Any technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic.
Hot damn. Check out one of the features that's supposed to be coming soon to Photoshop. It's like an autofill made of magic.
I know it's already Easter, but you know what's neat about Passover? Kosher pickles on sale at the grocery store. Mmmm.
So, I'm probably not the first person to realize this, but Natsume Yujincho really has a lot in common with xxxHolic, doesn't it? Quick, which series am I describing?
A high school boy without parents and who can see spirits no one else can comes to live in a new home with a perpetually drunken and snack-demanding teacher, but despite/because of his hardships he goes out of his way not to cause trouble to others, and frequently gets himself into trouble over it. He's sorta-friends (and slashy) with a dark-haired boy who's aware of spirits but can't really see them himself and has a powerful spirit-exorcising grandfather. He interacts very often with spirits, usually helping them out with their troubles without any expectation of a reward and occasionally getting in way over his head, at which point said drunken teacher suddenly goes badass to help him out. Oh, and he's good friends with an adorable young fox spirit.
Major differences: Natsume Yujincho spirits aren't all pretty girls, and Watanuki wears glasses (but not anymore!).
I don't really approve of taking advantage of people just because they're stupid, but I have to admit this Survival Seed Bank is absolutely brilliant marketing on so many levels. Look at how many fears it plays off of! The complete lack of useful data even as it purports to be scientific! The fancy words! That they're somehow convincing people to pay $150 for seeds in a tube, and since that's really what they send you, how can you complain you got ripped off? Stephen Colbert mocks it much better than I can.
While I admire their marketing bravado, however, I'm starting to get very worried about the culture of fear that's been steadily promoted. Bricks through windows are probably only the start, and did you hear about those letters to the governors (including Iowa's) threatening them to step down within three days? I don't imagine Des Moines is likely to become a trouble spot, but on the other hand, our senators and representatives were quite publicly on opposite sides of the health care "debate" (Steve King is ours, unfortunately, though not my district). And unlike the sixties, the ones agitating for change are also the ones in favor of things like guns. I'm worried.
Thank goodness we still have Jon Stewart and funny Muppet parodies.
They totally must have sent some interns down to the NY FAO Schwarz to pick up some stripper whatnots.
I know it's already Easter, but you know what's neat about Passover? Kosher pickles on sale at the grocery store. Mmmm.
So, I'm probably not the first person to realize this, but Natsume Yujincho really has a lot in common with xxxHolic, doesn't it? Quick, which series am I describing?
A high school boy without parents and who can see spirits no one else can comes to live in a new home with a perpetually drunken and snack-demanding teacher, but despite/because of his hardships he goes out of his way not to cause trouble to others, and frequently gets himself into trouble over it. He's sorta-friends (and slashy) with a dark-haired boy who's aware of spirits but can't really see them himself and has a powerful spirit-exorcising grandfather. He interacts very often with spirits, usually helping them out with their troubles without any expectation of a reward and occasionally getting in way over his head, at which point said drunken teacher suddenly goes badass to help him out. Oh, and he's good friends with an adorable young fox spirit.
Major differences: Natsume Yujincho spirits aren't all pretty girls, and Watanuki wears glasses (but not anymore!).
I don't really approve of taking advantage of people just because they're stupid, but I have to admit this Survival Seed Bank is absolutely brilliant marketing on so many levels. Look at how many fears it plays off of! The complete lack of useful data even as it purports to be scientific! The fancy words! That they're somehow convincing people to pay $150 for seeds in a tube, and since that's really what they send you, how can you complain you got ripped off? Stephen Colbert mocks it much better than I can.
While I admire their marketing bravado, however, I'm starting to get very worried about the culture of fear that's been steadily promoted. Bricks through windows are probably only the start, and did you hear about those letters to the governors (including Iowa's) threatening them to step down within three days? I don't imagine Des Moines is likely to become a trouble spot, but on the other hand, our senators and representatives were quite publicly on opposite sides of the health care "debate" (Steve King is ours, unfortunately, though not my district). And unlike the sixties, the ones agitating for change are also the ones in favor of things like guns. I'm worried.
Thank goodness we still have Jon Stewart and funny Muppet parodies.
They totally must have sent some interns down to the NY FAO Schwarz to pick up some stripper whatnots.