Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka
Earl and Fairy
Hyakko
Kannagi
Kemeko Deluxe
Skip Beat!
To Aru Majutsu no Index
Toradora
Tytania
Yozakura Quartet
Well, I’ve finally gotten around to cataloguing the immense number of anime series I’m watching this fall season. It’s lucky that I’ve got holidays now, because the sheer number of good shows available this season boggles the mind. There are over 30 series premiering this season, and I’m following about 10 of them regularly.
The Road to Yesterday book cover
Today, I finally read The Road to Yesterday. This was the last book written by L. M. Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables, partially finished at the time of her death. It was a collection of short stories set during and after the Blythe children’s growing years at Ingleside. The Blythes (and Susan Baker) make cameo appearances in almost all the stories, but the stories themselves usually feature protagonists from the villagers around Glen St. Mary.
You know, it’s been so long since I’ve read L.M. Montgomery’s tales that they feel like a fresh balm upon my soul. Without realising it, I’ve become jaded and twisted by the media that I’ve been consuming lately. And when I read this book, I was transported back to a place of healing for my soul - where Beauty and Poetry still deserved to be praised, where people had ideals and Christian values weren’t some funny religious practices, but infused the very life of the people who strived to live by them.
That isn’t to say that all the stories here are feel-good. Most definitely not. But still… there is a sense of gentleness, and innocence, and quiet humor even in the harshest of stories that portray the life of a country village in Prince Edward Island, Canada. For someone who’s lived most of his life in an urban, fast-paced, postmodern society, it’s important to be reminded every now and then that a different life is possible. And although people are people everywhere, one can still choose to live in the fear of God, the fellowship of man, and the faith in a life of love and beauty.
I’m pleased to announce that my team at GAMBIT has won Microsoft’s Dream-Build-Play 2008 game development competition with our circus-themed entry CarneyVale: Showtime. You can see the trailer here.
Thoughts and other links after the break.
I just watched the Mamma Mia! Movie yesterday, alone as usual. Couldn’t convince anyone else to go, but I thought it was a worthwhile watch.
Hmmm.
I think I’m going to change the focus of my blog. No more writing about personal stuff here… I’ll do that in a physical journal. Instead, this blog will be for the public to read, and will contain essays, thoughts, writings, etc. I’m planning to open it up for search engines as well, instead of merely restricting access to private individuals. Which means that many of my previous posts will now be “privatised” and will require users to register, and be given specific permissions to read them.
