_Tobli_'s blog
Let's party 
I haven't gotten any presents yet. Unless the gothic universe that i bought for myself counts 
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General stuff:
Currently playing: Baldur's gate 2
Currently watching: Bamboo blade
I found out that the X1300 that originally was in my comp was replaced with a HD 2600 Pro. I know it is a bare bones card, but i am still a bit excited. I do plan on building a new rig when i have enough money, and i like what i hear about the new hardware. Some of the current cards seem to be a bit lackluster, but i have been hearing good things about upcoming ones.
Music:
I just got my computer back from repairs. It took the bastards 14 days to begin working on my comp, and one day to fix the problem 
My gfx card was busted. So it was covered by the warranty. Since i didn't feel like watching anime on the laptop, and most of my music collection was also on it. These last days have been a bit gloomy. Now my hands are almost shaking with anticipation for the possibilities.
I have been trying to get futher in Killer 7, but some of the obstacles are a bit of a pain. Currently near the end of the cloudman level.
Now if you will excuse me. I'm going to play mount&blade. 
(no music this time, will add two in my next general blog)
Well people may have noticed that this blog is a bit late. Based on the average time between the creation of the previous ones (after i became an active blogger). I mentioned this in the AC. I got sick of my comp problems. So i sent it in for repairs *prays that the warranty covers it*. It's been there a week, and i still haven't heard anything about what they intend to do with it.
Right after sending it in. My internet access was restricted to the limitations of my dads old laptop. Wich rarely managet to maintain a connection for more than 3 minutes. On friday my sister started her summer vacation. Wich means that the laptop that doesn't suck (as much). Is now at my disposal. It has some heating issues, and some of the key's don't work properly. Half of the time it refuses to write the letter a.
To anyone who has blogs i might have missed during this. I offer my most sincere apology.
This did occur at a good time though. Because at this time of year i spend alot of time gardening. Usually me, and my dad just mow the grass, and remove trees that have become too large. This year i wanted to try to make the garden look less like a forest. It's very large garden. So even though i have been working several hours every day in the last two weeks. I'm not even done with removing the trees. So far i have removed at least 25 large ones, and countless small/medium.
This blog's musical pick.... Is my current favourite band (often shifts between this, and BtD)
Draconian - Serenade of sorrow
Draconian - It grieves my heart
Lisa Johansson = My favourite femle vocals
I recently rewatched el cazador de la bruja.
Total ammount of episodes: 26
Genre(according to ANN): Adventure,drama,mystery
El cazador is about a bounty hunter called Nadia. She captures a bounty called Ellis, but instead of turning her in to the authorities. She ends up helping her. All you find out early on is that she needs to go south. Guided by a mystic gemstone.
That might sound like a poor premise, but the characters are very charismatic, and some of the early episodes. Are just cute stories that have little to do with the main plot. Wich is about what Ellis is, and her trying to find clues about some of her lost memories. (not amnesia, just lost fragments)
There are people who are after them. Some just want the bounty, and others.... Have different objectives.
One of them is called L.A. Who seems to look like the male counterpart of Ellis. His weapon of choice is a giant wire(that pops out of a ring attached to his wrist) that can slice trough metal like it was butter. He is insane, and he hates humans. All he wants is to be with Ellis.
They are also followed by a guy named Ricardo. A bounty hunter that is more famour than Nadia, but his objective isn't to capture them. He has a companion named Lirio. Wich is a cute little girl that isn't his daughter, but is very important to him. (not in a Chris Hansen encounter way)
El cazador has an excellent soundtrack. One of the most elaborate i remember hearing.
The scenery is pretty interesting. Very well made backgrounds, and the characters are fairly unique. It's a bit hard to tell where this is set. It definetly isn't Japan. The closest i can think of would be America. Even if that gives a wrong impression. At times it looks like it could have been set in the old west, but then you see modern guns, and cars. There are a few locations that looks modern though. It sounds weird, but it's incorporated well.
Score: 4/5
Tacos tacos tacos 
Side note: Still haven't been able to fix my computer problem.
I have been having computer problems the last 24 hours. I have spent most of the time that i didn't sleep during that time. Trying to fix that issue.
The only solution i have been able to come up with is temporary, but at least it stopped the headache inducing visuals.
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I have been trying to finish Super paper mario. I'm near the end of chapter 5 wich was pretty tedious, and i hear that the same can be said about 6 
Every couple of years i get the urge to play a pokemon game. So i have spent a few hours playing pokemon emerald.
After i finish SPM i plan on playing killer 7.I have been considering trying to write some game reviews, but that will probably depend on how natural the flow of writing them will be.
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Musical pick of this general blog.
This time it's my favourite band Before the dawn. Because of that i won't have just one song. Unfortunetly i couldn't find what i consider to be their best songs.
There used to be only 1-2 BFD videos as far as i can tell on youtube. Why? Because there are 10,4 billion amw's that use the song called before the dawn by evanescence
There are a few more now, but most are low quality.
Disappear (some skip issues, but not too bad)
First things first. What is a vandread? Well dread is a spaceship built primarily for combat. Van is a type of robot that serves the same purpose. The main difference is that the dread fights from a distance, and the van is usually restricted to melee comat.
When these combine they become a vandread. There is one van, and several different dreads. Different combinations create different dreads.
Oooh yeah mech power rangers, in space. That is just so super awesome that i probably don't need to say anything more to convince you to run out, and buy this!!!
Actually i would stare at you in a super awkward way if you actually did that
One of the most interesting aspects of this anime is the gender confusion. This is because here men, and women each have their own planet. The men, and women have been taught to think of the other gender as an enemy. This has been going on for so long that almost nobody even remembers that both men, and women originated from the same planet.
The story starts to unfold when a female pirate crew captures a spaceship from the men. There are a few men left on the ship. They become prisoners, but because of certain developments. As you would expect, they become crewmembers.
Like alot of other long space travels. This one is also features the standard "spaceship has been transported far away, and they need to get home". Fortunetly their traveling distance is far less than it has been for most others who have encountered this.
The action is pretty well done. Their presentation of the enemy does a fairly good job of aggrivating you. Even though the motivational lines for the good guys are a bit cheesy at times. A few times this actually felt like a combination of star trek, and new battlestar galactica.
After a while a few romantic developments start to appear. The main one between the main protagonist Hibiki(the van pilot), and one of the dread pilots. Nobody knows how to go about these kind of things. because of reasons stated above.
Even though the pattern is fairly standard stupid male in a harem fare.
This isn't anime that has alot of room for proper soundtrack. There are a few tunes that do stand out. They could have been better integrated in the scenes, but the effort is appreciated.
Score: 4/5 (total score for both seasons)
Great
