Link of the Day [8.28.08]

broderic on August 28, 2008

Do today what you want to do tomorrow, or some such nonsense such as that. You’ll find these crazy zen koans of life wisdom in plenty books and magazines.

Do or do not. There is no try.

Sorry, that was Yoda. Except, no matter how cheesy it sounds, it is always better to be doing than to not be.

The guy who co-wrote the book, 100 Things To Do Before You Die is dead. He only accomplished about half his list.

So go. Do. Time is running out. You never know what tomorrow will bring.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/08/26/obit.freeman.ap/index.html

(h/t Kottke)

Anime question of the day [8.27.08]

broderic on August 28, 2008

Who needs a remake of Robotech when we have Macross Frontier to watch?

Just release it in the US already. Quit with the lawsuits and give us our US blue ray discs of Frontier. I’ll also buy the original Macross.

Macross Frontier OP ep 17

broderic on August 28, 2008

Ranka-chan! The Super Dimension Cinderalla! Doesn’t this look like a completely different anime? Is it out of place? The song does grow on you though, and the dances.

Quote of the Day [8.27.08]

broderic on August 27, 2008

"I owe the American people an apology. If I had beaten the old man you'd
of never heard of the kid and you wouldn't be in this mess. So it's all
my fault and I feel that very, very strongly. So this is an important
election for us."Michael Dukakis(h/t Kevin Drum @ MotherJones)

Link of the Day [8.27.08]

broderic on August 27, 2008

Growing up in the 80s, you could not not have watched MacGyver. He made
a bomb out of chewing gum and a radiator hose! At least that was the
joke at the time. Some of his solutions were ingenious. Others were
hard to believe, but they all contained some truth to the science in
them.Today's site is a contains wealth of MacGyver information, and I'm
sending you to the list of MacGyver solutions. You should also read the
rest of the site to satisfy all your MacGyver interest. The very least
is to check out the entry for the characters Murdoc and Penny Parker.
They were in one of my favorite episodes.http://www.macgyveronline.org/pages/macgyverisms.html

Quote of the Day [8.26.08]

broderic on August 26, 2008

"That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before it
arrives at the goal."Aristotle restating one of Zeno's paradoxes

Link of the Day [8.26.08]

broderic on August 26, 2008

Rockband is probably the only video game I would feel like playing because it’s like you’re in a band pounding on the drums or trilling on the guitar. I just read that they plan to localize it for the Japanese market. No. Fucking. Way. Because if they do “God Knows” or “Lost My Music” from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, I may have to get a game system. That’ll rock.

Anyway, here’s the main RockBand site. You can check out all the songs that have been released for the game. There’s some fun songs there to play, but it won’t be as fun as “God Knows” or “Lost My Music.” I’ll even sing if this happens.

http://www.rockband.com/

Link of the Day [8.25.08]

broderic on August 25, 2008

Just picked up this new manga, Kasumi, and find it a fun read. It’s about a magical girl which puts it right in the shojo genre, but the plot hints at more of a superhero, American comic book action. The main character, Kasumi, isn’t bitten by a spider or born with mutant powers, but acquires some them via mystical lights in the forest.

She’s also a transfer student to an elite high school, and she finds herself an outsider because of her commoner class — now that’s shojo. Kasumi has to fit in, make friends, and discover why she has these new abilities.

Since it’s only on its first volume not too much has been told, but I’m looking forward to the next one.

http://kasumimanga.com/