Author Archives: baudattitude

Moving done, yay

Not that I imagine people out there are breathlessly awaiting my next post, but things should be getting back to normal around here now that we’re done moving. We’re learning that being in a house instead of an apartment comes … Continue reading

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Moving Blues…

Actually, “Blues” isn’t the right emotional color. I’m not particularly depressed about moving, I just rather wish it was done with.  Is there a color for apathy-trending-towards-frustration?  Let’s call it orange.  I’ve got the moving oranges. I haven’t quite got … Continue reading

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Going out on a limb, here…

I suspect that the message being conveyed by the English in this advertisement for a (presumably expensive) private all-girl’s middle and high school is NOT the message the designer really intended. I guess it’s possible, I mean, what do I … Continue reading

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Progress!

So I was on the bus this morning and for some reason couldn’t remember the difference between MNP4 and MNP5. Don’t ask me why I was thinking of this. It was raining, and I think it’s a scientific fact that … Continue reading

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Producer…dono?

Well, after 16 days, an awful lot of googling, a fair amount of blind guessing, and just a touch of frantically looking kanji up, I have officially finished Ritsuko’s story mode in Idolmaster SP. And for just a second, in … Continue reading

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It’s 80s Anime Week!

…well, apparently it is. After watching “Angel’s Egg”, I got to thinking. Back in the early 90s, I used to trade anime with a gentleman in Arizona who had an amazing list of anime – both subtitled and raw – … Continue reading

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Well, curiosity sated.

Over the years, I’ve occasionally seen the question “Is Anime art?” and I’ve always stayed well away from it because the people arguing both for and against the concept were generally scary people who were taking things Just A Little … Continue reading

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“The Host”, a review:

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Weekend recap

Movies & anime from the weekend, with thoughts: The New God (Atarashii Kamisama) I didn’t know anything about this – apart from the title, and that it had English subtitles – when I checked it out from the school library, … Continue reading

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First Steps, Larger Universe, Blah Blah Blah

I have to confess that I was a little worried when ordering Idolmaster SP – mostly, that I’d get it, play it for 20 minutes, get frustrated and give up. Not that I’ve ever done that before. Anyway, that hasn’t … Continue reading

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