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30 Oct 2008 mellow_bunny

Update | Designing is fun when you are in the mood.

So just thought i’d give a quick update on my progress with mSPACE 09. I have the layout for the front page completed but I have as yet to finish off the fine details. Here’s a shot below of the almost completed post design. Needs a little more work yet.

I totally watched a couple more episodes of Kurozuka as well. It was in French so I was a bit @_@ but the show was good anyway. Toradora 4 was good also. I think there is another episode out so i’ll go try find that.

I read the first volume of Runaways a Marvel comic. Very cool. I’ll try grab the second volume I think. I also badly want to read Civil War stuff.

Anywho onwards to the weekend!

24 Oct 2008 mellow_bunny

Hyakko - A tale of introversion and bread.

What follows in this post is the mad ramblings of a person who forced himself to watch something crap. Super crap. It was about as bland as a piece of bread. Bread that had perhaps been left in the cupboard too long and had gone a little dry. It was horrible. It was so horrible I cannot even be bothered to post pictures. I cannot be bothered to edit what I typed as I watched. I cannot believe that I am still posting this. I will have to choose another show to watch. Hyakko is retarded.

I will state however Ayu has the most Moe voice matched to a character I have ever experienced. EVER. Chinese-like girl was super generic. All of them were generic. Long live their uniforms and Moe-chan’s voice.

I apologize for any grammatical or spelling errors below. It was merely meant to serve as a guide for when I refined it into a post.

Rolling Transcript of Hell

leaping…
something about tigers… yuri?? ok.. jumping through the sky..
weak start imo.. that made no sense and not enough pantsu.
the uniform is cool (the only thing in this show that possibly would have been good. the uniforms. and only because they would be featured in doujin. damn you blissmo i’m not a pervy old man D: .. ok maybe I am pervy.)
the animation.. is odd… almost too simplistic in some respects .. just.. out of proportion. ok short darkhaired chick looks cool and chinese..

whats with all the dark shadows? this is japan they have electricty dammit.
she feels she is different?(short orange)
looks like she was trying to decide what kind of personality to have. timid and worrying. or outgoing and extravert. she cant change just like that though :/ she;s the same as she was in middle school?

ok it’s official. 3.27 minutes and im as bored as a turtle with LIFE. she’s crying.. ok kinda moe…

she’s totally lost .. might have been more moe if she was lost cos she was just hopeless. instead its a huge school. DARN YOU REALITY.

hmm another girl.. niiice boooots. er wut.. eyes. ok orange-chan is too moe. purple chick is stiff or just like memory like a gold fish.. ok she’s sharp. ok sub tl notes suck.

HER VOICE IS TO MOE. MOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

hahahahahahahhahahahahahhaahahah THEY ARE BOTH HOPELESS. lol. lololol. hahahaha back to class? what are you kidding hahaha. ok im confused. what. what the hell is going on. STOP MOTION FTW?

er….. she’s lost tooo moe-chan. BEADS OF SWEAT. THEY ARE BOTH LOST LOL. ok now she can’t decide how to say it. JUST ASK DAMMIT. ASK ASK ASK ASK ASK. CHANGE YOURSELF. COURAGE.

DOOOOO EEEEEEEET. Moe-chan’s voice is toooo gooood. MOOOE MOOE. also yes she’s totally sharp face. but she’s lost as. ASK THE DAMN QUESTION ASK ASK ASK WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ???. ASK IT ALREADY DAMMIT. -.- this is hopeless. MOOEEEEE AYUMI <3. Lol she has no idea where she is.

purple-kun. lolz
ok wut dramatic clouds. LOLOLOL PURPLE-SAMA LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLLL. SCREAMMMS. they both suck. even after 10 years. ok wut flipped it.they dont know where their class is though.. random breeze…. that was a pantsu opportunity.

ok flying chick.. what’s with the animation….. odd expressions… wut.. OUCH THAT WOULD HAVE HURT… also… ouch.. it snapped like a twig… also who was the stalker…

ambulance. FRICKIN HELL CHINESE CHICK IS AWESOME. still needs moar pantsu. SNAP. damn replaying that bit looks painful. also that stalker guy makes me think this is an ero.

