Wednesday, March 16, 2005
I’m battling a mild bout of depression. As usual, it’s fueled by things that seem both reasonable and trivial. This morning, as part of my quest to get more energy, I went out for a short jog around the neighborhood and nearby park land. By “park land,” I mean small strips of land that has grass and trees on it. The “Brandon Park” nearby is a strip mall-sized rectangle of grass studded with a few lonely trees and a stream. […]
Monday, March 14, 2005
I’m almost finished writing a story that I want to present to my writing group tomorrow night. Unfortunately, the story refuses to finish itself. It’s an odd situation, in a way. I want to finish it, but I can’t make myself do it. It’s like Murray—my Muse—has stepped out of his smoke-filled little office and just won’t come back. What causes a writer to find himself unable to finish a story? I can certainly envision possible […]
Sunday, March 13, 2005
I am feeling better now. The symptoms are at about 50%, and my energy is back to about 90%. It helps that I walked this morning. I’ve been trying to find ways of increasing my energy. Surprisingly, I couldn’t find any websites that dealt with increased energy. There are plenty of health sites that deal with overall “wellness” and “fitness,” but I couldn’t find as much as a single page on “How to increase […]
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Still sick, but to quote Monty Python, “I’m getting better!” Which explains the journal blackout since Thursday. I actually have very little to report, too, since I’ve spent the past two days in bed, reading blogs and Newgrounds, and watching bits of anime. Which anime, you ask? Two, really: One episode of Legendz and one episode of Berserk. I have little interest in “fighting monsters” shows, but Legendz is […]
Thursday, March 10, 2005
I’m home sick today, so I’m cruising the blogosphere (I hate that term!) and finding various cool links. Here’s what Yahoo! looked like ten years ago. And Microsoft provides Key points for learning leetspeak. No, really, that’s the actual title. A government site warning about the dangers of rollovers in SUVs. Boring, right? The creators decided to create big, Bantha-like creatures called Esuvees and relate the safety issues of driving […]
March 9, 2005
In other news, here’s Raph Koster’s keynote speech at the 2005 Game Developers Conference, in which he posits that “fun” is a fundamental human response to learning patterns and necessary for human survival. Been watching a lot of anime lately. Hayao Miyazaki’s first original work was a little-known TV series named Future Boy Conan, a post-apocalyptic environmental adventure story. I’ve been watching the first few episodes, and it’s been […]
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
I meant to only spend fifteen minutes on this thing, and spent over an hour tweaking it. Still, it was good experience. “This thing” is an experiment of mine, an audio review of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex DVD 4. Download the mp3 (8:03, 7.3 MB) and let me know what you think. Would you like me to do this again? As always, I welcome all criticism. I recognize that […]
March 7, 2005
…And in other news, I’ve just updated my list of anime owned. It’s current now, except that the listings of what I have and haven’t seen isn’t up-to-date. Well. I’ve had quite a time recently. Two weeks ago, I lost my DSL signal. This was not a huge surprise to me, as I’ve read too many horror stories of cable/DSL/satellite service that fails and remains unresolved despite hours on hold for tech support […]
March 6, 2005
I am going to write a summary of the past few weeks. Really. When I get some time. It’s just that, after the party, I slept for six hours until noon, then went to animation (where things are moving swimmingly), then entertained my parents. I should have some spare time on Monday to compose a reasonable summary, or something. It’s 6:25 a.m., and I just concluded a fourteen-hour party at my house. …Cool!
March 4, 2005
If you don’t know anime, this will probably be lost on you. However, Real Otaku Heroes features half a dozen fall-over-laughing mp3 “commercials” saluting “the various otaku heroes that we have encountered over the years,” including Mr. Pirated Anime Goods Seller, Mr. Female Character Cosplayer, Mr. Harem Anime Inventor, Mr. Self Insert Fanfiction Writer, Mr. Shoujo Anime and Manga Fan, […]