News & Updates in July 2017

My parents finally returned from their three week long Crossroads of the Adriatic vacation yesterday afternoon. They had a good time but were happy to be home. I had been looking after the house while they were gone, getting a lot of work done and getting to spend time visiting with my grandparents. Even though I was working a lot it still felt like a little vacation. And Treese had come to visit me a couple times so I didn't get too lonely.

This morning we went out and had a nice breakfast at Black Bear Diner. Afterward mom tried to finish some laundry she started earlier but the dryer wouldn't turn on. I took a look at it while she went to visit with her mom, dad, and brother. Thankfully, after a lot of troubleshooting, I found that the issue was due to a broken lever for the door switch, a cheap and easily replaceable part. I ordered one off Amazon but it won't arrive for a couple days so Mom and I went out back and found a way to hang up a clothesline she had. We'll try it out tomorrow and see how it goes.

Posted the character profile of Kelly Stowner (from Victorian Romance Emma).

Posted the character profile of Yuta Takemoto (from Honey and Clover) and the manga profile of AAA.

Posted the character profile of Hagumi Hanamoto (from Honey and Clover), and posted an article titled Is there a Place for Anime-Style Graphics in Online Gaming?.

Posted the character profile of Shinobu Morita (from Honey and Clover).

Posted the character profile of Takumi Mayama (from Honey and Clover) and my review of Beauty And The Beast (2017). Posted a new mini-episode of The Manga Concierge on the homepage.

Posted the character profile of Ayumi Yamada (from Honey and Clover).

Posted the character profile of Shirou Emiya (from Fate/Stay Night).

Posted the character profile of Kazumi Asakura (from Magic Teacher Negima!).

Posted the character profile of Kū Fei (from Magic Teacher Negima!).

Posted the character profile of Sam (from Totally Spies).

Posted the character profile of Mandy (from Totally Spies).

Posted the character profile of Gerald James "Jerry" Lewis (from Totally Spies).

Posted the character profile of G.L.A.D.I.S. (from Totally Spies).

Posted the character profile of Clover (from Totally Spies).

Posted the character profile of Alex (from Totally Spies).

My new USB mouse arrived in the mail today. It's a really cheap LIIR GM02 gaming mouse with adjustable DPI that I bought on Amazon and so far it's working fine. My other one was also a cheapy I bought off Amazon, an Azio GM2400 gaming mouse, and it lasted about a year before the scroll wheel started going wonky. When I would use the wheel to scroll down it would scroll down but then scroll up a little, and when I would scroll up it would scroll up and then scroll down a little. This started several months ago and has been getting worse and worse over time, until finally it became so bad that the wheel was almost unusable. I would try to use it to scroll down a page and with each notch of the wheel it would scroll down then up so much that I would be about in the same spot in the page as before I started scrolling. Hopefully this new mouse will last a full year before it needs replacing. I wouldn't mind spending a little extra on a mouse if I knew the scroll wheel would last, but that's the problem, I just don't know and I don't want to drop a lot of money on a mouse that I'll need to replace in a few years. This mouse was under $6 so if it dies in a year I won't really care.

Posted the character profile of Mary Magdalene (from Chrono Crusade) and my review of Tokyo Geek's Guide: Manga, Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, Toys, Idols & More - The Ultimate Guide to Japan's Otaku Culture.

I had my first pedicure yesterday afternoon, and it was quite nice. I had cut my nails only two days prior but the lady doing my feet still found some bits and pieces to clip, apparently indicating that I don't know how to clip my nails all that thoroughly. Of course, she had several different types of clippers to use whereas I only have one. It wasn't just about cutting nails, though; there's also the foot bath and cuticle scrape and foot scrub and calf massage. I could have gotten them painted as well but I just opted for a clear coat. My mom got blue with sparkly glitter tips which looked really nice.

Posted the character profile of Satella Harvenheit (from Chrono Crusade).

Posted the character profile of Timmy (from Winx Club).