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I wish to express the fact that Carl Swangee and Detective Regal are ~*~friends~*~, and further to articulate how this does things to my sad little heart.

hay guys

I found this totally awesome image and it makes me super-happy, so here it is with NO EXPLANATIONS HA HA

( Nadia will always be my sentimental favorite Gainax show )

If you enjoy filthy bishounen man-porn, then the November Newtype USA centerfold is for you.

I have not posted in some time, and my last missive to you, my good and dear friends, was redolent of resignation and despair; indeed, that musty odor may have been detectable on your side of the inter-network, a 21st century Smell-o-Vision.

For this, I apologize. I am well.

It came to pass that the former issue resolved itself nicely, and in truth my life is in most respects radical. I don't think that's too strong a word.

As of September 30, I am twenty-nine years old.

( And my birthday weekend was low-key, yet awesome. )

The first of what will no doubt be many Summer in Andalusia icons.

I really loved that movie.

This is me, taking a deep breath.

Apparently there is an anime called Summer in Andalusia, directed by Spirited Away’s animation director and staffed by a bunch of Ghibli veterans. It’s a movie about the Vuelta a Espana, one of the three Grand Tours of cycling (the other two being the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France.)

So, let’s recap. There’s a movie by guys from my favorite animation studio about my favorite sport. Oh, it was also the first animated film to premier at Cannes.

In 2003.

So why is it that I only find out about it now that the sequel is being announced? I… I just… I’m torn between complete elation and head-shaking bafflement.

So I contain myself but chatter excitedly to my coworkers, one of whom (I was going to say the brilliant one, but they’re all brilliant) says “Oh yeah, also there’s a TV anime about cycling running right now, called Overdrive.”

My forehead is getting red from slapping it so much.

Anyway, I submit that “Summer in Andalusia” may be the best title for a cycling movie ever.

(Actually it looks like Overdrive kind of sucks, but still.)

(They should make an anime about bike messengers.)

(If somebody tells me it’s been done… augh.)

Oh, also I rode to work today and it was fine. Hope to keep it up. I've found a nice 1.5-mile length of low-traffic residential road very close by, and I'm thinking of doing 10 or 15 laps on it as often as I can, in lieu of decent riding in Houston.

Also I'm suddenly interested in trying an actual legitimate race...

Oh, Panic. How did you know I had a major web project to do over the summer?

I am a robot. Or a sheep. Or a robotic sheep. In any case, now I have a twitter account.

My hope is that this will deliver me from the constant desire to have stupid away messages (thanks, torts_schmorts) and I can start having my IM status reflect my actual status, shifting my pithy witticisms to twitter.

Ugh. Did I just say that?

Wizards of the Coast is offering grants to start college D&D clubs.

Attention anime dorks:

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bigbigtruck's Samurai Champloo Fan Anthology, "Battle Cry," is done. Interested nerds parties should check it out. It is chock-full of awesome art and stories, and one very small (but unique!) contribution by me that is neither.

Seriously, it's worth a look for the cover art alone.