I just finished watching the first 25 episodes of Gundam Seed. (I started back in June, and have been watching them on and off when I have time.) There are a total of 50 episodes, but it looks like I won’t get to see the rest until they start airing them on Cartoon Network in April (according to this press release from Bandai).
new notebook computer
I’ve been thinking about buying a new notebook computer. I don’t absolutely need one, but the old one is getting a little dated. I’ve been thinking that maybe I’m jumping the gun, and the old one ought to hold me for another year, but I just checked, and I bought it in January 2001, so it’s more than three years old now. And I bought it refurbished. So, yep, it’s about time.
Warren Zevon
Today, my favorite Warren Zevon song is “Numb as a Statue” from The Wind.
X-Men
Lots of interesting X-Men news at Newsarama. Joss Whedon? Bryan Singer? Interesting.
Where’s George?
Here’s a great line from the Where’s George? User Guidelines, under the “Bill Acquisition” heading:
Stealing from people and/or robbing a bank is NOT an acceptable method of acquiring bills.
Well, thanks for clearing that up for me.
Google alternatives
Brian Livingston’s newsletter today had some interesting stuff on the decline of Google. Recommended alternatives:
Knight Rider
I stumbled across the Knight Rider Online bulletin boards just now. Good to see my old friend Mike Pajaro is still a big Knight Rider fan.
Hello Kitty
Yes, Devlin, there is such a thing as a Hello Kitty vibrator.
Life’ll Kill Ya
I’ve been obsessing a bit over the last song on Life’ll Kill Ya, “Don’t Let Us Get Sick.” It’s a pretty simple song, but it’s really powerful. at least it is to me right now. It seems dark and pessimistic at first, but there’s a ray of hope at the end.
Warren Zevon
I started listening to Warren Zevon’s Life’ll Kill Ya a few days ago. I initially assumed this was written not long after he found out he had cancer, but apparently not. This album came out in 2000, and he didn’t find out about the cancer until 2002. Still, he seems to be thinking about death a lot here. “Requiscat in Pace.”