I recently heard about Ghibli’s new adaptation of Mary Norton’s Borrowers. I haven’t been keeping with current events all that well, so it was a little nice surprise. The comments under the main article were more than amusing as well:
“Never heard of this “Borrowers” before. Anyone care to give a synopsis?”
“Basically when your shit goes missing, you can blame these fuckers.”
Golden.
How you amuse me so. Kotaku released another collection of Bayonetta pics the other day (link). The more I see of this game the more I dislike it, but I’ll get to that another time. At some point under the collection of rants about how ugly/hot the main character looked, I stated that I didn’t give a shit about this game, in not so many words. Coming back to the site after I awoke some hours later, I was apparently banned for it. Now, I’m not given to crude statements frequently, but considering the tone of the thread, as well as the over-abundance of sexual references, innuendos and insinuations, I don’t see how the words, “Color me I don’t give a shit” really constitute a banning. Seriously, here are some of the gems scattered throughout: “your ‘wife’ will not let you play this??? Grow a pair douche and slap that bitch straight”; “it will make any penis look huge”; “I COULD NEVER LIVE WITH MY HAIR TUCKING ITSELF UNDER MY FANNY AND CURVING UP BETWEEN MY BUTTOCKS. Bayonetta is one unhygienic bitch! Imagine getting vaginal discharge on your face! Geeeez….”; and of course “I think we need more pussy in games; and more dick, for that matter. I love mine, it’s great! And I love cunts, so why would I not want them in games?!”.
Intellectual discourse at its finest.
Moving on, I’ve been a little busy lately, but in between redundant duties I’ve been trying to finish Oblivion, and also had time to try Muramasa: The Demon Blade, which is a fine game by any standard. Considering the release list in the coming months it seems I’ll have a lot on my plate, and thats not even including the books I’d like to/need to read.
Recently had the opportunity to finish the Sword of Truth series, which has been a completion a long time in the making. I recall frequently awaiting the next installment after each novel, only to give up hope after so many months, then only to be pleasantly surprised some months later with the next sequel. It was an altogether pleasant journey. The completion of a series that has maintained prominence in my mind for fourteen years strikes me as oddly coincidental, considering the other grand finale on the horizon.
I’ve also looked through the upcoming Mirror’s Edge, a first-person action-adventure with an almost mystifying appeal to it.
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