Borrowing for a sec...

...this is what I did in about 20 minutes (and I took my time) at work today. This is what I do at work EVERY day. Well, every day for the last 2 weeks. Though I pretty much get to sit back in the corner where no one goes instead of in my shared office facing the main door. So....you can imagine how the work to waste time ratio looks. Since my powers of wasting time in the net are vast and infinite. (Ahhh.....my obscure references make me happy)

ok. I need this to go on my LJ and I can only url link. And so.......

T-shirts post 2

This time.....FLCL. Pic to represent my favorite scene. The quote on the back will be key in this one. And it shall look like this:
And that's my FLCL shirt. It will make me SOOOOOOOO happy. That's FLCL shirt 1 of like 3.

I need to go watch The Boondocks now. So I'll stop for now.

T-SHIRTS....post #1

Now that I have no maps to make in Illustrator (and since I was stimulated to MAKE anime shirts after spending a ridiculous amount of money and not even getting all the shirts I wanted at Goth Topic today---interesting side note, I almost actually wrote "Goth Topic" on the check. Sooooo good that I didn't.), I've begun t-shirt designs. If anyone has any requests for designs let me know and/or send me a pic. And whatever you want it to say. I'll design it for you.

Shirt #1........The one that started it all, Ryuichi Sakuma. (I was sad cause the Gravitation merchandise didn't have stuff to support the bands)

Note that the letters on top will actually be sorta glittery iron on separate letters. I tried to use a filter to make them look glittery in Illustrator, but hopefully it will be better.

On the back (depending how many transfers and how much black ink I want to use) I may put some of the words to my favorite Grasper song on there. Shining Collection...

This is the full song in English.

	the motion of imprisonment in a bed of glass that is first broken by the fumbling of a lady a loose collection of feathers with a tail of soliday that almost screams the innocence desired at night
	dancing through freedom and lies in the mood of depression fragile puzzle pieces that break away from this course
	Kiss shining, we're kissing in my eyes Melting away even the flower petals in our way Make me shining, changing into the most exciting colors That first shone in a vision
	the field of view excels the dimension of panorama a perfect mimesis that can only tremble a cheap touch whose reaction is to look for secrets you want to see them even if they are coldly obscene
	a sea of gushing pleasure that alters the colors of the rainbow that strikes into this world adding shadows to the fringed game
	Kiss shining, imitating loneliness Cutting into space with entwined regret Make me shining, fragments of my scattered heart A radiance that surpasses hope
	Red soaked fingertips dye the atmosphere with fluttering butterfly tears And all is turned to sand... Shining, make you cry
	Kiss shining, we're kissing in my eyes Melting away even the flower petals in our way Kill me shining, changing into the most exciting colors That first shone in a vision
	Please don't cryin', imitating loneliness Cutting into space with entwined regret Make me shining, fragments of my scattered heart A radiance that surpasses hope

I think maybe it will just say either "Kiss shining" or "Kill me Shining" or "Shining, make you cry". SUCH an amazing song. Maybe I should video host that one next.

It's not really anime..

...and I guess I don't really think of it as nerdy, but this is what's been taking away from my anime watching time and thus my blog updating time. It's as done as it's gonna get. I'm still not happy with it being one map instead of 3, and I'm glad the GIS guy at work backed me up on it, but TA says so, so that's what I do.

I present..........the fruits of my last month of labor:

Brian made me take this instead of doing my homework

It's pretty much right on though. Which doesn't fare well for the Hagen. Look out Bri....you better hope there's no PRETTY boys out there with your impeccable personality.



You want a Beautiful love, soft
but passionate. You are probably very old
fashioned and polite. You can't stand rude
people, wolf whistles are to you only
dis-respective and immature. You love nature
and everything beautiful in life. You will fall
for a guy that makes you forget about the rest
of the world.

Please rate aaaaand... eat chocolate bars?
*cough*rate*cough* ^^

What Love are you Fated for? ~AWESOME anime pics!~
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Spicy Marmalade

For those of you wondering at the name of this site.....I bring you, the video of the song that made it all possible. And....Kotani Kinya. He's HOT!!! (Even hotter than the Asian guy on the bus today that made me almost get off at University and Park and work at Science Hall instead of going to CALS Lab since he got off at University and Park and I didn't want to stop looking at him until I absolutely had to. SO SAD to let that guy walk out of my life. DEAR GOD he was HOT.) And he's a goofy mother fucker as you'll see from this video. And.......even better than all THOSE good things.....he's the musical talent of our beloved Shuichi Shindou. Mmmmm Mmmm Mmmm....can you do any better than this??? I'm gonna marry this boy someday. Wish I could get my hands on a subbed copy of his TV dorama Tokyo Love Story. He's delicious. (He's the guy I put a picture of in a post to "brighten your day" a little while back.)

Anyway...video. (Also, this means I can free video host. Eh, eh?? You may praise me now.)

The "Your Hiroshi" Audio Post

A Song That We Can All Adore

.....note to readers, it's in the style of an Andrew Lloyd Webber or Stephen Sondheim musical. And all in English. Oh, the first time I heard this on Japan-a Radio I knew I needed to own it. And I had to endure TENCHI to get it. Not even TENCHI....a TENCHI SPINOFF with MAGICAL GIRLS. BLECH!!! The song is SOOOOOO worth it though. SOOOOO worth it. And the episode it's in TOTALLY rips on Bill Gates. So there's something. Anyway, if you can find a way to listen to this.....DO IT and you will love it like I do. SOOOOOOOO HILARIOUS. Also, dedicated to my Gravitation Remixes and Shuichi Shindou.........you'll know why when you read both.

