Yesterday as I was driving back home from the Japanese supermarket it suddenly occured to me that in HBP, a minister that mislead the public about a rising threat had resigned, and when you contrast that to the Bush Administration where when people mislead the public not only do they neither resign nor get booted out, but are promoted... *sighs* ( Read more... )

Welcome winter. I have decided to take solace in the few things about winter I enjoy ( Read more... )

Last night, for some odd reason as I went to Yaohan to put together a care package for Erin, I stopped by the bookstore. Which is not unusual but it wasn't the manga I was looking for. Why did I decide that it was a good idea to indulge myself in reading.
The Revolutionary Myth : A look at the true history behind the American Revolution, where ( Read more... )

Maybe I should re-think my "I know, I'll make reading actual books (not fanfic, not manga) my new hobby." Cursed them be that they tend to be long, and the good ones intriguing. The thing I've noticed is I don't like books where you can pick them up and put them down... Because I'll put them down and forget about them. Here you see the ( Read more... )