and if you've got a lot of extra time on your hands I suggest watching the Ah! My Goddess TV series on either youtube.com or on myspace.  I can vouch that you won't be disappointed.

I'll try to get some get some sleep now.

Good night.