Colbert fans, check this!!

OMFG, this is like, the coolest thing I've seen in ages.
A personal "On Notice Board" generator!
*squeaks in excitement*
*thinks hard of a good list*
I think I'll even put it into my user info once it's done. Yes, I like it that much ^_~

And I really want a "Property of Colbert Nation" t-shirt. Imagine me running around good ol' Gemrany wearing it, explaining its meaning to eeeveryone else XD

ETA: Here we go ^_^



Microsoft: Because I'll probably never know whether to love or hate them.
German television: Self-explanatory, provided you read my eljay on a somewhat regular basis.
Viacom: They have no power, but I hate how they're just another big entertainment company that handles fandom in the worst possible way.
c't mag distribution: I have no idea how they manage to fuck up that often. Most of the time, it's so damn hard to dig up a copy of the newest issue, even on release day. I mean, come on ;_;
Eurobeat: It's cheesy and ridiculous, yet I'm helplessly stuck to it since 2002 and it doesn't look like I'll ever be able to get away from it XD
Batz: He's too damn good. As a blogger, he's everything I wanna be but never will be. And I still love him to death. Grrr...
DSDS: A.k.a. "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (German copy of Americal Idol). Do I really have to explain this one? Hope not *hates*
Door handles: Because I constantly bump into them and they bloody hurt T_T

Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger

Okay, seems like I'm doing everything Colbert style today, so...

Tip of the Hat to:

... Applian Technologies. Their Replay A/V 8 finally made it possible for me to capture old c't TV shows from the 'net. They're Real Media streams and were really tricky to beat. But well, every stream is recordable in some way, and it's been proven once again.

... mum's choir's server admin. He installed MYSQL support for PHP last night and we finally got Etomite up and running. Nice ^_^

Wag of the Finger to:

... my mum because apparently, she hardly listens to the computer stuff I try to teach her. And if she does, she still doesn't act accordingly. Not. Helping. *grumbles*

... myself and my sudden inability to pick a present. And I thought I was good at that. Like hell I am *pulls hair*

(Okay, this was fun, I might just do that more often.)

Bingo

Well, I thought of something. Hope it's not too stupid.
But this did make me cringe a bit:



Right, I know the stuff would be all kinds of late, but that?! O_O;;;

At least their shipping costs down there are somewhat reasonable.
Their gift-wrap on the other hand... What's the stuff made of? Platinum??
Anyway, I thought of something. Which is good. Hopefully.

Bad fan. Bad, bad fan XD

Why didn't anyone tell me that HAYASHIBARA Megumi has had a new single avaliable since last summer? I missed her so much and didn't even notice she's been back for so long ;_;
Anyway. Review, review :3

01 Meet again
A completely new song that celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Slayers franchise. It could have very well been written during the days of the Slayers series. It's catching and totally charming. Her vocie didn't change a bit, it's still cute to die for <3

02 Get along (Self-tag version)
Slightly modified re-make of the originals eries' opening. I love the improved backing vocals!

03 Give a reason (Ballade version)
Well, I didn't exactly have doubts about whether my favourite Slayers track (and second-fave anime song of all time) could work in ballad form. But actually haaring it is still... wow. It's simply spectacular. And you have to admit, Megumi's vocie is pretty powerful, despite the chibi edge ;)

04 Don't be discouraged
The original song, nothing new here.

05 Meet again (off vocal)
For anyone who cana ctually sing ;)

All in all, a great single, three wonderful additions to my library of Slayers tunes, and it's a shame that I overlooked when it came out =_=

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This afternoon, mum came in when I was watching last night's Colbert Report (to be precise, The Wørd - "Second Opinion"). She said she wanted to watch some of it, too, so we did and I translated for her. Seems she liked it =)
I also got to tell her a bit about both shows and their relevance. Not bad!