Spice & Wolf Volume 5 Review

I feel like every time I start a new volume of this novel series I start by saying that this is the last novel that has story elements I recognize from the anime. Maybe with the exception of volume 4. Now that we’re in volume 5, I found even more characters I remember. I really … Continue reading Spice & Wolf Volume 5 Review →

Anxiety in animals

I’ve been delivering mail for almost seven years at this point. Whenever summer comes around there’s always lots of insects. Little flies and other critters will land on my bike. There’s a large basket-like thing on the front of it that holds my parcels. It’s super convenient and also bright orange. I presume insects might … Continue reading Anxiety in animals →

Chapter Nineteen – Dionil, the woodland sage

Cobal woke up fairly early, but after he got dressed he could already hear movement coming from the other room. There he found Mana who was just headed outside to eat breakfast there. After going to the kitchen and getting some food for himself he joined her outside the small house they were staying at.“We’ve … Continue reading Chapter Nineteen – Dionil, the woodland sage →

AMVs – a relic from the past

Maybe 13 or 14 years ago I watched a video of a strange cartoon that I’d never seen before. The song Until the day I die by Story of the Year was blasting from my pc speakers, you know the built in ones that sounded like total crap but you were glad you had something, … Continue reading AMVs – a relic from the past →

My favorite video game

Last week I talked about playing MMOs. I love playing MMOs and it’s been one of my favorite ways to meet people on the internet. That and through Team Fortress 2 lobbies back in the day. I think back to those days very fondly. Somehow I was in a terrible place mentally yet playing that … Continue reading My favorite video game →

Chapter Eighteen – Milinia

As they walked across several wooden bridges that connected different treehomes and walkways it became more and more clear that this village was on a far larger scale than they initially realized. Towards the entrance of the village was a sort of clearing that looked like it was made by the elves themselves and didn’t … Continue reading Chapter Eighteen – Milinia →

Playing MMOs

I have a fairly addictive personality. Back when I was younger I used to drink three to four liters of soda every day. Yeah, it was a real problem that destroyed my teeth permanently. Well, weakened them, they’re still mostly there and the look normal, they’re just weak and I get cavities easily. It’s the … Continue reading Playing MMOs →

Chapter Seventeen – Trust Issues

“So these strange symbols are a language in your world? Why would they use completely different symbols?”“That’s just how things developed. It’s quite cool actually, that different people approached written language from such a different angle. We all came to the conclusion that a written language is needed, but how we went about it was … Continue reading Chapter Seventeen – Trust Issues →

The perfect send-off (Ao Ashi Episode 5)

Whenever I’m in my room after dinner, playing games, writing, reading or doing something else, I’ll often go downstairs to get a coffee and chat with my dad for a bit. He’s sitting there alone most evenings, since my parents are divorced. Obviously he doesn’t mind, he’s got his snacks, his bejeweled knock-off games and … Continue reading The perfect send-off (Ao Ashi Episode 5) →

Some (anime) song recommendations

After writing my 6 shows to look out for post, I realized that there has been some absolutely fantastic music lately in anime, and I just wanted to quickly highlight some of my favorites. So let’s do just that, in this little bonus post while I procrastinate editing once more. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by … Continue reading Some (anime) song recommendations →