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Yes. Tama-chan! Miya-miya! #blah# #blah# sensei deshou?
Quote of the Day [7.09.08]
“My fellow Americans. As a young boy, I dreamed of being a baseball, but
tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward, upward not forward,
and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.”
Kodos, “Treehouse of Horror VII,” The Simpsons
Link of the Day [7.09.08]
Every year I miss Otakon. One year was Gigi’s wedding. Another was the Eat a Peach ride. Perhaps this year will be different. I want to pick up that awesome Zentradi figure. Hmm. Maybe.
Quickie movie post
Wall E: Amazing first hour. Silent film. Second hour a little bit shaky as a story. Liked the deranged robot room like the robot torture chamber in Jedi.
4 of 5 stars.
Hancock: Unexpected. Surprised. Somewhat delighted. Amazed that some Hollywood producer would have the nerve to create a comic book character without the comic book. First movie in a while that tried to establish its own universe. You knew from the first minute you realized that Charlize Theron was in the movie that something was going to happen.
3 of 5 stars.
The Zen of Fish
Reading all this manga and watching all this anime makes you hungry for some Japanese food, especially sushi. I’ve had my fill lately. And it’s great, but I wanted more. So I decided to read Trevor Corson’s book on the sushi, The Zen of Fish.
It is an accounting of the history of this delicious cuisine. It starts in medieval Japan and winds its way up to the present United States where we are crazy for it. The book describes the origins as a simple meal to preserve fish and ends with crazy American rolls.
It also tells the tale of apprentice sushi chefs being trained in the California Sushi Academy. They learn to fine art of sushi making. And in true American style, they become sushi masters in a week whereas in Japan it would’ve taken them a lifetime. The students are all interesting to meet, but I was in it for the fish.
For the most part, Corson weaves the history of sushi with episodes of the students learning, but he also adds in chapters devoted to the fish of sushi. There’s chapters on squid (ika) and octopus (tako), fresh water (unagi) and salt water eel (anego, mmmm), and of course tuna. The chicken of the sea if it’s white, but the most delectable if its otoro. These are the chapters that I found most fascinating. And I had to try each of these at least. So far in my sushi eating I’ve played it safe, but I need to eat more. This book does well for a guide on what is what.
Overall, it was a fined read, a good summertime, lazy sunday page turner. I took longer than expected to read, but all that manga gets in the way. I recommend it as it teaches lots about sushi culture in Japan and in America.
B-
Quote of the Day [7.08.08]
“My life is a darkroom. One. Dark. Room.”
Lydia (Winona Ryder), Beetle Juice
Don’t watch
This is either hilarious or very annoying. I think the music is funny. I think the editing is good. Yet, I am annoyed that that stupid tune will linger in my ears for the rest of the day.
Link of the Day [7.08.08]
Will Shipley wrote a little library/media collection application called Delicious Library which was recently rewritten for Leopard. In this 2.0 version, he finds an awesome bug. It’s an epic tale of debugging wherein you get down into the mind of a developer. The best part is the fact that he thought it through while playing a video game. That’s always the case. For inspiration will strike in the oddest of moments.
Read the tale. Buy the software. Delicious Library 2.0 is a fine application to have on your new Mac.
http://wilshipley.com/blog/2008/07/pimp-my-code-part-15-greatest-bug-of.html
Quote of the Day [7.07.08]
Sometimes I dream with open eyes,
I dream of falling in love.
To be in love
Must be the sweetest feeling that a girl can feel
To be in love…
To live a dream
With somebody you care about like no one else.
A special man… A dearest man
Who needs to share his life with you alone.
Who’ll hold you close and feel things
That only love brings
To know that he is all your own
To be my love,
My love must be much more than any other man
To be my love…
To share my dream
My hero, he must take me where no other can
Where we will find a brand new world
A world of things we’ve never seen before
Where silver suns have golden moons
Each year has thirteen Junes
That’s what must be for me…
To be in love…
To Be in Love, Lynn Minmei
Link of the Day [7.07.08]
If they are really making a live action Robotech movie, then they’re gonna need to cast the trio of Sammy, Kim, and Vanessa real well. Because if they miss out on this casting, the rest of the movie’s gonna suck. Of course, we all know it’s gonna suck because it isn’t the way we imagine it. My imagination is much better than some Hollywood corporation.