大きな箱とねこ （A Big Box and a Cat) As I write, I’m keeping my parents’ cat while they are on vacation. So it is always an adventure of sorts whenever she’s in the place. So when LH shared this video of a Japanese cat and a large box, I couldn’t help but laugh since the cat looks
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Better Archive Those Old GeoCities Anime Sites
April 26th, 2009 
AstroNerdBoy Better Archive Those Old GeoCities Anime Sites It has been reported in many places that Yahoo is going to close down GeoCities, that now ancient-of-days free homepage hosting site that so many people used back in the 90’s when the Internet was new, fresh, and exciting. In recent years, I’m not sure how many people
Hoihoi-san — Never Got Far, Did It?
April 24th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Hoihoi-san — Never Got Far, Did It? Sometimes I wonder about the thought process behind what is determined to be a “good” anime adaptation and what is not. Take Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san. This started as a short manga (see my review here) and even had a short anime created in 2004. When that short hit
Got $220,000 Laying Around? A Collector Has Anime Figures, Macross, Gundam, and Transformer Stuff to Sell You.
March 6th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Got $220,000 Laying Around? A Collector Has Anime Figures, Macross, Gundam, and Transformer Stuff to Sell You. I was astonished when an eBay auction came to my attention. Nightslayer442 is selling what has to be the most impressive collection of anime figures, Gundam models (both made and still in the box), Macross models (both made
Toradora’s Taiga and Ryuuji — All Dressed Up
March 1st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Toradora’s Taiga and Ryuuji — All Dressed Up A byproduct of having so much free time is that I can have a bit of fun with images from anime series. So during the Christmas party in episode 19 of Toradora!, I grabbed two images of both Taiga and Ryuuji dressed up. Unfortunately, I didn’t get
Suzumiya Haruhi no Iku (Ooops! Time for a Cold Shower!)
February 11th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Suzumiya Haruhi no Iku (Ooops! Time for a Cold Shower!) My, oh my, oh my. It has been with some amusement that I’ve watched the orgasmic reactions to the mere hint of a possibility that another Suzumiya Haruhi series could be in the works, let alone on TV this spring. Indeed, forums burned with excited
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Blog Milestones Crossed and a Genshiken Wallpaper
February 1st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Blog Milestones Crossed and a Genshiken Wallpaper The month of January saw some nice milestones passed by this blog. For starters, we hit the magical 150,000 visitors mark. That’s very sweet. Second, I’ve now written over 1000 posts for the blog (many are still in the queue waiting for their scheduled post times). So as
Fire At My Old Japanese Stomping Grounds
January 31st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Not that this will matter to anyone but those who’ve been stationed at Yokota AB, Japan, but a friend and former co-worker from Japan sent me the link to this fire that happened on base. I didn’t work there, but that building was pretty close to the dorms where I lived. Fortunately, no one was
