Tuesday, April 3, 2007

O Happy Day!

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead.
The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
- Sir Winston Churchill

Greeting All! It is I, the man from the abyss. I have returned to the light and have made myself known, yet again, in this wonderful place known as TheO. Please, hold your gasping 'til later in this post, for it just gets better from here on. Great quantities of wonderful post material await your eyes. My life has been abuzz with happenings and goings on since last I posted. I can gleefully say that I have had a good life in this past month. Things have been on the up and up and it has made me one happy individual. I can't really express how good it was in just a few sentences, so lets get on with the post!

Spring Break
My last post was just a few days before my spring break. I went into the break feeling rather down with things in general. I have to say that the break is probably one reason my outlook on life has done such a 180. It was simply a good week. No other way to describe it. I enjoyed being with my family in our new home in Tennessee. A very nice place my parents have there. I couldn't have asked for a better place to live. The country there is beautiful, the weather is nice (for early spring), and the city is a wonderful place. Overall, on a scale of one to ten, I give Chattanooga an eight. It's downsides are the fact that it doesn't have an art house theatre and that it doesn't have a high quality anime store.

I spent most of the week touring the city and it's area. That was entertaining. I really do appreciate the city itself more than I thought I would. I was expecting something like the area I am in now: small town America. But, Chattanooga didn't feel like a small town. Although small, it has a big city attitude. It's like our dachshund, she might be small, but she thinks she could take on a rottweiler. In the time that we weren't touring the area, I was searching for jobs. There were a few places that I found acceptable. I applied at probably 8 different places. There is one really promising job at an ice cream store that I think I might get. So, lets hope something comes from my efforts.

Typo
My typography class has been an interesting class so far. We've had some challenging assignments and the overall subject matter of the course has been a real inspiration. The professor announced about a month ago or so that we would be putting all our work in a gallery show to be shown off to the whole school. I didn't have much of a problem with it until I heard how he was going to do this. Only certain students' works would be put in the actual gallery. And I'm not talking individual works, i'm talking about their works as a whole. So, he only put stuff in there that was overall the best, not necessarily certain pieces which stood out. This frustrated me quite a bit. This class has been a learning experience for me and not all of my work is of show quality. In fact, I'd only say one, maybe two, of my pieces would be worthy of a show, the rest of them aren't that good. So, as expected, my works weren't put in, because the overall quality of the pieces weren't as good as some other peoples. Bah! That's what I have to say to my prof. The one or two of my pieces would have knocked the socks off some of that stuff that was actually displayed. He has bad taste. I was screwed over.

A Friendly Visit
This past visit I was given a special treat: my friend David from down in Texas came up to visit me! How cool is that!? I was so excited to hear that he was planning on coming. Granted, he hasn't been the most reliable with that kind of stuff, so I was more thinking "I'll have to see it to believe it." But, he proved himself true to his word and did actually make the half-day drive up here. I was impressed and was more than excited to see him. We had a blast too! We hung out, and basically enjoyed each other's company all weekend, but that's not the most interesting part. While here he met my friend Jessie while eating lunch on Friday. We all talked for about an hour or so and at the end of it David asked Jessie if she'd like to go out with us that evening. To my surprise and shock she said yes. While at dinner that evening David expressed to me that he liked Jessie. I thought it was just an attraction, but it ended up being more than that. By the end of the weekend he and her were in an official dating relationship. Talk about quick. Now I am being blamed for putting the two of them together. I'm not sure if I like that. But hey, at least I know David enjoyed his weekend. ^_^ Way to go you lady-charmer you!

I Have-nevik!
Last Tuesday was a day I've been looking forward to for quite some time. Kate Havnevik's debut CD entitled Melankton was finally released in the US. Now, when I say I've been looking forward to this for quite some time, I don't mean just a few months. I'm talking almost a year. This CD has been on my buy list for that long. Her album has been on iTunes and has been released in Europe for about 6 months or so now. Also, 7 of her songs have been showcased on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. She'd already made a name for herself, and yet her CD wasn't here. I was more than a little irritated. So, when her CD was finally released I went out to buy it as soon as I could. Let me tell you, this CD was worth the wait. It is even better than I had thought it would be! I am absolutely enamored by this woman's talent. She blows my socks off. So, in commemoration of this wonderful day I've added a few of her songs to an iMeem playlist. Please listen to at least a couple of her songs, and if you like them, support this burgeoning artist by buying her CD. It's only $12.99 for Pete's sake! You can afford that, can't you? Heh heh! Enjoy!

