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The sheer amount of lipstick feminism really depresses me. Since when did a wink ever replace a genuine smile?

Something Ends, Something Begins

Finished watching the finales of Macross Frontier and Code Geass season 2, the former sucked, the latter was fairly good.

Also went back and finished off Eureka Seven, god I knew there was a reason I stopped watching it. A few redeeming qualities can't compensate for the amount of cheese.

Few of the better episodes in the series is centered around this (awesome!) song.



Enjoy.

Fake edit: Yes the title of the entry does come from the Witcher. Speaking of which it is one of the only few games I go back and play once in a while. The music in that game is on its' own plane. Yes, the ambient music is really that good.

AC: FA

The Fall and Fall of the Turks

From the Mediterranean to the Chinese Sea...

The slogan of the "East Turkestan" separatist movement, a proponent of pan-Turkic ethnic superiority.

National liberation based on emancipation and empowerment of the people? Nope. Try demographic warfare.

How can nations with any global ambitions these days cling on to such crippling ideology?

Aftermath

Slept through most of the hurricane. From the looks of the aftermath the apartment can handle up to a category 3. Category 4 will rip the third floor off.

Got power back, then water, and now internet. But just across the street electricity is still of an unknown quantity.

During the last few days I've gained a new perspective on TV dinners. They are good for breakfast.

Not Evacuating

Hurricane cut classes in the Woodlands short. Bought plenty of water, hoping that the internet and power doesn't go out in the next few days. The sun is still shining and so we live on for now.

Persona 4

Lyrics:

We are living our lives.
Abound with so much information.
Come on, let go of the remote.
Don't you know you're letting all the junk flood in?
I try to stop the flow, double clicking on the go
But it's no use; hey, I'm being consumed
Loading... Loading... Loading...
Quickly reaching maximum capacity
Warning... Warning... Warning!
Gonna short-circuit my identity.

Get up on your feet, tear down the walls.
Catch a glimpse of the hollow world.
Snooping 'round will get you nowhere.
You're locked up in your mind...
We are all trapped in a maze of relationships that goes on with or without you.
I swim in the sea of the unconscious.
I'll search for your heart, pursue my true self.


/Lyrics

Due in December

The voice talent for the English version of Persona 3 FES is quite good, to the extend that I have no preference over either language version of the voice acting. Hopefully they'll repeat the same feat in 4.

Red Cliff

What a horrible movie. It just goes against those of us who read the book(s), the comics and watched the TV series countless times since we were young. Zhao Zilong looks 20 years too old, Guan Yu sounds like he is 20 years too young, and Zhang Fei is more suitable as a Hello Kitty decoration with puppy eyes on the eve of battle. And where the fuck is Zhao Yun's sword Green Destiny, grabbed from the scabbard of his enemies even as he cuts them down on horseback? Where is the dignity when Guan Yu is sent in on foot like some foot soldier, without utilizing the reach of his Green Dragon Halberd?

Frankly, I prefer my classical Chinese literature archetypes served cold. All of this overwrought humanizing pastiches such as Guan Yu teaching kids to read classical poetry and Liu Bei making shoes is just an insult to the intelligence of an average reader. Reading The Three Kingdoms is not meant to be an exercise in getting your daily feel good about how people are perfect.

Part of reading an epic is to hold up an mirror and discover the flaws and hubris in the alter egos of our past. To that extend the best performance in the movie is the believably maniacal Cao Cao. What is so disappointing about the movie is that it reflects more of the taste of an uncultivated mass audience rather than convey with any authenticity a great story.

Think I will go back and watch a few episodes of the TV series again, maybe then I'll calm down a little and stop cursing this mentally challenged movie.

9/29/2008 The sheer amount of lipstick feminism really depresses me. If they are looking for strong female protagonists they really need to read George R. R. Martin. One of the greatest stories never told, as in hinted at, is the tourney at Harrenhal where Rhaegar crowned Lyanna the Queen of Beauty.

If a woman like Lyanna exists in this world, I would give her my heart and soul.

Autumn

Stepping out late morning a cool breeze enveloped me. It feels so different and uplifting, could it be that Autumn is here?

The leaves on the trees are still green, yet show signs of fatigue. I remember when I was little, every change of season meant some time spent in the hospital or in bed, green to yellow. More often than not I overplayed and caught a cold. I bet the leaves too want to return and rest in the grounds so near their roots.

The weather just reminded me of the climate near the seaside. For a long time now I forgot what I have been missing. The moment of joy was fleeting as the breeze, yet I know now why Autumn is my favorite of seasons.