Your Hiroshi--Diane Michelle (Tenchi Muyo!--Mahou Shoujou Pretty Sammy episode 2)

Honey it hurts what you've done to me
I'd even call it a tragedy
Now that you've told me the name of your new love
How I wish that you didn't say what you said
Wish it was some other girl instead
I don't know why you need a guy

Younger, stronger, a friend no longer
This bad boy you adore
Need much more
Leave me forever and run
To your hiroshi

He is soft and he is beautiful
How I've admired the silky hair
Of hiroshi, your hiroshi
Guess I thought the one he wanted was me

All those nights
We three hung around
How could I know you'd let me down
You had feelings
For hiroshi
No one is a greater fool than me

Love's a battle I don't want to fight
I'll be crying far into the night
I'm in depair
What do you care
You never cared at all

Honey it hurts what you've done to me
I'd even call it a tragedy
Now that you've told me the name of your new love
Since we met I've put up with a lot of things
Never the pain your new passion brings
I don't know why you need a guy

Younger, stronger, a friend no longer
This bad boy you adore
Need much more
Leave me forever and run
To your hiroshi

Though he's smart
He has an evil heart

Don't you believe the tender words
Of hiroshi
Your hiroshi
Once the one who knew him better was me
As a friend
As a confidante
How can he be the one you want

How I hate him
Your hiroshi
So much more than if he were a she
Ride together in your flashy car
Drink together in some silly bar
I'm in despair
What do you care
You never cared at all

Baby I'm blue and it's you I blame
I want to die when I say his name
Now I know why you've turned into a stranger
Should I smile and pretend that it's really fine
Buy you two sweaters at Christmas time
Don't make me lie
Go to your guy

Younger, stronger, a friend no longer
This bad boy you adore
Need much more
Leave me forever and run
To your hiroshi

Ok....I'm gonna audioblog this, but I deleted my full version of this so I only have half the song. I'll update it when I regain full version which I am furious at myself for deleting!!!! Also, I know the quality is SHITE, but I don't know how else to get audio on th blog. If you have suggestions I'm more than willing to hear them.

Wow....it's like this could have been written by me!

I was doing some online browsing of things and I came across a review of the Cowboy Bebop Perfect Sessions at Amazon.com. Seriously, it's like I could have written it. Apparently Spike Spiegel really does have the power to change lives and it's not just that I'm crazy.

I don't like anime, March 29, 2003
Reviewer: A viewer
I really don't like anime. It's true. Growing up in the '80s and seeing the reruns of '70s imports (like Speed Racer), not to mention the whole Pokémon thing that hit while I was in high school, I know some people out there like those things but I find them repulsive and annoying. Silly caricatures with gigantic eyes and frame rates of about 2 per minute, almost like watching a slide show with really bad narration.

Then a friend pressured me to watch Cowboy Bebop on Cartoon Network. He knew my reservations about Japanese cartoons, but pushed me into it anyway (it was a Saturday night, I wasn't doing anything anyway...) and I haven't stopped thanking him.

This series is good. Not good, great. This is the program that anyone who says "cartoons are for kids" should watch. The first thing that I noticed was that the episodes were each standalone. Most of the popular animations of today are very series-oriented, if you miss one the next one probably won't make sense, and the whole thing feels soap-opera-ish. But not Bebop. Oh, it's true that there's an ongoing storyline, but you don't have to be familiar with it to enjoy any given episode. In fact, it might be good to watch them out of sequence once and then in order, you'll get everything on two different levels.

Then there's the music. It is easily the best music in a cartoon, possibly the best in a television series. Just like I don't like anime, I don't like jazz. Or so I thought, but many thanks to Yoko Kanno for proving me wrong on that count. It's original, it's catchy, and even though I didn't much care for a lot of it initially, it now has so much emotion attached to it that I have added it to my regular listening. I definitely can't say that about any other television series ever.

Oh, the characters. Where can I even begin? They have complexity and depth, worthy of some of the best movies to ever come out of Hollywood. They each have their own backgrounds, their own motives, they have personality. After twenty-six episodes, it's hard not to develop an attachment to at least one of them. You don't have to take my word on this; I've seen many others who agree with me on this. Besides, you could watch it and decide for yourself.

As far as I'm concerned, this is essential viewing. Not everyone might agree with me, but I have a feeling that there are many out there who would absolutely love this show if they saw just one episode. It turned me on to anime, and I'm pretty hard to sway in opinion. If you're into anime, this is a must. If you can bring yourself to realize cartoons as something other than Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse, this is probably for you, too. It's for adults of all ages, and appeals for so many reasons.

By the way, the dubbed version may be better. Nothing against the original cast, and it's not a personal aversion to subtitles (I usually prefer subbed to dubbed), but the English cast are incredible. I've never seen that kind of attention or acting in translation. And, because of the nature of the show, I think it just feels better.

A message from the converted.

Someday I will Return to Glory

Sorry I haven't been posting, but it's because I haven't been nerding. Oh, I've wanted to, I just don't think I will have the time until after the 16th. But then, IT'S ON BITCHES!!! My rate of acquisition has far surpassed my rate of viewing lately, and my rate of acquisition has been kinda slow. Also, I forgot. I have ALL 13 GIGS of the goodness that is Full Metal Alchemist on my computer if anyone's got some desire for it over break or early into the semester before things get crazy. Also....T-shirts over break too. I'm gonna teach myself Photoshop and with my Illustrator and Photoshop and our powers combined we shall be the best dressed and supportive nerds in this city. And that's hard to do!