ok she spoke without moving her mouth. INCOMING. CHINESE CHICK ENTERS. (replayed that scene if you were confused) NANI.

those two are mad. seriously mad. im going to have to choose something else to blog. this show sucks. seriously its super crap. first ep sucks. Suzu is awesome. did i mention the uniforms are awesome. LOST SYNDROME.

straight lines are awesome. isnt school over yet. hahahaha how the hell did she jump that. cross country or flowers. fisheye lens? random cafateria. HAHAHAHA THE DOOR HANDLE.

who’s the little girl…

these guys suck.

er
what the hell is that. a badger?

left arm. right arms…. er weird….

balance.. need more balance. three right handed one left. they’ll slowly veer right. lol gps. ENGRISH. they all suck at listening. ayu eh.

new nickname. this show actually sucks. hahahahaha they have to register. locked… why is this still going on. suzu has magic? she snapped it off hahahahahahaa
LOOOOLL BRICK IT BRICK IT GOOOD. I like the rock music. FLYING BRICK.

no alarms?

lol random teacher MAN. HOLY CRAP .. THAT GUY…THAT GUY IS RETS FROM MISTAKES OF YOUTH HOLY CRAP. THIS WHOLE SHOW IS A PLOT BY WILDARMSHEERO!

FALCON PUNCH! or something simliar. she just ko’d him. loloolol shading in this show is whack.

lol the teacher is possessed. lolololoolol. their teacher. …… squirrel voice? ok he talks to much.

20 Oct 2008 mellow_bunny

HORROR! | Or is it just spooky violence?

So I saw Mouryou no Hako and Kurozuka last week. I had no idea what was going on in Mouryou no Hako but there was hints of yuri and then random suicide? It was odd. I cannot be bothered to watch more to be honest. It was good but yeah not my cup of tea. It brought to mind thoughts of shows that bored me.

Kurozuka on the other hand was a brilliant (see: enjoyable) watch. (Yes hate on me if you will, I know someone at least will say the show is crap) I liked the art, the action, the impossibility and the atmosphere of the show. I was reminded of Samurai Champloo for some reason (see: footnote) I think it was the copious action and zombie type people. Anywho the show looked lovely. I don’t know about you guys but the quality of the shows this season seems to be higher then the previous… not to mention all the Aitch-Dee. As much as I enjoyed this show I think i’ll wait till it’s all done to actually watch it through.. or heck watch it streaming. It didn’t catch me enough.

It's funny because this picture has nothing to do with the post... I should work on that.

I plan to watch more Toradora (who isn’t) along with a little Hyakko. As well as a show JTFish is going to attempt to flap his fins at.

Anyway I altered the layout specs for mSPACE 09 again. The design has broken it’s centered box form. As you may noticed I have altered the current theme as well. As much as JT is able to influence my design skills with his Taiyaki powers, pink will forever be er shunned. IMHO.

Footnote

Samurai Champloo, full of seemingly endless filler-type episodes was an enjoyable show nonetheless. HOWEVER. It had one of the worst endings I have ever seen. I think the severity of a bad ending seems much higher when the rest of the show seemed to be ok. It achieved the badge of CRAPEND as opposed to BADEND (see: School Days) along with Kare Kano.

I'll work on relative images next time.. honest.. I will.

15 Oct 2008 mellow_bunny

Despair | Have a cup of tea love.

Hyakko! I haven’t seen it so I have no idea what it’s like. Toradora! I love it, well I like it a lot and am enjoying the show. Yozakura Quartet! It’s ok, nothing like I wanted it to be though.. unless I see a major plot twist and some killings i’m not interested (make this show dark dammit). Skip Beat! I have no idea but for some reason I have it. Chaos;Head! Ok THIS SHOW WAS WHACK. Not interested though. I want a dark shocker but this switches between comedy and horrors so much that it’s laughable. I swear it must be a Korean director.. darn Koreans and their genre mergers. Kurozuka! This looked kind of interesting.. I think, I can’t remember I have it here to watch though. To Aru Majutsu no Index! Looks SAWEEEET! In fact i’m a huge Komoe fan. EVE no Jikan ACT02! Win. I assume. Still need to watch this too.

