Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Concerning death and all that carp crap.
Sorry guys, I forgot to do a post yesterday. Yeah, I got all tied up and stuff... haha not. Yeah, I'm a lazy ass. So sue me.
Anyways, I've been feeling morbid lately. My dad died in June 2009, so death has been a pretty big subject for me. I'm not religious, I don't believe in god or anything and the afterlife seems pretty unlikely. However, some small part of me hopes that after I die, I can be reincarnated as a cat, or maybe born into some dimension/alternate reality that happens to have unicorns and dragons and fairies and knights and princesses and all that jazz.
That's all that I'm asking for.
Or maybe next life, I could be one of the 'early bloomers,' like my straight-A, man-magnet, charming sister.
Or not.
Either way is fine, I guess.
Anyways, I've been feeling morbid lately. My dad died in June 2009, so death has been a pretty big subject for me. I'm not religious, I don't believe in god or anything and the afterlife seems pretty unlikely. However, some small part of me hopes that after I die, I can be reincarnated as a cat, or maybe born into some dimension/alternate reality that happens to have unicorns and dragons and fairies and knights and princesses and all that jazz.
That's all that I'm asking for.
Or maybe next life, I could be one of the 'early bloomers,' like my straight-A, man-magnet, charming sister.
Or not.
Either way is fine, I guess.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Fascinating.
Today, or rather, this evening, I finished watching an anime called "Black Butler."
I expected it to be like most anime that the girls squeal over: clichéd, overrated, sappy, and unsurprising. It was none of that. It was surprisingly original, set in 18th-century London and concerning the dark, dark life of 13 year-old Ciel Phantomhive, an Earl of London and the president of a confectionery company. His servants are all inept, except for one: Sebastian Michaelis. Sebastian's catchphrase is "I am simply one hell of a butler," and the emphasis on 'hell' isn't just for show. He's actually a demon summoned by Ciel for one purpose: Revenge.
The main female appeal is the highly implied intimacy between smexy Sebastian and Ciel, who is appealing only to the few paedophiles who might watch this show. Since apparently this kind of pairing is popular with females (hey, I'm not into that kinda stuff >.<"), the show is often portrayed in a 'shojo,' or girl's anime, light.
It is anything but that.
If I had to say, this would be 'goro' or horror. Many people die, in very bloody ways. One gets run through with a chainsaw, another gets their head bashed in with a club, yet another is torn to pieces by a demonic dog. Fun stuff, yo.
The inept servants have their own terrible pasts. One, Mei-rin the maid, was a sniper assassin who regarded the sights on the gun as 'burdens.' She also used said snipers as handguns until she was employed by the Phantomhive estate.
Finny, the adorable gardener was a human experiment used to test a serum that granted humans 'strength beyond normal limitations.' He promptly snapped the leather straps he was contained in and fled. His one goal? To go outside.
The third, Bardroy, was a sergeant in some war. Directly before he was employed, he found himself the only survivor of a terrible, bloody battle. He himself said that he "can't get used to peace."
Oh, and did I mention the deranged, hermaphrodite angel?
...Yeah, don't ask.
I expected it to be like most anime that the girls squeal over: clichéd, overrated, sappy, and unsurprising. It was none of that. It was surprisingly original, set in 18th-century London and concerning the dark, dark life of 13 year-old Ciel Phantomhive, an Earl of London and the president of a confectionery company. His servants are all inept, except for one: Sebastian Michaelis. Sebastian's catchphrase is "I am simply one hell of a butler," and the emphasis on 'hell' isn't just for show. He's actually a demon summoned by Ciel for one purpose: Revenge.
The main female appeal is the highly implied intimacy between smexy Sebastian and Ciel, who is appealing only to the few paedophiles who might watch this show. Since apparently this kind of pairing is popular with females (hey, I'm not into that kinda stuff >.<"), the show is often portrayed in a 'shojo,' or girl's anime, light.
It is anything but that.
If I had to say, this would be 'goro' or horror. Many people die, in very bloody ways. One gets run through with a chainsaw, another gets their head bashed in with a club, yet another is torn to pieces by a demonic dog. Fun stuff, yo.
The inept servants have their own terrible pasts. One, Mei-rin the maid, was a sniper assassin who regarded the sights on the gun as 'burdens.' She also used said snipers as handguns until she was employed by the Phantomhive estate.
Finny, the adorable gardener was a human experiment used to test a serum that granted humans 'strength beyond normal limitations.' He promptly snapped the leather straps he was contained in and fled. His one goal? To go outside.
The third, Bardroy, was a sergeant in some war. Directly before he was employed, he found himself the only survivor of a terrible, bloody battle. He himself said that he "can't get used to peace."
Oh, and did I mention the deranged, hermaphrodite angel?
...Yeah, don't ask.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Oh look. A blog.
Oh, hi there. You're reading this, right? Right. Of course you are, otherwise I'd be talking to myself. I guess that wouldn't be so bad, but the point of a blog is to be read. Right? Right.
Anyways, I'm not entirely sure how this should be done. I've never actually made any blogs before, and I haven't actually read any professional blogs. I guess really they're whatever you want them to be... Just random or specific.
So, I guess this first blog will be about blogs in general. Heh, a blog about blogs. Fun stuff.
Like I said, I've read very few blogs. Most of them are fairly interesting, though some are simply annoying. There was this one that I read a while back about how pretty the writer was... I guess that could be interesting, if you're a psychologist researching narcissism...
Then there was one about skateboarding. I thought it was going to be extremely boring, but it was really interesting. I don't really remember a lot of it, but what I remember was something about how "the wind in your hair makes you feel so free from troubles." It was cool.
So yeah, that's it for today.
Anyways, I'm not entirely sure how this should be done. I've never actually made any blogs before, and I haven't actually read any professional blogs. I guess really they're whatever you want them to be... Just random or specific.
So, I guess this first blog will be about blogs in general. Heh, a blog about blogs. Fun stuff.
Like I said, I've read very few blogs. Most of them are fairly interesting, though some are simply annoying. There was this one that I read a while back about how pretty the writer was... I guess that could be interesting, if you're a psychologist researching narcissism...
Then there was one about skateboarding. I thought it was going to be extremely boring, but it was really interesting. I don't really remember a lot of it, but what I remember was something about how "the wind in your hair makes you feel so free from troubles." It was cool.
So yeah, that's it for today.
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