Today I went to Acen and shopped. That's about it. I spent two hours going from booth to booth asking the same question, "Got any Sailor Moon?" To which some people replied with a no or an odd look. However, when I was fortunate enough to find little SM goodies, I hit a jackpot. I didn't buy too much because one item in particular did hit my wallet pretty badly.

This Sailor Moon Excellent doll cost me $125. Compared to the prices on Ebay, that's not too bad actually. 
I'm just surprised they even had her, along with the other senshi. Yes, they had all of them. But it'd be crazy to spend hundreds on these at the moment. This was the first item I purchased anyway and there was a ton of more items that I wanted to buy.


I ended up buying all of this from one vendor. She was such a sweet girl and she helped me out quite a bit. She flipped through all the pages of the anime books to show me what was in each. I was happy with the ones that I chose. They had a couple of the artbooks... even INFINITY! The price was $999. I'm not even sure why I would want to pay almost a thousand dollars on that book. It is beautiful though. I gotta say. Anyway, I also got this Super Sailor Moon poster and two Sailor Moon manga reprints (5 &12) 

I saw so many Sailor Moon cosplayers! I went in my SM Tee that I made. I got a couple looks and and someone even asked where to purchase one. That made me feel so proud :)
How was your Acen?

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Anyway, I saw Tangled... twice on opening day. Let me tell you, I left the theater feeling like a champion. Tangled (in my opinion) felt like a Disney classic. After raving like an idiot to my family about how amazing it was, they had to see it. I saw it again yesterday feeling so warm and fuzzy.
This movie just... I don't even know where to begin. First off, I can tell you that I actually love this movie. Why? Well, because Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi were just a delight. I am just completely blown away. It was that fantastic.

I don't know where to begin except for you'll be breathless because:

1. The music is beautiful and carries the movie along perfectly. Alan Menken can do no wrong, ever. One of my favorites had to be I See The Light sung by Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder. I was consumed by the beauty of the whole scene and felt that the song was the cherry on top. nice!

2. The animation is superb. At first I thought that having a Disney Princess in 3D format may lose some of it's charm. However, I was completely proven wrong. Infact, I believe it enhanced it. There's only so much emotion you can put in a 2D drawing, where as 3D is another level.

3. Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi are outstanding and contribute so much to the characters. Mandy's voice is very princess-like and she makes every song so enjoyable. Zach will have you in stitches.

4. It was just flat out funny. Not in an immature way either. The characters are so much fun to watch and you grow fond of them. Maximus, the royal horse is probably the most amazing horse I have ever laid eyes on.

5. IT'S DISNEY PEOPLE. Sure, after Michael Eisner decided to eliminate the animation studios, things went down hill. Remember Home on the Range? Yeah, not a fan. One after another, Disney popped out some pretty crappy films. For instance, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, Chicken Little (don't even get me started on this one).
The only gleam of light to save the studios was The Princess and the Frog. And after that one left me in tears of joy, I was hoping they could keep it up. Who'd have known Tangled was just as amazing!

Dude, I'm so proud of Disney right now.. I need a moment. Just see this movie. NOW.

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