Yay for huge pointless paragraphs. Anyway homies this week sucks on so many levels but i’m trying to look on the bright side. Anyway I now post an image for you. Maybe it’s for me. I don’t know. SMASHING PUMPKINS ROCK.

06 Oct 2008 mellow_bunny

Tidbits | Music and my mind or being creative.

I got hos in different area codes

In an amazing turn of events when I awoke this morning nothing had changed. I didn’t awake to find myself somewhere else. I did not awake to find I had a completely different life. I did not awake to find that everything I knew was a conspiracy or lie. In fact I awoke to find life was just as it was when I went to sleep. This post was considerably depressing when I first drafted it. I decided to lighten the tone though and see if I can’t imagine a world which would be better, one I could dream about and that would get me through the day.

In other news I need to find a nice journal, with a nice leather or substitute cover. Why? Well I have so many things I want to write down these days. Small ditties that pop into my mind every now and then. Something I can write my post ideas in for the most part. I find myself scribbling down layout designs and website plans literally on napkins these days. If my laptop had a touch screen i’m sure I would use the screen writing function. As it is however it’s not practical to use a pen on my screen… it tends to cause damage D: (thanks nephew).

I like the idea of having a journal too. I spend a lot of time on public transport and having a journal would be perfect for 1) keeping me inconspicuous and avoiding eye-contact 2) ensuring that all the amazing ideas and thoughts don’t go to waste. Using public transport gives you time to think about “stuff”. Just everything. If I could use this time of day more productively I would feel better. Who knows, I might start drawing.

The thing is I really want a good one right.. and I have no idea where to look. My sister probably knows a shop in the city somewhere. If you could point me anywhere though I would appreciate it.

I was thinking about my anime watching habits and the shows that I like or appreciate. A lot of them are comedies sure, I do find however that I am drawn to shows with alternative styles. Take as an example Dead Leaves. I loved it.. it was funny, nonsensical and looked like nothing i’d seen before. I’ve also enjoyed movies like Tekkonkinkreet and Appleseed. Quite opposite when you put them together but then they stand out from the norm anyway.

Something along the lines of this style...

or maybe this...

I’m not aware of anyone else who does this but i’ll let you in on my own mind anyway. Whenever I listen to music my mind drifts to this story. I see this story as an anime that plays in my mind. The art style shifts quite dramatically from loose brushstrokes to intense detail depending on the speed or actions of the people or environment. It involves four people so far, they are rebels of some sort. Rebels for a good cause. I’d put their age at around 20? Give or take a few years. I haven’t seen their faces yet so I couldn’t really say.

The music sort of dictates what they are doing. If I listen to Daft Punk I always see these characters running from military forces and exchanging fire of some sort. They seem to be able to create visible force shields as well as fire energy with the use of high technology that is positioned around their head as well as a natural ability of some sort. The technology shifts from being internal and overlaid on their vision to being expressed physically with tattoos of varying colour and design that light up when the character’s ability is in use.

I have this Daft Punk album called Alive 2007. It’s a bunch of remixes they performed live. Anywho whenever I listen to the album I can imagine this massive long battle which culminates in the destruction of this massive broadcasting fortress that is under control of a great empire. It would appear the empire’s methods include lying to the masses to keep them under control.

It doesn’t matter what type of music or when I play it. I always get these characters and they mould themselves to the music and react to it depending on the mood it conveys. It’s amazing, I just wish I could draw it all. It’s funny… I used to think that only artists were capable of thinking of unique art pieces. I guess this was because they were able to express it. I know differently now though. I can think of these things but translating them into a form for others to see is the bit that I cannot connect.

Anyway, here’s to a great week everyone!

ZOMG SOMEONE VECTOR THIS <3 | Care of nekosasu!

05 Oct 2008 mellow_bunny

Threes | I don’t care if that sounds wrong.

It’s somewhat a celebratory time here at mellowSPACE. We have reached some milestones! :D! We passed 3000 unique visitors this week (since we started using Woopra). We did it by posting three posts by three authors and we got about 300 uniques for those posts all up :)! So in celebration you can all go buy yourselves cake or candy.

