| 6:01am | Remember Naruto? (And why I can never hate it) | | | | (slight spoilers for early episodes ahead)It's funny how people (and things in general) can change in such a relatively short period of time. A few years ago, I was a short 14 year old boy, just starting high school, and a huge fan of Naruto, the (now) immensely | | |
| 11:31pm | Jon Nakamatsu and the “Losers Club” | | | | Jon is now one of my favourite people in the world. What an inspirational speech. My favourite part is when he says "In 1993 I was rejected at the screening for the Van Cliburn piano competition" and then gives his fellow Van Cliburn judges a mockingly angry look. |
| 2:01am | My Take on: First Arabesque, Debussy | | | | This was the first Debussy pieces I learned, and is still a favourite of mine. It's an early Debussy piece, and is very simple and pleasant. It is very accessible and sure to put a smile on any listener's face, and it's also a treat for the performer |
| 3:31pm | Nostalgia Time : Lost Eden | | | | I always enjoy going back in time and revisiting something I loved as a small child, whether it's the days of watching the Pokemon dub on YTV, or various games that I would play as a kid. Lost Eden used to be one of my favourite games. I |
| 1:00am | New Films by Miyazaki and Takahata | | | | So by now, I think everyone's well acquainted with the fact that we are getting two new films, both a Miyazaki film and (surprise:) a new Takahata film! The thing about Miyazaki is, we all appreciate when we learn of a new film, but we almost expect it. |
| 3:32am | Thoughts - Nodame Cantabile (Anime) | | | | When I heard there was an anime about classical music students, you can imagine how excited I was to see it. I was somehow led to the live action series, which I promptly downloaded and started viewing. It immediately became a favourite of mine. I hadn't | | |
| 7:30am | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | | | | (Contains spoilers for the plot)Well, after 7 books which spanned a good part of my life until now, Harry Potter has come to an end. I first got into this series, like I've mentioned before, on the recommendation of my elementary school teacher (Thanks Ms. Page) and I've been |
| 7:30am | And so I return. | | | | I made some mistakes paying my webhost so I was suspended for quite a while. I've got it all sorted out and returned. I suppose that I had set the record for the quickest website to disappear after it's introduction :/.The first post I want to make is |
| 8:00am | My new site. | | | | I guess I'm one of those people who kept saying to themselves "I hate blogs" (partly because I really don't like the word itself), not realizing that half of the stuff I did on the internet was related to blogs. A lot of the reviews I read were posted on |
| 8:00am | Nodame Cantabile (Anime) 09 | | | | Summary and impressions continued belowBrief SummaryThe episode opens with Chiaki, Nodame, and the others on their way to the Nina Lutz music festival. Upon arrival, while Masumi and Chiaki appear to be well off, Nodame and Mine are both poorly prepared for their classes. Mine is mocked by | | |
| 8:00am | Nodame Cantabile 10 & 11 | | | | Summary and impressions continued belowBrief SummaryChiaki is practicing for his Rachmaninoff performance with the A-Oke, while the S-Oke, with Mine in the lead, have vowed to dazzle in their performance to get back at their conductor for abandoning them. They arrange to dress in costumes, but | | |
| 8:00am | Review/Reccomendation - Porco Rosso, Studio Ghibli | | | | Reccomendation and Review, March 17, 2007Porco RossoStudio Ghibli (Miyazaki)Introduction/Summary I wasn't sure which film or series I should write my first reccomendation on. There are many anime and films which I consider to be some of the best, including "Grave of the Fireflies", "Whisper of |
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