Monthly Archives: October 2009

Oct
31

Write or Die, Bitches!

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W00t! NaNoWriMo 2009 has begun!… Read more
Oct
31

Tricks and Treats

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Just a late night update here. I wouldn’t call Halloween a bust, per se, but between the rainy damp thing going on (although it was 70 degrees out, go figure), and Connor still being sick enough that I actually had to come back to the house with him once it wasn’t overly great either. We managed to get a pretty good haul, even so. Enough so that the majority of it is going to the office with me so I can give it away, anyway. Damn diet is hard enough to stick to without a mountain of crap in the kitchen. But I have to say, I did feel a bit melancholy tonight. Maybe it was the rain. Maybe it was the fact that we didn’t get too many kids tonight, or that so many houses had their porch lights off. I seem to remember Halloween being a major deal… Read more
Oct
30

Randomness & Swine Flu

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Not much of a post today, I’m afraid. Connor appears to have Swine Flu, and there’s not much to do but ride it out and make sure he doesn’t get too dehydrated. I’m actually more concerned about Lucy – she hasn’t shown any signs of it yet, but being that she’s had so many lung problems in the past and been hospitalized for breathing issues twice, it definitely weighs on my mind. And of course, Halloween is tomorrow – I’m torn about that too. He’s had this Optimus Prime costume sitting in his room for a month now. No parties for him, but I may sneak him out for 15 minutes to do the door to door thing. Otherwise, mr myn will be taking Lucy out to get a couple of pumpkins in a bit and we’ll do some carving tonight. Everything else seems as though it’s in a state… Read more
Oct
29

Suspending Disbelief for Shoujo

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You know, it’s funny – I love manga and anime. I read a lot of it and before the kids were around I used to watch it all the time. And as anyone who watches anime knows, you tend to have to suspend disbelief quite a bit to get into the enjoyment of the thing. I tend to put most anime/manga into three categories. 1) Eyecandy. Story doesn’t make sense, but it’s full of teh pretty so I’m going to watch it anyway. 2) Good story – which is just that. Maybe lower budget in the animation department or art, but I’m more than willing to overlook it if the story is good (or at least decent). 3) Brilliant –  like the newer Hellsing releases, NaNa, Samurai Champloo or Cowboy Bebop. In either case, you do have make allowances for some cultural differences in both the books and the animation.… Read more
Oct
28

Morning Music

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Last one, I promise. (maybe)  Most of the clips I had were just bits and pieces – the battery started running out on the camera *and* my memory card filled up.  But here’s a few that were decent. And this one is a funky angle ’cause it’s mostly just his back, but I got a smile at the end there. 😉… Read more