Yeeeha!
Based on my experiences with rendering my Iria anime music video last night (every attempt to render the final video came out screwy), I’m thinking about upgrading my computer. I could replace the motherboard and CPUs with dual P3 800s, and add a 9 GB SCSI hard drive and controller, for about $1,200. I could afford it, too. :-)
I shouldn’t have spoken quite so soon, though; when I got home from work, I realized I had a bunch of extra video taking up space on my main hard drive. After deleting those and
I got my Christmas presents from Saalon today; Princess Mononoke on DVD and a model of Vash the Stampede from Trigun. I’ve been looking for these! Thanks, Saal. You’re the best.
(As discussed earlier, I traded in Mononoke since I already have a copy, for the second Bubblegum Crisis 2040 DVD. Eeeexcellent.)
As I walked around the mall after returning the Mononoke DVD, I glanced at a display in Chesapeake Knife and Tool and saw, to my amazement, an authentic replica of the Pilgrim’s Cross from the Wing Commander movie, on sale for USD $23. I couldn’t resist; I bought one. It’s awfully cool, though I don’t think I’m going to wear it around my neck. The blade is removable, but unfortunately it doesn’t extend and retract.
Ooooh, and UMJAMS reports that Yoshitoshi ABe (serial experiments: lain, NieA_7) is going to release a 48-page manga in America this May, telling the tale of two twin girls living in a
And…uh…anime South Park (you’ll have to dig to find it). What’s really odd is that they look fantastic.
And while we’re on the subject of cool anime art, I want this to be the cover of a fantasy book I write, if I ever do. It’s part of this website.
