Thanks Raj. =D

I hope so too even though I woke up feeling like crap because of my allergies. We might run into each other if you find time to go to the Tsubasacon this year.

Thanks and I hope yours was happy too. ^_^

Been doing good. Just got my comp back from the shop recently.

Geez that must of sucked well I hope you are sleeping normally now. =D

Ah, cool. Was eatching it earlier this week and thinking 'I hope Rajura isn't involved in this kind of political nonsense.' How is it going in the med field btw?

And what from 2011 have you been liking?

Just curious - have you ever watched the anime version of Monster? Thought it might appeal to you since you're in the medical field.

I strongly agree with what you said in the ISML thread. A character with some substance, regardless of whether they're ultra-likeable or ultra-hateful, beats a passive one any day for me. But the sad thing is, the majority of people want people and things in general to be easy. Most people aren't like you - you're not the typical anime fan since you're in the medical profession and are more of a thinker than the norm. Most people want security and no frills. But yes, that's just a panacea to allow people to hide from reality in the end. It's those same reasons I'm indifferent about K-ON. It's as easy as a series can get, but people lap it up because it is easy.

All the links for all 4 parts of the History of Anime panel and G is for Robots: An Explanation panel are in this thread.

AVCon 2011 (anime and video games convention in Adelaide that happened July 23-24) was awesome. 14k+ attendance was a damn good result, particularly considering Adelaide is one of the smaller capital cities in Australia. Nearly 50 people attended the History of Anime panel I did - which is a lot more than I expected, particularly since LittleKuriboh was doing a repeat of his panel at that time. Editing of the recording is finished, doing the uploads now. Presentation lated 51 minutes, so the panel will be uploaded as 4 videos (Youtube's current limit is 15 mins) and fully available in 8 hours. Look forward to it.

lol no problem. I swear I'll watch Spice and Wolf someday...

Thanks a lot