I’ve been sampling a whole bunch of different anime lately. I just watched the first episode of Earth Girl Arjuna. I’m not quite sure what I think of it. It was pretty trippy at times. But it looked like it had a bit of potential to be something interesting. Almost like a more intense magical girl show. The animation was very striking, and the music. Well, you can’t go wrong when Yoko Kanno is doing the soundtrack, can you? I’m going to have to try and find more. (Anyone have any I can download or that they can upload?)

Okay, this disturbs me. I don’t quite know why you’d want one that long. Or even how they make it that long (I think that scares me more). Do we really need things like this?

The air has that energy to it tonight. It feels like it is going to storm out. I kind of hope it does. I love spring thunderstorms. There’s just a level of raw energy to them that is great. Right now there’s a nice breeze coming through my window.

The army now has an almost indestructable sandwich. Designed for soldiers, it has a shelf life of three years. Hey, that’s almost as good as Twinkies!

George Bernard Shaw. “The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”

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I watched the first episode of Read or Die earlier tonight. Prior to viewing this I really didn’t know much about it. I had read a review and a friend of mine had gotten me a copy of the three episodes of it.

It has a kind of action/spy movie feel to it. The pacing of it is wonderful, drawing you into the action as it builds. When the first episode was over I was hungry for more. I’m taking my time in watching though since it is only three episodes.

Today my copy of Porco Rosso arrived from CD Japan.  I love that I have a region selectable DVD player.  And I love that Studo Ghibli is releasing all this stuff on DVD (with english subtitles even).

I’m back off to work after two days off. It was actually a very relaxing two days. I’m glad I had the excuse to take them off. Now I have one day of work, then a three day weekend. MA has this wonderful holiday called Patriots day, and we actually get it off this year.

I’m hoping to get my set up soon, but I don’t have immediate access to a mini-disc player. I’ll be able to get one beginning of next week though. So it will be soon! (I kind of want to hear how it went myself.)

1. What is your favorite restaurant and why? Oh my. Good question. Well, in the Boston area, my favorite is Olives. I have a weakness for funky, kind of trendy places. I think the food here is amazing, even if the place is a bit loud usually.

2. What fast food restaurant are you partial to? That’s easy. In ‘n Out. I so wish they existed on the east coast. Mmmm, nothing like a double double animal style (with no tomatos).

3. What are your standards and rules for tipping? I usually tip pretty well. I waited tables for a bit as a second job and know how hellish it can be. As a result though, if a waitperson does a very poor job and is rude they will get a very small tip.

4. Do you usually order and appetizer and/or dessert? Appetizer: Sometimes. Depends on the restaurant and how hungry I am and if I’m splitting it with people. I almost never get one by myself.

5. What do you usually order to drink at a restaurant? These days, water. Sometimes I’ll get a cocktail/beer/wine, but not that often.

The friday five is at http://fridayfive.org/” (Though I was having trouble getting to it at that address, so you can also try this link to get there).

Laurence J. Peter. “Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.”

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