I managed to watch Toradora the other day. I saw it in RAW and then grabbed the GG subs when they came out. I’m going to fanboy Taiga just to annoy Mike hahahahaa. I enjoyed the show and i’m pretty sure I will follow the series. I just need to get my CentOS CLI FLV converter to run. I hate putting acronyms in capitals but whatever.

I also saw the first episode of Yozakura Quartet. I watched it in RAW so I can only guess at what the back-story is. It looked somewhat interesting but not amazing. I will probably watch one or two episodes if it gets subbed. Cat girls are irresistible.

Another great release by icie is out for all you Eve no Jikan lovers. We get to explore more of Sammi’s life I guess. I still need to watch it.

The new mSPACE 09 design is coming together nicely. I managed to sketch out a lot of the layout today while I was travelling around. Notebooks are awesome. I would love a leather bound journal to use though .. with a nice pen. ALSO PLEASE IF SOMEONE IS FEELING GENEROUS AND INSANE GO HERE.

Anyway peeps that’s all for now i’ll catch you later. (Going out to a BBQ.. also I HATE databases.)

17 Sep 2008 mellow_bunny

Life Changes | They come thick and fast.

A Moment Of Thought

So in a moment of clarity last night I came to some conclusions about my life. In a manner that is easy to read and looks official I will list them below. A numbered list even, that’s how important this is.

1. I spend to much time on IRC.
2. I spend to much time on my computers.
3. I have attempted to invest my time in too many things.
4. I have failed to look after my health.
5. I spend to much money on something that gives no return. (Server .. which is up to $450NZD btw.. darn you exchange rate)
6. I need to have more control over my situation.
7. I need to stop downloading anime to have a clean conscience.
8. This all needs to happen right now.

An Explanation

The amount of time I spend on IRC is huge. If I am on a computer.. I am on IRC. We are talking upwards of 12 hours a day here. RIDICULOUS. As much as I love to converse with fellow bloggers and anime people the fact is it distracts me from my work. It is also mentally unhealthy. The content of some of the conversations can a lot of the time conflict with what I actually believe is right or drops below my normal “out of net” moral standard. All in all it is having a negative effect on my mental health.

As I mentioned before I can spend upwards of 12 hours a day on computers. I spend a minimum of 8 hours at my place of employment and then I logon when I get home. This means that I do not spend time with my family, friends or just time winding down the mind and doing something productive. My physical health does not improve either as I am not spending time on exercise. This has to change now. I have calculated and I kid you not.. of the last 6 months I have been sick for 5 1/2. I have had 2 weeks of good health in half a year.

I love the possibilities that abound in the internet. I love them. There are so many opportunites to create and collaborate with so many awesome people. Because of this interest that I have in making new things and being part of exciting projects, I find myself in a predicament. As of right now.. I am meant to be working on 9 different projects. I should be able to invest 4 hours of time for 3 of those projects a week. At this point it’s more like 30mins. Why? Because I have become exhausted and ill. I have spread myself too far and now i’m stuck in a situation where I am failing to meet the minimum requirements for the projects that really matter.

My health hit an all time low last month. I was told by the Doc that I needed to sleep, eat, work and then sleep again. I am almost running on vapors. As a result my mental health has suffered when it comes to managing stress. Of course this has a flow on effect back to my physical health. What does this all stem from? It comes from stress related to making sure I give my best to all the people I have dedicated my time too. This includes my full time job and the 9 other projects I am part of. This also comes from a lack of looking after my body with exercise and healthy eating. I am now on a managed eating plan of healthy foods. I am meant to be doing exercise daily but that hasn’t started yet.

I currently have expenses monthly that almost exceed my income. The one large expense that is growing with the current market uncertainty is my web server. Here is the dilemma for me. This server is the gateway to me producing online income. The problem is I haven’t as of yet created anything which will produce income. The scheduled upgrade and change of mellowSPACE isn’t meant to begin until the 1st of January 2009. In between now and then my expenses are set to increase with trying to keep myself healthy. I can definitely pay for this coming month’s bill which will see me through to October. After that I do not know.

