Say goodbye I’m glad April Fool’s is finally over, because I can finally post this without people thinking it’s a big joke. But I’m taking a hiatus vacation. "Hiatus" has such a negative connotation to it, especially in the aniblogsphere, so I’m rebranding it as "vacation."
Random Thoughts

I probably should’ve put this together for Valentine’s, but I was too lazy. But hashihime’s Seiyuu Romance Rumors post got me off my duff. Note, this isn’t a list of my "favorite" seiyuu per se, but just those who’s voices I could listen to all night long… or forever… whichever comes later. This post is [...]
It started with Stripey’s post about what your top 5 says about you. And in my comment, I realized that of my 5 favorites, 4 came from 2007 (Code Geass, Gurren Lagann, Seto no Hanayome, Higurashi Kai), and the other candidates aired in 2006 (Haruhi season 1, Higurashi season 1). And then I realized all [...]
Happy Father’s Day! This is a continuation from my previous Best and worst anime moms post, we now turn to the dads in honor of Father’s Day. Like I mentioned before, anime dads tend to be a more diverse bunch than anime moms. So generally, they tend to be a more interesting bunch (although arguably [...]
I’ve been thinking that anime generally underutilizes parents. Why are they never around? What if Touma had a mom instead of being screwed up by her brothers? How come Ui seems to be Yui’s mother figure? Where are their real parents? How come parents are always on permanent business trips? Why do the kids always [...]
Earlier today I had to put my first-and-only, longtime dog to sleep after many years of camaraderie. It was one of the saddest moments of my life. Since the moment I had to leave him behind, I’ve been torn by two different feelings. One by guilt, wondering whether a couple more days might have changed [...]