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I read more of Al Franken's Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them in the bath tonight.

I ended up staying in the tub for about 2 and a half hours, reading. I am wrinkly. My water was luke-warm when I got out. But then again it's like 80* F even at night here in San Jose this week, so luke-warm bathwater didn't bother me much.

I've been reading Franken's book in clumps of chapters; I read a few chapters, I get amused, then annoyed, then dissapointed in learning again what assholes exist in the world and have to put it down. Political humor is wonderful, but sooner or later you sit back and realize that the things that are made fun of here actually did happen, and suddenly it's not so funny anymore that some high elected official or bureaucrat is totally lacking in principals like honesty, tolerance, or decency. Or that they have such notions, but only on a selective basis.

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I had someone on the Adult Swim board today tell me emphatically that Inu Yasha and Ranma 1/2 were shounen anime.

Let's stop and think about this. Now, "shonen" anime means "boy" anime. Intended for young-adult or teen male audiences.

For example, Naruto. Dragonball Z. Anything Gundam.

But IY or Ranma 1/2 ?

Yeah, Ranma had a lot of fighting. And yeah, IY has a good amount of fighting.

And yes, they might be or have been run in a shonen manga magazine (I don't know if they have or not, but it's certainly possible.)

But anyone who thinks that Rumiko Takahashi is writing for boys probably doesn't know very many girls.



Also probably hasn't seen/read very much of either series.

Samurai Champloo #13

Mugen is a pirate?

Okay, that moves him up about 4 notches in my like book. I've got a thing for boats. That puts him still about 3 notches below Jin, but it's a notable advancement.

random lyrics post

This is my favorite pop song on the radio right now. So goddamn addictive.


Couting Crows

"Accidentally In Love"


So she said what's the problem baby
What's the problem I don't know
Well maybe I'm in love (love)
Think about it every time
I think about it
Can't stop thinking 'bout it

How much longer will it take to cure this
Just to cure it cause I can't ignore it if it's love (love)
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know nothing 'bout love

Come on, come on
Turn a little faster
Come on, come on
The world will follow after
Come on, come on
Cause everybody's after love

So I said I'm a snowball running
Running down into the spring that's coming all this love
Melting under blue skies
Belting out sunlight
Shimmering love

Well baby I surrender
To the strawberry ice cream
Never ever end of all this love
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's no escaping your love

These lines of lightning
Mean we're never alone,
Never alone, no, no

Come on, Come on
Move a little closer
Come on, Come on
I want to hear you whisper
Come on, Come on
Settle down inside my love

Come on, come on
Jump a little higher
Come on, come on
If you feel a little lighter
Come on, come on
We were once
Upon a time in love

We're accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love

Accidentally

I'm In Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
Accidentally
Accidentally

Come on, come on
Spin a little tighter
Come on, come on
And the world's a little brighter
Come on, come on
Just get yourself inside her

Love ...I'm in love

Samurai Champloo #14

Oh my god, no way. No way.

Come on, Mugen, your reputation as selfish cold-blooded killer is suffering seriously here!

If you were Agent Sands of OUATIM, that bitch would so be dead right now.