They Just Wanna

broderic on August 11, 2009

When in need of something to blog about, I inevitably turn to blogging about blogging. Meta, man, that’s always the way to go when looking for a topic to write about. Yet, I know, everyone who blogs hates blogging about blogging. Navel gazing plain sucks in some blogger’s eyes, but it’s something. I think I like the sound of my keyboard in my ears.

The thing about this blog, it’s a reflection of me. Every post is something that I am interested in talking about. The posts are me. So, if you want to know who I am, at the time, just read my blog. I don’t talk much or go out much anymore, so this is the best I can do to let you know what’s up with me.

That said, I love how reading my archives brings me back in time, and it reminds me that sometimes my writing ain’t so bad. And I need to be reminded, because when the mind is blank, so is the textbox.

Nightstand

broderic on August 11, 2009

One of the two books I’m currently reading is The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz. And because I am not done it yet, I’m lolly-gagging around the internet looking for more information about it. You see, Díaz, sprinkles some spanish into his writing, and it takes me some time to decipher via context what he’s talking about. When I don’t completely pick up the gist of the spanish passage, I skip over them and continue on. But I found a site that annotates some passages of the book for you. So if you ever read it, check this site out.

I picked this book up, because I saw the blurb the author supplied on the back cover of Pluto, a manga by Naoki Urasawa. It’s an adaption and modernization of an Osamu Tezuka Astroboy story. When I read the quote, I thought that this Díaz fellow, a Pulitzer winner, likes manga? How geeky! Then reading Oscar Wao, you see how much of a geek this dude is: Marvel, DC comics, Robotech (Rick Hunter dude, not Rich!), Appleseed and anime. It’s included as well as other geeky tropes such as D&D, Tolkien and the bad luck with the female of the species. But it is a wonderful read, and I do get about 85% of the allusions to the geekdom.

Once again. With feeling.

broderic on August 10, 2009

I had promised not to do this anymore. I’m weak like that. Pretty weak.

June 25, 2009

We were on vacation.

She had sent me a book. I flipped through it didn’t know what she wanted me to see.

I called her up.

She sent me a video said it was something. I had it playing on my iPhone. She called me several times. I saw it popping up on my visual voice mail one after another. I start going through that book looking for the page she wanted me to see.

I go to the pool. I come back and decide to call her up. I’m outside trying her line. She’s not picking up.

It was raining. I drove by their vacation home. She and her family were sitting in the car. I drove past and moved on turned left to go back home.

Worst Team in Baseball

broderic on August 9, 2009

Here’s something: The Nationals, the worst team in baseball, won their eighth straight game. The Orioles have won only six games after the All-Star break.

Who again is the worst team in baseball?

Praise be to Kami-sama! She’s saved us!

broderic on August 6, 2009

http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2009/08/06/its-finally-over/I can't wait to see the LAST Endless Eight episode. I just torrented
the two previous episodes yesterday, and I can't bear to watch any one
of them. I didn't even make it through the first of the two let alone
want to watch the penultimate of this arc. It took me weeks to decide
on wanting to get those episodes. Now I look forward to the finish.I'll tell you what, I can't believe how pissed off I am at KyoAni at
this endless repeat of episodes. I'm angry because they're wasting my
time. They really know how to fuck with otaku. Last night while
watching the ep, I reminisced about how good the previous season was,
and how, with Endless Eight, the studio has ruined it for us. I want my
500 years back!

It’s not TV…

broderic on August 5, 2009

..it’s great shows I’ve not seen.

Weird. I used to love watching television. I’m too busy surfing the net to be bothered with following a show. I’m also downloading anime which I seem to like better than the boobtube.

Here’s a list of shows that are highly acclaimed that I have not watched. Even though they’re available on DVD. I don’t really care to catch up. My loss.

The Sopranos
Mad Men
Sex and the City
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Larry Sanders Show
Deadwood
The Corner
The Wire

Probably more to this, but I can’t think of them. Anyone want to throw out a show?

Link of the Day [7.31.09]

broderic on July 31, 2009

Vampires! Why does it always have to be about vampires?I can't stand them. Reading about them. Watching movies about them.
Even talking about them.Yet, here's an interesting op-ed co-written by the director, Guillermo
del Toro. He writes about the roots of the vampire. I didn't make it
to the end, before I decided to throw this up so that you can tell me of
how cool vampires are. They're no.Ghosts are my thing. The make the hair on my arms stand on end. Give
me a good ghost tale.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/opinion/31deltoro.html

UPDATE: More for your vampire lusting.