Monday afternoon, a couple of days after the New Department Head fired our cleaning people, we smell dead rats in the girls’ bathroom. I heard that the Accounts Receivables girl was the first to sniff it out: Apparently she was blow-drying her hair and panicked, thinking she had accidentally set her hair on fire. By evil, malicious whimsy, the New Department Head designates me and the Fridge Tyrant the bathroom-airer-outers [...]
You know that gnawing sensation in your guts? The uncomfortable feeling you get when the pit of your stomach feels hollow? And, no, I’m not talking about Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It’s that same feeling like when I was thirteen years old, having holed myself up in my room for days after school, just so I could subject the entire Highwind crew from FF7 to hours upon hours of vicious torture [...]
It was a lukewarm, sluggish Tuesday afternoon. The kind where chins rest heavy on elbows, and eyes gaze dreamily out the expanding window toward puffy, white clouds that resemble rabbits one moment and deer the next. Lou Reed’s Coney Island Baby drifted lazily from the stereo speakers on my writing desk. A rustle of a whey yellow caught the corner of my eye. I turned and found my best friend [...]
Well, folks, now that our anniversary is out of the way, it’s that time again! Ah, I can already hear the collective groaning. The Good: We are winding down on a few lengthy projects such as 3 am Dangerous Zone, Balancing Toy, Natsuyuki Rendezvous and Futago. Ane no Kekkon and Otoko no Issho will have more consistent releases. We will be releasing a new chapter from Heartbroken Chocolatier and Tokyo [...]
I turned twenty-eight over a week ago, but there was no sounding of the trumpets, no fanfare, no confetti, no candles, no cake. A simple text message from my supervisor at work chimed in at 10:30: “Happy b-day,” it said. That was when the thought struck me: Oh, today is my birthday. But that was over a week ago. I feel no older than I was before. No more special [...]
July 31, 2013 marked four years of scanlation for the team. ┗(｀ー´)┓ ┏(｀ー´)┛ Let’s hope we’ll be able to keep going for another four! In celebration of our anniversary, I’d like to present a fairy tale for you. One that brings wonder, excitement, havoc and mayhem, and of course, many releases too! [strums lute] Once upon a time in a faraway land called the Kingdom of Steamy Heels, there was [...]
My post in reply to ageha-chan in [The Face That Launched a Thousand Meows] sparked an interest in re-watching Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan (2010)… at 1 AM… with my headphones on so as to not disturb the neighbors. I like to watch my movies loud. And by loud, I mean LOUD, so the headphones are simply a safety precaution for the edgy, forty-something Caucasian couple next door. I could have done [...]
And then… 1) Not eat and/or eat very little and/or plow through your emergency earthquake kit instead of going out for dinner like you’re so used to, which is okay because then the Korean couple that owns the restaurant down the street will think you are on a date. 2) Massive epi binge on Monarch of the Glen, desperately trying to figure out which episode Jason O’ Mara shows up [...]
If you’re wondering what that monster is, it’s my androgynous mackerel tabby, Mugen. Occasionally I suspect he’s plotting something against me because I will wake up to find him glaring at me with that very expression from his corner of the bed. Mimi: Why are you looking at me like that? Mugen: Mimi: Are you hungry, is that it? Mugen: Mimi: Don’t tell me you’re not happy living here? Mugen: [...]
After 18 years, Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ has finally come to an end. I used to catch the episodes airing on the International channel as a teenager, and watched religiously until about a year ago. After that, I’d catch episodes uploaded here and there, but could never really find time to watch them all. Just the other day, I figured I’d catch up since I had a day off [...]
