Scarlet Panacea

Me and my cousin rarely get together (which might seem surprising, especially since I technically just live two or three-odd cities away), but when I do somehow find an excuse to visit it's inevitable that we'd share a few glasses of red wine together. He wasn't a lightweight, but like his father, my uncle, he …

That Perfect Seat

  There was this blog post done by Jason Miao a while back that discussed some of the trends associated with your typical, self-insert generic anime lead, male or female alike.  Having an inexplicable magnetic personality aside, one of the things that also seemed to define your 'typical anime lead' was where he or she …

Two Lines

When I had been sent to Washington D.C. for training a few years ago, we mostly used the subway to travel to and from the main office in Arlington.  During those rides on the subway trains, one of the things I noticed (aside from the bulging waistlines of many people) was the fact that the …

Many Happy Returns?

Yet another chilly morning, I have to say.  Even with jogging pants on, the cold weather still made itself known, with fingers of cold crawling up one's extremities.  Brr... I'd better get the kettle boiling, since I'd rather not bathe using the ice-cold water I expect to be waiting in our bathroom. It's apparently my …