Feline-Female-Philia (or Why isn’t the girl of the cat or read?)

Posted by Brad.

I forget how I even stumbled upon Cat and Girl; I most likely followed a link from another comic site. All that I can really say about this is that I’m glad I did. Cat and Girl, as the name suggests, chronicles the adventures of a very free-thinking girl and the large anthropomorphic cat that lives with her. The comic seldom sees a page without social-political commentary, but for a strange reason this is one of the few comics I feel can get away with it. I generally tend to avoid comics with any sort of these addresses, coming from any viewpoint whatsoever, Cat and Girl is usually so charming that it can pull it off. From Cat’s exhuberance and straightforwardness, to Girl’s question-everything nature, as well as the continued adventures of Grrrl and the Hipster Scouts, to Boy and his shy-natured crush on Girl, the comic offers something for anyone who’s anybody.

Much of the comic can be thought provoking, albeit sometimes a bit text-heavy. The author’s opinion is reflected in most of the comics, and in whatever esteem I hold these said opinions (from outright agreement in some cases, to doubt about the opinion at hand on others), I never once felt weighed down by any of them. Although some of the topic material of the comic is heavy stuff, the comic remains light and breezy, which is fantastic.

Overall it is an excellent comic, both in style and substance, which I would suggest to most anyone. While there may be several-many in-jokes those out of the loop may not get, it still is very enjoyable. Go and read it here.

All above images are the work of the author of Cat and Girl, which I assume the name of is Dorothy Gambrell, and is under a Creative Commons License.

Yohoho! I’m worried about the future of my studies!

Posted by Brad.

Brad here, time to get some nerd on! Apparently Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates now has free servers. I’ve played the game during free trials twice before, and now I’m finally setting off on a world of puzzle piracy like never before.

Obviously, the game is not for everyone. If you don’t care for cutesy graphics and/or dislike puzzle games, you might want to make sure that you don’t waste your time registering a username. If you might like it, give it a try, by all means. I mean, I love puzzle games, and maybe I did spend hours playing this last night. A few friends and I are on the “Hunter” server, my pirate’s name is the infamous Sogeking. If you happen to see me, don’t hesitate to invite me to be your heartie. I could go on explaining the game, but I’d rather be lazy and provide you a link.

Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates

Speaking of pirates, I’ve started watching One Piece again. For those of you who don’t know me, One Piece is to me what most people would commonly refer to as “my favorite”. However, the format that Kaizoku-Fansubs started putting their files in put me off (along with a disinterest in the Skypiea storyline, due to spoilers) , and I was split from the series for a good half year. I’m back, and I’m enjoying it just as much (more?) than before. Luckily, I’ve yet to pick up some of my more detestable demons such as Bleach, or even worse, Yakitate! Ja-pan (brame and Jamie mocked me for watching this nonstop). For this reason, I’m excited about some One Piece movie that has already come out in Japan! It’s like the eleventh movie this year or something! It’s got robots, and a really old woman! Anyways, view that shameless promotion and fanservice in the video, HERE!

I like to put pretty pictures in nearly every single one of my posts, so you may want to get used to it (Of course, only if we have any readersl… *sob*).

I’ll leave you with some little video tidbits that I love, in relation to the last post. Well, just Ten. Six. One. You’ll laugh until you cry. And watch it over and over. A woman punches a teacher in the face at a PTA meeting. The video isn’t as good as the satisfying “thok” sound that occurs when the punch lands. View this senseless violence HERE!

Let’s get bizay.

Posted by Brad.

So, I decided we’d be here for a while, so I guess we’ll go ahead with the posting of actual subject matter and whatnot.

I’ve started watching cartoons again in my spare time. Not those newfangled Fooly Cooly cartoons or whatever you kids call them, but actual red-blooded American (read: animated in Korea) cartoons, like I used to watch back in the day. Two have especially caught my attention, which boosts my probable TV show interest capacity to a whopping four programs. Let’s start, then.

If you’re a loyal reader of the popular blog 4cr, then you may have seen the article for the pilot of The Amazing Screw-On Head. Apparently this is by the guy who made Hellboy, a movie I never saw (Or comic I never read). But that’s beside the point. This awesome show is about a robot head who works for Abraham Lincoln as the neutralizer of all threats, such as his arch-nemesis, Emperor Zombie. I love the humor in it, and if it were to see a full series release, it would be among one of two shows that I will go out of my way to watch. You can view the trailer on Sci-Fi’s website, right here. Be sure to watch it, and tell them your opinion of it (Hint: you love it).

Secondly is the now-popular series Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. McCracken’s sophomore release is ten times more tantalizing than his first, assuredly with a larger target audience than his first success (because seriously, what male would want to admit to watching the Power Puff Girls?). By all means I find Foster’s entertaining, and others seem to agree, garnering both children and adult fans, as well as taking home three Emmy Awards. If you’re into cartoons at all, I’d suggest you at least give it two watches, as it may grow on you. It’s on Cartoon Network almost every day now, so give it a look-see as to when it’s on. You can find the showing times on the site, right here.

You can also find a neat little look into to the development with the developer’s blog (that’s where the image above was found). On a little side note, if you didn’t know, it marks the first cartoon to be done in Macromedia Flash, which is pretty nifty.

Hopefully you’ll take a look into these cartoons, because really, you’re never too old to enjoy cartoons.