I was just looking up things about 2012 for the fun of it and I came across this video.
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Interesting video on 2012.
February 25th, 2010The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Review)
February 9th, 2010
This is a very funny and amusing anime. I found out about it from one of the younger members of my site. She had Haruhi’s picture in her profile. She even had a cute little dance from the show in her profile. I thought it looked pretty cute so I went to go see if I could fine what anime that was from. I eventually did find those images were from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya so I then set out to buy it. I first checked out rightstuff which did have it but they do not accept paypal so asked one of my friends who sells anime and does accept paypal. How ever I did not get this anime from him I did end up getting it from ebay. How ever when I searched for this anime on ebay I must have spelled it incorrectly as I came accross a hentai with a name very close to this one. I was like wait a minute I know this anime can not be a hentai specially if a 10 year old girl told me about it. So I did a quick google search and found the correct spelling of the anime and ended up finding the none hentai on ebay and getting it.
I ended up watching this in only 2 days, well the first season any way. I just could not stop watching it, I enjoyed it very much. It has humour very much like the humour in slayers which in my opinion makes it better. Even though it has humour like that of slayers it is nothing like that anime. Although another interesting thing about comparing it to slayers is there is a part in Melancholy where some one says It is classified and said in the same way that the demon of slayers says it is a secret.
I do not wish to give to much away but it does have a lot of interesting things that happen in it. It has time travel, aliens, androids, girls in bunny suits, people with ESP, and a godess that does not even know she is a godess. Oh and when I first heard about this anime I thought it was one that was made for girls which is called shoujo, how ever I found it not to be shoujo but rather shounen which is for boys. Watching this anime though I feel it is not made for either male or female but both. I mean it does not feel to me it was made exclusively for males as I liked it and I am female, heck and I was told about it from a girl who also likes it. Oh there are a few characters I feel sorry for because haruhi treats them.
Slayers OVA + movies review
January 16th, 2010
I just got done watching the slayers OVA and movies and I did enjoy them but wow they were much different from the series. That may have a little to do with the original being distributed by funimation and the OVA + Movies being distributed by ADV. Lina Inverse which is the main character’s personality is the same in both how ever she does seem much younger and does have a different outfit. Although there is one movie called Premium that does have Lina the outfit she had on in the series it even had the other character’s from the series. That was the only one like that and that one seems as though it took place between the second and third seasons of the original series.
A few more differences between the OVA + Movies and the Original series is Lina’s companion if you can call her that. Her companion is very under dressed sorceress named Naga. Naga has a very annoying laugh, which is mentioend as being annoying in a few of the OVA’s and Movies. Her laugh reminds me of the voice of Fran Dresche’s voice from the show called the Nanny although I c oulc not watch The Nanny because unlike Naga’s voice Fran’s Voice made my ears hurt. Another view on her voice is like trying to listen to nails on a chalk board.
I will admit the OVA + Movies were much more comedy based then the original series making it a whole lot more funny. There was one of the movies that was so funny I about fell out of my chair laughing. It was the movie called Slayers Great. It was both cute and funny and I enjoyed that one the most out of all of them.
Unlike the original series you can watch this out of order. What happens in one does not effect what happens in the other. I did how ever watch them in order. Do to the name of the last OVA show I thought it was about Lina getting the outfit she wears in the Original series proving that it takes place before the Series how ever I think I was wrong but would have been neat if it was.
I did find out after seeing both the first 3 of the original series, OVA and movies that there is still one more out there called the lost universe. How ever I am not yet able to find that one for sale but just happened to find it while looking for the picture for this review. I am hopping to find that last series and watch it and also make a review of it.
I do think over all that the Original was better even though this was more funny. I give both 4 out of 5 stars.
Bunnykin’s review of the slayers series.
January 10th, 2010
This series is over a decade old and I started warching it around the time it came out however at that time I purchased it in the vhs format. This time I purchased the box set that included all 3 seasons. The first time I watched it I only made it through half of the first season so it was great getting the whole thing. I also did get the movies and ova version but this review is just of the 3 seasons.
