Down South, when it rained, it would do so furiously for a couple hours and then be so sunny you could forget the clouds and gloom even existed — if it weren’t for the humidity. ;-) In Iowa… no such luck. It was gross all day: so gray I couldn’t distinguish the horizon from the [...]

No matter how long they actually are, the weekends never seem long enough to finish everything I need to get done. Aargh. ;) – Ran all sorts of errands yesterday, including a stop at the Super Target for groceries, which always feels like shopping cart warfare. (I really need to start going on weeknights.) – [...]

It had been in the beta-testing stage for a while, but Hulu is now officially open — as I was reminded by this week’s Entertainment Weekly — so I finally made it over to the site to check out what all the hoopla is about. In addition to watching too much anime, reading too many [...]

sleeping. It turns out that I’m not quite as recovered from my recent cold as I thought I was. >_< At least my sickness is coinciding with a weekend. (I fell asleep trying to watch Tekkon Kinkreet, which is not a reflection on the film and more of an indicator that I must REALLY not [...]

Noooo! It SNOWED again today. I’d say it is SO not cool, except it’s about 34 degrees outside. It should be spring right now, and I’m ready to ditch the winter clothes for the spring wardrobe. Anyway, I had a late work night, so we’re going to continue with the work theme… Last weekend, Anime [...]

Who are you from Ouran High School Host Club? You got Tamaki! Tamaki is the Host Club President and supposedly the most requested host. He is also somewhat narcissistic and a little dense. Take this quiz! Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code Just finished two more volumes of [...]

“But I can tell you this much: Their car was really cheap.” After an eight-year wait, The Invisible Man TV series — which appeared on the Sci-Fi Channel way back when I used to watch it much regularly than I do now — finally made its way to DVD. Even better? A whole bunch of [...]

- Busy, busy day. I’m sure I’ll post some of the work-related particulars at some point, but this will suffice now. – The lure of cheap Radiohead caught up to me, and I finally purchased In Rainbows over the weekend. I like the first two tracks so much that I’m just now getting around the [...]

Over this holiday weekend, I did quite a bit of light reading — in between episodes of SUPERNATURAL — and reached the end of one of my long-time favorite series, Tramps Like Us. :-) – Maison Ikkoku, Vols. 8-15 by Rumiko TAKAHASHI [VIZ Media] | Before tackling the incoming stack of manga, I finished revisiting [...]

I am such a total nerd. If anyone has any doubts that my anime obsession predates my current work, it should be erased by the fact I just spent at least two and a half hours playing with a doll — but not just any doll. Today, the oft-mentioned “Asuka” Pullip arrived in all her [...]