Friday, April 20, 2001
Disney’s coming out with a Kiki’s Delivery Service DVD later this summer. Oh yeah. Finally, more Miyazaki on DVD (for those of you reading this entry many moons after it was written [Hi!], only two Miyazaki films have been released on DVD in America thus far: The Castle of Cagliostro and Princess Mononoke). I’ve started posting particularly cool anime art on my cubicle wall at work. First […]
Thursday, April 19, 2001
I’m learning something interesting about myself. I can multitask. This isn’t the interesting thing that I’m learning; I’ve known that I can multitask for awhile. I can carry on multiple online conversations simultaneously; I can read a book while I’m managing a bunch of donwloads; I can formulate a speech as I garden, while occasionally checking on drying paint. I’m learning that I shouldn’t multitask. When I multitask, I split up my concentration between […]
Wednesday, April 18, 2001
Well. After pleasant conversations with online friends last night, I stumbled into my bed, only to re-awaken at 3:00 a.m. Was there a noise? Had I had a bad dream? No, I just…surfaced from the lake of dreams. After puttering around a bit, I got on the computer and worked on Mozart until my Mom stumbled into my room at 5:00. At that point, I realized that I was fully awake, not in that “It’s a brisk Saturday morning […]
Tuesday, April 17, 2001
I’m going sort of crazy. I’ve got over 300 books catalogued in my virtual bookshelves now, and I’m only about two-thirds of the way through, and I’m trying to go through and add abstracts and reviews for them. And when you’re like me, and try to accurately represent every single book, it’s a mind-numbing job. Which, of course, it isn’t. Provided you look at it the right way, it isn’t, at least. I’m looking […]
Monday, April 16, 2001
‘Twas going to complain about a general lack of updates on Brennen’s diary of late, but then I realized how hypocritical that would be if I didn’t do a diary entry myself. But now I am writing a diary entry, so can I complain now? I decided I’m not going to. But I already have. Went to an explanation of stock options at work today, and I’m starting to grok the bare essentials. I’m going […]
Sunday, April 15, 2001
Hmmm. I have a rant about economics and rich people and taxation based on a conversation with Saalon (and a recent entry in his diary, which he’s started using now), but I think it’ll wait for another day. I have other stuff to talk about for now. I woke up this morning in a very sturdy funk. I couldn’t drag myself out of bed, which meant that I couldn’t go to church with my parents. On today, of all […]
Saturday, April 14, 2001
On the subject of that “White Reflection” video. It occurred to me that, for some odd reason, I feel a kinship with Two-Mix (the band) after watching that video. Why? I think it’s because of the nature of the video. In it, anime-ized versions of the members of Two-Mix see a glowing ball of light, and follow it across the U.S. As they travel from town to town, they are shown writing the song “White Reflection.” I feel like I’ve […]
Friday, April 13, 2001
Been downloading a slew of new anime music videos. There are a lot of good ones out there. Particularly, “She Blinded Me With Science” set to Washu footage, Weird Al’s “It’s All About the Pentiums” seto to lain (oddly enough, it’s effective), and the theme to “Fat Albert” set to Street Fighter II. There’s also “Two Mix — White Reflection,” which looks like an actual music video, just […]
Thursday, April 12, 2001
Don’t know how long it’ll stay up, but there’s a job opening advertised at HeadHunter for anyone with…above-average powers. Very cute. And now I realize that I should really skim back through my past diary entries and clean out any dead links. Now that’ll be a job; this diary is already two and a half years old. Lessee. I watched Digimon: The Movie last night. It was…OK, with […]
Wednesday, April 11, 2001
Well, I see that Cowboy Bebop.com has been updated with a new site design, and new content. Unfortunately, it’s being hammered by site requests, so it’s rather difficult to explore today. Meanwhile, there’s not much to report. I made a lemon cream pie last night, but it didn’t mix well and will probably come out lumpy. But that’s OK; cooking is like that. I’d […]