Next Media Block and 5th of Forelithe 2014

Watching: 

Attack on Titan

This looked to me like just the next random darling anime series.  I'm really not huge into "Anime".  I'm a Miyazaki(Mononoke, Howl, Spirited Away) fan, I like Shinichiro Watanabe(Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) and a handful of other things(Last Exile).  I'm picky actually, if its just too goofy with no substance, if its just a serial series with Saturday Morning plots, if its violent for the shock factor, I'm probably not going to like it.  A few people I watch on Youtube and a few people in other places like it, and its just 1 season so far, so I'll check this out and see how it is.

Movie List on Netflix

I'm going to watch a good bit of my foreign films list.  Korean and Japanese dramas have been something I've enjoyed for the last few years.  These places are making thoughtful films that America just does not seem to do anymore.  Adrift in Tokyo because it was recommended to me after watching Time Traveler.  Mr. Lee vs Mr. Lee was added after I watched Seoul Cafe and it was recommended.  Aftershock has been on my list forever.  I have a couple of Oscar dramas I never got around to watching before as well, so I'm going to do that(The Pianist, and Life is Beautiful).  I think all of these are going to be tear jerkers.  I don't think I'm in that kind of mood, these just happen to be the films on my list that I've been meaning to watch for a long time.

Reading:

The Riddle-master of Hed by Patricia A. Mckillip.

Honestly I don't remember if I've posted this on here before, but I know I"ve talked about her works.  I've read the first chapter and I've liked what I've seen so far.  Just enough "what's going on" and the characters seem alive enough for me to be able to care about them.  I'll be starting it in full now that I'm clear in the reading department.  Within the first 5 pages it tells you this(so its not really spoiler): the Prince of Hed traveled to an island to have a test of Riddles with a 400 year old ghost.  Many famous royals and celebrities have tried as well, none succeeding.  If you lose, you die.  The Prince not only snuck out and confronted the ghost, he won the contest and a crown... but told no one of it.  The famous Riddle Ghost was beaten, and its prize under the bed of someone who seemed to not want the world to know.  He is confronted by his siblings over the crown they peeked and saw one day, and this is where the story begins.

Playing:

I just finished God of War 2, and I was thinking of playing through Shadow of the Colossus HD remake, but I think it might be too close in gameplay.  I'm going to start playing 3D Dotgame Heroes and see how well it keeps my interest this time around.  Its sort of like an homage to Zelda, Final Fantasy 1 and Dragon Warrior all rolled into one.  I think I need something less serious right now after God of War's no non-sense asskicking.  Also, Silicon Studios might have started out on the scene with an homage to old school RPG's, but they then created Bravely Default, a highly lauded RPG that was such a success.

5th of Forelithe, 2014

Grocery day.  Egg Beaters was on sale so we have some of that.  I was always sort of turned away by egg beaters because 1: I don't particularly demonize eggs, and 2: its scrambled eggs are just sad.  I, however, do not make scrambled eggs usually.  I make french style, folded, multi-layered omelettes.  Egg Beaters actually turned out to make these fairly well.  Its quick and easy too, and you only lose a little of the protein.  I add back in the fat with some cheese in the middle before I fold.  Real eggs are cheaper and I'm fine with that.

Had a cousin bring over an old LCD monitor.  This thing weighs SOOO much, and you can see all the circuits and chips inside the thing, its been a while since technology that is post-millenium has looked so old and clunky in my eyes, it was a new experience.  Anyway, its got a weird ass 4 pin connector for power, hence my cousin not being able to figure out how to plug it in.  $10 at amazon and no guarantee it'll work after that, it doesn't look like the most well taken care of thing.  If you're related to me and you read this and it looks like I'm taking in old ass shit to fix again, I'm not.  If you want me to work on your Windows XP monolith, you better be bringing a 6 pack of beer, and I"m not talking cheap ass beer.  It better have a patriot's name on it in the very least.