I started watching the first season a few weeks ago in my spare time and I just kept getting pulled in and watching to keep watcvhing it even though I needed to get a few things done. Like the anime database that I have been working on or even working on this blog. The Slayers has all kinds of content both comedy and action and even adventure. You never really know what will happen next, which is what I like. It is hard to tell some times who the bad guys are and who the good guys are and some times finding out can be a surprise and that is some thing hapening tell the very end. I enjoyed the ending of all 3 seasons and I have to say they had a good story line for each. On the second season they had a cheractor that sounded and acted just like the lady on pokemon that is on team rocket which was both funny and strange at the same time. the series had dragons, monsters, demons, Gods and so many other creatures it just kept you entertained and guessing on what you would see next. One of the episodes in the last season reminded me of another anime called Abenobashi, which kind of confused me but was pretty funny.
I can not wait to start watching the movies and the ova versions which I will be doing soon.
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
December 18th, 2009YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
Good morning said a woman as she walked up to the man sitting on ground.
The man slowly looked up.
This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new.. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life.
His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before..
“Leave me alone,” he growled….
To his amazement, the woman continued standing.
She was smiling — her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows. “Are you hungry?” she asked.
“No,”
he answered sarcastically. “I’ve just come from dining with the president. Now go away.”
The woman’s smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm.
“What are you doing, lady?” the man asked angrily. “I said to leave me alone.
Just then a policeman came up. “Is there any problem, ma’am?” he asked..
“No problem here, officer,” the woman answered. “I’m just trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?”
The officer scratched his head. ”That’s old Jack. He’s been a fixture around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him?”
“See that cafeteria over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile.”
“Are you crazy, lady?” the homeless man resisted. “I don’t want to go in there!” Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up.
“Let me go, officer. I didn’t do anything.”
“This is a good deal for you, Jack” the officer answered. “Don’t blow it.”
Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner. It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived…
The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his table. ”What’s going on here, officer?” he asked. ”What is all this, is this man in trouble?”
“This lady brought this man in here to be fed,” the policeman answered.
“Not in here!” the manager replied angrily. “Having a person like that here is bad for business..”
Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. ”See, lady. I told you so. Now if you’ll let me go. I didn’t want to come here in the first place.”
The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled…. “Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?”
“Of course I am,” the manager answered impatiently. “They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms.”
“And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly meetings?”
“What business is that of yours?”
I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company.”
“Oh.”
The woman smiled again. “I thought that might make a difference.” She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. “Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?”
“No thanks, ma’am,” the officer replied. “I’m on duty.”
“Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?”
“Yes, mam. That would be very nice.”
The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, “I’ll get your coffee for you right away, officer.”
The officer watched him walk away. “You certainly put him in his place,” he said.
“That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this.”
She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently… “Jack, do you remember me?”
Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes. “I think so — I mean you do look familiar.”
“I’m a little older perhaps,” she said. “Maybe I’ve even filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that very door, cold and hungry.”
“Ma’am?” the officer said questioningly. He couldn’t believe that such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry.
“I was just out of college,” the woman began. “I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets for days.
It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat.”
Jack lit up with a smile. ”Now I remember,” he said… ”I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work
for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy.”
“I know,” the woman continued. “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go
over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble… Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of my food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all right.”
“So you started your own business?” Old Jack said.
“I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She opened her purse and pulled out a business card.. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons…He’s the personnel director of my company. I’ll go talk
to him now and I’m certain he’ll find something for you to do around the office.” She smiled. ”I think he might even find the funds to give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on your feet… If you ever need
anything, my door is always opened to you.”
There were tears in the old man’s eyes. “How can I ever thank you?” he said.
“Don’t thank me,” the woman answered. “To God goes the glory. Thank Jesus…. He led me to you.”
Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance before going their separate ways….
“Thank you for all your help, officer,” she said.
“On the contrary, Ms. Eddy,” he answered. “Thank you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And..And thank you for the coffee.”
If you have missed knowing me, you have missed nothing.
If you have missed some of my emails, you might have missed a laugh..
But, if you have missed knowing my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, you have missed everything in the world.
Have a Wonderful Day. May God Bless You Always and don’t forget that when you “cast your bread upon the waters,” you never know how it will be returned to you..
God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart..
When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.
Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He’ll catch you when you fall, or He’ll teach you how to fly!
The power of one sentence!
God is going to shift things around for you today and let things work in your favor.
If you believe, send it. If you don’t believe, delete it.
God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close..
If you need God to open some doors for you…send this on.
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing…
LIVE WELL, LOVE MUCH, LAUGH OFTEN
