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That Last Post

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

… was meager.

Rather than enjoying some anime before sleep, I’m going to blurb. How does a 36 hour period feel like 72? Well, without details, it is about diversity, and especially diversity of enjoyment.

I rose this morning with little to do….
…but sit. So I sat…

There are times when seeing is epic and times when eating is insignificant, this was my lesson for the moment. I took out a notepad and began a list… 99 reason I should not anime blog. Roughly 24 reasons in, I thought it unfair, and columnized another heading, 99 reasons I should anime blog.

These lists will surface, eventually, incomplete and unnumbered. In short, the initial 99 reasons are quite amazing, as there are no relations to anime, nor downward thumbs; these are positive aspects, diversities, each fully establish in a life.

The converse list, will be similar, and though blank, atm, it will likely be moments in my experience with anime that influence my desire to blog… this is the sad list, as many of those moments have departed in the cyclical flux of my being, and waiting for another chance to shine in elder eyes that were once intrigued.

I rose this morning, and for a moment, I thought of this blog. Unnatural, I felt, what am I writing here? and why does it feel more comfortable to write with my non-dominant hand, than formulate substance on AloeDream?

Diversity, confinement, and the relation between; a similar circumstance to my own. I believe the premise of AloeDream is movement upstream. Maybe I can anime blog, but I require a separate premise. Editorials are out, summaries are out, the “blog” is overkill for my reflections, meta-meta tastes bad, special purpose is more confined, and day-2-day is disconnecting. Is there any way to cope with diversity? 99 reasons.

As life beams the curve balls, we learn to hit them, but we soon find that we can run only one set of bases.

Ryan A, as in less violent definition of ‘A’mok.

Note: The usage of “should not” is not synonymous with “should stop” :) btw, I’m perfectly fine and nothing “occurred”, simply soft moments of silence, in an unfamiliar environment.

Dreams of the Year Behind :: 2007

Friday, December 28th, 2007
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And just when we believed 2006 was some sort of awesome… the dawn of 2007. Alright, that’s probably not totally true. With the end of 2007 drawing near, it is time for year-end reflections. Yes, it is that time when bloggers confront their senses and memories with “best-of” questions. Yes, it is time to see the outcome of the pearly hands we were all dealt as viewers. Who wins? Who loses? What happened in 2007 that makes this a memorable year? Yes, all these things, will not be lost in time, they are just ahead.

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Marathon :: Dennou Coil

Friday, December 28th, 2007
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Okay, this is it. Dennou Coil is my final marathon of the year. I don’t really know what to say about a series that isn’t an epic or monumental adventure out beyond the stars at this point, but I’ll try my best…

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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Wrap-up

Thursday, December 27th, 2007
drill This statement says it all…

TTGL, is a very well accomplished piece of media. Sure it holds great popularity, but it backs it up every step of the way. TTGL did almost everything I could ask for in an anime, and even some things I will have to ask for in future series, but is it the greatest of 2007… Saaa we’ll see.

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Marathon :: Terra e…

Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Terra e

Imagine for a moment, a chalkboard. With the long edge of the chalk, you draw a wide line. Then, in the middle of this wide line, you draw another line, but this time with the sharp edge of the chalk. This difference is what separates the few from the many…. a concentrated connection so noticeable and striking that ignoring it; the entwine of characters, just isn’t possible. The senses flock in unknown directions, emotions bewilder the viewer, and the story leaps in time, Toward the Terra…

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