With That I'll bid you all a fond farewell. I don't know when I'll be back on. I'll be sure to make it around to everybody's sites at least once in the next 24 hours to say hey. Have a great day and I'll see ya 'round TheO! Sayonara!

The image at the top of this post is courtesy of Shuniji. Click on the image itself or click here to visit the artist's DeviantArt site. Your visit would be appreciated. ^_^

Caesar1280's Anime Ticker

.hack//Legend of the Twilight, Air, Air: The Movie, Akira, The Animatrix, Appleseed, Aquatic Language, Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror, Beck, Black Lagoon, Blame!, Blood the Last Vampire, Bokurano, Burst Angel, Castle in the Sky, Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Digimon Tamers: The Runaway Digimon Express, Egao, FLCL, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala, Gankutsuou, Gatekeepers, Genshiken, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence, Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society, Gin-iro no Kami no Agito, Grave of the Fireflies, Grenadier, Haibane Renmei, Hellsing, Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, Hikaru no Go, Howl?s Moving Castle, Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Jyu Oh Sei, Karas: The Prophecy, Last Exile, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Midori?s Days, Milennium Actress, Mushi-shi, My Neighbor Totoro, Naruto, Naruto: The Movie, Nausicaa, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death And Rebirth, Ninja Scroll: The Movie, Other Worlds, Paprika, Perfect Blue, Pet Shop of Horrors, The Place Promised In Our Early Days, Prétear, Princess Mononoke, Read Or Die, Read Or Die: The TV, Samurai Champloo, Samurai Seven, Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal, She and Her Cat, Spirited Away, Steamboy, Tide-Line Blue, Tokyo Babylon, Tokyo Godfathers, Trigun, Voices of a Distant Star, Witch Hunter Robin, Wonderful Days, Wrath of the Ninja, X

Anime I've Seen - .hack//Legend of the Twilight - .hack//Sign - 5 Centimeters per Second - Air - Air: The Movie - Akira - The Animatrix - Appleseed - Aquatic Language - Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror - Baby Blue - Beck - Black Lagoon - Blame! - Blood the Last Vampire - Bokurano - Burst Angel - Castle in the Sky - Cowboy Bebop - Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Digimon Tamers: The Runaway Digimon Express - Doorbell - Egao - FLCL - Fullmetal Alchemist - Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala - Gankutsuou - Gatekeepers - Genius Party - Genshiken - Genshiken OAV - Ghost in the Shell - Ghost in the Shell: Innocence - Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society - Gin-iro no Kami no Agito - The Gokusen - Grave of the Fireflies - Grenadier - Haibane Renmei - Happy Machine - Hellsing - Highlander: The Search for Vengeance - Hikaru no Go - Howl's Moving Castle - Innocent Venus - Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade - Jyu Oh Sei - Karas: The Prophecy - Karas: The Revelation - Last Exile - Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Midori?s Days - Milennium Actress - Mushi-shi - My Neighbor Totoro - Naruto - Naruto: The Movie - Nausicaa - Neon Genesis Evangelion - Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death And Rebirth - Ninja Scroll: The Movie - Other Worlds - Ouran High School Host Club - Paprika - Perfect Blue - Pet Shop of Horrors - The Place Promised In Our Early Days - Prétear - Princess Mononoke - Read Or Die - Read Or Die: The TV - Samurai Champloo - Samurai Seven - Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Serial Experiments Lain - Shanghai Dragon - She and Her Cat - Spirited Away - Steamboy - Tekkonkinkreet - Tide-Line Blue - Tokyo Babylon - Tokyo Godfathers - Trigun - Trinity Blood - Vampire Hunter D - Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - Voices of a Distant Star - Witch Hunter Robin - Wolf's Rain - Wonderful Days - Wrath of the Ninja - X Total: 93

