on the road again...
I took a little roadtrip during the tropical storm which I'd have considered a drizzle...unless you had lived near a creek/river/anybodyofwater. Wasn't bad, but I did witness a car spinning out of control in the opposite lane. It hit the guardrail with a *crash*. That's what happens when you vroom down a hill in the rain in your little red sportscar. It didn't explode and there was another car stopped, so I went on my way.
Closing in on my destination, I also witness a squirrel carrying a dead, bloody rat. Definitely not a cat, it was a squirrel; a weird city squirrel.
Anyway, relaxed and gobbled up some asian fast food. yum!
Here's what I didn't post during the time.
Mushishi 25! Eyeballs missing, gouged-out and/or oddly colored continue to intrigue the masses...well, the otaku-like masses...or maybe the sci-fi-loving masses. In this episode Ginko meets a formerly blind woman whose eyes were infected by mushi. She asks Ginko for help and tells him her story. It's interesting what she had been able to see with those eyes; first, clearly; then a great distance; then the future & past; and then everything. She wasn't able to see Ginko's past and even though the anime already addressed his past, he himself doesn't remember. Thus, her eyes see what is known and unknown...except for what is not remembered?....something like that.
Ouran Koukou Host Club 21! is the Halloween episode which is pretty different from the manga. Kaoru's little introspective take on the club gives the whole anime series that binding theme. The manga up through volume 7-ish doesn't address anything serious yet...(although I think I browsed 8 and the recent chapters and saw some serious relationship woes.) The test of fear story was very cute and funny. Although the mangaka, Bisco Hatori, writes wonderfully, her art doesn't quite make the comedy come alive, so this'd be one of those series in which the anime is more successful in telling the story. (well, Viz's inability to use spellcheck and their seme/uke cut also prevents me from enjoying the manga)
Honey and Clover 9! *weep* so close to the end. As Hagu recovers, unseen aspects of the other characters are revealed. The resolution between Kaoru and Morita was very sad. Their story was interesting and unexpected. Hachikuro wasn't a series that I actively search for, so I never went ahead and looked in the manga to see what happened(haha, too much intimidating text in the manga). Bittersweet brotherly love is a wonderful thing. Nomiya's thing for Yamada seems to be fading...at least I hope. Hanamoto-sensei and Takemoto continue to be my favorite characters and this is probably because they are the most easy to understand and relate to. Their concerns and actions are the most down-to-earth. *sniffles*
in movie news--
"The Host" and "The King and the Clown" both applied to compete at the Academy Awards in the foreign-language film category. Yay! go Korea! Yay, go domestic release! No! no dubs please.
Closing in on my destination, I also witness a squirrel carrying a dead, bloody rat. Definitely not a cat, it was a squirrel; a weird city squirrel.
Anyway, relaxed and gobbled up some asian fast food. yum!
Here's what I didn't post during the time.
Mushishi 25! Eyeballs missing, gouged-out and/or oddly colored continue to intrigue the masses...well, the otaku-like masses...or maybe the sci-fi-loving masses. In this episode Ginko meets a formerly blind woman whose eyes were infected by mushi. She asks Ginko for help and tells him her story. It's interesting what she had been able to see with those eyes; first, clearly; then a great distance; then the future & past; and then everything. She wasn't able to see Ginko's past and even though the anime already addressed his past, he himself doesn't remember. Thus, her eyes see what is known and unknown...except for what is not remembered?....something like that.
Ouran Koukou Host Club 21! is the Halloween episode which is pretty different from the manga. Kaoru's little introspective take on the club gives the whole anime series that binding theme. The manga up through volume 7-ish doesn't address anything serious yet...(although I think I browsed 8 and the recent chapters and saw some serious relationship woes.) The test of fear story was very cute and funny. Although the mangaka, Bisco Hatori, writes wonderfully, her art doesn't quite make the comedy come alive, so this'd be one of those series in which the anime is more successful in telling the story. (well, Viz's inability to use spellcheck and their seme/uke cut also prevents me from enjoying the manga)
Honey and Clover 9! *weep* so close to the end. As Hagu recovers, unseen aspects of the other characters are revealed. The resolution between Kaoru and Morita was very sad. Their story was interesting and unexpected. Hachikuro wasn't a series that I actively search for, so I never went ahead and looked in the manga to see what happened(haha, too much intimidating text in the manga). Bittersweet brotherly love is a wonderful thing. Nomiya's thing for Yamada seems to be fading...at least I hope. Hanamoto-sensei and Takemoto continue to be my favorite characters and this is probably because they are the most easy to understand and relate to. Their concerns and actions are the most down-to-earth. *sniffles*
in movie news--
"The Host" and "The King and the Clown" both applied to compete at the Academy Awards in the foreign-language film category. Yay! go Korea! Yay, go domestic release! No! no dubs please.