Category Archives: Random Nonsense

Just whatever comes to mind.

Faster Than a Speeding Google, More Powerful than a YouTube

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Back in October, I wrote: If you were an individual with the talent to make videos like Ryan and Michael, would you leap at this deal from Google? “Make us content, and we’ll give you $0.35 out of every $1 … Continue reading →

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Planetes

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Ubu Roi

I picked the boxed set of Planetes up the other day, having been intrigued by it’s hard-science premise, though the fact that the trailers didn’t hint at any kind of story had me leery of it. Still, I thought it … Continue reading →

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“Costume Rape” or the Real Thing(tm)?

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Ubu Roi

The website for R1 dubbing of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumaya has a link to several actresses supposedly under consideration for the role of Mikuru Asahina. The first of the five links is the original scene in Japanese, during which Haruhi … Continue reading →

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Happy Day After Animé Day!

Posted on December 26, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Slow posting today. Hanging out with Master Plan, Dr. Heinous, and the Stainless Steel Brat. Who’s being very bratty, of course. During a Runequest gaming session, Dr.H as the GM: DrH.: “You enter a very large chamber… it’s pitch black … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Er, or Happy Animé Day, whichever floats your boat… Hm.. Needs a little text, like maybe, “Read the SOS-Dan’s favorite animé blog, Mahou Meido Meganekko!” Nahhhhh. Haruhi would try to take the damn thing over and put the SOS logo … Continue reading →

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It’s Bandai!

Posted on December 22, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Whoohoo! Not that anyone is checking my blog for news or anything, but I’m tickled pink! Where can I pre-order? Edit: Poor Canada! They get dissed by the name! “Canada! Canada! It sounds suspcious to me!” Argh! Is that right? … Continue reading →

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Misaki Chronicles Humor

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Well, my grand theory about the four girls may have been a bust (oh, ha ha ha, fun-nee), or at least I couldn’t find any proof of it. However, the search for answers did lead me to two screencaps that … Continue reading →

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