You know that little ol' meme about posting something that makes you happy everyday for a week? Well, I'm doing it! Time to get positive after surviving all the stressed out craziness recently. Thanks to emie_took and 3w_3s07 for the inspiration!

So, what made me happy you ask? ( Lots of fangirlish things, that's what! )

Okay, so I'm a big National Public Radio fan -- make of that what you will. Anyway, one of the programs that my husband and I love to listen to, especially on long car rides, is Car Talk. The program features two goofy mechanic brothers who diagnose car troubles for folks that call in. It's educational and hilarious -- they're pretty funny and ( Read more... )

I love Venture Bros. It's a hilarious cartoon spoof of the old Hanna-Barbera 'toon Jonny Quest. Anyhoo, the new season premieres this Sunday, so let's just say I'm a wee bit excited...especially since there are fighting midgets involved!



And for anyone interested, series creator Jackson Publick has a great interview with New York Magazine here.

Had to pass this funny bit along! For the uninformed, shokushu goukan is tentacle rape...Even if you've never seen/read hentai, you should be somewhat familiar with the sub-genre, as it's what most folks are (unfortunately) familiar with if they don't understand manga or anime well ( Read more... )

I just realized that it has been some time since my last LJ post, so you've been forewarned that this will end up being a looooong post (use of LJ cuts employed where necessary, though). I've been crazy busy with work-- it's like all of our university's faculty have decided that they MUST get a news release written about their latest event, study, ( Read more... )

In the wake of the pre-emption of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai and the cancellation of Kodomo no Jikan, aka Nymphet (remember the brouhaha over its English manga translation?), in Japan, and the worries of the Taiwanese regarding Death Note, I got to thinking about some concepts that I've been discussing in one of my grad school classes. Namely, ( Read more... )

I think I vomited a little in my mouth during last night's Avatar. ( Cut for spoilerage... )

I was watching [adult swim] last night (oh, Futurama, when will your new eppies start?), when I saw an ad for Death Note. Looks like Cartoon Network will start airing the dub on Oct. 20th!!! Hooray for shinigami, chocolate gangsters, and pale-faced investigators ( Read more... )

USA Today has a very interesting article in today's issue on the business of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Coming from a marketing background, it's interesting to see how they plan to grow the increasingly popular Avatar franchise. Nickelodeon's president even goes so far as to compare it to the Harry Potter franchise, in terms of its potential ( Read more... )

'Cuz it sure is a strange day for news...Read on!

- For the indie rock/comic book lover in me, there's The Hold Steady's comic book of "Boys and Girls in America." They're a great alt rock band out of Minnesota and if you're looking for some awesome music to listen to, I HIGHLY suggest them. To peep their comic book, check out this page- To prove ( Read more... )