It's Nearing That Time Again

So, as has become our yearly tradition, seekersks and I will be going to Otakon at the end of July.  Sadly, I noticed just yesterday that Nobuhiko Okamoto (voice of Rin in "Blue Exorcist") will actually be in the US... but at a con on the west coast weeks before Otakon.  *sulk*  Ah well, we get Simon from Gurren-Lagann ;) 

And, I've set some definite shopping goals this year: to complete my FMA artbook collection, possibly snag the Blue Exorcist Color Archive... and get an FMA T-shirt.... because, yes, I need an FMA T-shirt.

In other happy, fannish news, I've learned that Disney has finally made a Broadway version of their musical "Newsies"!  *squee!*  "Newsies" is one of my favorite movies with a great story and songs by Alan Menken (of Little Mermaid/Beauty and the Beast/Aladdin fame).  And, it always seemed to me to have been intended for a live show that never happened.  Until now.  Not that I'm likely to see the Broadway version, but if there are any off-Broadway tours in the future...