Silly Hats Only

I have recently discovered Don Hertzfeldt's Rejected.

It is a rather good animated short. And yes, I know it's been around for a while, and yes, I should have heard about it by now, and yes, I do enjoy going through life with my head trapped in my anus.

I think the best part of anything that has the absurd humor of Rejected is it's divisiveness. You either love it, or you hate it. Of course, people who hate it probably drive a nice comfortable 10 km below the speed limit, don't like tomato sauce cause it's too spicy, and they really, really don't like the looks of those teenagers.

But I digress.

I shall be returning to Canada on the 13th of December, and shall be in Edmonton (or near it) from the 19th until the 6th of January. This is a good thing, as my lack of a job, and my (occasional) solitude have driven me a bit nutty. My fellow Canadians will no doubt deal with this in the best way possible.

Did I mention that I'm the Queen of France? Cool, eh?

Things that are pretty good, even if they are bad

You know, like pizza, or intercourse.

I had hoped to add anime to that list, but I recently consumed a particularly bad series. Get Backers is not what I would call "good". The "Get Backers" do not get back at people, as their name might suggest, but rather they get things back, which is hardly the stuff of epic anime action.

I only managed 2 episodes before I had to send it back, and there were some laughably bad scenes. How many times can you hear about someone's "200 kg force grip" and not burst out in hysterics? There may have been something there if the series was trying to be funny.

Alas, the creative genius who came up with this "vision" no doubt did so during a 2 second interlude while sitting on the toilet and sucking on a horseshoe. Not good.

The Wife and I were left hungry. Our anime needs had not been fulfilled.

The Wife then remembered the anime series "Noir". Blight suggested it. I was a bit skeptical at first, as this new series would have to deal with some tough competition, namely Cowboy Bebop and Witch Hunter Robin. Oh an RahXephon too, if I ever finish it and/or figure out what the hell is going on.



In spite of all that, I think Noir could become my favorite anime series. It truly is awesome. It stars two female assassins, one of whom has lost her memory. She holds a pocket watch, which seems to hold the key to both of their pasts.

I like this series because the two women are killers, plain and simple. They aren't killers with a "heart of gold", or misunderstood women who need to "get a man". They kill people. They do so in a very cool manner. And they don't shed a lot of tears doing it.

I absolutely love the music in this series as well.

Anyway, If you want to check this series out, you can do so on YouTube.

And kiss the sky, you magnificent unworthy bastard.