Yet another mishmash
The other day, Willow pulled herself up on a plastic box, then smiled at us, then let go of it. About a second later, she fell on her butt.
It is the beginning of the end.
So, let me talk about computer games instead.
girlgonemad got me Final Fantasy X-II. It goes a little something like this:
BROTHER (V.O.)
Once upon there were three little girls who lived in Spira. Two fought fiends. The other did... uh... something. And they each lived very dangerous lives. But I took them away from all that, and now they work for me. My name is Brother.
FADE IN:
INT: Celcius
SPEAKER BEEPS
BROTHER (through speaker)
Good morning, Gullwings. It's Brother. Time to go to work.
GULLWINGS
Good morning, Brother!
BROTHER (cont.)
Is Yuna OK?
GULLWINGS
Yes, Brother.
BROTHER (cont.)
Your mission today is to find a treasure sphere that is hidden inside some trivial puzzles. Remember to touch the second rock on the left four times, or you won't get a 100% completion! Is Yuna OK?
GULLWINGS (annoyed)
Yes, Brother.
BROTHER (cont.)
Buddy will help you out from here, since he's the only one who actually knows what he's doing on this ship. Is Yuna OK?
GULLWINGS (annoyed, shouting)
YES! SHUT UP ALREADY!
BROTHER
E cbemm so tnehg!
So, anyway, I like it. I've also been playing Starflight, because I miss the eighties. And frankly it's a lot better than things which I didn't get for free, like Ruins of Myth Drannor.
There's a new load of anime on the cartoon network, too. Summaries:
Foolie Coolie (aka FuRi KuRi, aka FuLiKuLi, aka Fooly Cooly, aka FLCL) is entirely incomprehensible, even after two episodes. There's all kinds of stuff with robots coming out of some guy's head and a magic guitar. I'm pretty sure it's Kazuya Tsurumaki and Yoji Enokido's attempt to choke us to death on their massive... symbols.
Inuyasha has new episodes now. And they're pretty much just like the old ones. Now let's release the Tetsusaiga's ultimate attack!
Trigun is like an anime Firefly. Or, really, Firefly is like a live-action Trigun. Except Trigun mixes in a lot more silliness, except in a good way, and they're not on a ship. I'm upset; there are only 26 episodes.
Wolf's Rain is kind of unpleasant and upsetting, but I'm interested. The physics of the werewolf transformation are tricky, though... it seems at some times like their human forms are insubstantial, and sometimes they actually have hands. Well, whatever.
Also, I'm up to Aubrey/Maturin #3, HMS Surprise. The series continues to provide interest and amusement; O'Brian has a rare gift for just not writing about things when they lack interest, instead of slogging through a bunch of dull transitions.
I might say something about the Iraq situation once I organize my thoughts.