Sometimes obsession comes with a price.  In my case, a very physiological price: a neckache that's been lingering for more than a month now.  Ow.  May this be a lesson to never get so involved in reading something that you're spending 5+ hours each weekday and 12+ hours each weekend day in the exact same position every day for a month and a half.  ( Read more... )

I first noticed the Soreness yesterday morning upon waking.  It had settled upon me firmly over the night.  The Soreness was likely borne by the Exercise, a [very] rare, but profound event, impacting my life in ways impossible to predict.  The Soreness is now reaching the end of its second day.  The first day saw difficulty typing, dressing, ( Read more... )

Mayoi Neko Overrun was surprisingly watchable, which I attribute to the present female lead acting and sounding like Amu.

My dream from this morning involved the trials of moving to a new place with new people.  It also had me forced into a talent contest based on my participation in one months ago.  And the prompt was so interesting, yet I wasn't ( Read more... )

I'd been wondering if there were any more reasons for all the sequels recently besides lack of original ideas, when I read a post in 見ないで! ひとり言 which covered some of the issues facing current movie makers.  It makes sense that with so much coming out so frequently, the cost of promoting shows has skyrocketed and word-of-mouth has gotten diluted, ( Read more... )

When I was getting my hair cut, I remembered a comment made to me when I was a child by a stylist.  She had used a buzzer and I'd flinched away since it hurt a bit.  She told me that was strange because most adults find it pleasant.  This then reminded me of a bit of Freud I read as an undergraduate.  In it, it said the motion of a train upsets ( Read more... )

I dislike complaining about personal things.  I'll freely complain about my rommate(s), minor work issues, and my issues with certain books/tv shows.  What I don't like to complain about would be issues which would frequently fall under the categories of "romance", "insecurity", "angst" and other categories sometimes grouped together under the "emo ( Read more... )

I find it amusing how in recent days I've heard two people claim with complete seriousness and conviction that they have unerring taste in anime.  They claim to be unbiased because they can recognize quality even when they personally don't find it to their taste.  Yet when I've discussed about various series with them, they both displayed strong ( Read more... )

While driving home today, I heard a song on the radio which has invariably reminded me of a certain person for the last few years.  However, this time it was another person who popped into my head first.  I wondered why I felt somewhat odd before realizing this and remembering the other person.  I wonder if this will happen again, and what it means ( Read more... )

Today, I once again plotted world domination. Creating a perfect plan for such is a difficult and time-consuming task, yet I feel I am slowly moving toward my goal. Fortunately, I have a fool-proof method of determining the feasibility of each section of my plan. I ask myself, "What would Brain think of this idea?" and if he would approve, I ( Read more... )