Anime I Haven't Completed - .hack//Roots - Ah! My Goddess - Angelic Layer - Avenger - Baccano! - Bamboo Blade - Basilisk - Binchou-tan - Black Cat - Bleach - Blood+ - Boogiepop Phantom - Case Closed - Le Chevalier d'Eon - Chobits - Chrono Crusade - Code Geass - Coyote Ragtime Show - D.Gray-Man - D.N.Angel - DearS - Death Note - Dennou Coil - Desert Punk - Digimon - Dragon Ball Z - Ergo Proxy - Eureka Seven - Excel Saga - Fighting Beauty Wulong - Final Fantasy Unlimited - Flag - Freedom - Full Moon - Gantz - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Gintama - Glass Fleet - Great Teacher Onizuka - Gundam Seed - Gundam Wing - Hayate the Combat Butler - Hellsing OVA - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Ikki Tousen - InuYasha - Jigoku Shojo - Kage Kara Mamoru - Karin - Kino's Journey - Love Hina - Loveless - Lovely Complex - Lucky Star - Makai Senki Disgaea - Marchen Awakens Romance - Meine Liebe - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Mononoke - Monster - Moon Phase - Mr Stain on Junk Alley - Naruto Shippuuden - Negima?! - Negima! - Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion - Nerima Daikon Brothers - NHK ni Youkoso - Night Walker - Ninja Nonsense - Noir - Peacemaker Kurogane - Pokemon - Prince of Tennis - R.G. Veda - Ragnarok - Rec - Red Garden - Robotech - Romeo x Juliet - Rosen Maiden - Rurouni Kenshin - Saikano - Sailor Moon - Samurai Deeper Kyo - Sci-fi Harry - School Rumble - Scrapped Princess - Shin-chan - Shingu - Shion no Oh - Shuffle! - Shrine of the Morning Mist - So Long, Mr. Despair - Solty Rei - Sousei no Aquarion - Speed Grapher - Spice and Wolf - Super Milk Chan - Tales of Phantasia - Tenchi Muyo - Tenjhou Tenge - Texnolyze - The Third - Tsubasa Chronicles - Urusei Yatsura - Venus Versus Virus - Welcome to the N.H.K. - Winter Cicada - X-1999 - Xenosaga - XxxHolic - Yu Yu Hakushou - Yume Tsukai - Zero no Tsukaima - Zipang Total: 116

Manga I've Completed - Cowboy Bebop - FLCL - Manga Messiah - Manga Metamorphosis - Q*Ko-chan - Saiyuki - Shirahime-Syo Total: 7 Manga I Haven't Completed - .hack//Legend of the Twilight - Black Cat - Blame! - Chobits - D.Gray-man - Darkside Blues - Death Note - The Demon Ororon - Desert Coral - Disgaea - Eureka Seven: Gravity Boys and Lifting Girl - Fruits Basket - Getbackers - Hayate the Combat Butler - Kamunagara - Legal Drug - Love Hina - Loveless - Megatokyo - Naruto - Negima - Read Or Die - Rurouni Kenshin - Tactics - Trigun Maximum - XXXHolic Total: 26

Anime I'm Currently Watching
Samurai 7, InuYasha, Samurai Deeper Kyo,
Boogiepop Phantom, and Shrine of the Morning Mist

Manga I'm Currently Reading
Read Or Die, Hayate the Combat Butler, and Megatokyo.hack//Roots, .hack//Sign, 5 cm per Second, Ah! My Goddess, Angelic Layer, Avenger, Basilisk, Binchou-tan, Black Cat, Bleach, Blood+, Boogiepop Phantom, Case Closed, Le Chevalier d'Eon, Chobits, Chrono Crusade, Coyote Ragtime Show, D.Gray-Man, D.N.Angel, DearS, Death Note, Dennou Coil, Desert Punk, Digimon, Dragon Ball Z, Ergo Proxy, Eureka 7, Excel Saga, Fighting Beauty Wulong, Final Fantasy Unlimited, Flag, Full Moon, Gantz, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Gintama, Great Teacher Onizuka, Gundam Seed, Gundam Wing, Hayate the Combat Butler, Hellsing Ultimate, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Innocent Venus, InuYasha, Jigoku Shojo, Kage Kara Mamoru, Karin, Kino?s Journey, Love Hina, Loveless, Lovely Complex, Lucky Star, Makai Senki Disgaea, Marchen Awakens Romance, Meine Liebe, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Mononoke, Monster, Naruto Shippuuden, Negima?!, Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion, Nerima Daikon Brothers, NHK ni Youkoso, Night Walker, Ninja Nonsense, Noir, Ouran High School Host Club, Peacemaker Kurogane, Pokemon, Prince of Tennis, R.G. Veda, Ragnarok, Rec, Red Garden, Robotech, Romeo x Juliet, Rosen Maiden, Rurouni Kenshin, Saikano, Sailor Moon, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Sci-fi Harry, School Rumble, Scrapped Princess, Serial Experiments Lain, Shingu, Shuffle!, Shrine of the Morning Mist, So Long Mr. Despair, Solty Rei, Sousei no Aquarion, Speed Grapher, Super Milk Chan, Tales of Phantasia, Tenchi Muyo, Tenjhou Tenge, Texnolyze, The Third. Trinity Blood, Tsubasa Chronicles, Urusei Yatsura, Welcome to the N.H.K., Winter Cicada, X-1999, Xenosaga, XxxHolic, Yu Yu Hakushou, Yume Tsukai, Zero no Tsukaima, Zipang

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