Why do I get so much new anime when I’ve got so much work to do? “Ghost in the Shell – Standalone Complex” is excellent, but so far no sign of an overall, larger story-arc. Then again, it’s called “Standalone Complex”…
Mediamatch Jukebox (7.1 and 7.5) suck (especially the iPod-plugin) as they are never able to sync my whole music-library to my iPod. Stick to Ephpod, which is also a lot faster and leaner…
“Metroid Fusion” for the Gameboy Advance kicks butt! Just like “Super Metroid 3” for the Super Nintendo / Famicon and “Metroid 2” for the original Gameboy (which from a marketing point of view is probably called Gameboy Classic now ^_^), both of which I’ve played tirelessly. Great mood, music, and interesting story!
As an aside, I’m quite impressed w/ the hardware of the Gameboy Advance (ignoring the passively lit display)…
why do people always swamp you in work in one foul swoop instead of giving it to you bit by bit??? argh!
“Donnie Darko” is an amazing film. Amazing! It’s a science-fiction period-film (late eighties) about teenage angst, time-travel and just about everything else. It’s very good at creating a dark, odd mood and suspense; the music is excellent, …
The R1 DVD picture is a bit soft and grainy but that was supposedly due to the type of film used… Lots of nice extras (extended / deleted scenes, director / cast commentary (very insightful)!). A definite must have seen!
The Funimation “Fruits Basket #1 DVD” is done quite well (ignoring the fact that it’s $10 more than “KareKano / His & Her Circumstances” for the same episode count (6)). All soft subs (font is a tiny bit too small IMO), good picture quality, some extras (mainly the Japanese “Making-Of” / Preview / Teaser show). The show is excellent; it sets out to make feel all warm and fuzzy inside and it succeeds very nicely.
But never ever listen to the dubbed opening song! The original is so nice and beautiful… Why bother to ruin it?
Something to keep your little grey cells in shape: Hercule for Palm. Give yourself and hour to learn it, and you’ll be hooked!