I really need to take charge of what i’m doing. At the moment i’m drifting in life. Cruising. Just going with the flow and it’s completely pointless. I have goals I want to achieve and I want to make sure they are my priority. So as they become more of my focus then other things will swing around and shift in or out of my life. The end of it needs to be that I have command of what I am doing in my life for the positive.

Being perfectly honest with myself downloading anime is illegal. Totally illegal. Don’t give me crap about “unlicensed content” and stuff. People made the show and do not receive what they deserve when we download it illegally and not through official channels. I don’t want to have that sitting on my head anymore. As much as I love watching anime I cannot justify my actions.

All these things that I have finally admitted to myself are things I need to act on now. In fact this post is more for me then you as a reader. In writing this down i’m having to admit to myself where I am falling short. It serves as a sort of explanation to people too. I guess you’ll hear from me if I have a changed situation for you in regards to projects. At the moment all I can focus on is my full time employment and the web company that I am part of. I apologise if this puts anybody in an awkward situation but such is life and I can do no more.

Why would I not put a picture, seriously.

16 Sep 2008 mellow_bunny

Feeling Good | My most wanted song in an anime.

I couldn’t let this go. Seriously I love music. This song… has to be my most wanted song in an anime ever. I can just see it now @__@! Damn I wish I could make anime magically. Seriously.. sit.. close your eyes.. and envelop yourself in this song.. let your imagination create the scene.

Anyway I found a couple of versions on Youtube. I’m not sure which version I like the most.. they all invoke different ideas.

Nina Simone

Michael Buble

Muse

In other news the ninth episode of Xam’d was again most excellent. Me and Extrange discussed it a bit and damn.. Extrange is following this series closely. There was lots of points that he er pointed out to me. The biggest one being the similarity between Nakiami and Haru (see the episode ten preview at the end of episode nine). This show is QUALITY. True quality, thank you BONES.

Also there are lots of exciting things being planned in the shadowy underworld of anime blogger developers lol. I wish I could say more.. OHH HOWW I WISH. I can let you know that 2009 will be a big year for mellowSPACE. The site is getting a bit of revamp to help it grow. Not only will it get a revamp in looks but there will be a few new features and a lot more content that you want to see ^^!

Anyway. My week at work begins tomorrow.. and ends on Wednesday. Hahaha I took a day off sick today and I have annual leave as of Thursday/Friday. I’ll be online but I have a lot to do over those four days. I’m meeting up with an old friend and hope to discuss my Anime Blog Anthology idea with him. Also i’ll be traveling for a day in total. It will be fun to see family though.

Peace out ladies! Have a great Tuesday!

P.S Does anyone else here get annoyed at seeing Danny Choo feeds on 1 billion other anime blogs? Seriously.. why? No disrespect to the guy… but that’s some sweet market penetration. WHY? It’s not like the blogs that have the feed actually receive anything back.. I just don’t get it :/

04 Sep 2008 mellow_bunny

Xam’d: Lost Memories}How often to you wish for good music in anime.

I was listening to the Kings Of Leon’s new single last night, Sex On Fire. It was addictive as hell and now I want the album when it releases. I find the music really fun and in some ways inspiring (more on this later). However i’ve been told by female members of society that this particular video clip is the sexiest the band has ever looked possibly as sexy as Extrange.

It got me thinking right.. the video clip gives the song atmosphere as such. It helps mould our thinking of that song to recall a certain environment or mood. The director of that clip appears to have set their sight on getting girls to swoon. As a guy.. when I saw that clip.. I was just like “wicked song.. I wish I could play like that … I like the way they shot the clip.. looks cool…. oh hey.. weird.. that guy is almost cross-eyed”. I can imagine however that the aforementioned female’s thoughts were something like this… “zomg zomg &(&@# @#&@()#@ #@*)*0 so @#)*@ hot (*)*@#)(#)#* mmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmm mmmmmmmm mmmm mmmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm CENSORED* <– ENTER POSSIBLE YAOI FANTASIES?.

