Link of the Day [1.03.08]

broderic on January 3, 2009

It’s 4 AM and I just finished up the anime, Welcome to the N.H.K. I strolled through the door about a quarter to one and decided to finish up the third disc of the series, but it got so good I kept going to the fourth. Then the final two episodes hit, and I was really moved. I mean really moved. What Misaki and Sato went through! That second contract was one of the saddest things I ever heard, but Sato didn’t sign it even though it was a cry for help. Sheesh!

This is a real good anime. Today’s link will be a semi-review of the penultimate episode of the series. It’s not mine, but one of the first search results when looking for the anime.

http://animeafterglow.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/welcome-to-the-nhk-23/

Link of the Day [1.01.09]

broderic on January 1, 2009

When I first started reading manga, I stayed on the male side with reading shonen manga. I avoided shojo because the girls with the big eyes just creeped me out. As I read more and more, it became apparent that I had to read some shojo because there’s a lot out there. Also, shonen manga is too much filled with ninjas and pirates, at least the ones that were sold in the US. I needed to see some more school comedy romances. Shojo is filled with these type of stories. I may be turning into a shojo reader. It’s weird where things lead you.

http://www.shojobeat.com/

Link of the Day [12.31.08]

broderic on December 31, 2008

Was watching Nova last night on PBS. It’s been a long time watching anything on PBS. It was about the last Mars missions. It’s pretty cool to explore another planet. They said the next mission will be the Mars Science Lab. That’ll be cool to hear about that in the years to come.

http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/

Link of the Day [12.29.08]

broderic on December 29, 2008

It’s a good time to be a skater in SoCal. If you know anything about skateboarding history, you know that pool skating became huge because of the emptying of pools in the 70s. Now we have more houses being abandoned because of the housing market turmoil, and once again we are having an emptying of pools. I wonder if people are flying planes to find the hidden gems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/us/29pools.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Link of the Day [12.27.08]

broderic on December 27, 2008

Okay. Here’s one of the things I got for Christmas. It’s the IJN Haruna from Hasegawa in 1/700 scale. It’s a full hull model which I don’t have any experience at doing. The last full hull model I attempted was my brother’s Bismark and that burned down in flames.

She’s a very interesting ship. She’s sister to the Kongo, whose name lives on in the JMSDF Kongo DDG-173, a modern day Aegis guided missile destroyer. This is another class of ships I want to build.

http://www.battlesforguadalcanal.com/ships/haruna/haruna.html