Wow.

So, yesterday was a VERY good mail day. Got my new bento stuff in the mail, and my Princess Tutu thinpak. Watched the preview disk (oh man. I MUST have Le Chevalier D'Eon. MUST.) and started wondering what exactly was in the coffee cups some of these animators were drinking from. (I don't remember the exact name, but the one with the girl who kept repeating, "Did I mention that I'm hot?" in a true hillbilly accent? Yeah. And don't get me started on the 11-year-old teacher. 'Nuff said.)

Then, I popped the first disk of Princess Tutu in. Wow. I...wow.

This stuff is serious crack. SERIOUS. It's the Nutcracker on Acid. I've watched the first two episodes and I am hooked. I love Duck. I love Roue. And I'm not real sure about emo-boy (the prince), but I love the storyline.

beard5, you have to see this on Thursday. Your head will explode. It's quite possible that this is more insane than Zim.

More later.

Hey, firebreathnchkn!

This is so you.

As the holiday season approaches...

Please don't forget those who are less fortunate than you.

This is a big thing for me - when I was younger, we lived on an enlisted man's salary (and with 4 kids, that was stretching a LOT), but my parents taught us that no matter how little we had, there was someone out there who had less. We were raised multi-denominational, so it wasn't a Church thing - it was a "we're all humans together, and we take care of each other" kind of thing. Every year, I buy a teddy bear for Toys for Tots and put a child's hat and mittens on it, so that one more child out there has a bit of joy for Christmas. I donate to the food pantries, and the animal shelters. Yes, I don't have a lot, but I can always share.

Okay, getting off my soapbox now. But please, during the next few months (optimally, during every month of the year), see if you can help out your neighbors a bit. Every little bit helps.