Shounen to Mahou no Robotto

Okay, so while I'm by no means fluent yet, not only can I read Japanese children's novels well enough to follow the story, I can also understand Japanese well enough that the heartwarming adorability of this moves me to tears (and maybe a new appreciation for Vocaloids):

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( Cut for more about music, anime, and veterinary TMI )

Just to end with something happier than the TMI, I'm starting to feel it with Yuletide now --- enough that I regret not jumping in and nominating Kemono no Souja Erin. But hey, noms caught me at a bad time, it happens; I can still find plenty to request and offer.

(Hm, you know, you could write some really cute fanfic about the boy and the singing robot, come to think of it...)

Veterinary TMI addenda

( TMI under the cut. )

The cat also got a name out of this whole thing, albeit an ironical one. Mom knows how I am and asked for Japanese translations of appropriate words, and she finally liked my suggestion of "Nanashi" ("No-Name"). So now I can start calling the cat Nana-chan...