Wednesday, June 14, 2006

eh, why not...?
hey, tis me updating again. just updating you on recent developments in the life of Darke, as well as a few things i forgot last time. ^^;

h'okay, first off snorkelling on sunday was great. the water was cold but not excessively so, and besides, i had my wetsuit. there was a hella lotta jellyfish though. but it wasnt too bad. we got to dive around wrecks of cars and helicopters and stuff. teh awesome.

My grandads birthday went ok too, although it was really packed at his little house with my cousins and people from my dads side. a little too packed for me, i dont really like family functions. i did enjoy the cake though...

Monday I went up to London to pick up the Grave of Fireflies DVD from my brothers colleague. Its funny though, cuz technically he's not allowed to lend it out, so therefore, im not supposed to have it at all. im going to have to return it soon. its was quite funny though, he made me meet him in the lil cafe in the theatre and passed the DVD over secretly, with it all wrapped in an envelope, keeping it all hush-hush. I felt like a total secret agent/spy. lol

The movie itself is very good, but very sad. i would recommend this to older Studio Ghlibli fans, its quite different from the brighter fantasy worlds of movies like My neighbour Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howls Moving Castle etc. its quite a gritty and realistic war film depicting life for a young japanese boy and girl in End of War Japan, with all the bombing raids and stuff.

i also had to restrain my debit card a few times up London (no excessive purchasing of anime until i get another job) but i did pick up Gundam SEED novel vol 2, which covers the segment where the Archangel crew are stuck in the desert. its one of my fav segments.
the other week my resolve finally broke, and i bought the Ghost in the Shell manga by Shirow Masamune. Its quite expensive, toting a £20 ($36 US dollars as of today) price tag, but worth it. there a parallels within the manga that draw to the GITS movie, but also alot of stroies that you also see cropping up in Stand Alone Complex and 2nd Gig. Masamune's art style is quite radically different from the slick art styles of the various animated features, and is often quite funny at times. beware though, this title also mounts a Parental Advisory sticker and also contains the same deep and introspective philosophical issues as the anime, as well as a high load of technical terminology and complicated vocabulary.

and yesterday i went to X-men: The Last Stand. it wasnt as good as the first two X-movies, but had enough good stuff in it to keep me placated. it is a good film, but there were probably a few things they could have done a lot better. ah well.

in other news, my older brother has finally landed himself a touring gig. He's performing in a stage tour of Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" which we used to listen to as kids. its great to see him in a paid acting job, and hope he gets on well. he's currently in rehearsals and having a blast by all accounts, and he starts the tour in about a month or two. he'll be touring the west country and Wales (i live in the south east).

Fathers Day on SUNDAY. must remember to get stiff sorted for that. ^^; eh heh...

finally... *HUGE CHEER* ^^; i know, gomen.
tonight i have been invited to attend a Raleigh International Information evening as an EX-Venturer to talk to prospective candidates about my experiences in Malaysia. it should be a lot of fun. must remember to accentuate the good points and try to leave out the bad stuff. (i mustmustmust post phase 3 online soon. my bad...)

and thats the news for today.
and now we have a weather report.

Chibi Darke: Well Darke, its been baking hot here in the South East of England recently, but its finally broke and we're getting regular showers of rain, with the possibility of thunderstorms. Saturday is going to be a scorcher though, so make sure you're well protected kids.

Darke: psst...Most of our viewers are from America or overseas... the UK forecast is no good for them.

Chibi Darke: *rummages through maps* i dont have any american weather maps. oh well. if you want the weather for your local area, consult the weather channel, or look out the window. its right there. ^^

Darke: -_- not helping.

oh yeah, also wanna do a shout out. if ya can spare the time, could ya pop over and visit Ryuu-Kiba?
not only is she the lil sister of the totally awesome Cee-Kari, she's just started out and i wanna pester her. just tell her that The Scrawny British Guy sent ya, and told you to *poke* her. and dont let her kinda werid and freaky obsession of Axel from KH2 scare the living crap out of you. kk. thanks folks.

well thats it from me today. no comic or photos or anything. Gomen. again.

welp, have a good week and remember:

if at first you dont succeed, whine to your parents and friends.

ciao.
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