Index of Movie Posts -- from Sept. 2008 to present!
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Very Nice! High Five!
I watched so much anime the other day that my head is still spinning slightly. The good thing is I am nearly caught up on every show I have even the slightest interest in, save for second seasons of shows I didn't see the first time around (I am l...A Title Does Not Spring to Mind
The ranking system continues to confuse me. This site dropped 60 spots from #36 to #96 (not really concerned about that at all), BUT the Library of Loons, which has not updated in more than two months, mind, sprang from somewhere in the mid-1000s to #157.
You figure it out.
I recently received an e-mail about an internship I applied for about a month ago -- it would not take up much of my time (about 12-15 hours per week, which is a drop in the bucket), but any experience is good experience. (Not that I actually have the internship yet. I have to edit a couple of sample articles sent to me, and I suppose I'll get the job based on how well the articles are edited.) Protip: Journalism -- not the best career choice if, you know, you actually want to find work. Wish I'd known that when I entered college!
Des' post in the fall anime thread got me to thinking about what my exact favorites are so far this season. I've still got a few episodes to watch (including a new series, Kurozuka, which I became interested in after Fasterisk sung its praises, and maybe Kannagi since Des has become so enthusiastic about it), which is why a ginormous post will come later, but here is a rough outline:
Favorites
-- Chaos;Head
-- Clannad ~After Story~
-- Toradora!
-- Shugo Chara! Doki (OK, the first episode is basically a recap of the first season, but there is no way this is not a favorite)
-- Kurozuka
Very Enjoyable
-- Hyakko
-- To Aru Majutsu no Index
-- Shikabane Hime: Aka (though, to be honest, Hyakko is a good ways ahead of these two at the moment)
Decent
-- Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka
-- Kyo no Gononi
Terrible
-- Ga-Rei -Zero-
-- Yozakura Quartet (dropped)
And there you go. For some reason, this reminds me that I need to get cracking on my Halloween story. 20th Century Boys distracted me like crazy this weekend. I am suddenly busy!
EDIT: OK, I just watched the first two episodes of Kurozuka -- if you are starved for a good action series this season, then this is your show. It's a beautifully animated, bloody as hell samurai series that also seems to be set in modern times, I guess, judging from the ending of the second episode.
Also, this recommendation on My Anime List made me lol (it compares Kurozuka favorably to Mnemosyne):
"Both anime have main characters living a long ass time through different eras. Both definitely do not skimp on the violence and sex. However, Mnemosyne has more lesbians."
If that is not a good review, then I don't know what is.
Actual Fun During An Election Year?!?!
Yes, my friends, it is actually possible for presidential candidates to have a bit of fun without seeming (mostly) contrived! And I have the proof!
Barack Obama and John McCain both spoke and roasted each other -- and other political figures -- during the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner yesterday evening. Insults and self-deprecating humor flew like pork barrel spending during election year in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Thank you, I'll be here all week!) Videos of this have appeared on YouTube: Barack Obama and John McCain.
(Random note -- I did not do this on purpose, but it is kind of funny that the Obama footage comes from MSNBC, while the McCain footage comes from Fox News. lolz)
Good times. For about 20 minutes I was able to forget that both the Democratic and Republican parties make me want to gouge my eyes out with a pair of rusty scissors. That kind of entertainment does not come around very often, let me tell you!
Now, if you will excuse me, I have to get back to 20th Century Boys, which has blown my mind roughly 5,000 times since I began it, and I am not even halfway through at this point. I should have expected no less from the writer of Monster.
EDIT: OK, random spazzing that nobody except maybe Beck will read ... HOLY CRAP I TOTALLY KNEW FUKUBEI WAS "FRIEND." That bastard was uber suspicious to me from the moment he showed up -- I took his "death" with a grain of salt after Kenji casually referred to Fukubei's body after he fell from the roof, and there was nothing drawn to make it explicitly clear Fukubei died. After Sadakiyo was cleared, I knew it had to be Fukubei for sure, unless some random jerkass was going to be pulled out of nowhere (which would have been lame).
Anyway, I am on chapter 154 and counting ... I am hoping to be finished with everything by Sunday. :D
The Farmers Have Won. We Have Lost.
Anime watching continues -- I have not dropped anything yet, though some series are getting close. Ga-Rei -Zero- annoys the crap out of me, but I am ashamed to say I am keeping it (for now) solely for the villain, a psychotic, kat......
I hate baseball.
