So, it’s the new year, which means I have to do resolutions. Actually, I don’t “have” to; in fact, I’ve skipped probably the last ten years or so. For whatever reason though, I feel like doing some this year. So here they are, for the hell of it.
Write at least one post […]
OH MY F’ING GOD. Just found on Instapundit:
A CURE FOR DIABETES?
In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body’s nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of the disease that affects millions of Canadians.
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I was looking for something just a bit silly and over the top involving anime genres, but Magical Battle-Android Maid Girls just didn’t flow too well in English or Japanese: “Mahou Sentou you Andoroido Meido Shoujo� is a bit long and unwieldy. Trying to tack Meganekko onto that somewhere was just overkill.
Steven DenBeste discusses the arms race. The animĂ© arms race that is, as he writes on the concept of simple plot or setting devices taken to their extreme. In honor of Gillette and Shick, he christens it “the five-bladed razor,” and then goes on to list what he feels are the “winners” […]
And none of them have anything to do with Newsweek.
Several weeks ago, I was browsing around my animĂ© pusher’s blog when I ran across a post about the trials and tribulations Robert had gone through trying to get a simple advertisment placed. It seemed that Newtype, which bills itself as the USA’s premeire animĂ© magazine, had a problem with how racy the original […]
I kid you not. It’s an article about the insane popularity of YouTube, which now hosts over 2,000 clips on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimaya, whether from the series or parodies of it, such as the famous Gundam Robot ED. Of course, being an American news magazine, they had to get it wrong, […]
I just added two more websites to the links at the left, and bumped three. Welcome aboard to Riuva and Baboon Pirates! Sayonara to OfftheKuff, Ann Coulter, and People’s Republic of Seabrook. Ann’s “crazy conservative lady” act has gotten old, OffTheKuff has fallen into total soc-lib moonbattery, not to mention supporting Carol […]
Of course, a lot of women out there would just say, “Ha! Turnabout’s fair play for all that yuri stuff you guys watch!” Which reminds me of another complaint I have; ten cute inukami (less TomohanĂ©, add Youko), even twins, and nothing happening!
Two of the several animĂ© fansubs I’ve downloaded recently are Inukami and Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan. (The latter translates as “Beat-to-Death-Angel Dokuro-chan” and it’s about that bad after the first couple of episodes). What caught my attention was that Dokuro-chan sounded really cute, and that I liked Hikari, the theme song […]
The last few weeks, I’ve been off my stride, and not producing much for either Houblog or blogHOUSTON. At first, I thought it was just work wearing me down, but lately, I have realized that I’m not sleeping well at all, and am extremely lethargic. Worse, when looking back at some of my older […]
Steven and Shamus have been discussing washpans to the head. In animĂ©, it’s like the proverbial pie in the face, and usually happens when someone is too full of themselves. I misremembered some of the details of this scene, but it is still the funniest washpan gag I’ve seen yet.
“Contest #500: Metal […]
This is one of the first shots in my latest fansub download: Coyote Ragtime Show. Federal Investigator Angelica Barnes is enjoying a meal before her shuttle lands on the planet Sandvil. But there’s something very wrong here. Can you spot it? (I did, the instant I saw it, so it shouldn’t […]
Nope. Not a meme. Unh-uh. I just happened to feel like doing a list of my own.
Anyway, that’s my story. and I’m sticking to it.
One book that changed your life: One? One? Crap. Pick anything by Robert A. Heinlein. To narrow it down: […]
No, I haven’t died. Work is hell right now and I’m coming home mentally drained. I watched Divergence Eve on Sunday and am trying to work up the energy to watch it again and write up a review. Managed to exchange a few e-mails with Steven over it, but that was about […]
A City of Houston Public Works employee of over 15 years, through four mayoral administrations, I have a knack for annoying managers and supervisors, when I'm not busy being invaluable to them. An opinionated SOB that never learned not to share my opinion. I can be reached by emailing uburoi(one) at gmail dot com. Change the "(one)" to "1".
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