'"Dooley"? That sounds like something you get done to you in grade school.' by Kara
Friday, March 10, 2006 at 8:21 AM

Busy night tonight. Draw, clean, clean, clean, shop, clean, and go out for the weekly Margarita Night. I know the bartender at one place because I used to count his tips (lots of ones and change) when none of the other tellers could be bothered. Always make friends with at least one local bartender. You'll be glad you did.

I drink three cups of tea a day during the course of work. Because I really need to. Keeps me nice and awake.

My manga pile now reaches to the top of my steamer trunk coffee table when stacked up from the floor. In there are Comic Party (been reading, goodish), Eerie Queerie, Duck Prince (neither of which I've read and both of which are probably too bishie for my blood, but I'm curious), Initial D (probably good - I love the series), and Shutterbox (my friends Rikki and Tavisha do it, and I remember them saying when they were first working on it that it's right up my alley). Also been poking at Bizenghast (Marty Legrow's - love it, and not just because I know her), Gravitation (I figure I might as well), and Pet Shop of Horrors (again, liked the anime). I think there's more.

And then my fansubs. Christ.

Okay, poll time!

What anime character would you like to learn English from?

First: Yukari-sensei - 22%
Second: Lum/Asuka - 14% each
Third: Reinhard von Lohengramm - 7%

Mic Sounders - 5% (and some rage at it not being more)
Doraemon/Sana - 3% each

ALSO: Lady Oscar, Dark Schneider (x2), Hatsuharu, the Remnant Psyches from Killer 7, Ryusuke/Maho/other English speakers from Beck, Kagura, any super robot pilot from the 70s/80s, Menchi (how?), Asuka Yuuma, Winner, Excel, Mizuno Ami, Pikachu (again ...), Radical Ed, and Kurama.

THIS WEEK'S WTF AWARD: 'You forgot the English version of Macross: Do You Remember Love? done by the Australian dubbing studio for English-learning purposes.' (Actually, no, I didn't know what it was until now - but now I'm trying to forget it.)

CORRECT ANSWER: 'This can only end in sorrow.'

This new poll just invites danger, but I'm too hopped up on Irish Breakfast to care. If you have been, try it once more.