So my thoughts trailed on a little more and I thought about Xam’d and the Boom Boom Satellites OP. The OP for that show is excellent. The animation is in sync with the song as such and it evokes an exciting atmosphere. I recall the OP for Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei for both the first and second seasons was excellent also. I know i’m picking exciting songs and action here but the point being that music can have a serious impact on whether you enjoy a show or not. I love both these shows and if an anime has a bad OP then it does make me think twice about continuing to watch it.

Music to my ears~ <3

I often find myself listening to an album and pondering what sort of story it would go along with. Take for instance the song City Of Delusion by MUSE. That song quite simply is awesome. It inspires my mind to no end and I can imagine it used in some sort of epic anime movie. I spent two days once listening to a live album of Daft Punk, as I listened to it I formed a complete story that would run with the music. If I ever get around to writing it down I will be on the way to fame I swear. It was truly epic.. and I thought up the art styles and everything. Geez.. now I want to make it haha. I really will have to write it down.. It’s freakin cool.

TOO CUTE.

When you watch anime normally do you pay special attention to the music? Do you go gaga fanboy/girl over the music? Do you sometimes wish more western music would get in there? Take a look at Appleseed for instance.. they used a collection of well known artists from around the world. Sometimes I wish that would filter down to just the normal anime. It makes it a little more exciting ya know? In preperation for this post I gathered up some headphone pictures. Hikago was telling me there was some sort of artbook out advertising headphones that used anime girls… if anyone knows of it could they perhaps point me to where I could buy it?

ENJOY YOUR THURSDAY PUNKS :D!

Music! Cellphones! Sweet Sitting!

03 Sep 2008 mellow_bunny

IRC Angst, Creating Exciting Projects, Updating the Blog

IRC Angst

So I’ve gotta say.. IRC can cause angst. I’ve seen it before… It sucks people in. It’s an amazing sort of ZONE for anime bloggers though. It’s a place to talk directly to other bloggers, a place to get the latest news as it happens and definitely a good place for getting to know other bloggers (as opposed to blog comments or forums).

The one thing that can happen on IRC though is DORAMA. That or hilarious situations. In fact the second is more likely. Typos are the main source of hilarity with people making freudian slips commonly. The thing is IRC can almost drain you of anything to discuss on your blog.. it’s like news that was reported in the morning is ancient by the afternoon. So you feel less motivated to perhaps blog the information.

It is however a great place if you need information on something, people can give you some really great advice or let you in on awesome resources. It’s fun. Also if you want to be super cool.. use a terminal and go hardcore. Tunnel through SSH for +100 secure points.

Creating Exciting Projects

I seem to be involved in quite a few new exciting web projects that are focused on the Aniblogosphere. Two of these projects are sitting in their planning stages and are being expanded upon by various members of the community. These two are probably the most exciting from my point of view.

The aim of these projects is to not only do something new for our communities but also do something unique to blogging in general. The first project is something that I thought up just a couple of days ago and it has somewhat evolved from my Kyouki idea. It will require a fair amount of volunteer commitment to complete but will result in something quite simply awesome. Something we can have sitting on our desks… maybe coffee tables.. or just in our bookcases.

The second project is something that will add “value” if you will to the blogging experience. It will allow us bloggers to find that medium between IRC and forums as such :P! It also will not be hard to adopt, the system will be easy to use and very versatile in fact. I’ll let you know now that it is called Taiga :P! 50 points if you can guess why…

Updating The Blog

I think this is something that we all might forget to do. It seems that a lot of us tend to forget the housekeeping that can make our blog a great place to visit. It doesn’t hurt to get out the old broom now and then and tidy up your sidebar. Maybe go through and clean up your categories or tags. Maybe it would pay to make a tag page or a cloud somewhere?

It’s just come into Spring here in the Southern Hemisphere and hence my urge to tidy things. But think about it, now might be the best time for you to finally sort out your blogroll. Prune it a little, update.. make sure they all work!

Perhaps now is a good time to consider some design changes? This may not be an entirely new theme for you. You may change your default font for instance.. maybe do some tweaking of the text size or perhaps change the default size of your pictures. Think about how you want to present your blog and for goodness sake ask for advice from your web friends if you need some. They might be able to give you some pointers.