Anime Piracy

I was introduced to anime in the late 2000s. Before I started watching Fairy Tail, One Piece and many other shows, I had only seen things like Pokémon and Shaman King on television in small amounts. The shift to watching series in order on my computer was a big shift. Mind you, I think my … Continue reading Anime Piracy →

Vol 2: Chapter Eight – Downtown Saphestan I

After spending two days in the library looking into old magics, strange religions and many much more boring topics Cobal finally snapped. “I can’t do this anymore, I give up.” He proclaimed rather loudly in the middle of the archives. He looked at Mana. “I’m bored.”“Well, we have been cooped up in here for quite … Continue reading Vol 2: Chapter Eight – Downtown Saphestan I →

Bungo Stray Dogs IV – Episode 8

I’m very tired, as I’ve talked about on here before, so I’m going to keep it short this week. Apologies for the inconvenience, I hope to have more time and energy next week. Either way, let’s dive into this week’s Bungo Stray Dogs. We left off with Chuuya saving a group of the agency members … Continue reading Bungo Stray Dogs IV – Episode 8 →

One Piece Volume 7

Here’s a little fun fact for you. This volume has a Question Corner at the end of chapter 54. Oda answers a question about a door being fixed when it should be broken in volume 1. He chalks it up to Mr. Minatomo, the carpenter. There’s even a small illustration of the guy. Now why … Continue reading One Piece Volume 7 →

When sleep evades you

A big focus of my blog throughout the years has been the state of my mental health. It’s had its ups and downs and lately it’s been a little less stable than I would like it to be, but I feel like it’s slowly going on an upwards trajectory again. I was actually feeling pretty … Continue reading When sleep evades you →

The Eminence in Shadow

When the Eminence in Shadow started airing I almost didn’t watch it. An edgy isekai show with an overpowered main character who has a harem of girls fawning over him. I’ve seen that too many times for it to still be interesting. But something about the first episode kept me interested. Cid as a character … Continue reading The Eminence in Shadow →

Vol 2: Chapter Seven – Dinner with the queen II

“When I first met my husband I was fourteen years old. I wouldn’t yet get to know him for another four years, but I encountered him unexpectedly. I was born in a small village two days to the north of Saphestan. I never knew my father and by the time I turned ten, my mother … Continue reading Vol 2: Chapter Seven – Dinner with the queen II →

Bungo Stray Dogs IV – Episode 7

Now that we’re at the halfway point of the season, let’s do a quick recap to see what has happened so far. We’ve seen a flashback of when Fukuzawa and Ranpo met each other. In this flashback we saw several members of Five, including the mustachioed gentleman that was with Fukuzawa initially but seems to … Continue reading Bungo Stray Dogs IV – Episode 7 →

One Piece Volume 6

Volume 6 is here and we’re quickly ramping up in excitement. Last time we finished up the Kuro pirates arc and Usopp officially joined the crew. We met up with Johnny and Yosaku who are Zoro’s buddies. The crew traveled to the sailing restaurant Baratie where we met Sanji, the next member to possibly join … Continue reading One Piece Volume 6 →

AI art and the industrial revolution

Today, I am teaching my students about AI and deep fakes. It’s actually part of the current chapter we’re working on that is about science & technology. Obviously these are children learning a basic amount of English so we won’t have a deep discussion about the ethics of AI art, but I do hope to … Continue reading AI art and the industrial revolution →