I missed most of this season so I’ve been downloading what I missed. Wow, this season has felt really mediocre, as if I should be surprised. It’s definitely time for this show to be over. Only five more episodes to download and watch.

Joseph Heller: “Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.” [Quotes of the Day]

Well, I just made it through the last episode of Spiral. For a show that started out kind of cool and with lots of mystery I think they really dropped the ball. It felt like nothing major really got resolved. I’m starting to wonder how far ahead some of these shows are written, because in the case of this one it started to unravel around the mid-teens. It felt like they’d come up with this great idea and then couldn’t figure out how to end the story. Oh well. Such a shame.

Last night I went out to the Milky Way in JP. I hadn’t been there in years, back when my lung issues were just starting. It’s a great space, especially when there are lots of people there. Last night there seemed to be a pretty good-sized crowd. It was weird because I couldn’t really figure out the age range of the crowd. I felt older, but I wasn’t sure if the people there were more younger or around the same age as I am. And the crowd definitely had a different feel than the EDM crowd. I enjoyed the bands a lot. The Anchormen were quite cool, and I picked up their CD (which, btw, is already in CDDB), which I plan to listen to a little bit later. I also finally got to meet Heath, so that was cool.

One interesting story from last night. I’m sitting there listening to the Anchormen play and this girl comes up and asks if she can ask me a question. She looks really familiar too, and as she asks her question I realize she works at Million Year Picnic, where I buy manga a lot these days. She asks, “I was wondering if I could ask you about your respirator?” I give my standard answer explaining I need oxygen because my lungs are broken. (Side note. I don’t wear oxygen all the time. If I’m just sitting around not doing much I don’t use it. It’s only really with activity. So at that moment I wasn’t wearing it.) She nods and says, “well, I sell you your comics (aha!) and noticed that you usually are wearing it but aren’t right now”. And I give the standard explanation about not needing it all the time. We talk/yell (it was loud) for a little bit and she thanks me much for letting her ask a personal question like that, and she went off for a cigarette. Second side note, the Milky Way is now non-smoking. Kickass!

The conversation got me wondering about what people think when they see someone walking around with an oxygen tank. And how many are curious or want to ask about it. At first I was a bit self conscious about carrying it around. I mean, you’re walking around with a small bag slung over your shoulder with plastic tubing running out and up your nose. It is pretty hard to ignore. The thing is, I don’t mind being asked about it. I think i must just like the attention. I’m not sure how other people in the same situation feel though. Anyways, it was an interesting conversation and got me thinking a bit, so I thought I’d share.

Oh yeah, there is one thing about the Milky Way that I remembered drives me nuts. They don’t have a full liquor license, so they can’t sell things like vodka. Bah.

There’s nothing quite like late night chinese food delivery. I just got in and called on the way home, hoping they were still delivering, and now I’m enjoying some tasty chicken teriyaki strips and beef teriyaki strips. Tonight was fun. I’ll post more about it later, including a interesting story.

Today I had a bunch of stuff I wanted to get done. But I really didn’t sleep well last night (what else is new). So now I’m on a bit of a mad dash to get done at least 1/2 of the things I wanted to today. I think I’m pretty much on track with it, which is good. I need to get into Harvard Square quickly and see if someone has a copy of the Alien 9 manga that just came out.

Tonight, as I posted before I think I’m headed out to the Milky Way (Hey Bree, I just read you’re without plans. If you still are that’s where I’ll be. I haven’t really heard any of the bands before, but I’m being adventurous). I think it will be good for me to get out of the house and be a little social. Anyone else feel like meeting up there?

Okay, off to Harvard Square, must remember to get CD-Rs too.

I haven’t posted over here in a while, mostly because I haven’t been sure what to post about. This morning I decided to post about a show I’ve been watching lately, Shaman King. Originally in Shonen Jump, this show is about Yoh Asakura, a young Shaman who is working to become the Shaman King. It’s a fun little action/adventure show. Nothing too deep, but I’ve been having a lot of fun watching it. Oh yeah, and it’s also a Hayashibara Megumi show, she’s the seiyuu for Anna, Yoh’s fiance.

If you’re looking for something fun to watch I recommend highly. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this show get picked up in the US for Cartoon Network or something similar.

The Shifted Librarian has a post about these cool new flat products. I actually saw a commercial for the phone and radio the other day. Pretty keen. They need a way for the battery to last a real long time so you could use this technology for other things. I’d love to have one that was kind of a remote control that I could stick onto a coffee table, just for the basic stuff like changing channels and volume.

Of course the speakerphone is fun too. Imagine someone’s reaction the first time they hear the phone ring and you reach over to the wall and hit answer on the phone and start talking. Of course even the poster radio is good for stuff like that (even if it does probably sound horrible).

BoingBoing had a link to this earlier, but the site was down. Thankfully it now seems to be up. You too can now own your very own stuffed Sore Throat or Common Cold. There’s four you can get currently. Get the complete set from Giantmicrobes.com (coming soon: Exotics and Maladies).

Halley was at the blogging thing tonight too. Her How to be an Alpha Male series is a fun read. Maybe I too can be an Alpha Male. Okay, you can stop laughing now, it wasn’t that funny.