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Well, Jim went into work this morning and discovered he was scheduled 9:00 - 5:30. Not his new schedule. Bullshit old one, and not even a nice one at that.

He won't be joining us today - matter of fact, if he doesn't end up goo, I'll be very surprised.

But we were both up at 5:30 this morning. On a weekend, yay us. We're so trusting. *rolls eyes*

Quickly - as I'm going to finish up work on this computer, down it and go over to the Mini and keep adding things. I've decided that this machine remains the base machine, holds all the email and such - and I'll look for another account I can use on the Mini. Need to name that machine, I think - the base machine here is fondly nicknamed Trogdor, but what do you call a sleek, sophisticate like a Mac Mini?

We're not hurting for t-shirts right now - the last volume of GitS:Stand Alone Complex came with a Laughing Man t-shirt, and we got two shirts at the Apple Store opening yesterday. Yay for free clothes.

GitS:SA? I'm liking it muchly; but then again, how can I not? Gorgeous art, great concept, Yoko Kanno music - I'm fully aware I'm supposed to like it.

Then my love for detective/cop/spy shows kicks in. This is some good shit. There are few things I love more than a mystery that does NOT start off with a murder, and this satisfies with no bad aftertaste. The one bit of geekery I will admit to is that I pegged the language the opening theme in sung in - didn't think it was Japanese, and when I saw the lyrics "converted" to subtitle in its original language, I had it. It's Russian. Sure enough, go far enough into the DVD set, and there's an interview with Yoko Kanno, and bing! She's picked a Russian lyricist/vocalist for the OP theme - and she wrote in her mother tongue. I rock. (And thank you MFU.) The episodes I've seen on Adult Swim are not (as one could expect) the Good ones - and you don't get a feel for the whole 26 episode arc, either.

It's a good chaser for Paranoia Agent. And they're working on a second season right now.

A surprise? Peacemaker, that title GONZO has been working on. Unfortunately, it suffers from Miaka Syndrome (main character you want seriously to boot, but can't) - and it has a long warm-up period (think at least the first two discs, maybe three), but the artwork is as pretty or prettier than the Ruroni Kenshin stuff at its best (in the same basic timeframe, about ten or more years earlier) and once the story has you, it's got you and won't let go. I've got one more disc to get in that series - and I'm looking forward to it. Love the voices, love the character designs (with a few reservations) and the closing theme makes me happy for no good reason.

Jim is very pleased I brought home GetBackers - I was told it was good, but I wasn't prepared for the Silly Good it has turned into. Again, be prepared for a long warm up period, but once loaded, the in-jokes in the later episodes just make it that much more fun. Anyone who liked Fushigi Yuugi will like GetBackers - given a chance. Not the same time of story, no - but it has a big cast with very diverse personalities, a completely not-of-this-world environment to play in and plenty of relationship magic. Think happy Weiss Kreuz -

And now, I have breakfast.

Well, Jim went into work this morning and discovered he was scheduled 9:00 - 5:30. Not his new schedule. Bullshit old one, and not even a nice one at that.

He won't be joining us today - matter of fact, if he doesn't end up goo, I'll be very surprised.

But we were both up at 5:30 this morning. On a weekend, yay us. We're so trusting. *rolls eyes*

Quickly - as I'm going to finish up work on this computer, down it and go over to the Mini and keep adding things. I've decided that this machine remains the base machine, holds all the email and such - and I'll look for another account I can use on the Mini. Need to name that machine, I think - the base machine here is fondly nicknamed Trogdor, but what do you call a sleek, sophisticate like a Mac Mini?

We're not hurting for t-shirts right now - the last volume of GitS:Stand Alone Complex came with a Laughing Man t-shirt, and we got two shirts at the Apple Store opening yesterday. Yay for free clothes.

GitS:SA? I'm liking it muchly; but then again, how can I not? Gorgeous art, great concept, Yoko Kanno music - I'm fully aware I'm supposed to like it.

Then my love for detective/cop/spy shows kicks in. This is some good shit. There are few things I love more than a mystery that does NOT start off with a murder, and this satisfies with no bad aftertaste. The one bit of geekery I will admit to is that I pegged the language the opening theme in sung in - didn't think it was Japanese, and when I saw the lyrics "converted" to subtitle in its original language, I had it. It's Russian. Sure enough, go far enough into the DVD set, and there's an interview with Yoko Kanno, and bing! She's picked a Russian lyricist/vocalist for the OP theme - and she wrote in her mother tongue. I rock. (And thank you MFU.) The episodes I've seen on Adult Swim are not (as one could expect) the Good ones - and you don't get a feel for the whole 26 episode arc, either.

It's a good chaser for Paranoia Agent. And they're working on a second season right now.

A surprise? Peacemaker, that title GONZO has been working on. Unfortunately, it suffers from Miaka Syndrome (main character you want seriously to boot, but can't) - and it has a long warm-up period (think at least the first two discs, maybe three), but the artwork is as pretty or prettier than the Ruroni Kenshin stuff at its best (in the same basic timeframe, about ten or more years earlier) and once the story has you, it's got you and won't let go. I've got one more disc to get in that series - and I'm looking forward to it. Love the voices, love the character designs (with a few reservations) and the closing theme makes me happy for no good reason.

Jim is very pleased I brought home GetBackers - I was told it was good, but I wasn't prepared for the Silly Good it has turned into. Again, be prepared for a long warm up period, but once loaded, the in-jokes in the later episodes just make it that much more fun. Anyone who liked Fushigi Yuugi will like GetBackers - given a chance. Not the same time of story, no - but it has a big cast with very diverse personalities, a completely not-of-this-world environment to play in and plenty of relationship magic. Think happy Weiss Kreuz -

And now, I have breakfast.