An orange in an apple orchard
Terry Poulin Today I learned it’s possible to combine packing tape and erasable markers. Now, I can’t help but wonder, how well this can be applied to floppy diskette in place of erasable pencil. E.g., a bit o’ tape over the label.
There’s also the obvious problem that 20-year-old CD-Rs don’t always hold onto their sharpie markings, but that seems like a less stellar idea for rotating media. But I think the answer to that still largely remains archive and digitize.
Someone really must of had fun creating this video. For those of us that enjoyed RE4, there is pretty much a humorous nod to everything in the game.
I have to admit, this makes me want to look up the series. While I suppose blaming the issue on the French is a bit inappropriate today (but still amusing for those in non-metric countries), I can’t help but enjoy the clip’s finish.
Ahh, dramatic adaptations of history… there are so many opportunities there.
A mention because it was so good, I lost sleep over it: Paladin’s Grace was an awesome book. Literally, that may be the worst thing that I can say about it. Paladin’s Grace isn’t quite fluffy romance and isn’t quite murder mystery or legal drama, but does weave a delightful tale; or perhaps you could say, it’s the kind of romance story that I enjoy.
Stephen and Grace make an excellent pair, but we are also rewarded with something that I’m very fond of–the witty supporting characters. I’m pretty sure that Istvhan and the bishop’s antics alone make the book worth reading. I’m not really fond of highlighting passages in novels, but found myself marking quite a few of them. Also, laughing my ass off in spots.
One of the things that I also particularly applaud is the level of veneer. We don’t need a detailed view to experience the pathological horror that Grace’s backstory may imply, nor the trauma that Stephen has suffered, but the characterizations and details that we do encounter weave what’s necessary. Plus, to be honest, I kind of love how that sometimes manifests itself.
Seriously, the paladins guarding the bishop made me cackle so much. Imagine a bunch of bored paladins discussing how to stab people with statuaries and the occasional oversized hat. Not to mention the knitting and other flavorful oddities.
Yep, I think my reading queue has shifted for a while. I’m not sure if the next book, Paladin’s Strength, will be as spectacular, but I plan to find out. The worst case is I lose a few hours sleep over reading late into the night. Fortunately, it’s the weekend coming…
In one of those rare cases where I don’t fizzle out mid season or totally binge the series, I think that I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down In History is making my anime worth remembering list.
Its protagonist is a bit more unique in being both a baddie and a good-hearted type, in a kind of beautiful balance. Simultaneously able to make your inner child go “That’s so cool!” while also wanting to slap yourself in the head at the main character’s antics. Also, the ending is kind of awesome.
From the looks of Wikipedia, it seems translations of the light novels on which it is based have just started to be published in English as well. Hmm, more temptation for the backlog…
Today, I learned that you can buy an ice cream scoop that is heated. Not only that, but people have taken it to the point of USB rechargeable with LED displays…. honestly, I’m not sure if that’s going too far or falls into the realm of “Why the hell did no one think of this yet.”
Random find located in the crossing point between “What the frak did I just watch” and “Damn, that was awesome.” But I think I’ve gotta lean in the latter.
Urge to play Resident Evil, rising….
On one hand, it feels like it’s been a terribly unproductive day–the most that’s really gotten done this Sunday is grocery shopping and making coffee. On the other hand, that feeling of “Fuck, sometimes it’s nice to sprawl out on the couch,” does rather summarize the need for rest and relaxation.
Of course, that doesn’t counter the fact that eventually, I still have to get up for one reason or another \o/.
Watching the latest episode of The Too-Perfect Saint, the series continues to be the best anime of the season as far as I’m concerned. Episode 7’s meeting between Philia and King Parnacorta is especially pleasing, given the mask the character typically wears. No to mention Mia’s pursuit of the disposed crown prince; her speech at the end is both poignant and cathartic IMHO.
I’ve enjoyed the series enough at this point that reading the light novels is now on my backlog.
More precisely: what you get when you’re active in the morning, forget to make coffee, and then it’s after lunch by the time you end up getting to enjoy that hot brown morning potion.