So, after approximately an hour negotiating with the internet (with very little success) to let me sign into my gmail account so I could actually update this damn blog for once, it finally stopped bitching and cooperated. Of course, the one time I actually WANT to update it, my account has a problem with the cookies on my computer. Why are they even CALLED that?
ANYway, I've been stuck home with a cold. Well, not just a cold. A cold AND strep throat. Leave it to me, right? Friday night I kept waking up with a sore throat, so I knew it was coming, and only today did I start feeling somewhat decent. Thank God for penicillin.
Due to this cold, I've had nothing to do but read and watch tv and sleep. I've felt too terrible to get out of bed unless its to lay on the couch. Thus, I've had plenty of time towaste spend watching anime. I watched 8 episodes of 'Black Butler' (still not sure how I manage that many, but I'm determined to stick it out.....review to come later) and (here comes the pretty disgusting part) 28 episodes of 'Hetalia'.
Before you regard me with TOTAL disgust, the episodes are only 17 minutes long, including intro/theme song, so its easy to fit in a lot more than a regular anime that runs 25-35 minutes.
And, as I said, 'Hetalia' is equivalent to crack.
The first episode begins with America (as I'm sure everyone knows, the characters are countries) loudly proclaiming that the best way to stop global warming is to have a giant man protect the earth in his arms (think Atlas). I remember very little after that. The remaining 16 minutes passed in a blur, with me sitting there, my face looking (I imagine) somewhat like this O.O
However, I couldn't for the life of me resist watching a second episode. And the way that the story began weaving together was wonderful. It was a combination of WWII history, ethnic jokes (mostly at the expense of Italy, much to my amusement, since I'm a 1/4 Italian), and a TON of bullshitting.
I can't remember the last time I laughed so much. I would definitely encourage everyone to watch this show.
ANYway, I've been stuck home with a cold. Well, not just a cold. A cold AND strep throat. Leave it to me, right? Friday night I kept waking up with a sore throat, so I knew it was coming, and only today did I start feeling somewhat decent. Thank God for penicillin.
Due to this cold, I've had nothing to do but read and watch tv and sleep. I've felt too terrible to get out of bed unless its to lay on the couch. Thus, I've had plenty of time to
Before you regard me with TOTAL disgust, the episodes are only 17 minutes long, including intro/theme song, so its easy to fit in a lot more than a regular anime that runs 25-35 minutes.
And, as I said, 'Hetalia' is equivalent to crack.
The first episode begins with America (as I'm sure everyone knows, the characters are countries) loudly proclaiming that the best way to stop global warming is to have a giant man protect the earth in his arms (think Atlas). I remember very little after that. The remaining 16 minutes passed in a blur, with me sitting there, my face looking (I imagine) somewhat like this O.O
However, I couldn't for the life of me resist watching a second episode. And the way that the story began weaving together was wonderful. It was a combination of WWII history, ethnic jokes (mostly at the expense of Italy, much to my amusement, since I'm a 1/4 Italian), and a TON of bullshitting.
I can't remember the last time I laughed so much. I would definitely encourage everyone to watch this show.
The Axis- Italy, Germany, and Japan
The Allies- (left to right, in back) France, Russia (in front, left to right) America, England, China
